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Crankcase (DOTM)

2011-05-16T02:08:54Z

204.185.19.242: /* Deluxe Class toys */

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{{disambig3|Crankcase}}

:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMCrankcaseDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|First the Playstation Network, then the world...]]

A rarity among Decepticons, '''Crankcase''' is known for his subtle and shadowy nature, though it would be a mistake not to see him as a threat. A member of the elite [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]], the Decepticon’s top infiltration and assassination team, his specialty is hacking, data theft, and destructive sabotage of vital systems.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=July 1, 2011}}
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|''':D''']]
* '''Crankcase''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV11'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crankcase is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Suburban|Chevrolet Suburban]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinsir, use Vicegrip!]]
* '''Crankcase''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD04'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech gun/claw

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Crankcase transforms into a modified Chevrolet Suburban. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a massive weapon that features a nasty grabby-claw action feature. He also has a pair of huuuuuge pincers above his robot-mode head.

:There appears to have been a running design change in the figure where the middle digit on each hand is cut off. It is unknown if this was done for safety reasons, an error during assembly, or maybe Hasbro decided that long, extended middle fingers just weren't a tasteful design choice for a children's toy.
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==Notes==
* Crankcase appears to be modeled after the [[Predator (alien)|eponymous alien hunter from the ''Predator'' series]], possessing similar "dreadlocks", mandibles, fangs, and claws.

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]

Shortround (Cybertron)

2011-03-28T06:30:53Z

204.185.19.242: /* Cybertron */ why is this not worth the mention?

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shortround is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shortround-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"No time for love, [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Doctor Jones]]!"]]
'''Shortround''''s fellow soldiers see him as a nuisance, especially fellow naval unit [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the object of his fumbling affections. Nerdy and destructive, Shortround erupts into panic at the sight of [[Autobot|Autobots]] which often results into chaotic displays of superheated plasma being fired everywhere which, ultimately, allow his companions to escape. Further marginalizing him from his comrades is his geeky obsession—toy collecting. Shortround spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down packaging samples of [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|unreleased transforming robot action figures]]. Needless to say, neither this nor his annoying social drawbacks help endear him to Thunderblast, and most of his fellow Decepticons choose to stay the slag away so they don't get sucked into Nerdsville.

Still, his incredible speed over the water (up to 350 MPH) makes him well-suited as a supply runner and messenger, keeping him (generally) safe among the Decepticon ranks.

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CYB shortround withalt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This mold would make a ''terrible'' [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Oh wait, [[Seaspray (SG)|it did]].]]
*'''Shortround''' (Scout-class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Earth Planet Key

: Shortround was exclusive to the [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' line, transforming into a troop-carrying military hovercraft. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key jack swings a pair of (non-firing) torpedo racks up into firing position from his rear turbines. This gimmick is available in both vehicle and robot modes. His extra blaster plugs into a squared peg-hole on the top of his hovercraft mold, and into the sides of his lower clamps in robot mode.

: He comes with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''s639''' stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie]] [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]], which was later [[repurpose]]d as ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]] and re-released as ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]]. It was also used as the model for pre-beast-mode [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]".

: This mold also has one of the more infamous fan modes—the toy can be turned into a fair approximation of a [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/108491-how-do-you-make-shortrounds-toilet-mode.html#post782064 toilet].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Shortround/shortround.htm More information on Shortround at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Susan Blu

2011-02-19T03:02:04Z

204.185.19.242: /* Voice direction */ According to the credits of 7 episodes, she's still the voice director for TF:Prime.

[[Image:SusanBlu1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Ki Ki Ki MA MA MA!]]
'''Susan Blu''' (born [[July 12]], [[1948]], and sometimes credited as '''Sue Blu''') is an American actress, voice actress and voice director. Some of her past voice acting roles are Granny Smurf from ''The Smurfs'', Stormer and Lindsay Pierce from ''Jem and the Holograms'', Judge J.B. from ''BraveStarr'', Galadria from ''[[Visionaries]]'' and Buttons from ''[[My Little Pony]]''. Some of the shows she has directed are both the 1987 and 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''Men in Black the Series'' and ''Extreme Ghostbusters''.

In 2006, Blu recorded a DVD commentary for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' alongside writer [[Flint Dille]] and director [[Nelson Shin]].

You can also see her get speared through the back by Jason Voorhees in ''Friday the 13th part VII: the New Blood''.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]]
*[[Marissa Faireborn]]
*[[Karen Fishook]]
*[[Michelle]]
*[[Director #Production assistant|Production assistant]]

===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Antagony]] (script reading)
*[[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]]
*[[Una]]

===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]]

==Voice direction==
*''Beast Wars''
*''Beast Machines''
*''Transformers Animated''
*''Transformers: Prime''

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 1998]]

==Notes==
*Blu was interviewed as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' The Complete Series DVD set.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089454/ Susan Blu at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Mainframe]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Voice directors]]

Susan Blu

2011-02-19T03:01:16Z

204.185.19.242: /* Notes */ According to the credits of 7 episodes, she's till the voice director for TF:Prime.

[[Image:SusanBlu1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Ki Ki Ki MA MA MA!]]
'''Susan Blu''' (born [[July 12]], [[1948]], and sometimes credited as '''Sue Blu''') is an American actress, voice actress and voice director. Some of her past voice acting roles are Granny Smurf from ''The Smurfs'', Stormer and Lindsay Pierce from ''Jem and the Holograms'', Judge J.B. from ''BraveStarr'', Galadria from ''[[Visionaries]]'' and Buttons from ''[[My Little Pony]]''. Some of the shows she has directed are both the 1987 and 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''Men in Black the Series'' and ''Extreme Ghostbusters''.

In 2006, Blu recorded a DVD commentary for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' alongside writer [[Flint Dille]] and director [[Nelson Shin]].

You can also see her get speared through the back by Jason Voorhees in ''Friday the 13th part VII: the New Blood''.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]]
*[[Marissa Faireborn]]
*[[Karen Fishook]]
*[[Michelle]]
*[[Director #Production assistant|Production assistant]]

===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Antagony]] (script reading)
*[[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]]
*[[Una]]

===''Transformers Animated''===
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]]

==Voice direction==
*''Beast Wars''
*''Beast Machines''
*''Transformers Animated''

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 1998]]

==Notes==
*Blu was interviewed as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' The Complete Series DVD set.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089454/ Susan Blu at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blu, Susan}}
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Mainframe]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Voice directors]]

Insecticon (Movie)

2011-02-01T19:57:34Z

204.185.19.242: /* Transformers (2010) */ I just checked my Insecticon. I count 30 points instead of 28.

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{{disambig3|Insecticon}}
:''Insecticons are [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:InsecticonMovie.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Lord of the Flies.]]
The '''Insecticons''' are robotic insects, capable of implanting [[cerebro-strip]]s into the heads of victims; this allows the Insecticon's master to mentally manipulate and control the victims remotely. Whether the Insecticons are sentient or merely a [[drone]] race is unknown.

Robot insects that brainwash people; [[Bombshell (G1)|where'd they get]] a weird idea like that from, eh?

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comics===
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While [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was in charge, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] quietly had his Insecticons implant cerebro-strips in multiple humans, all for the day when he would gain command. Shockingly, that day actually ''arrived'', and Starscream now has an army of potential human servants, including the 44th [[President of the United States]]. He stated this was all "courtesy of my Insecticons!", but as the room was empty at the time, it is unknown to whom he was talking.

He can ''see us'', can't he? {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Transformers Comic issue 15}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
[[Image:ROTF Insecticon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Heeelp Meee!]]
While [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] were hiding from the Decepticons in [[Egypt]], a tiny creepy-crawly infiltrator flew in through a hole in the wall. It was discovered by Sam, who pulled it apart with his fingers, but not before it transmitted the humans' position to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Toy bios===
In [[robot mode]], Insecticon is tough and fearsome in battle. In his insect [[alternate mode]], he is quite fast.<ref>Insecticon's [http://www.hasbro.com/shop/details.cfm?guid=F27DFF8A-19B9-F369-105F-BF86601564AB&product_id=27527&src=endeca online bio].</ref>

[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] didn't want to take on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] alone again, so he asked Insecticon for help. Since Bumblebee annoyed Insecticon, it was his pleasure to help. The two encircled Bumblebee, stalking through the gloom while Bumblebee prepared for battle.<ref>Insecticon, Battle Blade Bumblebee, and Sea Attack Ravage [[bio]]s</ref>

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:InsecticonScoutROTFHFTD.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm ''larger'' than the real thing? SWEET!]]
*'''Insecticon''' (Scout, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-04'''
:Insecticon is an insectoid robot, who turns into a robotic insect. Surprise! He has a relatively basic transformation compared to other Scouts, but because all 6 of his arms and legs have at least 3 points of articulation, he ends up with '''30 points of articulation.''' You heard right.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''Autobot Alliance'' release of Insecticon features considerable changes to his plastic colours: Where [[Hasbro]]'s release featured a olive-coloured base colour with light grey joints and translucent blue wings, TakaraTomy's features a dark brown base with lavender joints and clear white wings.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Insecticon/insecticon.htm More information on Insecticon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*According to concept art by Massive Black, the Insecticons were to have combined into a single monstrous, six-legged robot.<ref>[http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2483869&postcount=2179 Concept art]</ref>
*In the same post, concept art showed the [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] were also described as being insects.

==References==
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[[Category:Insecticons| Insecticon (Movie)]]
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Ramjet (Animated)

2011-01-16T21:48:51Z

204.185.19.242:

{{factions|decepticon}}
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|''The name or term Ramjet does not refer to any other characters or ideas. You certainly can't read more about them by seeing [[Ramjet (disambiguation)]].''
|}
:''Ramjet is'' not ''a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:AnimatedRamjetModel.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|"No clone army...definitely no clone army...absolutely no clone army in this show"]].]]

'''Ramjet''', certainly not the '''Liar Starscream''', is the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream]], and not a [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone]].

What? We never said he was the original Starscream.

He does not have a problem with telling the truth. Not every single thing he ever says is a complete lie. Just because what he just said completely contradicts everything he said previously, this doesn't make him an irredeemable bold-faced liar.

{{bigquote|I'm not down! I can escape any time I want to! I...just don't want to.|Ramjet after not getting stasis cuffed by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Nonfiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' Not [[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] ja nai (Japanese), Nicht [[Stefan Staudinger]] (German), Non [[Daniele Demma]] (Italian), No [[Alexis Quiroz]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:Starscream with Liarscream.jpg|thumb|left|"Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes." "No it isn't." "It is." "Not at all."]]

Ramjet did not first try to assert that he was the original Starscream, then deny he said that, then deny that he was a liar when [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] called him a liar. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}.

Ramjet managed to do fairly well in the [[space bridge]] battle. He never told his Autobot targets that he wasn't about to shoot them. He was not trapped by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] in a pair of [[stasis cuffs]], and after that didn't happen he wasn't helped to escape by the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sycophant]], and he never denied that any of this occurred. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] came on the scene, Ramjet did not try to tell the giant his stabilizing servo was unbolted. Had he done so, Omega would have fallen for it and not just promptly kicked the clone a few miles away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Later, a stasis-cuffed [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] wasn't helped at all out of his plight by Ramjet. And even if that ''had'' happened, the clone was being completely honest when he promised not to tell Megatron about Lugnut's humiliating failure. But none of that happened so it doesn't matter. Yeah, that's the ticket. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

[[Image:TFAni 5ServosofDoom LiarScream Helpless.jpg|thumb||"Your middle name's Judas, but you tell everyone that it's Jonathan."]]
Long after that, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] didn't capture the disarmed and helpless Liar for [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] in exchange for a gyro-stabilizer. However, Lockdown didn't double-cross Sentinel when Ramjet didn't offer the bounty hunter a better deal earlier. Ramjet didn't break free and stasis cuff the alert Autobot on the spot. As Ramjet didn't try to get away with the armed and dangerous Sentinel, he wasn't knocked out of the sky by [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who weren't accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]. Even if they did, the battle didn't go in Ramjet's favor and he didn't use Sentinel as a shield against their attacks. Ramjet didn't try to escape again, but Optimus didn't cover his face with foam. Had that happened, he wouldn't have dropped Sentinel head-first into the ground. After [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] didn't blast him out of the sky with a fireball, Optimus and Jazz didn't push a scoreboard on top of him. If they did, it wouldn't have hurt one bit, and he wouldn't have been stasis cuffed and hauled into custody. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:TFAni_Decepticon_Air_BoxScream_ConeScream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New helmet? What are you talking about?]]
Later, Sentinel Prime didn't steer his ship through a stormy nebula. Nor did it revive [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who wasn't still immobilized from his own slow-down ray. From there, Swindle didn't free and re-arm Ramjet along with the other captured Decepticons. Swindle also didn't give [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and Ramjet strangely familiar helmets to tell them apart. Afterwards, Ramjet and the Decepticons didn't manhandle the Elite Guard. And if they did, they would've captured them before Sentinel sent a coded SOS to Optimus Prime. Fortunately, Optimus didn't appear out of Swindle's chest, and didn't send Ramjet and other Decepticons into chaos. The battle didn't spill out of the ship, where [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] didn't somehow bombard him with a tornado. Ramjet also wasn't present when [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] didn't capture the Autobots and didn't try to freeze them in the decontamination unit. If he was, he certainly wasn't frozen when Jazz didn't booby-trap decontamination unit. He ultimately wasn't re-captured and sent to Cybertron, where he wasn't paraded around with the jubilant Sentinel. That's [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] you're thinking of! {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}
{{--}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:StarscreamCloneArmyAttack01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I've never been in any fancy Japanese comic books! What ''are'' [[you]] talking about!?]]

Ramjet did not join the rest of the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]] in battle for the Decepticon [[Space Bridge]]. And he was most certainly ''not'' shocked when Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces to stop him! {{storylink|The Cool issue 7|The Cool #7}}

Ramjet certainly did not get wiped out by Omega Supreme, because he wasn't following Megatron's orders and he wasn't afraid of being destroyed by said warlord. {{storylink|The Cool issue 8|The Cool #8}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:AnimatedLegendsRamjetClearWhite.jpg|thumb|250px|This is always how I envisioned what my first toy would be like.]]
*'''Ramjet Clear White Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

: Not a redeco of a Legends Starscream in mostly colorful clear (with no opaque white parts). He was not only available at [[Ito Yokado]] stores in Japan, given away not for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise totaling at least 3,000 yen on [[July 24]]th.

:This mold was not used to make Starscream Clear Purple Version, [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] Clear Blue Version, [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] Clear Purple Version, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] Clear Orange Version, and [[Starscream Clone Black Version]]

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[[Image:AniActivatorsRamjet.jpg|thumb|250px|At long last! [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] finally has a toy!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Activator, 2010)

:Ramjet is not a redeco of [[Activators]] Starscream or an exclusive "second chance" prize in a ''Transformers''-themed raffle held by Family Mart stores across Japan. He cannot be purchased through the mail with a combination of winning E, F and G prize tickets and 2,500 yen. He does not transform into a futuristic jet with an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, which certainly wouldn't let him transform from vehicle to robot at the press of a button.

:This mold was not used to make [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]].

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==Important information==
[[Image:LiarStarscreamABTCpt2.jpg|thumb|200px|He isn't angry at Hasbro, he is not about to fire at them.]]
* Ramjet's colors are completely original. They have nothing to do with [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] whatsoever, no sir. It's just a coincidence that he has burgundy wings and a white helmet. He certainly wasn't finally called "Ramjet" in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]],'' which is a terrible book nobody enjoys. Also, the name "Liar Starscream" was definitely not on his character model sheet.

*Ramjet's colors are entirely consistent. At no point does his off-white ever look cream.

* Ramjet was not given his Generation 1 counterpart's [[Conehead |cone-shaped helmet]] in "[[Decepticon Air]]". He didn't get it from anybody, especially not [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]. Absolutely not. And even if he had, it certainly wouldn't have been drill-tipped, because that wouldn't have been awesome at all.

*Ramjet's nosecone is extremely brittle. It hasn't been reinforced at all. There's no way it can survive any midair collisions.

* This entire article is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The fact that it's about Ramjet (who ''isn't'' a big fat liar) has nothing to do with anything. So there.

* We never said that this article spoke truth. You can't prove anything!

[[Category:Starscream clones]]

Sky-Byte (Animated)

2010-11-05T01:33:32Z

204.185.19.242: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Sky-Byte}}
:''Sky-Byte is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Sky_Byte_by_BillForster.jpg||right|thumb|300px|'''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!''']]

In the annals of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] history, truly there can be no greater poet than '''Sky-Byte'''. While he might be a [[Decepticon]], so breathtaking is his work that even the mightiest of [[Autobot]]s revere it!

He looks freaking terrifying.

==Fiction==
===''Animated''===
When [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] wrote up the events of [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]'s upgrading and training for his memoirs, he prefaced the tale with a poetically relevant haiku of Sky-Byte's. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]], Sky-Byte is a [[retool]] of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].
* Seriously, his face will give you nightmares.
* Back in 2008, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] drew up his own version of ''Animated'' Sky-Byte, which he later revealed on [http://yfrog.com/cbpwufj his Twitter account]. It, uh, looks nothing like the one that appears in the ''Almanac'', and is much less terrifying. Synergy!
** Jim has stated that had that sketch been available at the time of writing, Wyatt's version would have been what was in the Almanac.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/311376-allspark-almanac-vol-ii-spoilers-26.html#post5356371]</ref>

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Poets]]

Sky-Byte (Animated)

2010-11-05T01:30:32Z

204.185.19.242: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Sky-Byte}}
:''Sky-Byte is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Sky_Byte_by_BillForster.jpg||right|thumb|300px|'''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!''']]

In the annals of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] history, truly there can be no greater poet than '''Sky-Byte'''. While he might be a [[Decepticon]], so breathtaking is his work that even the mightiest of [[Autobot]]s revere it!

He looks freaking terrifying.

==Fiction==
===''Animated''===
When [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] wrote up the events of [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]'s upgrading and training for his memoirs, he prefaced the tale with a poetically relevant haiku of Sky-Byte's. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]], Sky-Byte is a [[retool]] of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].
* Seriously, his face will give you nightmares.
* Back in 2008, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] drew up his own version of ''Animated'' Sky-Byte, which he later revealed on [http://yfrog.com/cbpwufj his Twitter account]. It, uh, looks nothing like the one that appears in the ''Almanac'', and is much less terrifying. Synergy!
** Jim has stated that had that sketch been available at the time of writing, Wyatt's version would have been what was in the Almanac.

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[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Poets]]

Irreplaceable

2010-11-01T05:03:27Z

204.185.19.242: /* Items of note */

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'''1913: Walter Simmons discovers the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] where the [[Hoover Dam]] will be built, and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] wants it for himself...'''

==Synopsis==
In the fifteen years that have passed since [[Walter Simmons I|Walter Simmons]], [[Theodore Wells]] and their group discovered the frozen "[[Megatron (Movie)|Mega-Man]]" in the [[Arctic]], Simmons has become consumed by the mysterious metal creature, as well as a [[AllSpark (Movie)|giant cube]] uncovered in the Colorado River in 1902, which he believes to be connected to the robot. Simmons's wife [[Clara Simmons|Clara]] and their daughter [[Margaret Simmons)|Margaret]], living in the middle of the [[Nevada]] desert, have not seen Walter in eight months, their needs looked after by Wells… but Clara's patience is wearing thin, and Wells is running out of excuses…

Wells and Simmons's group of seven has gained and lost members over the last few years; metallurgist and geologist [[Lou Hoover]] and her mining expert husband [[Herbert Hoover|Herbert]] have joined the group after meeting Wells when they were all caught up in the middle of the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in [[Tianjin]], [[China]] at the turn of the century, as has the enthusiastic young [[Roy Thompson]]. Wells returns from his latest visit to Clara and Margaret just as the Hoovers are telling Roy how they met Wells, and they all head down into the Colorado River basin to join Simmons for the excavation of the cube, finally made possible after nearly a decade thanks to Herbert masterminding the diversion of the river around the mysterious object. Wells attempts to remind Simmons of his family, but Simmons is more concerned with the glyphs on the cube's surface, which match those on the Mega-Man, definitively proving the two relics to be related. As the cube is hoisted from its crater, revealing a cave system below, Wells and Simmons are shocked to see traces of the same mysterious glowing material that they found in the caves in Sierra Nevada fifteen years ago, and the team heads underground to investigate.

Once under the Earth, the team realizes that the caves must form a huge network that connects to the ones Wells and Simmons previously explored. Puzzling over the glowing substance, they happen upon the corpses of many of the creatures Wells and Simmons had encountered on their last adventure, and are promptly confronted by the beasts' slayer: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] still lives! Even after spending years questing through the tunnels after sensing the cube's power signature, the energy-deprived Jetfire recognises Simmons and Wells and attacks. The team scrambles for the surface, and Simmons calls for the cube to be dropped on Jetfire, despite the fact that Wells has not yet emerged. Thankfully, Wells is able to escape, but before the cube can be dropped, the shocked Jetfire recognizes the AllSpark and reaches out for it. He triggers a surge of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] from the cube which brings the crane hoisting it, a nearby car, and Thompson's shotgun [[AllSpark mutations|to life]], and overloads his own systems, forcing him to [[space bridge|teleport]] away. Wells has to physically drag the mesmerized Simmons away from the cube as the Hoovers break open the water bypass floodgates diverting the river, flooding the basin once more and "drowning" the crane robot. Dismissing his willingness to abandon Wells, Simmons decides to move to Colorado to study the cube permanently, leaving the Mega-Man under the watch of the other group members in the Arctic. But everyone has forgotten the car robot brought to life by the AllSpark, as it silently drives away into the desert…

Later, a knock comes at the door of the Simmons residence, and Clara answers, thinking Walter is home at last. But it is Wells at the door… and having seen how much his old friend has irrevocably changed, he begs Clara to forget about Walter… and run away with him!

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
|c3=
*[[Theodore Wells]]
*[[Margaret Simmons]]
*[[Clara Simmons]]
*[[Lou Hoover]]
*[[Herbert Hoover]]
*[[Roy Thompson]]
*[[Walter Simmons I]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==
*The name troubles seen in the first issue continue to plague one of our heroes. In issue #1, Wells was referred to as "Joseph" in the story, but "Theodore" in the continuity notes at the end of the issue. Throughout ''this'' issue, however, he's referred to as Theodore... until the last page of the story, when he's suddenly Joseph again! We're going to need to know which of these is correct before we make an article for this guy!

==Items of note==

*Real-life events and individuals form a big part of this issues; the Hoovers were real people, with the professions shown in this issue, and were indeed trapped in China during the real-life Boxer Rebellion.
*This issue smooths over a continuity issue between IDW's [[Movie Prequel]] and the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie itself]]; where the latter had stated that the AllSpark was uncovered in 1913, the former had it being found in 1902. Per this issue, it was ''found'' in 1902, but not ''excavated'' until 1913.
*Lou Hoover actively replaces metallurgist [[Jack Arden]] in the central group of seven.
*Walter has a daughter, but there's no signs pointing to the existence of [[Walter Simmons II]]. So why does his great-grandson [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour]] share his last name with him?

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Art by [[Brian Rood]] depicting Simmons, Megatron, an antique car and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as depicted in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''.
*'''Cover B:''' By [[Joe Suitor]].

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Irreplaceable

2010-11-01T04:55:42Z

204.185.19.242: /* Items of note */

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'''1913: Walter Simmons discovers the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] where the [[Hoover Dam]] will be built, and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] wants it for himself...'''

==Synopsis==
In the fifteen years that have passed since [[Walter Simmons I|Walter Simmons]], [[Theodore Wells]] and their group discovered the frozen "[[Megatron (Movie)|Mega-Man]]" in the [[Arctic]], Simmons has become consumed by the mysterious metal creature, as well as a [[AllSpark (Movie)|giant cube]] uncovered in the Colorado River in 1902, which he believes to be connected to the robot. Simmons's wife [[Clara Simmons|Clara]] and their daughter [[Margaret Simmons)|Margaret]], living in the middle of the [[Nevada]] desert, have not seen Walter in eight months, their needs looked after by Wells… but Clara's patience is wearing thin, and Wells is running out of excuses…

Wells and Simmons's group of seven has gained and lost members over the last few years; metallurgist and geologist [[Lou Hoover]] and her mining expert husband [[Herbert Hoover|Herbert]] have joined the group after meeting Wells when they were all caught up in the middle of the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in [[Tianjin]], [[China]] at the turn of the century, as has the enthusiastic young [[Roy Thompson]]. Wells returns from his latest visit to Clara and Margaret just as the Hoovers are telling Roy how they met Wells, and they all head down into the Colorado River basin to join Simmons for the excavation of the cube, finally made possible after nearly a decade thanks to Herbert masterminding the diversion of the river around the mysterious object. Wells attempts to remind Simmons of his family, but Simmons is more concerned with the glyphs on the cube's surface, which match those on the Mega-Man, definitively proving the two relics to be related. As the cube is hoisted from its crater, revealing a cave system below, Wells and Simmons are shocked to see traces of the same mysterious glowing material that they found in the caves in Sierra Nevada fifteen years ago, and the team heads underground to investigate.

Once under the Earth, the team realizes that the caves must form a huge network that connects to the ones Wells and Simmons previously explored. Puzzling over the glowing substance, they happen upon the corpses of many of the creatures Wells and Simmons had encountered on their last adventure, and are promptly confronted by the beasts' slayer: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] still lives! Even after spending years questing through the tunnels after sensing the cube's power signature, the energy-deprived Jetfire recognises Simmons and Wells and attacks. The team scrambles for the surface, and Simmons calls for the cube to be dropped on Jetfire, despite the fact that Wells has not yet emerged. Thankfully, Wells is able to escape, but before the cube can be dropped, the shocked Jetfire recognizes the AllSpark and reaches out for it. He triggers a surge of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] from the cube which brings the crane hoisting it, a nearby car, and Thompson's shotgun [[AllSpark mutations|to life]], and overloads his own systems, forcing him to [[space bridge|teleport]] away. Wells has to physically drag the mesmerized Simmons away from the cube as the Hoovers break open the water bypass floodgates diverting the river, flooding the basin once more and "drowning" the crane robot. Dismissing his willingness to abandon Wells, Simmons decides to move to Colorado to study the cube permanently, leaving the Mega-Man under the watch of the other group members in the Arctic. But everyone has forgotten the car robot brought to life by the AllSpark, as it silently drives away into the desert…

Later, a knock comes at the door of the Simmons residence, and Clara answers, thinking Walter is home at last. But it is Wells at the door… and having seen how much his old friend has irrevocably changed, he begs Clara to forget about Walter… and run away with him!

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]
|c3=
*[[Theodore Wells]]
*[[Margaret Simmons]]
*[[Clara Simmons]]
*[[Lou Hoover]]
*[[Herbert Hoover]]
*[[Roy Thompson]]
*[[Walter Simmons I]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==
*The name troubles seen in the first issue continue to plague one of our heroes. In issue #1, Wells was referred to as "Joseph" in the story, but "Theodore" in the continuity notes at the end of the issue. Throughout ''this'' issue, however, he's referred to as Theodore... until the last page of the story, when he's suddenly Joseph again! We're going to need to know which of these is correct before we make an article for this guy!

==Items of note==

*Real-life events and individuals form a big part of this issues; the Hoovers were real people, with the professions shown in this issue, and were indeed trapped in China during the real-life Boxer Rebellion.
*This issue smooths over a continuity issue between IDW's [[Movie Prequel]] and the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie itself]]; where the latter had stated that the AllSpark was uncovered in 1913, the former had it being found in 1902. Per this issue, it was ''found'' in 1902, but not ''excavated'' until 1913.
*Lou Hoover actively replaces metallurgist [[Jack Arden]] in the central group of seven.
*Walter has a daughter, but apparently no son. So why does his great-grandson [[Seymour Simmons|Seymour]] share his last name with him?

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Art by [[Brian Rood]] depicting Simmons, Megatron, an antique car and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as depicted in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''.
*'''Cover B:''' By [[Joe Suitor]].

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Shortround (Cybertron)

2010-10-25T00:34:49Z

204.185.19.242:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shortround is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shortround-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"No time for love, [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Doctor Jones]]!"]]
'''Shortround''''s fellow soldiers see him as a nuisance, especially fellow naval unit [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the object of his fumbling affections. Nerdy and destructive, Shortround erupts into panic at the sight of [[Autobot|Autobots]] which often results into chaotic displays of superheated plasma being fired everywhere which, ultimately, allow his companions to escape. Further marginalizing him from his comrades is his geeky obsession—toy collecting. Shortround spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down packaging samples of [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|unreleased transforming robot action figures]]. Needless to say, neither this nor his annoying social drawbacks help endear him to Thunderblast, and most of his fellow Decepticons choose to stay the slag away so they don't get sucked into Nerdsville.

Still, his incredible speed over the water (up to 350 MPH) makes him well-suited as a supply runner and messenger, keeping him (generally) safe among the Decepticon ranks.

{{--}}
==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CYB shortround withalt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This mold would make a ''terrible'' [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Oh wait, [[Seaspray (SG)|it did]].]]
*'''Shortround''' (Scout-class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Earth Planet Key

: Shortround was exclusive to the [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' line, transforming into a troop-carrying military hovercraft. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key jack swings a pair of (non-firing) torpedo racks up into firing position from his rear turbines. This gimmick is available in both vehicle and robot modes. His extra blaster plugs into a squared peg-hole on the top of his hovercraft mold, and into the sides of his lower clamps in robot mode. Shortround also has one of the most infamous fan modes—the toy can be turned into a fair approximation of a [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/108491-how-do-you-make-shortrounds-toilet-mode.html#post782064 toilet].

: He comes with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''s639''' stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie]] [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]], which was later [[repurpose]]d as ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]] and re-released as ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]]. It was also used as the model for pre-beast-mode [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]".

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Shortround/shortround.htm More information on Shortround at TFU.info]''

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Shortround (Cybertron)

2010-10-25T00:33:36Z

204.185.19.242: Undo revision 453041 by Rosicrucian (Talk)

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shortround is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shortround-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"No time for love, [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Doctor Jones]]!"]]
'''Shortround''''s fellow soldiers see him as a nuisance, especially fellow naval unit [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the object of his fumbling affections. Nerdy and destructive, Shortround erupts into panic at the sight of [[Autobot|Autobots]] which often results into chaotic displays of superheated plasma being fired everywhere which, ultimately, allow his companions to escape. Further marginalizing him from his comrades is his geeky obsession—toy collecting. Shortround spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down packaging samples of [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|unreleased transforming robot action figures]]. Needless to say, neither this nor his annoying social drawbacks help endear him to Thunderblast, and most of his fellow Decepticons choose to stay the slag away so they don't get sucked into Nerdsville.

Still, his incredible speed over the water (up to 350 MPH) makes him well-suited as a supply runner and messenger, keeping him (generally) safe among the Decepticon ranks.

{{--}}
==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CYB shortround withalt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This mold would make a ''terrible'' [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Oh wait, [[Seaspray (SG)|it did]].]]
*'''Shortround''' (Scout-class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Earth Planet Key

: Shortround was exclusive to the [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' line, transforming into a troop-carrying military hovercraft. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his key jack swings a pair of (non-firing) torpedo racks up into firing position from his rear turbines. This gimmick is available in both vehicle and robot modes. His extra blaster plugs into a squared peg-hole on the top of his hovercraft mold, and into the sides of his lower clamps in robot mode.

: He comes with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''s639''' stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie]] [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]], which was later [[repurpose]]d as ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]] and re-released as ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]]. It was also used as the model for pre-beast-mode [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]".

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Shortround/shortround.htm More information on Shortround at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
* Shortround has one of the more infamous fan modes—the toy can be turned into a fair approximation of a [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/108491-how-do-you-make-shortrounds-toilet-mode.html#post782064 toilet].

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Trailbreaker (G1)

2010-09-26T02:51:18Z

204.185.19.242:

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{{disambigr|Trailbreaker|the live-action movie-verse Autobot|Trailbreaker (Movie)}}

:''Trailbreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes called '''Trailcutter'''.''

[[Image:Trailbreakerg1.jpg|right|240px|thumb|I may not be fast... but I'm effective and provide soothing relief.]]
It's hard not to like '''Trailbreaker'''. He's a good-humored cheerleader, always ready with a joke or comment to lighten the mood when things get dark. Sadly, Trailbreaker's joking is often a cover for his low self-esteem. His form is the most fuel-consumptive of the ''Ark'' crew, and his vehicle mode is very slow. As such, he feels like a useless drain on their limited resources. The Autobots know better, of course. Trailbreaker's good humor, bravery, and impenetrable [[force field]] are all of great use, but convincing him of that is hard, especially when he begins to mope about his handicaps.

:''Preliminary name:'' '''Guzzle'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Glouton''' ("Glutton")
:''Hungarian name'': '''Ösvényvágó'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Pica-Trilhos'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Abre-alas'''
:''Italian name'': '''Tuono''' ("Thunder")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Kāi-lù Hsīen-fēng''' (開路先鋒, "Trailbreaker")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Trailbreaker was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s original crew, crashing to Earth four million years ago aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

Trailbreaker joined a detachment of Autobots investigating robot sightings in Merry Ol' England. After making contact with a young boy named Sammy, the Autobots were caught by surprise when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fire-bombed them from the sky. Trailbreaker was blasted before he could activate his force field. Like a freakin' drama queen, he went offline whimpering, "It's no good. Everything's gone... just plain ruined..." {{storylink|Man of Iron (story)|Man of Iron}}

Like many Autobots, Trailbreaker was too low on fuel to join Optimus and the others in what would've been their climactic battle with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] forces, and was taken prisoner without a fight when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] assumed command of the Decepticons and the ''Ark''. He was revived after [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] reclaimed the ''Ark'', however. When the Autobots went to recover Optimus Prime's head and restore their leader to functionality, Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots caught off-guard by the false Prime created by Shockwave and was shot down before he could raise his force field. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''On another occasion, the Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was under the control of a human scientist and attacking the Autobots. Trailbreaker jumped in his path and tried to wrestle the pteranodon to the ground. Instead, he was lifted up and slammed into the cliffside...'cause he never turned on that force field. {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} During the Dinobot Hunt, Trailbreaker joined [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in hunting [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] among the sands of the Black Rock Desert. They managed to collect him virtually without a fight once Snarl wandered into a secret military base and unleashed a molecular disintegrator bomb that ended his rampage. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his future Decepticons arrived in the present, the Autobot chain of command was crippled as Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and Ratchet vanished and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] was taken prisoner. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] attempted to rise to command, accepting support from [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], but the Autobots were simply outclassed. Trailbreaker was part of a group of more than a half-dozen Autobots who collectively failed to bring down even one of Galvatron's lieutenants. In desperation, the Autobots turned to Megatron himself (who had quickly been disposed of by Galvatron when he first arrived) as a temporary ally and battlefield advisor. Under the Decepticon's direction, the Autobots staged a trap for the lone future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in order to weaken Galvatron's power base. Unfortunately, Scourge's enhanced sensors detected the trap almost immediately, and his acid ray nailed Trailbreaker THROUGH a wall before the battle even began. (Too early to have activated that force field, huh?) Scourge was ultimately brought down, but Trailbreaker was left inactive for days until Ratchet was restored to the present and able to repair him. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

''Well, he was up and about soon enough, and accompanied Prowl and Jetfire on a mission to stop the Decepticons from accessing a NASA space transmission facility, only to get knocked around helplessly by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and beaten to the ground long enough for the Decepticons to escape...all because he didn't turn on that slaggin' force field to protect himself. Remember, Trailbreaker? The force field? You're not built for speed or energy efficiency; you were built for power, specifically that one power that makes you ''special'' and ''unique''. Or is it "just plain ruined" these days? {{storylink|The Gift}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2008, Trailbreaker was one of the Autobots taken down and strung up by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] when they invaded [[Autobot City]]. Some of the Autobots seen deactivated like this showed up alive later, and [[Time Wars]] probably wiped out the reason for the Quintesson attack in the first place, so Trailbreaker probably survived one way or another. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
Trailbreaker was part of the bridge crew of the ''Ark'' spaceship when it blasted off from Cybertron to search for new sources of energy four million years in the past. When he was awakened in 1984, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] reformatted him so that his alt-mode was a terrestrial Toyota 4WD camper truck. Trailbreaker accompanied his fellow Autobots on their first mission to stop the Decepticons on Earth, a mission that took him to an off-shore oil rig. The Decepticons plundered the rig for energon and destroyed it, leaving it a flaming wreck that endangered its human crew. Trailbreaker used his force field to contain the fire, while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] used his built-in fire-suppression systems to douse the flames. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Later, Trailbreaker served as a spy despite his stated function as defensive strategist. ([[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was apparently busy that day.) He, along with the humans [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], camped out near the Decepticons' headquarters and eavesdropped on their plans to raid the ruby mines of Burma. Their surveillance did not go totally unnoticed, however, as a set of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] spotted the Autobot making his getaway. Trailbreaker summoned the brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to fend off his pursuer and got the information safely back to Prime. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[Image:MTMTE3 Trailbreaker jogging.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Trailbreaker took up jogging after Sunstreaker made a crack about his weight.]]
Trailbreaker watched [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fish [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bluestreak]] out of a lake during the mission in [[Burma]]. He volunteered along with all of the rest of the Autobots to attempt to prevent the Decepticons from leaving Earth with the Energon they'd gathered. He fired on the Decepticons as they boarded the [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] they'd built. Though the ship still launched despite their efforts, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] brought it crashing back to Earth. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Trailbreaker was part of a group of Autobots who were lured into a cave by a reprogrammed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and ambushed by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} He also took part in the assault on an antimatter laboratory when the Decepticons got their hands on an antimatter formula, and was damaged when the lab exploded during the Decepticon withdrawal. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots Trailbreaker in force field.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"I'm trapped in a Fabergé egg! Help!"]]
A team of Autobots, including Trailbreaker, rolled out to give Optimus backup at an ammunition plant, but arrived too late, and found Prime badly damaged. When Prime needed a new [[Cosmotron]], Trailbreaker volunteered for a mission to Cybertron to retrieve a replacement from [[Wheeljack's workshop]]. Megatron had his forces on that planet use [[acid rain]] on the group, but after a pep talk from [[Chip Chase]], Trailbreaker remembered he could use his force fields to protect them. They subsequently returned to Earth and, while the replacement Cosmotron was being installed, helped defend Headquarters against a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s ran amok during their unveiling, Trailbreaker protected himself from [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s [[fire-breath]] with a force field. Of course, this merely deflected the fire onto Sunstreaker. Some time later, Trailbreaker and most of the rest of the Autobots went to the [[Great Falls]] to try and stop the Decepticons from raiding it, and were all captured. They would have been terminated, had Wheeljack not come to the rescue with the upgraded Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Trailbreaker and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were going for a drive one day, only to find two [[Thundercracker (G1)|suspicious-looking]] [[Starscream (G1)|jets]]. The jets revealed themselves as Decepticons who had come to a nearby refinery to make off with its steel to build a weapon. Brawn and Trailbreaker interrupted them, but Starscream blasted missiles at them, destroying the refinery, and made his getaway. The Autobots reported the incident back to Optimus Prime. Toward the end of the ensuing battle in [[Peru]], Trailbreaker pitched in to fire at the new weapon. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:UltimateDoom3 Trailbreaker firing.jpg|thumb|right|220px]]
When the Autobots began studying a meteorite that had fallen to Earth, Wheeljack discovered the sample fragment was highly unstable and summoned Optimus and Trailbreaker to his laboratory. On command, Trailbreaker unleashed his force field around the meteorite to contain the explosive blast. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} In the aftermath of a Decepticon attack on Headquarters, Trailbreaker took part in cleanup efforts. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Following Cybertron's arrival in Earth orbit, he and Jazz mocked [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] when the Seeker's was blasted by his own fire, whipped back by the strong winds. Trailbreaker volunteered for a mission to Cybertron to rescue Sparkplug, intending to use his jammer beam to mask their approach. Unfortunately he left it too late, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] was able to dodge the incoming missiles. The team arrived on Cybertron, but became separated, with Skyfire, Trailbreaker and Wheeljack left on the surface. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

The trio made their way down and arrived in time to rescue Spike and the smaller 'bots from the Decepticons. After a swift retreat, they reached the relative safety of Wheeljack's workshop, where the scientist worked to construct a counter for the Decepticon [[hypno-chip]]s. That done, they rescued Sparkplug, and headed back to Earth in time to liberate the enslaved humans and prevent Megatron from getting away with a shuttle full of Energon. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Trailbreaker was at headquarters when they discovered that Megatron was still operational and leading the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Trailbreaker projecting forcefield.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
With the emergence of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s in [[Bali]], Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who went to investigate. They arrived in time to reinforced the smaller team who'd already found the Insecticons, and the foe, now teamed up with the Decepticons, took off. During the pursuit, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] used his control beam on Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, compelling the pair to try and ram their fellows, but Trailbreaker used a force field to sever the beam. They eventually reached an oil refinery, but during the battle, Shrapnel harnessed lightning from a storm that had moved in, and zapped Trailbreaker and Wheeljack. Both survived, and Trailbreaker was later able to use his force field to disable the Insecticon clones, rescuing Bumblebee and Spike. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} After Megatron challenged Optimus to a one-on-one duel, Trailbreaker and the rest of the Autobots turned out to cheer their leader on. To their horror, Optimus lost, meaning they'd have to leave Earth forever, but once they returned to headquarters, they used [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to establish that Megatron had cheated, rendering the result void. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

During Sparkplug's demonstration of his latest invention, [[Autobot X]], the creation went wild. Trailbreaker, Ironhide and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] tried to charge it, only to be blasted on their cans. Trailbreaker's force field provided his companions with cover so they could take down the beast. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was on the ill-fated mission to come to the aid of some gold miners, during which [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] was captured by the Decepticons. He subsequently joined the effort to rescue Gears and disable Megatron's [[Solar Needle]]. When they found that Megatron had temporarily reprogrammed [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] to be a happy-go-lucky kind of Autobot, Trailbreaker was the one who voiced what everyone was thinking and said maybe they should just leave him that way. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} He was also on the mission to [[New York City]] when the Decepticons started replacing buildings in an attempt to create a new Cybertron, {{storylink|City of Steel}} and was turned evil by Megatron's [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[Image:TheImmobilizer Trailbreaker force field.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"And the only side effect is Ratchet's mouth disappears!"]]
Trailbreaker witnessed the demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]], and protected his comrades with a force field when the Decepticons attacked. Though they managed to steal the Immobilizer, the Decepticons fell into a river and Trailbreaker lightened the situation with a healthy joke. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} He took part in a charity race, though he wasn't the fastest of Autobots, and still managed to outrun Ironhide. When the old timer complained about a weird jolt in his circuitry, Trailbreaker suggested he was making an excuse, but it was actually the effects of Megatron's [[Transfixatron]]. Locked in their vehicle modes, the Autobots were taken to an old ghost town, and it looked like they were going to be destroyed, until the Autobots who'd remained at base turned up to rescue them. Ironhide and Trailbreaker took great delight in smashing the Transfixatron to bits. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Trailbreaker took part in the defense of [[Washington, D.C.]] when the Decepticons teamed up with the residents of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[Image:EnterNightbird flying Trailbreaker.jpg|thumb|left|260px|In an early example of [[Slogism]], here's Trailbreaker stuck to the roof of a building with a wad of cotton candy.]]
Trailbreaker was also a guard when [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]] revealed his [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], though when Decepticons inevitably attacked, they blasted through the door Trailbreaker was standing in front of, sending him across the room. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} After an apparently successful attack on the Decepticons at a crevasse, the Autobots found that they somehow had two Optimus Primes. Trailbreaker was one of the proponents of using a series of trials to work out which was the real thing. When that was unsuccessful, the Autobots ended up going on another mission to the crevasse to investigate strange readings, and once again encountered the Decepticons. After one of the Primes apparently destroyed Starscream, Trailbreaker announced that he must be the real thing, because he offed the Decepticons' "number two varmint". As it turned out, that Prime was a phony, trying to lure them into a ravine filled with dangerous [[korlonium crystal]]s, as they discovered moments later when he disregarded a threat to Spike's life. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 Trailbreaker projects force field.jpg|thumb|right|230px]]
When the Dinobots attempted to demonstrate their newfound "finesse" to the other Autobots, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] accidentally set fire to the Ark, threatening Teletraan I. Thinking quickly, Trailbreaker projected his force field over the Autobot supercomputer, allowing [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] time to extinguish the blaze. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Decepticon's pillaging of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] began causing time warps to appear across the world, and Trailbreaker flew to the island by [[jet pack]] to investigate with the rest of the Autobots. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots and Dinobots succeeded in chasing the Decepticons from the island. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

On another occasion, the Autobots were forced to abandon Earth by Megatron aboard a spacecraft set on a course into the sun. After the Autobots discovered they couldn't alter their course, their ship exploded. Trailbreaker cast a massive force field large enough to contain the entire Autobot force safely; from within the field, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] towed the group back to Earth. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} Trailbreaker was incapacitated by [[Cybertonium]] depletion, as were the rest of the Autobots. They were only saved when Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots brought more back from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:Trailbreakerdance.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Do a little dance...make a little love... get down tonight... I said get down tonight!]]
Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who arrived too late to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. When Megatron used the device to knock out radio transmissions during a blizzard, Trailbreaker's force fields proved to be a valuable asset, protecting humans and Autobots alike from snowfall. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He took part in an attempt to defend an [[Electrum]] pool from the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and a baseball stadium incident during which Optimus and a number of other Autobots were lost through the Decepticon [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

After that, a Decepticon coup by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] resulted in a city being flooded. Trailbreaker used his force field to protect himself and a small group of Autobots from a large tidal wave. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} He rolled out with the majority of the Autobot forces to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from the Decepticons, though it resulted in them all being infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} He was also hanging around Headquarters when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s were captured, and a group of Autobots disguised as them in an attempt to find out what Megatron was up to. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

{{note|In storyboards for the movie, Trailbreaker's dead body is seen at the end of the Autobot City battle. However, this didn't make it into the final film, leaving his status after the battle up in the air.}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to raid [[Tokyo]] for energy, Trailbreaker accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles to defend the city. Trailbreaker didn't perform very well, cowering in fright beneath Menasor's size and taking the [[combiner]]'s humongous fist to the face. Luckily, his pummelling made the perfect distraction for Optimus Prime, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], who drove up a ramp and slammed Menasor and the Seekers directly in their faces, sending them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1}}

As a member of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Trailbreaker accompanied [[Kenji]] and the rest of the team to a crater in Kyushu where Decepticon activity had been discovered. Entering the crater, however, Trailbreaker and the Brigade were caught off-guard by numerous landmines that had been planted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. As they sunk toward as steaming pit of magma, the other four members of the Brigade managed to defeat the Decepticons by forming a human pyramid and using their "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. Trailbreaker, unfortunately (or perhaps ''fortunately''), had to sit that one out because he was escorting Kenji within himself and couldn't transform to robot mode. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots who suffered from an outbreak of the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus after the Decepticons unleashed it on Earth. He was supposed to receive a new body thanks to the [[Central City (G1)|Central City]] Institute of Technology, but the Decepticons managed to infiltrate the Binaltech Project. Through the use of [[hypno-chip]]-controlled spies and pawns, Trailbreaker's new body was hijacked and used to upgrade the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] known as [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] instead. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

===Marvel Colouring Books===
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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Trailbreaker was present under the command of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the battle of [[Altihex]] when the Decepticons destroyed a building full of neutral Cybertonians. Unable to save the city, the Autobots helped evacuate civilians before retreating. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} When Decepticon Military Operations Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led a force of Decepticons against the Autobot capitol of [[Iacon]], Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who defended the capital. {{storylink|The War Within}}

When Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared in an accident with a [[space bridge]], the Autobot and Decepticon forces splintered into smaller factions. Trailbreaker stayed with the Autobots under the leadership of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. He was part of the group of reinforcements that helped battle the giant [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who followed Optimus Prime on his mission on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. They were attacked by Megatron's ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. After being boarded, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on [[Earth]], where all on board were preserved in emergency stasis. In 1984, a volcanic eruption awakened the ''Ark'''s computer, Teletraan I, and it repaired all on board.

Eventually, the combined forces of the Autobots on Earth and their human allies were able to capture the Decepticons. In 1999, a ship called the ''[[Ark II]]'' was built to take the Cybertonians back to Cybertron, along with some human companions, but the ship exploded shortly after takeoff. The human allies were killed, but the Cybertonians were lost in the ocean, again in stasis lock. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}} Three years later, Spike Witwicky assisted the US "Defense Ministry" in reactivating Optimus Prime by placing a piece of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] into his chest. Optimus traveled to the remote Arctic shoreline where he'd been found after the crash and used the Matrix to revive Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Trailbreaker and Wheeljack from where they lay under the waves. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}}

Shortly afterwards, the Autobots assisted the US military in rescuing the survivors of the Smitco Oil Refinery attack. When Optimus Prime learned the attackers were Autobots and Decepticons under the control of terrorist arms dealer [[Adam Rook]], he asked his Autobots to accompany him to fight for '''Great JUSTICE.''' Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who agreed to come along, stating that Prime only needed to point him in the right direction. Trailbreaker participated in the battle at Rook's destroyed base when [[General Hallo]] double-crossed them and attempted to destroy all the Transformers with a low-yield nuclear weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}}

[[Image:DW Trailbreaker Devastatorstomp.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Devastator crush puny Autobot... and make scale joke while crushing. Har har har!]]
After the Autobots extricated themselves from the nuke-absorbing hardened virus shell, Trailbreaker helped rescue the captive Autobots Megatron was using to fuel his technovirus. After Ironhide informed the other Autobots of Megatron's imminent attack on [[San Francisco]], they flew there and engaged the Decepticons. Trailbreaker smashed Grimlock in the face with a steel girder and informed the former Dinobot commander that he'd made the wrong choice in leaving the Autobots and was now going to pay. Unfortunately, Superion was taken down by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], prompting Trailbreaker to join Optimus Prime, Sideswipe and Megatron in a moment of [[dull surprise]], gaping at Devastator as if they had never seen him before. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

As Jazz and the Autobots in [[Canada]] were preparing to deal with the technovirus, Trailbreaker frantically radioed them for backup, reporting that Superion was down. As he was distracted, Devastator attempted to stomp on the Autobot. Trailbreaker caught the foot in time, but was crushed into the pavement. He was later retrieved and placed into restraint by the Decepticons as Megatron attempted to convince Optimus Prime to join his cause to wipe out the humans and rule the universe. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} Once Prime managed to free the Autobots with assistance from human firefighters, Trailbreaker resumed his assault on Grimlock by sending him flying with a punch. After Superion sacrificed himself to save San Francisco from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear strike, Trailbreaker called Optimus over when he and Sideswipe discovered the abandoned Grimlock under rubble. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

''While the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] were invading Earth, the Transformers also had to deal with an over-reaching American President who wanted to destroy all the Cybertronians. He offered the Autobots his help in setting up an ambush for the Decepticons, but Prime and his advisors quickly realized the President planned to eliminate all of them. Taking what seemed to be the lesser of two evils at the moment, the Autobots forged an alliance with the Decepticons before travelling to the ambush site. Trailbreaker was among the Autobot soldiers Optimus chose for the battle. He fought against the military forces and apparently survived the attack of the [[deconstructionite]]s relatively unharmed. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

Months later, the united Cybertronian army arrived on Earth, demanding the surrender of all combatant Autobots and Decepticons. Trailbreaker suffered serious injuries battling [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and the Seekers and had to be placed in a [[CR chamber|CR chamber]] for repairs on the flight back to Cybertron. He fought alongside the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew and the various insurgency groups on Cybertron to reclaim [[Iacon]] for the Autobots and force Shockwave out of power. {{storylink|War and Peace}} Afterwards, he joined Prowl and the rest of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s old crew in returning to Earth to work on the construction of a new Autobot City.

===''Universe''===
[[Image:Rattrap legs.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Gah! Someone call an exterminator!]]
Hundreds of years later, Trailbreaker and fellow Autobots [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] arrived on the newly technorganic Cybertron roughly one year after the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)|this era's Megatron]]. They were welcomed by the surviving members of [[Optimus Primal]]'s band of [[Maximals]], including [[Rattrap]], who offered to share a vintage keg of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's Old Oil]] with the Autobot veteran. Unfortunately, Trailbreaker did not have an opportunity to take Rattrap up on his offer, because immediately afterwards, he and his associates were abducted by [[Unicron]] and teleported to the [[Cauldron]]. There, they were rebuilt against their will into new bodies... except Trailbreaker, because why mess with success? {{storylink|Abduction}}

[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You've got me? Who's got you?!]]
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}
[[Optimus Primal]] led the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]], which included Trailbreaker, into a final fight with the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]] on the surface of Unicron himself. However, as their victory was imminent, Unicron began to dissolve beneath their very feet, and [[King Atlas]] had to carry Trailbreaker and [[Roulette]] to safety, through a transwarp portal back to their native Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

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===Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
Trailbreaker was among the Transformers discovered on Earth by [[Cobra]], and reworked into a piloted death mechanism known as a [[Stinger (G.I. Joe)|Stinger]]. The Transformers were eventually freed, and the Autobots fought both their Decepticon enemies and their Cobra oppressors. During the battle, Trailbreaker and several other Autobots located [[Cobra Commander]] and tried to capture him, but he was protected by Cobra troops in robotic [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suits. Unfortunately, the Autobots underestimated their human opponents, and Trailbreaker was decapitated by [[Storm Shadow]] during the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

This was apparently not as fatal as it seemed, however, as Trailbreaker was up and fighting again shortly afterwards. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegsOrigin4 Trailbreaker.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I STILL SUPPORT THE RAILING SYSTEMMMMmmmmm!]]
Trailbreaker (along with nearly every other Autobot, apparently) served in the Autobot Security Forces under the command of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. He participated in the battle of [[Kaon]] where the criminal known as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] began a rampage with his army of convicts. Trailbreaker grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] as the criminal was flying away, only to be kicked off for his trouble, falling to his apparent demise... {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Trailbreaker.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Mommy told me never to open the door to strangers.]]
Except he survived. Many years later, Trailbreaker was a specialist called in by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to extract a deranged [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] safely from the planet where he had crash-landed. The planet possessed a radiation which was dangerous to Transformers without special protective covering, causing Kup, in his delusions, to believe his rescuers were monsters trying to attack him. Trailbreaker's force fields allowed him to walk on the planet without any protective gear, and his appearance shocked Kup for long enough that he could save the old bot's spark core from meltdown. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, he was one of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s old friends who took time off duty to greet the return of "The Voice". {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

A year later, Trailbreaker had joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team of Autobots on [[Earth]]. They made a plan to drive the Decepticons off the planet once and for all, but fell into a trap and were defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Trailbreaker and the rest were subsequently dumped on the ruined [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} His primary role appeared to be playing bodyguard to [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], making sure nobody lynched the guy for being a suspected traitor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} After the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' crashlanded on the planet, Trailbreaker and the others listened to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s story about what happened. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They proceeded to mingle with the rest of ''Trion''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crew. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Trailbreaker later oversaw the process of putting a giant cannon in place on the Autobots' temporary base. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

{{spoiler|Bullets}}

After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Trailbreaker briefly left Earth to serve on the [[Ethics Committee]] meetings at the [[Kimia Facility]], alongside [[Xaaron]] and [[Animus]]. He sat in consideration of [[Ironfist]]'s new invention, cerebro-sensitive bullets that used onboard computers to ensure a killshot to the head with every pull of the trigger. Unlike his fellow committee members, Trailbreaker openly expressed his horror at such a weapon, and his disapproval of its creator. Ultimately, the bullets were banned by the committee under Protocol III of the [[Non-Conventional Weapons Act]], and use of them in future would be deemed a war crime under the [[Tyrest Accord]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Two years after the fall of Megatron, Trailbreaker was present when Hot Rod announced his plans to abandon Earth and what was left of the war. He chose not to join the Autobot cavalier or his followers. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Trailbreaker was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Trailbreaker toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If your vehicle mode looks like this, you might be a redneck! You also happen to be indestructible]]
* '''Trailbreaker''' (1984, 2001, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''25'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)

: Trailbreaker transforms in a Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck. In robot mode, both of his lower arms are projectile launchers, able to load and fire either his fists or his projectiles, which consist of two [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver missiles and two silver "twin blasters". The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy severely weakened the springs [[for safety reasons]].

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

: In 2001, Trailbreaker was given a short-run reissue (limited to only 1,000 pieces) by Takara as a convention-exclusive item, bundled together with Hoist. Since this toy was never reissued by Hasbro, it remained one of the more elusive reissues by Takara, until his 2008 ''[[Encore]]'' reissue. While the original had a red visor, the Encore reissue was notable for having a blue visor.

===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Trailcutter''' (Legends class, 2011?)

:Trailbreaker is now renamed "Trailcutter" due to trademark reasons. He converts into a camper truck (ala his G1 version), but with a front section similar to that of a Cadillac Escalade.

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===Other attempts===
There are quite a few Transformers toys that were at one point in their development supposed to be a new form for (or tribute to) Trailbreaker, but so far all of these have become other characters with other names, most likely due to [[Hasbro]]'s inability to secure the [[trademark]].

Trailbreaker's appearance in the [[3H Productions|3H]] [[Universe (2003 comic)|Universe comics]] stems from early plans to release a Trailbreaker redeco of the [[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] [[X-Brawn]] mold as a convention exclusive in 2003. Reportedly, Hasbro themselves also had the same idea for the mass retail Universe Deluxe assortment, but due to the aforementioned reasons, the toy was ultimately given a different deco and released as [[Ratchet (Universe)|Autobot Ratchet]] instead.

Later, a [[redeco]] of the [[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] was released as a Wal*Mart exclusive under the [[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]] banner, a black pickup truck with the distinctive red and yellow stripes from Trailbreaker's original toy. Ultimately, this toy would be released as [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]] instead.

The next attempt was in the [[Alternators]] line, the toy that would eventually become [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and later [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]. A [[retool]] of the [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] Jeep Wrangler toy, its head is a cross between the original Trailbreaker toy's helmet and the cartoon model's face, surprisingly similar to [[Dan Khanna]]'s rendition of the character in 3H's Universe comics. A black and white version of a proposed color guide for the unreleased Trailbreaker version of the mold was depicted in the Japanese ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book.

Finally, the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was originally going to be called "Trailbreaker", and the head mold was to have more elements from the Generation 1 character's design. These plans were again scrapped, but the character's upgraded form, '''Leobreaker''', retains the "breaker" portion of the name, since "Leohaul" sounds really silly.

==Merchandise==
[[Image:MovieTrailbreaker3DCard.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Admit it. That head peeking up from the truck mode is hilarious.]]
===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2007)

: A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game|3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Trailbreaker "transforms" into a black pickup truck with a camper shell. He uses the same parts layout as [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].

:The Battle-Card may or may not actually represent [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|the live-action movie version of Trailbreaker]], as the design is clearly in the live-action movie aesthetic (and a version of the Trailbreaker character exists in the "movie" universe anyway). The card's listed abilities {{m-}} an Invisible Force Field and a Radio Jammer {{m-}} line up with Trailbreaker's G1 abilities, however, so who knows.

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==Notes==
[[Image:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|250px]]
* Trailbreaker's mold was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "4WD Hi-Lux", available in three different colors; black, blue or yellow. The blue version was sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-3" Car/Robot in 1983, seemingly just a few months before the toy would be rebranded as a Transformer.

* Trailbreaker laid some serious smackdown on [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the [[Dreamwave Productions]] ''[[Prime Directive]]'' miniseries. He was shown laying the Dinobot commander out with a steel girder, went on to survive being stood on by Devastator, and then resumed kicking Grimlock's skid plate, knocking him off his feet with a single punch, and then leaving him buried in rubble only to be left behind by Megatron. So much for being a liability. Shockwave was incredibly lucky that he didn't face him in the next volume.

* In "[[A Prime Problem]]", [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (the ''real'' one, that is) mistakenly refers to Trailbreaker as "'''Trailblazer'''".

* Originally, ''[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'' was going to be used in ''Spotlight: Kup'', but Roche put Trailbreaker in after re-looking at the guy's tech spec and thought his power and cheery personality would work better. "It's nice to use a character who gets no love." <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm Trailbreaker at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Trailbreaker Trailbreaker's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Transformers: Generations (toyline)

2010-09-21T19:44:35Z

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{{disambig3|Generations}}
'''''Generations''''' is a line of [[size class|Deluxe Class]] figures launched in 2010. Its ancestors are the 2006 ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines in that it, too, aims to recreate older Transformers characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. Unlike ''Universe'', there are no series or other indications on the toys' [[packaging]] regarding which [[continuity]] the characters hail from. This seems to follow Hasbro's recent trend of leaving as much of that kind of information as possible up to the imagination of the purchaser.

The range includes designs from the video game ''[[War for Cybertron]]'' with the ambiguous prefix "Cybertronian".

Early releases advertised for [[The Hub]].

==Toys==
===General retail===
====Wave 1====
[[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RETRIBUTION!]]
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
{{--}}

====Wave 2====
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Cybertronian Megatron]]
* [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]]
{{--}}

====Wave 3====
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Cybertronian Soundwave]]
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
{{--}}

====Wave 4====
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (retool/redeco of Drift)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
{{--}}
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====Future waves====
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cybertronian Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Special Ops Jazz]]
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (retool/redeco of Perceptor)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
* [[Skullgrin]] (retool/redeco of Darkmount)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Tracks (G1)|Turbo Tracks]]
* [[Wreck-Gar]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Clicking "War For Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Transformers-War-for-Cybertron.cfm War For Cybertron] webpage brings up the whole "Generations" toyline. Looking for War For Cybertron toys? Here you go.
* Since all the toys in the Generations toyline are Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
* The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with paper-based tie-downs. The paper tie-downs are also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers]] toyline.

[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Generations| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Daran Norris

2010-09-09T02:06:40Z

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[[Image:DaranNorris.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]

'''Daran Norris''' (born '''Daran Norris Nordland''' on [[November 1]], 1964) is an American voice actor. He has had a number of prominent roles, including Cosmo and Timmy's Dad on ''The Fairly OddParents'', Durge and Ki-Adi-Mundi on ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'', and Spottswoode in ''Team America: World Police''.

In the realm of live action, he is familiar to fans of ''[[wikia:c:mst3k:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' as the Club Scum MC in ''[[wikia:c:mst3k:Hobgoblins|Hobgoblins]]'', had a regular role in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' as Gordy the janitor, and is known to ''Veronica Mars'' devotees as Cliff McCormack.

He is sometimes credited as Darran Norris.

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]]

===''Transformers'' (Armada PS2 game)===
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* Knockout

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358460/ Daran Norris at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Daran Norris

2010-09-09T02:06:22Z

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[[Image:DaranNorris.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]

'''Daran Norris''' (born '''Daran Norris Nordland''' on [[November 1]], 1964) is an American voice actor. He has had a number of prominent roles, including Cosmo and Timmy's Dad on ''The Fairly OddParents'', Durge and Ki-Adi-Mundi on ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'', and Spottswoode in ''Team America: World Police''.

In the realm of live action, he is familiar to fans of ''[[wikia:c:mst3k:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' as the Club Scum MC in ''[[wikia:c:mst3k:Hobgoblins|Hobgoblins]]'', had a regular role in ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' as Gordy the janitor, and is known to ''Veronica Mars'' devotees as Cliff McCormack.

He is sometimes credited as Darran Norris.

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]]

===''Transformers'' (Armada PS2 game)===
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]

===''Transformers: Prime''===
* KNockout

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358460/ Daran Norris at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Kevin Michael Richardson

2010-09-09T02:05:28Z

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[[Image:KMRichardson.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, Blitznak. He's not the Backstreet Boy.]]
'''Kevin Michael Richardson''' (born [[October 25]], 1964) is an American actor and voice actor. His best known voice over roles are Captain Gantu of the ''Lilo and Stitch'' films and TV show, the Joker on ''The Batman'', Exile on ''Road Rovers'', Trigon on ''Teen Titans'', Goro on the first ''Mortal Kombat'' movie, Thadeus on the ''Final Flight of the Osiris'' segment of ''The Animatrix'' and several characters on ''Family Guy''. He also voiced Tombstone on ''The Spectacular [[Spider-Man]]'', replacing [[Keith David]]. His on-screen roles include Rockefeller Butts on ''The Knights of Prosperity'' and Ed Ward on ''Like Family''. He also does the best Bill Cosby impression known to man.

==Voice Roles==
===Transformers Animated===
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 2 only)
===Revenge of the Fallen===
* [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime #2]]
* [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
===''Transformers: Prime''===
*Bulkhead

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724656/ Kevin Michael Richardson on the Internet Movie Database]

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