Ultra Magnus (Animated)

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:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:UltraLightning.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He can deal with you. He'd just rather not.]]
'''Ultra Magnus''' is [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] superior officer. He is also the [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots and the leader of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. Ultra Magnus is everything you could hope for in a leader; fair, decisive, powerful and not afraid to get his hands dirty. While he is not slow in delivering criticism, he's as willing to dole out praise where it's deserved. Originally, he seems to have had a low opinion of Optimus Prime, but after seeing the young leader in action, he recognizes accomplishment when he sees it.

His earth altmode is an 8-wheeled [[Wikipedia:Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck|Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck]].

He has a hammer the size of a lamp post that helps him deal with things. A handy weapon, you say? It can also call storm clouds and shoot lightning. Small wonder they call him "Ultra".

Like [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], he is a veteran of the [[Great War]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English), [[Garald Paradies]] (German)

During the Great War, an Autobot [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence agent]] was in danger of falling into [[Decepticon]] hands. Ultra Magnus sent Ratchet to recover her so the access codes she held in her databanks couldn't be used to deal a devastating blow to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

Long after the end of the war, an Autobot Academy washout named Optimus Prime attempted to contact Magnus to report that 1) he and his maintenance ship crew had discovered the legendary [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], and 2) they were now being pursued by Decepticons. Though nearly denied by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime got patched through to Ultra Magnus to report on the discovery. Magnus still didn't believe the Decepticons would pose much of a threat, but agreed to dispatch some ships to escort [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Optimus' ship]]. He warned Prime not to pull any heroics, as it wasn't in Prime's programming.

This, of course, would all go out the window once it was discovered that the Decepticons in pursuit were in [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s [[Nemesis (Animated)|flagship]], at which point the Autobots decided that they should book it. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|thumb|Airport management, the FAA and the airlines—they're all cheats and liars. All right, let's get outta here.]]
Upon landing on [[Earth]], Magnus seemed to trust Sentinel Prime's judgment regarding the planet. This might well have been because the big blue lug wouldn't let anyone else get a word in edgewise. Hearing that the AllSpark had been supposedly destroyed, Magnus announced that he intended to take these charges very seriously and investigate. Adopting the vehicle mode suggested by his subordinate, the Autobot Supreme Commander proceeded to drive around downtown [[Detroit]] as a massive military vehicle. Smooth.

[[Image:Ani Ultra Magnus alt.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not just heavy duty. ''Ultra'' heavy duty.]]
However, once he was led to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], he had to bail out that same subordinate, who had angered the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s. After a distress call from [[Sumdac Systems]] was answered, he turned the tide in a battle against malfunctioning police droids. As Optimus Prime acted bravely, loyally, and with sound tactical judgment during that incident, he commended the wayward Academy bot, simultaneously putting Sentinel in his place, much to Sentinel's chagrin. Seeing evidence that the AllSpark indeed still existed scattered about the city, he settled in for the long haul. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

Ultra Magnus was unable to come to the press meeting, so Sentinel Prime went in his place. Supreme Commander Magnus wanted a report about the reported Decepticon activity, and about Sentinel "losing his head". Optimus covered for Sentinel, stretching the truth in front of him. Magnus left to report to [[Cybertron Command]]. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

Upon his return, Magnus received a report from [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] that there was an increased amount of Decepticon activity at the galaxy's rim, particularly targeting [[space bridge]]s. Ironhide was unable to report further, as the Decepticon attack destroyed the transmitter. Since Magnus had still not seen any evidence of Decepticon activity on Earth, he reasoned that resources were better dedicated to the defence of Cybertron and its colonies, and thus ordered Optimus & his crew to prepare for departure.

Taking Optimus Prime aside, he expressed concern that should the general population come to believe that Megatron was still alive, it would incite a panic and embolden the Decepticons. Optimus objected, but Magnus felt that easing the concerns of the civilians was their duty to Cybertron. Optimus continued to drag his heels until Magnus was alerted to AllSpark activity on a commuter train. Ordering Sentinel to remain behind to keep an eye on Optimus, he left with Jazz to investigate.

After his hammer proved insufficient to dislodge the AllSpark shard, he was ultimately saved by the insubordinate Optimus and his crew, particularly the intervention of [[Sari Sumdac|the little organic]] with the [[Sari Sumdac's key|AllSpark-empowered key]]. He was about to reprimand Optimus, but evidence of Decepticon activity quite literally fell into his lap as Starscream was knocked from the sky. Blasted away by the flying traitor, Magnus was repaired by Ratchet and Sari while the remainder of the Autobots brought Starscream into custody. Once all was said and done, he yet again praised Optimus's decision-making skills and scolded Sentinel for insisting that things be "by the book".<ref>This is quickly becoming a theme.</ref> He also decided that while he was needed to direct the war effort on Cybertron, the Decepticons on Earth had to be dealt with as well. Therefore, Ultra Magnus and the Elite Guard left for Cybertron, while Optimus Prime's crew remained on Earth to locate the AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Leaderanimatedultramagnus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Somebody, somewhere, will still complain...]]
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader, 2008)
:Having broken free of his forefathers' reliance on redecos, Ultra Magnus transforms into a heavily-armed missile truck, and if those ''twelve'' guns aren't quite enough, he wields a giant hammer with which to hammer things. It is quite possibly the best toy ever.
:And to make it even better, it's compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] accessory!
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==Trivia==
* He can summon lightning with his Hammer. Now that sounds real [[Wikipedia:Thor|original.]]

* In voicing Magnus, Jeff Glen Bennett seems to be channeling [[Robert Stack]], who voiced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|the original Ultra Magnus]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

* He actually isn't the [[Ultra Magnus (RID) |first]] full-sized Ultra Magnus not to be an Optimus Prime redeco.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==

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Transformers: The War Within

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'''''The War Within''''' is a six-part miniseries published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in 2002, set in the main G1 [[Dreamwave continuity]]. It depicts the early days of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] war and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s ascension to [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. The series was successful enough to lead to two sequel series.
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{{quote|"For curing grief of the fans who look at AMADA (TV) and are drowned in sadness."|Broken translation of [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]|[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/de814303c33cba37?dmode{{urlencode:=}}source TWW review (web translation)]}}

==Overview==
Eons ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Autobot-Decepticon war is in its early stages, with the vicious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] cutting a swath through the ranks of the Autobots. When the previous Prime is killed, the High Council chooses a common data entry bot to step up and become the new leader: Optimus Prime. But not everyone is happy with the new choice, as his initial command decision is to surrender Cybertron to the Decepticons. Meanwhile, Megatron works to activate planetary scale engines which could remake the face of Cybertron. He needs one thing to power them... and Optimus Prime has it.

''The War Within'' was the first of any series to seriously re-imagine G1 characters as they might have appeared on Cybertron; before, pre-Earth Transformers were often just simplified versions of their Earthen selves, if they were redesigned at all.

==Creative team==
The series was written by long-time Transformers scribe [[Simon Furman]], marking his return to mainstream Transformers comics. Pencils were by [[Don Figueroa]], who also did the redesigns of dozens of [[Generation 1]] characters for the series.

==Items of note==
* Though the individual comics from Dreamwave were titled ''Transformers: The War Within,'' the collected volume from [[IDW Publishing]] is titled ''Transformers: War Within,'' possibly for trademark reasons.
* Several of Figueroa's designs were later made into toys for the [[Titanium Series]] toy lines, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (G1) | Jetfire]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (recolored into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Sunstorm]]), and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Starscream's design was also adapted for [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' form. Planned Titanium line toys for [[Grimlock]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] reached the prototype stage but the line was canceled before their release. Also seen as an unpainted prototype was ''War Within'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with an alternate head for [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

==Errors==
* On the back cover of the trade paperback collection, "Transformers", in one place, is spelled "Transfrormers".

==Sequels==
* ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''
* ''[[The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''

==Collections==
* ''Transformers: War Within'' {{m-}} Pocket novel <small>(July 14, 2004) ISBN 1897105010</small>
* ''Transformers: War Within'' {{m-}} IDW reprint <small>(March 28, 2007) ISBN 1600100562</small>

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