Talk:Transformers Animated (cartoon)

2008-01-07T02:20:51Z

213.202.134.16: /* Waspinator? */

=Mixmaster=

Is this confirmed?

== Waspinator? ==

When has there been any mention of him appearing?
*David Kaye talked about Waspinator appearing in the show during BotCon '07. -[[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 01:23, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
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Quintesson

2008-01-06T06:35:27Z

213.202.134.16: /* Animated series */

{{disambig2|the [[Generation 1]] alien race|the [[Unicron Trilogy]] Alien|Alpha Quintesson}}
:''The Quintessons are a race in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. They are also known as the Quints.''
[[Image:Quintesson symbol.png|right|thumb|250px|The seldom-seen Quintesson [[insignia|faction symbol]].]]

The '''Quintessons''' are a bizarre and ancient race of mechanoids, whose history and shadowy machinations are bound up with the history of the [[Transformer]]s. They prefer subtle manipulation, scheming, and advanced technology over brute force, but if those don't work, they can fall back on the legion of deadly [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and [[Allicon]]s at their command and a fleet of battle-ready [[Quintesson spacecraft|spaceships]] as well. However, the Quintessons themselves have zero fighting abilities and are absolute cowards if they have nothing to hide behind. For example the Quintessons are seen to be powerless against a Sharkticon revolt.

{{quote|Deceivers! Betrayers! Five-faced slime of the nebula!|[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on the Quintessons|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

== Types of Quintessons ==
[[Image:QuintessonTFMMarvel.jpg|right|thumb| What? Death is for the ''guilty'' ones? You mean I've been doing this wrong the whole time?]]
The Quintessons appear to be mostly (if not entirely) mechanical beings. They come in several distinct forms, some of which are identified by their place in the Quintessons' bizarre court system.

:''('''Note''': The names given are, when possible, taken directly from the character model sheets.)''

==='''Judges '''===
The most prominent and famous type of Quintesson, as well as the apparent "leaders" of the race, are the Judges, also referred to as the Imperial Magistrates. Judges have inverted, egg-shaped bodies which float on a beam of energy and possess wiry tentacles for physical manipulation, but their most distinctive physical characteristics are their five rotating faces. Each face represents a different aspect of the Quintesson, though for four of the five faces, there are conflicting accounts as to what each represents.
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| [[Image:Quintessondeath.jpg|125px|Who farted?]] || [[Image:Qhead1.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead2.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead3.gif|125px]] || [[Image:Qhead4.gif|125px]]
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| '''Death''' || '''Rage'''/<br>'''Wrath''' || '''Laughter'''/<br>'''War''' || '''Bitterness'''/<br>'''Wisdom''' || '''Doubt'''/<br>'''Judgment'''
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|}
:''('''Note''': The first names given above for the latter four faces come from Japanese ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' supplements. They are derived from the descriptions given of the faces in the original script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]]''—an "angry face," a "smiling face," a "grimacing face" and a "suspicious face"—and the faces were [http://hometown.aol.com/silverphoenix12/junkion.html specifically designed] by [[Floro Dery]] to represent these emotions. All the same, this information remained very little-known for a long time, leading to the second set of names being created for use in the 2004 publication, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. The original names were also used for ''[[Transformers: The Ark|The Ark]]'', published by [[IDW]] in 2007.)''

In the original animated series, the Judges were all of the same size and were rarely named. (Then again, it was rare for ''any'' Quintesson to get an individual name.) Conversely, in the Marvel Comics continuity, Judges vary in size, including the massive [[Lord Kledji]] and the smaller [[Sevax]]. It is worth noting that the order of the faces in the ring varies from Judge to Judge (if not from shot to shot, ahem).

Named Judges include:

* [[Judge Brinn]]
* [[Judge Deliberata]]
* [[Derodomontatus]]
* [[Judge Heirodyus]]
* [[Lord Kledji]]
* [[Sevax]]

===Bailiffs===
[[Image:Quintbailiff anime.png|thumb|150px|left|None Shall Pass!]]
These snout-nosed creatures were seen serving as guards in the Quintessons' court.

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===Executioners===
[[Image:QuintGate.gif|right|thumb|Pokey, pokey!]]

This breed of Quintesson was first seen throwing the switch that dropped the unfortunate [[Arblus]] into the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit. They have also been called "Gatekeepers".

Named executioners include:
* [[General Ghyrik]]
* [[In-Saba Nur]]
* [[Jolup]]
* [[Overseer Rexian]]

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===Prosecutor===
[[Image:Inquisitor fugly.jpg|thumb|left|Prosecutor and the seldom-seen "wizened" variant.]]

This variety of Quintesson is the second-most common type, often seen in positions of authority. They have also been called "Inquisitors". In court, they are the ones who ask for the Judges' verdicts and occasionally let the defendants say something in their defense, for all it matters.

Named prosecutors include:
** [[Admiral Krahulik]]
** [[Overseer Vashik]]

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===Scientist===
[[Image:Quint scientist.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Yes, I have a question]]
[[Image:Quint dweller.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I had to walk ''15 miles'' in the snow to school!]]

Scientists are somewhat similar to the Prosecutors in construction, though they feature more bulbous heads and bearded, somewhat-more-human faces.

Named scientists include:
** [[Al-Badur]]
** [[Extempaxia]]
** [[Inquirata]]
** [[Mara-Al-Utha]]

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===Other types===
[[Image:Quint two faced.jpg|thumb|125px|right|My tentacles are on fire!]]

The Judges are not the only Quintessons to have multiple faces, though the only known exception is the '''three-faced scientist''' who was the primary creator of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. One of his faces was grievously damaged, a scar left by the [[Dweller]], which he covered with a mask.

This scientist instigated a plan to get the [[Decepticon]]s to unwittingly release the trans-organics from their prisons deep within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so they would wipe out all Transformer life. The plan ultimately backfired; the Dweller killed the other trans-organics, and was launched into space by the [[Autobot]]s... where it smashed into the scientist's ship, which was en-route to Cybertron. Presumably, the scientist finally met his end as the Dweller drained the energy from the ship and everyone within it. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:Quint rentacops.jpg|thumb|150px|left|"Game over, man! Game over!"]]

'''Security officers''' appear to have been an ancient model of Quintesson, and possibly the only kind with built-in offensive capabilities, some having one set of arm-tentacles replaced with over-sized blasters. These blasters availed them naught, however, against the Trans-Organic beasts. It is unknown if any of this model of Quintesson exist in "modern" times. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:Quint humanoid.jpg|thumb|150px|right|No one remembers we exist.]]

Non-bailiff, non-executioner '''Humanoid''' Quintessons are exceedingly rare. One accompanied [[Inquirata]] on his mission to use a [[time window]] to change Cybertron's history, stopping the slave revolt that drove the Quintessons off-planet. {{storylink|Forever is a Long Time Coming}}

And then there's [[Mirdane]]. A rarity among Quintessons, in that he has a name, and that's ''it''. He has only ever been mentioned by others, never seen, so what body type he has/had is unknown. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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==Fiction==
===Animated series===
[[image: Quint.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Believe it or not, you actually have better chances in Texas.]]

In ages long past, a cold and emotionless race of aliens called the Quintessons created two lines of sentient robots on a planet-sized factory known as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. One was a line of robots designed for domestic duties and labor (known as [[Autobot]]s), and the other was a line designed for military use, (known as [[Decepticon]]s). The Quintessons were exceptionally cruel to their creations, eventually leading to wide-spread rebellion, a rebellion started by the Autobot [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]]. Forced to flee the planet, the Quintessons eventually settled on the small, twisted planet of [[Quintessa]], but fostered an undying hatred of all Transformers for millions of years. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

In 2005, they were shown to capture prisoners for trial and feeding to their army of [[Sharkticon]]s. The mock trials held by the Quintesson Court seemed to have no purpose at all (except maybe for the Quintessons' amusement), as defendands were still immediately fed to the ravenous Sharkticons even when the Judge determined them to be innocent. However, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s managed to rescue the pair of Autobots the Quintessons had captured. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] inspired the Sharkticons to rebel...by stomping his foot on the ground and telling them to do so.(You wanna argue with him???) {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

One year (or possibly five years, depending on whom you ask) after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Quintessons reappeared. They first sent a commando team of Sharkticons to abduct various Autobots (as well as [[Spike Witwicky]], though that may have been unintentional). Upon capturing the 'bots, the Quintessons seemed more interested in interrogating their prisoners than feeding them to the Sharkticons. However, they eventually did find the captured Transformers to be guilty of the crime of...being Transformers. (Spike was guilty by association.) {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

After [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] mounted a rescue for their captive friends, the Quintessons attempted to kill the would-be rescuers by destroying the entire planet of [[Quintessa]]. After this plan failed, the surviving Quintessons made an alliance with the newly revived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to attack Cybertron (in return for the fictional [[Decepticon Matrix|Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]], which they made up because they needed to give him a reason not to kill them). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

The Quintessons betrayed Galvatron almost immediately after the battle had been won, toggling a switch which caused all Transformers the galaxy over literally to freeze where they stood. Luckily, Spike stopped the Quintessons before they had much of a chance to do anything. Despite their betrayal (and the fact that they almost killed him), Galvatron remained an ally (despite that he tried to kill them also). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Later plots by the Quintessons were no less nefarious. A rogue Quintesson scientist abducted several Transformers and a human for behavioral study {{storylink|The Killing Jar}} and revived the deceased [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in an attempt to lure all the Autobots into a trap (which nearly succeeded). {{storylink|Dark Awakening}} Later still, the Quintessons attempted to rewrite history by preventing their loss of Cybertron (which nearly resulted in the very fabric of Time being destroyed). {{storylink|Forever is a Long Time Coming}}

A single Quintesson was captured by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to repair the body of Optimus Prime. It was mentioned that the Quintessons had gone into hiding in the farthest reaches of the galaxy and were never heard from again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime}}

====Kiss Players====
[[image: KPMaximus2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Do cameos count as canon?]]The [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]], together with the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Angela]], [[Star Dust]] and [[Zangetsu]], were traveling through time aboard [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] when the space fortress suddenly went out of control.

[[image: KPQuints.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This is all kinds of crazy.]]
The six found themselves on a strange, alien world in the year 2011. With their ship ensnared, they were herded by [[Sharkticon]]s to the Space Tribunal, where the Quintessons put them on trial for time-traveling without their permission.

When Shaoshao asked if being cute was a crime, the Quintessons threatened to charge her with contempt of court. Atari suggested using their Kiss Play abilities to transform into cute costumes and ask the "octopusses" nicely to let them go. But turning into a swimsuit-clad elementary school girl and asking the judge's permission to go to the potty only resulted in Atari and her friends being found "not guilty" and dropped into the Sharkticon pit below.

Rescued by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Goldbug]], they fled back to Fortress Maximus and re-entered the time portal. Sucked into the maelstrom along with them, the Quintessons demanded that the process stop, saying that they were the last of their kind. But it was too late, and the aliens were trapped inside the hole in space-time.

===Marvel UK Comics===

Like those creepy little fish that swarm behind sharks, snapping at stray scraps, the Quintessons were vile enforcers for [[Unicron]], savagely hunting down and picking off those who attempted to escape his maw.

In 2008, Quintesson scientists realized that their planet, Quintesson (not [[Quintessa]]), was threatened with destruction by a time rift that was caused by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge’s]] time-traveling.

Desperate for their race to survive, they launched a surprise attack on Autobot City, capturing it for themselves. Most of the Autobots were deactivated, except for [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], who was outside the city at the time of the attack, and [[Eject]], [[Rewind]], [[Ramhorn]] and [[Steeljaw]], who were hidden inside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster’s]] cassette compartment.

Using [[Arcee]] as bait, the Quintessons captured the [[Creation Matrix]] from Rodimus, and he reverted to [[Hot Rod]]. Out of options, Hot Rod activated the core of Autobot City, a giant Autobot called [[Metroplex]], who transformed and drove the Quintessons off but caused massive damage to the city in the process.

The Quintessons fled, but were ordered by Lord Kledji ''not'' to return to Quintesson, but to roam the stars instead to rebuild their forces and seek revenge on the Transformers, since their home planet was doomed beyond hope. How that went for them is unknown, but as they'd managed to cheese off most of the known metallic species by that point, it probably didn't go too well.

===Universe Featuring The Wreckers===
The Quintessons conspired with [[Cryotek]] to retake the newly-reformatted Cybertron. He screwed them.

===Dreamwave Comics===
The Quintessons were an alien race which appeared to conquer Cybertron at some point, but were driven off. However, they continued to maintain watch over Cybertron, eventually coming to manipulate the [[Council of Ancients]]. Megatron claimed this was the reason that he started the [[Great War]] {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}. This did not, however, stop him from making a deal with the Quintessons, who provided him with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Knowing both Megatron and the Quintessons, both were planning to betray each other when the time was right. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Later, they prepped the [[Female Autobots]] for invading Cybertron.

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==Trivia==
*If one uses the [[Beast Machines]] storyline as canon, then the Quints terraformed the then organic planet of Cybertron into a mechanical planet. Optimus Primal and crew would later reverse the process.
*When asked about the Quintesson design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]] stated they were based on a cylindrical toy he designed at some point. <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref>

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==Footnotes==
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Pocketbot

2008-01-06T03:18:10Z

213.202.134.16:

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Pocketbots are small insect like drones that Professor Sumdac created. What their exact function was is a mystery, however they do posses a tiny cutting laser. The pocketbots were a bit of a failure however as Sumdac could never get them working. When Megatron revived, he managed to transfer some of his energy to one, taking control and using it as a spy. He slipped it into Sari's backpack upon learning she was heading to the Autobot base. Megatron used it to search for the All Spark, but when the search ended with failure, he used it to transfer some energy to the factory's control station, allowing him to take control. After Bumblebee destroyed the console, Optimus found the pocketbot. It escaped from him, only to be crushed by Bulkhead

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Pocketbot

2008-01-06T03:17:27Z

213.202.134.16: New page: {{picsneeded|Screenshot!}} Pocketbots are small insect like drones that Professor Sumdac created. What their exact function was is a mystery, however they do posses a tiny cutting laser. ...

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Pocketbots are small insect like drones that Professor Sumdac created. What their exact function was is a mystery, however they do posses a tiny cutting laser. The pocketbots were a bit of a failure however as Sumdac could never get them working. When Megatron revived, he managed to transfer some of his energy to one, taking control and using it as a spy. He slipped it into Sari's backpack upon learning she was heading to the Autobot base. Megatron used it to search for the All Spark, but when the search ended with failure, he used it to transfer some energy to the factory's control station, allowing him to take control. After Bumblebee destroyed the console, Optimus found the pocketbot. It escaped from him, only to be crushed by Bulkhead

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