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Bombshell (G1)

2008-01-27T01:43:12Z

213.202.188.62: /* Animated continuity */

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:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Bombshell_MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies]]

A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s," the twisted '''Bombshell''' plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Obus'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Prudox'''



==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (US), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japan)

[[Image:G1_PlagueofInsecticons_Bombshell_blast.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]

Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern Bali off of Indonesia, the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computers]] to possess insectoid [[alternate mode|beast mode]]s, and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[energon]]. The Insecticons were largely communal in nature, though Bombshell often alternated leadership with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] was out of luck).

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities -- after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into duplicates of the Insecticons in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:G1_Traitor_Bombshell_captures_Mirage.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Bombshell aroaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]

Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united 'Cons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor}}

[[Image:G1_EntertheNightbird_Bombshell_Nightbird.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Bombshell copping a feel on Nightbird. It must get lonely with all the fembots being Autobots.]]

Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{Storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[Image:G1_InsecticonSyndrome_Bombshell_Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|A communications officer with a stetoscope...and he didn't here THAT!?!?|170px]]

He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special insecti-shell to reunify the pieces. {{Storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:G1_QuestforSurvival_Bombshell_Kickback.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]

In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented -- Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes.{{Storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included), into deep space, where [[Unicron]] reformatted him into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Bombshell was first seen as a soldier on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] under the command of Lord [[Straxus]]. {{Storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} After Straxus began an alliance with Megatron and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[Space Bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot]]s, the Decepticon operation proved ineffective. {{Storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside Optimus Prime during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good -- by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the Stunticons just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{Storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{Storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed -- [[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[COBRA]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{Storylink|Power Struggle}}

While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{Storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen briefly under [[Ratbat]]'s command. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was first seen on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave in a raid on Iacon. They ran into Optimus Prime on his first day on the job. It still hurt. A lot. {{Storylink|The War Within}} During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under Shockwave as part of the primary Decepticon faction. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the Ark and Nemesis: Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for millions of years. {{Storylink|The Rules of Extinction}} In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. The Autobots managed to uncover the Insecticons' schemes, free the townspeople, and capture their opponents. It was easy. Perhaps, too easy...? {{Storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|It's heavily hinted at in Dreamwave continuity that Bombshell's cerebro-shells were the basis for the "Shell Program" later used in ''[[Beast Wars]]'' to reprogram [[Maximal]] protoforms into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. It makes no small manner of sense.}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback rob a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s orders. They deliver the stolen property to Starscream and [[Tobias Muldoon]] the following morning.

Bombshell forms the middle of the "[[Insectrain]]". He has a triple-barreled cannon mounted on a turret. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': "Twin Ion Impulse Blaster"

[[Image:G1Bombshell_toy.jpg|left|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]

: Bombshell transforms into a robotic [[wikipedia:boll_weevil|boll weevil]] He doesn't do a whole lot more than that. There is a variation on the mold's insect-mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the "top" part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in robot mode.

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other Insecticons were "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1988. They each cost 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[robot points]].

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo]] drones.

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*'''Bombshell''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, rifle

[[Image:Action_Master_Bombshell.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share{{m-}}we TAKE the mind."]]

: [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He comes with his robot scarab partner [[Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell. He was only available in the European markets.

*'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''16''' (full set)

: Bombshell was released as part of the Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" series in a set with [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot.

===Merchandise===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, 1987)

: Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

: The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

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==Trivia==
* Bombshell --like the other Insecticons-- was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Waruder Kabutron" evil alien piloted mech in different colors... which were eventually used when the trio were [[redeco]]ed for [[e-Hobby]] release. This is also the genesis of those opening chest compartments.

* In the anime series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurren-Lagann ''Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann''], the Gunmen (the head-shaped mecha that are piloted in the series) [http://www.gurren-lagann.net/mecha/spacedayakkaiser.html Dayakkaiser] are based off of Bombshell's head design, complete with a cannon mounted on top of its face.

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== External links ==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm Bombshell at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Bombshell Bombshell's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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Talk:Nanosec (episode)

2008-01-27T01:35:25Z

213.202.188.62: /* Cliffjumper */

==Cliffjumper==
I really don't think Bumblebee turning red is a nod to Cliffjumper. I think it's a nod to what metals do when they get hot, and it happens all the time in cartoons. It seems a bit of a stretch, to me, to say it's a nod to Cliffjumper. Comments? --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 23:16, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
: Yeah, that's not a real nod. It would be if BB would paint himself to red, but this is just coinstidence. --[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 23:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
: Of course it's not a nod to Cliffjumper. TF fans are generally desperate to find whatever idiotic, tenuous-to-excessively-literal-minded links they can to the most innocuous, meaningless things. This is why we have shit like the "Darksyde" and "Prowl II Owl". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]]
: That seems a little unfair. Anyone could have made the Darksyde mistake(plus great name) and having TWO Prowl's in a toyline is asking for trouble--[[User:GWolf|GWolf]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

The Thrill of the Hunt

2008-01-27T01:33:26Z

213.202.188.62: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

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'''While Autobots encounter a mysterious muscle car creating havoc in Detroit, Ratchet keeps flashing back to his "tour of duty" in the Great Autobot-Decepticon Wars.'''

==Synopsis==

While debating the ethical dilemma of an auto parts store with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s old war wound tingles, making him think that trouble's ahead. Just then, the lights in the city go out, and the trio is confronted by a spiked muscle car with red headlamps. Thinking it's a human out for a joyride, the [[Autobot]]s go after the car. At a critical moment in the chase, Ratchet experiences a flashback to his days in the [[Great War]]...

''Field tech Ratchet is in the middle of a war zone with a Decepticon barrage falling down around him. Communicating with [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], he says found the object of his mission, an Autobot intelligence officer named [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. She is badly damaged and in need of immediate repair. Ratchet uses his [[EMP]] generator to deactivate her temporarily, allowing him to replace her leg, despite Arcee's concern that the EMP could wipe her [[memory core]].''

Ratchet flashes back into the present and is nearly run over by the muscle car, but is pushed out of the way by Bumblebee. The Autobots regroup at headquarters and Optimus inquires of Ratchet's well-being, but the crusty old bot doesn't want to talk. Meanwhile, the [[Television|TV]] news is broadcasting a live, high-speed chase between the police and the strange car, and Ratchet experiences another flashback.

''In the middle of the repair to Arcee, Ratchet loads her up and starts to evacuate the area, only to be caught and smacked down by a bounty hunter.''

Ratchet's thoughts are snapped back into the present as the Autobots begin the chase after the muscle car anew. Ratchet finally recognizes the muscle car as an old nemesis, [[Lockdown]]. The past haunts him again...

''Ratchet and Arcee are now prisoners of Lockdown, who explains his work as a bounty hunter and his lack of allegiance to either side in the war. He also says he has a fondness for taking weapons and parts from his quarry as trophies and upgrades. This time, he's taken Ratchet's EMP generator.''

Flash forward to the present, and Prime finally forces Lockdown to stop. The bounty hunter incapacitates Prime with the EMP weapon, and they both disappear. In his hideout, Lockdown explains to a tied-up Optimus Prime about the bounty on his head for killing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Then he gets to work on removing Prime’s grapplers and installing them in his own body.

The Autobots scan the city for Prime, but don't have much luck until [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] finds that Lockdown's ship is sitting in the middle of the old downtown area, cloaked as an ordinary warehouse. Before they roll out, Ratchet refuses to join the rescue mission, though without explanation.

Finished with his chop job on Optimus, Lockdown converses with [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], who is evidently the one who put the price on Prime's head. Lockdown requests payment first, but Blitzwing promises that he will be most satisfied with his upgrades... provided the [[Decepticon]]s are satisfied with the results. The Autobots arrive at Lockdown's ship and attack. Lockdown dispatches [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee without much trouble. However, Prowl is a bit harder for Lockdown to handle until the bounty hunter drops him with an EMP blast. Before he can take any more trophies, Ratchet arrives and confronts Lockdown, but the medic too falls to the EMP. When Lockdown thinks he's beaten the doc-bot, Ratchet reveals he was playing dead, being immune to the effects of his own weapon, and throws Lockdown around with his magnetic powers, knocking him unconscious. Inside Lockdown’s ship, Ratchet finds Prime and frees him, but Lockdown{{m-}}himself "playing possum" after Ratchet's attack{{m-}}stops them from leaving. Ratchet takes him out again, and when he’s pinned down, Ratchet forcibly removes the parts Lockdown stole from Prime. The act brings on another flashback.

''In order to avoid interrogation from Megatron, Arcee asks Ratchet to use his EMP generator on her to wipe her memory core, which contains critical access codes for the Autobots. When Ratchet and Lockdown struggle for the device, it overloads and goes off. Ratchet and Arcee leave Lockdown's ship just before some part of it detonates, but when Ratchet inquires of her condition, Arcee doesn't know who she is or where they are, a result of the EMP blast.''

In the present, Ratchet takes the EMP weapon back and zaps Lockdown's ship. He escapes with Optimus as the ship crashes into a river.

Back at headquarters, Ratchet repairs Prime’s grapplers and then finally opens up to Optimus about his war experiences.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Andrew Robinson]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Ben Jones]] and [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' January 19, 2008

===Featured characters===
Numbers indicate order of appearance.
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Lockdown]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)

|}

==Quotes==
'''Ratchet:''' "Augh, it's primitive. It's barbaric. There ought to be a law against it!"<br>
'''Optimus:''' "It's just an auto supply store, Ratchet."<br>
'''Ratchet:''' "You mean they actually sell spare parts on the open market? What kind of malfunction would be crass enough to buy this stuff?"<br>
'''Bumblebee:''' "Hey, guys, check out my new horn!"
:—Evidently, Bumblebee is crass enough.

"Ooh, I want to see [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|him]] turn into a fire truck! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Can I?"
:—Crazy '''Blitzwing''', happy as a protoform in a supply shop

"I'm not good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy."
:—'''Lockdown''', best buddy of Kraven and Predator.

"I'm impressed. It's been eons since the last time someone got the drop on me."<br>
"Next time will be much sooner!"
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl''' talk tough.

"Now, that was just sad. HAHAHAHA."
:—'''Lockdown''', after supposedly taking out '''Ratchet''' with one shot

"Humans call it 'playing possum'. Don't ask me what a possum is."
:—'''Ratchet''', after deceiving '''Lockdown'''. But was he playing [[Enter the Nightbird|roboto-possum]]?

"Time was I'd use my EMP generator to do this painlessly. Too bad I don't have it anymore"
:—'''Ratchetg''', right before ripping Prime's grapplers out of Lockdown's arm, forgetting children are watching.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee's new horn plays the traditional melody of the phrase "Ro-bots in Dis-guise"!
* Lockdown's symbol on his chest resembles a [[rubsign]], such as those in the [[Generation_1_(toyline)|G1]] toyline.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode of ''Animated'' in which [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] and [[Isaac Sumdac]] do not appear.
* This episode reveals how Ratchet's right horn got broken and why his left arm has a missing piece. Both were caused by Lockdown.
* [[Susan Blu]] reprises her role of Arcee from the Generation One series.
* This is the first episode in which we see ''Animated'' Cybertron, albeit in a flashback.
* The TV anchorman seen in this episode appears to be an ''Animated'' version of [[wikipedia:Ron Burgundy|Ron Burgundy]]. Stay classy, Cybertron.
* An over-sized human skull can be seen in Lockdown's trophy collection. This is possibly a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Predator (film series)|Predator]]'' film series, in which another alien hunter keeps body parts (particularly skulls) as trophies of its kills. (Or it might just be a common trait of hunters in general.)
*This episode seems to spit in the eye of whoever said this would be more kid orientated, as it features a heavy atmosphere, suggested torture and quite obvious pain being inflicted by a good guy on a villian, pretty much for no other reason but revenge.
*As Prime and Ratchet talk at the end, you hear the saddest rendition of "More Than Meets The Eye" ever.

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Lockdown (Animated)

2008-01-27T01:27:30Z

213.202.188.62:

:''Lockdown is a [[Decepticon]] (sort of) in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tfalockdowna.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Not bad, for a human."]]

'''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon by necessity more than anything else. He's got [[Insecticons |no real loyalty]] towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's really such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con than not. Driven by the chase, he'll hunt down any prey you like...for a price. Aside from his fees, Lockdown likes to collect trophies from his Autobot victims, and he has displayed a number of parts that appear to be stolen. (His hook and chainsaw arms appear to be stolen as well, since they don't match his color scheme.)

{{quote|Another trophy for the wall.|Lockdown}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
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:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (English), ? (Japanese)
{{spoiler|The Thrill of the Hunt}}
During the war, Lockdown worked as a bounty hunter. One of his jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory.

On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s death, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatised him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in his ship with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar. He looks freaking terrifying. And he has a hook, essentially making him the "pirate" to Prowl's "ninja".

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The Thrill of the Hunt

2008-01-27T01:26:32Z

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'''While Autobots encounter a mysterious muscle car creating havoc in Detroit, Ratchet keeps flashing back to his "tour of duty" in the Great Autobot-Decepticon Wars.'''

==Synopsis==

While debating the ethical dilemma of an auto parts store with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s old war wound tingles, making him think that trouble's ahead. Just then, the lights in the city go out, and the trio is confronted by a spiked muscle car with red headlamps. Thinking it's a human out for a joyride, the [[Autobot]]s go after the car. At a critical moment in the chase, Ratchet experiences a flashback to his days in the [[Great War]]...

''Field tech Ratchet is in the middle of a war zone with a Decepticon barrage falling down around him. Communicating with [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], he says found the object of his mission, an Autobot intelligence officer named [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. She is badly damaged and in need of immediate repair. Ratchet uses his [[EMP]] generator to deactivate her temporarily, allowing him to replace her leg, despite Arcee's concern that the EMP could wipe her [[memory core]].''

Ratchet flashes back into the present and is nearly run over by the muscle car, but is pushed out of the way by Bumblebee. The Autobots regroup at headquarters and Optimus inquires of Ratchet's well-being, but the crusty old bot doesn't want to talk. Meanwhile, the [[Television|TV]] news is broadcasting a live, high-speed chase between the police and the strange car, and Ratchet experiences another flashback.

''In the middle of the repair to Arcee, Ratchet loads her up and starts to evacuate the area, only to be caught and smacked down by a bounty hunter.''

Ratchet's thoughts are snapped back into the present as the Autobots begin the chase after the muscle car anew. Ratchet finally recognizes the muscle car as an old nemesis, [[Lockdown]]. The past haunts him again...

''Ratchet and Arcee are now prisoners of Lockdown, who explains his work as a bounty hunter and his lack of allegiance to either side in the war. He also says he has a fondness for taking weapons and parts from his quarry as trophies and upgrades. This time, he's taken Ratchet's EMP generator.''

Flash forward to the present, and Prime finally forces Lockdown to stop. The bounty hunter incapacitates Prime with the EMP weapon, and they both disappear. In his hideout, Lockdown explains to a tied-up Optimus Prime about the bounty on his head for killing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Then he gets to work on removing Prime’s grapplers and installing them in his own body.

The Autobots scan the city for Prime, but don't have much luck until [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] finds that Lockdown's ship is sitting in the middle of the old downtown area, cloaked as an ordinary warehouse. Before they roll out, Ratchet refuses to join the rescue mission, though without explanation.

Finished with his chop job on Optimus, Lockdown converses with [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], who is evidently the one who put the price on Prime's head. Lockdown requests payment first, but Blitzwing promises that he will be most satisfied with his upgrades... provided the [[Decepticon]]s are satisfied with the results. The Autobots arrive at Lockdown's ship and attack. Lockdown dispatches [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee without much trouble. However, Prowl is a bit harder for Lockdown to handle until the bounty hunter drops him with an EMP blast. Before he can take any more trophies, Ratchet arrives and confronts Lockdown, but the medic too falls to the EMP. When Lockdown thinks he's beaten the doc-bot, Ratchet reveals he was playing dead, being immune to the effects of his own weapon, and throws Lockdown around with his magnetic powers, knocking him unconscious. Inside Lockdown’s ship, Ratchet finds Prime and frees him, but Lockdown{{m-}}himself "playing possum" after Ratchet's attack{{m-}}stops them from leaving. Ratchet takes him out again, and when he’s pinned down, Ratchet forcibly removes the parts Lockdown stole from Prime. The act brings on another flashback.

''In order to avoid interrogation from Megatron, Arcee asks Ratchet to use his EMP generator on her to wipe her memory core, which contains critical access codes for the Autobots. When Ratchet and Lockdown struggle for the device, it overloads and goes off. Ratchet and Arcee leave Lockdown's ship just before some part of it detonates, but when Ratchet inquires of her condition, Arcee doesn't know who she is or where they are, a result of the EMP blast.''

In the present, Ratchet takes the EMP weapon back and zaps Lockdown's ship. He escapes with Optimus as the ship crashes into a river.

Back at headquarters, Ratchet repairs Prime’s grapplers and then finally opens up to Optimus about his war experiences.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Andrew Robinson]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Ben Jones]] and [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' January 19, 2008

===Featured characters===
Numbers indicate order of appearance.
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Lockdown]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)

|}

==Quotes==
'''Ratchet:''' "Augh, it's primitive. It's barbaric. There ought to be a law against it!"<br>
'''Optimus:''' "It's just an auto supply store, Ratchet."<br>
'''Ratchet:''' "You mean they actually sell spare parts on the open market? What kind of malfunction would be crass enough to buy this stuff?"<br>
'''Bumblebee:''' "Hey, guys, check out my new horn!"
:—Evidently, Bumblebee is crass enough.

"Ooh, I want to see [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|him]] turn into a fire truck! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Can I?"
:—Crazy '''Blitzwing''', happy as a protoform in a supply shop

"I'm not good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy."
:—'''Lockdown''', best buddy of Kraven and Predator.

"I'm impressed. It's been eons since the last time someone got the drop on me."<br>
"Next time will be much sooner!"
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl''' talk tough.

"Now, that was just sad. HAHAHAHA."
:—'''Lockdown''', after supposedly taking out '''Ratchet''' with one shot

"Humans call it 'playing possum'. Don't ask me what a possum is."
:—'''Ratchet''', after deceiving '''Lockdown'''. But was he playing [[Enter the Nightbird|roboto-possum]]?

"Time was I'd use my EMP generator to do this painlessly. Too bad I don't have it anymore"
:—'''Ratchetg''', right before ripping Prime's grapplers out of Lockdown's arm, forgetting children are watching.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee's new horn plays the traditional melody of the phrase "Ro-bots in Dis-guise"!
* Lockdown's symbol on his chest resembles a [[rubsign]], such as those in the [[Generation_1_(toyline)|G1]] toyline.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode of ''Animated'' in which [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] and [[Isaac Sumdac]] do not appear.
* This episode reveals how Ratchet's right horn got broken and why his left arm has a missing piece. Both were caused by Lockdown.
* [[Susan Blu]] reprises her role of Arcee from the Generation One series.
* This is the first episode in which we see ''Animated'' Cybertron, albeit in a flashback.
* The TV anchorman seen in this episode appears to be an ''Animated'' version of [[wikipedia:Ron Burgundy|Ron Burgundy]]. Stay classy, Cybertron.
* An over-sized human skull can be seen in Lockdown's trophy collection. This is possibly a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Predator (film series)|Predator]]'' film series, in which another alien hunter keeps body parts (particularly skulls) as trophies of its kills. (Or it might just be a common trait of hunters in general.)

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