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Spotlight: Optimus Prime

2010-04-17T19:43:11Z

217.132.109.27: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
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|image=Spotlight_OptimusPrime_a.jpg
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Optimus Prime"
|caption=[[Elita One|Does your man have an ass like mine?]]
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 29]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=August 2007
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Escalation|Escalation]]
}}

'''Optimus Prime's search for answers about his predecessors leads to a dark discovery.'''

==Synopsis==
In the wake of his brush with death at Megatron's hands, Prime is pensive. To find out more about the sinister presence he felt while transferring his Spark through [[infraspace]], he takes ''[[Ark-32]]'' and journeys to the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]—secret home of Omega Supreme. Unfortunately, another ship observes his transit, its [[Pretender Monster|inhabitants]] vowing to destroy whoever is inside the asteroid base that Omega calls home.

Prime quizzes Omega about [[Nova Prime]]. He believes that he encountered Nova while in infraspace, and was filled with a sense of dread, something only Megatron and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] normally cause. Omega explains that Nova Prime felt that Cybertronians were superior to other life forms and had a duty to impress their likeness on the rest of the universe. Optimus surmises that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' was not an exploratory vessel, but part of Nova's expansion, something Omega also suspected.

[[Image:Monstructor-idw1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Seriously. Forget Sunstreaker or Prowl. Give '''this''' guy a [[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] toy.]]
But before they can further pursue the matter, Monstructor smashes his way in to Omega's domain. The enraged combiner robot has come for Omega Supreme; Monstructor makes short work of him, ripping off his cannon arm within seconds and nearly crushing him with a shuttlecraft. Prime's weapons are repelled by an energy-dampening field, so Prime blasts open an airlock, sucking all three of them into space.

Omega uses his rocket-engine arm to transport himself and Prime as far away as he can, but they both know Monstructor is hot on their heels. Prime demands answers, and Omega explains that Monstructor was an attempt by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], at Nova Prime's behest, to combine minds and bodies of a group of Transformers to enhance strength and intellect. But the process failed, and the combined form "devolved into a monster". After Jhiaxus and Nova Prime disappeared aboard the original ''Ark'', Omega locked Monstructor away in a dimensionally-displaced prison, an act which Prime finds reprehensible.

Further debate is ended as Monstructor's ship arrives, and the monster dives at them. Omega tells Prime that Monstructor has one weak spot, an area of his chest; unable to reason with the giant, Prime strikes the area, and Monstructor breaks apart into his components. Prime swears to the fallen robots that he will help them.

An Autobot cleanup crew arrives later, to restore Omega Supreme and take the Monstructor team prisoner. Omega warns Prime that if the gestalt technology falls into Megatron's hands, the result will be an all-consuming war. Jetfire takes the combiner robots away, leaving Optimus to reflect on the tarnished legacy of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] lineage.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
|c4=
* [[Nova Prime]] (3)
* [[Birdbrain]] (5)
* [[Bristleback]] (6)
* [[Icepick]] (7)
* [[Scowl]] (8)
* [[Slog]] (9)
* [[Wildfly]] (10)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (11)
}}

== Errors ==
* A strange conversation occurs among the Monstructor bots:

''Panel 1:''
:'''Unknown:''' Is it him?

''Panel 2:''
:'''Birdbrain:''' Only one sure way to find out.
:'''Bristleback:''' Which is?
:'''Birdbrain:''' ''Smash'' our way in...

''Panel 3:''
:'''Bristleback:''' ...and kill ''whoever'' and ''whatever'' we find inside!

It's ''possible'' that Bristleback did indeed chime in with his two cents' worth (particularly given the intertwined nature of this team), but considering IDW's history of misattributed speech balloons, it also seems likely that Birdbrain and Bristleback's speech balloons got switched in the second panel. Whatever the case, the conversation was not altered for the trade paperback version.

== Items of note ==
[[Image:Sentineltruck.gif|right|150px|thumb|Being Prime requires that your altmode have at least six wheels and a trailer. It's tradition.]]
* The issue includes 2 pages of sketches by [[Don Figueroa]]—one of Optimus Prime in several stages of transformation (though it's the transformation design of Masterpiece/Dreamwave Optimus, not the IDW one), and the other of the various alternate modes of [[Sentinel Prime]] and Nova Prime.
* Among the Autobots reporting in to Prime at the issue's opening are:
:* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (presumably the one reporting on [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup's status]])
:* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (with a new lead on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]—possibly implying that he [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus|cut another deal with Swindle]])
:* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], making his first appearance in the IDWverse, wondering if anyone can hear him. The reason for his transmission would be shown almost a year later in [[Spotlight: Wheelie|his own ''Spotlight'']].
:* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reporting [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Sideswipe's desire to follow up]] on [[Escalation issue 1|Sunstreaker's disappearance]].
* A similar scene starts off [[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]].
* This issue establishes that the various combiner teams shown to date in the IDW universe ([[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], the odd [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]) aren't actually combiners yet.
* Colorist Josh Burcham made the vents on the butt of Optimus Prime's [[Ion blaster]] a sort of ammo gauge, based upon an idea from [[fandom]]. After each subsequent blast, the blue glow dips lower.
* Also, the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]] are not [[Pretender]]s nor [[Decepticon]]s, as they were locked away before the Pretender process and factions were developed. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}} ''See [[IDW timeline]].''
* This issue further establishes that the Pretender Monsters are AWESOME and that Monstructor is a total bad-ass death machine. But we already knew that.
* This issue was reissued in December 2008 as a special 3-D edition, including a pair of cardboard unfoldable 3-D glasses.

===Covers (5)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus in spotlight; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors).
* '''Cover B:''' Optimus with gun; art by [[Gabriel Rodriguez]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored cover A
* '''Cover ComicNewsi.com:''' Optimus at console; art by [[Don Perlin]].
* '''3-D Cover:''' Optimus vs Monstructor; art by [[Hoon]].

<gallery>
Image:Spotlight_OptimusPrime_a.jpg|Spotlight: Optimus Prime's ass
Image:Spotlight_OptimusPrime_b.jpg|I need some low-fat Energon.
Image:Spotlight_OptimusPrime_ri.jpg|Cover RI
Image:Spotlight_OptimusPrime_perlin.jpg|Don Perlin cover
Image:Spotlight_OptimusPrime_3D.jpg|3D cover
</gallery>

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[[Category:Spotlight issues|Optimus Prime]]

Megatron Origin issue 4

2010-04-17T18:27:41Z

217.132.109.27: /* Items of note */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Megatron Origin|The Transformers: Megatron Origin]] #4
|prev=Megatron Origin issue 3
|image=MO 4 b.jpg
|caption=Somebody needs to switch to decaf.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 24]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=September 2007
|written by=[[Eric Holmes]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Mark Bristow]]
|color assist by=[[Gabe Eltaeb]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Megatron Origin]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
}}
'''The former miner-turned-gladiator-turned-rebel leader kills lots of other guys for the hell of it.'''

== Synopsis ==
[[Autobot]] security escorts Starscream away from the other detained gladiators held in the [[Kaon]] holding cells. They take Starscream to stand before the Council of the district, to whom Starscream delivers a message: Everything that has happened is the council's fault. As punishment for their sins, Starscream and Soundwave destroy the council, etching their [[Insignia|symbol]] into the meeting room's view screen.

The next stage in Megatron's master plan carried out by Starscream is to free all the inmates. Starscream releases them all, and the criminals with prior association with Megatron are recruited into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]]. Blasting a hole in the wall with his new weapon, Megatron orders the group to attack with an offensive that is as simple as it is destructive: Everything burns.

In an area inhabited by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s high class, snooty recreation comes to an end when Skywarp and Thundercracker fire upon an airborne vessel, causing it to crash below, destroying an incredible amount on the way down.

Soundwave meets with his boss, Senator Ratbat. The senator admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he was also the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation where he was originally working. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator is embezzling what he can before moving on to new pastures. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes Ratbat's ill-gotten gains, and seals his [[spark]] inside of a frame — his new "cassette" body. Evidently, Soundwave prefers Megatron as his new boss.

Sentinel Prime and the other Autobots fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion. However, the rebels are causing massive damage, have jammed communications with [[Iacon]], and just won't give an inch of ground. Running out of options, Sentinel Prime decides to bring his incredible assortment of firepower (using his Apex System) head to head against Megatron. A colossal explosion blasts Megatron out of sight.

Sentinel Prime radios to the other Autobots that he's created a route that can be used to fight against the enemy. But when his armor's helmet is shattered by Hound's body, he discovers that Megatron still functions. Their struggle takes them over a precipice as they battle while discussing Megatron's goal: Megatron wants to transform the world. With a final strike, Megatron (possibly) kills the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]].

The other Autobots arrive, following Sentinel Prime. They find their leader's body. Prowl, assuming command, orders a retreat.

Megatron sits on his throne and discusses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear — the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered. But they will not do it as Cybertronians. From this day forward, they are the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] has begun...
{{-}}
== Featured characters ==
{{Featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (19)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (20)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (21)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (22)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (24)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (30)
* [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (31)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (4)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (5)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
* [[Squawkbox]] (7)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (8)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (10)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
* [[Motormaster]] (12)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (13)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (14)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (16)
* [[Drag Strip]] (26)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (27)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (28)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Grapple]] (17)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (18)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Senator Ratbat]] (25)

}}
== Quotes ==
"Heh. Nobody's perfect."
:'''—Starscream''', after hearing a long list of charges against him.

"Through your own interests you created this. You brought us here. You didn't just make it possible—you made it happen."
:'''—Starscream''', before the court.

"Hmm. Yes. There's something about this."
:'''—Megatron''', upon receiving his arm cannon.

"Situation—war. Resources—limited. Optimal solution—repurpose valuable resource."
:'''—Soundwave''', while downgrading Senator Ratbat.

"And when you've crossed the planet with your little gang of thugs, what will you do then?"<br>
"I will create desolation—and call it peace!"
:'''—Sentinel Prime''' and '''Megatron'''

== Errors ==
* On page 10, Trailbreaker is depicted grabbing Starscream as the Decepticon makes his escape. Starscream then kicks the Autobot off, sending him into what is heavily implied to be his death (what with the long fall into a massive explosion and all), despite Trailbreaker turning up alive and well many years later in the previously published [[Spotlight: Kup|''Spotlight'': Kup]] as well as the later published [[Spotlight: Blaster|''Spotlight'': Blaster]]. This is not the [[Fastback|first time]] that the ''Megatron Origin'' books would [[Outback|conflict]] with the events in ''Spotlight:'' Kup.
* It also wouldn't be the last time a Spotlight issue has a conflicting plot point, as despite appearances here, Hound shows up fine in [[Spotlight: Galvatron]].
* [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] shows up as one of the Senate guards... when really he [[Dead Universe|shouldn't be there at all.]]
* The string of word bubbles meant for Ratbat on page 12 instead appear to come from Ravage.

== Items of note ==
* Civilians cry out "[[Primus]]!" when they are attacked by Thundercracker and Skywarp. His name is only used as a curse here, but it is the first time their creator's name is mentioned in this continuity in which writer [[Simon Furman]] has claimed Primus and [[Unicron]] will never take part. Furman claimed that this "doesn’t necessarily mean it’s G1 Primus", and that there was someone or something ''else'' called Primus that they were referring to. [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/all-this-and-devastation-4/]
* According to Alex Milne, Sentinel Prime isn't actually dead, and the script called for him to look like he could go either way.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=37411#37411 Post by Alex Milne on the IDW Publishing Forums]</ref> But he is drawn with a gaping hole in his chest and an expression of horror frozen on his face, and his colors are extremely washed-out. The dialogue leaves the question "He alive?" spoken but unanswered.
* Sentinel Prime uses Apex Armor, a reference to the [[Commemorative Series]] reissue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
* Megatron's intention to "create desolation — and call it peace!" is a paraphrase of the real-life [[wikipedia:Caledonians|Caledonian]] chieftain [[wikipedia:Calgacus|Calgacus]], who described the philosophy of the Romans he was fighting against: "To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace." Megatron's wording also reflects the motto from his original [[bio]], "Peace through tyranny."
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] gives [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] his [[fusion cannon]]. It shouldn't be hard to see [[Infiltration issue 6|the irony in this]].

=== Covers (3) ===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron stands over a defeated Sentinel Prime by [[Alex Milne]] (pencils) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors)
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron screaming by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)
* '''Cover RI-A:''' uncolored cover A

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Energon mace

2010-04-17T15:50:23Z

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:''The energon mace is a weapon in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{disambig2|Megatron's melee weapon|human from Star Wars|Mace Windu}}
[[Image:G1Megatron-Flail.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Verity has nothing on Megatron.]]
Although the [[fusion cannon]] is [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s more notable weapon, the [[Decepticon leader|leader]] of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] has many others. Among the more infamous weapons of his is the '''Energon mace'''.

Strangely, he only seems to use it when he is fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on [[Sherman Dam|a particular dam]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
When Megatron led the Decepticons on a raid of Sherman Dam, Megatron and Optimus Prime battled on the top of the dam. As the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] brought out his [[energon-axe]], Megatron revealed his energon mace. After some obligatory trash talking, Megatron and Prime proceeded to thrash each other. However, Megatron only won when Prime's attention was turned to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] calling for help, allowing Megatron to knock Prime off the dam, and fly away with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
After having his latest weapon, the [[Omega Whip]], destroyed by a mind-controlled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron found his means of escape blockaded by his nemesis, Optimus Prime. Megatron swiftly unleashed his energon mace, tangling his foe in its powerful chain. Megatron's upper hand in combat did not last long, as Optimus was soon rescued from the confrontation when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived on the scene and scared all the Decepticons away, including Megatron. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
TBD

===Dreamwave continuity===
Eons ago, when Optimus Prime and Megatron were fighting in the bowels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron breached the casing on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], causing the two [[Transformer|Transformers]] to see visions of the future. Among them were Prime and Megatron fighting with their respective Energon weapons on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within issue 5}}

===G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers===
As the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] dared to attack Megatron, he lost patience and attempted to squash the puny fleshlings with his mighty mace. Sadly, a [[SPS Satellite|satellite]] laser removed said mace, and a decent portion of the arm it was attached to. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6}}

===IDW continuity===
Prompted by Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] offered several weapons to Megatron, including the Energon mace. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin 2}} When Megatron later lost an arm in [[gladiatorial combat]], his new arm featured the mace. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin 3}}

==Toys==
* Reissue Megatron
* Masterpiece Megatron

==Trivia==
*Although Megatron's weapon is called a mace, a weight attached by a chain or a hinge to a handle is usually called a [[Mace|flail]].

[[Category:Melee weapons]]

Latolata

2010-04-16T19:04:38Z

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{{picsneeded|Toy}}
{{factions|blendtron}}
:''Rartorata is a [[Blendtron]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWNAnimeRartorarta1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Defies logic by being uglier than his name.]]
'''Rartorata''' (ラートラータ ''Rātorāta'', also spelled Rartorarta, Rartalarta, Roto-Rooter, Ratatouille, and Nancy) is a cruel servitor of [[Unicron]] with an impossibly goofy name that basically fails to make sense in any language, be it human or [[Cybertronian languages|Cybertronian]]. Rartorata is easily the most vicious of the Blendtron trio, ready to sacrifice anything, even his team-mates [[Elephorca]] and [[Drancron]], to accomplish his mission.

Besides transforming into a hideous fish/bee monster, Rattata carries a "ceremonial rapid-fire poison arrow launcher", which may in fact make him some kind of ninja. Sometimes there are lots of him.

While his resemblance to [[Injector]] has been noted by the Predacon forces, he is apparently ''much'' bigger than the Fuzor.

You go, Lartarartolarltorartlroar.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Nobuyuki Saitō]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Seized Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blendtrons!|Chase the Blendtrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Rartorata machine.jpg|left|150px|thumb|But I don't want to go to Earth. I'll miss [[As the Kitchen Sinks|all my soaps]].]]
In the wake of Unicron's [[The Void! (US)|last]] attempt at eating Cybertron, the hidden cells of [[Unicron cultist|cultists]] continued to operate in secret. As the dead god's consciousness called out to his scattered followers, Larrylatta was chosen to be reformatted into a Blendtron. Joining with former construction bot [[Elephorca]] and ex-gladiator [[Drancron]], he was instructed by the Chaos Bringer to help gather malcontents to the warlord [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 3}}

Flattering their "leader" and offering him capsules of [[Angolmois]], the Blendtrons convinced Shokaract they were facilitating his ascension to the pantheon of [[Lords of Chaos|Dark Gods]] that spawned Unicron himself. As his [[Matrix of Conquest|Anti-Matrix]] filled, he would be transfigured and Cybertron would be remade in his image. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} However, they were in secret agents of Unicron, seeking only to use Shokaract as a "vessel" for the resurrection of their true patron.

[[Image:Rartorata IDWEarth.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[JaAm|mY liFE iS PaIn]].]]
Raratartarsauce was dispatched by Unicron to Earth to deal with the possible threat of the gathered Maximal and Predacon troops, and upon arriving immediately stung [[Razorbeast]], turning him into a raging feral animal. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Subdued by the combined Maximal and Predacon forces, Rakorata was freed when his fellow Blendtrons arrived. Razorbeast told his allies to flee as he charged in to take on the immense Blendtron. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} Ralorata was ultimately destroyed when [[Lazorbeak]] and [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] impaled Drancron on his stinger, causing a volatile Angolmois reaction that eradicated them all. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
*'''Rātorāta''' (Deluxe Blentron, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''X-6'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded "ceremonial rapid-fire poison arrow launcher", "poison arrow"

: Lertlerta is a barely-altered [[redeco]] of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe [[Fuzor]] [[Injector]], transforming into a hornet-lionfish fusion. Pressing down on a plate on the back of his head in either mode tilts it forward and deploys spring-loaded spines on his skull. His beast-mode stinger detaches to form a spring loaded missile launcher (the aforementioned "ceremonial rapid-fire poison arrow launcher").

: Basically, the only differences between Rappakaffalatta and Injector are that Throatwarbler Mangrove has a lighter, charcoal gray plastic instead of Injector's black.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Blendtron/Rartorarta/rartorarta.htm More information on Bartfargo at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Many attempts were made to [[Romanization|romanize]] the character's nonsense name until finally, in 2007, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''Beast Wars'' comics set down a canonical English name for the little fella. Which ''still'' doesn't make any goddamn sense. It's like the whole [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] thing all over again, only there wasn't an option that looked like it ''meant'' something. You'd think they could have just called him "Dave" or something.

* One vaguely likely explanation for the name of this guy is that the scientific name for a species of lionfish is ''Pterois '''lunulata''''', and even that's a bit of a stretch. Considering 'L' is pronounced like an 'R' in Japanese, this seems the most likely explanation... well, the ''only'' explanation.

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