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Solus Prime

2012-05-13T09:55:08Z

219.88.93.19: /* Prime cartoon */

[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker. The arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's closest to [[Nexus Prime]], who revels in similar pursuits. Her design is regal and silver and black.

Her creations include:
*The Forge of Solus Prime (named after herself)
*The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
*The [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]
*The [[Chimera Stone]]
*The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
*The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
*The [[Chaos Edge]]
*The [[Cyber Caliber]]
*The [[Quill]]

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus Prime that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus Prime became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}
Before the Great War, the Forge of Solus Prime was kept in the [[Vaults of Iacon]], but was hidden on Earth to keep it out of the wrong hands. Millions of years later, it was discovered and retrieved by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} During the war, her [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] was also sent off world, only to wind up in the hands of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Thirteen]]

Wheeljack (Prime)

2012-05-13T09:04:42Z

219.88.93.19: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie''').

Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own.

{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began travelling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackface.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This is his head's "make the fans happy" mode.]]
Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]

An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.

Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}

When Miko was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.

[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, WheelJack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

{{spoiler|Triangulation|May 19, 2012}}
During the Autobot's hunt for the Iacon relecks, Optimus informed Ratchet that he was to be assinged with Wheeljack to find the next one, much to the doc bots annoyance. {{storylink|Triangulation}}
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==Games==
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)
:''Accessories:'' Swords
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{{anchor|Revealer}}
[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Dual swords
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''003'''
: Part of the first wave of "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [[Wheeljack (G1)|white, red, and green]] [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders, or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.

: He will later be retooled as [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref>
* Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.

==References==
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Axe (weapon)

2012-05-13T05:25:58Z

219.88.93.19: /* Transformers: Prime */

{{disambig2|a type of melee weapon|the neutral member of the ''Circle of Light''|Axe (G1)}}
{{disambig2|a type of melee weapon|the ''Animorphs'' character|Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill}}
[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Crosshairs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Speak softly and carry a big old axe.]]

An '''axe''' is a handheld weapon made up of a stick and one or two blades stuck on one or both sides. Axes can range from small, one-handed handaxes, hatchets and throwing axes to huge two-handed, double-edged axes. Compared to a sword, axes are used to hack at an enemy and often have greater weight behind their blows. However, axes are often not as versatile as a sword (which can be used to slash, thrust, parry and so on) and so are generally used by those who prefer raw power over technique. Being somewhat sturdier than swords, axes also make useful tools (e.g. for rescue operations, clearing foliage and breaking through debris).

[[Transformer]]s sometimes use axes for both tools and melee weapons.
==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wielded an [[Energon-axe]] during a fight against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] on a [[Sherman Dam|kind of important dam]]. Although the original toy did not include this accessory, it became closely associated with the character.
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] (most notably [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]]'s rider) wield axes in the Transformers movie. Wreck-Gar's weapon is called an 'Armor Axe' meaning it probably specializes in splitting armor.

===Beast Wars===
*[[Air Hammer]]'s beast mode tail converts into his robot mode's left arm in what could be best described as an axe-like weapon.

===Beast Machines===
*[[Battle Unicorn]] is armed with an axe.

===Beast Wars Neo===
*[[Mach Kick]]'s tail converts into a hatchet.
*[[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] is armed with a weapon that can double as an axe or as a blaster, depending on how it is held.

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] generates an axe as an [[energon weapon]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'s tail becomes an axe when he is in robot mode
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] has his colossal axe [[Sparkdrinker]].

===Live-Action Movie Series===
While Optimus's retractable blade weapon has been interpreted as a [[sword]] rather than an axe in this continuity, the [[Michael Bay|AWESOMENESS]] of axes hasn't been overlooked.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s toy has a fold-out axe in one forearm (although no fiction to date has depicted him using it).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] possesses a retractable battle axe for melee combat.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]</ref>
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]'s landing-gear cane converts to an axe.
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] has an axe as well.
*In [[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]], Optimus Prime utilizes a double-edged axe (alongside his sword) in the final battle.

===Transformers Animated===
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] uses a rocket-powered axe as a signature weapon and for transport. Before the events of the series, it is shown that this weapon would have been used primarily as a tool rather than a weapon, used to clear rubble and detritus from space bridges. Not that that makes it any less effective in combat.
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s partner, [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] transforms into an '''axe of rock'''!

===Transformers: Prime===
*In the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]] video game [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s melee weapon is a large rocket powered axe almost as big as he is. He uses it quite efficiently, violently ripping apart endless Decepticon soldiers.
*When forced to fight, [[Miko]]'s usual choice of weapon is an Axe.

==References==
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[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Melee weapons]]