Tankor (ROTF)

2009-09-23T09:52:02Z

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:''Tankor is a [[Decepticon]] from the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Tankor''' is a [[Decepticon]] who takes the [[alternate mode]] of a tank. He's slow, dumb, and low-ranking.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''Tankor''' (Legends Class, 2009)
:Tankor is a [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|first movie]], transforming into a modified [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]] tank. As a Legends toy, he features very limited articulation.

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==Trivia==

Given his name, altmode and colour scheme, it is possible that Tankor is a reference/tribute to The ''Gobots'' character of '''Tank''', much like [[Fracture]] was to Crasher.

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

All Hail Megatron issue 12

2009-07-04T04:15:03Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #12
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 11
|next=All Hail Megatron issue 13
|image=All Hail Megatron 12a.jpg
|caption=Unlike issue 1, this ''sorta'' happened.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 24]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=June 2009
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]] and [[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|All Hail Megatron]]
}}

'''There's a nuclear bomb coming to blow up a city as Prime and Megatron trade blows and viewpoints, and somebody has to fly up and stop it! [[Prime_Directive_issue_6|Haven't we been here before?]]'''

== Synopsis ==

In [[New York City]], the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle. Sideswipe swats Kickback with a broken street light, wanting to avenge Sunstreaker's death. Suddenly, Bombshell surprises him and reveals that he was the one responsible for Sunstreaker's actions by toying with the mind of his former Headmaster partner, Hunter O'Nion. Before Bombshell can kill Sideswipe, though, Kup punches him in the face. However, he, too, gets taken by surprise by Skywarp. Skywarp is incredulous about Kup's presence, since he had heard that [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup had gone crazy]]. Kup, insulted by Skywarp's "scrap heap" joke, fires at his chest, and falls near the Statue of Liberty, where Omega Supreme and Devastator struggle. Devastator claims that nothing can stop him, but Omega proves otherwise by blasting straight through his chest (along with Lady Liberty's chest) and Devastator falls into the ocean.

At Central Park, Sparkplug Witwicky, Colonel Hawke, and the remaining army troops fire at Dropshot, but without success. Sparkplug orders Hawke to leave, with the European Union plane (secretly the Decepticon Tankor) heading its way to drop the nuke at the city. Hawke protests, but Sparkplug persists, saying that he might lose his son, and that he doesn't want any of his men to join him. Meanwhile, Spike and his "team" make it to the rooftop of a building and stay low, witnessing two of the large robots begin their duel. Armed with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] gun, Spike decides to target the silver one. Bridge asks Spike if the other one is on their side, and Spike replies that it might be, considering his size.

Optimus Prime and Megatron throw down once again. Megatron once again questions Prime on why he cares about the humans when they're about to drop a nuke onto the city, not to mention Sunstreaker being captured and tortured by them, and believes Prime is a fool for returning to Earth. Prime retorts by saying that it's not about saving ''them'', it's about who the Transformers ''are'', what the difference between them is, and what makes Megatron a Decepticon, and himself an Autobot.

In Central Park, Sparkplug fires a bazooka at Dropshot, who briefly staggers. Enraged and hurt, Dropshot declares that he was stuck the whole time doing some spy work for the Decepticons, and that nothing's going to stop him from tearing apart Sparkplug. However, what Dropshop doesn't know is that Kup, emerging from the water, is slowly sneaking up behind him...

Meanwhile, Prime and Megatron continue to exchange blows, but Megatron gets the upper hand by throwing Prime into a building. Megatron is impressed by Prime's willingness to struggle, while others had quit. Then, he orders Tankor to proceed with the bombing, to which Tankor, shedding his EU disguise, obliges. Bridge tells Spike to shoot fast, as the gun is almost finished charging up. Megatron orders Blitzwing to gather up the rest of the Decepticons and that the Autobots can die with the humans when the bomb drops. Bridge warns Spike that the Decepticons are about to flee, and Spike decides to act. Megatron tells Prime that he's going to take the Matrix with him, but before he can do anything else, a sudden laser blast is fired...

...and hits Megatron right in the face. Seizing the opportunity, Prime grabs Megatron's fusion cannon off the ground and smashes it ''hard'' at Megatron's head.
Megatron, crackling with electricity, falls to the ground, defeated and broken. The Autobots begin to celebrate, but as Optimus advances towards Megatron, a voice stops him; it's Starscream! Optimus asks why he is here, and Starscream replies that he is fulfilling his role as a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] by protecting Megatron, something the Autobots would never do. Prime, sensing that this isn't Starscream's usual behavior, asks to leave Megatron behind and take over leadership of the Decepticons, but Starscream, repeating what Megatron had told him, says that it must be taken, and not something that is magically given by chance, which is something Prime would never understand.

Optimus asks Starscream if he's running, to which he replies that he's not; he's done playing instead. The Decepticons outnumber the Autobots on the other side of the galaxy, the Autobot army is in ruins, and the Decepticons are victorious. Nothing was gained by this battle, and Starscream gives him a choice before bidding farewell: go after them, or save New York City from nuclear devastation. The Autobots realize that no one has the capacity to fly and stop the nuke, but a voice says that he'll do the job...

The voice belongs to Thundercracker! He decides to go and stop the bomb, because he is the only one that can fly. Optimus tries to say Omega Supreme's name, but Thundercracker replies that the job needs finesse, not brute force. Ironhide points out that Thundercracker is a Decepticon, but he states that there is no honor for the nuke. Drift, a former Decepticon, tries to welcome Thundercracker into the Autobot ranks, but Thundercracker brushes it off, saying that he doesn't want to speak to a traitor, and doesn't want to be one either. He goes on to say that killing innocent humans was not the Decepticons' way of battle; it was forged through combat, not slaughter, and that everything done to Earth was dishonorable. With that, Thundercracker takes off into the air and grabs the nuke as it falls, then flies it into space and fires at it, blowing up the nuke.

With New York safe, the Autobots can finally celebrate their victory. Hound interrupts Prime and introduces him to the mystery "sniper", Spike Witwicky. Prime praises Spike's remarkable skills, and Spike credits that to his "remarkable weapon". In Central Park, Sparkplug Witwicky and Kup have a chat about space and Kup's "cigar" while sitting on the fallen body of Dropshot. Meanwhile, Thundercracker is about to return to the Decepticons when Skywarp, using his teleportation ability, appears and accuses Thundercracker, a fellow Seeker, of betraying the Decepticons. Thundercracker tries to explain to Skywarp about how Megatron had lost his way, but Skywarp furiously calls him a "betrayer"... and fires point blank at Thundercracker's head.

Optimus Prime tells Spike that his people are free, but they must rebuild and recover from the devastation. The humans need leaders like themselves, and heroes that can look up to them in times of need. The Autobots had traveled from their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to free the humans from the Decepticons' tyranny. With that, Prime lets Spike know that he wants to help them in any way he can. Spike, while appreciating it, honestly says that if mankind is going to accept them, they have another think coming—that the Transformers had brought their war to Earth, and had caused ''all'' of the damage to the planet, regardless of allegiance, and that any chance of a union between humans and Transformers is now long gone...

While Spike is talking to Optimus, Sideswipe enters Bombshell's lab and what he finds is disturbing... Hunter O'Nion, Sunstreaker's former Headmaster partner, being placed on life support, due to Sunstreaker's death. Faced with a spark-wrenching decision, Sideswipe presses a switch, shutting down Hunter's life support, and walks away while Hunter expires...

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe ]] (1)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (21)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (23)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (29)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (30)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (31)
*[[Roadbuster]] (32)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (33)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (34)
|c2=
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (2)
*[[Bombshell|Bombshell]] (3)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (7)
*[[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Octane|Tankor]] (17)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (18)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (19)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (20)
*[[Spectro|Spectro]] (?) (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (25)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (26)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (27)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel "Sparkplug" Witwicky]] (9)
*[[Colonel Hawke]] (10)
*[[Bridge]] (11)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Sarah]] (13)
*[[Charles]] (14)
*[[Hunter O'Nion]] (35)
}}

== Quotes ==
* TBD

== Errors ==
* In the description of the ''Coda'' issues, #16 has Bumblebee's story as a second "Story 1" rather than "Story 2".

== Items of note ==
* This issue was released on the same day as the American release of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Coincidence... yeeeaahhh.
* With the overall moral of AHM being "Autobots will stop taking 'acceptable losses' in their war against the Decepticons", Sideswipe deciding to end Hunter's life rather than, say, take him back to Ratchet <strike>and Perceptor</strike> to try and save him really doesn't make a lot of sense.
* The [[Decepticomments]] section describes the ''Coda'' issues and provides art from some of the covers.
* [[Octane]], like his ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy, now goes by the name of Tankor. Poor guy.
* Omega Supreme barely held his own against Monstructor, the first combiner in Spotlight Optimus Prime. However, here he easily defeats Devastator, who barely puts up much of a fight. Either perfecting Jhiaxus gestalt technology has the drawback of a weaker gestalt, or Omega has been training, or McCarthy did not properly take ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'' into account.
* Thundercracker told Drift where to stick it. He speaks for the fans.

== Covers (3)==
* '''Cover A:''' A "reverse" of issue 1's cover, with Prime holding an waving American flag and Megatron's fusion cannon; art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover B:''' Prime vs Megatron; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Apocalypse Comics Exclusive Cover:''' Homage to ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #50, with Megatron in place; art by Casey Coller with colors by Joana Lafuente.
<gallery>
Image:All Hail Megatron 12a.jpg|America loves Prime like France loves Jerry Lewis.
Image:All Hail Megatron 12b.jpg|All Hail Prime!
Image:All Hail Megatron 12ri.jpg|Megatron No More!
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Dirt Boss (ROTF)

2009-05-29T12:33:17Z

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{{disambig3|Dirt Boss}}
:''Dirt Boss is a Decepticon from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Dirt Boss''' is a green and purple industrial vehicle in a movie starring the Constructicons. What could possibly make you think he was a Constructicon?
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Scout Class Toys====
*'''Dirt Boss''' (Scout Class, 2009)
[[Image:RotF Dirt Boss Scout Toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|He tried to kill him with a forklift]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-08'''
:''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Dirt Boss transforms into a forklift relatively in-[[scale]] with the other figures in this line.

==Notes==
*Dirt Boss is quite possibly the most contradictory character in recent years: he appears alongside Constructicons, and shares name and form with [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|a Constructicon]] appearing in ''Animated'', but is ''not'' a Constructicon, and he is nearly identical to [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]] from the first movie's video game, but not only is he not named Scrapper, he also has absolutely nothing to do with dirt, bossing, or even ''em''bossing. Huh.

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[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Hunter O'Nion

2007-01-17T09:39:18Z

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''Hunter is a [[human]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

If you crossed ''Scooby-Doo's'' Shaggy with ''The X-Files''' Fox Mulder, '''Hunter O'Nion''' is who you'd get. With scruffy ginger hair, a green "Alien Death Ray" T-shirt and a VW Kombi van, you'd be forgiven for writing him off as some hippie slacker, but Hunter O'Nion (that's Oh-Nigh-On, not ''un-yun;'' he's a little sensitive about his last name) is really a modern-day questing knight. He runs the [[Mechatopia.com]] website, a repository for information about the presence of gigantic extraterrestrial mechanoids on Earth, and is willing to personally scour the back-roads of continental North America for further evidence.

If there's one problem with Hunter, it's that he's not the most sensitive of people; also, in his drive to uncover the truth, he can get very blunt and direct when someone who may know more than they let on gets evasive - even if that someone has good reason to dissemble.

A chance encounter with [[Verity Carlo]] in Arizona, though, gives him more than he could have wished for: Not only does he achieve personal contact with an actual alien robot in disguise, he's dropped right into the middle of a covert war. The question is, now that Hunter's found his proof, what will he do with it?

==Fiction==

===IDW Comics continuity===

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[[Category: Humans|O'Nion, Hunter]]
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