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Fetch

2010-11-04T01:11:36Z

220.237.144.51: /* Armada */

{{factions|minicon}}
:''Fetch is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:FetchTactician01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Throw another stick and he'll break your arm. (Fetch is on the left.)]]

'''Fetch''' has a temper that flares up at any slight, real or imagined. His teammates on the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] are pretty safe from his outbursts, and in fact often set things up so Fetch explodes at some unsuspecting sap. They'll even egg him on just to make him angrier, and deadlier. When he's not savagely pummeling someone who has no idea what they said to set him off, he's actually a fairly competent warrior with a wide variety of ordnance- and stealth-related skills.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
Somehow Fetch came to reside in what appeared to be a storage closet on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with numerous other Mini-Cons. This was likely once a part of the ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'', the crashed Mini-Con starship. Whether the group of Mini-Cons including Fetch had been living there since the time of the ship's crash or if they came from Mini-Con panels activated by the Decepticons in the present day, is uncertain.

[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] somehow knew of this closet and picked [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] from the gathered Mini-Cons to be his partner, and also took the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] with him for good measure.

Fetch was not seen again. {{storylink|Tactician}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Armadatoy-NightAttackTeam.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No, really. He means it. (Fetch is on the right this time)]]
*'''Night Attack Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'s [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]], Fetch transforms into a tank with twin pressure-launch missile launchers. These launchers become his robot-mode arms.

: In Japan, this toy was released as the "Night Attack" version of Wreckage, not as a new character.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Tankor (Cybertron)|Tankor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Fetch/fetch.htm More information on Fetch at TFU.info]''

===Energon===
*'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team & Night Attack Mini-Con Team'''

: An unaltered version of the Night Attack Mini-Con Team was released as part of an ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]].

[[Category:Armada characters]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]

Shockwave (Animated)

2010-08-17T10:38:24Z

220.237.144.51: /* Animated cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon|autobot|eliteguard}}
{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
{{disambig3|Longarm}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFA Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My awesomeness is logical.]]

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. This size-changing master of disguise has infiltrated the Autobot security apparatus at the highest level: his cover persona is '''Longarm Prime''', head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], reporting directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] himself. The undercover Decepticon is the perfect agent to pull this off, as he's able to change his voice, his appearance, and even his energy signature. This puts Shockwave in the perfect position to undermine and mislead the Autobots while feeding strategic information to his true master. To establish his credibility, "Longarm" attended the [[Autobot boot camp]] alongside Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Over the years, he worked his way up the Autobot hierarchy until finally he was promoted to be the very head of the Intelligence Division itself!

Befitting a double agent, Shockwave is highly secretive and fearful of detection. Befitting a cartoon villain, he can confidently give those secrets away if he thinks he's winning. If he suspects his cover may be compromised, he's given to acts of desperation.

{{bigquote|Rise, Shockwave: my most loyal servant!|Megatron|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German)

[[Image:TFA Longarm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why am I wearing a scuba mask?]]

[[Image:TFA Shockwave DoubleAgent.jpg|thumb|right|150px|So does that mean he's Shockwave Prime?]]
Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to impersonate effectively a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.

With the aid of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} Shockwave crafted a young Autobot persona and form for himself from old historical records <ref>Shockwave's on-package bio</ref> and enrolled in [[Autobot boot camp]], where his ability to stretch his limbs to great lengths (a limited use of his ability to change shape and size) earned him the name "Longarm" from his drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]. However, he slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit [[Wasp]], whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself. He suggested that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], so that 'Bee could take all the credit himself. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave took matters into his own hands during a training exercise and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline the Autobot and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work.

Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and eventually became the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. Now "Longarm [[Prime (rank)#Transformers Animated|'''Prime''']]", he remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles that Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} He murdered [[Highbrow (Animated)|Intel director Highbrow]] to get the job. <ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]''</ref>

''After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a [[space bridge]] that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp. He reported the news to Longarm Prime on Cybertron, but of course, that accomplished nothing. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Anim shockwave pinchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pinchy pinchy!]]

When the completed space bridge failed to function, Megatron contacted Shockwave and instructed him to locate the top space bridge specialist on Cybertron to help correct the problem. Shockwave was surprised to discover that the specialist was already on Earth; it was Bulkhead! Bulkhead was subsequently captured by Megatron and forced to perfect the space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The other Autobots arrived too late to stop him, and they were defeated by the Decepticons and strung up to watch as the bridge was activated. Shockwave revealed his alter ego of Longarm Prime to the Autobots, disclosing that he had already given Megatron an appropriate access code and forcing Bumblebee to feel the shame of sending an innocent Wasp to prison. When Megatron tried to test the space bridge by sending Optimus Prime through it, Shockwave assured his master that he awaited the "test subject" on the other side. Unfortunately, an attempt by Megatron to boost power caused the space bridge to overload, deleting the access code and setting the space bridge to random coordinates. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assured Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space Bridge nexus. Shockwave then contacted [[Team Chaar]], who had successfully taken over a space bridge and were ready to use it in order to gate to Cybertron. [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, only to have Shockwave deny her request. She was to stay put with her team and wait for Megatron to arrive, even if he was megacycles overdue.

[[Image:TransWarpedBlurrLongarm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoops—there's a bug on your head, Blurr. Holllld stilll..."]]

Not long afterward, the entire Space Bridge Nexus powered down. Confused, Longarm questioned Cybertron Command, and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed him that Ultra Magnus had ordered the shutdown in order to prevent the Decepticons from accessing Cybertron. Just then, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and (very) quickly informed Longarm that while on Earth, he had intercepted a transmission between Megatron and and his double agent on Cybertron, Shockwave. Further, Blurr noted that Shockwave's voice didn't match that of the suspected Wasp, but quick search of the Cybertron Intel Database would allow them to find the true identity of the traitor. Shocked, Longarm asked if Blurr had shared this information with anyone else. When Blurr replied that he had not, Shockwave decided it would be wise to quiet him down—permanently. Blurr eluded his initial attempts and escaped into the corridors around the nexus control center. Rather than give chase, Shockwave simply had the corridors' security hatches slam shut and close in on Blurr, trapping and crushing him to death.

At the [[Metroplex (Animated) | Metroplex]], Longarm handed over Blurr's remains to Cliffjumper, calling the small cube "sensitive materials." He received an incoming transmission from Lord Megatron in his private office. They traded information on their respective setbacks, but Megatron assured Shockwave that he had [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|a method]] of preventing the Earth Autobots from blowing Shockwave's cover.

Shortly, Longarm Prime attended an [[Autobot High Council]] meeting, where Ultra Magnus declared that the Decepticons' attacks were too organized to be random acts of sabotage. Rather, evidence pointed to a double agent in the Autobots' midst. Longarm nervously pointed out that the Decepticon uprisings had started after Wasp's escape, making the cause plain. Ultra Magnus agreed and ordered [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel Prime to organize an Elite Guard Unit to find the escapee. He then requested that the Earth-bound Autobots be contacted. Increasingly distraught, Longarm declared that all communications should be first filtered through him, without exceptions—for the sake of security and the protection of Cybertron, naturally. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Unfortunately, Longarm's insistence on diverting blame toward Wasp was his undoing. When Wasp headed to Earth, Ultra Magnus didn't inform him about Wasp's destination until the Elite Guard's ship was in sight of the planet. Knowing he was on the verge of being exposed, Shockwave tried to contact Megatron, but still received no response. With no other orders on how to proceed, Shockwave took matters into his own hands: In an effort to inflict one last blow to the Autobots, Shockwave attacked and seriously damaged Ultra Magnus, stealing his Magnus hammer in the process. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

When the Autobots became trapped in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] virtual reality, Shockwave appeared to invade and attack Earth. However, he didn't seem to do much besides set an apartment on fire. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Shockwave TrueColors.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Wish you'd bought that repaint now, don't you?]]
After escaping, Shockwave hid in an underground tunnel, concealed from detection, waiting for Megatron to call. The Decepticon leader, trapped inside of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] along with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], contacted Shockwave, who revealed a way to gain the access codes for Omega Supreme. However, Shockwave was soon discovered by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Captain Fanzone]]. He easily defeated them and went to find the female intelligence agent [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. To do this, he "asked" an informant-bot named [[Rattletrap]] for the directions. However, he apparently got lost, and so merely hid and waited for Fanzone and Ratchet to find her. He battled Ratchet and severely wounded the elderly Autobot. During the battle, he then found Ultra Magnus, still wounded. He was about to kill him for good when Ratchet used his EMP generator on both Shockwave ''and'' Ultra Magnus's hammer. Ratchet was then distracted by the arrival of temporary Magnus Sentinel Prime. After getting back online, Shockwave took Arcee and escaped to Omega Supreme, using the access codes to transwarp to Earth's orbit. He then celebrated his freedom to serve Megatron openly by [[electronic paint job|changing]] into more... [[Shockwave (G1)|suitable colors]], while Lugnut silently fumed at Megatron's description of him as his "most loyal servant". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|left|240px|It is only logical that you're an idiot.]]
Shockwave worked on the captured Arcee, initially hitting an early datatrax from her time as a teacher before the Great War. Megatron assured his "ever-loyal Shockwave" that if any bot could access the right datatrax, it was him. Combined with some taunting by Starscream, this sent Lugnut into a frenzy of jealousy, and he knocked Shockwave across the room as he begged for Megatron's favour. Shockwave in turn pointed out that while Lugnut was "fawning at Megatron's feet", he'd risked "spark and servo" as a double agent. This didn't go over well, and soon the two purple 'Cons were fighting one another. Later, with both sent to convert material from the wrecked [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] into [[Lugnut Supreme|clones of Omega Supreme]], Shockwave could be seen pointing and laughing at a misfortune on his rival's part.

After dropping a bit of stripped material from the wrecked ship, unwittingly nearly crushing a spying Bumblebee, Shockwave returned to working on Arcee and successfully restored her to the [[The Thrill of the Hunt|point at which her memory was wiped]]. Briefly returning to his grey "Longarm" mode, he confirmed that she had the activation codes, so he ripped the wires which artificially sustained her from her head, knocking her back into stasis. Outside, with the clones ready for activation, he rebooted Arcee. Despite "Longarm's" prompting, she refused to give the activation codes to Megatron voluntarily. Instead, Shockwave knocked her back into stasis and extracted the codes manually, making no comment when they ended up in Lugnut and Megatron proclaimed Lugnut his "most loyal lieutenant". As it turned out, however, the codes which Shockwave had torn from Arcee were missing a crucial "security upgrade patch", and he was forced to rig up an inelegant bypass—involving Lugnut directly puppeteering the clones—until he could retrieve the rest of the code from Arcee. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:EndGamePartII-Longarm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You wouldn't hit a purple guy, would you?]]

As Shockwave attempted to find the patch in Arcee's processor, Megatron grew impatient with Lugnut's giving a long speech on the greatness of his Glorious Leader before he would actually do anything with the clones, and angrily enquired of Shockwave if he was done yet. Shockwave replied, with great amusement in his voice, that he was still working on it and Megatron would have to relay all orders through Lugnut for the time being.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decepticons have failed forevermore.]]

Apparently, he gave up on extracting the patch, and instead left Arcee - her datatrax once again reverted to her teaching days - on the lunar surface as a trap, while he waited to ambush any Autobots who came for her and Omega Supreme. The group which transwarped there, led by Ratchet, blundered straight into the trap, and Ratchet was forced to flee with Arcee and [[Sari Sumdac]] while Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted their old classmate. While Shockwave initially had little difficulty as they attempted to attack from distance, he couldn't deal with Bulkhead's strength Bot-to-Con, and was left sprawled on the lunar surface, his cannon knocked out of reach. In a desperate attempt to buy time, he switched to Longarm mode - forgetting to activate his [[electronic paint job]] - but the pair of Autobots were not impressed, and Bulkhead smashed the cannon.

He was last seen as the Autobots' prisoner, being paraded before a large crowd on Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

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===Toy bios===
After graduating near the top of his class at the [[Autobot Academy]], he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to become the head of its Intelligence Division. Though he normally enjoys a subtle approach, blackmailing Autobots in positions of authority, Bumblebee's hyperactive personality annoys him enough to make him break cover and attack the Autobot directly.

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Longarmanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Punch.]]
[[Image:Shockwaveanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Counterpunch.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-14'''
:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, ''Animated'' Shockwave becomes both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, one can stretch out his Shockwave-mode limbs to emulate his limb-stretching ability in Longarm mode (albeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and converts into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The center panel on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold. Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style, and is visible in his Autobot modes. Additionally, the only mode in which Longarm's head is not fully visible is Shockwave himself.

:All the differences between Shockwave and Longarm can be difficult to remember, even for Hasbro. In the "tank mode" picture at right, the secondary guns are incorrectly folded back. On the back of this toy's box, there are several small transformation errors, the most obvious being that only ''one'' of Shockwave's shoulders has been correctly rotated up. Also, the toy [[instruction booklet|instructions]] do not show Shockwave's neck as correctly extended (his chin is touching his chestplate in the instructions, just as for Longarm). They also fail to mention that you can bend his upper torso forward as Shockwave to better replicate the slouch that he has in the cartoon.

:The instructions for the trilingual packaging version of Shockwave have an odd error, in the space that should explain the transformation for his hands, is a glitched/overlapping version of the final two steps instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Animated longarm targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chugway.<ref>According to the ''Animated'' DVD closed captioning for [[Autoboot Camp]].</ref>]]
[[Image:Animated shockwave targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One-eyed one-horned giant purple [[Blurr (Animated)|people squisher...]] ]]
* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple [[redeco]] of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently unaltered [[Activators]]-class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores [[exclusive]], this set was available simultaneously with the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]/[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]] multi-pack. Although this version seems to be a less convincing Autobot due to its purple paintjob, in one respect he would be a better spy in this form, as the repaint doesn't have the Decepticon symbol on the cannon arm to give him away. The Autobot and Decepticon symbols are also now red and purple, as opposed to the original silver and gold.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Purple Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from Generation 1, reusing precisely the same British-accented, [[Wikipedia:Sark (Tron)|David-Warner-inspired]] voice for the character (while employing an American accented variation for Longarm). In an online interview with Seibertron.com in early 2009 (sadly lost owing to a server crash), Burton revealed that Shockwave's inclusion in Season 2 arose from a between-scenes conversation he had with the production team, regarding how little the original Shockwave actually had to do.

* In somewhat of a reversal, while this incarnation of Shockwave has much fewer appearances than his original incarnation, he does a heck of a lot more stuff: in just a few fleeting appearances on Animated, Shockwave manages to destroy Wasp's life, kill a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]], bring down Cybertron's entire interplanetary transport and communications system, brutally assault the Magnus (and steal his hammer!), and give Megatron control of the Autobots' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|most feared and powerful weapon]]. Oh, and according to the Almanacs, he probably offed Highbrow, and Magnus wasn't going to survive. Shockwave is ''awesome''. And it is very logical indeed.

* While Shockwave possesses the single, round optic and window-chest of his Generation 1 counterpart, much of the rest of his body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders and the rear treads end up on the back of his lower legs, plus he has the large, spiky "antlers" on his head. Additionally, Shockwave's vehicle mode appears to be loosely based on one of the [[Transtech]] sketch designs for Megatron, with the high angled treads and turret. However, Shockwave is much thinner and taller than Megatron, and is also able to bend his knees.

[[Image:Chugway.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Closed Captioning provided by the Zero Wing Translation Team.]]
* The [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|DVD]] closed captioning for the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" mispelled Shockwave's name as Chugway. Seriously. No, it's not a joke.

* Shockwave's status as an Elite Guard member in his Longarm identity is an issue fraught with much confusion. His on-package [[bio]] states that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to reach his current position; this theoretically meshes with Longarm's cover story in "Autoboot Camp", where he states that he wishes to become an Elite Guard intelligence officer<ref>On the other hand, ''everyone else'' (outside of Bulkhead) in Sentinel Minor's recruit line-up stated that they wanted to serve some function in the Elite Guard, and none of them actually ended up in it.</ref>. However, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has informed this wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of that group in the cartoon continuity. Shockwave's status as a nonmember of the Elite Guard is supported by Longarm's lack of the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol, and the evident fact that, while Longarm ''is'' head of the Autobot Intelligence Division, the Autobot Intelligence Division is ''not'' a part of the Elite Guard; Longarm's immediate predecessor as head of the organization, [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], did not sport the Elite Guard symbol either. Adding to this confusion, Longarm was drawn with an Elite Guard symbol in [[Dispatches|''The Arrival'' #1]], but this seems to have been in error, as Sentinel Prime {{m-}} stated to be ''the second-in-command'' of the Elite Guard in the story {{m-}} sported a normal Autobot symbol throughout it, suggesting the symbol-paster got confused.
** [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]] suggests that part of the reason Shockwave isn't an Elite Guardsman is toy-based. The toy's faction symbol rotates to switch allegiances, and the wider Elite Guard symbol wouldn't have been mechanically feasible.

[[Image:Shockwave_goodside.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I hear this is my good side...]]

*Both "Shockwave and "Longarm" have official alternate capitalizations. The credits of "[[TransWarped]]" give "LongArm Prime", and the credits for "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" have "ShockWave".

* Despite not having a face, Shockwave still manages to have a [[chin]].

* Like [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Shockwave has the ability to fly despite having a land-based vehicle mode. Unlike Soundwave, his ability is explained by having rocket boosters in his feet [[Megatron (Animated)|like]] [[Starscream (Animated)|several]] [[Lugnut (Animated)|other]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticons]].

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==References==
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[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Ultra Magnus (Animated)

2010-08-17T10:06:18Z

220.237.144.51: /* Transformers Animated */

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{{disambig3|Ultra Magnus}}
:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFA Ultra Magnus promoimage.JPG|right|350px|thumb|He can deal with you. He'd just rather not.]]

Wise{{fact}}, powerful, and utterly committed to keeping the peace of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at any cost, '''Ultra Magnus''' is the [[Magnus]] and [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots and the leader of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. A veteran of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Magnus is exceptionally straightforward in his dealings on every level. He makes no bones about some of the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|questionable]] [[Safeguard (Animated)|projects]] he's enacted in order to counter the threat of the more heavily-armed [[Decepticon]]s, and doles out both praise and admonishments to his subordinates without hesitation. Magnus may not be the most likable bot around, but he is completely honest at every level.

Magnus is no slouch when it comes to combat, either. When he needs to enter the fray, the [[Magnus Hammer]]—his symbol of office—can call down devastating lightning from the sky.

{{bigquote|Whoa... now I get why they call you 'Ultra' Magnus.|Bumblebee is impressed|"[[The Elite Guard]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Riccardo Rovatti]] (Italian), [[Marcelo Pissardini]] (Portuguese)
''In [[Autobot boot camp|boot camp]], [[Impactor Major|Impactor]] gave Ultra his name. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2}}''

During the Great War, an Autobot intelligence agent named [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] was in danger of falling into [[Decepticon]] hands. Ultra Magnus sent Ratchet to recover her so the access codes she held in her data banks couldn't be used to deal a devastating blow to the Autobots. He specifically ordered Ratchet to bring Arcee back in one piece, but due to a run-in with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], her memory was erased by Ratchet's EMP generator. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

Desperate for the access codes she'd been carrying, Magnus had Ratchet perform open-processor surgery on her. When Ratchet's proximity triggered a failsafe data transfer, Magnus assigned the medic to take her place as the activator/mentor to the Autobots' ultimate weapon: [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

''Long after the end of the war, Ultra Magnus took a strong interest in [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Cadet Optimus]], noting his combat simulator scores were higher than anyone else had ever managed.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5|Survival Skills}} He had high hopes, believing Optimus could even become a Magnus, but then Optimus, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]], and Cadet [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] took an unauthorised trip to an organic planet. Elita-1 was MIA, Sentinel blamed Optimus for the loss, and Optimus took full responsibility for the screw-up. Ultra Magnus' judgement was that the offending cadet was to be expelled from the Autobot Academy and be ineligible for service in the Cybertron Elite Guard. However, still impressed by Optimus' service, he had him bumped up to [[Prime (rank)|Prime rank]] and given a ship to command. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

Later, Optimus attempted to contact Magnus to report that 1) he and his maintenance ship crew had discovered the legendary [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], and 2) they were now being pursued by Decepticons. Though nearly denied by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime got patched through to Ultra Magnus to report on the discovery. Magnus still didn't believe the Decepticons would pose much of a threat, but agreed to dispatch some ships to escort [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Optimus's ship]]. He warned Prime not to pull any heroics, as it wasn't in Prime's programming.

This, of course, would all go out the window once it was discovered that the Decepticons in pursuit were in [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron's]] [[Nemesis (Animated)|flagship]], at which point the Autobots decided that they should book it. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Airport management, the FAA and the airlines—they're all cheats and liars. All right, let's get outta here.]]

Eventually, Ultra Magnus located Earth with Sentinel Prime and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]. Upon landing on [[Earth]], Magnus seemed to trust Sentinel's judgment regarding the planet. This might well have been because the big blue lug wouldn't let anyone else get a word in edgewise. Hearing that the AllSpark had been supposedly destroyed, Magnus announced that he intended to take these charges very seriously and investigate. Adopting the vehicle mode suggested by his subordinate, the Autobot Supreme Commander proceeded to drive around downtown [[Detroit]] as a massive military vehicle. Smooth.

[[Image:Ani Ultra Magnus alt.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not just heavy duty. Ultra heavy duty.]]
However, once he was led to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], he had to bail out that same subordinate, who had angered the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. After a distress call from [[Sumdac Systems]] was answered, he turned the tide in a battle against malfunctioning [[police drone]]s. As Optimus Prime acted bravely, loyally, and with sound tactical judgment during that incident, he commended the wayward Academy bot, simultaneously putting Sentinel in his place, much to Sentinel's chagrin. Seeing evidence that the AllSpark indeed still existed scattered about the city, he settled in for the long haul. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

Ultra Magnus was unable to come to the press meeting, so Sentinel Prime went in his place. Supreme Commander Magnus wanted a report about the reported Decepticon activity, and about Sentinel "losing [his] head". Optimus covered for Sentinel, stretching the truth in front of him. Magnus left to report to [[Cybertron Command]] on "a matter of great importance". {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

Upon his return, Magnus received a report from [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] that there was an increased amount of Decepticon activity at the galaxy's rim, particularly targeting [[space bridge]]s. Ironhide was unable to report further, as the Decepticon attack destroyed the transmitter. Since Magnus had still not seen any evidence of Decepticon activity on Earth, he reasoned that resources were better dedicated to the defense of Cybertron and its colonies, and thus ordered Optimus and his crew to prepare for departure.

Taking Optimus Prime aside, he expressed concern that should the general population come to believe that Megatron was still alive, it would incite a panic and embolden the Decepticons. Optimus objected, but Magnus felt that easing the concerns of the civilians was their duty to Cybertron. Optimus continued to drag his heels until Magnus was alerted to AllSpark activity on a commuter train. Ordering Sentinel to remain behind to keep an eye on Optimus, he left with Jazz to investigate.

After his hammer proved insufficient to dislodge the AllSpark shard, he was ultimately saved by the insubordinate Optimus and his crew, particularly the intervention of [[Sari Sumdac|the little organic]] with the [[AllSpark Key]]. Optimus insisted that the whole event was a Decepticon trap, just as Sentinel Prime arrived with charges of assaulting a fellow officer. Finally having enough of the insubordinate repairbot, Magnus was about to give Optimus Prime a serious reprimand—right when evidence of Decepticon activity quite literally fell into his lap as [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] was knocked from the sky. As Starscream rebooted, Magnus ordered his subordinates to stay back while he dealt with Starscream, only to be blasted away by the flying traitor. Magnus was repaired by Ratchet and Sari while the remainder of the Autobots brought Starscream into custody. Once all was said and done, Magnus apologized for doubting Optimus Prime's claims of Decepticon activity, and again praised Optimus's decision-making skills and scolded Sentinel for insisting that things be "by the book". He also decided that while he was needed to direct the war effort on Cybertron, the Decepticons on Earth had to be dealt with as well. Therefore, Ultra Magnus and the Elite Guard left for Cybertron, while Optimus Prime's crew remained on Earth to locate the AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Ultra Magnus later witnessed Starscream's escape from his ship and contacted Optimus Prime to inform him of the breakout. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

Ultra Magnus contacted the Earth Autobots to inform them that a convicted traitor named [[Wasp]] had escaped from prison. After finding out [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] had some history with him, Magnus requested he keep an optic out, on the off chance the traitor showed up on Earth. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

In the wake of Megatron's return, Magnus found himself faced with ever-mounting attacks by Decepticons on space bridge outposts all over the galactic rim. As a security measure, he ordered the entire space bridge nexus on Cybertron shut down, much to the consternation of Intel Chief [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]]. He then convened a meeting of the Autobot High Council, at which he announced that the level of coordination in the Decepticon uprisings indicated an inside source, a Decepticon double agent on Cybertron. Longarm Prime was quick to assert that the agent in question was Wasp, as the Decepticon activity had occurred following the fugitive's escape. Magnus assigned Sentinel Prime and Jazz to assemble an Elite Guard unit to track down Wasp, then ordered that they contact Optimus Prime, as the Earth Autobots had been out of touch for [[units of time|decacycles]]. He was a bit nonplussed at Longarm Prime's insistence that all communications with Earth be filtered through Longarm himself first—for security reasons. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-UltraMagnusDamaged.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"I can drop mine down a staircase and it's perfectly fine."]]
Despite Longarm's request, Magnus ordered Jazz and Sentinel Prime to pursue Wasp to Earth without letting Longarm know, lest word of the pursuit somehow reach Wasp and give him warning. Unfortunately, Magnus was preparing against the wrong traitor. Caught off-guard by a desperate Shockwave, Magnus was left heavily damaged and bereft of his hammer, barely able to tell [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] who was responsible. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed Sentinel Prime of the details, noting that the Autobots had been thrown into shock and despair. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

Though Ultra Magnus survived the attack, he was left incapacitated and on [[spark support]]. Sentinel Prime returned to Cybertron to assume command as a "temporary Magnus," though the other members of the Autobot Council disapproved of his rush to take control and his penchant for secrecy. In his inaugural parade, Sentinel swore that Ultra Magnus would be avenged, and the crowd cheered approvingly. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

[[Image:TFA-ThisIsWhyIHateMachines-UltraMagnusSparkSupport.jpg|thumb|210px|"I will deal with you now."]]
His image was used—kind of gratuitously—in an anti-Decepticon propaganda ad by acting Magnus, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]. Comatose in the [[Cybertron Central Infirmary]], he was seen by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and the Decepticon spy [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] as their fight spilled over into the room he was being held in. With a final goodbye to his former boss, Shockwave was preparing to deal the fatal blow with Magnus' hammer, when Ratchet blasted it and then Shockwave with his EMP Generator, saving Ultra Magnus (for the time being). {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolEliteGuard01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

Ultra Magnus and the Elite Guard journeyed to Earth in order to extract an explanation from Optimus Prime regarding why he had yet to return to Cybertron with his crew. {{storylink|The Cool issue 5}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
[[Image:Leaderanimatedultramagnus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Mild-mannered alter-ego mode.]]
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Hammer

:Having broken free of his forefathers' reliance on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|redecos]], Ultra Magnus transforms into an 8-wheeled [[wikipedia:Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck|Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck]], and if his ''twelve'' guns aren't quite enough, he wields a giant hammer with which to... hammer things. He can simply grip it in his hand or one can attach it by inserting the tab on the handle into the slot in his palm. Pressing the red switch on the side of the vehicle mode activates laser sound effects and causes his guns to light up yellow. Rotating his shoulders down or up activates transformation noises. In robot mode, pressing his Autobot symbol will make his mouth move, and he will say one of three phrases: "Don't be a hero, Optimus. It's not in your programming," "Ultra Magnus here," and "We must return the Allspark to Cybertron." Unlike his fellow speaking ''Animated'' toys, however, he is ''not'' voiced by Magnus's in-show actor Jeff Glen Bennett—although somewhat ironically, whoever is providing the toy's voice actually does a ''better'' [[Robert Stack]] impression than Bennett does. His guns can be hidden in both modes for show-accuracy, or deployed for Blowing-Everything-Up-accuracy. And to make it even better, he's compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] accessory! (But just like Leader class Megatron, it does nothing.)

:[[Image:Leaderclass_animated_ultramagnus_battlemode.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Too... awesome... should've sent... a poet...]] Unfortunately, there are reports of problems with the sounds on several units. Some have partial sounds or no sounds at all, while others have overly sensitive sensors for the shoulder joints, leading to transformation sounds every time you move the arms. Also, an inordinate number of units suffer from notably poor quality control of the face's paint applications. (At least this can be checked before you buy, since the toy is packaged in robot mode.)

:This version has yet to be released in the UK and Germany, seemingly passed over in favour of the Roadbuster variant below with no explanation from Hasbro.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RBAniMagnus.jpg||250px|thumb|Finish the fight.]]
* '''Roadbuster Ultra Magnus''' (Leader)
**''Accessories'': Hammer

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Animated'' Ultras, Magnus gains a new coloration based on the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] character [[Roadbuster]] (hence the name). He retains all of his previous [[gimmick]]ry and sound effects from the original release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RoadbusterUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Roadbuster Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* In voicing Magnus, Jeff Glen Bennett seems to be channeling [[Robert Stack]], who voiced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|the original Ultra Magnus]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

* He actually isn't the [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|first]] full-sized Ultra Magnus not to be an Optimus Prime redeco, though he's the first one in about 7 years.

* In ''Animated'' continuity, "Magnus" is a rank. It is unknown what Ultra Magnus's name was before he reached said rank. The ranking schema established in "[[Autoboot Camp]]" suggests that Ultra Magnus may at one point have been "Ultra Prime", "Ultra Minor", and before those, simply "Ultra". Since we know little of his past, we cannot yet say which of these levels he may have actually achieved. However, in "[[The Elite Guard]]", Bumblebee suggests that, until a certain point, he was unsure why "Ultra" had been part of Ultra Magnus's name, only understanding it after witnessing a display of heavy firepower. This is in keeping with Autobots receiving their names in boot camp.

* Ultra Magnus was planned to go off-line in season 4.<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]''</ref>

* Derrick J. Wyatt has confirmed that one of the unidentifiable busts of Yoketron's star pupils is, in fact, Ultra Magnus.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]

Sky-Byte (Animated)

2010-08-09T10:55:30Z

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:''Sky-Byte is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Sky_Byte_by_BillForster.jpg||right|thumb|350px|'''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!''']]

In the annals of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] history, truly there can be no greater poet than '''Sky-Byte'''. While he might be a [[Decepticon]], so breathtaking is his work that even the mightiest of [[Autobot]]s revere it!

He looks freaking terrifying.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated''===
When [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] wrote up the events of [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]'s upgrading and training for his memoirs, he prefaced the tale with a poetically relevant haiku of Sky-Byte's. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]], Sky-Byte is a [[retool]] of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].
* Seriously, his face will give you nightmares.

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Scrapper (issue)

2010-08-09T10:53:51Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #8
|prev=The Transformers issue 7
|next=International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"
|title=
|image=Transformers 8-A.jpg
|caption=Yay, Spotlight: Scrapper!
Wait, ''what the-?''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 9]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=June 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Javier Saltares]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
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'''Spike Witwicky reflects on current events and attempts to come to terms with his position as a leader.'''

==Synopsis==
While working out, Commander Spike Witwicky reminisces about how he hates all machines, regardless of whether they make you stronger or more vulnerable. He recalls his childhood, most of which he spent outdoors, especially on camping trips with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his Dad]], who taught him about responsibility and duty.

He wins a sparring match at Skywatch headquarters against his teammate Henderson, utilizing a practical and somewhat underhanded approach to fighting, rather than an artful one, although the aftermath shows that they have a friendly rivalry. Henderson then gets into a play-fight with another of his Skywatch teammates, Campognolo, in the mess hall, causing a window to be broken as he is tackled through it. Spike is less than impressed and orders Campognolo to clean up the mess, reflecting that he hasn't yet got the hang of leadership.

Spike then enters into a video meeting with General Witwicky, General Allenby, and the Joint Chiefs. General Allenby questions Spike over the circumstances surrounding [[Earthworks|Optimus Prime's "escape"]] and warns him that any further incidents could lead to his position being reviewed. Speaking in private at the end of the meeting, General Witwicky warns Spike that Allenby is ready to pounce on any indiscretion or error he makes, and to be wary, especially of his new Autobot allies.

Spike then enters into briefing with another Skywatch soldier, Sandra, regarding the latest intel on the positions of rogue Decepticons on Earth. He leaves halfway through, ordering that Henderson be deferred to if anything should occur.

He drives to a seemingly deserted construction site. Entering it, he calls to the hidden [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to give up the charade, and that he has come armed with low-tech weapons for a confrontation. He pours some acid on Scrapper, causing him to transform out of vehicle mode and attack Spike. During their fight, Spike tells Scrapper that he has no backup, and then sprays acid on his face, which stuns him long enough for Spike to use a crane to drop girders on him, impaling him and pinning him to the ground. Spike explains that he came with low-tech weapons and no backup so he could prove that he could take on a Cybertronian without the need for high-tech weaponry.

Scrapper then asks Spike to put suppressors on and says that he will go willingly into Skywatch custody. Spike recounts to Scrapper the memory of Tim Simmons, whom Spike considers the bravest soldier he ever knew. He tells Scrapper that when [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|the Decepticons invaded New York]], Tim was involved in helping get the population out of the city centre, but perished when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|collapsed the subway tunnels]]. Spike, having also seen the destruction caused by Menasor, wants to ensure a similar incident doesn't happen again by removing one of the Constructicons from the equation permanently. Despite Scrapper's feeble protest, Spike uses his gun against him, destroying his head with a single shot.

As Spike walks away, he again considers that he hates machines, especially the ones that take away your humanity and make you feel like a machine.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
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* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]]
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]]
* [[Joe Henderson|Joe Henderson]]
* [[Campologno|Campologno]]
}}

==Quotes==
"I've always hated machines. The ones that make you stronger. The ones that make you more vulnerable."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' doing an impression of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]].

"And green. Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a "disguise"..."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' taunting Constructicon Scrapper.

"I wanted to show you that ''one'' of us can beat you. No lasers. None of your technology. Just a solution that can be made out of stuff anyone would have in their kitchen."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' ruining all the fun by emasculating the entire Cybertronian race.

==Errors==

* Spike, a military officer, is evidently able to abandon his post and pursue Decepticons single-handed as part of a personal vendetta. One would think this kind of behaviour would be frowned upon in the notoriously rigid military structure most armies have, but apparently, having a dad for a general can be pretty useful.
* There is an art error during Spike's battle with Scrapper. As Spike is climbing the ladder, Scrapper's visor is drawn as extending down to his chin, like that of a [[Cyberjet]], whereas in the rest of the issue, he is drawn with his normal visor.

==Items of note==
* This is the first issue of the ongoing series (or any previous series) to not feature any prominent Transformer robots. The story mainly focuses on Spike Witwicky, and a robot isn't even seen until page 17.
* This issue continues IDW's apparent belief that humans are way, way more awesome than the Transformers are. This follows up on "[[Spotlight: Prowl]]", where humans' inherent greatness causes Prowl to modify his emotionless, ruthless personality to incorporate idiotic self-sacrifice.
* During Spike's recollection of Tim Simmons, the flashback image of Devastator destroying the tunnels depicts Devs with a much more monster-like appearance. While in the same pose and largely drawn the same otherwise, in the flashback, he has sharp teeth, a skull-like face and an evil grin, in contrast to his more conventional appearance during these events in [[All Hail Megatron issue 2]].
*On the IDW message boards, Guido Guidi said that starting with this issue, Spike's new haircut is official, meaning that every artist has to draw it this way from now on. Yes, this little change is apparently more important to the story than keeping the Transformers's designs consistent.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=192762#192762 Quote from Guidi's original post, which was apparently deleted later.]</ref>

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Scrapper busting through a construction site; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Scrapper reaching out towards Spike Witwicky through a construction site; art by [[Javier Saltares]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Jazz; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 8-A.jpg|Oh scrap!
Image: Transformers 8-B.jpg|We're all rooting for Scrapper here.
Image: Transformers 8-RI.jpg|Hasbro, get to making this—NOW!
</gallery>

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==References==
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Thrust (Animated)

2010-08-06T05:03:55Z

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|''The name or term Thrust refers to more than one character or idea, and why did they all get to have pages first anyway? For a list of other meanings, see [[Thrust (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Thrust will totally show up every other [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Thrust''' can't stand how much taller and straighter [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]]'s head cone is than his own! And why should [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] be the one with all the best weapons? And why were all the other [[Starscream clone|clones]] made first, huh, ''huh?!?'' The more he and Dirge travel the universe as Swindle's bodyguard duo, the more Thrust finds to infuriate him in observing all the cool stuff and life advantages everybody else got over him. It's not fair! He didn't ask to be created so late in the game by Swindle reusing some stolen [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] clone parts, and he certainly didn't ask to be the manifestation of Starscream's personality trait of envy--all the really good ones were already taken by then! Like lying--he could SO do a better job of lying if that slaghead [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] hadn't hogged it first!
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==Notes==
* Thrust's sole, brief appearance is in ''[[AllSpark Almanac II]]''. He bears the dubious distinction of being the only ''Animated'' [[Seeker]] to get not only no in-show portrayal but also no toy as well. Makes sense he'd have so much to envy, then!

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[[Category:Prose-only characters]]
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Category:Almanac-only characters

2010-08-06T05:03:02Z

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These are characters who have only appeared in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]'' or ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2]]''.

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]

Transformer romance

2010-08-02T11:52:35Z

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[[Image:Orionpax.jpg|400px|right|thumb|"I'll spend the rest of my existence trying to save his afterburner, then he finally returns the favour by [[#Sex|plugging into me]] while I am unconscious. Ours is a healthy relationship."]]
Some will vehemently refuse to admit it exists. Others ''really'' don't care about [[Transformers brand|the brand]] beyond it. Regardless of [[Fandom|opinions]], [[Transformer]]s engaging in or pursuing interaction of a '''romantic nature''' is a well-established element in pretty much every continuity. For the most part, Transformers are observed searching for romantic partners amongst their own kind, but attraction to organic lifeforms and even non-living objects has been documented as well.

Some wonder why a species that likely does not [[Reproduction|reproduce]] sexually would participate in behavior that in other creatures exists as a means to promote sex and thereby new life. While a definitive answer to this has yet to be given, the question as to why Transformers become romantically involved with one another can be approached from a different angle. Transformers are a highly social species. This is shown through their very human-like society, interpersonal interactions, [[Relatives|familial relationships]], and even the fairly common practice of merging [[Combiner|bodies]] and minds. If these are not frowned upon, then why should social connections of the romantic kind be regarded much differently, if at all? Perhaps there is no reason for them to engage in romance, but then there is equally no reason for them not to.

Though rather obscure, there is even an official term for two Transformers in a relationship: "[[spark]]mates". Existing as a [[Fan fiction|fan term]] mostly, it has been used in two official sources, the end-of-game [[bio]] for [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], in reference to her and [[Tigatron]], in the Nintendo 64 version of the "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]" video game<ref>''Beast Wars Transmetals'' end-of-game bios - [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/756a36c7076a7195?dmode=source transcription]</ref> and again in [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]. In addition, [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code info]] appears to refer to Transformer marriage in stating that he and his partner "joined together under the [[Covenant of Primus]]".

==Orientation==
[[Image:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|center|1000px|thumb|<center>[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|It will forever be a shame he wasn't in ''Cybertron'']].</center>]]

The most common observation of Cybertronian romance is between a male and a [[female Transformer]]. Considering the general scarcity of female Transformers, and perhaps the absence of [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]], this is a rather interesting if odd situation. Second to that are the number of noted relations between a Transformer and an organic, equally so almost solely between a (nominally) male and female. These become more frequent as the gender balance becomes less even, even if that is a direct result of Transformers allegedly being genderless. Third in line come "couples" that consist of a Transformer fawning over a not-living object, often regarding it as of the opposite gender.

Though not unheard of, same gender interests are extremely rare. The Japanese version of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' had [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as a male, making ''his'' relation with [[Tigatron]] the only known instance of a homosexual Transformer couple.<ref name="Airazorboy">The reason the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub had Airazor male was because Takara hoped to increase toy sales that way. Therefore, the relationship with [[Tigatron]] was initially played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward, their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become noticeable. The end of the matter came with the sequence in "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each other's eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. Since little could be done with that scene, the dub team had Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".</ref> At a distance follow ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], who had the (unrequited) hots for [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and Generation 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], who may have been gay in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]].<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/2ugos3 Matt Moylan reveals a little secret about Sunstreaker at tfw2005.com]</ref> Transformer/organic relations are not any richer in this regard. [[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] had a clear fondness of the humans [[Randall]] and [[Ed]], and [[Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede]] ''might'' have something going between them, but that's about it. A note could be made on the fair chance that Tigatron's [[beast mode]] represents a female tiger and was scanned from his partner [[Snowstalker]], yet that is speculation at best.

The real world-explanation for the overall lack of anything specific between two of the same gender is that ''Transformers'' above all exists [[to sell toys]] to children and so has to play in on the wishes and expectations of the general audience. Even if attitude is improving, [[Wikipedia:Heteronormativity|heterosexuality is still the default assumption and favoured option]]. A few same gender-relations may have appeared in fiction over time, at least the most prominent one by accident,<ref name="Airazorboy" /> but for the moment, writers still prefer to haul up Arcee or insert a new female (Transformer) to fill the romance niche than play up that sort of interaction in same gender context.

==Sex==
[[Image:KP001.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Oh, Convoy! Your shift lever is dirty," Marissa exclaims. "It must be from when I spilled soft serve ice cream on you before. I will wipe it clean for you now."]]

The [[Unofficial guidebooks#Prime Targets|hints]] are few and far between, but ''Transformers'' is not devoid of the possibility Transformers might engage in sexual activities (for recreational purposes). [[Kiss]]ing is a regularly observed sign of affection and in [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' episode]] "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]", [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was rather thrilled he got to see [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform. Nevertheless, ''Beast Wars'' was the first to pick up the subject in a more direct manner: in the episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", [[Rattrap]] offers to take [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] to what sounds like a Cybertronian version of a strip club, and later slyly makes a double entendre regarding Silverbolt's suspected kinky activities with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Meanwhile, the Japanese dub has Rattrap, thinking himself about to be stabbed by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], ask his attacker to "be gentle, because I've heard the first time can hurt."

References and innuendoes have sporadically been appearing since. ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' featured the character [[Archadis]], who makes a sport out of coming up with double entendres. [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had a suggestive conversation about "riding" him in "[[Wolves]]", and in "[[The Art of War issue 3]]", Arcee promised Bumblebee to "rotate his tires" if he could beat her, to which he responded with a most enthusiastic "Wooo-Hooo!". In the Dreamwave issue "[[Infestation]]", [[:Image:Infestation crotchrot.jpg|one remark from Sunstreaker]] might suggest the existence of Transformer S.T.D.'s. In the ever-questionable ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' double-entendres ran rife, with one of the most disturbing involving Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from [[Marissa Faireborn]] polishing his stick shift and rubbing the rim of his gas tank, which are pretty clear metaphors for... well... y'know.

And that's about it as far as canon is concerned. If you wish to know any more on the matter of Transformer sex, go ask a random fangirl. Chances are well she has written or read a good number of [[Fan fiction|fan stories]] exploring the subject. Take note doing so will be at your own risk.

''See also: [[Reproduction#Sexual Reproduction|Sexual Reproduction]]''

==Transformer - Transformer==
{{bigquote|But me Grimlock still taller than YOU. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best.|[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], making sure no one else tries a move on his love interest|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

Most commonly, Transformers stick to their own kind when becoming romantically entangled. This is expectable, as those of their own kind share the cultural and bio-technological mindset that makes their personalities more likely to be compatible. Despite the low number of female Transformers, most relations seen thus far are between a female and a male. What this means for Transformer culture - Are relations something rare? Is there programming or something that only connects a male to a female and vice versa? And if so, why does it exist? - goes unexplained.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[Image:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|300px|right|thumb|"I didn't know giant robots '''had''' testosterone."]]
*[[Elita One]] (Ariel) - [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (Orion Pax)

*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] - [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]

*Arcee - [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]

*Arcee - [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}}

*Arcee (she gets around) - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|The Art of War}}

*[[Nancy]] - [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

*[[Octane]] once tried to tune in an image of a [[Cheesecake robot|disturbingly sexualized unnamed female robot]]. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

*Technically or something, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] is married to [[Giga|him]]/[[Mega|her]]self. {{storylink|Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}}

*[[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] - [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]] who, unique to other Transformers relationships, are explicitly stated to be husband and wife {{storylink|Victory (manga)|Victory}}

*[[Clipper]] - [[Holi]] {{storylink|Victory (cartoon)|Victory}}

*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] blushed and was a little lost on words when Clipper complimented him. Holi didn't like this. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

*[[Rescue Patrol Team|The rest of Holi's team]] is sad they don't have girlfriends. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] found himself some [[Devcon's galpal|pleasant company]] on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

*[[San D-Go]] once had plans to marry [[Discharge]], apparently directly inspired by that aspect of [[human]] culture. Whether there was an actual romantic relationship involved is unknown. {{storylink|San D-Go|San D-Go's ''Micromaster Collection'' toy bio}}

*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] is planning on getting himself a whole harem of girl-bots. ''Keep dreaming, little perv, keep dreaming!'' {{Storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

*[[Magnum]] has a [[:Image:Magnumsgirlfriend.jpg|girlfriend]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had parents when he crashed on [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] once dated [[Thunderblast (Timelines)|Thunderblast]], and is a bit of a skirt-chaser in general. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

====Beast Era====
[[Image:ScyllaMolest1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bad touch is good humour if done by a girl.]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] - [[Tigatron]]

*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] - [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]

*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] all had crushes on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Tarantulas]] had feelings towards her that we'll leave to the imagination.

*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] - [[Rattrap]]

*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] - [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]<ref>[http://www.bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Wed_19_Jan_2000.html ''Transformers: Beast Machines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)'' Wed, 19 Jan 2000], by [[Bob Skir]]</ref>

*[[Scylla]] and [[Artemis]] both fancy [[Scuba]]. In turn, [[Bighorn]] has a crush on Scylla, while Artemis also likes [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].

*While technically not a Transformer, [[DNAVI]] is in love with [[Guiledart]].

*[[Ragé]] - [[Stampy]] {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade!}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] displays romantic interest in [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Energon (cartoon)|Energon}}

*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] has a female "life partner" whose name has yet to be revealed. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Downshift's Cyber Key Code info}}

*[[Shortround]] fancies [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. Naturally, she does not reciprocate.

*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] - [[Megatron (Armada)|Just about anybody]] [[Starscream (Armada)|who's big and powerful]].

*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] is quite the skirt chaser. He used to have a relation with a "cute scooter",<ref>From context, the best guess is [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] was talking about a Transformer.</ref> but eventually dumped her. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} He also harbored a secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Ransack's Cyber Key Code info}} and tried to win over Thunderblast by winning the [[Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}

*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] tried to cheer up the ''[[Upstart]]'''s crew by reminding them of the perks of seeking out the colony worlds. Starting his list came "naive small planetoid femme-bots." ...Yes. Let's hope that when he closed his speech with "all of it untouched for centuries or more... until we show up," he was only talking about the energon reserves at the end of the list. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

====Live-action movies====
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother and a father. Primus knows what [[Relatives|that]] means, but we might as well try to be complete about this list. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* In her spare time, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] runs a lonely-hearts ad column called Arcee's soulmates. Many 'bots write letters in for it mostly expecting replies from other 'bots. {{storylink|Star Screams}}

====Transformers Animated====
[[Image:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In case you needed visual recognition that he has the hots for her.]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] used to date [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] until, [[Along Came a Spider|well...]] {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Wasp|Wasp/Waspinator]] each have (had) a one-sided crush on [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]].

*Blackarachnia and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] seem to have feelings for each other.

*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] flirted with [[Slipstream (Animated)|his female clone]] upon meeting her. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

*[[Sari Sumdac]] once considered [[Afterburn]] dreamy. It is unclear if this opinion is to be attributed to her dormant Transformer half though. {{storylink|Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated}}

*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Strika's tech spec bio}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has an unnamed girlfriend from [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] once believed [[Sari Sumdac]] wanted to go steady with him. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] - [[Rattletrap]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac 2}}

*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] - [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac 2}}

*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] had a brief, brief relationship many, many cycles ago. And Volks portrays himself a Ladiesbot217-type. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac 2}}

====TransTech====
*[[Jackpot]] is obsessed (but very unlucky) with fembots. Among his unsuccessful projects are [[Roulette]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

*[[Crystal Widow]] had an unnamed lover before becoming stuck in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

*One of the ways [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] can be bribed is by "providing her with a handsome companion", according to Crystal Widow. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

====Shattered Glass====
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] - [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
{{--}}

==Transformer - organic==
{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|[[Alana]] speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Perhaps because [[reproduction]] does not seem to be a motivation for them to become romantically involved or perhaps because finding a proper partner among their own kind is not always an easy task, more than one Transformer at one point in their life made nice with an organic lifeform. However, virtually nothing is known about how the long-term cases worked out, what with physical differences such as size, [[Life cycle|lifespan and aging]], and [[Transformer#Culture|cultural differences]] - up front the constant influence of the war.

As to why organic lifeforms sometimes get head-over-heels for beings that can't fulfill the very reason they seek out partners, is another matter. In the case of humans, several authoritative works have been written on relevant aspects of their biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[Image:Pgalove.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Powerglide (G1)|PG]][[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|A]] PDA]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] {{storylink|Showdown!}}

*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] took a deep liking to [[Joy Meadows]] {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comics}}

*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] believed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s care for [[Cindy Newell]] was of the "nudge. nudge. wink. wink." variety. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

*[[:Image:Nomates.jpg|While Cloudburst clumsily tried to explain the First One ''why'' he wasn't interested in her]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] got cozy in the next room with several other [[Femax|Femaxians]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}

*[[Stranglehold]] had a dream involving two ladies there for his affections. They are supposedly organic-based, because while Stranglehold's humanoid appearance is his [[Pretender]] shell, female Transformers officially don't exist in the Marvel continuity, so it's not likely they are Pretenders. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] - [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] - [[Alana]] {{storylink|Sea Change}}

*[[Michelle]] totally got it on with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. Though to be fair, he was human at the time. {{storylink|Only Human}}

*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had a thing for [[Papika]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

*[[Lander]] once was in the middle of a date but unceremoniously ditched [[Lander's date|his partner]] after he got an emergency-call from [[Metalhawk]]. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] quite fell for [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]'s charms. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Generation One (Dreamwave comic)|Generation One}}

*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] - [[Scarlett]] {{storylink|Transformers/G.I. Joe}}

*[[Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. {{storylink|Glide|Glide's ''Micromaster Collection'' toy bio}}

*[[Autorooper]] - [[Atari Hitotonari]] {{storylink|Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}

*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] - [[Shaoshao Li]] {{storylink|Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}

*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] drives faster if he smells [[Junko Shiragami]]'s marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Binaltech Asterisk (online comic)|Sunstreaker Meets Junko}}

*[[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] took a deep liking to [[Randall]] and [[Ed]]. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

====Beast Era====
*[[Tigatron]] - [[Snowstalker]]

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] - [[Alexis]]. {{storylink|Armada (cartoon)|Armada}}

====Live-action movies====
[[Image:ROTF-Wheeliedryhumpsaleg.jpg|right|thumb|300px|See it like this: rather a leghugger than a [[Wikipedia:Alien (Alien franchise)#Facehugger|facehugger]].]]
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] thinks that [[Mikaela Banes]] is hot. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{--}}

==Transformer - non-living object==
{{bigquote|And when we get back home, I want Bumblebee to meet my brother's convertible. We call her Juanita, and I think the two of them will get along just fine.|[[Luisa]], quite likely one of the very few humans who does not find this an awkward subject|"[[Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

While the ability to at least exchange thoughts can explain the interest some Transformers have for beings not belonging to their own kind, that pretty much doesn't go for the interest some of them have for non-living objects. Unless the fact they often treat them as if alive has something to do with it. This is possibly not as odd as it seems: Transformers are, after all, [[Alternate mode|part object themselves]], some even having been upgraded from a mere piece of machinery. In that sense, it is perhaps harder to understand why it doesn't happen more often. Fancy that sleek piece of car? Oh, so it's one of those ''not'' talking back? [[Sacred implement|Nothing that can't be helped!]] Or alternatively, it comes very close to the real thing and one can be certain not to be rejected by it.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Luisa]] wanted to introduce [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to her brother's convertible "Juanita". Bumblebee seemed to appreciate that plan. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Pretender|his own Pretender shell]] {{storylink|Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus's toy bio}}

====Robots in Disguise====
[[Image:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|'Burn tricycle]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for pretty red sportcars.

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[QuickFire]] - [[Starheart]] {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

====Live-action movies====
* Dialog from their [[trans-scan]] of new alternate modes may suggest [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had sexual thoughts towards their new alternate modes.<ref>Mudflap: "This is my booty call right here. Time to get my sexy on with the green. (beatboxes)" {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}</ref>

====Transformers Animated====
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] like sportcars almost as much as Side Burn does. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}
{{--}}
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Zoom-Zoom

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:''Zoom-Zoom is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Zoomzoom robot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Soulless corporate pitchman. No, seriously, that's his backstory.]]
'''Zoom-Zoom''' is not a true, living Transformer. He is a human-created artificial intelligence program based on data taken from the Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], placed inside a spare Mazda RX-8-model [[Alternator]] Transformer body. Jazz gave Zoom-Zoom his name (based on Mazda's advertising slogan), and treats him in many respects like a son or brother. He's even tried teaching Zoom-Zoom how to dance.

Though Zoom-Zoom has a limited degree of intelligence and independent thought, he is combat-capable. His body is no different from Jazz's Alternator form save in coloration, so he can hold his own in battle but lacks experience or improvisational skills. As such, he requires steady supervision on the field. Hopefully, Zoom-Zoom's learning capabilities are enough to eventually overcome this weakness.<ref>[http://www.fantofan.jp/photo%20gallery/binartech/bt-08/bt-08meister2.jpg ''Binaltech'' Jazz booklet at Fantofan.jp.]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Mazda's RX-8 Website===
[[Image:Zoomzoom creation.gif|right|180px|thumb|Maxing out the Zoom-ometer]]
In 2004, Mazda created a promotional website for the Alternator RX-8. The site was unique in that it was set "within" the Transformers universe, including futuristic views of Earth's cities after 20 years of contact with Transformers.

===Creation===
At the Mazda Concept Lab in Hiroshima, Japan, a secret project was conducted to create a concept car to host the 2004 Detroit Auto Show. By giving the RX-8 prototype more "zoom zoom," the Lead Engineer was able to bring the car to life.

===Press Release===
Mazda's in-universe press release following Zoom-Zoom's creation read:

[[Image:Detroit 2004.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Zoom-Zoom was created to host the 2004 Detroit Auto Show, at which he was not present]]
''The TRANSFORMERS® RX-8 is a TRANSFORMERS ALTERNATORS vehicle that combines the spark from an AUTOBOT soldier with pure 100% MAZDA ZOOM-ZOOM. It's a powerful combination that brings together the finest qualities of the AUTOBOT champions and the ultimate in HUMAN engineering. Powered by an amazing ROTARY RENESIS ENGINE, the RX-8 is determined to carry on the fight to save planet Earth for as long as it takes. While exceedingly powerful, the RX-8 isn't some muscle-bound thug. He constantly impresses his adversaries with stunning displays of grace and agility. A true athlete, the RX-8 is a real testament to what can be accomplished when brain and brawn come together. His physical prowess and confident attitude ensure his place at the forefront of the battle against evil and second-rate automobiles, giving all sentient beings the right to experience the freedom and exhilaration they so richly deserve.''

===Alternators Backstory===
The RX-8 site also included the only English-language story for the Alternators ever published.

''After the evil DECEPTICONS used COSMIC RUST to all but wipe out the AUTOBOTS who were protecting MOTHER EARTH, HUMANS decided to create their own TRANSFORMERS in a last ditch effort to save the planet. Car companies like MAZDA funded the project, implanting sparks from the damaged Autobots into new, man-made BINALTECH bodies. The fight continues.''

==Toys==
===Binaltech===
*'''Meister''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Exhaust pipe/gun

[[Image:ZoomZoom.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Zoom zoom zoom!]]
:Zoom-Zoom is a variant of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys|''Binaltech'' Meister]] (the Japanese name for Jazz) toy, the primary difference being red plastic and paint replacing white. He shipped in a 1:1 ratio with Meister; every case had an equal number of Meisters and Zoom-Zooms. Like all ''Binaltech'' toys, he uses painted die-cast metal for most of his car-panel parts rather than colored plastic.

:[[Image:ZoomZoomFlash.jpg|left|180px|thumb|The noggin of "The RX-8 Transformer" from Mazda's site]]
:Zoom-Zoom was actually the first glimpse the fandom had of the Mazda ''Alternators'' toy, from a Flash presentation on the Mazda website. An early 3D model in red was presented before [[Hasbro]] or [[Takara]] had announced the toy. As the head design was not what the toy actually ended up with, fan speculation ran rampant as to who exactly the character was, ranging from [[Overdrive]] to [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]], the latter actually coming from a Hasbro customer service phone representative at one point. Some fans took to (loudly and jokingly) claiming the character should be called "Zoom-Zoom" due to the prevalence of the phrase in the animation. Apparently, ''Binaltech'' fiction author [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] took this to heart.

{{note|Zoom-Zoom is only referred to by this name within the accompanying booklet. The toy's box still refers to it as "Meister", even though it shows a picture of the red version on the front. Aside from this photo, the packaging and booklets in both versions were identical.}}

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make the [[Autorooper]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].

==Notes==
* The name [[Wikipedia:Mazda|Zoom-Zoom]] is a phrase used by Mazda to describe what it calls the "emotion of motion" that it claims is inherent in its cars.<ref>[http://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=19015 Ford Motor Company - Featured Story - Mazda Challenges Consumers in Zoom-Zoom Contest]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Zoom-Zoom/zoom-zoom.htm Zoom-Zoom at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Drones]]

Hotlink (WFC)

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:''Hotlink is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hotlink''' was an old Air Command mainstay and (along with [[Bitstream]]) was one of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s go-to, trusted tech engineers in the early days of the war. His specialty was "mechatronic engineering" (whatever that means). He carries a toolkit with him.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===

On Trypticon Station Starscream trusted the pair enough to leave [[Dark Energon]] to them while he dealt with more important things, and trusted Hotlink, in particular, enough to give him the task of hiding his communications with [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. As seekers they apparently survived when Megatron purged [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon Station]]'s crew as a lesson to Starscream. He and Bitstream also assisted Starscream in activating the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

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[[Category:Prose-only characters]]
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Kari

2010-07-27T07:30:53Z

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[[Image:Kari2.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Kari won't save Goldbug because she's not a warrior, apparently unlike the four shut-in lab scientists she works with.]]
:''Kari is a [[Nebulan]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Kari''' works for the renowned Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] in a secluded industrial complex on the planet [[Nebulos]]. She is often seen manning various communications consoles within the complex. Kari is timid, withdrawn, and always polite, but somewhat passive-aggressive.

==Fiction==
[[Image:Kari1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|What I'm trying to say is you should leave me the hell alone.]]
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Kari was one of four scientists that were aiding Hi-Q in his attempt to poison Nebulos' food supply in a way that would only counteract the [[Decepticon]] Powermasters which threatened their world. Their research was interrupted by the arrival of four [[Autobot|Autobots]] who wished to use their lab to rebuild their leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though the Autobots were unwanted, they were left to their own devices, as the Nebulans knew that if the robots stayed too long, they would have to re-energize using Nebulos' contaminated fuel supply and die.

Eventually, Hi-Q realized that not only were the Autobots living beings who demanded his equal treatment, but they were Nebulos' last hope against the Decepticon Powermasters. Though he, [[Hotwire]], [[Lube]], and [[Rev]] underwent the [[Powermaster]] process to save the Autobots from shutdown, Kari declined saving the fourth Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]. She was not a warrior by nature.

The Autobots were successful in repelling the Decepticons. Kari immediately noted that not only were the Autobots no longer welcome on peaceful Nebulos, but also that her workmates were now forever linked to their fates. The Autobots and their new Powermaster partners left Nebulos, finally leaving Kari completely alone.

[[Llyra|Nebulan guys always leave Nebulan girls crying.]] {{storylink|People Power!}}

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Talk:Breacher (TF 2010)

2010-07-27T07:27:08Z

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Why '''''SHOULD''''' it be deleted? there have been leaked images, i'm sure it's a real toy![[User:TOM|TOM]] 20:00, 26 June 2010 (EDT)
:Um, if it's leaked, I'd say that's a reason ''for'' it to be deleted. Also, read the reason below the Quintesson banner. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 20:01, 26 June 2010 (EDT)
::Breacher was revealed officially at Botcon this year.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 23:40, 26 June 2010 (EDT)
:::Oh, OK. Still needs an introduction, though. ---[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 12:51, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
Is there a source for the "Groundshaker" thing? [[Special:Contributions/220.237.144.51|220.237.144.51]] 03:27, 27 July 2010 (EDT)

Pinpointer (disambiguation)

2010-07-27T02:45:19Z

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The name '''Pinpointer''' (or '''Pinpoint''') applies to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=1987|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], the [[Autobot]]-allied [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Pinpointer (SG)|Pinpointer]], the evil Autobot [[Micromaster]] Targetmaster from ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Pinpoint]], the Autobot-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.}}

{{disambig}}

Chainclaw (PCC)

2010-07-26T06:37:09Z

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{{disambig2|the Mini-Con|the Pretender Beast|Chainclaw (G1)}}
:''Chainclaw is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Power Core Combiners]] series.''
{{mainpic|July 23 2010}}
'''Chainclaw''' helps his larger partner [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] carry out acts of brutal destruction by powering up each of the Decepticon's different battle modes.

==Toys==
===Power Core Combiners===
*'''Icepick with Chainclaw'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' toys, Chainclaw was available only with his larger partner Icepick. He transforms from a small robot into a (non-firing) multi-missile launcher, as well as armor for any Commander robot when in their super-robot torso mode. His [[Powerlinx]] socket makes him compatible with any toy with a Powerlinx plug. He is one of a growing number of Mini-Con molds to have his own Powerlinx plug as well, enabling you to double-stack Mini-cons or mount any weapon that has a [[5mm post|5mm post-hole]].

{{note|Chainclaw has a fourth "robot weapon" mode, but so far this has not been revealed.}}

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Mini-Cons]]
[[Category: Power Core Combiners characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Grandus (G1)

2010-07-23T04:24:00Z

220.237.144.51: /* Notes */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Return of Convoy''|the Autobot from ''Animated''|Grandus (Animated)}}
: ''Grandus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Grandus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Three months with the Atkins diet, and he still can't see his toes.]]
'''Grandus''' is a colossal Autobot who serves as a base for the numerous Autobot [[Micromaster|Micromasters]]. He can combine with [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The_Battlestars|Star Convoy]] and [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] to form the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]].

His Micromaster partner is [[Spinner]].

==Fiction==
===''The Battlestars''===
[[Image:Grandus.jpg|left|150px|thumb|From left to right: Sixliner, Grandus and Sky Garry]]

To counter the threat of [[Dark Nova]], the Autobots formed an elite sub-group known as the [[Battlestars]], headlined by [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and Grandus. Their mission was to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] so that he might thwart Dark Nova. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 1}}

Aware of the mission of the Battlestars, Dark Nova stole Optimus Prime's body and cloned it as the evil [[False Convoy]]. Grandus and [[Spinner]] proved instrumental in defeating False Convoy before he could kill [[Sixliner]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 3}} After False Convoy's defeat, Grandus and the Battlestars rescued the fallen Supreme Commander's corpse from the [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] forces on planet [[Lucifer]]. Using the power of the Zodiac, they brought Optimus Prime back to life and upgraded him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 4}}

Later, Grandus was stuck cleaning up the remaining Novaroid and Galaman soldiers on planet Lucifer while Star Convoy and Sixliner faced [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]] alone on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars special}}.

[[Image:SkyGarry1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]

Grandus eventually joined the other Battlestars in a space battle against Super Megatron and his [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] warriors. Combining into the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]], they shot Super Megatron to pieces. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 7}}

Dark Nova then revealed himself and upgraded Super Megatron into Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 8}} Then after that, the Decepticon Emperor merged with Ultra Megatron to become the [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 9}} Grandus and the other Battlestars traveled into Star Giant's stomach and took the behemoth apart from the inside-out, narrowly escaping just as their foe exploded and died. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 10}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
*'''Grandus''' (Autobot, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-371'''

:He transforms from a short fat box on its stomach, to a fat box with a base sticking out of its stomach, to a fat box standing up. The inventor of the [[Triple Changer]] is rolling over in his grave.

:In 'vehicle' mode, he can be towed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return_of_Convoy|Star Convoy]], and [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] can be placed on top of him. In 'base' mode, a connector from Star Convoy can hook up to him such that Grandus's elevator gimmick is powered by Star Convoy's motor. Unfortunately, this cool gimmick tends to break within the first or second time trying it out.

==Notes==
* According to ''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', Grandus had the pre-production name of '''Iron Baron'''.
* Grandus's [[instructions]] show that [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] can use his motor gimmick in vehicle mode to tow Grandus.
* No instructions show this, but in a bizarre case of convergent engineering, Grandus in transport mode can combine with [[Metroplex (G1)]] himself in transport mode via the pegs on the former's shoulders, and the fist holes on the latter. Jizai Gattai indeed.
* Maybe if Grandus would drive his ''own'' ass around for once, he could see his feet!
*Both Sky Garry and Grandus have special attacks relating to things considered "mysterious". In Grandus's case, he possesses the "Stonehenge Kick", which is... interesting, in that he does not have moving legs.
*Grandus was [[retool]]ed to make the "Dag Base" from ''Dagwon'' toyline, [[Takara]]'s ''[[Brave]]'' series. Here, it served as both a base and a disturbingly overpowered (once all seven Dagwons are piloting it) "final mecha". Unfortunately, the Dag Base toy has been significantly remolded and somewhat gutted such that he can not be towed in vehicle mode by Star Convoy, and Star Convoy cannot power his elevator in base mode. This is one of many examples of late-run ''Transformers'' toys being recycled for a Brave Series release.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Grandus/grandus.htm Grandus at TFU.info]
*[http://www.primesaber.com/TF/Brave/DugBase.html Dug-Base pictures and information]

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Ravage (ROTF)

2010-07-23T03:42:30Z

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{{disambig3|Ravage}}
:''Ravage 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]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Ravage_promo.jpg|thumb|400px|Twisted tales of Felix the death-dealing moggy.]]

'''Ravage''' specializes in infiltration. A frequent partner of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he does the dirty work of the larger Decepticon. Ravage's body and armament are all dedicated to hitting the enemy before they even know what hit them. He can be orbitally inserted at fifteen times the speed of sound, spy inside highly secure locations using swarms of [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]], and generally ruin your day. He respects the danger [[human]]s present though, as they were the ones who managed to kill [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

Some doubt Ravage's sentience, and there is debate on the degree to which he is a distinct entity, rather than an extension of Soundwave's will.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref> However, he's displayed guile, cunning, and split-second tactical thinking, making it hard for others to believe he does not have some innate intelligence. <ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 2.4|Titan Ravage Profile]]</ref> In reality, Ravage just considers the other Decepticons ''beneath'' him, and allows his eerie, silent ways and manner to alienate him from his comrades. Soundwave is the one exception: the two are kindred spirits, understanding each other's true nature and motives. <ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Battle Bios]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
After the [[crab spy]] successfully infiltrated [[NEST]] headquarters at [[Diego Garcia]], it made its way back to the sea where Ravage was waiting to pick it up. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===

[[Image:Titan4_Ravagedescends.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.]]

Ravage was dispatched to NEST's [[United Kingdom|Scotland]] base to find, interrogate, and kill [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] before they could pass on information about the Decepticon plans. Easily breaking into one of the most secure bases on Earth, he went on to swiftly knock out [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and attempt to rip into the twins. While they were able to evade him, Ravage shrugged off any attack and finally cornered Mudflap, broadcasting Soundwave's demands to him.

This, however, was a trap the twins had set up, and Ravage found himself trapped in a simulated combat exercise. To escape, he faked unconsciousness and then snuck out the back when nobody was looking. But he made sure to bug the base before he left... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}}

[[Image:Titan2-4 SkidsRavage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Said the Cat, I know a fun game I will win. I think it is called Dismember the Twin!]]

When the twins temporarily pretended to defect, poor Ravage had to listen to them nattering throughout briefings. Not even his ominous growl would silence them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]]
[[Image:Ravagerotfteaser.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Meowth! That's right!]]
From his vantage point high in orbit above Earth, Ravage's master [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] located the last remaining shard of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] in a [[NEST]] holding facility on [[Diego Garcia]], and dispatched Ravage to retrieve it. Launched from Soundwave's chest, Ravage plummeted through Earth's atmosphere in re-entry mode and impacted just off Diego Garcia's shore, bounding to land in the blink of an eye. Quickly and stealthily, the feline Decepticon knocked several of the base's security sensors offline to cover his approach, then proceeded to vomit a large quantity of [[Microcon (ROTF)|small, metallic spheres]] down a ventilation shaft. Once inside the base, the spheres transformed and combined into "[[Reedman]]", who successfully stole the shard and returned to the surface to reunite with Ravage. As the human soldiers attempted stop Reedman, Ravage provided cover fire, killing several humans in the process. The pair then made their escape.

[[Image:ROTF-Ravagefires.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He arms himself in case a Monday comes along.]]

Having secured the shard, Ravage traveled to the ''[[Bayos]]'', a human freighter carrying the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] which was passing the area of the sea in which [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was buried. After diving over the side of the barge and reaching the bottom where Megatron's body rested, Ravage ejected [[Scalpel|the Doctor]] from a compartment in his chest. While the Constructicons began to tear apart the "[[Ze little one|little one]]", Ravage was going for a swim, apparently enjoying the water, but quickly ended his little frolic when the Doctor demanded the shard. After the Doctor resurrected Megatron using the AllSpark shard, Ravage and the Constructicons swam up to the surface following their revived leader.

[[Image:ROTF Ravage death.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Remember to spay and neuter your pets. ''Or Bumblebee will kill them''.]]
Some time later, Ravage joined the other Decepticons in searching for [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] amid some [[Egypt]]ian ruins. The forces of NEST soon arrived, and [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]] broke out, complicating their search. Spotting Sam, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] instructed [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] to release [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]]. Ravage jumped out of the Constructicon when he ejected the fleshlings, and went stalking. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] managed to get the jump on Rampage, and Ravage in turn jumped on Bumblebee's head, clawing off part of his battle helmet. Unfortunately for Ravage, Bumblebee still had plenty of fight left in him, and he promptly dispatched the killer kitty by ''tearing out'' Ravage's own goo-covered spine. ''Ouch''. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{-}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Months after Ravage's death at the hands of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], his reconstructed form was brought back on-line in an undisclosed location by a mysterious new master. Subsequently, Ravage appeared outside [[Guantanamo Bay]], searching for a "new target". Ravage snuck in, found the remains of the [[appliancebot]]s and appropriated them. Ravage lept into the ocean to escape the military, who had located him.

Ravage emerged on a beach near [[MacDill Air Force Base]]. Though he curled up on the ground to wait for further instructions from his unknown benefactor, he was once again discovered. Ravage destroyed several helicopters before being surrounded by soldiers and jeeps. To bolster his defensive, he unleashed [[Reedman]], and although the smaller robot was eventually taken down, it provided the distraction needed to allow Ravage to escape into a [[Kingdom Petrochemicals|petrochemical plant]].

Deciding the relatively subtle approach wasn't working, officials at the White House asked the [[President of the United States]] for permission to level the plant. As the explosion engulfed the plant, Ravage tried to conceal himself beneath its foundation. Ravage's attempt to survive was mostly successful; his damaged form was still online, waiting in a pit beneath the rubble for new instructions. The remnants of the smuggled appliancebots reached out to him with streams of energy... {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5}}

Shortly after, Soundwave, disturbed by Ravage's reactivation, dispatched a quartet of minions (Buzzsaw, Rumble, Beastbox and Ratbat) to investigate. This soon erupted into a conflict with cleanup crews and Autobot reinforcements, which prompted Soundwave to intervene. Although the battle resulted in several casualities on both sides, Ravage was undisturbed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-Soundwavemissile.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Do not aim Ravage towards face.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-04'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile

:Soundwave comes with an intricately sculpted missile that appears to represent Ravage in transition form. He can't transform, though. Bummer.

{{-}}

[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Ravage_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Admit it: between the spiky spine and that dead, purple eye, you just want to cuddle the guy.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number''

:Part of the third wave of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class toys, Ravage transforms from "panther mode" into a [[transition form|"reentry mode."]] (The "reentry mode" is exactly as involved as it looks.) By pulling back on a lever located on the small of his back, Ravage's head will snap forward and his jaws will open; sliding the lever back and forth will reverse and reactivate the gimmick. His tail actually comes off...that means his toy meets the same fate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Where are you?]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile
: A three pack (technically four pack if you want to count Ravage), also featuring The Fallen, and a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline. Soundwave is [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen was unchanged from his original release.

{{-}}
[[Image:ROTFtoy-SoundwavemissileNESTAlliance.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm not an accessory! I'm a human being! Wait, that's not right either.]]
*'''Battlefield Bumblebee vs Infiltration Soundwave''' (NEST Global Alliance two-pack, 2010)
: Part of the [[NEST Global Alliance]] campaign, a two-pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Battlefield Bumblebee]] and Infiltration Soundwave included yet another [[redeco]] of that damn Ravage missile. But if you buy this and two other specially-marked NEST Global Alliance toys, you can send in for a proper Ravage!
{{-}}

[[Image:ROTFtoy-RavageRecon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And I'll form the yikes!]]
*'''Recon Ravage''' (Mail-in exclusive, 2010)
: When you buy the above Bumblebee/Soundwave pack and two specially-marked Transformers products, you can send in for an exclusive Recon Ravage figure! All you need is the order form and "starter sticker" from the NEST Alliance two-pack, stickers from two additional specially-marked NEST Global Alliance products, $4.95 for shipping and handling, and 6-8 weeks. His deco includes vacuum-metalized plastic and seems to be an homage to Voltron's Black Lion. The [[ball joint]] joining his torso to his hind legs from the original version has been replaced with a [[swivel joint]], and his tail is [[retool]]ed as well to remove the rotational articulation just above the middle hinge.

:Ravage is mailed in a white box with the NEST logo on it. Also, it comes with a letter from Optimus Prime and a $5 off coupon for ROTF toy purchases over $20.

:In Canada and Australia, this toy is sold at retail as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive.

:This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] amounting to more than HK$400.

{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-RavageLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Transforms from jaguar to jaguar-with-pointy-nose and back!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2010)
:Legends Class Ravage transforms from a metallic jaguar to a "[[transition form|reentry mode]]".

{{-}}

====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-RavageSeaAttack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Catfish.]]
*'''Sea Attack Ravage''' (2010)
: Sea Attack Ravage is a redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Ravage. His color scheme is a combination of black and silver with red and yellow highlights. He also has chrome guns and an orange eye. This color scheme is supposed to recall his attack on Diego Garcia.

{{-}}

*'''Rampage Among the Ruins''' (Exclusive three-pack, 2010)
[[Image:TF2010toy-RampageAmongtheRuins.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is not kawaii! This is not kawaii at all!]]
:A soon-to-be-mutilated Ravage, decoed in gunmetal and caramel, comes packaged with that murderous jerk [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and a red [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. The set is included in the [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] promotion.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingRavage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jaguar? I thought you were some kind of outer space potato man. ]]
*'''Ravage Reveal''' [[Burger King]] free toy (2009)
:Ravage is revealed from his <s>hand grenade</s> <s>kitty toy</s> pod (presumably representing his reentry mode) with a flick of the wrist. Or by manually holding the two halves of the pod apart so that Ravage pops out. Oddly there are what appear to be four holes on either side of the pod, perhaps so Ravage has air holes to breathe through.

{{--}}
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[Image:Robotheroesjoltravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At least he's not packaged with that monster, Bumblebee!]]
*'''Jolt and Ravage''' (2009)
:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Ravage is part of the second ''Revenge of the Fallen'' wave. He has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and neck, and comes packaged versus [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]].

:He's adorable.
{{-}}

==Notes==

* Ravage and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] were part of an early draft for [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']]. However, when Soundwave was changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and the initial jungle setting was replaced with a desert, Ravage was changed to [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].
* As with poor [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], sources differed on how sentient Ravage was. Luckily for Ravage, Hasbro's website outright states him to be a sentient being.
*Whether through misinformation or to hide his identity, the Ravage deluxe figure shows up in the Wal-Mart computers as "TRA DLX WOLF". Of course, they're [[Andy Reid|not the first to make this mistake]]. However when it scans at a register, it commonly comes up as "TRA MOV PANTHER".
*In the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' novelization, Ravage has a flying [[alternate mode]]. He flew out to the freighter where the four Constructicons were waiting and transformed on deck. While descending into the ocean, he was described as a sphere, so he might have two alternate modes. (His Burger King toy perhaps?)
* Despite having a red/orange eye in the movie, all the Ravage toys and merchandise have a purple one... until his Legends figure.
* On his blog, Furman said that Ravage's spine-torn death was a late addition to the film... so late that [[IDW Publishing]] had already made Ravage a key part of their post-ROTF comics! Quick, to the Rewritemobile! [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/next-up-%e2%80%94-transformers-nefarious/]
* Originally, Ravage was intended to also have an aquatic alternate mode, where he swam to Diego Garcia as a spike covered fish.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen DVD field guide#Two-disc Special Edition - (approximately $22.00)|Deconstructing Visual Bayhem]] on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' special two-disc release.</ref> The reason for dropping this was not stated.
*Ravage was in an early draft of [[Reign of Starscream]], but was dropped at Hasbro's request.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage167559]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Transformers 2010 toyline characters]]

Contrail (WFC)

2010-07-23T02:00:26Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}

:''Contrail is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Contrail''' is a powerful [[Seeker]] with a scornful, imperious nature and a tendency to glare. He was Council Secretary on the for the [[High Council]] in the days before the great war, but left that position, along with fellow Council member [[Ratbat (Prime)|Ratbat]], to join Megatron's Decepticons. He possesses a cockpit in vehicle mode that is the perfect size for a smaller robot like Ratbat to ride within. This is said to be a hold-over from the [[Quintesson]] war era.

==Fiction==

===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===

Contrail swore in [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] on their appearence before the High Council. He agressively questioned Megatron and Prime before the Council. Then voted unanimously, along with the other councilors for Orion to become Optimus Prime and be given the quest to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but when Megatron, enraged by this, killed High Councilor [[Halogen]], declared war and called the Decepticons to follow him Contrail went with him, along with Ratbat.
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* What exactly Contrail and Ratbat were doing is rather unclear. It seems very likely they were already of Megatron's camp, given that they leave with the rest of the "secret" Decepticons in the Council Chambers. If so, their outward agression durring procedures was probably intentional, masking leading questions to influence the direction of the meeting... But if ''that'' is so, why did they then vote for Orion Pax as the new Prime? This was clearly not part of the infuriated Megatron's plan? Yet regardless of this apparent betrail they felt safe enough leaving with Megatron's Decepticons. Just very confusing.

* Generic Seekers appearing in fiction but getting no name has been common since the Generation 1 cartoon, but Contrail may be the first example of the opposite: a named Seaker with no official appearence.

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category: Prime characters]]

Tales of the Fallen issue 6

2010-07-23T00:27:08Z

220.237.144.51: /* Advertisements */

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 6]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=January 2010
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
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'''Arcee finds herself as the subject of a twisted Decepticon experiment.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|The events of this book take place between [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|Reign of Starscream #5]] and [[Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4]].}}

As the ship Arcee is on enters a planet's atmosphere (probably [[Earth]]), Thundercracker appears and blasts the ship from the sky. Arcee is trapped in the ship's remains as her shipmates leave the wreckage to battle Thundercracker. As she finally frees herself, she finds it has gone strangely quiet, as Thundercracker has emerged from the battle victorious. As he approaches her and says he's glad to see her, she blacks out.

She wakes up later with a scream, horrified by seeing her dead and dissected body on a table in front of her. She is in the laboratory of Flatline, a [[Decepticon]] field medic, and her [[spark]] has been transferred to a [[protoform]] body. Flatline notices she is awake and reports to Thundercracker that he thinks her spark is not strong enough to power "the rest". Thundercracker disagrees and tells Flatline to try again, without making any more mistakes, as they're running out of protoforms. As Thundercracker heads down to see their new warriors for himself, Flatline leaves to gather more supplies, telling Arcee to stay put.

As she looks around, Arcee is surprised to see Skids and Mudflap in an energy cage. The Twins note that Arcee "doesn't look right", "none of them do". This leads Arcee to further notice the two lifeless protoforms next to her, and wonder aloud what is going on. The Twins debate over which one should answer her, but when she cuts them off and demands they just tell her, Flatline returns and answers her for them: Arcee's spark was saved by the medic as part of an experiment to speed up the development of new protoforms and quickly produce more Decepticon soldiers.

Flatline also explains that he only did part of the dissection, with most of the initial damage having been caused by Thundercracker. The mech in question comes in just in time to hear this, and claims he was happy to do so. Arcee feels a surge of hatred over Thundercracker killing her teammates, but can't yet remember his name.

{{issuestub}}

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (4)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (5)
*[[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] (6)
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] (7)
|c2=
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (2)
*[[Flatline]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBA

==Errors==
*TBA

==Items of note==
*'''Cameos:''' [[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]], [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (all in flashback)

* This issue finally gives a ''reason'' behind Arcee's new robot mode and how she came to be a [[Tripartite Cybertronian]], previously explained away by... absolutely nothing.

* It also "explains" the twins' dopey behavior in the film as the result of Flatline's attempted reprogramming of their brains. So... brain-damage makes you talk "street". Gee.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' The three Arcee "sisters" by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Arcee sisters fighting Thundercracker, art by [[Carlos Magno]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Text-free version of Cover A
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Constructicon (ROTF)

2010-07-22T11:08:27Z

220.237.144.51:

{{disambig3|Constructicon}}
{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
[[Image:Constructicons-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Hightower not included. C'mon, truss cranes need love too!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are a group of Decepticons that take the form of various construction vehicles, many sharing alternate modes, [[body-type]]s and even names. Constructicons have been built since the dawn of the Transformer race, and used to be considered simple [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

Unlike previous continuities, it seems as if only ''some'', not all, of the Constructicons are [[combiner]]s.
{{-}}
{{chapters
|title=Constructicons
|center=false|align=left|style=2
|content=<div class="list-header">Excavator:</div>
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Truss crane:</div>
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Dump truck:</div>
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Cement mixer:</div>
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]{{dag|black}} (×2)

<br/><div class="list-header">Articulated dump truck:</div>
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Bulldozer:</div>
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]]
*[[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Front loader:</div>
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Constructicon Scout]]s

<br/><div class="list-header">Multi-arm Excavator:</div>
*[[Trample]]
*[[Tread]]

<br/><div class="list-header">Combined form:</div>
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]
<br/><small>{{dag|black}}Components of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]</small>
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Constructicons build a monument to their manhood.]]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created the [[Dynasty of Primes]], a race of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

The "builder" workers were among the very first of these new beings, who would construct a [[Solar harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} The Primes ruled harvesters could not be used on a sun that replenished life, but one of them began to defy this rule and gathered together a few rogue "construction drones" and a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] to secretly harvest suns and ignoring the genocide they caused. The other Primes found out and followed them to [[Earth]], and [[The Fallen]] Prime teleported his servants elsewhere, but the Seeker [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] turned on the builders and killed them. {{Storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, the remaining builders sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of their only surviving ancient master, The Fallen. In Megatron's [[Decepticon]] army, they became known as the Constructicons.

During the war, in at least one battle, [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] was present. Later, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] destroyed an [[Autobot]] colony guarded by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], who swore revenge and tracked him to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on [[Earth]]. The Constructicon drew out Sideswipe but fled when [[NEST]] forces led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox]] arrived. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
The Constructions [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]], and [[Tread]] came to Earth hoping to be able to revive their leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. They were mining for uranium in the [[Australia]]n outback in the hopes that if they collected enough energy, they could jump-start Megatron's spark.

[[NEST]] became aware of their presence when they picked up their intermittent energy signatures. They sent a strike team consisting of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], [[William Lennox]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]] to take care of them. The three Constructicons put up a good fight but were killed. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Revenge of The Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Can we fix him? Yes we can!]]
[[NEST]] followed Demolishor to [[Shanghai]], [[China]], and he was executed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].

After the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard was retrieved from NEST's secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Scalpel]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dived down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s broken body lay. Scalpel ordered the death of "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]]" to rebuild Megatron, a request that Long Haul and Mixmaster readily granted. Soon, Megatron was reborn!

[[Image:Constructicons-ROTFcanyon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|You'd better have a good reason for bringing us here!]]
Long Haul and [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]] waited in a quarry near the [[Egypt]]ian [[pyramid]]s for Mixmaster to arrive with a yellow Rampage, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]], [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] and a [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|couple]] [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|others]], and they combined into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Devastator battled [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], before climbing up the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to excavate the [[solar harvester]] within. Devastator was blown up by an experimental [[Wikipedia:railgun|railgun]] fired by the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']].

Elsewhere during [[Operation: Firestorm]], Long Haul, Scrapper, Mixmaster and the red Rampage hunted for [[Sam Witwicky]] in an abandoned town. Rampage was ordered by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to spring a trap by demanding Sam hand over the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in exchange for his captive parents [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]], but [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] attacked and killed him. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] killed Mixmaster, while the others died in a bombing raid by the [[United States Air Force]].
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation''===
[[image:Constructicons ROTF adaptation 3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Details are for chumps.]]
[[Scavenger (ROTF)| Scavenger]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]], [[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]], and [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] arrived in Egypt together along with other Constructicons and Decepticons to battle the Autobots.
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #3}}

Some of the Constructicons combined into Devastator and revealed the solar harvester hidden beneath a pyramid. Devastator was destroyed by a prototype [[rail gun]] soon afterwards. At the same time, [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] and Long Haul fought in the battle and were defeated by Bumblebee and Jetfire, respectively. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 4|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #4}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
[[Image:Concept rotfgame-big trouble in big china.jpg|thumb]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Constructicons defined==
Determining who is and who isn't a Constructicon is a little more problematic than it may first appear. The subgroup is not especially well defined. Is any Decepticon who chooses a construction vehicle [[alternate mode]] a Constructicon? Possibly. The only solid information we have is to see which Decepticons are explicitly called Constructicons.
*The Devastator components are called Constructicons in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]''.
*The four Decepticons that accompanied Ravage and The Doctor to the bottom of the [[Laurentian Abyss]] are called Constructicons in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novel adaptation of the movie]].
*Devastator is called a Constructicon in the toys.
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is called a Constructicon in [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways's]] toy bio.
So, are [[Mudflap (Movie)|Mudflap]], [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] actual Constructicons or just Decepticons who have taken on construction vehicle alternate modes? It is not entirely clear.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
{{stub}}

==Notes==
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen novel adaptation]], the four Constructicons that accompany Ravage to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] are not named, but described as bipedal, disqualifying Rampage. This is contradicted by the movie, as the Rampage that later battles [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is almost certainly one of the four.
*[http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=11 One abandoned Constructicon concept] by artist [[Steve Jung]] was a "nurse" that would have transformed into a Volvo wheel loader. It is unknown if this character later evolved into the character referred to as [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], who alternately transformed into a Volvo excavator and a yellow front-end loader.

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (ROTF)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons| ]]

Ark (WFC)

2010-07-21T06:37:36Z

220.237.144.51: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Ark}}
:''The Ark is an Autobot starship from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFCArk.jpg|thumb|250px|upright|]]
The '''''Ark''''', aka '''Project Generation One''', was the city-sized ship that the [[Autobot]]s left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on.
==Fiction==
===''Exodus'' novel===
When [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] removed the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] poisoning Cybertron's [[core]] with [[Dark Energon]], it informed him that while healing, the planet could not sustain a fraction of the life it currently did, and the Autobots needed to leave. Optimus announced Project Generation One to his comrades, many of whom doomed the notion suicidal as the Cybertronians had not left the planet since the [[Golden Age]]. Regardless, [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]] said he would rather die on a starship than on a planet, and declared "Let's build this ''Ark''."

[[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] oversaw the ''Ark'''s construction in the [[Well of All Sparks]], installing [[Teletraan-1 (Prime)|Teletraan-1]] inside, while Optimus drew out and crashed [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] aboard the ''[[Eight Track]]''. When they returned the ''Ark'' was completed and they boarded the ship. Alpha Trion refused a place, aware [[Vector Sigma]] would keep him alive, while [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]], [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (Prime)|Springer]] and the [[Wrecker]]s sacrificed a chance to leave, giving time for the ''Ark'' to launch by keeping Trypticon at bay.

However, Trypticon transformed into the ''Nemesis'' and pursued the ''Ark'' into the last [[space bridge]], but when it emerged, the Decepticons were nowhere to be found. The ''Ark'' was outside an unknown [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] where the [[AllSpark (Prime)|AllSpark]] was detected. [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] asked Optimus if they knew the way home: he replied the [[Matrix of Leadership]] would guide them back one day. ''{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}''

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
After defeating [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]], Optimus gathered Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]], [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]], [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] and [[Silverbolt (Prime)|Silverbolt]] around him, telling them he had commissioned a new ship, the ''Ark'', to take them off Cybertron when it was time for them to leave. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

==Notes==
*The ''Ark'', and "Generation 1", are of course references to the original ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]].

[[Category:Autobot bases]]
[[Category:Starships]]
[[Category:Prime]]

Stanix

2010-07-20T09:33:06Z

220.237.144.51: /* Prime continuity */

:''Stanix is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Marvel UK]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Stanix''' is a region in the south-west side of Cybertron.

==Fiction==

===Generation 1===
One of the first areas conquered by the Decepticons, it remained isolated from the ensuing civil war up until the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s departure.

It contains the town of [[Yuss]], [[Fort Scyk]] and the [[Acid Wastes]]. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

===Prime continuity===
Before the war Stanix was one of the main nodes in the [[Communication Grid|Grid]] that spanned the whole planet. This node was located on the eastern edge of Stanix city, below Fort Scyk.

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s supporters detonated an EMP bomb there in the last days before the war, destroying Fort Scyk, killing its magistrate [[Gauntlet]], and disrupting the Grid node. ''{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}''

[[Category:Planet Cybertron]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]

Huffer (Animated)

2010-07-20T03:03:33Z

220.237.144.51: /* Animated cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Huffer}}

:''Huffer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
It-sa heem! '''Huffer!'''

[[Image:Animated_Huffer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Swing your arms from side to side, come on it's time to go!"]]

__TOC__
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Huffer was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}
He was later seen among the group of Autobots that [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] Transwarped into. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Notes==
* Huffer was first revealed on [[April 1]]st 2009 on [http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/april-fools.html Derrick Wyatt's blog], as part of a group shot of characters who may or may not have gone on to appear in the cartoon. While Huffer did, his lookalike, Pipes (based on the [[Pipes|original Pipes]], who was himself a [[retool]] of the [[Huffer (G1)|original Huffer]]) did not.
** However Pipes does appear in The [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|AllSpark Almanac II]] where he is revealed to be Huffer's older brother.

* Huffer's character model is based pretty heavily on [[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], mustachioed plumber and protagonist of about a billion Nintendo games. Pipes looked like [[wikipedia:Luigi|his brother Luigi]].

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]

Toy Fair 2010

2010-07-19T11:45:53Z

220.237.144.51: /* Generations */

[[Image:ToyFair2010.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Not pictured: 30 feet of snow]]

'''Toy Fair 2010''', hosted in [[New York City]] from [[February 14]]–[[February 17|17]], boasts "over 20,000 attendies, 350,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 products with over 7,000 never before seen in the world, 1200+ exhibitors, [and] 1000 global media representatives."

{{SITENAME}} was invited to [[Hasbro]]'s '''2010 Collector-Fan Media Day''' at ''The Times Center'' on Saturday, [[February 13]], and wiki contributors [[David Willis]] and [[Greg Sepelak]] attended. Following a presentation starting at 1pm, fan representatives were allowed into Hasbro's product showroom.

==Coverage==
<center><gallery>
Image:ToyFair2010-outside.jpg|Waiting outside Hasbro's Toy Fair showroom
Image:ToyFair2010-statue.jpg|Once let inside for check-in, Bumblebee stands guard
Image:ToyFair2010-tfwikicom.jpg|Our URL is what, now?
Image:ToyFair2010-presentation.jpg|No photos or video allowed! Unless you're from Seibertron.com.
Image:ToyFair2010-Transformersarea.jpg|[http://www.asmzine.com That man] will take better pictures than us.
</gallery></center>

===Revenge of the Fallen/Adjectiveless Transformers===
*Hasbro wants a "broader scope," and hopes to "reinvent" the line as one that isn't specifically tied to the live-action film, though it may contain characters from it. It will be a general celebration of Transformers.
*A "HUNT FOR DECEPTICONS" promotion will accompany the line. Codes can be found in packages that will "unlock" mini-games on Transformers.com.

====Legends====
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (New mold, not the same as the Devastator one)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (New mold, as same as Rampage)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (Classics [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] redeco)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Fireburst Optimus Prime]] (redeco)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Cyberfire Bumblebee]] (redeco)

<center>
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2010-LegendsLongHaul.jpg
Image:ToyFair2010-LegendsRampage.jpg
Image:ToyFair2010-LegendsRavage.jpg
</gallery>
</center>

====Scouts====
*[[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] (Autobot muscle car)
*[[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] (Decepticon chopper cycle)
*[[Crankstart]] (Decepticon Dune Runner redeco)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (Autobot Knock-Out redeco)
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] (insect thing from movie)
*[[Breacher]] (SWAT vehicle who fits on Sea Spray)

<center>
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2010-ScoutBrimstone.jpg|Brimstone
Image:ToyFair2010-ScoutBackfire.jpg|Backfire
Image:ToyFair2010-ScoutBackfirebio.jpg|Backfire's cardback
Image:ToyFair2010-ScoutHubcap.jpg|Hubcap
</gallery>
</center>

====Deluxe====
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] w/ drone unit
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Battle Blade Bumblebee]] (all new)
*[[Jetblade]] (redeco of [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]])
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Sea Attack Ravage]]
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sidearm Sideswipe]] (new mold with guns instead of swords)
*[[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]] (he's [[Mindset]])
*[[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] ([[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] black/purple redeco, instructions for combination will be online)
<center>
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2010-DeluxeBumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee
Image:ToyFair2010-DeluxeIronhide.jpg|Ironhide
Image:ToyFair2010-DeluxeJetblade.jpg|Jetblade
</gallery></center>

====Voyager====
*[[Sea Spray]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Night Ops Ratchet]] (redeco)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (yellow Long Haul)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Battle Blades Optimus Prime]] (new mold with [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]])
<center><gallery>
Image:ToyFair2010-VoyagerPayload.jpg|Payload
Image:ToyFair2010-VoyagerRatchet.jpg|Night Ops Ratchet
Image:ToyFair2010-VoyagerSeaSpray.jpg|Sea Spray
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====Leader====
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Battle Hooks Optimus Prime]] with hooks, "battle damage" paint and the mouth face from Buster Optimus Prime
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====Human Alliance====
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] w/ [[William Lennox|Lennox]] (shield gun becomes motorcycle)

====Battle Ops Bumblebee====
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Battle Ops Bumblebee]]

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====Activators====
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

====Powerbots====
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Stealth Bumblebee]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|??? Optimus Prime]]

====Roleplay====
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] Cyber Sword

====Speed Stars/Action Fleet<ref>The [[Robot Powered Machines]] range is being renamed, but while the Toy Fair ''Transformers'' press release rechristened the line "Action Fleet", the packaging at Toy Fair featured the name "Speed Stars". What the final name will turn out to be is uncertain at this time.</ref>====
*Stealth Force, larger vehicles with pop-out weaponry
*A boatload of new R.P.M-scale toys, including characters in robot mode, in midtransformation, and cars with giant wheels
*The Bumblebee Track Set, featuring vehicle-mode Bumblebee versus a static backdrop of Optimus Prime and Megatron battling

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Image:ToyFair2010-RPMGears.jpg
Image:ToyFair2010-RPMHoundMegatron.jpg
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===Generations===
*[[Drift (G1)|Autobot Drift]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (''Gentei! Gentei!'' mold)
*Darkmount (motherfriggin' [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] triple changer)
*Bumblebee (''War for Cybertron'')
*Optimus Prime (''War for Cybertron'')
*Megatron (''War for Cybertron'')
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Image:ToyFair2010-GenDrift.jpg|[[Drift (G1)|Autobot Drift]]
Image:ToyFair2010-GenBumblebee.jpg|''[[War for Cybertron]]'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]
Image:ToyFair2010-GenPrime.jpg|''[[War for Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]
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===Power Core Combiners===
====Commander 2-packs====
Every Commander figure has two heads—one for robot, one for torso. Torso mode can combine with 5-pack drones (see below). Standard Mini-Con Powerlinx points!
* [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] (semi cab) and [[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]]
* [[Smolder]] (fire department brush truck) and [[Chopster]] (axe)
* [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] (rescue helicopter) and [[Backwind]] (winch)
* [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (arctic vehicle) and [[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]]
* [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] (F1 racer) and [[Pinpoint]]
* [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]] (construction vehicle) and [[Throttler]] (drill)

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Image:ToyFair2010-PCCSledge.jpg|[[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]] and [[Throttler]]
Image:ToyFair2010-PCCIcepick.jpg|[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] and [[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]]
Image:ToyFair2010-PCCSearchlight.jpg|[[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] and Huffer's partner [[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]]
Image:ToyFair2010-PCCHuffer.jpg|[[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] and Caliburst
Image:ToyFair2010-PCCSmolder.jpg|[[Smolder]] and [[Chopster]]
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====5-packs====
1 core robot/vehicle & 4 drone-vehicle limbs. Drones can attach to any Commander 2-pack bot to make new combinations. Arm-drones and leg-drones cannot swap functions. Automatic "deploy" transformation when they attach, automatic retract to vehicle when detached. Each drone has Mini-Con powerlinx hardpoints.

* [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] ([[Combaticon (PCC)|Combaticons]])
* [[Skyburst]] ([[Aerialbot (PCC)|Aerialbots]])
* [[Double Clutch (PCC)|Double Clutch]] ([[Rallybot]]s)
* [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] ([[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicon]]s)

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Image:ToyFair2010-PCCBombshock.jpg|Bombshock combined with his Combaticons
Image:ToyFair2010-PCCSkyburst.jpg|Skyburst combined with his Aerialbots
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===Exclusives===
*Masterpiece [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] with crown (Toys R Us)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Nebular Starscream]] (Kmart)
* Reissue Generation 1 [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] with [[Eject]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], and [[Ramhorn]] (Comic-Con)
* Unnamed Mighty Muggs Comic-Con exclusive

===Crossovers===

====Star Wars====
*[[Yoda]] as a [[Republic Shuttle]]
*[[Cad Bane]] as the ''[[Xanadu Blood]]''
*[[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] as a [[Y-wing]]
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] as a [[Jedi Starfighter]]
*Clone Commander [[Captain Rex|Rex]] as a [[Freeco Bike]]

====Marvel====
*[[Iron Man]] (Car)
*[[Iron Man]] / [[War Machine]] two-pack combiner
*[[Spider-Man]] (Race Car, black redeco)
*[[Ghost Rider|GHOST RIDER]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/corporate/media/press-releases/HASBRO-S-TRANSFORMERS-BRAND-EXPANDS-MORE-THAN-MEETS-THE-EYE-UNIVERSE-IN-2010-WITH-NEW-TOYS-AND-PROMOTIONS-THAT-CAPTURE-THE-EXCITEMENT-AND-ENTERTAINMENT-OF-THE-ICONIC-PROPERTY.cfm Official Hasbro Transformers Toy Fair press release]
*[http://toyfair10.asmzine.com/ Toy Fair 2010 at ASMZine.com]
*[http://toyfair10.asmzine.com/gallery/hasbro/hasbro-transformers-press-kit/index.html ASMZine.com's Toy Fair 2010 Hasbro Transformers press kit gallery]
*[http://toyfair10.asmzine.com/gallery/hasbro/hasbro-transformers/index.html ASMZine.com's Toy Fair 2010 Transformers booth gallery]

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Sideswipe (G1)

2010-07-18T10:53:56Z

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{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]. His name is also sometimes parsed '''Side Swipe'''.''

[[Image:NYSideswipeCardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I've never done anything important, but people love me anyway! Sweet!]]
'''Sideswipe''' is not nearly as much of a sociopath as his [[Relatives|brother]] [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], but he is every bit as skillful. He's more into battle for the sport of it. A bit of a jock, Sideswipe most craves a glorious fight to the finish as a test of his mettle.

There is a reckless edge to Sideswipe's tactics. He makes rash decisions that may endanger him, all in the name of possible victory. Cheating is also not out of the question. When everything is on the line, for Sideswipe, nothing is out of the question. Over time, his reckless attitude has not changed. However, his cause has; once in it solely for the glory, now he's driven by the desire to defend freedom and the innocent.

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Vanguard]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''[[Wikipedia:Lamborghini|Lambor]]''' (ランボル ''Ranboru'')
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Frérot''' (Bro)
:''Hungarian name'': '''Csatár''' ("Striker")
:''Italian name:'' '''Freccia''' ("Arrow")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Esgalhador'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Tsè Sǎu''' (側掃, "Side Swipe")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Heng Pao''' (横炮, "Horizontal Cannon")
:''Cantonese name:'' '''Swipe''' (斯韋伯 ''Si Wai Baak'', literally "This Soft-leather Elder")
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Surrupio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}

[[Image:G1SideswipeMarvelFist.jpg|thumb|left|150px|My shoulders are black because this is where my toy's wheels go!]]Sideswipe, along with his brother Sunstreaker, was part of the original crew of Optimus Prime's Ark. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, it crashed on Earth, and Sideswipe, along with the rest of the combatants, lay dormant for 4 million years. When the volcano that housed the Ark erupted, the Ark's internal mechanisms revived all Transformers, making no distinction between [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]]. Sideswipe was alive again. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

When the Autobots went to retrieve their fallen comrade [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s garage, they were attacked by Decepticons. Against his brother's better judgment, Sideswipe employed his energon-gobbling rocket pack to take the fight right to the Decepticon jets. The 'Cons were driven off, but without a source of fuel to recharge on, several Autobots, including Sideswipe, were left virtually empty after the battle and were sidelined. {{storylink|Power Play!}} ''One time he was man-handled by an erratic [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]].'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Though he could not go on missions, Sideswipe was still able to defend the Ark from invasion when the Decepticons came right to his doorstep. He was confronted by that junk-punk [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-making ability and turned the tables on him, overpowering Rumble with his pile-driver punches. {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}'' ''At some point, he helped protect a dam from some Decepticons, which Ratchet later relayed to the Dinobots.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

Sideswipe's inactivity continued even longer after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over the Ark and deactivated all the Autobots in the ship. After [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] regained control of the Ark for the Autobots, he was able to revive Sideswipe to full functionality in short order, and their new deal for fuel with [[G.B. Blackrock]] kept them energized. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

[[Image:PrimeTime-Sideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|150px|So you've read my profile.]]

However, though Shockwave was evicted from the Ark, he still had Optimus Prime's head held captive in his [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One|Blackrock Aerospace Plant]] headquarters. When the Autobots overheard that Optimus Prime's head had outlived its usefulness and would be disposed of, Sideswipe was part of the large group of Autobots who departed the Ark to rendezvous with the drop-off point. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Sure enough, the Decepticon drone [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] approached with the head, though Sideswipe initially proposed blowing it out of the sky. Prowl's caution at first seemed prudent, as Jetfire dropped Prime's head into the swamp in front of them, but their minds changed after they waded into the swamp, retrieved the head, and placed it on Prime's body. The head was in fact a Decepticon decoy that took control of Prime's body and attacked them. On top of that, a strike team led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] quickly joined them, and Sideswipe soon found himself at the mercy of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who began tearing out his back with his jaws. Fortunately for the Autobots, Prime's real head was returned, and Sideswipe was one of first to rise from the onslaught to witness their costly victory. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''During the Dinobot Hunt, Sideswipe traveled to [[Doonstown]] with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Bluestreak]] on a mission to capture the feral [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. It...didn't go so well. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''
Sideswipe was next seen in [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s repair bay along with several others. Ratchet remarked to Optimus Prime that some of them might never be battle-capable again. Optimus Prime told him to do his best for Sideswipe and the others, and then promptly left to oversee the creation of their replacements. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

Years later, Sideswipe was seen again leaving the Ark with the rest of its crew to watch the battle between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} He also joined the Autobots in answering a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] near the Decepticons' [[Club Con|arctic base]], resulting in an ambush. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:WarWithoutEnd-Sideswipe.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Black is the new "I have more words in this single panel than I did in the past 80 issues."]]
The war seemingly over, Sideswipe joined Grimlock's [[Firestormers]], a group of Autobots who aimed to hunt down the last few pockets of Decepticon resistance. He, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], and the Dinobots attacked Decepticon [[Nexus Seven|Outpost B-67]], where they met great numbers but minimal resistance. He expected the liberated citizens of Nexus 7 to be more grateful, but Hound pointed out that their rescuees looked more frightened than pleased, and blamed their group's bloodthirstiness.

But the Firestormers' quest led them to the staggering discovery that these scattered Decepticon outposts were actually just the tip of the iceberg. There were just seventeen conquered and recolonized planets in that sector of space, suggesting that there was something bigger on the horizon than the remnants of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s old team. After Optimus Prime was called to hear this news from Sideswipe and the other Firestormers, they were suddenly attacked and captured by a ship in orbit. Sideswipe and the others were put in prison cells aboard the starship ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'', which was under the command of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], the [[Liege Centuro]] of a forgotten race of Transformers. This revelation momentarily shook Optimus Prime's resolve, but after being brought back to his senses by Grimlock, the two Autobots freed Sideswipe and the others from their cells. They fought their way through the starship to an escape vessel and escaped without injury, though they were burdened with this new knowledge. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

Sideswipe was present when the Autobots met Jhiaxus' Decepticons in battle on a planet within the [[K'tord Nebula]]. At first, tempers merely flared, but soon both sides lost themselves in a violent, bloody rage. Before they were completely lost to their baser instincts, the source of their behavior was discovered to be tar-like emotional parasites. The parasites were removed, and both factions decided to leave peacefully. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], disobeying Optimus Prime's orders, led a covert team onto the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ship ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'' to defeat [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his army of "evolved Decepticons". Sideswipe was wary of their plan to steal a ship and slip on board, but Grimlock assured him that the plan was foolproof. Grimlock changed his tune when they soon learned that they were led into a trap, resulting in [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s death and the Autobots' capture. Sideswipe and the others were rounded up onto a shuttle to be inspected by the [[Liege Maximo]], but managed to escape their fate with assistance from Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

Later, while Optimus Prime and Megatron were discussing an alliance against Jhiaxus's [[Cybertronian Empire]], Sideswipe interrupted to tell them that they had received a distress signal from the planet [[Ethos]]. Sure enough, upon arrival, the Autobots found an advanced civilization in ruins. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Finally, Jhiaxus took the full force of his Empire to [[Earth]], where the Autobot/Decepticon alliance had camped. Sideswipe joined them in shooting their attackers out of the sky as they approached. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====''Generation 2'' (UK)====
On Cybertron, Sideswipe was a member of the civil defense forces of [[Vos]]. Left for dead amongst its ruins, he vowed revenge and chose to strike at the Decepticons from behind their own lines. {{storylink|Official Transformers Generation 2 Annual|Official Transformers Generation 2 Annual bio}}

{{note|This suggests that something similar to [[State Games]] occurred in the past of the [[Fleetway]] comic, although beyond this, little was elaborated upon.}}

Years later, Sideswipe was part of [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Special Commando Unit, summoned to Earth along with Optimus Prime by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] began open war on the humans. Prime decided to go after Bludgeon himself, and he assigned Jazz, Sideswipe and [[Skram]] to take down one Decepticon strike team at a time because the Decepticon forces were spread very thin. While still in vehicle mode, Sideswipe shot [[Flamefeather]] in the crotch, then transformed and hoped aloud that Prime would be okay in the face of Bludgeon's mysterious powers. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

When the [[Skyscorcher]]s left in the middle of battle, Jazz concluded they had another target to go after—which he and Sideswipe simultaneously realized to be Optimus Prime! The Skyscorchers had ''actually'' left to go after Bludgeon's enemy Megatron, whom Sideswipe and his comrades helped shoot at when they arrived in the middle of a fight between the one-time Decepticon leader, Prime, and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Following Megatron's retreat, Sideswipe helped secure prisoners and weapons for withdrawal to the Autobase hidden on Earth's moon. {{storylink|War Zone}}

====''Classics''====

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe joined Optimus Prime's crew on Earth after Megatron resurfaced. They braved the Ark's defenses in order to break inside and recover their lost comrade, Ratchet. Sideswipe unsealed him from the [[CR Chamber]] Megatron had left the medic in, and together the twins carried him away to safety. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Sideswipejetpack.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Oh, you want my rocket pack? The one that I've never had until just now?"]]
Sideswipe was part of the initial crew of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] when it crash-landed on [[Earth]] four million years ago. He awoke along with his fellow Transformers in 1984, with both he and his brother being reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars. He volunteered for an unsuccessful mission to foil a Decepticon attack on an oil rig. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] were discovered snooping around headquarters, he was one of the Autobots who attempted to shoot Ravage before he could escape. He also took part in the rescue mission to [[Sherman Dam]] when the Decepticons attacked it.

He and Sunstreaker came to [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s aid when the Autobot was attacked by [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, and he had to console Sunstreaker after his brother's paint job was damaged. Sideswipe was part of the Autobot team which went to the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]] to foil yet another Decepticon attack, and he watched in horror as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was caught in an explosion. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} He took part in the last-ditch effort to stop the Decepticons blasting off in their [[Victory (ship)|space cruiser]]. The Decepticons managed to blast off anyway, and Sideswipe loaned Optimus Prime the use of his rocket pack so that the Autobot leader could go after them. Though Prime failed, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] disabled the cruiser, causing it to plunge into the sea, and the Autobots celebrated. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:DivideandConquer Sideswipe's jetjudo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wheeeeee!]]
Sideswipe was among the Autobots who were trapped in a cave after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] used [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to lead them there. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} When [[antimatter]]-fueled [[Decepticon]]s attacked the Autobots' headquarters on one occasion, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] jets in a rambunctious, if ultimately ineffective, display of "[[jet judo]]". {{storylink|Roll for It}} He also defended Autobot Headquarters against the Decepticons while Optimus Prime was out of action. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

When investigating tremors that were shaking the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s scanner found some interesting objects inside a rock wall. Sideswipe, using his piston-like arms, helped [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] remove the rock wall and found a cave full of dinosaur bones, the discovery of which would lead to the development of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. Unfortunately, at their unveiling, the Dinobots ran wild, and the Autobots had to subdue them. During a subsequent battle at the [[Great Falls]], Sideswipe and the other Autobots were taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and they were only saved from destruction by the reactivated Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:G1 FireontheMountain Sideswipe piledriving.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I can dig it!]]
Sideswipe helped [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] by recovering their frozen comrade [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] and came with the rest of the group to [[Peru]], where he assisted in shooting a rockslide into rubble. After Wheeljack capped the energy stream from a local temple with one of his new inventions, Sideswipe flashed his lights on with the other Autobots to celebrate. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Sideswipe was chosen by Wheeljack to test two new Dinobots. Though he smashed [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] out of the air, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was able to get in a counterattack and shoot Sideswipe down. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When Soundwave's cassettes infiltrated Autobot Headquarters, Sideswipe went to take a shot at [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], only to be attacked by Ravage. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} The presence of Cybertron in Earth's orbit caused the [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] in which Headquarters was located to become active, forcing Sideswipe and the rest of the Autobots to evacuate. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After Cybertron was blasted out of orbit, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory, where they fought to prevent the [[Exponential Generator]] from destroying Earth. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[Image:Plagueofinsecticons Sideswipe drilling.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Hallelujah! I've struck chocolate!]]
Heading to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of giant robotic insects, the Autobots found their way blocked by some sort of parade. Sideswipe led the other Autobots down a "short cut" which turned out to be a dead end. He totally meant to do that. He put his pistons and drills to work, and in no time at all, he and Sunstreaker were charging recklessly into battle against the Decepticons. Megatron picked him up and ''threw'' him at the rest of the Autobots. As they pursued the Decepticons across the island, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] used his override waves on Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, forcing them to try and ram their fellows. Trailbreaker disrupted the control signal, and the brothers were able to take part in the battle against the Decepticons and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s at the oil refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

Sideswipe turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and they were legally allowed to blast the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityOfSteel Sideswipe being shot at.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
When the Autobots' human friend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was badly injured in a Decepticon attack and his mind was transferred into [[Autobot X]], the stress affected his psyche and he ran rampant. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker attempted unsuccessfully to subdue him and were knocked aside. Though Spike was restrained by Optimus, he later fell in with the Decepticons, and a group of Autobots including Sideswipe went to try and talk some sense into him. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Sideswipe, Sunstreaker and Bumblebee faced [[battle taxi]]s and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s in [[New York City]] during a Decepticon plan to recreate Cybertron on Earth. As the Seekers attacked Optimus, who was scaling the Decepticon tower, Sideswipe launched himself into the air, grabbed Starscream, and managed to wrestle the Decepticon air commander into crashing into the Hudson. {{storylink|City of Steel}} Sideswipe was later one of the Autobots affected by Megatron's [[personality destabilizer device]], turning him evil. He got better. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

When Optimus Prime took the Autobots to test Wheeljack's latest invention, the Immobilizer, Sideswipe came with them. Decepticons attacked soon after, with Sideswipe leaping at Starscream in midflight and forcing the Decepticon to fire on his own comrades. When the Decepticons retreated, Sideswipe returned to Autobot headquarters with his comrades while Wheeljack recovered from his immobilization. Once Wheeljack was back to normal, Sideswipe was part of Optimus Prime's team to recover the Immobilizer. Rumble began immobilizing various Autobots, and Sideswipe decided that he was going to defeat Rumble shortly before being immobilized himself. When Spike's friend [[Carly]] was able to reroute the Immobilizer, Sideswipe and the other Autobots were freed. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[Image:DOTM Sideswipe disarmed.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Sideswipe took part in a charity Autobot race which was hijacked by the Decepticons when they used a Transfixatron on the racers. The Autobots were taken to a ghost town to be destroyed, but were rescued by a small group who had escaped the ray's effects. Sideswipe joined the others in lining up to be fixed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} He rolled out to [[Quantum Laboratories]] to investigate a Decepticon incursion and found himself battling [[TORQ III]]-controlled machinery, at one point getting his gun shot out of his hand and being caught in a machine's robot arms. Having overcome that, Sideswipe took part in the attack on the oil refinery which the Decepticons had set up to steal the world's oil supplies. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

Sideswipe helped install detection panels for [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], but he did not come with the other Autobots to help [[Doctor Fujiyama]], nor did he chase after [[Nightbird (G1)|Fujiyama's robot]] when it was reprogrammed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Sideswipe was present when the Autobots were confronted by the fact that they had two Optimus Primes, but didn't offer any suggestions or solutions. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} He took part in a mission to place [[dominator disc]]s on the Constructicons. Though he didn't place any discs himself, he ended up battling Devastator until [[Chip Chase]] could activate the discs and bring the giant under control. He also took part in an attempt to destroy the drill which the Decepticons were using to reach Earth's core, and he was one of the first Autobots to be zapped by Devastator after Megatron counteracted the dominator discs. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Sideswipe digging friends out.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Have we run out of digging jokes already?]]
During yet another Dinobot rampage at Headquarters, Sideswipe was ready to fight them to the end, but Optimus persuaded Grimlock to get things under control, and the Dinobots were sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] for more training. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Sideswipe took part in repair efforts, but was part of the team of Autobots who responded to strange time warp readings near the city library. After using his pistons to dig out Bumblebee and Spike, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves tangling with barbarians on woolly mammoths. They took some rounding up, but soon the anachronisms were sent back through the time warp to their own time. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

As a result of another of Megatron's plots, the Autobots were framed and forced to leave Earth in a rocket provided by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Trickery on Megatron's part further put the ship on a collision course with the [[Sun]]. Utilising the abilities of Trailbreaker and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and with the unwitting help of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], the Autobots were able to make it back to Earth, where the Decepticons had already shown their true colors, and free the humans. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Disabled by [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Sideswipe was as helpless as the other Autobots until Spike, Carly and the Dinobots managed to procure some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Sideswipe was part of the team that transformed to respond to a distress call when the Decepticons stole the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], but didn't actually roll out, so it's a mystery where he actually went. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He also coated himself with [[Electrum]], along with most of the other Autobots, in order to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[Image:MakeTracks Sideswipe grabs Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Well, I see Ravage is a boy cat.]]
When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Raoul]] were discovered spying on a Decepticon operation, Sideswipe came to their aid, grabbing Ravage mid-leap and slamming the cassette to the ground. He also took part in the battle against Decepticon [[drone]]s in downtown New York and attacked the Decepticon base in the [[Pine Barrens]]. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After the disappearance of a group of Autobots through the [[space bridge]], Sideswipe watched Chip Chase unsuccessfully attempt to track them down using [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

{{Note|Sideswipe appears in "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", but only in a rather blatant animation error, standing next to Megatron while the Decepticon leader communicates with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]. Eeesh!}}

Sideswipe was one of [[Kremzeek]]'s casualties when the energy critter invaded Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} He and Sunstreaker took part in the [[Europa 2000]] in order to protect [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car from possible Decepticon abduction. Sideswipe forced Sunstreaker to take a detour in [[Italy]], and a short time later, they were ambushed by [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, who boxed them in so [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] could shoot them. Both brothers were knocked out of the race. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

Like [[:Image:CosmicRust-BigGroup.jpg|every other Autobot]], Sideswipe turned out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from the Decepticons and was subsequently infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} After being cured, he and the others attempted to stop Megatron and the Insecticon army. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s attempted to send Earth into the Sun, Sideswipe joined in the search for the Insecticons, who had stolen the space bridge control panel. They were eventually located, allowing a combined Autobot/Decepticon force, including Sideswipe, to travel to Cybertron and defeat the Combaticons. Sideswipe was able to reverse the damage done by the Combaticons and return Earth to its proper orbit. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:Sideswipe FakeBreakdown.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Maybe someday [[E-Hobby|there]] will be a Sideswipe toy [[redeco]] with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]'s color scheme.]]
{{quote|We're wastin' good ammo on these creeps! I'd like to just squash a few of 'em!|Sideswipe|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

When the Stunticons stole a collection of components and were captured by the Autobots, Optimus Prime hatched a scheme to disguise some of the Autobots as the Stunticons in order to learn Megatron's latest plan. Sideswipe was sprayed with [[camouflage paint]] to make him look like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], though he sincerely hoped the paint would come off. He and the other four Autobots drove to the Stunticons' destination to discover that Megatron was building yet another cannon. Menasor arrived at the construction site, having escaped Autobot containment, and Optimus and the others were forced to improvise their own version of the combiner. Luckily, the rest of their comrades arrived before things could get too out of hand. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|In the previous panel, Optimus made a one-liner and took off his sunglasses.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to raid [[Tokyo]] for energy, Sideswipe accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles to defend the city. Sideswipe didn't perform very well, immediately getting slugged in the face by Menasor's humongous fist. Luckily, his pummelling made the perfect distraction for Optimus Prime, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], who drove up a ramp and slammed Menasor and the Seekers directly in their faces, sending them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1}}

Later, during an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] in [[Arizona]], Sideswipe yet again failed to perform very well in battle. Attempting to confront the Decepticons in the sky on his jet pack, he wound up instead getting bombed by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and damaged badly in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}}

Maintaining his image as a punching bag, Sideswipe was once again trounced in battle, this time at Yokohama against Starscream, Blitzwing and the Super Megatron Gun (Megatron in gun-mode but not shrunken down). Unable to stand up to the might of the Decepticon attack, Sideswipe was blasted many, ''many'' times before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to save the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
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When the Decepticons threatened the world with their new [[Omega Whip]], Sideswipe was among the Autobots seen reacting with some degree of panic to the news that [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and their human allies, [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]] and [[Toru]], had been captured while investigating the crisis. Soon after, he was also among those who objected to sending the wet-behind-the-ears [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s out to deal with the marauding Stunticons, though his protests went unheeded. While the Aerialbots and Stunticons went at it, Sideswipe was part of the team assembled by Prime that headed to the Decepticons' headquarters to rescue their captive allies. A huge brawl erupted, concluding with an Autobot victory when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and a full Autobot battalion arrived to back up Sideswipe and company. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
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In the year 2004, Sideswipe was one of several Autobots stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth who were infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] when the deadly plague was unleashed upon them by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. With a large portion of their army, including Optimus Prime himself, currently across the galaxy battling for control of Cybertron, the Autobots seemed doomed until their human allies, the [[Earth Defense Command]], introduced the [[Binaltech Project]], uniting many Earth automotive companies to build new super-powered bodies for the wounded warriors. Sideswipe's new body, a Dodge Viper, was the second Binaltech frame constructed, equipped with a [[TORQ III|TORQ 3000]] processor and powered by [[electro-cell]]s. He retains his piledrivers and his flight capabilities, the latter now enabled by way of anti-gravity panels in his legs and a booster on his back. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}} Assembled under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] alongside [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Sideswipe joined the fight to force the Decepticons off of Earth. {{storylink|Binaltech Is...}}

{{note|While Sideswipe would make no further named appearances in the ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'', the tale went on to involve some complicated time-travel and history-alteration. As a consequence, it is not entirely clear how many of the events of the storyline, including those related above, actually happened in the mainstream timeline when all was said and done.}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Sideswipe engaged the Decepticons with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Sideswipe was present for a suspiciously similar battle with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. In 2011, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] recalled the Cybertronian skirmish that Sideswipe took part in—or another one very much like it. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Sideswipe appears in two Cybertronian flashback battles within the episode, alongside the same team of Autobots, suggesting that they represent the same fight. He also appears in a flashback battle on Earth, which depicts Optimus Prime's death in a scene that doesn't match up to his actual death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet, hence the oddness.}}

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In 2011, when the Decepticons found a way to reactivate their old [[space bridge]] on Cybertron, the Autobots found themselves under siege from within. Sideswipe was at the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]] at the time, and he was present when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s message about the Decepticon assault reached the Autobots stationed there.

A short time later, Sideswipe was on Earth with Ultra Magnus, and he was one of the soldiers gathered to use the Autobot space bridge to reinforce their allies on Cybertron. On their way to the space bridge, however, Sideswipe and the others were attacked by a squadron of Decepticons under the command of the villains' new Earth commander, [[Sixshot]]. The [[Trainbot]]s soon arrived to join the battle, freeing up Sideswipe's team to carry on their way to Autobot City, but the Decepticons flew ahead and were able to ambush the convoy, sending Sideswipe and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] careening. The two sides then began fighting again until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] appeared out of the sky, driving the Decepticons off. Sideswipe then flew to the entrance of Autobot City with Ultra Magnus and Prowl and presumably traveled to Cybertron via the space bridge, though he was not actually seen fighting there. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Um, oops. Sideswipe being on two planets at once was likely an animation error. Maybe he was sent to Earth to gather up the troops?}}

=====e-Hobby storyline=====

Over fourteen years later, Sideswipe was dispatched to the bottom of the sea with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Splashdown]], [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] and an [[Eldedroid]] to investigate possible Decepticon involvement in a rash of attacks by "sea monsters". Finding a Decepticon base beneath the waves, the Eldedroid tore through the Constructicons standing watch and ventured deeper into the structure while Sideswipe and the others interrogated the incapacitated guards to learn more about the genetically engineered monsters the Decepticons had created. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

===3H comics===
Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] returned to the [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after a prolonged journey and were welcomed by the [[Maximal]]s. [[Unicron]] abducted these newly-returned Transformers, in addition to many others from different times and universes, to start a final confrontation against [[Primus]]. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were rebuilt into new forms, corrupted by Unicron's influence, and set against one another in the [[Cauldron]]. Before either brother could land a killing blow, however, the fight was broken up by [[Optimus Primal]]. Sideswipe then fought his way out of Unicron alongside many other Transformers rescued by Primal and returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}} {{storylink| Escape (issue)}} {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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Sideswipe was one of the few Autobots to continue operating under that title during the [[Dreamwave timeline#The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]] of Cybertron. Sideswipe was one of the elite warriors serving under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and as such was chosen for the mission that sent him against the newly constructed Decepticon battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Of course the mission was a failure, but that isn't likely to have discouraged Sideswipe. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"This is what [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] was whining about? Pansy."]]
Sideswipe was part of Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human-Autobot effort to defeat the Earth-bounded Decepticons. At the end it was a success, and the captured Decepticons along with the Autobots and a human crew departed Earth en route to Cybertron in the ''[[Ark II]]''. The ship, however, was sabotaged and exploded upon liftoff.

A few years later, Megatron and other Transformers, including Autobots, were seen causing havoc. It was discovered that [[Lazarus]], a scientist who participated in the ''Ark II'' project, was responsible for the sabotage of the ship and the resurrection of several Transformers under his control via technological tampering. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}}

[[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] of the [[United States military|US military]] contacted [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to ask him if he could do something to help them reactivate Optimus Prime, whom they had recovered locked in a state of stasis. Spike managed to reactivate Optimus with a portion of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] that Optimus had given him prior the ill-fated journey of the ''Ark II''. Optimus subsequently went to the Arctic and used the Matrix to reactivate several Transformers, including Sideswipe. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective5 SideswipeSunstreaker Devastator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|We're trying to look dynamic, but all these [[Pat Lee|puffy proportions]] are putting a stop to that.]]
Sideswipe accepted the new task at hand and fought alongside his brother when the Autobots faced the Decepticons at Lazarus' ruined base (punching Starscream in the face for attacking Wheeljack) before Hallo betrayed the Autobots by attempting to destroy both factions with a nuclear weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}} The Autobots survived when Megatron's technovirus absorbed the blast, and Sideswipe helped his comrades recover the captive Autobots imprisoned inside the base. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

As Jazz's unit worked on Megatron's virus, Sideswipe followed Optimus Prime to [[San Francisco]] for the last battle against Megatron and his Decepticons. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was taken down, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker heroically (though foolishly) charged at [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and they were smashed between the giant Constructicon's palms for their trouble. After Optimus Prime brought Devastator down with a blast to the head, Sideswipe was restrained by the surviving Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} However, through [[human]] intervention, Optimus Prime freed his Autobots and the battle was rejoined. Sideswipe tag-teamed with his brother to pummel [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], though the Decepticons eventually escaped when Superion sacrificed his life to save the city from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear missile launch. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

''Months later, after Optimus Prime, Megatron, and an assortment of other Transformers and humans vanished in a flash of light from Tokyo, Japan, the world went on high alert. When the U.S. military detected [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the Nevada canyons, Sideswipe accompanied a flight of jets in confronting the Decepticon. Their battle led down a tight box canyon, and Sideswipe had some difficulty chasing Starscream while also coordinating with his military wingmen, as he tried to limit the human casualties. Eventually, Sideswipe was led straight into Devastator, who had been hiding in the canyon on Starscream's order. The combined surprise firepower of Starscream's arsenal and a near-pointblank blast from Devastator's solar energy rifle left Sideswipe in several charred pieces. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Sideswipe was eventually repaired by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and returned to duty just in time to fight in Nevada once more. This time, the Autobots and Decepticons had joined forces against an ambush arranged by the President of the United States, who hoped to rid his country of the Transformers. Sideswipe waded through General [[Michelle Grajkowski]]'s troops, heavily routing her Delta Team, but the [[deconstructionite]] weapons being used by the U.S. Armed Forces were too much of a surprise for the Cybertronians—they were clearly on the losing end of the battle as many of their number fell before the severity of the weaponized nanites became evident. Sideswipe and Prowl helped load the injured Autobots into Prime's trailer as they made their getaway. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

[[Image:G1 Sideswipe Sunstreaker DWissue7.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hi, I'm a jock.]]
When agents from the united Cybertron arrived on Earth, Optimus Prime split his forces in order to ensure Earth would not be left undefended. As Prime and many other Autobots travelled back to Cybertron with Shockwave, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and their crew, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker remained on Earth with several other Autobots under Jazz's command. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Sideswipe was deactivated in battle with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] when Starscream and his followers returned to Earth, and was left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] later dredged him and the others up, only to be taken into custody by [[Earth Defense Command]]. Jazz, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker were reactivated to help [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[EDC Night Force Unit|her team]] in investigating an outbreak of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in small-town America. {{storylink|Infestation}} After routing and capturing the Decepticons, Sideswipe and the other Autobots joined up with the returning team from Cybertron under Prowl's command, and began construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Along with several other Transformers, the dormant Sideswipe was found on the crashed ''Ark'' by [[Cobra]], a human terrorist organization who soon reprogrammed the alien robots to serve them. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were rebuilt into Cobra [[Stinger (G.I. Joe)|Stingers]] and sent to assault the [[SPS Research Facility]] alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|minions]]. The two brothers didn't succeed in their mission, though, as they were rammed aside by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] while charging at the building and were eventually ordered to retreat. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}} Wheeljack later freed Sideswipe and the others from Cobra's control, and he helped Sunstreaker and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] fight back against the similarly freed Decepticons and their former captors. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5}}

Two years later, [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon forces on Cybertron and captured Optimus Prime. Sideswipe joined a team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] who were planning on charging in and rescuing their leader as soon as the opportunity came up. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4}} After reinforcements arrived in the form of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], the Autobots made their move and attacked Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army, ultimately defeating it. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

Sideswipe returned to Earth a few months later, where he worked to keep Cybertronian technology from being misused by humans. During one mission to [[Cuba]], he helped stop [[Destro]] from selling [[S.N.A.K.E.]]s to one Mr. [[Calandero]], but failed to capture the arms dealer and returned to the Autobots' base, the ''[[Arc II]]''. When the ship was attacked by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Sideswipe was the first to fall. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} The crew later received medical attention at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]], where they'd eventually recover from their injures. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegsOrigin3 Sunstreak Sideswipe glory.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sideswipe's feeling small standing under [[Nova Prime]]'s crotch. [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|Sunstreaker, on the other hand, seems strangely excited]].]]
[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was Sideswipe's P-3 Training Officer and strike partner, and constantly looked down on him as the rookie. Nothing Sideswipe did was seen as good enough, and he was left under Sunstreaker's shadow, something that left a deep mark on him. He's forever been resentful and wanting to be seen by others as a skilled, notable warrior. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Before the war, the two of them attended illegal underground arena [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] and witnessed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s 54th victory. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} When Sunstreaker wanted to join Megatron's underground fighting team, Sideswipe went along to try and talk him out of it. Whether they stuck around and were caught up in the Autobot security raid is unknown. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Later, as war engulfed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sideswipe was one of the many Autobots trained by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

In more recent times, Sideswipe was part of an Autobot squad lead by Sunstreaker, and helped liberate an unnamed planet from the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

[[Image:SpotlightGalvatron Sideswipe rocketfist.jpg|left|300px|thumb|This hand of mine glows with an awesome power!]]
Much to his dismay, Sideswipe was later stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] on Cybertron to guard [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains. Sideswipe wanted action, something he wasn't going to get standing guard over comatose Decepticons. His desire to "bust some heads" became even stronger after Sunstreaker was apparently kidnapped during his duties on [[Earth]], and Sideswipe began actively disregarding his squadron leader, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], to routinely contact High Command and demand a transfer; unknown to everyone else, this wasn't down to brothers-in-arms loyalty, this was down to him wanting to save Sunstreaker so his former strike partner would have to recognise his skills. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

His need for action was alleviated, however, when [[Galvatron (G1)|a mysterious and powerful Transformer]] attacked Cybertron. Sideswipe blew off part of the being's head, but he recovered almost immediately and knocked Sideswipe and the rest of the Autobots offline, then stole Thunderwing away. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Soon after, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] apparently caved in to Sideswipe's pleading and put [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in charge of Thunderhead Pass, transferring Hound's entire team, including Sideswipe, to Earth once Megatron began breaking [[Infiltration protocol]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} However, once word of the break-in at [[Garrus-9]] reached his audio sensors, Prime directed his team and Hound's to head there instead of Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:SpotlightSideswipe_Sideswipe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He can punch ''and'' angst at the same time!]]

Sideswipe took the reassignment pretty harshly, and had pushed Hound well to the edge of his tolerance. He got a minor diversion from worrying about Sunstreaker when another mysterious and powerful Transformer, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacked their ship.

Surprisingly, he wanted to find out who Cyclonus was, but Hound felt that time was a factor and hit Cyclonus with a full volley. It was enough to slow him down, but not enough to stop him. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' arrival forced a retreat, and the two Autobot ships followed. When they caught up to Cyclonus, Sideswipe goaded him into battle, and made no apologies for it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

When his unit finally reached Earth, he personally took on both [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] ''and'' [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] so the others could reach the Space Bridge. This earned him recognition and an apology from Hound, and the battle against superior foes gave Sideswipe the chance to prove to ''himself'' that he was better than Sunstreaker thought. This exorcised, he realised he didn't actually care if Sunstreaker was alive or dead, and turned away from his obsession without looking back. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

One year later, the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots in a crippling assault, during which Skywarp ripped off Sideswipe's arm. The Autobots were subsequently tossed through a [[space bridge]] to the lifeless shell of Cybertron, where they would be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Along with the others, Sideswipe stood around brooding about the situation, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} occasionally staring at the similarly one-armed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} When the crew of the ''[[Trion]]'' ended up on Cybertron, Sideswipe listened to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] explain what had happened. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Later, Sideswipe tried to talk to Sunstreaker and tell him to stop picking on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], only to learn of the horrible things the [[Machination]] had done to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Later, after Sunstreaker sacrificed himself, Sideswipe declared that all the Autobots deserved to die for carrying on the senseless war. His speech was interrupted by the return of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Sideswipe later defended the Autobot base against a massive swarm attack, but the Autobots were overrun and only saved by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who took them all back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

As the Autobots confronted the Decepticons in [[New York City]], Sideswipe beat up [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] with a street light and was jumped by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who gleefully told the Autobot how he had dissected [[Hunter O'Nion]], Sunstreaker's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]], and used his knowledge to toy with Sunstreaker's mind. Following the defeat of the Decepticons, Sideswipe found Hunter, strung up and mutilated in Bombshell's lab. Horrified at the sight, he decided to end the human's tortured existence by shutting off the machines keeping him alive. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Three years later, Sideswipe was still serving with the Autobots on Earth under Optimus Prime's command. He was present when Prime abdicated leadership of the Autobots and surrendered to [[Skywatch]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] left the Autobots to form a splinter faction, Sideswipe chose to remain in the desert caverns with the majority of Autobots under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s new leadership. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} He was seen standing at strict attention when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to address the Earth troops, although he was confused by Magnus's over-use of Earth idioms and "lingo". {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

Under Bumblebee, Sideswipe was part of the Transformer hunters clandestinely employed by [[Gordon Horiuchi]] of Skywatch. He was present when Bumblebee announced the Autobots' intention to break free from Horiuchi's unyielding directives. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Sideswipe participated in the pursuit of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and partially transformed from artillery boxcar mode to robot mode in order to shoot down [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He stated, "The name is Sideswipe." {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

{{note|For unclear reasons, in the original comic book issue, the Autobot who shoots down Scourge identifies himself as [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], not Sideswipe. Sideswipe only appears in the trade paperback collection.}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 6|Henkei! Henkei! #6}}

==Commercial appearances==
Sideswipe appeared in the following [[commercial]]s:
* The very first Transformers animation, advertising the Marvel comic book. He drives out of a base alongside Jazz and Prowl; the three arrive at a power plant and counter-attack the Decepticons.

* Again alongside Jazz and Prowl, he transforms and takes off, on what appears to be Cybertron, in a commercial for Soundwave.

* He can be glimpsed trying to stop Astrotrain from escaping, in a 1985 commercial for the Decepticon Triple Changers.

* He is briefly visible driving alongside Jazz in a CGI ''Generation 2'' commercial for the Decepticon jets and Autobot cars.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1sideswipe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He had the look before it was [[Spy Changer|trendy]].]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985, 1991, 2001/2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''04''', '''TFC-07'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini_Countach|Countach LP500S]]", Sideswipe transforms... well, into that. In robot mode he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release [[for safety reasons]]. The original 1984 US release did not have the [[Rubsign|rubsign]] found on later releases.

: He was rereleased in Europe in 1990 as part of the [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line.

: In 2001, Sideswipe was re-released by [[Takara]], bundled with the mold-sharing [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as a show-[[exclusive]] set, but his license plate decal was changed from the infringing "COUNTACH" to "CAR MACHINE". Sideswipe and Red Alert were re-re-released together in 2002 as an [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] "New Year" set, with several factory-applied decals replaced with [[Paint operation|paint applications]], the "CAR MACHINE" plate-decal now blank, plus an additional recolored alternate sticker sheet for each one. This version, minus the extra decal sheet, was re-re-''re''-released as part of the [[Transformers Collection]] "book-box series". Finally, this version, albeit with its spring-loaded launcher de-sprung [[for safety reasons]], was released in the US as part of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Commemorative Series]] VIII line, one of the last American reissues. In fact, despite the Commemorative Series' exclusivity to Toys "R" Us stores, Commemorative Series Sideswipe ultimately ended up at Kay-Bee stores, and at heavy discount.

: This mold was also used to make [[Clamp Down]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Tigertrack]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 1 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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<span id="ActionMaster"></span>
[[Image:ActionmasterSideswipe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I have a hat!]]
*'''Sideswipe w/ Vanguard''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon laser" rifle

: A non-transforming action figure that combines elements form both his original toy and his [[Character model|animation model]], [[Action Master]] Sideswipe is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. His [[Action Master partner|partner]]-unit [[Vanguard]] forms a backpack and battle helmet, and complements Sideswipe's color scheme quite well.

:Action Master Sideswipe was only available in [[Generation 1 (European toyline)|European]] (and certain Australian) markets.

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Action Master Sideswipe with Vanguard at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Sideswipe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He got dressed in the dark and accidentally put his colors on backwards.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Heroic, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile launcher, 1 missile

: Part of the first assortment of Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new [[Neon|neon]] green "racing" decals were added to the mix. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his [[Retool|retooled]] car-mode roof.

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline.

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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<span id="Go-Bot"></span>
[[Image:G2GobotSideswipe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Then he shrank and faded in the wash.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini_Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.

: This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Optimus Prime and ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[R.E.V.]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Go-Bot Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===Universe===
[[Image:UniverseSideswipe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I should've had a [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] retool!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 launchers (left & right), 2 flame missiles

: One of several [[Exclusive|exclusives]] to [[OTFCC 2003]], ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Side Swipe is a redeco of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] mold, once again transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. A pair of add-on thrusters become arm-mounted launchers for robot mode; each one being a pressure-launch missile launcher.

: It is notable that the part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a red decal rather than paint, as that part is made out of [[Unpaintable plastic|unpaintable plastic]]. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and Sunstreaker.

{{note|While the toy's name was spelled "Sideswipe" (one word) on its own packaging, the cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette]] two-pack spelled it "Side Swipe" (two words) instead. See Trivia for more.}}

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OTFCCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Universe Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[Image:STFLambor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yet another release Sunstreaker just wasn't cool enough for.]]
*'''Lambor''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GTF-02'''

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Lambor is a very small-scale, extensively simplified replica of the original Sideswipe toy. He has very little articulation, he has no weapons, and his vehicle mode wheels cannot roll.

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Lambor at TFU.info]''
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===Alternators===
[[Image:AlternatorsSide Swipe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just think, he was [[#Trivia|almost Tracks]].]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (2003, 2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Dodge Viper Engine/gun

: The second ''[[Alternators]]'' toy released, Side Swipe transforms into a licensed 1:24 scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dodge_Viper_.28Chrysler.29|Dodge Viper]] featuring opening doors, a detailed interior, and a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine. The vehicle mode also features movable steering and rubber tires with vacuum-metalized wheels. His removable engine becomes a blaster.

: The main difference between the American ''Alternators'' and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' releases is that the Japanese version has die-cast metal parts for most of the car's outer body shell, with the exception of the rear end, and the entire red exterior of the car is fully painted, unlike the ''Alternator's'' flat red plastic.

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Alternators Side Swipe on TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008 SideSwipe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Better red than...]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher", engine supercharger intakes

:Sideswipe is a [[Retool|retool]] of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Sunstreaker. He not only features a new head sculpt, but he has a slightly altered transformation scheme and assembly; his upper body, from the neck to the hips, is rotated 180 degrees from Sunstreaker's, giving him the "classic" hood-chest. His fists are also "backwards" from Sunstreaker's to keep them in the right places in robot mode. He transforms into a modified [[wikipedia:Lamborghini_Gallardo|Lamborghini Gallardo]]. Though the car is mostly based upon the Gallardo, to avoid legal problems, it also features modified headlights and elements taken from other cars—most of them are taken from other Lamborghini models, such as a front bumper that appears to be based on a 2004 [[wikipedia:Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]] R-GT and a rear end that is basically a cross between a Murciélago and a [[wikipedia:Lamborghini_Diablo|Diablo]]; however, the split side windows and the ridges on the door vents are based on a [[wikipedia:McLaren F1|McLaren F1]]. Sideswipe also comes with the same roof-mounted engine assembly as Sunstreaker.

: His Flare Launcher (essentially just a redeco of Sunstreaker's Electron Pulse Blaster) can be combined with the removable engine assembly and mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders to simulate Sideswipe's ''Generation 1'' missile launcher. Of course, this leaves him without a hand-held weapon. The engine can also be mounted on Sideswipe's back as his jet pack.

: Sideswipe's online PDF instructions as well as the final printed instructions incorrectly give him Sunstreaker's transformation and head, despite the picture above the instructions showing him with the hood as the chest and a new head.<ref>[http://hasbro.com/common/instruct/83685.pdf Official Universe Sideswipe instructions PDF file on Hasbro.com]</ref> Unfortunately, Hasbro's own stock photography for distribution to websites retains this incorrect transformation, and throws in some additional mistakes as well. Oy.

: The Sideswipe/Sunstreaker mold was also retooled into ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] and [[BotCon 2010]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Universe (2008) Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Lambor toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whoever does Takara's photography seriously needs to be outsourced to Hasbro.]]
*'''Lambor''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-09'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher"

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' Sideswipe has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver on his flare launcher and his spoiler, but does not come with the dual-engine backpack that Henkei Sunstreaker and ''Universe'' Sunstreaker/Sideswipe included. He also has correct, personalised instructions that aren't just Sunstreaker's. Like Sunstreaker, the Japanese version's roof paint is a much closer match to the red colored plastic. The Japanese version also features a glossier black paint and the white has yellow tint compared the white plastic used for Hasbro version. His license plate says "LAMBOR" rather than "SWIPE".

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===Timelines===
[[Image:BotCon2010-customclassSideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Folks are gonna be pisssyyyyyy.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' ([[BotCon 2010]] customization class Deluxe)
**''Accessories'': Gun/tailpipe, engine supercharger intakes

: A ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style redeco of ''Universe'' Sideswipe, ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Sideswipe is pre-molded in new colors, which is unprecedented for the BotCon customization class exclusive (and apparently came as a surprise to [[Fun Publications]]). During the class, the mold is assembled, painted and stickered by those enrolled in it. Between the two classes, there were 52 participants.

: In regards to the plastic mold changes white remains white, but like the original ''Generation 2'' figure, the red and black colors are swapped. Clear green replaces the clear plastic used for the window and thighs.

: This figure uses the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] version of the mold, which includes two screw holes in the canopy (rather than one like Henkei Red Alert or none like all other versions of this mold). The samples [[Shawn D. Tessmann|Shawn Tessmann]] had on display used the original version of the mold, and lacked the screw holes. Despite the mold change, the lightbar was not included. These holes replace the slots used to mount the rocket pack in robot mode. The rocket pack can still be mounted on the gun in robot mode and in car mode though. As an unintended result of having empty screw holes over the rocket pack sockets, Sideswipe can now mount his gun inside either screw hole on the roof of his car mode.

: The unassembled figure was also given out to those who volunteered at BotCon 2010.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Sideswipe #18'''
:Sideswipe was one of the many character represented by a small plastic [[decoy]] available carded with other transformers.
::''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Decoy Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM Side Swipe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sideswipe turns small a lot.]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine blaster

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Side Swipe is based upon Sideswipe's ''Alternators'' toy. Constructed partially of die cast metal, Side Swipe has limited articulation located in his shoulders and neck. He comes with a removable engine blaster and an Autobot symbol display stand.

: This mold was going to be redecoed to be ''Titanium'' Sunstreaker, but that release was canceled.

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Titanium Side Swipe at TFU.info]''
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===Attacktix===
*'''Sideswipe''' (2007)

: ''[[Attacktix]]'' Sideswipe was to be a missile-firing "blaster" style playing piece, presumably part of a third wave of "Booster" packs. He was revealed at the [[Star Wars]] "Celebration IV" convention alongside many other ''Attacktix'' pieces that would ultimately never see release.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
* Sideswipe's [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|TFU]] bio text describes features of Sunstreaker's toy, leading many to believe Sideswipe's original toy was supposed to be created from Sunstreaker's mold and vice-versa, with the colors swapped between the molds. The [[Diaclone]] Sunstreaker toy was available in red<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia036/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> and police<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia038/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning Policecar Type" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> versions, but not yellow (hence the red shoulder stickers on an otherwise yellow car). The mold used for Sideswipe, on the other hand, was released in ''Diaclone'' in police, yellow and red decos.<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia050/index.html " New Countach-LP500S" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref>

* Sideswipe's Japanese name, "Lambor" is derived from the name of his vehicle mode, a Lamborghini. It may also be a word play on the Japanese word "Ranbō", which means "reckless, violent, rough". Wouldn't be the [[Autorooper|last]] [[Nine Great Demon Generals|time]] Takara's done such [[Romanization|word puns]]. <small>By the way, it's ''Lambor'', not ''[[wikipedia:Rambo|Rambo]]''.</small>

* According to a [[story page]] in the October 1985 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', Sideswipe and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] are brothers, with Sideswipe being slightly older than Red Alert. This connection may have been invented because, aside from Sideswipe and Red Alert sharing the same mold, Sunstreaker was not sold on the Japanese market outside of a special "versus" set with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. However, the familial dynamic between Sideswipe and Sunstreaker was '''not''' changed in the Japanese dub of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, leading some Japanese fans to consider the three Lamborghini characters as triplets.

* During the 1990s, another company held the "Sideswipe" trademark in the "toys" field, even though Hasbro still released two toys using that name as part of the [[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] line (it's unclear if this resulted in any legal repercussions for Hasbro). When Hasbro finally managed to reclaim the name for the [[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' line]], the name was now parsed as "[[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]", in two words, for whatever reason. The only two toys since then to spell "Sideswipe" as one word again were the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[Exclusive|exclusive]] and the [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Armada Super-Con]]. However, the former was referred to as "Side Swipe" when featured as a cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette]] two-pack, whereas a packaging variant for the latter released as part of the "[[The Unicron Battles|Unicron Battles]]" refresh of the [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] line also saw the name changed to "Side Swipe". Hasbro ''finally'' decided to re-file the name "Sideswipe" (as one word) as a trademark in 2008, presumably because a [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|character]] in the upcoming movie ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and the accompanying [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toy line]] was going to sport that name, and Hasbro were using that as an opportunity to re-introduce the spelling of the name as one word. As a result, the ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class toy was the first toy to "properly" sport the name "Sideswipe" as one word.

* The ''Alternators'' Dodge Viper mold was originally designed to be a new body for [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] after the first attempt to secure the Corvette license had fallen through. Eventually, though, Chevrolet had a change of mind and granted Hasbro and Takara the license for the Corvette design after all. As a result, the Viper mold was slightly redesigned, was given a new head sculpt and released as Sideswipe (or "Side Swipe") instead. This explains why, unlike most of the early Alternators toys, Side Swipe's robot mode bears little resemblance to his G1 self. The most noticeable redesign from the "Tracks" design was the vehicle mode's doors being moved from the "backpack" [[Kibble|kibble]] (where they would have resembled the G1 Tracks toy's wings) to the sides of the arms, thus being the most obvious visual cue taken from the G1 Sideswipe toy. The doors are, however, still splayed out to the sides in the Alternators box art and can be moved to match Tracks' wing configuration, which implies that the redesign may have been done before the switch from Tracks to Sideswipe was made.

[[Image:SunstreakerSideswipeSDCC2007.jpg|thumb|250px|Universe [[Tigertrack]]. Fortunately, this didn't happen.]]
*Sideswipe has the dubious distinction of being the only one of the European Autobot Classic Heroes range not to feature in Marvel UK's [[Earthforce]] stories, not even making a late appearance like fellow 1991 addition Tracks.

* Hasbro's early plans for ''Universe'' Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had the two as straight [[redeco]]s of each other, only differing in their head sculpts besides their colors—namely, Sunstreaker would have just been Sideswipe in yellow with a different head. It was [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Hisashi Yuki]] who suggested an alternate transformation by turning the upper body by 180 degrees, thus providing more individual robot mode looks for the two characters that resemble their respective ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' designs more.<ref name="generations2009">Interview with Hisashi Yuki in [[Transformers Generations 2009|''Transformers Generations 2009'' vol. 1]], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html English translation] at TFW2005.</ref> In addition, Hasbro originally intended the [[alternate mode]]'s supercharger to split into two halves which would then become the handgun and a spring-loaded shoulder launcher for the robot mode.
* Along the same vein, Takara also made the willful decision to omit the supercharger from their ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of Lambor (Universe Sideswipe) to differentiate further between him and Sunstreaker. That's right: Takara ''deliberately omitted an optional piece of accessory'' to make the toy more "G1-accurate".<ref name="generations2009"/>
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm Sideswipe at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sideswipe Sideswipe's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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The Reign of Starscream issue 5

2010-07-16T04:09:53Z

220.237.144.51: /* Errors */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Reign of Starscream|''Transformers: The Reign of Starscream'']] #5
|prev=The Reign of Starscream issue 4
|next=Alliance issue 1
|title="Transformers: The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five"
|image=ReignOfStarscream5 CoverA.jpg
|caption=WHO DISRUPTS MY CORONATION?!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 27]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=August 2008
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''Can the Autobots stop Starscream from ruling all of Cybertron?'''

==Synopsis==
Just outside the temple at [[Simfur]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and her crew contemplate their next move in saving their friends. [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] suggests that they split into two teams: one to head back to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] and cause a diversion, while the rest take on the rescue. [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]], [[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]] and [[Wingblade]] volunteer for the former, while [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] agrees to take a team to provide cover for the rescue party.

Down at the temple, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] marvels at what he has achieved. He looks over the crowd, seeing them not gathered out of fear or displaced loyalty, knowing no matter their previous allegiance, they will all bow before him as the new leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He addresses the crowd, putting down the efforts of their [[Megatron (Movie)|previous]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|leaders]], and how he has returned to rebuild Cybertron for them. All he asks is that they swear allegiance to him and his cause, to which the entire crowd readily does.

After that, he explains the purpose of the prisoners shackled to the [[replica Allspark|AllSpark]]; the five of them will give their sparks to reactivate the cube, and restore Cybertron to its former glory. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] pleads with him to stop, calling his plan insane. But Starscream is resolute in his actions, and with the push of a button, the five "criminals" are terminated. Their [[spark]] energy is stored and, with another flick of a switch, Starscream activates the new AllSpark... only to find it's ''not working.''

Starscream has little time to contemplate why it has failed, before he realises he has bigger problems in the form of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who calls in his drones to surround the confused bot. [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] and [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] also show their true colours, siding with Dreadwing as he explains his actions. He saw the data from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], and decided he wanted it for himself. He brags about the size of his forces, and how easy it was to form this little coup. Starscream quickly rebukes him, calling Dreadwing a novice and regretting ever saving him. However, Dreadwing doesn't let it faze him and orders his [[Drone|drones]] to seize Starscream and his remaining followers.

[[Image:ROSDreadwingturns.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is so much better than having Galvatron interfere with me.]]
Arcee and members of the rescue party watch in disbelief from the outskirts; their job has just become a little harder. [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] and Crosshairs theorize that the master switch must be at Trypticon, and perhaps Breakaway can deactivate it. Arcee makes her move, using her rifle to take out the fake AllSpark with a mighty explosion. Dreadwing is not pleased, sending Ramjet and the drones to deal with the new intruders. Crosshairs and Armorhide hold the line, and Ramjet nearly runs the latter through before Crosshairs decapitates him.

Meanwhile, back at the temple, Starscream has had enough. He's furious that he let his lust for power blind him, as it did Megatron, and goes on the offensive. With the help of [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], he takes out numerous drones before he notices Dreadwing escaping. Starscream leaves the clean up in his subordinates hands and goes after the traitor, taking a surprised [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] along with him. Admiring the valiant efforts of the Autobots fighting below, he intercepts Wingblade's message to Arcee about deactivating the drones. His path clear, he searches Trypticon until he finds the traitor.

On board [[Nemesis (Movie)|a starship]], Dreadwing plans to escape to the atmosphere and reactivate the drones. His plans are put on hold as Starscream throws Divebomb onto the front of the ship, before blowing him to smithereens. He cripples the ship before boarding, threatening to kill Dreadwing before the ship crashes. Dreadwing states he only did what Starscream never had the bearings to do to Megatron, but Starscream is not swayed. Below them, Arcee pulls her team out of Trypticon to avoid the collision.

However, Dreadwing has one final ace up his handless sleeve. As the ship tumbles out of control, he activates the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] before teleporting away from the enraged Starscream. His screams of the traitor's name are cut short as the ship collides. The explosion turns the Decepticon city into a smoldering crater before it's absorbed into the wormhole. Trypticon has fallen, and Starscream is gone.

Outside the city limits, Arcee and her crew observe the destruction. She notes that this could be the turning point in the war, but knows that if Starscream survived the explosion, he could turn everything around again. She vows to find him...and judging from the sight of the Thundercracker speeding away from the scene, she's not the only one.

Far away from Cybertron, on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], the disused Space Bridge antenna activates. The remains of the starship as well as the explosion come crashing through the wormhole, obliterating it. While this happens, a confused but very much alive Dreadwing emerges. He marvels at his miraculous escape just long enough for Starscream to sneak up, tear his head off and crush his spark core. The traitor addresses him as "Lord Starscream" before he finally goes quiet.

A damaged Starscream takes a moment to think about all that has happened. Dreadwing is dead, but his plan (or possibly his followers) have failed. But he knows there are allies back on [[Earth]], and he knows they will join with him. He will have his rule no matter where it may be.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]] (1)
* [[Wingblade]] (2)
* [[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]] (3)
* [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (5)
* [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] (6)
* [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] (7)
* [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] (8)
* [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] (10)
* [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] (13)
* [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] (14)
* [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (9)
* [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (11)
* [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (12)
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (15)
* [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] (16)
* [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] (17)
* [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] (18)
* [[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]] (20)
* [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] (21)

}}
==Quotes==
"You can't be serious! Let us go and we can help each other. They'll never follow you!"<br>
"Silence! Take comfort in knowing that your last actions will have saved so many of us. This is what you deserve."<br>
"'''YOU'RE INSANE!'''"<br>
"No... I'm '''in charge'''."<br>
:—'''Elita-One''''s pleas for mercy fall on '''Starscream''''s deaf ears.

"Autobot scrap! You come out of hiding only to die. That's not using your h—"
:—'''Ramjet''', who is just about to learn the definition of "irony".

"I merely did to you what you never had the courage to do to Megatron."<br>
"Courage? Treason is more like it. And the punishment for treason... is death."
:—'''Dreadwing''' and '''Starscream''' discuss the finer points of treachery.

"Haha! I did it! Talk about cutting it '''close'''! Wait, where in the name of the AllSpark '''am I'''? Who cares? I'm '''alive'''! I still func—"<br>
"Wanna bet?"
:—'''Dreadwing''' and '''Starscream''' quote [[The Transformers: The Movie|some movie]] or something.

"My plan failed, or was it my troops that failed me? I can only process the situation and hope for a conclusion. There are allies on Earth, and more scattered across the Galaxy. I will seek them out. By my side they will join, and in time, I will have my kingdom... regardless of the location."
:—'''Starscream''''s internal monologue after Dreadwing's execution.

==Errors==
*Stockade's optic bar has a bluish tint, rather than the orange one he has in his previous appearances.

==Trivia==
* Whereas [[The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|issue 1]] had continued the [[Primal Fear!|grand]] [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1|tradition]] of Transformers fiction [[The Test (issue)|confusing]] galaxies with [[Solar system|solar systems]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] closing monologue in this issue, where he states that he has allies "scattered across the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]", keeps in line with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] opening monologue from the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]].

* Strongarm is shown without his battle mask, and he has a big, gaping hole in his face.

* According to Chris Mowry's commentary in the trade collection of this series, the method of Ramjet's death is a nod to his G1 namesake's fate in [[Spotlight: Ramjet]].

== Items of note ==
* Features the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' "More Than You Can Chew".

===Deaths===
*[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]], [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]], [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]], and [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]]—Killed in the resulting power surge upon the activation of the new [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] Cube.

*[[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]]—Fatally shot by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]].

*[[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]]—Beheaded by [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]].

*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]- Most likely beaten to death by Stockade.

*[[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]—<s>Killed</s> Blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].

*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]—Impaled and had his [[spark]] torn from his chest by Starscream.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|RI cover}}

* '''Cover A:''' Starscream and others flying in space above Earth; art by Alex Milne & colors by [[Espen Grundetjern]].
* '''Cover B:''' Starscream and the burning AllSpark; art by [[James Raiz]] & colors by [[Kieran Oats]].
* '''Incentive Cover RI''': Starscream photo cover.

<gallery>
Image:ReignOfStarscream5 CoverB.jpg|Who do they think I am?? [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]] [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]?
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</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Movie issues|Reign of Starscream 5]]

Crankcase (Movie)

2010-07-16T02:51:56Z

220.237.144.51: /* Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics */

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:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4_Crankcase.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A rare moment of not bitching.]]

'''Crankcase''' hates everything and everyone. He hates Autobot and Decepticon alike, hates his job, and hates that he works with the Decepticons because he was feeling ''really'' mad at the Autobots the day he signed up. [[Crankcase (G1)|Sound]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|familiar]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)| at all?]]

What he doesn't realize is, the feeling is pretty well mutual among his own allies. His attitude doesn't lend itself for making fast friends, and he's usually too busy complaining about his orders to effectively follow them. And that's assuming he even ''feels like'' following them. Needless to say, his [[Starscream (Movie)|superiors']] patience has worn thinner by the astro-second as they try to find a [[The Reign of Starscream issue 4|job]] where he's actually useful for a change.

{{bigquote|Hey, I'm not built for that kind of work. If it's heavy lifting that you want me to do, then I need an '''upgrade''', or a '''thank you'''...or more—|Crankcase, just before [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] shuts him up ''permanently'', [[The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Four]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance3_BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, tell the guy with the identity crisis everything is his fault.]]

Many years in the past, Crankcase was a member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s defense forces, under the command of Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] and an alien attack {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1}}, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. Crankcase was present at Megatron's war rally in [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where the military leader demanded the control of all of Cybertron's forces in his vengeful attack on the aliens from the [[Eshems Nebula]]. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

Crankcase was sent on a mission to capture science division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. He and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] observed [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailing the "traitors" with an explosive round, and Crankcase was eager to get into the fight. He was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but Crankcase had the last laugh when the wily Optimus managed to bury the aerial forces under a mountain of rubble. After they were dug out, they all joined the rest of Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

Many years later, after Megatron had been killed on the distant world of [[Earth]] and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] destroyed, Crankcase helped deliver a massive generator to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s [[replica Allspark]] at [[Simfur]] as part of [[Payload (Movie)|Payload's]] work detail. He made the mistake of complaining about this in front of Starscream, who promptly smashed his [[vocal processor]] and had him thrown in with the Autobot prisoners.{{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Four}} Not long after, he was strapped to the cube, and his [[Spark]] was extinguished to bring the new AllSpark to life. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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[[Image:Titan23_decepticonsmassing.JPG|right|250px|thumb|He's the blue one in the lower right that you can't see.]]

Crankcase's illustrious career in the Decepticons included:

* Standing around in [[Savannah]].
* Getting weirded out by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] talking to [[Megatron (Movie)|people who weren't there]], along with his mate [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]].
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in [[Protoform|protoform form]] landing on him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}
* Being one guy in a big gathering-of-forces pose. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

We can't all be major characters.
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie_Crankcase_toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ridin' dirty.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, key

: A Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], Crankcase transforms into a Dodge Magnum "haz-mat operations" emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence in which both the front and rear halves of the vehicle mode come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster.

: This mold was also used to make [[Cannonball]] and was [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' [[Kup (G1)|Kup]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Crankcase/crankcase.htm More info on Crankcase at TFU.info]
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Crankcase was originally designed to be part of the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'' line]] as a new version of ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]].
* Crankcase's "haz-mat" deco scheme was designed as an [[homage]] to his G1 counterpart's [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] profile, which gave him an origin as a fuel-spill janitor.

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

A Bridge Too Close, Part II

2010-07-15T11:20:47Z

220.237.144.51: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|ep=29
|image=TFA ABTC Megatron monologue.JPG
|caption=
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part II"
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Noboro Huruse]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}
'''The fates of Cybertron and Earth lie in the balance as Optimus Prime and his Autobots battle Megatron and his Decepticons in a fight to the finish for the AllSpark.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-Mixmasteroilburst.jpg|thumb|150px|left| "'Ey! I was drinkin' dat!"]]

[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]] swoop into the [[Decepticon]]s' mine headquarters and concentrate their fire on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Chaos erupts as the [[Autobot]]s free themselves and start tackling the clones, and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] attempt to deactivate the [[space bridge]]. Mixmaster is attacked by the [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Egomaniac Starscream]] and binds him in cement, while [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] [[stasis cuffs]] the [[Skywarp (Animated)|coward]]. As fast as he is, though, Blurr fails to get out of the way of Thundercracker, who crashes into both him and the Skywarp, getting them caught in his cement overcoat and sending them all tumbling into the space bridge. Bulkhead attempts to recall them, but explains that the targeting coordinates of the bridge were never set, meaning that they could have been sent anywhere in the galaxy. Before he can complete his task, he is attacked by the [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]], but she overpowers him and hits him with stasis cuffs. Simultaneously, Megatron and Starscream engage in a one-on-one duel, but the balance doesn't last long, as the female and [[Ramjet (Animated)|the Liar]] approach Megatron from behind. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], of all 'Bots, comes to Megatron's rescue, though the irony is not lost on the two combatants.

Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] finishes loading the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragments into Teletran-1's [[spark]] chamber. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] uses the [[AllSpark Key]] to jump-start the craft, but still can't fathom why Ratchet is talking to the ship...until the ship talks back! Ratchet explains that the ship used to be a warrior who sacrificed his spark to win the Great War, and whose body has been in a state of modified stasis ever since.

[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Head Starscream.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Total ownage, n00b.]]

Back in the mine, Prime and Megatron continue battling the remaining Starscream clones, but Megatron is not above seizing Prime and using him as a shield. He calls for Mixmaster, currently battling [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], to focus his efforts on the “head Starscream,” giving Professor Sumdac an idea. Just as the clones overpower Megatron and Starscream prepares to finish him, Sumdac clambers inside the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit and uses it to decapitate Starscream and take over his body. As Sumdac-Starscream lunges for Megatron, however, the Decepticon leader makes it clear that he is not impressed, and he blasts the Headmaster and Sumdac clean off Starscream's body. With Starscream now in two pieces and thoroughly defeated, the clones swear loyalty to Megatron.

Back on Dinobot Island, Ratchet and Sari put the AllSpark Key to work repairing the ship's memory core. The ship comments that it is unable to see, and Ratchet explains that's because it's buried in a cliff and that getting out is priority number one. With another Key boost to help, the ship fires up its engines and manages to tear itself free and take to the air once more.

In the mine, things are looking bad for the Autobots—they've all been stasis-cuffed, Professor Sumdac is a captive again, and Scrapper has found [[Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Prowl tries a mind-over-matter style of humming (which is annoying Bumblebee) to get rid of the Stasis Cuffs. Bulkhead was surprised he could do that. However, he said it was only in theory, as he never actually ''completed'' his Cyber-Ninja training. In true supervillain style, Megatron explains to the Autobots that he plans to use the space bridge to lead his Decepticons in an attack on the under-protected [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they will take over the entire space bridge network and transport the entire Decepticon army to the planet. Bulkhead notes that the space bridge requires a receiving code to work, which would mean Megatron would have to have someone on Cybertron, but Bumblebee points out that there ''is'' someone: [[Wasp]], the spy he caught at [[Autoboot Camp|boot camp]]. Someone is eager to correct Bumblebee, however, as Megatron's true double agent, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], appears on a monitor and reveals how he, as Longarm Prime, deceived Bumblebee so long ago. With the theatricalities and exposition complete, Megatron prepares to toss Optimus Prime through the space bridge as a test, when suddenly, the base is rocked by heavy fire from outside. Teletran-1 has arrived!

[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-OmegaSupremeRobotMode.jpg|left|thumb|150px| "Stock footage? Bite me."]]

The fight moves outside as the Starscream clones, Lugnut and Blitzwing all lay siege to the Autobot ship, which is quickly overpowered by the onslaught and begins to fall out of the sky. With another burst of AllSpark Key power to boost its systems, Ratchet has the ship activate its emergency defense system, codename: Omega. As the shocked Decepticons look on, the ship transforms into a colossal robot mode—the mountainous [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]!

[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] directs the Decepticons to fire on his legs to bring him down, and the move succeeds, but Ratchet links his own systems up to Omega to give him the strength he needs to rise back up and strike back. A hail of lasers and missiles is unleashed upon the villains as Omega strikes, kicks and headbutts them all across the battlefield.

[[Image:TFA ABTC sacrifice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Omega Supreme, no! You're too cool to die so soon!]]
Down in the mine, as the Constructicons clear rubble away from the space bridge and Megatron prepares to continue his test, Prowl successfully employs a [[processor-over-matter]] focusing technique to escape his stasis cuffs. Just as Prime is about to disappear through the bridge, Prowl hurls a shuriken that breaks his leader's cuffs, enabling him to fire his grappling line and haul himself to safety. At this point, the space bridge shuts down, and Megatron quickly deduces that the AllSpark fragment powering it is not strong enough. Luckily for him, he has another one—and he promptly grabs Starscream's head and stuffs it in the power core, along with the fragment the head contains. This, however, causes the core to overload and the bridge to malfunction. As it begins to pull in all surrounding material, Shockwave reports that the destination code has been deleted and that the bridge could send them anywhere. Even in defeat, Megatron attempts to take Prime with him, but before he can fire the blast that will rid him of the Autobot leader, Prime manages to slap a pair of stasis cuffs on Megatron, immobilizing him and causing his body to be sucked into the space bridge. Prowl and Prime free Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Sumdac, but the bridge still threatens to consume the entire state until help comes from above in the form of Omega Supreme. Omega blocks the bridge with his massive body and absorbs its [[transwarp]] energies, willing to sacrifice himself once more to save the Autobots. After ejecting Sari and Ratchet from his body, Omega is sucked into the bridge, which collapses in upon itself and vanishes in a dramatic implosion. As Sari and her father are reunited at last, the mine begins to cave in, and the Autobots escape while the Constructicons are buried alive attempting to save their oil.

[[Image:TFA ABTC Sari spoilers.jpg|left|150px|thumb|...There's no way we can make a funny without being [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]]s.]]
Retreating to the edge of a nearby cliff that overlooks the destruction, the Autobots reflect on the fact that Omega is probably still out there, somewhere. As Sumdac expresses relief that the whole ordeal is over, Sari once again tells the Autobots that she knew her father could never have betrayed them to the Decepticons. However, even as she espouses her father's honesty, Sari looks down at a cut on her arm...and beneath her skin, she and all around her are shocked to see the sparking circuitry of robotics. Terrified and confused, Sari clutches her arm and takes a few steps away from her father, who explains that they...need to talk...

[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Next, on ''Crossfire''...]]
Somewhere out in the endless void of space, Megatron and the decapitated Starscream float aimlessly in the cosmic night, with nothing to do but snark back and forth at each other.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (10)
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (11)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (16)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (4)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)
*[[Lugnut]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime / Shockwave]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (17)

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Thundercracker, the Egomanic Starscream''': Fool! A mere construction-bot is no match for ''my'' superior firepower.<br>
'''Mixmaster''': Oh, really. Well, you know where you can stick it?<br>
''(Traps the clone with a glob of adhesive goo)''<br>
'''Thundercracker''': Impossible! You cannot defeat me! You are not worthy! You are inferior! And your joke stinks!
:—Arrogance claims yet another [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]].

"It's not like you to hide behind an Autobot."<br>
"But it's ''completely'' like you to hide behind an army of cheap [[knockoff]]s."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' always discuss each other's flaws—even in the midst of battle.

'''Starscream''': What are you waiting for? Destroy Megatron! Now!<br>
'''Slipstream''':...Any leader has to be an improvement over you!<br>
'''Sunstorm, the Sycophant Starscream''': Oh wise and great Megatron, you have truly proven your vast superiority!<br>
'''Ramjet, the Liar Starscream''': I will remain loyal to you forever!<br>
''[Kicks Starscream's body and walks over to Megatron]''
:—Starscream learns that his clones all share the worst aspect of his personality—his treachery.

'''Optimus''': I still don't see where all this "expertise" came from.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': I had a lot of time to study space bridge schematics back on the energon farm. I just had a knack for 'em, I guess.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Oh, well, that's great. So the ''one thing'' you're good at is going to hand Cybertron over to the Decepticons.
:—Even after being declared a technical genius, Bulkhead still can't catch a break.

'''Megatron''': Decepticons! Prepare for our conquest of Cybertron!<br>
''[The Decepticons start cheering wildly.]<br>
'''Scrapper''': What's a Cybertron?<br>
'''Mixmaster''': I have no idea, he lost me at "Your fate is sealed now."
:—The Constructicons are in this for the oil, not the conquests.

'''Ratchet''': Careful not to fire on our friends!<br>
'''Sari Sumdac''': And try to get a visual of my dad!<br>
'''Omega Supreme''': Sure... what's a dad?
:—Omega Supreme is confused on the concept of organics and their paternal relationships. Bit like us really.

"Sari, we... need to talk."
:—'''Isaac Sumdac''''s entry in "The Understatement of the Year" competition.

'''Megatron:''' Stop ''staring'' at me.<br>
'''Starscream:''' No. ''You'' stop staring at ''me''!<br>
'''Megatron:''' Do you think I actually ''want'' to spend the rest of eternity gazing at your unsightly visage?<br>
'''Starscream:''' Trust me: your visage is no picnic either. And your face is ugly too!<br>
'''Megatron:''' Oh, someone just take me offline now...<br>
'''Starscream:''' What do you think I've been trying to ''do'' for the last four million stellar cycles?! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny, really, when you think about it. Tragic, but ''funny''! AHAHAHAHAHA!<br>
'''Megatron:''' Oh, shut up.
:—Stranded and helpless in space, Megatron and Starscream bicker to the end.

==Notes==
===Animation errors===
*When Skywarp is dodging Bumblebee's stinger blasts, his eyes shift to Autobot blue for a split-second.
*After Shockwave reveals to Bumblebee that he is Longarm Prime, the pan-across shot that follows shows Shockwave on the monitor. In the next close-up of the monitor, Longarm is shown transforming back into Shockwave.
*When Megatron closes in on Optimus to toss him into the space bridge, Sunstorm's face is dark grey instead of white.
*Just before Ratchet gives his "don't give up on me now" speech to Omega, there is a shot from the front showing Ratchet with Sari tucked into the mouth of his "backpack". In the next shot, it shows Ratchet from behind, with Sari ''on top of'' the backpack, and then switches back to the front view with Sari back in the gap.
*When Megatron is dragged into the Space Bridge, only one hand is cuffed. When we see him next, both of them are.
*When Starscream is holding Megatron's sword, the glow of his AllSpark Fragment isn't reflected but the rest of his face is.
*At many points in the episode, Slipstream is shown with the face (and [[chin]]) of her male counterparts.
*As Bulkhead says Bumblebee sent an innocent bot to the stockade, both Optimus and Prowl sit up despite being stasis-cuffed.

===Continuity errors===
*Several immobilised characters are shown in different positions to last episode:
**Lugnut and Blitzwing are shown lying face-down on the floor, when they were sitting back-to-back last episode.
**Bumblebee and Blurr apparently swapped positions in Scrapper's arms since last episode.
*Megatron orders Mixmaster to find Lugnut and Blitzwing and Scrapper to back him up. Mixmaster stays at the battle, while Scrapper disappears, presumably going to find the other 'cons.

===Transformers references===
*Omega Supreme refers to the energy given off by the space bridge as [[Transwarp|Transwarp energy]], similar to the transwarp drives used in the [[Beast Era]].
*[[Knockoff]]s? Oh my...

===Foreign dubbing===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 2/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 2/2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 2'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 31|31 July]] [[2008]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 2'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Real-world references===
*The restoration of Omega Supreme's memory is very similar to the scene in ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space_Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' when Dave Bowman takes HAL-9000's higher functions offline (just in reverse).
*Prowl's humming forcing the stasis cuffs to open seems inspired by a similar sequence in British superspy spoof movie ''[[Wikipedia:Johnny English|Johnny English]]'', where the titular hero attempts to escape a prison cell by whistling at the door-lock in the hope that the right frequency will cause the tumblers to rotate. Unlike Johnny however, Prowl succeeded. He is ''that'' awesome.

===Trivia===
[[Image:TFA Headmaster unit facial expression changed.jpg|thumb|150px|right|GASP!!!]]
*The Headmaster unit even works on Decepticons, whose armor is much tougher than Bulkhead's. Where did [[Henry Masterson|Masterson]] get that cutting beam?
*Speaking of the Headmaster unit, this is the first time its facial expression has changed.
*Mixmaster is ''veeery'' disobedient in this episode. Megatron orders him to find Lugnut and Blizwing at the start of the battle, but Scrapper does it instead. Then, after he cements Bumblebee to the wall, Megatron orders Mixmaster to attack Starscream, instead he just disappears until after Omega Supreme gets free. And yet Megatron never punishes him.
*In the shots after Slipstream yells "Aim for the legs", Lugnut is shown firing his engine pods (which are his hands in robot mode) as missiles at Omega. Those probably weren't supposed to come off. However he's shown doing the same thing a minute later, and this time in robot mode, so it isn't a lone animation error. One has to wonder where he keeps all the spare hands. Certainly nothing up his sleeve...
*Fans had been theorizing that the Autobot ship was Omega Supreme since quite literally the first episode.
*Fans had ''also'' been theorizing that Sari had a li'l bit of robot in her since the first episode too! [[Bee in the City|How silly!]]
*Fans did ''not'' theorize that when this episode premiered on YTV ''AND'' on Cartoon Network, the announcers would happily yammer inanely over the closing credits sequence of Megatron and Starscream insulting each other in space. The Cartoon Network repeat the following day aired the credits without incident, thankfully.
*It was said at [[BotCon 2008]] that the entire closing credits sequence was improvised.
*When Omega Supreme transforms, he uses the same transformation sound [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] used in the battle of Mission City when he was attacking [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].
*When Omega Supreme is trying to get out of the cliff, some music from [[Transform and Roll Out|the movie]] can be heard.
*In this episode, this is the first time that Shockwave speaks with his real accent while still in Autobot mode as Longarm, indicating that he has to mask his voice in that mode.
*Several times after Starscream's head is cut off, he is shown with pupils.

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.

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Sideways (Armada)

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:''Sideways is a cross-universal agent of [[Unicron]] hailing from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], first seen in the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity]].''

[[Image:Sidewaysarmadafleer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Goofy ominous nutball hardass.]]

'''Sideways''' is the consummate con-artist. He is misleading and deceitful in everything he does, portraying himself as the ninja-like warrior or the aloof drifter, and he lives for the look of shock and betrayal on his victims' faces when they realize he's played them for fools. Though Sideways appears to be a robot of average size and strength, he is nigh-invincible when he calls upon the powers of Unicron. Using the mysterious [[trans-phase mode]], he can take any form he chooses, and "heal" even the most grievous damage at will. Often, he'll eschew a body entirely, choosing to speak through monitors or as a vision in the sky. When does choose to manifest in physical form, there is one constant: Sideways prefers to shroud his face behind a mask or visor or [[Mini-Con]] so as to keep himself mysterious and anonymous.

{{note|Sideways enjoys an extremely convoluted backstory in which he has been retroactively inserted into multiple different continuity families, and may be portrayed very differently in each. See individual series notes for details.}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Doubleface''' (''Armada'' and ''Robot Masters''), '''Noisemaze''' (''Cybertron'')
:''Polish name:'' '''Krętacz''' (''Armada'')

==Fiction==
===''Robots In Disguise''===
====Toy bio====
Sideways was recruited into the Autobot army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] around the time that [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was uncovered on [[Earth]]. He modified his body to resemble a Terran sports motorcycle, facilitating the speed with which he performed many of his duties. Conscientious and ninja-like, Sideways maintained a mysterious silence about himself, expressing only a desire to quickly engage the enemy and then return to Cybertron (presumably from Earth, given his [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]]).<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Robots-In-Disguise-Tech-Specs/2002-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Sideways__RID_.jpg.html ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways's on-package bio]</ref>

{{note|In this, Sideways' first portrayal, we see no hint of anything beyond a run-of-the-mill Autobot warrior. However, much of the text of the RID Sideways profile (as well as the name and altmode, of course) was copied to become the basis for the Armada toy--thus making them the same character and "reversing" Sideways' exploits into the RID continuity.}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
=====''Armada'' cartoon=====
:''Voice Actors:'' [[Paul Dobson]], [[Mark Acheson]] (as Unicron) (English); [[Takahiro Yamada]], [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Japanese), [[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German)

[[Image:Gale Needalift.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Hey kids, want some candy?]]
Sideways first appeared as a beam of light from the sky striking a large [[Earth]] city near the Autobot base. An enigmatic warrior, he appeared to side with the Autobots, helping Hot Shot by watching his back during a confrontation with Scavenger. When asked to reveal himself, he transformed, his rider quickly splitting and becoming a helmet that covered his entire head. He claimed to be Sideways, a drifter who just wandered into the conflict. While he gave the human kids [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] rides in cycle mode to keep them entertained, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] as well as [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Alexis]] were suspicious of the motorcycle's motives, especially his close attention to the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Gale}}

[[Image:Credulous Sidewaysknocksswordaway.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Surprise, the mysterious ninja is evil!]]

In the following battle, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] faced Sideways and Hot Shot alone, and managed to force the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] Sideways had (apparently) found out of his grasp. As the Decepticon leader began to warp away, both Autobots grabbed onto Megatron and all three were teleported to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. To Hot Shot and Megatron's surprise, the Mini-Con panel was a fake,
made to convince Megatron to retreat so that Hot Shot, spurred on by Sideways's encouragement, could defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Though both robots fought well alongside each other, with Sideways expressing concern over Hot Shot's well-being, he eventually betrayed
the young Autobot, by striking a deal with Megatron. He would pretend to be Megatron's hostage and in exchange, no matter what, Hot Shot
would turn over the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. At first, Hot Shot did follow through, but reneged at the last moment by calling the Mini-Cons back to him. Sideways suddenly attacked Hot Shot, knocking the Star Saber out of his hands and kicking it to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. He switched Mini-Con heads, revealing his allegiance to the Decepticons. Hot Shot was savagely beaten by the Decepticons, who stopped short of destroying him on the advice of [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who teleported the young 'bot back to the Autobot base. Once Sideways's loyalty to the Decepticons seemed to be confirmed, he began manipulating them and playing them against each other to suit his mysterious goals. {{storylink|Credulous}}

[[Image:Sidewaysheads.jpg|left|150px|thumb|My Autobot counterpart is nearby...]]

One of these goals was the replacement of Megatron as Decepticon leader after a series of significant losses. Sideways sowed the seeds of rebellion within the Decepticon ranks, subtly turning Starscream against Megatron and convincing Megatron of Starscream's imminent treachery. The situation came to a head when the two Decepticons fought outside their base, but Sideways then realized Megatron would never execute Starscream for his insubordination, exposing an ever-constant weakness within the Decepticon command structure. After the battle, Sideways
mused that this weakness would come back to haunt Megatron one day, and would be his ruin. Fortunately though, this incident somehow served to
solidify the Decepticons as a unit, giving them much greater morale and cohesiveness, and achieving Sideways's aims of giving neither faction in the conflict a clear advantage. {{storylink|Rebellion}}

[[Image:Chase RainbowSideways.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You don't want to taste Sideways's rainbow.]]

Shortly thereafter, Sideways tried to hack the Autobot base computer, only to encounter the children attempting to destroy the equipment to stop Sideways. He transported them to a digital universe, where they saw the coming of two [[Jetfire (Armada)|new]] [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|combatants]]. He tried to threaten them into handing over the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]], before the kids realized that as this wasn't real, he could not harm them. Sideways then apologized to an unseen master, shortly before the children escaped the digital universe, chased by an unknown [[Unicron|entity]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

The Decepticons began to distrust Sideways, suspecting he was not what he seemed, and realized he was manipulating everybody in the unit. Caught out by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and the other Decepticons while communicating with his unseen master, Sideways panicked and attempted to escape, but not before he was confronted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and sliced in half with the Star Saber. Sideways simply reformed each time, reconnecting his parts and absorbing laser blasts from the other Decepticons. Megatron, in fury and disgust, hacked Sideways to pieces and he was seemingly destroyed... or so they thought. Sideways had entered [[trans-phase mode]] and his [[Mirror|rider]] rose in the form of a twisted [[nanite]] creature before the Decepticons' eyes, declaring that the Star Saber and Skyboom shield were merely toys to him, as he was near-invincible. His rider said there were millions of Mini-Cons left to be found, and challenged Megatron to see who would find them first, before flying off to parts unknown. {{storylink|Detection}}

[[Image:Awakening-Sidewaysonscreen.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Sideways may be dead, but he lives on in reruns.]]

While most of the Autobots were on Earth fighting the monstrous new Decepticon recruit, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Sideways made an appearance inside the Autobots' base... on a monitor! He told [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Alexis]] about the [[Requiem Blaster]], and how the Autobots must find the three Mini-Cons that form it before the Decepticons do. Neither of them trusted Sideways, but the knew Sideways was right. If the Decepticons did find the Requiem Blaster first, it could spell doom for the Autobots and the galaxy. {{storylink|Awakening}} He then journeyed to the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] to deliver [[Ravenus]] and the [[Doomstone]] to a group of [[Speed Chaser Mini-Con Team|evil Mini-Cons]] who were hunting down [[Super Stunt Mini-Con Team|a group of refugee Mini-Cons]] for their master. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} Once the Autobots had acquired the Requiem Blaster, Sideways appeared once again on the Autobots' monitors, laughing. He showed them that he'd disabled their defenses. Sure enough, the Decepticons infiltrated the Autobot base, took the Requiem Blaster, and nearly killed [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Later, Sideways appeared to the Decepticon tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and told him that the Requiem Blaster would be even more powerful if used in conjunction with the other two Mini-Con weapons, the sword and the shield. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} Thrust talked with Sideways again in a secret, ominous meeting. They planned to get the Mini-Con weapons away from the Autobots. {{storylink|Crack}} Thanks to Starscream's confusion on where his loyalties lay, he was able to steal the other two weapons from the Autobots, giving the Decepticons all three weapons. Thrust was hard at work on a secret project for Megatron, one that would harness the energy of all three weapons, and Sideways congratulated the tactician on his growing duplicity. When the three weapons were combined to power the starship [[Hydra Cannon]], Megatron used it to blow up a nearby comet while Sideways laughed from afar, on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Threaten}}

Both the Autobots and Decepticons were en route to Cybertron when a few of each faction were warped to a strange planet where they fought a dark copy of Optimus Prime called [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. When Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their firepower against it, Nemesis Prime was destroyed, and as the copy dissipated, Sideways appeared momentarily. Nemesis Prime had merely been Sideways's puppet. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[Image:Uprising-SidewaysSpookyGhost.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He controls the horizontal, but not the vertical. The vertical is for saps.]]

When both sides had arrived on Cybertron, a black hole opened up over the planet. It started becoming apparent to some that Unicron was arriving. An apparition of Sideways appeared over the Autobots, and the Mini-Cons attacked it. After telling the Mini-Cons to get lost, Sideways again disappeared. Sideways returned to swear vengeance against the Mini-Cons when they tried to stop the black hole's effects. {{storylink|Uprising}} Eventually, Thrust became suspicious that his partnership with Sideways and Unicron might be found out, so he panicked and stole the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield. Thrust ran deep underground where he met up with Sideways, but he was tailed by Starscream. Starscream declined Sideways's obligatory offer to join Unicron, and the two fought.

[[Image:Portent-Sideways vs Starscream.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Armada basically lines up the cast one by one so Sideways can call them an idiot.]]

Sideways assaulted Starscream with strange tendrils and amoeba-like organisms, and he and Thrust were able to leave with the two weapons. Now inside the moon in Cybertron's orbit, Sideways placed the Mini-Con weapons into its core, revealing that the moon was Unicron lying dormant all along. {{storylink|Portent}} The last of the three Mini-Con weapons was dropped by Starscream when he sacrificed himself to Unicron to prove to Galvatron (a transformed Megatron) that Autobot and Decepticon must join forces to destroy Unicron. Sideways formed over what was left of Starscream and grabbed the sword, making an easy getaway. {{storylink|Cramp}}

With all three weapons in place within Unicron's core, Sideways's master was able to shed the rest of his moon disguise and show his real form. Sideways and his patsy Thrust celebrated their inevitable victory over time and space. {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}} Thrust was told by Sideways to leave, as his work for now Unicron was now done. Thrust was confused, thinking he would be Unicron's right-hand man, but Sideways got angry, and ordered him to leave immediately. Thrust, dejected, left for the surface, where he later was crushed to death within Unicron's
creases during the battle. {{storylink|Union}}

[[Image:Origin-SidewaysUnicroncore.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm going to start elongating all my 's' sounds, Optimusssss."]]

Optimus and Megatron managed to reach the glowing core deep within Unicron's body. Before their eyes, the core budded, recreating the body of Sideways. Unicron spoke through this Sideways body, announcing that Sideways had always been an extension of Unicron himself, and that Sideways
had intentionally stoked the flames of the Autobot/Decepticon war so that Unicron could be fueled by their mutual hatred. He took special delight in mocking Optimus Prime for claiming to fight a war for peace, a seeming contradiction. The truth, according to Unicron/Sideways, was that Optimus Prime loved to battle; Prime refused to admit this. Unicron/Sideways wrapped Prime and Megatron in tendrils, drained Megatron of his energy, and offered Prime the opportunity to merge with him.

[[Image:Sideways dead.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Ouchies.]]

Then the children and their Mini-Cons arrived, and they pleaded with him to stop, but Unicron/Sideways was able to claim them as their own; the Mini-Cons were Unicron's creation, after all. But inside a dreamworld created by Unicron, the children were able to call out to the Mini-Cons. They reactivated and told Unicron/Sideways that they believed in peace, and would fight for it if necessary. Their combined might was able to help Prime break free of his tendrils, and he fired a shot right through Sideways using the Requiem Blaster. As what was left of Sideways faded, he claimed he'd have his revenge... {{storylink|Origin}}

{{note|It is slightly unclear whether Unicron was somehow possessing his body for that period of time, or if Sideways had been an extension of Unicron all along instead of a separate individual. In "[[Credulous]]", before Sideways's Mini-Con head connects with his body after colliding with Megatron, an odd voice spoke, sounding like it came from a being of lesser intelligence emanated from the motorcycle body's own head, before the Mini-Con head took over. The mysterious line not being in the Japanese version of the episode and the shaky nature of the ''Armada'' dub in general only further obscures the issue.}}

=====''Linkage'' mini-comics=====
{{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}
{{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}
{{charstubfiction}}

=====''Cybertron'' cartoon=====
:''Voice Actors:'' [[Ted Cole]] (English), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Deep-Sideways.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He's been up there waiting the whole time!]]

Sideways was preserved by Unicron's dark power after his defeat by the Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Twenty years later, he appeared again during the Transformers' search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. After the disappearance of ''[[Atlantis]],'' he observed from the top of a rocky cliff and wondered how he could best manipulate both factions to his own advantage. It wouldn't be long
until they were all his puppets! {{storylink|Deep}} He offered his services to the Autobots, but as soon as he'd helped them corner Starscream, Sideways switched to a Decepticon symbol, fired on the Autobots, and promptly left. Starscream and the others were left wondering exactly what that was all about. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[Image:Sand-Sideways explains.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Honestly guys, I'm an Autobot! You don't remember me at all!]]

Later, Sideways spoke to Megatron through a portal window, telling him that Optimus Prime could be found on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. He later appeared with the other Decepticons as they confronted the Autobots, chuckling evilly as they argued over who sent the messages leading to their meeting. {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} Sideways stood back and observed as Megatron fumed after his defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime on Jungle planet. Noting that the locals were itching for another fight with Prime, Sideways sought out [[Leobreaker]] in the woods, pleading for help to save a friend who was buried under a rockslide. Leobreaker rallied the other Autobots on Jungle Planet and marched them into a canyon to save this imaginary friend, while Sideways laughed from above. He had also sent a fake message from Optimus Prime to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], and so the Decepticons were also converging on that point. Megatron suspected the message was fake, but kept quiet. The two factions met in battle as Sideways planned, while he mused from above that no matter who loses, he wins! But he was spotted, and Leobreaker angrily threw him to the ground for lying to him. Sideways desperately explained that he was a "secret agent" for the Autobots, digging for "inside information". Optimus Prime wasn't convinced, but when their interrogation was interrupted by a communication from [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], Sideways transformed and escaped. {{storylink|Sand}}

Sideways traveled with Megatron and the other Decepticons to [[Velocitron]] to apprehend the Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key. Here, Leobreaker and Sideways clashed again. When Megatron lost the Cyber Planet Key to [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], he, Sideways, and the other Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Champion}} Meanwhile, as Optimus Prime prepared to battle Scourge for the Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key, Sideways and Starscream plotted. {{storylink|Honor}} As Scourge trained for the coming battle, Sideways and Starscream bet on the winner. At Sideways's suggestion, Starscream interfered with the Autobots's ability to get to the battle, thus causing Scourge's faith in Prime as an honorable opponent to waver. {{storylink|Primal}}

When the Autobots finally defeated Scourge and acquired the Cyber Planet Key, Sideways was deployed with the rest of Megatron's troops to track down the Key after the Autobots split up with several decoy boxes. He personally pursued Vector Prime, revealing the ability to warp as he battled the ancient warrior for the box he held. When Vector Prime sent out [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] to attack, Sideways used his faction-swapping shield to trick the Mini-Con into leaving before snatching the box from Vector Prime. When he found nothing but a rock inside, Sideways beat a hasty retreat. He was later seen goofing off as Megatron and Starscream went after the real holders of the Cyber Planet Key, and returned to Megatron's personal dimension when the rest of the Autobots arrived to secure the Key. {{storylink|Trust}}

[[Image:Retreat-SidewaysStarscreamarmy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That's right, the undercarriage of Sideways's altmode shows you the inside of his split-open ass.]]

Starscream was growing tired of Megatron's attitude towards him, and Sideways wondered if Starscream was going to doublecross his leader. When Megatron and his troops headed out from his dimension to find another Cyber Planet Key, Starscream instead chose to head to Earth. Intrigued, Sideways followed Starscream there, where they witnessed a burst of Cyber Key-related energy. He joined Starscream on his trip to the Arctic, where the wayward Decepticon demanded the Autobot [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] give him Earth's Cyber Planet Key. When Sideways realized that Starscream had sent Megatron the wrong direction and intended to take Earth's Key for himself, he decided to stay back and watch Starscream's fight with Crosswise, out of harm's way. ...at least, until Crosswise looked like he was going to lose, when Sideways happily leapt into action to kick him while he was down. Crosswise drove away, and Sideways shadowed him while Starscream investigated the cave he was guarding. {{storylink|Trap}} Sideways followed Crosswise all the way to his hidden hideout, where his leader, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], was waiting. When Sideways was discovered, he once again fled. {{storylink|Invasion}}

Starscream, meanwhile, had recruited countless imprisoned Decepticons he had freed in the Arctic, and so Sideways stood at his side while Starscream marched his army across the face of the Earth. They converged on the location of the Autobot base, where they found the Autobots retreating via a [[Space Bridge]]. Starscream and Sideways engaged them in battle, but Sideways was quickly knocked away by the Autobots' firepower. {{storylink|Retreat}} Starscream succeeded in grabbing the Autobots' collected Cyber Planet Keys and the [[Omega Lock]], and returned to his underground volcanic lair, where Sideways and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] were waiting. {{storylink|Critical}} The Autobots weren't far behind, and a clash between them and Starscream's army was inevitable. Sideways called them forth, ordering them to rise up and destroy their enemies, while he and Starscream watched the battlefield through a portal;
Starscream was slowly absorbing the power of his stolen goods, and wasn't quite ready yet. The Autobots and Megatron managed to break into the volcano base, but Sideways had prepared a series of explosive boobytraps. {{storylink|Assault}}

[[Image:Starscreamepisode-Sidewaysposes.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hey, Sideways, your shield has huge gaps in it.]]

Despite this, the Autobots were able to get through them, where they came face to face with Sideways. Asked as to what side he was on today, Sideways replied that he was on his own, but today he was betting on Starscream. The Autobots fought him, but he was able to warp around them at will, and none were able to land a punch. Ultimately, [[Vector Prime]] placed his Mini-Con, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and Optimus Prime was able to use that to detect where Sideways would appear next. After several blasts, Sideways was once again able to flee, this time because of the arrival of Scourge. He returned to Starscream's side, where the wayward Decepticon was nearly finished absorbing the Omega Lock's power. When Starscream said he wouldn't run to face Megatron, but wait for Megatron to come and be picked off at his leisure, Sideways realized there was nothing more he could do there and left, teleporting away. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} Once the tremendous battle was over, and Starscream (despite having grown to a large size) had fallen over defeated, Sideways reappeared. Noting that Starscream could still be useful to him, he warped Starscream's humongous body away. {{storylink|United}} Starscream woke up inside the ''Atlantis'', with Sideways standing over him. Sideways explained that during the time Starscream had been out, Megatron had been defeated and Primus had awoken. The two traveled to Cybertron and found it transformed into Primus, but lying dormant; Sideways snarked that some clever guy had stolen all his power. He and Starscream tried to fight their way through the Autobots to the Omega Lock, but failed. Later, Sideways warped behind the Autobots' human friends, nabbed their three [[Mini-Con]] pals, and warped away. Angry, the children jumped into the portal window he left behind. {{storylink|Balance}}

[[Image:Memory-Sidewaysandchildren.jpg|left|200px|thumb|WOULD YOU LIKE TO? WOULD YOU LIKE TO?]]

Sideways attached Jolt to some equipment in order to search his memories for data pertaining to location of [[Gigantion]], where the last Cyber Planet Key would be found. But all Sideways could extract was useless data that would take forever to examine, so he tried to watch some television to pass the time. No luck—they were jamming their own communications, so he couldn't watch ''[[Galactic Guardians]]'' or anything, so he turned on his [[Soundwave (G1)|stereo]] and began moving to the music. Starscream yelled at him for goofing off. Embarrassed, Sideways ran off to do repairs. Indeed, the memory download was taking too long, so Sideways decided it would be much quicker if they just hacked open Jolt's head, took what they wanted, and deleted the rest. The operation was interrupted by the children, and so Sideways left to deal with them. After a few slapstick adventures, including a faked hologram of Megatron telling Sideways to jump on one foot and call himself a "pretty lady", the children were able to escape with Sideways's key to the cell he was keeping the other two Mini-Cons in. Though those two were rescued, Sideways finally caught up with them, laughing maniacally and with evil intent. {{storylink|Memory}} Jolt, whose rotors were now untied, was able to open a warpgate for himself and the others to escape through. Angered, Sideways warped away himself, and appeared again in front of the children and the Mini-Cons, telling him that he had put an energy field around the ship to prevent Jolt from pulling that trick again. The children and the Mini-Cons ran, but he threw one of his wing blades into the path ahead of them, blocking their escape. As Sideways mocked their attempts to distract him so they could make their getaway, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] was able to communicate with the ship and spray [[fire-retardant foam]] over Sideways's head. They fled.

[[Image:Escape-Sidewaysmeandrawing.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"A ''mouth?!'' This is libel!"]]

Later, when the children and the Mini-Cons had located the chamber in which Sideways was guarding, the one that was blocking communications from being sent out of ''Atlantis'', they remotely caused a malfunction in one of the engine rooms. Sideways ran out of the chamber and into the engine room, where he found a crude drawing of him on the wall. "Now that's just mean!" Next they dumped him down one of the garbage chutes, which Sideways laughed at. He'd just warp out of there! But he forgot that he'd disabled warping, so he was cast out of the ship into space. A piece of trash that followed him conked him on his head, knocking him out. ''Atlantis'' was soon found by the Autobots and Decepticons, and so Starscream set the ship to warp away. Just in time, the children and the Mini-Cons shot themselves out of the ship in two escape pods, but Sideways's floating body blocked the second pod from leaving the warp perimeter of the ship. Sideways and the second pod disappeared along with ''Atlantis''. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Sideways returned to the helm of ''Atlantis'' with Starscream, as the distance between them and the planet [[Gigantion]], home to the final [[Cyber Planet Key]], quickly narrowed. But due to the work of [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Wing Saber]], and the Decepticons were able to follow a trail to the ship, and so Sideways activated the ship's defenses while he navigated a warp jump away. But after they had jumped, Starscream felt the power of Primus, and so the ''Atlantis'' returned to Cybertron. After a battle between Starscream and Primus, Starscream was brutally defeated, so Sideways warped the ship away again with Starscream's body in tow. {{storylink|Titans}} Starscream was no worse for wear by the time Sideways had begun piloting ''Atlantis'' through a warp gate to another dimension where Gigantion was located, but the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ogygia]]'', wasn't far behind. ''Atlantis'' started lagging behind the Autobots when Bud and the Mini-Cons aboard began sabotaging its engines, much to the fury of Sideways and Starscream. {{storylink|Warp}}

Sideways managed to get ''Atlantis'' to Gigantion, but only after a crash-landing. Before too long, the ship was under attack from the Autobots. Starscream was still too drained from his fight with Primus, so Sideways was told to fight them himself, an order he grumbled loudly about once he was out of Starscream's range. He confronted Optimus Prime, merged with Wing Saber, and bemoaned their sneaky tactics. He was the one supposed to be pulling the strings! As Sideways was targeted by a volley of missiles, Optimus Prime told Sideways that he'd had enough of his tricks. After a prolonged fight, Sideways could do nothing better than to utter a pathetic "mother!" as Prime's final, most powerful attack was bearing in on him. Thankfully for Sideways, he was saved by [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], who pushed him out of the way at the last second. Once they were safe, Sideways thanked Soundwave for the rescue. Soundwave reminded Sideways that "that's how we roll," and not to forget their ultimate purpose. {{storylink|City}}

[[Image:Showdown-SoundwaveSidewaysstare.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Don't go towards the light, Sideways!]]

While the both of them were searching for the last Cyber Planet Key, they were discovered by the [[Cybertron Defense Force]]. Soundwave explained to them that he and Sideways were the last two survivors of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], which was destroyed as the result of a battle between it and Gigantion long ago. When the Autobots noted it was their own fault their planet was destroyed, Soundwave shrouded them in a thick black cloud while Sideways created virtual duplicates of himself. He managed to mess with Red Alert's head, but was tricked into revealing himself by Scattorshot after the clever technician dealt with the smog. In the end, the two Planet X natives were crushed under a falling tower. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Sideways and Soundwave didn't resurface until the Autobots were ready to leave Gigantion to their home dimension to repair the black hole. They challenged the Autobots, blocking their path out of the planet, for they wanted to ensure the black hole destroyed the galaxy. After fighting Optimus Prime to a standstill, they were interrupted by Starscream and Megatron, who were fighting several layers above them, glowing and pulsating with energy levels no one present had ever seen. Soundwave and Sideways wanted to escape, fearing their own destruction, but they lamented that if they didn't grab the Omega Lock then, they'd have failed at their mission. Both warped closer to the battle between Megatron and Starscream, and, reaching towards the tremendous energy that had built up during the Decepticons' battle, Sideways begged Soundwave to leave and save himself. Soundwave rejected this, because they were in this together. As Megatron and Starscream punched each other simultaneously, a wave of energy seemed to destroy both Planet X natives.

[[Image:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We're not dead! Neither is our planet! Weird.]]

Vector Prime noted that neither were likely destroyed in the conventional sense, but were blasted into another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} His analysis seemed to be correct; a little later, when Megatron witnessed a vision of Starscream—apparently reaching out through the [[fire dimension]] to mock him one final time—Sideways and Soundwave were both standing by the traitor's side. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

The next (and last) time Sideways was seen, he, Soundwave, and [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] were cheering as they stood before an undestroyed Planet X, apparently having found an intact, parallel version of their homeworld in the dimension they had been transported to. {{storylink|Beginning}}

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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[Image:SkywarpSidewaysWheeljack.jpg|left|300px|thumb|I'm such a secret shill for Unicron that you only ever see me once! Well, twice.]]

Always evasive about where his true loyalties lie, Sideways has been seen on battlefields the galaxy over, but not always on the same side. He has manipulated both factions like a game of cosmic chess, and choosing his words carefully. Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, he has always served just one master: [[Unicron]]. To these purposes, he assigned his Mini-Con companion, [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] to infiltrate the Mini-Cons' Moonbase operations and send things awry. Crosswise was more of a wildcard than a full-on partner, unlike Sideways's other Mini-Con, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]. Rook was assigned to sow the real seeds of discontent amongst the Mini-Cons on the moon. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)}}

Sideways himself was first seen working on a secret desert rocket site, guarded by [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], which was designed to launch Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]] laser system in orbit. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} After the rocket was launched, he returned to Cybertron, and was present for the battle against Unicron... though what exact role he played in it is unknown. {{storylink|The End}}
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===Generation 1===
====''Robot Masters'' online comic====
[[Image:RMComic-SidewaysBWMegs.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Master manipulator teamed up with master manipulator? That's WAY more interesting than [[Lio Convoy]] teaming up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]... so of course it only happens ONCE.]]

Sideways participated in the confusing war over [[Solitarium]], where he employed a special communications system called "[[Crosswise (Armada)|Shadow]] and [[Rook (Armada)|Bright]]". When [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Optimus Primal]] explored a crevasse filled with [[Solitarium]] crystals, they were ambushed from above by [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] and Sideways, who detonated the crystals around the Autobots.

Fortunately, Primal managed to shield the three from the explosion with a huge slab of rock, but they were unable to prevent the Decepticons from making off with a huge load of Solitarium.{{storylink|Robot Masters (online comic)|Must Defend the Solitarium!}}

{{note|Sideways is said to have used special dimension-jumping powers to participate in this storyline, and he now shares the paintscheme of Armada Sideways. Remember that part--you'll see why soon!}}

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====TV Magazine ''Robot Masters'' photocomic====
[[Image:Roadrocketsidewaysphotocomic.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Okay, thumb war!]]

Road Rocket and Sideways found a piece of Solitarium at the same time, though each claimed they saw it first. The Solitarium was located across a gorge, so the two revved up their engines to see who could cross it in their motorcycle modes. Unfortunately, Sideways miscalculated, falling down the gorge, while Road Rocket was victorious. {{storylink|Robot Masters Vol. 4}}

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===''Animated''===
[[Image:Sidewaysanimated.jpg|right|thumb|100px|He might change his mind about Shanghai once he gets there.]]
Shortly before the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] was hidden in space by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], Sideways arrived from another dimension and joined the Decepticons. Land General Sideways was responsible for overseeing the [[Silvart War]], where he was captured by [[Primal Major]] and prepared for transportation back to Cybertron on board the ''[[Axalon (Animated)|Axalon]]''. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] speculated that thanks to the General's [[Trans-Phase Generator]], Sideways broke free of his restraints and sabotaged the engine, causing the ''Axalon'' and its crew to succumb to a black hole.

Since Sideways was never seen again, Longarm Prime suspects Sideways was trying to get to some place called "[[Shanghai]]", which he frequently mentioned. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2}}

{{note|''Animated'' Sideways is described as having the signature powers of the familiar pre-existing character. His body looks like [[Sideways (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways]] with the paintjob of ''Armada'' Sideways. These clear visual continuity points are very similar to those used to establish that Sideways had "jumped" from the Unicron Trilogy into Generation 1. However, there is no absolute proof that after his arrival in ''Animated'', Sideways ever followed through on his desire to visit Shanghai, nor which universe's Shanghai he might have visited. If one makes the conclusion that he did make that jump, he and the movie-continuity Sideways must be the same person; if not, not.}}
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
[[Image:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hello, my treacherous friend.]]

* '''Sideways vs. Axer''' (Mega multi-pack, 2002)

: The first Sideways toy is a yellow and black [[redeco]] (and minor [[Retool|retooling]], from changes made to the mold for a Japanese ''[[Microman]]'' version) of [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]], transforming into a Yamaha GTS1000A racing motorcycle with a light-up rear wheel suspension/buzzsaw weapon. He came packaged with [[Axer]] in a [[Wal-Mart]] [[exclusive]] two-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on RiD Sideways at TFU.info]''
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===Armada===
[[Image:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hats are the grandest of all... except that they're putting me on the wrong sides!]]

* '''Sideways w/ Rook and Crosswise''' (Super-Con, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-01'''
**''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

: The second toy of Sideways was released in 2002 in ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', transforming into a Cybertronic motorcycle, and was the first larger ''Armada'' toy to come with two [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]; [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]]. Each Mini-Con could form a new head for Sideways, as well as reveal a faction sigil behind his clear-plastic chestplate in that mode. Their individual and combined robot modes were designed to act as riders when Sideways is in vehicle mode. His tailpipes become arm-mounted [[Powerlinx]]-activated pressure-launch missile launchers.

: Two variations of the [[Hasbro]] version of the toy exist. The first variation features the opposite Mini-Con heads revealing their intended faction logo. This was due to an error in the television series' animation which depicted Crosswise as the Decepticon head and Rook as the Autobot head. Hasbro made a [[running change]] so the toy reflected the series' faction alignments. The second variation changed the salmon on Crosswise to a more Decepticon-like purple. This toy was also released in the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' toyline as "Doubleface" shortly afterwards, featuring a color scheme on the cockpit of the bike that was closer to the anime appearance.

: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con during Toys"R"Us's post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor]].

: This mold was also used for ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Rapid Run (Energon)|Rapid Run]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmSideways/sideways.htm More information on Armada Sideways at TFU.info]''

===Robot Masters===
[[Image:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We've come full circle or something.]]
* '''Doubleface''' (Robot Master, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-19'''

: Doubleface, a purple, gray, and yellow [[redeco]] (and minor [[Retool|retooling]], from changes made to the mold for a Japanese ''[[Microman]]'' version) of [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], was released in Japan in 2005, transforming into a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle with electronic light-up tailpipe/"blaster" weapon. It featured a fixed Decepticon logo, and was the second and last appearance of this character in Japan as of 2006.

: There is a minor variation to this toy; though both versions feature an "electronics warning" on the robot mode's butt, some versions use a clear-plastic sticker, while others have the text tampographed there.

: This mold was also used for ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Axer]]. It was planned for use in ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]], but that toy never saw release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/DoubleFace/doubleface.htm More information on Robot Masters Doubleface at TFU.info]''

===Cybertron===
[[Image:SidewaysCybertron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|On second thought, screw the whole motorcycle thing.]]
* '''Sideways''' (Deluxe-Class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GX-01'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades, Planet X Cyber Key

: The third toy of Sideways released in the US was in the [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toyline]]. Sideways in this line is a black and orange alien spacefighter with [[Cyber Planet Key]]-activated faction-switching ability and pop-out blades built into his battle shield. The toy features a translucent face with his signature horns. He comes with a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] style Cyber Planet Key; the US version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] "'''dj51'''" [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: This toy was released in Japan as ''Galaxy Force'' Noisemaze, and no mention was made of a relationship to Doubleface / Sideways. He features chromed details on the wings instead of the standard gray, along with more intricate paint applications.

: This mold was also used for the Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[Noisemaze Mass-Production Version]], ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] into [[BotCon 2009]] ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on Cybertron Sideways at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:ACT10-Doubleface.jpg|right|thumb|300px|STRIKE POSE!]]
*'''Doubleface''' (2003)

:Available in "Act 10" of Takara's [[Super Collection Figure]] PVC line, Doubleface was available in both color and pewter. He came with an extra head so that his appearance could be switched between Doubleface's "normal" head and the "Decepticon" head. His appearance could ''not'' be switched out of its sort of weird-looking pose, however.
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==Notes==

* The case for the Sidewayses of the five different continuity families (''Robots in Disguise,'' Unicron Trilogy, Generation 1, ''Animated'', and the live-action film) being the same individual hopping universes is... not airtight. Until 2010, no fiction had actually portrayed him migrating from one universe to another, but even before then, circumstantial evidence abounded:
** The first Sideways, a ''Robots in Disguise'' toy, was packaged with [[Axer]], whose on-package [[bio]] strongly insinuates that he had come from the ''Generation 1'' universe through a black hole. The bios make no particular connection between the two characters, so there is no reason to think Sideways must have come from another universe as well. Nevertheless, the real-world pairing of the characters makes it easy to accept that he did, based on later evidence.
** The next Sideways, from ''Armada'', was given an on-package bio of almost identical wording to that of the ''Robots in Disguise'' character. The ''Armada'' bio suggests that his duplicity is a new development upon coming to Earth, the result of being pulled in two mental directions by his Mini-Cons.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Armada-Tech-Specs/2002-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Sideways__A_.jpg.html ''Armada'' Sideways's on-package bio]</ref> However, the cartoons and comics would both develop him as a pure agent of Unicron, which of course opens all sorts of cross-universal possibilities.
** The ''Robot Masters'' toy is what seals the deal. It's named and colored after the ''Armada'' toy, and some ''Robot Masters'' publicity material has declared that the character's first toy was indeed the ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure. Since the entire premise of ''Robot Masters'' is that Transformers are arriving on present-day Earth through wormholes from across time and space, the idea that Sideways universe-hopped into the ''Robot Masters'' continuity is too strong to ignore.
** And finally, in 2010 the ''[[AllSpark Almanac II]]'' presented ''Animated'' Sideways as pretty clearly the same individual as all the other previous Sidewayses, and arguably that of the live-action film. We are so, so shocked. On the other hand, this means getting cut in half was no huge deal for him. It'd happened [[Star Saber (Armada)|before]].

[[Image:Detection-SidewaysNoHat.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's back. From outer space.]]

* In ''Armada'', outside of the stock footage sequences showing Sideways putting his Mini-Con helmets on, his "bare" head was often colored in shades of gray similar to the Crosswise head, rather than the appropriate purple and yellow.
* While the positioning of ''Armada'' Sideways's head-handlebars in toy form is up to the owner, the cartoon consistently portrayed them as angled downwards.
* In "[[Memory]]", Sideways seemed to be a fan of the [[Galactic Guardians]], a superhero team who star in their own cartoon show. He also seemed to be a fan of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", as he sang the first few lyrics to himself before being interrupted by Starscream.

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Decepticon Air

2010-07-15T04:03:26Z

220.237.144.51: /* Featured characters */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Decepticon Air Decepticons Freed.jpg
|caption=So which one of them is [[John Malkovich]]?
|ep=39
|title="Decepticon Air"
|airdate=[[May 2]], 2009
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}
'''The Decepticons aboard the Elite Guard ship decide to take down the Autobots that turned them in.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Earth]], [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] have completed a [[space bridge]] terminal in record time, for which [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] congratulates them. However, the [[transwarp]] field sequencers still have to be recalibrated, and Sumdac and Bulkhead argue over whose fault that is. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] insists she could have helped get it right, but both builders politely rebuff her as insufficiently knowledgeable. As they continue arguing about getting the resequencing done, she takes matters into her own hands—almost literally. Using her new abilities, she fixes the terminal's calibrations and gets it to activate, to the surprise of the others.

[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Sentinel Typing.jpg|thumb||180px|left|"[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] has poked me on Facebook ''how many'' times?"]]
Meanwhile, out in space, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] fruitlessly attempts to interrogate his [[Decepticon]] prisoners for info on the military cells that have been attacking space bridge outposts. He returns to the bridge after [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] tells him there's an incoming message from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] indicate that the [[Autobot High Council]] has decided to make public the news of the assault on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]. Sentinel tries to pull rank on them, since he's now technically the ''pro tempore'' [[Magnus]], and advises them to keep it quiet, but Alpha Trion makes it clear that they don't quite recognize his authority. Frustrated, Sentinel tries to pull rank on Jazz instead, commanding him to take the ship at full thrust through an energy cloud, despite any risks, as that heading will be the shortest route to Cybertron. Jazz complies despite objections, and of course, his worries prove justified: The energy strikes and flows through the ship, re-energizing [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] and bringing him out of time-stasis. Swindle soon frees and re-arms the other Decepticons, even if they don't have payment up front for it, as they work for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], his best customer. With the alarms muted by Swindle's [[Sonic Jammer 3000]], the Decepticons strike at the ship's bridge just after the ship emerges from the energy cloud. Swindle quickly takes out [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] with a demo of the SJ3K's other function, a [[stasis suspension ray]]. Sentinel and Jazz put up a fight, but to little avail, and finally, Sentinel sends a brief, encrypted call for help to his old buddy, Optimus Prime (as he's too embarrassed to call Cybertron). Shortly afterward, [[Lugnut]] strikes him down, but Swindle convinces the massive Decepticon to spare their prisoners' lives: Not only could selling off their [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] parts earn a fortune, but they could be a bargaining chip in finding Megatron.

On Earth, Optimus receives Sentinel's message, which decrypts to "[[Broken Lance]]", a coded call for help that Sentinel used with him back in their [[Autobot Academy|academy]] days. Bulkhead notes the space bridge terminal detects an unusual transwarp field aboard the Elite Guard's ship. With Sari's help, the terminal locks onto the field, providing stable coordinates for an arrival point. [[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Swindle Optimus Hand.jpg|thumb||180px|right|HUNGER GETS WHAT HUNGER WANTS.]] The space bridge is activated, and Optimus steps through... only to emerge from Swindle's chest, having arrived via the private storage dimension he uses for holding all his stock.

Rather than attack against overwhelming odds and attempt to free Sentinel and the others, Optimus takes off down the ship's corridors to better his situation. Most of the Decepticons give pursuit, with Lugnut ordering Swindle to watch the prisoners in the meantime. Taking an elevator to the ship's energon storage chamber, Optimus perforates a group of energon cubes with his axe, destabilizing them just enough. He then puts them in the elevator car and slices its cables, so it explodes near the bottom just as the Decepticons pry open the doors. Slightly charred from the backblast, Optimus enters one of the service ducts and works his way back to the brig area, grumbling as he does.

Meanwhile, Swindle's greed is still holding sway, and the arms dealer leaves his prisoners unguarded so he can raid the ship's stores. Prime arrives almost immediately afterward and frees his fellow Autobots, earning no gratitude from the power-tripping Sentinel. The Decepticons then return, so Optimus tells Jazz to rewire the decontamination unit on the bridge into a freezing chamber to trap them, his Autobot emblem blinking all the while. Optimus severs a steam duct, giving Jazz cover to escape, but then Lugnut punches a hole in the hull, sending everyone else in the brig out into space.

The Jet Twins prove far more capable in space combat than anticipated, giving the Decepticons a fair amount of trouble. Noting their predicament through a porthole in the storage depot, Swindle metaphorically shrugs and goes back to looting. Meanwhile, despite Sentinel's continued objections and struggling, Optimus uses him as a living spiked slingshot against Lugnut. Sentinel insists he be obeyed as leader, but this only prompts [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to freeze him and hold him hostage. Sentinel demands they don't surrender, but Optimus convinces the Jet Twins to follow his lead instead, and they capitulate.

[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Optimus Jazz HighFive.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Slip me some metal, O.P.!]]
On the bridge, Blitzwing, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] put Sentinel, Optimus and the Jet Twins in the decontamination unit with Jazz. Blitzwing sneers that Optimus shouldn't have blabbed his plan where all could hear it, as now the Autobots will suffer freezing instead. However, when he activates the chamber, the freezing tubes reverse direction, icing all the Decepticons on the bridge and leaving the Autobots safe. Optimus explains to a surprised Sentinel that back in the brig, he'd used his blinking emblem to send a different message to Jazz in Cybertronian [[cybertronian optical code|optical code]]. They all pause as they hear a roar of engines, courtesy of a loot-filled Swindle taking off in one of the ship's shuttles. As the Decepticons are imprisoned again, Sentinel offers Optimus the Elite Guard spot that will be opening when Sentinel becomes Magnus, but Prime demurs, as he's still got plenty to do on Earth.

At [[Sumdac Tower]], Bulkhead frets as Swindle's transwarp signal moves too far away to warp Optimus back. Sari offers to help fix it, but her father points out it won't be necessary, as the Elite Guard ship has come to them. Optimus steps off the ship, and he and Sentinel trade salutes before it departs.

On Cybertron, Sentinel has a victory parade, displaying his prisoners to a cheering crowd and vowing to hunt down and offline [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and any other Decepticon if they accept him as the new Magnus. Perceptor and Alpha Trion exchange dubious glances, but say nothing.

[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Ugh...I'll get the squeegee...]]
Out in space, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] warps into place near a drifting Lugnut, who abruptly finds himself plastered on the front window—right in front of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (12)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (14)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] (17)
*[[Dug Base]] (18)
*[[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]] (19)
*[[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]] (20)
*[[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] (21)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (22)
*[[Furão]] (23)
*[[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]] (24)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (25)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (26)
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] (27)
*[[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]] (28)
*[[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]] (29)
*[[Rattletrap]] (30)
*[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] (31)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (32)
*[[Autotrooper]] (33)
*[[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]] (34)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (35)
*[[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] (36)
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] (37)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (38)
|c2=
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (7)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (39)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (40)
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*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (3)
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*[[Sari Sumdac]] (4)
|}}

==Quotes==
'''Sentinel Prime''': All due respect, Alpha Trion, the Council should concern itself with more important matters, like beefing up security for the Decepticon prisoners that...ahem...''I'' captured.<br>
'''Cliffjumper''': I thought that was [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].
:—Actually, they're [[Lockdown (Animated)|both wrong]].

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own [[Anatomic euphemism#Diode|diode]]s with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' talks behind the council's back.

"The Sonic Jammer 3000! Don't leave Cybertron without it! But wait—there's more! It also has a stasis suspension ray, handy for those tight spots. Picked this baby up on [[Quintessa]]. Nice folks, the [[Quintesson]]s; give you a good deal and all the oil you can drink."
:—'''Swindle''', ready as ever with a sales pitch.

"Guard the prisoners, or... loot the ship? It's a no-processor...er."

"Maybe I should help them.... or maybe I should just help myself!"

"Nothing beats a shopping spree... especially when it's all ''free!''"
:—The Tao of '''Swindle'''.

"Maybe that energon was a little ''too'' unstable!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' realizes he may not have thought his plan through very well.

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Sentinel calls for Jetfire and Jetstorm, the prisoners do not have their facemasks.

* Character heights vary wildly throughout the episode, mostly with the non-Swindle Decepticons being various levels of undersized. The kneeling Decepticons still tower over Swindle as he first talks to them (which seems correct, as Swindle is small), but do not appear to gain any height on him once they're upright. The final scene in particular, Blitzwing and the two clones are downright tiny, looking to be about as big as the average Autobot.

* While convincing Lugnut to let the elite guard live, Swindle's bolo tie suddenly disappears.

* When Sunstorm and Ramjet trap the Autobots in the chamber, Sunstorm's chin seems like it's been cut down, and looks similar to the G1 Seekers' chin size.

* In the crowd scenes towards the end of this episode, characters change positions relative to each other every time the camera angle switches. Beachcomber, in particular, appears in literally four different places at once.

* When Lugnut crashes against Omega Supreme at the end of the episode, his Deception insignia is missing.

===Continuity errors===
* Up until the part where [[Lugnut]] orders [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] to guard the prisoners, all of the captive Autobots were confined within the prison cells. Later, when Swindle contemplates whether to stay to guard the prisoners or loot the ship, all of the captured Autobots are now ''outside'' of their cells. Unless this was an oversight by the animators, why would Swindle let them out in the first place?

* Safeguard is able to create a tornado in outer space?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air BoxScream ConeScream.jpg|thumb|180px|right|"Your conehead makes my ears look silly in comparison!"<br>"No it doesn't!"]]
* Swindle claims to have had business dealings on [[Quintessa]], suggests they could make enough from Elite Guard parts to "retire to a beach island on [[Nebulos]]", and swears by "the fifth moon of [[Pz-Zazz]]".

* His reference to a "personal storage dimension" from which accessories can be pulled at a moments' notice hearkens back to the concept of [[subspace]].

* To help tell the Starscream clones apart, Swindle gives the Ramjet a [[conehead]] accessory and Sunstorm a boxy helmet resembling those of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. The new cone-head is topped with a drill. Cool.

* Sentinel's adoring public consists of a seriously crazy amount of cameos, a great many of which have not been seen before this episode. While many of them could be identified right away, it would take a further few episodes, and some more crowd scenes in "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" and "[[Endgame, Part II]]", before some of the more obscure characters could all be named and shamed. The crowd includes [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]], [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]], [[Furão]], [[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]], [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]], [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]], [[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]], [[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]], [[Rattletrap]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]], [[Autotrooper]] (based on [[Autorooper]]), [[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]], [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]], [[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] and [[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]]. The widescreen-to-fullscreen crop also manages to cut off an unnamed orange female robot (her forearm can be seen for a split-second poking into shot over Rosanna's head) who would reappear in "Endgame, Part II", an unknown, tall blue-and-white robot (behind the second Beachcomber, above Hot Shot) and an equally-mysterious skinny red-and-orange robot (behind Hot Shot). Recolored [[generic]] robots in the crowd include a Tracks-colored Mainframe, a red-white-and-blue Warpath, and a [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]]-colored Cosmos, sans nacelles.

* Sentinel and the Autobot Council are carried upon [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]]. Behind them, the Decepticon prisoners are carried by a [[Dug Base|Grandus lookalike]] with yellow detailing; Derrick Wyatt stated that this was supposed to represent Grandus's ''[[Brave]]'' [[redeco]], Dag Base.

* The "Lance" in "[[Broken Lance]]" refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice.

===Real-world references===
* The title is a play on ''[[wikipedia:Con Air|Con Air]]'', a Nicolas Cage movie where prisoners being transported by plane get free and do bad things.

* Sentinel's phrase "[[Broken Lance]]" is similar to the [[United States of America|U.S.]] military term "[[wikipedia:United States military nuclear incident terminology#Broken Arrow|Broken Arrow]]", which is used to describe a cock-up involving nuclear weapons. In this context, it is more likely to be a reference to the 1996 action film [[wikipedia:Broken Arrow (1996 film)|of the same name]], in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber (in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board).

* Speaking of action movies, Optimus crawling through an air shaft, while sarcastically complaining about how much fun he's having, is very similar to a famous sequence from ''[[wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]''. The exploding elevator trick also appears in the film.

* When Optimus drops out of the air shaft suspended by a wire harness, it's similar to a famous sequence from the Tom Cruise version of ''[[wikipedia:Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]]''.

* Optimus claiming to have a small chamber that can trap his foes, only for them to doublecross him and force him inside it, only for him to ''triplecross'' them when the chamber is the only place safe from the real trap, is similar to a famous sequence from ''[[wikipedia:Superman II|Superman II]]''.

* Sari's fingers extending and separating when she types are a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Ghost in the Shell|Ghost in the Shell]]''.

* When Sentinel uses his remote to unlock and re-lock Lugnut's mouth clamps, it makes the same noise as a car alarm remote.

* When Swindle first hears Megatron's name, his facial expression changes with the sound of a cash register.

* Swindle's personal storage dimension features old Hanna-Barbera stock sound effects, typically used to denote magic spells.

* Swindle's "Don't leave Cybertron without it!" is a variation of the American Express credit card slogan "Don't leave home without it." He immediately follows that up with "But wait, there's more!", one of TV huckster [[wikipedia:Ron Popeil|Ron Popeil]]'s most famous catchphrases.

===Trivia===
*Sentinel Prime went through the space disturbance to gain some time, but in the end, agreed to go all the way back to Earth to drop off Optimus Prime. So the whole thing ended up being a rather pointless act. Lesson learned, Sentinel?
*Sentinel seems to have decided to keep his Earth alt-mode [[Autoboot Camp|this time]].
*At the end of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Captain Fanzone claimed that Swindle would be stripped down for parts. But other than his weapons (which would have been confiscated by the Elite Guard if the Detroit Police hadn't already taken them), nothing obvious seems to be missing from his person. Maybe Fanzone was just trying to freak him out?
*When he's giving the helmets to Sunstorm and Ramjet, Swindle mentions in a very casual manner that he "never could get the hang of cloning." Thinking back, no one was really shocked to see the army of clones that Starscream created. So maybe, cloning is something fairly common among Decepticons, or at least was at some point.
*This episode marks the last appearance of Blitzwing, Sunstorm, Ramjet, and Swindle.

==Home video releases==
This episode has yet to be released on home video.

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Cover B to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[The Transformers issue 9|issue 9]].
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© [[2010]] [[Hasbro]], [[IDW Publishing]]

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Rapido

2010-07-13T13:42:32Z

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:''Rapido is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:G1 Rapido cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He outranks you. He. Out. Ranks. EVERYONE.]]
'''Rapido''' is a tactical genius. He believes a sharp mind is the most powerful weapon and proves it by masterminding horribly complex battle plans that come off flawlessly down to the last detail. Probably the most respected platoon commander the Autobots have, Rapido holds the highest rank possible in the Autobot Army; at one point he even out-ranked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

Rapido's platoon is sometimes known as the [[Axelerator]]s.

:''Japanese name'': '''Rapid Engine'''
:''Italian name'': '''Sirius'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DW Skyfire cameos.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm totally in a story! I've made it!]]
Rapido, standing beside [[Aero Raid]] and [[Windbreaker]], was among a crowd of unhappy Autobots who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when the latter tried to make a speech. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
{{--}}
===Timelines Wings of Honor continuity===
[[Image:RapidoPowers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's the most interesting bot in the world. He once held the Matrix, only to give it back.]]
During a battle outside of the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switz|Switzerland]], Rapido ordered a fall back after [[Spark (G2)|Spark]] was captured. Minutes later, when [[Scorch]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] tried to take over, Rapido balked at being treated like a child, despite only being a minor in [[Earth]] years. He reminded the other Autobots that he outranked everybody, as authorized by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself.

Eventually the Autobots went on the counterattack to stop the Decepticons from seizing the power of the Collider and to save Spark. While most the Autobots kept the Decepticons busy, Rapido took [[Meanstreak]] and Streetwise to the back entrance. While his low-yield photo missiles were unable to crack the door, Streetwise's knock caused it to tumble. Once inside they met with a duo of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] guards and attempted to use the [[universal greeting]] to quell them. When this proved fruitless, Rapido transformed and crashed the guards through the door they were guarding, right into the room where Spark was being held!

The rescue team began getting pummeled by the [[Forestonite]]-infused Decepticons. Rapido shot his missiles to free Spark, evening the odds a little. When [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] saw this, he shot the rest of the Forestonite, resulting in its gaseous form filling the building and powering up all the [[Transformer]]s within. Rapido found he now had the power of super speed, and used it to outrun [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-byte's]] missiles, leading them into the main skirmish and having them hit [[Cindersaur]] instead. When the Decepticons retreated, Rapido attended to the humans and later enjoyed a drink of energon. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
[[Image:G1G2 Rapido toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stick your chest...up!]]
*'''Rapido''' (Axelerator, 1993/1994)
**''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

: Rapido transforms into a sports car of undetermined model. (It's possible he is an unproduced concept car.) His chrome-silver, rear-mounted engine block becomes his robot-mode blaster weapon.

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "''Generation 2''" line-name. He was slightly recolored for American release the same year, with the transparent pink plastic of his windows and [[Light-piping|lightpipe]] being replaced with a smokey grey plastic that was much harder to see through. He was released again in the UK in 1994 in ''Generation 2'' packaging, but the toy was identical to the original European-market release.

: Rapido's toy is primarily distinguished by his head being too recessed actually to see over his robot mode chest. It is also [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Turbofire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Rapido/rapido.htm More information at Rapido at TFU.info]''
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===Block Town===
[[Image:Rapido-BlockTown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Screw the block set. RELEASE THAT RAPIDO!]]
*'''Gasoline Station Set''' (Block Town, 1996)

: Rapido's mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''Generation 2'' [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in black with blue robot parts, he was to come with the "Gasoline Station Set", a building-block gas pump that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release.

{{note|Dammit!!!}}

: In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

: Since very little information exists on the line's more fictional aspects (including the robot's name), it is unknown if this toy was to be the same general character Rapido, or a new character altogether.

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===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2010Rapido.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's not the [[Buzz Lightyear|only one]] with a Spanish mode.]]
*'''Rapido and Cindersaur''' (Souvenir set, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: [[Exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2010]], Rapido is a new-head [[retool]] of the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] [[Bluestreak#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] toy, transforming into a modified [[wikipedia:Nissan 350Z|Nissan 350Z]]. He features twin non-removable and non-firing "rocket launchers" that can swing over his robot-mode shoulders. His fold-out rifle stores in the car mode's undersides. He was available only in an at-show souvenir set with [[Cindersaur#Timelines|Cindersaur]], limited to 1500 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]], as well as fellow BotCon 2010 exclusive ''[[Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Rapido is a Spanish word meaning "rapid" or "fast".
* Regarding him outranking "everybody"... that's a slight exaggeration, but not by much. In the 1993 US line, only Rapido and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had a "10" Rank in their [[Tech Spec]]s; [http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm the Optimus Prime toy released that year had a mere "9"]. [[Speedstream]] also had a 10, but as he was never released in the US, few fans knew about it back then and he got to miss out on the joke.
* Though Rapido was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the US who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] and the [[Color Changer]]s.
* BotCon 2010 Rapido's bio card was written entirely in Spanish, because this was an awesome thing to do. After the convention, [[Fun Publications]] put up [http://www.botcon.com/BotCon10/images10/RAPIDO10english.jpg an English version].

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Brakedown (Energon)

2010-07-13T09:42:36Z

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:''Brakedown is an unreleased [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ExMagnus-SST.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh, if only these came out. Brakedown is the red one on the left.]]
'''Brakedown''' would have been one of the many [[Autobot]]-allied Mini-Cons who defend the deposits of raw [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]] ore from the [[Terrorcons (Energon)|Terrorcons]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. He would have been teamed up with [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]].

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:EnergonBrakedown.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
A planned [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Oval]], Brakedown transforms into a Saleen S7 luxury car. The coloration of the entire Team is a "one-off" of the colors of the [[Super Stunt Mini-Con Team]], with Brakedown using [[Redline]]'s colors on [[Flat-Out]]'s mold.

Ultimately, Brakedown was never released at retail. Originally intended to be packed in with ''Energon'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], the Street Speed redeco Team was displayed at [[OTFCC 2003]], and the original versions were even pictured on the original Ultra Magnus boxes (Magnus himself appearing in [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] colors on the box, as he and other ''Armada'' redecoes were very late additions to the very early part of the line). In the end, the Team was replaced with a redeco of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Later releases of Ultra Magnus' box in other markets were altered to reflect this change.

Since [[Hasbro]] had gone through the process of [[Trademark|trademarking]] the names, they were later used in the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' line for three inhabitants of [[Velocitron]].

The same mold is used by [[Flat-Out]] and [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]], and a [[Retool|retooled]] version was used for [[Plug]].

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Sky-Byte (Animated)

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{{disambig3|Sky-Byte}}
:''Sky-Byte is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

{{mainpic}}

In the annals of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] history, truly there can be no greater poet than '''Sky-Byte'''. While he might be a [[Decepticon]], so breathtaking is his work that even the mightiest of [[Autobot]]s revere it!

He looks freaking terrifying.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated''===
When [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] wrote up the events of [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]'s upgrading and training for his memoirs, he prefaced the tale with a poetically relevant haiku of Sky Byte's. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Trivia==
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]], SkyByte is a [[retool]] of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].
* Seriously, his face will give you nightmares.

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Halogen (WFC)

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:''High Councilor Halogen is a member of the High Council of Cybertron from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

High Councilor '''Halogen''' was the longest serving member of the High Council in the last days before the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] War began. His district included many of the less reputable parts of the planet, including [[Blaster City]] and the [[Badlands]]. His greatest political ambition was to annex the neighboring [[Hydrax Plateau]]. Unfortunately he'd been struggling to do this for so long that anything he said or did was immediately assumed by all to be a grab at the plateau.

==Fiction==
===Exodus===
{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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Cover A variant for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Nefarious]]'' [[Nefarious issue 2|#2]].

*'''Art:''' [[Brian Rood]]

© [[2010]] [[Hasbro]], [[IDW Publishing]]

{{comiccover|source=[[Nefarious issue 2]]|owner=[[IDW Publishing]]}}

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Gigatron (Animated)

2010-07-09T01:47:19Z

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:''Gigatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Gigatron''' was a Decepticon who participated in the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War.]]

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated''===

In the later days of the Great War, Gigatron was a P.O.W. turned over to his fellow Decepticons in exchange for the release of [[Moonradar (Animated)|Moonradar]].

While he was apparently happy about this, Moonradar wasn't. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2}}

==Notes==

* Gigatron is rather clearly based on [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] from ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', who was known as Gigatron in Japan.

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Ironhide (Animated)

2010-07-02T03:42:51Z

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AniHide.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Less crusty, but still Southern.]]
Even though he's now a ranking Autobot security officer, '''Ironhide''' is just a country boy at heart. Though his ability to encase his superstructure in a near-indestructible alloy meant he rose through the ranks in the military service quickly, he never quite lost the "awe-shucks" demeanor he picked up as a [[protoform]] in a rural prefecture of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now going to strange places, meeting strange mechanoids, and getting shot at by them, he still finds himself wide-eyed at some of the stranger things in the galaxy. He's got a mischievous streak, though his pranks often seem a bit crude to more cultured bots.

:''Japanese name (tentative):'' '''Armorhide''' (アーマーハイド)

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)
[[Image:Autobot Cadets.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ironhide's young and Ratchet's old? ''Animated'' so crazy!]]
Ironhide fell in with [[Wasp]] from day one of boot camp, the both of them having high hopes for the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. The big, strong, tall, and young tough Autobot cadet was an early favorite of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], who was duly impressed by his retractable armor. When resident screwup [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] kept getting the unit more chores and exercises as punishment, he and Wasp took it upon themselves to let the little yellow Autobot know of their displeasure frequently and in no uncertain terms. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Years later, Ironhide was stationed at the Autobot colonies on the galactic rim, under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime's]] command. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

He contacted [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and revealed the Decepticons had begun an uprising, destroying a [[space bridge]] in the process. Before he could reveal all the details however, his transmission was cut short by the attack. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

A later attack saw him go up against [[Strika (Animated)|Strika's]] squad; while his armour held off her firepower, [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] eventually took him down. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

When news reached Cybertron that [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] was really the traitor and not Wasp, Security Officer Ironhide searched the planet to apprehend him. All he found was Ultra Magnus, badly injured, mangled, and missing his hammer, uttering the name of who had defeated him: "Sh-Shockwave." {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the Cybertron Mode [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] toy, to be released in fall of 2010 [[exclusive|exclusively]] at [[Toys R Us]]. It features a new head to more closely match the character. Ironhide's vehicle mode is a futuristic man-sized Cybertronian minibus. At BotCon, Hasbro explained 'Either Ironhide got a new head, or [[Wasp]] did.' They went with the former. Good choice.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] at [[BotCon 2008]], Ironhide's voice and manner are based on [http://www.calgold.com/ Huell Howser], host of several California TV travelogue shows.
*A [[Cartoon Network]] online game had mistakenly labeled Ironhide as a Decepticon. This had led to speculation that he was the traitor in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". However, it was revealed that Ironhide was ''not'' the traitor after all. Whoops. Take '''that''', spoilers!
* In the fourth season, Ironhide, along with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] would join [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] team, replacing [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and the dead [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. In doing so, he would gain a vehicle mode that would have been a mix of Ironhide's various incarnations; he'd have the cannons and the pick-up truck altmode of [[Ironhide (Movie)|his Movieverse counterpart]] and the coloration and windshield-faceguard of [[Ironhide (G1)|his G1 incarnation]].<ref>The [[AllSpark Almanac II]]</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Nefarious issue 4

2010-07-02T02:01:32Z

220.237.144.51: wtf

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Nefarious|Transformers: Nefarious]]'' #4
|prev=Nefarious issue 3
|next=Nefarious issue 5
|image=Nefarious4 CoverA.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 16]], 2010
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Dalhouse]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''While Galloway fights for his life against Ransack, Soundwave confronts the Initiative head-on!'''

==Synopsis==

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (9)
* [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (16)
* [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (17)

|c2=* [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (10)
* [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] (11)
* [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] (12)
* [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] (13)
* [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] (14)
* [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]] (15)
* Mysterious head guy (18)

|c3=* [[Theodore Galloway]] (2)
* [[Frank (IDW)|Frank]] (3)
* [[Carter Newell]] (4)
* [[Ingrid]] (5)
* [[William Lennox]] (7)
* [[Robert Epps]] (8)

}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==
*TBA

==Items of note==
*TBA

===Covers===

===Advertisements===
*TBA

[[Category:IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Grimlock (Animated)

2010-07-02T01:08:28Z

220.237.144.51: /* Animated cartoon */

{{Factions|autobot}}{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFAnimated Grimlock.jpg|right|256px|thumb|Some people got collar and cuffs, me Grimlock got collar and brass knuckles.]]
'''Grimlock''' is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in charge of a small, three-mech group of dinosaur transformers known as the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. Born from a fusion of Earth and Cybertronian technology, with some [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] intervention thrown in, he's a force to be reckoned with. A little short on brains (at first he didn't actually realise he was a Transformer) and a lot short on temper, Grimlock's answer to a problem is usually the simplest: squash it, slash it, bite it, burn it, or eat it.

Physically, Grimlock is one of the most powerful Transformers, with enough brute strength to give even the likes of Megatron pause for thought. In his beast mode, his powerful jaws and flame breath give him excellent short- and long-range combat abilities, while his flaming sword is an effective weapon in robot mode. Factor in his temper, and facing Grimlock can be a terrifying experience.

Currently, Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots are living on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|an island]] in Lake Erie, hidden there by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] from the rest of the world. But don't think he's not willing to come to the mainland, find the biggest 'Con around and feed 'em their own chassis after he's eaten his fill of it. After all, him Grimlock badass.

{{bigquote|No one tell me Grimlock how to fight!|Grimlock, rebel without a cause|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Dieter Memel]] (German), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Grimlockanimatedinskin.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Cars shot me T-rex, out come me Grimlock! Him [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] sure blew it.]]
Grimlock, [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] were originally theme park animatronic displays that [[Isaac Sumdac]] upgraded with the help of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and a flash of [[spark]] from the [[AllSpark Key]]. When they came online, Grimlock dubbed himself the Dinobot leader, despite Megatron's commands. However, [[Tutor Bot]] brought up videos on how cars use fossil fuels. Grimlock believed this to mean that cars ate [[dinosaur]]s, and Megatron convinced them to destroy the "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots.

[[Image:Grimlockanimatedbeastmode.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock beginning to [[Repeat Performance!|hate black sticky stuff!]]]]
As the Dinobots raged against the machines, the Autobots drew them away from the city towards a park. Finally getting out of his funk, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] managed to throw them into a parking lot that their fire breath had melted into tar, trapping the Dinobots. After their defeat, they were imprisoned in an energy cage and were scheduled for meltdown. Believing they had life and were not just some mindless machines, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] freed the Dinobots with the help of Bulkhead and secretly relocated them to an island.

Dwelling within the peaceful forest, Grimlock dubbed cars and trucks bad, but nature good—until two birds pooped on him. Redubbing
nature stupid, Grimlock expected the two birds to fight like Dinobots, but they escaped! Tail twitching and stomach opening, Grimlock [[Transformation|transformed]], shocking Snarl and Swoop. He drew a [[Sword|huge, blazing sword]] and decided he liked the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

He was later forced by the villain [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] to attack Sari's would-be rescuers, Prowl and Bulkhead. Once Meltdown
was trapped and unable to hurt him, he demonstrated he'd learned to transform and joined his fellow Dinobots in threatening the
acid-thrower. However, before Meltdown could be hurt, Grimlock's attention was diverted to [[Colossus Rhodes]] and two of Meltdown's mutants, and he and the other Dinobots beat up on them instead. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

Shortly after this, the Autobots learned that the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] were mobilizing, and Bulkhead spilled the beans on the Dinobots' location. Seriously pissed, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] had them take him to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where he tried to convince the Dinobots to help them fight the Decepticons. Grimlock was...uninterested, to say the least. He told Prime that Dinobots didn't need robots to fight, but that they would destroy robots. When Prime pointed out that the Dinobots ''were'' robots, this seemed to compel them to fight each other. When Grimlock gives an order, the Dinobots carry it out without question. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[Image:Animated cartoon Grimlock Sentinel Prime.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock say you jerk!]]
When Optimus brought [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] to see [[Teletran-1|his damaged ship]], which had crashed into Dinobot Island as a result of [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|a recent Decepticon attack]], the Dinobots showed up. Optimus advised the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guardsbots]] that as long as the Dinobots weren't provoked, they wouldn't attack. Sentinel thought they were just primitive scrap heaps and acted like it. Grimlock responded by transforming, taking out his sword and knocking the jerk flying. Alas, neither he nor the other Dinobots could withstand the elemental lightning summoned by Ultra Magnus, Bot of Thunder. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

[[Image:T-Rex Ambush Predator.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Prowl learned T-rex defensive tactics from ''Jurassic Park''. Sadly, Grimlock never watched that movie.]]
Later, reports reached the Autobots of rampages on Dinobot Island, and Optimus sent Prowl and Bulkhead, the only two Autobots the Dinobots accepted, to investigate. Prowl's disbelief at the idea that the territorial but relatively peaceful Dinobots would be going on rampages was quickly dispelled when a furious Grimlock burst from the bushes and charged. He easily thrashed the two Autobots, and in his rage would have roasted a nest full of baby birds if Prowl hadn't used [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s loaned [[EMP]] generator to drop the massive beast. But a blast that would have knocked out an Autobot for a while merely dropped Grimlock for a moment, and a few seconds later, he began to wake up. Upon examination, it was revealed that Grimlock had a large piece of metal embedded in his foot, and the pain had driven him mad. Prowl used the EMP generator to loosen the shard while Bulkhead yanked it out, and an exhausted Grimlock collapsed and allowed the Autobots to fix him up. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

[[Image:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I, Grimlock, am hot-headed when in love, wot.]]
When [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] washed ashore after the defeat of Megatron, the Dinobots took her in as one of their own. Ever the [[wikipedia:Alpha_(biology)|alpha male]], Grimlock was quick to remind Swoop and Snarl that "Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best" (he was taller than them), and was not above using violence to drive the point home. After Blackarachnia discovered Meltdown's genetic research, she had the Dinobots take Meltdown from prison. When the Autobots arrived to investigate, Prowl and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] were poisoned with venom, and Grimlock accompanied Optimus Prime to the mainland to help him find the [[Genetic modifier|genetic thingy]] that Meltdown needed.

[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime Powell.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Me Grimlock will love you and hug you and feed you and pet you and hug you and love you and call you George.]] Grimlock refused to listen to Prime's claims that Blackarachnia was using them, and he tore through the city to show the "puny humans" that "Dinobots rule". Arriving at [[Sumdac Tower]], Grimlock threatened [[Porter C. Powell]] with becoming lunch, which convinced the businessman to surrender the modifier. When the two Autobots returned to the island, Meltdown turned the tables on them, planning to remove Blackarachnia's technological half and leave him with an organic Transformer. To delay Grimlock and Prime, Meltdown sicced [[Fusion creature|his experiments]] on them. Grimlock nearly burned down half the forest while fighting "bad bat", but the other Dinobots arrived and helped them defeat the monsters while Prime put out the fire. After Prime defeated Meltdown, Blackarachnia urged him to hold her, causing Grimlock to attack Prime in jealousy. However, it was a trick to allow Blackarachnia time to escape, as Prime had predicted. Practically in tears, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to return, saying he loved her, but all for naught. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

He later looked on as an oil rig with the Constructicons appeared out of nowhere and exploded off Dinobot Island. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

Grimlock and the Dinobots once again fall under Blackarachnia's sway. After having Swoop abduct [[Wasp]] she orders the Dinobots to stand guard. Sentinel Prime, along with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], sneak onto Dinobot Island to retrieve Wasp. Sentinel tells the Jet twins to create a diversion to get the Dinobots away from the enterance so he can sneak into Blackarachnia's lab. Grimlock is tricked into chasing Jetstorm and was [[to sell toys|defeated off camera]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Later when Sari went to get the help of the Dinobots to fight [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Grimlock and Swoop refused to help her. When she asked about Snarl, Grimlock tells her they kicked him out after he decided to become [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]'s pet. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan23_Grimlockvsswoop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|ONLY ME GRIMLOCK have speaking parts!]]

One day, it was raining really badly and making Grimlock's joints all stiff. Grimlock hate that! Then [[Sari Sumdac|that small girl thing]] came to Dinobot Island; Grimlock almost ate her as a trespasser, but then she said the Dinobots could stay in the Autobots' base until it stopped raining and all they had to do in return was hit [[Starscream (Animated)|some annoying guy]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]]. Plus, he got a souvenir in the form of a ripped off clone arm. Sari Grimlock's friend!

[[Simon Furman|Grimlock]] thinks there should be clones of ''him'' as the world needs more Grimlock! {{storylink|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Another day, the other Dinobots were sick and it made them attack Grimlock! Grimlock get hurt! Grimlock send an distress signal to other Autobots by means unknown! Small girl thing save him with [[AllSpark Key|even smaller glowy thing]], so he not eat her. {{storylink|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Bah! Swoop keep questioning Grimlock! ''HOW DARE'' he disagree with Grimlock! Grimlock kick Swoop out of Dinobots! Bah! How dare Swoop... oh, cows ''do'' give milk like Swoop said? Well... Swoop still sucks, shut up Snarl! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}
{{--}}

===Animated shorts===

[[Image:BulkheadandGrimlock.gif|thumb|right|210px|Me Grimlock like fetch, lets play again. <br> Did me Grimlock really just say that?]]

Grimlock eagerly played fetch with Bulkhead using a tree. [[Animation error|Then it disappeared]]. {{storylink|Bulkhead Plays with Grimlock}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Grimlock Animated Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock like. But want crown accessory.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-17'''
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword

: Part of the third wave of ''Animated'' Voyagers, Grimlock transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|tyrannosaurus rex]] with a spring-loaded chompy-jaw. A mechanized switch in the right robot-mode wrist interacts with a spring-loaded feature in his fiery sword, revealing pop-out flames when the wrist is tilted. Purely by coincidence, a peg on his left leg is the exact right size to serve as a [[Powerlinx]] port for any [[Mini-Con]].

: The [[Instruction booklet|instruction sheet]] for this toy has an error in step two, in which his mid-back region (with the three hash marks on either side) is shown as both unfolding backwards to form part of his feet ''and'' staying where it is. Also, the call-out on the back of the packaging that claims his flame-sword doubles as a mouth-mounted jet of flame breath totally lies.

: Some Grimlocks have been reported with legs that are impossible to shorten into arms for robot mode. Others contract, but the two halves of the thighs/shoulders start to separate when they do. Others still have no problem. It looks like a quality control issue rather than a running change to fix the problem, as the most recently bought Grimlocks still suffer with this issue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Animated-toy_Goldfire_Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Recession? What recession? Me Grimlock just Goldman-Sachs executive.]]
*'''Goldfire Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2010?)
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword

: Goldfire Grimlock appears to be a redeco of his Voyager toy, sporting a gold and black color scheme, with a few silver parts too. Me, Grimlock, King!

{{uncertaintoy}}

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[[Image:ActivatorGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tonight, on Jurassic Fight Club: Nanotyrannus!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)

: Part of the third assortment of [[Activators]], this is a smaller, simplified version of the larger Grimlock toy. He features a spring-loaded [[Autotransform|auto-transformation]] from beast to robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ActGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Activators Grimlock at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Animated-toy_FireblastGrimlock.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock not [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Me Grimlock King!]]
*'''Fireblast Grimlock''' (Activator, 2009)

: A fiery redeco of Activators Grimlock with details based on cracked volcanic rock.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/ActFireblastGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Fireblast Grimlock at TFU.info]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Grimlock took his name by forming a portmanteau out of a sentence spoken by Megatron: "My prospects are '''grim''', '''lock'''ed in this prison of a lab." Who knew he had it in him? For the entirety of seasons 1 and 2, he was the only Dinobot in the cartoon to have a name. This changed when Snarl finally received his name from Scrapper in mid-season 3. (Swoop wasn't named in the show at all.)
* He's still the only ''Animated'' Dinobot actually to speak. He may not talk pretty, but maybe he deserves some credit for making it THAT far.
* Yes, his Italian voice actor is the same as [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].
* And so's his Japanese! He even shares the same speech pattern of saying 'Dah' a lot.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm Grimlock at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]

Transformers Comic issue 2.4

2010-07-01T02:42:37Z

220.237.144.51: /* New Tricks */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']] #4
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 2.3
|next=Transformers Comic issue 2.5
|image=Tf mag 4 2009.JPG
|caption=''Oh I believe<br>in [[Transformers Comic issue 2.3|yesterday]]...''
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=10 September 2009
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Den Patrick]]
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
|price=£2.70
}}
'''Like a medium-sized, predatory cat...'''

==New Tricks==

*'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
*'''Art:''' [[Jon Davis-Hunt]]<br>
*'''Colours:''' [[Hi-Fi Design]]<br>
*'''Letters:''' [[Andrew James]]<br>
*'''Continuity:''' [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]] (prequel)

The sinister figure of [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] emerges from the waters around [[United Kingdom|Scotland's]] Orkney Islands, a [[NEST]] forward operating location. Undetected, the beast is directed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to locate [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: Soundwave wants to know how much they know about [[the Fallen]]'s plans and who they've told it to, and then he wants them dead!

In NEST's base, the twins are being bored to death by constant training exercises against drone units ("sim-com"). While they've been told by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that this is a trust-building exercise and meant to put them through their paces, they've got the sneaking suspicion that's just a story to keep them out of everyone else's way. They're ''not'' pleased when their instructor [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] tells them there's still room for improvement and they've got to do it again, but when they protest they're not trainees he just bluntly reminds them they caused [[Grindor (ROTF)|a Decepticon]] to escape. Having shut them up with that, Sideswipe tells them he thinks Ironhide should have charged them; instead, he gave them to ''him'' for training, and unless they want to get banged up they do what he says.

Sideswipe goes off to start the sim-com again, moaning about being stuck doing this work and deciding to put the drones on maximum setting... but Ravage has infiltrated the base and quickly takes him down! When the twins decide to investigate, wondering what all the noise is, they come under attack by the metal moggy and quite sensibly ''run away''. Ravage pursues, being led into an ambush where Skids brings the roof down on him... but the creature emerges unscathed! Pursued again, Mudflap suddenly hits on an idea...

Mudflap leads Ravage into the training room, where a broadcasted Soundwave demands he explains everything he knows in exchange for a quick death. Having none of this, the guy just has Skids trigger the trap: locking the door and starting up the combat simulation again! While Mudflap is honed to perfection and easily avoids the drones (not to mention having the proper limbs to use the ropes and trapeze), the surprised Ravage is quickly hemmed in and gunned down, howling in pain.

Victory to the Autobots! Except no, because Ravage merely faked unconsciousness until the twins left and then did a runner. Now there's no evidence to back up their claim to the recovered Sideswipe that mysterious, unknown Decepticons broke into a NEST base just to get to them. He believes they just got fed up of sim-com and decided to belt him one, and this is their cover story. As far as he's concerned, this and the Grindor business is evidence that there's something dodgy about them.

And Soundwave, listening in through a hidden bug, finds this turn of events quite interesting...

===Quotes===
"Look, Sideswipe—we could do this in our sleep!"<br>
"In fact, I think I just ''did''!"
:—'''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''

"You mean like the one [Decepticon] you allowed to escape? No, no... My mistake. The one you ''helped'' escape."
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"I fear our trademark snappy patter is wasted on our four-legged friend."<br>
:—'''Mudflap'''

"...you're telling me, some hitherto unknown Decepticon intruder, on the orders of some ''other'' Decepticon, also unknown, sidestepped the most sophisticated security grid on the planet... ''just'' to get at you two?"
:—'''Sideswipe'''

===Errors===

* A hitherto unknown Decepticon ''did'' try to kill them when they [[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|arrived on Earth]] and someone is clearly ordering about the Earthen Decepticons, so why's Sideswipe so incredulous?

===Notes===
* It initially seemed like the twins were still refusing to talk to anyone who isn't Optimus, which made little sense after they Learned A Lesson last issue. Issue five, however, indicated they ''had'' tried to pass the intel on: it's just nobody's listening because nobody trusts them and thinks the information is legit.
* Another NEST base outside of [[Diego Garcia]] is introduced, and the first not to be a US base.
* Neither Ravage or Soundwave are known to the Autobots (or at least to the twins).
* The Autobots use live rounds in their training drones. ''Dude''.
* This is the first example of Sideswipe acting as Combat Instructor, his stated role in his Battle Bio.
* Considering what [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] did to him in the film, Ravage is surprisingly tough here.

{{-}}

==Contents==
===Articles & features===
[[Image:Titan4_megatronbirthdaycard.jpg|left|250px|thumb|''It's your party, and you'll die if he wants you to...'']]
* Quarter Past Megatron: a feature on the 25th anniversary of the franchise, charting some key events. [[Transformers Comic issue 1|Titan's first issue]] is on there and gets a more enthusiastic summary than the combined [[Dreamwave]]/[[IDW]] mention, naturally!
* Message In A Battle: a DIY [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] birthday card.
* Competitions, including one for Voyager Class toys and the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Nintendo DS game]].
* Character Profile: Ravage
* Way Past Cool: Video game plugs and a competition.
* Which Transformer Are You?!: short feature that identifies which character you are based on your answers.
* Law and Disorder: Letters, art and photos from readers, answered by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].
* Starscream's Stars: Comedy horrorscope.
* Posters of the Ironhide stock image and ''[[All Hail Megatron issue 4]]'s'' [[Trevor Hutchison]] cover.

===Free Gift===
* "Missile Launcher!" — another [[FREE! Blaster!|free weapon]], this fires a squidgy foam missile when you pull it back.
* Haribo sweets.

===Reprints===

* [[All Hail Megatron issue 3|''All Hail Megatron: Going Underground'']] (14 pages)

===Law and Disorder===
"Ah, Barricade, I've just been playing ''TRANSFORMERS Revenge Of The Fallen—The Game'' on my Xbox 360. You aren't even in it!"<br>
"That's correct. I wouldn't give the game designers permission to use my likeness."
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Barricade'''

"Ah, Sam, perhaps we should send the Star Prize to your grandparents? After all, they are very dedicated to spreading the word about the Autobots."<br>
"Or perhaps we should send Ravage to pay them a visit?"

====Starscream's Stars====

"GEMINI (21 May — 21 Jun): The apocalypse is upon us! [[Unicron]] has returned and will eat every planet in his path! We're doomed! DOOOOOOMED! Oh wait... I forgot to move the decimal point. It's all fine. All your dreams are about to come true. Apparently." <br>

"CANCER (22 Jun — 22 July): Spend time with your real friends. Oh wait. You don't have any! HAHAHAHAHA!!!" <br>

"SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov — 21 Dec): Behind every successful Transformer is Starscream. In the shadows. With a photon cannon." <br>

"CAPRICORN (22 Dec — 19 Jan): You never believed in horoscopes and now you missed out on the chance for true love, getting that condo in [[Tyger Pax]] and becoming god emperor of the known universe. Serves you right." <br>

==Errors==
* Where to ''begin'' with Quarter Past Megatron:
** It uses the cover date for [[The Transformers (issue)|the first Marvel comic]] rather than the actual release, giving the impression the cartoon came first. It also gets the launch date for the [[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars toyline]] and [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|cartoon]] wrong.
** The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|80s cartoon]] is said to have opened with a ''five'' part story instead of three part.
** It omits to mention the [[Generation 1 Europe (toyline)|European G1 toys of the early 90s]], which you'd think would be considered important by a European audience.
** The Dreamwave and IDW comics are down as "2002–2005", which gives the impression they stopped then.
** Those comics are the ''only'' thing mentioned as happening after Beast Wars and before the first film; eight years of franchises and fictions are ignored. (Ignoring [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]] may not be a bad thing though)

* The DIY card is on the opposite page of Quarter Past, so you have to sacrifice half of that feature to make the card.

* Law and Disorder promises you can win ''Starscream's'' Star Letter prize, even though he's not the host anymore.

==Notes==
[[Image:Tf mag vol2 4 alternate.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Knives, brawling, a foreigner: give him a hoodie and he's the Daily Mail's worst nightmare.]]
* The cover shown in #3's Next Issue is entirely absent. Worse, the new cover works more for ''last'' issue's story!

* Titan is celebrating the ''UK's'' 25th Anniversary of Transformers, as it debuted here later than in the States.

* The ''All Hail'' reprints are now getting their own titles instead of just "Part X".

* Ironhide is a big fan of the game's multiplayer function, and wants you all to try it out!

* The title is no longer registered with [http://www.abc.org.uk/ ABC], who compile circulation data, and so no longer shows sales figures. Whether this is because it's in Vol.2 now or if there's another reason is not known.
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Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)

2010-06-30T02:23:00Z

220.237.144.51: /* Featured Characters */

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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: War for Cybertron''
|image=War_for_Cybertron_Next_Gen_Version_Cover_Art.jpg‎
|caption=It's like Gears of War, but you ''turn into'' the Centaur.
|developer=[[High Moon Studios]]
|publisher=[[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]
|date=[[June 22]], [[2010]]
|platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 PC
|ratings=ESRB: T
}}

'''''Transformers: War for Cybertron''''' is a video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] and published by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], set before the Transformers take their war to [[Earth]]. [[Hasbro]] intends it to act as a foundation for ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchise storylines for years to come, and so they've been giving a lot of input and stressing character development.<ref name="tfw2005">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/tfw2005-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-aaron-archer-and-matt-tieger-168910/ War for Cybertron interview with Aaron Archer and Matt Tieger @ TFW2005.com]</ref> The book ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron]]'' serves as a storyline lead-in to the events of the game, which itself in turn sets the stage for the upcoming cartoon series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''.{{fact}}

The game itself is an over-the-shoulder third-person shooter in which the player can choose his character from a small roster of either Autobots or Decepticons. The game was released [[June 22]], [[2010]], for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC; however, the console versions were released at Sears stores on June 17th.

{{quote|One shall stand.|Optimus}}
:{{quote|One shall fall.|Megatron}}

==Synopsis==

[[Image:WarforCybertron-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Prime auditions for Unreal Tournament. There were no survivors.]]
Unlike previous ''Transformers'' video games which feature distinctly separate campaigns for the Autobots and the Decepticons (traditionally depicting the playable faction utterly defeating the other), ''War for Cybertron'' features a single, linear storyline; the Decepticon campaign occurs chronologically before the Autobot campaign, but [[Fandom|fans]] can play through them in whichever order they prefer.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/index.php?f_keyword=war+for+cybertron Seibertron Q&A with Activision]</ref>

===Decepticon Campaign===
'''Chapter I: Dark Energon'''
*Characters available: [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

It is the waning days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the Transformers come to Earth. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], genuinely believing a caste system will bring Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]], is researching a dangerous power source known as [[Dark Energon]] to fuel his conquest of the planet. Megatron discovers that the factory that produces Dark Energon is guarded by a neutral army led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and he leads an attack on the station. After his ship crashes into the hull of the station, Megatron, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] defeat Starscream's army and harness the power of the Dark Energon. Cornered, Starscream tells Megatron that he's the only one who knows how to make more of the energon and that he will help the Decepticon leader if Megatron takes him into his army. Megatron reluctantly agrees to this.

'''Chapter II: Fuel of War'''
*Characters available: Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*Boss: [[Cybertron's Sentinel]]
Megatron sends the [[seekers]] to reactivate the ancient [[Energon Bridge]] that will produce new Dark Energon. After fighting legions of Autobot defenders, they succeed.

'''Chapter III: [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] Destroyed'''
*Characters available: Megatron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Breakdown
*Boss: [[Zeta Prime]]
With his new powers, Megatron takes the fight straight to the Autobot's capital city. While Starscream and Brawl lead the main attack on the city, Megatron takes Soundwave and Breakdown on a flanking attack to recover the Omega Key, which will allow him to access the core of the planet. Arriving at the key's holding place, the Decepticons learn that the Autobot leader Zeta Prime has taken it to keep it safe. The team regroup with Brawl and Starscream, and use Dark Energon bombers to eliminate the remaining Autobots before storming the building in which Zeta Prime is waiting. Megatron defeats the Autobot leader, stealing the Omega Key and punching a hole in his chest. Zeta reveals that the key Megatron has just stolen only activates the ''real'' Omega Key, and that soon '''it''' will find '''him'''. Suddenly [[Omega Supreme (G1)|a huge ship awakens and takes off.]]

'''Chapter IV: Death of Hope'''
*Characters available: Megatron, Soundwave, Breakdown
*Boss: Omega Supreme (Vehicle mode)
An unknown amount of time later, Megatron is commanding his ship in search of the "Omega Key". The ship is suddenly attacked by Omega Supreme, who shoots them out of the sky, causing them to crash-land in Iacon. Megatron, Soundwave and Breakdown began a desperate retreat from Omega Supreme's attack and take cover in a large tower. Once inside, the group hear Starscream announce that Megatron is dead and that he is taking command of the Decepticons (surprise!). Enraged but unable to make any outside contact, Megatron leads his forces through the city, dodging attacks from Omega Supreme while searching for a way to fight him. Soundwave discovers that they can use some of the Autobot's anti-air and anti-infantry turrets on a tower roof against the massive Autobot. Along the way, the group makes contact with Starscream and corrects his mistake, using him to distract Omega Supreme. Once they reached the turrets, the group manages to shoot down Omega Supreme, causing him to crash to the ground below.

'''Chapter V: The Final Guardian'''
*Characters available: Megatron, Soundwave, Breakdown
*Boss: Omega Supreme (Robot mode)
The Decepticons descend into the impact crater to loot Omega's remains, but he transforms into robot mode, unleashing his full barrage on the squad. Megatron manages to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, using him to reach and corrupt the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon.

===Autobot Campaign===

'''Chapter VI: Defend Iacon'''
*Characters available: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*Boss: Starscream
In a decimated Iacon, the young Autobot messenger Bumblebee is sent to tell the soldier Optimus that Zeta Prime is dead. Optimus decides to take temporary control of the Autobots, adopting Bumblebee into his team. The two of them and Ratchet kick off a counterattack to push out Decepticon forces. They manage to reactivate the planetary guns, clearing the skies over Iacon, and proceed to aid [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] in reclaiming the Decagon, tangling with Starscream along the way. Entering the Decagon, Optimus receives a message from Zeta Prime, revealing that he is not yet dead but is being held in a prison in [[Kaon]].

'''Chapter VII: Kaon Prison Break'''
*Characters available: Optimus, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Bumblebee
*Boss: Soundwave
Optimus allows his team to be captured by the Decepticons and enter the prison. The three are just barely saved from a firing squad by [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], but as they escape into the tunnels below, Air Raid is captured. The three Autobots sneak through the prison, rescuing Air Raid and releasing all the Autobot prisoners (including [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]). Using the chaos as a distraction, the trio sneak to the high security bunker Zeta Prime is being held. When the Autobots try to save them, Soundwave attacks, sending out [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. The Autobots defeat them, but Soundwave manages to retreat. When Optimus tries to rescue Zeta, the Prime tells him that he is already dead and collapses. Optimus returns the body to the council, who tell Optimus that he must accept that he is a Prime and take up his role as leader. Thus, he becomes Optimus Prime.

'''Chapter VIII: To the Core'''
*Characters available: Optimus, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]
*Boss: [[Corrupted slug|Corrupted Space Slug]]
Optimus' first task as Prime is to cure the currently infected core. Heading to the entrance, where Omega Supreme is being held by the Decepticons, the three Autobots manage to free Omega, then call in Ratchet to repair him enough to open the Omega Gate. Thanks to the help of some [[space slug]]s, Prime, Warpath, and Ironhide defeat a corrupted space slug and reach the core. However, the core tells Optimus that, in order to repair itself, it will have to shut down for millions of years, forcing Optimus and the Autobots to evacuate Cybertron. Before the core shuts down, it gives Optimus the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

'''Chapter IX: Aerial Assault'''
*Characters available: [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Air Raid, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*Boss: [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
Returning to Iacon, Optimus Prime orders the launching of a full-scale evacuation of Cybertron's surface. However, as the transports leave the atmosphere, Megatron begins shooting them down with his <s>giant purple griffin</s> massive orbital space station. Optimus relizes the need to shut down the station, and sends a group of fliers to shut it down from the inside out. The team manages to blow up the power core, but Megatron taunts them as he activates a back-up generator. Then the station itself begins to mock them. Realizing the station is a Cybertronian, the team flies to find its conversion cog to force it into its robot mode before it can finish leveling Iacon, and Optimus with it. Succeeding, the Autobots race out of the quickly transforming space station as it reveals itself to be Trypticon. The Autobots shoot out the massive Decepticon's jetpack, causing it to hurtle towards the surface of the planet.

'''Chapter X: One Shall Stand...'''
*Characters available: Optimus, Bumblebee, Ironhide
*Boss: Trypticon
All seems quiet as Optimus and others search the wreckage, but soon a very much alive and enraged Trypticon emerges to wage a long and difficult battle with the Autobots. After targeting key weaknesses, Optimus uses his axe to knock Trypticon off-balance, sending it plummeting into the liquid below. As the other transports escape the planet's dying surface Optimus shows his team their new ship - an [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] that will allow them to take a piece of Cybertron with them, [[Earth|wherever their adventures may take them...]]

==Characters==
At the start of each level, the player can choose from one of three characters.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron_video_game|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/optimus Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/11/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-optimus-prime.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Johnny Yong Bosch]]) <ref>[http://twitter.com/johnnyyongbosch/status/11686292590 Twitter post by Johnny Yong Bosch confirming his role as Bumblebee.]</ref> ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/bumblebee Official Website profile])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/ratchet Official Website profile])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/ironhide Official Website profile])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/sideswipe Official Website profile])
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ([[Troy Baker]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/jetfire Official Website profile])
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ([[Patrick Seitz]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/silverbolt Official Website profile])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Kari Wahlgren]])
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ([[Liam O'Brien]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/airraid Official Website profile])
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] ([[Jamieson Price]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/autobots/warpath Official Website profile])
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (Best Buy preorder Multiplayer exclusive <ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;?id=pcat17071&type=page&st=Transformers+War+for+Cybertron&sc=Global&nrp=15&usc=All+Categories Bestbuy.com preorder page featuring a special Jazz trailer]</ref>, Amazon.com preorder exclusive in UK, also available at Gamestation in UK (Playstation 3 only.)
|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (Fred Tatasciore) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/megatron Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/games/transformers_war_for_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2009/12/18/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-megatron.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/starscream Official Website profile]) ([http://gameinformer.com/games/transformers_war_for_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2009/12/23/transformers-war-for-cybertron-character-profile-starscream.aspx GameInformer profile])
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton Jr.]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/soundwave Official Website profile])
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Graham McTavish]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/thundercracker Official Website profile])
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] ([[Richard Epcar]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/skywarp Official Website profile])
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] ([[Crispin Freeman]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/breakdown Official Website profile])
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] ([[Nolan North]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/brawl Official Website profile])
*[[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] ([[Steve Blum]]) ([http://www.transformersgame.com/game#/game/characters/decepticons/barricade Official Website profile])
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] ([[Jessica Straus]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (Gamestop preorder Multiplayer exclusive)
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]] (Amazon.com preorder Multiplayer exclusive <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-War-Cybertron-Playstation-3/dp/B0030HM2WO Amazon.com preorder page featuring a special Demolishor trailer]</ref>, Play.com exclusive in UK)
|h3=Non-Player|c3=
'''Autobots'''
*[[Zeta Prime]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (Fred Tatasciore)
'''Decepticons'''
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Fred Tatasciore)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
'''Other'''
*[[Scout (WFC)|Scouts]]
*[[Sniper (WFC)|Snipers]]
*[[Soldier (WFC)|Soldiers]]
*[[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]]
*[[Cloaker (WFC)|Cloakers]]
*[[Brute (WFC)|Brutes]]
*[[Heavy Soldier (WFC)|Heavy Soldiers]]
*[[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyers]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Multiplayer==

The multiplayer options make up a large portion of War for Cybertron's content. Hope you have a Gold account!

===Campaign===
The single-player campaigns can be played online, with players taking control of the other two allies that are usually just dumb A.I. If other players are participating, a tally of each participants kills is kept. You know, for bragging rights.

===Escalation===
This cooperative mode puts several friends together against an unending horde of enemies. With each horde vanquished, new areas are opened. Each area contains vending machines that hold weapons, ammo, and permission to access more areas. Characters in Escalation mode are the same as those selected in Campaign; custom multiplayer 'bots are not available here.

===Multiplayer===
This broad option is where you will be spending most of your hours after you beat Trypticon. Here, players can create their own Cybertronian combatant and pit them against the multitude of online [[Fandom|transfans]] and [[Coby|12-year-olds]] that will slaughter you. Custom characters can be leveled up by killing dudes in matches, with specific bonuses being given for specific actions. As they level up, more abilities become available.

;Characters
Characters are created from four different bases, each of which feature different weapons, abilities and alternate forms. They are:
*[[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] - Cars. Fast, usually cloakers.
*[[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]] - Jets. Also fast, usually medics and buffers.
*[[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] - Trucks. Balanced, with emphasis on defense and ally-aid.
*[[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]] - Tanks. Slow and powerful, with offensive abilities.

Initially, players are only able to create one of each class, but as they level up, more slots open for a maximum of three of each class. Names can be chosen for each, but don't get too excited about making the [[Fanon|Transformer you always dreamed of]]: bodies are limited to about three options per faction and look exactly like characters from single-player (for example, the Autobot Scout category lets you choose from Bumblebee, Sideswipe or Arcee). You can, however, pick your color scheme. The palettes <i>are</i> rather limited, especially for Decepticons. However, if you preordered one of the three characters ([[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolisher]]) from where ever, you can use their chassis in Multiplayer.

;Playlists
Choosing a playlist will automatically send you into a lobby, where the service will do its best to form balanced teams (I.E., you hopefully won't see a team of level 25 leaders fighting one level zero Scout). The service will also select a random [[Maps (WFC)|stage]], which players can veto. Finally, when the game begins, combatants select their character. If your scientist gets butchered too many times, you can pick a different character at any time during the match, and you will switch to it upon dying. Players also cannot pick a faction; the game does it automatically. Weapons can only be picked up from defeated enemies; ammo caches, overshields and energon are scattered throughout the stages.

Playlists include:
*'''Team deathmatch''': Kill 40 opponents to win. Games can range from four to sixteen players.
*'''Deathmatch''': Kill 20 opponents to win. It's a free-for-all.
*'''Conquest''': Defend several "power nodes" until your team gets 400 points.
*'''Code of power''': Capture the flag. Team with highest score after two rounds wins.
*'''Countdown to extinction''': Plant the bomb in the enemy's base three times to win.
*'''Power struggle''': Control the active power node until you get 400 points.

==Production==

As an early marketing campaign, the game's website included the feature "Operation Transmission Recovery": using transmission and coordinate dials, you could pick up "transmissions" from Cybertron (or "video clips" to you and me).

The art and design team did intense research (i.e. watched the original cartoon, looked at comics, and watched "typical sci-fi cool stuff" like ''Blade Runner'') to work out the aesthetic of Cybertron; lead artist [[Ivan Power]] remarked that the original cartoon was the main inspiration, and that Cybertron wasn't shown there so they had to rewatch the same few clips "over and over". While many of the city designs are elaborate and shiny, Decepticon [[Kaon]] was deliberately designed to be sharp-edged, rusting, and slapped together to show the Decepticons weren't interested in building a functioning society. <ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/21/transformers-art-video.aspx Game Informer: Behind the Art of War for Cybertron]</ref>

==Trophy/Achievement list==
When completing various goals and tasks during the campaigns and in online multi-player, the player can earn Trophies on PlayStation 3 and Achievements on the Xbox 360. There are 4 kinds of Trophies: Platinum is the highest, and is only unlocked after earning all the other trophies. It is followed by Gold, which include harder tasks and worth more experience. Then Silver, with less experience than Gold, and finally Bronze which represent easier tasks and worth the least experience. On the Xbox, each achievement has a Gamerscore (G) that adds to the player's total gamerscore, which is essentially the Xbox Live version of "Street Cred".

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| '''Achievement/Trophy name'''
| '''Achievement/Trophy description'''
| '''Gamerscore'''
| '''PS Trophy'''
|-
| [[A Prime Problem]]
| Complete "Defend Iacon" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| The Last Prime
| Complete "Kaon Prison Break" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| [[The Touch|You Got the Touch]]
| Complete "To the Core" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| [[The War Within]]
| Complete "Aerial Assault" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| The Harder They Fall
| Complete "One Shall Stand" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Dark Awakening]]
| Complete "Dark Energon" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| Paging Ratchet
| Revive 5 Autobot soldiers in "Defend Iacon"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Beak Breaker
| Shoot the 3 hidden Laserbeaks in throughout "Kaon Prion Break"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]
| Save the slug before it is executed in "To the Core"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] Performer
| Fly through the coolant tunnels in under 23 seconds in "Aerial Assault"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[The Transformers: The Movie|First We Crack the Shell...]]
| Get smashed by Trypticon's hand as he falls into energon goo in "One Shall Stand"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Autobot Recruit
| Autobot Campaign Complete (Easy)
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Autobot Commander
| Autobot Campaign Complete (Medium)
| 30G
| Silver
|-
| Autobot Prime
| Autobot Campaign Complete (Hard)
| 45G
| Silver
|-
| [[Starscream's Brigade]]
| Complete "Fuel of War" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| The Fall of Iacon
| Complete "Iacon Destroyed" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| [[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]
| Complete "Death of Hope" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Mars (episode)#Quotes|Victory is]] [[Home Is Where the Spark Is|Mine]]
| Complete "The Final Guardian" on any difficulty
| 10G
| Bronze
|-
| Your Lucky Day
| Kill all but 1 of the neutral prisoners in "Dark Energon"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Thief in the Night]]
| Find and disable all of the security trip-wire switches in "Fuel of War"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Unicron|Chaos Bringer]]
| Destroy the planets in the Stellar Galleries in "Iacon Destroyed"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Motormaster]]!
| Race across the Chasm Bridge in under 33 seconds in "Death of Hope"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
| Destroy all cover in the arena in "The Final Guardian"
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Decepticon Grunt
| Complete the Decepticon Campaign (Easy)
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Decepticon Seeker
| Complete the Decepticon Campaign (Medium)
| 30G
| Silver
|-
| Decepticon Warlord
| Complete the Decepticon Campaign (Hard)
| 45G
| Silver
|-
| [['Til all are one|Till All Are One]]
| Complete both Campaigns (Any Difficulty)
| 30G
| Silver
|-
| [[Bruticus (G1)|Brute-a-kiss]]!
| Ignite a Brute's back 5 times in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Footloose and Fancy Free
| Destroy a Jet Soldier's foot thrusters 5 time in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| That's No [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
| Headshot a Cloaker when it is invisible in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Targetmaster]]!
| Kill two snipers in 5 seconds
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| There Are Parts Everywhere
| Multi-Kill 3 car soldiers at once using an explosive weapon in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blast-arachnia]]!
| Destroy 100 spider in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Fire in the Sky]]
| Melee kill a Jet Vehicle in Campaign or Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Friends to the End
| Complete a level in Co-Op
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| Unlikely Allies
| Complete a level in Competitive Co-Op
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]
| Earn a 1st Place MVP award in any Multiplayer mode
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| You Got [[Spark]], Kid
| Reach level 5 in any single class in Multiplayer
| 5G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike's]] BFF
| Reach a combined class of level of 25 in Multiplayer
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| The [[Kup (G1)|Kup's]] Half Full
| Reach a combined class level of 50 in Multiplayer
| 25G
| Silver
|-
| Only the Strong Survive
| Reach a combined class level of 75 in Multiplayer
| 50G
| Silver
|-
| Top of the Scrap Heap
| Reach a combined class level of 100 in Multiplayer
| 75G
| Silver
|-
| [[Prime Directive]]
| Unlock Prime Mode
| 30G
| Silver
|-
| [[Powermaster]]!
| Spend 25,000 power in Escalation
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Heavy Metal War]]
| Complete the 15th wave in Escalation
| 50G
| Gold
|-
| [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] Would Be Proud
| Destroy all hidden Autobot symbols in the Decepticon Campaign
| 25G
| Silver
|-
| [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], Smash!
| Destroy all hidden Decepticon symbols in the Autobot Campaign
| 25G
| Silver
|-
| [[Action Master]]
| Get 10 kills with a single detached turret in any mode
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[The Transformers: The Movie|Wait! I Still Function!]]
| Get 3 kills while downed in a Co-Op campaign or Escalation
| 30G
| Silver
|-
| [[Ramhorn]]
| Ram-kill an enemy who is stunned by an EMP Grenade in Campaign or Multiplayer
| 15G
| Bronze
|-
| [[Sonic Pain Wave]]
| Killing an enemy with a shock wave attack
|
|
|-
| [[Vector Sigma]] Victory
| Unlock All Trophies
|
| Platinum
|-
|}

==Demo==
On June 10, 2010, a demo for the game was released on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is a multiplayer only demo, and only two of the four announced classes, Soldier and Scout, are playable in the demo. Only one "Create a Character" slot is open for each class, but customization for chassis is not available yet. Players can only level up to Level 3 in each class. The only map available is "Molten", and the two gametypes available are Team Deathmatch and Conquest.

==Reception==
{{cleanup|June 2010|Lacks citations}}

The game has received many positive reviews from critics and fans alike. IGN has given the score 9/10 because of its "Great Presentation", "Fun Multiplayer", "Classy Fan Service", but subtracted from its score due to the "Repetitive Visuals".<ref>[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1101052p1.html]</ref><ref>[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1101052p2.html]</ref> Other scores such as 83 from <i>GameRankings</i>, 77 from Metacritic, 85 from <i>GameInformer</i>, B+ from 1UP.com, and 4 out of 5 stars from <i>GamePro</i>. The lowest, however, is 6.5 from Gamespot, citing the weaknesses: "Lack of visual and gameplay variety in the campaign, Paucity of ammunition, Boss fights are incredibly tedious, Friendly and enemy AI is poor, Transformations are integrated poorly with the core action".<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/transformerswarforcybertron/review.html]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official site]

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[[Category:Video games]]

Skullgrin

2010-06-29T09:32:42Z

220.237.144.51: /* Generations */

{{picsneeded|fictional appearances}}

{{disambig2|the American [[Pretender]]|his Japanese counterpart from [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]|Dauros}}
{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Skullgrin is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skullgrin-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nyeh! Castle Greyskull will be mine!]]
When you encounter '''Skullgrin''', just ''who'' you're meeting depends largely on what he happens to be wearing at the time. The Cybertronian robot at his core is intelligent, logical, coldblooded, and vain. He tends to put his own interests above the Decepticon cause and is easily distracted from missions and even direct combat should something of interest catch his optic. He finds Earth in particular quite interesting and is eager (in a decadent and mercenary way) to learn what it has to offer him.

Should you meet Skullgrin inside his Pretender shell, however, you'll find yourself facing a whole different beast. When he's encased in its monstrous hide, a new personality takes over: he becomes a snorting, snarling, sinister sick-o. Low on brains but brimming over with boundless, unstoppable rage, this Skullgrin is the kind of warrior you just point in a certain direction and let fly. Mindless destruction is his favorite pastime, and he won't stop snarling and fighting until everything before him has fallen.

The disconnect between these two personas can lead to some rather erratic behaviour on his part. The two disparate personalities attempting to reconcile themselves within him can make who and what Skullgrin is like on any given day a toss-up, and should the coin come down wrong, a potentially deadly one for anyone nearby.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Crânien'''
:''Italian name'': '''Korno'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to create the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Skullgrin was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into Pretenders. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

[[Image:SkullgrinMonconMars.jpg|left|190px|thumb|We flyin' first class / Up in the sky / Poppin' champagne / Livin' the life]]
He was sent to Earth alone by Scorponok to construct a fuel depot in secret for his Decepticon comrades, the belief being that his organic shell would arouse less suspicion than a normal Decepticon would due to the increasing public hostility towards giant alien robots, fanned by the [[Z Foundation]]. Skullgrin caught the attention of [[Rollie Friendly]] after Bigfoot-style sightings of him appeared in the gutter press, and the film director offered him a movie role. The Pretender agreed in exchange for being paid in fuel. When the public and press went wild over him, Skullgrin began to like being a movie star. But while his Pretender shell had fooled most people, robot hunter [[Circuit Breaker]] suspected his origins. When Skullgrin revealed his true form to the movie's [[Carissa Carr|leading lady]], the robophobic Circuit Breaker attacked and destroyed both the film and his movie career. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

Skullgrin was one of the many Decepticons that faced the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but he was the first to survive being blasted, thanks to his syntho-flesh Pretender shell. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the [[New Jersey]] dumps. Shortly thereafter, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. When Skullgrin expressed displeasure at being left with guard duty while the other Pretenders had more exciting roles, Iguanus taunted that it was because movie stardom had made him a softhearted fleshling-lover. When Iguanus captured [[Cecilia Santiago|a human]] snooping near the base, Skullgrin attempted to convince his fellow Pretender not to immediately terminate her. This resulted in a brawl between the two of them that would be interrupted by the arrival of [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]. He battled the [[Off Road Patrol]], but failed to prevent them from destroying the equipment he was guarding. {{storylink|King Con!}}

He later partook in an attack on the Autobots at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Florida]]. As he was exiting his shell to assist Scorponok, Prime smashed a jet in his face. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} When Starscream appeared just as that battle ended, Skullgrin was quickly defeated alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

When the Autobots surrendered to the Decepticons, Skullgrin and Bomb-Burst made sure to remove Cloudburst's armor to make sure he wouldn't use it to rebel. When Optimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Hot Rod escaped and invaded Zarak's quarters, Skullgrin was among those who came to their leader's rescue, but ultimately saw the beginning of an Autobot-Decepticon alliance, only to end up buried as a new civil war began with the destruction of the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After digging himself out, he joined [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Octopunch]] in an assault on Starscream, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Runabout]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

====Generation 2====
Skullgrin's was sent out with five of his fellow Decepticons to explore Fahl space, and their ship was attacked by the [[Cybertronian Empire]]. Skullgrin alone survived long enough to try to return to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and exploded in re-entry attempting to warn his leader. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Skullgrin was a brilliant and methodical field commander for the Decepticons. However, nobody likes intelligence in the Decepticon Empire, so his superiors put a shell program in his Pretender shell's circuitry that drove him nuts and made him virtually useless in a leadership position. And everyone lived happily ever after. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye #6}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer3 Skullgrin Bomburst grenade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"-we become standardized [[Simon Furman]] cannon fodder!"]]
Skullgrin was one of the cultists under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] attempting to resurrect [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. When [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s came snooping around [[Thunderhead Pass]], Skullgrin and the other cultists attacked and captured most of the Autobot scientists. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} When Jetfire attempted to escape his confinement, he bashed Skullgrin into a wall. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Later [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] arrived, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] blew Skullgrin up with a grenade. Bummer. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Skullgrin''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, 2 x guns (left & right), belt

[[Image:G1Skullgrin toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seen here before his cross-country tour with GWAR]]
:Skullgrin's inner robot turns into a Cybertronic tank thing, with two built-in cannons in addition to Skullgrin's own guns that can be attached to the sides. The tank has three wheels on the underside to allow him to roll. Amusingly, the largest wheel ends up on his crotch in robot mode. The built-in cannons can be swung out of his arms easily in this mode, while his side guns can either be attached to his knees or held in his fists. The guns themselves can also be combined into a single double barrel gun, though the large size means it suits his Pretender shell better.

:Skullgrin's Pretender shell is a humanoid monster with a demonic ram's skull. Unusually, the belt actually works like a belt, looping around the shell and fastening together. While this may be more realistic or may look better, it also means one needs to unfasten the belt every time one opens the shell. The shell is armed with a sword and the double gun.

:Skullgrin was sold in Japan as [[Dauros]].

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===Generations===
*'''Skullgrin''' (Deluxe, 2011)

:Skullgrin is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Generations (toyline)| Generations]] [[Straxus (G1)| Darkmount]] with a new head. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref>

{{comingsoontoy}}

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm Skullgrin at TFU.info]
* [http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Skullgrin Skullgrin's ''Universe'' entry at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Leader (WFC)

2010-06-29T03:20:57Z

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{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
:''Leader is a class from [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron's]] multiplayer mode.''

[[Image: Leadersclass.jpg|350px|thumb|right|I hope you like playing as Soundwave.]]

As a '''leader''', you bring a balance of mind and muscle to your team. Leaders carry an array of top-notch artillery and can buff themselves and their teammates with defensive abilities. In vehicle mode, they attack with unguided rockets and the reinforced bumper of their truck forms.

==Characteristics==
''Life bar: 5''
===Chassis===
'''Autobot'''
*Heavy Rig ([[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]])
*Medic Rig ([[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]])
*Armored Rig ([[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]])
'''Decepticon'''
*Spy Rig ([[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]])
===Weapons===
Leaders can equip two of these four weapons:
*[[Ion blaster]]
*[[Energon battle pistol]]
*[[Magma frag launcher]]
*[[Fusion cannon]]
They use energon axes in melee and carry [[Thermo mine|thermo mines]], but only after certain conditions are met (see upgrades).

===Abilities===
Leaders can eventually choose two from four different abilities:
*Warcry: Increase your and your allies' damage and armor for a while.
*Barrier: Deploys an Energon Shield Barrier (flat rectangular wall that eventually dissipates). (Level 1)
*Moleculon Bomb: Deploys a bomb that slows enemies and then explodes. (Level 2)
*Disruption: Forces victim to change form and locks them there for a while. (Level 5)
Vehicle mode:
*Ram: Hit enemies with your face.

===Upgrades===
Leaders can eventually choose up to three upgrades to augment their abilities:<br>
'''First Tier'''
*Roll Out: Increases Ram damage. (Level 1)
*Rally: Increases Warcry's radius. (Level 3)
*Duck and Cover: Causes residual damage to enemies near a Moleculon Bomb. (Level 7)
*No Surrender: Warcry's effect lasts longer. (Level 10)
*Corrode: Victims of Disruption take damage. (Level 17)
*Rage: Warcry buff increases. (Level 23)
'''Second Tier'''
*Flak Armor: Reduces explosion damage. (Level 2)
*Empowered Shields: Increases health of Energon Shield Barrier. (Level 5)
*Martyrdom: Drops Thermo Mines in inventory when killed. (Level 8)
*Chaos Master: Disruption lasts longer. (Level 13)
*Ion Booster: Teammates near Moleculon Bomb receive speed boosts. (Level 19)
*Reserve Power Cells: Gain ability to shoot for a while after being killed. (Level 24)
'''Third Tier'''
*Weapon Stabilizer: Reduces weapon kickback. (Level 6)
*Seeker: Increases Thermo Mine search radius. (Level 6)
*Blaster Amplifier: Grants two extra ammo clips. (Level 9)
*First Aid: Decreases health regeneration delay. (Level 15)
*Explosive Capacitor: Grants one extra grenade. (Level 21)
*Rapid Recharge: Reduces ability recharge time. (Level 25)

===Killstreaks===
After killing enough guys without dying, every class can use special abilities. The leaders' are:
*Intercooler (3 kills): Greatly reduces ammo recharge time.
*P.o.K.E. 2.0 (5 kills): Makes your melee attack explosive (also, you get to hear Peter Cullen say "Punch of kill everything").
*Thermo Mine Re-Spawner (7 kills): Spawns a trail of Thermo Mines.

==External Links==
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/#/game/classes Activision's official Multiplayer Class page]

[[Category: Video game-only characters]]

Bumblebee (disambiguation)

2010-06-28T09:47:05Z

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The name '''Bumblebee''' can refer to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For a while he was known as '''Goldbug''' before going back to Bumblebee. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys]]. For a summarization of his cartoon continuity activities, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the yellow <strike>one-man franchise</strike> kid-appeal character from the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 film]]. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys]].}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2008|[[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]], later known as '''Goldbug''', the evil Autobot spy/[[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] commander from ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. Partially yellow, definitely ''not'' kid-appeal.}}

{{disamb|y=2010|[[Transformers: Bumblebee]], an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic mini-series set in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}

"Bumblebee" (French: Bourdon) is also the Quebecois French name for [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s original toy.

Bumblebee should not be confused with:

*[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], the one [[Goldbug (disambiguation)|Goldbug]] who was never Bumblebee.

*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], the yellow nobody who is not Bumblebee and is definitely not...

*[[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|Cliffjumper]], a separate character who [[:Image:Classics_Cliffjumper_toy.jpg|is]] [[:Image:Movie_Cliffjumper_Deluxe.jpg|frequently]] [[:Image:Movie_CyberSlammers_Cliffjumper.jpg|made]] [[:Image:Movie_Legends_CliffjumperBarricade_toys.jpg|from]] Bumblebee [[redeco]]s. He is [[:Image:Yellow_G1_Cliffjumper.jpg|sometimes]], but usually not, [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|yellow]].

* [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], a yellow [[retool]] of [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

* [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]], [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]], [[Carrera (G1)|Carrera]] and [[Volks]], who are redecos/retools of [[Bumblebee (G1)|''Generation 1'' Bumblebee]] or [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. None are yellow, kid-appeal may vary.

*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], the yellow kid-appeal character from [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]].

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], the yellow kid-appeal character from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].

*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], despite what [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] [[A Prime Problem|thinks]]. He's not even yellow!

*[[Captain Fanzone's car]], which looks a heck of a lot like [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee]]. It is yellow.

*[[Wasp]], the green character with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s stingers, [[Body-type]] and alt modes. Not very kid appeal.

* [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]], [[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]], [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], [[Hubcap (Animated)|Hubcap]], [[Sedan (Animated)|Sedan]], [[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]], [[Furao]] and [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]], the other ''Transformers Animated'' characters with Bumblebee's [[Body-type]]. Some are yellowish.

*[[BB]], whose name probably doesn't stand for the abbreviation of "'''B'''umble'''b'''ee". He is not yellow, either.

* The [[Wireless Automated Sales Person]] (or WASP for short), the [[Shattered Glass]] autobot whose appearance is based on the Animated Elite Guard Bumblebee toy.

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Buzzsaw (disambiguation)

2010-06-28T09:43:23Z

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The name '''Buzzsaw / Buzz Saw''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] the [[Decepticon]] condor/cassette from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}

{{disamb|y=1996|[[Buzz Saw|Buzz Saw / Buzzsaw]] the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] yellow jacket and [[Maximal]] wasp from ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''/''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2002|[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] bucket-wheel excavator [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}

{{disamb|y=2005|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] the Decepticon Cybertronic helicopter from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2008|[[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw]] the Decepticon condor from ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2010|[[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] the Decepticon bird from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}

Buzzsaw should not be confused with...

*[[Buzzbomb]] the Predacon thug from "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]".

*[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] the Predacon [[Fuzor]] mantis/lizard from ''Beast Wars''.

*[[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]] the Decepticon [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from ''[[Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]''.

*[[Hell Buzzsaw]] the [[Mini-Con]] partner to ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Soundblaster]].

*[[Saw]]s

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Saw

2010-06-28T09:42:19Z

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When a [[sword]] just doesn't provide the cutting power required for the task, [[Transformer]]s may prefer using saws as their melee weapon(s) of choice. Saws offer great cutting power, cannot be [[Blackarachnia (BW)‎|blocked]] as easily as swords and are generally very intimidating. From time to time, saws may come in handy as a construction or [[Ratchet (Movie)|medical]] tools, for [[Dinobot (BW)|gardening purposes]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|cutting up tasty fish]] or as [[Manterror|torture]] devices. [[The Transformers Chocolate Flavored Cereal|<s>Cereal</s>]] [[Lockdown (Animated)|Serial killers]] love these.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] is armed with a circular saw in his left arm. This is the tool he used to free [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from the squid creature that was attacking him. It is also great for cutting up portions of fish.

===Super-God Masterforce===
*[[Gilmer]] is armed with an Aqua Saw.

===Generation 2===
*The [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] is armed with a circular saw.

===Beast Wars===
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s 'Chain Guns of Doom' seem to have originally been conceived as a type of [[mace|flail]]-circular saw weapon.
*[[Manterror]]'s arms conceal Ion discs that can be fired. He is also known to use his weapons to pick apart his victims piece by piece.
*[[Scarem]]'s scythes are joined to his arms with a circular saw on each limb, wether they are functional or not, they are pretty intimidating.
*In his Transmetal body, [[Tarantulas]]' hand gun doubles as a circular saw.
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s [[cyber-slash tail weapon]] was once used to cut down wild bean vines.{{storylink|The Low Road}}

===Beast Machines===
*[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is armed with circular saws in both hands.
*[[Mol]] is armed with a buzzsaw shaped missile.

===Beast Wars II===
*[[Autocrasher]] is a redeco of Roadblock and is armed with the same circular saw. In addition, he has trained in [[Diskmaster|Diskmastery]]
*[[Mantis]], a Manterror Repaint (well, barely) is proficient a proficient [[Diskmaster]].
*[[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]]'s cyborg beast mode is armed with a saw blade for a nose.

===Beast Wars Neo===
*[[Sharp Edge (BWN)|Sharp Edge]]'s beast mode is a 'saw' shark!

===Universe===
*[[Overbite (Universe)|Overbite]] is a redeco of Hellscream and is armed with the same saw weapon.

===Unicron Trilogy===

====Cybertron====
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] is armed with circular saws.
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]'s helicopter mode propeller becomes a spinning blade saw thing.
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]'s melee weapon [[Sparkdrinker]] can convert into a saw weapon.

===2007 Movie===
*In the final battle in Mission City, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] uses what must have been conceived as a medical saw to amputate Brawl's arm.
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s helicopter mode tail becomes a saw weapon in robot mode. In the Movie game, the main vehicle rotor is used as a massive saw weapon to either knock enemies back (Plasystation 2 controller: L2 + Square) or slice them to bits (Playstation 2 controller: Square)
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] is a retool of the Blackout toy.

===Animated===
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] is known to use a chainsaw-type weapon in combat.
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s leader class toy is armed with a circular saw in his right hand.

===Shattered Glass===
*[[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] "repaired" [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] by replacing his lost hand with a saw. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Blazemaster]] is armed with a propeller saw weapon than can be split to go on both arms at once.
*[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] is a retool of Sideways and is armed with the same saw blade in his right hand.
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] is now a repaint of Blazemaster and has the same weapons.
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] is a repaint of Blackout and is armed with the same type of saw-propeller weapon.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] has a saw blade in both hands.
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] is a repaint of the 2007 Movie Evac and is armed with the same type of saw-propeller weapon.

==Trivia==
*Despite not being armed with a saw, it felt wrong not to have a link to [[Buzz Saw]] in this article.
*The [[Minicon]] [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] is not armed with a saw, only tiny buckets.

[[Category:Melee weapons]]

Brimstone (disambiguation)

2010-06-28T02:22:34Z

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The name '''Brimstone''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=2005|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]], the [[Decepticon]] pterodactyl from the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}

{{disamb|y=2008|[[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] dragon from the 2008 [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]].}}

{{disamb|y=2010|[[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], the Decepticon motorcycle from the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' franchise.}}

{{disambig}}

Icepick (PCC)

2010-06-28T02:13:55Z

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{{mainpic}}
{{faction|decepticon}}
{{Disambig2|the Power Core Combiners character|the Pretender Monster from Generation 1|Icepick (G1)}}
:''Icepick is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] from [[Power Core Combiners]].''

'''Icepick''' has no respect for his elders - or, in fact, for anyone less technologically-advanced than himself and his fellow [[combiner]]s. He believes they're fit for the scrap heap, and he's only too happy to send them there himself; outmoded [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons alike had best steer clear of this frigid fanatic.

==Toys==
===''Power Core Combiners''===
*'''Icepick with Chainclaw''' (Commander Class, 2010)
: Icepick is a Scout-size arctic vehicle who transforms into a robot. His Mini-Con, Chainclaw, can transform into a robot, or armor, vehicle weapon or robot weapon for Icepick. Icepick can swap between his normal head and a larger head so that he can also serve as a torso for ''Power Core Combiner'' drones sold separately.

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Power Core Combiners characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

May 10

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* '''1985:''' ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' actress [[Odette Yustman]] is born.
* '''1988:''' The ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episode "[[Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''2000:''' The ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' episode "[[The Secret of the Ruins|Gigatron's Raid]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''2000:''' [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] (Japanese voice of [[Road King]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]) dies from a cerebral contusion at the age of 46.
*'''2005:''' ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' — The Complete First Season is released on DVD in Canada by [[Alliance Atlantis]].
* '''2008:''' The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Velocity]]" premieres in Canada.
* '''2008:''' The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" premieres in the US.
* '''2010:''' Fan-voting begins for the fifth 2010 inductee to the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]].

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2010-06-22T09:24:07Z

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[[Nolan North]], voice of [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and additional voices in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']] video games, as well as [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and additional voices in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron|''War for Cybertron'']].

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