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A Fistful of Energon

2008-05-25T19:00:10Z

24.137.214.158: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

[[Image:A Fistful of Energon.jpg|thumb|300px|"Space, the final frontier..."]]
{{episodenav|animated|23|season=2|prev=Rise of the Constructicons|next=S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

'''Prowl goes off on his own to capture the fugitive Starscream, but finds some competition in the form of a Decepticon bounty hunter. '''

==Summary==
As the Elite Guard's ship proceeds on its journey, an explosion rocks the hull, and out flies Starscream, declaring vengeance against Megatron once again.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-ProwlEMPGenerator.jpg|right|thumb|We can use my wrist thingy to track Bender's [[Personality component|brain]].]]

On Dinobot Island, Prowl and Bulkhead are on the lookout for their feral friends in response to reports of some rampaging going on. Prowl has been sent along with Ratchet's EMP generator and some stasis cuffs, but doubts he will need them since the Dinobots are such gentle spirits when left alone and he has always been able to reason with them. Grimlock soon contradicts Prowl's perspective by charging into the clearing like an angry rhino. Prowl is still determined to take it easy on the big guy until Grimlock's jaws get dangerously close to a nest filled with adorable little baby birdies. Using an EMP blast, Prowl quickly incapacitates Grimlock.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Grimlockfootshard.jpg|left|thumb|So painful, resting in between my toes harmlessly!]]

Prowl and Bulkhead are both surprised that it came to that, but Prowl rationalizes that he did what he had to do to save the little birds. At this point, he notices a thorn stuck in Grimlock's paw as the likely source of the Dinobot's extra aggression. With some advice from Ratchet over the comm, Prowl uses controlled bursts from the EMP to stabilize the affected area, and Bulkhead yanks out the spike. Grimlock sighs in relief, and everything is all better.

Before they can head home, however, Ultra Magnus contacts the Autobot base with a message that Starscream has escaped and was last seen headed back to Earth. They would have sent that message sooner, but it seems [[Mission Accomplished|their tachyon transmitter has gone missing]]. Megatron, who has been intercepting the message, takes a look at his own tachyon transmitter and sarcastically wonders where the Autobots' could have gone. He then wastes no time putting out a bounty on the escaped Decepticon traitor.

Back on the island, Prowl is feeling pretty tough after taking down the big, bad Grimlock all by himself and is already contemplating a similar hunt for Starscream. At the very least, while they're in the neighborhood, he and Bulkhead use Teletran 1's sensitive scanners to locate Starscream's AllSpark fragment...on the Moon. Prowl believes they have everything they need to go after him right away, but Bulkhead reminds him that Starscream is a little out of their league if it's just the two of them. Prowl agrees, but as soon as Bulkhead is off the ship and his back is turned, Prowl takes off in a shuttle by himself and heads for the Moon.

Prowl tracks the AllSpark fragment to the remains of the Decepticon warship. Optimus and Ratchet try to warn him how crazy his plan is and order him to return, but Prowl disregards them with some unconvincing fake static and heads inside the ship. He believes the mission of apprehending Starscream is best suited to a single bot built for stealth. Then, as he's sneaking around, his target finds him first. Way to use that stealth.

Before Starscream can fire his null ray, a well-placed shuriken disables it. The fight begins, and thanks to the EMP, Prowl manages to hold his own. Starscream eventually gets in a direct hit, but on a hologram. The real Prowl gets into position, and an EMP blast knocks out the Decepticon. As soon as the fugitive is stasis-cuffed, a newcomer walks up and offers to take the bounty off his hands. It's Lockdown...wearing a poncho? He and Prowl start to fight over the prize while Starscream comes to and heckles them from the sidelines. Neither combatant appreciates Starscream's comments, and both yell at him to shut up. He does, but as he's silent for about two seconds, they look back to notice it's because he escaped. Outside, Starscream (who is strangely brown-coloured) blasts Prowl's shuttle and flies off toward Earth. Lockdown decloaks his own ship and takes pursuit, with Prowl hitching a ride on the hull.

[[image:samprowl.jpg|thumb|Okay, let's <b>ignore</b> the fact that Samurai and Ninja are polar opposites, and bask in the <b>total</b> awesomeness that is Samurai Prowl.]]

Lockdown is finding it difficult to locate Starscream's Decepticon signal when Prowl ambushes him, deflecting a counter-attack with a shield mod borrowed from Lockdown's own display case. Once they're at a standstill, Prowl points out that he knows how to track Starscream's AllSpark fragment, but he'll need Lockdown's sensors to do it. Thus a partnership is created, and Lockdown offers his new friend a few more upgrades to make sure they get the job done right.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-StarscreamPurpleclone.jpg|left|thumb|Has the Allspark Power line ended yet? Is it safe for redecos to come out now?]]

Lockdown's ship touches down in Detroit and disguises itself as a building again. Lockdown and Prowl transform and roll out, with Prowl enjoying the feel of his new samurai armor/sidecar. They track the signal to a highway where Starscream is cowering beneath a bridge. When they confront him, they notice he's acting considerably more cowardly than usual, and is painted considerably more purple. Prowl shows off his upgrades, flying circles around the fleeing Decepticon and eventually taking him down with an EMP blast. Lockdown is impressed. With the bounty secured, he contacts Megatron and sets up a meeting at an abandoned warehouse. Prowl is shocked to learn the two-faced bounty hunter he'd partnered with had been working for someone evil and attempts to cross him. However, Lockdown ''double''-crosses Prowl, tying him up with a bola, and drives off with his bounty in tow.

The other Autobots show up to untie their errant companion and chew him out, but Prowl is more interested in continuing pursuit of Starscream. The rest of the team follow, but point out that Prowl is starting to sound too much like Lockdown, as the mods are going to his head.

They almost catch up with Lockdown and the purple Starscream when they're stopped on the road by the arrival of ''another'' Starscream. This one sports a brown color scheme and a sneaky, manipulative personality. He attempts to negotiate a pact with the Autobots to work together and destroy Megatron, but Prowl turns down the offer and attacks. Using his new arsenal, he leads, disarms, and disables the brown Screamer. It's a cool but messy victory. Ratchet scolds Prowl for not just taking him out with a single EMP blast. Prowl attests that his way was more fun, but Ratchet points out all the collateral damage he caused, including a knocked down bird's nest with its eggs broken all over the sidewalk. Prowl feels awful upon realizing what he has done, but puts it aside. Chasing Lockdown is still more important.

The Autobots crash the Decepticons' warehouse meeting, and a Cybertronian standoff occurs. Then, when Megatron notices there are two Starscreams, he demands an explanation. The clones open their cockpits to reveal a pair of ticking time bombs. The real Starscream's voice announces that it was all part of his plan to take his enemies all out at once. Megatron isn't about to sit around and be blown up, though, so he shoots the skylight and calls for the Decepticons to transform and rise up. The bad guys escape, but the good guys can't let the bombs just explode or the blast would take out half the city. Prowl gets an idea and uses his mods to weld the Starscreams together and jam their jets on so they rocket straight up into the atmosphere. The explosion doesn't harm the city (besides setting off a lot of car alarms) but does do a number on the fleeing Decepticons.

While Lockdown is escaping from the planet again, he contacts Prowl and offers a permanent partnership, since they're so much alike. Prowl turns down the offer, claiming it was fun while it lasted, but the super-charged bounty hunter life just wasn't his style. With all his upgrades shorted out or gone, Prowl detaches the one mod that got out without a scratch, Ratchet's EMP generator, and returns it to its rightful owner.

[[image:Lotta_starscreams.jpg|right|thumb|Begun, the Clone Wars have.]]

Later, Starscream sits within his new base aboard the wreckage of the Decepticon warship and watches an announcement from Megatron stating that the bounty on the fugitive has been increased, but whoever captures him had better make sure it's the real deal. Starscream himself is furious that his trap failed, but it doesn't matter, as he has plenty more decoys where that came from...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Andrew Robinson]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Matt Youngberg]], & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:'''
*'''Animation company:''' [[Mook]]

===Featured characters===

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

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (3)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (9)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (10)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (11)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Icy Blitzwing]] (14)<ref>Yes, it's true. Blitzwing went the entire episode without switching personalities.</ref>
*[[Lockdown]] (15)
*[[Starscream Clones]] (16)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
''[Ratchet and Prime are communicating with Prowl over the radio]''<br>
'''Ratchet''': "Prowl, any sign of the Dinobots?"<br>
'''Prowl''': "Negative, Ratchet. I'm starting to think those reports of rampages were nothing but exaggeration."<br>
'''Optimus''': "We're not taking any chance, Prowl. That's why I had Ratchet lend you his EMP generator and those stasis cuffs."<br>
'''Prowl''': "Still, I hardly think they're necessary. The Dinobots are territorial, but if left alone, they're perfectly happy."<br>
''[Grimlock roars, then runs out of the forest, charging the Autobots]''<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "He doesn't look too happy to me!"<br>
:{{m-}}The Autobots are Dinobot hunting...and things are not going well.

"I'm afraid Sari and Bumblebee left on an important fact-finding mission this morning. To someplace called... 'Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom'."
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' gets duped.

"Personally, I've always found Bumblebee's fake static to be a lot more convincing."
:{{m-}}'''Ratchet''' doesn't get duped.

'''Starscream''': You call this a fight? I'll rust before someone wins! And I'm in a vacuum.<br>
'''Prowl''' and '''Lockdown''': Will you keep quiet?!
:{{m-}}Prowl and Lockdown tell Starscream where to stick it.

"No! No, please! Leave me alone!"<br />
"Maybe it's me, but that doesn't sound like the Starscream I know..."
:{{m-}}His reaction to '''Starscream-Purple's''' plea for mercy leaves one wondering if '''Lockdown''' has ever met the real Screamer...

'''Starscream-Brown''': "Well, if it isn't my favorite band of plucky little Autobots."<br>
'''Optimus''': "Autobots, prepare for battle!"<br>
'''Starscream-Brown''': "Wait, you misunderstand. Noble Optimus Prime, wise Ratchet, stealthy Prowl and ''mighty''...eh..."<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Bulkhead!"<br>
'''Starscream-Brown''': "Ooh, that's too bad."
:{{m-}} "Starscream" gives his sympathy

"Did you really think I would offer so little a challenge? I allowed you to capture these ''clones'' to fulfill my plan to eliminate you all! Especially you, MegaFOOL! Mwa-hah-ha-ha-ha! In moments you will be blown to bits, and I will become the Supreme Leader of ALL DECEPTICONS!"
:{{m-}} Speaking through his clones, the real '''Starscream's''' speech-making tendencies are undimmed, even if he now prefers to do it from a safe distance.

==Other notes==
===Animation errors===
* The large spike stuck in Grimlock's foot is nowhere to be seen in the full-body shots previous to Prowl discovering it.
* The dialog suggests that the spike is jammed through Grimlock's foot, but the animation shows it merely stuck between his toes.
* When Lockdown first appears, his head is missing the design across his forehead.

===Continuity errors===
*When Starscream tells them he'll rust, in a ''vacuum'', Lockdown and Prowl tell him to shut up, an action that should be impossible, given that sound cannot carry in space. In fact, during all the time spent in space, the characters interact with each other as if they were under atmospheric conditions.

===Transformers references===
* The Starscream clones are, of course, a reference to the [[Seeker]]s, with one loosely mimicking the colour scheme of [[Starscream (G1)|Generation-1 Starscream]] (albeit more brown, and without the blue... actually, not that much at all...), while the other is more along the lines of [[Skywarp (Armada)|''Armada'' Skywarp]].

===Real-world references===
[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|right|thumb|Space banditos? Never heard of them.]]
*This episode contains numerous references to [[Wikipedia:Fistful of Dollars|''A Fistful of Dollars'']], including the title, Lockdown wearing a poncho in his first appearance, and the Mexican standoff scene in the warehouse.

*Grimlock's foot problem recalls "The Lion and the Mouse", an Aesop's fable about a mouse who befriends a lion by pulling a thorn out of his paw. Or the tale of the Christian Saint Jerome, whose life was saved by the lion he'd helped when he later encountered it in a Roman circus. Or the story of Androcles and the Lion...it's been done a lot.

*Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Six Flags|Six Flags]] chain of amusement parks and possibly [[Wikipedia:Magic Kingdom|Magic Kingdom]] as well.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode was first aired in Dubai.

*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] are absent from this episode, with Optimus saying that they're on an "important fact-finding mission" (an amusement park). Therefore, we don't get to see if Sari's hair grew back since [[Rise of the Constructicons|last episode]].

*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], on the other hand, appear but say nothing, as do [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and even [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]. Result!

* The clones seem to embody elements of Starscream's personality, the purple Starscream representing Starscream's cowardice and the (not surprisingly) Generation-1-styled Starscream representing Starscream's manipulative and deceitful nature.

[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdownwithhelmet.jpg|right|thumb|I can't believe they ran out of voice-changer helmets!]]
*So Prowl finds a sidecar in Lockdown's ship that's in his color scheme and is capable of becoming samurai-esque armour, and wears it for the majority of the episode. [[To sell toys|Wonder why that is]].

* The other Autobots, and eventually Prowl as well, treat his upgrades as a bad thing. In the story, this makes sense because Lockdown acquires his trophies by hacking them off other Transformers, a practice the other characters had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|previously shown]] to find extremely distasteful (at best). Oddly, this goes against [[retool|everything Hasbro wants us to believe]].

*So...where did Starscream get the clones from? Ultra Magnus' comment suggests Starscream's escape actually happened some time ago [[Units of time|(depending on how long a deca-cycle is in Animated)]]. Then again, Starscream did have 50 years of spare time on his hands.

*While Ratchet seems to be the moral compass of this episode, the day is only saved by Prowl's use of his upgrades.

*Apparently Starscream put a few extra zeros in when programming the timer on the clones. His plot might have worked if he hadn't given Megatron three minutes to run away.

*It's not the first time in Animated that an Autobot [[Nanosec (episode)| sacrifices a new upgrade to launch a bomb that could destroy Detroit into upper atmosphere]].

*Exactly WHY does Lockdown wear a poncho?

*Because it's AWESOME, that's why. *kaboom*

==References==
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Fistful of Energon

2008-05-25T18:54:33Z

24.137.214.158: Redirecting to A Fistful of Energon

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Broadside (G1)

2008-05-16T01:59:47Z

24.137.214.158:

{{disambig3|Broadside}}{{picsneeded|Fiction, model comparison}}

:''Broadside is <s>a weenie</s> an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW_G1Broadside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Every mode is a loser.]]

'''Broadside''' is a huge loser. He's the forgotten Autobot [[Triple Changer]] who turns into either a tiny aircraft carrier and a jet, or an impossibly large "jet" and an aircraft carrier. Broadside also happens to be terrified of heights. And gets seasick on the water.

His life must suuuuuuck.

Fortunately, as one of the [[Wreckers]], Broadside is almost constantly shooting the [[slag (slang)|slag]] out of [[Decepticon]]s, which is probably a good outlet for any frustration.

:''Italian name'': '''Mistral'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Navalo'''

==Fiction==

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.}}

[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|thumb|250px|No colors yet. That comes later.]]
''Broadside and his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s were late recruits into [[Operation: Volcano]] by Emirate [[Xaaron]], taking the place of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the battle scenario. Their introduction into the [[Wrecker]]s was marred with tragedy, however, as their leader [[Impactor]] was killed when Volcano finally went down. Broadside's fellow Triple Changer [[Springer]] succeeded Impactor as squad leader. {{storylink|Target 2006}}''

''Broadside served on several missions with the Wreckers, battling zombie robots in [[Kalis]] and engaging the future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on Earth. {{storylink|City of Fear!}} {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} That last mission nearly proved to be a disaster, however, when the Wreckers blindly portal-jumped into a battle with Galvatron, only to find themselves in the middle of a populated human city, surrounded by potential civilian casualties. In order to guard against future problems such as that, Xaaron assigned Broadside, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] to Earth full time as an advance guard, gathering information on the planet so that they would be better prepared for the next battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Firebug!}} The three Autobots engaged in some rather comical situations while on Earth, including fighting a cute-but-dangerous [[Firebug]], and nearly causing a panic when they tried to celebrate Christmas with a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}''

[[Image:Broadsidetotaled.jpg|right|thumb|250px|In the UK, I was replaced by some other dude!]]
Broadside was somehow present to watch [[Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] duke it out on the Moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''The trio's mission became serious once the timestorm raging at both ends of Galvatron's time-jump began to tear apart the fabric of the universe. Xaaron had isolated Galvatron—and his time-tossed minions [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]—as the source of the distortion, and sent the full contingent of Wreckers to Earth, complete with unexpected back-up from their Decepticon counterparts, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. Broadside balked at the idea, but honestly...they needed all the help they could get. Even that wasn't enough, however, against the combined might of Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The twin titans tore through the Wreckers and Mayhems without mercy: at the end of the so-called "Time Wars", less than half of the warriors were left alive. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

[[Image:Broadsidesurvivors.jpg|left|thumb|250px|That's a sidekick, not a broadside!]]
''Cut off from any supplies or assistance from Cybertron, Broadside, Springer and Inferno felt left behind and abandoned to their fate on Earth. In order to survive, they formed a new group aptly known as the "[[Survivor]]s" with the limbo-lost Autobot [[Skids]] and the remaining Mayhems, [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. {{storylink|Survivors}} Unfortunately, the Mayhems' former superiors on Cybertron didn't take kindly to this apparent mutiny, and assembled a new Mayhem Attack Squad to assassinate the traitors. Their first strike led to Catilla's death, and Carnivac ran off on his own afterwards to seek vengeance. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Broadside's appearance on the Moon in US #41 is his only appearance in the American Generation 1 comics. In the UK, he was edited into a [[generic]] because in their continuity, he was elsewhere with the [[Wreckers]].}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''In 2510, Broadside was fighting alongside Springer and the Wreckers when they fired the very last shots of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Of course, a war between the Autobots and the Autobots started up almost immediately thereafter, so it was a pretty quick shore leave. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}

''In order to take on the Mayhems effectively, Broadside and the other Survivors joined up with Grimlock's [[Earthforce]], and came to Carnivac's rescue just in the nick of time. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Later on, the Earth-based Decepticons under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempted to divide the Autobots' attention, staging a full-scale assault on Earthbase while Starscream secured a tanker full of fuel in the meantime. While the main Earthforce defended their base, however, the Survivors fought back Starscream's energy-stealing attempt. Broadside used his rarely seen carrier-mode to transport his fellow Survivors into battle on the high seas against Starscream, and the [[Seeker]] was driven off without much effort. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Broadsideg2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wonder if his aircraft carrier mode has more guns strapped to it, too.]]
{{quote|Oh, ''yes.'' The building - and occupants - are ''toast!'' ''Maximum points!''|Broadside, armed to the teeth and entirely too happy about it, "[[War Without End!]]"}}
Broadside appeared with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Hound]] and [[Blades]] as part of a team of [[Firestormers]] under Grimlock's command. They attacked their enemy with so much zeal, that ''Grimlock'' had to remind them what side they're on. Broadside and his Firestormers team were the first to uncover the existence of [[Jhiaxus]] and his [[Cybertronian Empire]] and alert [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to its threat. However, Jhiaxus' command ship, the ''[[Twilight]]'' blasted them from orbit and kept Broadside and the others prisoner until Optimus Prime and Grimlock managed to set them free and escape. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Broadside continued serving as a soldier throughout the Autobots conflict with the Cybertronians. He was last seen fighting alongside Springer and several other veteran Autobots on the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
{{-}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====American cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bill Martin]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Broadsidegrimlocksnewbrain.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Seriously, I'm huge.]]
When [[Teletraan II]] casually brought up in conversation that [[Trypticon]], the Decepticons' largest weapon of mass destruction, had not been destroyed as everyone thought, [[Rodimus Prime]] sent Broadside and [[Seaspray]] out to investigate the site where Trypticon fell into the sea. Sure enough, they found no body, but instead a trail of massive footprints leading back towards land. Once the Autobots tracked Trypticon down to the [[Carbombya|Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya]], Broadside transported the Autobot strike force in by the coast. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[Image:Broadsidecrushesdevastator.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Best use of [[size changing]] ever.]]During a strike against a new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] weapon asteroid, the Autobots and Decepticons alike were interrupted by a powerful harmonic discharge. Ultra Magnus, Blaster and Broadside broke away from the main battle to prevent Galvatron and Soundwave from taking control of the harmony for their own evil ends. Although Soundwave did manage to temporarily copy the harmony onto his tapes, Blaster erased the recording and the Autobots were able to drive off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Broadside was among the Autobots attending the unveiling of a generator on Cybertron when the Decepticon [[anti-electron]] attack was unleashed. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

At a time when the Decepticons were carrying out a series of assaults on the nation of Japan, Broadside confronted [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the waters near a fishing village. Broadside nearly capsized a small boat due to the waves generated by their fight, but he managed to stabilize the craft before returning to battle. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

====Japanese ''Headmasters'' anime====

Broadside appeared briefly fighting alongside Springer and Sandstorm in defense of [[Autobot City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{Note|Broadside had a troubled history in the animated continuity. His jet model was used as a generic ship before his first appearance, by the Autobots in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'' and the Decepticons in ''[[The Killing Jar]]''. He appeared in both his prototype and toy design robot modes in the series, as seen in ''[[Carnage in C-Minor]]'' and ''[[Grimlock's New Brain]]'', respectively. Furthermore, Broadside was consistently depicted as either larger or MUCH larger than the average Transformer in the American episodes, yet for his Japanese Headmasters appearance he was basically the same size as his fellow Triple Changers.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Broadsidewarwithin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They shrink me later.]]
During the first arc of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s tenure as [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, Broadside was an enormous warrior, as tall as the special combiner teams, and supposedly nearly as powerful. He helped defend the Autobot capital of [[Iacon]], alongside [[Vibes]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

A few thousand years after that, Broadside, now the size of a standard Transformer, was a member of the [[Wreckers]] fighting for control of the Tagan Heights region. Most notably, he organized the evacuation of his team when [[Devastator]] and [[Defensor]] were decimating the area. Possibly, Broadside had himself reduced after the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accords]] to keep his combat status nominal. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the modern era, Broadside was one of the Autobots upgraded into a Triple Changer by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s new process, after the Autobots and Decepticons negotiated a truce following the [[Great Shutdown]]. Along with his fellow former Wrecker Sandstorm, Broadside served as part of Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Force alongside the Decepticons [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Octane]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. But, while Shockwave was making many promises of a new world order where Autobots and Decepticons could live forever in peace, Broadside eventually concluded he could not be trusted. As a result, Broadside and Sandstorm made contact with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Tracks]] in the Autobot resistance, and began reporting of Shockwave's activities.

[[Image:Broadsidewarandpeace.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toldja.]]The Triple Changer Strike Force accompanied Shockwave to Earth, where they took into custody the castaway Transformers from the [[Ark]] and the [[Nemesis]] who had been cut off from developments on Cybertron for the last four million years. As soon as they got the chance, Broadside and Sandstorm freed the Ark's crew from imprisonment, and took them to meet Smokescreen's unit to plan an uprising against the Decepticon rule. The insurrection went off successfully, and the Autobots reclaimed control of Cybertron from Shockwave. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

{{note|Broadside was consistently based on his toy design in Dreamwave continuity. Also, according to his DW "More Than Meets the Eye" bio, Broadside was magically cured of his fear of heights and seasickness when Shockwave turned him into a Triple Changer, but he still likes to complain about both anyway. (So basically, in the DW-verse, he's a whiner instead of a loser.)}}

===IDW Comics continuity===
Broadside was there. He saw it happen. The conquest of [[Kaon]]. The fall of a Prime. The beginning of the [[Great War]]. Broadside was there, and amazingly well armed for such a "peaceful" period, though perhaps he took a clue from [[Sentinel Prime]]. Either way, the huge old bot was one of the survivors who managed to evacuate before Megatron's takeover. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

Around four hundred years ago, Broadside was attempting to defend Autobot territory on Cybertron from Decepticon expansion. He was seen working with [[Kup]], [[Getaway]] and [[Huffer]] shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]], stuck in the trenches on what was left of Cybertron after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] stomped through it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

In the present, Broadside was a member of the elite combat unit "The Wreckers". Broadside appeared to be the team's strongarm and was second only to [[Roadbuster]] for total armament. He was also quite large (easily the tallest Wrecker), solving some of the issues of his mass-shifting. Typically, in the air he worked alongside [[Whirl]] and [[Sandstorm]], while on the ground he worked with Roadbuster and [[Scoop]]. He appeared not to have the animated continuity version's phobias. But then, there isn't really time to complain when [[Thunderwing (G1)|a homicidal Pretender]] was trying to kill you. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1_Broadside_toy.jpg|right|thumb|A loser in three modes.]]

*'''Broadside''' (Triple Changer, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-85'''
**''Accessories'': Plasma pulse gun, Vibro-axe, 2 missiles

: Broadside is the most ''blatantly'' out-of-[[scale]] Transformer ever. He transforms into an aircraft carrier and a rather unconvincing, apparently aircraft-carrier-sized jet fighter. He carries a rifle and a (comparably) small axe as weapons in robot mode. Two non-firing missiles attach to his wings in jet mode.

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==Trivia==

[[Image:Proto_broadside.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Awesome...no wait, the opposite.]]
[[Image:Broadsidecharactermodels.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And sometimes the one on the left was colored like the one on the right!]]

* Broadside has the distinction of having two animated [[character model]]s, one based on a prototype toy that apparently went just short of production for some reason, and one based on the actual toy. The prototype design{{m-}}which could be seen in a European toy catalog, at right{{m-}}was rendered in animated form only in "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]" and the commercial for the 1986 Triple Changer toys, where it featured a different color scheme that appeared to be derived from the actual finished toy (lacking the prototype toy's blue). The prototype design also appeared in the 1986 [[package art]] mural, and was consistently used for Broadside's [[Marvel Comics]] appearances, colored to resemble the prototype toy, blue and all.

* Broadside made an animated appearance in a television commercial for the Autobot Triple Changers (Sandstorm and himself) and the new Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane]]. Created as a counterforce to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], both Broadside and Sandstorm were animated transforming from robot to both [[altmode]]s and back again. Broadside appeared in the character model based on his original prototype in the colors of his final toy.

* According to "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]", Broadside has quite a temper when it comes to his paint job.

* His Italian name, "Mistral", refers to a [[Wikipedia:Mistral (L9013)|French Navy helicopter carrier]] and the Grand Prix car [[Wikipedia:Maserati Mistral|Maserati Mistral]], ''not'' Chilean woman poet [[Wikipedia:Gabriela Mistral|Gabriela Mistral]].

* In the American cartoon, plus in both [[Dreamwave]] and [[IDW]] comics, Broadside has been portrayed as a relatively large warrior, likely because one of his [[altmodes]] is an aircraft carrier. (In Dreamwave's case, however, he was large only in ''[[The War Within]]'' series and was "normal-sized" in the modern era.)

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Broadside/broadside.htm Broadside at TFU.info]
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Broadside Broadside's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Thrust (disambiguation)

2008-05-12T22:21:41Z

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The name '''Thrust''' (tee-hee!) has been applied to several Transformers characters.

*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] the [[Decepticon]] jet from [[Generation 1]].

*[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]] the [[Predacon]] jet from [[Beast Wars II]], who later took the name '''Thrustor'''.

*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] the [[Vehicon]] General motorcycle from [[Beast Machines]].

*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] the Decepticon jet from [[Armada]].

*[[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]] the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] jet from [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]].

*[[Thrust (Attacktix)|Thrust]] the Decepticon jet from [[Attacktix]].

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Blurr (Animated)

2008-05-10T19:49:11Z

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{{disambig3|Blurr}}

:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

He's probably fast. Really fast. And talks a lot. Talks fast. (But not yet)
{{comingsoon}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Moschitta]] (English)

==Trivia==

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Wreck-Gar (Animated)

2008-05-04T03:31:25Z

24.137.214.158: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the garbage truck from ''Transformers Animated''|the Junkion from ''Generation 1''|Wreck-Gar (G1)}}

:''Wreck-Gar is a very confused individual from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedpoint.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wreck-Gar is good for only one thing -- being awesome!]]

Recently brought to life by the power of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], '''Wreck-Gar''' is simple-minded and highly suggestible. As he attempts to learn more about his identity, he never loses his sense of humor. His trash bin is an impressive bag of tricks, able to stash and deploy many useful (and even more ''non''-useful) items at a moment's notice, or make them seemingly disappear forever. This handy ability, combined with his innocence, can make him more of a hindrance then a help, but he's managed to figure out right from wrong in the end.

{{quote|I am Wreck-Gar, and I ''dare'' to be stupid!|Wreck-Gar|"[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] (English), [[Joachim Kaps]] (German)
{{Spoiler|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:Wreck-garisgoodforonlyonething.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Put down your chainsaw and listen to me!]]
Wreck-Gar emerged from a garbage scow, activated by a shard of [[AllSpark]] energy that was close to [[Sari Sumdac]]'s [[Sari Sumdac's Key|key]], self-aware but with no sense of history and identity. He tried to figure out what he was by studying objects in his environment; he was briefly tricked by a food label into thinking he was high-fructose corn syrup. Once ashore, Wreck-Gar's clumsy curiosity prevented police officers from apprehending the [[Angry Archer]], and the villain conscripted Wreck-Gar as a sidekick, even giving the confused mechanoid his new, shorter name. Wreck-Gar helped the Archer disable an armored car, and in the process, attracted the attention of the Autobots. After being harshly berated by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], Wreck-Gar assumed he was good for only one thing—''GARBAGE!''—and set about trying to deliver the stinky stuff to the entire citizenry of Detroit. (Detroit just happened to be in the middle of a garbage strike as well. Hooray!)

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedvehicle.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The most coveted of Transformer [[alt mode]]s... the garbage truck.]]
This mission became much more dangerous when he was approached by [[Lugnut]], who was out to retrieve the AllSpark shard from Wreck-Gar's body. Thanks to Wreck-Gar's habit of repeating everything said to him, Lugnut believed the newcomer was just as much a loyal [[Decepticon]] as himself. Wreck-Gar managed to befuddle and avoid both factions, and eventually settled upon hijacking another garbage scow so he could have a larger supply to distribute throughout the city. This particular scow was infested with highly destructive, all-consuming nanobots designed by [[Sumdac Systems]], and Wreck-Gar's attempt to deliver it was impeded by Ratchet, who did the hardest thing he'd ever had to do: ''apologize''. Once he finally realized how destructive the nanobots were, Wreck-Gar decided to be a hero, slapping the Autobot symbol on his chest once again and vacuuming up the nanobots. The nanobots began to overload within his backpack, however, and as Wreck-Gar tumbled off of what was left of the scow, he cried out his thank-you to Ratchet. An explosion of AllSpark energy burst from the water, and all Ratchet's magnetism power could retrieve was random junk...

And, at the bottom of the lake, Wreck-Gar smiled to himself, a hero. Despite being little more than a head and chest assembly buried in mud, he assured the fish passing by he was there to help...but first...could somebody give him a hand? {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager, 2008)

: Wreck-Gar transforms into a garbage truck with articulated lifting arms. His robot mode has many visual callbacks to the original [[Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] design, and some of the facial features resemble voice actor Yankovic as well.
{{comingsoontoy}}

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==Trivia==
* Originally, the creators wanted [[Eric Idle]] to play Wreck-Gar, as he was the original voice for his [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]. As Idle was busy with the production of ''Spamalot'', Weird Al was selected instead.

* Wreck-Gar's head is an old-fashioned portable TV set, complete with channel selection dials, aerial and a handle for transport.

* Wreck-Gar is ADORABLE.
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Lockdown (Animated)

2008-04-30T16:29:21Z

24.137.214.158: /* Trivia */

:''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

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

'''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon by necessity more than anything else. He's got [[Insecticons |no real loyalty]] towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's really such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con than not. Driven by the chase, he'll hunt down any prey you like...for a price.

Aside from his fees, Lockdown likes to collect trophies from his Autobot victims, and he has displayed a number of parts that appear to be stolen. (His hook and chainsaw arms appear to be stolen as well, since they don't match his color scheme.) The [[Autobot]]s consider his actions appalling, while [[Lugnut]] considers his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown does not care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done.

{{quote|I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy.|Lockdown|"[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Lance Henriksen]] (English), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)
During the war, Lockdown worked as a bounty hunter. One of his jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory.

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

After arriving on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made [[Lugnut]] get a little bent out of shape. {{storylink|Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Deluxe_Lockdown.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Arrr, matey...]]
:Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar. He looks freaking terrifying. And he has a hook, essentially making him the "pirate" to Prowl's "ninja". The hook arm can be removed to reveal a normal arm under it; the hook can be attached to either arm. Due to his lanky build, he comes out a fair bit taller than most of his fellow Deluxe-class toys, towers over many Voyagers and even stands eye-to-eye with some Ultras (from series that had Ultras).

It seems the EMP generator can be attached to Ratchet. There is currently much rejoicing.

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Bounty hunters]]

==Trivia==
* The [[character model|cartoon model]] for Lockdown shows an amusing [[homage]] to the older [[toy]]s. Instead of an ordinary Decepticon symbol, his chest carries what appears to be a [[rubsign]].
* Lockdown's toy is the tallest animated figure in wave 1.
* His toy's vehicle mode is adorable and terrifying. Like if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_%28film%29 Cars] had had a serial-killer character.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Ironhide (Animated)

2008-04-28T16:38:10Z

24.137.214.158: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniHide.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"No, no, move the aerial to the left."]]
'''Ironhide''' is a Cybertronian officer with a Texan accent...somehow.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)

{{spoiler|Mission Accomplished}}
Ironhide 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. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

==Trivia==
*Ironhide's voicing is, of course, an homage to the original [[Peter Cullen]] portrayal of the character.
*According to the Cartoon Network website minigame, his alliance lays with the Decepticons. This may explain Megatron's remark about a double agent in Ironhide's debut episode.
*Ironhide has a butt-chin. Tee-hee!

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Wreckage (Movie)

2007-12-04T17:33:02Z

24.137.214.158: /* Toys */

{{disambig3|Wreckage}}

:''Wreckage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_EMPblast.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wreckage's name is unfortunately appropriate.]]

Cold, distant, quiet. '''Wreckage''' is the counterpart to the hot-wired [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Deliberate and methodical in his attacks, he enjoys watching his foe squirm in agony as his twin swords cut deep below their armor. Circuits popping and vital processors sizzling to uselessness are the music he longs to make, and none of the Decepticons can argue with his taste for making Autobots suffer.

==Fiction==
===Transformers Movie Prequel (Target)===

[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_Traitor.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Stop eviscerating yourself, stop eviscerating yourself!]]

Wreckage was one of several Decepticons under the command of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] during the battle of [[Tyger Pax]]. He was finishing off an Autobot with his sword when [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] arrived with news that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] knew where the [[All Spark]] was located. After witnessing the sucessful Autobot launch of the All Spark and Megatron's subsequent pursuit of it, Wreckage left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with Starscream's group in search of their leader.

Arriving on [[Earth]] many years later in Afghanistan, Wreckage scanned and destroyed a human military carrier vehicle sent to investigate their planetfall. He was able to trace the location of the Bargam US airbase and jam their communications to prevent them from calling for help. Under Starscream's orders, Wreckage led the group to attack, initially confusing the soldiers with his vehicle mode. Whilst observing [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] slaughter human soldiers the latter had tricked, Wreckage was hit with a localized electromagnetic pulse and disabled. Barricade was ordered by Starscream to leave their comrade behind, because he would either recover eventually, or if not, then it didn't matter. {{Storylink|Transformers Movie Prequel (Target) Volume 2}}

'''Note:''' ''Wreckage's fate remains unknown.''

{{-}}

==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
In this game, you have to shoot him. Sometimes, the phenomenon of him shooting back can occur.
[[Image:Wreckage movie.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Wreckage appeared in several online games. Not the most impressive resume, but it's a living.]]

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== Toys ==
*'''Wreckage''' (Deluxe, 2007)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-10'''

[[Image:Wreckage_movietoy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Alas, poor Wreckage. They hardly drew ye.]]

: Wreckage transforms into an [[wikipedia:Stryker|M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle]] in urban or arctic camo, armed with a M2 .50 cal machine gun and two other machine guns mounted extending out of the troop compartment. Unusually for a transformer with a military vehicle alternate mode, Wreckage does not feature ''significant'' embellishments to his design, even though he is not a licensed toy. However, his white plastic obscures much of his sculpted detailing.

:His [[Automorph]]ing feature is activated during transformation by swinging his machine gun down, pushing it against a translucent red panel, which simultaneously raises his shoulders, lowers his torso, raises his head and extends his stomach-mounted cannon all in one movement.

:Wreckage's robot mode is more traditionally Transformers-styled compared to most of the other Movie line toys. As with most mainline Movie toys, he features an excellent range of articulation. The smaller machine gun weapons feature flip-out energy blades that can be held in his hands, mounted under his forearms or on any of the wheels. They can also connect together to form an undocumented but certainly intended double-bladed weapon; mounting this on his forearm wheels gives him an awesome spinning blade weapon.

: There is a minor issue on Wreckage where moving his arms down or towards his back at the shoulder will activate his Automorphing feature and begin to fold the torso back into its vehicle mode position. The best way to avoid this is to hold the grey gun plugging into his back in position while moving his arms.

: He's also constantly looking at the ground. Maybe him and [[Dropkick]] need to go back on their meds.

==Merchandise==
*'''Wreckage''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: A 35-point "Uncommon" card, Wreckage is assembled form punch-out parts of two cards, which can be fit together to make either a robot or a tank. Since he uses the same parts layout as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], his central cannon is considerably oversized when compared to his toy.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_Stykerconcept1.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Tall, dark, and bloodthirsty.]]

*As revealed at [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Hasbro]] tour, Wreckage is the toy company's elaboration of a design for a Transformer abandoned early in the Movie's development. It had no name and was thus labeled 'Stryker', the name of its vehicle mode.

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Downshift (Energon)

2007-11-28T00:30:54Z

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{{disambig3|Downshift}}

: ''Downshift is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:EnerDownshiftCard.jpg|thumb|250px|No, I'm not [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. Or [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. ''Or'' [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]].]]

Downshift doesn't say much, but apparently he's really easy to confuse for other guys.

''Japanese name:'' '''Wheeljack'''<br>
''Hungarian name'': '''Lejtő''' (meaning Slope; consequently, he's only referred to as such in ''one single'' episode -- he's normally called '''Sziklaugró''' (Meaning '''Cliffjumper'''))

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===

===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
Downshift was a rookie solder sent into the rift, along with his partner [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], to locate Optimus Prime and his scattered crew. Characteristically gruff and headstrong. Cliffjumper and Downshift were both pupils of the teacher [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], and of the two, Downshift is easily the more irritated by Bulkhead's infectious laughter.

Confusingly, he is also known as Cliffjumper.

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comics====
After the evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] due to the threat of the [[Unicron Singularity]], some soldiers chose to stay behind. Downshift was one of these brave souls, and he guarded the tunnels leading to the inner workings of Cybertron. While on duty, Downshift was attacked by the agent [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] and impaled to a wall by one of his harpoon missiles. After these grave injuries, Downshift was repaired and reformatted by a worker drone into a new muscle car form.

During Downshift's maturation between the [[Powerlinx Battles]] and the arrival of the Unicron Singularity, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] has become his new mentor. Eventually, Downshift becomes a civilian on Earth, living with his unnamed female "lifebond partner" in [[Rhode Island]].<ref>Cyber Key code info</ref>

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Downshift''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-19'''

[[Image:Energon_downshift_toy.jpg|left|thumb|260px|"Hi, I'm Cliffjumper!"]]

: Downshift transforms into white rally-deco sports car of undetermined (possibly fictional) model with red and green stripes. He has a pair of clear-plastic guns, one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Downshift in various ways in both modes. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "[[Powerlinx]]" combiner.

: For his [[Takara]] releases, the pale-olive plastic of his robot parts was replaced with a medium silver.

: Downshift's deco and sculpt is a clear [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1]] Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. His robot mode has Wheeljack's head, a simulated car roof on his chest, and even the "Lancia" grill-feet.

: For some reason, he hasn't got any knees.

: Downshift was first released as part of the final wave of "normal" ''Energon'' black-backed cards, a shipment that appears to have been very brief, mostly showing up in Kohl's department stores and Canada. This naturally caused a panic. He was later released in much greater numbers in the "[[Powerlinx Battles]]" packaging.

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===Universe===
*'''Downshift''' (Deluxe, 2005)

: For ''[[Universe]]'', the original ''Energon'' Downshift was [[redeco]]ed, with blue stripes and a large Autobot sigil on his car mode, which, strangely enough,has the "eyes" filled in. Hoever, his robot mode was almost totally unchanged, save yellow plastic replacing the pale-olive.

: A Kay-Bee stores [[exclusive]] alongside [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], the pair were released during a time when Kay-Bee was having great financial difficulty, closing multiple stores nationwide. Few Kay-Bees appear to have actually received these. The bulk of these exclusives appear to have been sent instead to "Kay-Bee Toy Works" outlet stores.

===Cybertron===
*'''Downshift''' (Deluxe-Class, 2006)

[[Image:Cybertron_Downshift_toy.jpg|thumb|left|210px|"Am I Wheeljack now?"]]

: ''Cybertron'' Downshift is a green sports 1971 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda car with styling heavily influenced by the Chrysler pony cars from 1970 through 1974. The car features a black hood and a texturing like vinyl roof applications from the 1960's and 70's.

: Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into a flip-up slot in his rear window activates a claw from the car's grill. This feature is also available in robot mode. He comes with two large spring-loaded missile launchers, which can be mounted on his side-panels in car mode, or be used in robot mode as handhled blasters or moutned on his shoulders.

: While Downshift's Wheeljack-modelled head in this form is not surprising, he still retains his Lancia-grill feet. Funky.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* As referenced above, the Energon cartoon constantly switched [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] and Downshift's names around. More often, the white robot would end up being called Cliffjumper, in defiance of the toy names. It also seemed as if the two characters randomly switched voice actors from episode to episode.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Downshift/downshift.htm Downshift at TFU.info]

==Footnotes==
<references/>

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Decal

2007-11-22T04:50:14Z

24.137.214.158: New page: Decals are sticky, and are generally used to add detail. Don't call them stickers, though. They don't like that.

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Ramjet (G1)

2007-11-18T01:09:47Z

24.137.214.158: /* Classics */

{{disambig3|Ramjet}}

:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RamjetG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ramjet likes toast.]]

What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In '''Ramjet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Statoréacto'''
:''Italian name'': '''Nibbio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
Until [[Straxus]] was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Soon after, Ramjet, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] were given Earth jet forms specified by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and were recruited to the Decepticons' Earth forces over the [[Space Bridge]] when the Decepticons attempted to exploit [[Hoover Dam]] for energy. The [[Aerialbot]]s arrived to deal with them, but Ramjet scored first blood for the Decepticons by ramming [[Slingshot]] right out of the sky. His early victory didn't help Ramjet in his fight with [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], however, as the Autobot's torque rifle twisted his beautiful nosecone all out of shape. As the Aerialbots successfully reorganized, Ramjet led the Decepticon jets in a swift tactical advance to the rear. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Ramjet was shuffled into the background as a series of revolving leaders left the Decepticon forces in constant chaos. Honestly, it was like they had to be nice to everyone, because you never knew who would decide to take over command next. Mercifully, Ramjet was spared any further office politics when the crazed Starscream obliterated him after supercharging himself on the power of the [[Underbase]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Ramjetg2comics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shouldn't he be teal now?]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned and overthrew [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? {{storylink|Tales of Earth, Part Three}}

Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the [[Swarm]]'s final attack on [[Autobase: Earth]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====Generation 2 (UK)====

Ramjet was sporting a new paintjob and an odd lack of cone when he joined Bludgeon's forces in attacking Earth. He was shot down in battle by Optimus Prime.

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japan)

[[Image:Ramjetinpast.gif|150px|thumb|Ramjet could have been a great [[Wikipedia:Zinedine_Zidane#Confrontation_with_Marco_Materazzi|soccer player]].]]
Curiously enough, Ramjet often seemed to act as de facto leader of the Conehead Seekers. Though only borderline competent, he was a serious enough warrior that it often fell on him to keep the two whiners Thrust and Dirge in line.

Once, Ramjet was thrown back into Medieval times and headbutted a knight, then participated in a jousting competition against [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Warpath]]. Yay! {{Storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Ramjet later participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where he was shot by a high-jumping [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into [[Unicron]]'s mouth and exploded.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in [[Carbombya]], but were found out by [[Outback]] and his "[[Decepticon detector]]", and the two [[Seeker]]s were interrogated to reveal the location of [[Chaar]].{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Ramjet was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

'''Note:''' ''The event above is highly disputable due to the animation errors that plagued the episode, and indeed, the rest of Season 3.

===Dreamwave continuity===

Ramjet joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon]] shortly after the death of [[Sentinel Prime]]. He served under Shockwave whenever [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] happened to disappear, be it the Dark Ages or the loss of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After the [[Great Shutdown]], he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Nemesis. After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the wastelands. They remained there until the [[Predacons (G1)|Predacons]] overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the [[Conehead|Coneheads]] returned to his control.

===IDW comics continuity===
{{spoiler}}
:''Spoilers for Spotlight Ramjet follow''

Ramjet was a member of the Earth-bound Decepticon unit. He fell out of favor with Megatron during the Decepticons' encounter with the [[Avengers]], but decided that Megatron traveling to Earth personally was an opportunity.{{storylink|New Avengers / Transformers|Man and Machine}}

Ramjet had aspirations to rule the universe and began to carry out a very ambitious plan to achieve this. With the help of duped humans, a sub-par facsimile, and his [[Mini-Constructicon]] units, he planned to acquire an Energon substitute, kill Megatron, destroy the United States, track and enslave all Cybertronians, mind-control the entire human race, and use a superstring [[space bridge]] to dominate the galaxy. Unfortunately, Megatron had a simpler plan: beat Ramjet to death, tear out his spark, scatter his dismembered corpse across the world, and keep his severed head as a trophy. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ramjet''' (1985, 1986, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-56'''

[[Image:G1Ramjet_toy.jpg|left|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead'?]]

: The original Ramjet toy was a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], with new wings, and new bombs. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.

: In robot mode his official instructions has the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet, as well as Thrust and Dirge's television incarnations depict them as having their heads untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to their appearance. This has lead many owners to do the same thing, to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Ramjet''' (1993, 1994)

[[Image:G2_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]

: For the ''[[Generation 2]]'' line, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and light blue replacing the original black. He also features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the ''Generation 2'' release of Starscream.

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===Classics===
* '''Ramjet''' (Deluxe, 2007)
[[Image:Classics_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frack!]]

: ''[[Classics_(2006)|Classics]]'' Ramjet transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Like his original Generation 1 toy, he is a retool of Starscream, with a new nose cone/head, new wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

:As with most ''Classics toys'', he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The latter is used to form landing gear in his vehicle mode, as it was in both Starscream and Skywarp.

:These intakes look like nipples.

:Ramjet was redecoed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and retooled into [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] for the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]]-exclusive ''[[Games of Deception]]'' box set.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
[[Image:SCFRamjet.jpg|right|thumb|111px|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]

: During Act 6 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Ramjet was released as a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of [[Grand Maximus]].

===MyClone===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF016'''
[[Image:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|left|thumb|80px|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]

: ''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.

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==Trivia==
* Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjet ramjets] are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. His French-Canadian name is a [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stator%C3%A9acteur reference to this kind of engine] and totally misses the English pun.
* Ramjet was supposed to appear in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] episode [[Nemesis, Part 2]], alongside [[Thrust_(G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge_(G1)|Dirge]], and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the [[Maximal|Maximals]], but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.
*Ramjet was robbed of his conehead in [[New Avengers / Transformers|Man and Machine]]. However, this proved to just be a mistake of the artist, as [[Spotlight: Ramjet]] depicted him in a form closely resembling his Classics toy.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm Ramjet at TFU.info]

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

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Jetfire (G1)

2007-11-14T20:59:54Z

24.137.214.158: /* Classics */

{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
{{disambig3|Skyfire}}

:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] series. In the animated continuity he was known as '''Skyfire'''.''

[[Image:Jetfireisafunnyguy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A sense of humor that borders on murderous negligence.]]

'''Jetfire''' is a bot of science, literally. Not only is his mind dedicated towards scientific pursuits, but his body is a testament to the technology he studies so intensely. (Some would say "religiously," but not in his presence.) Every inch of his chassis is cutting-edge and kept up-to-date. However, he does not have the trust of his teammates; it was not so long ago that he was a Decepticon. Jetfire is compassionate, so some Autobots feel that he could be soft on their enemies or, even worse, he may turn on them after realizing his "cold calculations" swing the other way.

Jetfire would find their misconceptions about science appalling. After all, is not science just the pursuit of truth? And truth, he maintains, walks hand-in-hand with liberty.

:''Italian name'': '''Aquila'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Bolide'''<br>
:''Alternate name'': '''Skyfire'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Jetfireg1marvel1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Brainless Jetfire brings home small mammals.]]

''Note: UK only stories are in italics.''

Early in the war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] held the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] captive, hoping to use the [[Creation Matrix]] he possessed to create a new army of Decepticons. Optimus Prime had secretly passed the energies of the Matrix onto the teenaged [[human]], [[Buster Witwicky]], so Shockwave was stopped short of giving Jetfire's constructed body life. Shockwave soon learned of the human's involvement, so he sent Jetfire after the human anyway, though the lifeless robot could do nothing more than follow orders. When Jetfire found Buster, he was accompanied by the Autobots [[Bluestreak]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] for his protection, but it was Buster's Creation Matrix powers that ultimately disassembled Jetfire before their eyes. Buster reassembled Jetfire, and with Bumblebee's help, changes were made to allow Buster to directly control him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

However, Jetfire's programming reasserted itself, and maneuvered so wildly that Buster, riding in the cockpit, blacked out. Buster woke up inside Shockwave's base (a former [[Blackrock Industries]] plant), strapped to a machine ready to drill the Creation Matrix out of him. In the meantime, knowing that the Autobots were eavesdropping on him, Shockwave sent Jetfire to drop a fake Optimus Prime head at a disclosed location for the Autobots to find. The fake head attached itself to Optimus Prime's body and began attacking the Autobots, causing many injuries. At the last moment, Buster was able to control Jetfire once again, knocking out Shockwave, and delivering the true Optimus Prime head to the Autobots, allowing for them a costly victory. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Jetfireyourehit.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Naw, you think?.]]

With Optimus Prime fully restored, Jetfire was quickly given life and joined the Autobots. ''He was briefly mistrusted due to his Decepticon origin, and during the Dinobot Hunt Ironhide resented being given orders by someone with a Decepticon badge; Jetfire proved himself by restraining [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and had his Decepticon badge torn off in the process. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who still didn't trust Jetfire, almost brainwashed him into being a Decepticon again as part of a deal with Ravage, but decided against it at the last minute.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}

Having proven himself, he was granted the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] marking him as one of their rank. When Bumblebee, depressed, had left the Autobots and gotten himself attacked by the Decepticons, Jetfire eagerly came to his rescue. Later, Jetfire helped the Autobots approach the Decepticon base to steal information that would allow them to build their own [[combiner]]s.

''When Optimus Prime & Prowl were lost in Limbo and Galvatron assumed command of the Decepticons, Jetfire became acting leader. His headstrong tactics got the Autobots defeated several times, and out of desperation he even formed an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. He also mistrusted Ultra Magnus, thinking his arrival too convinient. However, after seeing Magnus be beaten half to death trying to stop Galvatron, Jetfire realised he was wrong and came to his aid. When the future Decepticon was driven off, Jetfire thanked Magnus for all he'd done. {{storylink|Target 2006}}''

''Soon afterwards, several missions made Jetfire worry that his response time was quicker when humans were in danger than Autobots were, and he talked with Buster Witwicky to come to terms with this; he came to realise that it was because he viewed Earth as his home, as he'd been built there.'' {{storylink|The Gift}} He also accompanied [[Donny Finkleberg]] to the spot where Finkleberg claimed seven Autobots had crossed over from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though they found nothing but traces of oil.

After the death of Optimus Prime, Jetfire voted for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to take command. He later seemed to regret this decision, offering to help [[Blaster]] usurp him, and when the rivalry ended in a duel staged on Earth's moon, he was among the Autobots who watched. When the Autobots were ambushed by the entire Decepticon army, he was blasted out of the sky by both [[Vortex]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].

Jetfire was destroyed along with the [[Aerialbot]]s and countless others in [[New York]] when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] absorbed the power of the [[Underbase]].

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gregg Berger]] (US), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japan)

[[Image:Jetfireskyfire.jpg|left|thumb|They dug him out of the Arctic to be their chauffeur.]]

''(In the Generation 1 animated series, Jetfire went by the name '''Skyfire'''. His character model was significantly altered from the toy, as was his appearance in nearly all media. See [[Jetfire (G1)#Why "Skyfire"?|Why "Skyfire"?]], below.)''

Millions of years ago on Cybertron, before the war, Skyfire and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] were good friends and fellow scientists. On a mission of exploration to prehistoric Earth, Skyfire was lost in a storm. Starscream searched, but there was no sign of his comrade. He returned home.

Millions of years later, after the Autobots and Decepticons had crashed and awoken on Earth, the Decepticons found and revived Skyfire, encased in a block of Arctic ice. Skyfire joined them due to his past friendship with Starscream, though he expressed discomfort with their methods. When Skyfire's compassion for humans led to his disobeying orders, Starscream, who had changed much in the intervening millennia, turned on his friend. Skyfire left the Decepticons and joined the Autobots, sacrificing himself to be buried beneath the ice again to stop the Decepticons' plans. The Autobots held a memorial service in his memory at the location of his involuntary burial. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

The Autobots returned later to dig him up when they needed a ride down to South America. Megatron and his Decepticons were in [[Brazil]] seeking the [[Crystal of Power]], which was kept in an Incan temple. After battling the Decepticons, Skyfire arrived at the temple to find [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] guarding it and the crystal inside. Thundercracker was angry at Starscream, and was willing to let Skyfire past him to destroy the crystal so long as Starscream got in trouble. Starscream overheard this and shot Skyfire in the back, knocking him out.

At one point, Optimus Prime actually pats Skyfire on his jet mode's nosecone, like a dog. Sucks to be Skyfire. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:Skyfire_Gerwalk.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Mid-transformation, or a reference to the toy's "third mode"? CHOOSE WISELY.]]

As the old adage goes, do something right once, and it's your job. From then on, Skyfire's only apparent duty was to shuttle the Autobots around Earth and even to Cybertron (when it was in Earth orbit). {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} But as the Autobot forces grew to include other fliers and the likes of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Skyfire was seen less and less. It's unclear what happened to him, as by the year 2005 he went completely unseen and unmentioned ([[Hoist (G1)|like]] [[Grapple (G1)|several]] [[Smokescreen (G1)|other]] [[Red Alert (G1)|Autobots]]). But, considering that the most interesting thing he did after joining the Autobots was briefly using a quasi-''gerwalk'' mode while landing once, perhaps it's not so great a loss.

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===See & Read Video===
He went on a lot of suicide missions.

===Japanese Generation 2===

''(While in the US continuity, G2 Jetfire was the same character as G1 Jetfire/Skyfire, the same would not appear to be the case in Japan. In Japan, the G1 character was called "Skyfire" in the cartoon, which was the only Japanese media he appeared in, as his toy was never released in Japan. The "Jetfire" that appears in the G2 manga probably would have originally been a different character, though [[Robot Masters|''Robot Masters'']] backstory and the character's appearance in the ''Teletraan Go! Go!'' comics seemed to consolidate the two retroactively.)''

[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ten points if you can find Wheeljack and Perceptor in this picture!]]

Jetfire was once friends with the Decepticon Cyberjets during his days back on Cybertron. However, after the war had raged on for centuries, two of his Cyberjet friends ([[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] and [[Aero Raid]]) began to have their doubts about the Decepticon cause. Taking Jetfire's advice, the two Cyberjets switched sides and became Autobots. This act forever earned Jetfire, Strafe and Aero Raid the hatred of the remaining loyal Decepticon Cyberjets.

At one point, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] kidnapped the Autobot [[Laser Rod]], [[Electro]]. While Megatron attempted to persuade Electro into joining the Decepticons, Jetfire infiltrated the headquarters. Busting-in at full-force, Jetfire took the Decepticons by surprise and managed to successfully rescue his fellow Autobot.

Jetfire was also the head of a research team staffed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that discovered a [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new attribute]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. This discovery allowed Optimus Prime to survive a fatal attack from Megatron and form a newer, more powerful body.

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===Teletraan Go! Go! comics===

[[Image:TGGJetfire1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Whoever he is, he looks awesome.]]On a trip into the future with her companion [[Steeljaw]], the humanoid computer [[Teletraan 15]] encountered the Autobot scientist [[Jetfire]]. He immediately realized that they had come from a different time and cautioned them that the area was about to become a war zone. Recognizing Jetfire's scent despite the unfamiliar body, Steeljaw asked if he was the same being as his old warrior acquaintance.

Concerned for the pair's safety, Jetfire offered to take them to his commander, unaware that the Decepticons [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] were following. Under heavy attack, Jetfire and his passengers were saved by the intervention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Battle Convoy]].

[[Image:TGGJetfire2.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Bandai's gonna suuuuue.]]After the battle, Teletraan 15 recorded Jetfire's information and announced that her mission to restore [[Teletraan I]]'s damaged databanks was at last complete.

Before she and Steeljaw returned to their own era, Jetfire asked 15 to tell him something: in her travels through time, had she ever discovered when the fighting would end? When would the progress of science finally bring about peace?

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Jetfiredarkages.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I bet [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] pulled that mask over his face a lot in junior high.]]

Before the war, the scientist Jetfire and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] were friends. But when Starscream joined the Decepticons in their assault on outlying city-states, Jetfire was torn. If he followed his beliefs and upheld justice and life, he would end up facing his dearest friend on the battlefield. Jetfire did end up with the Autobots, but not before a barrier of distrust had been built between them due to his inaction and his past loyalties.

These loyalties came to a head during a period when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were presumed lost forever, the two factions splintered into five. Events conspired behind the scenes, building up to an unknown crescendo, and Jetfire was suspicious. Putting his already-shakey trustworthiness on the line, he met up with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in secret to discuss the looming front of darkness. However, the source of these machinations, [[the Fallen]], had leaked their correspondence to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who held a grudge against the scientist.

Grimlock assaulted Jetfire at his intended meeting place, but both were overwhelmed by the Fallen and dragged far inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and strapped to a four-paneled contraption in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. Jetfire, Grimlock, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Blitzwing]] were the "[[Angles of Dissolution]]," four "unique sparks" which could catalyze the breach of the [[Seal of Primus]]. Combined forces from several factions penetrated the Fallen's operation, but despite Jetfire and Grimlock's teamwork, the Fallen was destroyed only by his own scheme -- the hand of [[Primus]] reached out, awakened from his slumber, and smote the enigmatic being to pieces. Jetfire, a skeptic towards things supernatural, began to wonder if there might be something bigger than them going on, something no one could comprehend. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:Jetfireg1dw.jpg|left|thumb|I've always said there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not.]]

Long after, Jetfire and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] were sent out into space to search for the missing [[Ark]]. Arriving on [[Earth]], they were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], but Jetfire disabled him with an EM pulse from their ship. When he ventured outside to identify his assailant, he was caught in an avalanche and buried in ice.

Millions of years later he was found by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and stored aboard the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']], still encased in a block of ice. When the zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] arrived on Earth, Starscream freed Jetfire from his icy prison to stop him. An uneasy alliance formed between Jetfire, Starscream, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots as they tried to come up with a plan to stop the unbelievably powerful [[Seeker]], but Sunstorm was unstoppable. Jetfire started to consider that Sunstorm may be supernatural, despite his natural skepticism. During their encounter, Jetfire realized that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was about to go critical, and flew him up into space where he could explode without risk to the Earth. Jetfire was seemingly annihilated in the explosion. His demise caused Bumblebee to throw down his arms and quit the war. {{storylink|Generation 1 (Dreamwave comic)|Generation 1 ongoing}}

''(It was revealed long after the demise of [[Dreamwave]] that an issue was planned that involved the return of both Jetfire and the Fallen, meaning his "death" would not have been final.)''

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Jetfireclassics.jpg|right|thumb||"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] had foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent the [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] process he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result

seven hundred steller cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and the [[Technobot]]s traveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', to investigate a strange energy reading. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet near [[Thunderhead Pass]], Jetfire, [[Scattershot]], [[Afterburner]], and [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilies. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his [[Pretender|captors]] worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing.

Their leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in a apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted. Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in the ''Calabi-Yau'', [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] soon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn.

Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that the ultra energon powering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s to stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

Jetfire was later seen loading the [[Pretender Monster]]s on Prime's ship.
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Jetfire''' (1985)
[[Image:Jetfireg1toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Don't expect Takara to reissue this toy any time soon.]]

: A [[Takatoku]] VF-1S Super Valkyrie box set was repainted, repackaged, and released with an Autobot symbol (and some minor retooling of the nose cone) and named Jetfire.

: Jetfire features three modes - robot, jet, and an "alternate transformation" that deploys his arms and legs in jet mode. Additionally, Jetfire comes with several red pieces of armor and rocket booster backpack that can snap onto his arms, legs, and back in any mode.

: Naturally, Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of [[Takara]]'s rival toy companies.

:''('''Note''': The shoulder assembly where the jet mode folds in half for robot mode is one of the more commonly-broken parts in the early ''Transformers'' toy line. The more rigid plastic used on the armor pieces also means that it's not uncommon for their attachment clips to have snapped off. And finally, the small black clip-piece that attaches Jetfire's rifle to his jet mode is possibly one of the most commonly-missing accessories on secondhand Jetfires, if not secondhand Transformers all around. The fact that the instructions don't tell you what to do with it doesn't help.)''

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===Generation 2===
* '''Jetfire''' (Cyberjet, 1995)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-16'''
[[Image:G2Jetfire_toy.jpg|right|thumb|No, I'm Jetfire! Really!]]

: Jetfire was released in ''[[Generation 2]]'' as one of the Autobot [[Cyberjet]]s, a [[redeco]] of the Decepticon [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]. He transforms into a proposed swing-wing naval variant of the F-22 Raptor. He is armed with a pressure-launched missile fired from his right arm, which also forms a weapon in fighter mode.

: Interestingly enough, his toy has Decepticon faction symbol stickers, despite being released as an Autobot.

[[Image:Jetfire-JG2decal.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Nice concept, but where should they go?]]

: The Japanese release of Jetfire came with an extra decal sheet.

::''('''Note''': [[R-Blade]]'s expanded bio in the ''[[Robot Masters]]'' sourcebook specifically mentions Jetfire as the leader of the Autobot Cyberjets, even though no mention of this is made in Jetfire's ''Generation 2'' bio.)''

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunate landing gear placement.]]

* '''Jetfire''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2006)

: Jetfire is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design as seen in [[Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' miniseries, which in turn was based on Figueroa's scratch-build custom Transformer, [http://www.tfarchive.com/creative/kitbashes/maraudimus/image/strikefire_2.jpg Strikefire]. He transforms into a Cybertronic fighter plane with armor add-ons.

: As with all ''Titanium Series'' figures, Jetfire's toy is constructed of both die-cast metal and molded plastic, and it comes with a plastic display stand featuring his name and his faction logo. In jet mode, landing gear can be deployed from underneath the fuselage and both legs. In robot mode, the two wing cannons can be removed to be held by the robot either separately or combined together into a single weapon.

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===Classics===
* '''Jetfire''' (Voyager, 2006)
[[Image:Jetfireclassicsvoyager.jpg|right|thumb|200px|We're getting almost as many Jetfires as we are Optimus Primes.]]

: ''Classics'' Jetfire's design is an amalgam of the original cartoon/comic model for Jetfire/Skyfire and the original toy. It not only features removeable armor like the original toy, but the toy-inspired head can be removed like a helmet to reveal a cartoon/comic-inspired head. The jet mode pays homage to ''Generation 2'' Jetfire in being a [[wikipedia:Variable_geometry_wing|swing wing]] aircraft, but while the body resembles the design of an F-14 Tomcat, the nosecone is unique. The toy's add-on booster packs have flip-out reveal cannons, and it also features arm-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers.

: An unexpected level of detail can be found on the black non-firing rifle; when it is assembled, the gun's "sight" comes together in a way that would be functional on a full-size weapon.

: The toy's design was first featured on the solicited cover to [[IDW]] ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'' #1.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2007]] version of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]].

*'''Jetfire''' (Legends, 2006)

[[Image:Jetfireclassicslegends.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Yes, the ''Classics'' has Jetfire." "Too much Jetfire."]]

: This toy is a [[redeco]] of [[Legends of Cybertron]] [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], transforming into an SU-37 fighter jet.

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===Attacktix===
*'''Jetfire'''

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==Why "Skyfire"?==
[[Image:Jetfire-SkyfireModels.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Floro Dery|I went from 98-ton weakling to muscle-bot on...the Dery plan!]]]]

We may never be certain of the exact circumstances behind the change from Jetfire to Skyfire. There are, however, a few known factors, and a lot of theories.

* Not all of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' product originated with [[Takara]]. The ''Macross'' Super Valkyrie, the toy that would become Jetfire, came from a company called Takatoku (who were also responsible for the toys that became [[Roadbuster]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]). Why did Hasbro market non-Takara product? [[Bob Prupis]], one of the original members of the Transformers marketing team, would frequently go to Toy Fairs in Asia, where ''"any product that really looked good that was exciting we didn't care where it came from. We did some work with Bandai, who had been working with other people, and took a few products that looked right for our line"''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/94f5cb70b08a646d?hl=en&]. The Super Valkyrie, then, must have met their criteria for inclusion.

* As a larger toy, it would follow that Hasbro would want to sell Jetfire by including him in the Transformers animated series. However, even though Hasbro had the rights to release Takatoku's Super Valkyrie in the US ''Transformers'' toyline, Hasbro's chief collaborator on ''Transformers'' was still Takara. It may have been that Takara always had plans to air the Transformer animated series in their own market (as it featured a majority of their products), and objected to the inclusion of a competitor's product on the show. This may also be why no other Takatoku-designed toys appeared in the series, although their relatively smaller sizes as compared to Jetfire may have been a factor in Hasbro not including them.

* As the theory goes, the Jetfire animation model was adjusted to look less like the toy as a compromise to Takara. However - perhaps because it now failed to look like the product it was supposed to be advertising - the character became "Skyfire".

* Conversely, it is possible that licensing issues played in to the decisions to change Jetfire to Skyfire; the story [[bible]] for G1 writers mentions how Jetfire had been "transformed" into Skyfire for "legal reasons". See also [[Jetfire (G1)#Trivia|Trivia]].

* The evidence of ''Robotech'' influencing Jetfire-related decisions is murky. That show began airing in syndication in March of 1985, whereas ''"Fire In The Sky"'', the first episode with Skyfire, aired December 8th, 1984 - and would have had to have been written and animated much before then. Statements indicate that it took nine months to edit Robotech together, placing the start of production somewhere around July of 1984. So... who knows. All that's certain is that Hasbro licensing the Super Valkyrie seemingly '''did''' prevent the use of that toy in Matchbox's ''Robotech'' toyline.

Beyond Prupis's statement and the notes in the story bible, however, nothing supporting (or denying) any of the previous statements have come out.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lawsuit!]]

* The story bible for the original animated series contains a different character model for Jetfire, one clearly based on the actual toy. This model did appear twice "fictionally," once as a partially-obscured background character in the [[Power Play!|second Marvel Comics issue]], and again in the animated portion of the commercial for Jetfire and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. It would also occasionally crop up in secondary media, such as coloring books.

* In fact, the Transformers story bible offers seemingly contradictory statements on [[Jetfire]]. An early page notes how ''"JETFIRE has been "transformed" into SKYFIRE -- with a different model -- due to legal reasons. Do not use this character unless necessary"'' [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage31.html], whereas a subsequent page on new Season 2 characters notes that ''"Although Reflector should no longer be used as a character in the series, JETFIRE will be redesigned and reintroduced in the near future"''[http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage90.html]. As the Valkyrie-derived animation model never appeared in the cartoon, and Skyfire was never redesigned, it's uncertain just what these notes refer to.

[[image:Jetfire-Dutch.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Crazy moonman language!]]

*It's believed that there were some [[trademark]] issues with the name "Optimus Prime" in the Netherlands due to a manufacturer of kitchen utensils named "Optimus"[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html]. Whether or not this was actually the case, Milton Bradley did not initially release Optimus Prime's toy, referred to Jetfire as the Autobot leader, and called Optimus "Jetfire" in the Dutch translation of the Marvel comic! Whatever the problem was, it was later rectified, as the Optimus Prime toy was later released and they stopped calling him "Jetfire" in the comic.

* The ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Omnicon]] [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] was created as an [[homage]] to Skyfire. He would have been given the name "Skyfire" as well, but the trademark had been secured (and Registered) by Hasbro rival Mattel. Also on the homage front, ''Robot Masters'' [[R-Blade]] features a very Jetfirey deco.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm Jetfire at TFU.info]

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

*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2scans/G2Trans16.jpg English translation of Japan G2 minicomic #16]

*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2storypages.php?dgallery_show=g2story/G2StoryPage4a.jpg Japan G2 story page with English annotations]

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Landquake (Energon)

2007-11-09T03:17:34Z

24.137.214.158: /* Attacktix */

{{Template:Disambig2|the Energon-series Autobot|the Timelines-series Decepticon|Landquake (Timelines)}}

:''Landquake is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]''

[[Image:LandquakeBrute.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You brute you brute you brute you bruuuute! *sobs*]]

'''Landquake''' is almost the dictionary definition of the phrase "gentle giant". Relatively uninterested in combat (unlike his brother, [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]), Landquake prefers to use his massive strength and endurance to help the [[Omnicon]]s dig for [[Energon]]. However, if the [[Decepticon]]s bring the fight to him, Landquake is more than willing to teach them a lesson. He may be emotional and sensitive, but he knows how to handle unruly opponents.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Landquake-ComicHead.jpg|thumb|left|Any clues where this noggin came from?]]

When [[Alpha Quintesson]] sent hordes of [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcon]] drones to ravage Earth, Landquake was part of the team sent to [[Los Angeles]], California to tackle the [[Insecticon_(Energon)|Insecticon]] clone army there, under the command of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]. He mainly used his armored vehicle mode to run down swarms of the creatures on the ground. The others in his squad were [[Bulkhead]], [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], and [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]].

''(It is worth noting that Landquake's head changes back and forth across his appearances. He is first seen in issue #27, with a new head design not based on the toy. However, on the next page, his head is that of the toy. The next time he is shown in robot mode, issue #29, he has the "new" head again.)''

===Energon Cartoon continuity===
Landquake himself did not appear in the ''Energon'' cartoon. However, his coloration was used to represent the "Energon" upgrade of Landmine, even though the Landquake toy was not released in Japan.

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Landquake''' (Ultra, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Energon'' Landmine toy in white, brown, and blue, Landquake transforms into a half-track tow-truck type vehicle. The cab portion of the vehicle mode is the main robot, while the back end can either form an artillery platform or combine with Landquake in his "brute mode", giving him massive claws and a heavy artillery backpack.

: The artillery pack/station features a spring-loaded missile launcher, a working retractable winch-hook, and electronic sound effects.

===Attacktix===
*'''Starter Set''' (2007)
:''Attacktix ID number'' '''TF2-22'''

:''Faction'': Autobot
:''Class'': Specialist
:''Special'': Jam - 13/26 (50%) success ratio
:''Point Cost'': 30
:''Base Speed'': 10
:''Attack Type'': Prodder (Punch)

: Available only in the second ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' four-piece Starter Set (along with [[Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plus ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]), Landquake is a [[redeco]] of the ''Attacktix'' Landmine piece. As a redeco of Landmine he possesses the same excellent defense and four point articulation.

:His special power is <strike> jaAm </strike> "Jam" which does not allow the opponent to use any shooters for the remainder of the turn. His power normally has a 50% success rate, but due to its wording it's possible to neutralize his power simply by attacking him using your last attack to topple him.

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==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Landquake/landquake.htm Landquake at TFU.info]

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Ramjet (G1)

2007-11-08T22:09:50Z

24.137.214.158: /* Classics */

{{disambig3|Ramjet}}

:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RamjetG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ramjet likes toast.]]

What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In '''Ramjet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Statoréacto'''
:''Italian name'': '''Nibbio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
Until [[Straxus]] was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Soon after, Ramjet, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] were given Earth jet forms specified by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and were recruited to the Decepticons' Earth forces over the [[Space Bridge]] when the Decepticons attempted to exploit [[Hoover Dam]] for energy. They were defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Ramjetg2comics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shouldn't he be teal now?]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned and overthrew [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? {{storylink|Tales of Earth, Part Three}}

Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the [[Swarm]]'s final attack on [[Autobase:Earth]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japan)

[[Image:Ramjetinpast.gif|150px|thumb|Ramjet could have been a great [[Wikipedia:Zinedine_Zidane#Confrontation_with_Marco_Materazzi|soccer player]].]]
Ramjet had some excellent adventures during the ''Generation 1'' cartoon series.

Once, Ramjet was thrown back into Medieval times and headbutted a knight, then participated in a jousting competition against [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Warpath]]. Yay! {{Storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Ramjet later participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where he was shot by a high-jumping [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into [[Unicron]]'s mouth and exploded.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in [[Carbombya]], but were found out by [[Outback]] and his "[[Deceptidon detector]]", and the two [[Seeker]]s were interrogated to reveal the location of [[Chaar]].{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Ramjet was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

'''Note:''' ''The event above is highly disputable due to the animation errors that plagued the episode, and indeed, the rest of Season 3.

===Dreamwave continuity===

Ramjet joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon]] shortly after the death of [[Sentinel Prime]]. He served under Shockwave whenever [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] happened to disappear, be it the Dark Ages or the loss of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After the [[Great Shutdown]], he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Nemesis. After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the wastelands. They remained there until the [[Predacons (G1)|Predacons]] overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the [[Conehead|Coneheads]] returned to his control.

===IDW comics continuity===
{{spoiler}}
:''Spoilers for Spotlight Ramjet follow''

Ramjet was a member of the Earth-bound Decepticon unit. Ramjet's ramming headbutting abilities seem to have been hindered in the New Avengers crossover, as they robbed him of his conehead.

Ramjet had aspirations to rule the Decepticons and began to carry out a very ambitious plan to achieve this. With the help of duped humans, a sub-par facsimile and [[Mini-Constructicon]] units, he planned to acquire an Energon substitute, destroy the United States, track all Cybertronians and use a [[Superstring Spacebridge]] to dominate the galaxy. Unfortunately, Megatron had a simpler plan: beat Ramjet to death and keep his severed head as a trophy. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ramjet''' (1985, 1986, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-56'''

[[Image:G1Ramjet_toy.jpg|left|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead'?]]

: The original Ramjet toy was a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], with new wings, and new bombs. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.

: In robot mode his official instructions has the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet, as well as Thrust and Dirge's television incarnations depict them as having their heads untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to their appearance. This has lead many owners to do the same thing, to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Ramjet''' (1993, 1994)

[[Image:G2_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]

: For the ''[[Generation 2]]'' line, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and light blue replacing the original black. He also features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the ''Generation 2'' release of Starscream.

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===Classics===
* '''Ramjet''' (Deluxe, 2007)
[[Image:Classics_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frack!]]

: ''[[Classics_(2006)|Classics]]'' Ramjet transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Like his original Generation 1 toy, he is a retool of Starscream, with a new nose cone/head, new wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

:As with most ''Classics toys'', he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The purpose of this is unclear, but it could conceivably be intended to resemble landing gear in jet mode.

:Ramjet was redecoed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and retooled into [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] for the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]]-exclusive ''[[Games of Deception]]'' box set.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
[[Image:SCFRamjet.jpg|right|thumb|111px|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]

: During Act 6 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Ramjet was released as a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of [[Grand Maximus]].

===MyClone===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF016'''
[[Image:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|left|thumb|80px|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]

: ''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.

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==Trivia==
* Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjet ramjets] are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. His French-Canadian name is a [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stator%C3%A9acteur reference to this kind of engine] and totally misses the English pun.
* Ramjet was supposed to appear in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] episode [[Nemesis, Part 2]], alongside [[Thrust_(G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge_(G1)|Dirge]], and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the [[Maximal|Maximals]], but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm Ramjet at TFU.info]

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

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Scorponok (Energon)

2007-11-04T02:47:21Z

24.137.214.158: /* Energon */

{{disambig3|Scorponok}}

:''Scorponok is a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] in the [[Energon (franchise)|Enegron]] and [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portions of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Scorponok-Ecomic.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's sick sick sick with a bicycle kick.]]

'''Scorponok's''' origin differs greatly depending on which dimension of the multiverse you are speaking of. What doesn't change however is the fact that he's a massive and terrifying sight on the battlefield, and a vicious military leader in league with the mysterious [[Alpha Quintesson]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Megazarak'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Energon''====
Scorponok was a powerful [[Decepticon]] warrior who aided [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in his war of conquest on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Later, after [[Unicron]]'s arrival and subsequent defeat, he pledged himself to the Alpha Quintesson in exchange for incredible power and became leader of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. He had [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] killed in a fit of pique, and led the Terrorcons to [[Earth]] to attack [[Alter-Energy]] installations and drain the planet of its natural [[energon]]. However, the newly-enhanced [[Autobot]] forces foiled his plans, and agents of Alpha Quintesson retrieved him.

When Megatron returned, he decimated the Terrorcon drone ranks before finally facing Scorponok himself at a newly-constructed Autobot [[energon tower]] in the Yukon. After a brief but intense battle, Megatron ran Scorponok through the chest with his sword, destroying him.

===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (US), [[Yasunori Masutani]] (Japan)

[[Image:Energon Scorponok swordstrike.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jedi lightsaber skills in action!]]

Scorponok was formerly the [[Grand Chamberlain]] of the world known as "[[Planet Q]]," guardian of the planet's ruler, the being who would later come to be known as [[Alpha Q]]. When [[Unicron]] attacked Planet Q at some undetermined point in the past, the ruler was too frozen with fear to act, and the chamberlain sacrificed his life to detonate the planet's core, blowing it up in Unicron's face.

Within Unicron's body, however, the spark of Planet Q's ruler continued to exist, and when Unicron was deactivated in 2010, he was able to access the chaos-bringer's powers and create a new body for himself, becoming "Alpha Q." By the year 2020, seeking energon in order to recreate the planets consumed by Unicron, including his own, Alpha Q had recreated the armies of Planet Q as Terrorcons, and resurrected the chamberlain as Scorponok, to be their leader. To turn existing Decepticons to their side, Scorponok was armed with sword forged from their deceased leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s spark, but when a fit of rage led him to stab the blade into Megatron's corpse, the Decepticon leader was reborn and ousted Alpha Q from Unicron's body.

Scorponok continued to serve Alpha Q in secret, operating under Megatron's command, until Megatron discovered his deception and attempted to use him as bait to draw Alpha Q out. Chained to an asteroid, Scorponok was cast into Earth's Energon Grid and almost destroyed, but Alpha Q rescued him, and Scorponok then openly served under him in his alliance with the Autobots. During this team-up, Scorponok gained an admirer in the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], but in his final conflict with Megatron within Unicron, Scorponok was defeated and thought destroyed during an explosive energon reaction.

This reaction allowed Alpha Q to achieve his goal to recreate the planets Unicron had destroyed, which were immediately targeted by the Decepticons as sources of energon. It was during the attacks on these planets that Scorponok resurfaced, having been restored by Megatron and now totally loyal to him. Scorponok continued to serve Megatron throughout the remainder of his campaign, but during the Decepticons' takeover of Cybertron, Ironhide engaged Scorponok in battle, smarting from the betrayal of a 'bot he had looked up to. Both combatants were severely wounded and eventually collapsed, but when Ironhide's [[Spark of Combination]] activated in response to a summons from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], Scorponok awoke and dragged his body there. Telling Ironhide that he had only saved him so that he might save Galvatron from Unicron, Scorponok finally collapsed and perished.

''('''Notes:''' There are several significant differences in the story of Scorponok between ''Super Link'' and its English dub as ''Energon''. Primarily, the episode ''[[Scorponok's Scars]]'' revealed that Scorponok was not the same entity as the Grand Chamberlain of Planet Q, but merely a being that Alpha Q had created in his image out of an emotional connection, using the [[spark]] of a "wandering Decepticon" (who many people may consider to be Thrust who died on Unicron during Armada) and programming him to behave as the chamberlain had done. For unknown reasons, this episode was never dubbed into English, and the following episode is even redubbed to remove any references to it.''

''Furthermore, while the ''Energon'' series only ever presents Scorponok as having been mind-wiped/reprogrammed by Megatron - in the same manner as he did to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Demolishor]] and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] - during his final confrontation with Ironhide in ''Super Link'', Scorponok reveals that he had ''not'' been brainwashed, and - despite it not making a lot of sense after his actions in the full first half of the series - had chosen to serve Megatron for giving him new life in the wake of the energon reaction, in much the same way as he had served Alpha Q for restoring him to life in the first place. )''

====Fan Club ''Cybertron'' comics====
[[Image:Zombiedarkscorponok.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Will this be [[Sentinel Maximus]]'s only victory? Maybe!]]
Despite [[Unicron]]'s apparent death inside the [[Unicron Singularity]], his essence's will was still strong enough to use the reality-altering black hole to bring the Scorponok to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now ''Dark'' Scorponok, this undead creature stalked the evacuated planet surface, screaming in hunger and pain, crying out for [[Spark]]s upon which to feast. At first Dark Scorponok assaulted [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} who survived due to his powerful forcefield ability, but the monster was drawn away by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]'s evil [[Mini-Con]] minions, towards the [[Primary Energon Reserves Control]], where [[Vector Prime]] and [[Sentinel Maximus]] were located. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} After a prolonged fight, Sentinel Maximus was able to defeat Dark Scorponok, after which he and Vector Prime realized this was just a diversion. Leaving what was left of Dark Scorponok, unable to solve his affliction, their attentions were needed elsewhere, below the planet's surface. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}}

''('''Note''': The Key code info for Dark Scorponok says that at some point, he located the [[Jungle Planet]] and served [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] as a bodyguard.)''

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Scorponok''' (Ultra, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-05'''
Scorponok's "tail," in robot mode, can be swung under and between his legs to resemble....yeah. And guns come out the end.

*'''Scorpnok''' (Built to Rule, 2004)

===Cybertron===
*'''Dark Scorponok''' (Ultra-Class, 2005)

===Attacktix===
*'''Scorponok''' (Booster, 2006)
:''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF15'''
:Faction: Decepticon
:Class: Captain
:Special: Recruit - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
:Point Cost: 30
:Base Speed: 10
:Attack Type: Striker (Scoop Arm)
:Scorponok's scoop attack was designed to tip other figures over by scooping up their base. It uses a free-swinging joint controlled by the player, rather than a spring-loaded attack like most other strikers. If one turns Scorponok at his waist it's possible to get a nearly 360 degree swing into the attack delivering more power than any striker other than the Mega figure Omega Supreme.

:This unexpected power level allows Scorponok to easily knock down any other figure, any defensive formation and even any ''Mega figure''. If Scorponok gets into range you don't stand a chance. This seemingly unbalanced level of power has led some players to suggest Scorponok should be banned from tournament play. In practice though, it just makes him your opponent's most immediate target.

:When Scorponok dies he has the potential to summon up to two [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]] from back-ups. Bringing in multiple Troopers makes him an excellent support figure for the [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]/[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] combo.

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*'''Dark Scorponok''' (Booster, 2007)
:Faction: Decepticon
:Class: Captain
:Special: Vanquish
:Point Cost: 30
:Base Speed: 10
:Attack Type: Striker (Scoop Arm)
A redeco of the Scorponok figure slated for the second series of Attacktix figure. His ''Vanquish'' Special Power should allow him to regenerate by devouring figures from your opponent's graveyard. Mmmm. Zombielicious.

===Titanium Series===
*'''Scorponok''' (Robot Master, 2006)

==Trivia==
* Scorponok's visor was a late addition to his design, at the insistance of the toy's "mech designer" [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].

[[Image:Scorpguns.jpg|right|thumbs|150px|MY GOD! With those gone, he's only 1/1200 of the way to being completely unarmed!]]
* Some late changes were made to Scorponok's design, including but not limited to Scorponok's articulated shovel "thumbs" being de-articulated for the final version, Scorponok's hip cannons being severely shortened and losing their joints (also lessening the [[Scorponok (G1)|G1 Scorponok]] cannon nod a tiny bit), and also entirely losing large cannons that presumably pegged into the now vacant hole on the sides Scorponok's knees. The first two changes can be readily seen on the prerelease toy shown in Energon Scorponok's box pictures, while the third can only be seen on Scorponok and Dark Scorponok's control art.
* Scorponok and his Japanese counterpart Mega Zarak seemingly have "swapped" card arts: The deco patterns on each tech spec card more closely resemble the other other country's release. Mega Zarak's tech spec cardback even has the US deco of the toy. Despite the seemingly swapped color of the Dreamwave art/CG render, both Scorponoks have purple thighs: a stronger G1 homage, but notably absent from either deco.
* The toy of Mega Zarak, which is the Japanese version of Scorponok, replaces orange plastic with gold or yellow. That makes his color schema similar to [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Besides, both of their alt modes are related to scorpion.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm Scorponok at TFU.info]

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Hot Shot (Armada)

2007-08-31T01:12:59Z

24.137.214.158: JaaAM?

{{Template:Disambig2|the prominent UT character|the RID Spychanger|Hot Shot (RID)}}

:''Hot Shot is an [[Autobot]] character in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hotshotut.gif|thumb|300px|I'm Optimus' choice for successor. Scary, huh?]]

'''Hot Shot''' is the quintessential young hero. He's been around long enough to earn a name for himself and a place in [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s entourage, but he's still too young to know when he's in over his head. In other words, he's blunt, overconfident, and naive, yet brave and honorable. With time and experience, Prime believes, he could make an excellent leader, and has appointed him to his command structure accordingly. Hot Shot's got the goods, but he just needs to pay attention for more than five seconds. Until that day, Hot Shot's likely response to most anything is, "Yeah yeah, like, whatever."

Hot Shot's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Jolt (Armada)|'''Jolt''']], though he has been known to moonlight with [[Mirage (Armada)|'''Mirage''']].

:''Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name'': '''Hot Rod'''<br>
:''Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Exillion/Exigeyser'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
One million years ago, Hot Shot was a member of the Autobots, the guardians of [[Cyber City]]. Soon news of a warlike faction called [[Decepticon]]s, led by the power-hungry [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], reached Cyber City via a dying [[Mini-Con]] Hot Shot found. The Mini-Con handed him a video disc and with his dying breath, demanded Hot Shot take it to Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime played the disc, a distress signal from [[Leader-1]], head of [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village D10]], who begged the Autobots for help.

[[Image:Hotshotraizeyes.jpg|left|thumb|Hot Shot watches in horror as [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] buys the last can of [[jaAm]].]]

The Decepticons themselves soon arrived in Cyber City, armed with Mini-Cons they had captured and reconfigured to bestow incredible power when [[Powerlinx]]ed. Outclassed and near total defeat, Optimus Prime called his troops into retreat, and after the majority of Mini-Cons escaped [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to parts unknown, the Autobots lost much of the planet to the Mini-Con-powered Decepticons.

In the present day, both the Autobots and Decepticons received a signal of the Mini-Cons' activation on the planet [[Earth]]. Hot Shot and his colleagues [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] were led by Optimus Prime to the planet, where they met the Decepticons in battle. But this time, with the help of the estranged Mini-Cons, the Autobots regained the edge they lost against the Decepticons one million years prior. An uneasy alliance was formed, and Hot Shot was partnered with the Mini-Con [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. {{storylink|Armada_%28Dreamwave_comic%29#Volume_1:_First_Contact|First Contact}}

After this initial battle on Earth, Megatron is quick to capture the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] and forge them into the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]]. Optimus Prime led Hot Shot and Red Alert against the Decepticons again, despite being at a strategic disadvantage while the Mini-Cons were missing, a point Hot Shot belabored. Thankfully, the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons arrived just in time to Powerlinx with Hot Shot and the other Autobots, fend off Megatron, and rescue the Air Defense Mini-Cons from the Decepticon leader's clutches.

[[Image:Hotshotguido.jpg|thumb|200px|"Well, let's go!"]]

Soon, a Mini-Con beacon tower erected in [[Tranquility, Kansas]], drawing all Earth-bound Mini-Cons to it. Hot Shot and the rest of the Autobots again met the Decepticons in battle at the location when the tower's effect was discovered. However, they were too busy fighting to notice the beacon tower blasting off towards the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Hot Shot and Red Alert secreted Optimus Prime into the Decepticon base for the use of their space bridge, so that the Autobot leader could ask for reinforcements from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Armada_%28Dreamwave_comic%29#Volume_2:_Fortress|Fortress}}

After the Mini-Cons were evacuated from the moon, five did not return home safely and sent a distress signal from northern Alaska. When the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] failed to retrieve them, Hot Shot and the other Autobots arrived in full force, though they were kept in check by Cyclonus, who was suffering from a Mini-Con overdose. Though they were successful, Optimus Prime disappeared before their eyes, and when Hot Shot returned to Autobase, he found [[Optimus Prime (Worlds Collide)|an Optimus Prime]], dying, sent from another timeline to warn of [[Unicron]]'s coming. Learning of the "real" Optimus Prime's disappearance, Megatron and his Decepticons stormed Autobase, nearly killing Smokescreen and heavily injuring Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scavenger.

Optimus Prime was returned to them and insisted on teaming up with the Decepticons to battle the arriving Unicron. Hot Shot excused himself from this alliance, as Smokescreen's critical condition due to the Decepticons' recent attack still weighed heavily in his mind. So when Megatron stole away during the battle with Unicron to strike a deal with the Dark God, Hot Shot, Scavenger, and Red Alert ambushed him, leaving him to die as Unicron was seemingly destroyed by the [[Mini-Con Matrix]]. {{storylink|Armada_%28Dreamwave_comic%29#Volume_3:_Worlds_Collide|Worlds Collide}}

====''Energon''====
[[Image:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sorry, Hot Shot, you've been replaced.]]

Ten years later, at the beginning of the Energon Era, Hot Shot accompanied Optimus Prime, who was skeptic and restless about the new peacetime, to his visit with the High Council in Cyber City. Prime's demands for vigilance were denied, so Hot Shot later followed him to a special [[uplink platform]] that [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] had directed them to. This trip was a first outing for the rookie Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], who fawned over Hot Shot. Hot Shot met this with difficulty. Learning of the continued existence of [[Unicron]], Prime once again returned to the High Council, and again accompanied by Hot Shot. But this time, Cyber City was attacked by [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], who were presumed dead during the [[Unicron Battles]], but in fact were transformed into Unicron's [[Beasts of the Apocalypse]]. The Horsemen were deterred when Hot Shot and the other Autobots were granted the [[Spark of Combination]].

Hot Shot followed Prime to Earth after a distress signal was received. [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and his [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] were after a young boy who could detect [[Energon]] named [[Kicker]]. The Terrorcons outclassed them, however, and left only when their Energon-mining gear was destroyed, but not without taking Kicker. After the Autobots reunited with [[Rad]] and [[Alexis]], Hot Shot and the [[Omnicon]] [[Strongarm (Energon|Strongarm]] were able to pursue the Terrorcons and deliver a special suit to Kicker that his father, [[Doctor Jones|Dr. Jones]], had made for him. With Kicker's help, the Terrorcons were defeated and returned to Unicron.
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===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Brent Miller]] (US), [[Kōsuke Okano]] (Japan)<br>

[[Image:Hotshotarmada.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He grins because he's too stupid to be sad.]]

Special attacks: Axle Cannon

An indeterminate number of years ago on Cybertron, Hot Shot and the Autobot [[Wheeljack_(Armada)|Wheeljack]] were amidst a fiery battlefield blaze. Wheeljack was incapacitated, so Hot Shot left him, promising to get help. However, his Autobot comrades would not let him return to help his friend. Instead, Wheeljack was rescued by [[Megatron_(Armada)|Megatron]] and swore vengeance against Hot Shot and the Autobots.

When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] received the [[Mini-Con]] distress signal, Hot Shot was one of two soldiers he brought with him to Earth to investigate. He soon scanned the form of an Earth sports car and partnered with the Mini-Con [[Jolt (Armada) (Armada)|Jolt]]. {{storylink|Base}}

When all three Mini-Cons that combine to form the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword were collected, Optimus assigned them to Hot Shot. The Autobot was young, inexperienced, and hotheaded, so the great advantage the Star Saber granted him went straight to his ego. With the sword, he was nearly unbeatable on the battlefield until a Decepticon named [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] taught him the hard way that power without skill was useless against an experienced opponent. Hot Shot's naivety was his downfall. The double-agent [[Sideways]] tricked Hot Shot out of the sword, and Hot Shot was beaten nearly to death by his frustrated opponents. {{storylink|Overmatch}}

[[Image:Hotshotstarsaber.jpg|250px|thumb|He loves his Star Saber sword. It's so bad.]]

Wheeljack returned to Hot Shot's life, seeking revenge. The new Autobot recruit [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] was caught up in Wheeljack's vendetta, so Hot Shot protected Side Swipe as best he could, hoping not to repeat his past mistakes. Wheeljack was deterred, but promised he'd be around later to revisit his ill will. {{storylink|Past, Part 1}}

When Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to save Earth, Hot Shot was put in command. Hot Shot declined to take the Matrix of Leadership, which marked the beginning of a very unassertive and indecisive administration. It was also short, as Optimus Prime returned to life after not too long. {{storylink|Remorse}}

The Decepticons managed to take over Cybertron. [[Unicron]], the Chaos Bringer, was looming over their planet, but [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (previously Megatron) would not listen to Optimus Prime's pleas to unite their two factions against him. Hot Shot decided to take matters into his own hands and fought his way through the Decepticon base and countless Decepticon warriors to reach Galvatron and reason with him. If it were not for Wheeljack's intervention, he might not have survived. Under the Autobot/Decepticon alliance, Wheeljack's hatred of Hot Shot seemed to soften, and the two learned to trust each other again. {{storylink|Dash}}

After the destruction of Unicron and the defeat of Galvatron, Optimus Prime felt he had failed as Autobot Leader, and with the end of conflict between the two factions, he exiled himself to parts unknown. Hot Shot and [[Jetfire_(Armada)|Jetfire]] were left in charge of the Transformers. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====Energon====
:''Voice Actor(s):'' [[Brent Miller]] (US), [[Kōsuke Toriumi]] (Japan)<br>

[[Image:Hotshotenergoncartoon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Hot Shot always forgets he's not supposed to shoot at the humans.]]

Hot Shot would find himself stationed on Earth as the commander of [[Ocean City]] while Optimus Prime was away training new soldiers on Cybertron. Though he had matured since the threat of Unicron, Hot Shot was still a young soldier with a large mass of responsibility placed on his shoulders.

Hot Shot often clashed with Kicker and Ironhide, the latter seeing Hot Shot as his idol, and was often paired with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] as his Powerlink partner. It wasn't until the arrival of Hot Shot's former commander and idol, [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], that he would question his own allegiances. Not moved by Rodimus' plea to help him to resurrect [[Unicron]], Hot Shot threatened to open fire, only to be struck down by Rodimus. After Rodimus saved Hot Shot's life, he regretted his quick judgment. The relationship between Hot Shot and Rodimus was eventually restored and they become Powerlink partners.

Hot Shot continued to serve under Optimus Prime, surviving many battles on Cybertron and other worlds. Along with several other Autobots, Hot Shot was injured when the reborn Unicron destroyed a fledgling planet in the reformed Q-system. Hot Shot was reformatted into a slick silver body along with his Autobot comrades. He eventually merged his [[spark]] with that of [[Optimus Supreme]] and his partners in the final battle with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]].

====Cybertron====
:''Voice Actor(s):'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (US), [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] (Japan)<br>
:''Special attacks:'' Accel Wing, Double X Shot, Battle Dagger

[[Image:Hotshotcybertron.jpg|thumb|250px|He knows kung-fu.]]

When [[Unicron]]'s destruction resulted in a black hole that threatened the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime ordered the planet to retreat into hiding on Earth. Hot Shot took the form of a blue Earth sports car.

This form came in handy when Optimus reassigned Hot Shot and [[Red_Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] to search for [[Velocitron]]'s [[Cyber Planet Key]]. He quickly developed a competitive bond with [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], the leader of Velocitron. Against Red Alert's warnings, Hot Shot joined the Great Race. Hot Shot pushed himself beyond his means, almost to the point of destruction, but no matter how he tried, he could never defeat Override. The constant racing took a noticeable toll on his body. Was he really doing this to win the Key or just to prove to himself he was still the fastest in the galaxy?

Hot Shot was in big trouble when Optimus arrived on Velocitron and found out what he was up to. But Optimus Prime changed his mind when he realized that winning the race was the only way to win the Key. With the Autobots' full support and [[Coby]]'s help, Hot Shot won the Great Race and the Cyber Planet Key.

Later, Hot Shot, Red Alert and [[Scattorshot]] faced [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] alone when the Decepticon leader returned to Earth thristing for revenge against the treacherous Starscream. Humiliating the Decepticon in combat, Megatron, enraged, used his new Omega Lock-powered Death Machine Gun on the three Autobots, crippling them beyond repair. {{Storylink|Revelations}}

[[Image:CDHotShot_fists.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Now we know why his shoulders hurt]]

Fortunately, the powers of Primus acting through the [[Omega Lock]] bathed the trio in the creator's holy light, repairing and reformatting the young Autobot into '''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot.''' Along with his newly reformatted friends, the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] arrived on the battlefield and easily defeated the Decepticons Scourge and Megatron. {{Storylink|Critical}}

As Optimus Prime and the other Autobots dealt with Starscream and Megatron's forces, the Cybertron Defense Team was sent on an advance mission to Planet Cybertron. Hot Shot and his fellow team members had to blast their way through a debris field littering the Space Bridge path to Cybertron, during the course of which Hot Shot's vision was obscured by a thick oily substance excreted out of an asteroid as it exploded.

When the unit finally arrived on Cybertron, they were shocked to discover the planet overrun with the parasitic [[Scrapmetal drone]]s, and quickly had to fight their way through legions of the robotic pests. {{Storylink|United}}

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{{spoiler}}

Much later on [[Gigantion]] the Cybertron Defense Team was caught in [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]'s smokescreen, but they managed to figure out the mysterious agent's mind games and defeat him.

After Override resigned from leadership of Velocitron in order to travel to a new world, Hot Shot won the race to determine who would be her successor, despite his bulky new body.

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|My LifE iS pAiN.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-03'''

: ''Armada'' Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow Audi TT. He is packaged with [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], who, when attached to the [[powerlinx]] port on Hot Shot's rear, deploys his rear axle over the back of his head and (in the same motion) fires a missile from his hubcap. Jolt's gun can either attach to Hot Shot's robot mode chest or unveil "driving claws" from Hot Shot's front bumper by attaching to Hot Shot's car mode hood as his engine. Hot Shot's visor can also flip over his face.

: "Hot Rod," [[Takara]]'s ''Micron Legend'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

* '''Hot Rod w/ Jolt and Air Defense Microns''' (2002)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-01'''

: Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]].

* '''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002) Hot Shot's eaten a little too much jaAM, if you ask me.

[[Image:Hotshotpowerlinx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|i eAt yOuR bAbIEs!!]]

*'''Powerlinx Hot Shot''' (Super-Con, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-13'''

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, though his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode," fixed this forehead mistake, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

: Rumors circulated that a Hot Shot with fixed forehead paint and a cleaner symbol would surface later in the run, but this did not seem to happen, and no specimens with these fixes have ever materialized.

: 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' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like Powerlinx [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]].

===Built-to-Rule===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule, 2003)

===Energon===
[[Image:Hotshotenergontoy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hot Shot, part deux]]

*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-02'''

: In ''Energon'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow Aston-Martin Vanquish. He could carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and featured a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon chip]]s could be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he could [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot.

: Takara released Hot Shot in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also a nearly-identical-but-different sculpt, most noticeably around the mouth, chin, and eyes. The reason for this is unknown.

* '''Hot Shot & Inferno''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-01'''

: In Japan, Takara released Hot Shot both individually and in a box set with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]].

[[Image:Hotshotenergonenergontoy.jpg|200px|right|thumb|He has a heart that burns for justice.]]

*'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-23'''

: ''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Energon Hot Shot used the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above).

: When he was released in Japan as "Hot Shot Fire," his car mode was changed to an unpainted silver, and additionally the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon_weapon#Energy_Cutter_.28Signal_Flare.29|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon-red redeco of [[Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[energon chip]]. Hot Shot Fire used the Takara version of Hot Shot's head.
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===Cybertron===
[[Image:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]

*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' ''GC-02'''

: An homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod in design but not in color scheme, ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot transforms into a modified blue [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_ME_Four-Twelve Chrysler ME Four-Twelve concept car]. He comes with a [[Speed Planet]] [[Cyber Key]] that deploys transparent yellow wings from his spoiler when the key is inserted into the rear of the car. The toy also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: The Japanese release, "Exillion," is completely identical other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. Though the Japanese release was treated as a separate character from Hot Shot, the toy was designed to be the character from ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', as evident by his head design and [[control art]] labeling him as such.

: This mold was used to make Red Exillion (see below) and [[Excellion]].

*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/2006)

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys.
: This mold was used to make a second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below) and ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

[[Image:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|He's full of tiny missiles.]]
*'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-19'''

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1117_Armored_Security_Vehicle M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle], in the same blue, navy, and red colorscheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be put away in a sheath on his leg.

: "Exigeyser," Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal drone]]s. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release.

[[Image:Redexillion.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Someone had to sell porn to afford this.]]
*'''Red Exillion''' (DVD exclusive, 2005)
:Red Exillion is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Limited to 500, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare against the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still treated as Hot Shot in Hot Rod colors and not as a Hot Rod toy.

:Before the toy saw official release, several advance test shots entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

:This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion]]. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)
{{-}}

*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)
[[Image:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|thumb|WhErE JAam!1?/]]

: A redeco of [[Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

: This mold was later repainted into ''Classics Legends'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

===Attacktix===
[[Image:Attacktix_CybHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|yAy, jaAm shOoToR!!1]]

*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF09'''

: Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" 40-point Warrior-class piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

: This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was ''also'' a wave-1 Booster piece.

===Merchandise===
*'''Hot Rod''' (Super Collection Figure, 2002)
[[Image:Hotshotscf.jpg|left|thumb|[[JaAm]] in stereo.]]

: A PVC figure of Hot Shot was available in Act 9 of [[Takara]]'s [[Super Collection Figure]] series in both full color and solid-pewter finish. All SCF figures were [[blindpacked]] and came with a little stand.

{{-}}
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)
[[Image:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|thumb|wh3rE jAm cOpToR?]]

: Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].

{{-}}
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)
[[Image:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|left|thumb|Taste the [[JaAm]] rainbow.]]

:In 2003, Toys "R" Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.

{{-}}
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers)

*Die-cast car Hot Shot

*Hot Shot puzzle

*Hot Shot backpack

==Trivia==
[[Image:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|left|thumb|100px|WhY mY SHoUldErS HuRt?]]

*''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype. Changes were made last-minute to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.

[[Image:ArcherSays.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lay off the [[JaAm]], pal.]]

*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous "[[JaAm]]" grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for Powerlinx Hot Shot.

*The rear axle (the "Axelzooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.

* According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Hot Shot's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
:Mass: 3,109 lbs
:Robot height: 16' 5"
:Robot top speed: 50 mph
:Vehicle height: 5' 11"
:Vehicle top speed: 186 mph
:Vehicle power: 400 hp @ 8000 rpm

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm Hot Shot at TFU.info]
*[http://www.redshirt.co.uk/tales/arm/index.htm Armada - the REAL Story, by Yartek]

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Databank

2007-08-22T23:10:01Z

24.137.214.158:

A '''databank''' is a component of [[Transformer]] anatomy the function of which is not entirely explained.

: ''Really, I don't have a clue on what it does beyond the fact that its mentioned several times....''

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1'' cartoon continuity===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was badly wounded after a [[Decepticon]] attack, [[Huffer]] did not think the repairs would go well as he felt it in his databanks. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

From this, one could infer that a Transformer's databank is analogous with a human's "gut," as in the phrase "I just know it in my gut that this won't work." Whether the databank is related to the [[trilithium stomach]] is anyone's guess.

During the Decepticon assault on an Autobot bunker, Prime said the heat from the enemy's weapon fire was strong enough to cook their databanks and informed his troops to pull out. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

Heh, pull out.

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Databank

2007-08-21T01:18:39Z

24.137.214.158: /* ''Generation 1'' cartoon continuity */

A '''databank''' is a component of [[Transformer]] anatomy the function of which is not entirely explained.

: ''Really, I don't have a clue on what it does beyond the fact that its mentioned several times....''

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1'' cartoon continuity===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was badly wounded after a [[Decepticon]] attack, [[Huffer]] did not think the repairs would go well as he felt it in his databanks. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

From this, one could infer that a Transformer's databank is analogous with a human's "gut," as in the phrase "I just know it in my gut that this won't work." Whether the databank is related to the [[trilithium stomach]] is anyone's guess.

During the Decepticon assault on an Autobot bunker, Prime said the heat from the enemy's weapon fire was strong enough to cook their databanks and informed his troops to pull back. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]
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Jake (Animorphs)

2007-08-17T00:51:03Z

24.137.214.158:

{{disambig3|Jake}}

:''Jake is a [[human]] in the [[Animorphs]] continuity.

'''Jake''' is the leader of the Animorphs. He doesn't want you to know his last name, until he's ready to tell you it's Berenson.

Jake's known animal forms include a tiger, a grizzly bear, a lizard, and a severed ''T. rex'' head.

==Toys==
===''Animorphs''===
* '''Jake/Tiger''' (Deluxe, 1999)
: Part of the first wave of ''Animorphs'' toys, Jake transforms from a really unconvincing human into a tiger, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His tiger mode front claws are separate pieces that attach like gloves.

:This toy was [[retool]]ed to create [[Ax|Ax/Panther]].

* '''Jake/Grizzly Bear''' (Mega, 1999)
: Jake's second toy transforms from a marginally better human into a grizzly bear, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His bear mode front claws are separate pieces that attach like gloves.

* '''Jake/Lizard''' (Taco Bell, 1999)
: This version of Jake transforms from a relatively realistic human (with a lizard head for a loincloth and the rest of a lizard growing out of his back) into a lizard. It was available exclusively in [[Taco Bell]] Kids' Meals.

: This toy is often confused with the Taco Bell version of [[Marco]]; however, the bag from the promotion identifies the lizard as Jake and the shark as Marco.

* '''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)
: This version of Jake was available only in the [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with Marco and [[Cassie]]. The toy has neither a human mode nor a complete animal mode; Jake transforms from a human/dinosaur transitional form into the head, neck, and foreams of [[Tri-Rex]].

===Unreleased===
* A fifth Jake toy was planned, which would have turned into a [[Tracks|stingray]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/JakeTiger/jake.htm Jake at TFU.info]

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Carlos Lopez

2007-08-14T01:04:03Z

24.137.214.158: /* Trivia */ I like Frijoles. Do you?

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Holy [[frijole]]s!]]

'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor_(Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, fantasizes about holographic dead girls, and happily propagates ethnic stereotypes.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticons]]. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[Highwire (Armada)|Highwire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobots]]. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Carlos just happens to sound just like [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and [[Beachhead]] in [[G.I._Joe|G.I. Joe:]] Spy Troops. He is also easily the most annoyingly petulant of the human children that befriend the Autobots.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)
In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha_Q|Alpha Quintesson's]] [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype.

Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] enquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====
He's still alive.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the '''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]''', Carlos was ten years old at the start of Armada. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the Dreamwave comics.

*When startled, Carlos invokes the holy [[Frijoles]].
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Springer (G1)

2007-08-14T01:01:51Z

24.137.214.158: Undo revision 87576 by Chiasaur11 (Talk)

{{disambig2|the Autobot|the (human) artist|Frank Springer}}

:''Springer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|thumb|250px|In the Special Edition [[Wreck-Gar]] shoots first.]]

'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero; great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo ("Ha!") and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, ''Springer ascended to lead the [[Wreckers]] in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Rodimus Prime|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[matrix]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he sure is [http://www.e-torque.co.uk/ speedy], he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

== Fiction ==

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
''(Events from UK-only stories are in italics.)''

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]

When the [[Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wreckers]] buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, who subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
{{-}}

====Classics====

:''('''Note''': The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2]] mini-series did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearences in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.)''

Classics Springer seems to be much more of a loner than previous incarnations, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after Bludgeon's defeat on Klo. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Springer is head of security for Grimlock's Decepticon hunters on the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]. {{storylink|Games of Deception!}}

----

=== Animated continuity ===

:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (US), [[Kenyu Horiuchi]] (Japan)

Little is known about Springer's life prior to the Battle of Autobot City in 2005. He fought bravely in the conflict, helping transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later using an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator]]. Afterwards, when [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of Cybertron's moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet Junk, where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, Wreck-Gar. Later still, he and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where Springer and the others desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership just in time, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime.

A year later, Springer attended the first Galactic Olympics alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an alien mercenary who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a batallion of [[Sharkticon|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockaroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). Springer flew the Rockaroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons.

Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) trip into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others, before winding up on [[Goo#8379B]], where he was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions later on.

----

=== IDW Comics continuity ===

Springer is the leader of the [[Wreckers]]. Despite admitting that they usually fight for planets that have become lost causes, he seems keen to stand up for such causes against overwhelming odds. This belief even extends to his fellow Autobots, as seen when he leads a mission to rescue [[Kup]], even though the old warrior, driven half-mad by the crystals covering the surface of the planet he and his team crash-landed on, is killing his rescuers under the delusion that they are "zombots".

===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
In this continuity, Springer is apparently at least a member of the Wreckers, as he is seen bearing their distinctive insignia in his brief appearance. Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterwards, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the Maximal Upgrade.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

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

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Carlos Lopez

2007-08-14T00:58:54Z

24.137.214.158:

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Holy [[frijole]]s!]]

'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor_(Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, fantasizes about holographic dead girls, and happily propagates ethnic stereotypes.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticons]]. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[Highwire (Armada)|Highwire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobots]]. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Carlos just happens to sound just like [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and [[Beachhead]] in [[G.I._Joe|G.I. Joe:]] Spy Troops. He is also easily the most annoyingly petulant of the human children that befriend the Autobots.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)
In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha_Q|Alpha Quintesson's]] [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype.

Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] enquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====
He's still alive.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the '''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]''', Carlos was ten years old at the start of Armada. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the Dreamwave comics.

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[[Category: Humans|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Armada characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
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