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Ramjet (G1)

2007-09-09T14:38:27Z

24.149.169.139:

{{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==
===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 the 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 was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{Storylink|The 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.

===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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===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 Continuity===

Ramjet's ramming headbutting abilities seem to have been hindered in the New Avengers cross over, as they robbed him of his conehead

==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 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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==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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[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
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Nightbeat (G1)

2007-08-07T20:21:30Z

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{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}

:''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nightbeatg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As soon as I finish this jaunty Irish jig, you're under arrest.]]

'''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This monomania has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count. Yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and committed huge faux-pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that when the thrill of the hunt has him -- and he will not be denied.

Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle_(G1)|Muzzle]], who he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bond]]ed.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Veillure'''

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

''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren]] to serve as his personal "Watson". At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over the body, and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''

''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon blaster as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown}}

During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]]. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious bird statue to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.

At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgramage to the mountain in order to touch a "sacred idol" and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.

Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous Mind-Leech device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. The Autobot trio remained captives on board the Mayhem ship until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus]] into some equipment. This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.

The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling harpoon straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the artificial gravity in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down!}}

Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After review witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a dimensional portal they knew had been active at the time of the explosion, and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in unspace, assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm!}}

It was. Ratchet reappeared on the Ark fused at a molecular level to Megatron. This wasn't a [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|"pure, strong, and fast"]] fusion; it was a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. Prime managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Price of Life!}}

Nightbeat continued serving as one of Prime's most steadfast warriors. He was personally teamed with Optimus during the Decepticon Civil War, and was blasted by [[Circuit Breaker]] while trying to keep [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the [[Neo-Knights]] from tearing each other apart. He survived the war with [[Unicron]], and remained part of the Autobot army afterwards as well.

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Dirge_DeathSwarm.jpg|thumb|250px|left|We hate you, [[Simon Furman|Furman]], forever.]]

Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the Swarm. As [[Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian army attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}}

He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him.{{storylink|A Rage in Heaven}}

===Television commercials===
[[Image:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]

While being driven by Muzzle on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren]] and [[Hosehead]] at his sides), Nightbeat transformed into robot mode. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the Age of Internment, Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash]], [[Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. Their mission was to acquire a member of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against.

===IDW comics continuity===
Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlan Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by an [[Galvatron (G1)#IDW_Comics|unknown villain]] before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by Optimus Prime and ordered to head for Earth. His monitors make Optimus Prime look funny.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Nightbeat w/ Muzzle''' (Headmaster, 1988)

: Nightbeat transforms into a blue Porsche. He shares a mold with the Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva|Minerva]].

==Trivia==
* In the Marvel comics, Nightbeat and Siren's head designs were inexplicably switched, which explains Nightbeat's goggles and Siren's lack of goggles in their appearances.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm Nightbeat at TFU.info]

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

*[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]

*[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]

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Twin Twist (G1)

2007-07-30T03:16:38Z

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:''Twin Twist is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

'''Twin Twist''' will sink his drills into anything, tearing it to shreds at the smallest excuse. He loves violence and fighting as much as your average Decepticon. Full of fury and the desire to show off just how much destruction he's capable of. Optimus Prime sometimes worries about his uncontrollable nature, but no one can argue that he isn't an effective warrior.

As a Jumpstarter, Twin Twist can transform between modes in a fraction of an instant (.4 of a second), signifigantly faster than most Transformers.

He's a member of the [[Wreckers]].

''Twin Twist almost always appears alongside his fellow [[Jumpstarter]] [[Topspin]].''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

:''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''

''Twin Twist was a member of the Wreckers. When the strike team was doubting their chances of survival in Operation: Volcano, it was Twin Twist who renewed their fighting spirit, protecting the weak in a bar brawl at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. After all, if the operation was going ahead anyway, [[Furmanism|can they do less?]]''

:''('''Note''': In the first UK Annual, the Jumpstarters were depicted on [[Earth]] operating with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the [[Ark]]'s crew. This does not fit into their history as Wreckers on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and must be considered non-[[canon]].)''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

===IDW comics continuity===

Twin Twist continues his bizarre obsession with left feet by trying to drill the toes off the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. This time he got kicked for the trouble.
Earlier he proved invaluable by tunneling into the hidden base of [[Bludgeon]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Twin Twist''' (Jumpstarter, 1985)

==Trivia==
*The portraits of Topspin and Twin Twist on their techspecs were originally reversed, causing some children a bit of confusion. This was eventualy fixed.

*Cartoon character sheets were created for both Topspin and Twin Twist back in the '80s but they were never used, not even in a commercial.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/TwinTwist/twintwist.htm Twin Twist at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Twin_Twist Twin Twist's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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The Beast Within

2007-07-22T23:23:33Z

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[[Image:Urrgh.jpg|thumb|300px|Grimlock has a chest burster.]]

A profound and moving narrative that forces the audience to re-evaluate all conceptions of their identity. Both thrilling and immersive, "'''The Beast Within'''" redefines the era as it forces a new standard of storytelling. Starting on an epic battle comparable to ''The Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Matrix,'' but the conflict pales in comparison to the internal emotional struggle of Grimlock as he is forced to restrain his own emotions for the sake of his tactical ideology. Pushed to both physical and psychological limits, he and his compatriots do the unthinkable and fuse, physically and conceptually, into a unified truth that mirrors us all. But with the revelation of this most sacred ability comes a new threat to the Autobots... a threat that is somehow familiar.

==Credits==

'''Art:''' [[Dylan Gibson]] <br>
'''Script:''' [[Darren Jamieson]]

*''Main characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the "[[Beast|The Beast]]", [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]

*''Originally published:'' Part 1 - May 2004; Part 2 - August 2004

Part 1 was included as an extra in [[Metrodome]]'s ''Season 2, Part 2'' DVD box set. Part 2 was included in the subsequent box set, ''Season 3 & Season 4''.

==Synopsis==
[[Image:butwhy.gif|left|200px|thumb|Yes, this thing is [[canon]]. I hate you all.]]

===Part 1===
In the war-torn battlefields of an Autobot-Decepticon battle, Grimlock mediates on releasing his full power onto the ruthless Decepticons. But, alas, he cannot! For if he let go of any restraint, he would let loose the Beast! The causalities mount; despite losses on their side, the Decepticons are gaining victory! Optimus Prime is battered and surrounded by Megatron and his troops.

Truly, Grimlock has no choice; he must release the Beast within! With Grimlock calling out, "Dinobots! UNITE!", a large amount of wires sprout out from everywhere. The end result is an awesome titan of power! Stricken with fear, Megatron orders the Decepticons to destroy the massive creature! [[Predaking]] forms! The opposing titans battle, but it is already lost for Predaking, for a slash of the Beast's sword takes care of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] combiner. The [[Seeker]]s and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] try to attack the Beast, but their attacks are pitiful! The Beast destroys them in one fell swoop ([[Starscream|Starscream]] escapes). [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] are next, but the Beast simply tears them apart, and does the same for [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], even though the [[Stunticon]] combiner pleads for his life.

With no [[Decepticon]]s left to destroy, the Beast turns to the [[Autobot]]s! Prime calls to Grimlock to regain mental control, but the Beast utters one thing... "K ...I ...L ...L".

===Part 2: Consequences===

With many Autobots having fallen to the Beast, a small group of survivors attempts to flee the scene huddled inside Optimus Prime's trailer. But Prime is not fast enough - the Beast rips his trailer open like a tin can with one swipe of his massive claw, and [[Skids]] is torn from within and meets his end in the creature's grip. With Prime running on rims, salvation arrives at the last minute in the form of Jetfire, who swoops in to pick up the Autobots and transport them to safety. Although Bumblebee urges Prime to climb aboard as well, he speeds ahead, to the rim of a crevasse, while Jetfire slows the Beast with a burst from his afterburners. The Beast emerges from the flames, and Prime calls out to his former troops, but with no response save a monstrous snarl, he opens fire. The Beast lunges at him and they grapple, until Prime shifts the monster's weight and causes both it and himself to topple into the chasm. At the last minute, Jetfire soars to the rescue again, plucking Prime out of mid-air as the Beast topples to the bottom of the pit and shatters into fragments. As Prime observes the smoking wreck, Jetfire inquires if it is over, to which Prime responds - "Is it ever really over?" All hope it is.

==Errors==
*This comic was produced.

==Items of note==
* Thankfully, this comic cannot take place in any previously-established continuity, due to the various characters being alive alongside other characters who were not around at certain times, the rampant gratuitous deaths, etc.

*[[Simon Furman]] is thanked for "help and support in the production of this comic." One can only wonder what "help" this was, but it's best not to contemplate what this comic might have been like without it.

* While Part 1 features artwork that is heavily Dreamwave-inspired, often looking like it is specfically attempting to ape [[Pat Lee]]'s style, Part 2 sees Gibson draw in a style he is more accustomed to. The Dreamwave influence is still felt, however, particularly when Prime draws his rifle from his "backpack" - a concept that comes directly from the original Dreamwave miniseries.

* Part 1 features digitally-applied lettering that is rarely aligned correctly and features virtually no periods or commas. Part 2 is lettered by hand.

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The Beast Within

2007-07-22T23:22:30Z

24.149.169.139:

[[Image:Urrgh.jpg|thumb|300px|Grimlock has a chest burster.]]

A profound and moving narrative that forces the audience to re-evaluate all conceptions of their identity. Both thrilling and immersive, "'''The Beast Within'''" redefines the era as it forces a new standard of storytelling. Starting on an epic battle comparable to ''The Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Matrix,'' but the conflict pales in comparison to the internal emotional struggle of Grimlock as he is forced to restrain his own emotions for the sake of his tactical ideology. Pushed to both physical and psychological limits, he and his compatriots do the unthinkable and fuse, physically and conceptually, into a unified truth that mirrors us all. But with the revelation of this most sacred ability comes a new threat to the Autobots... a threat that is somehow familiar.

==Credits==

'''Art:''' [[Dylan Gibson]] <br>
'''Script:''' [[Darren Jamieson]]

*''Main characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the "[[Beast|The Beast]]", [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]

*''Originally published:'' Part 1 - May 2004; Part 2 - August 2004

Part 1 was included as an extra in [[Metrodome]]'s ''Season 2, Part 2'' DVD box set. Part 2 was included in the subsequent box set, ''Season 3 & Season 4''.

==Synopsis==
[[Image:butwhy.gif|left|200px|thumb|Yes, this thing is [[canon]]. I hate you all.]]

===Part 1===
In the war-torn battlefields of an Autobot-Decepticon battle, Grimlock mediates on releasing his full power onto the ruthless Decepticons. But, alas, he cannot! For if he let go of any restraint, he would let loose the Beast! The causalities mount; despite losses on their side, the Decepticons are gaining victory! Optimus Prime is battered and surrounded by Megatron and his troops.

Truly, Grimlock has no choice; he must release the Beast within! With Grimlock calling out, "Dinobots! UNITE!", a large amount of wires sprout out from everywhere. The end result is an awesome titan of power! Stricken with fear, Megatron orders the Decepticons to destroy the massive creature! [[Predaking]] forms! The opposing titans battle, but it is already lost for Predaking, for a slash of the Beast's sword takes care of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] combiner. The [[Seeker]]s and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] try to attack the Beast, but their attacks are pitiful! The Beast destroys them in one fell swoop (though [[Starscream|Starscream]] escapes). [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] are next, but the Beast simply tears them apart, and does the same for [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], even though the [[Stunticon]] combiner pleads for his life.

With no [[Decepticon]]s left to destroy, the Beast turns to the [[Autobot]]s! Prime calls to Grimlock to regain mental control, but the Beast utters one thing... "K ...I ...L ...L".

===Part 2: Consequences===

With many Autobots having fallen to the Beast, a small group of survivors attempts to flee the scene huddled inside Optimus Prime's trailer. But Prime is not fast enough - the Beast rips his trailer open like a tin can with one swipe of his massive claw, and [[Skids]] is torn from within and meets his end in the creature's grip. With Prime running on rims, salvation arrives at the last minute in the form of Jetfire, who swoops in to pick up the Autobots and transport them to safety. Although Bumblebee urges Prime to climb aboard as well, he speeds ahead, to the rim of a crevasse, while Jetfire slows the Beast with a burst from his afterburners. The Beast emerges from the flames, and Prime calls out to his former troops, but with no response save a monstrous snarl, he opens fire. The Beast lunges at him and they grapple, until Prime shifts the monster's weight and causes both it and himself to topple into the chasm. At the last minute, Jetfire soars to the rescue again, plucking Prime out of mid-air as the Beast topples to the bottom of the pit and shatters into fragments. As Prime observes the smoking wreck, Jetfire inquires if it is over, to which Prime responds - "Is it ever really over?" All hope it is.

==Errors==
*This comic was produced.

==Items of note==
* Thankfully, this comic cannot take place in any previously-established continuity, due to the various characters being alive alongside other characters who were not around at certain times, the rampant gratuitous deaths, etc.

*[[Simon Furman]] is thanked for "help and support in the production of this comic." One can only wonder what "help" this was, but it's best not to contemplate what this comic might have been like without it.

* While Part 1 features artwork that is heavily Dreamwave-inspired, often looking like it is specfically attempting to ape [[Pat Lee]]'s style, Part 2 sees Gibson draw in a style he is more accustomed to. The Dreamwave influence is still felt, however, particularly when Prime draws his rifle from his "backpack" - a concept that comes directly from the original Dreamwave miniseries.

* Part 1 features digitally-applied lettering that is rarely aligned correctly and features virtually no periods or commas. Part 2 is lettered by hand.

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