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All Hail Megatron issue 12

2012-10-12T22:17:15Z

24.69.64.254: /* Errors */

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

'''There's a nuclear bomb coming to blow up a city as Prime and Megatron trade blows and viewpoints, and somebody has to fly up and stop it! [[Prime Directive issue 6|Haven't we been here before?]]'''

==Synopsis==
In [[New York City]], the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s continue to battle. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] swats [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] with a broken street light, wanting to avenge [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s death. Suddenly, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] surprises him and reveals that he was the one responsible for Sunstreaker's actions by toying with the mind of his former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Hunter O'Nion]]. Before Bombshell can kill Sideswipe, though, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] punches him in the face. However, he, too, gets taken by surprise by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Skywarp is incredulous about Kup's presence, since he had heard that [[Spotlight: Kup|Kup had gone crazy]]. Kup, insulted by Skywarp's "scrap heap" joke, fires at his chest, and falls near the [[Statue of Liberty]], where [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] struggle. Devastator claims that nothing can stop him, but Omega proves otherwise by blasting straight through his chest (along with Lady Liberty), and Devastator falls into the ocean.

At Central Park, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], [[Hawke|Colonel Hawke]], and the remaining army troops fire at [[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]], but without success. Sparkplug orders Hawke to leave, with the [[European Union]] plane (secretly the Decepticon [[Octane|Tankor]]) heading its way to drop the nuke at the city. Hawke protests, but Sparkplug persists, saying that he might lose his son, and that he doesn't want any of his men to join him. Meanwhile, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his "team" make it to the rooftop of a building and stay low, witnessing two of the large robots begin their duel. Armed with the secret weapon [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|he stole]], Spike decides to target the silver one. [[Bridge]] asks Spike if the other one is on their side, and Spike replies that he hopes so, considering how big it is.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] continue to grapple, Megatron relentlessly questioning Prime on why he cares about the [[human]]s after they've tortured an Autobot and put plans in motion to kill millions of their own people in a nuclear strike against the Transformers. Prime retorts that it's not only about protecting the humans; it's about also about the difference between himself and Megatron – what makes one a Decepticon and one an Autobot.

In [[Central Park]], Sparkplug fires a bazooka at Dropshot, who briefly staggers. Enraged and hurt, Dropshot declares that after having been stuck spying on the humans for so long, there's nothing that can stop him from tearing them all apart now. But in a silent, ironic counterpoint, Kup emerges from the water behind him.

Meanwhile, Prime and Megatron continue to exchange blows, but Megatron gets the upper hand by head-butting Prime and throwing him into a building. Megatron stands over Prime and tells him he respects him for his continued struggle. Nevertheless, Megatron orders Tankor to proceed with the bombing, and Tankor, shedding his European Union disguise, obliges. Bridge tells Spike to shoot fast, but Spike can only wait for it to charge up. Megatron orders the Decepticons to leave, but Blitzwing bemoans the loss of the [[space bridge]] and the city. Megatron replies that the Decepticons have other planets, and starting again is a price worth paying for the death of the Autobots alongside the humans. Bridge warns Spike that the Decepticons are about to flee, and Spike at last pulls the trigger.

Just as Megatron is telling Prime that he's going to take the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] with him, the blast from Spike's gun hits him square in the face. Seizing the opportunity, Prime grabs Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] off the ground and smashes it ''hard'' against Megatron's head. Megatron, crackling with electricity, falls to the ground, defeated and broken. The Autobots begin to celebrate, but as Optimus advances towards Megatron, a voice stops him; it's [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]! Optimus asks him what he's doing, and Starscream replies that he is fulfilling his role as a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] by "protecting the leader of the Decepticon Empire." Prime tells Starscream that this isn't like him; he could leave Megatron and assume leadership of the Decepticons himself. But Starscream, repeating what Megatron [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|had told him]], says that leadership must be taken, not magically given by chance, which Prime would never understand.

Optimus asks Starscream if he's running, to which he replies that he's merely done playing. He claims the Decepticons outnumber the Autobots across the galaxy, the Autobot army is in tatters, and the Decepticons are victorious. Prolonging the battle would gain them nothing, and the Autobots wouldn't waste their time pursuing them when there's a nuclear bomb on the way. As the Decepticons lift off, the Autobots ponder how to stop the bomb. They realize that someone needs to fly up to it, and they're shocked to hear Thundercracker volunteer.

Thundercracker declares that none of the Autobots can fly in robot mode, and when Optimus brings up Omega Supreme, Thundercracker dismisses him as lacking the necessary finesse. Ironhide asks why a Decepticon would help, and Thundercracker explains that there is no honor in the bomb. Drift, a former Decepticon, tries to welcome Thundercracker into the Autobot ranks, but Thundercracker swats his offered hand aside, refusing to speak to a traitor. Thundercracker says that the humans were unworthy adversaries, that the Decepticons are creatures of combat, not slaughter, and that all of their actions on Earth have been dishonorable. With that, Thundercracker takes off and grabs the nuclear weapon as it falls, then flies it into space and fires at it, detonating it safely.

[[image:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
The Autobots finally celebrate their victory, and Hound introduces Prime to the mystery sniper, Spike Witwicky. Prime praises Spike's remarkable skills, but Spike passes the credit to his "remarkable weapon." In Central Park, Sparkplug and Kup have a chat about outer space and Kup's "[[cigar]]" while sitting on the fallen body of Dropshot. Meanwhile, Thundercracker is en route to join the Decepticons when Skywarp teleports behind him and accuses him of betrayal. Thundercracker tries to tell Skywarp that Megatron had lost his way, but the furious Skywarp shoots him point-blank in the face.

Optimus Prime tells Spike that his people are free, but they must rebuild and recover. He says that the humans will need leaders like Spike and his comrades, heroes they can turn to in desperate times. The Autobots had traveled from their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to free the humans from the Decepticons' tyranny, and Prime offers whatever help he and the Autobots can give. Spike, while professing appreciation, says that he doesn't think humanity is going to accept them, given that the Transformers had brought their own war to Earth. As Spike declares the impossibility of a "union" between humans and Autobots, Sideswipe puts deed to word in Bombshell's lab: Stricken with horror at the sight of Hunter O'Nion's ravaged physical state, Sideswipe turns off the machines supporting his tortured life.
{{--}}

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

==Quotes==
"Word is you went ''crazy.'' Figured you'd be in the ''scrap heap'' by now, Kup."
:—'''Skywarp''' read "[[Spotlight: Kup]]" just like the rest of us.

"No! You will ''not'' defeat Devastator! You are ''nothing!''" 
"Wrong. I am ''Omega Supreme!''"
:—'''Devastator''' and '''Omega Supreme's''' final exchange, wherein Omega continues to push his Transformer equivalent of "I'm Batman."

"Leadership of the Decepticons must be ''taken,'' Prime. Not ''magically'' offered up by ''chance.'' Something your kind will ''never'' understand."
:—'''Starscream''' disses the Matrix while also stealing it.

"Brother. I'm glad you have seen the way, your choice is—" 
"Do not ''speak'' to me. I'm no ''traitor'' to my ''kind.''"
:—'''Drift''' gets no love from '''Thundercracker''', either.

"So what's with the [[cigar]]?" 
"What's a 'cigar'?"
:—'''Sparkplug''' and '''Kup''' talk about Kup's "sparkplug," appropriately enough.

==Notes==
* While it has been obliquely hinted at [[Spotlight: Drift|before]], Kup's brush with insanity is finally acknowledged directly, though not in a way that actually ''addresses'' the disconnect.
* [[Octane]], like his ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy, now goes by the name of Tankor. Poor guy.
* The [[Decepticomments]] section describes the ''Coda'' issues and provides art from some of the covers.

===Errors===
* In the description of the ''Coda'' issues, #16 has [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s story as a second "Story 1" rather than "Story 2". Also, Guido Guidi is misspelled as "Guido Guido". Ok, we ''get'' it, he's [[Italy|Italian]]!
* When Prime talks to Spike on page 21, he's probably supposed to start with "Your people are free," not "Our people".
* When Bombshell re-appears after being punched out by Kup, the damage to his face is missing.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' A "reverse" of issue 1's cover, with Prime holding an waving American flag and Megatron's fusion cannon; art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover B:''' Prime vs Megatron; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Apocalypse Comics Exclusive Cover:''' Homage to ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #50, with Megatron in place of Spidey; art by Casey Coller with colors by Joana Lafuente.
<gallery>
Image:All Hail Megatron 12a.jpg|America loves Prime like France loves Jerry Lewis.
Image:All Hail Megatron 12b.jpg|All Hail Prime!
Image:All Hail Megatron 12ri.jpg|Who are you then, [[Frank Welker]]?
</gallery>

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Legacy (episode)

2012-09-24T23:15:45Z

24.69.64.254: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46
|prev=The Human Factor
|next=Alpha; Omega
|image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg
|caption=Not the biggest fan of the Zoidberg meme.
|title="Legacy"
|airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures, NO PICTURES!!!]]

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.

Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.

[[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]

On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.

[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, knowing that something is up if Megatron hasn't pulled the sword out, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.

[[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Autobots, hooooooooooo."]]

As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.

The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)
*[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)

|c3=
*Truck driver (3)
*[[Jack Darby]] (4)
*[[Vince]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"...I just pulled a Miko."
:—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.

"Who in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''
:—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.

"All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!"
:—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.

"I loosened it up for him."
:—Keep telling yourself that, '''Smokescreen'''.

"We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour."
:—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.

"How epic was that?"
:—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

* Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and [[June Darby|June]].
* Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.
* Arcee's right arm silently changes into a blaster as the Decepticons begin firing at the Autobots at the pod site.

===Continuity notes===
* Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in "[[One Shall Fall]]" and "[[New Recruit]]".
* Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].
* Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in "[[Toxicity]]".
* Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in "[[Speed Metal]]".
* Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as "pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]", a nod to her repeated habit of running into trouble.
* Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]", and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in "[[Triangulation]]".
* Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.
* Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in "New Recruit".
* This is the first time we hear Megatron refer to Optimus as just "Prime" when he flies off to intercept him.

===Continuity errors===
* Ratchet is reluctant to send Smokescreen by himself to investigate the second relic, but concedes since he has no other choice. He seems to have forgotten about [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. However, given Ratchet's anger at Wheeljack for the events of "[[Hurt]]", he may simply be too stubborn to ask him for help.

===Transformers references===
* Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].
* This episode marks yet another use of the phrase "[[darkest hour]]", only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.
* The first "[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]" sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in "[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]]." Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.

===Real-world references===
* The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.
* The truck driver referred to Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.

===Trivia===
* Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.
* Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of "Speed Metal". Some people just don't learn their lessons.
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Talk:Starscream (WFC)

2012-09-01T01:02:10Z

24.69.64.254: /* Autobot */ new section

The soldiers on Starscream's station were all Autobots. One would assume "Autobot" to be the default faction of all Transformers prior to Megatron's rebellion. Additionally, Jetfire names Starscream and his goons as "traitors" and that the {Autobot leader} Zeta Prime would hear of this betrayal. Wouldn't that make Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp Autobots originally? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:46, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
:The description for the achievement on that level (the one where you have to kill all but one prisoner) refers to the prisoners as neutrals. Plus, their funky Tron lines are yellow, while Autobots are red and Decepticons are purple. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:48, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
::Ahh, I didn't note the yellow lights. My mistake. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 10:57, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
:::It might still be worth noting on the [[Neutral]] page. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:24, 3 July 2010 (EDT)

== Part of the Ambush/Bodyguard? ==

Reading back through Exodus: Starscream was not really a part of the attack on the Casino, as he's surprised and puzzled by some of what's happening, though he clearly knewn something was up, with a planned meeting with Megatron after he has secured the old Prime somewhere "safe". Basically, like in much of the book, he's skirting the line, leaving his options open to join either side. My question though, it seems a bit like he might have been there "officially" to guard the Prime. Like a lot in Exodus it's a bit vague though. Did anyone else get the vibe that he was specifically there with Sentinel as a bodyguard? (At least from Sentinel's point of view). --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 19:43, 19 July 2010 (EDT)
:I definitely got the impression he was there to guard Sentinel Prime. Why else would the Prime have gone with him?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:49, 19 July 2010 (EDT)
::Pretty much answered iself later in the chapter. Starscream was definately there as sentinel's bodyguard, and apparently had worked as such for a good while before. We need to add that to the article.--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 19:52, 19 July 2010 (EDT)
:::I have done it, but like all the Decepticons' motives in ''Exodus'' it is meant to be ambigious because these are inherently untrustworthy characters. Starscream may well have been aware of the attack and used it as the opportunity to deliver Sentinel to Kaon, with Sentinel's cowardice at Altihex only reinforcing his motive. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 08:20, 1 August 2010 (EDT)

== Michael Jackson ==

For anyone who's looked at the Amazon preview of the ''Prime'' comic, it appears just as Dark Energon turned Megatron into a [http://www.council-of-elrond.com/castdb/ringwraith/ringwraith2.jpg Wraith], Starscream has turned into [[Michael Jackson]]. We need to have every caption of him in the show to tribute Wacko Jacko in some way. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 07:03, 7 September 2010 (EDT)

== Starscream Picture ==

I have a new picture for Starscream but I cannot upload it. Could someone help? Here is the link. http://www.seibertron.com/images/cartoon/tf-prime-starscream-5.jpg
[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 11:39, 30 November 2010 (EST)

== Contradiction ==

Isn't it easily resolved as "He was a scientist, but isn't now"?[[Special:Contributions/12.53.10.226|12.53.10.226]] 08:51, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:The passage implied Starscream and Megatron had no scientific experience to understand that Dark Energon could be made by infecting regular Energon. Starscream seems like a scientist in ''Prime'' so hopefully the contradiction will be put to bed soon. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 09:55, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::That doesn't "put to bed" the contradictions present within the Exodus novel itself, which is what that note is about. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 09:59, 29 November 2010 (EST)

== Picture ==

I am having trouble uploading a good screenshot of Starscream. Would someone mind helping?[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 09:09, 4 December 2010 (EST)

== Cockpit chest ==

Is this the first Starscream to NOT have his vehicle mode cockpit and/or nose cone located on his robot mode chest or is it just me?
 - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 10:55 AM, 12 March 2011 A.D.
:Actually [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] Screamer's cockpit became his legs, see [[:Image:MWStarscream Toy.jpg|here]]. It's so obscure though I'll add it to the notes. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 10:59, 12 March 2011 (EST)
:[[Starscream_%28G1%29/toys#Machine_Wars|Just you.]] Please don't, AT, we've already REMOVED it from the notes before. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:00, 12 March 2011 (EST)

== Elite Guard? ==

in Exodus, Starscream (along with Skywarp and Thundercracker ) served as sentinel Prime's bodyguards. In Aligned Continuity, The Elite Guard were defined as the bodyguards of the Prime and the Council. Does this mean that Starscream was on the elite guard? (Note that Starscrem lead the Sky Command, and Elite Gaurdsmen were often seen in charge of such things in Animated Continuities. [[User:Lush City|Lush City]] 01:27, 20 December 2011 (EST)

== Eating Birds ==

In the live chat with Steve Blum and Jeff Kline yesterday, Steve Blum said that Starscream has swallowed a bird by accident while flying. Should that maybe be added to the notes? Or should it just be taken as a joke? --[[User:Mademoiselle Juko Pax-Prime|Juko]] 16:25, 7 February 2012 (EST)
:I'd take it as a joke, since Starscream apparently can't fly in robot mode in ''Prime'', and jets have no mouths. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 13:45, 4 April 2012 (EDT)

== Leg fins ==

I've got the Japanese release of the FE Starscream toy, and the instructions don't mention the tiny little winglets that can be deployed from the back of his legs for slightly increased show accuracy. The Japanese instructions are usually better than the Hasbro ones for stuff like this, so I wanted to see if they were mentioned in those instructions before adding a note. [[User:LiamK|LiamK]] 16:22, 14 February 2012 (EST)

:[http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_view.php?mode=instructions&itemID=1994 No, they] [http://www.unicron.com/tfitem/itemimage_view.php?mode=instructions&itemID=1994&imageID=2571 were not], apparently. Nice find! [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 21:45, 14 February 2012 (EST)

== Voyager figure ==
Looks to me like the detailing on the weapon he comes with suggests it's a retooling of Prime's Powerizer gun. The only difference seems to be the more "alien" gun barrel. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 13:50, 9 March 2012 (EST)
:Yeah, it isn't. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 13:39, 4 April 2012 (EDT)

== Neutral ==

I would just like to mention that Starscream is often kept in the "Decepticons" category on episode pages. Unless he rejoins them, remember to put him in "Other" first.
: You can be a Decepticon without being in Megatron's group. I imagine Starscream still considers himself a Decepticon, regardless. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 16 June 2012 (EDT)
::Well, he did claim to be "no longer affiliated with that entity" in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 1", when Silas called him a Decepticon. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:07, 16 June 2012 (EDT)
:::1) It's Starscream. He'll say anything, and does, if it gets him on someone's good side. 2) He's still got the Decepticon logo on his chest. 3) Airachnid is considered a Decepticon in "[[Predatory]]," even though she'd been a free agent for however-long. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:27, 16 June 2012 (EDT)

== Autobot ==

Was Starscream an Autobot? He seemed to have a connection, as Jetfire angrily called him a "traitor."--[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 21:01, 31 August 2012 (EDT)

== Autobot ==

Was Starscream an Autobot? He seemed to have a connection, as Jetfire angrily called him a "traitor."--[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 21:02, 31 August 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Starscream (WFC)

2012-09-01T01:01:46Z

24.69.64.254: /* Autobot */ new section

Aerialbot (WFC)

2012-09-01T00:53:31Z

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

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Aerialbot}}
:''The Aerialbots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded}}
The '''Aerialbots''' are the few [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s loyal to the Autobots rather than the [[Decepticon]]s.

*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] (leader)
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
The Seekers were generally Decepticon-leaning [[neutral]]s following [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s lead, until [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] bombed [[Vos]]. Though a good portion of the main Seeker forces still followed Starscream into the Decepticons, the survivors of the Vos massacre felt betrayed and joined the Autobots instead, becoming the Aerialbots and patrolling [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Kalis]]. Jetfire was a Decepticon who defected to the Autobots and mostly worked in a laboratory to improve their flight capabilities. He led the Aerialbots to gather every spaceworthy craft to distract [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] while the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' was built. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
Silverbolt was present as part of Prime's command crew after the Ark fled Cybertron through the space bridge. Oddly he was the only flier that seemed to be present and his ability was treated as a unique virtue. What happened to all the other Aerialbots that were under his command on Cybertron is unclear...{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
Silverbolt was made Aerialbot leader despite his fear of heights, which displeased Air Raid. He, Jetfire and Air Raid were sent to disable Trypticon and eventually engaged the giant in a freefall battle over Cybertron. After Trypticon survived the fall, the Aerialbots arrived to assist the ground Autobots in battling him, but were swatted aside. Silverbolt's Aerialbot troops were armed with jet machine guns and X12 Scrapmakers in robot mode. However, they lacked armor in jet mode, and could be easily destroyed.
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
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[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Aerialbots| Aerialbot (WFC)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Aerialbot (WFC)

2012-09-01T00:52:50Z

24.69.64.254: /* Games */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Aerialbot}}
:''The Aerialbots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded}}
The '''Aerialbots''' are the few [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s loyal to the Autobots rather than the [[Decepticon]]s.

*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] (leader)
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
The Seekers were generally Decepticon-leaning [[neutral]]s following [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s lead, until [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] bombed [[Vos]]. Though a good portion of the main Seeker forces still followed Starscream into the Decepticons, the survivors of the Vos massacre felt betrayed and joined the Autobots instead, becoming the Aerialbots and patrolling [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Kalis]]. Jetfire was a Decepticon who defected to the Autobots and mostly worked in a laboratory to improve their flight capabilities. He led the Aerialbots to gather every spaceworthy craft to distract [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] while the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' was built. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
Silverbolt was present as part of Prime's command crew after the Ark fled Cybertron through the space bridge. Oddly he was the only flier that seemed to be present and his ability was treated as a unique virtue. What happened to all the other Aerialbots that were under his command on Cybertron is unclear...{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
Silverbolt was made Aerialbot leader despite his fear of heights, which displeased Air Raid. He, Jetfire and Air Raid were sent to disable Trypticon and eventually engaged the giant in a freefall battle over Cybertron. After Trypiton survived the fall, the Aerialbots arrived to assist the ground Autobots in battling him, but were swatted aside. Silverbolt's Aerialbot troops were armed with jet machine guns and X12 Scrapmakers in robot mode. However, they lacked armor in jet mode, and could be easily destroyed.
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{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Aerialbots| Aerialbot (WFC)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Silverbolt (WFC)

2012-09-01T00:48:16Z

24.69.64.254: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Silverbolt}}
:''Silverbolt is an Autobot from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFCSilverbolt.jpg|thumb|300px|That's not a pose, he's just in shock because he thinks the white means he's flying.]]
'''Silverbolt''' is a brave Autobot. Who else would command the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s despite his fear of heights? He cares more for his friends than himself, and as a true believer in the Autobot cause, he would gladly sacrifice himself to protect them.

Back before the war Silverbolt loved watching police procedural and forensic video fiction. He was enough of a fan of it all that he actually knows more about the forensic side of things than former investigating officer [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]!

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Patrick Seitz]] (English)
During the decepticon assault on Iacon Silverbolt and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] tried to stop [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] from getting to The [[Decagon]], but sustained heavy damage as a result. As Cybertron was dying, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ordered an evacuation of all Autobot cities. However, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] had refitted the station producing [[Dark Energon]] with a colossal weapon that blasted the ships holding the Autobots who defied him by escaping. Prime sent for Silverbolt, Jetfire and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] to lead the Aerialbots in an assault to take Megatron's battle station offline. After getting into the relay station, and disabling the safety locks, the Autobots managed to find the coolant room, where Silverbolt suggested blasting everything. Shooting through wave after wave of Decepticons, Air Raid admitted he had wanted to be the Aerialbot commander, but was impressed with his leader not entirely sucking at the job — especially for a guy who was afraid of flying. Silverbolt was not amused.

The Autobots then destroyed the station's coolant pump, and Silverbolt ordered the squad to navigate towards the control room, showing utter devotion to the task at hand. In the room, the controls were blocked off and Megatron projected an image of himself, taunting the Autobots, Jetfire in particular. Silverbolt was surprised that they knew each other, and after a war of words, Megatron sent in his Decepticon troops. Though the Autobots were outnumbered, Silverbolt swore he'd fight to his last spark, and the opposition was no match. Silverbolt then flushed the coolant tanks and the Autobots tore off through the now-empty tunnels, which were starting to come apart. After overhearing a Decepticon commander talk about Megatron's plans for Trypticon, Silverbolt's squad destroyed his troops and flew to the nerve centre, where they deactivated the beam's pulse regulator. After stalling waves of Decepticons, the plasma within the regulator reached 110% and blew sky-high.

However, Megatron had backup systems, and sent more Decepticons. Silverbolt decided that his team could still blow the weapon up from the inside, and the team flew inside to the energy conduit, where Optimus contacted him, telling him to disable the gun immediately, as the damage from the cannon was becoming catastrophic. Silverbolt had no clear plan, but still swore to do what he could prevent the Autobot deaths. Then...the gun taunted the Autobots, revealing its true identity as a Cybertronian, [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]. As they dispatched the Decepticons and flew in further, the situation became more and more dire, and Air Raid suggested the destruction of Trypticon's [[transformation cog|conversion cog]], changing him to his original mode. Jetfire was skeptical, but Silverbolt encouraged the idea, as anything was better than a gigantic talking space gun. They managed to destroy the cog before it Trypticon could unleash a full-power blast at Optimus Prime's position, and Trypticon was forced into his beastly robot mode, falling towards Cybertron. Silverbolt ordered the team to destroy Trypticon's jetpacks, and when they were eliminated, allowed gravity to do the rest.

Sure enough, Trypticon crashed on Cybertron, and Optimus, [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] went to investigate. Silverbolt told Optimus he and the others were en route, and even gave them advice on how to defeat Trypticon. Optimus's group took Silverbolt's advice, and just after damaging his weapon systems, Silverbolt's squad arrived and tried to help out, but all three flying Autobots were swatted aside by the beast.

Silverbolt and his teammates survived, however, and got better in time to witness Optimus's post-victory speech, staying on Cybertron continuing the fight against Megatron. They would be among the future crew members of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' when the Autobots' time came to leave their home. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Patrick Seitz (English)
As the Decepticons attempted to restart the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]], Silverbolt set a group of Autobot fighters on them and used Energon dampeners to disrupt the flow of power. Though the Decepticons quickly destroyed the dampeners, they were forced to attempt to reroute the Energon through a back-up link. Silverbolt confronted them at the back-up controls. He proved unable to stop them, and they successfully reactivated the bridge. Silverbolt had still bought the rest of the Autobots time, and the Decepticons discovered that they had used the [[Omega Key]] to sever the connection to Cybertron's core, limiting the power flow.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
During the waning days of the war, Silverbolt was injured during battle and began to leaked too much Energon. Optimus Prime and Ratchet were able to stabilize his condition despite the on and off power failures. When the Ark finally launched from Cybertron, Silverbolt aided in the ship-to-ship battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, briefly pausing to tend to the wounded with his fellow Aerialbots.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{comingsoon}}
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==Notes==
* Silverbolt's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Interceptor-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Skymaster-type components.
*In the DS version of ''War for Cybertron'', Silverbolt is a playable character, unlocked by going to Options on the start menu and then Code Input. The code is 10141.

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[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Revenge of the Fallen issue 3

2012-08-17T22:47:49Z

24.69.64.254: /* Differences with the movie */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' #3
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen issue 2
|next=Revenge of the Fallen issue 4
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 3 Cover A.jpg
|caption="Who rules the skies, Starscream?" "Y-you do, Optimus."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 3]], [[2009]] (scheduled)
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Jetfire ROTFMovieAdapt3.jpg|left|thumb|150px|ME ALAN MOORE.]]
Under threat of physical harm, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] reveals to [[Mikaela Banes]] that he recognizes the [[Cyberglyphics]] but does not know how to read them. He went on to say that [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] would be able to read them, then leads them to the [[Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Institute]] where one can be found. While [[Sam Witwicky]], Mikaela, [[Leo Spitz]], and [[Seymour Simmons]] search the museum, the [[AllSpark]] fragment Sam was carrying jumps from his hand and attaches itself to a SR-71 Blackbird on display. This rouses the Seeker from his slumber. He reveals his name to be [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] but does not remember what planet he is on or what he is doing there. He states his dislike of Decepticons and says that he had defected to the Autobots some time ago.

Jetfire displays no interest in dealing with the humans until Sam mentions [[The Fallen]]. This seems to jog his memory and he becomes suddenly serious and insists that Sam tell him what he knows. Sam then reveals the Cyberglyphics that have been racing through his head. When he hears enough, Jetfire transports himself, the four humans, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to [[Egypt]] via trans-dimensional [[space bridge]]. The humans don't know why Jetfire needed to go to Egypt so they ask him to explain. Jetfire then holo-projects some of the relevant historical footage to explain.

:''The AllSpark created the [[Dynasty of Primes]] for the protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Matrix of Leadership]] was also created as a key to the [[Star Harvester|harvester]]s and entrusted to the Primes. The Primes were not to harvest the power of a sun from a [[solar system|star system]] with life. The Fallen defied that rule and destroyed all but one of his fellow Primes. [[Prima|The last of the twelve]] created a tomb from the chassis of his deactivated brothers. He sealed himself and the Matrix inside using the last of his own life essence. The tomb is hidden somewhere in Egypt.

Jetfire also reveals that only a Prime can stand against The Fallen. While the wars on Cybertron destroyed the Prime Dynasty, one orphan was left with no knowledge of his history. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].''

In [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] informs [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Ray Epps]] that, by order of the [[Barack Obama|President]], the Autobots have to stand down and return to [[Diego Garcia]].

Back in [[Cairo]], Egypt, the humans ride in Bumblebee trying to figure out the clues to the location of the Prime crypt that were obtained when Jetfire translated the Cyberglyphics. Local authorities spot Sam and try to detain him. Bumblebee and the Twins lose the police, but not before [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] is able to pinpoint Sam's location from intercepted communications.

Sam decided he needs to get a message to Lennox and Epps, but knows that calling them directly would give himself away, so he comes up with a plan to deliver the message indirectly. He gives the message to William Lennox's wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]] who then tells Ray Epps's wife [[Monique Epps|Monique]] who then calls her husband on an insecure line. While she makes the call appear to be about ordinary husband and wife chit-chat, Monique is able to get the true message through. Sam wants them to deliver Optimus Prime to Egypt.

The clues from the Cyberglyphs lead Sam and the others to an ancient tomb of human origin. This appears to be a dead-end until the Twins get into an argument that becomes physical. Mudflap shoves Skids into a wall which crumbles, revealing the tomb of the Primes. They find the remains of the Matrix of Leadership. After thousands of years, the Cybertronian artifact turns to dust, which Sam collects in his sock.

Lennox, Epps, Galloway and the Autobots arrive in C-17s. The pilot feigns engine trouble as an excuse to jettison the cargo over Galloway's objections. The Autobots and humans aboard parachute out of the plane. Sam and company are then attacked by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] while at least 11 cometary Decepticons rain down into the action. Human communications are disrupted by an EMP burst from the Decepticons while Soundwave alters satellite imagery so that the [[United States military]] will not see anything out of the ordinary happening in Egypt.

While Simmons, Bumblebee, and the Twins draw the Decepticons' fire, Sam and Mikaela try to get to Optimus Prime in hopes that the Matrix of Leadership dust could still revive him. Starscream is in pursuit of Sam and Mikaela when The Fallen appears atop a pyramid (via Space Bridge).

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (6)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (28)
|c2=
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (17)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Wheelbot]] (23)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (24)
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] (25)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] (26)
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (27)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (22)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (2)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (3)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (4)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (5)
*[[William Lennox]] (13)
*[[Robert Epps|Ray Epps]] (14)
*[[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] (15)
*[[Sarah Lennox]] (18)
*[[Monique Epps]] (19)
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] (20)
|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (29)

}}

== Quotes ==

== Errors ==
*On page 10, [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] is slightly miscolored, with a lot more black parts in vehicle mode than he should have.
*The Egyptian police cars on pages 10-13 sport a generic American police car deco. Police cars in Cairo are entirely black, with blue police lights.
*On page 11, the police car in the first panel has the blue police light on the left and the red light on the right... even though it's seen in [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] rear view mirror and should therefore have the lights swapped. Also, [[Mikaela Banes |Mikaela]]'s speech bubble is coming from [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]].
*On page 15, when Sam is explaining the three kings, he should say "then—the pyramids", instead of "them—the pyramids".
*The spy satellite [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] gets his live feed of the battle in Egypt from is somehow capable of gathering images almost from a ground level.
*All of the humans (except Epps and Mikaela) have longer hair in this one issue due to the artist change.

== Items of note ==
*As Jetfire's dialogue shows, [[Simon Furman|Furman]] appears to have problems adapting the movie-style humor into comic book dialogue. It appears like it's ''intended'' to come across as funny, it just doesn't really ''work''.
* Two of the Decepticons on page 8 sport the color schemes of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].
*Megatron can still turn into a Cybertronian jet.
*At least eleven incoming comet Decepticons enter the battle.
*[[Seymour Simmons|Simmons']] nicknames for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], "Huey and Dewey", have made it into the adaptation, one of very, very few of the movie's humorous elements to do so.
*The cover image of combined Jetfire and Optimus beating up Starscream never happens.
*On page 7 Jetfire states that The Fallen killed all of his "brother Primes". "Brother Primes" must refer to only the original Primes since on the next page Jetfire states that the Prime Dynasty was destroyed in a subsequent war on Cybertron, where all of the rest of the Primes were slaughtered except one orphan.

===Differences with the movie===
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie's]] speech is imperfect in a ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] kind of way, whereas in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie]], he merely talks with a Brooklyn accent.
*Wheelie disappears a lot earlier than in the movie, right after [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] transforms. As a consequence, he never defects to the Autobots.
*In the film, six Primes sacrifice themselves to create the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Here, 11 Primes have already been killed by The Fallen, and the 12th creates the tomb from their bodies, killing only himself to seal it up.
*The Autobots are walking onto the cargo plane in robot mode rather than being loaded onto it in vehicle mode.
*[[Jolt (ROTF)| Jolt]] doesn't appear, due to being a last-minute addition to the film.
*Instead of [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] calling [[William Lennox|Lennox]], [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] calls [[Sarah Lennox|Lennox's wife]]. She and [[Monique Epps|Epps' wife]] then call their husbands and give them a very poorly disguised hidden message. In the movie, the wives are never seen.
*The fight between [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] inside Petra is the ''only'' time they fight in the adaptation. In fact, it's one of the very few instances where the two have any dialogue.
*[[Theodore Galloway|Galloway]] is ''still'' talking after he has been thrown off the plane. Gotta love those comic book standards.
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] is monitoring the battle in Egypt via a satellite feed (with the feed coming from a camera that somehow manages to take images almost from a ground level), rather than sending Predator drones.
*Scavenger and Overload are shown in robot mode, instead of only appearing in vehicle mode. It also seems the Constructicons act as the foot soldiers for the Decepticons here, as no Protoforms are seen.
*[[The Fallen]] teleports himself directly to the top of the pyramid, making this the first scene in the adaptation where he is seen outside his sarcophagus.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime combined with Jetfire by [[Josh Nizzi]]
*'''Cover B:''' CGI render of Starscream

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Image:RotF Adaptation issue 3 Cover A.jpg
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The Smelting Pool!

2012-08-08T19:47:26Z

24.69.64.254: /* Notes */

{{picsneeded|IDW Generations cover}}
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|next2=The Bridge to Nowhere!
|image=MarvelUS-17.jpg
|caption=Apparently it melted Blaster's paint right off!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February 1986
|coverdate=June 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inker=[[Keith Williams]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''On Cybertron, an Autobot spy discovers a message sent to the Decepticons from Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Transformer]]s' homeworld, the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], is a war-torn, resource-strapped wasteland. Struggling survivors hide from ruthless [[Decepticon]] overlords, who hunt them down for sport and scrap metal. The [[Autobot]] [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], waiting to meet up with his partner [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]], encounters one such hunter, and trashes him but good.

Scrounge, meanwhile, has infiltrated the Decepticon headquarters fortress [[Darkmount]], using the wire-guided sensors in his Very Special Arm. He records an interstellar transmission received by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and some other Decepticons, who claim it is of world-shaking importance. While retracting his Very Special Arm sensors, Scrounge trips an alarm; he retreats, but Shrapnel captures him outside the fortress.

Blaster returns to [[Autobase]], but only to try and convince [[Cybertron Seven|his fellow Autobots]] to search for Scrounge. Citing Scrounge's past unreliability, base commander [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is reluctant to do so, but yields when he's outvoted by his troops.

Shrapnel takes Scrounge to the court of Decepticon commander [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. Straxus crushes Scrounge's Very Special Arm during a brief interrogation, and orders him tossed into the [[smelting pool]], a pit that serves the dual function of execution chamber and raw materials processing for the Decepticon war effort.

Perceptor's Autobots question the fuel-starved [[Empty|Empties]] about Scrounge's disappearance, and learn of his capture. The others give up hope, but Blaster continues the hunt alone. Infiltrating Darkmount, he is briefly captured and brought before Straxus, but the tyrant isn't interested and orders him tossed into the pool.

Blaster soon finds Scrounge... what's left of him, at least; the pool has melted away much of his body. The other Autobots arrive to save Blaster. Scrounge is already too badly damaged to be saved, but he passes on a recording of the Decepticon message to Blaster, who is pulled out of the pool by Powerglide. As the Autobots fight their way out of Darkmount, Blaster uses the molten metal pumped from the smelting pool as a weapon to drive off the attacking Decepticons.

Back at Autobase, the Autobots play the recording and discover that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] lives on among the Autobots on [[Earth]]. This gives the team new hope, and Scrounge is remembered for his sacrifice.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (5)
* [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (6)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (9)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (10)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (11)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (12)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (13)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (26)

|c2=
* [[Ferak]] (1)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (7)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (15)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (16)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (17)
* [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (18)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (19)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (20)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (22)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (23)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (24)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (25)

|h4=[[Empty|Empties]]|c4=
* [[Telus]] (2)
* [[Rotorbolt (G1)|Rotorbolt]] (3)
* [[Telus and Rotorbolt's buddy|Unnamed Empty]] (4)
* [[Wheezel]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
* Soundwave sent the message in issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]].
* The title on the issue's first page is given as "Return to Cybertron Part 1: The Smelting Pool!." Ostensibly, this would make "[[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]," "Return to Cybertron Part 2", although it is not explicitly named as such.
* This issue features the Cybertronian [[Alternate mode|alt modes]] of the second year [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Vehicles]].
* This issue was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] collection ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]''.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #5 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' series.
* The picture of Blaster on the cover uses his cartoon and Marvel UK face (without his visor).
* Blaster clearly kills one of the coneheads, causing him to crash and burn.
===Errors===
* Outside Darkmount, Scrounge wonders "why the Decpticons would suddenly be interested in a neutralist who's specialty is interdimensional engineering." The letterer should have used whose (possessive), not who's (contraction of who is).
* The transmission received on Cybertron states that the Decepticons on Earth were led by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and that the Autobots were led by Optimus Prime. However when Soundwave sent the message (in US issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]]), [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was leader of the Decepticons, with Megatron lost and presumed dead. At the time Optimus Prime was also a severed head, and captive of Shockwave.

===Covers (6)===
{{picsneeded|Generations covers.}}
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-17.jpg|'''US issue #17''' - Cybertron could only afford red.
Image:MarvelUK-066.jpg|'''UK issue #66''' - Delicious Transformer soup.
Image:MarvelUK-067.jpg|'''UK issue #67''' - I can write my name in the snow too.
Image:Tf commag 05.JPG|'''Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #5:''' There must be an explanation for this...
Image:Titan-CybertronReduxSC.jpg|'''Titan TPB cover'''
Image:Titan-CybertronReduxHC.jpg|'''Titan HC cover'''
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Blaster falling into the smelting pool, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #66 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover.
* '''UK issue #67 cover:''' Blaster attacking Decepticons, by [[John Higgins]].
* '''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 5|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #5]] cover:''' A strange Optimus Prime medley.
* '''Titan TPB cover:''' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and half of the [[Space bridge]] by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Titan hardback cover:''' Blaster in the [[smelting pool]] by [[Don Figueroa]], [[Gary Erskine]] & [[Chris Blythe]].
* '''[[The Transformers: Generations|Generations]] cover:''' Reimaging of US cover, by [[Ashley Wood]].
* '''Generations cover:''' Reimaging of US cover, by [[Nick Roche]].

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*1988 — [[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 9|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #9]]
*1989 — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 5|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #5]]
*2003 — ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Redux]]''
*2006 — ''[[The Transformers: Generations]]'' #5
*2007 — ''[[The Transformers: Generations]]''
*2008 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2]]''
*2012 — ''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smelting Pool!}}
[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Talk:Las Vegas

2012-07-24T23:33:20Z

24.69.64.254: /* "a three-way battle between the Autobots and the army, Megatron's Decepticons and Starscream's Decepticons that'd completely destroy the city." */ new section

The Decepticon conquest of Vegas stays in Vegas. ;)

:But Decepticon technology released to the public doesn't stay in Vegas, as everyone sadly learned. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

== "a three-way battle between the Autobots and the army, Megatron's Decepticons and Starscream's Decepticons that'd completely destroy the city." ==

Source on this? This is news to me. --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 19:33, 24 July 2012 (EDT)

Shockwave (Movie)

2012-07-23T21:31:24Z

24.69.64.254: /* Dark of the Moon film */

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most bewildering foe: the faceless!]]

'''Shockwave''' was left to watch [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, arriving on Earth to hunt for the [[AllSpark]] shortly after Megatron. A peerless scientist with deadly efficiency and a cold devotion to logic, he is one of the very few who could rival Megatron. Shockwave is ready and willing to destroy the Autobots with his arm-mounted AstroMag Cannon.

{{bigquote|Emotionless, coldly logical, utterly ruthless... killing is all Shockwave lives for.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Dark of the Moon issue 1|''Dark of the Moon'' #1]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film prequel comics===
[[Image:Foundation1-Shockwavedoesntlikeit.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"'''Your star burns!''' I require frozen treats."]]
Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The [[AllSpark]] had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. Shockwave chose to rally behind [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. However, he faced opposition from the non-believer [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], and Shockwave joined [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and several others in repelling their attacks. Ultimately, Sentinel Prime won the day, as he and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] were successful in locating the lost AllSpark and harnessing a new sun to orbit. This, however, did not please Shockwave. Now that the war was over, he was dissatisfied, and he no longer knew his purpose. This shocked his old friend, Megatron, and Shockwave explained that it was the journey he enjoyed, not the destination. Plus, well, that new sun was kind of bright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

The next day, Megatron detailed to Shockwave how he had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus, where Sentinel had tried to pass on leadership to Optimus, who refused, unable to accept he was also a Prime. At the outskirts of [[Thetacon (polity)|Thetacon]], they encountered a [[Driller]], a subterranean lifeform that had been brought to the planet's surface by the new energy flowing through it, which was attacking a group of [[Hatchling]]s and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Shockwave was amazed by the creature and called it "magnificent". After besting it, he joined the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] that Sentinel placed under Megatron's command, rooting out dissident Transformers. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

After the war broke out he joined the Decepticons. As Starscream was asking what to do next minutes before the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] went to space, Shockwave told him that they would obey Megatron's orders without any question. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} When the Autobots attacked [[Simfur Temple]], Shockwave attempted to apprehend [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], but with no success. When Starscream blew up the [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]] carrying Sentinel and his [[pillar|secret weapon]], Shockwave ordered the annihilation of the retreating Autobots, but Megatron made him stand down, gleefully predicting Optimus would return with a vengeance. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Shockwave returned with Megatron to his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]] during Optimus's revenge attack. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Shockwave asked Megatron if he could kill Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] after they had been stuck by the [[smelting pool]], but Megatron was disappointed by Shockwave's lack of vision. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Optimus got inside to fight Megatron, while Starscream and Shockwave attempted to kill their former comrade Ironhide. Suddenly, the skies darkened: the Autobots had attacked the citadel to distract the Decepticons from their true goal of stealing the AllSpark from the temple. Optimus blasted Starscream and Shockwave, and the two Autobots escaped. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[Image:RisingStorm2-ShockwaveAllSpark.jpg|thumb|250px|]] Some time later, after the Autobots sent the All Spark into space, Starscream left Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons still on Cybertron as he went in search of his prize. During a battle with a team of Autobots, Shockwave heard the scream of the AllSpark when it was found by [[Sector Seven]]. Leaving [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in charge of the Decepticons on Cybertron, Shockwave set out in an impossibly fast ship, swearing not to return without the AllSpark. He crashed in Tunguska, [[Siberia]] in [[1908]].<ref>''Rising Storm'' issue 2 reveals that Shockwave caused the mysterious real-life [[wikipedia:Tunguska_event|Tunguska event.]]</ref> He remained buried there in [[stasis lock]], healing until [[Soviet Union|Soviet Russia]] found him ten years later. Using stolen research from the U.S., who had found Megatron the same way, the Russians reverse-engineered his technology to invent nuclear power plants. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}

There were no digital records of Shockwave's existence, and the physical documents pertaining to him were lost, burned, shredded or stolen in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse. The Siberian facility was abandoned and Shockwave was left forgotten. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
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===Titan Magazines===
While Starscream doesn't like or trust Shockwave, he respects his intelligence and, if he had to choose, would give the nod to Shockwave being his successor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Quick, add him to the character list!]]
At some point during 2009, Shockwave was caught on film and the event was written up for a newspaper article. A newspaper page with the headline "Mysterious Robot Spotted" was discarded in [[Egypt]], where it was sucked up by a rampaging [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
[[Image:RisingStorm_Shockwave_and_astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Astrotrain, go away. You're spoiling the G1 ambiance around me."]]
Soundwave discovered the satirical article and its photograph, and deduced it was based on stolen Soviet documents. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} In [[2010]], Megatron freed Shockwave and brought him to his "base" in [[Namibia]], where he was eager to get back to killing Autobots as soon as possible. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Shockwave and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] made their presence known on Earth near [[Dalian]], [[China]], where they quickly disposed of the Autobots [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and stole material for a mysterious construction project.

Shockwave began following the exploits of Earth's stranded Transformers from afar, and derided its war's combatants as idiots after watching a skirmish in [[California]]. After contacting Astrotrain for an update on their project, he tracked [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s radiation trail back to Starscream's current base of operations, in a junkyard on the outskirts of [[Mexico City]]. Blasting his way through the Decepticons unwise enough to try defending Starscream, Shockwave informed the treacherous air commander that Megatron had "requested his services." Before the conversation could go any further, Astrotrain radioed Shockwave with some bad news: the "[[Brains|brain unit]]" scrap drone that held the control software for the machine he was constructing had escaped. Shockwave charged Starscream and his followers with recovering the drone. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

[[Image:Risingstorm_3_shockwave_on_NEST.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shock blast!]]

Shockwave contacted an angry Starscream who thought he was promised the Autobots would be occupied. Shockwave countered that they were occupied, but, you know, with Starscream, leaving Shockwave free to leave a message for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[NEST]] Headquarters in [[Diego Garcia]]. After killing [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and other Autobots who stood in his way, Shockwave confronted the trembling humans left to fend for themselves. When Shockwave asked who was in command, [[Theodore Galloway]] told him that he was. Shockwave killed Galloway and the other humans save one, and he asked his question one more time. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

After killing [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], he and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] left Diego Garcia, then he arrived in [[Philadelphia]] killing [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] in the process and shot down [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. Enraged by the death of Elita-One and the other Autobots. Optimus Prime battled Shockwave destroying half of his face and body, Prime was about to kill Shockwave, till Shockwave's [[Driller|"pet"]] came to save his master. the badly damaged Shockwave returned to Namibia along Starscream and Soundwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Jirō Saitō]] (Japanese), [[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Horst Lampe]] (German)

[[Image:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"We have wormsign."]]

Shockwave and his pet [[Driller]] attacked the Autobots when they were summoned to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] by the Decepticon agent [[Alexi Voskhod]]. This was done as an act of misdirection to ensure that the Autobots did not realize that the Decepticons actually wanted them to find the fuel cell from the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] located within the facility. After Optimus retrieved the fuel cell from the Driller, Shockwave emerged from it to reveal himself to Optimus, and the pair quickly retreated underground, leaving Optimus very disturbed to see Shockwave on Earth.

[[Image:DOTM-Shockwavecloseup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The four tall tales of Robodian the one-eyed jerk.]]

Later, Shockwave took part in the invasion of [[Chicago]]. He and the Driller emerged from beneath the convoy of Autobots, and the Driller separated Optimus from his trailer. Shockwave left the Driller and proceeded to track down the Autobots. The [[Wrecker]]s were sent to distract him, peppering his armor with fire from their machine-guns. He used a car as a shield and fired at them, and once they drove off, he menacingly began to pursue them down the road, missing the two small Autobots, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who quickly fled.

[[Image:830px-Dotm-shockwave&driller-film-chicago.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Wanna pet my worm?]]
Later, he noticed humans inside a building, and sent his Driller into the fray to topple a building and kill [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Carly Spencer]], [[Robert Epps]], and the other humans inside. The beast was killed by Optimus Prime using his flight gear, however, and Shockwave, enraged by the death of his pet, opened fire on the Autobot leader, briefly disabling him and taking him out of the fight.

[[Image:DOTM-OptimusShockwave.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Welcome to the refinery.]]

He soon joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] in rounding up the other Autobots. Brains and Wheelie forestalled the Decepticons from further executing their prisoners by taking control of a Decepticon gunship, and dropping [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] onto the battlefield. Shockwave retreated further away with Barricade and some other Decepticons, but the human soldiers had set a trap and fired upon them. Shockwave was blinded by one of their parachutes, and his eye was then shot out by the Wreckers, causing it to dangle by its wires. His hose and gun backpack were damaged, as well. Optimus Prime then came charging back into the battle, and when Shockwave fired at him, the Autobot dodged the shot, donned a set of [[knuckle-spikes]], and punched Shockwave so hard that part of his abdomen shattered. Even ''this'' did not put Shockwave down, but Prime did not let up - he punched Shockwave again, pinned the Decepticon down and tore his dangling eye out through his throat, finally ending the Decepticon's life. Optimus then used Shockwave's cannon to shoot out the control pillar set up in the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|1% assorted Shockwave parts, 99% weapons.]]
Under the orders of Starscream, Shockwave attacked [[Tranquility]] in an effort to interfere with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s attempt to rescue [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sector Seven]]. Prime actually had a grip on the helicopter net that held Bumblebee, but the force of Shockwave's entry mode's impact knocked him off, allowing Sector Seven to get away.

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave turret.jpg|200px|thumb|Death Cannon OF LOGIC!]]
Landing in downtown, the [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] Shockwave adopted a helicopter and an artillery emplacement as his alternate modes, promptly transforming into the latter and lobbing explosives around the city. Prime, forced to cut off his rescue, charged in and pounded Shockwave until the goliath transformed and retreated to another position. Prime doggedly kept at Shockwave, following him every time he retreated, eventually defeating the Decepticon and saving Tranquility. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

Later, when the Autobots returned to Cybertron, Shockwave appeared on the planet alongside (and presumably leading) an army of Decepticon drones. Optimus quickly defeated the drones and once more defeated Shockwave.

{{note|Shockwave is not a playable character in the game, appearing only as a boss character during the Autobot campaign. He also appears (but does not transform) as one of the enemies battled in the Autobot campaign's bonus level set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but what this implies about Shocky is debatable at best, given the level's questionable in-game continuity.}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Shockwave movie psp.jpg|left|170px|thumb|He makes up for his loss of weapons by being the most awesome character in the game. It is only logical.]]

The massive Shockwave might ''look'' like he's purely about muscle and firepower, but he's actually remarkably shrewd and cunning. Coveting the position of Decepticon leader for himself, Shockwave has been working to oust Megatron for years. As you might imagine, he and Starscream don't get along very well.

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of their lost leader, Megatron, Shockwave adopted a tank as his alternate mode. Shockwave was supposed to join [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in his attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], but instead busied himself surrepticiously searching for leads to the location of the [[AllSpark]]. After receiving a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who informed him that the Autobots were on Earth and had discovered their own leads to the location of Megatron, Shockwave had [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] airlift him to Qatar, where he helped Blackout take care of the last few military units opposing him. He relayed Frenzy's message to Blackout, then departed for the Arctic with Thundercracker, intending to investigate the site where Megatron's body was discovered.

In the Arctic, Shockwave and Thundercracker faced resistance from an Autobot unit in the area, but fought their way through them to discover that Megatron's body had been moved by [[Sector Seven]]. The trip was not a wasted one, however: after scanning a computer terminal in the cavern, Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones with him to Earth to help in the search for the All Spark. These drones were presently lying dormant all over the Earth, and Shockwave schemed to reactivate them so that they could serve him as his personal army. The signal required to reanimated the drones had to be broadcast from a great height, so Shockwave and Thundercracker quickly made their way to a rocket launch site, where Shockwave
programmed the code into a rocket that subsequently beamed the signal down over the Earth from space. Drones sprang to life all over the planet, and began attacking the Autobots. Shockwave's control of his
self-made army was short lived, however, as Autobots [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] successfully transmitted a virus that shut the drones down. Simultaneously, Shockwave received another message from Frenzy that the he had discovered the location of Megatron, and that the Decepticon leader was about to reawaken.

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and most of the other Decepticons in battle in [[Center City]], Shockwave retreated back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as did Starscream. Back on their homeworld, Shockwave and Starscream faced off for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream ultimately claiming victory. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

{{note|In contrast to the console version of the game, Shockwave ''is'' a playable character on the PSP.}}

===Autobot Stronghold===

Shockwave was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. For some reason, these drones had ''two'' Sparks. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===

:''Voice actor:'' [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (Wii version only)

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
[[Image:Dark of the Moon game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Shockwave on the warpath.]]
Shockwave had crashed on Earth thousands of years ago and fell into stasis mode. He was later discovered by the Russians and a facility was built to contain him, where he was frozen to prevent him from waking up.

Three years after Megatron was wounded, the Decepticons took refuge in that same Russian facility to repair themselves. His leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] decided to release him, since he was needed for the upcoming operation. The base came under fire, however, thanks to Starscream leading the [[Autobot]]s straight to Megatron. The 'Cons abandoned base and left Shockwave to thaw out.

[[Image:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Give me your your face-er, I mean eye!]]
Optimus discovered Shockwave and ordered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to activate more freeze tanks to keep him frozen. Unfortunately, Shockwave's [[Driller|pet]] awoke from its slumber, and lashed out at the intruders. The attempts to keep him frozen eventually failed, and Shockwave woke up and decided to destroy the Autobot leader. Years under stasis meant that he wasn't fully combat ready, and it was something Optimus took advantage of when he attacked the Decepticon assassin. Shockwave soon managed to fully recover and lashed out at Prime with everything he had. Autobot reinforcements arrived to help in Optimus' assault, but were dispatched quite easily. During their skirmish, Optimus Prime (with a little help from Ratchet) deduced his weak spot as the three cylinder-shaped generators mounted on his back. With this knowledge, Optimus Prime was then able to take down Shockwave with his jetpack/machinegun upgrades, until the Driller decided to intervene, and blocked off the shots while retreating with its master.

Shortly after, Shockwave met up with Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Nambia, Africa. He was ordered to find a device in a nuclear power plant called Chernobyl. Shockwave agreed, and Megatron told him and the others of Operation Pillar... {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[Image:DOTMDS Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Shockwave was in some state where he needed to be revived and was stored in the Decepticons' base in [[Siberia]]. When the Autobots invaded the base, Megatron was forced to revive Shockwave early, but managed to get the assassin out and began preparing for the next stage of the plan. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
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[[Image:DOTM Cyberverse Shockwave FusionTank.jpg|thumb|350px|right|It's a fusion of terror and more terror.]]
*'''Shockwave / Fusion Tank''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''006'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV19'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade, missile, Chicago

: The [[Cyberverse]] Commander class Shockwave is cast in a lighter purple than his Voyager class figure. Like that larger toy, he transforms into a Cybertronian tank, and features a removable cannon, blade, and hose. He also has a [[Fusion Tank add-on|back component]] that attaches to his vehicle to form a "Fusion Tank," and that can separately transform into "Ground Weapon" and "Battle Base" modes.

: Shockwave's alternate mode has some rather annoying problems with the treads refusing to straighten out or peg onto his body and front "wheels" securely. As a result, combining him with the action set to form the "Fusion Tank" mode will result in the back treads becoming parallel with the rest of the tank... while the front treads split open and detach from the wheels.

: Like other action sets, Shockwave comes with a cardboard backdrop. In his case, it’s a scene of Chicago under attack. Oddly, the box bio mentions ''Shockwave'''s ability to drill through the ground, with no mention of his [[Driller|friend]].
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Shockwave_Voyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Observation: gun hose. Conclusion: awesome.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD05'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[MechTech]] toys, Shockwave transforms into a purple Cybertronian tank. He has a large, detachable MechTech Battle Cannon on his right arm with a rubber tube which connects to his back, and a removable blade on his left arm. When a button is pushed on the rear of his arm cannon, MechTech gearing opens up the cannon, widening it and exposing more gun barrels. [[C joint]] rungs are located on Shockwave's arm-blade, with one concealed underneath said blade, two on his AstroMag cannon, two more on his backpack, and two more on his feet. Other MechTech weapons can peg into Shockwave's hands, on the barrel of his cannon, and behind each shoulder blade. Due to the nature of his MechTech weapon being integrated with his arm, it is not a prime candidate for swapping with other toys, due to the shape and color of the weapon; although it does fit with the Dark of the Moon Voyager Megatron.

: Shockwave's forearms seem to be backward in robot mode, with the screws holding them together facing out while the backs of his forearms are smooth and screw-hole-free. Also, his arm blade, when put in its proper place on his tank mode, is clearly backward. The blade has an obvious back, its left side, marked with gaps, whereas the mold detail on its right side is much cleaner. These may have been done to keep the screw-holes out of sight in vehicle mode and the gaps out-of-sight in robot mode as a form of compromise, instead. It should be noted that disassembling the figure's forearms and swapping them would change the cannon to the left and the blade to the right, which shouldn't be done because:
:# it's [[Show-accuracy|movie-inaccurate]],
:# the wrists are each held together with a pin which can be tricky to remove,
:# you'll end up with the screw-holes visible in tank mode instead, and
:# the gun hose is clearly meant to go to the right in robot mode, otherwise it will restrict articulation or keep falling off - though it should be mentioned that the peg hole where the hose attaches to the gun can actually be rotated 180 degrees instead of 90 (with the slightly more flexible plastic used in these areas allowing such movement), thus enabling the hose to be positioned on either side of the weapon.
:The extra barrels in the cannon also feature gaps like the arm blade for some reason.

: The instructions tell you to keep the cannon attached to his right arm in tank mode, though it is possible to stick it in between the arms. This is done by sliding the cannon's bottom in between Shockwave's thumbs. It is fairly stable, matches some stock photography, and makes for a more coherent tank.

: Shockwave's stock photography depicts him in a much, much brighter and bluer purple, while the MechTech lever on the cannon is bright red. Although partly cropped, his packaging photography on the box-front depicts an alternative placement of his gun hose in tank mode, plugging into the port on the side of his rear treads, which actually aligns better than the awkward frontal position depicted in the [[instructions]]; in the box-back. The gun hose in vehicle mode is not shown, but since the picture was taken from a left profile, it could just be covered by the toy itself, reinforcing the alternate placement. The stock photography also depicts Shockwave's hands to be articulated at the wrists, as the right arm in the photo has the hand rotated 90 degrees from the position actually possible with the figure. Many more paint applications are also present in the stock photography, not being limited to the red lever on the cannon, with vents on the vehicle mode being picked out in silver, gold details being present on the hips, and both halves of tread on each side of the body being painted silver. Overall, the colour scheme shown on the box photography is completely different from the actual figure within, with the stock photo's silver being replaced with a metallic lilac on the hands, feet spikes and knees.

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[[Image:DOTM-VoyagerShockwave-CyberArmour.JPG|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager-Class two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

: Advertised as "'''SHOCKWAVE with CYBER METAL Armour'''" on the sticker, this Canadian [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains a redeco of Shockwave along with an unchanged ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CyberArmour|Optimus Prime]].

: His purple plastic was changed to dark blue and gray, the lilac was replaced by gray, and the gray on his face cover and feet was replaced by a dark purple, with all the grays being darker and cooler in general. Paint differences include the purple on his crotch being replaced by dark blue, the purple on his shoulders being replaced by metallic lavender, the purple on his feet being replaced by a silver that gradients towards the "toes", the bronze on all three of his "wheel" rims being replaced by pink, the bronze on the sides of his back treads being replaced by a "worn out" silver, the metallic lavender on his knee flaps being replaced by a dark silver, his spiky bumper, thighs, and head lacking paint in favor of having his ribs painted silver, and his treads and aforementioned ribs being painted in a much brighter silver than usual. His MechTech weapon has also been redecoed, with the purple housing and black hose being cast in a brighter, translucent purple plastic, the gray parts also being darker and cooler, the silver paint on the main barrel being replaced by the brighter silver, and the silver paint on the sides being replaced with a ''very'' faint and subtle brownish orange.

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[[Image:DOTMVoyShockwaveStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

:Part of the [[Toys R Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this grey and purple redeco of Shockwave was sold with battle-damaged redecos of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]] and ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]].

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==Notes==
* [[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers: The Game'']] Shockwave was designed by artist [[Ken Christiansen]].
*The "Attack Copter", "Recon Chopper" and "Stealth Chopper" [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-]][[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|A-Bot]] vehicle modes from the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS video games]] transform into robot modes bearing some resemblance to Shockwave. The Attack Chopper is the only one that can be customized to appear purple, though.
*The photo on the newspaper article in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is of [[:Image:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|Palisades's statue]] of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], with something digitally added in the foreground.
*Shockwave was heavily touted as the new main villain prior to the release of ''Dark of the Moon'', no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]'s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>
*Despite being one of the most highly anticipated characters in the film (being placed in commercials, newspaper articles, websites, magazines and even on billboards), Shockwave has very minimal screentime. His only understandable line in the film is at Chernobyl: "Optimus," and seems more like a drone than Megatron's greatest assassin (he gets a lot more lines in the comic book adaptation of the film, but was probably the work of its writer). As with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in the first film, and multiple characters in the second, he emits a lot of gnashing, gurgling noises that could be mis-heard as dialogue if one strains hard to hear something in them; as happened with [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD, the subtitle writer misinterpreted one of Shockwave's snarls as the hilarious sentence, "Driller-bot is thirsty".
*Shockwave does not have the same form in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' that he does in ''Dark of the Moon'' despite both being Cybertronian forms. His form in the comics is less skeletal in robot mode than his appearance in the film, and he also transforms into a Cybertronian jet, much like [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s original body, whereas his film design transforms into some form of Cybertronian tank. (Following the leader, maybe?) [[John Barber]] commented on his Twitter account that he isn't sure why Shockwave's appearance is different from that in the film, but that an explanation will be given in issue 4 of ''Rising Storm''. <ref>http://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/60710221739339776</ref> While the issue doesn't explicitly show how he gets his ''Dark of the Moon'' body, Shockwave is indeed badly damaged by Optimus Prime. Possibly because of this extensive reconstruction, Shockwave doesn't transform in the film (or the video game prequel before it, which displayed him with his current body instead of the old, G1-esque one).
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]]'s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].
*Hasbro's online bio for Shockwave claims he had spent decades trapped under Chernobyl, but this was not reflected in any actual media; both the video game and ''Rising Storm'' comics have him held at a Russian facility from which he is freed shortly before the film's events, and the film itself doesn't give any indication that his appearance at Chernobyl in its opening scenes is an "escape" of any kind.
[[Image:ShockwaveBoxartFace.jpg|thumb|150px|right|"Logically, I must gnaw your head off."]]
*Bucking tradition, this Shockwave has a mouth. Sure, it's more like a horrifying maw of teeth, but it's there. He also has a scar on his right cheek.
*Shockwave's AstroMag cannon is a reference to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|the original Shockwave's]] toy mold being first released by ToyCo as the "[http://www.robot-japan.com/Gallery/Takara/Transformers/G1/AstroMagnum/Toybox-Astro-Magnum.asp 4 Changeable Astro Magnum]".
*Select [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US had a promotion for a Shockwave poster with the purchase of any [[Transformers brand]] [[toy]] from [[June 5]], 2011 to [[June 11]], 2011.
*Although Shockwave's toy transforms into a Cybertronian tank, this alternate mode is never seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|live-action movie]] nor the Dark of the Moon video game.
*While Shockwave's weapon of choice is described as a particle or laser cannon in most related ''Dark of the Moon'' media, it appears to be some variety of cluster missile launcher in the movie proper.
*Early artwork for Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'' showed '''Blitzwing''' as a working name for the character.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*Shockwave appears to have the ability of flight in his robot mode.
*Shockwave's appearance in a [[Burger King]] commercial that depicts him fighting Optimus Prime does not depict any scene in the film. Rather, the animation places Shockwave's model over Sentinel Prime's motions during part of his own fight against Optimus.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jèn-dàng-pō''' (震盪波, "Shock Wave"), '''Zhèngdàngbō''' (震荡波, "Shock Wave")

== References ==
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==External links==
*''Transformers: The Game'' Shockwave [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-02.html vehicle mode renderings], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html robot mode and head concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-04.html final robot mode rendering] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-05.html transformation animation guide] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 ''Transformers: The Game'' video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]

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Blurr (Animated)

2012-07-21T23:26:30Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon */

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:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Blurranimated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Speed^3]]
'''Blurr''' is a bot of action. And words. A ''lot'' of words. A lot of words said at high speed.

An intelligence agent in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]], Blurr tends to barrel ahead with whatever he's doing and simply expects everyone else to keep pace... be it on a mission or in simple conversation. His motor-mouth and penchant for tangents tend to leave others in the dust, forcing them to ask him to repeat things.

{{bigquote|First of all, the name's not "Zippy"! As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've ever met another bot named Zippy, so one can only assume that you came up with "Zippy" in reference to my speed, which may be technically accurate, but lacks a certain creativity!|Blurr introduces himself to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Moschitta]] (English), [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Japanese), [[Gerald Schaale]] (German), [[Davide Garbolino]] (Italian), [[Yuri Chesman]] (Portuguese), [[Luis Rojas]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:Blurrbumblebeerace.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Unknown to Bumblebee, Blurr is secretly his older brother, Rex, who ran away from home years ago!]]

Blurr was present at Autobot Memorial Plaza in Iacon, as Sentinel Prime delivered the eulogy on Optimus Prime's supposedly fallen crew. {{storylink|Dispatches}}

Blurr initially became known to the Autobots on [[Earth]] through his participation in [[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]]'s ''[[Street Demon]]'' races. This was because Master Disaster manipulated him using a remote control that contained an [[AllSpark]] fragment.

Blurr proved impossible to beat on the race course; under Master Disaster's control, Blurr used aggressive tactics and sped past [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] twice, even though the yellow Autobot was using his rocket boosters.

Later, the [[AllSpark Key]] detected the AllSpark fragment, so [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] stole the remote control to investigate it, which apparently broke Master Disaster's control over Blurr. When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was about to attack Bumblebee, Blurr charged off a bridge and played a mid-air game of chicken with Blitzwing, causing the Decepticon to veer off and crash into a skyscraper. Later that night, Bumblebee was on the roof of the Autobots' factory base when he spotted Blurr driving down a nearby highway past the building. Bee called out a thank you, but Blurr gave no response. {{storylink|Velocity}}

[[Image:AniBlurr-bust-ABTC.jpg|thumb|250px|There was a time when he wouldn't speak. Now he won't shut up.]]
Blurr intercepted a transmission between [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and a double agent on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] revealing that [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] was the best [[space bridge]] technician in the entire galaxy, and would thus be a target for kidnapping. Blurr sped off to try to stop Megatron, but was instead stopped by Bumblebee. The yellow bot chased him around for a while, until he finally knocked Blurr off the road. This angered Blurr, so he transformed into robot mode, introduced himself and his mission, and gave Bumblebee the chewing out of a lifetime, all in about thirty seconds. Bumblebee missed everything he said past the first sentence.

Later, at the Autobot base, Blurr again introduced himself and explained his mission, this time to the entire Autobot crew, minus Bulkhead. They still had trouble understanding him, but were able to make out the fact that Bulkhead was an expert and that [[Isaac Sumdac]] had aided Megatron in building a space bridge.

Blurr led Bumblebee, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]], and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] to Megatron's base. They had a brief encounter with Blitzwing and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], whom Blurr quickly caught in [[stasis cuffs]]. After watching, Bumblebee reluctantly admitted that he was no longer the fastest thing on wheels. The Autobots managed to reach Megatron's throne room, but Blurr was quickly defeated by [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

After escaping from Scrapper, Blurr stasis-cuffed [[Skywarp (Animated)|the Coward Starscream]]. As fast as he is, though, Blurr failed to get out of the way of [[Thundercracker (Animated)|the Egomaniac Starscream]], who crashed into both him and Coward Starscream, getting them caught in his cement overcoat and sending them all tumbling into the space bridge. Bulkhead attempted to recall them, but explained that the targeting coordinates of the bridge were never set, meaning that they could have been sent anywhere in the galaxy. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

[[Image:TFAni TransWarped Blurr Crushed.jpg|180px|left|thumb|Remember, always recycle your used intelligence agents.]]
Though caught in a cement block with the Coward and Egomaniac Starscream clones and floating across a random part of space, Blurr was able to escape due to the clone's efforts. By ricocheting off meteors, moons, and other debris, Blurr was amazingly able to run all the way back to Cybertron. But when he returned, he was greeted by [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]], who wasn't happy to hear Blurr's news that he would be able to identify the traitor by examining Shockwave's voice sample. Longarm attacked Blurr, who sped away. Longarm transformed into Shockwave, and noted that he didn't need to catch to Blurr, only trap him. Shockwave used the building's main computer to lock down the corridors where Blurr had fled through. Trapped, Blurr was crushed between two closing walls.

Longarm later handed off the blue cube that remained to an unwitting [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]], requesting he dispose of the "sensitive material". Cliffjumper then opened the incinerator and placed Blurr's remains inside the chute but...{{storylink|TransWarped}}

It would seem, however, that the cube's identity was found out and saved from a fiery fate, as Cliffjumper was later seen carrying the Blurr-cube with him to [[Team Stunticon|the Stunticons']] show. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

At the battle for the Decepticon [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]], Blurr joined his fellow speed warrior, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], in taking down [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. They used their speed to first confuse their opponents, then slapped them with some stasis cuffs. As the Decepticons fell over, paralyzed, the pair of Autobots speedsters skipped off while merrily whistling. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

==Toys==
===''Animated''===
[[Image:TFAnimatedBlurrDeluxe.jpg|thumb|300px|Spritle and Chim-Chim sold separately.]]
*'''Blurr''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-30'''
**''Accessories:'' Telescoping grill energy saw

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Blurr transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. A button on his hood deploys an energy saw weapon which can double as a shield or clip onto his back in robot mode. Due to his leg design, the very middle of Blurr's rear wheels are the only parts that roll, while the sides do not. These parts stick out a hair, though, so his mobility in vehicle mode is unhindered.

:The fin on the top of his head is molded in bendy rubber, which is fortunate, as it'd probably snap off really easily if it wasn't. There's also softer rubber on the tips of his shoulders, [[For safety reasons|so that you don't poke your eye out]], and with a Transformer like Blurr, you need a few precautions like that.

:His feet can swivel and have ball-jointed toes and heels, which lets him easily pull off running poses, if you can see him doing that sort of thing.

:This toy was [[retool]]ed into ''Animated'' [[Cheetor (Animated)|TransTech Cheetor]].

:*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on Blurr at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:AnimatedVortexBlurr.jpg|thumb|150px| Why couldn't they have removed his vocal processor as well?]]
*'''Vortex Blurr''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Telescoping grill energy saw

: A primarily gray and black redeco of Blurr.

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==Notes==
* At the [[BotCon 2008]] [[Cartoon Network]] panel, it was revealed that Blurr's design has a few small [[homage]]s to ''[[Transtech]]'' [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]], mainly the "hollow" wheels in his legs.
* Aside from the obvious homage aspect, Blurr also has the same [[John Moschitta|voice actor]] as his [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blurr (G1)|inspiration]], though Moschitta's speed-speech skill is given a different twist, namely that he no longer repeats himself.
*Character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] put Blurr's "still-beating [[spark]]" in the animation model for the compacted cube[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/turn-back-now-spoilers-ahead.html]. However, this more detailed model was never used, and Blurr's spark was not shown in the episode. His life-or-death status is thus left ambiguous in the episode (though Wyatt [[authorial intent|contends]] that characters are not really dead until they turn black and white[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1497476078]). Of course, he ''was'' still dumped into an incinerator...At least, that's what Cliffjumper was told to do, but in the recent BotCon comic, Cliffjumper was seen still holding Blurr's cubed form, so maybe there's hope yet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blurr''' (ブラー ''Burā'')

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And There Shall Come...a Leader!

2012-07-17T23:07:52Z

24.69.64.254: /* Notes */

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|next=Hunted!
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] in association with [[Grandreams]]
|date=December 1985
|coverdate=1986
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[John Stokes]]
|lettering=[[Richard Starkings|Starkings]]
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'''The greatest son of Iacon steps forth from the ashes of war.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Atscal autobotelders.jpg|thumb|left|Roget's Rules of Warfare]]
Five million years ago, the [[Decepticon]]s are attacking [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s capital city-state. Inside the [[Celestial Spires|Celestial Temple]], progressive council member [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] finally manages to convince his fellow councillors to cede leadership to a battlefield commander, instead of trying to run the war while hidden away in their protective bunkers. He entreats High Councillor [[Traachon]] to give the burden of responsibility to (dramatic pause)...[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

On the battle grounds, Optimus Prime is coordinating several strike squads at once, while waiting for word of his couriers, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Fusion]].

On their way back to Optimus Prime with a cache of [[shatter bomb]]s, Bluestreak is carrying the precious cargo while Fusion runs interference for him. The Decepticons attempt to blow out the bridge they're driving on. Bluestreak makes the jump with inches to spare, but Fusion is not so lucky and is destroyed by Decepticon laser fire.

At Optimus Prime's command post, he receives the good news from Xaaron that command of the armed forces is now totally under his control. This means Optimus can go ahead with the plan he was planning to put forth anyway, even without council approval. (How can you not love this guy?)

As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] personally leads his troops in advancing on the Autobots of Iacon, Optimus places himself in Megatron's path. As the battle commences on the last bridge to Iacon, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] is placing the shatter bombs on the support posts beneath the bridge at Prime's command. At Gears' signal, Optimus actively keeps Megatron occupied on the bridge while his fellow Autobots flee the imminent blast zone. When all the Autobots except Prime are safely away, Gears activates the shatter bombs and destroys the bridge.

Thanks to a pre-arranged escape plan, Optimus Prime is magnetically drawn to safety by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s power, while Megatron and the Decepticons are smashed under the falling debris of the bridge's collapse. Thus Iacon is saved and Megatron is dealt a crushing defeat in only a few [[Units of time|cycles]] after Optimus Prime is named to command.

[['Til all are one]]!

{{note|Chronologically, the events of this issue occur during the early events of [[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]].}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Traachon]] (1)
*[[Xaaron]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (4)
*[[Pulsar]] (5)
*[[Tempest]] (6)
*[[Tomaandi]] (8)
*[[Fusion]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (13)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (14)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (15)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Cartoon Cybertron Marvel Iacon case 1.jpg|350px|right|thumb|]]
*The depiction of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] is based on the imagery of Cybertron as seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon episode]] "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Several buildings and structures are clearly taken from the cartoon, and the most precious comparison has to be the tunnel entrance used by Fusion and Bluestreak to get shatter bombs to the Great Dome, which is exactly the same one [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] used to get [[Conductor|energy conductors]] to the cartoon's dome-shaped Autobot headquarters. The only difference is that the next piece of road for Fusion and Bluestreak is the same road Wheeljack and Bumblebee drove over befóre entering the tunnel.
*This issue is prefaced with the title "Tales of Cybertron".
*Emirate Xaaron and his fellow council members make their first appearances.
*Optimus Prime is officially named leader of the Autobots.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is mentioned as being off-panel.
*[[Big Red]] from the first issue of the Marvel series can be seen shooting at the sky again.
===Errors===
*Ironhide is coloured shades of blue and white.
*It looks like [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], but it sounds like Soundwave. Weeeeird.
*Though Optimus Prime introducing himself to Megatron isn't an error at the moment, it would later be retconned by [[State Games]] and several other sources that the two knew each other in the gladiatorial games before the war.
*In the ''Plague of the Insecticons!'' special reprint, the first and second pages were printed the wrong way round. This was corrected for the 1994 Holiday Special reprint.

===Covers (4)===
<gallery>
Image:Transformers annual 1986.jpg|'''The Transformers Annual'''
Image:plginssp.jpg|'''Plague of the Insecticons!'''
Image:Tfcolcom25.jpg|'''1994 Holiday Special'''
Image:BestofOptimus.jpg|'''Best of Optimus Prime'''
</gallery>

===Reprints===
*1986 — ''[[Transformers Collected Comics|The Transformers: Plague of the Insecticons!]]''
*1994 — ''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Transformers Holiday Special]]''
*2010 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]''
*2011 — ''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK Annual stories]]

Talk:Main Page

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== Alternation suggestion ==

Should we get rid of "Alternation" 'cuz it's been there for two years. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 19:36, 8 March 2011 (EST)
:Well, [[Alternation]] has only been there for two months, but I think once we get some translations for this ''United'' story that's coming out through eHobby, we could replace it with those. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:56, 8 March 2011 (EST)

So why haven't we done it yet? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:34, 9 March 2011 (EST)...

== Logo Characters ==

I've been thinking that the characters who sit behind our logo on the main page are a little boring in my opinion. Now, I know this site is not aboutopinions, but why not put some dofferent characters up there? Secifically, high pofile figures such as G1 O.P. and megatron rather than The Fallen and the colorful guy from that BotCon. Maybe change ROTF Starscream into G1 Starscream but the former is pretty well known I guess. So what I'm trying to say is: why not replace some of the lesser known characters with better known ones? --[[User:Megatron Prime|Megatron Prime]] 18:07, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
: Thank you for your input. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:12, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
:Ask yourself, is it reasonable to turn the tfwiki into a G1 hagiography? If anything, the front page should convey tfwiki's mentality straight up, and that is that no shit is too minor and that ''Transformers'' is respected as a brand that knows how to adapt and keep going. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:08, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
::Plus the logo already has an Optimus Prime, a Megatron, a Bumblebee, a Starscream, and a Soundwave in the rotation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:21, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:::My best understanding is characters who are presently relevant (ie upcoming or just-released fiction) are put in the rotation. Prime characters and BotCon 2011 characters, basically. (hey, on that topic, shouldn't Motormaster, Wildrider and Cheetor be added to the rotation?) --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:42, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
Thank you for putting it into perspective. It was not my intention to convey that we should turn tfwiki into a
G1 hagiography or whatever. So is that to say that the next inductee into the Hall of Fame will be on the rotation?
--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 09:19, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
: We generally don't add anyone into the logo unless we get new full-body promotional art of them. That's why everyone is recent. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:47, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:: Case in point: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:TFWIKInet-SentinelPrimeDOTM.jpg --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:38, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

The rest of the Prime characters should go on IMHO.

== Hall of Fame ==

The Hall of Fame section directly under the logo seems to me a bit outdated. How about noting Waspinator's victory now? - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 22:00, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
:It's kinda more for site-relevant news. Normally it woulda been swapped out for another Hasbro Q&A, but there hasn't been one for some time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:29, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
::Ah. Understood. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 19:50, 18 June 2011 (EDT)

== Crisscross ==

You guys should change the latest episode of Prime from [[Operation: Breakdown]] to [[Crisscross]]

== Dark of the Moon App ==

Please make a page for the Dark of the moon app for iDevices. I think people would like it!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 18:52, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Loading errors ==

I always have problems with the site. It shows the error page constently. Please help me!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 19:06, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Social Networking icons ==

I added [[Ravage (SG)]] to the social networking icons. The HTML code to overlay the text int he dead space to the left of him uses absolute positioning (a tch hacky) but browsershots.org shows it works in every major browser (as well as dozens I've never heard of.) Sooo... I'm leaving it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 18:33, 26 August 2011 (EDT)

== TLAP Day ==

I just wanted to note how awesome this wiki looked today. Hurrah! - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 00:09, 20 September 2011 (EDT)

...Now it's stuck on TLAP Day... possibly forever... [[Special:Contributions/69.19.14.26|69.19.14.26]] 16:33, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

::I doubt it will lart forever, matey.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:09, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

Ye be right! We bein' back to normal, mateys! [[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.100|66.82.9.100]] 14:09, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

English (US) translation

You're right! We're back to normal, guys! [[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.100|66.82.9.100]] 14:09, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

== Facebook link ==

It no longer seems to work. Did the Facebook get deleted or something? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:23, 5 October 2011 (EDT)
:It works fine for me. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 00:43, 6 October 2011 (EDT)
::Hmmm, maybe it's because I don't have a Facebook account then. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:52, 6 October 2011 (EDT)

== Exiles ==
Shouldn't Exiles go on the "current releases" info-thing? [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] 20:09, 7 October 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should. I'm not sure where though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 06:23, 8 October 2011 (EDT)
::Under United? That last area in that module ''was'' intended as sort of a miscellaneous catch-all for any new releases that don't fit the other categories. Alternatively, maybe under Prime? Isn't it in the same Aligned continuity? --[[Special:Contributions/67.252.49.31|67.252.49.31]] 10:20, 8 October 2011 (EDT)

== Tfwiki.info? ==

The link's pretty useless. Have you ever overlooked that problem? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.162.19|66.82.162.19]] 15:56, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

::I concur with this. Is there another reason why that link is still up there? (Sorry if I'm overlooking something) --[[User:AutoUIMagnus299|AutoUIMagnus299]] 03:33, 20 November 2011 (EST)

== gathering ==

The page for Beast Wars The Gathering has been deleated. Why is that? ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.18.164|184.56.18.164]] 20:13, 4 November 2011 (EDT))
:It's still there at [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Derik just got the link wrong when he got his bot to change all the links after it moved. I already brought it up on his talk page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:24, 4 November 2011 (EDT)

== Logo Change ==

I think it wouldn't hurt if you changed the wiki logo in the top left corner from its current ''Animated'' look into a more ''Prime''-esque logo. {{unsigned|68.147.45.66}}
: I agree! Given that Aligned/Prime is the main continuity it would be fitting. I'd happily knock something up, but graphics is not my forte. - [[User:Yuppie|Yuppie]] 19:12, 2 December 2011 (EST)
I rather like the white/blue/red look we have now. Why? Because you can tell from a glance that we sure ain't that damn terrible Wikia site. Redoing this site in a Prime theme would necessitate a lot of darks and blacks, and that would get rid of that distinction. We've branded. I'd like to hem close to the brand we've established. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:34, 2 December 2011 (EST)
:[[Image:User_Yuppie_Test_TFWiki_Prime_Logo.jpg|right]]I agree the overall theme is great and instantly you know where you are, I wouldn't want the whole page to be changed, I just thought that it would be nice if the main logo was updated, even if it was just the 'TransFormers Wiki' part, i.e. leave the Autobot symbol. The Prime word logo would fit, and like with the current Animated one change the 'Prime' wording to 'WIKI', I've had a go on Paintbrush, apologies for quality, {{unsigned|Yuppie}}
::Our current logo also has "TFWIKI.NET" on it, but I'm hard pressed to see how to fit that in the Prime logo without it looking bad. Also I feel compelled to mention that the logo's restricted in size due to placement, and shrinking that logo down to fit makes the word "WIKI" nearly unreadable anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:11, 3 December 2011 (EST)
:::What if we replaced the Prime-logo "Transformers" with "TFWIKI" (single line) and the light-slash-through-it "Wiki" with ".Net"? Use the fonts to actually depict our name. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 23:06, 3 December 2011 (EST)
::I didn't know this was a Transformers WtKt. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 10:18, 8 December 2011 (EST)
Speaking of logo changing, i wanna know how u do that. Im having problems with my title in my own wiki & i need to know how to change it--[[User:Jazzerprime|Jazzerprime]] 2:45, December 19, 2011
:If it's on Wikia, they have a different way of doing it to how we do it here, so you'd be better off asking on their community central wiki. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:05, 19 December 2011 (EST)
::Thank u [[User:Jazzerprime|Jazzerprime]] 5:04, 19 December 2011

I'm not sure what it's called, but on the left hand side of the browser tab there is a little image of a G2 Autobot symbol. Before BotCon 2010 and its Generation 21: Redux that was a normal Autobot symbol. Is there any way to change it back to the original symbol? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:11, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
:No, our "favicon" was always a G2 Autobot symbol, since the beginning of time. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:27, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
::Huh. That's weird. I distinctly remember it being the other one. Oh well. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:49, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
:::It was the original Autobot symbol on Wikia. When we moved to our own hosting, we changed it to the G2 one. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:11, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

== Fall of Cybertron in Nav Bar? ==

I'm thinking we should add Fall of Cybertron to the Nav Bar once all the pages relating to the games have been cleaned up from their current state (streamlined is the word, as there are too many useless pages to navigate relating to the FOC "franchise"). Also, maybe add some FOC characters to the cycling picture on the main page too. Dark of the Moon came out months ago, and sure the toyline is still going, but it's about to be replaced by the "Movie Trilogy" line. I say replace DOTM with FOC, or leave it and add FOC on a new slot. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 22:47, 19 December 2011 (EST)
: We can add FOC dudes to the cycling logo image once we have clean versions of them. As of now, we don't, probably because it's not coming out for another year. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:53, 19 December 2011 (EST)
:: I understand, but what of the Nav Bar? How many slots are allowed, or is it unlimited? I started wondering since I noticed WFC's slot got changed to Rescue Bots. And while that's well and good, perhaps FOC can have a slot, as we are getting more and more information each day it seems. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 22:57, 19 December 2011 (EST)
:::Potentially we can have as many as we like, with the caveat of course that stuff underneath gets moved down further. Would be cool maybe to change the skin to have collapsing sections like Wikipedia's Vector skin does. I'm all for adding a Fall of Cybertron link once the Fall of Cybertron pages are streamlined. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:36, 21 December 2011 (EST)

== italics vs. quotation marks ==

I know I'm probably being a pain in the butt, but why every title in the "current releases" navbar is in quotation marks - except "Dark of the Moon" and "Switching Gears"? I'd change it, but since it's the main page, I'd rather ask first. Also, Happy New Year, guys. - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 11:30, 31 December 2011 (EST)
:Here is {{SITENAME SHORT}}'s [[Help:Style guide#Titles|style guide on the subject]]. It doesn't list novels like Switching Gears, but I think they should be italicized. - [[User:Starfield|Starﬁeld]] 12:40, 31 December 2011 (EST)
::Thanks. I could've thought of checking guides... Anyway, I think we could add the books/novels sub-clause to the guide. - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 11:08, 1 January 2012 (EST)

== Transformers Day ==

Though it may not be worth mentioning, a lot of Transformers shows and movies aired to day. First, Rescue Bots on the Hub at 11:30 am est. Then Revenge of the Fallen at 6:00 pm est on FX. Then season 2 of Prime and The Transformers: The Movie on the Hub.

My point is that so much Transformers was on today, it should be called Transformers Day. Was there any other day like this ever before with Transformers media?[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:20, 18 February 2012 (EST)
:The Hub called today "Transformers Mega Saturday", but I think the FX airing of ROTF was a happy coincidence. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 23:30, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::There have been times when on FX, Revenge of the Fallen is on, and on TNT, the first movie is on, at the same time.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:47, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::: In fact, it's happen twice.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:49, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::::Different networks do different things. The live action movies are popular films to air on TV. Such coincidental happenings are not uncommon. FX just happened to air ROTF on this day. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 00:08, 19 February 2012 (EST)

== Fall of Cybertron Release Date ==
I thought the official release date for Fall of Cybertron was August 28? So why does it say August 31 in the schedule? -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 18:00, 7 April 2012 (EDT)

== Google+ ==
Until [[User:Derik|Derik]] puts the G+ link in the picture, I'm going to put the link in the sentence above it. -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 21:56, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
:People use Google+? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:12, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::Haha, very funny. -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 22:37, 30 April 2012 (EDT)

== Main page disambiguation ==

There is a line at the top of the main page to disambiguate, but this wiki is not called Teltran any longer, so that line is no longer needed on this page. [[User:JohnnyMrNinja|JohnnyMrNinja]] 18:52, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
:What? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:07, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
::''TFWiki.net: the Transformers Wiki is the unofficial Transformers knowledge database of 16,131 pages that anyone can edit or add to! For the semi-sentient computer that can't tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, see Teletraan I.''
::This line is now unneeded, because the name of the wiki is no longer Teletran. [[User:JohnnyMrNinja|JohnnyMrNinja]] 20:21, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
:::I think he thinks that we were refering to wikia days. Were talking about the computer from the cartoon. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 20:39, 19 May 2012 (EDT))
:::This line is random from a bunch of disambiguations referring to knowledge things in Transformersdom, such as [[Rad White]],[[Teletraan II]] and the [[Underbase]]. It's a joke, because we're also a place of Transformers knowledge. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:07, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

== New Rotation Image ==

Umm, what is that new rotation image about? It's rather strange... [[Special:Contributions/68.147.45.66|68.147.45.66]] 22:57, 1 June 2012 (EDT)
:You mean [[Gari Robo-kun]]? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:01, 1 June 2012 (EDT)
::Well, couldn't you make it link to that page instead of ''Prime'' Optimus' page? How long are you going to use it, anyways?

How about putting some ''Fall of Cybertron'' characters in the mix? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 03:45, 18 June 2012 (EDT)
: For the thousandth time, I can add new characters when we get clear shots of them on blank, white backgrounds. FOC images so far have not been. I can't conjure usable images out of thin air. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 03:52, 18 June 2012 (EDT)
::Well, how about taking off those ''Animated'' Stunticons then? Seeing as another BotCon has come and gone, I don't see any reason for them to be on there. [[Special:Contributions/68.147.45.66|68.147.45.66]] 12:56, 8 July 2012 (EDT)
:::You might even want to replace them with images of SG vs. Classics characters (if you have the necessary images, anyway). [[Special:Contributions/68.147.45.66|68.147.45.66]] 13:05, 8 July 2012 (EDT)
::::We don't, which is why I never did. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:25, 8 July 2012 (EDT)

== Implying... ==

...any of the captions are actually funny. --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 20:16, 16 July 2012 (EDT)

Straxus (Animated)

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

[[Image:lordhighgovernorstraxus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Currently holding several government seats.]]

Don't mess with '''Straxus'''. Seriously. We mean it. Actually, try to avoid being anywhere near him, period. He's one of those mechs who doesn't handle power well. And power, he's got a lot. As Lord High Governor of the Decepticon colony planet [[Lucifer]], he uses his position, bulky frame and ample weaponry to make the life of his subjects a living hell—as literally as he can manage. Less so on the "living" part, actually.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated''===
Straxus was present at the final battle of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], presumably leading some of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s troops into defeat. However, he can't have done such a terrible job, seeing as he was later rewarded with governorship of one of the distant colonies of the re-vitalized Decepticon empire. Unless he shot someone in the back to get the job. Which he would probably do without batting an optic. If optics can be, uh, batted.

In modern times, Straxus was among the Decepticons who participated in Megatron's [[Decepticon Uprisings|plan]] to capture Autobot [[space bridge]]s and use them to invade [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He failed to reach his objective and his strike force was beaten back by the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

Straxus commandeered the results of [[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Project: Nemesis Prime]] shortly after it was completed. After that, no more was heard of it.<ref>[[BotCon 2011]] [[Tech Spec]] lithograph."</ref>

==Notes==
* Straxus obviously originates from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel continuity]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|character of the same name]]. Interestingly, the character had not been used for over twenty years when, over the course of barely more than two years, he was used by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]], considered for (and subsequently cut from) ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' and received his first-ever toy in the [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'' line]].
* Straxus was designed for ''Animated'' with the intent of having him appear in a flashback sequence in "[[TransWarped]]" that would have depicted the [[Battle for Iacon]] at the conclusion of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. The scene, alas, was cut for time.
* Straxus' biographical data—as little as there is of it—is provided by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]. When even Strika thinks that someone is a tyrant... hoo boy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Straxus''' (ストラクサス ''Sutorakusasu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]

Talk:The Transformers Continuum

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Jesus fuck, this is awful. Are we going to give lip service to this thing in the fiction articles? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:42, 11 November 2009 (EST)
:No. At least, I don't think there is any reason to. With all of the "it is believed that..." and "it may have come from..."s it sets itself up as an unreliable, in-fiction source. It seems the book has an in-fiction author who doesn't know all of the facts as to what really happened so it doesn't actually retcon anything. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 23:48, 11 November 2009 (EST)
: Well, the "new" information that aren't obviously errors or continuity flubs, we can address. Like the awful sentence about how the Seekers were "special" and that they "ruled the skies and were noble," and how their addition to Megatron's insurgence gave it legitimacy. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:53, 11 November 2009 (EST)
::I don't see how that works - they buzzed a crowd, shot up dudes and defaced a building. They're basically just 1950s "biker rebels". Given how bad the "noble" crap is, like that crap from the BW source book, I don't think we even need to consider it. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:24, 12 November 2009 (EST)

Something tells me, this is going to be my favorite (funniest) IDW page on this wiki...
:This was Denton's work, wasn't it? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 01:43, 13 November 2009 (EST)
::Denton had nothing to do with this.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:45, 13 November 2009 (EST)
:::I wonder who the hell did this then. Because this is worse than all sixteen issues of AHM combined. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 11:55, 13 November 2009 (EST)
::::Credits are in the infobox. --[[Special:Contributions/67.226.183.193|67.226.183.193]] 12:02, 13 November 2009 (EST)
:::::Andy Schmidt, the new awesome IDW TF editor. :P
==Title==
Does it include the "The" before "Transformers" or not? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:48, 12 November 2009 (EST)
: Yeah, there's a The there. Dagnabbit, fixing these redirects will be an ordeal. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::Wasn't that difficult, really. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 01:36, 12 November 2009 (EST)

== An apostrophy error if someone has the book handy. ==

I don't have it with me at work, but I remember there was one part where Decepticon's should be Decepticons' if someone can find it.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 10:40, 12 November 2009 (EST)

== IDW Forum outburst ==

The IDW thread for Continuum got gutted from half its posts, and DanielW's outburst is gone... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:16, 12 November 2009 (EST)
:The preview or the main release? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 22:43, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::Pretty sure it was the main release, but don't quote me. I don't frequent IDW's boards very often. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:53, 12 November 2009 (EST)
:::I think it was the preview. I was reading page eight of the thread and I hit F5 and I got a "Page not found" notice. So I hit the back button and instead of an 8-page thread it was suddenly a 6-page thread. --[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 23:11, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::::If anybody wants to archive it somewhere, I predicted this would happen so I saved the page where his outburst occurred. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:14, 12 November 2009 (EST)
:::::I also have a copy. They can't rewrite reality!--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 23:17, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::::::I thinks we should archive it and then link it to this page for posterity. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:24, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::::::: Do it. Do the shit out of it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:37, 12 November 2009 (EST)
::::::::Who should we send it to? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 01:17, 13 November 2009 (EST)

::::::IDW whitewashing their forums? That never happens! </sarcasm>
::::::What makes this all the more eye-opening is that the mod in question ''used'' to be one of the more sane, reasonable, level-headed mods on the board. So the fact that he apparently snapped is even ''more'' telling than you might think. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 05:43, 13 November 2009 (EST)
:::::::I presume IDW forum moderators are actual IDW IT staff employees, rather than say, fans they chose to reward for their loyalty? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:16, 13 November 2009 (EST)
::::::::A combination of IDW employees (not IT staff, though--Tipton, Schmidt, and Ryall are all mods) and fans. DanielW's one of the fan mods. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:56, 13 November 2009 (EST)
: I think the forum post got deleted, the link does not go to the page anymore.--[[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] 09:56, 13 November 2009 (EST)
::Strangely, no replies by Denton, Ryall or the oddly-absent Schmidt, even to tell us to shut up. I wonder if even THEY know he fucked up and are ashamed to admit it? Still, this kind of stuff should NOT have passed by 2 editors, no matter what.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 10:49, 13 November 2009 (EST)
:::Ryall's [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/ blog] usually has a list of new comics that come that week, but not this week. Coincidence? - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 13:54, 13 November 2009 (EST)

:A fair number of people on a few boards are curious as to what happened. Perhaps we should host this outburst page on the wiki's server? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:17, 13 November 2009 (EST)
::And make it clear that the guy in question isn't an IDW employee (as a few folks seem confused about that point). --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:28, 13 November 2009 (EST)

:So are we ever going to host the actual comments here? It's pointless to link to a blanked, zero-content page. --Thy, not signed in.

::[http://www.faithmade.com/idwcensored.html Here's what I found] sans links. Does anyone care anymore?--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 19:08, 25 November 2009 (EST)
:::In my opinion, it's petty and in bad taste for us to archive material like this. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 20:37, 25 November 2009 (EST)
::::Considering we removed links to embarassing forum posts in articles for Frank Milkovich and Raksha, we should probably remove the links in this article for the sake of consistency. If we're going to let Milkovich and Raksha off the hook in regards to forum outbursts, then we should probably extend that courtesy to that IDW mod guy. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 20:49, 25 November 2009 (EST)
:::::As far as "outbursts" go, that was barely a blip. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:39, 25 November 2009 (EST)
::::::That was an outburst?
::::::I've seen better ones. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:49, 18 December 2009 (EST)
:::::::Seconded. I see how, in-context, it's both narmingly-dumb as well as "drama," but pfft.
:::::::Perhaps spending my adolescence on Usenet has skewed my definition of "Outburst"? This wasn't even a rant! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 11:49, 18 December 2009 (EST)
::::::::I think it loses a bit without the multiple pages of him throwing a hissy fit beforehand. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 12:27, 18 December 2009 (EST)

== New Avengers ==

Is not including it really an error? Seems more like a small mercy to me... --[[User:Magnusblitz|Magnusblitz]] 03:03, 13 November 2009 (EST)
:Hahahaha! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:21, 13 November 2009 (EST)

== Definitive ==

They keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means. I think the title is the worst part of the book. If they want to deliberately make a dumbed-down summary with a casual relationship to the actual events that's fine with me I guess. Just don't call it "The Definitive..." anything. That is just insulting. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:55, 27 November 2009 (EST)
:Is there a point to this? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:58, 27 November 2009 (EST)
::I think the title itself is an error, since they deliberately set out to make something less than definitive? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:00, 27 November 2009 (EST)

== Errors? ==

If changes like Megatron being a slave were ''intentional'', then how does it count as an error? --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 22:05, 13 July 2012 (EDT)

Decepticon Uprisings

2012-07-14T01:40:02Z

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The '''Decepticon Uprisings''' were a number of conflicts waged by the [[Decepticon]] forces against the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' rule of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In the end, Megatron told the Decepticons to fall back and wait for his orders. As Megatron was soon imprisoned afterwards, the uprisings seemed to cease.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
In the ensuing chaos from the first conflict, a Space Bridge was destroyed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

The Decepticon Uprisings had strained the [[Autobot Elite Guard]]'s resources. This allowed [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to operate on [[Earth]] with relative ease. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

[[Gutcruncher (Animated)|Gutcruncher]] was one of the strike force leaders who attacked Autobot space bridge installations throughout the galaxy, planning to use them to transport their forces straight to Cybertron. He and his team were beaten back by the Autobot defenders, and failed their mission. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

However, [[Team Chaar]], led by General [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], battled [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s crew, handily beating them and taking control of [[space bridge 687-030]]. Strika contacted [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticons' secret agent on Cybertron, with news of their success, but Shockwave commanded the team stay put until they received word from Megatron to invade. This proved to be a bad move, as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently had the entire [[space bridge nexus]] shut down to prevent the Decepticons from using them.

The team remained at the captured bridge, awaiting the word to proceed. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] flagship finally arrived in response to Rodimus's SOS, Strika relished the chance to battle them... but was ordered to retreat by Megatron. Reluctantly, the five Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

After [[Team Stunticon]] failed in their plan to free Megatron from [[Trypticon Prison]], Strika led the new Team Chaar in an assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, starting with the quiet little [[energon]] farm that cop-bot [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] had just retired to. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]

Mission Accomplished

2012-07-14T01:39:02Z

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{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=Jagged.JPG
|caption=Starscream refused to invoke his right to remain silent, so the Autobots decided to enforce it.
|ep=19
|ep2=18
|prev2=The Return of the Headmaster
|next2=Garbage In, Garbage Out
|title="Mission Accomplished"
|airdate= [[April 26]], [[2008]]
|written by= [[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]] [[Yoshio Frank Chatani|Yoshio Chatani]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Convinced there are no Decepticons left on Earth, the Elite Guard prepares to take Optimus Prime and his crew back to Cybertron, unaware of the increasing Decepticon activity taking place under their very noses.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobot [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] sends a message to the Earth-based Autobots, revealing he is under [[Decepticon Uprisings|attack]] from Decepticons and has already lost one [[space bridge]]. He requests backup, but the transmission is cut off. Ultra Magnus explains this is but one of many reports of rising Decepticon activity. Jazz thinks it is due to the rumours of Megatron's survival, and Sentinel can't resist an opportunity to make a snide comment about the source of those rumours: Optimus Prime. Magnus therefore decides that all Earth-bound Autobots will make preparations to leave the planet. When Optimus protests due to the presence of Decepticons on Earth, Ultra Magnus brushes him off, whilst Sentinel butts in with another tirade about putting Prime up for an inquiry (or a [[wikipedia:court-martial|court-martial]], as Optimus perceives it). Ultra Magnus tries to make his position clear; that in the long run, everyone is better off believing Megatron is dead. Putting forward the idea of the Decepticon leader surviving and the [[AllSpark]] being destroyed would cause panic among the Autobots and strengthen the resolve of the Decepticons. An outraged Optimus is forced into compliance.

Back at the [[Autobot Earth Base|factory]], Sari is heartbroken by the idea of her friends being forced to leave Earth. The situation is made worse when Sentinel shows up. With his usual grace and tact, he tells Sari to belt up and officially inducts Optimus's team into the war effort. In the middle of insulting the "repair grunts", he makes a gesture of sorts to Optimus: Do as Ultra Magnus says, admit he's been lying, and Sentinel will use his connections to get Optimus's military career back on track, as thanks for [[The Return of the Headmaster|the recent Headmaster incident]]. When Optimus tells him what to do with his offer, Sentinel places him under formal arrest.

[[Image:Tooyoungtodie.JPG|left|180px|thumb|Go to your happy place, Screamer.]]

On a garbage scow moving along the river, Starscream suddenly reactivates. Disorientated, he panics when he realises that not only can he not pick up any other Decepticon energy signatures, he can't even pick up his own! After a moment of shock, he recovers and gets his bearings: he's alive and still on Earth. Furious at Megatron's attempt on his life, he transforms and blasts off into the sky.

At the Decepticon base, Blitzwing and Lugnut successfully test out Professor Sumdac's new Decepticon signal dampener. Mildly impressed, Megatron quickly moves on, demanding the creation of a subspace communicator so he can contact his forces in space to call off the aimless skirmishes until he can build his own space bridge. When Sumdac comments that Earth technology is too primitive to create a tachyon transmitter, Megatron smugly informs him that they will simply steal the required tech from the Elite Guard's ship. Meanwhile, the Autobots are trying to figure out what to do with Sari, so they take her to the most together human they know, Captain Fanzone—although they do point out that most of the humans they know are criminally insane, such as [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] and [[Nanosec]].

[[Image:MissionAccomplished-Fanzoneindressinggown.jpg|right|175px|thumb|It's not what it looks like.]]

While they handle that, Optimus is on the Elite Guard's ship, with Sentinel still trying to convince him to play ball. Optimus refuses to lie, while Sentinel says that confirming there are no Decepticons on Earth would merely confirm what their sensors are saying. While they argue, Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the ship's shield and steal a tachyon transmitter. As they make their escape, they fail to notice Starscream tailing them back to base.

[[Image:Swordscream.JPG|left|180px|thumb|And so begins the greatest ''Transformers'' montage of all time.]]

As Lugnut presents his prize to Megatron, Starscream makes his presence known. What follows is a quick but decisive victory for Megatron, who simply slashes Starscream before blasting him point-blank. Lugnut checks to see if Starscream is still online, and finding no spark, helps Blitzwing toss his corpse into the river. After floating downstream, Starscream suddenly reactivates again. He realises he lacks a spark and discovers he is being kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark buried in his head, effectively making him immortal. Delighted, he declares the end of Megatron's era. As Megatron sends his message out to the Decepticons, Starscream attacks...and is promptly killed again. After a couple more fruitless attempts, he starts to wonder if he needs a new strategy. His fragment allows him to locate a second shard, and a plan begins to formulate...

[[Image:Sentinel Prime shocked.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Sentinel Prime: Totally owned. Again.]]

At the Elite Guard ship, Magnus presses Optimus Prime to cooperate, when Jazz reveals that he's discovered a sudden surge in AllSpark energy. Concluding that it's another shard, Magnus and Jazz go to retrieve it, while Sentinel is to remain and watch Optimus. As Sentinel moans, Optimus realizes that they had only found AllSpark shards before due to [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]]. Doing a thermal scan, he discovers Starscream. Optimus tries to warn Ultra Magnus, but Sentinel threatens to put him in [[stasis cuffs]] if he tries to leave. Optimus is able to take down Sentinel and place him in the cuffs, then [[Roll out|rolls out]].

Meanwhile, Optimus' crew are watching Sari "interview" Captain Fanzone, who is not very fond of children, when Optimus contacts them and tells his team to meet him en route to the train.

As Starscream gloats about his plan to draw out Megatron and kill him in a massive explosion, Ultra Magnus and Jazz arrive, as do Megatron and Blitzwing. Megatron realizes that it's a trap set by Starscream, while Magnus and Jazz have trouble extracting the shard. An energy surge throws the Elite Guard off the train. Further ahead along the tracks, Optimus orders Prowl to sever the passenger cars from the main car, while Bumblebee takes Sari to use her key to remove the shard. They succeed, but the train still nearly crashes, only stopped because Ratchet uses his magnets from ahead while Bulkhead, anchored by Optimus Prime, grabs the rear of the train. High in the air, as Starscream fumes about the lost opportunity, Megatron appears, ready to beat him senseless.

On the ground, Ultra Magnus reprimands Optimus Prime, while Sentinel Prime arrives and accuses him of assault. Though Optimus defends his position, both Elite Guardsmen point out that there is no evidence of Decepticons—only for Starscream to crash into the ground mere meters away, causing Sentinel Prime to freak out at the sight of an actual Decepticon. Quickly coming back online, Starscream takes advantage of Magnus's momentary inattention to blast the Autobot leader into unconsciousness from point-blank range, taking the shard with him. The Autobots' attempts to take down Starscream fail, until Optimus comes up with a plan—although an intervention from Jazz is required to make Sentinel go along with it. Having Sentinel draw Starscream's attention, Optimus uses the stasis cuffs on the Decepticon, who is then taken to the Elite Guard ship—with his mouth riveted shut.

Ultra Magnus admits that Optimus Prime was right about there being Decepticons on Earth, and though Sentinel Prime brings up the assault and insubordination charges, Magnus still supports Optimus's actions. Magnus decides that Optimus Prime's crew will remain on Earth to locate the remaining AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons, while the Elite Guard returns to Cybertron for Magnus to conduct the war effort. Sari is overjoyed that the Autobots are staying, but promises Captain Fanzone that they can still hang out.

Meanwhile, Megatron tells his minions to inform their double agent on Cybertron that the Decepticons have repledged their allegiance to Megatron and that their attacks will draw Autobot forces away from the Transformers' home world. Once the space bridge technology is fully developed, Megatron's group will return to Cybertron and conquer the planet from within...

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (1)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (14)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==
"You dare strike ME, Megatron? After all my loyal stellar cycles of—wh-wu-wait, where is everybody? How did I get here? I'm not picking up any Decepticon energy signatures... not even my own. I'm too young to be offline!"
:—On coming back from the dead, '''Starscream''''s speech-making tendencies outweigh his observational skills.

'''Starscream''': Ahhh. If it isn't my old pal Megatron. And by old pal, I mean the piece of scum who tried to incinerate me into oblivion! 
'''Megatron''': Starscream... you're alive? 
'''Starscream''': What's the matter? You look like you have seen a ghost. Welll... maybe you have! 
'''Megatron''': Is that the best you can do, Starscream? And to think you actually believed you could take over as leader of the Decepticons. You couldn't lead a parade. 
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' get reacquainted again.

[[Image:Number one wink.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thumbs up, soldier!]]
'''Fanzone''': Why me? 
'''Bumblebee''': You're tops on the list of all the humans we know personally. 
'''Bulkhead''': Although, it is kind of a short list. 
'''Prowl''': And it does include [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]] and [[Nanosec]]. 
'''Bumblebee''': But still, you're number one! 
:—The Autobots try to get Captain Fanzone to adopt Sari. They need to work on their sales pitch.

"Fellow Decepticons, take heed. Your leader, Megatron, still lives! Though we remain dispersed throughout the far reaches of the galaxy, exiled from our true home, we are all still Decepticons, united by a common purpose. The time has come for us to put aside our differences and act as one under my undisputed leadership. Only then can we cast off the shackles of Autobot oppression. Working together, we can raise up our glorious empire once more and crush all who stand in our way!"
:—'''Megatron''' has a good speechwriter

"When are you going to get it through your thick processor? There are no Decepticons on this planet! So keep your audio unit shut or I'll do it for you." ''[brandishes stasis cuffs]'' 
''[beat]'' "I'd like to see you try, you worthless crankshaft!" 
"THAT'S IT!" ''[ten seconds later]'' "You put me in stasis lock?!"
:—'''Sentinel Prime''', owned by '''Optimus Prime''' yet again.

"'''''STARSCREEEEEEAM!!!!!'''''" 
"Sorry, you must have me confused with some other harrier jet."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream'''. We don't think he bought it, Screamer.

'''Sentinel''': Optimus Prime, you are under arrest for assaulting an Elite Guard officer. Add that to the other charges against you, and you can kiss your career goodbye. Do you have anything to say for yourself? 
'''Optimus''': ...Incoming! 
''[Starscream crashes from high altitude into the ground.]'' 
'''Sentinel''': WHAT IS THAT THING?! 
'''Optimus''': Oh, that's right, you've never seen one up close. It's called...a Decepticon.
:—Starscream crashes to Earth, freaks out Sentinel Prime, and gives Optimus Prime the proof he needs.

"Yeesh, Optimus, think you could have drawn that one out any longer?" 
"You're welcome, Sentinel." 
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime''', same old song and dance.

==Notes==
*This episode was first broadcast in Canada on April 26, one week before its United States premiere, and during the American premiere of the episode "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]".

===Animation or technical errors===
* When Starscream drops into Megatron's mountain base for the first time, the "glow" effect on his jet exhaust is misaligned for several seconds until he 'catches up' to it.
* Just before Prime activates the thermal scan of the cloud bank supposedly concealing Starscream, Starscream is already plainly visible on the viewscreen. If Starscream wasn't meant to be concealed, then it's a continuity error, as Prime wouldn't need a thermal scan to detect him, just a magnified visual, unless Starscream has a different heat signature than normal Harrier Jets.
* When Megatron comments on the success of Isaac Sumdac's Decepticon signal dampener, Blitzwing's wings disppear. This error is repeated in [[A Fistful of Energon]].
*When the screen scrolls to the side after Isaac Sumdac starts working on Megatron's body, Megatron's head is clearly too big for the body, and it's farther away.

===Continuity errors===

* Megatron and the other Decepticons don't seem to wonder why it is that Starscream keeps coming back, despite the fact that they note that his spark compartment is empty. (Unless Megs knew of Screamer's fragment in advance and decided to keep him around as a playtoy for violence.)
* Megatron shatters Starscream's yellow cockpit the first and fourth times he "kills" him in the episode, leaving his empty spark chamber visible. When Starscream pulls a [[wikipedia:Jack_Harkness|Captain Jack]], it is still missing. After he sees his reflection in the water the first time, and simply when they cut to a different angle on the fourth time, it is suddenly present and intact once more. (It's possible that's because of the miraculous powers of the AllSpark shard; if it can keep Starscream online, it surely can regenerate any damage he has taken.)
* The AllSpark shard Starscream recovers changes size constantly, from barely fitting into Starscream's hand, to small enough to fit into Optimus's palm with his hand closed.
* How did Sentinel get the stasis cuffs off?
* Captain Fanzone's wife is mentioned in "[[Total Meltdown]]", but she's neither seen nor mentioned here. A possible divorce, perhaps?
* When Optimus Prime puts the newly acquired fragment of the AllSpark into its housing, there are four shards total, even though thus far, only two have been recovered by the Autobots on-screen. Optimus does note in the episode that, in the past, [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]] had been the primary tool used to locate fragments of the AllSpark. As this has only happened in the episode "The Elite Guard" so far (as well as this episode), it is conceivable that the Autobots managed to locate two other "SmallSparks" off-screen.
* As Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the force shield to the Elite Guard's ship, they leave a gigantic hole, which no one notices. And later on, the hole has mysteriously disappeared.
* When the Autobots stop the train, Sari is somehow not hurled forward off its roof by her own momentum, even though she is not restrained in any fashion.

===Transformers references===
* Much like [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is now immortal, only this time they actually explain why and leave him with a body.

===Real-world references===
* [[wikipedia:2003 Mission Accomplished speech|The title. Nuff said.]]
* Starscream refers to his disguise as a [[wikipedia:Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier Jet]]. Pity his model won't turn up for another hundred years or so.

===Trivia===
* Along with [[Transformer|machines]] and [[Survival of the Fittest|lawyers]], it seems [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] doesn't like kids.
* It's not clear how Starscream ended up in the garbage scow. If the Autobots threw him there, wouldn't they have retrieved him (as proof of Decepticon activity) in "[[The Elite Guard]]"? If it was humans, why didn't they keep his body in order to study alien technology? One of the Decepticons may have thrown him into the scow as a gesture of contempt or to hide their presence on Earth...but we don't know for sure.
* In the first interior shot of the Decepticons' hideout, we see the markings on the top of their computer station resemble the upper half of the Decepticon sigil, complete with glowing eyes.
* In his speech, Megatron goes on about how the Decepticons are united by a common purpose and need to put aside their differences, yet Megatron himself is beating the slag out of a fellow Decepticon for the duration of the speech. How ironic.
* Starscream is not just beaten up, but ''killed'' by Megatron five times in a ''single episode''. Definitely a new record.
* The Elite Guard does not come off very well in this episode: Ultra Magnus and Jazz fail to notice a large hole the size of [[Lugnut (Animated)|a B2 bomber]] when leaving their ship, a tachyon transmitter gets ripped off their ship without them even noticing, Sentinel Prime freaks out at the mere sight of a Decepticon, and Ultra Magnus gets defeated by Starscream after only one shot. (To be fair, it ''was'' at point-blank range, ''right in the face''.)
* Megatron mentions having a double agent on Cybertron. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Who could it be?]]
* With this episode, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|all]] [[Ironhide (Movie)|five]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|of]] [[Jazz (Movie)|the]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobots]] from [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]] have appeared in ''Transformers: Animated''.
* When Sentinel is trying to bribe Optimus, he says he could get Optimus re-instated in the Elite Guard, yet in the flashback in "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Optimus would be expelled from the Autobot Academy, and rendered permanently ineligible from joining the Elite Guard in the first place.
* Optimus Prime's crew has already proven to be smaller and less powerful than the Decepticons yet these Autobots are all that the great Autobot Supreme Commander could think of to leave behind on Earth to fight and capture the really powerful MEGATRON!? Sure, he left some stasis cuffs, but it's still a gross overestimation of their abilities. That plan is worse than movie Optimus Prime's.

===Foreign dubbing===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La revanche de Starscream'''" ("The Revenge of Starscream")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission erfüllt'''" ("Mission Fulfilled")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 17|17 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bakuchin Kanryō!'''" (爆鎮完了!, "Blast-Extinguishing Complete!")<ref>This is the title of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvuT0ppP7Q second opening theme] for ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire|Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire]]'', the live-action [[wikipedia:tokusatsu|''tokusatsu'']] show that previously held ''Transformers: Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s time slot. It was sung by [[JAM Project]], who also sings the Japanese opening theme to ''Animated''. In-jokes, ahoy!</ref>
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 31|31 July]] [[2010]]
::* New stock footage of Prowl transforming has him delivering the "watch TV in a bright room" message, while Jazz does the intro.
::* In this [[Otoboto family]] segment, [[Hiroyuki Otoboto|Hiroyuki]] and [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] are demonstrating gameplay of ''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''. ...all to see who gets to eat a [[wikipedia:Taiyaki|taiyaki]].

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Misja wykonana'''" ("Mission Accomplished")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 5 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.

== Footnotes ==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Ironhide (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:36:24Z

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AniHide.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Less crusty, but still Southern.]]
Even though he's now a ranking Autobot security officer, '''Ironhide''' is just a country boy at heart. Though his ability to encase his superstructure in a near-indestructible alloy meant he rose through the ranks in the military service quickly, he never quite lost the "awe-shucks" demeanor he picked up as a [[protoform]] in a rural prefecture of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now going to strange places, meeting strange mechanoids, and getting shot at by them, he still finds himself wide-eyed at some of the stranger things in the galaxy. He's got a mischievous streak, though his pranks often seem a bit crude to more cultured bots.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)
[[Image:Autobot Cadets.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ironhide's young and Ratchet's old? ''Animated'' so crazy!]]
Ironhide fell in with [[Wasp]] from day one of boot camp, the both of them having high hopes for the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. The big, strong, tall, and young tough Autobot cadet was an early favorite of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], who was duly impressed by his retractable armor. When resident screwup [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] kept getting the unit more chores and exercises as punishment, he and Wasp took it upon themselves to let the little yellow Autobot know of their displeasure frequently and in no uncertain terms. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Years later, Ironhide was stationed at the Autobot colonies on the galactic rim, under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime's]] command. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

He contacted [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and revealed the Decepticons had begun an [[Decepticon Uprisings|uprising]], destroying a [[space bridge]] in the process. Before he could reveal all the details however, his transmission was cut short by the attack. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

A later attack saw him go up against General [[Strika (Animated)|Strika's]] squad; while his armour held off her firepower, [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] eventually took him down. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

When news reached Cybertron that [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] was really the traitor and not Wasp, Security Officer Ironhide searched the planet to apprehend him. All he found was Ultra Magnus, badly injured, mangled, and missing his hammer, uttering the name of who had defeated him: "Sh-Shockwave." {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
Ironhide was part of the crew that protected a space bridge outpost from a Rock Lord attack. Under Rodimus's commands, he was able to put his prodigal strength to good use and break the Rock Lord's tough shell, exposing the creature's weak spot and allowing Rodimus Prime to deliver the finishing blow. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animated_deluxe_ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Neon|Blaze orange]] for safety!]]
*'''Cybertron Mode Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Two hammer hands

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the Cybertron Mode [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] toy, which was released in fall of 2010 [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us]]; the final ''Animated'' toys released for US retail. It features a new head to more closely match the character. Ironhide's vehicle mode is a futuristic man-sized Cybertronian minibus. He comes with two "hammer hand" accessories which peg over his fists, and his right fist punches forward when a tab on his elbow is pushed. These "hammer hands" plug into the rear of his vehicle mode and feature a metallic silver paint job. At BotCon, Hasbro explained 'Either Ironhide got a new head, or [[Wasp]] did.' They went with the former. Good choice. This new head features [[light-piping]], and inexplicably, heavy painted circles under Ironhide's optics which give the impression of a 'Bot badly in need of a stasis-nap.

:The only difference between Ironhide's instructions and Cybertron Mode Ratchet's instructions is that the former are labeled "Cybertroninan Ironhide" {{sic}}. In all other respects they are the same, down to the line drawings and stock photo at the top of the sheet.

:This mold was retooled into the [[BotCon 2011]]-exclusive [[Ironfist (Animated)|Fisitron]] and [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CybertronianIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Ironhide at TFU.info]''

*'''Armorhide''' (Deluxe, October 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-44'''
**''Accessories'': Two "Fight Gloves"

:Ironhide's Japanese release is named "Armorhide" due to the name "Ironhide" having been assigned to [[Bulkhead (Animated)|another character]]. He features metallic paint applications and a full-color Autobot insignia.

==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] at [[BotCon 2008]], Ironhide's voice and manner are based on [http://www.calgold.com/ Huell Howser], host of several California TV travelogue shows.
*A [[Cartoon Network]] online game had mistakenly labeled Ironhide as a Decepticon. This had led to speculation that he was the traitor in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". However, it was revealed that Ironhide was ''not'' the traitor after all. Whoops. Take '''that''', spoilers!
[[Image:Animated Earth mode Ironhide.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You feelin' lucky, partner?.]]
* If the fourth season was aired, Ironhide, along with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] would join [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] team, replacing [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and the dead [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. In doing so, he would gain a vehicle mode that would have been a mix of Ironhide's various incarnations; he'd have the cannons and the pick-up truck altmode of [[Ironhide (Movie)|his Movieverse counterpart]] and the coloration and windshield-faceguard of [[Ironhide (G1)|his G1 incarnation]].<ref>The [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|AllSpark Almanac II]]</ref>
* Ironhide wears the [[256-OZU-004]] body type.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Armorhide''' (アーマーハイド ''Āmāhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Ironhide (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:34:21Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AniHide.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Less crusty, but still Southern.]]
Even though he's now a ranking Autobot security officer, '''Ironhide''' is just a country boy at heart. Though his ability to encase his superstructure in a near-indestructible alloy meant he rose through the ranks in the military service quickly, he never quite lost the "awe-shucks" demeanor he picked up as a [[protoform]] in a rural prefecture of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now going to strange places, meeting strange mechanoids, and getting shot at by them, he still finds himself wide-eyed at some of the stranger things in the galaxy. He's got a mischievous streak, though his pranks often seem a bit crude to more cultured bots.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)
[[Image:Autobot Cadets.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ironhide's young and Ratchet's old? ''Animated'' so crazy!]]
Ironhide fell in with [[Wasp]] from day one of boot camp, the both of them having high hopes for the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. The big, strong, tall, and young tough Autobot cadet was an early favorite of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], who was duly impressed by his retractable armor. When resident screwup [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] kept getting the unit more chores and exercises as punishment, he and Wasp took it upon themselves to let the little yellow Autobot know of their displeasure frequently and in no uncertain terms. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Years later, Ironhide was stationed at the Autobot colonies on the galactic rim, under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime's]] command. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

He contacted [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and revealed the Decepticons had begun an [[Decepticon Uprisings|uprising]], destroying a [[space bridge]] in the process. Before he could reveal all the details however, his transmission was cut short by the attack. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

A later attack saw him go up against [[Strika (Animated)|Strika's]] squad; while his armour held off her firepower, [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] eventually took him down. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

When news reached Cybertron that [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] was really the traitor and not Wasp, Security Officer Ironhide searched the planet to apprehend him. All he found was Ultra Magnus, badly injured, mangled, and missing his hammer, uttering the name of who had defeated him: "Sh-Shockwave." {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
Ironhide was part of the crew that protected a space bridge outpost from a Rock Lord attack. Under Rodimus's commands, he was able to put his prodigal strength to good use and break the Rock Lord's tough shell, exposing the creature's weak spot and allowing Rodimus Prime to deliver the finishing blow. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animated_deluxe_ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Neon|Blaze orange]] for safety!]]
*'''Cybertron Mode Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Two hammer hands

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the Cybertron Mode [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] toy, which was released in fall of 2010 [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us]]; the final ''Animated'' toys released for US retail. It features a new head to more closely match the character. Ironhide's vehicle mode is a futuristic man-sized Cybertronian minibus. He comes with two "hammer hand" accessories which peg over his fists, and his right fist punches forward when a tab on his elbow is pushed. These "hammer hands" plug into the rear of his vehicle mode and feature a metallic silver paint job. At BotCon, Hasbro explained 'Either Ironhide got a new head, or [[Wasp]] did.' They went with the former. Good choice. This new head features [[light-piping]], and inexplicably, heavy painted circles under Ironhide's optics which give the impression of a 'Bot badly in need of a stasis-nap.

:The only difference between Ironhide's instructions and Cybertron Mode Ratchet's instructions is that the former are labeled "Cybertroninan Ironhide" {{sic}}. In all other respects they are the same, down to the line drawings and stock photo at the top of the sheet.

:This mold was retooled into the [[BotCon 2011]]-exclusive [[Ironfist (Animated)|Fisitron]] and [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CybertronianIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Ironhide at TFU.info]''

*'''Armorhide''' (Deluxe, October 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-44'''
**''Accessories'': Two "Fight Gloves"

:Ironhide's Japanese release is named "Armorhide" due to the name "Ironhide" having been assigned to [[Bulkhead (Animated)|another character]]. He features metallic paint applications and a full-color Autobot insignia.

==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] at [[BotCon 2008]], Ironhide's voice and manner are based on [http://www.calgold.com/ Huell Howser], host of several California TV travelogue shows.
*A [[Cartoon Network]] online game had mistakenly labeled Ironhide as a Decepticon. This had led to speculation that he was the traitor in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". However, it was revealed that Ironhide was ''not'' the traitor after all. Whoops. Take '''that''', spoilers!
[[Image:Animated Earth mode Ironhide.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You feelin' lucky, partner?.]]
* If the fourth season was aired, Ironhide, along with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] would join [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] team, replacing [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and the dead [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. In doing so, he would gain a vehicle mode that would have been a mix of Ironhide's various incarnations; he'd have the cannons and the pick-up truck altmode of [[Ironhide (Movie)|his Movieverse counterpart]] and the coloration and windshield-faceguard of [[Ironhide (G1)|his G1 incarnation]].<ref>The [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|AllSpark Almanac II]]</ref>
* Ironhide wears the [[256-OZU-004]] body type.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Armorhide''' (アーマーハイド ''Āmāhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Decepticon Uprisings

2012-07-14T01:32:43Z

24.69.64.254:

Decepticon Uprisings

2012-07-14T01:31:11Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon */

The '''Decepticon Uprisings''' were a number of conflicts waged by the [[Decepticon]] forces against the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' rule of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
In the ensuing chaos from the first conflict, a Space Bridge was destroyed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

The Decepticon Uprisings had strained the [[Autobot Elite Guard]]'s resources. This allowed [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to operate on [[Earth]] with relative ease. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

[[Gutcruncher (Animated)|Gutcruncher]] was one of the strike force leaders who attacked Autobot space bridge installations throughout the galaxy, planning to use them to transport their forces straight to Cybertron. He and his team were beaten back by the Autobot defenders, and failed their mission. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

However, [[Team Chaar]], led by General [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], battled [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s crew, handily beating them and taking control of [[space bridge 687-030]]. Strika contacted [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticons' secret agent on Cybertron, with news of their success, but Shockwave commanded the team stay put until they received word from Megatron to invade. This proved to be a bad move, as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently had the entire [[space bridge nexus]] shut down to prevent the Decepticons from using them.

The team remained at the captured bridge, awaiting the word to proceed. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] flagship finally arrived in response to Rodimus's SOS, Strika relished the chance to battle them... but was ordered to retreat by Megatron. Reluctantly, the five Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

After [[Team Stunticon]] failed in their plan to free Megatron from [[Trypticon Prison]], Strika led the new Team Chaar in an assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, starting with the quiet little [[energon]] farm that cop-bot [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] had just retired to. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]

Decepticon Uprisings

2012-07-14T01:30:39Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon */

Gutcruncher (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:25:28Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Gutcruncher}}
:''Gutcruncher is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Gutcruncher''' is the leader of a Decepticon strike force.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
During [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon Uprisings|bid]] to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Gutcruncher was one of the strike force leaders who attacked [[Autobot]] [[space bridge]] installations throughout the galaxy, planning to use them to transport their forces straight to Cybertron. He and his team were beaten back by the Autobot defenders, and failed their mission. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Almanac-only characters]]

Reflector (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:20:44Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Reflector}}
:''Reflector is / are (a) [[Decepticon|Decepticon(s)]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''
[[Image:Animated_reflector.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
You may not have seen '''Reflector''' yet, but he (they?) has seen you. This espionage expert is actually composed of three semi-autonomous component robots: '''Spectro''', '''Spyglass''', and their leader '''Viewfinder.''' The three have the ability to generate hard-light [[hologram]]s of themselves to fill out the Decepticon ranks.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
{{Idw-tfa}}
''Reflector and many of his clones were present at the [[Battle for Iacon]]. They mainly served as cannon-fodder. The original Reflector(s) survived the battle. [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] finds them creepy.''
{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* This character was revealed in a [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] published in the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine]]''. All other characters getting such treatment had gone on to appear in the ''Animated'' cartoon, and the same was planned for Reflector, who would have shown up in a flashback sequence in "[[TransWarped]]" depicting the [[Battle for Iacon]] at the conclusion of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] explained that his appearance (and indeed, the whole scene) had to be edited out for timing reasons.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1899400476]
* Yes, they had time for [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], but not Reflector. Ouch.
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'', Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass have a shared altmode: they combine to form a Cybertronian tank armed with a [[Photon T-34]] cannon. This altmode was appareantly going to cameo in [[Human Error, Part II]], but was cut out for unknown reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Profile-only characters]]

Reflector (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:17:01Z

24.69.64.254:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Reflector}}
:''Reflector is / are (a) [[Decepticon|Decepticon(s)]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''
[[Image:Animated_reflector.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
You may not have seen '''Reflector''' yet, but he (they?) has seen you. This espionage expert is actually composed of three semi-autonomous component robots: '''Spectro''', '''Spyglass''', and their leader '''Viewfinder.''' The three have the ability to generate hard-light [[hologram]]s of themselves to fill out the Decepticon ranks.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
{{Idw-tfa}}
''Reflector and many of his clones were present at the [[Battle for Iacon]]. They mainly served as cannon-fodder.''
{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* This character was revealed in a [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] published in the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine]]''. All other characters getting such treatment had gone on to appear in the ''Animated'' cartoon, and the same was planned for Reflector, who would have shown up in a flashback sequence in "[[TransWarped]]" depicting the [[Battle for Iacon]] at the conclusion of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] explained that his appearance (and indeed, the whole scene) had to be edited out for timing reasons.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1899400476]
* Yes, they had time for [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], but not Reflector. Ouch.
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'', Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass have a shared altmode: they combine to form a Cybertronian tank armed with a [[Photon T-34]] cannon. This altmode was appareantly going to cameo in [[Human Error, Part II]], but was cut out for unknown reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Profile-only characters]]

Human Error, Part II

2012-07-14T01:14:20Z

24.69.64.254: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFAni Human Error Part2 Substitute Autobots.jpg
|caption=That tiny thing at their feet? Yeah, that's right, that's their leader...
|ep=38
|ep2=35
|prev2=Human Error, Part I
|next2=Decepticon Air
|title="Human Error, Part II"
|airdate=[[April 25]], 2009
|written by=[[Tom Pugsley]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Yosuke Hatta]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''While the Autobots are held captive by one of their deadliest foes, Sari must recruit a team of "Substitute Autobots" to rescue them.'''
==Synopsis==
[[Image:TFA Human Error Part II Ratchet fleshbag.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"No, this big, I swear!"]]
In Soundwave's virtual reality, the Autobots struggle to get themselves free of the giant Soundwave, only for a wire damaged by Sari's recent attack to sever Soundwave's connection to them. As Soundwave makes repairs, Prowl is briefly able to escape the virtual world using [[processor-over-matter]]. However, his attempt to free Optimus Prime is interrupted as Soundwave plugs him back into the VR computer. His control reestablished, Soundwave reverts the Autobots to their human forms. Recognizing that reprogramming will take longer now, Soundwave instructs his [[Sound Wave|toy replicas]] to begin hypnotizing the humans of Detroit.

In the virtual world, Bulkhead has taken to smashing things in the hopes that it will get them out. Ratchet says that the only way they can do that is to find Soundwave's interface, a virtual icon with his representation. Bumblebee quickly notices a potential icon: Soundwave's vehicle mode, which nearly runs them down. Optimus orders the Automen to follow Soundwave in vehicles on which their own [[alternate mode]]s are based, including the virtual [[Captain Fanzone's car]]. Upon looking at the driving equipment, however, Optimus realizes that he may be in a little over his head.

Heading back to Sumdac Tower, Sari seeks out her father's help. She is briefly found by a Sound Wave toy, but knocks it aside. Observing that she is immune to his hypnotics, Soundwave decides that she must be terminated. Finding her father in the lab, Sari is horrified when he tries to attack her, but is able to delay him by burying him under a fallen shelf. Sari quickly takes flight, hoping to find help elsewhere.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|thumb|right|180px|"Now you will watch as I complete ''Through the Fire and Flames'' on EXPERT!"]]
In the virtual reality, the Autobots are following Soundwave's avatar, but not very well: Bulkhead and Bumblebee keep ramming into other drivers, Optimus's fire-suppressant equipment is out of control, Ratchet is driving backwards, and Prowl is having trouble avoiding popping wheelies. Cornering Soundwave at a dilapidated drive-in movie, Ratchet is convinced that they have the Decepticon right where they want him—only for a dozen of the Soundwave vehicle modes to appear and surround them. It's a trap! As the Automen try to flee, Soundwave appears on the movie screen and begins broadcasting a reprogramming frequency. Prowl begins another processor-over-matter attempt, but one by one, the Autobots' optics begin to turn red...

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Beachbum Scrapper.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Wikipedia:Cast Away|Surprised he didn't name the Dinobot "Friday". Or "Wilson".]]]]
On Dinobot Island, Sari looks for the Dinobots, but they find her when Swoop knocks her out of the air. Grimlock shows up and declares her an intruder. Sari says that she wants their help, but Grimlock informs Sari that Dinobots don't help puny humans—they ''destroy'' puny humans! The two Dinobots transform and Grimlock attacks, only for Sari to return fire with a blast from her weapon as well. Grimlock decides against destroying her, but says that they won't help either. Sari then notices that the triceratops is missing and asks where he is, but Grimlock says that they aren't talking to him, as Dinobots aren't pets. Heading to the shore, Sari finds Scrapper, who has been marooned for almost seven weeks, separated from [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] after their last misadventure. Scrapper reveals that he's taken the triceratops as a pet and named him Snarl (as the Dinobot didn't take kindly to [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]). Scrapper also points out that even if he wanted to help, they're stuck on the island. Sari asks why he doesn't make himself a boat. Scrapper admits that he never thought of that.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Evil Autobots.jpg|180px|right|thumb|Quick! [[Attack of the Autobots|Drain their evil and recharge their good!]]]]
On the way to the mainland, Sari says that the three of them will need to rescue the Autobots immediately, but Scrapper reminds her that he never said he'd help. He plans to take Snarl up north, having heard it's good oil country. Sari angrily tells him that it's time to be a hero, and a voice from underwater answers, jumping onto the raft—it's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]! Reluctantly, Sari takes him. As the [[Substitute Autobot]]s reach the mainland, Sari tells them to [[transform and roll out|roll out]], but they quickly leave without her. Once she catches up to them, Sari and the Substitutes are quickly confronted by Soundwave, when the Autobots appear as well. Sari is relieved at the sight of her friends, as she had little hope for the Substitute Autobots. But her cheer turns to horror as she realizes that the Autobots are under Soundwave's control.

[[Image:PrimeReadyToRock.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Autobots, transform and ''rock out!''"]]
Converting to battle mode, Sari instructs the Substitute Autobots to attack. However, the Substitutes are not up to the Autobots' own skills. Wreck-Gar follows the orders of everyone too literally, Scrapper's snowball attack is just plain ineffective, and Snarl barely does anything. Sari is amazed that mindless zombies are more effective than her own team, until Scrapper comments that it's because they're being controlled by one guy. Sari realizes that he's right, and orders the Substitute Autobots to attack on their own. Sure enough, it works: Soundwave begins having trouble multitasking, and the Substitute Autobots' effectiveness begins to wear them down. One of Prowl's attacks even saves Sari from being blasted by Bumblebee. Soundwave eventually decides to use just Optimus Prime instead, and he is able to take down each Substitute Autobot until only Sari is left. Prime nearly slices her in half before Prowl throws his shuriken at Soundwave, knocking his keytar out of his hands and freeing the Autobots. Sari had suspected that he had been faking, but Prowl admits that it took a great deal of effort to fight off Soundwave's control.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Soundwave Destroyed.jpg|thumb|right|175px|The day the music died.]]
Furious at Prowl's deception, Soundwave orders Laserbeak and Ratbat, the keytar, to attack. Ratbat dispatches Prowl, while Laserbeak goes for Sari. Soundwave himself tackles Prime and knocks Optimus's axe out of his hands, so Prime decides to use Soundwave's other axe—Laserbeak. The two engage in what may be the most epic rock-off of all time as they try to counter each other's harmonics. Ultimately, Optimus Prime uses the instrument-locked Laserbeak to shatter Soundwave and Ratbat, freeing the humans from Soundwave's control. However, Laserbeak grabs Soundwave's remaining functional piece and flies off.

Later, it's a very merry Christmas indeed for the Autobots and the Sumdacs: Not only are they freed of Soundwave's control, but Porter C. Powell is about to be financially ruined by the impending Sound Wave refunds. Scrapper decides to call it quits and head back to Dinobot Island for a long vacation, but Snarl refuses to let the Constructicon ride him. Wreck-Gar, however, chooses to stay and help clean up the mess from the battle, ending the fine career of the Substitute Autobots. Sari also has a better appreciation for what Optimus goes through being in command, while the Autobots understand the rigors of being human. As the Autobots reflect on their newfound understanding, Wreck-Gar begins distributing garbage to all the good little girls and boys.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (18)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (19)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (8)
*[[Carmine Fanzone]] (9)
*[[Augustus Edsel]] (10)
*[[Adrias]] (11)
*[[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|Daniel Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Nancy Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (17)

|h4=[[Substitute Autobot]]s|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (16)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (20)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (21)
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] (22)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Trash Bot]]s (24)
}}

==Quotes==

'''Driver''': Hey! Take it easy, leadfoot! 
'''Bulkhead''': What, it's not lead any more! 
''[Bumblebee's car hits Bulkhead's car]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Virtual Fanzone's gonna be ticked! 
'''Optimus''': I have to hand it to the humans, driving is much more difficult than it looks. 
'''Ratchet''': ''[Driving backwards]'' This ain't so hard. 
'''Prowl''': It's merely a matter of becoming one with the machiAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ''[Begins popping a wheelie]''
:—The Autobots take their turn at driving... and fail miserably.

"Hey, weren't there three of you? Where's the other one?" 
"Me Grimlock not talking to him. Him traitor. Dinobots not pets."
:—'''Sari Sumdac''' and '''Grimlock''' on the status of the Dinobots.

''[Writing in the sand]'' "Day 48: Still no sign of my collea-...my buds. I have befriended and trained one of the local wildlife." ''[Tide comes up and erases writing]'' "Oh, not again!"
:—'''Scrapper''' just can't win.

'''Sari''': All right. Substitute Autobots, transform and roll out! 
'''Wreck-Gar''': Transform. What a good idea! 
''[Transforms and drives off]'' 
'''Scrapper''': ''[Riding Snarl]'' Hi-ho, Snarl! 
''[Snarl slips on some ice, knocking off Scrapper, who transforms and follows]'' 
'''Scrapper''': Hey, Snarl, wait for Daddy! 
'''Sari''': Hey, wait for me! I'm your leader!
:—The Substitute Autobots aren't getting off to a good start.

'''Sari''': All right, big guy. I'd hate to do this, but.. 
''[Sari fires a blast at Optimus, but he uses Wreck-Gar as a shield, causing some of his junk to fly out and hit him]'' 
'''Wreck-Gar''': ''[Dazed]'' Ha ha! The mighty Wreck-Gar is no match for...the mighty Wreck-Gar. Wait, whose side am I on again?
:—Wreck-Gar, actually more confused than usual.

"Time to change your tune, Soundwave. Operation: face the music."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', being awesome.

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===
[[Image:Laserbreak.jpg|right|thumb|To be precise, one has no frets.]]
* After Soundwave catches up to the Autobots at the drive-in theater, Optimus' arm is missing as he leans out of the window.
* Human Ratchet has his scar on the wrong side of his face in one scene.
* After Sari says, "Well, I sure am glad that's over," Snarl begins to walk off, and puts some good distance between himself and the group as Scrapper talks. Immediately after Scrapper hits the floor when Snarl kicks him off, Snarl appears close up again to the group, almost as if he's just ''now'' leaving
* After Wreck-Gar is thrown to the ground by Optimus the hole in his backpack is missing although that AllSpark fragment could have fixed that.
*When Optimus is smacking Soundwave around with Laserbeak, the squares on Soundwave's backpack are the same lavender color as Ratbat, rather than the gold they should be.
* When Optimus delivers his final strike with Laserbeak, the force of the blow snaps off the Decepticon bird's frets, leaving a jagged break (circled in the image at right). When Laserbeak pops back up a few moments later to carry Soundwave off, however, he's still in one piece; at the very least, he should be missing his tail.
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===Continuity errors===
* Sari's upgrade sequence from "[[TransWarped]]" is used as stock footage for her transformation sequence, even though she grows taller during the sequence.

===Transformers references===
* While it's unclear if the reference is intentional, "Soundwave hypnotises humans using miniature duplicates of himself" was also the plot of TakaraTomy's ''[[Music Label]]'' toyline. A definite ''Music Label'' reference, though, is the coloration of Soundwave's virtual form at the beginning of the episode: it's based on the line's"[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Sonic White]]" Soundwave MP3 player figure.
* Soundwave is heard saying "Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior" a reference of a similar line spoken by the [[Soundwave (G1)|first Soundwave]].
* Soundwave's virtual avatars are depicted in the color scheme of the [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]] toy.
* The traffic light [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] swings around is based on the weapon that came with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] first toy.
* Dinobot Island is missing a huge chunk of itself after the events of "[[Predacons Rising]]".
* Scrapper is revealed to have survived the explosion the Constructicons were caught in back in "[[Three's a Crowd]]". According to him, it's been forty-eight days since the events of that episode. The fates of [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], however, are less certain.
[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Laserbeack&Soundwave Flee.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Next time, Gadget! Next time!]]
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] names the triceratops [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]] "Snarl" as a second choice after the Dinobot took offense to "[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]", referencing the [[Snarl (Animated)#Notes|real-life name change]] for Snarl. This is the first time Snarl has been given a name in the cartoon—[[Swoop (Animated)|the pteranodon]] was never named in the show itself. The closest we got was [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] nicknaming him "Swoopy".
* Wreck-Gar has been at the bottom of the lake since his debut episode, "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]".

===Foreign dubbing===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Erreur humaine 2/2'''" ("Human Error 2/2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Virtual Reality no Wana'''" (ヴァーチャルリアリティの罠, "The Virtual Reality Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 27|27 November]] [[2010]]
::*Soundwave delivers the warning. For the intro, Optimus talks about being caught in Soundwave's virtual reality trap while Sari talks about her problem in the real world. Both mention that Sari's situation is similar to [[wikipedia:Momotarō|Momotarō]] on gathering extra help.

===Real-world references===
* The "castaway" Scrapper is dressed in [[wikipedia:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe]] garb, including a rust beard.
* Both Wreck-Gar and his voice actor, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], play the [[:Image:WeirdAl.jpg|accordion]].
* Optimus refers to Laserbeak as an "axe" (a common nickname for guitars) before forcibly transforming him into his alt mode.
* Scrapper's cry of "Hi-ho, Snarl!" is a reference to the Lone Ranger's cry of "Hi-ho, Silver!"
* Sari's naming of her team as "The Substitute Autobots" is likely a reference to the DC Comics team [[Wikipedia:Legion of Substitute Heroes|The Legion of Substitute Heroes]], as similarly rag-tag band of misfit "losers" mostly composed of rejected applicants to the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have nevertheless blundered their way into saving the Earth on occasion.
* The Christmas carols continue in this episode, as Scrapper starts singing a bit of "[[Wikipedia:Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!|Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!]]" and Wreck-Gar offers up his own unique version of "[[Wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" (given his voice actor, this isn't much of a surprise). Sari's comment, "It's supposed to be a 'Silent Night.'" as she shuts Soundwave off refers to the carol of the same name. As in the previous episode, "[[Wikipedia: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen|God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen]]" is incorporated into the background music of this episode's final scene.
* Some of the sound effects used when Optimus attacks Soundwave with Laserbeak date back to Hanna-Barbara's ''Quickdraw McGraw'', whose title character's alter ego, El Kabong, used a guitar as a melee weapon.
* Meanwhile, Ratbat's shrieks are taken directly from the original ''[[wikipedia:Scooby Doo|Scooby Doo, Where Are You!]]'' intro.
* The stylized animation of Optimus Prime's final strike with Laserbeak is highly reminiscent of [[wikipedia:Haruhara_Haruko|Haruko Haruhara's]] attacks with her guitar in ''[[wikipedia:FLCL|FLCL]]''—one of Derrick J. Wyatt's admitted influences for this show.
* When Soundwave breaks apart and his mind control power dissipates, the sound effect is of a dial-up modem.

===Trivia===
*Several questions were left unanswered in this two-parter, including how Soundwave was rebuilt after the destruction of his body in "[[Sound and Fury]]", and where Laserbeak and Ratbat come from.
*This episode marks the return of [[Captain Fanzone's car]]. Even in the virtual world, it's still absolutely filthy, inside and out.
*Soundwave says he "reprograms" the Autobots into Decepticons. However, it seems more like he put a receiver in their bodies and used them as puppets. If they were properly processor-washed, then they would do what he says on their own, not need directions from a remote. Perhaps the reprogramming is simply to make them easier to control.
*This episode marks the last appearance of quite a few characters, namely, Wreck-Gar, Scrapper, Soundwave, all three Dinobots, Porter C. Powell, Mayor Edsel and his aide, and the Witwickies.
*Captain Fanzone appears several times in the episode, but has no speaking lines. Even after coming out of hypnosis, he doesn't make a remark about his reasons for disliking mechanical entities.
*The tag on Fanzone's present reads "A machine even you could love."
*Who knew Optimus could shred?
*Angry Archer was meant to make his Season 3 debut in this episode, but the scene was cut during production. Also cut was a cameo for [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

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

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Reflector (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:13:25Z

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:''Reflector is / are (a) [[Decepticon|Decepticon(s)]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''
[[Image:Animated_reflector.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
You may not have seen '''Reflector''' yet, but he (they?) has seen you. This espionage expert is actually composed of three semi-autonomous component robots: '''Spectro''', '''Spyglass''', and their leader '''Viewfinder.''' The three have the ability to generate hard-light [[hologram]]s of themselves to fill out the Decepticon ranks.

==Notes==
* This character was revealed in a [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] published in the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine]]''. All other characters getting such treatment had gone on to appear in the ''Animated'' cartoon, and the same was planned for Reflector, who would have shown up in a flashback sequence in "[[TransWarped]]" depicting the [[Battle for Iacon]] at the conclusion of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] explained that his appearance (and indeed, the whole scene) had to be edited out for timing reasons.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1899400476]
* Yes, they had time for [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], but not Reflector. Ouch.
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'', Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass have a shared altmode: they combine to form a Cybertronian tank armed with a [[Photon T-34]] cannon. This altmode was appareantly going to cameo in [[Human Error, Part II]], but was cut out for unknown reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')

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[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
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Omega Supreme (Animated)

2012-07-14T01:11:54Z

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{{disambigr|Teletran-1|similarly named concepts|Teletraan (disambiguation)}}
:''Omega Supreme is an Autobot from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-OmegaSupremeRobotMode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Deus ex machina? I wouldn't want to be presumptuous.]]

First in a line of [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]] weapons, '''Omega Supreme''' was grimly aware of the heavy combat toll his friends must have suffered for him to even be activated in the first place. Omega Supreme does not hesitate to unleash his colossal firepower and risk his own life and safety on their behalf.

After being left grievously wounded in a victorious battle against the Decepticons, Omega Supreme was put into [[stasis lock|stasis]]. His starship alternate mode was put into service as a repair/maintenance vessel under the command of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]].

As the starship '''''Orion''''', Omega Supreme has a crew of five, including its captain, and its systems are managed by a female-voiced artificial intelligence which is addressed as '''Teletran-1'''. The ship's equipment includes a set of six emergency [[stasis pod]]s, an extendable boarding/docking tube, and a pair of large manipulator arms that emerge from roof panels and are controlled manually from the bridge. While it also possesses some offensive weaponry, these systems were disabled when it was turned into a repair ship. Its navigation protocols include automatic course-correction for navigating through obstructions such as asteroid fields. It is also meant to have an emergency defence system codenamed "Omega," but in the interests of conserving energon, said system is currently disabled. However, it still has active sensors for detecting unwanted or unauthorized invasion by foreign objects.

{{bigquote|I am programmed to protect, and sacrifice if necessary.|Omega Supreme|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English, season 2), [[Phil LaMarr]] (English, season 3), [[Tara Strong]] (English, Teletran-1), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Ayahi Takagaki]] (Japanese, Teletran-1)| [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Silvia Mißbach]] (German, Teletran-1), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Agnieszka Wajs]] (Polish, Teletran-1), [[Zeca Rodrigues]] (Portuguese), [[Renan Gonçalves]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Mario Olguín]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Oscar Fernado Gómez]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Ximena Marchant]] (Latin American Spanish, Teletran-1)}}

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[[Image:TransWarpedOmegaBirth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|I am...[[Iron Man|IRON MAN]]!]]

Omega Supreme was the end product of "[[Project Omega]]", an Autobot attempt to create a weapon of mass destruction that would serve as their last, best hope of defeating the Decepticons and ending the Great War. Built with a simple processor so that he would be able to perform his duties as a death-bringer without ethical or emotional qualms, Omega was to be partnered with a mentor that would guide him in his actions. This mentor was intended to be Autobot intelligence officer [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who was carrying in her processor the codes to bring Omega online, but when an encounter with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] wiped her memory core, a failsafe program transferred the codes to Ratchet, and the medic was left with no choice but to become Omega's teacher. Omega was brought online and introduced himself to Ratchet as his to command; his pupil, dependent and servant. Ratchet merely introduced himself as Omega's friend.

[[Image:TransWarpedDefeatedOmega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!]]

Omega Supreme successfully carried out his mission, bringing an end to the Decepticon threat in a mighty [[Battle for Iacon|battle]] that left him fatally wounded. At Ratchet's instruction, Omega transformed into spaceship mode, and Ratchet placed his friend into a modified form of stasis until he could eventually be repaired. {{storylink|TransWarped}} For reasons unknown (possibly the simple lack of need the Autobots had for his power, now that the war was won), Omega was never brought back online, and his body became a simple ship in the Autobot [[space bridge]] repair fleet. Ratchet stayed by his friend's side, serving as a member of the crew that came to populate Omega's inactivate body. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

[[Image:Teletran-1 bridge.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Just like Herman's Head, if Herman were a giant robot spaceship. And dead.]]

Long after the war, while piloting the ship on a standard [[space bridge]] repair mission in a remote sector of Autobot-controlled space, Optimus Prime and his crew discovered the lost, legendary [[AllSpark]]. Almost immediately, they were located by the Decepticon warship ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]''. The Decepticons' leader, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], assaulted the Autobots' ship directly, attempting to melt through its hull, but he was sabotaged with a bomb by his lieutenant, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. After the bomb went off, the ship went careening through an asteroid field almost totally out of control. From within the ship's hold, the AllSpark activated a nearby space bridge portal, which exploded after the ship plunged through it.

The ship emerged from of warp in low orbit over the planet Earth, with all hands still on board—along with Megatron. Once Prime managed to force Megatron out through the docking tube, he piloted the ship through its last stages of reentry, steering it clear of a populated area while the rest of the crew got into their emergency stasis pods. Once the ship was past the city and over water, Prime too got into a stasis pod, and the ship crashed into Lake Erie. Fifty years later, an invading glob of nanites penetrated a crack in the hull, activating the ship's intruder alarm system, which wakened the crew. In the aftermath of investigating the glob and helping the natives it was threatening, the Autobots set up a base in an abandoned car factory in downtown [[Detroit]]. The ship remained on the bottom of Lake Erie, should they need it. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

When Decepticons tracking the AllSpark's energy signature became a problem, Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to repair their ship so that it could be moved away from Earth. Ratchet was seen to speak to the ship as an "old friend," though not even its AI was active. Sari questioned this, but Ratchet became defensive, and in the end, all he would say was that the ship used to be a military vessel. This fact came in handy when the ship came under Decepticon attack; utilizing the [[AllSpark Key]], he was able to bring the decommissioned weapons systems back online and defeat them. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:Ark in mountain.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not a proper burial, per se.]]
Ultimately, Ratchet was forced to take the vessel airborne, first to evade the Decepticons, and subsequently to try to transport the AllSpark offworld. Both of these attempts failed, resulting in the ship ultimately crashing into the caldera of the dormant volcano on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

[[Image:Teletran-1Animated.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Why wear a Che Guevara t-shirt when you can ride around in his taxidermized corpse?]]

And there it remained until [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] alerted [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew to the fact that [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was on the verge of constructing a working space bridge to Cybertron. Optimus then ordered Ratchet and [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] to attempt to revive Omega Supreme. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Through "open-[[spark]] surgery", using four AllSpark fragments and making heavy use of the [[AllSpark Key]], Ratchet finally managed to revive his old friend. Omega was initially delirious and confused, thinking he was still fighting his dying battle on Cybertron and telling Ratchet that he was surrounded by Decepticons and didn't think he would make it. He soon got his bearings, but he was still slow and unsure after being offline for two million stellar cycles, and he needed heavy prompting from Ratchet to move. When he finally did get himself airborne, he was shocked and happy at his return to life, but he was at a loss as to how he got on a world other than Cybertron.

His reverie was quickly interrupted by an attack from several Decepticons. Following further hefty prompting from Ratchet and power boosts from his magnets and the AllSpark Key, he was able to transform and strike back. Declaring his name to the Decepticons, he made short work of the villains, and proceeded to enter Megatron's base. There, he found the space bridge in overdrive, threatening to pull the entire [[Michigan|state]] and transport it to some random co-ordinates. Ejecting Sari and Ratchet over Ratchet's vocal protests, he absorbed the [[transwarp|TransWarp]] energy and was sucked into the malfunctioning portal, which then fully self-destructed. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Not long after, Omega's inactive body was discovered by Megatron and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], who had both also been pulled through the space bridge portal before it was destroyed. Seeing an opportunity, Megatron forced his way into the slumbering giant's body, but in doing so, caused Omega to reactivate. Omega's internal systems seized and disarmed Megatron, but the charismatic Decepticon exploited Omega's simple mind and convinced him that it was his duty to take him back to Cybertron to "face justice". Omega transformed back into ship mode and revealed a heretofore unseen ability to TransWarp under his own power, without a space bridge, but one short jump drained him of all his power, and he returned to sleep mode before reaching the planet. Unable to escape Omega's heavily armoured body, Megatron instead used a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] to "hotwire" Omega's body, opening up his control cockpit and taking manual control of the giant Autobot. Before Megatron could do anything, however, Omega was beset by [[Rock Lord|some strange, space-borne alien rock monsters]], and the Autobot transwarped away to safety, once again draining all his power.

[[Image:TransWarpedOmegaMegatron.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Omega(TRON) Supreme.]]

Megatron fixed that problem by inserting Starscream's head—and the AllSpark fragment it contained—into Omega's systems, charging him up. Megatron TransWarped Omega to Earth, where he transformed the titan to robot mode and took control of his body to attack Optimus Prime's Autobots. Prime and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] were able to infiltrate Omega's body, and Prowl accessed Omega's internal processor in order to help Omega's suppressed consciousness fight back against Megatron's control. Omega succeeded in rejecting Megatron, but Starscream then promptly seized control and turned Omega's power on both the Autobots and Megatron. Even as Omega fought against Starscream and begged the other Autobots to take him offline again, Megatron talked Starscream into an alliance. The pair were about to TransWarp Omega to Cybertron when the Autobots planted a [[plasma dynamic thruster]] on their friend's body, which sent him and his two Decepticon passengers randomly warping across space. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
Eventually, the transwarping ship would come across Lugnut, reuniting him with Megatron as he had wanted.
{{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Sometime after that, Megatron disabled the plasma dynamic thruster and gained control of Omega's transwarping and transformation capacity—though couldn't get the weapons online. The giant Autobot then came to rest in robot mode over Cybertron. While the inhabitants panicked, Megatron directed [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] to continue searching out Omega's activation codes. All that constant transwarping had built up such a surplus of transwarp energy in Omega Supreme's body that—when combined with the effects of a random energy storm in space—it simulated the effect of a [[space bridge]] and teleported Ratchet and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] to Cybertron. Sentinel Magnus wanted to destroy Omega Supreme and the Decepticons inside him, but the [[Autobot High Council]] was swayed towards patience by Ratchet's pleas (and the eensy little fact that shooting Omega, in his transwarp-infused state, might take out all of Cybertron with him). Shockwave succeeded in capturing Arcee and her activation codes and bringing her onto Omega Supreme; when Sentinel heard this, he ordered [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] to destroy Omega Supreme, but it was too late: Omega transwarped into Earth orbit. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

After Omega Supreme landed on the moon near the ''Nemesis'', Bumblebee transwarped onto Omega in a failed attempt to rescue Arcee, but had to retreat. As it happened, Omega's activation codes were quite well-protected within Arcee: despite Shockwave trying everything from tricking her with his "Longarm" persona, to using machines to scan her thought patterns, to electrically seizing control of her body and forcing her to bring the giant under Decepticon control, he was unable to get the necessary security patches and so Omega's weapons remained unavailable to Megatron. Which led to plan B: construct a trio of [[Lugnut Supreme|Omega clones under the control of Lugnut]]. Shockwave hooked Lugnut into the real Omega's computer relays, from which he would then direct the actions of the clones.{{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

Shockwave kept trying and failing to extract Omega's activation codes. While the dark clones assaulted Earth, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Sari transwarped to the moon and rescued Arcee. Once she was fully awakened, Arcee brought Omega Supreme back on-line. Omega ejected Lugnut from his body, then hurried to Earth. By that time one of the Lugnut Supremes had already been deactivated, and Omega valiantly battled against the remaining two. He showed surprising speed and dexterity in combat, quickly transforming to spaceship mode in order to cushion his fall after being knocked backwards by his enemies. Omega managed to destroy one of the clones, but was struck from behind and disabled by the last one (which also spun him around like a pinwheel, leveling much of Detroit in the process). Eventually, the Autobots triumphed, and Omega Supreme carried them and the captured Decepticons back home to Cybertron. The cheering onlookers in the parade thought they were happy upon seeing the return of their victorious heroes—but when Omega Supreme transformed to robot mode at ground level, right in front of them, they were momentarily astonished into silence. Then, even more cheering! {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

''Omega Supreme flew above the [[Kaon]] arena where [[Team Stunticon]] was having their show, promoting the event. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}''

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolOmegaSupreme01.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] piloted the ''[[Orion]]'' toward the battle for the Decepticon [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]], feverishly hoping that their comrades could hold out until their arrival. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

They made it in time, though they came under attack from the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]]. Ratchet immediately activated Code Omega, transforming the ''Orion'' into Omega Supreme. Omega Supreme vanquished the clones, then decided to stop the overloading Space Bridge by absorbing all its power. Ratchet pleaded with him not to, as it would destroy him, but Omega explained that it was the only solution. Thanking his friend for everything, Omega dove into the vortex and vanished. After the battle, the Autobots joined into bidding their friend farewell. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

Omega Supreme found himself warped to the same coordinates as [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], however. Megatron intended to turn him into "Omegatron" and use him to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Megatron made the mistake of trying to boost Omega's power with Starscream's [[spark]], which allowed Starscream to take possession of Omega. Using a warp, Starscream returned to [[Earth]] in Omega's body and attacked. He was defeated when Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] fried Starscream's link system with a combined attack. Omega toppled over, deactivated, his life status unknown. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}
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==Notes==
* As with most of the characters in the show, Omega Supreme shares many similar details with his [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], specifically his clear orange face mask, the cannon at the back of his head, his three-fingered right hand and his massive left-hand blaster. Ratchet also describes him as the Autobots' "last line of defense", a role which was also given to the original.
* At [[BotCon 2007]], the [[Hasbro]] representatives repeatedly named the Autobots' ship the ''[[Ark (disambiguation)|Ark]]''. At [[BotCon 2008]], lead writer [[Marty Isenberg]] claimed the ship is not the ''Ark'', but merely a repair vessel. However, lead artist [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] immediately responded that it very much ''is'' the ''Ark'' (a conversation that some fan sites failed to report accurately). The model sheet for the ship even labels it the ''Ark''. However, no fictional depictions ever referred to ship as the Ark and it was eventually revealed to be Omega Supreme.
* In the cartoon, the crew of the stasis locked Omega Supreme avoided calling the ship by name entirely, only referring to the computer as "Teletran-1"<ref>In the episode [[TransWarped]] Bumblebee says "We don't have Teletran-1 'cause we don't have a ship", suggesting "Teletran-1" refers to the on-board computer only.</ref>. But in [[Transformers Animated Volume 1|the comic adaptation of the cartoon]], the ship itself was referred to as "Teletran-1". ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' backs up the idea that "Teletran-1" is indeed the name of the on-board computer only. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' gave the ship the codename '''Orion'''.
* This of course isn't the [[Ark (G1)|first Autobot ship]] to end up embedded in the craggy face of a [[Mount St. Hilary|dormant volcano]].
* The non-traditional manner of rendering Teletran-1's name (hyphenated, with one only "a" and an Arabic numeral instead of a roman I) is more than likely derived from [[DK Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', which misspelled the name of the computer's Generation 1 counterpart in this fashion.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Omega Supreme''' (オメガスプリーム ''Omega Supurīmu'')

==Footnotes==
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Cybertron (planet)

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[[Image:Cybertronplanet.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image: Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer| robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[Transformation| transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic [[wikipedia:Dreadnought|dreadnaught]]". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant Locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn]], and [[Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount]].

*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.

*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core| lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[Human|humans]] were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pig-o-tron|guinea pig-o-tron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with robot-mode flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

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After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|180px|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[Image:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|right|180px|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar system|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system.{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====

{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}
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[[Image:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====

In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within.{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

===Beast continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[Image:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|right|150px|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[Image:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.

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=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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===3H comics continuity===
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===Devil's Due comics continuity===
There aren't many details revealed in regards to Cybertron's past, but it involved the [[Quintesson]]s creating both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW comics continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda_Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

It is possible that Cybertron was originally an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by Optimus Prime, the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

==Robots in Disguise==
[[Image:RID Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world,{{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred.{{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate,{{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds".{{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[Image:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him.

[[Image:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|right|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[Image:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity==
[[Image:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Allspark was clearly inspired by ''Honey Nut Cheerios'' advertisements.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[Image:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[Image:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|250px|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[Image:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from ''Generation 1'' have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[Image:Unicron Titan19.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==Shattered Glass==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}

==Animated==
[[Image:Animated Cybertron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
In an interesting turn of events, the Decepticons have been driven entirely from the planet. Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology, and their strategic relocation of the [[AllSpark]] led to ultimate victory, and a Cybertron where an entire generation has seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor transistor of a Decepticon.
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Eventually, the Decepticons started an uprising and fought the Autobots once more in an attempt to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

The Decepticons never made it, as Megatron called off the attacks to wait for him. {{storylink|TransWarped}} As Megatron himself was captured, the future of the Decepticons was uncertain. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

After Megatron's defeat, a group of Decepticons attempted to free him by disguising themselves as Autobot performers. However, they were discovered by Sideswipe and Cheetor, who imprisoned them in Trypticon with their leader. Following this defeat, a group of Decepticons launched an assault on the Energon Farms...{{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned==
[[Image:WFCCybertron.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
[[Image:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[Space bridge|space bridges]], the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]] and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, presumably after all but [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|one]] of the [[Thirteen|Primes]] left once their squabbles escalated into murder. The [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin.{{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
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==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
[[Image:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|350px|thumb|]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-00'''
**''Accessories:'' Omega Lock, special silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Planet Key

:[[Primus]] transforms into the planet Cybertron as seen in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon series]]. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Unicron]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' line]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon]] as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying [[Omega Lock]] accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into his back and pushed, a transforming sound is heard. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up to reveal his head, his eyes glow red and a laser-type sound effect is heard. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In robot mode, Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry, including two shoulder-mounted cannons that can fire missiles, two forearm blasters that raise and extend when a Cyber Power Key is inserted, and several banks of Gatling guns, lasers and missile launchers in his shins and legs revealed by the Omega Lock.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—an intergalactic world-ship, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact.

:Primus comes with two accessories, the aforementioned battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports, and a special silver Cybertron-Planet Cyber Power Key with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. Any four Cyber Planet Keys can be inserted into the four key slots at the base of the Omega Lock, though doing this does not activate any feature. There are also nine inactive [[Mini-Con]] [[powerlinx]] ports on the Primus figure, including two on the claws on his legs.

:Primus was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint ''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines, but was released in Japan in the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Omega Lock, special silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Planet Key

:Cybertron Primus is the North American version of Primus, released a few months after the Japanese release. Both toys are identical.

:In North America, limited early-run versions of Cybertron Primus came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" [[Unicron]] head based upon the planet eater's ''Armada'' appearance.

:A later version, [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, included four Mini-Cons; [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].

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===Transformers 2010===
[[Image:Primus_2010.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:''
:To celebrate the year [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|2010]], Takara [[redeco]]ed the previous Primus toy. It is primarily silver and gold in planet mode, with blue robot parts. A blue [[Omega Lock]] is also included.

:Primus includes the retooled Cybertron style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[:Image:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[:Image:Cybertron-toy Demolishor.JPG|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. The Cyber Key features a "blank" central area (so any faction symbol could be tampographed on) and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the tampographed Autobot symbol.
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of Beast Machines, is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the Planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is around 6,300 km, while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron''),<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s laserdisc sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> '''Cybertron''' (サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦 ''Sàibótǎn'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Dark of the Moon issue 2

2012-07-11T21:30:43Z

24.69.64.254: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
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|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''A suspicious Sam Witwicky investigates the Decepticons' secret objectives, and a shocking betrayal is revealed.'''

==Synopsis==

At his new job, Sam encounters Jerry Wang; a co-worker who recognises him from the television broadcasts. Jerry tries to reveal to Sam a Decepticon plot, revealing that he has been forced to work with the Decepticons to cover up something before being killed by Laserbeak. After being injured by Sam, Laserbeak retreats.

Sam then heads to NEST operations in Washington D.C. along with Carly, Wheels and Brains. Here he is introduced to Director Mearing. Ironhide introduces Sentinel Prime to Sam as Optimus revives Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership. Having retrieved five other pillars including the master pillar, Sentinel reveals that the pillars allow the user to open space bridges and teleport them anywhere. However he reveals that over a hundred have gone missing. Director Mearing then forces Sam away.

Later, Sam, puzzled why Decepticons have been enlisting the help of humans, meets with Seymour Simmons, who has now become a millionaire after writing books about his experiences with Sector Seven. He also has a butler and assistant named Dutch. Soon Carly arrives who gets into an argument with Sam. After breaking up with Sam, Carly angrily leaves for a party hosted by Dylan.

Following a lead, Sam and co arrive at Atlantic City, where they meet up with a former Russian cosmonaut living in the states. After a brief scuffle which Brains defuses, the cosmonaut reveals that the Soviet Union were the first to send cameras onto the moon. Footage revealed over a hundred pillars lying over the surface of the moon, however only five of them were recovered. Sam deduces that the Decepticons have recovered the other pillars. However, he is puzzled as to why the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime unharmed. Knowing that Sentinel Prime maybe the only one who knows how to use the pillars, he realises that the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime, so that the Autobots could recover him as Optimus is the only one who could revive him.

Meanwhile, the three stowaway Dreads adopt Earth vehicle modes and inform Megatron that they are ready to strike.

Realising that it was a set-up, Sam warns Director Mearing about Sentinel Prime. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Mirage, Sam and co escort Sentinel Prime back to NEST operations. Along the way, the group is attacked by the Dreads. In the ensuing battle, Simmons is injured by Crowbar, while Sentinel Prime escapes back to base.
When the group returns to base Sentinel Prime opens fire and gravely injures Ironhide.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Brains]] (5)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (14)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (24)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (25)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (29)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (30)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (4)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Igor]] (16)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (17)
*[[Hatchet]] (26)
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (27)
*[[Crowbar]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Jerry Wang]] (2)
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (3)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (6)
*[[William Lennox]] (8)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (10)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (20)
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (21)
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (22)
*Cosmonauts (23)
|c4=
*[[Mojo]] (18)
*[[Frankie]] (19)
}}

== Quotes ==
"Hey, nice bunny."
:–'''Simmons being Simmons'''

==Notes==

*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 2|''Convergence'' chapter 2]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*Sentinel's eye color changes from blue to red when he shoots Ironhide. They remain red through [[Dark of the Moon issue 3|issue 3]], but go back to blue in issue 4.

===Differences with movie===

Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:

*Laserbeak's assassinations; Wang is the only victim shown (save for Voskhod, last issue). There is no protracted dialogue between the two, either: Laserbeak just bursts into a window and kills him.
*Sam's difficulty in getting into the NEST base, and Bumblebee coming to his rescue.
*Mearing calling Sam "a messenger", which kind messes up his dramatic speech in [[Dark of the Moon issue 4|issue #4]].
*Carly receiving a new car from Dylan.
*Sam contacting Simmons.

Other script-based differences include:

*Rather than hide from Laserbeak, Sam actively fights back, taking down the avian Decepticon with a fire-axe to the head. Laserbeak survives, though!
*Dutch really doesn't seem to be German here. Also, Simmons appears far less assured of his skills, often offering him advice and gently berating him.
*In line with this, there's no scene of him flipping out and setting off a Mexican standoff in the Russian bar; instead, Brains reveals himself and starts talking in Russian, charming the cosmonauts into sharing their info.
*Simmons breaks his leg not simply from being flung out of his car, but from the clumsy Dutch accidentally backing up and running him over!
*Hatchet and one of the other Dreads are taken out in the running battle along the freeway, with the third and final one being eliminated by Ironhide immediately upon arrival at NEST headquarters (Crankcase and Crowbar never transform, so we can't tell which is which). Consequently, we're missing our second Mexican standoff.
*Again, Skids and Mudflap are present at NEST headquarters.
*Sentinel's Cosmic Rust cannon is in the form of his shield, rather than looking like a normal blaster in the movie

== Errors ==
*Sentinel has an extra wheel at the front of his vehical mode. Other details that are missing include the Rosenbaur logo on the front side and the 316.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Soldiers firing on Shockwave, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
Image:DOTM_2_cover.jpg
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==
*Assorted [[Little, Brown and Company]] ''Dark of the Moon'' children's books
*''Rising Storm'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' trade paperbacks

[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category: IDW Dark of the Moon issues]]

Dark of the Moon issue 1

2012-07-11T21:29:04Z

24.69.64.254: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
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|prev=Foundation issue 4
|prev2=Rising Storm issue 4
|next=Dark of the Moon issue 2
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|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 10]], [[2011]]
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|written by=[[John Barber]]
|pencils by=[[Jorge Jimenez Moreno]]
|inks by=
|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''A discovery at the heart of Chernobyl reveals to Optimus Prime a secret humanity has long hidden from the Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the [[Autobot]]s shot and left to drift in space by [[Decepticon]]s. It soon crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in [[1961]]. On [[July 20]], [[1969]], [[Apollo 11]] discovered the crashed alien ship on the Moon.

Three years after [[The Fallen]]'s attack, the Autobots have now become fully sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various [[human]] threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the deconstruction of the [[NEST]] facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus orders the Autobots to head to their new base in [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and Captain [[William Lennox|Lennox]] leave for [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] following a lead on a recently uncovered Cybertronian artefact.

In Washington, D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky]] is now is living with new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is pining for a new job, but, having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also live with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. Sam leaves for his job interviews. After some comic relief, Sam gets a job.

Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Chernobyl, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a Cybertronian artefact resembling a fuel cell. Suddenly, they are attacked by the huge Decepticon [[Driller]] piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the fuel cell. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat while he battles the Decepticons. Optimus is wounded by Shockwave, but he manages to retrieve the Pillar. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the cell. An incredulous Optimus recovers the cell and realises that it is a part of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', the long-lost Autobot ship.

In [[Africa]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] learns of the discovery of the fuel cell by the Autobots. Megatron orders [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to deploy [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies.

At their base in Washington, D.C, United States Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the ''Ark'' crashing on the Moon. An angered Optimus Prime demands a mission to the Moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet wind up on the moon using a human rocket: the [[Ares V]]. Once there, the duo retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[Pillar]]s and return to Earth. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, they pick up three stowaway Decepticons—the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Crowbar]], and [[Hatchet]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (14)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (18)
*[[Driller]] (19)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (20)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (25)
*[[Igor]] (26)
*[[Hatchling]]s (27)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (28)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (29)
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (30)
*[[Crowbar]] (31)
*[[Hatchet]] (32)
|c3=
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (1)
*[[Walter Simmons]] (2)
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (3)
*[[William Lennox]] (11)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (12)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (17)
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (21)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (22)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"So emotional, Prime. Such anger over a few dead soldiers?"
:–'''Shockwave''' taunts '''Optimus'''

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 1|''Convergence'' chapter 1]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.

===Differences with the film===
As with past IDW movie adaptations, there are some differences between this comic series and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|finished film]] itself. In a unique move for this series, however, they fall into two distinct groups: differences that exist because the comics were written based on an earlier version of the script that was later revised, and deliberately-created differences in the form of additional scenes not in the film, written by [[John Barber]] to forge greater continuity links with other IDW movie comics, and to explain away any potential continuity conflicts. See "IDW continuity notes" below for the second type of changes.

*As with pretty much every other piece of media aside from the film itself, Wheeljack and Mirage are referred to with those names, instead of the last-minute changes used in the movie, "Que" and "Dino".
*Shockwave has an extended battle with Optimus after he emerges from the Driller.
*Sam and Carly are living in a ground-level apartment rather than a loft, complete with a yard for Wheelie, Brains and their dog, rather than a balcony. Further, where they have a single [[Bonecrusher (dog)|mastiff dog]] in the film, their pets in the comic are the Witwicky family dog [[Mojo]], plus his special friend from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Frankie]].
*Although they were mostly edited out of the finished movie, Skids and Mudflap can be glimpsed among the assembled Autobots as Prime confronts Mearing.
*Megatron ''kills'' the [[elephant]] that bars his way, rather than just scaring it off.
*Igor is simply a bouncing disembodied head, lacking the stumpy arms and legs he gets around on in the film.
*While the Autobots use the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to get to the moon in the film, here they use a human rocket, the ''[[Ares V]]''.
*The [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]] are among the Decepticons hidden on the moon, and secretly hitch a ride back to Earth by clinging to the outside of the ''Ares V'', preceding their later role in the story.

===IDW continuity notes===
*[[Walter Simmons]] oversees the first moon mission.
*The movie has the Autobots raiding an "illegal nuclear facility" at the start of the story; the comic has them recovering illegally-possessed Cybertronian technology that this country has covertly obtained from the Decepticons, continuing a plot thread from the ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' prequel. This makes their actions a bit more personal and justifiable!
*As this issue begins, NEST are just finishing up the decommissioning of the Diego Garcia base, following its devastation in ''Rising Storm'', explaining why it didn't appear in the film. Makeshift "caskets" (actually shipping crates) are laid out for all the Autobots who died in that series.
*As he carts Brains off, Sam asks him what he's "done to his head", referring to the addition of a shock of fibre-optic hair Brains sports in the movie that he was lacking in ''Rising Storm''.
*Shockwave's rampage from ''Rising Storm'' is actively referred to when he appears at Chernobyl, and he continues to his talk in his cold, stoic, Generation 1-inspired dialect, rather than the growling non-words of the film.

==Covers (2)==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime standing in front of Sam and Carly, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
Image:DOTM Cover.jpg
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==
*Assorted [[Little, Brown and Company]] ''Dark of the Moon'' children's books
*''Rising Storm'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' trade paperbacks

[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category: IDW Dark of the Moon issues]]

Dark of the Moon issue 1

2012-07-11T21:28:32Z

24.69.64.254:

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'''A discovery at the heart of Chernobyl reveals to Optimus Prime a secret humanity has long hidden from the Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the [[Autobot]]s shot and left to drift in space by [[Decepticon]]s. It soon crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in [[1961]]. On [[July 20]], [[1969]], [[Apollo 11]] discovered the crashed alien ship on the Moon.

Three years after [[The Fallen]]'s attack, the Autobots have now become fully sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various [[human]] threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the deconstruction of the [[NEST]] facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus orders the Autobots to head to their new base in [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and Captain [[William Lennox|Lennox]] leave for [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] following a lead on a recently uncovered Cybertronian artefact.

In Washington, D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky]] is now is living with new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is pining for a new job, but, having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also live with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. Sam leaves for his job interviews. After some comic relief, Sam gets a job.

Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Chernobyl, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a Cybertronian artefact resembling a fuel cell. Suddenly, they are attacked by the huge Decepticon [[Driller]] piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the fuel cell. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat while he battles the Decepticons. Optimus is wounded by Shockwave, but he manages to retrieve the Pillar. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the cell. An incredulous Optimus recovers the cell and realises that it is a part of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', the long-lost Autobot ship.

In [[Africa]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] learns of the discovery of the fuel cell by the Autobots. Megatron orders [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to deploy [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies.

At their base in Washington, D.C, United States Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the ''Ark'' crashing on the Moon. An angered Optimus Prime demands a mission to the Moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet wind up on the moon using a human rocket: the [[Ares V]]. Once there, the duo retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[Pillar]]s and return to Earth. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, they pick up three stowaway Decepticons—the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Crowbar]], and [[Hatchet]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (14)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (18)
*[[Driller]] (19)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (20)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (25)
*[[Igor]] (26)
*[[Hatchling]]s (27)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (28)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (29)
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (30)
*[[Crowbar]] (31)
*[[Hatchet]] (32)
|c3=
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (1)
*[[Walter Simmons]] (2)
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (3)
*[[William Lennox]] (11)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (12)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (17)
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (21)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (22)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"So emotional, Prime. Such anger over a few dead soldiers?"
:–'''Shockwave taunts Optimus'''

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 1|''Convergence'' chapter 1]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.

===Differences with the film===
As with past IDW movie adaptations, there are some differences between this comic series and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|finished film]] itself. In a unique move for this series, however, they fall into two distinct groups: differences that exist because the comics were written based on an earlier version of the script that was later revised, and deliberately-created differences in the form of additional scenes not in the film, written by [[John Barber]] to forge greater continuity links with other IDW movie comics, and to explain away any potential continuity conflicts. See "IDW continuity notes" below for the second type of changes.

*As with pretty much every other piece of media aside from the film itself, Wheeljack and Mirage are referred to with those names, instead of the last-minute changes used in the movie, "Que" and "Dino".
*Shockwave has an extended battle with Optimus after he emerges from the Driller.
*Sam and Carly are living in a ground-level apartment rather than a loft, complete with a yard for Wheelie, Brains and their dog, rather than a balcony. Further, where they have a single [[Bonecrusher (dog)|mastiff dog]] in the film, their pets in the comic are the Witwicky family dog [[Mojo]], plus his special friend from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Frankie]].
*Although they were mostly edited out of the finished movie, Skids and Mudflap can be glimpsed among the assembled Autobots as Prime confronts Mearing.
*Megatron ''kills'' the [[elephant]] that bars his way, rather than just scaring it off.
*Igor is simply a bouncing disembodied head, lacking the stumpy arms and legs he gets around on in the film.
*While the Autobots use the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to get to the moon in the film, here they use a human rocket, the ''[[Ares V]]''.
*The [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]] are among the Decepticons hidden on the moon, and secretly hitch a ride back to Earth by clinging to the outside of the ''Ares V'', preceding their later role in the story.

===IDW continuity notes===
*[[Walter Simmons]] oversees the first moon mission.
*The movie has the Autobots raiding an "illegal nuclear facility" at the start of the story; the comic has them recovering illegally-possessed Cybertronian technology that this country has covertly obtained from the Decepticons, continuing a plot thread from the ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' prequel. This makes their actions a bit more personal and justifiable!
*As this issue begins, NEST are just finishing up the decommissioning of the Diego Garcia base, following its devastation in ''Rising Storm'', explaining why it didn't appear in the film. Makeshift "caskets" (actually shipping crates) are laid out for all the Autobots who died in that series.
*As he carts Brains off, Sam asks him what he's "done to his head", referring to the addition of a shock of fibre-optic hair Brains sports in the movie that he was lacking in ''Rising Storm''.
*Shockwave's rampage from ''Rising Storm'' is actively referred to when he appears at Chernobyl, and he continues to his talk in his cold, stoic, Generation 1-inspired dialect, rather than the growling non-words of the film.

==Covers (2)==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime standing in front of Sam and Carly, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
Image:DOTM Cover.jpg
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==
*Assorted [[Little, Brown and Company]] ''Dark of the Moon'' children's books
*''Rising Storm'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' trade paperbacks

[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category: IDW Dark of the Moon issues]]

Dark of the Moon issue 1

2012-07-11T21:26:23Z

24.69.64.254:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' #1
|prev=Foundation issue 4
|prev2=Rising Storm issue 4
|next=Dark of the Moon issue 2
|image=DOTM Cover.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 10]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|pencils by=[[Jorge Jimenez Moreno]]
|inks by=
|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''A discovery at the heart of Chernobyl reveals to Optimus Prime a secret humanity has long hidden from the Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the [[Autobot]]s shot and left to drift in space by [[Decepticon]]s. It soon crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in [[1961]]. On [[July 20]], [[1969]], [[Apollo 11]] discovered the crashed alien ship on the Moon.

Three years after [[The Fallen]]'s attack, the Autobots have now become fully sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various [[human]] threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the deconstruction of the [[NEST]] facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus orders the Autobots to head to their new base in [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and Captain [[William Lennox|Lennox]] leave for [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] following a lead on a recently uncovered Cybertronian artefact.

In Washington, D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky]] is now is living with new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is pining for a new job, but, having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also live with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. Sam leaves for his job interviews. After some comic relief, Sam gets a job.

Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Chernobyl, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a Cybertronian artefact resembling a fuel cell. Suddenly, they are attacked by the huge Decepticon [[Driller]] piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the fuel cell. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat while he battles the Decepticons. Optimus is wounded by Shockwave, but he manages to retrieve the Pillar. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the cell. An incredulous Optimus recovers the cell and realises that it is a part of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', the long-lost Autobot ship.

In [[Africa]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] learns of the discovery of the fuel cell by the Autobots. Megatron orders [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to deploy [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies.

At their base in Washington, D.C, United States Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the ''Ark'' crashing on the Moon. An angered Optimus Prime demands a mission to the Moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet wind up on the moon using a human rocket: the [[Ares V]]. Once there, the duo retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[Pillar]]s and return to Earth. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, they pick up three stowaway Decepticons—the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Crowbar]], and [[Hatchet]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (14)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (23)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (18)
*[[Driller]] (19)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (20)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (25)
*[[Igor]] (26)
*[[Hatchling]]s (27)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (28)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (29)
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (30)
*[[Crowbar]] (31)
*[[Hatchet]] (32)
|c3=
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (1)
*[[Walter Simmons]] (2)
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (3)
*[[William Lennox]] (11)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (12)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (17)
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (21)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (22)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (24)
}}

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 1|''Convergence'' chapter 1]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.

===Differences with the film===
As with past IDW movie adaptations, there are some differences between this comic series and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|finished film]] itself. In a unique move for this series, however, they fall into two distinct groups: differences that exist because the comics were written based on an earlier version of the script that was later revised, and deliberately-created differences in the form of additional scenes not in the film, written by [[John Barber]] to forge greater continuity links with other IDW movie comics, and to explain away any potential continuity conflicts. See "IDW continuity notes" below for the second type of changes.

*As with pretty much every other piece of media aside from the film itself, Wheeljack and Mirage are referred to with those names, instead of the last-minute changes used in the movie, "Que" and "Dino".
*Shockwave has an extended battle with Optimus after he emerges from the Driller.
*Sam and Carly are living in a ground-level apartment rather than a loft, complete with a yard for Wheelie, Brains and their dog, rather than a balcony. Further, where they have a single [[Bonecrusher (dog)|mastiff dog]] in the film, their pets in the comic are the Witwicky family dog [[Mojo]], plus his special friend from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Frankie]].
*Although they were mostly edited out of the finished movie, Skids and Mudflap can be glimpsed among the assembled Autobots as Prime confronts Mearing.
*Megatron ''kills'' the [[elephant]] that bars his way, rather than just scaring it off.
*Igor is simply a bouncing disembodied head, lacking the stumpy arms and legs he gets around on in the film.
*While the Autobots use the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to get to the moon in the film, here they use a human rocket, the ''[[Ares V]]''.
*The [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]] are among the Decepticons hidden on the moon, and secretly hitch a ride back to Earth by clinging to the outside of the ''Ares V'', preceding their later role in the story.

===IDW continuity notes===
*[[Walter Simmons]] oversees the first moon mission.
*The movie has the Autobots raiding an "illegal nuclear facility" at the start of the story; the comic has them recovering illegally-possessed Cybertronian technology that this country has covertly obtained from the Decepticons, continuing a plot thread from the ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' prequel. This makes their actions a bit more personal and justifiable!
*As this issue begins, NEST are just finishing up the decommissioning of the Diego Garcia base, following its devastation in ''Rising Storm'', explaining why it didn't appear in the film. Makeshift "caskets" (actually shipping crates) are laid out for all the Autobots who died in that series.
*As he carts Brains off, Sam asks him what he's "done to his head", referring to the addition of a shock of fibre-optic hair Brains sports in the movie that he was lacking in ''Rising Storm''.
*Shockwave's rampage from ''Rising Storm'' is actively referred to when he appears at Chernobyl, and he continues to his talk in his cold, stoic, Generation 1-inspired dialect, rather than the growling non-words of the film.

==Covers (2)==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime standing in front of Sam and Carly, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
Image:DOTM Cover.jpg
</gallery>

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*''Rising Storm'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' trade paperbacks

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Dark of the Moon issue 3

2012-07-11T21:24:05Z

24.69.64.254: /* Synopsis */

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'''Sentinel and the Decepticons' plans are revealed!'''

==Synopsis==
After shooting Ironhide, Sentinel reveals that for the sake of Cybertron's survival, he had to make a deal with Megatron. After blowing Ironhide to pieces, he then aims his gun at Bumblebee but Skids jumps in Sentinel's way and takes the blast himself, killing him. Mudflap then goes into a rage, but Sentinel shoots him in the mouth, killing Mudflap instantly. Sentinel then escapes with the pillars after temporarily holding Mearing hostage.

Later, Megatron activates the Pillars, bringing hundreds of Decepticons through a space bridge linking from the moon to Earth. The Autobots and humans try to stop them, but are overwhelmed and Optimus is badly beaten by Sentinel. Sam then goes to Dylan's house to find Carly. As he and Carly leave, Dylan reveals his allegiance with the Deceptcions, and Carly gets captured by Soundwave. Dylan then forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and find out their next move.

The next day, Sentinel tells the humans to exile the Autobots from Earth, to which they comply. As the Autobots prepare to leave in the ''Xanthium'', Sam runs into Epps, who is now working on Space site. Optimus tells Sam that there is no plan and the fight is now the humans'.

As the Autobots blast off, Soundwave sends co-ordinates to Starscream. He blows up the Autobot's ship, with Carly, Dylan watching from a distance...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (6)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (19)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (26)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (27)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (28)
|c2=*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Igor]] (15)
*Decepticon "Shock Troops" (20)
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (23)
*[[Watch-bot]] (24)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (25)
|c3=*[[Seymour Simmons]] (2)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (8)
*[[William Lennox]] (9)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (21)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (22)
*[[Robert Epps]] (29)
}}

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 3|''Convergence'' chapter 3]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*The Decepticons on the moon are referred to as "shock troops", and one of them heavily resembles [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]].

===Differences with movie===
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:
*Bumblebee does not make any attempt to shoot Sentinel Prime after Ironhide dies.
*Megatron simply removes [[Abraham Lincoln]] statue from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial instead of blasting it... [[Atlantis, Arise!|sounds familiar]].
*Dylan gives Sam the Watch-bot, instead of the Watch-bot coiling itself around Sam's arm in the movie.

Other script-based differences include:
*The Twins' deaths at the hands of Sentinel Prime are included here.
*Simmons is present during Ironhide's and the Twins' deaths, while he was not present in Ironhide's death scene in the final film.
*Simmons does not use a wheelchair after his legs are broken.
*Ironhide does not die due to the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], instead he's blasted to pieces by Sentinel Prime's gun.
*Sentinel activates the pillars in Washington D.C. during the daytime. He does it at night in the movie.
*Sam Witwicky, Lennox, Wheelie, and Brains are present when Sentinel activates the Pillars.
*The Autobots engage the Decepticons in an extended fight before they retreat, and the Washington Monument is destroyed.
*Unlike the movie, Carly doesn't change her clothes while held captive by Dylan Gould. She remains in her dress.
*Dylan is apparently a lot bolder than in the film, as he pushes Sam around himself instead of having his bodyguards restrain him.

Barricade is also not present in the final battle. Instead, he appears with Starscream in a video feed during Sentinel's speech to Congress. Another remarkable difference is that the Decepticons coming from the Moon have individualized appearances, while in the film they are [[generic]]. Kudos to the artist.

===IDW continuity notes===
*Sam mentions the attack on the Diego Garcia base which happened in the Rising Storm prequel comics

== Errors ==
*Despite his legs having been broken in the previous issue, Simmons is able to walk perfectly in this and the next issue.
* Topspin is colored red, Roadbuster is mistakenly colored blue, and Leadfoot is green for some reason.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
</gallery>

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Dark of the Moon issue 3

2012-07-11T21:21:37Z

24.69.64.254: /* Differences with movie */

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|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
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|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''Sentinel and the Decepticons' plans are revealed!'''

==Synopsis==
After shooting Ironhide, Sentinel reveals that for the sake of Cybertron's survival, he had to make a deal with Megatron. After blowing Ironhide to pieces, he then aims his gun at Bumblebee but Skids jumps in Sentinel's way and takes the blast himself, killing him. Mudflap then goes into a rage, but Sentinel shoots him in the mouth, killing Mudflap instantly. Sentinel then escapes with the pillars after temporarily holding Mearing hostage.

Later, Megatron activates the Pillars, bringing twenty Decepticons through a space bridge linking from the moon to Earth. The Autobots try to stop them, but they fail miserably and Optimus is defeated by Sentinel. Sam then goes to Dylan's house to find Carly. As he and Carly leave, Dylan reveals his allegiance with the Deceptcions, and Carly gets captured by Soundwave. Dylan then forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and find out their next move.

The next day, Sentinel tells the humans to exile the Autobots from Earth, to which they comply. As the Autobots prepare to leave in the ''Xanthium'', Sam runs into Epps, who is now working on Space site. Optimus tells Sam that there is no plan and the fight is now the humans.

As the Autobots blast off, Starscream blows up the Autobot's ship, with Carly and Dylan watching from a distance...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (6)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (19)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (26)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (27)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (28)
|c2=*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Igor]] (15)
*Decepticon "Shock Troops" (20)
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (23)
*[[Watch-bot]] (24)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (25)
|c3=*[[Seymour Simmons]] (2)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (8)
*[[William Lennox]] (9)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (21)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (22)
*[[Robert Epps]] (29)
}}

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 3|''Convergence'' chapter 3]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*The Decepticons on the moon are referred to as "shock troops", and one of them heavily resembles [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]].

===Differences with movie===
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:
*Bumblebee does not make any attempt to shoot Sentinel Prime after Ironhide dies.
*Megatron simply removes [[Abraham Lincoln]] statue from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial instead of blasting it... [[Atlantis, Arise!|sounds familiar]].
*Dylan gives Sam the Watch-bot, instead of the Watch-bot coiling itself around Sam's arm in the movie.

Other script-based differences include:
*The Twins' deaths at the hands of Sentinel Prime are included here.
*Simmons is present during Ironhide's and the Twins' deaths, while he was not present in Ironhide's death scene in the final film.
*Simmons does not use a wheelchair after his legs are broken.
*Ironhide does not die due to the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], instead he's blasted to pieces by Sentinel Prime's gun.
*Sentinel activates the pillars in Washington D.C. during the daytime. He does it at night in the movie.
*Sam Witwicky, Lennox, Wheelie, and Brains are present when Sentinel activates the Pillars.
*The Autobots engage the Decepticons in an extended fight before they retreat, and the Washington Monument is destroyed.
*Unlike the movie, Carly doesn't change her clothes while held captive by Dylan Gould. She remains in her dress.
*Dylan is apparently a lot bolder than in the film, as he pushes Sam around himself instead of having his bodyguards restrain him.

Barricade is also not present in the final battle. Instead, he appears with Starscream in a video feed during Sentinel's speech to Congress. Another remarkable difference is that the Decepticons coming from the Moon have individualized appearances, while in the film they are [[generic]]. Kudos to the artist.

===IDW continuity notes===
*Sam mentions the attack on the Diego Garcia base which happened in the Rising Storm prequel comics

== Errors ==
*Despite his legs having been broken in the previous issue, Simmons is able to walk perfectly in this and the next issue.
* Topspin is colored red, Roadbuster is mistakenly colored blue, and Leadfoot is green for some reason.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
</gallery>

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Dark of the Moon issue 3

2012-07-11T21:20:25Z

24.69.64.254: /* Differences with movie */

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|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''Sentinel and the Decepticons' plans are revealed!'''

==Synopsis==
After shooting Ironhide, Sentinel reveals that for the sake of Cybertron's survival, he had to make a deal with Megatron. After blowing Ironhide to pieces, he then aims his gun at Bumblebee but Skids jumps in Sentinel's way and takes the blast himself, killing him. Mudflap then goes into a rage, but Sentinel shoots him in the mouth, killing Mudflap instantly. Sentinel then escapes with the pillars after temporarily holding Mearing hostage.

Later, Megatron activates the Pillars, bringing twenty Decepticons through a space bridge linking from the moon to Earth. The Autobots try to stop them, but they fail miserably and Optimus is defeated by Sentinel. Sam then goes to Dylan's house to find Carly. As he and Carly leave, Dylan reveals his allegiance with the Deceptcions, and Carly gets captured by Soundwave. Dylan then forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and find out their next move.

The next day, Sentinel tells the humans to exile the Autobots from Earth, to which they comply. As the Autobots prepare to leave in the ''Xanthium'', Sam runs into Epps, who is now working on Space site. Optimus tells Sam that there is no plan and the fight is now the humans.

As the Autobots blast off, Starscream blows up the Autobot's ship, with Carly and Dylan watching from a distance...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (6)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (19)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (26)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (27)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (28)
|c2=*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Igor]] (15)
*Decepticon "Shock Troops" (20)
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (23)
*[[Watch-bot]] (24)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (25)
|c3=*[[Seymour Simmons]] (2)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (8)
*[[William Lennox]] (9)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (21)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (22)
*[[Robert Epps]] (29)
}}

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 3|''Convergence'' chapter 3]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*The Decepticons on the moon are referred to as "shock troops", and one of them heavily resembles [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]].

===Differences with movie===
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:
*Bumblebee does not make any attempt to shoot Sentinel Prime after Ironhide dies.
*Megatron simply removes [[Abraham Lincoln]] statue from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial instead of blasting it... [[Atlantis, Arise!|sounds familiar]].
*Dylan gives Sam the Watch-bot, instead of the Watch-bot coiling itself around Sam's arm in the movie.

Other script-based differences include:
*The Twins' deaths at the hands of Sentinel Prime are included here.
*Simmons is present during Ironhide's and the Twins' deaths, while he was not present in Ironhide's death scene in the final film.
*Simmons does not use a wheelchair after his legs are broken.
*Ironhide does not die due to the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], instead he's blasted to pieces by Sentinel Prime's gun.
*Sentinel activates the pillars in Washington D.C. during the daytime. He does it at night in the movie.
*Sam Witwicky, Lennox, Wheelie, and Brains are present when Sentinel activates the Pillars.
*The Autobots engage the Decepticons in an extended fight before they retreat, and the Washington Monument is destroyed.
*Unlike the movie, Carly doesn't change her clothes while held captive by Dylan Gould. She remains in her dress.

Barricade is also not present in the final battle. Instead, he appears with Starscream in a video feed during Sentinel's speech to Congress. Another remarkable difference is that the Decepticons coming from the Moon have individualized appearances, while in the film they are [[generic]]. Kudos to the artist.

===IDW continuity notes===
*Sam mentions the attack on the Diego Garcia base which happened in the Rising Storm prequel comics

== Errors ==
*Despite his legs having been broken in the previous issue, Simmons is able to walk perfectly in this and the next issue.
* Topspin is colored red, Roadbuster is mistakenly colored blue, and Leadfoot is green for some reason.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

<gallery>
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==

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Dark of the Moon issue 3

2012-07-11T21:19:55Z

24.69.64.254: /* Featured characters */

{{Comicstory|
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|prev=Dark of the Moon issue 2
|prev2=
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|date=[[June 22]], [[2011]]
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|pencils by=[[Jorge Jimenez Moreno]]
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|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''Sentinel and the Decepticons' plans are revealed!'''

==Synopsis==
After shooting Ironhide, Sentinel reveals that for the sake of Cybertron's survival, he had to make a deal with Megatron. After blowing Ironhide to pieces, he then aims his gun at Bumblebee but Skids jumps in Sentinel's way and takes the blast himself, killing him. Mudflap then goes into a rage, but Sentinel shoots him in the mouth, killing Mudflap instantly. Sentinel then escapes with the pillars after temporarily holding Mearing hostage.

Later, Megatron activates the Pillars, bringing twenty Decepticons through a space bridge linking from the moon to Earth. The Autobots try to stop them, but they fail miserably and Optimus is defeated by Sentinel. Sam then goes to Dylan's house to find Carly. As he and Carly leave, Dylan reveals his allegiance with the Deceptcions, and Carly gets captured by Soundwave. Dylan then forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and find out their next move.

The next day, Sentinel tells the humans to exile the Autobots from Earth, to which they comply. As the Autobots prepare to leave in the ''Xanthium'', Sam runs into Epps, who is now working on Space site. Optimus tells Sam that there is no plan and the fight is now the humans.

As the Autobots blast off, Starscream blows up the Autobot's ship, with Carly and Dylan watching from a distance...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (6)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (10)
*[[Brains]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (19)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (26)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (27)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (28)
|c2=*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Igor]] (15)
*Decepticon "Shock Troops" (20)
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (23)
*[[Watch-bot]] (24)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (25)
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*[[Sam Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (8)
*[[William Lennox]] (9)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (21)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (22)
*[[Robert Epps]] (29)
}}

==Notes==
*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 3|''Convergence'' chapter 3]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*The Decepticons on the moon are referred to as "shock troops", and one of them heavily resembles [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]].

===Differences with movie===
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:
*Bumblebee does not make any attempt to shoot Sentinel Prime after Ironhide dies.
*Megatron simply removes [[Abraham Lincoln]] statue from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial instead of blasting it... [[Atlantis, Arise!|sounds familiar]].
*Dylan gives Sam the Watch-bot, instead of the Watch-bot coiling itself around Sam's arm in the movie.

Other script-based differences include:
*The Twins' deaths at the hands of Sentinel Prime are included here.
*Simmons is present during Ironhide's and the Twins' deaths, while he was not present in Ironhide's death scene in the final film.
*Simmons does not use a wheelchair after his legs are broken.
*Ironhide does not die due to the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], instead he's blasted to pieces by Sentinel Prime's gun.
*Sentinel activates the pillars in Washington D.C. during the daytime. He does it at night in the movie.
*Sam Witwicky, Lennox, Wheelie, and Brains are present when Sentinel activates the Pillars.
*The Autobots engage the Decepticons in an extended fight before they retreat, and the Washington Monument is destroyed.
*Unlike the movie, Carly doesn't change her clothes while held captive by Dylan Gould. She remains in her dress.

Barricade is also not present in the final battle. Instead, he appears with Starscream in a video feed during Sentinel's speech to Congress. Another remarkable difference is that the Decepticons coming from the Moon have individualized appearances, while in the film they are [[generic]].

===IDW continuity notes===
*Sam mentions the attack on the Diego Garcia base which happened in the Rising Storm prequel comics

== Errors ==
*Despite his legs having been broken in the previous issue, Simmons is able to walk perfectly in this and the next issue.
* Topspin is colored red, Roadbuster is mistakenly colored blue, and Leadfoot is green for some reason.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

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Dark of the Moon issue 4

2012-07-11T21:19:08Z

24.69.64.254: /* Differences with movie */

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'''The final battle begins!'''

==Synopsis==
Outside of Chicago, Sam and Epps have assembled a strike team and are heading in to rescue Carly. Epps considers giving up, but then a Decepticon protoform attacks them. The protoform is then blown up by the arriving Autobots, who reveal that they had separated from the shi[ just before Starscream destroyed it. The Autobots then reveal that they plan to defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Sam then asks Bumblebee if he can use the ship the protoform was piloting...

Sam and Bumblebee soon find Carly in an apartment with Dylan Gould, but they are attacked by Laserbeak. Despite this, they still manage to rescue Carly. They meet up with the other Autobots, with Optimus getting attacked by the Driller, separating him from his trailer. Sam, Carly, and Epps' team then attempt to detonate a boomstick in an attempt to cripple the Decepticon's forces, but they are ambushed by Starscream. After a long chase, Starscream is killed when Sam puts a boomstick in his mouth. The Driller is also killed by Optimus, who then gets shot at by Shockwave.

Meanwhile, Bumblebee, Mirage, Sideswipe, Wheeljack, and Ratchet are captured by Soundwave, who rips Mirage's head off. Before Soundwave can kill Bumblebee, Wheelie and Brains hijack a Decepticon ship and sabotage it. This distracts Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee to kill him, avenging Mirage. The ship then crashes into the water, with Wheelie and Brains swimming away from it as it sinks.

Optimus kills Shockwave and deactivates the Control Pillar before fighting Sentinel. Dylan then reactivates said Pillar, but but Sam pushes him into it, electrocuting him to death. Carly convinces Megatron to side with Optimus, and the pair kill Sentinel as a pair of missiles destroys the Control Pillar, sending Cybertron back through the Space Bridge.

Sam and Carly are reunited, Megatron and Optimus call for a truce, and Megatron returns to Cybertron with the remaining Decepticons, with the Autobots making Earth their new home. And somewhere far away, Igor looks up into the sky, wondering what has become of his master...

[['Til all are one]].

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*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (5)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (6)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Brains]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (14)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (18)
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*[[Driller]] (19)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (20)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (21)
*[[Hatchling]]s (26)
*[[Igor]] (27)

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*[[Sam Witwicky]] (2)
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] (3)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (15)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (16)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (22)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (23)
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (24)
*[[William Lennox]] (25)
}}

==Notes==

*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 4|''Convergence'' chapter 4]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen).
*This issue was planned to be released on [[June 29]], but after the movie date was pushed to that same date, the adaptation was delayed to July 6.
*Hardcore Eddie is inexplicably drawn as a muscular, Caucasian male with a red Mohawk.

===Differences with movie===
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:
*We never see Sam and Epps finding the soldiers, unlike the film.
*Lennox shows up ''after'' Starscream is dead.
*Bumblebee doesn't save Sam when Starscream dies.
*The Wreckers don't tear apart the Decepticon pilot.
*Most of the scenes with the NEST soldiers during the battle are omitted.
*Topspin speaks!

Other script-based differences include:
*Carly does not change her clothes while she is trapped with Dylan Gould. She still wears her white dress from last issue.
*Shockwave speaks in the final battle.
*Starscream attacks Sam and the others when they are in the building about to shoot at the pillars, something that never happened in the movie.
*Simmons is still sans wheelchair.
*The [[boomstick]] that ends Starscream's life is stabbed in his mouth instead of eye.
*The Autobots are in chains during the execution scene, as opposed to simply being restrained.
*Wheeljack lives, and instead Mirage has his head ripped off by Soundwave.
*Bumblebee kills Soundwave with one shot to the chest, and the two do not have an extended battle.
*Wheelie and Brains live as opposed to the movie where their fate was merely ambiguous.
*Optimus' rampage is omitted. Shockwave stands with Sentinel as he triggers the pillar, and is simply stabbed in the chest as opposed to having his throat ripped out.
*The final fight between Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Megatron takes place up in a large, destroyed building. Megatron helps Optimus in killing Sentinel Prime, providing a distraction so Optimus can use Sentinel's rust cannon against him. As well, Megatron does not die and offers a sincere truce after Cybertron disappears.
*The main control pillar is destroyed by missile launchers instead of Bumblebee destroying it.
*The final scene from the comic, with Igor looking at the sky wondering what became of his master, is not in the movie.

The Decepticons are also shown tearing a building apart and making a fortress out of it, something that was only alluded to in the film.

==Errors==

* The Wreckers' are colored rather inconsistently. In some panels they have the right colors, and in others Roadbuster is blue, Topspin is red, and Leadfoot is green.
* In the panel before Mirage dies, Soundwave has his head model. ''Yeah.''

==Covers (2)==
*'''Cover A:''' Megatron and Soundwave, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.

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Talk:Transform and Roll Out

2012-06-25T20:47:06Z

24.69.64.254: /* The Allspark vision */ new section

==Calling an error listing into question==
The listing: "Megatron's vehicle mode was depicted flying upside-down, or backwards, or possibly both. To be fair, in space, there is no up and down (and to be even fairer, it's really hard to tell from the toys exactly what ''is'' the front of Megatron's Cybertronian spaceship mode), but that does not excuse the fact that any propulsion system used would be in the ''back'' of the mode."

** What exactly is the source for this? Having just watched the relevant scene, the only time exhaust glow is seen coming from Megatron's starfighter mode is when he flies out of the docking bay. And it's coming from the back. [[User:ZeldaTheSwordsman|ZeldaTheSwordsman]] 01:23, 5 September 2009 (EDT)

== Should we list the Polish name? ==

I thought that if a foreign name translates into the same thing as the English name the wiki doesn't list it. Khajidha says that is not the policy, but I can't find anything [[Help:Contents|official]] either way. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 14:33, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
:Honestly, I'm on the "don't list it" side. It just feels redundant. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:51, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, they should only be listed when they're different. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:54, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
::I agree it feels the redundant, but I am in favour of listing them. I enjoy travelling other-languaged portions of the internet to search for info/fanart/opinions/etc. I might not find on English sites. And for those searches, I find it incredibly useful to copy and paste a search term rather than going all over wiktionary and google to figure out what it could be called in language X. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:55, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
:::I think that not having them makes it look like we don't know what the titles are. I just don't believe that most people browsing the site are instinctively going to think "They don't have the foreign title for this episode? Oh, I guess that means its the same as the English one" Even if it seems redundant I'd rather we had the info than make it look like we don't know what the title is. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 15:07, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
::::That is true. If it isn't there, multiple people may waste their time helpfully looking it up thinking the info is missing. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 15:13, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::I'm for having the foreign titles as well. Some of the foreign names for the TFs are straight translations (best example, Bumblebee) and didn't we still document them? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:19, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::No, we only documented the ones that were different (Bumble, Lambor, Meister, Convoy, etc.). --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:22, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::What about for posterity's sake? If we're aiming to be the most informative TF database possible, wouldn't not including those names be defeating the purpose? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:53, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::See, [[User talk: Khajidha|here's where I got in trouble before]] - is the actual "name" the meaning or the symbols? I had always thought that the meaning was what was important, the different spelling in each language being no more important than whether an English conversation is carried on in speech, writing, sign language or semaphore. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:15, 13 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::I agree with Spengler and Lonegamer. It's just as informative to say that a name is the same in a different language than to say it's different. Redundant information is better than none at all. (And if some nice admin would add in the relevant code to support [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Collapsing collapsible tables], we could also keep them all tidy and out of the way.) - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:59, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::I find it kind of pointless, to be honest. If a title isn't listed, I'd assume it was just the same as the English one--just translated into the new language--and anyone wanting to know the foreign name can then just translate it themselves, surely? I think it's only notable if the foreign title actually has a different English meaning, same as how we do it on the character pages. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:57, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::But as Spengler said, how do you discern between "not listed because it's the same as English" and "not listed because it hasn't been added yet"? Do you assume that of every language the series has been dubbed into, Japanese is the only one to have changed the name? Also, I favour the consistency that comes with full listing, otherwise we'll get several instances of one episode with a half dozen translations followed (or proceeded) by an episode with none. Also also, what about when two languages have the same translation, but it's different to the English? Do we list them both or just arbitrarily pick one over the other to avoid being redundant? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 14:51, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::::I usually assume that if that language is not listed on any episode page, then its names are unknown; but if it is listed on any page, then any missing names are the same as the English names. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:56, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::::When I was adding the Spanish titles to ''Beast Wars'' episodes a while back there were a bunch I couldn't find, but I still added the ones I could. Should we never list any unless we know all of them? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 15:27, 15 April 2010 (EDT)

=="Orgasmic" voice==
What are you guys, frat boys? You might forget sometimes, but this is a wiki that kids may read in their innocent little google searches, but more importantly SHE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT

''Honestly.'' --[[User:Alice Margatroid|Alice Margatroid]] 03:36, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
:What do you suggest then? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:41, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

:If kids know what "orgasmic" means, it's a bit too late for us to corrupt them. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:57, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

:If you're concerned about Transformers corrupting the children, then what about all the kids who saw Revenge of The Fallen and thus saw John Turturro in a thong and Devastator's wrecking balls? --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 06:12, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
:I still find the phrase that someone substituted a while back, "comely madame", infinitely more hilarious. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:56, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

:: NCZ-san, that's kinda different from a kid going up to mother dearest and saying "What does Orgaza-mic mean?". I suggest what Chris-san said, that "comely madame". It's still innuendo-riffic, but more classy. [[User:Alice Margatroid|Alice Margatroid]] 09:16, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

:I admit I don't see a big problem. This wiki has always had a policy of staying at or under a PG-rating, not G-rating, and there's plenty covered here where the fiction itself isn't appropriate for children, let alone our writeup. It'd take a lot more cleanup than just a single line to make this wiki 100% non-kid-corruptible. Plus... kids know more dirty stuff than you might think, and they probably learned it from school. In short, I wouldn't worry about it so much.
:Having said all that, I do like McFeely's comment just for Rule of Funny.
:(And I'm still not a guy, darn it. ;P ) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 09:48, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
::I have a hard time taking someone who refers to everybody as "____-san" seriously, to say nothing of all the "won't somebody PLEASE thing of the children!" stuff, but to further the point of keeping it, if you *really* wanted this entire Wiki sanitized, you'd have to convince us to delete every scrap of Kiss Players info on here. The children will be fine, Helen Lovejoy-san. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 11:00, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
:::Yeah, um, you lost me at the -sans, Alice. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
::::Heeeheeeheee. Man, I haven't seen anyone use the -san in regular english conversation in forever. It's still as goofy as ever. --[[User:Detour|Detour-kun]] 12:09, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::I'm just going to go with what everybody else said, desu. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 16:19, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

:::::: I apologize, should I use English honourifics like my mother taught me? Still, I just used the kids thing as a point, my real point is that it really isn't orgasmic sounding anyway. [[User:Alice Margatroid|Alice Margatroid]] 22:49, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::We're not really big on honorifics around here, truth be told.
:::::::And, considering I've been finding [http://subtilisin.deviantart.com/art/Teletraan-I-does-Cybertron-160749071 fan art like this] (SFW, honest) lately, I'd say our assessment of her voice... isn't that far off. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 23:20, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::: I apologize, Ms. Jeysie. However, I was not aware fan artwork was considered canonical. [[User:Alice Margatroid|Alice Margatroid]] 23:23, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::It's not... more like pointing out we're not the only fans to think it sounds like that. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 23:35, 14 April 2010 (EDT)

::::::::::: I see. However, I'm not sure using DeviantArt as a moral standpoint for such a topic is a good idea. Well, it can't be helped if you all think women sound like that when they orgasm. I give.

::::::::::: I just wish you'd put it more eloquently. Bye. [[User:Alice Margatroid|Alice Margatroid]] 23:46, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::::Yes, you are totally right. We all think that. It's not that that's the EXACT sort of voice used in media depictions of orgasms, and is thus associated with them by default. That would be logical, and you certainly wouldn't want to bother with that. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 00:01, 15 April 2010 (EDT)

::I agree with McFeely Chris-sama. Not only is "comely madame" a lot funnier, but it's also more accurate. She doesn't sound like she's having an orgasm, but she does sound like she's trying to seduce someone into making her have one. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:12, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
::: Baka [[User:LiamK|LiamK]] 09:09, 19 April 2010 (EDT)
::::おまえの母親はハムスターでした、そしておまえの父親はエルダーベリースのにおいがしました。 - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 10:10, 19 April 2010 (EDT)

== "Foreign dubbing" section ==

Comments? Complaints? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 13:10, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
:Like it. It even allays my misgivings about listing foreign titles that are direct translations. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:05, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
:I'll live with it. And bring up a discussion next time if you're going to mass remove things. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 14:48, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

== The Allspark vision ==

So, who the heck was that female? That looked like an older Sari? Perhaps season 4 would have elaborated. --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 16:47, 25 June 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Sentinel Prime (ROTF)

2012-06-21T21:50:25Z

24.69.64.254: /* Decepticon leader */ new section

Do you have a quote of Sentinel being specifically mentioned in the comic? I don't remember anything past the uni scene. While the original thirteen were killed by the Fallen in the comic and novel, there's nothing to confirm Sentinel wasn't a descendant like Optimus. Again, correct me if I'm wrong[[User:Eire]] 20.14 Oct 12 09 (UTC)
:"See, if you break down the elemental components of energon and assume a constant decay rate then extrapolate for each of the fourteen galactic convergences it took '''''Sentinel Prime's''''' expedition to get an echo you end up with a formula for inter-dimensional energy that mass and light alone can't '''''possibly''''' explain." - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 17:28, 12 October 2009 (EDT)
::Erm ok, thanks for the quote Starfield, anyway, Jetfire explained in the adaptations that The Fallen returned to Cybertron, after the battle with the first generation for Earth, slaughtering all the Primes except for the child hidden from him (Optimus). Unless Sentinel is revealed to be alive in TF3, which is unlikely considering this was not mentioned in the final edit of ROTF, then he probably died because of The Fallen. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 17:57, 12 October 2009 (EDT)
:::Starfield, I actually wanted the answer Alientraveller gave. I'm well aware of Sentinel's existence in the movieverse, but I just couldn't remember a reference in issue 3 [[User:Eire]]

::"the fourteen galactic convergences it took '''the''' Sentinel Prime expedition to"
::"The", and no possessive.
::Look, '''I''' think it's the leader of the 7/12/13 too... but the phrasing in the movie itself (which I just checked on, er... Youtube) '''isn't''' clear-cut enough to even say for certain that Sentinel Prime is an individual-- let alone that he's one of the 12! The phrasing is just... ambiguous, and the timeline is a godawful mess thanks to ROTF's 17,000 years retcon, and questions of whether the 13 in the movie are '''the''' 13 or not. (They're not. I mean... the movie fucking cut them down to 7. But until something official comes through to make it certain... it's just a collosal brain-ache that makes logical inference almost impossible.)
::Now... I ''thought'' that something... (a book or video game?) mentioned movieverse Sentinel Prime in a clearer light, but if so... it was around the time we were swamped with new stuff, and the ref never got documented. Does this sound familiar to anyone else?
::I have checked the following sources, and they do '''not''' mention Sentinel Prime in a helpful manner:
::*ROTF novelization (quote same as movie, with an added bit at the end. Nothing from Jetfire's history lesson or the Infinite White.)
::*The Movie Universe guidebook. No mention of Sentinel Prime by name
::-[[User:Derik|Derik]] 23:59, 12 October 2009 (EDT)
:::The first time I heard Sentinel mentioned was in the movie. And the Sentinel Prime expedition. You'd be forgiven for presuming, and really there's no reason not too, it was named after the Prime in charge. And given the massively different origin of the Primes in the movie compared to the adaptations, it seems again logical that he's simple a predecessor of Optimus, not one of the original Primes. There is some assumptions being made, however they are logical assumptions. IF you're concerned, throw in a note at the bottom. Personally, I think it's a bit of an assumption that Sentinel in the comics is one of the original Primes, but I can see why AT put it the way he did [[User:Eire]] 13.35 Oct 13 09 (UTC)

== Fannon ==

I'm '''really''' uncomfortable witht he ammoutn of assumptions and made-up shit on this page. The cited blog post ''does'' establish Sentinel Prime to be a character-- but it doesn't ''in any way'' say he's Prime and Megatron's father, or that he's one of the original 12. And the storylink citing his death... Sentinel Prime's name isn't even MENTIONED in that issue! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 12:37, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:I'm just going to risk my life here and say "Is this Shattered Glass Derik speaking?" --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:51, 13 October 2009 (EDT)

== Move to (DOTM)? ==

Should we move this to "Sentinel Prime (DOTM)"? We moved "Soundwave (Movie)" to [[Soundwave (ROTF)]], ignoring when he was mentioned by Starscream in the UK magazine for the first film. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 15:03, 11 February 2011 (EST)
:An offhand mention in the freaking UK mag letters page is not exactly the same thing as Sentinel's existence being firmly established in the Revenge of the Fallen film. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:18, 11 February 2011 (EST)
::The Lord Of All Cheeses thirds the motion.
::- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 10:25 PM, 15 February 2011 A.D.
:::Thirds what motion? We have one person on each side so far. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 01:42, 16 February 2011 (EST)
::::I'm saying this page ought to be moved. '''Alientraveler''' proposed the idea. '''Detour''' seems to be saying this guy shouldn't be in ROTF (unless I misinterpreted; he seems to say "a mention in a UK comic's letters page doesn't count as Sentinel's existence in ROTF"). '''My vote''' makes a three.
::::- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 9:48 PM, February 2011 A.D.
:::::Detour is pointing out that Sentinel Prime is mentioned in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film, which counts as establishing SP's existence, so ROTF is correct. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:59, 17 February 2011 (EST)
::::::http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/Semysane/Response%20Images/748411.gif -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 04:59, 18 February 2011 (EST)
:::::::Sam mentions Sentinel Prime during his meltdown in the classroom in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', thus establishing Sentinel Prime exists as a character. As the first mention of Sentinel Prime is in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', his article is as "Sentinel Prime (ROTF)". Clearer? :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:13, 18 February 2011 (EST)
::::::::Oh, I got it. I just never get enough chances to use that image. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:33, 18 February 2011 (EST)
:I get that it's established wiki policy to always go with the earliest whatever, but it's very confusing to all but the most hardcore and observant RotF viewers and wiki editors (sorry for the redundancy there). In DotM he was the major plot-driving character voiced by an actor with decades of Transformers association; in RotF he was about a syllable and a half of incoherent mumbling. Unlike Arcee in the first movie franchise, S.P. didn't even get a toy in RotF. For the sake of clarity and the casual browser, might his entry be attached to the film in which he actually appears? Is there perhaps a more general title, even, to indicate immediately that this article fully encompasses the one singular character throughout the Bay films' continuity family? [[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 23:02, 10 July 2011 (EDT)
::I think a simple redirect solves all problems. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

== Sentinel~Vector? ==

Is it my imagination, or does Sentinel Prime bear a striking resemblence to Vector Prime?--[[User:Cydra|Cydra]] 01:48, 13 February 2011 (EST)
:Definitely your imagination. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 05:49, 18 February 2011 (EST)
::I see the resemblance mostly in those enormous shoulders. Beyond that, not really much of a resemblance. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 11:35, 3 March 2011 (EST)
::: Indeed. He more resembles RID Prime. [[Special:Contributions/96.247.85.33|96.247.85.33]] 00:16, 22 March 2011 (EDT)

== Sentinel Prime in Empire magazine. ==

How should we mention [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/375241-sentinel-optimus-uk-empire-cover.html these images?] --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 11:42, 3 March 2011 (EST)

== Caption ==

Live-action Hyper Goldfish? WTF is that?--[[User:TOM|TOM]] 13:51, 6 March 2011 (EST)
:The Japanese version of Optimus Prime (RID) had a voice chip that sounded to some people as if it were saying "Hyper Goldfish Golfball". The Leader class Sentinel Prime looks something like the RID Prime, and is from a live action movie. Thus, Live-action Hyper Goldfish. I would recommend a crosslink in the caption, but some people hate those with an unreasoning passion. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:00, 6 March 2011 (EST)
::Much thanks for the clarification. The RiD Optimus Prime page doesn't even mention the background you so helpfully supply. Is there some sort of award for most obscure caption reference on the site? [[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 23:08, 10 July 2011 (EDT)

== Alpha Trion caption ==

How does it not work anymore?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 13:15, 8 May 2011 (EDT)
:Personally, I don't see why it ever worked in the first place. --[[Special:Contributions/81.164.209.246|81.164.209.246]] 13:24, 8 May 2011 (EDT)
::It never did, no. It was never an Alpha Trion homage redeco. It was just heavily-airbrushed enough to look purpleish. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:25, 8 May 2011 (EDT)
:::I think that was the joke (such as it was) that there's "already" an Alpha Trion redeco due to the purple nature of the image, which, at the time, was the only stock photo of that toy. Anyway, I replaced the photo because the colours were pretty damn wrong. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:35, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

== Two different Speed Stars Bumbebee two packs ==

Hey, why are there two slightly different Bumblebee Speed Stars two packs. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=69D4438D-5056-900B-1000-7E6F6EA5EAE9:en_US Item 29596] and [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=6EDC5079-5056-900B-10F1-6428DAB7F112:en_US item 29588]? The package art is even slightly different. Both should be listed, right? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 14:41, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

== Three sayings on the Leader toy? ==

Er... there must be something I'm doing wrong, then.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:05, 18 May 2011 (EDT)
:You have to put a MechTach weapon in his shoulder peg hole to hear them.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 16:12, 19 May 2011 (EDT)
::Just tried it out and it's apparently true. Still, I'm pretty sure the article should mention that little feature and how to ''enable'' it... [[Special:Contributions/58.69.69.194|58.69.69.194]] 21:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)

== Minor design flaw? ==

On mine, it looks like the left heel pieces don't seem to line up correctly, and as such don't snap together right. Is anyone else having this issue? -[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 11:07, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
:First, if I didn't have the same problem on mine, I wouldn't know which Sentinel you were talking about. Clarify a bit more next time? And yeah, mine does that too. It's flipping annoting. [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 17:44, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
::Could one of you tell us which Sentinel Prime you are talking about? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:32, 25 July 2011 (EDT)
:::The Leader Sentinel. [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 15:53, 30 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Sorry about that. Should have clarified - the Voyager wasn't out yet when I made the first post, at least in my area, and I didn't think of that. Found another, potentially - the clips that hold the shoulders in place BREAK EASY. They're tiny and thin, which I didn't notice until the piece on the left arm fell apart while it was being transformed. Anyone else have the same issue here too? --[[Special:Contributions/71.176.28.17|King Starscream]] 14:38, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

== We need to make this a featured. ==

Any way we could come together and finish his fiction sections and whatnot? I think it's important this page is our featured this coming month, like The Fallen was for the last movie. I'm pretty okay with just promoting it anyway once July starts, even if there's some stuff left out. It just needs a spotlight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:05, 29 June 2011 (EDT)

== Spoilers on Sentinel. ==

Okay, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I have seen spoilers, and there is one question I have that could seriously spoil for anyone, so be warned: Should we consider Sentinel a Decepticon? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 15:58, 30 June 2011 (EDT)
: No. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:01, 30 June 2011 (EDT)
::My memory may be fuzzy, but doesn't he call himself a Decepticon once they take over Chicago? Or does he keep calling himself an Autobot?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 17:13, 30 June 2011 (EDT)
:::Sentinel makes a point of slapping Megatron around when he tries talking like they're all a happy family, so...no.[[User:ShinRa Actual|ShinRa Actual]] 18:05, 30 June 2011 (EDT)
::::I've noticed this news actually spread on this site already (Shockwave's page pretty much blows it). Should we remove instances that we see so not to spoil the film just yet [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 10:11, 1 July 2011 (EDT)
Sentinel Prime wouldn't be the first Autobot to make a deal with the devil. {{unsigned|Dragonspike74}}

Definitely not. It might just be the way I interpreted his lines and mood but he seemed almost disgusted that he felt he had to make a deal with the Decepticons to save Cybertron. I certainly don't think he sees himself as one of them at all. Just an Autobot traitor. [[Special:Contributions/86.31.67.9|86.31.67.9]] 11:15, 16 July 2011 (EDT)

:::In the comic book adaptation, at least, he calls himself the "true leader of the Autobots", and claims that ''Optimus'' is the traitor. So, that should be absolute, explicit proof that he's considered an Autobot.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.165|192.249.47.165]] 14:08, 21 July 2011 (EDT)
::::He essentially usurps control of the Decepticons from Megatron (as evidenced by Carley statements to Megatron), commands them AS HIS OWN FORCES (And in fact the Decepticons are his only forces in the film) and tries to have all of the Autobots killed, not to mention he admits to having beleived the war to be unwinable by the Autobots thus striking a deal with Megatron and Megatron seeming to have accepted him as an equal with SENTINEL being the one trying to subdue MEGATRON.I see no reason that we shouldn't put him as a Decepticon seeing whos side he's on in the film. He doesn't seem to have any intention of commanding the Autobots at all. Sentinel's got much more of a case then Lockdown who simply sides with the Decepticons more often than the Autobots due to the higher pay they give him but still works with the Autobots like when he helps that series' Sentinel to roundup Decepticons whereas Sentinel here (as I mentioned earlier) actually takes command of the Decepticons.) --[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] 04:03, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

== Caption request ==

When we start adding screenshots from the movie, can one of them use "This is the one where Spock goes crazy."?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 13:14, 1 July 2011 (EDT)
:"Goes nuts." And once the movie's been seen by more people, maybe in a week or two, that quote is TOTALLY going up at the top of the DOTM film article, same place as last movie's "I will have my revenge!" It sums up the movie pretty much the best. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:17, 1 July 2011 (EDT)

== Jerk ==

Could we mention (perhaps in a caption) that as a turncoat, this actully makes him a bigger jerk than his Animated counterpart, which I thought was impossible.[[User:Burnout|Burnout]] 17:39, 2 July 2011 (EDT)
:That joke was tired two years ago.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 21:08, 4 July 2011 (EDT)
:I was thinking the same thing actually. I think it'd be good in the Notes section since it looks like the type of thing people put there (aside from actual trivia). I'd say go for it regardless of how old the Joke is, it doesn't make it any less applicable. I was thinking that a similar mention would be good on Animated Sentinel's page.--[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] 04:09, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
Hey, I thought he was BIG jerk too.(Never seen the movie though.)
Maybe Sentinel(TFA) wanted to get revenge on Optimus(TFA).
So, he decided to get a role on Dark of the Moon.
His audition was successful. All he needed to do was change his alternate mode to make sure nobody knew it was him.
When the moment was right he could get revenge on Optimus(For stealing his fifteen stellar cycles of fame).
However,on set he was killed. And it was caught on film!
Let's just say there is more than meets the eye with Sentinel.

== Back Kibble ==
What exactly are those things? I swear in parts of the movie, they wiggled as if some kind of flexible cape or tank-treads.. what part of the vehicle do they correspond to?
:On the Leader Class toy, the kibble hanging off his back in robot mode (which, I agree, looks like a cape of some kind) becomes the side panels of his vehicle mode. [[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 22:42, 10 July 2011 (EDT)

I've plugged in a mechtech weapon on the back Sentinel's head. He looks a little funny with Barricade's weapon sticking up. {{unsigned|Dragonspike74}}

== About the Genesis Caption... ==

I don't get it...can anyone explain?[[User:Kaine852|Kaine852]] 00:29, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:It's a line from Mr. Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. Spock was played by Leonard Nimoy, who voiced Sentinel Prime. I'm more curious about why it's used on two different images. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:44, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== 316 meaning? ==
Is there a particular meaning or significance to the number 316 on SP's vehicle mode? Seems lately like anything of that sort on a TF is an in-joke or reference (Wal-Mart "84" DotM Bumblebee, anyone?). I'm in the dark on this one, though. -- [[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 23:46, 10 July 2011 (EDT)
:[[wikipedia: John 3:16]] Stone Cold used to reference it back in the 90s, etc. [[User:ShinRa Actual|ShinRa Actual]] 20:06, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
::While that is a meaning for 316, I'm not sure if it is relevant here. Do you really think that the person who designed Sentinel Prime's deco was thinking of that when the number was selected? He or she could have meant it that way, but I'd like official confirmation.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:13, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
::You're right; John 3:16 may be the most widely known association for the number, but it doesn't seem to fit here. It's not a biblical verse that's particularly relevant to the story of this Sentinel Prime... If they were going for biblical references I'd expect something about a deal with the devil or about the ends justifying the means, something related to the DotM plot. Unless it's known that the designer(s) for SP is/are devout Christians/big pro wrestling fans? A Steve Austin joke is fine for a caption, but as yet the connection seems a bit tenuous for the wiki proper. -- [[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 15:39, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
:::The Hasbro designers probably didn't known the film's twist so they innocently played up the Optimus/Jesus analogy with Sentinel as The Father, unaware he was just another Evil Mentor-type. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 15:42, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Aren't the same numbers on his vehicle mode in the movie? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:52, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
:::::[http://brusimm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Transformers-3-Sentinal-Prime-alternate-vehicle-mode-on-set.jpg Why, yes they are]. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 15:54, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
:Maybe it means he scanned № 316 fire truck. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 15:58, 14 July 2011 (EDT)
:316 is the area code for Wichita, Kansas, if that means anything. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 19:45, 14 July 2011 (EDT)

== Can we... ==
Can we add something about him being the Einstein of his civilisation? Something along the lines of "Sentinel was once known as the Einstein of his planet. That's not exactly wrong [[Wheeljack (Movie)|but...]] --[[Special:Contributions/82.39.157.220|82.39.157.220]] 12:32, 21 July 2011 (EDT)
:"He was the Einstein of his civilization." "I thought that guy who looked like Einstein was the Einstein of his civilization?" [[Special:Contributions/207.255.27.100|207.255.27.100]] 13:45, 16 August 2011 (EDT)

== Design Refrence ==

I've noticed that Sentinal Primes design kinda looks Robots In Disquise Optimus. Think this was intentional? {{unsigned|Captain-lelouch|05:30, 17 August 2011 (EDT)}}
:It does? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:33, 17 August 2011 (EDT)
::Not really. They share similar altmodes, but that comes with the territory of being a fire truck. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 05:42, 17 August 2011 (EDT)
I was thinking the alt. mode, the standered window-moobs for all Primes, and the lader being on RID Optimus's Battle Mode's back looks kind of like Sentinal's cape --[[User:Captain-lelouch|Captain-lelouch]] 07:15, 17 August 2011 (EDT)
: Not even if RID Prime had window moobs in his combined form. It's a coincidence. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:00, 30 September 2011 (EDT)
: You've successfully convinced me that Sentinel Prime is directly based on G1 Inferno, as opposed to my previous theory that he was directly based on Rescue Roy. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 16:07, 30 September 2011 (EDT)

== Decepticon Or Not==
Since the movie's out on DVD and Blueray now I'm putting it out in the open: Why aren't we putting Sentinel as a Decepticon. I know the last time it was discussed someone mentioned how he reffered to himself as "true leader of the Autobots" and someone else said he seemed disgusted at making a deal with the cons. BUT despite this the way I see it he not only joined up with the Decepticons, he pretty much took complete CONTROL over them. The reason we see Megatron sulking when Carly comes up to him is because Sentinel took over his forces; Sentinel's giving the orders. Sentinel also wouldn't be the first turncoat to claim to keep his own faction (and this doesn't even happen in the movie as I recall) but have the wiki still label him the opposite; Armada Starscream was considered by both himself AND his new allies to be a con is still listed as an Autobot for the four or so eps he was with them. I would even go so far as to say Sentinel can be considered a Decepticon Leader all things considered.--[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] 13:44, 30 September 2011 (EDT)

:'''''NO.'''''
:But you raise a good question. Why ''do'' we have an Autobot symbol on Armada Starscream's page?

I think he should count as a Con.Yes he only allied himself with them and then pretty much took them over and '''''still''''' called himself an Autobot,but he should have a Con symbole.I mean G1 Starscream has a Predacon symbole even if he was a Pred for '''''1''''' '''''episode''''' of beast wars.And the North American version of the Headmasters and Targetmaster are Nebulans who allied themselves with the different transformers factions and still got the faction symboles of whichever side they where with.Just look at Vorath for example,it says Decepticon-'''''allied''''' Nebulan. --[[User:Gamemaster|Gamemaster]] 22:07, 15 December 2011 (EDT)

No he's not a Decepticon. He just allies with them against the other Autobots. He doesn't actually join the Decepticon club and geta membership card or anything. In the Marvel UK Comics Carnivac turned against the Decepticons but he clearly refused membership in the Autobots despite staying with them. Sentinel is an Autobot traitor but that doesn't automatically qualify him to be a Decepticon. [[Special:Contributions/82.27.5.237|82.27.5.237]] 08:18, 30 December 2011 (EST)
==Animated==
I guess everyone already knows this, but should we mention in the notes section that Sentinel's sword-thing and sheild are a reference to Sentinel Prime from Transformers: Animated? It might actually just be a coincidence, but I think it was done on purpose.[[User:XxxOUTBURSTxxx|XxxOUTBURSTxxx]] 20:13, 14 March 2012 (EDT)
: Animated Sentinel Prime does not have a sword, but a lance. I'm certain it was a coincidence. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:18, 14 March 2012 (EDT)
:I'm fine about it being a coincidence, but that's why I wrote "sword-thing", not a sword specifically.[[User:XxxOUTBURSTxxx|XxxOUTBURSTxxx]] 16:40, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

==Disambiguation==
why Sentinel Prime(roft)? Sentinel Prime(dotm)--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 16:46, 15 March 2012 (EDT)
: Because Sentinel Prime was first mentioned in ROTF. He's a character from that movie first. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:47, 15 March 2012 (EDT)
::ah when Sam become mad? but Sentinel is seen only in tf 3 --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 08:20, 16 March 2012 (EDT)
:::Doesn't matter, that counts. Thus Sentinel originated in ROTF and receives that as his disambiguation tag. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:09, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

ok, if you think so i agree with you --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:16, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

==Question on Continuity of Bios==
So all of Sentinel Prime's toy bios go out of their way to say how he's a huge hero of Cybertron, even the Dark Sentinel Prime Cyberverse figure that has a scratched out Autobot symbol on the sides has a bio that states he's "Dark" because he's in space. This'd be understandable if half the figures hadn't come out long after the film was out of theaters, but that's not the case. Should this be added as an actual story continuity section or just a note?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 18:18, 22 April 2012 (EDT)

== Decepticon leader ==

He may not be a Decepticon, but couldn't he still be listed at the bottom as a Decepticon Leader? He pretty clearly controlled them during Chicago. --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 17:50, 21 June 2012 (EDT)

Talk:For safety reasons

2012-03-17T03:16:38Z

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I think this does indeed have way too much snark. In fact, I would say that it shouldn't have ''any'' snark. Articles like this one could be valuable to have to point people to when the subject comes up, and, in my opinion, would therefore be far better off if made completely straight forward and joke-free. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 00:02, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

:Hrm, i enjoy a '''little''' snark. Maybe jsut in the intro, and gets serious in the sub-sections? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:13, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm not going to say that snark is bad, but yes, this is definitely over the top. A bit of editing all around is in order. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 01:45, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The people at TFW2005 seem to loathe this wiki, particularly this article:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=117643

Maybe it should get a snark-reduction to apease the masses? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 01:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

If someone wants to edit it down to be less snarky, be my fucking guest, but seriously, if you don;t like it, fucking cowboy up and do the damn thing, instead of just bitching like a goddamn crybaby. (Also, I hate it when people claim it's Walky's wiki or that he runs it or owns it or whatever. I WANT CREDIT FOR MY UNFUNNY CAPTIONS, GODDAMNIT.) [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 03:29, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Can I get rid of that image? I mean, seriously... what the hell? Is ''anyone'' going to miss it? --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 05:18, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

:Go for it. I'm sure a little effort can be made to find something better. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:22, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

::I'd just replace it with a pic of G1 Megatron's gun mode, with the caption "No, you CAN'T have one anymore." THat's pretty much what I was gonna do, but couldn't be assed to last night.

Also, HOLY SHIT that page about the choking missile death! Did you read the excerpt from the lawsuit? Part of the case was that the toy was SHAPED LIKE A PENIS, SO CHILDREN WANTED TO PUT IT IN THEIR MOUTHS. Apparently Mattel was trying to eliminate gay children before they were old enough to (not) breed. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:43, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

You know, I think this page could probably use some more bullet-pointed paragraphs on individual tests/standards... but I'm too tired to go about majorly reorganizing a page right now. It just strikes me (ha!) that bullet-pointing specific big recurring tests/examples would make things a little... easier on the reading? I dunno. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:12, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

==Drop test==
A different explanation for the drop test was given by Hasbro at BotCon 200...whatever. It involves dropping it *in complete packaging*, and seeing how damaged the result is. It's not really a safety thing, I don't think. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== Bopper Missiles ==

Drat. I can find a number of decentish photos of these, but the ones that are the clearest are watermarked to hell and back. I did find [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/pretf/joustralig/jdiagiginsert.jpg this] which shows how ridiculous looking they are, but it's a packaging shot so I'm not sure.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 22:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

==Stubbimus Prime?==
Oh, I so badly want to see this caption changed to, "Circumcised for your own safety" or something. But I just got back from being ragged at today. Oh, PLEASE. It's SO much better. [[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 11:51, 21 March 2009 (EDT)

== Articulation ==

Wasn't there an interview translated by TFW2005 a few months back, where one of the Japanese designers who actually engineer most of the Transformers toys said that they actually added articulation in part because of a For Safety Reasons test whereby if the legs of a toy were pulled apart with a certain amount of force, they must not snap? (for the same reason, many toys prior to this had fused legs). I remember reading it, but I can't find the link... - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:35, 30 August 2009 (EDT)
: It was this one: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html It's interesting how something like artuculation not only makes it safer, but also make the toy better at the same time. Would it be to much to put it on the page also?--[[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] 13:36, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

== Do we have anything on materials yet? ==

And does it belong here?

'Cuz currently a German group deems legal regulations for toxic substances far too lax: [http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091207-23765.html Link, in English]--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:44, 8 December 2009 (EST)

Could that article be any more vague? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 17:51, 8 December 2009 (EST)
:There are more precise articles in German. This was the best thing I could find in English.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 18:26, 8 December 2009 (EST)

== HAH ==

Land of the free, what a joke. --[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 23:16, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Dino

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Why is this as (Movie) instead of (DOTM)? [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 15:56, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
:Scroll down to the Merchandise section. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 16:16, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

== Dino? ==

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-ferrari-458-italia-is-172358/
Is this true, or complete bull?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 16:50, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

:''Supposedly'', this is pure truth. All I can say is... DEAR GOD, PLEASE NO.
:[[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 23:07, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
::Even if he's referred to as such in the movie, we usually stick to whatever names Hasbro gives them, as with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and several ROTF Construticons. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:33, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

How about listing "Dino" under "foreign names"? Probably not, I think, but it ''might'' be a good place for it, so I thought I'd throw that out there. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 01:24, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

Then why call him Mirage if he appears to be called Dino?
:Because the novelization, comic adaptation '''and''' toys all refer to him as Mirage. He's only called Dino in the film. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:02, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

== Alt mode ==

Is the toy a Ferrari?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 15:56, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:Hard to tell with all that transluscent plastic drowning out the details. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:01, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Deluxe Toy? ==

is there gonna be one?

== TF: Prime Cyberverse ==

Why isn't his Cyberverse toy mentioned on this page?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:25, 2 February 2012 (EST)
: Because it's possible it would go on a [[Mirage (Prime)]] page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:35, 2 February 2012 (EST)
:: I think the toy is meant to be the movie incarnation of Mirage, since Mirage toy have the Prime name removed from the box just like Evac and Soundwave

== hasbro considers him dino ==
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/549989-mirage-dino-tf4-28.html#post7316102 will the page be renamed or we will keep the Mirage name since the Mirage name was used more than the name Dino?
:[http://www.transformersclub.com/toyfair12/webfiles/DSC_0023.JPG.html] [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:33, 21 February 2012 (EST)

== Early script death ==

Why is there not a note on his proposed death?--[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 17:55, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Buffalo MPV Decepticon

2012-03-09T23:36:56Z

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== Buhwha? Merge? ==

Bonecrusher was ''decapitated''. Onscreen, no less.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:51, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:No body=not dead, apparently. He's alive '''on-screen'''. His body wasn't among those dumped in the ocean. Frenzy was decapitated too. Transformers are hard to really kill dead. See also [[Talk:Bonecrusher (Movie)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:57, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
::Frenzy is specifically noted as having a decentralized nervous system and numerous redundancies. His ability to survive dismemberment is fairly unique.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:03, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Well scratch that part then. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:20, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Aside from Frenzy, decapitation/head destruction seems to be the best way to kill a Decepticon, as it's the method Optimus Prime uses 90% of the time. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:41, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
Having this page begs the question of whether or not to split all the other constructicons into multiple pages i.e. the red and yellow rampages. seems more sensible to just put a note on bonecrusher's page. [[User:Cliffjumper prime|Cliffjumper prime]] 12:54, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:not to mention "Mine-protected vehicle" could be replaced with a better name... sounds like it's covered in mines. [[User:Cliffjumper prime|Cliffjumper prime]] 12:56, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
::Bonecrusher isn't a Constructicon. [[User:Eire|Eire]] July 1 09 (UTC)
::That's the technical term for the vehicle. There isn't a better name for it. It's a Buffalo mine-protected vehicle.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:56, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
::::regardless, I stand by my first statement. Making a separate page for this guy is the same as making a separate page for the red rampage. it's just not necessary. [[User:Cliffjumper prime|Cliffjumper prime]] 18:04, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::The wiki has no real problem with pages for minor characters even if they have no name. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:37, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
There is NO reason whatsover to assume that this guy is Bonecrusher from the first movie. I don't know if this warrants a page of its own, but it definitely DOES NOT belong on Bonecrusher's page. He hates that. [[Special:Contributions/72.128.60.173|72.128.60.173]] 19:44, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:Agreed. We have no indication that it is Bonecrusher and we know that Transformers of the same body appear in the movies (Constructicons, Grindor). However I'm not sure this really warrants a page. A small note on the ROTF page I think would be enough. --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 22:33, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
::It's a little strong to say there is "no" indication it is Bonecrusher, but I see most everyone disagrees. I removed the merge tag. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:46, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
Clearly there isn't a consensus on this. This article needs a note that this character may in fact be Bonecrusher, but we're covering him as a seperate character until there's some clarification. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:54, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
:And on the "does not deserve his own article" we have articles for TFs that are only mentioned by name once and have no other fictional appearance opther then being mentioned, and we even have an article about a TF that does not exist. So yea this guy here deserves his own page. [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 04:15, 2 July 2009 (EDT)

Personally I think ILM got lazy creating a new bot and just reused Bonecrusher. Wasn't Brawl's tank mode sighted aswell? [[Special:Contributions/68.9.247.42|68.9.247.42]] 14:19, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:Well yes, this is almost certainly what happened. It's just that in terms of Transformers fiction and the way the wiki operates, they've effectively created a new (albeit identical) character as a result.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:29, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

::Except for the tiny problem of Bonecrusher's body not being on the carrier at the end of the 2007 movie, which makes his possible survival at least ''semi''-credible.
::(It's a mess.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 16:52, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
One more thing, we include all the "Mixmasters", "Long Hauls", and "Rampages" on one page even though we know there are more than one of them and sometimes some of them are not explicitly named. So, even if he is not Bonecrusher (but I think he is) maybe we should have all the movie's "Bonecrushers" on one page like we have all of the "Mixmasters". Or maybe split up the "Mixmasters" as best we can. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:21, 20 October 2009 (EDT)
:There's a difference here. All the Constructicons have at least one double, and that's presented in the same media they appear in. Bonecrusher was previously assumed to be a unique individual, and he died.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:38, 20 October 2009 (EDT)
For the record, I was advocating a merge with Bonecrusher based on the wiki's stance on [[easter egg]]s. "Easter eggs are treated at face value unless it makes no sense to do so." At face-value, he is Bonecrusher. By any other standard, comic or whatnot, this would be clear. And since there is some sense to it, (his body wasn't dumped into the abyss and his character bios said he survived) it should be taken at face value. Bonecrusher is supposed to be Bay's favorite Transformer so this guy in ROTF was probably an easter egg. The Ironhide answer may complicate things, however. But how is an Autobot supposed to know for sure if he is an impostor? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:25, 23 May 2010 (EDT)

== Supposed kill count ==
Watching it again, it doesn't look like he's even firing at the Arcees. "Clonecrusher" here seems to be focussed entirely on Ironhide, while the bikes are fighting a Decepticon protoform. If you go frame by frame when the purple bike is hit, you see that the shot comes from the right, while you can see Clonecrusher peeking over the rooftops to the left.[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 15:48, 5 November 2009 (EST)

== Almanac ==

The AllSpark Almanac II didn't have anything to say about this guy? :( - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 15:33, 3 August 2010 (EDT)

== DOTM appearance? ==

The page says that a Bonecrusher shows up to be one of the 'Cons Optimus whoops during his rampage in Chicago. While there is way too much asskicking in the scene I can't tell myself... can we get a screenshot of that just for clarification? [[Special:Contributions/76.186.90.217|76.186.90.217]] 21:37, 4 January 2012 (EST)
:There was no Bonecrusher clone in DOTM.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 01:20, 5 January 2012 (EST)

Shouldn't it be noted that Ironhide probably killed him?--[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 18:36, 9 March 2012 (EST)

Ironhide (WFC)

2012-03-02T23:07:00Z

24.69.64.254: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Always happy to get more ammo.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream's]] Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogenous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian)

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Keith Szarabajka (English)
[[Image:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right|120px]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons
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*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)

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===Bot Shots===
*'''Ironhide Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''???'''
***''Sword strength'': '''???'''

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots]]'' launchers, Ironhide is a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with a spring-loaded transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. His alternate mode and colors are based on the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movies Ironhide]], with his head based on [[Ironhide (G1)|the original Generation 1 Ironhide]].

: He comes with a large trailer that unfolds into a battle station with a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. It also has a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*He greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him.
*Ironhide's figure seems to be partly inspired by his unproduced TFA earth mode figure.
*[[Jeff Kline]] said despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Bot Shots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Megatron (Animated)

2012-02-25T00:30:19Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to G1, we swear!]]
If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, [[Decepticon leader#Animated|leading]] the Decepticons out of the days of "[[Autobot]] tyranny". The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at [[spark]], he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more than "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a pair of deadly swords and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

The loss of his body and former power was only a minor setback for him, as Megatron proved a master manipulator. He effortlessly duped [[Isaac Sumdac]] into helping him—and once Megatron was restored to full power, he turned the tables on his old captor.

He is extremely intolerant of treachery and deals with [[Starscream (Animated)|said treacherous bots]] with a vicious no-nonsense efficiency, [[Megatron (G1)|unlike other Decepticon leaders]]. He is also a shrewd strategist who effortlessly [[Scrapper (Animated)|wraps]] [[Mixmaster (Animated)|others]] around his fingers.

{{bigquote|Decepticons... ''transform and rise up!''|Megatron puts a new twist on [[Roll out|an old saying]]|"[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Mirosław Neinert]] (Polish), [[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian), [[Afonso Amajones]] (Portuguese), [[Mario Santander]] (Latin American Spanish, season 1 and 2), [[Alexander Páez]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Song Junseok]] (Korean)

[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]
''Eons ago, Megatron overthrew the [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] leader [[Megazarak (Animated)|Megazarak]] and took control of the faction for himself. He gave speeches and wrote manifestos calling for the Decepticons to rise up and take control of both Cybertron and the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. Finally, on the [[Cycle of Infamy]], he took the Decepticons from mere rhetoric to outright war.''

''The Decepticons overran Autobot space but the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] had one major advantage—[[space bridge]] technology, which allowed them to move about the galaxy more easily. The Decepticon advance ground to a halt.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} However, Megatron's forces continued to fight on until the Autobots sent the AllSpark through the space bridge to random coordinates. Realizing that the AllSpark was the key to defeating the Autobots, Megatron abandoned the Cybertron theater and began searching the galaxy aboard his massive flagship, the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} With the war going badly after this, Megatron tried a last-ditch attempt with the [[False Calm]] and sent his troops at sub-light speeds to Cybertron. During the [[Battle for Iacon]], Megatron destroyed [[Gamma Supreme]]. Ultimately, the attack failed and the Decepticons were finally forced to agree to an armistice and exile. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Image:TFA TARO Decepticons attention.JPG|175px|thumb|He's not planning on shaking Prime's hand...he's going to tear it off.]] However, Megatron continued to search for the AllSpark. Four million years later, the ''Nemesis's'' crew discovered a [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|small Autobot repair vessel]] after detecting the AllSpark. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megatron saw his ambitions all too clearly, and pointedly remarked that he wasn't about to let four million solar cycles of searching for the AllSpark end with Starscream getting his greasy wings on it. No, Megatron would strike the Autobot ship and take the AllSpark himself. Just prior to his departure, Starscream approached him again, ostensibly to wish him luck, but actually to place an overload device on his leader's back. This device went off just as Megatron's fusion cannon was about to breach the hull of the Autobots' ship. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ship now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the AllSpark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head (and later, a hand) was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]].

Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, while, Megatron's inert head remained secretly in Sumdac's private lab, the source of the human's engineering genius and also a secret shame. Megatron's severed hand was there as well, used by Sumdac as a piece of furniture. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Image:AniMegsHead-TransformAndRollout.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]
After the Autobots re-awoke, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her [[AllSpark Key]] to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the AllSpark energy from the Key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots, footage in which Starscream admitted to his treachery. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the AllSpark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he secreted his drone into her backpack. Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the AllSpark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: Kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] realized the factory was working via motion sensors and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless proxy machines. He needed a body, which meant it was time to provide some more advanced technology to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. Megatron then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate the fossil fuels supposedly derived from dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

[[Image:TFA Nanosec Sumdac Megatron chill.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Rub it in, why don't you?]]
Soon, Dr. Sumdac began attempting to build him some new servos, but these proved inadequate. Megatron revealed that his body would need [[Destronium]] to work, but Isaac responded there was only a small amount available and that it would have to be delivered across town in less than 10 minutes or it would become unstable. Taking notice of an experimental turbo suit Sumdac's labs were developing (with flaws that possibly precluded Isaac considering it as a solution), Megatron manipulated computer systems so the suit was delivered to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]]. Once Sexton began using the suit to commit crimes too quickly to be stopped, Megatron contacted him with an offer of much money out of Dr. Sumdac's private account if Sexton used the suit to steal and deliver the Destronium. Between Autobot interference and the suit aging him prematurely, Sexton failed. Worse, the Destronium was energized to a critical level, risking an explosion that would destroy [[Detroit]]. The Autobots barely managed to send the Destronium sample into the upper atmosphere before it exploded, and they were left to wonder why a human had tried to steal it in the first place. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

After Megatron learned of the power of Sari's AllSpark Key and the careless nature in which she used it, he attempted to trick her into assisting him. He designed [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], a musical toy that was secretly meant to grow more powerful every time Sari used the Key upon it, until eventually it would be a suitable robotic body for Megatron himself. When the Key instead brought Soundwave to independent life, Megatron changed his plan and, with convincing logic, recruited Soundwave as a Decepticon warrior. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

When [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, Megatron, remembering Starscream's betrayal, was hesitant to act. After witnessing a battle between his soldiers and the Autobots, Megatron concluded that Blitzwing was too unstable, but Lugnut was genuinely loyal. He contacted Lugnut only, instructing him to locate the AllSpark, which would help restore him. Later, he also informed Lugnut about the Key. Unfortunately, Lugnut and Blitzwing were defeated and damaged by the Autobots, severing Lugnut's link with Megatron—and Megatron's only link to the outside world. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

[[Image:Sumdac megatron%27s body.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Yeah, it's a fixer-upper.]]
Although Megatron himself was not mentally involved, his headless body was infected with [[space barnacles]], causing the barnacles to mutate into a semi-sentient form. After absorbing two mining bots and attacking a [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|miner]], it was defeated by Bumblebee and Prowl. Later, the body was discovered (minus space barnacles) by Isaac Sumdac and most likely brought back to his laboratory. Sumdac remarked that Megatron would be ''very'' pleased with the find... {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[Image:MegRisingRebuilt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.]] Sumdac attempted to rebuild Megatron, but progress was slowed by a power failure. Frustrated, Megatron again contacted Lugnut and ordered him to bring him the AllSpark Key. This communication triggered Starscream's curiosity, and the treacherous jet located Megatron. Starscream didn't have time to <s>finish his speech</s> slay Megatron before he was distracted by the Autobots—and Megatron used that distraction to take Starscream by surprise and eject him from the lab. When Blitzwing and Lugnut arrived with the Key, Megatron revealed his true identity to his human "friend". Sumdac, seized by the mechanical hand he had so long used as a chair, could only watch and wail in horror as the Decepticon tyrant used the power of the AllSpark to reconstruct himself, more powerful than ever. Finally restored, he burst through the roof of [[Sumdac Tower]], to the horror of the Autobots and Starscream, ready to unleash his vengeance on all of them. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[Image:PayThePiper.JPG|200px|left|thumb|"Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"]] Megatron's revenge was quick and brutal. Trashing the Autobots in short order, he called his Decepticons to him. As Starscream bootlicked, Megatron powered up his fusion cannon to destroy the one responsible for his defeat—then used the AllSpark Key to send a painful power surge through Starscream, extinguishing the traitor's spark and reinforcing his authority over Blitzwing and Lugnut. He commanded them to "transform and rise up," and the three Decepticons took to the sky, using the Key to track the AllSpark.

[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 All Spark Megs boom.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is not good...]] Finding it aboard the Autobots' ship, the Decepticons caused the ship to crash on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where Megatron proceeded to beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of Optimus Prime. Getting into the ship, Megatron removed the AllSpark from its casing and placed it in his chest, preparing to devastate Earth before conquering Cybertron. However, Professor Sumdac used his knowledge of Megatron's circuitry to disrupt his equilibrium sensors, causing Megatron to drop the AllSpark Key. Optimus Prime used the Key to force a surge of power through the AllSpark within Megatron, causing it to explode and disperse its energy.

And yet, it was not a total loss for Megatron; despite the damage, he escaped and managed to abduct Sumdac. Once again, their fates were intertwined, only this time Sumdac was Megatron's prisoner. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Establishing a base deep underground in a mine, Megatron quickly adjusted his plans after the loss of the AllSpark. During his battle aboard the Autobot ship, he had managed to download a partial [[space bridge]] schematic from their computers. He planned to use the space bridge to teleport himself, Lugnut, and Blitzwing to Cybertron, then conquer the planet from within. To facilitate this plan, Megatron used the captive Professor Sumdac to reverse-engineer the space bridge and fill in the "gaps" within the schematics. However, when a service bot suddenly malfunctioned, it was revealed that a shard of the AllSpark was embedded within it. This gave Megatron hope that the AllSpark was not destroyed, but dispersed throughout the city of Detroit. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

[[Image:Swordscream.JPG|200px|left|thumb|Yes, Starscream, and we'll keep doing it until you get it right!]]
Finding out about the AllSpark fragments, however, didn't seem to result in any changes in his plans. Megatron received word from a spy that the Decepticons had begun making random assaults on the Autobots. He realized that they needed to make a concentrated effort in order to secure his victory. He had Lugnut and Blitzwing steal a tachyon transmitter from the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] so he could send his message, but was interrupted during his transmission by a revived Starscream. After quickly beating him to a pulp, Megatron relayed his commands to the spacefaring 'Cons, only to be repeatedly attacked by a seemingly invincible Starscream. The renegade even attempted to draw Megatron out with an AllSpark fragment. Megatron emerged victorious every time and was informed by his spy that all was going as planned: With his [[Decepticon Uprisings|forces now drawing the Autobots away from Cybertron]], Megatron could attack a weakened Cybertron from within as soon as his space bridge was completed. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Later, while at the Decepticon base, Lugnut detected an AllSpark energy signal emanating from Detroit. Megatron quickly dispatched Lugnut to retrieve the AllSpark shard before the Autobots could. Lugnut proceeded to praise his master's "grand and glorious plan", but Megatron, fed up with the adulation to the point of involuntary optic-twitching, curtly commanded his enforcer to get going. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:RiseoftheConstructicons-Megatron%27sprivateblend.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Gentlemen, to evil.]]
When Lugnut and Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructobots]] back to base, Megatron saw the advantage of keeping them alive, and he invited them to have a look at his space bridge schematics. Impressed by their knowledge, he decided to put them to work stealing supplies. After an encounter with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Constructobots became convinced of "the funny guy's" less-than-noble intentions, and they returned to the mine to confront him. Megatron calmly slammed them both against a rock face and asked them to explain. He feigned shock and brought them in to discuss things over his own private oil blend. Megatron showed himself to be a bit of an oil connoisseur, possessing stylish little goblets for it made of twisted oil drums, as well as a secret stash of top-quality oil and a chamber to drink it in. Megatron spoke of the glories they could achieve as Constructicons: the adulation, the statues in their honor...the barrels of oil they could down. Ever the shrewd worker, it didn't take much for him to convince them to join up, and he promptly sent them to the Autobot base to retrieve the AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

[[Image:Rise Constructicons Megatron what.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Constructicons say WHAAAAAT?]]
When Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard's ship, Megatron received [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'s alert to the Autobots thanks to the stolen tachyon transmitter. Megatron had placed a bounty on the traitor, and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (with the unknowing aid of Prowl) pretty much took the opportunity to bring him to the Decepticon leader. Lockdown contacted Megatron to confirm that he had captured a purple-ish "Starscream" (who was acting quite odd and cowardly) and agreed to meet at an abandoned warehouse for the exchange. As "Starscream" was brought to Megatron, Prowl, who was hiding on a rafter high above, accidentally scuffed a small bolt, which grabbed the Decepticons' attention. Not too long after, the Autobots appeared with another, different-colored Starscream. Megatron intercepted Lockdown's escape and announced confusedly that no one was to leave until they found out which was the true Starscream. However, it turned out that both Starscreams were clones with bombs in their [[spark]] chambers designed to destroy Megatron and the Autobots in one go. Quickly thinking up a plan, Megatron and the other Decepticons transformed and escaped forcibly through the ceiling. However, Prowl used the upgrades given to him by Lockdown to send the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] into the air, not too far from the fleeing Decepticons, when the bombs exploded. It is unknown if they were wounded, but Megatron later raised the bounty on Starscream—insisting on the ''real'' one this time. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

He was later contacted by [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who attempted to sell him a new weapon. Nothing came of this, as Swindle was defeated before the deal could be closed. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}} Megatron also made some ''"secret"'' transmissions to his [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent]] on Cybertron in order to settle his new plans for the coming Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did I tell you about the time I killed the cult leader?"]]
Megatron's plans finally seemed on the verge of fruition when Sumdac and the Constructicons completed the space bridge. However, some vital technical aspects made it inoperable. In order to remedy this, Megatron contacted Shockwave to learn who was Cybertron's leading [[Space bridge technician]], which turned out to be the Autobot Bulkhead. Not wishing to leave Doctor Sumdac alone to sabotage the Constructicons' efforts, Megatron took him along as a hostage while he went to capture Bulkhead. Once he had the big Autobot in custody, Megatron threatened to use the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit on him if he didn't help make the space bridge operational. To Megatron's satisfaction, Bulkhead agreed and finished the project. Just as the machine was activated, both the Autobots and Starscream and his clone army attacked. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

The three-way free-for-all ironically forced Megatron and Optimus Prime to team up temporarily, but this quickly ended when Megatron used Prime's body as a shield against one of Starscream's clone's attacks. Despite putting up a decent resistance, Megatron was overwhelmed and held down by two of the Starscream clones. As the original Starscream gloated, he was head-jacked by Isaac Sumdac in the Headmaster unit. Sumdac prepared to fight Megatron himself, but Megatron simply used his strength to throw the two Starscream clones at him, knocking off the Headmaster unit and proving himself the victor. With Starscream incapacitated, the clones sided with Megatron. He then made his own victory speech to his soldiers, declaring he would send Optimus Prime through the bridge to test it. However, the Autobots got some [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|reinforcements]]. Megatron quickly ordered the majority of his forces to deal with this new menace while the Constructicons cleared the space bridge area of rubble. Grabbing Optimus, Megatron threw him into the portal, but was frustrated when Prowl freed his leader in the nick of time, at which point the bridge shut down. Bulkhead declared the power source wasn't strong enough to maintain the link for long, so Megatron grabbed Starscream's AllSpark-powered head to maintain the gateway. However, this provided too much power, sending the space bridge portal out of control. An enraged Megatron decided to terminate Optimus Prime, only for Optimus to slap [[stasis cuffs]] on him, causing him to lose his grip and fall into the portal.

[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|200px|left|thumb|"Stop staring at me!"]]
With the overload having deleted the space bridge's receiving coordinates, the defeated Megatron was transported to some unknown sector of space. Still immobilized by the stasis cuffs, Megatron's only companion was now Starscream's head, which a cruel twist of Fate had deposited right next to him. Forced to remain face to face with his traitorous ex-lieutenant, Megatron could only trade verbal blows. A most cruel fate, indeed. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

After their bickering subsided, Starscream began trying to free Megatron from the stasis cuffs, but having no body was a hindrance. Megatron was only freed when Starscream revealed a previously unseen weapon from his mouth. Before they could react, Omega Supreme appeared, offline. Getting aboard him, Megatron was captured by Omega, but was able to convince the simple processor possessing behemoth to take him to Cybertron to face a war crimes tribunal. However, Omega Supreme's attempt to transwarp to Cybertron left them somewhere else in space, but did drain Omega for the time being. Initially disgusted that he was trapped aboard the cause of the Decepticons defeat, as well without his weapons and only Starscream for company, Megatron soon realized that if he could reprogram Omega to serve him, he would be a great advantage.

Managing to hotwire the Autobot with the stasis cuffs and Starscream's AllSpark charged head, Megatron contacted Shockwave to give him a status report on the Earth space bridge. However, the situation was worse than Megatron realized: not only was the space bridge network shut down, but the Earth Autobots could expose Shockwave at any moment. Although Omega Supreme provided an advantage that could end both problems, Megatron decided that the space bridge invasion plan was a failure, and issued a fleet wide stand down order. Heading to Earth, Megatron attempted to use Omega to destroy the Autobots (even though he couldn't remember their names). However, Prowl and Optimus Prime managed to board Omega and sever Megatron's control over him. Unfortunately, Starscream managed to gain control over Omega Supreme, capturing Megatron again. Ever the manipulator, Megatron convinced Starscream that his time would be better spent conquering Cybertron. However, the Autobots managed to install the [[plasma dynamic thruster]] from Megatron's space bridge into Omega Supreme, sending Omega and the two Decepticons aboard warping through space randomly. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Don't you just hate it when fanboys keep following you?]]
Later, as Lugnut was floating through space following his half-successful escape from the Elite Guard flagship, Omega Supreme transwarped to directly in front of him and he smashed into the bridge window. When Starscream asked Megatron if they were picking up hitchhickers, Megatron simply slapped his head of its position. That was for asking stupid questions.. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Soon thereafter, Megatron gained control of Omega Supreme's transforming mechanism, and by detaching the plasma dynamic thruster was also able to direct their transwarp jumps; however, he could not get the weapons online without the proper access codes. Megatron brought the ship to Cybertron, where they could do little but float helplessly in the air; Megatron reasoned—correctly—that the Autobots would not dare fire on their own most famous weapon (though [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] sure wanted to). Megatron ordered Shockwave to hurry up his search for the access codes; once Shockwave successfully abducted Arcee and boarded the ship, they transwarped into Earth orbit right before Sentinel opened fire. Megatron welcomed Shockwave aboard as his "most loyal" servant, to the great concern of Lugnut. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Now on the moon, Megatron commanded Shockwave to extract the access codes from Arcee's mind. When Starscream re-attached his head to another clone body, Megatron pursued him and destroyed all the remaining clones, teasing Starscream for having always thought on a small scale. Megatron's ultimate plans for the protoforms aboard the ''Nemesis'' was to use them to create his own clone fleet of Omega Supremes — based on the personality template of his ''truly'' most loyal minion, Lugnut. That part of the plan went just fine, but Shockwave was still unable to get Arcee to do his bidding — perhaps because although she was fooled by his Longarm Prime persona, she saw the evil Megatron standing right behind him and refused to cooperate. After a few technical bypasses put Lugnut in mental command of the "[[Lugnut Supreme]]" fleet, Megatron ordered his new weapons to test their skills by destroying the Earthbound Autobots. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|left|thumb|240px|...No Comment]]
Observing from within one of the Lugnut Supremes, Megatron's first target for destruction was his former prison, Sumdac Tower. But when the tower's forcefield proved impenetrable and Optimus Prime was able to destroy one of the Lugnut Supremes and severely damage the other two by using the [[Magnus Hammer]], Megatron settled on a new plan: destroying everything that wasn't him. He flew cover over the advancing Lugnut Supremes, directly engaging Optimus Prime (at first mistaken for [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], then dismissed as a [[knockoff|"cheap imitation"]]) so Prime would not again be able to use the Magnus Hammer on the giants. As their combat raged on, Megatron was at last able to remember Optimus Prime's name, to Prime's bitter enjoyment. The two were later trapped within a prison of Allspark energy — meant to seal in the timebomb that Starscream had secretly placed in one of the Lugnut Supremes — and Megatron reasoned that even if he himself had to die, he could at least kill Prime first. But Prowl's ghost was having none of that, and Megatron soon found himself left alone to be blown up. Though massively damaged, he survived this and turned to attack the Autobots once more. He was quickly defeated by Optimus Prime, and when Megatron then invited Prime to kill him, Prime retorted that that would be "the easy way out," which Megatron did not deserve. Megatron was placed in [[stasis cuffs]] and arrested, then brought back to Cybertron and displayed as a prisoner before the cheering Autobot masses. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

If [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] is to be believed, Megatron would have become '''Galvatron''' in the future and kill [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] . {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Quest for the AllSpark''===
Megatron took to hanging around online using the alias "Meg A. Tron". Masquerading thusly, he was able to recruit the unwitting help of [[Heinz Von Furstwartz|Professor Heinz Von Furstwartz]] in his scheme to sow confusion amongst the Autobots and get hold of the AllSpark. He was also able to take control of Detroit's legion of robot workers, forcing the Autobots to enact an elaborate plan to keep the AllSpark safe. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:MegatronTitan23.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"NIXON'S BAAACK!"]]

Apart from showing interest in the activities of [[Quake-Maker]], {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout!}} Megatron seemed idle... but what the Autobots were unaware of was that he'd constructed a Spark-less drone unit, [[Afterburn]], as a prototype of a future army, and then sent Afterburn off to spy on the Autobots.

He not only received repeated communications from his spy, but gained directions to the Autobot base! Megatron entered with explosive results {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}} and then ''killed'' Afterburn while rubbing [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s nose in it. He proceeded to summon the other Decepticons and thrash most of the Autobots with ease, making some really bad puns along the way, only stopped when [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] secretly got him buried under a crane. Starscream then "saved" him, making Megatron think he'd turned over a new leaf and thus giving him temporary command until he got better. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}

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===Animated shorts===
[[Image:MockMegs-bunny.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If only [[Cyclonus (Animated)|he]] was around to see this]]
While Megatron gave an inspirational speech to his Decepticons (which seemed to be very similar to [[Mission Accomplished|another message]] he'd sent out), Starscream proceeded to make fun of him behind his back—making faces, giving Megatron bunny ears, and shaking his butt at his leader. Megatron was suspicious of Starscream's actions, but each time he turned to look, his lieutenant was standing there innocently, doing nothing unseemly. Megatron apparently decided to let it go, as did the other Decepticons (even Lugnut), until he finally caught Starscream in mid-heckle and dealt with him by blasting him through a wall. {{storylink|Starscream Heckles Megatron}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[Image:TheCoolMegatronChokesPrime01.jpg|thumb|300px|right|All aboard the Crazy Train! ''Toot! Toot!'']]

Stumbling across Optimus Prime's band of Autobots, who had recently discovered the long-lost Allspark, Megatron pursued the Space Bridge repair crew relentlessly, even after they lost the rest of Megatron's band of Decepticons by going through a Space Bridge gate. Having invaded the Autobot's ship, he beat down the entirety of its crew, save for their leader. Though already having all-but lost an arm in combat when he confronted Optimus, Megatron engaged in vicious melee combat, gloating all-the-while that the Universe would be under his possession when the Allspark would be in his possession. Defiantly, Optimus managed to expulse Megatron from the ship's cargo bay door as the vessel was plummeting though the Earth's atmosphere, reducing the mighty Decepticon to a smoldering head, to be discovered by a young boy...{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}

At some point, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] double-crossed Megatron and attempted to kill him. Unbeknownst to anyone, Megatron's head survived his destruction and had hooked into [[Detroit]]'s closed-circuit video surveillance system. Following the dispersion of the [[AllSpark]] (and Starscream's apparent demise), Megatron became intrigued by [[Sari Sumdac|Sari's]] [[AllSpark Key|key]] after she used it to bring [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] back to life. Interests piqued, Megatron declared the time was right to initiate the next phase of his operation. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Megatron eventually got his hands on the key and used its power to revive himself. After killing Starscream, Megatron engaged Optimus Prime in a sword-to-axe duel. The outcome of that fight is unknown, though apparently the Autobots survived the day. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

Megatron later hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to capture the (somehow still alive) Starscream. Lockdown mistakenly captured [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]], instead, while the Autobots captured [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. Megatron was met with both clones at his meeting place in a warehouse and demanded to know why there were ''two'' Starscreams. When the clones turned out to be bombs, Megatron attempted to flee in helicopter mode, only to be chased down by the explosives after [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attached a pair of rockets to them. Megatron screamed in confusion as he was caught in the explosion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

With the [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]] nearly completed, Megatron was caught off-guard by a surprise attack from Optimus Prime and the Autobots. Clashing sword with Prime's axe, Megatron arrogantly told the Autobot he could never win, though his efforts were amusing. Megatron was then met by a second surprise: an attack by Starscream and his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]]. Megatron was forced to fight side by side with Optimus, but quickly dissolved the partnership when he use Prime as a shield to block one of [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]'s shots. Dropping Prime's smoking body, Megatron informed all listening that the universe belonged to him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

Megatron then installed the severed head of Starscream into the Space Bridge in order to power it with his AllSpark fragment. The fragment proved ''too'' powerful and caused the Space Bridge to overload. Optimus, recovered, took Megatron's distraction as an opportunity to defeat the villain once and for all. Slapping a pair of stasis cuffs on him, Optimus kicked Megatron in the jaw and sent him hurtling into the vortex. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

Megatron found himself warped to the same coordinates as Starscream's head and Omega Supreme. Megatron attempted to use Starscream's [[spark]] to jumpstart Omega Supreme, but the plan backfired and Starscream took control of Omega's systems. Starscream sized Megatron in his giant hand and, taunting him, returned to [[Earth]] for vengeance against the Autobots. Megatron would not be so easily defeated, however, and breaking free, teamed with Optimus Prime to sever Starscream's connection to Omega. That dealt with, Megatron and Optimus then agreed to end their rivalry with a final battle. Flying off into the sky, the enemies clashed sword with hammer. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Megatron found himself outmatched by Optimus's Wingblade and Magnus Hammer, however, and chose to even the odds by blasting his foe with his fusion cannon, powered by Starscream's AllSpark fragment! The blast blew Optimus to pieces, but just to be sure, Megatron impaled his foe through the [[spark]] chamber with his sword, anyway. Optimus refused to be beaten and absorbed the power of the AllSpark fragment into himself... somehow. Repaired and now apparently invincible, Prime mopped the floor with Megatron. The defeated [[Emperor of Destruction]] was then carted back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in shackles. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English)
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|126px|Helmet design provided by Lego.]]
After completing a space bridge terminal in his hidden mine base on [[Earth]], Megatron began to prepare to attack Cybertron. He hired [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to collect [[AllSpark]] fragments to power his Space Bridge and obtained enough to do so, however while he was in the process of powering it up, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s team found the base and attacked him. Though he boasted he could beat them easily without the use of weapons, they used an electromagnet to defeat him, and he was forced to escape by transwarping to Cybertron.

There, he was able to take control of some of the planet's defense systems, driving the Autobots away from the Space Bridge Nexus, and sent out a message ordering his forces to take control of the Space Bridges around the rim of the galaxy. [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] soon reported that they'd captured more than a dozen Space Bridges. Before Megatron could take control of the nexus, Optimus's team caught up with him. Commandeering some of the defense systems, they managed to defeat him. Growling that the Decepticons would rise again, Megatron transwarped out to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Transformers Battle Universe===

At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:TFAnimated Deluxe BattleBegins Megatron toy.jpg|250px|thumb|SPAAAACE ROOOAAACH!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Entertainment Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: Transforms into a sleek spacecraft with, er, VTOL turbofans (presumably designed to show some lineage with his eventual helicopter mode. It's best if you don't think about it too hard). Megatron's signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft (officially, a "Fusion Fighter"); his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage, though the blade is unremovable and effectively useless. Like the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] figure he comes with, he features a punching gimmick, having a spring-loaded waist that snaps back when twisted. Unfortunately, Megatron's balljoint hips and the swivel joints between his thighs and knees are rather loose, making it difficult to pose the figure in such a way that he stands on his own. The figure features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications. Also included was [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video#Pack-in disc|a DVD]] featuring the first episode of ''Transformers Animated''.

:The design makes it tricky to tell which end of his Fusion Fighter is the front and which is the back.

:This toy was also released in a 2-pack with Prowl as a Wal*Mart [[exclusive]] (see below).

:If you want to be pedantic about it, the battle implied by the battle-pack pairing is technically a timeline impossibility, insofar as it depicts Cybertron Mode Megatron versus Earth Mode Optimus. It is also [[scale]]d incorrectly, as Megatron was shown as being notably larger than Optimus in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BattleBeginsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "The Battle Begins" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Animated megatron voyager.jpg|250px|thumb|Curse you, Earth's atmosphere!]]
*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-06'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden iteration of the same character design used in the deluxe-scaled versus pack toy. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms and are not a simple upscaling/downscaling of each other. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl-gray paint scheme. The figure features an [[automorph]] gimmick in the chest, which closes like a clamshell in transforming to robot mode. A second automorph gimmick is built into the energon blades on the cannon, swinging them into place to form a polearm. Red translucent plastic is heavily used throughout the figure, including in the light piping for the head and the missile for the spring-loaded cannon. Even his ''fingers'' are made of energon, it seems.

:This toy apparently had a safety modification done late on in the design process (late enough that it doesn't show up on the instructions), possibly as a result of drop test failure. The strut that holds his fusion cannon has been reinforced, and as a result, his cannon cannot be mounted flush against his arm. It is also noted that his cannon easily pops off.

:As with the smaller figure above, it's not obvious exactly what end is the front of his spaceship mode. Neither orientation really matches up to the version seen in the show, which had the fusion cannon mounted in a way that's impossible with both toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/VoyagerMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Animated megatron leader.jpg|250px|thumb|"I kill you till you're dead!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-26'''
**''Accessories'' Missile, 2 rotor-swords

: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)#The Battlestars|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba. Its rotors form double-bladed swords. The fusion cannon is attached to the left arm out of the box, but it can be detached and put on either arm. It has wheels for use in vehicle mode, and if it is removed, then (undocumented) landing gear can be deployed to make up for the loss. Interestingly, it seems the alt-mode was originally intended to allow for the removal of the cannon without removal of the bottom half of the fuselage. With a fair amount of force the cannon can be popped off (and will reattach), but the cannon mount/fuselage lower half does not provide the front landing gear with sufficient clearance to fully extend. The toy has a [[Gimmick|voice chip]], activated by pressing the Decepticon symbol on his chest. If used in robot mode it says one of three quotes: "Crush the Autobots!", "Where is the AllSpark?", and (glorious) evil laughter. In helicopter mode it makes the sound of the rotors warming up, spinning, and powering down. When the cockpit is moved during transformation the classic G1/Animated [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] is heard. It is compatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] toy, but it does not change his quotes.

: The instructions leave a couple of things out. First, the shoulders should be pushed backwards/upwards for vehicle mode. This lowers the wings down and aligns the front of the engines with the back. Second, the barrel of the cannon can be rotated 180 degrees (at a separate pivot from the one at its base) for robot mode, to better match how it looks in the cartoon, with the red stripes facing his arm. Considering how padded the instructions are to mask the relatively simple transformation (two whole steps just to move the rear landing gear), leaving all this out is quite a feat. Bad Hasbro.

:There is no doubt whatsoever as to which end is the front and which is the back of his vehicle mode.

: The TakaraTomy version of the toy features a metallic silver and red paint job, and replaces the English voice clips with typically hammy Japanese ones by [[Norio Wakamoto]]: "I am Megatron" in Japanese and "Megatron, transform!" and "Fusion Cannon!" in [[Engrish]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Leader Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal Toys, 2008)

:This is a very simple representation of Megatron in his Earth form. It transforms by rotating the head, lying face down and flipping the arms onto the back. The robot mode seems to have taken priority in the design process, since the vehicle mode looks like his robot mode lying down. Megatron does not come with his signature arm cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/McMegatron/megatron.htm More information on McDonald's Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Megatronanimatedactivator.jpg|250px|thumb|"Transform and shrink down!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Activators, 2008)

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Activators]], this version of Megatron is a very simplified, roughly-Basic-sized version of his Earth mode. His spring-loaded transformation from vehicle to robot mode is activated by a single switch on the back of his copter mode.

:Despite having a cannon on the bottom of his vehicle mode, he does not possess one on either arm in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Activators Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:SBAniMegs..jpg|200px|thumb|I defy the Unicron Trilogy. Defy it, I say!]]
*'''Shadow Blade Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)

: A [[Black repaint|black]], grey and purple redeco of Megatron's leader class mold with a slight remolding to the tail... that's NOT called [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]]. YeabuhWHA?

:Surprisingly for a Hasbro produced redeco, Shadow Blade Megatron is cast entirely in black plastic with the exception of his translucent parts. His nose is not painted, so whenever his lights light up...his nose glows red.

: Many units of this figure have a slight molding problem that prevents him from actually moving his face when the Decepticon insignia is pressed. However, as many units are also unaffected, this may have been an inconsistent problem or corrected by a running change.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/SBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Shadow Blade Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fight of Start''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Missile
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-F'''

:For its Japanese release, "Battle Begins" Megatron was given a shinier metallic paint job (sans battle damage) and white-bordered Decepticon symbols, like the majority of the TakaraTomy ''Animated'' toys. The figure was only available in a 2-pack with a redecoed version of the Deluxe-scale CYBERTRON Mode Optimus Prime.

:The title of this set in Japanese is "hajimari no taiketsu" - which amounts to "the battle begins" when translated, but the back of the box chooses to render the phrase as "Fight of Start". [[Engrish|Oh well...]]

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[[Image:AniDXMegsGoldVersion.jpg|thumb|250px| All that glitters is gold.]]
*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:A gold-chromed version of the Deluxe-class Battle Begins Megatron, Megatron Gold Version was made available to residents of Japan via a lottery. There were several ways to enter the drawing for him: one could clip out and send in a barcode from a single standard ''Animated'' toy or a single standard ''Autobot Alliance'' live action film series toy (or four EZ Collection barcodes), '''or''' send in 5 Sega Transformers trading cards, '''or''' cut out and send in the appropriate portion of the character cards included with volumes 4 or 5 of Paramount of Japan's ''Animated'' DVDs or the "[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge]] Greatest Hits" DVD. The entry period of the drawing was November 1st, 2010 to January 16th, 2011.

:Megatron Gold Version was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[Image:MarauderMegatron.jpg|200px|thumb|Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!]]
*'''Marauder Megatron'''
**''Accessories:'' Missiles

:A mold of Megatron as a [[Triple Changer]] in the canceled fourth season. He has a jet mode and a tank mode, and his robot mode head has a muzzle-like plate over the mouth in a homage to ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also based the design on [[Super Megatron|Super and Ultra Megatron]].[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/878717866]

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==Notes==
[[Image:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|150px|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]

[[Image:AnimatedMegatronAltmode.jpg|150px|thumb|"''That's'' a ship?!" "Who cares, as long as it flies."]]

[[Image:AniMegsKatana.jpg|thumb|150px|Where is my [[fusion cannon]]?! All Megatrons should have them! ALL OF THEM, I TELL YOU!!!]]

* Megatron's pre-Earth head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise. Also in common with Movie Megatron, ''Animated'' Megatron lay inert for many years while his technology was [[Sector Seven|reverse-engineered by humans]].

* He is, additionally, [[Megatron (BW)|not the only Megatron]] to spend time as [[Grand Mal|a giant, disembodied head]].

* Megatron's cannon makes the same sound as his [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s weapon, except with additional effects mixed in to make it actually sound like a laser cannon and not a blender.

* Megatron's outer space alt mode, shown for all of 20 seconds, has ''two'' toy molds devoted to it. Though these "Cybertron mode" toys resemble each other, neither looks anything like the alt mode of the pre-Earth Megatron seen on the show.

* Megatron is the only one of the original 5 Decepticons in ''Animated'' actually to have a Cybertronian vehicle mode design. Although the others have different robot mode kibble before they scan their Earth modes, none of them had an alt-mode created. Having a toy helps. (This is in contrast to the Autobots, who all had Cybertronian-modes designed for them from the start, even if we didn't see them in the first episode.)

* Sumdac found Megatron's head intact in its original Cybertronian mode. The head housed in his lab, however, is essentially a damaged version of his Earth-mode head. Presumably, this change is the result of Sumdac's destructive tinkering and research over the fifty years Megatron was in stasis lock.

* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac]]'', Megatron's Earth mode cockpit seats five.

* When he was a disembodied head, Megatron had a pupil in his right eye, similar to the Autobots. Once he regained his body, this never appeared again.

* An early image of Megatron's Earth body had slight differences from the finished product, most notably the lack of a fusion cannon and the presence of a katana instead of his twin swords. This image originally appeared as part of an Amazon.com listing for [[Transformers Animated Volume 2|volume 2]] of [[IDW Publishing]]'s screenshot-based ''[[Transformers Animated (IDW Publishing)|Transformers Animated]]'' adaption series.

* In the initial planning phases of the never-greenlit fourth season, Megatron would have broken out of prison on Cybertron and become a [[Triple Changer]], as detailed in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

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Battle for Iacon

2012-02-25T00:28:48Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon continuity */

:''The Battle for Iacon is a battle from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TransWarpedDefeatedOmega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!]]

The '''Battle for Iacon''' was the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that finally concluded the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. It started after [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] used the "[[False Calm]]" strategy to reach Cybertron unnoticed, where his troops attempted to capture the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by force. The Autobots were led into battle by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and the Decepticons by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
The [[Autobot]]s won the battle, though at the cost of all remaining Omega Sentinels. Omega Supreme seemed to last the longest of the Sentinels, and was ultimately the one to turn the tide [[Gamma Supreme]] was taken down my Megatron himself, while [[Beta Supreme]] and [[Eta Supreme]] were destroyed by the monstrous Blackout. Hot spot, refused to leave Eta Supreme, and had to be dragged out by his crew. [[Sigma Supreme]] and [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] were locked into [[Steelhaven (Animated)|modified]] [[Teletran-1|stasis]]. [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] was badly injured, but he recovered. [[Longrack Major]] was less fortunate, as he perished along with his Omega Sentinel. Many [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s were offlined, but the originals survived. [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was heavily damaged by Beta Supreme, and took many cycles to be repaired. The city of Iacon itself was devastated during the battle, but would eventually be rebuilt.

[[Image:Transwarped-Warpath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, uh, no toy, huh?]]

The Decepticons were granted amnesty in exchange for exile to [[New Kaon]].

Megatron has referred to the battle as "the Decepticons' greatest defeat". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Known participants==
'''Autobots'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]
*[[Longrack Major]]
*[[Big Bang Prime]]
*[[Hot Spot Major]]
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]]
'''11''' [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] including:
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Gamma Supreme|Gamma Supreme]]
*[[Beta Supreme|Beta Supreme]]
*[[Eta Supreme|Eta Supreme]]
*[[Sigma Supreme|Sigma Supreme]]

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]
*[[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]]
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s

==Notes==
* The battle was originally going to be included in "[[TransWarped]]", but alas, was cut for time.

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]

Battle for Iacon

2012-02-25T00:26:41Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon continuity */

:''The Battle for Iacon is a battle from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TransWarpedDefeatedOmega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!]]

The '''Battle for Iacon''' was the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that finally concluded the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. It started after [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] used the "[[False Calm]]" strategy to reach Cybertron unnoticed, where his troops attempted to capture the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by force. The Autobots were led into battle by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and the Decepticons by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
The [[Autobot]]s won the battle, though at the cost of all remaining Omega Sentinels. [[Gamma Supreme]] was taken down my Megatron himself, while [[Beta Supreme]] and [[Eta Supreme]] were destroyed by the monstrous Blackout. Hot spot, refused to leave Eta Supreme, and had to be dragged out by his crew. [[Sigma Supreme]] and [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] were locked into [[Steelhaven (Animated)|modified]] [[Teletran-1|stasis]]. [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] was badly injured, but he recovered. [[Longrack Major]] was less fortunate, as he perished along with his Omega Sentinel. Many [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s were offlined, but the originals survived. [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was heavily damaged by Beta Supreme, and took many cycles to be repaired. The city of Iacon itself was devastated during the battle, but would eventually be rebuilt.

[[Image:Transwarped-Warpath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, uh, no toy, huh?]]

The Decepticons were granted amnesty in exchange for exile to [[New Kaon]].

Megatron has referred to the battle as "the Decepticons' greatest defeat". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Known participants==
'''Autobots'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]
*[[Longrack Major]]
*[[Big Bang Prime]]
*[[Hot Spot Major]]
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]]
'''11''' [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] including:
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Gamma Supreme|Gamma Supreme]]
*[[Beta Supreme|Beta Supreme]]
*[[Eta Supreme|Eta Supreme]]
*[[Sigma Supreme|Sigma Supreme]]

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]
*[[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]]
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s

==Notes==
* The battle was originally going to be included in "[[TransWarped]]", but alas, was cut for time.

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]

Battle for Iacon

2012-02-25T00:26:19Z

24.69.64.254: /* Animated cartoon continuity */

:''The Battle for Iacon is a battle from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TransWarpedDefeatedOmega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!]]

The '''Battle for Iacon''' was the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that finally concluded the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. It started after [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] used the "[[False Calm]]" strategy to reach Cybertron unnoticed, where his troops attempted to capture the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by force. The Autobots were led into battle by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and the Decepticons by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
The [[Autobot]]s won the battle, though at the cost of all remaining Omega Sentinels. [[Gamma Supreme]] was taken down my Megatron himself, while [[Beta Supreme]] and [[Eta Supreme]] were destroyed by the monstrous Blackout. Hot spot, refused to leave Eta Supreme, and had to be dragged out by his crew. [[Sigma Supreme]] and [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] were locked into [[Steelhaven (Animated)|modified]] [[Teletran-1|stasis]]. [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] was badly injured, but he recovered. [[Longrack Major]] was less fortunate, as he perished along with his Omega Sentinel. Many [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s were offlined, but the originals survived. [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was heavily damaged by Beta Supreme, and took many cycles to be repaired. The city of Iacon itself was devastated during the battle, but would eventually be rebuilt.

[[Image:Transwarped-Warpath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, uh, no toy, huh?]]

The Decepticons were exiled to [[New Kaon]].

Megatron has referred to the battle as "the Decepticons' greatest defeat". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Known participants==
'''Autobots'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]
*[[Longrack Major]]
*[[Big Bang Prime]]
*[[Hot Spot Major]]
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]]
'''11''' [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] including:
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Gamma Supreme|Gamma Supreme]]
*[[Beta Supreme|Beta Supreme]]
*[[Eta Supreme|Eta Supreme]]
*[[Sigma Supreme|Sigma Supreme]]

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]
*[[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]]
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s

==Notes==
* The battle was originally going to be included in "[[TransWarped]]", but alas, was cut for time.

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]

Battle for Iacon

2012-02-25T00:25:40Z

24.69.64.254:

:''The Battle for Iacon is a battle from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TransWarpedDefeatedOmega.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!]]

The '''Battle for Iacon''' was the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that finally concluded the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. It started after [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] used the "[[False Calm]]" strategy to reach Cybertron unnoticed, where his troops attempted to capture the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by force. The Autobots were led into battle by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and the Decepticons by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
The [[Autobot]]s won the battle, though at the cost of all remaining Omega Sentinels. [[Gamma Supreme]] was taken down my Megatron himself, while [[Beta Supreme]] and [[Eta Supreme]] were destroyed by the monstrous Blackout. Blackout, in turn, was heavily damaged by Beta Supreme. Hot spot, refused to leave Eta Supreme, and had to be dragged out by his crew. [[Sigma Supreme]] and [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] were locked into [[Steelhaven (Animated)|modified]] [[Teletran-1|stasis]]. [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] was badly injured, but he recovered. [[Longrack Major]] was less fortunate, as he perished along with his Omega Sentinel. Many [[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s were offlined, but the originals survived. [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was heavily damaged, and took many cycles to be repaired. The city of Iacon itself was devastated during the battle, but would eventually be rebuilt.

[[Image:Transwarped-Warpath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, uh, no toy, huh?]]

The Decepticons were exiled to [[New Kaon]].

Megatron has referred to the battle as "the Decepticons' greatest defeat". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Known participants==
'''Autobots'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]
*[[Longrack Major]]
*[[Big Bang Prime]]
*[[Hot Spot Major]]
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]]
'''11''' [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] including:
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Gamma Supreme|Gamma Supreme]]
*[[Beta Supreme|Beta Supreme]]
*[[Eta Supreme|Eta Supreme]]
*[[Sigma Supreme|Sigma Supreme]]

'''Decepticons'''
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]
*[[Straxus (Animated)|Straxus]]
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]]s

==Notes==
* The battle was originally going to be included in "[[TransWarped]]", but alas, was cut for time.

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:Battles]]