Cosmos (G1)

2008-01-12T02:52:15Z

4.152.93.170:

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

[[Image:CosmosUniverse1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He can trounce any [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] in a pie-eating contest]]

Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, '''Cosmos''' has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his [[Autobot]] friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.

Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as [[Earth]] or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on [[Earth| Earth's]] [[Moon]], then take off and return to [[Earth]]. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for [[Decepticon]] activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.

As a living [[Transformer]], his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of ''The Outer Limits''. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. [[Primus]] save us from bored techies.

:''Preliminary names:'' '''Spaceracer''', then '''Spaceshot''', then '''Shooting Star'''
:''Japanese name:'' '''Adams'''<br>
:''Greek name:'' '''Kiriarhos''' (Κυρίαρχος)<br>
:''Hungarian name'': '''Kozmosz'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Disco'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
'''Voice Actor''': [[Mike McConnohie]] (US), ??? (Japan)

[[Image:cosmos_in_space.jpg|right|thumb|Good evening, citizens of Earth.]]

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Cosmos, Autobot deep-space reconnaissance officer. His continuing mission -- to observe Decepticon activities. To provide intelligence to the Autobots in their never ending war. To boldly crash where no other Autobot has crashed before.

Our hero began his adventures with a bang, appearing out of nowhere to blindly lead the Autobot spacecraft straight into the sun. If not for the impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] trying to change their course and realizing the controls were locked, Cosmos would have had the greatest crash of all. Still, he did his best to save his fellow Autobots in the end, as his deep space armor allowed Cosmos to come inside the ship and continue poking vainly at the control panel long after the others collapsed from their circuits overheating. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had the idea to save the Autobots with [[Trailbreaker]]'s force field, and they managed to vacate the crumbling ship inside a massive force sphere, tethered to Cosmos to bring them back to Earth. Cosmos's knack for crashing almost did them in anyhow, though -- the same reprogrammed guidance directives that were controlling their ship were now being beamed by [[Teletraan I]] to Cosmos himself, forcing him to lead the force sphere back on a course into the sun. Only the freak chance of the Decepticon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] visiting the [[Ark]] and blowing up Teletraan on a whim saved the Autobots, and allowed Cosmos to begin towing them back to Earth. Even though time was of the essence, we can only assume Cosmos didn't crash-land upon re-entry. {{Storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When next seen, Cosmos was patrolling the spaceways for Decepticon activity with [[Blaster]] (probably a punishment for actually liking Blaster's taste in music) when they came across a lunar base being run by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Against logic and precedent, Cosmos actually managed to make a perfect two point landing on a hillside near the base to eavesdrop. Enraged at Cosmos for defying all expectations and NOT crashing (not to mention the, uh...spying he was doing), Megatron ordered Astrotrain to bring him in as a prisoner. Prisoners of war, Cosmos and Blaster were then welded to the wall and used as a power booster and tuning mechanism for Megatron's trans-scrambler, wiping out all radio contact on Earth. Luckily, Blaster managed to send his own signal along Megatron's scrambling beam, alerting the Autobots to their location. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and drew the Decepticons' attention away from their base. Left alone, Cosmos had to do little more than raise his arm to fire off a particle beam that totally destroyed Megatron's antenna array and saved the day, teaching tyrants everywhere once and for all not to underestimate an Autobot just because he's short, fat, ugly, lonely, nerdy and more than a little (Dare we say it?) spacey... {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:CosmosCU.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Bob's All-You-Can-Eat Bar and Grill went out of business shortly afterwards.]]

Possibly Cosmos' shining moment was one for most of which he wasn't even conscious. Cosmos crash-landed rather dramatically on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the energy data the Autobot carried. Cosmos's body was discovered by the moon's natives, but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their superstitious discussion and set himself up as one of their Sky Gods. The cowed, religious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos's body in the main temple for use as an idol. The rebel [[Talaria]] overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos's short-circuit and managed to use Cosmos's systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on [[Earth]]. With barely enough power flowing through his systems to stay active, Cosmos found a better use for it: shooting [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. With the Decepticon occupied for the moment, Talaria was able to escape unmolested. [[Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans (Titanians? Titanoids? Whatever.) were freed from religious dogma. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

Somehow, Cosmos managed to talk Prime into letting him serve on Earth for a while as part of the Autobots' joint Crimebuster program with the NYPD. He caused a traffic jam by hovering over Times Square and later tried to chase down Starscream on foot with [[Powerglide]], only to end up causing massive structural damage to a human mall. Incidentally, Cosmos was back in space very shortly. {{Storylink|Make Tracks}}

After [[Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell]] pumped out hundreds of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticlones]] to swarm over the countryside and gather power, Prime sent Cosmos into space to retrieve a giant can of [[robotic insecticide]]. (Really -- we can't make this stuff up.) On his way back with [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], though, Cosmos was attacked by [[Morphobot]]s on [[Floron III]]. Although he managed to break loose of their grip, the techno-organic plants left behind spores on his hull which quickly developed into fully functioning vines that entangled Cosmos as he tried to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Spike and Bumblebee escaped in an ejector chamber, but Cosmos did his crash-landing bit and was covered in Morphobots by the time he came to a stop, with the robotic insecticide can still inside him. Bumblebee summoned the other Autobots to try and help, and it was Blaster's obnoxious music that ultimately cleared the way and allowed them to free Cosmos. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] promised to give Cosmos "the best overhaul he ever had" when they got back to the ''[[Ark]]''. Uh-huh...niiiiiice... {{Storylink|Quest for Survival}}

When he uncovered a Decepticon operation to mine ore from an asteroid they'd pulled into orbit, Cosmos rushed back to warn Prime and gather a strike force. Optimus stressed caution instead and ordered Cosmos back up into space to acquire some hard evidence on the Decepticon activity. Cosmos did as he was asked and actually managed to grab a sample of ore right out of Astrotrain while the [[Constructicon]]s were loading him up. He brought this "hard evidence" back to Earth to show Prime. The Autobot leader commended Cosmos on his work, but he wasn't quite done and sent Cosmos back out into orbit yet again, this time to track Astrotrain to the refinery the Decepticons must have been using to process the ore. Prime loves him his outer space yo-yo. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Cosmos was last seen scouring the universe for more [[Ingredient X]] so that [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] could concoct more [[corrostop]]. One can only imagine how many moons and planet he bravely crash-landed on in his fruitless search. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust}}

====3H ''Universe'' Comics====

===Marvel Comics===
[[Image:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Apparently Cosmos never bothered to get an Earth mode.]]
[[Image:Cosmosisakillingmachine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cosmos kills and kills and kills.]]
Cosmos was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's]] resistance cell on [[Cybertron]]. With some of his comrades, he was transported to [[Earth]] after the great raid on [[Darkmount]]. He kills and kills and kills.
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
{{Storylink|Desert Flight}}
Cosmos was sent to investigate signs of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge's]] presence and discovered an [[Anti-gravity base|Decepticon Base]]. ''He was captured, and [[Hook]] built a perfect [[Replica Cosmos|replica of Cosmos]] with a bomb inside, using information from Cosmos's own memories to send him to Optimus Prime.''

''Cosmos escaped with a surprisingly lack of difficulty and hurried to intercept his replica, arriving almost simultaneously. In the end, Cosmos was able to convince [[Optimus Prime]] he was the real deal, and the replica was destroyed.''

The Autobots stormed the base, and Cosmos acquitted himself bravely against Dirge in battle, despite being badly outclassed. What a hero!

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity===

===IDW Generation 1 comics continuity===

===Devil's Due G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Cosmos''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''86'''

: Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer." His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $4 and one [[robot points|robot point]].

: In Japan, he was released ''only'' as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.

*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TFC-12'''

: Cosmos was reissued in the [[Transformers Collection]] series in a multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Gears]], [[Huffer]], [[Powerglide]] and [[Warpath]]. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.

: This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make [[Path Finder]].

==Trivia==
[[Image:Classics cosmos concept.gif|right|thumb|What could have been...]]

* [[Mike McConnohie]]'s voice for Cosmos is a heavily processed impression of film star [[Wikipedia:Peter Lorre|Peter Lorre]].

* It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, '''Adams''', is derived from world-famous UFO abductee [http://www.ufopsi.com/articles/georgeadamski.html George '''Adams'''ki], who designed the famous flying saucer shape after which Cosmos was modeled.

* Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would see release in this coloration much, much, ''much'' later as Path Finder.

* Concept art of a ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' version of Cosmos was shown at [[BotCon 2006]], but the design was rejected because higher-ups felt the vehicle mode was too "boring". Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even ''considered'' making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'' trade paperback. Despite the rejection, it remained on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the ''Classics'' line in the future. True to their word, the design was moved to the ''Titanium'' Cybertron Heroes line of die-cast metal transforming toys, but with the cancellation of the ''Transformers'' portion of this franchise, the Cosmos design exists only as a resin prototype that was on display during the Hasbro tour portion of [[BotCon 2007]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm Cosmos at TFU.info]

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Cerebros (G1)

2008-01-12T02:28:05Z

4.152.93.170:

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Robots in Disguise Autobot|Cerebros (RID)}}

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

[[Image:G1Cerebros_MTMTE.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Whiny savior of the universe.]]

'''Cerebros''' is the robot that transforms into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]' head, and is itself [[Binary-bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Spike Witwicky]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
When Fortress Maximus was super-sized during the trip from [[Nebulos]] to [[Earth]], Cerebros, basically an oversophisticated drone, as per the characters' packaging bio, was built to serve as an intermediate robot form between [[Galen]] and Fort Max... not much else to say, really.

===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[Jered Barclay]] (US)
[[Image:CerebrosRebirth1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Professor X! Activate Cerebros!]]

In the animated series, Cerebros was a sentient Autobot, who was concerned about humanity's growing involvement in the Transformers' conflict. He found himself stranded on Nebulos alongside several others when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] unwittingly unleashed the power of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. He refused to become a Headmaster or Targetmaster however, reiterating his belief that human(oid)s shouldn't endanger themselves by fighting alongside Autobots. He wandered off and got his rear handed to him by the drones guarding the abandoned [[Hive]] city, and came crawling back (literally) to the other Autobots. When Optimus Prime arrived to pick up the Autobots on Nebulos and drive them to soccer practice... err, I mean, fly them back to Cybertron to help stop Galvatron and his all-out invasion of the planet, Cerebros decided to stay behind with Spike Witwicky, and help rebuild the Hive city he discovered to become Fortress Maximus. They later arrived on Cybertron just in time to battle their Decepticon counterpart, [[Scorponok]]. Cerebros afterwards asked Spike to deactivate him, not wishing to witness any more warfare. Spike showed him that Cybertron had been restored to a new Golden Age, and Cerebros broke out of his suicidal-pacifist funk. He was later assigned, along with the other binary-bonded Autobots, to protect Nebulos. Cerebros said that Optimus had made him the happiest girl alive... well, something to that effect anyway. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

==Toys==
*'''Fortress Maximus''' (Headmaster Base, 1987)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-114'''

==Trivia==
[[Image:CerebrosCityMode.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|You look strangely familiar]]
* There seems to be ongoing confusion on the proper way to transform Cerebros, as various sources have shown his legs made from the sides of Fortress Maximus's head (the horns visible and his feet made from the grills), while other sources have turned them around so that he has his own feet. The legs on the toy swivel so that either version is possible.
* In [[The Rebirth, Part 3]] Cerebros is depicted as having an [[Alternate mode|Alt Mode]]. Curiously it is in fact, Fortress Maximus' City mode. Whether Spike based the larger Transformer's design on Cerebros, or if it was a side effect of the Binary Bonding process [[Animation error|is unknown]].

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