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The Transformers (cartoon)

2007-08-10T14:23:12Z

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More than any other of the many media which Transformers have invaded in the past 20+ years, it is the original cartoon (1984-1987) which captured the imagination of children and children-at-heart worldwide. This cartoon set up the basic story of Transformers that all other incarnations were to follow: two warring factions of robots on the planet Cybertron leave in search of resources. The factions crash-land on Earth and, millions of years later, begin their battle anew in Reagan-era America and across the globe. Through its 98-episode run this series took viewers to many strange places and times: the alien Cybertron, the Earth's prehistoric past, the Earth's then-future of 2005, the ''Metropolis''-like society of Nebulos, and more. It is not the best animated series ever to air, but it stimulated viewers with its concept at the time, and continued to do so in the years to come.

Note: These episodes are listed in production order rather than original airdate. In a few instances, this means that episodes are not in the correct chronological story order, the specifics of which are noted in their own articles. Note that Season 3, in particular, suffers from this - the Rhino DVD release of the season reordered the episodes in question so that they were in order, but also reordered many episodes that did not have any placement problems, throwing off the whole shebang. Conversely, the R2 Metrodome release of the season just reorganized the problematic ones. 
Note: [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)]] is part of this series, taking place between Season 2 and Season 3.

==Season 1==
1. [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] 
2. [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2]] 
3. [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3]] 
4. [[Transport to Oblivion]] 
5. [[Roll For It]] 
6. [[Divide and Conquer]] 
7. [[Fire in the Sky]] 
8. [[S.O.S. Dinobots]] 
9. [[Fire on the Mountain]] 
10. [[War of the Dinobots]] 
11. [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]] 
12. [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]] 
13. [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]] 
14. [[Countdown to Extinction]] 
15. [[A Plague of Insecticons]] 
16. [[Heavy Metal War]]

==Season 2==
1. [[Autobot Spike]] 
2. [[Changing Gears]] 
3. [[City of Steel]] 
4. [[Attack of the Autobots]] 
5. [[Traitor]] 
6. [[The Immobilizer]] 
7. [[The Autobot Run]] 
8. [[Atlantis, Arise!]] 
9. [[Day of the Machines]] 
10. [[Enter the Nightbird]] 
11. [[A Prime Problem]] 
12. [[The Core]] 
13. [[The Insecticon Syndrome]] 
14. [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] 
15. [[Dinobot Island, Part 2]] 
16. [[The Master Builders]] 
17. [[Auto Berserk]] 
18. [[Microbots]] 
19. [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]] 
20. [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]] 
21. [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]] 
22. [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]] 
23. [[Blaster Blues]] 
24. [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]] 
25. [[The Golden Lagoon]] 
26. [[The God Gambit]] 
27. [[Make Tracks]] 
28. [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] 
29. [[Quest for Survival]] 
30. [[The Secret of Omega Supreme]] 
31. [[The Gambler]] 
32. [[Kremzeek!]] 
33. [[Sea Change]] 
34. [[Triple Takeover]] 
35. [[Prime Target]] 
36. [[Auto-Bop]] 
37. [[The Search for Alpha Trion]] 
38. [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]] 
39. [[Hoist Goes Hollywood]] 
40. [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]] 
41. [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]] 
42. [[Aerial Assault]] 
43. [[War Dawn]] 
44. [[Trans-Europe Express]] 
45. [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] 
46. [[Starscream's Brigade]] 
47. [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] 
48. [[Masquerade]] 
49. [[B.O.T.]]

==Intermediate==
[[Scramble City]] 
''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)]]''

==Season 3==
1. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]] 
2. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]] 
3. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]] 
4. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] 
5. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]] 
6. [[The Killing Jar]] 
7. [[Chaos]] 
8. [[Dark Awakening]] 
9. [[Forever is a Long Time Coming]] 
10. [[Starscream's Ghost]] 
11. [[Thief in the Night]] 
12. [[Surprise Party]] 
13. [[Madman's Paradise]] 
14. [[Nightmare Planet]] 
15. [[Ghost in the Machine]] 
16. [[Webworld]] 
17. [[Carnage in C-Minor]] 
18. [[The Quintesson Journal]] 
19. [[The Ultimate Weapon]] 
20. [[The Big Broadcast of 2006]] 
21. [[Fight or Flee]] 
22. [[Dweller in the Depths]] 
23. [[Only Human]] 
24. [[Grimlock's New Brain]] 
25. [[Money is Everything]] 
26. [[Call of the Primitives]] 
27. [[The Face of the Nijika]] 
28. [[The Burden Hardest to Bear]] 
29. [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]] 
30. [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]

==Season 4==
1. [[The Rebirth, Part 1]] 
2. [[The Rebirth, Part 2]] 
3. [[The Rebirth, Part 3]]

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Tigertrack

2007-08-08T13:21:09Z

58.111.197.120: /* Trivia */

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

[[image:Tigertrack-card.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I must order you because God told me to.]]

A fierce and dedicated sentry, '''Tigertrack''' patrols Autobot installations with unmatched vigilance. His incredibly acute sensor packages enable him to spot approaching enemies through extreme low-visibility conditions, and can even see through camouflage screens and other optical illusions. Combined with powerful weapons and blazing speed, Tigertrack is one tough bot to get past!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Tigertrack''' (Autobot, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''90'''

: A mail-away [[exclusive]] to the Japanese ''Figure King'' magazine, Tigertrack is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] toy, transforming into a Lamborghini Countach LP500S. As he was released only in Japan, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational. Several factory-applied decals on the original version were replaced by painted [[tampograph]]s, like his headlamps.

: The base mold is also used for [[Clamp Down]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]].

==Trivia==
* Like many of the [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] exclusives, Tigertrack's coloration is based on a pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' variation of the mold.
* According to early Transformers media and his bio, Sunstreaker (originally called Spin-Out) should look like Tigertrack. This is presumably owing to confusion between the Diaclone colours and the switched final colouring of Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Tigertrack/tigertrack.htm Tigertrack at TFU.info]

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Japan-only characters]]
[[Category: Mail order exclusives]]
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Lander

2007-08-08T13:13:02Z

58.111.197.120: /* Masterforce cartoon */

:''Lander is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Masterforce]] portion of [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lander shell.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Chip Chase]] finally gets bionic legs.]]

An Autobot [[Pretender]] under the command of [[Metalhawk]], '''Lander''' has easily adapted to the human lifestyle, and greatly enjoys it. He collects wine, goes on dates with humans, and wears glasses just for the hell of it. What a guy!

In vehicle mode, he can travel over water and land with ease. In robot mode his right hand retracts to release knockout gas. Hmm.

You'd better be careful, ladies.

==Fiction==
===Masterforce cartoon===
''Voice actor:'' [[Ryoichi Tanaka]] (Japan)

[[Image:Lander vehicle.jpg|thumb|150px|This looks cool, but I owned the toy. It's not.]]

He loves cosplaying as a human!

===Masterforce manga===
===Zone OAV===
Metalhawk was seen among other High-ranking Autobots (such as [[Landcross]], [[Road Caesar]], [[Landcross]], [[Grand Maximus]], [[Masterforce]], and the Autobot [[Godmaster|Godmasters]]) when [[Dai Atlas]] is sworn-in by [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] as the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobot forces.

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==Toys==
===Masterforce===
* '''Lander''' (Pretender, 1988)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-200'''

[[image:G1Landmine_toy.jpg|thumb|left|Obesity, anorexia, and awkwardness all rolled into one]]

: Available only as a mail-away piece in Japan, Lander is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]] Pretender [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. Lander's outer Pretender shell resembles a human in a yellow and gray armoured space suit (but lacks the glasses of the animation model, pooh), armed with a gray sword and a gray blaster rifle. The shell's helmet and front-half of the belt are also removable, used to help "lock" the shell-halves together. This shell has very limited articulation, located in his shoulders.

Lander's inner robot has good articulation for the period he was released in, owing to his relatively simple transformation and design. The robot transforms into a predominantly gray Cybertronic mining vehicle. The gray rifle can be stored on the top of this mode.

==Trivia==
[[Image:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|thumb|right|Secretarymine]]

* Lander's animation model shows up in the ''[[Armada]]'' cartoon as a "generic", unnamed Cybertron. He is seen carrying a "clipboard" of some kind and reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon. He's also the only one in that shot seen clearly, the other three ([[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]] and [[Sixknight]]) all being seen only from the back and largely obscured. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Landmine/landmine.htm Lander (well, Landmine) at TFU.info]

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[[category: Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category: Masterforce characters]]
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File:Patches g1.jpg

2007-08-08T13:11:13Z

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Spike proudly proclaims his status as Autobot sympathiser, from a commercial for Transformers iron-on patches.<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Ethan Zachary

2007-08-08T10:38:05Z

58.111.197.120: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Ethan Zachary is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Ethan Zachary''' is far ahead of the curve when it comes to human nerds. While all the other dateless shut-ins were still hanging out in their parents' basements playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'', Ethan was playing and programming MMORPGs. A computer whiz, Ethan knows how to unlock the true memory storage capablities of your average [[floppy disk]], something the ''Commodore 64'' never could.

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

Ethan Zachary was a [[human]] computer programmer who oversaw a game of [[Multi-World]] between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] with the [[hydrothermocline]] energy generator as the prize. He eventually saved Prime's entire memory and personality onto a [[floppy disk]] (no, really) in the wake of Prime's subsequent death. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Zachary later resurfaced and gave the disk to [[Goldbug]], [[Slapdash]], [[Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] so that they could have a new [[Powermaster]] body built for Prime. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

[[Category:Generation 1 characters|Zachary, Ethan]]
[[Category:Humans|Zachary, Ethan]]
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