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Jolt (ROTF)

2011-04-10T05:29:57Z

64.222.115.12: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Jolt}}
:''Jolt is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Jolt uk2.9.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Well screw you, [[Michael Bay|Michael]], I'm gonna go hang with [[Simon Furman|Simon]] instead! ''He'' lets me have a go on the Playstation!"]]

'''Jolt''' has a tendency towards mischief making. Like any prankster, he's pretty impulsive, and if trouble rears its head, you can bet Jolt is going to try to be in the middle of it. (Though he more often ends behind it, mostly out of focus, as luck would turn out.) Luckily, he's got the fighting ability to make sure his head stays on his shoulders, utilizing electric whips in battle.

He loves to act crazy in battle: it disorients and confuses the Decepticons, drawing them in close so he can whip 'em!

{{quote|"Why do you hardly see Jolt in the film, and why doesn't he talk?"<br>"Jolt did get quite a bit of screen time for a new kid on the block."|[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] lies to a young reader|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|''Transformers'' #11's letters page]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:Jolt-ROTFalltiedup.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"There I am! Behind those guys!"]]
When the Autobots mobilized in response to a sudden surge in [[Decepticon]] activity, Jolt rolled into action at the head of the pack, but he was not among the Autobot team who fended off [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] after the two Decepticons killed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in a forest brawl. Jolt reunited with the other Autobots before they headed back to the [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]], but the team was scarcely given any time to mourn Prime's passing; as soon as they returned, they were accosted by military forces under the command of [[Theodore Galloway]]. The emotionally brittle Autobots did not take this show of force well, and charged their weapons; Jolt began emitting bright sparks of electricity in anticipation of a fight, but things soon calmed down as Galloway announced that NEST was being disbanded by [[President of the United States|presidential]] order.

[[Image:Jolt-ROTFcombiningPrimeandJetfire.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"By your powers combined, I am...well, I'm nobody, actually."]]

Jolt later accompanied the Autobots and their human allies to [[Egypt]], for a climactic [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]] against [[The Fallen]]'s [[Decepticon]]s. During the course of the battle, [[Sam Witwicky]] used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to bring Optimus Prime back to life, at which point the aged [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] volunteered to sacrifice himself, so that Optimus could use his parts to give himself a power boost. Following Ratchet's directions, Jolt used his electric whips to link Prime up with Jetfire's remains, generating an electromagnetic field that levitated and bonded the necessary parts to Prime's body, giving him a powerful new flight-capable form which he then used to destroy The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan2-9 Jolt bringiton.jpg‎|left|thumb|300px|"I will execute hostages ''every hour'' until I have guarantees of more screentime. Don't test me!"]]

Some time after the defeat of the Fallen, while the Autobots were still in the process of rounding up the Decepticons scattered across Earth, Jolt was part of a unit sent to Beverley Hills, Los Angles, to apprehend [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. The Autobots attempted to subtly divert Reverb away from human traffic to minimize collateral damage, but the rambunctious Jolt jumped the gun and began pursuing the motorcycle Decepticon through the City of Angels. Tearing across pavements and parks with no regard for the humans in his way, Jolt attempted to stop Reverb with his electro-whips, but instead wound up striking a power pole and blowing every electrical system in the immediate vicinity. Thankfully, Reverb was captured by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], but Jolt's carelessness landed the Autobots in a lot of trouble with [[Theodore Galloway]]. Optimus Prime stressed the importance of treading carefully to Jolt, who promised to be "the soul of discretion".

Unfortunately, two days later, discretion was nowhere to be seen when Jolt went hog-wild in the middle of [[Las Vegas]], battling the martial artist Decepticon [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]. With one of his electro-whips severed by the Bludgeon's sword, Jolt was sent crashing through a casino wall, but what stung more were the Decepticons' taunts that everything would have been fine if he had not been so overzealous and allowed him to leave the city before attacking. Bludgeon then turned his attention to the casino's patrons, but a repentant Jolt threw himself in the path of the blast meant for them. As Bludgeon loomed over him, preparing to strike with his sword, Jolt seized the blade and used his powers to channel the entire output of Las Vegas's electric grid straight into the skeletal samurai. Although Bludgeon was defeated by the monumental shock, the city was left blacked out by Jolt's stunt, and Optimus Prime was reluctantly forced to confine him to base. Jolt accepted his punishment, but as he walked back into headquarters, he overheard a transmission came through from a NEST squad in the field, announcing they were under Decepticon attack... and Jolt gritted his teeth for action... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

[[Image:Titan2-11 joltisarmless.jpg‎|right|thumb|180px|]]

He later underwent further training alongside [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]], and undertook a survival exercise in [[Death Valley]], [[California]]. He noted to Dune Runner that Bumblebee had found a pretty horrible place to train. He followed Rollbar's lead to a deserted ghost town and happily used his powers to track down the recharge pack the Autobots had hidden there. However, he also found...[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]! His left arm was torn off, and though he ordered Rollbar to focus on Dead End and not him, the monster Decepticon still tore through the other cadets. Realising they were running on empty, a desperate Jolt used every bit of power in the recharge pack to charge up an electro-whip and knock Dead End out before he could kill the others.

At Rollbar's urging, the cadets took the Decepticon back to [[Diego Garcia]] for medical treatment. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] told Jolt and the others that this act of mercy showed they had what it takes to be real Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

[[Image:Titan2-12 joltwait.jpg‎|left|thumb|220px|Check out this acting! With all this practice, I'm ''bound'' to get a role in Dark of the Moon! ...right?]]

Following this, they spent some time under [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], a famed veteran of whom they were in awe. He taught them ''always'' to do the unexpected. Jolt, to the shock of the other cadets, spoke up during training to say they'd done ''enough'' exercises and they'd like to have a go at real combat. Springer agreed, and Jolt blew off the other cadet's claims of Springer having a rep as a monster by noticing that he was just a true soldier. A few days later, in [[Texas]], they got that combat op: Springer distracted [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] while the cadets snuck round to free hostages. However, Jolt spotted [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]] coming in to get the drop on the commander and decided to leave his mission to get involved in the fight. Using his electro-whips, he redirected Tankor's fire into Dirge and saved the day! Springer was pissed that Jolt had disobeyed orders, but Jolt flippantly said that hey, he'd just been doing the unexpected, like he'd been taught. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

Jolt and his crew would be called in to [[CFB Comox|NEST Ops Vancouver]] to search for the missing [[Stratosphere]]; they knew he may have died, but Jolt said they had to look anyway. It turned out he was doing fine on his own and had just saved the day before they arrived, with was a bit embarrassing for Jolt {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Jolt was part of an Autobot team sent to a ruined petrochemical plant in [[Florida]] to investigate the appearance of several unknown [[spark]] traces. However, before they could reach their goal, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. The ensuing battle didn't take long, as the Decepticon soon retreated, but it was enough of a distraction for Jolt and the others for the owners of the spark traces to get away. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1}}

Later, back at the [[NEST]] base, Jolt was cited by [[Theodore Galloway]] as an example of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] not following protocols and alerting him to new recruits. It seemed Galloway, like most everyone else, never noticed Jolt had been around since before the rise of the Fallen. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2}}

Jolt and his fellow cadets, [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] and [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], joined Bumblebee on a mission to transport the captured Soundwave to a secure location. They were shot down en route by Soundwave's minions. Jolt was thrown for a loop by [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]], and Bumblebee made the command decision to free Soundwave and let the Decepticons escape rather than risk further casualties after the recent death of [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3}}

Jolt was later part of the attack force sieging [[Carter Newell]]'s mobile base at Crater Lake. His team was assaulted by a group of Cybertronians Newell had assumed control over using an artificial [[Allspark]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5}} During the fight, Jolt's team was joined by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to rescue Bumblebee from the automatons. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
When Jolt goes too long without expending his built-up electricity, he gains the ability to charge his body with static, shooting lightning everywhere. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Spark Blast Jolt}}

===Transformers (2010) toy bios===
Jolt had trained more as a healer than as a warrior, and when he found himself entrenched against a horde of advancing Decepticons in a desert battle, he decided that, with caution and luck, he might be able to take down [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|#Legends class toys 2|Desert Ruins Brawl}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Legends class toys====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-JoltLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A toy proportionate to my screentime!]]
*'''Jolt''' (Legends, 2009)

:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class]] figures, Jolt transforms into a blue [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Volt|Chevrolet Volt]]. Tiny whips are molded onto his arms, making him one of the few Legends toys to feature weaponry.
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====Deluxe class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Jolt_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] would approve of this alt-mode.]]
*'''Jolt''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-19'''

:Deluxe class Jolt transforms into a blue Chevrolet Volt with translucent blue plastic windows. His alt-mode is very conspicuously split where his arms and legs separate during transformation. In robot mode, he has light blue "electro whips" in each arm which are deployed by turning a small knob on his wrist. His head features blue [[Light-piping|light-piping]] for his eyes, but there is a gray protrusion behind his head which completely prevents light passage. This protrusion also prevents his ball-jointed head from turning other than in the slightest of angles. Turning his waist activates his [[Mech Alive]] feature, which consists of moving gears inside his translucent upper chest (it is really hard to see). Jolt also has swiveling knees, but sadly, the kibble blocks it off just like the head.

:Sadly, out of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys released as of late summer 2009, Jolt has lost the most paint applications of anyone, losing nearly all blue paint detailing on his chest and all red detailing present in the promotional photos. This leaves his robot mode looking rather plain.

:The picture to the right shows Jolt's feet mistransformed—at least according to the instructions, which show that the two halves of his alt mode's back bumper forming his toes should be turned inward 90 degrees. Which depiction is the actual mistransformation is debatable, as the "official" transformation makes the left toe piece stand a couple millimeters higher than the right one due to the presence of a joining peg. The large pieces of kibble on his back should also be rotated and fitted into his shoulders.

:In a twist of ''awesome'' irony, he is a Movie Autobot who has the classic Autobot [[faction symbol]] on his chest.

:During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], Jolt was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:JoltFAB.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [[Volt]] named [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]—two [[Laser Rod]]s in one!]]
*'''Electro Whip Jolt''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)

:Electro Whip Jolt transforms into a slightly squashed [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Volt|Chevrolet Volt]] with an unfortunate transformation parts separation line going right across his windshield. Jolt's robot mode transformation is reminiscent of Transformers car toys from previous generations, where the sides of the car are his arms and the rear his feet. Jolt's arms each contain a spring loaded "electro whip" that shoots out of them when a blue tab is depressed. Moving either of his arms up, then releasing it will cause it to swing back down, simulating a whipping motion.

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*'''Spark Blast Jolt''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
[[Image:ROTFtoy-JoltSparkBlast.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Now with more toys than appearances in the film!]]
: Spark Blast Jolt is a [[redeco]] of Electro Whip Jolt in mostly white with blue electricity deco on his doors. This is supposed to represent Jolt when he is in battle for a long time and charges with electricity. The [[bio]] also says he is all about electricity. Weird.

:This toy did not see mass retail release in the United States, but is confirmed to have come out in Europe (or at least Germany).

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===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends class toys====
[[Image:WMDesertRuinsBrawlAndJolt.jpg|thumb|300px|He'll put a shock to your <strike>system</strike> sense of fashion.]]
*'''Desert Ruins Brawl''' (Walmart exclusive multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Walmart]] exclusive multi-pack includes a redeco of Legends class Jolt in gray and blue with bright green detailing and a redeco of Deluxe class [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] in yellow, brown and gray. Taken together, they may be the least appealingly-colored set of toys in years.

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====Deluxe class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toyline_ElectrostaticJolt.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Now more electric than ever!]]

*'''Electrostatic Jolt''' (Deluxe, 2010)

: Electrostatic Jolt is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe-class Jolt with a blue roof and gold parts in robot mode. He also has an electricity pattern decoed on his doors similar to Spark Blast Jolt.
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===Dark of the Moon===
====Deluxe class toys====
*'''Jolt''' (Mechtech Deluxe, 2011)
*''Japanese ID number:''
*''Accessories:''

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesjoltravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh, like anybody bought this set for Jolt.]]
*'''Jolt and Ravage''' (2009)
:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Jolt is part of the second ''Revenge of the Fallen'' wave. He has articulation at the shoulders and neck, and comes packaged versus [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]].
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===RPMs—Robot Powered Machines===
====Speed Series====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Jolt.jpg|thumb|300px|After being run over, Jolt now hates hybrids.]]
*'''Jolt''' (2009)
*''Number:'' 3

:As a [[Robot Powered Machines|Mini-Vehicle]], Jolt is a non-transformable, ''Hot Wheels''-scale Chevrolet Volt. His robot mode is sculpted surging with electricity on the car's underside, alongside his name and an Autobot insignia.

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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF Jolt vehicle mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kicking Decepticon skidplate and staying environmentally friendly!]]

*Jolt was a last-minute addition to the film during the four-month rush to get a script done after the Writers Guild strike. The writers had to convince Bay that Jolt would feel like a true member of the main Autobot roster. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-190.html#post3231606 Roberto Orci discusses Jolt's inclusion in the film]. </ref> Ultimately, this wasn't what you could call a success: Jolt only appeared in robot mode in three scenes of the movie, and the character has no lines whatsoever. He even abruptly disappears from the Autobot vehicle mode group shot where he appears for the first time. Jolt ''does'' get a name shout-out, which is something, at least, but that doesn't change the fact that he was so disposable to the plot that he didn't appear in any of the tie-in comics, books or video games until ''seven months'' after the film had come out.

[[Image:Joltconcept.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Jolt wants a CGI photo.]]

*During production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', [[TakaraTomy]] were informed that Jolt had been dropped from the movie, so product development on him was halted. However, when they saw a photo of Jolt on the set of ''Revenge'', they realised that contrary to what they had been told, he ''was'' still in the movie, and hurriedly went back to work on his toys!<ref>TakaraTomy designer interview in ''Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3'' [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/281700-takaratomy-staff-interview-rotf-human-alliance-gravity-bots-more.html Translated interview on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' work from ''Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3'' on TFW2005.com]</ref>

*Concept art and an image of Jolt's [[Industrial Light & Magic]] CG model (seen from an awkward angle on a computer screen) were depicted on the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' 2-Disc DVD and Blu-Ray]] special features.

*Although Jolt never speaks in the movie, Variety had reported, and it was believed for awhile, that [[Anthony Anderson]] was to voice the late-joining Autobot.<ref>http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940483.html?categoryid=31&cs=1</ref>

*One of the Volt vehicles used as Jolt in the movie is on display at the [[wikipedia:Test_Track|Test Track]] attraction at [[wikipedia:Epcot|Epcot]].

*Some scenes of Jolt in vehicle mode in Jordan were shot, but never appeared. Come on!

*On August 2nd, 2010, Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, declared on the message boards of [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005] that there will be "no Jolt" for [[Transformers 3|TF3]].<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/316853-big-red-autobot-fire-truck-tf3-30.html#post5064356 Nelson's post on TFW2005.com]</ref> Although the same car that Jolt transforms into has been seen on set. Rather its him or not is unknown at this point.

*Furthermore, none of Jolt's toy and comic book appearances were accurate to his CG model. Closer inspection of his head reveals the final design was far less shrimpy than the concept art Hasbro used.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/287152-jolt-cgi-2.html#post5212602 TFW2005 post of shots from the film, the special features and a fan retool of the Deluxe toy.]</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Jolt/jolt.htm Jolt at TFU.info]

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Constructicon (ROTF)

2011-04-10T03:31:36Z

64.222.115.12: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Constructicon}}
{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
[[Image:Constructicons-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Hightower not included. C'mon, truss cranes need love too!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are a group of Decepticons that take the form of various construction vehicles, many sharing alternate modes, [[body-type]]s and even names. Constructicons have been built since the dawn of the Transformer race, and used to be considered simple [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

Unlike previous continuities, it seems as if only ''some'', not all, of the Constructicons are [[combiner]]s.
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{{chapters
|title=Constructicons
|center=false|align=left|style=2
|content=<div class="list-header">Excavator:</div>
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Truss crane:</div>
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Purple generic drones]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Dump truck:</div>
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Constructicon Warrior]]s

<br/><div class="list-header">Cement mixer:</div>
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]{{dag|black}} (×2)

<br/><div class="list-header">Articulated dump truck:</div>
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Bulldozer:</div>
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Skipjack]]
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]]
*[[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Front loader:</div>
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Constructicon Scout]]s
*[[Purple generic drones]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Multi-arm Excavator:</div>
*[[Trample]]
*[[Tread]]

<br/><div class="list-header">Combined form:</div>
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]
<br/><small>{{dag|black}}Components of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]</small>
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Constructicons build a monument to their manhood.]]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark]] Cube created the [[Dynasty of Primes]], a race of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the AllSpark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

The "builder" workers were among the very first of these new beings, who would construct a [[Star harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the AllSpark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} The Primes ruled harvesters could not be used on a sun that replenished life, but one of them began to defy this rule and gathered together a few rogue "construction drones" and a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] to secretly harvest suns and ignoring the genocide they caused. The other Primes found out and followed them to [[Earth]], and [[The Fallen]] Prime teleported his servants elsewhere, but the Seeker [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] turned on the builders and killed them. {{Storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, the remaining builders sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of their only surviving ancient master, The Fallen. In Megatron's [[Decepticon]] army, they became known as the Constructicons.

During the war, in at least one battle, [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] was present. Later, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] destroyed an [[Autobot]] colony guarded by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], who swore revenge and tracked him to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on [[Earth]]. The Constructicon drew out Sideswipe but fled when [[NEST]] forces led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox]] arrived. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
The Constructions [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]], and [[Tread]] came to Earth hoping to be able to revive their leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. They were mining for uranium in the [[Australia]]n outback in the hopes that if they collected enough energy, they could jump-start Megatron's spark.

[[NEST]] became aware of their presence when they picked up their intermittent energy signatures. They sent a strike team consisting of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], [[William Lennox]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]] to take care of them. The three Constructicons put up a good fight but were killed. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Revenge of The Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Can we fix him? Yes we can!]]
[[NEST]] followed Demolishor to [[Shanghai]], [[China]], and he was executed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].

After the [[AllSpark]] shard was retrieved from NEST's secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dived down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s broken body lay. Scalpel ordered the death of [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] to rebuild Megatron, a request that Long Haul and Mixmaster readily granted. Soon, Megatron was reborn!

[[Image:Constructicons-ROTFcanyon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|You'd better have a good reason for bringing us here!]]
Long Haul and [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]] waited in a quarry near the [[Egypt]]ian [[pyramid]]s for Mixmaster to arrive with a yellow Rampage, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]], [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] and a [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|couple]] [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|others]], and they combined into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Devastator battled [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], before climbing up the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to excavate the [[star harvester]] within. Devastator was blown up by an experimental [[rail gun]] fired by the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']].

Elsewhere during [[Operation: Firestorm]], Long Haul, Scrapper, Mixmaster and the red Rampage hunted for [[Sam Witwicky]] in an abandoned town. Rampage was ordered by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to spring a trap by demanding Sam hand over the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in exchange for his captive parents [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]], but [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] attacked and killed him. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] killed Mixmaster, while the others died in a bombing raid by the [[United States Air Force]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation''===
[[image:Constructicons ROTF adaptation 3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Details are for chumps.]]
[[Scavenger (ROTF)| Scavenger]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]], [[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]], and [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] arrived in Egypt together along with other Constructicons and Decepticons to battle the Autobots.
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

Some of the Constructicons combined into Devastator and revealed the star harvester hidden beneath a pyramid. Devastator was destroyed by a prototype [[rail gun]] soon afterwards. At the same time, [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] and Long Haul fought in the battle and were defeated by Bumblebee and Jetfire, respectively. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|Revenge of the Fallen #4}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
There are ''loads'' of Constructicons! [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] are among their number. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|#17's Law and Disorder}}

[[Image:Titan2-15_droneFWOOM.jpg|left|thumb|150px|...right, I'm taking my break now!]]

The Decepticons recovered Devastator's remains, and brought them to the peaks of British Columbia, [[Canada]], so that the behemoth could be repaired by a squad of Constructicon drone units. These drones appeared to be a model of [[purple generic drones]], and had both crane and front load shovel forms. That nasty [[Stratosphere]] blew up the poor drones and then destroyed the half-rebuilt Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
[[Image:Concept rotfgame-big trouble in big china.jpg|thumb]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Constructicons defined==
{{bigquote|There are other Constructicons too, but we only have so much space on the page!|[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Transformers Comic issue 2.17|#17's Law and Disorder]]}}

Determining who is and who isn't a Constructicon is a little more problematic than it may first appear. The subgroup is not especially well defined. Over time, ''any'' Decepticon from the 2009 film and related media/toys that has a construction vehicle [[alternate mode]] has been said to be a Constructicon. This is then complicated by the amount of Constructicons with the same name and form as each other, which indicates "Constructicon" is a type of drone... except then, with Constructicon Scouts and the drones in Titan Magazines, there are ''explicit'' drones without individual names! Add in that bios and other media have given Constructicons individual personalities, even though they have counterparts: does this mean every Rampage, for example, has anger issues?

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
{{stub}}

==Notes==
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen novel adaptation]], the four Constructicons that accompany Ravage to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] are not named, but described as bipedal, disqualifying Rampage. This is contradicted by the movie, as the Rampage that later battles [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is almost certainly one of the four.
*[http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=11 One abandoned Constructicon concept] by artist [[Steve Jung]] was a "nurse" that would have transformed into a Volvo wheel loader. It is unknown if this character later evolved into the character referred to as [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], who alternately transformed into a Volvo excavator and a yellow front-end loader.
*The Constructions might appear in Dark of the Moon since a robot similar to Long Haul appears in the Super Bowl XLV Trailer.[[Category:Combiner teams]]
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[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons| ]]

Constructicon (ROTF)

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[[Image:Constructicons-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Hightower not included. C'mon, truss cranes need love too!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are a group of Decepticons that take the form of various construction vehicles, many sharing alternate modes, [[body-type]]s and even names. Constructicons have been built since the dawn of the Transformer race, and used to be considered simple [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

Unlike previous continuities, it seems as if only ''some'', not all, of the Constructicons are [[combiner]]s.
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{{chapters
|title=Constructicons
|center=false|align=left|style=2
|content=<div class="list-header">Excavator:</div>
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Truss crane:</div>
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Purple generic drones]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Dump truck:</div>
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Constructicon Warrior]]s

<br/><div class="list-header">Cement mixer:</div>
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]{{dag|black}} (×2)

<br/><div class="list-header">Articulated dump truck:</div>
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Bulldozer:</div>
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Skipjack]]
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]]
*[[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]]{{dag|black}}
*[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Unnamed]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Front loader:</div>
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]{{dag|black}} (×2)
*[[Constructicon Scout]]s
*[[Purple generic drones]]{{dag|black}}

<br/><div class="list-header">Multi-arm Excavator:</div>
*[[Trample]]
*[[Tread]]

<br/><div class="list-header">Combined form:</div>
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]
<br/><small>{{dag|black}}Components of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]</small>
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Constructicons build a monument to their manhood.]]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark]] Cube created the [[Dynasty of Primes]], a race of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the AllSpark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

The "builder" workers were among the very first of these new beings, who would construct a [[Star harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the AllSpark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} The Primes ruled harvesters could not be used on a sun that replenished life, but one of them began to defy this rule and gathered together a few rogue "construction drones" and a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] to secretly harvest suns and ignoring the genocide they caused. The other Primes found out and followed them to [[Earth]], and [[The Fallen]] Prime teleported his servants elsewhere, but the Seeker [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] turned on the builders and killed them. {{Storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, the remaining builders sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of their only surviving ancient master, The Fallen. In Megatron's [[Decepticon]] army, they became known as the Constructicons.

During the war, in at least one battle, [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] was present. Later, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] destroyed an [[Autobot]] colony guarded by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], who swore revenge and tracked him to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on [[Earth]]. The Constructicon drew out Sideswipe but fled when [[NEST]] forces led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox]] arrived. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
The Constructions [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]], and [[Tread]] came to Earth hoping to be able to revive their leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. They were mining for uranium in the [[Australia]]n outback in the hopes that if they collected enough energy, they could jump-start Megatron's spark.

[[NEST]] became aware of their presence when they picked up their intermittent energy signatures. They sent a strike team consisting of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], [[William Lennox]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]] to take care of them. The three Constructicons put up a good fight but were killed. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Revenge of The Fallen'' film===
[[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Can we fix him? Yes we can!]]
[[NEST]] followed Demolishor to [[Shanghai]], [[China]], and he was executed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].

After the [[AllSpark]] shard was retrieved from NEST's secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dived down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s broken body lay. Scalpel ordered the death of [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] to rebuild Megatron, a request that Long Haul and Mixmaster readily granted. Soon, Megatron was reborn!

[[Image:Constructicons-ROTFcanyon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|You'd better have a good reason for bringing us here!]]
Long Haul and [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]] waited in a quarry near the [[Egypt]]ian [[pyramid]]s for Mixmaster to arrive with a yellow Rampage, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]], [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] and a [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|couple]] [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|others]], and they combined into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Devastator battled [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], before climbing up the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to excavate the [[star harvester]] within. Devastator was blown up by an experimental [[rail gun]] fired by the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']].

Elsewhere during [[Operation: Firestorm]], Long Haul, Scrapper, Mixmaster and the red Rampage hunted for [[Sam Witwicky]] in an abandoned town. Rampage was ordered by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to spring a trap by demanding Sam hand over the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in exchange for his captive parents [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]], but [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] attacked and killed him. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] killed Mixmaster, while the others died in a bombing raid by the [[United States Air Force]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation''===
[[image:Constructicons ROTF adaptation 3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Details are for chumps.]]
[[Scavenger (ROTF)| Scavenger]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]], [[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]], and [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] arrived in Egypt together along with other Constructicons and Decepticons to battle the Autobots.
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

Some of the Constructicons combined into Devastator and revealed the star harvester hidden beneath a pyramid. Devastator was destroyed by a prototype [[rail gun]] soon afterwards. At the same time, [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] and Long Haul fought in the battle and were defeated by Bumblebee and Jetfire, respectively. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|Revenge of the Fallen #4}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
There are ''loads'' of Constructicons! [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]] are among their number. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|#17's Law and Disorder}}

[[Image:Titan2-15_droneFWOOM.jpg|left|thumb|150px|...right, I'm taking my break now!]]

The Decepticons recovered Devastator's remains, and brought them to the peaks of British Columbia, [[Canada]], so that the behemoth could be repaired by a squad of Constructicon drone units. These drones appeared to be a model of [[purple generic drones]], and had both crane and front load shovel forms. That nasty [[Stratosphere]] blew up the poor drones and then destroyed the half-rebuilt Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
[[Image:Concept rotfgame-big trouble in big china.jpg|thumb]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Constructicons defined==
{{bigquote|There are other Constructicons too, but we only have so much space on the page!|[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Transformers Comic issue 2.17|#17's Law and Disorder]]}}

Determining who is and who isn't a Constructicon is a little more problematic than it may first appear. The subgroup is not especially well defined. Over time, ''any'' Decepticon from the 2009 film and related media/toys that has a construction vehicle [[alternate mode]] has been said to be a Constructicon. This is then complicated by the amount of Constructicons with the same name and form as each other, which indicates "Constructicon" is a type of drone... except then, with Constructicon Scouts and the drones in Titan Magazines, there are ''explicit'' drones without individual names! Add in that bios and other media have given Constructicons individual personalities, even though they have counterparts: does this mean every Rampage, for example, has anger issues?

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
{{stub}}

==Notes==
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen novel adaptation]], the four Constructicons that accompany Ravage to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] are not named, but described as bipedal, disqualifying Rampage. This is contradicted by the movie, as the Rampage that later battles [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is almost certainly one of the four.
*[http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=11 One abandoned Constructicon concept] by artist [[Steve Jung]] was a "nurse" that would have transformed into a Volvo wheel loader. It is unknown if this character later evolved into the character referred to as [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], who alternately transformed into a Volvo excavator and a yellow front-end loader.
*The Constructions might appear in Dark of the Moon since a robot similar to Long Haul appears in the Super Bowl Commercial.

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (ROTF)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons| ]]