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All Hail Megatron issue 12

2010-02-01T05:28:26Z

66.245.138.109: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron|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]], [[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)|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 contined 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|No one gets character development in ''All Hail Megatron'' and lives to tell about it!]]
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.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe ]] (1)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|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]] (32)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (33)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (34)
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*[[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 "Sparkplug" Witwicky]] (9)
*[[Colonel 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.
* Omega Supreme barely held his own against [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], the first IDWverse [[combiner]] in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]". However, in this issue, he easily defeats Devastator, who barely puts up much of a fight. This could indicate that perfecting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s gestalt technology had the drawback of a weaker gestalt. Another possibility is that Omega was improperly energized during his fight with Monstructor, but had time to recharge himself to maximum capacity before leaving his asteroid to respond to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s distress call.
* The Statue of Liberty has been the site of [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|battle]] and [[Decepticon Graffiti!|defacement]] in the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'']] [[continuity|multiverse]], but this is the first time it's been massively damaged — and certainly never before by an Autobot. Even in [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s [[Rhythms of Darkness!|dystopian future]], it looked fine from a distance. ''Damn,'' Omega.
*Omega Supreme's habit of reminding people of his name is a clear reference to ''Animated'' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], who had the same habit.
* [[Octane]], like his ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy, now goes by the name of Tankor. Poor guy.
* It was [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|previously established]] that Spike's weapon was reverse-engineered from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s gun-arm. Its use in felling Megatron is therefore loaded with thematic significance, given the intense rivalry between the two Decepticon leaders in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|previous]] [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|comic series]].
* ''All Hail Megatron'' has relied heavily on characters' original [[bio]]s for their portrayals: [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s questionable loyalty, Sunstreaker's cold-bloodedness, Skywarp's simple-minded reliance upon Megatron, etc. But Thundercracker's "betrayal" has less to do with his original bio (which establishes him as unsure of the Decepticon cause but able to be convinced by his fellows) than it does his ''[[Machine Wars]]'' bio (which describes his sense of the Decepticon cause as actually stronger than his loyalty to any individual).
* Meanwhile, Skywarp's devotion to Megatron and execution of Thundercracker, while consistent with his bio, is surprising within this continuity, since he has gone against Megatron on several occasions: He was among those who went rogue in the initial [[infiltration]] operation, he met secretly with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and humored his treacherous plans, and he kept mum while Astrotrain and Blitzwing covertly revived Starscream in response to Megatron employing the unpredictably dangerous [[Sixshot]].
* Sideswipe's choice to pull the plug on Hunter is rather unilateral (though, assuming "[[Hail and Farewell]]" is fully non[[canon]]ical and Hunter has no surviving relatives, Sideswipe ''could'' qualify as his next of kin), not to mention callous, especially given his [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|earlier harangue]] about the "sanctity of life, ''all'' life". Perhaps more significantly, Hunter's death poignantly manifests McCarthy's rejection of [[Simon Furman]]'s intent. Furman had introduced the world of the [[Transformer]]s through Hunter's eyes, put him through the initial paces of an [[Wikipedia:Monomyth|archetypal heroic journey]], and forecasted his future adventures in the aforementioned [[Transformers: Mosaic|Mosaic]] story. But McCarthy's tale cuts that mythic development short and negates Hunter's anticipated future, using him instead as a plot device and emotional endnote. Thereby proving that [http://oneshallstand.com/articles/shane-mccarthy.html he really does respect everything Simon Furman has ever done and wouldn't piss all over his work.]
* This issue was released on the same day as the American release of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* 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".

==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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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Galvatron Terror

2010-02-01T05:14:35Z

66.245.138.109: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==
'''Snowcat''': Oh, no! The Auto-brats have gotten some more firepower! 
'''Mirage''': There will be more of them. But at least we'll always have each other. 
'''Snowcat''': Aw, Mirage. You've really gotta stop reading all those romance novels. 
-Mirage, hopeless romantic

'''Galvatron:''' You're finished! 
'''Six Shot:''' No, I'm Six Shot! Don't you remember? 
-Six Shot doesn't get the most epic death scene.

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.
*Sixshot's last line before Galvatron steps on him have a different meaning in Japanese, where there was the running gag of everyone calling him "Little Brother." Sixshot was originally saying "I'm Sixshot!" in response to yet another "Little Brother."

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Galvatron Terror

2010-02-01T05:14:15Z

66.245.138.109:

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

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==Quotes==
'''Snowcat''': Oh, no! The Auto-brats have gotten some more firepower! 
'''Mirage''': There will be more of them. But at least we'll always have each other. 
'''Snowcat''': Aw, Mirage. You've really gotta stop reading all those romance novels. 
-Mirage, hopeless romantic

'''Galvatron:''' You're finished!
'''Six Shot:''' No, I'm Six Shot! Don't you remember? 
-Six Shot doesn't get the most epic death scene.

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.
*Sixshot's last line before Galvatron steps on him have a different meaning in Japanese, where there was the running gag of everyone calling him "Little Brother." Sixshot was originally saying "I'm Sixshot!" in response to yet another "Little Brother."

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Galvatron Terror

2010-02-01T05:13:26Z

66.245.138.109:

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

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==Quotes==
'''Snowcat''': Oh, no! The Auto-brats have gotten some more firepower! 
'''Mirage''': There will be more of them. But at least we'll always have each other. 
'''Snowcat''': Aw, Mirage. You've really gotta stop reading all those romance novels.
-Mirage, hopeless romantic

'''Galvatron:''' You're finished!
'''Six Shot:''' No, I'm Six Shot! Don't you remember?
-Six Shot doesn't get the most epic death scene.

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.
*Sixshot's last line before Galvatron steps on him have a different meaning in Japanese, where there was the running gag of everyone calling him "Little Brother." Sixshot was originally saying "I'm Sixshot!" in response to yet another "Little Brother."

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Galvatron Terror

2010-02-01T05:08:17Z

66.245.138.109:

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

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==Quotes==
'''Snowcat''': Oh, no! The Auto-brats have gotten some more firepower! 
'''Mirage''': There will be more of them. But at least we'll always have each other. 
'''Snowcat''': Aw, Mirage. You've really gotta stop reading all those romance novels.

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.
*Sixshot's last words make more sense in Japanese, where there was the running gag of everyone calling him "Little Brother." Sixshot wasn't ''reminding Galvatron who he was as if he's somehow forgotten,'' but saying "I'm Sixshot!" in response to yet another "Little Brother."

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Jan Spitzer

2010-01-31T09:34:53Z

66.245.138.109:

[[Image:Jan Spitzer.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He voiced two Megatrons? [[David Kaye|Yeeeessss]]...]]'''Jan Spitzer''' is a German actor and voice actor. He was born on [[May 16]], 1947.
His career as an actor began in 1968, when he completed his education at the ''Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Bush" Berlin'' (Ernst Bush Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Berlin). Even as a student, he acted in the German motion picture ''Abschied''(Farewell), an adaptation of the novel by Johannes R. Becher. Many movie and TV roles followed.

Since 1990, he has also worked as a voice actor. He has lent his voice to Chris Cooper, [[Jon Voight]], Ted Levine, Danny Trejo, Joaquim de Almeida, [[Brad Garrett]] and many more.

==Voice roles==
===''Beast Machines''===
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]

===''Transformers'' (2007 movie)===
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]

===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]

==External links==
*[http://german.imdb.com/name/nm0819176/ Jan Spitzer at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:Voice actors]]

Clio

2010-01-31T07:25:21Z

66.245.138.109:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Clio is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:1990_clio.jpg|thumb|250px|The 1990 Renault Clio. Apparently the UK had an ad with it transforming into a robot? FIND THIS, Internets!]]
'''Clio''', according to reports, is a Decepticon [[Powermaster]] who transforms into a car. Her Powermaster partner is called [[Patra]].

Unless, of course, she doesn't actually exist. The only mention of Clio and Patra comes from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s letters column from the UK comic book telling the "true" tale of the Transformers, replying to a letter from a [[human]] comic-reader who had seen a TV commercial for the Renault Clio car that had the vehicle transform into a robot, and suggested the [[Autobot]]s recruit it. Blaster said they'd been beaten to that punch.

Blaster could very well be making it all up as a joke. The Transformers who have answered human mail tend to be jokesters or [[Starscream (Armada)|flat-out]] [[Starscream (Movie)|insulting]] towards their readership.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Readers of [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]], a trans-dimensional magazine for [[female Transformers|Decepti-femmes]], are invited to decide who is deadlier, Clio or [[Lyzack|Lyzak]].{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=468&page=22 Letters Page to Marvel UK 315 at Transfans.co.uk]

[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]

Kicker Beware!

2010-01-30T23:00:44Z

66.245.138.109: /* Trivia */

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{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=13
|prev=Crisis in Jungle City
|next=Energon Grid
|title="Kicker Beware!"
|japanese=狙われたキッカー
|romaji=Nerawa re ta Kicker
|translation=Kicker Targeted
|image=E13_titlecard.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Kawasaki]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[April 2|2 April]] 2004 (Japanese) [[June 25]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Kicker and the Autobots make a series of startling discoveries amid the ruins of Lunar City.'''

==Synopsis==
Sitting atop his control throne, Megatron angrily flashes back to the activation of the energon towers on Earth. Cyclonus and Demolishor speculate on what's got him so grumpy. Overhearing them, he snares them both with tentacle-wires and bawls them out. Suddenly, Megatron suspects Demolishor isn't telling him something about how the Autobots are finding energon; Cyclonus mentions that it's some human who's allowing them to do it, and Megatron extracts Kicker's name from him.

Scorponok reports that a Command Jaguar Terrorcon has been captured by the Autobots and transferred to Lunar City. As the city was reduced to a ruin months ago, Megatron suspects the Autobots have found an energon motherlode, and prepares his troops to attack.

Alpha Q contemplates the news of a human who can sense energon. As his faces struggle with one another, his calm face says that he wants to meet this boy.

On the moon, Ironhide and Kicker are searching the ruins of Lunar City for energon, but Ironhide has his doubts. Prime and the Omnicons voice their trust in Kicker's abilities. Using a tethered Terrorcon, the search continues. Kicker suspects they're being watched.

Suddenly, Kicker, Demolishor and Signal Flare come across Demolishor, who says he's deserted Megatron. As proof, he tells them to follow. When Ironhide has doubts, Demolishor says that he stole the Decepticon mobile fortress, and will be finished if Megatron finds out. Before they go any further, a horde of Terrorcons storms toward the group and surrounds them. Ironhide reports to Prime that he's engaged the enemy, and he thinks they're after Kicker.

Megatron attacks Optimus Prime, who sends his copter drone to help out Ironhide, and calls for backup from Ocean City on Earth. Kicker's worried parents watch the Autobots depart.

Watching from nearby, Rodimus tells Prowl and Landmine that it's not their place to interfere in the battle. Elsewhere, Kicker agrees to head off with Demolishor and the Terrorcons; Demolishor threatens force when Ironhide tries to suggest otherwise. His parents observe the unarmed Kicker walking off among the Terrorcons and continue to worry; Rodimus also watches, planning to keep an eye on the situation.

Kicker and company arrive at the Decepticon mobile fortress. Within, Scorponok watches. Alpha Q laments Demolishor's betrayal, and tells Scorponok to keep Megatron away from Kicker, and to destroy them all when they arrive.

Suddenly the fortress begins to rise into the air, to Demolishor's surprise. The blast knocks him aside. When Ironhide runs to help him, he refuses, telling Ironhide that he came here to trick him.

The fortress approaches Megatron's battle site and opens fire on the Autobots, though it also blasts Megatron. Meanwhile, Kicker and Ironhide observe some seismic upheavals in the moon's surface; Ironhide is worried, but Kicker tells him everything is fine, and that "they're on their way." A huge construct breaks through the ground, and a horde of Omnicons storms forth -- the city's inhabitants survived!

Prime radios Dr. Jones to send up the energon tower, as they have a foundation. With a lot of grunting, the Signal Flares prepare the way. Megatron orders his troops to destroy the tower, and Prime works to counter it. The tower lands and is energized; the pulsewaves drive off the Decepticons.

Kicker tells his Terrorcon captors that they'd best split while the splitting is good, but one of them suddenly channels the voice of Alpha Q. Alpha Q explains that he plans to rule the universe, but needs lots of energon to do it, and tells Kicker to stay out of his way. Kicker demands to know more, but the energy blast from the tower arrives and destroys the Terrorcons. Prime's copter drone retrieves him.

Aboard the airborne fortress, Scorponok looks down on the moon and bids Megatron farewell, only to find himself at the point of Megatron's sword. Demolishor emerges from the dirt, to find Ironhide demanding to know whose side he's on. Demolishor says he's a Decepticon serving Megatron, and is evacuated by Cyclonus. They nearly grab Kicker while escaping, until fire from an unseen group drives them off. Kicker wonders who saved him. Nearby, Rodimus quietly says that he'll find out in due time.

Cyclonus says he's damaged and needs repairs, so Megatron reformats him into a new body. Megatron is faintly glad that Scorponok failed to destroy the Autobots, leaving Prime for him.

Dr. Jones rejoices over the completion of the new tower, till Sally tells him to calm down. Kicker and Misha reflect on the battle's outcome. Kicker says it's almost like he's got a guardian angel. Misha wonders if it's Alpha Q, but Kicker doubts it. They both lament the endless fighting, but Misha says that one day they'll understand everything about the universe.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Signal Flare (Energon)| Signal Flare]] (10)
* [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (11)
* [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
* [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (16)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (17)
* [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (20)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (21)
* [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (24)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (2)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (3)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (4)
* [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (5)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (14)

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* [[Kicker Jones]] (7)
* [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]] (18)
* [[Miranda Jones]] (19)
* [[Misha Miramond]] (22)
* [[Sally Jones]] (23)
* [[Rad White]] (25)

|c4=
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (6)
* [[Battle Ravage|Battle Ravage drones]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==

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==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
* The essence of the opening conversation among the Decepticons is unchanged in the dub; however, it's not nearly as disjointed in the original.
* Kicker's ''It's a good thing they have no idea I know exactly what I'm doing!'' thought is originally a more modest reflection that he doesn't quite understand the sensations he's picking up either.
* When Rodimus refuses to jump in and help Optimus on the moon, he merely ''thinks'' an explanation. ''Super Link'' features him saying it out loud, with mouth animation. He also further explains that there's nothing they could do that Optimus couldn't, with some implication that Rodimus feels himself lost in Prime's shadow.
* Demolishor explicitly asks Kicker to come with him, rather than Kicker randomly figuring out that the trap was for him. As they start off, Kicker's original comment is that Demolishor should have just stated his business clearly right from the start.
* Alpha Q doesn't express a desire to ''rule the universe''; instead he calmly states that the energon is his only hope for reviving his world, and he rather gently requests that Kicker not interfere.
* Scorponok doesn't say "farewell Megatron", which would be a pretty bad thing to be caught saying; instead he merely wonders if "this is the end". Megatron later implies that ''of course'' Scorponok didn't mean to target him along with the Autobots, another bit of interplay lost in the dub.
* ''Super Link'' Ironhide rather calmly and sadly lets Demolishor go, regretfully wishing he'd rejoin the Autobots. In the dub, the scene is played more for anger at Demolishor's betrayal.
* Misha and Kicker's final conversation in ''Super Link'' has more to do with discussing how the Omnicons survived (because the tunnels were so vast, and by detecting Prime's emergency transmission to Earth), and with the sadness of Alpha Q's words. Misha concludes that one day they'll understand Alpha Q's enigmatic words about energon being his only hope; the dub bizarrely mutates this into her saying "don't worry; I believe that one day we'll understand the whole universe!"

===Pain count===
* "Uh?": 16
* Stock footage: 3
* We need/they want energon: 3
* It's time to: 1
* Let's do it: 1
* "Gimme a break": 4

===Continuity errors===
* Just how Demolishor was planning to trick Alpha Q isn't clear at all, in the dub ''or'' the original.

===Trivia===
* This is indeed the first appearance of Alpha Q's fourth "calm" face.
*Battle Ravage drones are referred to as Command Jaguar drones, their Japanese name, twice in this episode. This is the first instance of their being called by ''any'' name.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Champion

2010-01-28T03:28:10Z

66.245.138.109: /* Transformers references */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=18
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=19
|title="Champion"
|japanese=栄光のプラネットカップ
|romaji=Eikō no Planet Cup
|translation=The Glorious Planet Cup
|image=Cyb ep18 champion.jpg
|caption=Spoilers.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Sōma]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[May 14]], 2005 (Japanese) [[October 12]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''It's Hot Shot and Coby versus Override in the final stage of the race for the Planet Cup!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep18_woohoo.jpg|left|220px|thumb]]

On [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] assemble before the [[Planet Cup]] shrine. All four racers begin to glow as the shrine recognizes them as participants in the final round of the great race, and a new subterranean course is unlocked on which the final race will take place. Hot Shot is exciting at tackling the roller-coaster-esque track, but [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] gives him some grave news: injuries he has sustained throughout the course of the race have left the circuit pathways that deliver commands to his main engine damaged, and he will need a passenger to ride with him for the duration of the race and constantly make corrections to his system. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who has recently arrived from [[Earth]], suggests [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] for the job, but the [[Mini-Con]]'s rotor blades make him too big to fit into Hot Shot's cockpit. Reminded of a time when he lost a moto-cross race in his younger years, and the importance of the lesson he learned on not giving up, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] volunteers for the task, and after clearing it with Override, the Autobots allow it.

[[Image:Cyb_ep18_stealing_the_cup.jpg|right|220px|thumb]]

The last race soon commences, and Override and Hot Shot quickly outstrip their two Decepticon opponents. Crumplezone and Ransack have not been resting on their laurels, however: they have installed several new gimmicks and gadgets into their systems, and begin their trickery by using springs to launch themselves across the raceway, quickly closing the gap between the racers. Hot Shot's speed begins to drop as the group nears a huge vertical loop, but Coby soon fixes the problem with a little prompting from [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]. Crumplezone and Ransack reveal their second modification, activating new nitrous boosters to speed them through the loop... except the two goons run out of nitrous at the top of the loop, and fall off the track, knocking themselves right out of the race. Abandoning any pretense of following the rules, the troublemaking pair then try to steal the Planet Cup outright, but they can't get through the forcefield protecting it. Override and Hot Shot break off the race long enough to send the partners in crime packing, but as he and Override laugh at the retreating Decepticons, a sudden twinge of pain shoots through Hot Shot...

[[Image:Cyb ep18 coby cable.jpg|left|220px|thumb]]

The race resumes, with the next obstacle on the course taking the form of dangerous high-speed 90° cornering. As the two Transformers tear up the track, Hot Shot's speed starts to drop once more, and the cause is soon traced to Hot Shot's fried main engine connector, a physical problem that Coby cannot fix through his computer. Risking his own safety by unlatching his harness, Coby opens an access panel in Hot Shot's cockpit and manually rewires his circuits. Holding the key cables together with his bare hands, Coby gives Hot Shot the power boost he needs, and the Autobot racer draws level with Override once again. For the final push, Hot Shot activates his [[Cyber Key]] power, and the two opponents tear through the goal in a photo finish! After a long, tense moment, the photo comes in... and Hot Shot is the winner! Though stunned at her loss, Override congratulates Hot Shot on his victory, and Hot Shot thanks Coby for all his help.

[[Image:Cyb_ep18_megs_cup.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

With the race complete, the forcefield around the Planet Cup dissolves... at which point, a [[dimension gate]] materializes in the air above the track, and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons arrive to steal the trophy! He has been followed, however, by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Vector Prime]], and a battle breaks out between the two sides as Megatron seizes the Planet Cup. Override and Hot Shot charge Megatron in vehicle mode, throwing him off balance, and Leobreaker and Optimus Prime combine into Savage Claw Mode to exploit this opening and take the Decepticon leader down. The Planet Cup goes flying, but Override nimbly snatches it out of the air. The battle and the prize lost to them, the Decepticons retreat, leaving Hot Shot to be crowned the new champion of Velocitron! After Override hands him the Planet Cup, she informs him that she wishes to join the Autobots and help save the universe. Optimus Prime happily accepts her into his team.

[[Image:Cyb ep18 adding the key.jpg|left|220px|thumb]]

The Autobots all return to their base on Earth, where Override is given the honor of adding the Planet Cup to the [[Omega Lock]]. As Override holds the cup up to the Lock, it dissolves into particles of light before reforming into the first [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Override inserts the key into the Lock, which begins to pulse with energy and fires a beam of light off into the depths of space. The energy wave is felt by Megatron in the [[fire dimension]], by Starscream out in space, and by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] on [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. The Autobots' computers are activated by the wave, as the Omega Lock feeds them co-ordinates to a location somewhere on Earth. But where do these co-ordinates lead...?
{{-}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (4)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (6)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (7)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (9)
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] (10)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (11)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (12)
*[[Six-Speed]] (13)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (20)
*[[Vector Prime]] (21)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (22)
|c2=
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (2)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (25)
|c3=
*[[Coby Hansen]] (8)
*[[Robert Hansen]] (14, flashback)
*[[Bud Hansen]] (23)
*[[Lori]] (24)
|c4=
*"[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]]" (1)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==

"You sure about this?" 
"*pauses hammering* Er.... ''yeah'', of course! Trust me, you're gonna be a sure winner after I give you this super duper tune-up!" 
"It's super ''duper''? Well, why didn't you say so?! Hit me again!"
:—'''Ransack''' and '''Crumplezone'''

''[Optimus strikes Megatron with his Savage Claw attack.]'' 
'''Megatron:''' This isn't over! 
'''Optimus Prime:''' Give it a second! 
''[Boom!]'' 
:—Take ''that'', drawn-out stock footage!

"This'll be great! Of course you'll have to learn to follow orders, Override." 
"Doubt it. I mean, you do just fine, and you never follow orders." 
"But...Hey!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Red Alert''' discuss Override joining the team.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' features a short sequence before its title card that features a narrator summing up recent events, with footage of Red Alert working on Hot Shot.
*When Coby rewires Hot Shot's systems for the big finish, ''Galaxy Force'' starts playing the show's opening song, "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]". Rather than replace this with its own theme tune, the ''Cybertron'' dub substitutes in another piece of suitably dramatic music from the show's soundtrack.
*As in the previous episode, the Savage Claw Mode stock footage is cut short for ''Cybertron'' by having the final "pose against the insignia" shot removed.
*After Override is welcomed into the Autobots, in ''Cybertron'', Hot Shot says that she will have to learn to follow orders, and Red Alert jokes that Hot Shot gets along fine without doing that. In ''Galaxy Force'', on the other hand, Hot Shot is thinking about installing a race track in the Autobot base, and Red Alert chides him for even thinking about it given his condition, banning him from racing until he is fixed up.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the Autobot computers are detecting something on Earth that is reacting to the activation of the Omega Lock, while in ''Cybertron'', the location of the object is ''provided'' by the Omega Lock.
*''Cybertron'' adds the customary reference to the [[Omega Frequency]] when Velocitron's Cyber Planet Key is added to the Omega Lock.

===Animation or technical errors===

*When Optimus Prime and Megatron stare each other down after Savage Claw Mode is formed, the Planet Cup has disappeared from Megatron's hands.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Cyb_ep18_buzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb]]

*In all past installments of the great race, the action has been narrated by a flying blue robot with a camera in his chest. For this final race, the announcer is replaced with a new robot based on the toy of the ''Cybertron'' Decepticon [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], who spends the whole episode in his helicopter mode. However, this can't actually be ''the'' Buzzsaw, as other ''Cybertron'' fiction depicts Buzzsaw as being a native Cybertronian off doing other things with other Decepticons in the stories "[[Force of Habit]]" and "[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]". Even in Japan, where those stories weren't released, Buzzsaw's toy came with a Decepticon-branded Cybertron-styled Cyber Key, rather than the Velocitronian key that he should have if he was native to that planet. Notably, though, even though the 'bot onscreen changes, the announcer's voice is the same as the old one!

===Trivia===
*Numerous online sources list this episode with the title "Champion'''s'''". It doesn't appear to have ever aired under this title, however.

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

File:LongrackC-Earth.jpg

2010-01-28T03:13:58Z

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{{Cybertroncap|''Cybertron'' Longrack on Earth, along with some [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurrs]], [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and ''two'' of the [[motorcycle refugee]].|Family|5}}

BanjÅ Ginga

2010-01-26T22:01:54Z

66.245.138.109:

[[Image:Ginga banjo.jpg|right|thumb|]]
'''Banjō Ginga''' (銀河万丈 ''Ginga Banjō'') is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born on [[November 12]], 1947 in Kofu, Yamanashi as Takashi Tanaka (田中崇 ''Tanaka Takashi''). He is still affiliated with Aoni Production.

His deep voice has scored him numerous narration and villain roles. He is probably best known as [[Wikipedia:Gihren Zabi|Gihren Zabi]], the main villain from ''[[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''. He also played Souther in ''Fist of the North Star'' and [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Worf Worf] in the Japanese dub of ''[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation]''.

==Roles==
===Scramble City===
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]

===The Headmasters===
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok / Megazarak]]

===Super-God Masterforce===
* [[Black Zarak]]

===Victory===
* [[Clump]]'s father ''(episode #23)''

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* [[The Fallen]]
* [[Seven Primes]]

==External links==
*[http://www.aoni.co.jp/talent/0903502.html Aoni Production profile] ''(Japanese)''
*[[Wikipedia:Banjō Ginga|Banjō Ginga at Wikipedia]]
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0319980 Banjō Ginga] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1669 Anime News Network profile]
*[http://www.animenfo.com/animeseiyuu,364,iwdrxt,ginga_banjou.html Animenfo.com profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginga, Banjo}}
[[Category:Japanese voice actors]]

Rockbuster

2010-01-25T06:06:22Z

66.245.138.109:

{{factions|maximal}}
:''Rockbuster is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]'s [[Beast Era]].''

[[Image:Rockbuster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|-C- GET EQUIPPED WITH CLAW BUSTER]]

A former soldier in the [[Maximal]] army, '''Rockbuster''' chose to leave to fight the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] threat on his own. He was formerly teamed with [[Big Convoy]] and the two were considered an unstoppable duo. He remains one of Big Convoy’s best friends and they look up to each other as equals. He is a wandering warrior who fights whatever Predacon menace he encounters and does so with deadly efficiency. While he chooses a life of solitude, he periodically looks in on his old pal, Big Convoy, to see how he’s doing.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Ascending4_TakoTank.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Rockbuster is one of many in an [[Angolmois]]-induced riot following [[Tako Tank]], who broke a wall. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

{{-}}
=== 3H ''Universe'' comics===
Rockbuster stood next to the Predacon [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], silently gazing upon the Autobot [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as he and his fellow wayward [[Autobot]]s exited their ship. (Unless of course it was [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]]. Those crazy crabs both look the same!) {{storylink|Abduction}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Know that I am not Razorclaw!]]
*'''Rockbuster''' (Basic, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-33'''

:Aside from his [[rubsign]] (which shows the Maximal symbol rather than Predacon), this figure is indistinguishable from the video-pack-in [[redeco]] of [[Kenner]]'s [[Razorclaw (BW)#Toys|Razorclaw]]. He transforms into an organic fiddler crab. His smaller claw contains a (non-firing) blaster, while the larger claw has a series of pop-out blades activated by a simple lever mechanism.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Rockbuster/rockbuster.htm More information on Rockbuster at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
*'''Back to the Wall Showdown: Rockbuster VS Hydra''' (Basic vs set, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-33'''

: Rockbuster was also available in a two-figure "Versus" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Maximals]]

Road Rebel

2010-01-25T04:52:06Z

66.245.138.109:

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
:''Road Rebel is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RoadRebel-robot.jpg|right|274px|thumb|The [[Neon]]!!! IT BURNS!!!]]
'''Road Rebel''' is one of the many energy-enhancing Mini-Cons who have allied themselves with the Autobots.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 6/08/07</ref>
Road Robel is a female Mini-Con who is incredibly self-centered and
difficult to catch. She has loud-thumping speakers which can even knock
a moderately sized [[bulk]] off his feet when focused as a weapon.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Thyristor''' (US name from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]])

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Thyristor''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''2'''

[[Image:RoadRebel-vehicle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|WhydoIfeellike[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]?]]
: Thyristor was sold only as part of the second [[Micron Booster]] assortment in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. She is a [[redeco]] of the "Corona" [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] toy, transforming into a Cybertronic sports car.

: Thyristor uses the same mold as [[Chrome]] and [[Synapse]]. The original version of the mold is used by [[Atlas]] and [[Rod]].
{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Thyristor/thyristor.htm Road Rebel at TFU.info]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyristor What the hell a "thyristor" is at Wikipedia]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Micron Boosters]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Credulous

2010-01-10T08:15:49Z

66.245.138.109: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|series2=Micron Legend
|ep=16
|prev=Gale
|next=Conspiracy
|title=Credulous
|japanese=慢心 (おごり) - credulous
|romaji=Manshin [Ogori]
|translation=Self-Conceit (Extravagance)
|image=Arm19 crowningawesome.jpg
|caption=Hi ho [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]!
|production code=TF: A-16
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatayama]], [[Satoru Kusuda]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]]
|airdate=[[December 27]], 2002 (English) [[April 25|25 April]] 2003 (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''During a battle over a new Mini-Con, Hot Shot and Sideways are accidentally teleported to the Decepticon moonbase. Will they be able to survive by depending on each other?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Credulous Hot Shot drivingclaws.jpg|left|155px|thumb|That looks iffy, Hot Shot.]]
At another battle for a precious [[Mini-Con]], the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s face each other, with Scavenger suspiciously absent. When Sideways and Hot Shot press forward, Starscream retreats, while Cyclonus and Demolishor also unenthusiastic about the notion of going against the Star Saber. With all the Decepticons literally running away (having apparently forgotten their alt modes), Prime and Smokescreen look for the Mini-Con.

At the battlefield, Sideways announces he's found the Mini-Con, causing him to be rushed by Megatron who sits on the bike. Megatron is able to grasp the Mini-Con, but Sideways in turn holds onto Megatron. And Hot Shot uses his hyperdrive to grab on to Sideways. Together, the three are all caught in Megatron's teleportation back to the Decepticon base. Scavenger, who was apparently passively monitoring the fight from a distance, considers the teleportation "An interesting turn of events." Prime and Smokescreen are left to look for their partner.

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Megatron is unable to awaken the Mini-Con; finding the panel to be a fake, he crushes it into dust. Then Sideways reveals (via a retroactive foreshadowing flashback) to Hot Shot that this was all part of his plan to get Hot Shot inside of the Decepticon base so that he might eliminate the Decepticons. Cyclonus and Demolishor arrive and Megatron orders the battle to begin again.

[[Image:Credulous-Scavenger.jpg|right|155px|thumb|I spend a moment standing cool and mysterious on a cliff, and I come home to a mess.]]
Scavenger returns to the damaged Decepticon base. Sideways and Hot Shot take cover in a hallway and the Decepticons lead the two Autobots outside, revealing that the Decepticon base is on the moon. The duo follow the Decepticons knowing that they might be heading into a trap. Megatron's disembodied voice taunts Hot Shot. Soon, the couple are surrounded by shadowy figures, and when Hot Shot attempts to plow through one of them to get clear, he sees that one the shadows is Optimus Prime. Or is it?

After attempting to converse with a suspiciously hostile Optimus, Sideways points out that the Optimus Hot Shot is talking to isn't actually Optimus at all but actually a clever ruse. The two take cover in a Moon hole and the two agree to split up to defeat the holographic doppelgangers.

Megatron meanwhile announces that whomever can claim the Star Saber from Hot Shot is allowed to keep it. Hot Shot and Sideways finish off the holograms and Hot Shot briefly hops on Sideways' bike mode as the Decepticons begin their attack. Hot Shot leaps off of Sideways, cutting off Cyclonus's rotor, and knocking over Demolishor as he lands, ready to duel Starscream.

[[Image:Credulous-Dcon Sideways.jpg|left|155px|thumb|Figures.]]
Starscream gains the upper hand against the exhausted Hot Shot, but Megatron reveals that he's taken Sideways prisoner and is ransoming him for the Star Saber. Hot Shot is conflicted, but concedes that it's his duty to save Sideways and gives up the sword. Megatron releases Sideways, but before he can claim the Star Saber, Hot Shot verbally commands the three Mini-Cons to separate and return.

At that moment, Sideways changes sides, knocking the Star Saber away from Hot Shot to Starscream. Sideways changes his head and logo, and Hot Shot emotionally laments how he was easily deceived. Cyclonus and Demolishor literally kick Hot Shot while he's down. Starscream is about to kill Hot Shot to earn the Star Saber, but Scavenger arrives and suggest that Hot Shot has had enough.

[[Image:Credulous-Sideways and Megatron.jpg|right|155px|thumb]]
Back at the Autobot base, the Autobots and kids have been anxiously waiting. While Carlos, Billy, and Fred believed that Hot Shot would easily defeat the Decepticons, the rest of the Autobots weren't so optimistic. However they were forced in a passive position as they were unaware of the location of the Decepticon base. When Hot Shot arrives in brutal shape and falls offline, Red Alert rushes to provide aid.

Starscream celebrates his new sword, gloating that he is undeniably the most powerful warrior in the universe. This causes an enraged Megatron to destroy the monitor he was watching Starscream upon, eliciting a laugh from Sideways.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (12)
*[[Alexis]] (13)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (14)

|h4=[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]|c4=
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (16)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (16)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Megatron:''' "Where is Scavenger when you need him?" 
'''Demolishor:''' "There's no sign of him anywhere, Megatron sir!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Probably ran away with his tail between his legs." 
'''Starscream:''' "I wouldn't put it past him." 
'''Hot Shot:''' "Are you gonna have a tea party or fight?!?" 
:—The Decepticons discuss Scavenger's absence from the battle.

'''Megatron:''' "I never issued any order to evacuate, you fool! Fire! Snap out of it, men! Strafe that Autobot!" 
'''Demolishor:''' "We don't stand a chance against the same sword that inflicted so much damage on you!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "Ahh, give him a break. He's still licking his wounds from the last battle! Hee hee hee..." 
'''Megatron:''' "Is absolutely everyone trying to undermine me? ''[laser blast from Sideways almost hits him]'' AHH!"
:—Megatron has leadership issues.

[[Image:Credulous-Autobots and kids.jpg|right|200px|thumb|They don't look very worried about their friends...]]

"I love that 'save the universe' stuff. Uh, I mean—way cool!"
:—'''Fred'''

"Meddling Matrix!"
:—'''Megatron''', as he delivers a kick to Hot Shot's face

"Come on, Star Saber, it's time to shut down this user's past-due account!"
:—Lame computer metaphor courtesy of '''Hot Shot'''

"The sword's stayin' with me, pal. Now get your microprocessors out here!" 
''(laughs)'' "Want to play the hard way, do you? Well, suits me just fine. I'd love the chance to initialize your disc."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Megatron''' compete with bad computer metaphors.

[[Image:Credulous-Double trouble Hot Shot.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]

"Hyperdrive! Coming through! Drop or be dropped, scuzzy breath! ''[Charges at a hologram, which turns out to be Optimus. Laughs weakly.]'' Uh, Optimus! Heh heh, hope you didn't take it personally..."
:—'''Hot Shot'''

"This is officially gettin' freaky!"
:—'''Hot Shot''', coming face to face with a hologram version of himself

"It was a trap. I can't believe I didn't realize it until now." 
"Which is why you, of all bots, don't deserve to possess the sword."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Megatron'''

[[Image:Credulous Hot Shot beatdown.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Comeuppance!]]
'''Demolishor:''' "Still reeling from the shock of it all, are you, now? Why don't I help bring you back to reality!" ''[begins stomping and kicking Hot Shot]'' 
'''Cyclonus:''' "I'd be ''glad'' to lend a hand!" 
'''Megatron:''' "''[laughs evilly]'' Give the Autobot some special Decepticon attention." 
:—The Decepticons, after taking Hot Shot's sword away

'''Megatron:''' "...Do me a little favor: I need you to put that punk out of his misery!" 
'''Starscream:''' "Yes, sir." 
'''Scavenger:''' "Stop right there. There's no need to finish him off."
:—Scavenger hints at his true nature.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* The quality of animation at the beginning of the episode is very poor, but suddenly improves after the scene at the Autobot base.

===Continuity errors===
* At the very beginning of the episode, the Decepticons diss Scavenger for not being in the battle, which is odd, given that he has been at the forefront of their battles in the past two episodes.

* Hot Shot reacts with surprise when finding that the Decepticon base is on the Moon, but the Autobots already worked that out back in "[[Metamorphosis]]".

* Despite his several references to getting the Star Saber "back," Starscream has never actually been shown to have possessed it at any point prior to this episode.

* After Hot Shot slices off Cyclonus's propeller, Cyclonus either reattaches it, grows a new one, or lucks into a continuity error.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
[[Image:Credulous Megatron Sideways questionable.jpg|right|200px|thumb|No, Megatron, you ride him in the other mode.]]
* Amazingly, the entire scene where Megatron and Sideways fight over the fake Mini-Con panel is animated with both characters in compromising positions, with both voice actors David Kaye and Paul Dobson making mostly grunting sounds, a dream come true to fangirls of both characters and actors.

* This episode suggests that Sideways's motorcycle body appears to be the host for the Mini-Con Sideways head/helmet, as it briefly speaks in an almost low-intelligence manner before the Mini-Con head re-establishes control. However, the line was not present in the Japanese version of the episode, blurring the issue somewhat.

* This episode showcases narration from Alexis, rather than the normal narration from Rad

* ''Credulous'' is a big word for a children's show. It's good to see the English language pushed along with [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

* Cyclonus uses his rotors to fly whilst on the Moon. HELICOPTERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.

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[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Mirror

2010-01-10T08:06:31Z

66.245.138.109: /* Notes */

{{factions|minicon}}
:''Mirror is a combined Mini-Con being from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MirrorArmada2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I never knew how ugly I look from here]]
'''Mirror''' is the combined form of the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], the partners of the enigmatic [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Little is known about this tiny [[Combiner|combiner's]] personality or abilities, as he is generally seen only as a passenger for the treacherous [[Bulk|bulk's]] vehicle mode, generally separating when his master transforms so that one of his halves can form Sideways's head.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{charstubfiction}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:MirrorArmada.jpg|right|150px|thumb|So if Rook is good, and Crosswise is evil, then what the heck am I?]]
* '''Sideways w/ Rook and Crosswise''' (Super-Con, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-01'''

: The combined form of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], Mirror is a humanoid robot that can act as a rider for [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]' vehicle form.

: This mold-set was also used to make [[Nightcreeper]].

==Notes==
*"Mirror" is the combined form's Japanese name. He has no official English-language name, the closest he has being the descriptor "'''Rider'''", from the toy's instructions.
*The cartoon version tends to present Mirror as a [[Triple Changer]] of sorts, transforming from the Crosswise head to the Mirror robot mode, and from there to the Rook head. In his first appearance only, he is seen separating to form Sideways' head - don't blink, you'll miss it! - but the extra Minicon that should have been left over is nowhere to be found. Neither Rook's nor Crosswise's individual robot mode is ever shown.
*In [[Credulous]], while separated from Sideways, Mirror speaks in Sideways' normal voice, while the Sideways body repeats his line in a less intelligent voice. The significance of this is never elaborated upon.

[[Category:Armada characters]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Darkness (episode)

2010-01-03T08:39:08Z

66.245.138.109: /* Real-world references */

{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' episode|the mysterious energy from Generation 1|Darkness (G1)}}

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=33
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=34
|title="Darkness"
|japanese=暗黒からの逆襲
|romaji=Ankoku kara no Gyakushū
|translation=Counterattack from the Darkness
|image=Cyb ep33 am i a ghost.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Atsushi Nakayama]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[August 27]], 2005 (Japanese) [[September 5]], 2006 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron is back, and his mysterious dark powers give birth to two new threats!'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_dark_crumplezone.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

In the sky above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the deceased [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has reappeared as an ethereal phantasm, his ghostly body enshrouded by an enigmatic black fog. Even Megatron himself is unaware of what has befallen him, as he impassively floats down to the planet's surface as the [[Autobot]]s look on. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and the [[Cybertron Defense Team]] follow the spectral Decepticon's descent, and watch as he approaches [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and the fatally wounded [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. As he glides towards his former followers, a lone [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] crests a nearby building and starts firing at him. The creature's shots merely disappear into the fog surrounding Megatron, so the Scrapmetal lunges at him instead, only to wind up being dissolved and absorbed by the mysterious mist. Megatron returns his attention to the fallen Crumplezone, and immerses the wounded Decepticon in his fog, repairing and reformatting him into a powerful new form. While Crumplezone puts his new power to use attacking his old racing rivals Override and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], Megatron comes to the realization that the black fog is a product of his [[Armor of Unicron]], which has preserved him after his death.

Simultaneously, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] informs [[Vector Prime]] that he has lost contact with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], and the elderly Autobot returns to headquarters to investigate. Consulting the security tapes, he discovers that [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] has kidnapped the Mini-Cons, and that the kids leapt through his warp field in pursuit. He informs [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] of this development, but Prime is caught up battling [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] and can do nothing to help.

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_good_kitty.jpg|right|thumb|220px|And [[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]s across the [[Continuity|multiverse]] began hissing uncontrollably.]]

The other Autobots, meanwhile, are engaged in battles of their own. While [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] faces off against [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and his latest "super move", the rest of the heroes are firing upon Megatron, to absolutely no effect. Seeing that the Decepticons have been galvanized by the return of their leader, [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] is determined to take Megatron down, and lunges at him in lion mode. He slashes at the black fog with his [[Cyber Key]]-powered claws, which causes a very unexpected reaction: the fog recedes, and Megatron stands before the Autobots, reborn! At Megatron's command, the last remnants of the fog surround Leobreaker, and although the Autobot is able to leap clear, the fog has taken from him what it needs, and coalesces into a dark duplicate of Leobreaker himself! Megatron introduces the dark clone as "[[Nemesis Breaker]]", explaining that he has been created from Leobreaker's own dark side. The two lion 'bots engage in a brief battle, which Megatron then stops so that he can reveal Nemesis Breaker's ultimate power: the ability to combine with Megatron in Dark Claw Mode!

[[Image:Cyb_ep33_dark_claw_mode.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

At Autobot headquarters, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] have joined Vector Prime to try and help him track down the kids and Mini-Cons. Scattorshot complains about the fact that he gave [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] an Autobot communicator, and yet the boy is not using it. Little does Scattorshot realize, however, that using the communicator is paramount in Coby's mind—he's just having trouble getting his hands on it, as it and the kids are all floating around in zero gravity in [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s hideout!

Back on Cybertron, Optimus Prime breaks off his fight with Scourge and separates from [[Wing Saber]] so that he can Leobreaker can merge into Savage Claw Mode to battle Megatron and Nemesis Breaker. After a brief comedy interlude in which Hot Shot finally takes out the reborn Crumplezone (who, it turns out, really isn't any tougher than he was before), the two leaders get down to business, and their Cyber Key power attacks collide in an explosion so indescribably massive that it can be seen from space. When Optimus comes to afterwards, he discovers that Megatron and the Decepticons have disappeared. Wing Saber is quick to locate them from the villains from the air: they have used the cover of the explosion to make a break for the [[Omega Lock]]! The Autobots transform and immediately give chase, and the race is on!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Vector Prime]] (1)
* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (8)
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (9)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)
* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (16)
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (17)
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] (18)
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (19)
* [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (23)
* [[Six-Speed]] (24)
* [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (26)
* [[Wing Saber]] (28)

|c2=
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (4)
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (5)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (6)
* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] (12)
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (13)
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Nemesis Breaker]] (27)

|c3=
* [[Lori]] (20)
* [[Bud Hansen]] (21)
* [[Coby Hansen]] (22)

|c4=
* [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] (14)
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (25)
* [[Primus]] (29)

}}

==Quotes==

"Crumplezone! Hang in there, big guy! We haven't even learned how to play the violin! Waaaaaaah!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's death.

"Crumplezone! Oh, the horror! Oh, JEEZ! That's gotta hurt! Oh, man! WOW! Where did THOSE come from? The humanity of it all!"
:—'''Ransack''' on Crumplezone's rebirth.

"Enough with the comic relief!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' on Ransack and Crumplezone!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Balance]]".
*In ''Galaxy Force'', despite it being the ''major plot point of the episode'', with the script ''actively calling attention to how mysterious it is'', the black fog is ''completely and totally unexplained''. ''Cybertron'' to the rescue, with a quick explanation that's neatly tied in to the established canon of the show: it's the "shadow spark" of Unicron, the power of the [[Armor of Unicron]] that Megatron wears. This even ties in very nicely with aspects of Unicron's power seen in previous Transformers fiction; that is to say, his power to [[The Transformers: The Movie|reformat]] [[All_Fall_Down_(issue)|beings]], as he does with Crumplezone, and [[Ghost in the Machine|create bodies]], as with Nemesis Breaker.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Megatron notes that one of Leobreaker's dark thoughts from which Nemesis Breaker is created is his resentment of Optimus Prime for ignoring their combination and favoring Wing Saber instead. ''Cybertron'' omits this specific.
* In ''Cybertron'', Vector Prime notes that Starscream's island base on Earth has been "cleared out". In ''Galaxy Force'', the island is said to have actually collapsed.

===Transformers references===
*Wing Saber says that Megatron is making for the Omega Lock "like a 'bot outta [[Chaar]]"!

===Real-world references===
*Of course, Wing Saber's above mentioned quote also paraphrases the common turn of phrase, "like a bat out of hell".
*Megatron says "Let this be our last battlefield" when preparing to take on Optimus. This could be a reference to the ''Star Trek'' episode "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield."

===Trivia===
* This episode did not premiere until nearly five months after the previous one. By the time "Darkness" was finally aired, ''Cybertron'' had been relegated to the unenviable 6am "death slot" on [[Cartoon Network]], where new episodes would premiere every weekday morning for the remainder of the month, bringing the series to a conclusion nearly a year after its Japanese broadcast ended.
*This episode would later be combined with "[[United]]", "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]" and "[[Balance]]" to create the TV "movie" special, "[[Primus Unleashed (TV special)|Primus Unleashed]]".

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Activation code

2009-11-27T08:01:48Z

66.245.138.109: /* Japanese activation codes */

'''Activation codes''' are the phrases [[Transformer|Transformers]] say to [[Transformation|transform]] from one mode to another.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
As part of the [[Great Upgrade]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] became [[Maximal|Maximals]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and installed [[Onboard computer|onboard computers]] into their bodies. These computers could handle a variety of functions, including transformation. Each faction used its own code to transform from beast mode to robot mode. Maximals used "{Robotname}, maximize!" (e.g., "Cheetor, maximize!"), while Predacons used "{Robotname}, terrorize!" (Obviously, they put a great deal of thought into these words.) {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

On occasion, when groups were transforming all at once, the variations "Maximals, maximize!" and "Predacons, terrorize!" were used (in one case, "All units, maximize!" was used). For the transformation from robot to beast, Beast Era transformers sometimes used the phrase "Beast mode." However, none of these phrases was used universally, and the "maximize"/"terrorize" code was used on rare occasions for transforming ''out'' of robot mode, so exactly how strictly necessary they are is unclear. Changing an activation code from "maximize" to "terrorize" was relatively easy and could even be done to one Transformer by another under the right circumstances. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} {{storylink|Maximal, No More}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

===Beast Machines===
After the Oracle reformatted [[Optimus Primal]]'s team into [[technorganic]] bodies, their old activation codes stopped working. The Maximals now had to find an "emotional still point" to switch to robot mode. To help focus, they used the phrase "I am transformed," but this was not strictly an activation code. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} ''The "I am transformed" phrase was used for the first season of ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]],'' but dropped for the second season.''

[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] did not have activation codes. The initial [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]] each had a unique code:
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] - "Tankor, pulverize!"
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] - "Jetstorm, afterburn!"
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] - "Thrust, overdrive!" and (on one occasion) "Thrust, accelerate!"

These codes were sometimes used to transform to vehicle mode, sometimes to transform to robot mode, and sometimes (particularly for Tankor) as just verbal tics, unaccompanied by transformation.

The later Vehicon generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], used "obliterate" and "terminate" as the entirety of their vocabulary when they were initially pretending to be 7 bits short of a byte, but did not particularly use those words during transformation, and essentially dropped them when the ruse was over.

===Japanese activation codes===
Most of the Japanese Generation 1 Transformer franchises have had Transformers shouting "{Robotname} transform!" or just "Transform!" when they transform. There are also special phrases for members of specific [[Subgroup|subgroups]]:

*The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Headmaster Juniors]] use "Transform! Head On!" to change into Robot Mode.
*The Headmasters (or at least the Autobot ones) also use "Transform! Dash!" to change into their Altmodes.
*[[Targetmasters]] use the phrase "Target On!" to have their smaller partners change into their gun forms and attach to the larger robot's hand.
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had a special phrase for turning into his larger robot mode. He would sometimes first shout "Master Sword!" when pulling out his sword from its holding place (but he did not always shout this when releasing the sword). Then he would jump out of his ship and shout, "Big Mode!" as his ship began to transform. He would then shout "Transform! Head On!" as he himself transformed and combined with his larger body as its head. Finally, he would (once again) shout "Master Sword!" as his sword materialized into his hand and finished the sequence with his [[stock footage]] pose.
*Both [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and BlackZarak would sometimes say "Big Transform!" to change from scorpion to robot and back.
*[[Pretenders]] would utter "Pretender!" to change out of their Pretender shells into their robot forms.
*The Autobot Pretenders would yell "Suit On!" to change from their regular human forms into their armored human forms.
*The Headmaster Juniors and [[Godmasters]] would cross their arms, connecting their [[Masterbrace|Masterbraces]], and would yell "Masterforce!" to change into their robotic human forms.
*Godmasters would yell "Transform! God On!" to change into Robot Mode.
*[[Ginrai]] has several special phrases for his transformations. Aside from the standard "Transform! God On!", he yells "Double On! Super Ginrai!" to turn into Super Ginrai, "Chojin Gattai! God Ginrai!" to combine with [[Godbomber]] and turn into God Ginrai, and "Bomber On!" to attach Godbomber's wings to himself so he could carry the rest of Godbomber. He also uses "Bomber Off!" to detach Godbomber from himself as God Ginrai, or to reverse the previous "Bomber On!" process, and/or to change Godbomber into his own Robot Mode.
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] would shout "Wing Cross!" to combine both jets into Darkwings.
*[[Sixknight]] has a phrase for each of his modes. "Six Change Shot!" is used for his entire transformation into all six of his modes. "Shot One!" is used to turn into his jet mode, "Shot Two!" is used to turn into his drill tank mode, "Shot Three!" is used to turn into his hovercraft mode, "Shot Four!" is used to turn into his pistol mode, "Shot Five!" is used to turn into his beast mode, and both "Shot Six!" and the standard "Transform!" are used to turn into his robot mode.
*[[Brainmasters]] use "Brain Set!" to convert their smaller robot forms into the faces of their regular forms.
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Saber]] uses "Ride On!" to sit on his V-Star booster and use it to attack with. He also uses "Battle Up!" to combine with his V-Star ship to turn into his 'Star Saber' form or, if he's already combined with it but doesn't have his 'Star Saber' head on, he uses it to attach his 'Star Saber' head onto himself to fully become Star Saber. He would then combine with [[Victory Leo]] and both would shout "Unite! Victory Saber!" to form either the vehicle mode or robot mode of Victory Saber.
*The [[Breastforce]] uses "Breast Attack!" to launch their smaller [[Breast Animal]] partners to attack their foes, "Breast Change!" to change their partners into their weapon forms, and "Breast On!" to reattach them to their chests.
*The [[Dinoforce]] uses "Trans-Out!" to get out of their Pretender Shells.
*The [[Multiforce]] uses "Multi-Out!" to split in half into their two smaller robot forms, and "Multi-On!" to reconnect.

In the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' fiction, as well as ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robots]]'', Transformers have different activation codes depending on whether they turn into vehicles or animals. Those that transform into animals shout "Henshin!" (Japanese for "transform") while those who turn into vehicles scream "Transform!" in English.

English dubs of Japan-original series retain the "Transform!" and "[Name], Transform!" calls, and [[Ghost in the Machine|isolated]] [[Sound and Fury|incidences]] of it exist in American originals. For the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]], "Henshin" became the familiar "Terrorize." Also, although he regularly declared "Optimus Prime, [[Super Mode|super mode]]!" before the appropriate transformation, it may or may not have been a necessary activation code. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] once said that such calls were merely a way to get psyched up. {{storylink|City|City}}

==Trivia==
The meta-reason for the idea of Activation codes is possibly that Optimus Primal can't well say "Transform and roll out", as most of the Maximals have no wheels upon which to roll.

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[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Activation code

2009-11-27T08:00:44Z

66.245.138.109: /* Japanese activation codes */

'''Activation codes''' are the phrases [[Transformer|Transformers]] say to [[Transformation|transform]] from one mode to another.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
As part of the [[Great Upgrade]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] became [[Maximal|Maximals]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and installed [[Onboard computer|onboard computers]] into their bodies. These computers could handle a variety of functions, including transformation. Each faction used its own code to transform from beast mode to robot mode. Maximals used "{Robotname}, maximize!" (e.g., "Cheetor, maximize!"), while Predacons used "{Robotname}, terrorize!" (Obviously, they put a great deal of thought into these words.) {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

On occasion, when groups were transforming all at once, the variations "Maximals, maximize!" and "Predacons, terrorize!" were used (in one case, "All units, maximize!" was used). For the transformation from robot to beast, Beast Era transformers sometimes used the phrase "Beast mode." However, none of these phrases was used universally, and the "maximize"/"terrorize" code was used on rare occasions for transforming ''out'' of robot mode, so exactly how strictly necessary they are is unclear. Changing an activation code from "maximize" to "terrorize" was relatively easy and could even be done to one Transformer by another under the right circumstances. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} {{storylink|Maximal, No More}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

===Beast Machines===
After the Oracle reformatted [[Optimus Primal]]'s team into [[technorganic]] bodies, their old activation codes stopped working. The Maximals now had to find an "emotional still point" to switch to robot mode. To help focus, they used the phrase "I am transformed," but this was not strictly an activation code. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} ''The "I am transformed" phrase was used for the first season of ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]],'' but dropped for the second season.''

[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] did not have activation codes. The initial [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]] each had a unique code:
* [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] - "Tankor, pulverize!"
* [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] - "Jetstorm, afterburn!"
* [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] - "Thrust, overdrive!" and (on one occasion) "Thrust, accelerate!"

These codes were sometimes used to transform to vehicle mode, sometimes to transform to robot mode, and sometimes (particularly for Tankor) as just verbal tics, unaccompanied by transformation.

The later Vehicon generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], used "obliterate" and "terminate" as the entirety of their vocabulary when they were initially pretending to be 7 bits short of a byte, but did not particularly use those words during transformation, and essentially dropped them when the ruse was over.

===Japanese activation codes===
Most of the Japanese Generation 1 Transformer franchises have had Transformers shouting "{Robotname} transform!" or just "Transform!" when they transform. There are also special phrases for members of specific [[Subgroup|subgroups]]:

*The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Headmaster Juniors]] use "Transform! Head On!" to change into Robot Mode.
*The Headmasters (or at least the Autobot ones) also use "Transform! Dash!" to change into their Altmodes.
*[[Targetmasters]] use the phrase "Target On!" to have their smaller partners change into their gun forms and attach to the larger robot's hand.
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had a special phrase for turning into his larger robot mode. He would sometimes first shout "Master Sword!" when pulling out his sword from its holding place (but he did not always shout this when releasing the sword). Then he would jump out of his ship and shout, "Big Mode!" as his ship began to transform. He would then shout "Transform! Head On!" as he himself transformed and combined with his larger body as its head. Finally, he would (once again) shout "Master Sword!" as his sword materialized into his hand and finished the sequence with his [[stock footage]] pose.
*Both [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and BlackZarak would sometimes say "Big Transform!" to change from scorpion to robot and back.
*[[Pretenders]] would utter "Pretender!" to change out of their Pretender shells into their robot forms.
*The Autobot Pretenders would yell "Suit On!" to change from their regular human forms into their armored human forms.
*The Headmaster Juniors and [[Godmasters]] would cross their arms, connecting their [[Masterbrace|Masterbraces]], and would yell "Masterforce!" to change into their robotic human forms.
*Godmasters would yell "Transform! God On!" to change into Robot Mode.
*[[Ginrai]] has several special phrases for his transformations. Aside from the standard "Transform! God On!", he yells "Double On! Super Ginrai!" to turn into Super Ginrai, "Chojin Gattai! God Ginrai!" to combine with [[Godbomber]] and turn into God Ginrai, and "Bomber On!" to attach Godbomber's wings to himself so he could carry the rest of Godbomber. He also uses "Bomber Off!" to detach Godbomber from himself as God Ginrai, or to reverse the previous "Bomber On!" process, and/or to change Godbomber into his own Robot Mode.
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] would shout "Wing Cross!" to combine both jets into Darkwings.
*[[Sixknight]] has a phrase for each of his modes. "Six Change Shot!" is used for his entire transformation into all six of his modes. "Shot One!" is used to turn into his jet mode, "Shot Two!" is used to turn into his drill tank mode, "Shot Three!" is used to turn into his hovercraft mode, "Shot Four!" is used to turn into his pistol mode, "Shot Five!" is used to turn into his beast mode, and both "Shot Six!" and the standard "Transform!" are used to turn into his robot mode.
*[[Brainmasters]] use "Brain Set!" to convert their smaller robot forms into the faces of their regular forms.
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Saber]] uses "Ride On!" to sit on his V-Star booster and use it to attack with. He also uses "Battle Up!" to combine with his V-Star ship to turn into his 'Star Saber' form or, if he's already combined with it but doesn't have his 'Star Saber' head on, he uses it to attach his 'Star Saber' head onto himself to fully become Star Saber. He would then combine with [[Victory Leo]] and both would shout "Unite! Victory Saber!" to form either the vehicle mode or robot mode of Victory Saber.
*The [[Breastforce]] uses "Breast Attack!" to launch their smaller [[Breast Animal]] partners to attack their foes, "Breast Change!" to change their partners into their weapon forms, and "Breast On!" to reattach them to their chests.
*The [[Dinoforce]] uses "Trans-Out!" to get out of their Pretender Shells.
*The [[Multiforce]] uses "Multi-Out!" to split in half into their two smaller robot forms, and "Multi-On!" to reconnect.

In the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' fiction, as well as ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robots]]'', Transformers have different activation codes depending on whether they turn into vehicles or animals. Those that transform into animals shout "Henshin!" (Japanese for "transform") while those who turn into vehicles scream "Transform!" in English.

English dubs of Japan-original series retain the "Transform!" and "[Name], Transform!" calls, and [[Ghost in the Machine|isolated]] [[Sound And Fury|incidences]] of it exist in American originals. For the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]], "Henshin" became the familiar "Terrorize." Also, although he regularly declared "Optimus Prime, [[Super Mode|super mode]]!" before the appropriate transformation, it may or may not have been a necessary activation code. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] once said that such calls were merely a way to get psyched up. {{storylink|City|City}}

==Trivia==
The meta-reason for the idea of Activation codes is possibly that Optimus Primal can't well say "Transform and roll out", as most of the Maximals have no wheels upon which to roll.

{{stub}}

[[Category:Beast Era]]
[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Prehistory

2009-11-13T03:05:17Z

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{{episode|
|series=Armada
|series2=Micron Legend
|ep=12
|prev=Ruin
|next=Swoop (episode)
|title=Prehistory
|japanese=理由 (いきさつ) - prehistory
|romaji=Riyū [Ikisatsu]
|translation=Reason (Whole Story)
|image=Prehistory-Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg
|caption=Attack of the Clones
|production code=TF: A-12
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Keisuke Ōnishi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]]
|airdate=[[November 22]], 2002 (English) [[March 28|28 March]] 2003 (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''A Mini-Con is located on a volcanic island which soon erupts.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Prehistory-Battlefront.jpg|left|155px|thumb|When faction symbols attack!]]
Standing over the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] retrieved from [[Antarctica]], [[Rad White|Rad]] muses that at last he knows [[Ruin|what happened to Atlantis]].

Up on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] grumbles about the dormant [[Mini-Con]] they've picked up. Despite provoking some small amount of activity from it, he's unable to activate it.

Rad asks [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]] if there's any way to stop the ongoing war with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], and the [[Autobot]] leader explains how the war began four million years ago when the Decepticons began overrunning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with their troops. Once the planet was divided into Decepticon and Autobot halves, the Mini-Con faction began to appear and join with both Decepticons and Autobots to increase their power. Realising that they were causing the war, the Mini-Cons opted to leave Cybertron. The Decepticons attempted to block them, but with the Autobots' help, the Mini-Con ship was able to escape. It crashed on Earth, and the rest is history. When Rad and Carlos found the first Mini-Con, they activated a signal which alerted the inhabitants of Cybertron, who sent teams to Earth.

The Mini-Con alarm goes off, and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] quickly fixes the location of the latest Mini-Con on a volcanic island. The Autobots rush there with their young friends. The Decepticons also detect the Mini-Con.

[[Image:Prehistory-Panels made to last.jpg|right|155px|thumb|The world's first hot plate.]]
On the island, Rad asks if there's any way to avoid involving the Mini-Cons in the battle, but Optimus says use of the Mini-Cons is the only way they can effectively stop the Decepticons from gaining more Mini-Cons. While they're talking, Megatron appears and opens fire on them. The Autobots return fire, with Optimus using his [[trailer]] as a weapons platform. [[Alexis]] attempts to convince Rad and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] that they should search for the Mini-Con, so Rad dispatches [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to scout the island.

[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and Megatron powerlink with their Mini-Cons, prompting the Autobot-aligned Mini-Cons to man the weapons on Optimus's trailer. Everyone is surprised, but Carlos points out that they're just fighting back. Meanwhile, Laserbeak spots the Mini-Con panel they're searching for at the end of an incomplete rail tunnel. Optimus orders his men to cover him while he retrieves the Mini-Con, but the battle is interrupted by the volcano erupting. Lava erupts from the end of the rail tunnel, carrying the Mini-Con panel. Optimus finds himself falling into an opening fissure in the ground as the lava begins spread across the island.

Red Alert tells [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to get the kids to higher ground and has [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] dig a trench to divert the lava. Taken to safety, the kids spot the Mini-Con floating on top of the lava, but so do the Decepticons. Starscream prevents Hot Shot from getting it first, but the Decepticons are halted by a burst of energy from the newly arrived Optimus. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] grabs the Mini-Con but is fired on by [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] and drops it. After Red Alert snatches the Mini-Con out of mid-air, the Decepticons retreat. Once the Mini-Con panel cools down, the kids watch as the ghostly form of a Mini-Con manifests over it.

[[Image:Prehistory-Even when he loses, he wins.jpg|right|155px|thumb|"Rumble, bring me a newspaper!"]]
Back at base, Red Alert says that the Mini-Cons may be the key to peace in the Universe. The only way to solve the riddle as to how is to collect all of them.

Megatron tries again to awaken the Mini-Con from the ruins and at last succeeds, revealing [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]], one of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defence team]] who form the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. Megatron laughs in triumph.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (8)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Rad White]] (1)
*[[Alexis]] (6)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (7)

|h4=[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]|c4=
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (3)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (4)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (5)
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (13)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (14)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (15)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (19)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (20)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hurry up! Destroy those Autobots! You will not escape my wrath!" 
"We can't do that, Megatron! If we do, it'll give away our position!"

:—'''Megatron''' and '''Demolishor''', the latter of whom doesn't appear to notice that the Autobots already know where they are.

"Luckily, I fell into a chasm and the lava passed right over me. I had to dig my way out, but I'm all right."

:—'''Optimus''' explains how he survived the lava.

"They're fighting to protect the universe!"

:—'''Alexis''', '''Carlos''' and '''Rad''', in unison.

"Niiiice"

:—'''Smokescreen''' responds in awe to '''Red Alert''' and '''Hot Shot''' powerlinxing

"Fire away, gentlemen."

:—'''Megatron''' is uncharacteristically complimentary to his troops

"Cyclonus failed me again. That figures."

:—'''Megatron''' not surprised at '''Cyclonus's''' failure

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Prehistory-Jetfire in charge.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Gesundheit."]]
*Optimus leaves Cybertron in [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s hands. This seems quite odd to say the least, and no one shows any surprise or mentions any changing of sides when Thrust arrives in the present, on the Decepticon side and apparently having always been. Given Armada's problem with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|keeping names straight]], it's possible that "[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]" is actually [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] - "Thrust's" head looks a little like Jetfire's in a silhouette.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron wonders why the Mini-Con retrieved in the previous episode won't wake up, but when he collected it, he stated that there was a reason why it won't wake up.

[[Image:Prehistory-Smokescreen takes up gardening.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He found the secret zipper.]]
*Smokescreen's small hook makes a surprisingly large trench while diverting the lava

===Other errors===
*Optimus Prime says the lava passed over him while he was in a chasm. Somehow, this lava doesn't respond normally to gravity.

===Transformers references===
*Cybertron is seen in Prime's flashback, as well as practically everyone's Cybertronian form.

===Real-world references===
*Rad seems to think the underwater city in the previous episode actually was [[Atlantis]].

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Over a quarter of this episode is taken up with the flashback recounting the history of the war.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Ghost in the Machine (G1)

2009-11-12T05:13:04Z

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{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=80
|ep2=16
|image=GhostMachine Starscream Scourge Unicron.JPG
|caption=Screw you guys, I'm going home.
|title="Ghost in the Machine"
|production code=700-100
|airdate=[[October 21]], 1986
|written by=[[Joey Kurihara Piedra]] [[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.'''

:''Japanese title:'' スタースクリームの復活 (''Starscream no Fukkatsu'', "Starscream's Revival")
:''German title:'' "'''Der Geist im Roboter'''" ("The Ghost inside the Robot")
:''German'' Generation 2 ''title:'' "'''Starscream kehrt zurück'''" ("Starscream Returns")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:GhostMachine Scourge approaches Unicron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost appears and possesses [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies to the severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[Image:GhostMachine Metroplex eye explode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|There are no eye-drops for this.]]

On Earth, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transforms]], but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|former soldiers]], and steal one of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream possesses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner... for Galvatron.

[[Image:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads off to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead|Coneheads]] to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions to complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions.

[[Image:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Refusing to call Triple-A, Starscream prepares to jumpstart Unicron.]]

Within Trypticon, the Battlecharges and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trypticon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots manage to plant some [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]] on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream's ghost has lost control.

On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in the night...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (with [[Scamper]]) (9)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (11)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (12)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (13)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (15)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (16)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (17)
* [[Slingshot]] (18)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (26)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (28)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (30)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (31)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (cameo) (32)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
* [[Sweep|Sweeps]] (3)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (4)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (5)
* [[Headstrong]] (6)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (7)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (9)
* [[Runabout]] (10)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (11)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (12)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (13)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (14)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (32)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Unicron|Unicron's head]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:—'''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)|the kettle]] black.

"Aerialbots! Wait for... umm... nevermind."
:—'''Warpath''', getting left behind.

"Decepticon intruders IN MY BRAIN!"
:—'''Metroplex''', on the perils of being city-sized.

"Where are my eyes?!"
:—'''Metroplex''' would look around for them if he could.

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:—'''Galvatron''', giving his outbust a rare preamble.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', getting sassy with Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:—'''Starscream''' has picked up some [[wikipedia:Stinking_badges|Earth culture]].

"Starscream! You're a dead mechanism!" 
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" 
"I'm already sorry!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''', bickering like [[Megatron (G1)|old times]].

"Wait, since when do ghosts tumble out of control through space?"
:—'''Cyclonus''', catching up with the plot.

"Now make the connection!" 
"Do it yourself!"
:—'''Unicron''' bet on the wrong pony, and '''Starscream''' just loves being a prick.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* After Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, Hot Spot is shown with Ultra Magnus's color scheme.
* When Bumblebee and Spike discover Scourge stealing Metroplex's eyes, Bumblebee has enormous wheels.
* In a few scenes Hot Spot has a mouth on his faceplate.
* During Scourge's attack on him, Sky Lynx has a Decepticon symbol on his nose.
* Groove has a totally different voice for his one line ("locked and loaded!"), sounding somewhat like Beachcomber. Usually he sounds more like a higher-pitched Trailbreaker.
* When Silverbolt says that he doesn't see any enemy, he and Skydive are both mouthing the words.

===Continuity errors===
*Although undoubtedly big, Metroplex and Trypticon's eyes should be ''way'' too small for Unicron to use as like-for-like replacements.
*When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.

===Transformers references===
*First appearance of [[Runabout]].
*This episode marks the last appearances of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the series.
*This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. His first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].

===Real-world references===
* The title's literal meaning obviously applies to the events of the episode, but the phrase has a history in philosophical discourse. It was [[Wikipedia:Ghost in the machine|coined as a pejorative]] against the [[Wikipedia:Mind-body dichotomy|mind-body split]] of [[wikipedia:René Descartes|Cartesian]] dualism, and by the time this episode was made, it had also been used as the title of [[wikipedia:The Ghost in the Machine|a book]] and [[wikipedia:Ghost in the Machine (album)|a rock album]].

===Trivia===
* Unicron displays the ability to electrocute the Autobots inside his head and expel them through his neck.
* Starscream is last seen tumbling away through space in his new body, possibly damaged from Galvatron's attacks but still very much alive. This is sometimes seen as a point of conflict with his appearance as a ghost in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". Fans have reconciled this by speculating that he died again off-screen, or else traveled through time to the ''Beast Wars'' era (and back) before this episode took place chronologically. Alternatively, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon does not follow strictly from any specific Generation 1 continuity, allowing the "error" to be dismissed entirely.

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/ghost_in_the_machine.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Thrust (Armada)

2009-10-27T23:15:15Z

66.245.138.109: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
{{disambig3|Thrust}}
:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Thrust-AR-DVD.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now a regular on "Spongebob Squarepants"]]
'''Thrust''' is one of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s higher-ranking Decepticon soldiers (and a total wack job). His occasional [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], plus sometimes he commands the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]].

==Fiction==
{{cleanup|September 2009|These Armada articles are vintage 2006 in quality. They lack storylinks and detailed.}}
===''Armada'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese), [[Márcio Seixas]] (Portuguese), [[Kai Taschner]] (German)

Thrust was a renowned tactician who joined [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] on [[Earth]] in an attempt to improve his soldiers' relations. {{storylink|Tactician|Tactician}} Thrust led the Decepticons to some short victories and summoned the giant battleship [[Tidal Wave]] to aid them, but was quickly dethroned of his rank after his failures began to stack up. {{storylink|Awakening|Awakening}} Hated by all the other Decepticons due to his superior attitude, Thrust began to shrink into himself and got more desperate to prove his power.

{{charstubfiction}}

Eventually, Thrust joined [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] with the lure of ultimate power, and managed to steal the three [[Mini-Con]] weapons that were the keys to reactivating [[Unicron]]'s body. Thrust met his demise when he demanded Unicron attack his former master, Galvatron, only to have Unicron act totally unaware of Thrust's presence. Thrust fell into a seam on Unicron's surface which began to tighten and close as Unicron moved, and was crushed to death as Galvatron walked away.

===Dreamwave comic continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
{{cleanup|September 2009|Needs storylinks}}

Thrust was a somewhat cowboy-like entity that served the Decepticons loyally. He was devoted to Megatron, and followed his orders faithfully. Thrust first appeared via [[transwarp]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], carrying rocket boosters so the Decepticons could fly to the moon and capture the Mini-Cons stationed there.

Later, Thrust was sent to northern Alaska to back up [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who was there to retrieve a fallen Mini-Con escape pod. First Thrust took a torch-blast to the face from [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], who was there to save his allies. Then he was knocked around by Cyclonus, who was feeling the effects of a triple-[[Powerlinx]] with the entire [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], which began to burn out his circuits and drive him mad with pain. When he finally came to, between Cyclonus' breakdown, the arrival of the Autobots, and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] using an orbiting [[solar scalpel]] to melt the ice that buried the escape pod, Thrust decided maybe he'd better get the heck outta Dodge.

Later, Thrust followed [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to a building lot in San Francisco, to investigate a weird [[transwarp]] disturbance. He got there just in time to get shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)|a herald of Unicron]], who was seeking the refugee [[Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]].

When Megatron left to attack the Autobot base on Earth, Thrust was left behind to guard their [[Silver Ridge]] headquarters. He quickly had the crap kicked out of him by the ''other'' heralds of [[Unicron]]. Not a fatal beating, though, as he was repaired in time to journey back to Cybertron and face the planet-eater.

====''Energon'' comic====
After the destruction of Unicron and the apparent death of Megatron, Thrust became a security officer in the new peacetime. When Starscream mocked the "rebel" Decepticons under Tidal Wave, his former comrade attempted to state his case that there were other Decepticons willing to fight, until Starscream pointed out that Thrust was happy with his "little sheriff's badge" and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] never gave the rebellion a second thought. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Later, Thrust joined [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot's]] unit and defended [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] from the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] clones when they attacked Earth. When the revenant [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] appeared and decimated the Terrorcons, Thrust tried to rejoin his former leader, but Megatron completely ignored him, warping to his next destination. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaThrust toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Heeheehee... flathead.... boy, I can really dish it out!"]]
*'''Thrust with Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-05'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Thrust transforms into a dark green [[wikipedia:F-35_Lightning_II|F-35 Lightning II]] fighter jet. In jet mode, he has two pressure-launch missile launchers, and a space to store his Mini-Con partner Inferno in his (Inferno's) truck mode. Aside from his robot mode, he also has an "assault" robot mode, which turns his torso around 180 degrees and extends his winged backpack; attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his chest and pushing it up and down causes the backpack to move as a spinning blade.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]].

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*'''Thrust and Thunder with Air Military Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: In Japan, Thrust was available both as an individual (well, with Inferno) and in a larger boxed set that also included the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]. There are no notable difference between the Japanese and US releases.

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*'''Powerlinx Thrust with Powerlinx Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe brown/blue version, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the later-series "Powerlinx" line of [[Redeco|redecos]], Powerlinx Thrust got a new color scheme that was a "reversal" of the [[Generation 1]] "[[conehead]]" [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], primarily light brown with dark blue and black accents.

: The packaging for this release, however, showed him in a color scheme more like his [[Thrust (G1)|G1 namesake]], burgundy with black (and some bone-white accents). His coloration was changed to the brown-and-blue too late to change the packaging photography.

: The change was made due to Takara choosing a mostly red color scheme for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (Demolishor's name in Japan was Ironhide and the color scheme was based on the [[Ironhide (G1)|G1 version of said character]]). Originally Hasbro had different plans for their redeco of Demolishor. But as a result, they changed their plans for Demolishor to match the animation, which was already based on Takara's products. Hasbro then thought there would be too much red on the shelves at the time, so Powerlinx Thrust's coloration was modified, as the figure would not appear on the cartoon. There are some similar colors used between the two versions of the toy, likely due to the quick change in scheme.

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[[Image:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The thrust of Spawn.]]
*'''Powerlinx Thrust with Powerlinx Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:Although Hasbro at one point expressed interest in releasing a [[running change]] [[variant]] of Powerlinx Thrust that reflected the originally intended color scheme<ref>http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=CFE6708B-D56F-E112-46B6865D4470EE87 Hasbro website Q&A for February 6, 2004]</ref>, they never went through with it, at least not on the North American market. However, ''[[Takara]]'' released red Powerlinx Thrust as a "[[USA Edition]]" in Japan, exclusively available at the Toy's Dream Project members store Toycard, in Hasbro packaging (Takara had previously also released a "USA Edition" version of Powerlinx Thrust in Hasbro's colors, this time exclusively available at Laox stores).

: Curiously enough, Hasbro actually ''did'' produce a small run of red Powerlinx Thrust, but never released it on the North American market. Instead, the toy, in European packaging, popped up in Israel in mid-2004, later followed by sightings in Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The toy was even found in Australia, but only in stores that also occasionally sell toys imported from other countries, and again in European packaging. Furthermore, some of the European countries saw the toy being sold at instant discount prices, which suggests it was old Hasbro warehouse stock which had never seen a shelf release that was now being cleared out.

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==Notes==
* Thrust's demeanor and speech in the [[Dreamwave]] [[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|''Armada'' comics]] are very reminiscent of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], to the point of him even using the phrase "What in tarnation?" in one issue. Amusingly, [[Colin Murdoch]] voiced both characters in each respective cartoon series. It is unknown if this was an intentional move on writer [[Simon Furman]]'s part or simply a coincidence.

* Like the ''Generation 1'' [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], the ''Armada'' incarnation is portrayed as a braggart. In fact, just before his untimely demise, the angry Galvatron tells Thrust that "You always did like the sound of your own voice."
*Thrust is frequently called derogatory nicknames by his fellow Decepticons, including the notable 'Squidhead' coined by Megatron.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Thrust/thrust.htm Thrust at TFU.info]

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Armada characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Spark of Combination

2009-10-13T19:13:56Z

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The '''Spark of Combination''' (interchangeably '''Combination Spark''') is a gift given to the Autobots by [[Primus]] at the beginning of the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' arc of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Given to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots were granted the ability to combine themselves into larger, more powerful forms. Essentially, everybody became a [[combiner]] and Optimus, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] aren't special anymore. The Spark of Combination is kept in a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-like device in Prime's chest, which is visible when combined with his team of [[Prime Force|mindless, soulless worker drones]].

==Fiction==
===Armada?===
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was granted the Spark of Combination during the [[Unicron Battles]] to combine with [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] to form "MegaWing Galvatron."

===Energon Cartoon===
[[Dr. Brian Jones]] witnessed a Combination Spark entering into [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] before he awakened. {{storylink|Crash Course|Crash Course}}

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[[Category:Energon]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:MacGuffins]]
[[Category:Primus]]

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{{G1cap|A [[Scale|human-sized]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] clear trees while riding on the side of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode.|Changing Gears|5}}

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{{G1cap| A [[Scale|human-sized]] [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] clear trees while riding on the side of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode.|Changing Gears|5}}

Dark Designs

2009-10-05T04:39:09Z

66.245.138.109: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the Beast Wars episode|the Titan Books collection|Dark Designs (Titan)}}

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=13
|image=Dark Designs Evil Rhinox.jpg
|caption=Heeeeeere's Johnny!
|title="Dark Designs"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 4]], 1996
|written by=[[Ian Weir]]
|directed by=[[Owen Hurley]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron captures and reprograms Rhinox into a Predacon. It doesn't turn out very well.'''

:''Japanese title:'' ライノックス大暴れ! (''Rhinox Ōabare!'', "Rhinox Rampages!")

==Synopsis==
In some usual rocky terrain, the [[Maximals]] are disappointed to learn that their day's expedition has been a waste of time, as the [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] they were searching for is inaccessible. [[Rattrap]] whines, saying the situation couldn't get worse, prompting an attack from the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. The Maximals are at a clear disadvantage, but [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] triggers a rockslide that crushes all the Predacons.

[[Image:Dark Designs Rhinoxweb.jpg|left|200px|thumb|What a catch.]]
[[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] commends Rhinox's intelligent tactics, and the Maximals begin their return to base. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] also determines that Rhinox is a major threat to his operation and orders [[Tarantulas]] to capture the large Maximal. When Rhinox is a distance behind the other Maximals on the road home, the spider captures Rhinox and knocks the rhino out with some [[cyber venom]].

[[Image:Dark Designs Transmuter.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shocking footage reveals Hasbro's use of test animals for its [[redeco]] machinery.]]
A while later, the Maximals noticed their large comrade has disappeared. Rattrap activates his communicator, and are able to listen through Rhinox's communicator, overhearing the events in the Predacon base where Megatron uses "The [[Transmuter]]" to turn Rhinox into an evil Predacon. While the Maximals are concerned, Primal plans to wait a while before the Maximals make an effort to rescue their friend, yessssssss...

In the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], Megatron, and his new underling, Evil Rhinox, get down to plotting on how they can use Rhinox's knowledge to destroy the Maximals—but some technical problems with Megatron's computer halt the planning session. Rhinox is sent to check up on [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok's]] repair of the system (which was secretly vandalised by Rhinox). With no witnesses, Rhinox drops several tons of hardware onto Scorponok. When Scorponok's flattened body is found later by Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], they have no clue who committed the crime.

[[Image:Dark Designs Rhinox Terrorsaur.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Mmm, I feel like ''turkey'' tonight.]]
Waspinator deposits Scorponok into a [[CR Chamber]] for repair, but flying away, Waspinator is hit with a heavy piece of weight pushed by Rhinox. The impact drives Waspinator into a state of dementia. This time, Rhinox's attempt at homicide is witnessed by [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], who meets with Rhinox in private. There, Rhinox declines Terrorsaur's offer of partnership and insists that Terrorsaur stay silent. Later, Megatron discovers that Tarantulas and Blackarachnia have been poisoned. Still oblivious, a furious Megatron shouts out his confusion.

Outside of the Predacon base, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] figures out Primal's plan: leave Rhinox as he is, so he'll run roughshod over the Predacons. But knowing that Megatron will eventually wise up, the Maximals get ready to mount a rescue. At the same time, Scorponok has been repaired, and he tells Megatron what happened to him. Megatron concludes that his little experiment has gone wrong, and decides to end it—and Rhinox as well.

[[Image:Dark Designs Megatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|So purple is a primary color to Predacons, right?]]
Megatron confronts Rhinox, and assigns Scorponok and Terrorsaur to disarm the new recruit. By mentioning Terrorsaur's plotting, Rhinox is able to get the two Predacon goons to fight each other instead of himself, leaving them as easy pickings. With those two taken care of, he opens fire on Megatron, causing the Predacon to fall off his hover platform.

Rhinox taunts Megatron with a speech about who's the boss now, but Rhinox has stepped into the range of the Transmuter. Megatron reactivates the machine, converting Rhinox back to his regular good self. The Maximals blast their way into the base. Primal battles with Megatron, slicing off one of the Predacon leader's arms. A stray shot from the still demented Waspinator hits the Transmuter, and the Maximals grab Rhinox and evacuate while the Predacons take cover to avoid being harmed by the exploding machine.

Afterward, the Maximals relax. Rhinox admits that the Predacons have some serious personality problems, and the Maximals have a big laugh. Except for [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] (1)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Rattrap]] (5)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (7)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (9)
*[[Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"There's more than one way to skin a cat...so to speak."
:—'''Rhinox''', realising that Cheetor is standing right there.

"Better dead than Pred." 
"Some of us have survived the experience, furball." 
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Dinobot''' discuss the benefits of being a Predacon.

"Oh, I'm being real careful. See, I'm on this side, and it's all gonna fall ''that way''."
:—'''Rhinox''', shortly before dropping a pile of crates on Scorponok.

"Idiot! What have you done?!" 
"Idiot does not respond! Idiot is comatose!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Waspinator''' inspect Rhinox's handiwork.

'''Waspinator:''' Destroy all Autobot-bot-bot-bots! 
'''Megatron:''' Waspinator, what are you buzzing about?! 
'''Waspinator:''' Waspinator? Negative-negative-negative! I am Shrapnel, Decepticon hero-o-o-o-o! 
'''Blackarachnia:''' Shrapnel?! That was a Decepticon from the Great Wars three centuries ago. He's wacko. 
'''Waspinator:''' Wacko? NO!! Wonko! Wonko the Sane!! 
''[Waspinator salutes the audience, then begins punching himself]'' 
:—The result of Waspinator's Rhinox-inflicted super insanity.

"He's a smirker! Mangle!"
:—'''Scorponok''' re: Terrorsaur

"Well, what do you know? I win. Reprogamming me was the worst mistake you ever made cause now that I'm a Predacon, I'm just a little too crafty for you." 
"Yes, I see this now." 
"It's called irony, sport. I take over, and you head straight for the recycling bin. Yessss." 
"So it would seem. And even now, Rhinox, you're teaching me a valuable lesson." 
"Yeah? What's that?" 
"Sometimes, Predacons gloat too much!"
:—'''Rhinox''' and '''Megatron'''

"Yo, everybody! Out of the pool!"
:—'''Rattrap''' alerts everyone to the fact they should run in his own special way.

"I am very very unhappy indeed, oh yessss."
:—'''Megatron''' clues us in on his emotional state.

"Like you're three gigabytes of attitude on a two-gig hard drive. No ''wonder'' they've got personality problems!"
:—'''Rhinox''' on being a Predacon

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
* In one shot, when the Maximals are having a conversation near the Predacon base, Dinobot looks like as if he's standing in the lava flow. This may be because of the camera angle. If so, it means that Dinobot's been animated to stand in mid-air a few inches above the ground, thus the strange effect.

===Continuity errors===
* Near the end of the episode, Evil Rhinox shoots Megatron's kneecaps, making it very hard for him to stand up. Yet Megatron has little trouble standing or moving around in the big fight with the Maximals that happens soon afterward.

===Transformers references===
*When [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is driven temporarily insane, he babbles that his name is [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], an Insecticon from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. Stuck like this for the rest of the episode, he proceeds to stutter and repeat words in a semi-accurate reference to the distinctive speech pattern that Shrapnel had in the G1 cartoon, which saw him repeat the last word of his sentences, sentences. Waspinator also delivers the classic TF slogan "More than meets the eye."
*Oddly, Waspinator's Shrapnel impression is ''much'' more reminiscent of [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]'s speech pattern in the episode [[City of Steel]], widely assumed to be his normal speech pattern by fans despite actually being confined to that episode. Mix-Mix-Mixmaster repeated the first syllable of a sentence several times, while Shrapnel repeats the last word of a sentence once, once.
*The concept of Rhinox being reprogrammed by Megatron only to attempt to overthrow him later is revisited in the sequel series, ''[[Beast Machines]]''.
*Both Optimus and Rhinox say "Yeeessssss..." in a very similar manner to Megatron. Imitation ''is'' the sincerest form of flattery.

===Real-world references===
*Cheetor's line: "Better dead than Pred." could be a paraphrase of the old 1950's anti-Communism slogan "Better dead than Red".
*Immediately following saying that he is Shrapnel, Waspinator claims that he is "Wonko! Wonko the Sane!" and salutes the audience before punching himself in the head. In addition to being a fictional character created by the sci-fi comedy author [[wikipedia:Douglas_Adams|Douglas Adams]], it is a tribute to transfan [[Ben Yee]], whose online username was Wonko the Sane at the time.
*The scene where Optimus Primal proudly brandishes his swords before an unimpressed Megatron lazily shoots him down is reminiscent of the famous duel between between Indiana Jones and the Cairo swordsman in ''[[wikipedia:Indiana_Jones|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Dinobot pushing Scorponok into his rotor blade weapon echoes the demise of the German engineer later in the movie.
*While Waspinator is insane (well, more insane than usual), he briefly appears to be touching Blackarachnia's right chestplate.

===Trivia===
[[Image:RhinoxEvilandGood.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Grapety purple edition not sold in stores. Or anywhere else, for that matter.]]
*Oddly enough, there are [[To sell toys|no purple and silver redecos of Rhinox.]]
* Rhinox gains evil, red eyes in beast mode upon being transformed into a Predacon. His robot form already has those, however, so to underscore his evilness in that form, he was instead given dark marks under his eyes similar to "dark circles" under a [[human]]'s eyes.

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Rampage (G1)

2009-10-02T05:03:41Z

66.245.138.109: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Rampage}}
{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
:''Rampage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Rampage DWMTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Just hand over the remote control, and no one has to die here."]]
'''Rampage''' is a bundle of hyper-energetic, destructive fury. He has difficulty thinking or talking for more than a short time without bursting into a wild rage and smashing everything around him. This trail of wreckage makes it easy to follow him anywhere. The only thing that really calms him down is [[television]]. Generally the more mindless and stupid the programming, the more enraptured and entranced he becomes. Rampage can watch music videos for hours and hours without twitching a circuit.

He and his fellow Predacons can combine to form [[Predaking]].

:''Hungarian name'': '''Dühöngő''' ("Berserk")
:''Italian name'': '''Felin'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Furibo'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:NOOOOO.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It's better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that you — oh, forget it.]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}}

''Fortunately for Rampage and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Apeface smackdown.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bad kitty!]]
Rampage and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] operated as mercenary hunters on Cybertron, willing to track and kill anyone for the right price, even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] hired them to eliminate Megatron for him, and their second attempt proved successful enough to get him out of the way for a while. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The Predacons moved in full-time with the Decepticons of Earth after that, and Rampage later had a truly spectacular fight with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s animal flunky [[Apeface]] during the first Decepticon Civil War — after he ripped off Apeface's arm and spat it out, the [[Horrorcon]] then proceeded to beat the Predacon with it severely. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Rampage shook the stars out of his optic sensors long enough to get blown to smithereens along with his teammates by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

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====Earthforce====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.}}
''Rampage and Razorclaw were patrolling the Alaskan snowfields for Shockwave and bumped into [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who had just been had by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] as an April Fools joke -- they had set up a fake challenge by Shockwave and lured him out into the cold, only to find a "Shockwave snowman" and a sign. Razorclaw and Rampage thought this was very funny. What Grimlock did to them ended up being censored, but it probably wasn't hugs and kisses. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}''

''Later on, Rampage was seen at the [[Enclave]] talking to [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He also joined Soundwave in attacking Autobot Earthbase after the two Decepticon factions reunited with each other. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''Rampage was part of the Decepticon army under [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s command in 2008, when they planned an all-out assault on the Autobot base on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] who tipped them off about the opportunity had been setting a trap, and the Decepticons were ambushed by [[Allicon]] warriors. Rampage and the other ground troops bailed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-air, and he quickly assumed the high ground in order to gun down the opposition. Rampage was last seen fighting alongside his sub-commander, Razorclaw, but his final fate in the battle is unknown. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Laurie Faso]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)

The Predacons landed on [[Jupiter]]'s moon of [[Io]] to attack the Autobot team carrying [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. Rampage transformed into beast mode and charged at [[Marissa Faireborn|EDC Commander Marissa Faireborn]], but she easily leapt to avoid him, causing the Decepticon to stop in his tracks and accidentally get rammed in the flank by Tantrum. Rampage then joined the other Predacons in forming Predaking, who was promptly defeated by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

On planet [[Dread]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was using the Predacons to patrol his new [[death crystal]] mining operation when Sky Lynx and the Autobots came to the planet. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] were sent out first as scouts and the Predacons staged a coordinated assault against them. First Divebomb softened the duo up with some rocket bombs, then Rampage and Razorclaw tag-teamed Kup, keeping him busy while the others could finish off Blurr. The tide turned when Sky Lynx and the other Autobots came looking for their front-runners, though, and the Predacons were sent into retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When making an attempt on [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s life on Cybertron, Rampage and the Predacons were caught up in a nightmarish fantasy world, projected into reality by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] by tapping [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s subconscious mind. After Razorclaw was carried off with the Autobot [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] by one of the dream creatures, Rodimus suggested the two factions team up and search for their friends together. Headstrong and Tantrum were vehemently against the idea, and so Rampage stuck with his pack. After nearly being eaten by a giant plant, however, Rampage may've helped convince his teammates that togetherness was a good idea, because the Predacons started working more closely with Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after that. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

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====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Rampage was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Rampage and his fellow Predacons were apparently Decepticon warlords at some point in the past. Exactly when is unclear, but they were exiled from Cybertron and eventually wound up on Planet [[Beast (planet) | Beest]]. The Predacons' higher brain functions degraded, and they became feral, wandering bestially on the planet until Megatron found them, tamed them, and taught them to beg for robo-kibble. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Rampage and the others then helped him overcome Shockwave {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and Starscream to reclaim Megatron's army for him. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers'' continuity===
The Predacons menaced [[Nautilator]] as he traveled through their piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] escaped by diving into a pool of green liquid. Rampage was disappointed since he was "in the mood for seafood", only to have his wish granted when [[Piranacon]] emerged from the depths. In turn, the Predacons merged into Predaking and battled him, but the two giants were interrupted when [[Serpent O.R.]] arrived from Earth and convinced them to join new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2}}

After helping in the capture of a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|human soldiers]], Rampage was part of a Decepticon gathering for recruiting more warriors for their army. As part of Predaking, he then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}} After returning to base he hung out with Divebomb, telling his partner how much he was looking forward to attacking Earth and tearing apart some "nice, soft humans". At that moment, their human prisoners escaped and released their Autobot friends, who introduced Rampage and Divebomb to a world of pain. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster Predacons.jpg|right|180px|thumb|First charge of the ''fight'' brigade.]]
Rampage joined the original Decepticons after participating in the gladiatorial games of [[Kaon]] for some time under Megatron's direction. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} During the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons and shortly after the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Rampage participated in the Decepticons' big push against the worn-out Autobot positions after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out of commission by an [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

In the modern era, as a crewman aboard the Decepticon Warship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Rampage was dispatched to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to destroy the newly reactivated Thunderwing (and, if necessary, Cybertron). He expressed his admiration for the Autobots attempting to stop Thunderwing with too-few forces, to which Razorclaw agreed and dispatched teams of Decepticons to assist the Autobots. Rampage canceled the bombardment on [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s order with one second remaining after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] neutralized Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}
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===Beast Wars===
====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
[[Image:Rampage symbol.png|right|100px|thumb|Thundercats!]]
On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[Transwarp|transwarp shunt]] device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
{{anchor|G1}}

*'''Rampage''' (Predacon, 1986)
**''Team ID number'': '''2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-74'''
**''Accessories'': [[Thermo-sword]], 2 rifles, right Predaking fist.

[[Image:G1 Rampage toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Tyger, Tyger, burning neon...]]
:Rampage transforms into an orange, black and red robotic tiger. His beast mode legs and head have varying degrees of articulation (though the latter has more to do with his transformation). As was the norm for toys made during the period, he has limited articulation in robot mode. Rampage is armed with a black laser rifle and a gold sword.

: Normally, Rampage forms the right arm of Predaking, but can also be used as the combiner's left arm (which was the configuration seen for Predaking's comic and animation models).

: As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Rampage had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic. In Japan, he was available individually or as part of a gift set with the rest of the Predacons.

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{{anchor|Predaking}}
*'''Predaking''' (Multi-pack, 1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

: In Japan, all five Predacons were also made availabe as a very large gift-set. This huge box was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast contruction of the initial releases.

===Titanium series===
[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

: The right arm of this ''[[Titanium Series]]'' 3" die-cast figurine is technically Rampage, following the cartoon/character model of Predaking, rather than the original toy's nominal layout.

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==Merchandise==
{{anchor|3DBC}}
*'''Rampage''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)

: A 32-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Rampage "transforms" into a red and orange cat. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal]].

==Trivia==
*Rampage's [[Don Figueroa]]-designed Cybertronian alt-mode, as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Jazz]]'', is a mobile '''cat'''apult. This is awesome. <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5621&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Rampage/rampage.htm Rampage at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Rampage Rampage's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
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Wishes

2009-10-01T03:11:55Z

66.245.138.109: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=40
|ep2=41
|prev=Ambition
|next=Galvatron!
|title=Wishes
|japanese=スペリオンの希望
|romaji=Superion no Kibō
|translation=Superion's Hope
|image=E40 titlecard.jpg
|caption=...and crap in the other and see which one piles up first.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[October 15|15 October]] 2004 (Japanese) [[January 7]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''With the power of Super Energon, Megatron becomes invincible, and takes control of Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
Megatron declares his ownership of the [[Super Energon]], and commands its three guardians to serve him. Two agree readily, but Superion Maximus replies that the Super Energon belongs to no one, and is for the good of all Transformers. Unimpressed, Megatron dives into the pool, with Superion observing that he'll never survive. But Megatron absorbs the power, and emerges transformed into Galvatron. Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus swear their fealty. Superion Maximus's shots simply bounce off harmlessly. Unable to defeat him, Superion Maximus splits into five jets and escapes. Galvatron sends the other two guardians after him; they likewise split into five vehicles and pursue.

Mirage finds the other Decepticons, now liberated. Not finding any Autobots around, they set out on an orgy of Destruction, blowing up lots of generics. Galvatron summons Starscream to the Super Energon pool; as he does, Six Shot overhears it and proposes that the Decepticons construct their own energon grid. Six Shot and Demolishor head for the base control room.

The ''Miranda II'' arrives over Cybertron. The Autobots get no answer from the surface, and prepare to make a forced landing at the space port.

Six Shot and Demolishor arrive at the control room and find it empty. Rad and the Jones family are watching from concealment, however; after Demolishor nearly discovers them, they flee.

Starscream heads into the depths of Cybertron with a group of Terrorcons, following Galvatron's directions.

The ''Miranda II'' descends. Standing on its hull, Prime regrets not destroying Megatron, but vows to retake control of Cybertron.

Within Cybertron's urban canyons, Superion Maximus still hasn't eluded his brothers. All three re-combine and face off.

As Galvatron observes, the Terrorcons are disintegrating from the power of the Super Energon. To test Starscream's loyalty, he has him enter the pool; he succeeds, surviving and taking on new colors. Six Shot reports in that the Autobot ship has arrived.

Omega, Prime and Ironhide land and start blasting Terrorcons left and right. The Maximus brothers arrive and confront the Autobots. As they face off, Superion Maximus speculates that he'll have a better chance with the Autobots as his allies; meanwhile, Six Shot observes that the objects of his vengeance have arrived.

The super-charged Megatron bursts from the ground, along with Starscream. Prime's shots just bounce off; Megatron and Starscream make short work of the Autobots and begin destroying [[Energon Tower|energon towers]]. Six Shot lines up Prime in his sights, but a collapsing tower knocks him away from the controls.

Energon gas begins leaking from the towers. Realizing it will damage the Autobots, Kicker heads off on his own to find his family. Prime orders a retreat. Kicker runs into Starscream; Prime arrives to back him up, even as the gas overpowers him. Superion Maximus swoops in to save Kicker, while Prime collapses. Jetfire arrives to save Prime.

Alpha Q observes the energon gas being released all over Cybertron, and frets that Galvatron will wreak havoc again.

Rodimus asks Omega Supreme what the Super Energon was to be used for; Omega explains that it was to be used to forge a new era for all Transformers. Superion Maximus repairs Optimus, and asks to join the team.

Kicker berates himself for not making it into the building to find his family, and continues to worry over them. Ironhide says he's there to help, and they prepare to move out.

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==Quotes==
"There's no reason to doubt me now. I am GALVATRON!" 
"Oh, you must be. At last we've found you. We have waited so long for this moment!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Constructicon Maximus'''

"It turns out Galvatron's still alive!"
:—'''Demolishor''' apparently got Twitter'd, "Changed name. Galvatron now."

"Hint, well, hrm. Let's just say that it's something that will make us invincible. Energon can give us strength, but thanks to Unicron I've found a pool of Super Energon, and with it we'll be absolutely unbeatable!"
:—'''Galvatron'''... 'let's just say' does ''not work that way.''

"Galvatron, how could he have survived? I destroyed him!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' is also on Megatron's Twitter list.

"Megatron?" 
"He looks different!"
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Kicker''': not on the list.

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
Very little, and nothing major:

* The dub plays down some brief hesitation by Bruticus and Construction Maximus, such as when he orders them to pursue Superion Maximus, and omits some slightly archaic phrasings from Galvatron, such as "remember, ancient warriors, how to fight" as he sees them off. Also missing is Constructicon Maximus's statement that Galvatron's words and actions are "those of a true Decepticon".
* A little gag is omitted from the dub, wherein Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan) emits his characteristic "shock" battle cry upon being told that Megatron lives. Snowcat asks what that means, and Mirage replies "Happy shock!", with a corresponding pose of joy and a little horn fanfare (which remain in the dub, seeming very odd.) Since ''Energon'' doesn't have Mirage using his battle cry, the gag wouldn't have worked for the dub.
* The gag continues, with the Decepticons exclaiming how happy they are as they transform for battle ("one hundred times happiness transform!"), explaining why Snowcat does a pirouette while standing on Mirage's deck.
* Six Shot doesn't originally propose creating their own grid as in the dub, but rather reactivating the one the Autobots have already built.
* The dub has Dr. Jones wondering why the Decepticons want the plans for the energon grid. ''Super Link'' has the humans immediately figuring out that they're planning to capture the planet's core.
* Galvatron's observation that the Terrorcons can't absorb the Super Energon doesn't quite jibe with the animation, which shows that while some are indeed overloading and blowing up, others are forming energon stars. Sure enough, the line is a dub addition.
* A second later, the dub has Galvatron saying "Shall we use this energon to put up our own energon grid, gentlemen?" even though Starscream's the only one there. Originally, he simply asks Starscream to affirm that they ''can'' put up the grid.
* Superion Maximus's concern that he'll have to prove his trustworthiness: dub addition.
* Kicker originally vows to become his family's hope, a minor point lost in the dub and replaced with typical ''Energon'' "let's do it!" wiffle.

===Continuity errors===
* Shouldn't the Energon Saber also be affected by the gas? It's made of three Transformers (not that you'd know from watching ''Energon'', but still...)

===Transformers references===
*Starscream asks Galvatron for a hint as to what he's found. A newly-minted [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] has given a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] a hint [[The Transformers: The Movie|before]], though it was [[Death|a little different]] from the situation here.

===Miscellaneous notes===
* So Superion Maximus basically just stands there and lets Megatron dive into the Super Energon. Some guardian!
* Megatron's face gets the cel animation upgrade as he screams within the Super Energon pool.
* More paper [[Generic|generics]] in this episode - once again, they explode and die after a single shot.
* The animation goes to great lengths to hide the fact that the combiners can actually transform. When they split, they're enveloped in a blinding glowing light, which splits into five glowing spheres which then fade away to reveal the vehicle modes. The same shtick repeats in reverse when they re-combine. Eventually, a proper combination sequence would be shown for them in "[[Distribution]]", so presumably the animation just wasn't ready at this point.

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Elita One (disambiguation)

2009-09-30T04:35:00Z

66.245.138.109:

'''Elita One'''/'''Elita-One'''/'''Elita 1'''/'''Elita-1''' can refer to more than one robot:

*'''1985''' — [[Elita One]], the [[Autobot]] from [[Generation 1]] formerly known as ''Ariel''.
*'''2007''' — [[Elita-One]], the similar looking repaint of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in the [[Transformers (2007)|Movie continuity]]
*'''2007''' — [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]], the original Autobot name of the [[Decepticon]] [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] the purple motorcycle [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] component in [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]].}}

Elita should not be confused with...

*[[Arcee (disambiguation)|Arcee]]
*[[ELTA]]
*[[Leader-1]]

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Shockwave (Animated)

2009-09-29T17:37:49Z

66.245.138.109: /* Animated */

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

[[Image:TFA Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My awesomeness is logical.]]

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. This size-changing master of disguise has infiltrated the Autobot security apparatus at the highest level: his cover persona is '''Longarm Prime''', head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], reporting directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] himself. The undercover Decepticon is the perfect agent to pull this off, as he's able to change his voice, his appearance, and even his energy signature. This puts Shockwave in the perfect position to undermine and mislead the Autobots while feeding strategic information to his true master. To establish his credibility, "Longarm" attended the [[Autobot boot camp]] alongside Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Over the years, he worked his way up the Autobot hierarchy until finally he was promoted to be the very head of the Intelligence Division itself!

Befitting a double agent, Shockwave is highly secretive and fearful of detection. Befitting a cartoon villain, he can confidently give those secrets away if he thinks he's winning. If he suspects his cover may be compromised, he's given to acts of desperation.

{{bigquote|Rise, Shockwave: my most loyal servant!|Megatron|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{note|Events from IDW Publishing comic books are in italics.}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German)

[[Image:TFA Longarm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why am I wearing a scuba mask?]]

[[Image:TFA Shockwave DoubleAgent.jpg|thumb|right|150px|So does that mean he's Shockwave Prime?]]

Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to impersonate effectively a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.

With the aid of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} Shockwave crafted an Autobot persona and form for himself from old historical records <ref>Shockwave's on-package bio</ref> and enrolled in [[Autobot boot camp]], where his ability to stretch his limbs to great lengths (a limited use of his ability to change shape and size) earned him the name "Longarm" from his drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]. However, he slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit [[Wasp]], whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself. He suggested that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], so that 'Bee could take all the credit himself. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave took matters into his own hands during a training exercise and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline the Autobot and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work.

Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and eventually became the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. Now "Longarm [[Prime (rank)#Transformers Animated|'''Prime''']]", he remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles that Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} He may have murdered [[Highbrow (Animated)|Intel director Highbrow]] to get the job. <ref>''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]]''</ref>

''After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a [[space bridge]] that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp. He reported the news to Longarm Prime on Cybertron, but of course, that accomplished nothing. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Anim shockwave pinchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pinchy pinchy!]]

When the completed space bridge failed to function, Megatron contacted Shockwave and instructed him to locate the top space bridge specialist on Cybertron to help correct the problem. Shockwave was surprised to discover that the specialist was already on Earth; it was Bulkhead! Bulkhead was subsequently captured by Megatron and forced to perfect the space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The other Autobots arrived too late to stop him, and they were defeated by the Decepticons and strung up to watch as the bridge was activated. Shockwave revealed his alter ego of Longarm Prime to the Autobots, disclosing that he had already given Megatron an appropriate access code and forcing Bumblebee to feel the shame of sending an innocent Wasp to prison. When Megatron tried to test the space bridge by sending Optimus Prime through it, Shockwave assured his master that he awaited the "test subject" on the other side. Unfortunately, an attempt by Megatron to boost power caused the space bridge to overload, deleting the access code and setting the space bridge to random coordinates. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assured Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space Bridge nexus. Shockwave then contacted [[Team Chaar]], who had successfully taken over a space bridge and were ready to use it in order to gate to Cybertron. [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, only to have Shockwave deny her request. She was to stay put with her team and wait for Megatron to arrive, even if he was megacycles overdue.

[[Image:TransWarpedBlurrLongarm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoops—there's a bug on your head, Blurr. Holllld stilll..."]]

Not long afterward, the entire Space Bridge Nexus powered down. Confused, Longarm questioned Cybertron Command, and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed him that Ultra Magnus had ordered the shutdown in order to prevent the Decepticons from accessing Cybertron. Just then, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and (very) quickly informed Longarm that while on Earth, he had intercepted a transmission between Megatron and and his double agent on Cybertron, Shockwave. Further, Blurr noted that Shockwave's voice didn't match that of the suspected Wasp, but quick search of the Cybertron Intel Database would allow them to find the true identity of the traitor. Shocked, Longarm asked if Blurr had shared this information with anyone else. When Blurr replied that he had not, Shockwave decided it would be wise to quiet him down—permanently. Blurr eluded his initial attempts and escaped into the corridors around the nexus control center. Rather than give chase, Shockwave simply had the corridors' security hatches slam shut and close in on Blurr, trapping and crushing him to death.

At the [[Metroplex (Animated) | Metroplex]], Longarm handed over Blurr's remains to Cliffjumper, calling the small cube "sensitive materials." He received an incoming transmission from Lord Megatron in his private office. They traded information on their respective setbacks, but Megatron assured Shockwave that he had [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|a method]] of preventing the Earth Autobots from blowing Shockwave's cover.

Shortly, Longarm Prime attended an [[Autobot High Council]] meeting, where Ultra Magnus declared that the Decepticons' attacks were too organized to be random acts of sabotage. Rather, evidence pointed to a double agent in the Autobots' midst. Longarm nervously pointed out that the Decepticon uprisings had started after Wasp's escape, making the cause plain. Ultra Magnus agreed and ordered [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel Prime to organize an Elite Guard Unit to find the escapee. He then requested that the Earth-bound Autobots be contacted. Increasingly distraught, Longarm declared that all communications should be first filtered through him, without exceptions—for the sake of security and the protection of Cybertron, naturally. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Unfortunately, Longarm's insistence on diverting blame toward Wasp was his undoing. When Wasp headed to Earth, Ultra Magnus didn't inform him about Wasp's destination until the Elite Guard's ship was in sight of the planet. Knowing he was on the verge of being exposed, Shockwave tried to contact Megatron, but still received no response. With no other orders on how to proceed, Shockwave took matters into his own hands: In an effort to inflict one last blow to the Autobots, Shockwave attacked and seriously damaged Ultra Magnus, stealing his Magnus hammer in the process. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

When the Autobots became trapped in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] virtual reality, Shockwave appeared to invade and attack Earth. However, he didn't seem to do much besides set an apartment on fire. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Shockwave TrueColors.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Wish you'd bought that repaint now, don't you?]]
After escaping, Shockwave hid in an underground tunnel, concealed from detection, waiting for Megatron to call. The Decepticon leader, trapped inside of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] along with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut]], contacted Shockwave, who revealed a way to gain the access codes for Omega Supreme. However, Shockwave was soon discovered by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Captain Fanzone]]. He easily defeated them and went to find the female intelligence agent [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. To do this, he "asked" an informant-bot named [[Rattletrap]] for the directions. However, he apparently got lost, and so merely hid and waited for Fanzone and Ratchet to find her. He battled Ratchet and severely wounded the elderly Autobot. During the battle, he then found Ultra Magnus, still wounded. He was about to kill him for good when Ratchet used his EMP generator on both Shockwave ''and'' Ultra Magnus's hammer. Ratchet was then distracted by the arrival of temporary Magnus Sentinel Prime. After getting back online, Shockwave took Arcee and escaped to Omega Supreme, using the access codes to transwarp to Earth's orbit. He then celebrated his freedom to serve Megatron openly by [[electronic paint job|changing]] into more...[[Shockwave (G1)|suitable colors]], while [[Lugnut]] silently fumed at Megatron's description of him as his "most loyal servant". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|left|240px|It is only logical that you're an idiot.]]
Shockwave worked on the captured Arcee, initially hitting an early datatrax from her time as a teacher before the Great War. Megatron assured his "ever-loyal Shockwave" that if any bot could access the right datatrax, it was him. Combined with some taunting by Starscream, this sent Lugnut into a frenzy of jealousy, and he knocked Shockwave across the room as he begged for Megatron's favour. Shockwave in turn pointed out that while Lugnut was "fawning at Megatron's feet", he'd risked "spark and servo" as a double agent. This didn't go over well, and soon the two purple 'Cons were fighting one another. Later, with both sent to convert material from the wrecked [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] into [[Lugnut Supreme|clones of Omega Supreme]], Shockwave could be seen pointing and laughing at a misfortune on his rival's part.

After dropping a bit of stripped material from the wrecked ship, unwittingly nearly crushing a spying Bumblebee, Shockwave returned to working on Arcee and successfully restored her to the [[The Thrill of the Hunt|point at which her memory was wiped]]. Briefly returning to his grey "Longarm" mode, he confirmed that she had the activation codes, so he ripped the wires which artificially sustained her from her head, knocking her back into stasis. Outside, with the clones ready for activation, he rebooted Arcee. Despite "Longarm's" prompting, she refused to give the activation codes to Megatron voluntarily. Instead, Shockwave knocked her back into stasis and extracted the codes manually, making no comment when they ended up in Lugnut and Megatron proclaimed Lugnut his "most loyal lieutenant". As it turned out, however, the codes which Shockwave had torn from Arcee were missing a crucial "security upgrade patch", and he was forced to rig up an inelegant bypass—involving Lugnut directly puppeteering the clones—until he could retrieve the rest of the code from Arcee. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

As Shockwave attempted to find the patch in Arcee's processor, Megatron grew impatient with Lugnut's giving a long speech on the greatness of his Glorious Leader before he would actually do anything with the clones, and angrily enquired of Shockwave if he was done yet. Shockwave replied, with great amusement in his voice, that he was still working on it and Megatron would have to relay all orders through Lugnut for the time being.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|thumb|240px|Decepticons have failed forevermore.]]

Apparently, he gave up on extracting the patch, and instead left Arcee - her datatrax once again reverted to her teaching days - on the lunar surface as a trap, while he waited to ambush any Autobots who came for her and Omega Supreme. The group which transwarped there, led by Ratchet, blundered straight into the trap, and Ratchet was forced to flee with Arcee and [[Sari Sumdac]] while Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted their old classmate. While Shockwave initially had little difficulty as they attempted to attack from distance, he couldn't deal with Bulkhead's strength Bot-to-Con, and was left sprawled on the lunar surface, his cannon knocked out of reach. In a desperate attempt to buy time, he switched to Longarm mode - forgetting to activate his [[electronic paint job]] - but the pair of Autobots were not impressed, and Bulkhead smashed the cannon.

He was last seen as the Autobots' prisoner, being paraded before a large crowd on Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===Toy bios===
After graduating near the top of his class at the [[Autobot Academy]], he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to become the head of its Intelligence Division. Though he normally enjoys a subtle approach, blackmailing Autobots in positions of authority, Bumblebee's hyperactive personality annoys him enough to make him break cover and attack the Autobot directly.

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Longarmanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Punch.]]
[[Image:Shockwaveanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Counterpunch.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, ''Animated'' Shockwave becomes both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, one can stretch out his Shockwave-mode limbs to emulate his limb-stretching ability in Longarm mode (albeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and converts into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The cannon barrel is shaped like the face of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], complete with the "eye." The center panel on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold. Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style, and is visible in his Autobot modes. Additionally, the only mode in which Longarm's head is not fully visible is Shockwave himself.

:All the differences between Shockwave and Longarm can be difficult to remember, even for Hasbro. In the "tank mode" picture at right, the secondary guns are incorrectly folded back. On the back of this toy's box, there are several small transformation errors, the most obvious being that only ''one'' of Shockwave's shoulders has been correctly rotated up. Also, the toy [[instruction booklet|instructions]] do not show Shockwave's neck as correctly extended (his chin is touching his chestplate in the instructions, just as for Longarm). They also fail to mention that you can bend his upper torso forward as Shockwave to better replicate the slouch that he has in the cartoon.

:The instructions for the trilingual packaging version of Shockwave have an odd error, in the space that should explain the transformation for his hands, is a glitched/overlapping version of the final two steps instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Shockwavepurplebumblebeetoys.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Chugway.<ref>According to closed captioning.</ref>]]
* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple [[redeco]] of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently unaltered [[Activators]]-class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores [[exclusive]], this set was available simultaneously with the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]/[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]] multi-pack. Although this version seems to be a less convincing Autobot due to its purple paintjob, in one respect he would be a better spy in this form, as the repaint doesn't have the Decepticon symbol on the cannon arm to give him away. The Autobot and Decepticon symbols are also now red and purple, as opposed to the original silver and gold.
: The official Hasbro picture at right contains several transformation errors: In robot mode, Shockwave's shoulders are not rotated up. In tank mode, the secondary guns are not deployed, the red panels which are on the robot mode's shoulders have not been flipped to show the tank's treads, and the middle panel on the side of the tank is oriented wrong (the circle should be down, not back). In addition, his head is not fully retracted. Someone at Hasbro is dozing.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Purple Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==

* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from Generation 1, reusing precisely the same British-accented, [[Wikipedia:Sark (Tron)|David-Warner-inspired]] voice for the character (while employing an American accented variation for Longarm). In an online interview with Seibertron.com in early 2009 (sadly lost owing to a server crash), Burton revealed that Shockwave's inclusion in Season 2 arose from a between-scenes conversation he had with the production team, regarding how little the original Shockwave actually had to do.

* In somewhat of a reversal, while this incarnation of Shockwave has much fewer appearances than his original incarnation, he does a heck of a lot more stuff: in just a few fleeting appearances on Animated, Shockwave manages to destroy Wasp's life, kill a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]], bring down Cybertron's entire interplanetary transport and communications system, brutally assault the Magnus (and steal his hammer!), and give Megatron control of the Autobots' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|most feared and powerful weapon]]. Shockwave is ''awesome''. And it is very logical indeed.

* While Shockwave possesses the single, round optic and window-chest of his Generation 1 counterpart, much of the rest of his body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders and the rear treads end up on the back of his lower legs, plus he has the large, spiky "antlers" on his head. Additionally, Shockwave's vehicle mode appears to be loosely based on one of the [[Transtech]] sketch designs for Megatron, with the high angled treads and turret. However, Shockwave is much thinner and taller than Megatron, and is also able to bend his knees.

* Shockwave's status as an Elite Guard member in his Longarm identity is an issue fraught with much confusion. His on-package [[bio]] states that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to reach his current position; this theoretically meshes with Longarm's cover story in "Autoboot Camp", where he states that he wishes to become an Elite Guard intelligence officer<ref>On the other hand, ''everyone else'' (outside of Bulkhead) in Sentinel Minor's recruit line-up stated that they wanted to serve some function in the Elite Guard, and none of them actually ended up in it.</ref>. However, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has informed this wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of that group in the cartoon continuity. Shockwave's status as a nonmember of the Elite Guard is supported by Longarm's lack of the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol, and the evident fact that, while Longarm ''is'' head of the Autobot Intelligence Division, the Autobot Intelligence Division is ''not'' a part of the Elite Guard; Longarm's immediate predecessor as head of the organization, [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], did not sport the Elite Guard symbol either.
[[Image:Shockwave_goodside.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I hear this is my good side...]]

:Adding to this confusion, Longarm was drawn with an Elite Guard symbol in [[Dispatches|''The Arrival'' #1]], but this seems to have been in error, as Sentinel Prime {{m-}} stated to be ''the second-in-command'' of the Elite Guard in the story {{m-}} sported a normal Autobot symbol throughout it, suggesting the symbol-paster got confused.

*Both "Shockwave and "Longarm" have official alternate capitalizations. The credits of "[[TransWarped]]" give "LongArm Prime", and the credits for "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" have "ShockWave".

* Despite not having a face, Shockwave still manages to have a [[chin]].

* Like [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Shockwave has the ability to fly despite having a land-based vehicle mode. Unlike Soundwave, his ability is explained by having rocket boosters in his feet [[Megatron (Animated)|like]] [[Starscream (Animated)|several]] [[Lugnut|other]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticons]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
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[[Category:Spies]]

Beast-Bot

2009-09-24T04:22:19Z

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{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Gobots_auto_symbol.png|cSize=30x26px|cLink=Go-Bots}}|gogogobot}}
{{disambig2|the character sometimes referred to as "Gorillabot"|the guy with the hyphenated name|Gorilla-Bot}}
[[Image:GBBeastBotTransforming.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now with a fresh lavender scent!]]
:''Beast-Bot is a [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bot]] in the [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]] [[Continuity family|continuity]]. When corrupted, he is known as '''Preditron'''.''

{{picsneeded|Toy images}}
Beast-Bot is what you would call a nature-boy. He's capable of communing with any living thing, and his wisdom and patience help him guide the Go-Bots team. He's capable of changing into a [[Optimus Primal|gorilla]], a [[Cheetor (BW)|cheetah]], a [[Dinobot (BW)|raptor]], and a [[Snarl (Cybertron)|wolf]]. Or maybe a [[Ravage (G1)|Panther]].

==Fiction==
===Go-Bots===
====Cartoon====
:''Voice Actor:'' ???

===Toy bios===

He has the ability to take on the animal forms of his local environment, and has the power to communicate with all living things. {{storylink|Playskool Go-Bots|Beast-Bot Mission: Earth}}

Originally called Gorillabot, he defended [[Earth]] from evil-doers with his amazing strength and intelligence, and his jet-engine backpack allowed him to travel at warp speed! {{storylink|Playskool Big Adventures|Gorillabot}} Later changing his name to Beast-Bot, he took on a panther alt mode so he could give himself an extra burst of speed to hunt down trouble. {{storylink|Playskool Go-Bots|Beast-Bot II}} He later took ape form again, and then later dinosaur form.

Unfortunately, an accident turned him into the evil wolf Preditron! Smart and operating across the galaxy, he was the Go-Bots greatest menace! [[Strong-Bot]], [[Buzzer-Bot]], and [[Speed-Bot]] took up the challenge of returning Preditron to normal, with [{Aero-Bot]] leading the mission and the team.

==Toys==
===Playskool Big Adventures===
* '''Gorillabot''' (Basic Go-Bot, 2002)

: A blue, grey, and purple techno-organic gorilla, likely (in view of his being released alongside [[Cheetor (Go-Bot)|Cheetor]]) originally intended as an homage to ''[[Beast Machines]]'' [[Optimus Primal]]. [[Redeco]]ed as [[Max]] in Japan, then as just plain "Beast-Bot", and finally as [[Gorilla-Bot]] (who is almost certainly a different character—see Trivia).

===Playskool Go-Bots===
* '''Beast-Bot II''' (Basic Go-Bot, 2002)

: A blue, grey, and purple recolor of ''Big Adventures'' Cheetor, into what is presumably a panther of some kind. He also shares the base mold with [[Chuck]], [[Tigertron]], [[George]], and the heavily-remolded Preditron.

* '''Beast-Bot''' (Mission: Earth, 2003)

: A redeco of Gorillabot, presumably done because this is the form he usually used in the cartoon. The toys look almost identical at a glance, but there are numerous minor differences in the [[Paint operation|paint applications]], with the obvious change being a blue (instead of red) gorilla head.

* '''Beast-Bot''' (Secret Shield, 2004)

: Another blue, grey, and purple recolor, this time of "Invisibilty Force" [[Reptron]] (who was in turn slightly remolded from the original [[Dino-Bot (Go-Bot)|Dino-Bot]]/Reptron mold.) Similar toys also include [[Greg]] and all the other versions of Reptron.

* '''Preditron''' (Invisibility Force, 2004)

: The first true Go-Bots villain doesn't even get to be a new character! Beast-Bot's "unruly" alter-ego is a heavy remold of ''Big Adventures'' Cheetor, as a blue, black, and orange wolf. Mold modifications include a new head and tail, and slight alterations to the pins holding his torso together.

==Trivia==
* It seems safe to say that the original Gorillabot is indeed the same character as Beast-Bot: given that the Beast-Bot II toy was released long before any toy named simply "Beast-Bot", one can assume that Hasbro considered Gorillabot to be the first Beast-Bot toy. Oh yeah, and there's the fact that Beast-Bot's cartoon model uses the color scheme from the Gorillabot toy. "Gorilla-Bot", on the other hand, is likely a completely different guy, given his more mischievous [[Bio|bio card]] characterization.
* It's fairly obvious that Beast-Bot's Mission: Earth bio is a reference to Optimus Primal's attitude in Beast Machines.

==External Links==

* [http://www.gobotsarepurelove.com/toys/beast-bot.shtml Beast-Bot bio at GoBots Are Pure Love]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/Beast-Bot/beast-bot.htm Beast-Bot at TFU.Info]

[[Category:Go-Bots franchise characters]]

Beast-Bot

2009-09-24T04:21:51Z

66.245.138.109:

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Gobots_auto_symbol.png|cSize=30x26px|cLink=Go-Bots}}|gogogobot}}
{{disambig2|the character sometimes referred to as "Gorillabot"|the guy with the hyphenated name|Gorilla-Bot}}
[[Image:GBBeastBotTransforming.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now with a fresh lavender scent!]]
:''Beast-Bot is a [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bot]] in the [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]] [[Continuity family|continuity]]. When corrupted, he is known as '''Preditron'''.''

{{picsneeded|Toy images}}
Beast-Bot is what you would call a nature-boy. He's capable of communing with any living thing, and his wisdom and patience help him guide the Go-Bots team. He's capable of changing into a [[Optimus Primal|gorilla]], a [[Cheetor (BW)|cheetah]], a [[Dinobot (BW)|raptor]], and a [[Snarl (Cybertron)|wolf. Or maybe a [[Ravage (G1)|Panther]].

==Fiction==
===Go-Bots===
====Cartoon====
:''Voice Actor:'' ???

===Toy bios===

He has the ability to take on the animal forms of his local environment, and has the power to communicate with all living things. {{storylink|Playskool Go-Bots|Beast-Bot Mission: Earth}}

Originally called Gorillabot, he defended [[Earth]] from evil-doers with his amazing strength and intelligence, and his jet-engine backpack allowed him to travel at warp speed! {{storylink|Playskool Big Adventures|Gorillabot}} Later changing his name to Beast-Bot, he took on a panther alt mode so he could give himself an extra burst of speed to hunt down trouble. {{storylink|Playskool Go-Bots|Beast-Bot II}} He later took ape form again, and then later dinosaur form.

Unfortunately, an accident turned him into the evil wolf Preditron! Smart and operating across the galaxy, he was the Go-Bots greatest menace! [[Strong-Bot]], [[Buzzer-Bot]], and [[Speed-Bot]] took up the challenge of returning Preditron to normal, with [{Aero-Bot]] leading the mission and the team.

==Toys==
===Playskool Big Adventures===
* '''Gorillabot''' (Basic Go-Bot, 2002)

: A blue, grey, and purple techno-organic gorilla, likely (in view of his being released alongside [[Cheetor (Go-Bot)|Cheetor]]) originally intended as an homage to ''[[Beast Machines]]'' [[Optimus Primal]]. [[Redeco]]ed as [[Max]] in Japan, then as just plain "Beast-Bot", and finally as [[Gorilla-Bot]] (who is almost certainly a different character—see Trivia).

===Playskool Go-Bots===
* '''Beast-Bot II''' (Basic Go-Bot, 2002)

: A blue, grey, and purple recolor of ''Big Adventures'' Cheetor, into what is presumably a panther of some kind. He also shares the base mold with [[Chuck]], [[Tigertron]], [[George]], and the heavily-remolded Preditron.

* '''Beast-Bot''' (Mission: Earth, 2003)

: A redeco of Gorillabot, presumably done because this is the form he usually used in the cartoon. The toys look almost identical at a glance, but there are numerous minor differences in the [[Paint operation|paint applications]], with the obvious change being a blue (instead of red) gorilla head.

* '''Beast-Bot''' (Secret Shield, 2004)

: Another blue, grey, and purple recolor, this time of "Invisibilty Force" [[Reptron]] (who was in turn slightly remolded from the original [[Dino-Bot (Go-Bot)|Dino-Bot]]/Reptron mold.) Similar toys also include [[Greg]] and all the other versions of Reptron.

* '''Preditron''' (Invisibility Force, 2004)

: The first true Go-Bots villain doesn't even get to be a new character! Beast-Bot's "unruly" alter-ego is a heavy remold of ''Big Adventures'' Cheetor, as a blue, black, and orange wolf. Mold modifications include a new head and tail, and slight alterations to the pins holding his torso together.

==Trivia==
* It seems safe to say that the original Gorillabot is indeed the same character as Beast-Bot: given that the Beast-Bot II toy was released long before any toy named simply "Beast-Bot", one can assume that Hasbro considered Gorillabot to be the first Beast-Bot toy. Oh yeah, and there's the fact that Beast-Bot's cartoon model uses the color scheme from the Gorillabot toy. "Gorilla-Bot", on the other hand, is likely a completely different guy, given his more mischievous [[Bio|bio card]] characterization.
* It's fairly obvious that Beast-Bot's Mission: Earth bio is a reference to Optimus Primal's attitude in Beast Machines.

==External Links==

* [http://www.gobotsarepurelove.com/toys/beast-bot.shtml Beast-Bot bio at GoBots Are Pure Love]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/Beast-Bot/beast-bot.htm Beast-Bot at TFU.Info]

[[Category:Go-Bots franchise characters]]

File:Starscreamanimated DinoMIGHT.jpg

2009-09-22T20:03:52Z

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Starscream, having just flattened the Autobots off-panel in [[Transformers Comic issue 17|Transformers #17 (Titan)]]; art by [[Lee Bradley]] and colours by [[Kris Carter]]. This scene homages the cover of [[Time Wars|Marvel UK 205]].

{{comicinterior}}

File:Starscreamanimated DinoMIGHT.jpg

2009-09-22T19:57:27Z

66.245.138.109:

Starscream, having just flattened the Autobots off-panel in [[Transformers Comic issue 17|Transformers #17 (Titan)]]; art by [[Lee Bradley]] and colours by [[Kris Carter]]. This scene homages [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-205.jpg|the cover] of [[Time Wars|Marvel UK 205]].

{{comicinterior}}

File:Starscreamanimated DinoMIGHT.jpg

2009-09-22T19:56:35Z

66.245.138.109:

Starscream, having just flattened the Autobots off-panel in [[Transformers Comic issue 17|Transformers #17 (Titan)]]; art by [[Lee Bradley]] and colours by [[Kris Carter]]. This scene homages [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-205.jpg|the cover]] of [[Time Wars|Marvel UK 205]].

{{comicinterior}}

White Leo

2009-09-22T03:50:30Z

66.245.138.109:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''White Leo is a [[Beastformers|Beastformer]] from the [[The Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WhiteLeo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|We can [[Lio Convoy|rebuild him]]. We have the technology.]]
'''White Leo''' (ホワイトレオ ''Howaito Reo'') is the leader of the [[Autobot]]-aligned [[Beastformers]], anthropomorphic animal aliens from planet [[Beast (planet) | Beast]]. He's all noble and brave and all that.

White Leo is the king of [[Bestram]].

:''English name'': '''Pirate Lion'''
:''RTM dub name'': '''Sheep Commander'''

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===''The Headmasters'' comic===

{{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic===
White Leo (or possibly "Pirate Lion") was in the front lines, fighting off [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] [[Air Warrior]] armies when the Decepticon came to take the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

==Toys==
===Headmasters/Beastformers===
*'''White Leo''' (Beastformer, 1987)
**''Beast ID number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': "White Beamer" sword

: White Leo is an anthropomorphic white lion with blue robotic armor. He came with his "White Beamer" sword. His [[rubsign]] reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood. After the move to non-''Transformers''-style packaging, each White Leo might also have the "Burst Sun" symbol, but the odds were pretty low.

*'''White Leo white version''' (Beastformer, 1987)
**''Accessories'': Some weapon

: A solid-white version of White Leo was sold through gumball machines in Japan. The gumball versions of the Beastformers appeared to have randomized weapons (or just crummy QC).

*'''Burst Sun Special Set''' (Multi-pack, 1987)
**''Accessories'': "White Beamer" sword

: The first Beastformers multipack (still using the ''Transformers'' logo and factions) contained nine normal figures, then one of two special editions of the faction leaders, either White Leo with the "Burst Sun" rubsign, or a clear-plastic version of [[Alligatron]]. The box contained no windows, so you didn't know which of the leaders you got until you opened it up.

: The other nine standard Beastformers in the set were [[Black Jaguar]], [[Buupink]], [[Crowmax]], [[Dog Hunter]], [[Dream-Eater]], [[Earthhog]], [['Mingo Kid]], [[Musk-Horn]], and [[Slo]].

==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/BattleBeasts/BattleBeasts1.html Battle Beasts info at Super Toy Archive]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Beastformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Pirates]]

Tales of the Fallen issue 2

2009-09-21T22:51:46Z

66.245.138.109: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #2
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 1
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 10]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=September 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|associate editor=
|editor=
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''Sideswipe risks becoming the very thing he's fighting against.'''

==Synopsis==
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] (2)
|c3=
*[[Morshower]] (4)
*[[William Lennox]] (5)
*[[Robert Epps]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* In his first appearance in the comic, Demolishor is drawn pains-takingly toy-accurate, with wheels formed from his folded out treads and no fingers on his shovel-hands. However, when he shows up again later, he's instead drawn the way he appears in the movie, with fingers and separate tires.

==Items of note==
* Occurs before the film.

===Covers===
{{picsneeded}}

===Advertisements===
* TBA

[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Scanning

2009-09-21T07:47:01Z

66.245.138.109: /* Beast Wars */

{{stub}}
[[Image:TFA Lugnut scanning.JPG|right|350px|thumb|Sure, the new packaging looks great, but the number of twisty-ties they use to hold it in that position is insane.]]
'''Scanning''' is a method for the [[Transformer|Transformers]] to change their [[alternate mode]] into the native things from other planets, such as vehicles or animals on Earth.

Although the "original" or "Cybertronian" altmodes of the characters prior to scanning and reformatting are not always shown, they generally tend to be something roughly similar in size, form and function to their new mode, i.e. flyers tend to become planes, Cybertronian tanks usually become Earth tanks, and small, fast land vehicles tend to become sports cars (or [[Cheetor (BW)|cheetahs]]) etc. This suggests that in most continuities the scanning process involves attempting to find the most similar compatible altmode available. Whether this makes the following reconstruction process easier or is merely a concession to the individual Cybertronian's personal preference is unknown.

They also have a funny tendency to be the same colors each time...<ref>The ''Animated-verse'' is one of the first continuities to show multiple cases of characters scanning Earth Altmodes with explicitly different (i.e. more "realistic") colouration or paintwork, and yet having their reformatted bodies stick with their original [[deco]] schemes instead of conforming to the scanned example. Lugnut, Blitzwing, Starscream and Bulkhead all do this, which is particularly odd in the last case, since the mudflap rather seems to be using [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s deco, which is itself based on a vintage U.S. Army Jeep. Mind you, the idea goes all the way back to "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", in which an orange tractor trailer was scanned for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], yet he retained his red and blue coloration.</ref>

==Generation 1==
''None of the various versions of Generation 1 continuity show the original G1-era Cybertronians as capable of either scanning for new alt modes or reformatting themselves without the use of external technology and a drawn-out nuts n' bolts process of physical reconstruction. This technology appears to be standard issue in ships and various facilities.''

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Toaster ark.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Built to Rule!]]
Four million years ago, shortly after the crash of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Ark's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Savage Land|Antarctic land-out-of-time]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive [[Dinobot (G1)|five warriors]] and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant lifeform: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

Subsequently, in 1984 the eruption of the volcano reboots the Ark, which sends a [[drone]] to scan the area for the local life form, which it takes to be terrestrial vehicles. Damaged, the Ark does not distinguish between factions, and repairs and rebuilds both Autobots and Decepticons alike with new altmodes. The 'Cons leave soon after. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later stories would refer to new arrivals to Earth having to take on new Terran altmodes, but the process was generally glossed over.

===Cartoon continuity===
[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Prime repair.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Wake up, Prime! Don't make me use this to wake you up."]]
The Transformers aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were damaged and went into [[stasis lock]] after the Ark crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Four million years passed and then in 1984 volcanic activity stirred the half-buried Ark, awakening [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], the computer system aboard. Teletraan I sent out a [[Sky Spy]] satellite to reconnoiter this new world, and scanned examples of terrestrial machinery in order to repair the Transformers and reformat them into new alt modes. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Being set quite some time after the initial awakening of the Transformers on modern-day Earth, the scanning and rebuilding process was never really detailed in this continuity, but can probably be assumed to have been something along the lines of the fairly similar classic cartoon and Marvel comic scenaria.

Subsequent arrivals under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s banner of a unified Cybertron have been reformatted into Earth modes prior to their arrival to the planet. Again, the process is not shown. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Much like the Dreamwave comics, the IDWverse shows the Autobots and Decepticons already on Earth, albeit with a higher emphasis on disguise. The process of their reformatting is not shown. {{storylink|Infiltration}}

Again, subsequent arrivals to Earth such as Optimus Prime, Megatron and Hot Rod make mention of having been modified to have new Earth-based altmodes, but the process is similarly not depicted directly.

The first on-panel scanning was for the Dynobots and required the use of a CR chamber. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

In the jump-forward storyline ''All Hail Megatron'', many of the Autobots and Decepticons have inexplicably been reformatted again, but merely into similar-but-different Earth altmodes. It is no surprise that in all cases these resemble their most recent real-world toy releases, particularly under the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' line]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron}}

;Hearts of Steel continuity

===Universe (2008) promotional video===
Optimus Prime emits the scanning beam from his [[optic]] sensor to scan a truck. {{storylink|Action Blast 1|Action Blast 1 Part 1}}

==Beast Era==
[[Protoform]] Transformers are able to get new alternate modes by using the DNA scanned from the lifeforms of the nearby environment.

===Beast Wars===
When in operation, the "scan beam" emitted from the [[DNA scanner|DNA scanners]] built into Cybertronian ships can analyze the DNA data scanned from the lifeforms immediately. If the device scans a corpse or fossils, it is able to reconstruct the lifeform's appearance during its lifetime. Examples of this include the alternate modes of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]].

Once the scanned DNA data is retrieved, it is sent to the [[CR chamber|CR chambers]] or CR tanks. The Transformers have to enter the CR chambers or CR tanks to get their new alternate modes.

There is also a DNA scanner mounted on each [[stasis pod]], in order to get the DNA data from the local lifeforms of the planet on which the stasis pod land. The stasis pod itself then reformats the occupant—or perhaps just "formats", since protoforms are generally considered to be newborns.

===Beast Wars II===
''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' featured the first instance of built-in DNA scanners and self-reformatting technology, allowing the Transformers to adopt alternate modes on the spot, without the need for external machinery. Only [[Tasmania Kid]] is seen using it on an animal, {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} while the Predacons obtained vehicle modes by accessing an ancient computer and scanning the recorded data within it. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

===Beast Machines===
After falling into a hole, Nightscream became unconscious. During that time, a DNA scanner inside his body was activated and scanned the fossils of a native big bat on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], gaining him a bat alternate mode. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} He explains to [[Rattrap]] that all Cybertronians now have built-in scanners by this slightly later point in history, having been equipped with them in the planetwide [[Quantum Cycle Upgrade]] that evidently occurred after the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Darksyde]]'' crews departed Cybertron for the Beast Wars.

According to [[Botanica]], she scanned the DNA from the plant on the planet on which she landed.{{storylink|Home Soil}}

==Robots in Disguise==
[[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] was able to scan [[Auggie Cahnay (RID)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s racing car and reformat after arriving on Earth using a built-in scanner. The scan also seemed to pick up parts of Auggie Cahnay's personality, causing him to experience the urge to enter races. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} Stasis Pods with in-built scanners also appeared in the series, enabling the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] to select the alternate modes which the contained protoforms would take. In the case of [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], the scan beam took in a fuel tanker, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Kelly]], causing Scourge's robot mode to bear a resemblance to Optimus, and adding a human tinge to his bio-signature. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

==Unicron Trilogy==
Upon arriving on Earth, both Autobots and Decepticons display the ability to scan and [[reformat]] for new alt modes without requiring the aid of any external reconfiguration technology. {{storylink|Metamorphosis}} When the [[Unicron Singularity]] was threatening the universe, Transformers even displayed the ability to scan multiple alternate modes in addition to the one they chose for themselves, storing the data on other vehicles and passing it on to other Transformers to scan. Scanning didn't even require the presence of the actual vehicle—even a photograph or illustration of the vehicle would do. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

==Transformers (2007 film)==
Autobots and Decepticons from the live-action film have the most fluid abilities to date regarding scanning and reformatting their bodies at will, without any apparent need for external assistance whatsoever. Although there is some ambiguity, it even appears that the transformational abilities of Movieverse Cybertronians are so fluid that they can re-scan and reformat as often as they wish and not even use the same "tranformation scheme" twice, possibly suggesting that they can generate new parts such as additional weapons at will, independent of a full reformatting cycle.

Movieverse scanning can even replicate the appearance of rust and scratched, faded, custom paintwork when imitating [[Bumblebee (Movie)|an old beater]], apparently.

''See also:'' '''[[Trans-scan]]'''

==Transformers Animated==
In the ''Animated'' Universe, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew use a Sky Spy-type probe from their ship to scan new alt modes for them, which they are then (very quickly) reformatted into by taking turns stepping inside a device similar to a [[CR chamber]].

However, upon arriving on Earth, the Decepticons [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Lugnut]], and (memorably) [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] are capable of scanning new alt modes directly from their own bodies, and then immediately reformatting themselves without any such chamber (although the actual reformatting is not shown onscreen). This may suggest that while ''Animated''verse Decepticons appear to have the ability to scan and reformat themselves unaided, Autobots apparently do not.

When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] rebuilds himself with the assistance of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s [[Allspark]]-powered key, he is reconstituted with his newly reformatted helicopter-alt mode body straight away, rather than in his original body. Presumably, he had already scanned the design while his disembodied head had access to [[Isaac Sumdac|Sumdac]]'s computers.

In a similar vein, mere moments after upgrading himself, [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] was capable of transforming into a brand-new vehicle mode without any scanning whatsoever.

==Shattered Glass==
[[Image:Desert Heat Scanning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hey, this isn't a light cycle!]]

After arriving Earth and finding [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] in [[stasis lock]], [[Heatwave]] reactivated the systems and the on-board scanner of Soundwave's stasis pod. It scanned a [[:Image:Universe_2008_Ironhide_Toy.jpg|familiar vehicle]] nearby for Soundwave and reactivated him. {{storylink|The Desert Heat!}}

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Cheetor-beastmodescan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Wikipedia:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] gonna SUE!!]]
* In an advertisement of PSX version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)| Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' game in [[United Kingdom]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] grabs and scans a cheetah by the scan beam emitted from his optics.

==References==
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[[Category:Technology]]

Ravage (ROTF)

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66.245.138.109: Minor grammatical tweak.

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

[[Image:ROTF_Ravage_promo.jpg|thumb|400px|Twisted tales of Felix the death-dealing moggy.]]

'''Ravage''' specializes in infiltration. A frequent partner of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he does the dirty work of the larger Decepticon. Ravage's body and armament are all dedicated to hitting the enemy before they even know what hit them. He can be orbitally inserted at fifteen times the speed of sound, spy inside highly secure locations using swarms of [[microcon]]s, and generally ruin your day. He respects the danger [[human]]s present though, as they were the ones who managed to kill [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

Some doubt Ravage's sentience, and there is debate on the degree to which he is a distinct entity, rather than an extension of Soundwave's will.<ref>[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref> However, he's displayed guile, cunning, and split-second tactical thinking, making it hard for others to believe he does not have some innate intelligence... <ref>[[Transformers Comic issue 2.4|Titan Ravage Profile]]</ref>

{{bigquote|War is often won from the shadows.|Ravage's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm motto]}}

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
After the [[crab spy]] successfully infiltrated [[NEST]] headquarters at [[Diego Garcia]], it made its way back to the sea where Ravage was waiting to pick it up. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===

[[Image:Titan4_Ravagedescends.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.]]

Ravage was despatched to NEST's [[United Kingdom|Scotland]] base to find, interrogate, and kill [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] before they could pass on information about the Decepticon plans. Easily breaking into one of the most secure bases on Earth, he went on to swiftly knock out [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and attempt to rip into the twins. While they were able to evade him, Ravage shrugged off any attack and finally cornered Mudflap, broadcasting Soundwave's demands to him.

This, however, was a trap the twins had set up, and Ravage found himself trapped in a simulated combat exercise. To escape, he faked unconsciousness and then snuck out the back when nobody was looking. But he made sure to bug the base before he left... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]]
[[Image:Ravagerotfteaser.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Meowth! That's right!]]
From his vantage point high in orbit above Earth, Ravage's master [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] located the last remaining shard of the [[All Spark]] in a [[NEST]] holding facility on [[Diego Garcia]], and dispatched Ravage to retrieve it. Launched from Soundwave's chest, Ravage plummeted through Earth's atmosphere in re-entry mode and impacted just off Diego Garcia's shore, bounding to land in the blink of an eye. Quickly and stealthily, the feline Decepticon knocked several of the base's security sensors offline to cover his approach, then proceeded to vomit a large quantity of [[microcon|small, metallic spheres]] down a ventilation shaft. Once inside the base, the spheres transformed and combined into "[[Reedman]]", who successfully stole the shard and returned to the surface to reunite with Ravage. As the human soldiers attempted stop Reedman, Ravage provided cover fire, killing several humans in the process. The pair then made their escape.

Having secured the shard, Ravage traveled to the ''[[Bayos]]'', a human freighter carrying the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] which was passing the area of the sea in which [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was buried. After diving over the side of the barge and reaching the bottom where Megatron's body rested, Ravage ejected [[Scalpel|the Doctor]] from a compartment in his chest. While the Constructicons began to tear apart the "[[Ze little one|little one]]", Ravage was going for a swim, apparently enjoying the water, but quickly ended his little frolic when the Doctor demanded the shard. After the Doctor resurrected Megatron using the All Spark shard, Ravage and the Constructicons swam up to the surface following their revived leader.

Some time later, Ravage joined the other Decepticons in searching for [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] amid some [[Egypt]]ian ruins. The forces of NEST soon arrived, and battle broke out, complicating their search. Spotting Sam, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] instructed [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] to release [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]]. Ravage jumped out the Constructicon when he ejected the fleshlings, and went stalking. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] managed to get the jump on Rampage, and Ravage in turn jumped on Bumblebee's head, clawing off part of his battle helmet. Unfortunately for Ravage, Bumblebee still had plenty of fight left in him, and he promptly dispatched the killer kitty by ''tearing out'' Ravage's own goo-covered spine. ''Ouch''. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Deluxe Class Toys====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-Soundwavemissile.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Do not aim Ravage towards face.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-04'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile

:Soundwave comes with an intricately sculpted missile that appears to represent Ravage in transition form. He can't transform, though. Bummer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Ravage_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Admit it: between the spiky spine and that dead, purple eye, you just want to cuddle the guy.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number''

:Part of the third wave of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class toys, Ravage transforms from "panther mode" into a [[transition form|"reentry mode."]] (The "reentry mode" is exactly as involved as it looks.) By pulling back on a lever located on the small of his back, Ravage's head will snap forward and his jaws will open; sliding the lever back and forth will reverse and reactivate the gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingRavage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jaguar? I thought you were some kind of outer space potato man. ]]
*'''Ravage Reveal''' [[Burger King]] free toy (2009)
:Ravage is revealed from his <s>hand grenade</s> <s>kitty toy</s> pod (presumably representing his reentry mode) with a flick of the wrist. Or by manually holding the two halves of the pod apart so that Ravage pops out. Oddly there are what appear to be four holes on either side of the pod, perhaps so Ravage has air holes to breathe through.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[Image:robotheroesrotfravage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|'''This''' is why ''Robot Heroes'' exists!]]
*'''Jolt''' & '''Ravage''' (2009)
: D'awwwwww.
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==Notes==
* Ravage and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] were part of an early draft for [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']]. However, when Soundwave was changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and the initial jungle setting was replaced with a desert, Ravage was changed to [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].
*Whether through misinformation or to hide his identity, the Ravage deluxe figure shows up in the Wal-Mart computers as "TRA DLX WOLF". Of course, they're [[Andy Reid|not the first to make this mistake]].
*In the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' novelization, Ravage has a flying [[alternate mode]]. He flew out to the freighter where the four Constructicons were waiting and transformed on deck. While descending into the ocean, he was described as a sphere, so he might have two alternate modes. (His Burger King toy perhaps?)
* Despite having a red/orange eye in the movie, all the Ravage toys and merchandise have a purple one.
* On his blog, Furman said that Ravage's spine-torn death was a late addition to the film... so late that [[IDW Publishing]] had already made Ravage a key part of their post-ROTF comics! Quick, to the Rewritemobile! [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/next-up-%e2%80%94-transformers-nefarious/]

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