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Grimlock (G1)

2006-11-28T14:54:08Z

66.67.52.203: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] in [[Generation 1]] and a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the Generation 1 [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Grimlockg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Me Grimlock draw self-portrait.]]

''"'''Grimlock''' hate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Grimlock believe leader should show strength by attacking quickly and mercilessly! Prime often reconsider or hesitate, in fear of possible casualties, both Transformer and [[ human|squishy]] -- Grimlock say that cowardice! If Grimlock were in charge, war would have been over long ago."''

Some Autobots wonder why Grimlock is even on their side. His disposition is much more suited towards the [[Decepticons]]. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't get along with any of the Autobots. It's been hypothesized that Grimlock just hates [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] more than he hates Optimus. (Which means he must hate him A LOT.)

Grimlock is the leader of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, a small but very close team of misfits. It's been said that anyone who enters a battle with the Dinobots usually leaves it feet-first.

''(Grimlock's intelligence-level differed greatly between the comic and cartoon, leading to vastly different portrayals. See the entries below for details.)''

''French-Canadian name: '''La Menace'''<br>
''Italian name:'''Tiran'''

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

While the Autobots remained doromant inside [[Mount St. Hilary]], the [[Ark]] detected Cybertronian life. Dispatching a probe, the Ark learned that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had come to Earth and was wandering the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used data gathered from the Savage Land to convert five of the dormant Autobots into the Dinobots. They traveled to fight Shockwave, but all combatants became trapped in a tar pit. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

Grimlock was a powerful and arrogant warrior who believed he knew best. He ascended to the post of overall Autobot leader on several occasions, growing in the process and eventually, despite their original conflict, becoming Optimus's hand-picked leutenant and likely successor. Early on, [[Blaster]] was a major thorn in his side, deserting his command. Later, he tended to fight with the straight-laced, logical [[Prowl]].

''('''Note''': Comic Grimlock and the other Dinobots were much more intelligent than their Cartoon counterparts. They weren't Perceptor mind you, but they had average, functional intellects. When he first appeared in the comic Grimlock spoke normally, but later the Comic adopted the caveman-esque speach of the cartoon, though only for Grimlock himself. The other Dinobots continued to speak normally. This vocal tic was alternately portrayed as a malfunction or an intentional choice by Grimlock, but in either case, he retained his full intelligence.)''

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Greg Berger]] (US), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japan)

''(Note: In the animated series, Grimlock was more dimwitted than in most other continuities. As the series progressed, he was portrayed increasingly as a comic relief character.)''

[[Image:Grimlockskywarp.jpg|right|thumb|Mmm. Taste like chicken.]]

Cartoon Grimlock, like all the cartoon Dinobots, has a stereotypical "caveman" type personality and intellect level. They originally decide to help the Autobots, for instance, because "them have face like this on chest..." Pre-movie this lack of intelligence is usually coupled together with their great power to make them dangerous wild cards; Post-movie, however, Grimlock and the Dinobots are generally played as just plain dumb for comic relief.

When mysterious tremors shook the [[Ark|Autobot base]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s investigation revealed strange objects behind a rock wall. After removing the wall, the Autobots found a cave full of dinosaur bones. The Autobots decided the idea of dinosaurs was interesting and researched the prehistoric beasts. Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] asked Optimus Prime if they could build robot dinosaurs, and Prime agreed this was a good idea. Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] were built and unveiled to the Autobots, but the Dinobots were dimwitted and violent, and they attacked their makers. Grimlock blasted [[Teletraan I]] with his fire-breath, damaging it. Optimus Prime decreed that the Dinobots ''must be destroyed''. However, Wheeljack convinced him instead to lock them away, and the trio were herded back into the cave and buried alive.

Later, the Decepticons took over a hydroelectric plant, but when the Autobots arrived to stop them, the Autobots were defeated and captured. Wheeljack, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], left behind at Autobot base to finish repairing Teletraan-I, decided to go against Optimus' orders and release the Dinobots, but not before upgrading their brains to be smarter and more obedient. After the Dinobots are reactivated, Wheeljack asks them to save their friends. Grimlock says he will obey... this time. They successfully attack the Decepticons and free the imprisoned Autobots. Optimus forgives Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Bumblebee for disobeying his orders and welcomes the victorious Dinobots back to the Autobots.

After a meteor surging with unknown energies struck the Earth, Optimus ordered the three Dinobots to guard it. He was so pleased with the Dinobots he asked Ratchet and Wheeljack to build two more. Meanwhile, Megatron was frustrated at the Dinobots' success, and sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to probe them for potential weaknesses. Reading the Dinobots' minds, he discovered that Grimlock was arrogant and believed he would make a better leader than the weak Optimus Prime. Megatron decided to use this to his advantage, and approached them himself. He played to Grimlock's jealousy and agreed with him that the strongest should be leader. The Dinobots declared Optimus Prime their enemy.

[[Image:Grimlockapologize.jpg|left|thumb|Grimlock decide Optimus Prime not so bad.]]

Realizing the meteorite was due to explode, Optimus left to warn the Dinobots, but they attacked him. Instead of destroying him completely, however, Grimlock carried him to the Decepticons, who had stolen the meteorite during the battle. Megatron was angry that Optimus Prime was not destroyed, and Starscream suggested that despite Grimlock's arrogance, inside he was still compassionate. This enraged Grimlock. They were interrupted by the two new Dinobots, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], whom Megatron ordered the original three Dinobots to attack. At the climax of the battle, the meteorite exploded, but Optimus Prime pushed Grimlock out of the way, saving him. Grimlock realized the error of his ways and the Dinobots forced the Decepticons into retreat. Grimlock apologized for his jealousy.

The Decepticons joined forces with [[Sub-Atlantica]] and staged a full-scale attack on [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Autobots were overwhelmed, forcing Wheeljack to call for the Dinobots' assistance. Grimlock expressed his frustration at being called whenever the Autobots were in over their heads. With their help, the Autobots were able to overturn the Decepticons' advance and plunge the city of Sub-Atlantica, burning, into the sea. This pattern of the Autobots' dependence on the Dinobots repeated when the artificial intelligence [[TORQ III]] turned machines against mankind. With every piece of help he and his troops gave, Grimlock was never slow to add a scathing remark about the inabilities of the Autobots. That said, he was not unwilling to admit the failings of his own troops, either, and willingly took them to the time-displaced "Dinobot Island," where they trained in the wilderness and helped stop a Decepticon raid on the prehistoric paradise.

The final straw for Grimlock came when he and the Dinobots were injured in a Decepticon trap at an airfield. Enraged, Grimlock refused to take orders from Optimus Prime any more, and led the Dinobots away from the Ark. When the Autobots began to suffer from Cybertonium deficiency, Spike Witwicky and his girlfriend Carly attempted to persuade the Dinobots - who continued to function perfectly, as they had been built on Earth without Cybertonium - to steal some of the mineral from a Decepticon shipment coming in from Cybertron. Grimlock instead opted to lead the Dinobots to Cybertron itself, where they were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and put to work in the Cybertonium mines, until Spike and Carly rescued them. Brought back to Earth, the Dinobots agreed to follow Prime's order again - until such time as Grimlock didn't feel like it.

[[Image:GrimlockManga.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If he REALLY smart he know how stupid he look.]]

By the Earth year 2005, it seemed apparent that Grimlock had undergone some degree of a personality change, becoming more childish and petulant, rather than brutish and stubborn. Throughtout 2006, he regularly participated in missions with his fellow Autobots rather than the other Dinobots, battling on the planets of [[Chaar]], Goo, Dredd and Eurythma. He and [[Daniel Witwicky]] were transported to the sorcerous other-dimensional realm of Menonia, where Grimlock was duped into fighting on the side of the tyrannical [[Quintesson]], the Red Wizard, and later, he helped to sniff out the "dinosaur transform static" that implicated [[Trypticon]] in the theft of world monuments. Later in the year, when Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had Cybertron infused with function-inverting anti-electrons, a dose of the particles gave Grimlock super-intelligence. During a mission to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, where the Autobots were outmatched by the new Decepticon [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], Grimlock used components of Unicron's head to construct the [[Technobot|Technobots]] to battle them. Combined as Computron, the Technobots felt they could not match the Terrorcons, until Grimlock transferred his super-intelligence into Computron, reverting to his old self and allowing the Technobots to claim victory.

Grimlock's greatest victory came when he and a large number of other Transformers with animal transformations were summoned to a world at the centre of the galaxy by the ex-assistant of the ancient genius, [[Primacron]], creator of Unicron. The assistant had assembled these "Primitive" Transformers in the hope that their simple instincts could defeat Primacron's newest creation, [[Tornedron]], but one by one they fell to him, with Grimlock apparently crushed under [[Trypticon]]. Grimlock survived, however, and followed Tornedron back to Primacron's lab. When Tornedron turned on his master, like his predecessor, Primacron's complicated plans and equations could not find a way to stop him; Grimlock, on the other hand, randomly flicked a switch which reversed Tornedron's energy polarity, undoing the damage he and done and dissipating. Dancing around over his successful saving of the universe, Grimlock decimated Primacron's lab, dubbing it the smartest thing he'd ever done

====The Headmasters====

Grimlock appears early in the [[Headmasters (television series)|Headmasters]] series, fighting alongside his fellow Dinobots against the invading Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He and the other Dinobots don't fair too well against the Decepticon [[Headmasters]], as they are all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack.

===''Binaltech''===
After the Dinobots were defeated and deactivated on [[Earth]], Grimlock was rebuilt using [[Binaltech]] technology to save his life. He hates his new Ford Mustang form.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Grimlock displays Patton like leadership rivaling Optimus Prime. He also was a traitor, and the "rebel" of the Autobots.

===Beast Wars animated continuity===
====3H ''Reaching the Omega Point'' comics====
====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:Acvra.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Give starring role, Magmatron, or me take it by force.]]
Grimlock was among the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'s protoforms when the ship crashed on Earth. When [[Razorbeast]] and [[Optimus Minor]] where attempting to "rescue" [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] from [[Magmatron]], Grimlock showed up and acted as the perfect distraction. Grimlock and Magmatron battled. Magmatron narrowly arose as the victor by use of his triple beast modes. Grimlock was knocked out, but later helped to construct the [[Maximal]]'s new base. {{Storylink|The Gathering, Part 4}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Grimlock, and the rest of the D'''y'''nobots were a close-knit group of hunters, suffering from neither low intelligence nor Grimlock's traditional speech impairment.

After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] destroyed a caché of Energon the Dynobots had been hoarding, causing them severe Energon burns and causing them to feel humiliated, they swore revenge. And so, against orders from Optimus Prime, they followed Shockwave when he left Cybertron to stablise "Ultra-Energon" deposits he had sent to other worlds as a precaution against the depletion of Cybertron's own Energon reserves.

When Shockwave reached his first destination - Earth, at the end of the last Ice Age - the Dynobots destroyed his ship and took on dinosaur alternate modes with synthetic flesh coatings to protect against the high levels of Energon radiation (see also [[Beast Wars]]), Grimlock having rejected the suggestion of a mammoth alternate mode as not at all palatable (but got plenty excited at the notion of a Tyrannosaurus mode).

On transporting down to the planet's surface to confront Shockwave, they gained an initial advantage, as Shockwave's logic was unable to comprehend the effort and risks they had taken for their revenge. However, when Shockwave recognised this weakness shut down his logic processors and operated a "rage" program to enable him to operate on pure instinct, he shrugged off their attacks and beat them severely, ending by burning off their organic coatings. Unable to accept another defeat, Grimlock transformed to robot mode and fought against his immenent [[stasis lock]] to no avail.

However, before leaving the Dynobots' ship, he had enabled a "dead man's switch", designed to take Shockwave with them if they were defeated. On entering stasis lock, this failsafe activated, firing on a nearby dormant volcano, causing an eruption which buried Shockwave and the Dynobots under ash and lava.

However, in 2006, Shockwave was discovered by a team of human archelogists. Whether he, Grimlock or the rest of the Dynobots can/will be reactivated remains to be seen.

===Universe===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Grimlockg185toy.jpg|right|thumb|And the debate goes on...... "Me am greatest warrior!" ::: "No! Me am greaterest warrior!"]]
* '''Grimlock''' (Dinobot)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''26'''
: Grimlock's toy was originally part of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Dinosaur Robo]] series. When [[Hasbro]] imported the toy in 1985 for the Transformers line, the blue crotch was changed to red and the Diaclone driver mini-figure was dropped.
:The original Grimlock changes from a robot into a robotic T-Rex and comes with a sword, a gun, and a rocket launcher with three rockets.

* '''Grimlock''' (Classic Pretender)
: Released in 1989, this simplified and slightly-modified version of Grimlock transforms into a robotic T-Rex whose tail becomes a hangun. He came with a large human [[Pretender shell]] with a rather knight-like armor theme, with a helmet and large cannon.

* '''Grimlock''' (Legends)
: A K-Mart [[exclusive]] in its Hasbro release, this version of Grimlock is simply the inner robot of his Classic Pretender form without the shell or its accessories, leaving him only his tail/gun. In Japan, he was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the other three Legends toys, but with a silver face rather than the Hasbro version's orange.

* '''Grimlock''' (Action Master)
: Part of the initial assortment of non-transforming [[Action Master]] figures, Grimlock's design combines his cartoon model with extra toy-based detaling. He came with the [[Anti-Tank Cannon]] "partner" machine which Grimlock could ride, or be unfolded to form a really ''big'' "long range mortar launcher."

===Generation 2===
* '''Grimlock''' (Dinobot)
: Grimlock's original toy was [[redeco]]ed for release in ''Generation 2'', this time lacking the missile launcher accessory. He was available in three different colors; the first --and rarest-- in his original silver (the easiest way to spot if this is a G2 or original is by the "Autobot" tampograph on his leg), then in a medium truqoise-blue, and finally (and most commonly) in a dark blue.

:''('''Note''': Grimlock outranked Optimus Prime in the G2 toyline! (Prime had a rank of 9.)''

===Beast Wars===
* '''Grimlock''' (Deluxe)
: Beast Wars Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] in gray and gold with black spots, transforming into a "raptor" of some variety. His tail becomes a sword and a rotate-blade. He was slightly [[retool]]ed to have space for an "energon chip" [[rubsign]].

: This mold is also used by [[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]] [[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]], and was retooled to make [[Dinotron (BM)|Dinotron]], [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] and [[Thrustor (BW)|Thrustor]].

===Beast Machines===
:[[T-Wrecks (BM)|T-Wrecks]] may have been intended to be a new form for Grimlock, based on the references in his tech spec bio to his ''Beast Wars'' "Attack Specialist" function and other hints. However, T-Wrecks' appearances in the ''Universe: The Wreckers'' comics suggests he is a new, unrelated character.

===Alternators===
* '''Grimlock'''
: Him is Ford Mustang.

===Universe===
:The [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] toy released in ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' was originally created by Hasbro for release as a special new-mold addition for the ''Universe'' toyline and was intended to represent ''Generation 1'' Grimlock. However, it wasn't and it didn't.

===Classics===
[[Image:Grimlockclassicstoy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Millions of years ago, mighty dinosaurs chomped Earth.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2006)
: ''Classics'' Grimlock, a gray and gold ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', is a reimagined form of his original toy. In robot mode, his tail can detach to become a sword/whip. His bayonette blaster can be deployed in either mode.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm Grimlock at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Grimlock Grimlock's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Cannonball (Cybertron)

2006-11-28T14:51:59Z

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:''Avast! Cannonball do be a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cannonball UT.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something.]]

Leader of a gang of interstellar pirates and captain of the ''[[Sea Slag]]'', '''Cannonball''' is only a Decepticon because [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] lets his crew roam free, provided they leave the Decepticon starships alone and focus their attentions more on the [[Autobot]]s. Cannonball is all too happy to do so. When he and his crew aren't looting and pillaging, they're causing trouble in some seedy port on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], using their ill-gotten gains to purchase black-market [[energon star]]s or dubious-sounding "pleasure programs".

Cannonball's crew can be readily identified by the bright airbrushed graphics that adorn their vehicle modes. Cannonball himself features bright green skeletons.

Though "Cannonball" has been terrorizing spacelanes for centuries, it has not been ''this'' Cannonball... he is in fact the tenth space pirate to use that name and legacy. One day he will train a replacement to take his name, and that pirate will take on the legacy with a whole new crew. Until that day, though, Cannonball plans to live it up!

Arrrr.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Cannonball''' (Deluxe class, 2006)

: Cannonball is a [[redeco]] of the ''Cybertron'' Deluxe [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] toy, transforming into a Dodge Magnum with roof-mounted lights. In both vehicle and robot mode, inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his rear window releases a pair of flip-out (non-firing) blasters. Hidden in his legs (his car-mode hood) are hammer and claw attachments for the "blaster" stub on his left arm in place of a hand.

: He came with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the online [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''d2rz'''" stamped on the back.

[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)

2006-11-28T14:49:44Z

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'''Robots in Disguise''' is a Transformers franchise that launched in the year 2001. It was an American port of 2000's Japanese transformers series '''Car Robots'''. Many of the characters were changed into new incarnations of characters from [[Generation 1]], and the remains notable for its numerous vague reference to characters and events from other series, making it difficult to place in relation to other continuities.

The ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise featured the following primary components:
*[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Robots in Disguise (television series)|A cartoon series]]
*A single American comic book story by Dreamwave (produced after the series ended production)

Robots in Disguise was intended as a low-cost, minimal-work "filler" line after Hasbro scrapped [[Transtech]], the series slated to follow [[Beast Machines]]. Hasbro used the time this bought to co-develop [[Armada]] with their japanese partner Takara. It aired on Fox Kids (the last Transformers series to air on a broadcast network) and saw surprising comercial success, laying the groundwork for the success of the subsequent series [[Armada]]

The ''Robots in Disguise'' dub was accidentally bought by Disney in 2002, creating legal problems images from the series. As a result, ''RiD's'' section in [[The Ultimate Guide]] was prefunctory, covering only the toys.

As of July 2006, the series has been released on DVD in the UK only, in two box sets. The DVDs are Region 2 and in PAL format.

''[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] considers Robots in Disguise to be the same series as Car Robots. Thus, the American release of Sideways for Robots in Disguise means that Doubleface (Sideways's Japanese name) first appeared in Car Robots.''

''Despite fan rumors to the contrary, Car Robots was never called and was never going to be called '''Transformers 2000'''.''

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Heinrad (BW)

2006-11-28T14:47:37Z

66.67.52.203: /* Toys */

:''Heinrad is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:HeinradAnime1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Where we're going we won't need ROADS!]]

'''Heinrad''' posesses the unique ability to stop time for a short period of time.
His beast mode is that of a [[wikipedia:Tanuki|Tanuki]].

''Note: Heinrad's Japanese name can be romanized as either Heinrad or Heinlad.''

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yōji Ietomi]]

Heinrad is a loveable drunken goofball.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===

[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|thumb|120px|"You were expecting maybe Jean-Claude Van Damme?"]]

After Unicron's defeat, Heinrad revealed himself to be an undercover agent of the God of Time and took his crewmates on a ''magical journey'' back in time to say goodbye to the dumb mammoth Big Convoy had returned to being.

===Robots in Disguise===
A clock in the shape of Heinrad appears in Koji's bedroom in the pilot episode ''Battle Protocol'' as an in-joke for fans.

===IDW [[The Gathering|''Beast Wars'' comics]]===
[[Image:BigConvoyIDW1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Heinrad in the corner.]]
Heinrad was a member of the Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs, alongside [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/cbreviews/idw/bw1/ Script consultant's notes on Heinrad's appearance ''The Gathering'' #1.]</ref>

==Toys==
* '''Heinrad''' (1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-3'''
:Heinrad transforms into a tanuki. His saki bottle and bill book thing combine into a gun. The toy is a functioning alarm clock.

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Heinlad/heinlad.htm Heinrad at TFU.info.]

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Heinrad (BW)

2006-11-28T14:47:16Z

66.67.52.203: /* ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga */

:''Heinrad is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:HeinradAnime1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Where we're going we won't need ROADS!]]

'''Heinrad''' posesses the unique ability to stop time for a short period of time.
His beast mode is that of a [[wikipedia:Tanuki|Tanuki]].

''Note: Heinrad's Japanese name can be romanized as either Heinrad or Heinlad.''

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yōji Ietomi]]

Heinrad is a loveable drunken goofball.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===

[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|thumb|120px|"You were expecting maybe Jean-Claude Van Damme?"]]

After Unicron's defeat, Heinrad revealed himself to be an undercover agent of the God of Time and took his crewmates on a ''magical journey'' back in time to say goodbye to Big Convoy.

===Robots in Disguise===
A clock in the shape of Heinrad appears in Koji's bedroom in the pilot episode ''Battle Protocol'' as an in-joke for fans.

===IDW [[The Gathering|''Beast Wars'' comics]]===
[[Image:BigConvoyIDW1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Heinrad in the corner.]]
Heinrad was a member of the Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs, alongside [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]].<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/cbreviews/idw/bw1/ Script consultant's notes on Heinrad's appearance ''The Gathering'' #1.]</ref>

==Toys==
* '''Heinrad''' (1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-3'''
:Heinrad transforms into a tanuki. His saki bottle and bill book thing combine into a gun. The toy is a functioning alarm clock.

==Notes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Heinlad/heinlad.htm Heinrad at TFU.info.]

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Constructicon (G1)

2006-11-27T17:52:30Z

66.67.52.203: /* Classics */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 combiner team|the two teams of Constructicons from the Universe series|Constructicon (Universe)}}

[[Image:Lineup.jpg|thumb|600px|center|From left to right: Scavenger, Mixmaster, Longhaul, Bonecrusher, Hook and Scrapper]]

:''The Constructicons are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining sub-group of Transformers. They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper]], the leader of the Constructicons (by some accounts, although this is not universal), is a master designer who conceives the myriad structures the Construticons assemble. Although he's genuinely modest about his work, he's prone to bragging amongst his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a wheeled front-load shovel and forms the right leg of Devastator.
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is brawler by nature and specialises in demolitions work. He would enjoy the extra potential for destruction as Devastator if it didn't mean sharing the same mindspace as his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a bulldozer, and forms Devastator's left arm.
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is an unashamedly pathetic Decepticon. Desperate to prove his worth to his team-mates, he uses his one true gift - his shovel's ability to detect various magnetic, ionic, electrical or gas readings - to locate items of value, although invariably, all he can usually find is junk. He transforms into an excavator, and the right arm of Devastator. Originally to be named '''Scrounge''', Scavenger was erroeously referred to by this name once in the Constructicons' debut animated series episode.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] might have a few chips loose in his logic centre, judging by the cackling with which he undertakes his role of materials fabrication. Although manic and erratic by nature, he is a genius of a chemist, able to mix chemicals in the drum of his concrete mixer alternate mode. He forms Devastator's left leg.
*[[Hook]] ''(''Glen'' in Japan)'' is the team's perfectionist second-in-command, who considers himself far too elite to deal with most of the 'ruffians' that call themselves Decepticons. He is excellent at performing tasks which require extreme precision, but the time he takes to perfect his work and his arrogance are his weaknesses. Hook is one of the Decepticons' few surgeons. He transforms into a crane, and forms the head and shoulders of Devastator.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is not fond of his role as transport, ferrying construction materials to and fro on a Constructicon building site, and although he accepts its importance, he would much rather be a full-time warrior. He transforms into a dump truck and forms Devastator's lower torso.

The team's combined form of [[Devastator]] is brutality in its purest form - his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, due to the fact that Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.

''Italian sub-group name: '''Excavators'''

=Fiction=
===Generation 1 Cartoon===
[[Image:Constructicons_mode2.jpg|thumb|right|The Constructicons in their vehicle modes]]According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron]], which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who, seeking to bolster the forces of his Decepticons, subjected the Constructicons to the [[Robo-Smasher]], a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructions across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone - the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hate for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy.

In [[1984]], the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth, and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava.

The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except for Mixmaster, whose mind was apparently damaged by the experience, as he developed his manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] - which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligatorcon|robotic alligator]] - and building a device to [[Transfixatron|paralyse Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another that could crush them. When the Autobots would interfere in their plans, Devastator would invariably be formed - something that the Autobots chose to use to their ''advantage'' when they discovered that the Constructicons were drilling to the Earth's core. Sneaking "[[dominator disk]]s" onto the separate Constructicons, when they merged into Devastator, the Autobots took control of his mind and used him for their own ends until he escaped, and, surprisingly, helped stop the drill to prevent the destruction of the Earth.

Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it, exposing their treachery upon its completion. Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertronium]] degeneration, the Constructions - apparently working fine, presumably as a result of their newly-built Cybertonium-free Earth bodies - took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[Space Bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and travelling to Cybertron.

In [[1985]], when Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructions were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat.

The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand - other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon - but their combing powers soon became a lot less unique with the creation of several new similarly-powered Autobot and Decepticon sub-groups. Devastator was even defeated in battle by the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]], who [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] specially designed with the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] for that eventuality.

In the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defences and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructions as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them.

In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructions maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]] and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]].

====Origin controversy====

The original ''Transformers'' animated series is infamous for its slip-ups regarding the Constructicons, presenting at least three apparently-contradictory stories that give different origins for the group. In their debut episode, the Season One finale, ''[[Heavy Metal War]]'', Megatron professes that the Constructicons were built on Earth. Yet, in the Season Two episode, ''[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]],'' the secret history of the eponymous character and the Constructicons comes out, which reveals their past on Cybertron together, where the Constructicons were formerly ''not'' Decepticons and were turned to evil by Megatron. Scrapper also makes a comment in ''[[The Master Builders]]'' that he admired the buildings of the Autobot Grapple on Cybertron, indicating a past there.''

''Interestingly, the official [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage57.html bible to the series] originally describes the Constructicons as having "no explained origin." Presumably, this encouraged [[David Wise]], the writer of ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'', to give the characters an explained origin, unaware that it conflicted with the one-line reference to their being built on Earth from ''Heavy Metal War''. Nevertheless, it is not impossible to reconcile these two stories, if one simply assumes that when Megatron said the Constructicons were "built," he was referring to their new ''Earth'' bodies after their arrival from Cybertron (ironically, ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'' neglected to give the Constructicons redesigned Cybertronian modes, making it appear as if they always turned into Earthly construction vehicles). That said, one would have to assume that the Constructicons did not have their existing bodies modified, but had entirely new structures created, due to their ability to function and even form Devastator when the other Transformers on Earth were suffering from Cybertronium degeneration in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots]]''.''

''The third contradiction emerges in the third season, with the episode ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part Four]]'', in which [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] witnesses Megatron's creation in a flashback, and the animation shows the Constructicons surrounding him, implying that they were responsible for building him, which contradicts ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'''s claim that they were not originally Decepticons. There are two ways of rationalising this:''

#''The Constructicons were not evil when they constructed Megatron. Megatron was either accidentally created evil or later became evil. He then later corrupted the Constructicons, as depicted in ''The Secret of Omega Supreme.'' And then later, he rebuilt them on earth.''
#''The scene is a mistake. ''Five Faces of Darkness'' is notorious for its flawed animation, and it is entirely probable that these characters were not intended to be the ''actual'' Constructicons, but rather either characters who resembled them, or generic robots that the animators simply used the Constructicons' model sheets to fill the roles of. In strong indication of this is the fact that there are ''eight'' Constructicons displayed, rather than six.''

''The presence of a larger than usual number of Constructicons in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' scene was referenced somewhat by the release of '''[[Load Hauler]]''', a Constructicon-colored repaint of Grapple, released exclusively by online retailer [[E-Hobby]] in 2003. His biography presents him to have once been a member of the Constructicons, before they were Decepticons, who joined up with the Autobots after Megatron co-opted his team-mates with the Robo-Smasher, and accompanied Optimus Prime's crew aboard the Ark. This in itself is a reference to the anomalous character of '''Hauler''', an Autobot clearly based on the Grapple toy who features in the first animated series episode, but never appears again. Orange in his animated appearance, Load Hauler's bio explains this color discrepancy by presenting Load Hauler as a "highly capricious self-expressionist," who frequently changes his coloration.

===Headmasters Cartoon===
The Constructicons are not shown doing much individually in the Headmasters animated series other than acting as infantry for Galvatron. Their combined form of Devastator, however, is shown with much more frequency. In the first episode, Devastator is defeated by Optimus Prime with a single jump-kick to the back.

===Zone Cartoon===
Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous [[Violen Jygar]]. Devastator met his end via underground magma, having apparently lost his resistance to it sometime after [[Heavy Metal War]].

===Marvel Comics===

Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned Optimus Prime. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that Soundwave used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through.

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe]].

''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky]], and again when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.''

The team's special talents were not required in the U.S. title again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme.

''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.''

''Later, the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it.''

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
[[Image:DW_devastator.jpg|frame|right|Devastator coming up from under the bay area of San Fransisco in Dreamwave's Transformers Generation 1 Volume 1 "Prime Directive"]]

8 million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting Optimus Prime, Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. 1.5 million years later, when Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Contructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracons]] and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth four millions years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in [[1984]]. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the [[Ark II]] in [[1999]], but when they reactivated in [[2001]], Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but was defeated by Optimus Prime who basted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. His remains were recovered by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and dissected and studied in their underground base.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
The Constructicons were first released in 1985 both individually and as a giftset. Oddly, the group was released in yellow instead of green in parts of Europe.

Their second release, in 1990, was Devastator's Action Master form.

In 1992, the team was released in Europe with come changes. This version had yellow instead of green, had the soft plastic parts changed to grey, and lacked the combiner [[kibble]] as well as the metal pegs on Scavenger and Hook used for combination. Also, these toys had no offical name, as the blister card that all six members used identified them only as "Constructicons".

===Generation 2===

The ''Generation 2'' release came in either yellow or orange; the latter was only avalible at Kay-Bee Toys. One item of note is that G2 release of Mixmaster doesn't include the single-tabbed missile.

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Transformers Classics Constructicon Devastator]]
A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]] known as Constructicon Devastator is comprised of Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007, yet to be released.
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Constructicon (G1)

2006-11-27T17:52:04Z

66.67.52.203: /* Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics */

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[[Image:Lineup.jpg|thumb|600px|center|From left to right: Scavenger, Mixmaster, Longhaul, Bonecrusher, Hook and Scrapper]]

:''The Constructicons are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining sub-group of Transformers. They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper]], the leader of the Constructicons (by some accounts, although this is not universal), is a master designer who conceives the myriad structures the Construticons assemble. Although he's genuinely modest about his work, he's prone to bragging amongst his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a wheeled front-load shovel and forms the right leg of Devastator.
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is brawler by nature and specialises in demolitions work. He would enjoy the extra potential for destruction as Devastator if it didn't mean sharing the same mindspace as his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a bulldozer, and forms Devastator's left arm.
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is an unashamedly pathetic Decepticon. Desperate to prove his worth to his team-mates, he uses his one true gift - his shovel's ability to detect various magnetic, ionic, electrical or gas readings - to locate items of value, although invariably, all he can usually find is junk. He transforms into an excavator, and the right arm of Devastator. Originally to be named '''Scrounge''', Scavenger was erroeously referred to by this name once in the Constructicons' debut animated series episode.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] might have a few chips loose in his logic centre, judging by the cackling with which he undertakes his role of materials fabrication. Although manic and erratic by nature, he is a genius of a chemist, able to mix chemicals in the drum of his concrete mixer alternate mode. He forms Devastator's left leg.
*[[Hook]] ''(''Glen'' in Japan)'' is the team's perfectionist second-in-command, who considers himself far too elite to deal with most of the 'ruffians' that call themselves Decepticons. He is excellent at performing tasks which require extreme precision, but the time he takes to perfect his work and his arrogance are his weaknesses. Hook is one of the Decepticons' few surgeons. He transforms into a crane, and forms the head and shoulders of Devastator.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is not fond of his role as transport, ferrying construction materials to and fro on a Constructicon building site, and although he accepts its importance, he would much rather be a full-time warrior. He transforms into a dump truck and forms Devastator's lower torso.

The team's combined form of [[Devastator]] is brutality in its purest form - his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, due to the fact that Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.

''Italian sub-group name: '''Excavators'''

=Fiction=
===Generation 1 Cartoon===
[[Image:Constructicons_mode2.jpg|thumb|right|The Constructicons in their vehicle modes]]According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron]], which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who, seeking to bolster the forces of his Decepticons, subjected the Constructicons to the [[Robo-Smasher]], a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructions across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone - the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hate for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy.

In [[1984]], the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth, and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava.

The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except for Mixmaster, whose mind was apparently damaged by the experience, as he developed his manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] - which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligatorcon|robotic alligator]] - and building a device to [[Transfixatron|paralyse Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another that could crush them. When the Autobots would interfere in their plans, Devastator would invariably be formed - something that the Autobots chose to use to their ''advantage'' when they discovered that the Constructicons were drilling to the Earth's core. Sneaking "[[dominator disk]]s" onto the separate Constructicons, when they merged into Devastator, the Autobots took control of his mind and used him for their own ends until he escaped, and, surprisingly, helped stop the drill to prevent the destruction of the Earth.

Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it, exposing their treachery upon its completion. Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertronium]] degeneration, the Constructions - apparently working fine, presumably as a result of their newly-built Cybertonium-free Earth bodies - took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[Space Bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and travelling to Cybertron.

In [[1985]], when Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructions were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat.

The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand - other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon - but their combing powers soon became a lot less unique with the creation of several new similarly-powered Autobot and Decepticon sub-groups. Devastator was even defeated in battle by the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]], who [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] specially designed with the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] for that eventuality.

In the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defences and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructions as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them.

In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructions maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]] and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]].

====Origin controversy====

The original ''Transformers'' animated series is infamous for its slip-ups regarding the Constructicons, presenting at least three apparently-contradictory stories that give different origins for the group. In their debut episode, the Season One finale, ''[[Heavy Metal War]]'', Megatron professes that the Constructicons were built on Earth. Yet, in the Season Two episode, ''[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]],'' the secret history of the eponymous character and the Constructicons comes out, which reveals their past on Cybertron together, where the Constructicons were formerly ''not'' Decepticons and were turned to evil by Megatron. Scrapper also makes a comment in ''[[The Master Builders]]'' that he admired the buildings of the Autobot Grapple on Cybertron, indicating a past there.''

''Interestingly, the official [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage57.html bible to the series] originally describes the Constructicons as having "no explained origin." Presumably, this encouraged [[David Wise]], the writer of ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'', to give the characters an explained origin, unaware that it conflicted with the one-line reference to their being built on Earth from ''Heavy Metal War''. Nevertheless, it is not impossible to reconcile these two stories, if one simply assumes that when Megatron said the Constructicons were "built," he was referring to their new ''Earth'' bodies after their arrival from Cybertron (ironically, ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'' neglected to give the Constructicons redesigned Cybertronian modes, making it appear as if they always turned into Earthly construction vehicles). That said, one would have to assume that the Constructicons did not have their existing bodies modified, but had entirely new structures created, due to their ability to function and even form Devastator when the other Transformers on Earth were suffering from Cybertronium degeneration in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots]]''.''

''The third contradiction emerges in the third season, with the episode ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part Four]]'', in which [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] witnesses Megatron's creation in a flashback, and the animation shows the Constructicons surrounding him, implying that they were responsible for building him, which contradicts ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'''s claim that they were not originally Decepticons. There are two ways of rationalising this:''

#''The Constructicons were not evil when they constructed Megatron. Megatron was either accidentally created evil or later became evil. He then later corrupted the Constructicons, as depicted in ''The Secret of Omega Supreme.'' And then later, he rebuilt them on earth.''
#''The scene is a mistake. ''Five Faces of Darkness'' is notorious for its flawed animation, and it is entirely probable that these characters were not intended to be the ''actual'' Constructicons, but rather either characters who resembled them, or generic robots that the animators simply used the Constructicons' model sheets to fill the roles of. In strong indication of this is the fact that there are ''eight'' Constructicons displayed, rather than six.''

''The presence of a larger than usual number of Constructicons in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' scene was referenced somewhat by the release of '''[[Load Hauler]]''', a Constructicon-colored repaint of Grapple, released exclusively by online retailer [[E-Hobby]] in 2003. His biography presents him to have once been a member of the Constructicons, before they were Decepticons, who joined up with the Autobots after Megatron co-opted his team-mates with the Robo-Smasher, and accompanied Optimus Prime's crew aboard the Ark. This in itself is a reference to the anomalous character of '''Hauler''', an Autobot clearly based on the Grapple toy who features in the first animated series episode, but never appears again. Orange in his animated appearance, Load Hauler's bio explains this color discrepancy by presenting Load Hauler as a "highly capricious self-expressionist," who frequently changes his coloration.

===Headmasters Cartoon===
The Constructicons are not shown doing much individually in the Headmasters animated series other than acting as infantry for Galvatron. Their combined form of Devastator, however, is shown with much more frequency. In the first episode, Devastator is defeated by Optimus Prime with a single jump-kick to the back.

===Zone Cartoon===
Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous [[Violen Jygar]]. Devastator met his end via underground magma, having apparently lost his resistance to it sometime after [[Heavy Metal War]].

===Marvel Comics===

Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned Optimus Prime. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that Soundwave used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through.

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe]].

''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky]], and again when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.''

The team's special talents were not required in the U.S. title again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme.

''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.''

''Later, the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it.''

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
[[Image:DW_devastator.jpg|frame|right|Devastator coming up from under the bay area of San Fransisco in Dreamwave's Transformers Generation 1 Volume 1 "Prime Directive"]]

8 million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting Optimus Prime, Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. 1.5 million years later, when Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Contructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracons]] and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth four millions years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in [[1984]]. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the [[Ark II]] in [[1999]], but when they reactivated in [[2001]], Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but was defeated by Optimus Prime who basted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. His remains were recovered by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and dissected and studied in their underground base.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
The Constructicons were first released in 1985 both individually and as a giftset. Oddly, the group was released in yellow instead of green in parts of Europe.

Their second release, in 1990, was Devastator's Action Master form.

In 1992, the team was released in Europe with come changes. This version had yellow instead of green, had the soft plastic parts changed to grey, and lacked the combiner [[kibble]] as well as the metal pegs on Scavenger and Hook used for combination. Also, these toys had no offical name, as the blister card that all six members used identified them only as "Constructicons".

===Generation 2===

The ''Generation 2'' release came in either yellow or orange; the latter was only avalible at Kay-Bee Toys. One item of note is that G2 release of Mixmaster doesn't include the single-tabbed missile.

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|And then there were five.]]
A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]] known as Constructicon Devastator is comprised of Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007, yet to be released.
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Constructicon (G1)

2006-11-27T17:51:07Z

66.67.52.203: /* Generation 1 Cartoon */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 combiner team|the two teams of Constructicons from the Universe series|Constructicon (Universe)}}

[[Image:Lineup.jpg|thumb|600px|center|From left to right: Scavenger, Mixmaster, Longhaul, Bonecrusher, Hook and Scrapper]]

:''The Constructicons are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining sub-group of Transformers. They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper]], the leader of the Constructicons (by some accounts, although this is not universal), is a master designer who conceives the myriad structures the Construticons assemble. Although he's genuinely modest about his work, he's prone to bragging amongst his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a wheeled front-load shovel and forms the right leg of Devastator.
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is brawler by nature and specialises in demolitions work. He would enjoy the extra potential for destruction as Devastator if it didn't mean sharing the same mindspace as his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a bulldozer, and forms Devastator's left arm.
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is an unashamedly pathetic Decepticon. Desperate to prove his worth to his team-mates, he uses his one true gift - his shovel's ability to detect various magnetic, ionic, electrical or gas readings - to locate items of value, although invariably, all he can usually find is junk. He transforms into an excavator, and the right arm of Devastator. Originally to be named '''Scrounge''', Scavenger was erroeously referred to by this name once in the Constructicons' debut animated series episode.
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] might have a few chips loose in his logic centre, judging by the cackling with which he undertakes his role of materials fabrication. Although manic and erratic by nature, he is a genius of a chemist, able to mix chemicals in the drum of his concrete mixer alternate mode. He forms Devastator's left leg.
*[[Hook]] ''(''Glen'' in Japan)'' is the team's perfectionist second-in-command, who considers himself far too elite to deal with most of the 'ruffians' that call themselves Decepticons. He is excellent at performing tasks which require extreme precision, but the time he takes to perfect his work and his arrogance are his weaknesses. Hook is one of the Decepticons' few surgeons. He transforms into a crane, and forms the head and shoulders of Devastator.
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is not fond of his role as transport, ferrying construction materials to and fro on a Constructicon building site, and although he accepts its importance, he would much rather be a full-time warrior. He transforms into a dump truck and forms Devastator's lower torso.

The team's combined form of [[Devastator]] is brutality in its purest form - his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, due to the fact that Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.

''Italian sub-group name: '''Excavators'''

=Fiction=
===Generation 1 Cartoon===
[[Image:Constructicons_mode2.jpg|thumb|right|The Constructicons in their vehicle modes]]According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron]], which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who, seeking to bolster the forces of his Decepticons, subjected the Constructicons to the [[Robo-Smasher]], a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructions across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone - the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hate for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy.

In [[1984]], the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth, and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava.

The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except for Mixmaster, whose mind was apparently damaged by the experience, as he developed his manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] - which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligatorcon|robotic alligator]] - and building a device to [[Transfixatron|paralyse Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another that could crush them. When the Autobots would interfere in their plans, Devastator would invariably be formed - something that the Autobots chose to use to their ''advantage'' when they discovered that the Constructicons were drilling to the Earth's core. Sneaking "[[dominator disk]]s" onto the separate Constructicons, when they merged into Devastator, the Autobots took control of his mind and used him for their own ends until he escaped, and, surprisingly, helped stop the drill to prevent the destruction of the Earth.

Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it, exposing their treachery upon its completion. Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertronium]] degeneration, the Constructions - apparently working fine, presumably as a result of their newly-built Cybertonium-free Earth bodies - took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[Space Bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and travelling to Cybertron.

In [[1985]], when Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructions were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat.

The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand - other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon - but their combing powers soon became a lot less unique with the creation of several new similarly-powered Autobot and Decepticon sub-groups. Devastator was even defeated in battle by the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]], who [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] specially designed with the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] for that eventuality.

In the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defences and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructions as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them.

In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructions maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]] and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]].

====Origin controversy====

The original ''Transformers'' animated series is infamous for its slip-ups regarding the Constructicons, presenting at least three apparently-contradictory stories that give different origins for the group. In their debut episode, the Season One finale, ''[[Heavy Metal War]]'', Megatron professes that the Constructicons were built on Earth. Yet, in the Season Two episode, ''[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]],'' the secret history of the eponymous character and the Constructicons comes out, which reveals their past on Cybertron together, where the Constructicons were formerly ''not'' Decepticons and were turned to evil by Megatron. Scrapper also makes a comment in ''[[The Master Builders]]'' that he admired the buildings of the Autobot Grapple on Cybertron, indicating a past there.''

''Interestingly, the official [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage57.html bible to the series] originally describes the Constructicons as having "no explained origin." Presumably, this encouraged [[David Wise]], the writer of ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'', to give the characters an explained origin, unaware that it conflicted with the one-line reference to their being built on Earth from ''Heavy Metal War''. Nevertheless, it is not impossible to reconcile these two stories, if one simply assumes that when Megatron said the Constructicons were "built," he was referring to their new ''Earth'' bodies after their arrival from Cybertron (ironically, ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'' neglected to give the Constructicons redesigned Cybertronian modes, making it appear as if they always turned into Earthly construction vehicles). That said, one would have to assume that the Constructicons did not have their existing bodies modified, but had entirely new structures created, due to their ability to function and even form Devastator when the other Transformers on Earth were suffering from Cybertronium degeneration in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots]]''.''

''The third contradiction emerges in the third season, with the episode ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part Four]]'', in which [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] witnesses Megatron's creation in a flashback, and the animation shows the Constructicons surrounding him, implying that they were responsible for building him, which contradicts ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'''s claim that they were not originally Decepticons. There are two ways of rationalising this:''

#''The Constructicons were not evil when they constructed Megatron. Megatron was either accidentally created evil or later became evil. He then later corrupted the Constructicons, as depicted in ''The Secret of Omega Supreme.'' And then later, he rebuilt them on earth.''
#''The scene is a mistake. ''Five Faces of Darkness'' is notorious for its flawed animation, and it is entirely probable that these characters were not intended to be the ''actual'' Constructicons, but rather either characters who resembled them, or generic robots that the animators simply used the Constructicons' model sheets to fill the roles of. In strong indication of this is the fact that there are ''eight'' Constructicons displayed, rather than six.''

''The presence of a larger than usual number of Constructicons in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' scene was referenced somewhat by the release of '''[[Load Hauler]]''', a Constructicon-colored repaint of Grapple, released exclusively by online retailer [[E-Hobby]] in 2003. His biography presents him to have once been a member of the Constructicons, before they were Decepticons, who joined up with the Autobots after Megatron co-opted his team-mates with the Robo-Smasher, and accompanied Optimus Prime's crew aboard the Ark. This in itself is a reference to the anomalous character of '''Hauler''', an Autobot clearly based on the Grapple toy who features in the first animated series episode, but never appears again. Orange in his animated appearance, Load Hauler's bio explains this color discrepancy by presenting Load Hauler as a "highly capricious self-expressionist," who frequently changes his coloration.

===Headmasters Cartoon===
The Constructicons are not shown doing much individually in the Headmasters animated series other than acting as infantry for Galvatron. Their combined form of Devastator, however, is shown with much more frequency. In the first episode, Devastator is defeated by Optimus Prime with a single jump-kick to the back.

===Zone Cartoon===
Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous [[Violen Jygar]]. Devastator met his end via underground magma, having apparently lost his resistance to it sometime after [[Heavy Metal War]].

===Marvel Comics===

Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned Optimus Prime. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that Soundwave used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through.

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe]].

''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky]], and again when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.''

The team's special talents were not required in the U.S. title again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme.

''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.''

''Later, the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it.''

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
[[Image:DW_devastator.jpg|frame|right|GINO, GINO, GI..false alarm]]

8 million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting Optimus Prime, Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. 1.5 million years later, when Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Contructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracons]] and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth four millions years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in [[1984]]. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the [[Ark II]] in [[1999]], but when they reactivated in [[2001]], Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but was defeated by Optimus Prime who basted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. His remains were recovered by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and dissected and studied in their underground base.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
The Constructicons were first released in 1985 both individually and as a giftset. Oddly, the group was released in yellow instead of green in parts of Europe.

Their second release, in 1990, was Devastator's Action Master form.

In 1992, the team was released in Europe with come changes. This version had yellow instead of green, had the soft plastic parts changed to grey, and lacked the combiner [[kibble]] as well as the metal pegs on Scavenger and Hook used for combination. Also, these toys had no offical name, as the blister card that all six members used identified them only as "Constructicons".

===Generation 2===

The ''Generation 2'' release came in either yellow or orange; the latter was only avalible at Kay-Bee Toys. One item of note is that G2 release of Mixmaster doesn't include the single-tabbed missile.

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|And then there were five.]]
A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]] known as Constructicon Devastator is comprised of Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007, yet to be released.
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Scrapper (G1)

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:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scrapper1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scrapper]]

'''Scrapper''' is the leader of the [[Constructicon]]s. While the other Constructicons put their masterpieces together, scrapper is the one who designs everything for them. His designs are among the best in Transformer history, however, Scrapper is a modest Decepticon who quickly shrugs off the praise he receives. In that respect he is the polar-opposite of his second in command, [[Hook]], who is an egomaniacal glory-hound.

Though modest, Scrapper is still a total nutcase. One of his favorite artistic liberties with his designs involves taking living [[Autobot]]s and using them as raw materials. This vicious act is something [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] finds admirable, as he considers Scrapper the most valuable of the Constructicons.

Scrapper transforms into a payloader and, when combined with the other Constructicons, forms the right leg of the [[combiner]], [[Devastator]].

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (US), ? (Japan)

===Marvel Comics continuity===

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===

==Toys==

===Generation 1===
* '''Scrapper''' (Constructicon, 1985)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
* '''"Scrapper"''' (Constructicon, 1992)
: This European exclusive version of Scrapper was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, a grey canopy, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not officaly named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
* '''Scrapper''' (Yellow)
* '''Scrapper''' (Orange)
: This release was a KB-Toys [[exclusive]].

===Classics===
*'''Constructicon Devastator'''
:"Decepticon Scrapper" is one of the toys included in this gift pack, a [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]].

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Devastator (G1)

2006-11-27T17:49:39Z

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{{disambig3|Devastator}}
:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Generation 1 Devastator]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon]]s into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Devastar'''

'''Constructicons'''

*[[Scrapper|Scrapper (Leader)]]
*[[Hook]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster|Mixmaster]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]

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

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Arthur Burghardt]] (US), [[Seizō Katō]] (Japan)

====''The Transformer'' manga====

===''Zone'' OVA and manga===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:DevastatorZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]

''(Devastator is referred to as one of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. This terminology, accompanied with [[Violen Jygar|Violen Jygar's]] supernatural origin and the presence of dead Decepticons in the ranks implies that Devastator had died previously to Zone and was brought back to life.)''

Devastator was selected by [[Violen Jygar]] as one of his 9 Decepticon Demon-Generals. Gifted with new a bitchin' new drill-weapon and armor, Violen Jygar sent Devastator to the [[Planet Zone]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it. Devastator drilled deep within the planet, reaching the Zodiac's chamber, and went toe-to-toe with [[Dai Atlas]]. He managed to get the Zodiac first and pass it off [[ Poseidon (G1)|King Poseidon]]. Devastator had the upper hand in battle until Dai Atlas opened a vein of hot lava upon the Decepticon. Devastator was washed-away in the molten magma, apparantly killed by it.

He also destroyed the World Trade Center by flying through it. That damn terrorist.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* Devastator (1985)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''
: Devastator was avalible seperately or as a giftset.

* Devastator with Scorpulator

===Generation 2===
* Devastator (yellow)
* Devastator (orange)
: The orange release was a KB-Toys [[exclusive]]

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Transformers Classics Constructicon Devastator.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007)
:A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]]. Yet to be released.
{{-}}

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Devastator (G1)

2006-11-27T17:49:02Z

66.67.52.203: /* ''Zone'' OVA and manga */

{{disambig3|Devastator}}
:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon]]s into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Devastar'''

'''Constructicons'''

*[[Scrapper|Scrapper (Leader)]]
*[[Hook]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster|Mixmaster]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]

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

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Arthur Burghardt]] (US), [[Seizō Katō]] (Japan)

====''The Transformer'' manga====

===''Zone'' OVA and manga===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:DevastatorZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]

''(Devastator is referred to as one of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. This terminology, accompanied with [[Violen Jygar|Violen Jygar's]] supernatural origin and the presence of dead Decepticons in the ranks implies that Devastator had died previously to Zone and was brought back to life.)''

Devastator was selected by [[Violen Jygar]] as one of his 9 Decepticon Demon-Generals. Gifted with new a bitchin' new drill-weapon and armor, Violen Jygar sent Devastator to the [[Planet Zone]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it. Devastator drilled deep within the planet, reaching the Zodiac's chamber, and went toe-to-toe with [[Dai Atlas]]. He managed to get the Zodiac first and pass it off [[ Poseidon (G1)|King Poseidon]]. Devastator had the upper hand in battle until Dai Atlas opened a vein of hot lava upon the Decepticon. Devastator was washed-away in the molten magma, apparantly killed by it.

He also destroyed the World Trade Center by flying through it. That damn terrorist.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* Devastator (1985)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''
: Devastator was avalible seperately or as a giftset.

* Devastator with Scorpulator

===Generation 2===
* Devastator (yellow)
* Devastator (orange)
: The orange release was a KB-Toys [[exclusive]]

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Transformers Classics Constructicon Devastator.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007)
:A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]]. Yet to be released.
{{-}}

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[[Category: Constructicons]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category: Zone characters]]
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Devastator (G1)

2006-11-27T17:48:44Z

66.67.52.203: /* Classics */

{{disambig3|Devastator}}
:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon]]s into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Devastar'''

'''Constructicons'''

*[[Scrapper|Scrapper (Leader)]]
*[[Hook]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster|Mixmaster]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]

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

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Arthur Burghardt]] (US), [[Seizō Katō]] (Japan)

====''The Transformer'' manga====

===''Zone'' OVA and manga===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:DevastatorZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|PHALLIC!]]

''(Devastator is referred to as one of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. This terminology, accompanied with [[Violen Jygar|Violen Jygar's]] supernatural origin and the presence of dead Decepticons in the ranks implies that Devastator had died previously to Zone and was brought back to life.)''

Devastator was selected by [[Violen Jygar]] as one of his 9 Decepticon Demon-Generals. Gifted with new a bitchin' new drill-weapon and armor, Violen Jygar sent Devastator to the [[Planet Zone]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it. Devastator drilled deep within the planet, reaching the Zodiac's chamber, and went toe-to-toe with [[Dai Atlas]]. He managed to get the Zodiac first and pass it off to [[King Poseidon (G1)|King Poseidon]]. Devastator had the upper hand in battle until Dai Atlas opened a vein of hot lava upon the Decepticon. Devastator was washed-away in the molten magma, apparantly killed by it.

He also destroyed the World Trade Center by flying through it. That damn terrorist.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* Devastator (1985)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''
: Devastator was avalible seperately or as a giftset.

* Devastator with Scorpulator

===Generation 2===
* Devastator (yellow)
* Devastator (orange)
: The orange release was a KB-Toys [[exclusive]]

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Transformers Classics Constructicon Devastator.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007)
:A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]]. Yet to be released.
{{-}}

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[[Category: Constructicons]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category: Zone characters]]
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Transformers: Classics

2006-11-27T17:47:39Z

66.67.52.203: /* Miscellaneous */

{{disambig3|Classics}}
When the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action Transformers film]] was pushed back from November 2006 to July 2007, [[Hasbro]] needed to create a filler line to bridge the newly created gap in their product offerings. That bridge was a revisitation of the original ''[[Generation 1]]'' characters, dubbed '''Classics'''.

Later, [[Mini-Con]]s which were originally meant for the end of the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line and ''Generation 1''-inspired ''Legends'' [[redeco]]es were also added to expand the line further.

Although no original animation or full-length comic fiction is planned for the line, the Fun Publications Official Transformers Fan Club Magazine comic will be utilizing the Classics in their 2007 story-arc and setting them in a continuation of the old Generation 1 [[Marvel Comics]] universe (A version of this universe that includes everthing up until the end of the original Marvel run, but excludes the events of the [[Generation 2]] book that followed, taking things in a new direction instead.)

==Toyline==
===Legends===
*[[Bumblebee]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Leo Prime]]
*[[Motormaster|Menasor]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Trypticon]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Autobot Whirl]]

===Mini-Cons===
*[[Clear Skies Team]]
*[[Demolition Team]]
*[[Dinobots (Mini-Cons)|Dinobots]]
*[[Dirt Digger Team]]
*[[Night Rescue Team]]
*[[Predator Attack Team]]

===Deluxes===
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bumblebee]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]

===Voyagers===
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

===Box sets===
*Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle (versus 2-pack w/DVD)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]: Battle for Autobot City (versus 2-pack, Target exclusive)
*[[Constructicon Devastator]] (Wal-Mart exclusive giftset)

===Miscellaneous===
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (reissue with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage]]; comes with Soundblaster's door)

[[Category: Classics| ]]
[[Category: Franchises]]
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Transformers: Classics

2006-11-27T17:47:25Z

66.67.52.203: /* Miscellaneous */

{{disambig3|Classics}}
When the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action Transformers film]] was pushed back from November 2006 to July 2007, [[Hasbro]] needed to create a filler line to bridge the newly created gap in their product offerings. That bridge was a revisitation of the original ''[[Generation 1]]'' characters, dubbed '''Classics'''.

Later, [[Mini-Con]]s which were originally meant for the end of the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line and ''Generation 1''-inspired ''Legends'' [[redeco]]es were also added to expand the line further.

Although no original animation or full-length comic fiction is planned for the line, the Fun Publications Official Transformers Fan Club Magazine comic will be utilizing the Classics in their 2007 story-arc and setting them in a continuation of the old Generation 1 [[Marvel Comics]] universe (A version of this universe that includes everthing up until the end of the original Marvel run, but excludes the events of the [[Generation 2]] book that followed, taking things in a new direction instead.)

==Toyline==
===Legends===
*[[Bumblebee]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Leo Prime]]
*[[Motormaster|Menasor]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Trypticon]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Autobot Whirl]]

===Mini-Cons===
*[[Clear Skies Team]]
*[[Demolition Team]]
*[[Dinobots (Mini-Cons)|Dinobots]]
*[[Dirt Digger Team]]
*[[Night Rescue Team]]
*[[Predator Attack Team]]

===Deluxes===
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bumblebee]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]

===Voyagers===
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

===Box sets===
*Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle (versus 2-pack w/DVD)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]: Battle for Autobot City (versus 2-pack, Target exclusive)
*[[Constructicon Devastator]] (Wal-Mart exclusive giftset)

===Miscellaneous===
*Optimus Prime (20th Anniversary redeco with talking base)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (reissue with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage]]; comes with Soundblaster's door)

[[Category: Classics| ]]
[[Category: Franchises]]
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Optimus Prime (G1)

2006-09-06T13:04:07Z

66.67.52.203: /* Animated continuity */

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}[[Image:Optimusg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|PUDDING.]]

:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobots]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. He was previously named alternatively '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''' in certain continuities.''

'''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring commander of the Autobot forces. It was his leadership that turned the tide of the Great War. Originally a mere civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to lead, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the Transformers' conflict to Earth. Every casualty, human or Cybertron, weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers, and he never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader, and that is what he gives them.

On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his size, and what he lacks in raw firepower he easily compensates with guts. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness... though it's also the source of his strength!

Prime carries within him the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

''Before the [[Great War]] broke out on Cybertron, the robot who would be Optimus Prime (his name before becoming the Prime Autobot remains unknown) was a Transformer of note, displaying his skills in the Infraformers Sharp-shooting Competition.'' Subsequently, when the war began, Prime quickly made a name for himself as a combat leader. On a mission with the [[Triggerbot (G1)|Triggerbots]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from claiming the [[Underbase]], Prime was forced to jettison the massive databank into space to prevent anyone acquiring its power, but with this action, proved his wisdom and skill to the [[Autobot Council of Elders]]. ''The outbreak of the Great War saw Autobot territories falling under Decepticon dominion, one City-State at a time. The last City-State to be taken was the Autobot capital of [[Iacon]]. As Decepticons besieged Iacon, the Council of Elders prepared to surrender. Councillor [[Xaaron]] suggested that High Councillor [[Traachon]] step down and allow a military officer to assume Autobot leadership. Traachon then used his powers of veto and effectively elected himself out of office, allowing Optimus Prime to assume supreme command of the Autobots, becoming the first soldier to ever hold the mantle of Autobot leadership.''

Four million years ago, Cybertron - shaken from its orbit and drifting through space - came under threat when it floated into the path of a massive asteroid swarm that could potentially devastate the planet. Prime led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship, the Ark, on a mission to destroy the asteroids, and although successful, in the aftermath of this mission the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, hoping to overcome their weakened foes. Intent on keeping the secrets of the Ark's computer, [[Auntie]], from the Decepticons, Prime set the craft on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth.

In 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption reactivated Auntie, which in turn brought the Transformers back on-line. Prime led the Autobots in their opening battles to prevent the Decepticons from plundering Earth's resources, but following their initial victory, the Autobots were all deactivated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Prime was decapitated by Shockwave, and had the energy of the Creation Matrix leeched from his mind to give life to Shockwave's creations, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] (although Shockwave was unaware that the Matrix was not merely a program in Prime's mind, but a physical object in his chest). Before Shockwave could give life to his next Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Prime transferred the Matrix energy into the mind of [[Buster Witwicky]], who used the energy to turn Jetfire on Shockwave, allowing Prime to reclaim his body and retake leadership of the Autobots, giving Jetfire true life as a reward.

After a period of effective leadership, Prime engaged Megatron in a [[video game]] duel for possession of a super fuel. Prime was victorious, but Megatron implemented a cheat code, allowing him to re-enter the game. Prime was able to defeat him yet again, but in doing so, he also destroyed several of the game sprites, and refused to accept his victory, as he had performed an action that compromised his beliefs about the preservation of life, which he would never have done, had the duel been real. In accordance with the rules of the game, Prime's body exploded and he died. Autobot surgeon [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s subsequent efforts to restore him were unsuccessful, and his body was launched into space. The funeral barge eventually crashed on giant moon where it lay for untold time. At one stage, an alien ship crashed near the barge. The dying alien reached out toward the Matrix, with the Matrix choosing to revive the being as Death Bringer. Much later, the Matrix would revive a small predatory animal which would prove instrumental to the conclusion of the Matrix Quest.

Prime's personality had been copied onto a [[floppy disk]] by the technician running the game, [[Ethan Zachary]], who employed him in various video game scenarios he developed. Prime's damaged mind led him to belive that he himself was a video game character, and in an attempt to bring him back to life, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Getaway (G1)|Getaway]] took the disk to the planet [[Nebulos]], where a new body was constructed for Prime. They built a new body for Optimus Prime, and even upgraded it with the ability to combine with the trailer to form a larger robot. In an effort to keep Transformers off their planet, however, the Nebulans had poisoned their fuel, and the sensation of dying convinced Prime that he was truly alive, and not a game character. To save his life, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] [[binary-bonding|bonded]] with him, creating '''[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime'''.

Powermaster Prime and his Autobots later battled [[Death Bringer]]. ''Optimus Prime immediately sensed Matrix energies emanating from Death Bringer, and realised that the undead reaper was a creation of the Matrix. Although Death Bringer proved to be invulnerable, Optimus Prime was finally able to defeat it by convincing it to self-destruct in concordance with its primary function. The battle with Death Bringer alerted Optimus Prime to the fact that his old body was still out there somewhere in space, and more importantly, that the Matrix that it carried was also with it. With a war to win, the location of the Matrix was not a high priority.''

With the subsequent threat of [[Unicron]] looming, priorites quickly changed and Prime began a quest to locate his old body and the physical Matrix object within it. When the Matrix was successfully reacquired, Prime sacrificed his life one more time to destroy Unicron by plunging the Matrix into his maw. However, the Powermaster process had been working to fully bond Prime and Hi-Q, and with Prime now destroyed, the process completed itself in Hi-Q's body, and the two minds and souls became one. Hi-Q's biomechanical body was stripped down and reconstructed by the [[Last Autobot]], creating a brand new Optimus Prime.

===="Another Time and Place" text story ([[retcon]]ned)====

====Generation 2====
[[image:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|right|thumb|Generation Two Optimus Prime from the Marvel Comics.]]
Prime was plagued by visions of the [[Swarm]] - a destructive by-product of Transformer reproduction - entering into an alliance with Megatron against it and the forces of the second-generation [[Cybertronians]] led by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Prime's body was destroyed yet again when he confronted the Swarm, but upon releasing the energy of the Matrix into it, purifying it, Prime was reborn by the repentant creature. At the end of the battle, Prime’s dream of reuniting the two races of Transformers into a single force for good seemed to be a possibility when the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s fought side by side against a common foe.

===Animated continuity===

'''Voice actors:''' [[Peter Cullen]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)<br>

[[Image:Orionpax.jpg|left|thumb|Dock worker Orion Pax and his girlfriend Ariel.]]

Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named '''Orion Pax''', a simple dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a girlfriend named [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]], and a best friend named [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. At the time, a new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet - ones with new robot-mode flight powers that made Orion idolize them. Unfortunately for Orion, when [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]], the leader of these robots, approached him with inquiries about using one of the dock warehouses, Orion fell for the deception and he and Ariel were fatally wounded when Megatron and his forces then attacked in order to claim the energy stored there. Searching for someone to help them, the time-displaced [[Aerialbots_(G1)|Aerialbots]] took Orion and Ariel to the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion]], who used them as the first subjects for the new reconstruction process he had developed - rebuilding the frail Autobot frames into battle-hardy configurations. With this reconstruction, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the first of the Autobot warriors, who took the mantle of leadership as the civil war against Megatron and Decepticons erupted, while Ariel was rebuilt into [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], the commander of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron.

[[Image:Optimusmtmtep1.jpg|thumb|right|Turn INTO the skid.]]

As leader of the Autobots, Prime headed up the Autobots' mission to search out new worlds with new sources of energy to revitalise the depleted Cybertron. However, shortly after its launch, the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' craft]] was attacked by the [[Nemesis|Decepticon space cruiser]] and boarded by Megatron and the Decepticons. In the ensuing struggle, the g-forces of a nearby planet pulled both crafts down, and the Autobots' ship crashed into a volcano, thrusting all the occupants of the ship into emergency stasis. Four million years later, in the Earth year 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back to life, and it reactivated the Decepticons, programming them with new Earth-based disguise modes. As a petty parting gesture, [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] fired upon the Autobot ship, creating a landslide that knocked Prime into the path of the computer's restoration beam, restoring him to life, and beginning the war anew on Earth.

Prime was perpetually at the forefront of the action throughout the early years of the war on Earth, usually confronting Megatron, and, in some rare instances, being forced to team up with him for the greater good (or the lesser evil). He has suffered his fair share of battlefield scrapes, almost meeting his end when his vital [[cosmotron]] component was critically damaged by the Decepticon jets and [[Laserbeak_(G1)|Laserbeak]], and suffering a severe - though unfair - defeat when Megatron challenged him to one-on-one comabt while imbued with the different powers of all the Decepticons.

Generally, Prime acting in a commanding role as part of larger battles and event, but played prominent and solo roles in a few, also. In 1985, Megatron created a perfect duplicate of him, leaving the Autobots unable to differentiate between the two until the clone disregarded the safety of their human companion, [[Spike Witwicky]], exposing the deception. Later in the same year, Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, [[Lord Chumley]], who sought his head to go along with his other rare trophies. Entering the hunter's estate alone, Prime defeated all the traps and beasts lying in wait and brought Chumley to justice. The same year also saw Elita One captured by the Decepticons on Cybertron and used to lure Prime there alone; although knowing it was a trap, he ventured in solo and was defeated by the Decepticons and nearly destroyed, until Elita's stasis-field powers froze time long enough for them to escape. Prime was forced to seek out Alpha Trion to save the wounded Elita's life, and in the process, rediscovered his forgotten connection to his creator.

[[Image:Optimusg1passingthematrix.jpg|thumb|left|Oh, hey, I have this in me now, by the way.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the [[Decepticon]]s succeeded in seizing control of all of [[Cybertron (planet|Cybertron]], forcing the Autobots to operate from their new city on Earth, and from two bases on Cybertron's moons. In the Earth year 2005 C.E., Prime was stationed on [[Moonbase One]], and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike on Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and used the shuttle run to attack Autobot City; a distress call summoned Prime and support troops to Earth, and in the ensuing battle with Megatron, Optimus Prime sustained fatal injuries, but not before turning the tide of battle and forcing the Decepticon to flee. Despite the efforts of [[Perceptor_(G1)|Perceptor]], Optimus Prime died. The [[Matrix of Leadership]], and with it leadership of the Autobots, fell into the hands of [[Ultra Magnus_(G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and subsequently to [[Hot_Rod_(G1)|Rodimus Prime]].

Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintessons]] in 2006, when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots by using Prime to lure their space fleet into a trap. However, the Matrix was able to purify Prime of the Quintesson influence, and he got the other Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' detonator, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun. Prime was believed to have been destroyed in the explosion, but in reality, before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his body was recovered from the craft by two human scientists, [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Dr. Gregory Swafford]]. However, as their ship departed, it was coated in solar spores released by the explosion of the sun. Jessica's father, [[Dr. Mark Morgan]], loathed the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralysed. Swafford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the spores, which induced hatred and madness, in order to destroy the Transformers. However, when they could not reanimate him, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected. As this "[[Hate Plague]]" proceeded to spread across the galaxy, [[Sky Lynx_(G1)|Sky Lynx]] retrieved a Quintesson, who fully restored Optimus Prime to life. Coating himself in Morgan's heat-resistant alloy, Prime reclaimed the Matrix from Rodimus and unleashed its concentrated wisdom to destroy the Hate Plague.

[[Image:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|thumb|Optimus saying goodbye after being revived by the Quintessons as bait just before the floating mausoleum explodes]]

===="Rebirth" (America-only)====

In 2007, Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Events began with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which forced Prime to consult Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], learning that the mega-computer had orchestrated events in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, [[Spike Witwicky]] and the other organic [[Nebulans]] who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====
While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city.

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters anime ignores the events of the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc and picks up a year after "The Return of Optimus Prime".)''

One year after Prime's resurrection, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet Athenia, where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated - without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor, [[Vector Sigma]] had become destabilized, and the Decepticons suddenly returned to exploit this, assaulting Cybertron in order to seize control of the mega-computer. Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost.

Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side-by-side and defeated Galvatron.

Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet.

[[Image:PrimeZodiak.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Screw the Matrix, Prime wants some Zodiac!]]

====''Battlestars: Return of Convoy'' (Japan-only)====

In a sinister p destroythe Autobots, [[Dark Nova]] had Optimus Prime's [[spark|sparkless]] body revived as the evil [[False Convoy]]. False Convoy battled the Autobots but was defeated. Using the power of the [[Zodiac|the Zodiac]], Optimus Prime was brought back online and upgraded into '''Star Convoy'''. He was then reunited with [[Hot Rod (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Hot Rod]], who became his [[Micromaster]] partner.

With the likes of [[Sky Garry]], [[Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], Star Convoy did battle with the Decepticons and Dark Nova's hoard of [[Great Galaman]] drone warriors. Getting nowhere fast, Dark Nova then resurrected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (last seen buried in ice) as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] to counter Star Convoy. This didn't work all that well, and after defeating Super Megatron, his foe was resurrected again by Dark Nova as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Ultra Megatron]]. After disposing of him yet again, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron into [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]].

Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain indigestion. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and [[Grandus]] to move in. After all 3 were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simulataneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack.

[[Image:BattleConvoy.jpg|right|thumb|left|Battle Convoy in tha hizz-ooooouuuuussseee!!!]]

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====

After the end of [[Battlestars]], Optimus Prime down-graded back to his original body. Megatron eventually recovered from the Star Giant incident and supposedly turned over a new leaf. Megatron joined with Prime to form the [[Cybertron Alliance]], and things were good for a little while, as Megatron's attempts at peace were genuinely sincere. The alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed one of his dearest comrades, Megatron adopted a new body and started the war anew.

To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missle Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus dilligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. Megatron eventually wore Optimus down in battle, though, blowing him away with a barrage of devastating attacks. Megatron finally succeeded in delivering a fatal blow to Optimus, shooting him at point blank with his cannon. Prime would have been done for, except that the [[spark|sparks]] of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders withing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] activated the[[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became '''Battle Convoy''' and easily trumped Megatron's power. After a lengthy and costly war, Battle Convoy managed to drive the Decepticon forces to retreat into deep space. Prime was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by his fellow Autobots.

===''Beast Wars''===
The Beast Wars raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Optimus Prime, who was still laying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis.

===''Beast Machines''===

An enormous statue of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk]]s, could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon]] forces. Later, Megatron II beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal mistook the hologram for the real thing and shared with it the code for the [[Oracle]]. Megatron II quickly releaved his ruse and Primal felt like a real dumbass for weeks.

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
'''Voice actor: Unknown'''

[[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|WTF?]]

Optimus Prime is a "metallic nemesis." Megatron said so.

In one story book, a 2-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize. The Decepticons wanted it badly, but so did the Autobots. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a hollowed-out car, but ended up losing to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Optimus Prime celebrated Spike's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death.

Also, it would appear that Prime took off his face-plate to brush his teeth that morning and lost it. I'm sure it'll turn up sooner or later.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Optronix_optimus.jpg|thumb|right|Optronix becoming Optimus Prime through the power of the [[Matrix]].]]
Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' (Orion to his friends), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process, and almost arranged for the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices, until a battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld. Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on [[Quintessa]].

Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed "[[Ark_II|Ark II]]," but the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the U.S. military located Prime's body. Before his departure, Prime had entrusted a small portion of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky]], who was forced by the product chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use it to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]].

Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them - and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, Prime's brother [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflicted necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis.

=== IDW comics continuity ===

Optimus Prime commands the Autobot armed forces spread across the galaxy from the Autobot orbital command hub.<ref>[[Stormbringer, Part 1]]</ref> He was directly involved in the cataclysm that reduced Cybertron to a dead husk, fighting alongside Megatron in a futile attempt to stop [[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage. Based on the elimination of the Autobot science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' above Thunderhead Pass, he orders the [[Wreckers]] to withdraw from [[Varas_Centralus|Varas Centralus]] and meet him on Cybertron.<ref>[[Stormbringer, Part 2]]</ref>

Sometime afterward, Prime receives a status update from Prowl's detahcment on Earth and decides the situation there warrants his direct attention. He arrives shortly before Prowl and most of his detachment return from the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon and undergoes alteration so that he can disguise hismelf as an Earth truck.<ref>[[Infiltration, Part 6]]</ref>

=== Kiss Players ===
[[Image:Illust.jpg|thumb|See? Melissa's just bein' nice.]]
After being killed in the battle of Autobot City, [[Marissa Faireborn]] rescues his carcass from the clutches of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and has him resurrected in Japan as a Dodge Ram. In addition to his ion blaster, he carries a sword/surfboard he created called the High Frequency Blade. Marissa Fairborne hated the name and renamed it the "Surf Blade".
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* Optimus Prime
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''01'''
* VS-X Convoy
: this version had blue windows, and came with Megatron
* Good-Bye Convoy
: This wersion had blue windows, and came with [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]]
* Optimus Prime (Powermaster)
* Optimus Prime (Action Master)
===Generation 2===
* Optimus Prime
* Hero Optimus Prime
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-1'''
: also released in a Japanese Giftset with Hero Megatron
* Laser Optimus Prime
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13'''
* Go-Bot Optimus Prime
* Unreleased Hero Optimus Prime redeco
* Unreleased Autoroller General Optimus Prime
* Battle Convoy reissue
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-13-S'''

===Reissues===
* Too many to count
===eHobby===
* Orion Pax
:''Redeco of [[Kup]], came with [[Dion]]''
===Robot Masters===
* G1 Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-01'''
* Metalic G1 Convoy w/ DVD
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-10'''
* G1 Convoy (black version)
===20th Anniversary===
* Optimus Prime
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-01'''
===Universe===
* Optimus Prime (Spychanger)
===Kiss Players===
* '''Convoy w/ Marissa Fairborne'''
===Titanium===
* War Within Optimus Prime (3" Robot Masters figurine)
* Optimus Prime (3" Robot Master figurine)
* War Within Optimus Prime (6" Cybertron Heroes)
===Classics===
* Optimus Prime (Voyager-class)
* Optimus Prime (G1-style semi-truck, two-pack)

==Trivia==
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project.

[[image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|right|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]
*Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:

:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.

[[image:PrototypeTHB.jpg|right|thumb|Not so Optimus Prime.]]
*The first prototype for Battle Convoy, the Diaclone originator of Optimus Prime, was vastly different from the final version, complete with an entirely different transformation and a car carrying trailer. The head lacked the faceplate.

*At [[Botcon]] 2005, [[Hideaki Yoke]] revealed that Optimus Prime (or more accurately, Diaclone Battle Convoy) was not designed by a single person, but rather a team of Takara designers as the one who was originally assigned the job had fallen behind. It is said that a young [[Shoji Kawamori]] was also a member of this team at some point, who would design '''THS-02 Convoy''' over 20 years later.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime on TFU.info]

== Footnotes ==
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Elita One (G1)

2006-09-06T13:01:42Z

66.67.52.203:

[[Image:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|right|Elita YUM.]]
''Elita One is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation One]] universe. She was once known as '''Ariel'''.''

'''Elita One''' is the female counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; a powerful warrior, fearless in the face of her enemies, but compassionate to those who cannot defend themselves. She commands a squad of female Autobots, and has their undying trust and support. Her relative lack of firepower is somewhat made up for by her ability to briefly stop time. Sadly, this ability leaves her nearly powerlees, and could be lethal if overused. Her vehicle mode is a Cybertronian semi truck.

Though in command of [[Chromia_(G1)|Chromia]], [[Firestar_(G1)|Firestar]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], she seems only to trust her mentor and creator, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], on a personal level and is at times outright deferential to him for command decisions.

''('''Note''': Elita One's name shares the same root meaning as Optimus Prime's... "Best First". For many years, the actual spelling of her name was the subject of much fandom debate. The MC Axis kit finally gave her name the current spelling, and was later backed up by episode scripts.)''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
''Voice actress:'' Marlene Aragon (US), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japan), Eiko Yamada (Ariel-Japan)

Elita One was created as Ariel, a naive robot who was the girlfriend of Orion Pax. An attack by [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]] on the supply facility she and Orion woked at left her nearly dead, but the time-lost [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] rescued her and led her to [[Alpha_Trion_(G1)|Alpha Trion]]. After recreating Orion Pax into Optimus Prime, he mentions that Ariel would become Elita One.

[[Image:Elita one.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Animation model]]
Millions of years later, Elita One (who had remained on Cybertron) led a team of female Autobots, long thought extinct, in supply raids against the Decepticons led by [[Shockwave_(G1)|Shockwave]]. Her existance was revealed thanks to Moonracer's carelessness, leading to her capture by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]].

Eventually, she was used as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a trap, where he too was captured. Elita One then triggered her time-stopping power, allowing her to free Optimus Prime, but expending nearly all her energy to do so. Fortunately, Prime's power systems could link to hers, and she was revived in time to join the other Autobots in driving back the Decepticons. With the old secret base in ruins, Elita One elected to stay behind on Cybertron again, rebuild their base, and continue the fight at home while Optimus and the other Autobots returned to the war on Earth.

===MC Axis Kit mini-comic===
Elita One and her team toppled a colossal Decepticon warrior. Though her team was jubilant at their victory, Elita knew that this one victory was far from enough to win the war, and longed for Prime to return so they could re-take their homeworld.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Elita One and the other female Autobots were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s.

''('''Note''': [[Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing Transformers books right as the female Autobots arc was beginning.

==Toys==
===Merchandise===
No "proper" toy of Elita One exists. However, an officially-licensed Japanese "garage kit" unpainted resin model of her robot mode was made by MC Axis in 1996. Her alt-mode has never been depicted in its entirety. Only the very front end is seen in the Cartoon as the rest is hidden by Optimus Prime's truck mode.

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[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
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Optimus Primal (BW)

2006-09-06T12:57:50Z

66.67.52.203: /* Beast Wars 10th Aniversery */

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus}}

''Optimus Primal is a [[Maximal]] and an [[Autobot]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

[[Image:Optimusprimalbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Next one of you says "[[trukk not munky]]" gets it in the FACE.]]

Young and untested, '''Optimus Primal''' was a mere captain of an exploration ship when he and his crew were diverted off-course to pursue a stolen Predacon ship. The rest, they say, is (literally) history.

Though he does have a penchant for stuffy speeches, Optimus Primal is much more down-to-earth than his legendary [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]]. He is committed to the Maximal codes of honor and moral judgment, but he does view them with some irreverence, and is not above finding loopholes or administering unorthodox solutions if necessary. ("Sometimes, crazy works," he says.) He is eternally loyal to his friends and respectful to his enemies. He is brave and selfless in battle. However, he is so committed to helping others that he can withdraw into a deep depression when he feels he has let them down. This is the only time he is self-absorbed.

Optimus Primal is extraordinary for not only being able to distinguish himself despite living in the shadow of Optimus Prime, but for perhaps even surpassing him. It is possible Optimus Primal is the greatest Cybertronian hero who has ever lived.

''European-market name: '''Blackjack''' ''<br>
''Japanese name:'' '''(Beast) Convoy'''

[[Image:BWRConcept03.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Primal's control art. More complicated and detailed chest panel than final.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept06.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Primal's basic control art. He's Batman.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept31.jpg|right|150px|thumb|TM1 Optimus Primal's control art. Still fugly.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept23.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimal Optimus' control art.]]

==Fiction==
==American animated continuity==
===Timelines===
===Beast Wars===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japan)

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws1robot.jpg|left|thumb|Don't need no stinkin' shadows.]]

Optimus Primal was the captain of the exploration ship [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] when his crew got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk]] and a [[Darkside|ship]] with [[transwarp]] capabilities. Primal's was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so the ''Axalon'' was sent to engage them. Primal followed the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appeared above a mysterious planet, but both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, Primal ordered that the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of his crew to be ejected into orbit.

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws1ape.jpg|100px|right|thumb|This ape's for you. He's comin' atcha.]]

The planet was rich with [[energon]] -- so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies, so the Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures. Primal took the form of silverback gorilla. Estranged, the Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] challenged Primal to a duel, seeking command of the Maximals so he could, in turn, defeat Megatron. Primal won both the duel and Dinobot's respect, and Dinobot joined their ranks.

Both sides entrenched themselves on their new world and the "Beast Wars" began. Strange unnatural sites and artifacts were discovered, leading Primal and the others to believe that aliens had seeded the primitive planet with experiments and traps. One such trap, the [[Standing Stones]], ensnared Primal's body for a short time, during which the Maximals scrambled to ascertain their chain of command. In his absence, the Maximals squabbled and fought over leadership, until finally his core consciousness was able to speak to them and name [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] as his replacement. Primal's body was subsequently retrieved from the Standing Stones, and he resumed command.

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws2robot.jpg|left|thumb|Rippedimus Primal]]

Primal was killed destroying their [[Planet Buster|moon-weapon]] and saving the planet. Miraculously his spark was recovered from the [[Allspark (dimension)|Matrix]] by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and placed in a blank [[Protoform|protoform]] which become his new [[Transmetal|transmetal]] body. Primal now transformed into a mechanical gorilla with a gorilla-on-a-hoverboard third mode. Eventually it was discovered that this world was actually pre-historic Earth, altered by the alien [[Vok]].

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws2ape.jpg|100px|right|thumb|This ape's for you. He wants to love you.]]

When Megatron attempted to assassinate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] aboard the [[Ark]], Primal took the great Autobot's spark inside himself to keep it protected. This caused his body to grow larger and stronger, gaining ground and air vehicle modes along with his previous gorilla form. This new "Optimal Optimus" successfully protected Prime's spark until it could be returned to his repaired body, saving history and the future from destruction.

In the end Primal's forces defeated Megatron's and with the captured Predacon strapped to the roof of a borrowed Autobot shuttle, the Beast Warriors at last headed home.

===Beast Machines===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japan)

Optimus Primal suddenly finds himself alone on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], back in his original organic gorilla body, unfamiliar with how he arrived there, and pursued by an army of tank drones. A supernatural force leads him to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and though all four appear to be succumbing to the effects of a deadly virus that is keeping them from transforming into their robot modes, he is able to lead them to the legendary [[Vector Sigma|Oracle]]. The Oracle reformats them into new [[technorganic]] forms that are immune to the virus.

Eventually Primal and his allies learn that Megatron broke free durring their Transwarp flight home and so arrived on Cybertron before them. Megatron conquered the planet and laid a trap for Primal's crew and any other Transformers returning to Cybertron.

During the events that follow Optimus Primal comes to be much more in touch with his spiritual side than he ever was before, due to an almost mystical connection to the Oracle, granting him visions and intuitions, guiding him to complete its designs. Though he has some trouble at first comprehending just what the Oracle wants and how to go about it, he is, in the end, successful. Optimus Primal sacrifices his life, plunging with Megatron into the heart of Cybertron and innitiating the reformating that returns the deactivated population to life and gives birth to the new technorganic Cybertron.

===Universe===

His sacrifice to end the Beast Machines conflict and restore Cybertron would not be the final battle for Optimus Primal. He had proved his worth to the matrix. When a spirit guide was needed to council the [[Optimus Prime (RiD)]] of an alternate reality Primal's spark was chosen for the task, and when the mechanations of Unicron lead to a new conflict, with Transformers abducted from across the multiverse forced to fight for Unicron's benefit, Vector Sigma and Alpha Trion chose Optimus Primal to lead the [[Children of Primus]] against this threat. Primal was returned to life, and chose his old comrades Depth Charge and Rhinox to return as well and aid him. (Returning Primal to life, however, also resulted in the return of his old foe Megatron's spark to the living in a new body.)

===Cybertron===
[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|right|thumb|It's 11pm -- do you know where your Beast Wars cast is?]]
[[Optimus Prime (RiD)|Optimus Prime]] recalls the end of the [[Universe]] conflict, where we see Optimus Primal leading an assault on the [[Minions of Unicron]]. But, suddenly, Unicron's existence is unstable, and thanks to Primal's victory, he and his troops are able escape back to Cybertron as the Dark God disappears. ''(Unknown to Primal, Unicron's dispersion was caused by the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] in an alternate timeline.)''

==Japanese==

===Beast Wars II===
[[Image:Burningconvoy.jpg|thumb|Japanese continuity is like a fire raging inside you!]]
====Movie====
Convoy (Optimus Primal) is summoned across time by [[Lio Junior|Lio Junior]] to help [[Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy]] destroy [[Majin Zarak|Majin Zarak]]. Convoy becomes ''Burning Convoy'' by joining the power of his matrix with Lio Convoy's.

After Majin Zarak's destruction, Optimus Primal returned to ancient Earth.

''The events of the Beast Wars II movie, especially Optimus Primal having a [[Leadership Matrix]], did not occur in American continuity.
''It's not clear when during the Beast Wars Optimus Primal was taken. Possibly the same time as his Robotmasters version.''

====Manga====

When Lio Convoy goes nuts and grows to giant proportions, wreaking havok across the landscape, Convoy is summoned across time by the power of the Matrix to heal him.

===Beast Wars Metals Manga===

''(Note: the Beast Wars Metals manga is NOT in-continuity with the Beast Wars television series.)''

Optimus Primal, who was killed while destroying the Vok Planet Buster, is resurrected as a sparkless monster using a voodoo ceremony. Rhinox rescues Primal's spark from Transwarp Space and restores him to his body.

Later, he eats Optimus Prime's spark.

''The Metals Manga takes Primal's manic action hero side to the next level. He once put a bomb in his mouth and tricked the cannibalistic [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] into eating his head. "I have a spare," he says casually, transforming to beast mode.''

===Robot Masters===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Yuto Kazama]] (Japan)

In the story of the brief toyline of [[Robot Masters]], Optimus Primal chased Megatron in yet another time warp into the Generation 1 era. There, he met and joined forces with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Since both were known as simply Convoy in their respective Japanese series, Optimus Prime was designated "G1 Convoy" while Optimus Primal was designated "Beast Convoy". Together, their special attack was a massive energon tornado called Double Convoy Tornado. The Double Convoy Tornado would come to be countered by [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]]'s and [[Megatron (G1)|Rebirth Megatron]]'s Double Megatron Tornado, but emerge victorious with the addition of [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s Lio Typhoon Arrow, creating Triple Convoy Tornado Link attack.

In this storyline, he also had a temporary virus-induced Black Body form which was depicted by the Hobby Japan magazine exclusive toy. There was another toy form, which was a translucent red form called "Burning Beast Convoy", referring to his Beast Wars II Movie form where he partnered Lio Convoy, turning them into Burning Convoy (note the name difference) and Flash Lio Convoy respectively.

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* Optimus Primal (versus two-pack)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-06'''
* Optimus Primal
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-01'''
* Optimus Primal (Transmetal)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-40'''
* Optimal Optimus
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-47'''

===Beast Wars II===
* Burning Convoy

===Beast Machines===
* Optimus Primal
* Blast Punch Optimus Primal
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-01'''

===Robots in Disguise===
* Air Attack Optimus Primal

===Universe===
* Optimus Primal

===Robot Masters===
* Beast Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-11'''
* Black Beast Convoy
* Burning Beast Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-21'''

===Beast Wars 10th Aniversary===
* Optimus Primal (Cybertron mold slapped into BW 10th Anniversary line at the last minute)
* Optimus Primal (Original toy released in show accurate colors with a remolded head based upon the BW Reborn figure. And like the figure, it too will be released with an original Megatron also fixed up for the anniversary line in a vs. pack. Due out in fall/winter 2006)

===Beast Wars Reborn===
* Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''

===Titanium Series===
* Optimus Primal (3" Robot Master figurine)
* Optimal Optimus (6" Transformable figure)

===Timelines===
* Optimus Primal

===Merchandise===

==External Links==

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[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Beast Wars II]]
[[Category: Children of Primus]]
[[Category: Convention exclusives]]
[[Category: Maximals]]
[[Category: Robot Masters]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise]]
[[Category: Timelines]]
[[Category: Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category: Transmetals]]
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Optimus Primal (BW)

2006-09-06T12:55:34Z

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''Optimus Primal is a [[Maximal]] and an [[Autobot]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

[[Image:Optimusprimalbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Next one of you says "[[trukk not munky]]" gets it in the FACE.]]

Young and untested, '''Optimus Primal''' was a mere captain of an exploration ship when he and his crew were diverted off-course to pursue a stolen Predacon ship. The rest, they say, is (literally) history.

Though he does have a penchant for stuffy speeches, Optimus Primal is much more down-to-earth than his legendary [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]]. He is committed to the Maximal codes of honor and moral judgment, but he does view them with some irreverence, and is not above finding loopholes or administering unorthodox solutions if necessary. ("Sometimes, crazy works," he says.) He is eternally loyal to his friends and respectful to his enemies. He is brave and selfless in battle. However, he is so committed to helping others that he can withdraw into a deep depression when he feels he has let them down. This is the only time he is self-absorbed.

Optimus Primal is extraordinary for not only being able to distinguish himself despite living in the shadow of Optimus Prime, but for perhaps even surpassing him. It is possible Optimus Primal is the greatest Cybertronian hero who has ever lived.

''European-market name: '''Blackjack''' ''<br>
''Japanese name:'' '''(Beast) Convoy'''

[[Image:BWRConcept03.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Primal's control art. More complicated and detailed chest panel than final.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept06.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimus Primal's basic control art. He's Batman.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept31.jpg|right|150px|thumb|TM1 Optimus Primal's control art. Still fugly.]]
[[Image:BWRConcept23.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Optimal Optimus' control art.]]

==Fiction==
==American animated continuity==
===Timelines===
===Beast Wars===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japan)

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws1robot.jpg|left|thumb|Don't need no stinkin' shadows.]]

Optimus Primal was the captain of the exploration ship [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] when his crew got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk]] and a [[Darkside|ship]] with [[transwarp]] capabilities. Primal's was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so the ''Axalon'' was sent to engage them. Primal followed the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appeared above a mysterious planet, but both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, Primal ordered that the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of his crew to be ejected into orbit.

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws1ape.jpg|100px|right|thumb|This ape's for you. He's comin' atcha.]]

The planet was rich with [[energon]] -- so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies, so the Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures. Primal took the form of silverback gorilla. Estranged, the Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] challenged Primal to a duel, seeking command of the Maximals so he could, in turn, defeat Megatron. Primal won both the duel and Dinobot's respect, and Dinobot joined their ranks.

Both sides entrenched themselves on their new world and the "Beast Wars" began. Strange unnatural sites and artifacts were discovered, leading Primal and the others to believe that aliens had seeded the primitive planet with experiments and traps. One such trap, the [[Standing Stones]], ensnared Primal's body for a short time, during which the Maximals scrambled to ascertain their chain of command. In his absence, the Maximals squabbled and fought over leadership, until finally his core consciousness was able to speak to them and name [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] as his replacement. Primal's body was subsequently retrieved from the Standing Stones, and he resumed command.

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws2robot.jpg|left|thumb|Rippedimus Primal]]

Primal was killed destroying their [[Planet Buster|moon-weapon]] and saving the planet. Miraculously his spark was recovered from the [[Allspark (dimension)|Matrix]] by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and placed in a blank [[Protoform|protoform]] which become his new [[Transmetal|transmetal]] body. Primal now transformed into a mechanical gorilla with a gorilla-on-a-hoverboard third mode. Eventually it was discovered that this world was actually pre-historic Earth, altered by the alien [[Vok]].

[[Image:Optimusprimalbws2ape.jpg|100px|right|thumb|This ape's for you. He wants to love you.]]

When Megatron attempted to assassinate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] aboard the [[Ark]], Primal took the great Autobot's spark inside himself to keep it protected. This caused his body to grow larger and stronger, gaining ground and air vehicle modes along with his previous gorilla form. This new "Optimal Optimus" successfully protected Prime's spark until it could be returned to his repaired body, saving history and the future from destruction.

In the end Primal's forces defeated Megatron's and with the captured Predacon strapped to the roof of a borrowed Autobot shuttle, the Beast Warriors at last headed home.

===Beast Machines===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japan)

Optimus Primal suddenly finds himself alone on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], back in his original organic gorilla body, unfamiliar with how he arrived there, and pursued by an army of tank drones. A supernatural force leads him to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and though all four appear to be succumbing to the effects of a deadly virus that is keeping them from transforming into their robot modes, he is able to lead them to the legendary [[Vector Sigma|Oracle]]. The Oracle reformats them into new [[technorganic]] forms that are immune to the virus.

Eventually Primal and his allies learn that Megatron broke free durring their Transwarp flight home and so arrived on Cybertron before them. Megatron conquered the planet and laid a trap for Primal's crew and any other Transformers returning to Cybertron.

During the events that follow Optimus Primal comes to be much more in touch with his spiritual side than he ever was before, due to an almost mystical connection to the Oracle, granting him visions and intuitions, guiding him to complete its designs. Though he has some trouble at first comprehending just what the Oracle wants and how to go about it, he is, in the end, successful. Optimus Primal sacrifices his life, plunging with Megatron into the heart of Cybertron and innitiating the reformating that returns the deactivated population to life and gives birth to the new technorganic Cybertron.

===Universe===

His sacrifice to end the Beast Machines conflict and restore Cybertron would not be the final battle for Optimus Primal. He had proved his worth to the matrix. When a spirit guide was needed to council the [[Optimus Prime (RiD)]] of an alternate reality Primal's spark was chosen for the task, and when the mechanations of Unicron lead to a new conflict, with Transformers abducted from across the multiverse forced to fight for Unicron's benefit, Vector Sigma and Alpha Trion chose Optimus Primal to lead the [[Children of Primus]] against this threat. Primal was returned to life, and chose his old comrades Depth Charge and Rhinox to return as well and aid him. (Returning Primal to life, however, also resulted in the return of his old foe Megatron's spark to the living in a new body.)

===Cybertron===
[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|right|thumb|It's 11pm -- do you know where your Beast Wars cast is?]]
[[Optimus Prime (RiD)|Optimus Prime]] recalls the end of the [[Universe]] conflict, where we see Optimus Primal leading an assault on the [[Minions of Unicron]]. But, suddenly, Unicron's existence is unstable, and thanks to Primal's victory, he and his troops are able escape back to Cybertron as the Dark God disappears. ''(Unknown to Primal, Unicron's dispersion was caused by the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] in an alternate timeline.)''

==Japanese==

===Beast Wars II===
[[Image:Burningconvoy.jpg|thumb|Japanese continuity is like a fire raging inside you!]]
====Movie====
Convoy (Optimus Primal) is summoned across time by [[Lio Junior|Lio Junior]] to help [[Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy]] destroy [[Majin Zarak|Majin Zarak]]. Convoy becomes ''Burning Convoy'' by joining the power of his matrix with Lio Convoy's.

After Majin Zarak's destruction, Optimus Primal returned to ancient Earth.

''The events of the Beast Wars II movie, especially Optimus Primal having a [[Leadership Matrix]], did not occur in American continuity.
''It's not clear when during the Beast Wars Optimus Primal was taken. Possibly the same time as his Robotmasters version.''

====Manga====

When Lio Convoy goes nuts and grows to giant proportions, wreaking havok across the landscape, Convoy is summoned across time by the power of the Matrix to heal him.

===Beast Wars Metals Manga===

''(Note: the Beast Wars Metals manga is NOT in-continuity with the Beast Wars television series.)''

Optimus Primal, who was killed while destroying the Vok Planet Buster, is resurrected as a sparkless monster using a voodoo ceremony. Rhinox rescues Primal's spark from Transwarp Space and restores him to his body.

Later, he eats Optimus Prime's spark.

''The Metals Manga takes Primal's manic action hero side to the next level. He once put a bomb in his mouth and tricked the cannibalistic [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] into eating his head. "I have a spare," he says casually, transforming to beast mode.''

===Robot Masters===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Yuto Kazama]] (Japan)

In the story of the brief toyline of [[Robot Masters]], Optimus Primal chased Megatron in yet another time warp into the Generation 1 era. There, he met and joined forces with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Since both were known as simply Convoy in their respective Japanese series, Optimus Prime was designated "G1 Convoy" while Optimus Primal was designated "Beast Convoy". Together, their special attack was a massive energon tornado called Double Convoy Tornado. The Double Convoy Tornado would come to be countered by [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]]'s and [[Megatron (G1)|Rebirth Megatron]]'s Double Megatron Tornado, but emerge victorious with the addition of [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s Lio Typhoon Arrow, creating Triple Convoy Tornado Link attack.

In this storyline, he also had a temporary virus-induced Black Body form which was depicted by the Hobby Japan magazine exclusive toy. There was another toy form, which was a translucent red form called "Burning Beast Convoy", referring to his Beast Wars II Movie form where he partnered Lio Convoy, turning them into Burning Convoy (note the name difference) and Flash Lio Convoy respectively.

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* Optimus Primal (versus two-pack)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-06'''
* Optimus Primal
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-01'''
* Optimus Primal (Transmetal)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-40'''
* Optimal Optimus
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-47'''

===Beast Wars II===
* Burning Convoy

===Beast Machines===
* Optimus Primal
* Blast Punch Optimus Primal
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-01'''

===Robots in Disguise===
* Air Attack Optimus Primal

===Universe===
* Optimus Primal

===Robot Masters===
* Beast Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-11'''
* Black Beast Convoy
* Burning Beast Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-21'''

===Beast Wars 10th Aniversery===
* Optimus Primal

===Beast Wars Reborn===
* Convoy
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''

===Titanium Series===
* Optimus Primal (3" Robot Master figurine)
* Optimal Optimus (6" Transformable figure)

===Timelines===
* Optimus Primal

===Merchandise===

==External Links==

{{stub}}
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Beast Machines]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Beast Wars II]]
[[Category: Children of Primus]]
[[Category: Convention exclusives]]
[[Category: Maximals]]
[[Category: Robot Masters]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise]]
[[Category: Timelines]]
[[Category: Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category: Transmetals]]
[[Category: Universe]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>