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Gone Too Far

2009-06-03T05:13:59Z

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'''Two Autobots try to make their way in Axiom Nexus and get more than they bargained for.'''

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]<br>
'''Pagecount:''' 28pp<br>
'''Originally published:''' online exclusive for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] on March 13, 2008 <br>
'''Illustrations''': [[Evan Gauntt]]

==Synopsis==
In Axiom Nexus, Jackpot goes through interrogation by a rather crotchety member of the [[Department of Acclimation]], before being turned over to his guide. He and Hubcap wound up in the multiversal city after some sort of [[space bridge]] accident. Designated Jackpot III, Primax Cluster, he is reunited with Hubcap and introduced to their guide, Scattorshot. Over glasses of oil at a plaza-side pub, he explains the way Axiom Nexus works to his offworlder guests, explaining such bureaucratic funfests as the Order of Bureaucratic Enlightenment and the Freelancer Police Legion, and the vagaries of cross-dimensional travel. Jackpot regards the whole thing as just another travel stop, but Hubcap is uneasy about both the bureaucracy and the limitations placed on offworlders.

The pair find their way to the somewhat seedy tavern ''The Blue Deployer''. Jackpot makes the acquaintance of the owner, Cryotek, while Hubcap attempts to win them some credits via gambling. Hubcap does well, preparing to take a full round from Gutcruncher, till a bizarre twist of Jackpot's luck-altering aura causes him to lose it all.

As they plot their next move, Gutcruncher invites them in to talk business, offering them unspecified work if they show up at a meeting the next day. Cryotek, noting that their monetary options are severely limited, advises them to take him up on it, despite their misgivings.

The two arrive at a massive arena filling up with all manor of unsavory mechs; finally, Gutcruncher takes the stage to speak. He rouses the rabble with a speech declaring that they, the "low-techs", should have the true power in Axiom Nexus, power withheld from them by the Transtechs. He proposes a multi-faction alliance, an end to the fighting amongst themselves. ''Can! You! Dig it!?!''

As Hubcap and Jackpot begin to realize they're looking at the start of an uprising, a shot from right behind them kills Gutcruncher. A nearby voice accuses the Autobots of the murder; they flee in the face of an angry mob set on vengeance. They narrowly escape a run-in with the Malignus Revolutionary Army, and Hubcap overhears on police radio that they are reported to be armed and dangerous.

Unable to find help from the other-universe versions of themselves that have passed through Axiom Nexus, the pair turn to Cryotek, who politely refuses to shelter the two fugitives but advises them to try the ''[[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]]'' instead. Running out of ideas and options, Jackpot proposes trying to find the actual killer. Before they can consider the option very much, they literally run into a law-enforcement bot, who pursues them. Jackpot exults that they can't possibly catch them.

Well and truly caught, Jackpot and Hubcap are held at a police station and introduced to Commander Cheetor, who cuts through their wheedling and informs them that of ''course'' they didn't murder Gutcruncher -- it doesn't fit their profiles or abilities at all -- but no mob is going to realize that. Cheetor says he's putting them under protective custody. Alarmed by the prospect of being stuck in one easy-to-locate place, Hubcap and Jackpot make a break for it. Cheetor isn't too concerned; he sends a seemingly invisible agent after them.

The escaped Autobots head for the ''Widow's Cafe Cybertronian'', but have another run-in with the Malignus Revolutionaries before they can quite get there. Another stroke of Jackpot's luck gets rid of their six pursuers for a while, while simultaneously revealing the concealed police-bot who has been tailing them. Detectas introduces himself, but the two Autobots are already moving on, particularly with the Malignus bots recovered from the previous incident. After tricking them into falling down an elevator shaft near the entrance to [[the Heaps]], the two take shelter in an abandoned building to rest and recover.

As they wait, they hear a lone mech approaching; Hubcap recognizes him as one of Cryotek's employees. Black Shadow speaks, aware of their presence, and explains that he knows they couldn't have killed Gutcruncher -- because ''he'' did. He gloats that he can toss the two dead Autobots to the gangs to satisfy their need for vengeance, collect bounties for them ''and'' Gutcruncher, and leave the cops a dead end to boot. The Autobots flee, but Black Shadow splits into his robot form and [[Crossformer]] shell, and pursues them both.

While Jackpot battles the shell, Hubcap evades Black Shadow's robot component, and tricks a passing Decepticon into giving him a ride to Level 29. After a merry chase through Zone 6, Black Shadow catches him in front of a band of Malignus bots, led by Dirge, one of Gutcruncher's cohorts. When Black Shadow announces he's brought in the assassin, Hubcap confirms it -- by playing back a recording of his earlier admission of the deed, pulled from audio backups of his own memory banks.

Black Shadow points out that audio can be faked; Hubcap counters that he also video recorded the whole incident, Black Shadow killing Gutcruncher with a maser cannon. Black Shadow smirks and announces that he only uses photo blasters... which, Dirge quickly reveals, is the weapon that killed Gutcruncher. The mob sets on Black Shadow, and brutal justice is served.

Black Shadow's shell overloads, erupting in smoke and flame, just before it can deliver a killing stroke to Jackpot -- lucky for him! He turns around and runs right into Officer Airazor...

At his office, Cheetor sorts through the whole affair while Jackpot and Hubcap wait. The Malignus are in jail, an uprising has been averted, and many illegal weapons recovered from Gutcruncher's cache. The only remaining mystery is, who paid for the original hit on Gutcruncher?

Cheetor pays a visit to Cyrotek, who profusely professes his innocence. But after the police leave, Cryotek remarks to a barhand that Gutcruncher's revolution would have simply called down the full wrath of the Transtek, and that... would be bad for business.

Classified as "undesirables", Hubcap and Jackpot are shipped off-dimension post-haste. Jackpot is pleased that they'll be back on familiar territory... till he sees the smile on Cheetor's face as the transwarp field carries them away.

The pair land with a thud on an alien world, smashing a rampaging Decepticon named Killzone just before he could execute a random alien, who is quite grateful, if a bit confused by the turn of events. Turns out the locals are quite troubled by some explosive glowing rocks that keep rising to the surface, first causing mine and farming troubles, and now attracting violent space robot monsters. With said monster out of the way, the two Autobots look for a means of getting off-world. While they wait for an answer to their radio distress call, Hubcap and Jackpot offer to clean up [[Energon (G1)|the pesky rocks]], all for free!

==Quotes==
'''Hubcap:''' "So, when do we get to go home?"<br>
'''Scattorshot:''' "Oh, that. Whenever. You just gotta apply for exit visas, an' the 'Techs will deliver you to your universe of origin... or at least an approved alternate reality. Provided, a' course, that you ain't been designated 'units of interest'."<br>
'''Jackpot:''' "And I'll take 'Ominous Terminology' for 500 shanix, 'Shot."

"''Expression of menace and unveiled hostility. ...Ironic yet mean-spirited quip.''"<br>
:-- '''Black Shadow's Crossformer shell AI'''. It knows the words, my dear, but it will never master the tune.

"You are in Zoruul, capital city of Zegris. Please, are you to bring more terror as he did? If so, kindly strike us down in a more painless and efficient fashion, for we are running out of places to pile the rubble and the screams are disturbing the rest of the untouched."
:--'''Yurgeth''' is a practical-minded alien.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Jackpot]] (2)
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (3)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (4)
*[[Stungun]] (11)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (12)
*[[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] (13)
*[[Detectas]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]] (5)
*[[Black Shadow]] (6)
*[[Backslash]] (7)
*[[Gutcruncher]] (8)
*[[Dirge (Descent into Evil)|Dirge]] (9)
*[[Jipe]] (10)
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] (15)
*[[Killzone]] (16)

|h3=Others/Unknown|c3=
*[[Nitpick]] (1)
*[[Yurgeth]] (17)

}}

== Items of note ==
* Axiom Nexus is home to a whole host of teams, gangs, and subfactions. The [[United Anarchists League]] rule the [[Heap]], to the extent that anarchists will deign to rule anything. Gutcruncher notes in his speech that the crowd includes representatives of the [[Destructicon|Destructicons]], [[Free Technorgs League]], [[Scourges]], [[Destron Boys]], [[WildGuard]], the [[Neo-Mutant Liberators]], [[Beast-Riders]], [[Mayhem Attackers]], the [[Malignus Revolutionaries]] and the [[Junkion Rippers]]. He also mentions the [[Lightning Strikers]], [[Imperius Legions]], and [[Dinobots]].

===Cameos===
* The cameos fly fast and furious in this story, some more obvious than others. Axiom Nexus's offworld population includes two other versions of Jackpot, Gutcruncher's doorman [[Calcar]], Cryotek's thug [[Buzzbomb]], and a [[Hubcap (MW)|Hubcap]] who our Hubcap finds rather unsettling. Several characters aren't explicitly named, including Cryotek's [[Roulette|croupier]], Gutcruncher's [[Demolishor (Armada)|many-gunned thug]], and the mob of [[Camaro|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Revolutionaries]].

* At one point, a "large synthetic-flesh canine" walks past, which could be a [[Pretender Beast]] or any number of Beast Warriors such as K-9 or Wolfang.

* In addition to those bots who actually appear in the story, Gutcruncher makes reference to [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]], [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]], and [[Mindset]].

* The illustrations reveal even more offworlders, including [[Delta Seeker]], [[Beastbox]], [[Squawktalk]], [[Signal Lancer]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], [[Apeface]], [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]], [[Tigertrack]], [[Deep Cover]], and [[Crowmax]].

==Transformer references==
* Hubcap's ID card reads "[[Tech specs|Strength=3]]".
* Jackpot describes himself as an Action Master; various Transtechs construe this to mean that he is a Nucleon addict. Various asides in the story explain some of how the Nucleon serves as a self-regenerating fuel source and a means of sudden power bursts.
* Jackpot and Hubcap are surprised to find that energon is not a currency in Axiom Nexus, but appreciate a currency format that isn't likely to explode, as energon is so often shown to do in the Generation 1 cartoons and comics.
* Jackpot: "Shall we make like a [[Scraplet]] and bolt?"
* Jackpot regrets the absence of [[Sights]], his [[Targetmaster]] partner.
* Jackpot notes the irony of them being unable to afford a disguise, which would have been in the form of a [[reformatting]].
* Cheetor mentions "three ''very'' strange mechs" who've just arrived -- a reference to Breakaway, Landquake and Skyfall's transit at the end of "[[Crossing Over]]".
* While verbally harassing Jackpot about his "Nucleon habit", Stungun first quotes the Action Master tagline of "Faster stronger more alive", then parodies a line from the 2007 live-action film: "What else you into? [[Syk]]? Chips? Solitarium? Hit a little of the Old Fortran at nights?" Jackpot plays along: "[[Sam Witwicky|Are you on plugs]]?"
* Cheetor: "And anyhow, did you [[Furmanism|want to live forever or something]]?" (Jackpot and Hubcap: "''Yes.''")
* Hubcap tells the blue Decepticon hoverskiff (presumably [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]) that he's been rigged with an [[exponential generator]].

==Real-world references==
* Jackpot, as quoted above, parodies the contestant format of the game show ''Jeopardy''.

* "They can't catch us! We're the ''wind'', baby!" Jackpot enthuses during a high-speed chase, paraphrasing ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Crow T. Robot.

* "This is another fine mess you let me get us into," says Jackpot, a play on a famous ''Laurel & Hardy'' line.

* "Didn't we just leave this party?!" Jackpot says, quoting [[Han Solo]].

* Boy, this thing borrows pretty heavily from ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/ The Warriors]'', doesn't it?

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/members/fiction.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive fiction] (must be a logged-in member to access)

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2009-05-27T16:00:18Z

67.149.110.116:

Why the heck is this on Springer's page, instead of Blaster's? Is the back of Springer's head really that interesting? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 11:49, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
: In a page that's going to be as long as Springer's, I think it's nice to have at least one picture of his backside. Heck, until now, I didn't know he had little thrusters on the backs of his shoulders! --[[User:ItsWalky|Walky]]

Talk:Hauler

2009-04-16T02:05:50Z

67.149.110.116:

I removed the part about Hauler's appearance beign a retcon (instead saying his backstory had been established many years after the fact.)

Hauler's appearance is not a retcon. He was there. He was NAMED. That's Hauler. The explanationf or his later conspicuious absence is a retcon- Hauler's presence is cannon for MtMtE.

(You might argue it's a recton in Japan, but this wiki is english-centric) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 15:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Can somebody explain why Derik's revision and page move were reverted? Derik explained what he was doing here on the talk page and in the edit summaries, but then his work was undone by an anonymous editor and Singularity, neither of whom said anything about why. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

:I was looking into this the other day- tryignt o find substantiation to object- but I cant' find a decent source ot cite that he was called Hauler, not Load Hauler. (In fact, I found one post by someone stating the opposite.) It's POSSIBLE I'm totally misremembering, sicne it was a private conversation (whose 2nd party I no longer recall) that corrected me "no, it's Hauler ont he final package." I just filed the fact and never gave it a second thought.
:Even if I am misinformed abotu Hauler's name, the bit about hsi presence not being (strictly) a retcon should be put back.
: (I was kinda staying quiet hopign someoen more intimately familiar with the subject would step forward to clarify- all I knwo is froms econd-hand sources. I can't read Japanese.)-[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:11, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

*If you're talking about his name on the final package of the eHobby Exclusive, I can assure you it reads "Load Hauler", if that helps in any way. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 05:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

:Helps, yes. Validates? No.
:Grr, I wish I knwo who told me that, I'd surely give him/her a piece of my mind! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:23, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

:::According to the Inferno/Grapple section of the ''Transformers Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide'', his name is romanized as "Roadhauler".

:::[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/Roadhauler01b.jpg Image Link]

:::I will certainly grant that Japanese guidebooks are not the best source for English names. However, having just spot-checked every other English name in the book, I can find no errors of this variety. As well, I currently can't find any posts by Doug Dlin which relate Hauler's "new" name one way or the other... someone may want to contact him about this. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

:::IIRc, fromt he original discussions, the romanization could go either way. (I cant' remember is goign with Load instead or Road was from Ichikawa-kun or not.) Regardless- official romanization v. unofficial. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh. Feel free to kip/edit that ''Complete Guide'' scan and the Hauler pics from the Obscure TF site for this profile, by the way. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

==Pretransformer?==
How is Hauler a pre-Transformer? He didn't exist until the first episode of Transformers! --[[Special:Contributions/67.149.110.116|67.149.110.116]] 22:05, 15 April 2009 (EDT)

Shockwave (Animated)

2009-03-16T17:00:25Z

67.149.110.116: /* Toys */

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

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

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. A master of disguise, he represents Megatron's long-term plans, if outright military conquest proves unfeasible. He's been in deep cover on Cybertron for so long that even ''he'' probably doesn't know who he really is, but he provides the inside scoop on what the Autobots are doing.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English)
Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to effectively impersonate a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services, as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.

Disguising himself as "Longarm", Shockwave enrolled in Autobot boot camp, but slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit Wasp, whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Seeing his fellow recruit [[Wasp]] (probably Shockwave) leaving the building shortly afterwards, Bumblebee was aware there was a traitor in their midst, and suspected Wasp. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself by suggesting that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, Sentinel Minor, so that 'Bee could take all the credit when he exposed the traitor himself as a means to ensuring his career in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave had to take matters into his own hands and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline the Autobot and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by Bulkhead.

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work. Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and became a member of the Cybertron Elite Guard. Now "Longarm Prime", he became head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] and remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles, even when Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. After Optimus' ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and Megatron. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 1}} Years later, After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a space bridge that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Misson Accompolished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp, and informed his old friend Longarm Prime, he expressed his pleasure at hearing from Bumblebee and Bulkhead again, and promised to deal with the matter of the traitor personally, but of course, Very personally, that accomplished nothing. As he reported back to Megatron that the Autobots didn't suspect a thing and that Wasp's jailbreak had been the perfect distraction. Megatron's plan had succeeded, and in the guise of Longarm Prime Shockwave was ready to take the Autobots down from the inside. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

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

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assures Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space bridge nexus. Shockwave came into contact with [[Team Chaar]] who were assault an Autobot base with a space bridge with the intention of using it to gate to Cybertron. When [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, Shockwave denys and tells Strika and her team that they had to wait for Megatron to which an annoyed Strika stated that he was supposed to be there megacycles ago. Unexpectively, the Elite Guard increasing security and eventually cutting power to the space bridge nexus when it became clear that the Decepticons were attempting to invade Cybertron. At this point, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and attempted to report to Longarm that Wasp was not a traitor and that a double agent was still on Cybertron, stating it is the Decepticon: Shockwave (Blurr was not aware of Shockwave's shape-shifting abilities. His intention was to consult the Cybertron Intel database to find the real spy. Longarm then inquired from Blurr if he shared his findings with anyone else to which Blurr responded by saying he did not and reported straight to the head of Cybertron Intelligence. Shockwave then attacked Blurr and attempted to eliminate him before his secret was revealed but the fast Autobot escaped. However, Shockwave then activated traps within the facility which cornered and later crushed Blur leading to the Agent into a brick-like material (but it is unknown of Blurr is actually offline of not). {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
:* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, Animated Shockwave represents both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, you can stretch out his Shockwave's elbows to emulate his limb stretching ability in Longarm mode (abeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and manipulates himself into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The symbol on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold used.

:Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style. It is also plainly visible in his Autobot modes. Whoops!

:* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple redeco of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently-unaltered Activators-class Bumblebee figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores exclusive, this set was available simultaneously with the Sunstorm/Ratchet multi-pack.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* Shockwave's body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders, and his helmet features large, serrated blades of the kind found on Megatron's ''Armada''-body helmet. However, he retains the [[Shockwave (G1)|classic Shockwave]] window-chest and face that is little more than a single, round optic. It is unknown at this time if one of his hands retracts to reveal a blaster-cannon.

* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from <i>Generation One</i>.

* Despite having just an eye, Shockwave still manages to have a mouth that dosen't actually move. Granted, it is not as outlandishly large as [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|some]] [[Starscream (Animated)|others]] [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|are.]]

* Shockwave has been entrusted to remain on Cybertron with the mission to prepare the place for Megatron's return. Humm... [[Shockwave_(G1)#Cartoon_continuity|Déjà vu]]!

* Also, Shockwave's disguise as Longarm Prime has some similaries including the red light on his forehead (Shockwave's eye), a similar color scheme, and the tread arms & legs.
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Shockwave (Animated)

2009-03-16T17:00:03Z

67.149.110.116: /* Trivia */

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

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

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. A master of disguise, he represents Megatron's long-term plans, if outright military conquest proves unfeasible. He's been in deep cover on Cybertron for so long that even ''he'' probably doesn't know who he really is, but he provides the inside scoop on what the Autobots are doing.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English)
Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to effectively impersonate a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services, as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.

Disguising himself as "Longarm", Shockwave enrolled in Autobot boot camp, but slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit Wasp, whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Seeing his fellow recruit [[Wasp]] (probably Shockwave) leaving the building shortly afterwards, Bumblebee was aware there was a traitor in their midst, and suspected Wasp. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself by suggesting that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, Sentinel Minor, so that 'Bee could take all the credit when he exposed the traitor himself as a means to ensuring his career in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave had to take matters into his own hands and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline the Autobot and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by Bulkhead.

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work. Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and became a member of the Cybertron Elite Guard. Now "Longarm Prime", he became head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] and remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles, even when Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. After Optimus' ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and Megatron. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 1}} Years later, After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a space bridge that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Misson Accompolished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp, and informed his old friend Longarm Prime, he expressed his pleasure at hearing from Bumblebee and Bulkhead again, and promised to deal with the matter of the traitor personally, but of course, Very personally, that accomplished nothing. As he reported back to Megatron that the Autobots didn't suspect a thing and that Wasp's jailbreak had been the perfect distraction. Megatron's plan had succeeded, and in the guise of Longarm Prime Shockwave was ready to take the Autobots down from the inside. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

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

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assures Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space bridge nexus. Shockwave came into contact with [[Team Chaar]] who were assault an Autobot base with a space bridge with the intention of using it to gate to Cybertron. When [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, Shockwave denys and tells Strika and her team that they had to wait for Megatron to which an annoyed Strika stated that he was supposed to be there megacycles ago. Unexpectively, the Elite Guard increasing security and eventually cutting power to the space bridge nexus when it became clear that the Decepticons were attempting to invade Cybertron. At this point, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and attempted to report to Longarm that Wasp was not a traitor and that a double agent was still on Cybertron, stating it is the Decepticon: Shockwave (Blurr was not aware of Shockwave's shape-shifting abilities. His intention was to consult the Cybertron Intel database to find the real spy. Longarm then inquired from Blurr if he shared his findings with anyone else to which Blurr responded by saying he did not and reported straight to the head of Cybertron Intelligence. Shockwave then attacked Blurr and attempted to eliminate him before his secret was revealed but the fast Autobot escaped. However, Shockwave then activated traps within the facility which cornered and later crushed Blur leading to the Agent into a brick-like material (but it is unknown of Blurr is actually offline of not). {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Toys==
:* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, Animated Shockwave represents both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, you can stretch out his Shockwave's elbows to emulate his limb stretching ability in Longarm mode (abeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and manipulates himself into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The symbol on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold used.

:Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style. It is also plainly visible in his Autobot modes. Whoops!

:* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple redeco of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently-unaltered Activators-class Bumblebee figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores exclusive, this set was available simultaneously with the Sunstorm/Ratchet multi-pack.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* Shockwave's body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders, and his helmet features large, serrated blades of the kind found on Megatron's ''Armada''-body helmet. However, he retains the [[Shockwave (G1)|classic Shockwave]] window-chest and face that is little more than a single, round optic. It is unknown at this time if one of his hands retracts to reveal a blaster-cannon.

* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from <i>Generation One</i>.

* Despite having just an eye, Shockwave still manages to have a mouth that dosen't actually move. Granted, it is not as outlandishly large as [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|some]] [[Starscream (Animated)|others]] [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|are.]]

* Shockwave has been entrusted to remain on Cybertron with the mission to prepare the place for Megatron's return. Humm... [[Shockwave_(G1)#Cartoon_continuity|Déjà vu]]!

* Also, Shockwave's disguise as Longarm Prime has some similaries including the red light on his forehead (Shockwave's eye), a similar color scheme, and the tread arms & legs.
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MediaWiki talk:Community Portal/Damage Control Central

2009-03-16T16:43:27Z

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==Hey hey, what can I do==
I think at this point we must begin formulating plans based on the assumption that the site is a total loss. This means damage control first, then restoration, then prevention.

Assuming no good news comes through, it seems to me we need to take the following steps. Bein' that I'm not a tech guy, there may be more options than what I'm seeing, but here's what I figure we gotta do:

#take down the bulk of the site's pages so Google's cache will not overwrite them
#figure out a system to make Derik and Abates' caches of Google-archived pages accessible to editors as they come in (Derik mentioned it'll take over a week to get a complete set off Google.)
#if possible, automate the stripping of HTML tags and other non-Wiki goop from those pages before anyone tries to edit them, including Wikia links.
#find a way to divvy up a restoration workload among our 50 or so regular editors.
#find a new server. We would be idiots to remain here.

I still hope most of this will be unnecessary, but at this point, I'm losing faith. -- '''repowers''' [[Special:Contributions/99.140.167.2|99.140.167.2]] 12:08, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
: Spoke with Bookworm several times this morning. He still has a few more computers to search for backups, but, well, at this point I'm going to assume the worst. He is going to try to at least get our user database working. He wasn't aware that was a problem until I let him know. I think Scout is trying to get all the pages downloaded from Google Caching. I've grabbed a few of my own, but she's got, like, thousands of pages so far.
: As for getting a new server... anybody got any ideas? Hell if I know. Frankly, don't listen to me anyway on that. --Walky

::Take everything down immediately. The longer the site stays up as-is, the greater the risk of contaminating Google's March 9th cache and the more linkbacks we send to Wikia. Then we either beg Google for a mass infodump, or.... 50 editors grab 160 pages each. EDIT: or Scout gets them! Thanks, Scout; good to see at least the words "silver lining" in print, even if I don't see the actual thing itself yet.... '''Thylacine 2000'''--[[Special:Contributions/74.73.131.210|74.73.131.210]] 12:17, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
:::If we take everything down, what are we going to edit back together? WHEN are we going to edit everything back together? Taking it down just delays our ability to fix it. --Walky
::::If we've got our copy of the cache, then site shutdown isn't nearly as important. The main concern is that we'd lose the Google cache. Looking like retards... well, we'll just have to take our lumps there. (I guess we could set permissions for content pages to only logged-in users? Dunno.) -- '''repowers''' [[Special:Contributions/99.140.167.2|99.140.167.2]] 12:30, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

==I am a dumb, stupid man==
Just to get that out of the way. Should have told BK to back off on the database upgrade as soon as I saw his original email, and maybe we shouldn't have been here on this server to begin with. It was my call, after all. I'll do my best to make it up to you. Especially TOOG and McFeely, who did so many pages. When I remembered Google caches stuff at like 7 in the morning and started downloading pages whole-hog, theirs was the work I went after first. BEFORE HOT SHOT. That is how bad I feel. Nobody should have to watch through Energon twice. Or, uh, once. This is a terrible, horrible thing, brought on partially by my own incompetence and unassertiveness. Other people shouldn't have to learn my needed life lessons with me. --Walky

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2009-03-16T16:25:52Z

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MediaWiki talk:Community Portal/Damage Control Central

2009-03-16T16:14:03Z

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Hot Shot (Animated)

2009-03-16T11:43:57Z

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:'''Hot Shot''' is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hot Shot''' is a young, inexperienced bot who lives for speed. His quick motion has led him to strive to live life in the fast lane. This usually lands him right in the middle of a battle, carelessly acting without thinking. As a pyromaniac pyrotechnician, his arms can convert into welding torches specialized for construction and repair. But, when duty calls, these tools also come in handy for barbecuing a bunch of no-good Decepti-creeps.

==Fiction==
===Animated cartoon continuity===

{{spoiler|TransWarped}}

At Megatron's orders, Decepticons from hidden corners of the galaxy attacked Autobot Space Bridge terminals. One such terminal was guarded by Rodimus Prime's team, which included Hot Shot. The terminal was under attack from Decepticons led by Strika, and despite Hot Shot's attempts to use his flamethrowers to vaporize her shots, one connected with his leg. He called for Red Alert, and after examining his busted leg, she told him it'd have to be amputated, but there was no need to worry! A new one would be delivered in 6-8 solar cycles. She ignored his pleas for a second opinion. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Notes==
* Hot Shot was part of the original treatment for Animated, taking the main-character role that would eventually go to Bumblebee. But, well, what with that mega-blockbuster live-action movie with a Bumblebee in a starring role....
* Sadly, Hot Shot's appearance in season three was written long before any of the writers got a chance to read the JaAm comic.[1]

* Animated Hot Shot was designed by Irineo Maramba, loosely based on head sketches by Derrick Wyatt, with some help from Eric Siebenaler.

* Hot Shot makes certain people very happy in the pants region.

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]

Hot Shot (Animated)

2009-03-16T11:43:47Z

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:'''Hot Shot''' is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hot Shot''' is a young, inexperienced bot who lives for speed. His quick motion has led him to strive to live life in the fast lane. This usually lands him right in the middle of a battle, carelessly acting without thinking. As a pyromaniac pyrotechnician, his arms can convert into welding torches specialized for construction and repair. But, when duty calls, these tools also come in handy for barbecuing a bunch of no-good Decepti-creeps.

==Fiction==
===Animated cartoon continuity===

{{spoiler|TransWarped}}

At Megatron's orders, Decepticons from hidden corners of the galaxy attacked Autobot Space Bridge terminals. One such terminal was guarded by Rodimus Prime's team, which included Hot Shot. The terminal was under attack from Decepticons led by Strika, and despite Hot Shot's attempts to use his flamethrowers to vaporize her shots, one connected with his leg. He called for Red Alert, and after examining his busted leg, she told him it'd have to be amputated, but there was no need to worry! A new one would be delivered in 6-8 solar cycles. She ignored his pleas for a second opinion. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===Notes===
* Hot Shot was part of the original treatment for Animated, taking the main-character role that would eventually go to Bumblebee. But, well, what with that mega-blockbuster live-action movie with a Bumblebee in a starring role....
* Sadly, Hot Shot's appearance in season three was written long before any of the writers got a chance to read the JaAm comic.[1]

* Animated Hot Shot was designed by Irineo Maramba, loosely based on head sketches by Derrick Wyatt, with some help from Eric Siebenaler.

* Hot Shot makes certain people very happy in the pants region.

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]

Hot Shot (Animated)

2009-03-16T11:43:30Z

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:'''Hot Shot''' is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hot Shot''' is a young, inexperienced bot who lives for speed. His quick motion has led him to strive to live life in the fast lane. This usually lands him right in the middle of a battle, carelessly acting without thinking. As a pyromaniac pyrotechnician, his arms can convert into welding torches specialized for construction and repair. But, when duty calls, these tools also come in handy for barbecuing a bunch of no-good Decepti-creeps.

==Fiction==
===Animated cartoon continuity===

{{spoiler|TransWarped}}

At Megatron's orders, Decepticons from hidden corners of the galaxy attacked Autobot Space Bridge terminals. One such terminal was guarded by Rodimus Prime's team, which included Hot Shot. The terminal was under attack from Decepticons led by Strika, and despite Hot Shot's attempts to use his flamethrowers to vaporize her shots, one connected with his leg. He called for Red Alert, and after examining his busted leg, she told him it'd have to be amputated, but there was no need to worry! A new one would be delivered in 6-8 solar cycles. She ignored his pleas for a second opinion. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===Notes===
* Hot Shot was part of the original treatment for Animated, taking the main-character role that would eventually go to Bumblebee. But, well, what with that mega-blockbuster live-action movie with a Bumblebee in a starring role....
* Sadly, Hot Shot's appearance in season three was written long before any of the writers got a chance to read the JaAm comic.[1]

* Animated Hot Shot was designed by Irineo Maramba, loosely based on head sketches by Derrick Wyatt, with some help from Eric Siebenaler.

* Hot Shot makes certain people very happy in the pants region.

[[Categories: Animated characters]]
[[Categories: Autobots]]