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Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya

2009-07-19T22:56:49Z

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:''Carbombya is a [[human]] state in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carbombya Marker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is [[canon]], people. This is sooooooo canon.]]

The '''Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya''' is a kingdom located in the Sahara Desert region of the continent of [[Africa]] on the planet [[Earth]]. It has a coastline, with foreign ships that venture too close to it often being fired upon. This intensely xenophobic state is ruled by [[Abdul Fakkadi]], and apparently derives most of its wealth from particularly fine oil. The people are often heard swearing on the lives of their mother's camels and so forth. This is of course <s>hilarious</s> offensively stereotypical.

Its city of Carbombya City, population 4,000 (and 10,000 camels), is presumably the capital.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After the Decepticons were driven from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in 2005, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] hid out in Carbombya, cleverly disguised as ordinary military jets that just happened to look exactly like Dirge and Ramjet, until they were discovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Outback]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Later, the population of Carbombya became so stereotypical that [[Casey Kasem|Teletraan I broke]]. Fortunately, [[Autobot City]] had the [[Teletraan II]] computer. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
{{storylink|Two for the Price of One|Two for the Price of One}}

==Trivia==
* Carbombya is sometimes spelled '''Carbombia''', consistently so in "Two for the Price of One". In the script for "Five Faces of Darkness", it was spelled "Karbomia". The correct spelling, used here, is of course the one that makes the horrible pun most overt. Yay?
* In case you didn't notice, Carbombya is a (very) thinly veiled dig at the real-world nation of [[wikipedia:Libya|Libya]], whose militants were the Terrorist Boogeymen ''du jour'' in the 1980s. It's about as creative as naming a fictional country "Attackistan" or "Terrorahn" would be these days.
* [[Casey Kasem]] quit his job as a voice actor for the show due to the offense he took at the naming of this city (reportedly due to his Middle Eastern heritage). Not that you could blame him; even ignoring the racist implications of the name, that pun is terrible enough to make ''anyone'' quit in disgust.

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[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya

2009-07-19T22:55:24Z

68.58.148.71: /* Trivia */

:''Carbombya is a [[human]] state in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carbombya Marker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is [[canon]], people. This is sooooooo canon.]]

The '''Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya''' is a kingdom located in the Sahara Desert region of the continent of [[Africa]] on the planet [[Earth]]. It has a coastline, with foreign ships that venture too close to it often being fired upon. This intensely xenophobic state is ruled by [[Abdul Fakkadi]], and apparently derives most of its wealth from particularly fine oil. The people are often heard swearing on the lives of their mother's camels and so forth. This is of course <s>hilarious</s> offensively stereotypical.

Its city of Carbombya City, population 4,000 (and 10,000 camels), is presumably the capital.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After the Decepticons were driven from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in 2005, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] hid out in Carbombya, cleverly disguised as ordinary military jets that just happened to look exactly like Dirge and Ramjet, until they were discovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Outback]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Later, the population of Carbombya became so stereotypical that [[Casey Kasem|Teletraan I broke]]. Fortunately, [[Autobot City]] had the [[Teletraan II]] computer. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
{{storylink|Two for the Price of One|Two for the Price of One}}

==Trivia==
* Carbombya is sometimes spelled '''Carbombia''', consistently so in "Two for the Price of One". In the script for "Five Faces of Darkness", it was spelled "Karbomia". The correct spelling, used here, is of course the one that makes the horrible pun most overt. Yay?
* In case you didn't notice, Carbombya is a (very) thinly veiled dig at the real-world nation of [[wikipedia:Libya|Libya]], whose militants were the Terrorist Boogeymen ''du jour'' in the 1980s. It's about as creative as naming a fictional country "Attackistan" or "Terrorahn" would be these days.
* It is heavily rumored that [[Casey Kasem]] quit his job as a voice actor for the show due to the offense he took at the naming of this city (reportedly due to his Arab heritage). Not that you could blame him; even ignoring the racist implications of the name, that pun is terrible enough to make ''anyone'' quit in disgust.

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[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Ravage (SG)

2009-07-18T16:47:07Z

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{{factions|sgDecepticon}}
{{disambig3|Ravage}}
:''Ravage is a heroic Decepticon from [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity]].''

[[Image:SGRavage-EvanGauntt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi! Do you see me? I'm waving!]]
Hi, I'm '''Ravage'''! I'm a white jaguar! I'm the one that's waving! Can you see me? I love micro-blogging, so I talk in less<ref>Guys keep telling me that it's technically "fewer" and not "less" because whatevs, but that's what it says on the website!</ref> than 140 charact

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
{{bigquote|Hey im right over u do u see me? Im the metal cat waving at u on the big rock!|posted by ravagekitteh via [[Yatter]] mobile web feed}}
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
[[Image:Glittoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If I wave I fall over. :~(]]
*'''Cassettron Set Kiss Players Position''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "multifunctional medical tool boxes"

: A [[redeco]] of the original [[Ravage (G1) toys|Ravage]] mold, [[Glit]] transforms from a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1) toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] toys to a robot jaguar. He was available only in an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] set with [[Rosanna (G1)|Rosanna]] and [[Sundor]], which also came with a bonus music CD. The Cassettron set was released during the second week of March 2007.

: This mold was also used to make [[Howlback]], and Glit's toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Shattered Glass'' Ravage.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Destron/Glit/glit.htm More information on Glit at TFU.info]
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1131/Kiss-Play/Glit.html Glit toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]

==Notes==

*''Shattered Glass'' Ravage was [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20090102.html conceived] as a humorous fan-character by [[David Willis]], as a silly inversion of Generation 1 [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s role as a quiet, stealthy spy. The character gained a bit of a following when Willis set up Twitter and Facebook pages for him as part of the joke, leading to his being officialized with a profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|issue 26]] of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]].

*He's the one that's waving!

* According to his Twitter account, he's "95% hetero". All things being opposite in the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, and considering his personality...

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://twitter.com/sgravage SG Ravage's Twitter feed]
*[http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1178801320&ref=profile SG Ravage's Facebook profile]

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Shattered Glass characters]]

Aquarius (SG)

2009-07-18T16:41:33Z

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{{disambig2|the Shattered Glass Quintesson|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' planet|Aquarius (planet)}}
:''Aquarius is a [[Quintesson]] from the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.

[[Image:Quintesson_aquarius.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like, taste the rainbow, man. (Face of Joy pictured)]]

Like, '''Aquarius''' isn't the same as his fellow Quintessons, man. While the rest of his race harp on great care in dealing with other races, Aquarius moves to the beat of a different drum, you dig? He loves to explore other races and cultures; the years of study and meticulous guidance of a planet's culture and spirituality that normal Quintesson protocol insists upon just isn't his bag. Aquarius wants to share enlightenment with other species through righteous hands-on interaction, and he's gotta do what his heart wants, even if ''the Man'' ain't copacetic with it.

Aquarius is a strange kinda cat, possessing a consciousness that's been split into five distinct and independent, yet highly co-operative personalities: Joy, Compassion, Peace, Love and Satisfaction. He's got some pretty far-out powers to go along with them, too, including teleportation, the projection of trippy telepathic visions and illusions, and the ability to groove on the language of 98% of all known species. To uses his powers to the fullest, though, he's gotta be feelin' good vibrations; bad karma can seriously harsh his mellow, y'know?

{{bigquote|You don't need to be such a downer, man.|Aquarius keeps the postive flowing|"[[Reunification: Part 3]]"}}

__TOC__

<gallery perrow="4">
Image:Aquarius_compassion.jpg|'''Compassion'''
Image:Aquarius_love.jpg|'''Love'''
Image:Aquarius_peace.jpg|'''Peace'''
Image:Aquarius_satisfaction.jpg|'''Satisfaction'''
</gallery>

==Fiction==
===Transformers Collectors' Club comic===
Activating a pocket of "[[Slow Time]]" so that he could act without external interference, Aquarius approached [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] to reiterate what the three robots had been hearing a lot lately: that they had "big responsibilities" on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Aquarius claimed that it was he, rather than [[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]], who had brought them back to the planet, and proceeded to inform the trio of [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]'s latest and deadliest project: the creation of [[Omega Doom]]. To stop Omega Doom, Aquarius told them they would need to find the fifth member of their group, [[Heatwave]], but before he could give them any further information, his Slow Time bubble expired, and [[Computron (Shattered Glass)|Computron]] came smashing into the building. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

==Notes==
*Aquarius's faces are based on those of real-life individuals particularly famous for the values the visages represent. The face of "Joy" appears to be the based on the face of [[wikipedia:Gautama_Buddha|Buddha]], while the other faces are easier to determine; "Compassion" is [[wikipedia:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King, Jr]], "Peace" is [[wikipedia:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]], "Love" is [[Wikipedia:Beatles|Beatles]] singer [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] (who professed that it was "all you need"), and "Satisfaction" is... sort of the odd one out, as it's [[wikipedia:Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] singer [[wikipedia:Jerry Garcia|Jerry Garcia]], and is named for the band's ''song'', "Satisfaction".
* Aquarius' name is a reference to the "Age of Aquarius", aka. the hippie era, as well as the song named after it. His personality is also based on the personality of the era, all about peace and love and happiness. Even his psychedelic holograms could be based on the heavy drug use associated with the time. Dude, that's like, totally far out.

[[Category: Quintessons]]
[[Category: Shattered Glass characters]]

Dungeons & Dinobots

2009-07-18T15:06:05Z

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]
|prev=Cheap Shots
|next=Do Over
|image=DungeonsandDinobots cover.jpg
|caption=
|title="Dungeons & Dinobots"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[December 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]
|illustration by=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|cover=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|pagecount=36pp
|continuity=[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]
}}

'''Following the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction, the new Dinobots are unleashed! But what ancient horror is behind Grimlock's miraculous transformation?'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Decepticon]]s, led by [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]], and the [[Autobot]]s, led by [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]], are battling for control of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump. [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]] arrives with the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], forcing the Autobots to withdraw. A thunderous clatter heralds the coming of [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (Shattered Glass)|Dinobots]], controlled by [[Wheeljack (Shattered Glass)|Wheeljack]]. The mad scientist vows revenge on Optimus Prime. Optimus, however, convinces Wheeljack to use his [[ember]]less monsters against the Decepticons. But when ordered to attack, the Dinobots turn on each other and scatter.

Back at the Autobot base, Optimus vents his anger at [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. He orders all available Autobots to bring back the Dinobots for reprograming. Meanwhile, Megatron comes to the same conclusion, sending some top Decepticons after the beasts.

Some time later, [[Cliffjumper (Shattered Glass)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] locate [[Slugfest (Shattered Glass)|Slugfest]]. But the hulking [[Goryu (Shattered Glass)|Goryu]] comes to the small Dinobot's aid.

Elsewhere, [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Jazz]], [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]], [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]], and [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]] debate who will climb a tower to retrieve [[Swoop (Shattered Glass)|Swoop]].

Cliffjumper and Sideswipe finally defeat the two Dinobots and go after an Autobot passing on the horizon. When cornered, [[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]] admits that he's running from Grimlock.

The group of Autobots bring down Swoop, then Blurr and Rodimus respond to a call from Huffer about Grimlock's location.

Cliffjumper and Sideswipe track Grimlock to an old bunker. Sideswipe shows hesitation. This is the place where Optimus had Sideswipe attacked for insubordination after the Optimus killed Sideswipe's commander [[Drench (Shattered Glass)|Drench]]. That conflict also led to Sideswipe's own comrade [[Cliffjumper (Shattered Glass)|Cliffjumper's]] death. The current Cliffjumper dismisses those concerns and the two descend deep into the tomb-like bunker. While examining funerary hieroglyphics, a booming voice calls, "GET OUT." But the way out is obscured; the tunnels have changed. Continuing on their journey, Cliffjumper injures his leg in a trap.

Rodimus and Blurr arrive at the bunker. Along the way down, they also run into a booby trap. On the other side, they meet up with Cliffjumper and Sideswipe. Cliffjumper and Rodimus inadvertently tumble into a hidden passage, activating yet another hazard.

At that same moment, Blurr and Sideswipe are harassed by [[Mutant (Shattered Glass)|mutants]].

Rodimus deactivates the crushing trap, and the two fall through the floor. Rodimus realizes that this place is where the Omega Terminus is hiding. He plans to use it to create his own army. On their way, they locate a vial of healing [[scraplet|scraplets]] who eat dead metal.

The mutants cease their pursuit when Blurr and Sideswipe reach the [[Omega Terminus]] chamber. The four meet up again, crossing a narrow bridge over a deep chasm. On the other side, they find Grimlock, who explains in his rudimentary way that a voice guided him to his chamber. A light shoots out of the Omega Terminus, striking Grimlock. The lumbering beast transforms into a robot, suddenly eloquent. To the surprise of the others, he's been granted an ember and a robot mode, along with a great deal of intelligence.

Grimlock proclaims that the Omega Terminus doesn't want the others here. Cliffjumper challenges him, but the Omega Terminus responds. Four corpses are animated, among them, the native Cliffjumper and Drench. Grimlock divulges that the mutants bring the deactivated robots back here so that the Omega Terminus can use them for new life. A battle ensues. The zombies are dispatched with the scraplets and Grimlock falls over the edge into the chasm. The formless voice again instructs them to leave, and the four are only too pleased to obey.

For his failure, Rodimus is sent to [[Ratchet (Shattered Glass)|Ratchet]] for an upgrade: a new buzzsaw-hand. Blurr reports to Optimus that the Autobots have gathered eight Dinobots. Unannounced, Grimlock enters the room. He offers his services to Optimus while also asserting his independence. This enrages Prime, but Grimlock's intellect impresses the Autobot leader.

Later, Grimlock breaks into the Decepticon corral, promising the Decepticon-captured "Dinocons" a trip to the Omega Terminus...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h2=[[Autobot]]s
|c2=
* [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]] (4)
* [[Hound (Shattered Glass)|Hound]] (5)
* [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] (6)
* [[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]] (18)
* [[Wheeljack (Shattered Glass)|Wheeljack]] (19)
* [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]] (20)
* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (21)
* [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Jazz]] (23)
* [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] (24)
* [[Drench (Shattered Glass)|Drench]] (27)
* [[Cliffjumper (Shattered Glass)|Cliffjumper]] (28)
* [[Ratchet (Shattered Glass)|Ratchet]] (29)
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
* [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] (8)
* [[Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)|Gutcruncher]] (9)
* [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Crasher (Shattered Glass)|Crasher]] (12)
* [[Dirge (Shattered Glass)|Dirge]] (13)
* [[Thundercracker (Shattered Glass)|Thundercracker]] (14)
* [[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]] (15)
* [[Carnivac (Shattered Glass)|Carnivac]] (16)

|c4=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (10)
* [[Goryu (Shattered Glass)|Goryu]] (17)
* [[Slugfest (Shattered Glass)|Slugfest]] (22)
* [[Swoop (Shattered Glass)|Swoop]] (25)
* [[Omega Terminus]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"Fear not, Mega-Dude! This is Soundwave, rockin' the radio from Darkmount, and I bring you joyous tidings! For I have totally called in the cavalry!"
:—'''Soundwave''' is the righteous bearer of good news.

"Shoot it! I can't keep this up forever!" 
"I can't, the glass gas'll blow back in my face!" 
"That's a terrible weapon!" 
"Why don't you just beat it to death with a ''missile'' if you're so smart!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Cliffjumper''' discuss tactics.

"Listen Huffer, you'd better talk. My partner here isn't quite what you'd call sane. He believes in Primus."
:—'''Sideswipe''' gives the Shattered Glass perception of Transformer religious views.

"Me... me... m... m... my... I... iii... I... Griiimm... lock... waaaaannnt... to talk a little bit about the truly fascinating ramifications of directly applied neutronic rearrangement when applied to instantaneous mechanical re-engineering! It is a fascinating subject, particularly in terms of practical application, wot?"
:—'''Grimlock''' goes from stupidly incomprehensible to intelligently incomprehensible.

"LEAVE WITH YOUR LIVES. NEVER RETURN." 
"And if we don't?" 
"YOU ARE OUT OF SCRAPLETS."
:—'''Omega Terminus''' makes a rather persuasive argument to '''Sideswipe'''.

==Notes==
* Something may be going on with Side Burn. Though he speaks like a mirrorverse Side Burn would (gently ranting against "undue attention to females"), there are other indicators that he's not exactly what he seems. He hasn't been with the Autobots long. He's one of the few characters, along with Crasher and Demolishor, who isn't based on someone from G1. Blurr remarks that Side Burn doesn't belong, implying there's something off about him. He may very well be the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots In Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]: at the [[:Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|end of the Universe conflict]] he was last seen being tossed into a [[transwarp]] portal by [[Omega Prime]] (who, in turn, was sent not to his own home timeline but to a [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe).
* Apparently, in the Shattered Glass universe, you are considered crazy if you believe in [[Primus]]. Why this is is not explained, but it could mean one of two things: either Primus is believed to not exist in this universe, thus believing in him would be equivalent of hallucinating; or, more likely and appropriately, Primus is seen as evil and, therefore, believing in him is akin to devil-worship. In that case, would that mean that [[Unicron]] is actually the savior of the universe?

===Errors===
* None yet identified.

==References==
===Transformer references===
* The [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] makes its second appearance. They debuted in "[[Shattered Expectations]]".
* With the Dinobots crazed and scattered, and with both teams trying to gather them up, this story calls back to the Marvel UK's "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]", and Megatron names their mission a "Dinobot Hunt!" accordingly.
* Like the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon continuity, Wheeljack created the Dinobots, except for [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]], who is created by the Decepticon just like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' continuity.
* Grimlock gained a remarkable intelligence, just like [[Grimlock (G1)|his counterpart]] in ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]".
* [[Scraplet]]s return, but in this universe they're a healing potion.
* The [[Omega Terminus]] is the mirrorverse version of [[Vector Sigma]].

===Real-world references===
* [[Gygax]], the location on Cybertron to which Wheeljack was exiled, is named after [[Wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gary Gygax]], the creator of ''[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The name of the text story and several of its settings, themes, and objects are an overt homage to ''Dungeons & Dragons''.

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

[[Category:Shattered Glass]]
[[Category:Text stories]]