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Before the Storm

2008-05-18T21:13:58Z

69.105.29.35: /* Notes */

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'''Inferno brings Megatron an alien golden disk that causes him to offer a too good to be true cease fire to the Maximals.'''

{{episodenav |BW |season=1 |24 |prev=Law of the Jungle |next=Other Voices, Part 1}}

==Summary==
Within the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is woken by his computer. It reports an energy anomaly in the mountainside, and that it is of alien origin. Megatron, suspects this count be the start of something big and thus sends [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to investigate. The fire ant burrows into a mountain pulsating with a suspicious energy, and he recovers a [[Golden Disk (Vok)|strange discus.]]

[[Image:MegsHeadHologram.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Megs as a Magical floating head... why does this seem so [[Grand Mal|familiar?]]]][[Optimus Primal|Primal]] is in a scouting run looking for the same energy anomaly that Megatron already found (Why the [[Axalon]] couldn't detect it as the Darksyde could is unclear). He sees a strange probe, and follows it. The probe stops and forms into a holoform of Megatron. He proposes to meet about a truce on neutral ground, between both leaders.

When they meet, Megatron insists that the truce is not an act of treachery. He explains that he has no time to fight [[Maximal]]s, and he needs time to think. Primal reluctantly agrees to a truce, bound by Maximal code. [[Rhinox]] proposes that it's about the alien energy. Primal agrees, stating that something scared Megatron very badly. [[Rattrap]] is sent - despite his usual complaints - to infiltrate the Darksyde.

Meanwhile, [[Tarantulas]] hacks his way into a holding chamber to steal one of the Predacon ship's remaining Transwarp cells. [[Waspinator]] surprises him and demands an answer, and Tarantulas easily defeats him. Megatron, watching the exchange, decides to let Tarantulas do his work, and throw another kink in it - [[Blackarachnia]].

[[Airazor]] delivers Rattrap to the Predacon base - unarmed - and drops him off quickly before hailing the Predacon channels. Megatron casually disarms the perimeter defenses and asks Airazor to leave. As she leaves, he stops her a moment and suggests she take Rattrap with her. Foiled, they return to the base and report to Primal, but exchange knowing glances - the distraction was enough for [[Tigatron]] to make his entrance.

Blackarachnia surprises Tarantulas, and in the confusion, Megatron hacks the Transwarp cell and adds his own programming.

Tigatron hacks the Predacon database in a cool VR world, and discovers the second Golden Disc's datatracks. Terrorsaur finds Tigatron hacking and sounds the alarm, but Tigatron uses Terrorsaur and Scorponok's goonery against each other. Under orders not to fire, the Predacons chase Tigatron, leading into a battle with the rest of the Maximals.

Under the limitations of a truce, the Predacons and Maximals battle without using their weapons. Primal steals a wire from Inferno's rocket. Terrorsaur fails at dodging a piece of sheet metal that Cheetor and Rhinox move into position. The spiders are smart enough to avoid one trap set by Dinobot, but in doing so, are crushed by another. Without firing a single shot, the Maximals have won the day... unless, of course, Megatron intentionally let them get away.

On the Maximal base, Tigatron explains what Megatron discovered: a golden disk similar in size to the one Megatron originally stole, this one created by the same aliens who crafted the flying island, and seeded the energon on the planet. The disk itself was part of a signal that the aliens sent, ensuring that the planet received a message:

[[Vok|The aliens]] are on their way. And they are not very happy...

==Quotes==
'''Inferno:''' Yes, my queen.<br>
'''Megatron:''' I wish he wouldn't call me that.

'''Optimus Primal:''' When Predacons talk truce, it just means they need time to reload their weapons.<br>
'''Megatron''': Uh, normally, yes.

'''Rattrap:''' Ehhhh we're gonna diieeee!<br>
'''Airazor:''' Isn't there a rule that heroes have to face destruction with dignity?<br>
'''Rattrap:''' Hey! What's the use of dyin' if ya can't enjoy it?

"There is a storm approaching. A storm of such magnitude, of such power... it is ''beyond imagination''. And to think, I was once satisfied with mere energon. To think that my ambitions lofted no higher than the conquest of Cybertron. ''*laughs* *coughs*'' Well, no longer. For I have been given a glimpse of power. Real power. And that power shall be ''mine!''"
: -- '''Megatron''' starts to acquire a taste for godhood.

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]]<br>
'''Original air date:''' February 21, 1997

''' Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Tigatron]], [[Megatron]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]], [[Dinobot]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]
[[Tarantulas]], [[Waspinator]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]

==Notes==
*Bob Forward has said this was originally planned to be part of a 4-part Other Visits but the plans were changed at the last minute -- "Apparently anything more than a two-parter is too hard to schedule. Before The Storm had to be made into a stand-alone ep." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron]

*Apparently,all you have to do to hack all of [[Darksyde|The Predacon ship]]'s data, is play a virtual reality videogame.

*Blackarachnia can be seen trapping a red poison-dart frog in her webbings when Megatron communicates with her via computer.

*Before the Predacon computer wakes him up, Megatron's dinosaur head-arm is "awake" and looking around. Similarly, when observing Tarantulas' break-in, his dino hand is looking up at him, and he pets it affectionately, as if it was, well... a pet. Just before Airazor calls the Darksyde, he is brushing its teeth with a toothbrush. It's not clear what's going on here or how this works, particularly when he's in beast mode, but clearly, Megatron has a very special relationship with his right hand.

===Technical/Animation errors===
* While Megatron is in his closing words of the episode, he is missing his beast mode "kibble", except the head of course.

===Transformers references===
*When Megatron is talking to Inferno in his room, there is a G1 [[seeker]] head on his shelf, with an expression of pure horror. Either this is a reference to Starscream's treachery in [[Possession|a previous episode]], or Megatron has some weird taste in ornaments.
*There's also a replica of [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron's]] [[fusion cannon]] on the shelf below the head.

===Real-world references===
*On the shelf in Megatron's room (aside from the seeker head and a picture of himself), there is a Transformer sized trophy and bowling pin. Must be good at that non-sport until he traded his hand for another head.
* When accessing the transwarp cell's programming, Megatron's code "A T T override" is a reference to the Usenet newsgroup [[alt.toys.transformers]]
* Megatron mused that "There is a storm coming. A storm of such power, such magnitude, it is beyond imagination!" This was a reference to the website of fan James Hooks, called "Beyond Imagination," which itself was a reference to part of the tagline of [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|the original movie]].

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Blackarachnia (BW)

2008-05-18T20:43:29Z

69.105.29.35: /* Trivia */

{{picsneeded|Toys}}{{disambig2|the Beast Era character|the ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' character|Blackarachnia (Animated)}}

:''Blackarachnia is a [[Predacon]], [[Maximal]], and a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. She's a busy girl, huh?''

[[Image:Blackarachniabw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hot, poisonous, and deadly. Rawr!]]

A sultry femme fatale, '''Blackarachnia''' is smart, sexy, and dangerous. She's got eight legs, and she knows how to use them. Of the several rebellious Predacons under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s command, she's one of the very few who can, on occasion, outguile him. Always looking out for Number One, Blackarachnia values her independence and freedom above all else. She would rather be deactivated than be a slave.

Blackarchnia's greatest weakness, other than her overconfidence, is her feelings for the Maximal [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]. Something about his heroic demeanor and the kindness he shows her makes her uneasy. She hasn't experienced unconditional love before, and it scares her, though she'll never admit it.

{{quote|Even when I'm good, I'm still bad.|Blackarachnia|"[[Crossing the Rubicon]]"}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Blackwidow'''
:''Spanish name'': '''Araña Negra''' (in ''Beast Machines'')
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''La Veuve Noire'''
:''Spanish Transmetal 2 name:'' '''Mygale'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Hei Jr-ju''' ("Black Spider") / '''Jr-ju''' ("Spider", used in ''Beast Machines'' sometimes)
:''Cantonese name:'' '''Arachnia'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice Actress'': [[Venus Terzo]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese), [[Fátima Noya]] (Brazil)

[[Image:Blackarachnia_A_shame.jpg|left|thumb|Hiya, hot stuff.]]

Blackarachnia was born from one of the [[Maximal]] fallen [[Stasis pod]]s. [[Tarantulas]], watching a black widow fight and devour another spider, was inspired. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], observing the slim and attractive Blackarachnia transform and strike a few poses, suggested that he had "ulterior motives behind her beast form selection." But, she was a Predacon, and that was what was important. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Blackarachnia made herself renowned among the ranks of both the Maximals and Predacons as a severe headache to Megatron. When Tarantulas found out about the [[Vok]], he tried to craft a stasis pod escape ship for himself, and she was there to forge a partnership {{storylink|Spider's Game}}. When [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and Blackarachnia journeyed to a mysterious, floating island containing immense power, she was there to shove him out of the way and take control of the island herself, only to be defeated by [[Tigatron]] {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}}. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] took control of [[Waspinator]]'s body, she was right next to him when he betrayed Megatron, betraying Starscream ''back'' {{storylink|Possession}}. When she aided Tarantulas in breaking into the ''Axalon'' to acquire a stasis pod for conversion into an escape ship, she took over after a following Inferno incapacitated Tarantulas, intending to take the ship for herself. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} Unfortunately for her, this deception backfired on her in the form of a forced mind link between her and Tarantulas, which remained until she forced the spider into breaking it. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} When Tarantulas forced her to investigate Megatron's [[Golden Disk]] backups, she waited until Tarantulas was occupied to download and encrypt the recoverable information. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[Image:Blackarachnia_fightback.jpg|right|thumb|Spousal abuse!]]

When the Vok were moments away from returning, Tarantulas and Blackarachnia both again teamed up in an attempt to flee the dying planet. Megatron, already aware of their next move, used their deceptive tendencies against them and acted unaware of their treachery. As they built their escape ship, he installed his own variant on the design, making it inescapable once sealed and in space. Though it did not destroy either of them, the result was even better: [[Optimus Primal]] wound up in the pod and was destroyed instead. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} Blackarachnia's wits saved her, as she convinced Megatron that he would need soldiers, which gave him reason to spare her life. She also, much to her disgust, ended up with a telepathic link to Tarantulas which allowed him control of her body. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

Forced by Tarantulas to hack into Megatron's private files and Golden Disk back-ups for him, she discovered that it contained the access codes for the [[Ark]]. Taking advantage of his temporary deactivation, she downloaded a copy, destroyed the files and told Megatron [[Dinobot]] destroyed them, while telling Tarantulas a different story, that Megatron had booby-trapped them. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Neither of them (apparently) believed her, but neither showed this openly ''yet''... Meanwhile, Blackarachnia forced Tarantulas to end their psychic link by threatening to kill herself and take his mind with her. She also had Silverbolt refuse to fight her because she was female (to the annoyance of Rattrap). {{storylink|Tangled Web}}

When an energon blast sent her and Silverbolt into the middle of the dense jungles, they were forced to work together. Though attracted to the [[Fuzor]], Blackarachnia was endlessly frustrated by his seemingly idiotic chivalry and need to treat her specially. Megatron, listening in to their commlink chatter, was disgusted by the obvious romance going on. Blackarachnia rather liked the treatment and affection, though she held it under a firm charade of bitter irritation. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

[[Image:BA_Silverbolt_Agenda3.jpg|left|thumb|I ''can'' walk, you know.]]

When the Predacons attacked the valley of proto-humans, Blackarachnia was teamed with Inferno. She did considerable damage to [[Dinobot]] before being blasted herself. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

After confirming the location of the Ark, Megatron sent Waspinator to its location. Realizing what this meant, Blackarachnia abandoned her post and followed him. Silverbolt followed ''her'' and stubbornly refused to leave her alone. Exhausted and in a hurry, she conceded and told him to dig. The two broke through the mountainside and Blackarachnia had a good cackle over the Ark's power being "all mine!"... just as Megatron arrived. Having always intended for her to reach the Ark as he knew she had the access codes, he threatened to vape Silverbolt unless she did what he said. Bitterly, she agreed to his demands.

Blackarachnia used the Ark's security system to cover Megatron's back, not sure of what he was planning. Once he fired upon [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], history began to change, wiping out all Maximals... {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}which included herself. Not willing to die for Megatron, she activated [[Teletraan I]]'s security nets to force Megatron off the ship. With Silverbolt's help, she got the dying Autobot leader under life support and began the repairs. The Maximals, recognizing what she had done, reluctantly allowed her to join their ranks after an irate Megatron gave her the boot (in the form of nearly killing her). {{storylink|Optimal Situation}} (Quite what ''she'd'' intended to do with the Ark {{m-}} since she couldn't have altered the timeline without risking erasing herself {{m-}} was never explored.)

[[Image:TM2 Blackarachnia.jpg|right|thumb|Calendar Bot]]

Later, Blackarachnia took the [[Transmetal driver]] and attempted to use it on herself. Silverbolt, not realizing what she was planning, bailed her out of the contraption. Like every good girlfriend, she began to chew him out, but was cut off as an energy surge made her lose control of her circuits. A security system Tarantulas installed had been triggered by her tampering with her core, and the only way to fix it was to cut the Predacon [[shell program]] loose. Reluctantly, she agreed. An attack on the Maximal base disrupted the attempt, and she was deactivated.

Distraught, Silverbolt took off to avenge her death. He easily subdued Tarantulas and was moments away from executing him when [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] attacked him. Blackarachnia appeared in the nick of time with her new and improved Transmetal 2 body, easily fought off Rampage and rescued Silverbolt. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}}

Later, during Megatron's final assault on the Ark, Blackarachnia "emasculated" Rattrap's tail in an effort to reactivate the Ark. Seriously. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

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====''Beast Machines''====
:''Voice Actor'': [[Venus Terzo]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese), [[Márcia Moreli]] (Brazil)

When the Autobot shuttle crashed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the Maximal team was gassed, Blackarachnia's Transmetal 2 powers were stripped away from her, as were her memories. As such, the amnesiac Maximal decided to head underground, distraught and confused. Locked out of her robot mode, she awaited her imminent deactivation- until the other three survivors: an equally disoriented [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]] and [[Cheetor]]- plunged into her web. Primal made the decision to head underground, and Blackarachnia complied, using her webs to grant them safe passage. However, in her weakened state her webbing was limited, and so the foursome plummeted most of the way down into the chamber of the [[Vector Sigma#Beast Era|Oracle]]. She watched as Optimus emerged in his [[technorganic]] form, and was the fourth and last Maximal to be [[reformat]]ted, emerging as a pink black widow spider with green markings. When attacked by a squadron of Cycle Drones, she put her technorganic mode to good use, trapping one of the [[Vehicon]]s in a tangle of web. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

[[Image:Bmba.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The itsy-bitsy spider...kicked your ass.]]

However, her loss of Silverbolt had hardened her, and she was now unable to count on her Maximal allies. Blackarachnia fell back upon her Predacon principles of 'survival of the fittest' and became more withdrawn and skeptical than at the end of the Beast Wars. Blackarachnia had a relatively easy time adapting to her new technorganic form, and was the third Maximal to master transformation, though it took her longer to apply her new robot mode in combat. In robot mode, she was able to fire electrical "stings" through the ground and hurl technorganic webs like discs. However, all of her new abilities and powers were useless as she tried to unravel the mysteries of where and why the population of Cyberton had gone, and why the [[Cybertron InfoCore]] was wiped. {{storylink|Master of the House}} Sometime after that, she received a vision of prehistoric [[Earth]] and her lover. Her and Rattrap were then sent to extract data on the Shuttle that ferried them home to Cybertron, before having a run-in with Megatron's new, sentient [[Vehicon general]]s. As she desperately tried to access her missing memories, Megatron manipulated the data link, attempting to probe her mind, and by doing so, finding the Maximal's base. Whens she realized what was going on, she severed the link at the cost of the Shuttle and their memories. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

Blackarachnia and crew later discovered the bat-creature [[Nightscream]], who led them to a strange organic fruit tree. Upon eating the fruit, Blackarachnia began to revert to her instinctual "animal" mind, and it was only thanks to [[Cheetor]] that her feral mind returned to normal, and thanks to Primal that the bat's life was saved and reformatted into a technorganic body. With the debut of the newest Maximal, Blackarachnia took on a "big sister" role to the inexperienced youth, and as a result mellowed somewhat. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} Later, the group stumbled across one of Megatron's many Transformer junkyards, where the lifeless, [[Spark]]less bodies of the cities were disposed of. When [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and Blackarachnia were split up from the battle, a unofficial truce was made between the two uneasy sides, but when, Thrust saved her life and her [[Spark]], having strange recollections of doing so before, her mind was set: He was Silverbolt, mutated and made evil by Megatron. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

Blackarachnia made numerous peals for Thrust to realize his "true" Maximal nature, though Thrust seemed hesitant. This culminated in Thrust removing her Spark, as Jetstorm egged him on. As the Spark rocketed into the darkness, Nightscream fought Jetstorm for it. At the same time, on another plane of existence, Blackarachnia encountered Primal, who calmed her astral spirit down, at the same time allowing Nightscream to restore it and bring her back. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}

When Tankor gained control of the Key to Vector Sigma and "infected" Nightscream and the new orchard with the Key, Blackarachnia eventually became infected, and temporarily lost her sanity as she was overwhelmed by the "technomatter". {{storylink|The Key}} When the rest of the gang managed to reverse the process, Blackarachnia was saved, though her obsession with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]].
However, not even Thrust's recent behaviour would put off the persistent Maximal. Using some of the organic fluid from the Cybertronian core, and after a brief chase. she trapped Thrust in some of her webs and forced his inner personality out, begging for Silverbolt to answer. The reply was not quite what she was looking for.

[[Waspinator|"Doggie-bot not here!"]]

When [[Jetstorm]] attacked, another mishap with the organic goop occured, and for a moment ... Silverbolt's true personality emerged, sweeping Blackarachnia in his arms. He returned, but just for a moment. Fighting a passionate [[Waspinator]], the goo vanished from the both of them, and the Vehicon's minds both returned.

Blackarachnia took place in the battle in Megatron's Citadel, holding off the Vehicons as Primal confronted Megatron within, though she, along with the others, were all overwhelmed by the Key to Vector Sigma and became comatose. Upon awakening, the four headed to confront [[Optimus Primal|Primal]] in the Oracle, where they convinced him to return into real-space and continue his leadership.

After a brief run-in with the organic Transformer [[Savage/Noble]] his betrayal, and the introduction of the [[Grand Mal]], Blackarachnia managed to force Jetstorm into a large pool of the organic goo, and his body began to change. Scanning a nearby condor skeleton, he awoke in a new form, a purple technorganic bird of prey. Blackarachnia was startled by the change in him. Instead of the lovable, chivalrous knight in shining armor, he was a brittle, haunted bot, tormented by the images of the evil deeds he had done...done by choice. Though he gave up on himself, she never did, urging Silverbolt to forgive his past, prompting him to head to the [[Grand Mal]] to confront his old master and rescue Primal and Cheetor. Even after Silverbolt spread a new, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]-enhanced version of the old [[Hate Plague]] causing dissention in the ranks, her love remained, unbroken and undying, though Silverbolt only felt more guilt on his part. However, Blackarachnia softened once more, and displayed traits similar to her pre-technoganic persona with the reintroduction of her lover. Together, the two battled an [[Botanica|alien plant monster]] only to have it join the Maximals, fought [[Obsidian (BM)|two]] [[Strika (BM)|new]] Vehicons, and went up against strange zombies created by Megatron's depolarized Spark.

By the time the final conflict rolled around, Blackarachnia, like the others, was empowered by the Sparks of Cybertron, depleting the Vehicon ranks. However, like the others, she finally fell and her Spark was extracted once again, as Primal and Megatron fought their final battle, resulting in the sacrifice of the both and the reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. Swatting away an angry [[Waspinator|bug]], looking out over their new home, Silverbolt ruined the emotion with the corniest line possible-

{{quote|The menace has passed! At last, we can truly be together, dark venom of my heart!|Silverbolt to Blackarachnia}}

====3H Tales of the Beast Wars comics continuity====
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====3H Universe comic continuity====
[[Image:TFU Blackarachnia vs Rattrap.jpg|left|thumb|Hey, guys, I turned evil again!]]

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====Beast Wars Metals manga====
{{Note|Although it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is not in continuity with the TV series.}}[[Image:Blackarach24.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Keeping something OUT of her crotch, for once.]]
Blackarachnia appeared throughout the Beast Wars Metals manga as a Predacon warrior, much as she did in the TV series. Unlike most characters, however, her design underwent the smallest change. While most characters got re-designs for laughs, the only change in Blackarachnia would appear to be that she's a bit smaller and "cuter".

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===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (N64 & PSX)===
[[Image:N64Blackarachnia.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I'm... sure she has a nice personality... wait, no. No, she doesn't.]]

:''Voice Actor:'' ??? (US), ??? (Japan)

In an alternate timeline, Blackarachnia (possibly now Transmetal) joins her fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. Eventually, Silverbolt convinces her to defect to the Maximals but she never truly reforms - once back on Cybertron, she works as a double-agent between the Maximal and [[Tripredacus Council]] with no loyalty to either side. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transmetals}}

{{note|In the the N64 version of ''Beast Wars: Transmetals'', Blackarachnia was a stretched palette-swap of [[Tarantulas#TM1|Transmetal Tarantulas]]. As you can see, this didn't work very well. But it was a nice thought.}}

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===Universe CD-ROM continuity===
Blackarachnia followed [[Reptilion]] in battle against [[Optimus Primal]] and his Autobot forces. She teamed up with [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] to fight [[Striker]] before being abducted by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

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===IDW Beast Wars comics===
While the Maximals attempted to remove her Predacon shell program, an alternate Transmetal "Vok" body was somehow automatically created (by someone, somehow) in [[subspace]] just in case it was needed. It wasn't, and so it was "sidelined". {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook 1}}

{{note|This is [[IDW]]'s way of "sorta" working her [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal premium toy (see below) into continuity.}}

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===Binaltech continuity (unused)===
As the victorious Maximals travelled forward in time from prehistoric Earth to far-future Cybertron, their shuttle was suddenly struck by a powerful force of darkness. Hurled into the early 21st century, Blackarachnia was forced by Unicron to aid him in his efforts to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Her spark was placed inside the silver Beta Unit Honda S-2000 Aero Style body intended for the Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and her mind was overwhelmed by an evil essence that forced her to do Unicron's bidding.

Still possessing her extrasensory Transmetal 2 powers including telekinesis, Blackarachnia gained several additional weapons courtesy of her new form: a long-range Venom Sniper Gun that fired system-disrupting energy bullets, a defensive riot shield that projected an electromagnetic field from its edge, and the ability to fire strong artificial webs from her grill, exhaust pipe and hands in robot mode.

Blackarachnia was partnered with the newly-created [[Decepticharge]] and dispatched to confront [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] forces on Earth. Finding them in the middle of a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-led uprising, the pair put down the rebellion and ordered the Decepticons to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and destroy the Matrix.

While forced to act as a Decepticon, Blackarachnia's true self remained intact but submerged, struggling to overcome Unicron's control and desperate to correct the warped [[Binaltech]] timeline.

[[Blackarachnia#Trivia|''Maybe.'']]

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-8'''
**''Acessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

: Blackarachnia's original toy is a [[redeco]] of the [[Tarantulas#Dx1|Tarantulas]] mold, transforming into a rather generic-looking organic spider. It features a removable spring-loaded launcher hidden in its beast-mode abdomen. It nominally fires the "grappling hook" attached to its abdomen by a string, but its front four beast-mode legs can also be removed and used as ammunition.

: The [[Takara]] release of the toy has some notable color differences from the [[Hasbro]] version.

: This mold was later used to make the [[Tarantulas#BW10|"Beast Wars 10th Anniversary" version of Tarantulas]], and the ''[[#BW10J|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' version of Blackarachnia. It was intended to be used to make [[#UnUni|a second ''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]], but that toy set was canceled.

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*'''Tigatron vs Blackwidow''' (Vs set, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-8'''
**''Acessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

: In Japan, "Blackwidow" was available both as an individual and in a "Vs" pack with [[Tigatron#Dx1|Tigatron]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal, 1997)
**''McNumber'':

: Part of the second [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal pack-in, Blackarachnia's "[[Transmetal]]" form rather resembles some sort of dust mite more than a spider, and the robot mode appears to have fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. It has a ''very'' similar transformation to the earlier promotional figure [[Beetle]].

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*'''Blackarachnia''' (Transmetal 2, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-48'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible grapnel-line

: The Transmetal 2 version of Blackarachnia transforms into a large, organic/mechanical, monstrous spider, featuring a grappling hook, switching [[Faction symbols|faction symbols]] activated by [[#TriviaTM2spark|rotating her spark crystal around]], and a spring-loaded spin-kick action feature. This toy was initially hard to find at retail, as one of the toy's features, a piece of removable chest armor (no, really), was altered slightly, delaying later shipments.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2000]] [[exclusive]] [[Arcee (G1)#BC01|Arcee]].

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===Beast Machines===
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*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe, 2000)

: An early toy in the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' line, Blackarachnia transforms into a [[technorganic]] spider. In spider mode, squeezing its pedipalps together raises its central fangs; they were spring-loaded to release and lower, respectively. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' "articulated features" motif, her robot mode head has a multi-piece articulated brow, which can slide up to reveal two extra sets of eyes, as she does on the cartoon.

: This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#UniDx|''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Crystal Widow]].

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*'''Blackarchnia''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber'':

: As one of ''ten'' toys in the third Transformers McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Blackarachnia is a super-simplified version of her retail toy, with a coloration closer to the [[Mainframe (company)|Mainframe]] CG model, though more shockingly pink rather than maroon. This toy is designed for the younger set, with softer plastic and no removable parts.

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*'''Blackwidow''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-04'''

: Part of the Japanese Toys 'R' Us-[[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, this toy is a redeco of the original ''Beast Machines'' Blackarachnia in a more show-like maroon coloration. Reportedly, this toy was limited to 3000 pieces, a full thousand ''less'' than the others in the original assortment. Since she was also the most changed from the US release in the initial batch of toys, this made her considerably harder to get.

===Universe===
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*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe, 2003)

: For ''[[Universe]]'', Blackarachnia returned as a [[Decepticon]] and as a redeco of [[#BMDx1|the original ''Beast Machines'' figure]]. However, her forearms were mistakenly swapped, leaving her forearm "spikes" pointing up towards her biceps rather than down near her elbows. She received a [[Decepticon]] [[faction symbol]] over her spark crystal as well.

: This mold (with the same swapped-forearms error) was used to make [[Crystal Widow]].

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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
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*'''Blackwidow''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TM-06'''
**''Acessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

: As part of the ''[[Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' line, the [[#Dx1|original Blackarachnia toy]] was ''extensively'' redecoed with a ridiculous number of gold [[paint application]]s, making her closer to [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] in coloration than the other versions of the mold, but still not quite there. (Her biceps are silver in the show, plus there's dark purple on her feet and in a few other areas.) All of the [[gimmick]]s of the original toy were retained. She came with a DVD containing the Japanese dubbing of ''Beast Wars'' episode 10, "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".

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===Unreleased===
[[Image:blackwidowwildrider.jpg|right|thumb|Honda wouldn't appreciate their car being hot, poisonous, and deadly.]]
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: In 2004, a group of test-shots made their way onto eBay, among them a [[redeco]] of the original ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold in black with silver spider-legs and salmon-colored robot parts. Later, Hasbro's official website checklist featured listings for two "Halloween Horrorcon Value Packs" that were to be Wal*Mart [[exclusives|exclusives]]... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal*Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''Universe'' era.) One of the sets was "[[Leatherhide]] Vs. Blackarachnia"... and thus, the mystery spider was confirmed, as the other test-shots in that group lined up with the name listings given in the sets.

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: In 2005, the mold used for ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. They decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Though a [[bio]] and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the ''Binaltech'' fiction, and Photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release this toy as part of a different line were never picked up again, however the mold has been announced for release as part of an unexpected Binaltech continuation, this time as [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], decoed in pearl white and pink.

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
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==Trivia==
[[Image:BL2.jpg|right|thumb|Dirty girls, make some noise. Move that *** for dirty boys.]]

* Reportedly, Blackarachnia's show model was inspired by an Asian stripper at a club to which some Mainframe folks had taken the design modeler only a few days prior for, um... ''inspiration''.

* Blackarachnia's original Beast Wars card art has her wearing a spike-studded collar.{{anchor|TriviaTM2spark}}

* Even though Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia's toy has a unique faction-switching [[spark crystal]], the feature doesn't make sense in a fictional context. By that point in the Beast Wars television series, the Transmetal Driver had destroyed her Predacon [[shell program]], making her fully Maximal. (Though, to be fair, it ''had'' happened mere moments previously.)

* Blackarachnia exhibited what appears to be telekinesis not long after gaining her Transmetal 2 form, levitating a steel girder to stop Rampage. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} The ability only appeared once and was never explained. Fans speculate it may be a result of the TM2 Driver, an outgrowth of her psychic link with [[Tarantulas]], or both (or a wizard did it). Following her reformatting in ''Beast Machines'', Blackarachnia no longer possessed this ability.

* In the "jovial" Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Blackarachnia's character underwent a few small (depending on your point of view) changes. Firstly, she had a voice that can only be described as "bipolar". She would switch between her usual sultry, flirtatious voice to a screaming blood-thirsty maniac at the drop of a hat. Another notable change is that, while still a strong female character, she was made less independent and was occasionally prone to ''begging for mercy'' from her enemies, something she ''never'' did in the English version. However, this isn't the first time the Japanese have done their best to [[Arcee (G1)#The Headmasters|improve upon a female character]].

* Character and fiction information for the cancelled BT-16 "Blackwidow" toy finally emerged in late 2007 with the release of ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', an unofficial publication by BT story writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] that compiled all then-current BT information as well as that of the unreleased Blackarachnia and [[Ginrai]] toys. As it was never officially released, this information can be considered semi-[[canon|canonical]] at best.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm Blackarachnia at TFU.info]

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Quickstrike (BW)

2008-05-17T20:03:58Z

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:''Quickstrike is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:BW-Quickstrike-render.jpg|thumb|right|300px|NOBODY TOUCHES PETE'S PIECE!!!]]

'''Quickstrike''' is a spastic, violent, trigger-happy cowboy who rarely thinks beyond the next "keister he's gonna kick." This simple-minded lust for beating people up seems to be his overriding personality trait. While this makes him easy to manipulate, which [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] finds extremely useful, the problem he has found is that Quickstrike is ''so'' easy to manipulate that Megatron's not the only one doing so! Both [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] have their hooks in him in some form or another, leading Megatron to consider controlling the vicious little bugger through the good old-fashioned method: fear of death. Quickstrike may be stupidly brave most of the time, but only to a point.

{{quote|Call me...Quickstrike! And good's got nuthin' to do with it.|Quickstrike|"[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Clingant'''
:''Alternate European-market name:'' '''Serpex'''
:''Chinese name:'' '''Du Hsieh''' ("Venom Scorpion"), '''Hsiang-wei Sheh''' ("Rattlesnake") in season 3

:''Spanish name:'' '''Sorpreviso'''
:''Polish name:'' '''Szybki Cios''' (literal translation of "Quickstrike")

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars''===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Fabio Tomasini]] (Portuguese)

Relishing his role as a Predacon from the moment he stepped out of his [[stasis pod]],{{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Quickstrike fit right into Megatron's band. Though he contained no traces of the Predacon [[shell program]] like Blackarachnia, his rowdy nature and love of violence made the actual facts irrelevant. Quickstrike generally filled an infantry/trooper role and followed the orders he was given. However, there are two notable instances when he was manipulated into betraying Megatron.

Tarantulas easily pushed Quickstrike's buttons, and the two, along with Blackarachnia, formed an "arachnid alliance" of their own. Their plans never came to fruition, because they were interrupted by the [[Maximal]]s, and Megatron never found out. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} After a device of Tarantulas' took over [[Optimus Primal]]'s body, Quickstrike was put in charge of the golem that controlled it. Once the Maximals were defeated, and the ''[[Ark]]'' open, Quickstrike (under orders from Tarantulas) used his control over Optimus to toss Megatron into the lava surrounding the ''Ark''. The plan backfired when Megatron rose from the lava more powerful than ever {{storylink|Master Blaster}}, and Quickstrike was put on "trial" for betraying Megatron. The trial was interrupted and Quickstrike spared by the arrival of [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Quickstrike met his end when Megatron, using the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', opened fire on a proto-human settlement that Quickstrike and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] were inspecting as a possible new base site. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

===''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comic===
When Quickstrike and Inferno heard what sounded like a fight involving Megatron, they rushed over to find out what was happening. When they arrived, they saw that there was no one there. Megatron had actually been taken prisoner by [[Magmatron]].

===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (PSX)===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ian Corlett]] (English), ? (Japanese)

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic Fuzor, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-45'''
[[Image:BWQuickstrike.jpg|thumb|150px|Good luck holding a gun with those hands, cowboy.]]

: Quickstrike transforms into a scorpion with a cobra's head on his tail rather than a stinger. The cobra head has a soft-plastic bladder than can be used to store and squirt water. Most of his orange parts are translucent plastic, and makes extensive use of ball joints, particularly in his tail. While this provides excellent articulation, care should be taken as the joints loosen rather quickly with play.

: [[Takara]]'s version of the toy has extra paint applications on his face, most notably the eyes.

*'''Metals Airazor vs Quickstrike''' (Multi-pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-45'''

: The Japanese release of Quickstrike was available individually or packaged together with [[Transmetal]] [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]].

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Quickstrike''' (2007)

: A 33-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Quickstrike "transforms" from a gold and green scorpion to a gold and green scorpion standing on its hind legs. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].

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==Trivia==
* Like [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], Quickstrike did not have a Predacon shell program installed in his Maximal [[protoform]] state to turn him bad. It's possible the damage done to his stasis pod warped his personality. More unsettling is the theory that this IS his true, spark-given personality, and the Maximal programming knocked off-line by his crash would have been just as distortive on his mind as the Predacon shell program was on Blackarachnia. Another logical explanation of this could be the natures of his beast form(s) which led (or at the very least increased) his aggressiveness factor.

*In the jovial Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars Metals'', Quickstrike's cobra tail could talk and think independantly from Quickstrike. It would always end its sentences with either "-ko", "-bura" or "-kobura".

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm Quickstrike at TFU.info]

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Blitzwing (Animated)

2008-05-17T20:02:34Z

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{{disambig3|Blitzwing}}

:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniBlitzwingPromoModel.jpg|thumb|200px|"HOGAN!"]]

'''Blitzwing''' not only has three modes (robot, jet, and tank), he also has [[wikipedia:Dissociative identity disorder|three alternate personalities]] (an "icy" cold strategist, a short-tempered "hothead", and a total "random" nutcase) along with the faces rattling around in his head to go with them. He's as liable to have a conversation with himself as he is to say a word to his fellow Decepticons. Pretty much the only thing that keeps him in line is that all three of his personalities are scared to death of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

Blitzwing's icy personality is represented by a long, blue face [[Wikipedia:Hogan's Heroes#Colonel Klink|with a monocle]] and speaks with quiet disdain. His easily angered hothead personality has a wide red face and is gap-toothed, making him look and sound like a certain [[wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Austrian musclehead]]. Finally, his random personality's face looks like nothing so much as a black jack-o'-lantern and just sounds [[Inferno (BW)|hysterical]]. All three personalities have a German accent, and apparently he has trouble flying in a straight line. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/default.cfm?page=Bio&character=blitzwing]

Blitzwing's armament varies depending upon which personality is dominant at the time. His calculating personality has an arsenal of ice weaponry, while the hothead predictably can bring the heat. When his third personality is foremost, nearly anything can be dished out from either of his vehicle modes. Blitzwing's alt-mode is likewise usually dependent on which aspect is dominant at the time. His cold side favors the jet, his angry side favors the tank, and his insane side has no favorites. It even goes so far that if he becomes angry enough during flight, he transforms into tank mode.

Basically, he's the Purple Baron. Or a Panzer that can walk.

{{quote|Ze name iz Blitzwing, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|insect]]—remember it! Cause it's ze last thing you're gonna hear before I—express my feelings in song!|Blitzwing switching personalities like we switch shoes|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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[[Image:Animated_blitzwing_faces1.JPG|left|thumb|170px|"So [[wikipedia:Colonel Dietrich|Dietrich]], [[wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold]] and [[wikipedia:Phantom Blot|Blot]] walk into a bar..."]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Bumper Robinson]] (English), [[Rainer Doering]] (German)

Blitzwing was aboard the [[Nemesis (Animated)|''Nemesis'']] with the other Decepticons at the time of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]'s re-discovery. He partially froze [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]'s arm, commenting on how her demeanor was as unpleasant as her organic beast mode. When Blackarachnia advised him to blow it out his actuator, Blitzwing angrily demanded that she refer to him by his proper name, or else he would...''express his feelings in song!'' His out-of-tune rendition of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" got all the Decepticons arguing until Megatron entered, prompting Blitzwing to fall silent with the rest.

When it became clear the ''Nemesis'' was going to crash into an exploding space bridge, Blitzwing fled in an escape pod. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

After Megatron's disappearance, Blitzwing placed a bounty on [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], intending to punish him for destroying Megatron. Fifty stellar cycles later, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown]] contacted Blitzwing, saying he had Prime. Blitzwing promised that Lockdown would receive payment once Blitzwing received Prime—then his random side asked if he could ''please, please please'' see Prime turn into a firetruck. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[Image:LugnutBlitzwingNemesis.JPG|175px|thumb|"This was Megatron's ship!"<br>"Oh, cool! Maybe my CDs are still in there."]]
Some time after this, Blitzwing and [[Lugnut]] followed a beacon to the [[Moon]] to find the wreckage of the ''Nemesis''. Arriving on Earth, the two had similar problems determining the dominant species on Earth as the Autobots did, mistaking Earth's automatons and machines for sentient beings. During an encounter with the Autobots, Bumblebee and Prowl were hard pressed to avoid Blitzwing's energy blasts, but his freeze beam did get Bumblebee off his feet. When Lugnut demanded information on Megatron's location, the Autobots mentioned that he had "turned into a fireball somewhere over [[Cleveland]]". Naturally, Lugnut was displeased, and he used his super-punch to floor the Autobots{{m-}}and bury himself and Blitzwing under the rubble. When Blitzwing unburied himself, he irritatedly reminded Lugnut of his often repeated request for a little warning before the punch.

Having observed the battle over a live feed, Megatron opted to radio Lugnut exclusively, leaving Blitzwing struggling to work out what exactly was going on. Blitzwing believed Lugnut was only listening to voices in his head, so Lugnut had to take him along forcibly. Uncertain of the number and strength of the Autobots' "reinforcements" (the Detroit Police Department), the pair scanned Earth vehicles for disguises so they could lay low. Icy Blitzwing wanted to scan a fighter jet, while Hothead wanted a tank. After a brief argument, Random suggested that they scan both. That evening, the two Decepticons followed the Autobots to [[Lake Erie]], where Blitzwing froze the lake. When the Autobots submerged, he followed them in tank form. Blitzwing was lured by the Autobots towards [[Autobot ship (Animated)|their ship]] and blasted by one of its weapons systems. He and Lugnut were left fragmented but functional and floated to the surface, only to be met by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], who offered to repair them in exchange for a pledge of undying allegiance. {{storylink|Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found}}

Apparently, they chose to serve under Starscream, but still were bickering with each other. When Lugnut began receiving internal transmissions from Megatron again, Starscream was confused, but his scans still detected the signals. He ordered both Lugnut and Blitzwing to find the [[Sari Sumdac's key|AllSpark key]] while he himself tracked the transmissions.

At the moment, the key was in the hands of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Blitzwing used his ice guns to freeze Ratchet and rip off the arm that was carrying the key. Afterward, they went to Sumdac Tower to find Megatron. In the process of greeting him, they revealed Megatron's true Decepticon nature to [[Isaac Sumdac|Prof. Sumdac]]. Blitzwing, now understanding what had been going on with Lugnut, inserted the key into Megatron's head, restoring their true leader. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising 2 Blitzwing tank crash.jpg|thumb|left|200px|He's just as aerodynamic as the next tank.]]

As Megatron proceeded to beat up the Autobots, Blitzwing and Lugnut decided not to intervene and kept an eye on Professor Sumdac instead. When Megatron called his loyal troops to him, Blitzwing looked on as his leader made an example of Starscream. The Decepticons took to the air, locating and attacking the Autobots' ship as it travelled from the lake to the Tower, then from the Tower to Dinobot Island, where it was shot down. Blitzwing split off to tackle Prowl, Ratchet and Bumblebee, before being brought down by a combined EMP burst. As Blitzwing rolled around and shelled the Autobots, Prowl noticed that Blitzwing's personalities were connected to his alternate modes and powers. By this time, Blitzwing was back in the air, but Bumblebee taunted the Triple Changer enough that Hothead Blitzwing took over, transformed from jet to tank—and fell into the lake. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

[[Image:TFA Blitzwing Jet Altmode.jpg|thumb|200px|right|I'm gunning for you, [[Wikipedia:Snoopy|Snoopy]].]]
The Decepticons set up a base in a mine containing carbon deposits, which would block their energy signatures so they could recover from their encounter with the Autobots without detection. When Megatron announced his new plan to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blitzwing felt the plan was crazy, as neither he nor Lugnut had any idea how they would get there. He changed his mind when Megatron explained that they would build their own [[space bridge]] using the specs Megatron had downloaded from [[Teletran-1]] during one of the encounters with the Autobots. However, they would need the captured Prof. Sumdac to help them, as the specs were incomplete. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

After Isaac Sumdac developed a device that shielded their energy signatures from Autobot sensors, Blitzwing and Lugnut went to retrieve a tachyon transmitter from the Elite Guard's ship. When they presented it to Megatron, Starscream appeared, tried to kill Megatron{{m-}}and was killed by Megatron. However, Starscream appeared to survive, and Blitzwing spent the rest of the evening dumping Starscream's body into the river. The next day, Blitzwing and Megatron responded to an AllSpark energy signature which turned out to be a trap laid by Starscream. Blitzwing and Megatron then pursued the traitor, offlining him again. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Blitzwing''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Blitzwing transforms into a futuristic "Mech-Warrior"ish-tank with large, anti-aircraft-like guns and a squat jet with tracks. The robot mode has three faces, which can be switched around via a knob on the back of the head. Blitzwing's toy cheats a bit; though the character model depicts his shoulder missile pods going on his treads in tank mode, the toy has separate sculpted details for each. The toy is very show accurate. He looks awesome.

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==Trivia==
* [[Marty Isenberg]] originally envisioned a [[Skyfall (G1)|character who could change into anything]]. When that (obviously) proved unworkable in toy terms, the character of Blitzwing as a triple-changer was suggested for the role.[http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html] As fate would have it, Hasbro designer [[Eric Siebenaler]] had been itching to do a face-swapping Blitzwing since 2005. <ref>Blitzwing's long design history was detailed at [[BotCon 2008]]'s Hasbro Design panel.</ref>

* Blitzwing's pre-earth robot form holds a passing resemblence to his G1 namesake, especially on the wings.

* Blitzwing's three personas are listed on his model sheets as "Icy", "Hothead" and "Random".

* His helmet is an obvious nod to a World War II-era German [[wikipedia:Stahlhelm|Stahlhelm]] helmet and goggles. Given the overall design in robot mode, the nature of his personalities and even his name itself, this ''really'' isn't very surprising.

* Blitzwing's face-changing [[gimmick]] was in part inspired by [[Wikipedia:Man-E-Faces|Man-E-Faces]] from ''Masters of the Universe.''<ref>According to [[Hasbro]] employees speaking at the 2007 Comic-Con International.</ref> He's not the first Transformers toy to feature multiple rotating faces; [[Alpha Q]], inspired by the five-faced Generation 1 [[Quintesson]]s, holds that distinction. Whether Blitzwing (or the Quintessons) have any roots in such larger cultural currents as the many three-faced depictions of [http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&q=three-faced+buddha the Buddha] and [http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Trimukha+Ganapati&gbv=2 various gods from the Hindu pantheon] (or at least [[wikipedia:Ashuraman|Japanese cartoon characters from the 80s based on them]]) remains unknown.

* In "Transform and Roll Out!", Blitzwing is seen singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" aboard the ''Nemesis'' after threatening Blackarachnia. Assuming that neither faction had any previous contact with Earth at the time, how or where did Blitzwing learn to sing the nursery rhyme? Unless...

* Blitzwing's decision to scan both a tank and a jet in [[Lost and Found]] was an interesting one, possibly implying that Blitzwing wasn't a Triple Changer to begin with, and perhaps that other Animated-era Transformers can take on multiple forms if they just scan other vehicles. He's usually only a tank when he's in hothead mode, and only a jet when in his colder, calculating personality, so if a requirement to being a Triple Changer is having a few bolts loose, maybe that's not a road other Transformers wish to take.

* His German accent was a last-minute idea by voice actor [[Bumper Robinson]], which landed him the part.
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==Footnotes==
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