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Desert Flight

2006-09-07T04:08:22Z

69.61.175.91: /* External Links */

:''Desert Flight is a multipath adventure in [[Generation 1]].''
[[Image:Desert flight.jpg|thumb|250px|"Aber verstehen Sie nicht? Ich kann es nicht hilfen! Ich kann nicht!"]]

==Vital Statistics==

ISBN 0-345-33072-2<br/>
'''Writer:''' [[Jim Razzi]] <br/>
'''Illustrator''' [[William Schmidt]] (interior pencils and cover painting)<br/>
'''Pagecount:''' 73pp<br>
'''Major characters:'''
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Buddy]]
Originally published: by Ballentine Books under the [[Find Your Fate Junior]] imprint, 1986

==Synopsis==
:''Completely optional events are italicised''

Cosmos is sent to investigate an explosion that seems to indicate Decepticon activity. He discovers a secret Decepticon base where they are deceloping a weapon they once tested on [[Cybertron]], the [[Anti-gravity gun|anti-gravity gun]].

''Cosmos is captured, and [[Hook]] builds a [[Replica Cosmos|replica]] of him with a powerful [[proton bomb]] inside to send back to the [[Autobots]]. Cosmis escapes, and must make a desperate flight across the desert to reach his comrades in time, and then proove which of them is the real Cosmos!

The Autobot engage in a hellish attack on the base, stymied by it's many defenses and defenders in order to destroy the weapon before it can be used to send all life on Earth flying off into space.

''Chance brings [[Buddy]], a boy from a nearby town, to them. His ideas and not-exceptionally-heroic actions help them win the day.''

''Desert Flight has two main story 'threads', turning it into either a Cosmos solo-adventure, or a team-up with the plucky human Buddy. Buddy is completely absent from Cosmos's story threat, which includes the titular escape across the desert (that also graces the cover) and should probably be considered the 'primary' squence of events.

==Keywords==

[[Anti-gravity base]],
[[Anti-gravity gun]],
[[Buddy]],
[[Cosmos]],
[[Magna-mike]],
[[Replica Cosmos]],
[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]

==External Links==
[http://www.cybertronian-alliance.com/cyoa.php Desert Flight online at Cybertron Alliance]

[http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1148 Review on Demian's Gamebook Web Page]

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[[Category:Books]]
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Omega Supreme (G1)

2006-09-07T00:55:58Z

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{{disambig3|Omega Supreme}}

:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:Omega_Supreme_Box.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Favorite Punctuation Mark: Colon]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the largest Autobots there is. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), ? (Japan)
Omega was one of the many Autobots who just showed up during the second season. Unlike every other one however, he was actually given an origin.

While he was defending the [[Crystal City]], he befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Robo-Smasher]] and converted into Decepticons. After they demolished Crystal City, Omega tried to change the builders back into Autobots, but the process was irreversible and the treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush by the Smasher. The Robo-Smasher attacked Omega, it was destroyed before it could fully convert him, succeeding only in removing his emotions. He travelled to Earth after the constructicons were found there, as he desired revenge.

Omega rarely spoke, and then it was usually just two or three words. This is by choice, however, as he can speak normally if prompted.

===Marvel Comics continuity===
Omega Supreme was built by the Autobots on [[Earth]] in order to guard the [[Ark]] while they were away. As luck would have it, the Autobots soon found a reason to leave their base en masse to chase the Decepticons, an act which Megatron took advantage of by ordering [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to attack the Ark. Unfortunately, they didn't get the memo about the Autobots' new defense system, and Omega Supreme easily destroyed all of them except Laserbeak, who managed to escape back to the Decepticons.

Starscream's death ultimately proved to be only temporary, and after he gained the power of the [[Underbase]], Omega Supreme was amongst the casualties.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were sent out to go find them. They ultimately ended up burried under Antarctica on Earth. Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme was initially successful, Sunstorm managed to obscure his visor, and when he retracted it to see Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him offline. He soon recovered, but Sunstorm had escaped.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985)
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Deluxe Action Master, 1991)

==Trivia==
*Originally, Omega Supreme was going to be named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], due to Hasbro wanting to use the name on something.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm Omega Supreme at TFU.info]

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Cyclonus's Armada (G1)

2006-09-06T00:43:23Z

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{{Template:Disambig2|the nameless Transformer in TF:TM|the franchise '''Armada'''|Armada}}
[[Image:Cyclonus_tf2.jpg|right|thumb|Cyclonus "and his armada". You pick.]]
'''Armada''' is a fan-coined name for a robot who appears very briefly in the reformatting scene of [[Transformers: The Movie]].

In this scene, at least six Decepticons are rebuilt. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Bombshell]] (or an [[Insecticon clone]] of him) become seemingly-identical robots, one of whom is [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. [[Unicron]]'s monologue refers to "Cyclonus, the warrior...and his armada..."

Some fans have taken to calling the second Cyclonus-like robot by the name "Armada". We never again see two Cyclonuses after the newly-created Decepticons head towards Galvatron's ship.

Although it can be fun to speculate on the nature of this "new" character, it is certain that there was never meant to be a duplicate Cyclonus by this name. The script for the movie reads,

:''CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.''

This, and the lack of capitalization in Unicron's line of dialogue, above, make it clear that the writers of the film did not intend for this to be a character, but rather intended for Cyclonus to have a fleet of ships much like [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has his [[The Sweeps|Sweeps]].

==External links==

[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Original script for TF:TM]

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Serpent O.R.

2006-09-06T00:40:19Z

69.61.175.91: /* ''The Art of War'' */

{{Template:Disambig2|'''Serpent O.R.''', the Son of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and creation of the U.S. Government|'''Serpentor''', the creation of [[Cobra]]|Serpentor}}
[[Image:Serpent-o-r.jpg|right|thumb|175px|''This industry's venomous/ with cold-blooded sentiment/ No need for nervousness/ It's just a little turbulence.'']]
''Serpent O.R. is a humanoid bio-mechanical construct and later (perhaps) Transformer from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also called '''Serpentor'''.''

==Fiction==
===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
====''The Art of War''====
'''Serpent O.R.''' was created in secret by a rouge group in the US millitary using captured [[Decepticon]] technology, including the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He was prematurely reactivated by a Cobra attack, and due to programming malfunction came online as "The Son of Megatron." Learning some of the Transformers history (and perhaps future) from Soundwave's captured head he returned to Cybertron, took control of the dispirate Decepticon forces there, unified them and launched a deadly campaighn to capture the [[Matrix]] and conquere the planet.
{{Spoiler}}
It almost worked, but when Serpent O.R. absorbed the Matrix it changed him, enlarging and transforming his body apparently into a true Transformer, but also illuminating his mind and soul to the wonder of life and the error of his ways. Serpent O.R. saught then to end the fighting he started and take his own life so that another might recieve the Matrix, but his body was overridden by [[Cobra Commander]].

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Terrorsaur (Armada)

2006-09-02T18:43:11Z

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{{disambig3|Terrorsaur}}
''Terrorsaur is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] series.''

==Fiction==
===Armada/Energon Comics===

==Toys==
===Armada===

==External Links==

[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Terrorsaur/terroraur.htm Terrorsaur at TFU.info]

[[Category: Armada]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Energon]]
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Bluestreak (G1)

2006-08-30T22:47:30Z

69.61.175.91:

:''Bluestreak is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity. He is also known as '''Silverstreak'''.''

[[Image:Bluestreakg1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is f***ing PONDEROUS, man. PONDEROUS, f***in' PONDEROUS.]]

'''Bluestreak''' is a talker. He talks a lot. Any subject, any time of the day, his lips are flapping while his Autobot comrades are rolling their eyes. Could be about things on Earth, could be about things on Cybertron, could be about just about anything, but the point is, y'know, he's talking. Words are coming out of his mouth in a near constant prattling stream. Some think he's vapid, that his mouth just moves a billion times faster than his brain, if his brain is moving at all. Or they imagine that he's a fool who doesn't know when to shut up, that he drones on and on and on and on because maybe he just likes to hear himself speak or something. His friends realize, however, that his jabbering hides a deeper pain. At the beginning of the war, Bluesteak's home city was totally destroyed by [[Decepticon]]s. He was the only survivor. It's as if by talking he tries to somehow drown out his own fears and memories. "There's some demons runnin' loose inside that boy," says Hound, "and sometimes I think they grab hold of him and won't let him go." He hated war, he still does, but ever since he's hated Decepticons even more. It is odd to see a bot of peace so willingly take up arms, but Bluestreak's got a score to settle.

Talk may be cheap, but it keeps him sane.

''Japanese name: '''Streak''' ''<br>
''French-Canadian name: '''Jaseur''' ''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Casey Kasem]] (US), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japan)

===Marvel Comics continuity===

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
When the Autbot/Decepticon war erupted 8.7 million years ago, destroying his home city, Bluestreak, then a merchant, joined the Autobot army. 500,000 years later, he related [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s death to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]], and later served in the last-ditch attempt to defend [[Iacon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces.

7.4 million years ago, Bluestreak remained with the Autobots after the apparent death of Optimus Prime. He and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] remained at [[Autobase]] while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] led a task force against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]; while there, they met [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and apprised him of the current situation on [[Cybertron]]. 1.4 million years later, Bluestreak and an Autobot/Decepticon/[[Ultracon]] force helped defend a pace ceremony at [[Tyger Pax]] from the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]].

Bluestreak was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago, and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. After years of fighting, Bluestreak and the other Autobots took part in [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the ''[[Ark II]]'', which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]], sending Bluestreak and his comrades to the bottom of the [[Arctic Ocean]].

Bluestreak was later recovered by the sinister [[Lazarus]], and his deactivated form was used to power [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s deadly metal virus weapon. By the time he was rescued by Optimus Prime, his energy had been almost fatally depleted.

Bluestreak recovered, however, and rejoined his newly-ative comrades. When Shockwave came to Earth and announced that the Autobot/Decepticon wars were over, and that the two factions had been united, Bluestreak was more than skeptical, suggesting it was a trick. The memory of his destroyed home-city still haunted him, and he would not believe the same beings who killed innocents could change their ways. His views clashed with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]', who did not see the point in fighting wars that had been ended. Despite his objections, Bluestreak was among the Autobots who joined Optimus Prime in surrendering to Shockwave's lieutenant, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Ferried back to Cybertron by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Bluestreak and the others were imprisoned and scheduled for execution, but were freed by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and taken to an underground hideout. He fought in the battle to retake Iacon , and witnessed Shockwave activating the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Victorious, Bluestreak and his comrades began to rebuild their planet.

=== IDW Comics continuity ===

Bluestreak leads a squad of Autobots on [[Varas Centralus]], probably the counter-insurgency team assigned to that planet. He believes the planet, being ravaged by a Decepticon infiltration unit in Phase Six, to be "a lost cause," and suggests to [[Springer]] that the Autobots pull out.<ref>[[Stormbringer, Part 2]]</ref>

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Bluestreak''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''08'''

* Streak (anime version)
: [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] exclusive; sold with [[Jazz (G1)|Meister (gold plated version)]]

* Streak (silver plated version)
: e-Hobby exclusive

* Commerative Series III Silverstreak

===Alternators===

===Universe===

===Merchandise===

== Footnotes ==
<references />

== External links ==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bluestreak/bluestreak.htm Bluestreak at TFU.info]

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Continuity

2006-08-30T22:21:01Z

69.61.175.91: /* Major continuities */

A '''continuity''' is a fictional universe or timeline that is characterized by recurring characters and settings and an internal consistency with regards to characterization and depicted events. Typically, stories that are produced by a particular licensor (such as [[IDW]]) in a particular form of media (such as [[comics|comic books]]) are ''in continuity'' with each other, meaning that they are meant to all take place in the same "world".

This is not, however, always the case -- for example, the IDW comic ''[[Transformers: Evolutions]]'' consists of stories that are explicitly set in different universes than the other IDW comics. The various [[coloring books]] published by [[Marvel]] in the 1980s might all take place in the same universe, but there are no direct ties between them, and they could easily each be "in their own little world".

Still, even in cases such as these, there are important similarities. Even though ''Evolutions''' first story, "[[Hearts of Steel]]" can't fit in the same world as ''[[Infiltration|Transformers: Infiltration]]'', they are alternate worlds in a relatively minor sense -- the same Transformers characters are present in both, they just interact with humanity at a different point in time. Marvel's coloring books disagree on many points with the Marvel comic books, but they agree on many points as well. Thus, although the coloring books and the comics are not in continuity with each other, their similarities allow both to be categorized as being [[Generation 1]] continuities.

==Multiverse==

Moreso than most science-fiction franchises, ''Transformers'' has been, from the very start, a collection of many varied continuities. Even before the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] premiered, there was the Marvel comic series and an array of Marvel-produced storybooks which cannot be reconciled with each other. A truly exhaustive list of Transformers continuities would be nearly impossible to complete. However, it is relatively easy to list the major continuity "families".

There is a subjective component to all of this, and each fan decides for themself how "fine-grained" they want their own personal list of continuities to be. Ultimately, it could be argued that almost every story exists in its own exclusive continuity -- even different stories that were intended to be set in the same universe. For example, two episodes of the G1 cartoon series that make no explicit references to events in each other, but are both "descendants" of the episode "[[More Than Meets the Eye]]", could arguably exist in different universes. There may be no particular reason to assert that they don't share continuity, but there is also no clear evidence that the events of one affected the world of the other. They may be set in different branches of a timeline that started with MTMTE.

The most inclusive perspective is to consider all Transformers stories as existing within a multiverse which contains all possible alternate universes. Some of these universes are more closely related to each other than others, but they are all part of the same whole.

==Major continuities==

At this time, there are three primary [[continuity family|continuity families]] in the Transformers multiverse. These are: '''[[Generation 1]]/[[Beast Era]]''', '''[[Robots in Disguise]]''', and '''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'''. Every (or nearly every) Transformers story can be easily fit into one of these three.

The '''G1/Beast''' continuity covers all Transformers stories from the beginning in 1984 until the end of ''[[Beast Machines]]'' in 2001. The [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|BW cartoon]] soundly established itself as a successor to earlier work, and further, the [[Beast Machines (cartoon)|BM cartoon]] is a direct followup to BW, as well as having many of its own explicit ties to G1. Even though there are some glitches in trying to reconcile BM with various flavors of G1, they are too well-connected to totally dismiss. At worst, one can say that ''Beast Machines'' is set in a version of ''Generation 1'' continuity which has never been depicted in fiction, but which is, nonetheless, similar in most respects to the G1 cartoon.

The G1/Beast continuity is the largest and richest Transformers continuity, spanning 17 exclusive years of stories and four incarnations of the Transformers brand. Further, even after other major continuities have been established, G1 and Beast Era stories continue to be published at a rate almost equal to that of wholly new material.

The second major continuity is also the smallest, with its fiction (outside of Japan, at least) consisting of just a single television series and one short comic story: '''Robots in Disguise'''. This was the first complete reboot of the Transformers universe, telling an all-new story about Transformeres and their contact with Earth.

Finally, the '''Unicron Trilogy''' is a second reboot. It spans three Transformers franchises (''Armada'', ''Energon'', and ''Cybertron'') and includes three animated series and two comic book series, plus an array of licensed storybooks and supplemental material. The inclusion of ''Cybertron'' in this continuity is somewhat problematic, however, as the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] is a localization of the Japanese [[Galaxy Force (cartoon)|''Galaxy Force'']] cartoon, which was written as a reboot instead of the originally-planned continuation of the previous two series. Despite this, Hasbro decided to stick with their original intent and as such the ''Cybertron'' cartoon is -- clumsily, at times -- still officially considered part of the UT story.

==Prominent G1 continuities==

Within G1 there are an almost uncountable number of established alternate universes. Some of these continuities are extremely obscure, such as the timeline which houses the second Transformers video game for the Commodore 64 home computer. On the other hand, the G1 cartoon is so widely-known that many members of the general public (i.e., not fans) would be familiar with it, and quite possibly unaware that there even ''are'' other Transformers stories.

Following is an ''incomplete'' list of some of the prominent G1 continuities and their relationships to each other. For the purposes of this list, only G1-proper will be considered, and not the extended-G1 that includes G2, MW, and the Beast series.

*[[Generation 1|G1 umbrella continuity]]
**[[Generation 1 (anime)|Cartoons (Japanese)]] - Includes the American cartoons as well as three additional TV series and an OVA.
***[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Cartoons (American)]] - A subset of the Japanese cartoon series.
**[[Generation 1 (ukcomic)|Marvel UK comics]] - Includes the American comics as well as nearly 100% more material that was published exclusively in the UK until being reprinted internationally in the 2000s.
***[[Generation 1 (comic)|Marvel US comics]] - A subset of the UK comics. Includes ''[[Generation 1 (comic)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Headmasters (comic)|Transformers: Headmasters]]'', and the character profile series ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]''. The comic book adaptation of ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' is out of continuity with the other Marvel comics.
**[[Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave G1 comics]] - A new continuity with much of the flavor of the original cartoon series, but a very different history. Includes the three "G1" volumes as well as three volumes of ''The War Within'' and a ''Micromasters'' miniseries.
**[[Generation 1 (IDW)|IDW G1 comics]] - Begins with ''Transformers: Infiltration'', published in 2005.
**[[Universe|Transformers Universe]] - A meta-continuity (see below) created by [[3H Productions]] to house stories related to characters created by the convention organizers.

==Meta-continuities==

There have been two official attempts to create an overarching structure to the Transformers multiverse: ''[[Universe|Transformers: Universe]]'' and ''[[Timelines|Transformers: Timelines]]''. Both of these attempts have been helmed by organizers of the official Transformers [[conventions|convention]], [[BotCon]].

The first attempt, ''Transformers: Universe'', was a project of [[3H Productions]]. Story material from the convention starting in the year 1997 was directly incorporated into TFU, although it wasn't until BotCon 2002 that the term ''Transformers: Expanded Universe'' appeared on a BotCon toy box, and the name was then shortened to just ''Transformers: Universe'' afterwards. The [[Universe (toyline)|TFU toyline]] eventually became the home of not just convention exclusive toys, but also other repaints and store exclusives that were sold in normal retail outlets. The bios for the TFU characters were primarily the responsibility of 3H.

The TFU meta-continuity established the idea of a Transformers Multiverse and pulled together many elements from other Transformers continuities, focusing heavily on variations of ''Beast Machines'' and ''Generation 1''. 3H's comic book series, [[Wreckers (comic)|''Wreckers'']] and [[Universe (comic)|''Universe'']] are the primary sources of information about this meta-continuity, although character bios published in convention programs, fan club newsletters, and on the 3H and Hasbro websites also contribute.

Among other things, the ''Universe'' universe makes some reconciliation between conflicting origins for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the Transformers that were presented in the G1 comics, G1 cartoon, and BM cartoon. It also incorporates the otherwise ignored sub-toylines ''[[Beast Wars Mutants]]'' and ''[[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]]'' into its fiction, and is the earliest example of a story that asserts (or implies) that there is only one [[Unicron]] who travels from one universe to another, rather than an infinite array of Unicrons in different universes.

The second attempt to create a meta-continuity is still very young -- it is ''Transformers: Timelines'', created by [[Fun Publications]], the new holders of the official Transformers fan club and convention license. Like 3H's ''Universe'', ''Timelines'' brings together characters from different continuities, some pre-existing and some new. The comic story being told in the pages of the fan club newsletter has this same multiversal character, although it is titled ''Transformers: Cybertron'' rather than ''Timelines'', and includes characters from the ''Unicron Trilogy'' instead of only G1 and Beast characters. It is unclear whether this comic will ultimately tie in with ''Timelines''.

==Japanese continuities==

In Japan, every Transformers cartoon until the release of ''[[Robots in Disguise|Car Robots]]'' (the original, Japanese title for ''Robots in Disguise'') can be fit into a single unified continuity, much like the American G1/Beast continuity. The difference is that Japanese fans have had five additional cartoons that were never aired in North America: ''[[Headmasters (television series)|Headmasters]]'', ''[[Masterforce|Masterforce]]'', ''[[Victory (television series)|Victory]]'', ''[[Beast Wars II|Beast Wars 2nd]]'', and ''[[Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]]''. Despite this additional story material, they can all be fit together.

In Japan, then, ''Car Robots'' was the first full reboot. Following CR, ''[[Micron Legend]]'' and ''[[Superlink]]'' are connected into a third major Japanese continuity, and then -- as noted above -- ''Galaxy Force'' starts a fourth.

Nearly every Japanese TF franchise has had ancillary manga published in magazines such as ''Comics Bon-Bon''. The relationship between the manga and cartoons varied. For example, the manga associated with the first two years of Transformers (pre-movie) could easily fit into the cartoon continuity, but nor would they contribute much of substance to the timeline. Some of the later G1 manga, however, such as those associated with ''[[Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Victory]]'' contradict the cartoons bearing the same names.

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Koji Onishi

2006-08-25T04:39:04Z

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:''Koji is a [[human]] in [[Robots in Disguise]] continuity.''

[[Image:Kojionishi.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Second-smartest being in the RiDverse.]]

When [[Decepticon]]s kidnapped '''Koji Onishi''''s [[Doctor Onishi|dad]], a famous scientist, that meant he got to live with the [[Autobot]]s. (Score!) Koji now spends all his time hanging out with a [[T-AI|holographic cute girl]] (double score!) and telling the Autobots what to do, 'cuz heck if they know.

''Japanese name:'' '''Yûki Ônishi'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
''Voice actor:'' [[Jason Spisak]] (US), [[Akiko Kimura]] (Japan)

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Kibble

2006-08-24T04:33:11Z

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'''Kibble''' is a feature of many Transformers, both in their toys and in their animation/comic designs. In its modern usage (see below for earlier meanings) it refers to pieces which have no clear purpose in one mode but are there only because they are part of another mode. In most cases, "kibble" is used to refer pieces of the character's [[altmode]] which "hang" or stick out in their robot mode. Sometimes these pieces are there as a matter of aesthetics, and sometimes it's simply because there wasn't anyplace better to put the stuff. Much less frequently, the word is used to refer to "robot parts" which are badly hidden in an altmode.

Parts of an altmode which are merely ''visible'' in robot mode are not necessarily kibble. An altmode part which is well-integrated into the robot's form -- like the front of a car or truck that becomes a character's chest -- is not kibble because it is an integral part of the robot's body, rather than being "tacked on".

==Examples of kibble==

Although it was most prominent during the [[Beast Era]] and ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'', kibble has been a part of Transformers from the very beginning. [[Prowl (G1)|G1 Prowl]], for example, has car doors that stick out behind his shoulders. The doors have no purpose in robot mode. They are not part of his actual body; they are just there, serving as decoration, but otherwise pointless. Those doors are kibble. In the robot modes of the G1 [[Seeker]] toys, the jet's nosecone and tailfins are also kibble. The jet wings, despite being one of the Seekers' most prominent features, are kibble as well because they are not needed for the robot mode.

One of the most infamous examples of beast kibble on a robot mode is [[Big Convoy]] from ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]''. Many of the Neo toys are kibble heavy, with "panels" of beast skin attached to the robot body by swiveling rods. This is also common in the ''Car Robots''/''Robots in Disguise'' line, most notably with the [[Car Brothers]] ([[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], and [[X-Brawn]]). (See [[shellformer]].)

==Connotation==
Kibble is usually only brought up when it is being used derisively. Indeed, kibble often has a negative impact on a toy. It can restrict movement by getting in the way, it can make a toy unbalanced if it is too concentrated in one part of the body such as a "backpack", and it can simply make the robot look like a purely humanoid robot that has car or animal parts stuck to it, rather than being a robot ''composed of'' car or animal parts.

However, kibble serves an important purpose in Transformer design, often giving characters distinctive or interesting silhouettes. As mentioned above, the airplane wings on the Seekers' backs, as well as the doors on Prowl, are one of their most memorable features. They look "cool" even if they are not integrated into the robot body. Thus, kibble is not an intrinsically bad thing. Most Transformers have it, and it may even be seen as an integral part of some characters' designs.

==Other meanings / development of term==
It is unclear just how or when the word "kibble" entered the Transfan lexicon, but judging from its usage in the newsgroup [[alt.toys.transformers]], it seems to have acquired its modern meaning sometime in 1998.

There are no recorded uses of the word "kibble" in Google's Usenet archive until the year 1996. In that year it was used only in reference to detachable parts and/or accessories, usually (but not always) in reference to pieces needed for [[combiner]]s to combine properly, such as [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]] feet, heads and fists. The very first instance of the word is in a post missing from the archive, but it appears quoted in other posts and appears to be the work of Lizard, who says:

<blockquote>Now, if only there was a convenient place to store "Combiner Kibble" -- all the hands, feet, chestplates, etc, that go into making a combiner... ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ea0978924f203ee7?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain Quoted text in <3122E99A.19BB@texas.net>], seemingly written by Lizard, Feb 1996)</blockquote>

Lizard also used the word to refer to [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]]'s accesories in his [[BotCon 1996]] report. Three others fans refer to "combiner kibble" in the first half of 1996 after Lizard's use of the term, all of them either placing it in quotes or adding an emoticon. It could be that Lizard actually coined the term, as he seems to be defining it in the text above, but he may have picked it up elsewhere and simply defined it because he knew it wasn't in wide use. Later in the year the word shows up about a dozen more times, always in reference to combiner pieces or other detachable parts.

The first archived use of the word kibble to refer to something other than detachable parts is a January 1997 review of [[Claw Jaw]], by Dave Richter. "In beast mode, he looks great from head on, but the abdomen (made out of robot legs and jointed squid kibble) doesn't look too solid if viewed from the side." ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e087c89d29ba5c97?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <32F023AC.397A@virginia.edu>] by Dave Richter, 29 Jan 1997) In March, Dave made a more explicitly-modern use of the word in response to another fan. This post serves reasonably well as a definition:

<blockquote><i>IMO, toys should look cool from any angle. You should be able to turn a BW or any figure around have it look as cool as it does in the front. The rear should not be a place for a toy designer to throw any excess pieces on the figure that are not needed in robot mode. There are much more better designs than that.</i><br><br>
I don't know, you've got to put the animal kibble somewhere. This is standard TF fare; look at all the T-rex bitz Grimlock has hanging off his back. BW has alot of junk hanging off the back of many of it's entries, but it doesn't overbalance them, so what does it matter? ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/376dcb3652135228?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <33237FCB.656E@virginia.edu>] Dave Richter, 9 Mar 1997)
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Still, through 1997 the "detachable parts" sense was more heavily used, with 6 uses to the modern meaning's 3. In the previous year, 1996, the word was used to refer to detachable parts 16 times. In 1998 Dave Van Domelen began to use the word regularly in his posted toy reviews. He used it in both senses, but more often in the modern one. Overall, the word appeared in ATT 21 distinct times in 1998, with 13 of those being the new/current meaning. In 1999, usage exploded, with virtually all instances of the word being in its modern usage. The original "detachable parts" meaning has essentially become archaic and all-but-unknown, most likely due to the toyline itself largely abandoning that form of construction (indeed, it is rare for modern Transformers toys to ''not'' integrate or at least store all of its parts in all modes). By Novermber 1999, the meaning was well-enough entrenched in ATT that Straight-Edge gave this definition, from which the meaning has not drifted at all in the years since:

<blockquote>It means pieces of the alternate mode (Beast mode, vehicle mode) being not only visible, but actually hanging off the robot body. IE the Doors hanging off of Prowl's shoulders, and the Crab Legs/Claws on Rampage's robot mode. They are not part of an anthropomorphic robot, hence they are kibble. ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0caa8c898d45586d?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <19991109002603.08548.00002231@ng-fg1.aol.com>], Straight-Edge, 9 Nov 1999)</blockquote>

It can't be determined from the limited breadth of the Usenet archive how the word kibble shifted its meaning, but it seems reasonable to ''guess'' that the earliest uses in the modern sense were simply an extension of the idea of "parts that stick on". Kibble, as we discuss it today, is just that -- parts that are "stuck on".

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