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2009-10-13T19:33:34Z

69.95.190.147: Timely!

'''Soon''' is the name of the region in the time-domain (familiar to all marketing departments, and to the moderators and staff of [[Fun Publications]]) which sees release of all [[BotCon]] news, [[Transformers Collectors' Club|club]] [[Exclusive|exclusives]], and other fan desirables. Soon is when ''then'' will become ''now''.

[[Unicron Singularity|Peculiar properties of spacetime]] ensure that the [[Scale|perception of the magnitude]] of Soon is fluid and dependent, not on an individual's time-reference, but of spatial and [[Kiss Players (franchise)|cultural location]]. A marketer generally perceives Soon as a finite, known, yet unspeakable time-interval; to a fan, the interval appears greater, and may in fact approach the infinite, becoming [[Drench (Universe)|Never]]. Once the interval has passed, however, a certain time-lensing effect seems to occur, and the time-interval becomes [[Ravage (G1)/toys|vanishingly small]]. We therefore see the strange result that the same fragment of spacetime may be observed, in quick succession, as [[Transformers 3|Soon]], [[Transtech|Never]], and [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|All Too Quickly]].

[[Category:Fandom]]

Three's a Crowd (episode)

2009-08-28T20:40:28Z

69.95.190.147: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Threes a Crowd Constructicons.jpg
|caption=
|ep=33
|title="Three's a Crowd"
|airdate=[[March 21]], 2009
|written by=[[Rich Fogel]]
|directed by= [[Kalvin Lee]]<br> [[Tetsuro Moronuki]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Bulkhead seeks the help of the Constructicons for a vital construction project, but, thanks to their new leader, the Constructicons have bigger and deadlier plans.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Sumdac Tower]], [[Isaac Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] are spending the night working to construct a new [[space bridge]], although Isaac is a bit distracted by the damaged [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster unit]] sitting in the lab. Bulkhead is eager to get the job done, but Sumdac is tired, having spent the previous night overriding the signal dampeners he created for the [[Decepticon]]s.

Elsewhere in [[Detroit]], the other Autobots are taking advantage of the overridden dampeners, and are on the trail of a Decepticon energy signature at that very moment. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turns out to be [[Lugnut]], who doesn't shy away from a fight, and drops out of the sky on the pursuing Autobots, unleashing his "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]".

Back at Sumdac Tower, Sumdac loads the power core for the space bridge onto a forklift, as Bulkhead fits a few [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragments into it in order to give it a boost. When Bulkhead reclines against the core, however, the floor beneath them gives out, and the core, the forklift and the Headmaster unit go tumbling down, taking out a few more floors on their way. Luckily, Sumdac is saved from the fall by Bulkhead's wrecking ball, and retires to bed to recover from the shock. Bulkhead examines the damage, and decides that he knows just the experts to help him fix it... but as he departs, at the bottom of the pit, the Headmaster, the forklift, and the power core begin creeping towards each other, as the familiar glow of an AllSpark fragment lights up the darkness...

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Stop Hitting Yourself.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself!]]
Across town, [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] are enjoying the "show" at an automotive disassembly plant when Bulkhead, having tracked them down through their energy signatures, arrives to ask them for help. The two [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] refuse to work for the Autobots, until Bulkhead promises to keep the job "off the books". The trio return to Sumdac Tower, and Scrapper begins clearing the debris when suddenly, something grabs the other end of his shovel. The Constructicons reel in the offending item, which turns out to be a forklift... which promptly transforms into a diminutive robot that introduces itself as [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]. Bulkhead realizes that the forklift has fused with the Headmaster unit and the AllSpark fragment, and the perpetually cranky Dirt Boss quickly announces his intention to take charge of the Constructicons. Scrapper is amused by this prospect, but Dirt Boss brings him around to his way of thinking by launching a shell from his forehead which burrows into Scrapper's head and gives the tiny terror control of Scrapper's motor functions. Bulkhead contacts the other Autobots to inform them of the new problem, but they are too busy battling Lugnut to offer any help. Bulkhead is struggling to figure out what to do when Sumdac appears to find out what the commotion is all about. In order to keep his human friend safe from Dirt Boss, Bulkhead introduces Sumdac as his servant, and barks an order at the scientist to get back to work finishing the [[plasmadynamic thruster]] they require. Sumdac, of course, completely fails to understand Bulkhead's ruse, and becomes genuinely afraid of the big Autobot, scampering off in terror to complete his task. With that taken care of, Dirt Boss announces his plan to take back the city that machines like he helped build, by stealing the its oil. That, as it turns out, is a plan Mixmaster and Scrapper can definitely get behind! The Constructicons commence Dirt Boss's plan by hijacking a tanker truck, but when Bulkhead tries to talk them out of it, Mixmaster turns on him and glues him to the road with a pair of cement galoshes. The evil trio proceed to go on a crime spree, stealing oil from all over the city.
The other Autobots, meanwhile, have managed to get a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on Lugnut, but find themselves lacking in the physical strength necessary to haul his paralyzed body out of the crater his punch had created earlier. The cable they are using to haul the huge Decepticon soon snap, putting them right back where they started.

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Lugnut Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|180px|"Oh, glorious Megatron!! I fear that your humble servant has fallen and can't [[rise up]]!!"]]
Back at the Constructicons' plant, Mixmaster and Scrapper celebrate their successful run of heists by enjoying a tipple, but Dirt Boss promptly smacks the barrels from their hands, telling them they didn't steal the oil to drink it. Bulkhead, meanwhile, is snooping on the Constructicons through a nearby window when Professor Sumdac comes running up to him, with the plasmadynamic thruster completed as requested. Bulkhead struggles to make the human understand that he was merely acting before, but when the Constructicons hear the noise outside and come to investigate, Bulkhead has to start acting again and sends Sumdac away. This time, however, Sumdac has grasped Bulkhead's deception, and eavesdrops as Dirt Boss reveals his plan to blow up fossil fuel refinery, thereby giving him control of the largest supply of oil in the city. Bulkhead decides that he cannot let things go any further and attacks the Constructicons, but when his wrecking ball becomes jammed in Mixmaster's arm-cannon, the three Decepticons simply walk off, dragging the helpless Bulkhead behind them. They soon arrive at the refinery, where Bulkhead is able to give Scrapper and Mixmaster pause by asking them where they'll get any oil to drink if they blow up the refinery. With Mixmaster wavering, Dirt Boss takes control of his body, and orders him to finish Bulkhead off. The resulting fight is a bit on the awkward side, given that the two combatants are stuck together, and Bulkhead is able to open a comm channel to the other Autobots, transmitting the noise of the fight to them. Realizing their friend is in trouble, the other Autobots leave Lugnut lying in his crater, and race off to aid Bulkhead in battle.

The fight between Mixmaster and Bulkhead winds up damaging the refinery's main fuel tank, which begins leaking oil everywhere. Dirt Boss proceeds to remove his control shell from Mixmaster, and plants it in Bulkhead instead, intending to use the Autobot to ignite the oil and send the refinery up in flames. Mixmaster is distressed at this prospect, given that he is still stuck to Bulkhead, but neither Dirt Boss nor Scrapper are particularly bothered.

[[Image:Three'saCrowdConstructiconsOilrefinery.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Ahhh... brotherly love, don't you see."]]
The other Autobots soon arrive at the refinery and nearly run over Professor Sumdac, who quickly brings them up to speed. Suddenly, Bulkhead comes storming towards the Autobots, whirling his wrecking ball (and Mixmaster) as he and Scrapper follow Dirt Boss's command to attack. Luckily, Ratchet is able to magnetically extract Dirt Boss's control shell, and Bulkhead uses some of the spill oil to loosen his wrecking ball and disconnect himself from Mixmaster. He then hurls the Constructicon at Scrapper, but when the two collide, their metal bodies create a spark that sets the refinery ablaze. Worse yet, Scrapper's fist has become lodged in Mixmaster's chest drum, but as the pair struggle to free themselves from each other so they can make themselves scarce, Dirt Boss leaps on Scrapper's head and takes manual control of his body, refusing to let either of them chicken out. The Constructicons wind up on top of the main fuel tank as the Autobots try to fight the fire below, but it soon becomes apparent that the heroes can't stop the tank from blowing. Sumdac suggests using the plasmadynamic thruster to [[transwarp|TransWarp]] the tank away, and Bulkhead reprograms the device to do the job. Bulkhead hurls the thruster onto the top of the tank, and it and the Constructicons are warped away, materializing just off the shores of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] seconds before the tank explodes.

With the Constructicon threat dealt with, the Autobots return to the crater to take Lugnut back into custody. Unfortunately, someone has beaten them to it: Lugnut has been liberated by [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], who ''promises'' he'll ''never'' speak a word of the whole embarrassing affair.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)
|c2=
* [[Lugnut]] (7)
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)
* [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] (10)
* [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (16)
|c3=
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)
* [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|Sparkplug]] (11)
* [[Captain Fanzone]] (12)
|c4=

}}

==Quotes==
'''Bulkhead''': These AllSpark fragments should give the power core a boost.<br>
'''Sumdac''': Be careful, Bulkhead! We don't want to overload it.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Relax. When it comes to space bridges, I know what I'm doing.<br>
''[The floor starts to give way beneath them]''<br>
'''Bulkhead''': But I'm not so hot at structural integrity!
:—Bulkhead and Sumdac learn that there are flaws with building a giant space bridge in a tower.

"Tell 'em there's a new boss in town: Dirt Boss!"
:—'''Dirt Boss''', every chance he gets.

"Will you slag that annoying little pipsqueak already?!"<br>
"Who're you calling "pipsqueak", short stuff?
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Bumblebee''' engage in height cracks.

"Oh, I so don't have time for this."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', in desperate need of some leave.

"Uh, you promise me you will, ahem, never speak of this to Megatron..."<br>
"Oh, I promise."
:—'''Lugnut''' and '''Ramjet''' engage in epic foreshadowing of something that, sadly, probably won't be brought up again.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Bulkhead is shown with the other Autobots as Lugnut crashes to the ground.
*One of the ''[[Detroit Powell Press]]'' editions has a headline typo: "RACKETEERS STRIKES OIL" should read "RACKETEERS STRIKE OIL".
*During Dirt Boss's debut scene, the position of his mouth switches several times from the middle of his face (at the "W" shape) to the bottom, and presumably correct, position.

===Continuity errors===
*When Bulkhead confronts Mixmaster and Scrapper, they speak to Bulkhead as if they remember the events that transpired in "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", saying that they "don't work for no crankin' Autobots anymore" and referring to Bulkhead as "Bulky". While nothing says they can't have regained those memories by some point, if that's the case, it wasn't shown when this happened.

*More AllSpark fragments are shown in the beginning of the episode, yet all the previously collected pieces the Autobots found were placed into Omega Supreme last season. It's possible the Autobots have found some more since then, off-screen, but it seems an odd thing to omit, plus they would have only had between the end of "[[TransWarped]]" and the start of this episode to do so, which doesn't seem like a long time.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Sludge Sign.jpg|thumb|right|So cars & trucks ''do'' eat dinosaurs!]]

* At least one Detroit paper is titled the ''Detroit Powell Press''. [[Porter C. Powell]] has corporate investments everywhere, it seems.

* The Headmaster unit was recovered [[TransWarped|last episode]].

* The [[Fossil Fuel]] Oil Company's logo is [[Generation 1]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] doing an impression of the [[wikipedia:Sinclair Oil Corporation|Sinclair Oil]] logo.

* This isn't the first series to have [[Space bridge#Generation 1 cartoon|a space bridge in a tower.]]

* The driver of the first tanker truck hijacked resembles [[Possum Brown]], and wears a similar outfit, including a yellow [[hard hat]]. Several dockworkers are also dressed in the standard Generation 1 cartoon costume.

===Real-world references===
*The ''Detroit Powell Press'' is a reference to a real-life Detroit paper, the ''Detroit Free Press''. Minus the freedom.

*Scrapper and Mixmaster are found drinking heavily in a manufacturing plant that is deconstructing luxury cars piece by piece. Striptease, anyone?

*The climactic scene with Dirt Boss on top of the oil tank is closely based on the ending of the gangster movie ''[[Wikipedia:White Heat|White Heat]]''.

===Trivia===
* The Detroit newspaper business is incredible; within what is apparently a single night of Constructicon rampage, the ''Detroit Powell Press'' puts out three separate editions announcing the new threat. Either that, or the Autobots spend a ''long'' time focusing on hauling Lugnut out of his crater and nothing else. (Though really, it's impressive that newspapers even still ''exist'' in the future...)

*It appears that Lugnut has accepted [[Starscream clone|Starscream's clones]] (or at least Ramjet) as part of the main Decepticon force. Apparently, being Starscream's duplicate is fine as long as you worship the GLORIOUS Megatron.

* What ''exactly'' did Dirt Boss hope to accomplish by climbing up to the top of the oil tank, again?

* An exploding oil tank in the middle of Lake Erie is probably going to be a real mess, isn't it?

* There is also a Decepticon forklift named [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toyline]].

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Three's a Crowd (episode)

2009-08-28T20:37:42Z

69.95.190.147: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Threes a Crowd Constructicons.jpg
|caption=
|ep=33
|title="Three's a Crowd"
|airdate=[[March 21]], 2009
|written by=[[Rich Fogel]]
|directed by= [[Kalvin Lee]]<br> [[Tetsuro Moronuki]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Bulkhead seeks the help of the Constructicons for a vital construction project, but, thanks to their new leader, the Constructicons have bigger and deadlier plans.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Sumdac Tower]], [[Isaac Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] are spending the night working to construct a new [[space bridge]], although Isaac is a bit distracted by the damaged [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster unit]] sitting in the lab. Bulkhead is eager to get the job done, but Sumdac is tired, having spent the previous night overriding the signal dampeners he created for the [[Decepticon]]s.

Elsewhere in [[Detroit]], the other Autobots are taking advantage of the overridden dampeners, and are on the trail of a Decepticon energy signature at that very moment. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turns out to be [[Lugnut]], who doesn't shy away from a fight, and drops out of the sky on the pursuing Autobots, unleashing his "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]".

Back at Sumdac Tower, Sumdac loads the power core for the space bridge onto a forklift, as Bulkhead fits a few [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragments into it in order to give it a boost. When Bulkhead reclines against the core, however, the floor beneath them gives out, and the core, the forklift and the Headmaster unit go tumbling down, taking out a few more floors on their way. Luckily, Sumdac is saved from the fall by Bulkhead's wrecking ball, and retires to bed to recover from the shock. Bulkhead examines the damage, and decides that he knows just the experts to help him fix it... but as he departs, at the bottom of the pit, the Headmaster, the forklift, and the power core begin creeping towards each other, as the familiar glow of an AllSpark fragment lights up the darkness...

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Stop Hitting Yourself.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself!]]
Across town, [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] are enjoying the "show" at an automotive disassembly plant when Bulkhead, having tracked them down through their energy signatures, arrives to ask them for help. The two [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] refuse to work for the Autobots, until Bulkhead promises to keep the job "off the books". The trio return to Sumdac Tower, and Scrapper begins clearing the debris when suddenly, something grabs the other end of his shovel. The Constructicons reel in the offending item, which turns out to be a forklift... which promptly transforms into a diminutive robot that introduces itself as [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]. Bulkhead realizes that the forklift has fused with the Headmaster unit and the AllSpark fragment, and the perpetually cranky Dirt Boss quickly announces his intention to take charge of the Constructicons. Scrapper is amused by this prospect, but Dirt Boss brings him around to his way of thinking by launching a shell from his forehead which burrows into Scrapper's head and gives the tiny terror control of Scrapper's motor functions. Bulkhead contacts the other Autobots to inform them of the new problem, but they are too busy battling Lugnut to offer any help. Bulkhead is struggling to figure out what to do when Sumdac appears to find out what the commotion is all about. In order to keep his human friend safe from Dirt Boss, Bulkhead introduces Sumdac as his servant, and barks an order at the scientist to get back to work finishing the [[plasmadynamic thruster]] they require. Sumdac, of course, completely fails to understand Bulkhead's ruse, and becomes genuinely afraid of the big Autobot, scampering off in terror to complete his task. With that taken care of, Dirt Boss announces his plan to take back the city that machines like he helped build, by stealing the its oil. That, as it turns out, is a plan Mixmaster and Scrapper can definitely get behind! The Constructicons commence Dirt Boss's plan by hijacking a tanker truck, but when Bulkhead tries to talk them out of it, Mixmaster turns on him and glues him to the road with a pair of cement galoshes. The evil trio proceed to go on a crime spree, stealing oil from all over the city.
The other Autobots, meanwhile, have managed to get a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on Lugnut, but find themselves lacking in the physical strength necessary to haul his paralyzed body out of the crater his punch had created earlier. The cable they are using to haul the huge Decepticon soon snap, putting them right back where they started.

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Lugnut Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|180px|"Oh, glorious Megatron!! I fear that your humble servant has fallen and can't [[rise up]]!!"]]
Back at the Constructicons' plant, Mixmaster and Scrapper celebrate their successful run of heists by enjoying a tipple, but Dirt Boss promptly smacks the barrels from their hands, telling them they didn't steal the oil to drink it. Bulkhead, meanwhile, is snooping on the Constructicons through a nearby window when Professor Sumdac comes running up to him, with the plasmadynamic thruster completed as requested. Bulkhead struggles to make the human understand that he was merely acting before, but when the Constructicons hear the noise outside and come to investigate, Bulkhead has to start acting again and sends Sumdac away. This time, however, Sumdac has grasped Bulkhead's deception, and eavesdrops as Dirt Boss reveals his plan to blow up fossil fuel refinery, thereby giving him control of the largest supply of oil in the city. Bulkhead decides that he cannot let things go any further and attacks the Constructicons, but when his wrecking ball becomes jammed in Mixmaster's arm-cannon, the three Decepticons simply walk off, dragging the helpless Bulkhead behind them. They soon arrive at the refinery, where Bulkhead is able to give Scrapper and Mixmaster pause by asking them where they'll get any oil to drink if they blow up the refinery. With Mixmaster wavering, Dirt Boss takes control of his body, and orders him to finish Bulkhead off. The resulting fight is a bit on the awkward side, given that the two combatants are stuck together, and Bulkhead is able to open a comm channel to the other Autobots, transmitting the noise of the fight to them. Realizing their friend is in trouble, the other Autobots leave Lugnut lying in his crater, and race off to aid Bulkhead in battle.

The fight between Mixmaster and Bulkhead winds up damaging the refinery's main fuel tank, which begins leaking oil everywhere. Dirt Boss proceeds to remove his control shell from Mixmaster, and plants it in Bulkhead instead, intending to use the Autobot to ignite the oil and send the refinery up in flames. Mixmaster is distressed at this prospect, given that he is still stuck to Bulkhead, but neither Dirt Boss nor Scrapper are particularly bothered.

[[Image:Three'saCrowdConstructiconsOilrefinery.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Ahhh... brotherly love, don't you see."]]
The other Autobots soon arrive at the refinery and nearly run over Professor Sumdac, who quickly brings them up to speed. Suddenly, Bulkhead comes storming towards the Autobots, whirling his wrecking ball (and Mixmaster) as he and Scrapper follow Dirt Boss's command to attack. Luckily, Ratchet is able to magnetically extract Dirt Boss's control shell, and Bulkhead uses some of the spill oil to loosen his wrecking ball and disconnect himself from Mixmaster. He then hurls the Constructicon at Scrapper, but when the two collide, their metal bodies create a spark that sets the refinery ablaze. Worse yet, Scrapper's fist has become lodged in Mixmaster's chest drum, but as the pair struggle to free themselves from each other so they can make themselves scarce, Dirt Boss leaps on Scrapper's head and takes manual control of his body, refusing to let either of them chicken out. The Constructicons wind up on top of the main fuel tank as the Autobots try to fight the fire below, but it soon becomes apparent that the heroes can't stop the tank from blowing. Sumdac suggests using the plasmadynamic thruster to [[transwarp|TransWarp]] the tank away, and Bulkhead reprograms the device to do the job. Bulkhead hurls the thruster onto the top of the tank, and it and the Constructicons are warped away, materializing just off the shores of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] seconds before the tank explodes.

With the Constructicon threat dealt with, the Autobots return to the crater to take Lugnut back into custody. Unfortunately, someone has beaten them to it: Lugnut has been liberated by [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], who ''promises'' he'll ''never'' speak a word of the whole embarrassing affair.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)
|c2=
* [[Lugnut]] (7)
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)
* [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] (10)
* [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (16)
|c3=
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)
* [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|Sparkplug]] (11)
* [[Captain Fanzone]] (12)
|c4=

}}

==Quotes==
'''Bulkhead''': These AllSpark fragments should give the power core a boost.<br>
'''Sumdac''': Be careful, Bulkhead! We don't want to overload it.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Relax. When it comes to space bridges, I know what I'm doing.<br>
''[The floor starts to give way beneath them]''<br>
'''Bulkhead''': But I'm not so hot at structural integrity!
:—Bulkhead and Sumdac learn that there are flaws with building a giant space bridge in a tower.

"Tell 'em there's a new boss in town: Dirt Boss!"
:—'''Dirt Boss''', every chance he gets.

"Will you slag that annoying little pipsqueak already?!"<br>
"Who're you calling "pipsqueak", short stuff?
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Bumblebee''' engage in height cracks.

"Oh, I so don't have time for this."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', in desperate need of some leave.

"Uh, you promise me you will, ahem, never speak of this to Megatron..."<br>
"Oh, I promise."
:—'''Lugnut''' and '''Ramjet''' engage in epic foreshadowing of something that, sadly, probably won't be brought up again.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Bulkhead is shown with the other Autobots as Lugnut crashes to the ground.
*One of the ''[[Detroit Powell Press]]'' editions has a headline typo: "RACKETEERS STRIKES OIL" should read "RACKETEERS STRIKE OIL".
*During Dirt Boss's debut scene, the position of his mouth switches several times from the middle of his face (at the "W" shape) to the bottom, and presumably correct, position.

===Continuity errors===
*When Bulkhead confronts Mixmaster and Scrapper, they speak to Bulkhead as if they remember the events that transpired in "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", saying that they "don't work for no crankin' Autobots anymore" and referring to Bulkhead as "Bulky". While nothing says they can't have regained those memories by some point, if that's the case, it wasn't shown when this happened.

*More AllSpark fragments are shown in the beginning of the episode, yet all the previously collected pieces the Autobots found were placed into Omega Supreme last season. It's possible the Autobots have found some more since then, off-screen, but it seems an odd thing to omit, plus they would have only had between the end of "[[TransWarped]]" and the start of this episode to do so, which doesn't seem like a long time.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Sludge Sign.jpg|thumb|right|So cars & trucks ''do'' eat dinosaurs!]]

* At least one Detroit paper is titled the ''Detroit Powell Press''. [[Porter C. Powell]] has corporate investments everywhere, it seems.

* The Headmaster unit was recovered [[TransWarped|last episode]].

* The [[Fossil Fuel]] Oil Company's logo is [[Generation 1]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] doing an impression of the [[wikipedia:Sinclair Oil Corporation|Sinclair Oil]] logo.

* This isn't the first series to have [[Space bridge#Generation 1 cartoon|a space bridge in a tower.]]

* The driver of the first tanker truck hijacked resembles [[Possum Brown]], and wears a similar outfit, including a yellow hard hat. Several dockworkers are also dressed in the standard Generation 1 cartoon costume.

===Real-world references===
*The ''Detroit Powell Press'' is a reference to a real-life Detroit paper, the ''Detroit Free Press''. Minus the freedom.

*Scrapper and Mixmaster are found drinking heavily in a manufacturing plant that is deconstructing luxury cars piece by piece. Striptease, anyone?

*The climactic scene with Dirt Boss on top of the oil tank is closely based on the ending of the gangster movie ''[[Wikipedia:White Heat|White Heat]]''.

===Trivia===
* The Detroit newspaper business is incredible; within what is apparently a single night of Constructicon rampage, the ''Detroit Powell Press'' puts out three separate editions announcing the new threat. Either that, or the Autobots spend a ''long'' time focusing on hauling Lugnut out of his crater and nothing else. (Though really, it's impressive that newspapers even still ''exist'' in the future...)

*It appears that Lugnut has accepted [[Starscream clone|Starscream's clones]] (or at least Ramjet) as part of the main Decepticon force. Apparently, being Starscream's duplicate is fine as long as you worship the GLORIOUS Megatron.

* What ''exactly'' did Dirt Boss hope to accomplish by climbing up to the top of the oil tank, again?

* An exploding oil tank in the middle of Lake Erie is probably going to be a real mess, isn't it?

* There is also a Decepticon forklift named [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toyline]].

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Three's a Crowd (episode)

2009-08-28T20:37:06Z

69.95.190.147: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Threes a Crowd Constructicons.jpg
|caption=
|ep=33
|title="Three's a Crowd"
|airdate=[[March 21]], 2009
|written by=[[Rich Fogel]]
|directed by= [[Kalvin Lee]]<br> [[Tetsuro Moronuki]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Bulkhead seeks the help of the Constructicons for a vital construction project, but, thanks to their new leader, the Constructicons have bigger and deadlier plans.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Sumdac Tower]], [[Isaac Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] are spending the night working to construct a new [[space bridge]], although Isaac is a bit distracted by the damaged [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster unit]] sitting in the lab. Bulkhead is eager to get the job done, but Sumdac is tired, having spent the previous night overriding the signal dampeners he created for the [[Decepticon]]s.

Elsewhere in [[Detroit]], the other Autobots are taking advantage of the overridden dampeners, and are on the trail of a Decepticon energy signature at that very moment. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turns out to be [[Lugnut]], who doesn't shy away from a fight, and drops out of the sky on the pursuing Autobots, unleashing his "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]".

Back at Sumdac Tower, Sumdac loads the power core for the space bridge onto a forklift, as Bulkhead fits a few [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragments into it in order to give it a boost. When Bulkhead reclines against the core, however, the floor beneath them gives out, and the core, the forklift and the Headmaster unit go tumbling down, taking out a few more floors on their way. Luckily, Sumdac is saved from the fall by Bulkhead's wrecking ball, and retires to bed to recover from the shock. Bulkhead examines the damage, and decides that he knows just the experts to help him fix it... but as he departs, at the bottom of the pit, the Headmaster, the forklift, and the power core begin creeping towards each other, as the familiar glow of an AllSpark fragment lights up the darkness...

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Stop Hitting Yourself.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself!]]
Across town, [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] are enjoying the "show" at an automotive disassembly plant when Bulkhead, having tracked them down through their energy signatures, arrives to ask them for help. The two [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] refuse to work for the Autobots, until Bulkhead promises to keep the job "off the books". The trio return to Sumdac Tower, and Scrapper begins clearing the debris when suddenly, something grabs the other end of his shovel. The Constructicons reel in the offending item, which turns out to be a forklift... which promptly transforms into a diminutive robot that introduces itself as [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]]. Bulkhead realizes that the forklift has fused with the Headmaster unit and the AllSpark fragment, and the perpetually cranky Dirt Boss quickly announces his intention to take charge of the Constructicons. Scrapper is amused by this prospect, but Dirt Boss brings him around to his way of thinking by launching a shell from his forehead which burrows into Scrapper's head and gives the tiny terror control of Scrapper's motor functions. Bulkhead contacts the other Autobots to inform them of the new problem, but they are too busy battling Lugnut to offer any help. Bulkhead is struggling to figure out what to do when Sumdac appears to find out what the commotion is all about. In order to keep his human friend safe from Dirt Boss, Bulkhead introduces Sumdac as his servant, and barks an order at the scientist to get back to work finishing the [[plasmadynamic thruster]] they require. Sumdac, of course, completely fails to understand Bulkhead's ruse, and becomes genuinely afraid of the big Autobot, scampering off in terror to complete his task. With that taken care of, Dirt Boss announces his plan to take back the city that machines like he helped build, by stealing the its oil. That, as it turns out, is a plan Mixmaster and Scrapper can definitely get behind! The Constructicons commence Dirt Boss's plan by hijacking a tanker truck, but when Bulkhead tries to talk them out of it, Mixmaster turns on him and glues him to the road with a pair of cement galoshes. The evil trio proceed to go on a crime spree, stealing oil from all over the city.
The other Autobots, meanwhile, have managed to get a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on Lugnut, but find themselves lacking in the physical strength necessary to haul his paralyzed body out of the crater his punch had created earlier. The cable they are using to haul the huge Decepticon soon snap, putting them right back where they started.

[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Lugnut Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|180px|"Oh, glorious Megatron!! I fear that your humble servant has fallen and can't [[rise up]]!!"]]
Back at the Constructicons' plant, Mixmaster and Scrapper celebrate their successful run of heists by enjoying a tipple, but Dirt Boss promptly smacks the barrels from their hands, telling them they didn't steal the oil to drink it. Bulkhead, meanwhile, is snooping on the Constructicons through a nearby window when Professor Sumdac comes running up to him, with the plasmadynamic thruster completed as requested. Bulkhead struggles to make the human understand that he was merely acting before, but when the Constructicons hear the noise outside and come to investigate, Bulkhead has to start acting again and sends Sumdac away. This time, however, Sumdac has grasped Bulkhead's deception, and eavesdrops as Dirt Boss reveals his plan to blow up fossil fuel refinery, thereby giving him control of the largest supply of oil in the city. Bulkhead decides that he cannot let things go any further and attacks the Constructicons, but when his wrecking ball becomes jammed in Mixmaster's arm-cannon, the three Decepticons simply walk off, dragging the helpless Bulkhead behind them. They soon arrive at the refinery, where Bulkhead is able to give Scrapper and Mixmaster pause by asking them where they'll get any oil to drink if they blow up the refinery. With Mixmaster wavering, Dirt Boss takes control of his body, and orders him to finish Bulkhead off. The resulting fight is a bit on the awkward side, given that the two combatants are stuck together, and Bulkhead is able to open a comm channel to the other Autobots, transmitting the noise of the fight to them. Realizing their friend is in trouble, the other Autobots leave Lugnut lying in his crater, and race off to aid Bulkhead in battle.

The fight between Mixmaster and Bulkhead winds up damaging the refinery's main fuel tank, which begins leaking oil everywhere. Dirt Boss proceeds to remove his control shell from Mixmaster, and plants it in Bulkhead instead, intending to use the Autobot to ignite the oil and send the refinery up in flames. Mixmaster is distressed at this prospect, given that he is still stuck to Bulkhead, but neither Dirt Boss nor Scrapper are particularly bothered.

[[Image:Three'saCrowdConstructiconsOilrefinery.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Ahhh... brotherly love, don't you see."]]
The other Autobots soon arrive at the refinery and nearly run over Professor Sumdac, who quickly brings them up to speed. Suddenly, Bulkhead comes storming towards the Autobots, whirling his wrecking ball (and Mixmaster) as he and Scrapper follow Dirt Boss's command to attack. Luckily, Ratchet is able to magnetically extract Dirt Boss's control shell, and Bulkhead uses some of the spill oil to loosen his wrecking ball and disconnect himself from Mixmaster. He then hurls the Constructicon at Scrapper, but when the two collide, their metal bodies create a spark that sets the refinery ablaze. Worse yet, Scrapper's fist has become lodged in Mixmaster's chest drum, but as the pair struggle to free themselves from each other so they can make themselves scarce, Dirt Boss leaps on Scrapper's head and takes manual control of his body, refusing to let either of them chicken out. The Constructicons wind up on top of the main fuel tank as the Autobots try to fight the fire below, but it soon becomes apparent that the heroes can't stop the tank from blowing. Sumdac suggests using the plasmadynamic thruster to [[transwarp|TransWarp]] the tank away, and Bulkhead reprograms the device to do the job. Bulkhead hurls the thruster onto the top of the tank, and it and the Constructicons are warped away, materializing just off the shores of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] seconds before the tank explodes.

With the Constructicon threat dealt with, the Autobots return to the crater to take Lugnut back into custody. Unfortunately, someone has beaten them to it: Lugnut has been liberated by [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]], who ''promises'' he'll ''never'' speak a word of the whole embarrassing affair.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (14)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (15)
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* [[Lugnut]] (7)
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)
* [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] (10)
* [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (16)
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* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (1)
* [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|Sparkplug]] (11)
* [[Captain Fanzone]] (12)
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}}

==Quotes==
'''Bulkhead''': These AllSpark fragments should give the power core a boost.<br>
'''Sumdac''': Be careful, Bulkhead! We don't want to overload it.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Relax. When it comes to space bridges, I know what I'm doing.<br>
''[The floor starts to give way beneath them]''<br>
'''Bulkhead''': But I'm not so hot at structural integrity!
:—Bulkhead and Sumdac learn that there are flaws with building a giant space bridge in a tower.

"Tell 'em there's a new boss in town: Dirt Boss!"
:—'''Dirt Boss''', every chance he gets.

"Will you slag that annoying little pipsqueak already?!"<br>
"Who're you calling "pipsqueak", short stuff?
:—'''Dirt Boss''' and '''Bumblebee''' engage in height cracks.

"Oh, I so don't have time for this."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', in desperate need of some leave.

"Uh, you promise me you will, ahem, never speak of this to Megatron..."<br>
"Oh, I promise."
:—'''Lugnut''' and '''Ramjet''' engage in epic foreshadowing of something that, sadly, probably won't be brought up again.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Bulkhead is shown with the other Autobots as Lugnut crashes to the ground.
*One of the ''[[Detroit Powell Press]]'' editions has a headline typo: "RACKETEERS STRIKES OIL" should read "RACKETEERS STRIKE OIL".
*During Dirt Boss's debut scene, the position of his mouth switches several times from the middle of his face (at the "W" shape) to the bottom, and presumably correct, position.

===Continuity errors===
*When Bulkhead confronts Mixmaster and Scrapper, they speak to Bulkhead as if they remember the events that transpired in "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", saying that they "don't work for no crankin' Autobots anymore" and referring to Bulkhead as "Bulky". While nothing says they can't have regained those memories by some point, if that's the case, it wasn't shown when this happened.

*More AllSpark fragments are shown in the beginning of the episode, yet all the previously collected pieces the Autobots found were placed into Omega Supreme last season. It's possible the Autobots have found some more since then, off-screen, but it seems an odd thing to omit, plus they would have only had between the end of "[[TransWarped]]" and the start of this episode to do so, which doesn't seem like a long time.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:TFAni Threes a Crowd Sludge Sign.jpg|thumb|right|So cars & trucks ''do'' eat dinosaurs!]]

* At least one Detroit paper is titled the ''Detroit Powell Press''. [[Porter C. Powell]] has corporate investments everywhere, it seems.

* The Headmaster unit was recovered [[TransWarped|last episode]].

* The [[Fossil Fuel]] Oil Company's logo is [[Generation 1]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] doing an impression of the [[wikipedia:Sinclair Oil Corporation|Sinclair Oil]] logo.

* This isn't the first series to have [[Space bridge#Generation 1 cartoon|a space bridge in a tower.]]

* The driver of the first tanker truck hijacked resembles [[Possum Brown]], and wears a similar costume, including a yellow hard hat. Several dockworkers are also dressed in the standard Generation 1 cartoon costume.

===Real-world references===
*The ''Detroit Powell Press'' is a reference to a real-life Detroit paper, the ''Detroit Free Press''. Minus the freedom.

*Scrapper and Mixmaster are found drinking heavily in a manufacturing plant that is deconstructing luxury cars piece by piece. Striptease, anyone?

*The climactic scene with Dirt Boss on top of the oil tank is closely based on the ending of the gangster movie ''[[Wikipedia:White Heat|White Heat]]''.

===Trivia===
* The Detroit newspaper business is incredible; within what is apparently a single night of Constructicon rampage, the ''Detroit Powell Press'' puts out three separate editions announcing the new threat. Either that, or the Autobots spend a ''long'' time focusing on hauling Lugnut out of his crater and nothing else. (Though really, it's impressive that newspapers even still ''exist'' in the future...)

*It appears that Lugnut has accepted [[Starscream clone|Starscream's clones]] (or at least Ramjet) as part of the main Decepticon force. Apparently, being Starscream's duplicate is fine as long as you worship the GLORIOUS Megatron.

* What ''exactly'' did Dirt Boss hope to accomplish by climbing up to the top of the oil tank, again?

* An exploding oil tank in the middle of Lake Erie is probably going to be a real mess, isn't it?

* There is also a Decepticon forklift named [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toyline]].

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Talk:Sledge (Energon)

2009-06-16T17:55:54Z

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Trivia: In the sport of cricket, a 'sledge' is insult or off-putting comment one player tells another on the opposing team to break their concentration and possibly force them to make a mistake. Trash talk, basically. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 22:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:This rather changes the way I look at his weird weapon. --[[User:Autobus Prime|Autobus Prime]] 22:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

"Cricket?! Nobody understands cricket! You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!"--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 22:46, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== Ummm.... ==

Why the rhyming song format? It works for [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], but not here. Though it ''is'' rather catchy... [[User:Inferno'sQueen|Inferno'sQueen]][[User Talk:Inferno'sQueen|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 18:52, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

:Answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Sledge

MirosÅ‚aw Neinert

2009-03-19T14:03:49Z

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'''Mirosław Neinert''' is a Polish voice actor.

==Voice roles==

===Transformers Animated===

[[Isaac Sumdac]]

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[[Category: Voice actors]]

MirosÅ‚aw Neinert

2009-03-19T14:03:23Z

69.95.190.147: The world is safe for democracy.

'''Mirosław Neinert''' is a Polish voice actor.

==Voice roles==

===Transformers Animated===

<<Isaac Sumdac>>

{{stub}}
[[Category: Voice actors]]

Bludgeon (G1)

2009-03-18T13:22:38Z

69.95.190.147:

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

[[Image:BludgeonUK1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is pretty much the most metal cover in TF history.]]
'''Bludgeon''' is a ferocious warrior, skilled in the ancient Cybertronian martial art of [[Metallikato]]. Utterly vicious and aloof, Bludgeon is also highly religious, adhering to an arcane code of honor.

"Arcane", of course, is code for "bloodthirsty, murderous, sadistic, and subject to the whims of the guy holding the sword."

{{quote|Prattling fool! Your warrior heart is tainted by an idiot's tongue! Perhaps I shall remove '''both''' for you!|Bludgeon takes on [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]| [[Primal Scream]]}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Gourdin'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Teskior'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.}}

[[Image:Bludgeonasavageplace.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The shoulder is a [[Brawn|well-known]] Transformer instant-death spot.]]''When Decepticons [[Catilla]] and [[Carnivac]] defected to the [[Autobot]]s, a new Mayhem Attack Squad was formed which included Bludgeon, his Pretender cohorts Stranglehold and Octopunch, [[Needlenose]], [[Spinister]], and [[Snarler]]. After a mission simulation of [[Slaughter City]], their prey was authorized -- they would hunt down and kill Catilla, Carnivac, and their new [[Wreckers]] friends. {{storylink|Hunting Party!}} They found Carnivac outside Dallas, Texas, and Bludgeon, promising him a warrior's death, led the charge. {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} However, Carnivac escaped Bludgeon and the other Mayhems, {{storylink|Survival Run}} but tracked him down to Los Gravos, Mexico. Bludgeon fought Carnivac, and [[Spinister]] was about to deal the killing blow, when Catilla rescued him. However, Bludgeon threw his sword into Catilla, killing Carnivac's savior. As the rest of the Autobots arrived, Bludgeon ordered a withdraw. Carnivac swore that Bludgeon and the other Mayhems would pay. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[Image:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Nelson Yomtov|colorist]] made me look hunchbacked.]]
He later took on the leadership of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], sent to slay the newly-resurrected [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Alongside the [[Rescue Patrol]], the [[Classic Pretender]]s were due to be teleported to [[Earth]], an operation Bludgeon attempted to interrupt by shoving his blade through the transportation machine. Instead, he and the Mayhems were transported with the Autobots to the center of Cybertron. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} Here, the Mayhems were foiled, and though they inadvertently awakened the slumbering [[Primus]] in the process. Ultimately, the transportation was completed, and they were sent to Earth along with the Autobots, {{storylink|Primal Scream}} where they told [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] of Unicron's coming and joined his Decepticons on Earth. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to Scorponok in order to facilitate an alliance against Unicron, Bludgeon helped the other Decepticons imprison the surrendered Autobots. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

Bludgeon was seen fighting on Scorponok's side during the subsequent Decepticon Civil War {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} and was transported with all of them to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]]. Primus (speaking through the body of [[Emirate Xaaron]] told them of the history between himself and Unicron, while Bludgeon cleaned his sword. He was there also to quell the sudden [[Unicron cultist]] uprising, remarking that to a master of [[Metallikato]], their moves were like slow motion. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When Unicron himself arrived, though, the superstitious Bludgeon ran like hell. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Thankfully, Optimus Prime's sacrifice saved them all, and Bludgeon was there standing over Prime's body with a few others as he died. The Autobot/Decepticon alliance that emerged was shaky and the Decepticons leaderless, so Bludgeon and [[Krok]] discussed a plan of their own. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

[[Image:Bludgeonlastautobot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|It's a good thing the [[Battlecharger]]s were dead then, or Bludgeon's shell would've been totally ganked.]]
Tensions came to a head when [[Blaster]] discovered that Cybertron was tearing itself apart in the aftermath of the Transformers' victory against Unicron. While Bludgeon openly kept the peace (like keeping [[Fangry]] in line at meetings), he and Krok began to worry that some of the Decepticons were in ''favour'' of peaceful alliance and plotted to break it up. New Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] almost gave them an opening by beating the tar out of Fangry, until [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] stopped the fight in; Bludgeon quickly exploited the situation anyway, demanding the full details of the Autobots plans.

Now knowing they intended to start anew on another planet and live in peace, he sabotaged the Autobot ships and assumed command of the Decepticons. He gave the troops a rousing speech, condemning the Autobot plan as week and advocating a return to conquest as was the Decepticon way. Having risen from the ranks to light their darkest hour, the Decepticons cheered him on. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

With his Decepticons eager for conquest, Bludgeon randomly selected the planet of [[Klo]] as their first target. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} The peaceful inhabitants of Klo were easily (and violently) subdued, and Bludgeon thought this planet did not meet the challenges befitting their warrior race. In turn, Krok pleased him with with news that their ships were bugged and that they should be expecting the Autobots to be arriving soon. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

[[Image:bludgeon-youlie1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Look at him go. What a skeleton!]]
Indeed, when the Autobots arrived, Bludgeon's Decepticons were ready for them, luring them into an ambush - only ''five'' Autobots escaped their purge, and Bludgeon sent a small hunting party after them. Ultimate victory was snatched from Bludgeon only by ''divine intervention''. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived with a resurrected Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. Bludgeon rejected this development on religious grounds; the Last Autobot, according to his beliefs, was the Ultimate Warrior, who was bent on conquest. He ordered his troops to attack the "unbelievers". Ultimately, the Decepticons were defeated. The Last Autobot was able to revive the fallen Autobots at will, and Bludgeon was forced to admit defeat and withdraw. As he and the Decepticons retreated, he promised a "solitary exile" to the Autobots - while saying something else to his subordinates. {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate 1990, [[Hot Rod]] was captured by the Decepticons and freed by an agent placed within the Decepticons. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] accused Bludgeon of being the culprit, and Bludgeon demanded the chance to prove himself through trial by combat. He was released and chased by [[Octopunch]], [[Stranglehold]] and [[Warmonger]]. Bludgeon easily dispatched the former two but was caught from behind by Warmonger, who couldn't bring himself to kill in cold blood. Realizing who the infiltrator was, Megatron destroyed Warmonger, then reflected that it would have simply been easier to kill all four of them. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

{{note|The above story is the earliest known account from the Marvel UK alternate "Movie" timeline. The split between the main comic and the future stories almost certainly took place in 1989, either due to the Time Wars, the events of [[Primal Scream]] where Primus alerted Unicron to his location 15 years early, or both.}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}

[[Image:UKBludgeonEarthForce.jpg|left|180px|thumb|There wolf!]]''Following Catilla's death, the Mayhems set up a base on a deserted island, where Needlenose decided to test their response time in an emergency. Enraged, Bludgeon threatened to tear him apart, but was stopped by Snarler. As Needlenose returned to his quarters, he was ambushed by Carnivac, who had snuck in during the chaos caused by his "drill". His calls for help were ignored by Snarler and Bludgeon. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} Carnivac decided to pick off Bludgeon next, finding him meditating. Bludgeon sensed him coming and took him on, and the other Mayhems responded to the commotion. Bludgeon wanted to finish this traitor with his blade as well, but Spinister decided to end it summarily by slagging Carnivac with his blaster instead. {{storylink|Wolf In The Fold!}} Angry at losing his kill, Bludgeon was pleased to find [[Earthforce]] attacking them, in an attempt to rescue Carnivac. He and his fellow Pretenders were defeated, outnumbered by the Autobots. But before they could be executed, a shell-less Carnivac appeared and told the Autobots to spare them, denying them a warrior's death. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

''Captives of Earthforce, Bludgeon and his Pretender partners were held in a cell together. To get free, Bludgeon arranged a most subtle escape attempt with his cell mates. At first, they all remained completely silent for an extended period of time, partly to unnerve their guard, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], but also to give Bludgeon time to make mental contact with his katana, locked away in the property vault. Once he found the weapon and began summoning it back to him through the hallways, Bludgeon signaled Stranglehold to begin pounding frantically on the floor. This sudden activity spooked Inferno into opening the cell door to pacify the prisoner, only to wind up with a floating sword in his backside. The Pretenders then simply walked out over his leaking body. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}''

''Afterwards, Bludgeon and the others hooked up with Megatron and Shockwave, the deposed leaders of the Decepticons, and took on a bounty to assassinate their betrayers, Starscream and Soundwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} The assassins outnumbered their prey, but they hadn't counted on the Autobots intervening on Starscream's behaft. It seemed the Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was dying, and could only be saved by a systems boost from a compatible Transformer, namely Starscream. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] joined the fight on Starscream's side, and the Mayhems were defeated. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}''

{{-}}

=====''Another Time and Place''=====
After the defeat on Klo, Bludgeon decided the Decepticons needed some "old blood" back in charge. He travelled to Earth and retrieved the deactivated body of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from the wreckage of the [[Ark]]. Then, he seized upon an opportunity to follow Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s to [[Hydrus Four]], the source of the miraculous energy known as [[Nucleon]] which had supercharged the Dinobot commander. Slipping ahead of the Dinobots as they made their way to the medical facility, Bludgeon and his Decepticons set up a [[Holocaust Trigger]] to trap the Dinobots, disabling them without firing a shot. Unfortunately for Bludgeon, he ignored [[Fangry]]'s cries of "Let's just kill them already!" and gave in to his inner Bond villain, keeping Grimlock and the Dinobots alive long enough for them to witness the triumphant resurrection of Megatron. That didn't mean, however, that he kept his fellow Decepticons from aggressively torturing their fallen captives.

In a matter of hours, a full scale Autobot strike force had tracked the Dinobots down to Hydrus Four and assaulted Bludgeon's position. Fearing his rag-tag team of Decepticons wouldn't be enough, Bludgeon accelerated Megatron's revival, sending the half-mad, half-living monstrosity at Optimus Prime. He had no time to gloat, though -- the heavily-injured Dinobot known as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] had dragged himself to the control module for one of the medical machines in the area, setting its spidery arms to work on Bludgeon, disassembling him in seconds down to his core components.

Bludgeon didn't even have time to scream. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}
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====Generation 2====
[[Image:Bludgeontalesofearth.jpg|left|thumb|200px|G2, home of New Extreme Weapons.]]
By "voluntary exile", what Bludgeon had actually meant was "build a slag-off big planet-like spacecraft called the [[Warworld]] and attack vessels for their cargo across the galaxy". {{storylink|Primal Fear}} He also battled Optimus Prime and the Autobots over a store of ancient alien weapons, but an alien entity drove him off. {{storylink|Ghosts}} After that, he went back to stealing resources - and finished the construction of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, who just needed the Matrix to come back to life. That meant luring Prime away from the [[Cybertronian Empire]] and to him... {{storylink|Primal Fear}}

To lure Prime out, Bludgeon launched a full-scale attack on Earth and did succeed in drawing Optimus Prime to Earth's defense, but not before Bludgeon was confronted by the newly-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who wanted command of the Decepticons for himself once more. {{storylink|Devices and Desires!}} Bludgeon destroyed Megatron's gun with one swipe of his blade, but neglected to realize how enhanced the new Megatron was -- the former Decepticon leader ripped Bludgeon's Pretender skull off with one hand. Undaunted, Bludgeon proclaimed himself an agent of chaos and transformed into his little-used tank mode to confront Megatron on his own terms. He briefly drove back Megatron, but ultimately the Decepticons' founder proved to be too much for their current leader, and his new railgun destroyed Bludgeon utterly. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

The victorious Decepticon leader subsequently displayed Bludgeon's severed head in the Warworld, though did muse that he might have spared Bludgeon's life if he'd known how much the guy had achieved & envisioned with limited time and resources. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later on, the Decepticons would try not to say the word "bludgeon", as in "to hit things", around Megatron just in case it annoyed him. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====Generation 2 (Fleetway)====

Intending to draw out Autobots to Earth and steal the Matrix to bring a new generation of Decepticons to life, Bludgeon attacked Earth in force - specifically [[London]]. Unfortunately for him, the Autobots were already there, and attacked just as his troops were low on fuel. Bludgeon fought Optimus in direct combat and lost. {{storylink|Generation 2 (Fleetway comic)}}

He sneaked away to try the exact same tactic again - and learnt if at first you don't succeed, Try #2 will get you killed by Megatron. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

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====Classics====
{{note| The ''Classics'' stories take place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a [[splinter timeline]] that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories or Generation 2.}}
Bludgeon is still leading most of the Decepticons, to Megatron's resentment. Shockwave believes [[Bug Bite]] is one of Bludgeon's minions {{storylink|Games of Deception}}.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Chaostrinity.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Sorry, Blud, it won't bring [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gary Gygax]] back.]]
During the so-called 'Dark Ages' of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, Bludgeon, alongside [[Bugly]] and [[Mindwipe]], formed the [[Chaos Trinity]]. They became disciples of the mysterious being known as the [[Fallen]] in exchange for dark power. Together with him, they captured a number of Transformers in order to perform a bizarre ceremony at Cybertron's core, but were eventually foiled by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Bludgeon was stopped from alerting the Fallen of the impending allied attack on the [[Well of All Sparks]] by a teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics continuity===
[[Image:DWDropshot sliced.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Silent but deadly.]]
A version of Bludgeon from an unspecified alternate reality was part of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s unit of Heralds, along with [[Dirge (G1)| Dirge]], [[Thunderwing (G1)| Thunderwing]] and [[Scourge (G1)| Scourge]], sent to prepare Cybertron for the coming of [[Unicron]]. He was stationed as guard of the Decepticon base when [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire's]] unit arrived. While he put up a formidable assault (as [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]] could attest), the Autobots eventually realized the secret to his technique and forced him to retreat, leaving behind his Pretender shell. He returned when Jetfire attempted to use the space-bridge portal, but like the rest of the Heralds was shortly blown-up. {{storylink|Worlds_Collide%2C_Part_4|Worlds Collide}}
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===Devil's Due GI Joe vs. Transformers continuity===
[[Image:Bludgeon_Robot_GIJoe.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Bludgeon always secretly dreamed of being a [[Wikipedia:Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light|Visionary]]. ]]

Eons ago, when Optimus Prime was given the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Bludgeon attempted to kill him, but failed.

Along with the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Bludgeon traveled to Earth, seeking to be present at the planet's destruction by Unicron. The group was shot down by the Chinese Air Force, however, and damaged in the process. An alliance with the underground kingdom of [[Cobra-La]] provided them with life-sustaining [[Pretender]] shells. He was responsible for the death of [[Atomic Man]] in 1978, when the [[Adventure Team]] came snooping too close to Cobra-La's hidden lair in the caves beneath Tibet.

Decades later, Bludgeon engaged Optimus Prime in battle as the Autobot attempted to infiltrate Cobra-La's caves. After being burned by Bludgeon, Optimus ripped the chest off of Bludgeon's Pretender shell. In his anger, Bludgeon lost his edge and fell off a cliff. Although Optimus had caught him, Bludgeon chose to fall, standing by his philosophy of "merciless death and destruction."
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Bludgeon.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Talk about talking your jaw off!]]

Bludgeon was the leader of a team of Decepticons who were assigned by Megatron to look into what [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was researching before he disappeared. Megatron also sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to spy on them. During this time, Bludgeon discovered Shockwave's work on [[Regenesis]]. Eventually, however, they discovered the remains of Thunderwing, the Decepticon scientist who became the avatar of the Cybertronian cataclysm, and became bent on restoring the wasted Cybertron to its former glory by resurrecting him. He and his team of Decepticons ([[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]], [[Finback]], [[Skullgrin]], and [[Bomb-Burst]]) believed that in reawakening Thunderwing and turning him loose, the mass sacrifice of worlds would allow the rebirth of Cybertron. They also delved into the outlawed [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] experiments pioneered by Thunderwing, in an attempt to create super-shells of their own.

In 1984 they went to [[Earth]] to extract a load of [[Ultra-Energon]], establishing a base within Mt. St. Helens. Soundwave naturally followed them. He eventually came to them asking for a cut of their profits, believing that they meant to sell the energon, but when he realized that they meant to resurrect Thunderwing he tried to stop them. They used one of Shockwave's devices to lock him in his alt-mode, then caused a volcanic eruption and returned to Cybertron via an [[orbital bounce]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

[[Image:IDWBludgeonShell.jpg|right|thumb|200px|oshit.]]
Twenty-three years later, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot]]s, detecting the Ultra-Energon from orbit, went to investigate, and were taken by the cult, planning to use them as raw materials for their shells. Bludgeon wanted Jetfire to witness Thunderwing's awakening, to make him see that Thunderwing had been right to experiment, but Jetfire eventually annoyed him too much. Connecting his mind to an [[Axis-Cradle]] that controlled Thunderwing's blank neuroscape, Bludgeon sent Thunderwing to destroy [[Nebulos]], then engaged the auto-drive to inspect his own shell's progress. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} When Optimus Prime and the Wreckers attacked Bludgeon's base on Cybertron by surprise, Iguanus escaped to the bio-graft chamber to find Bludgeon{{m-}}only to find the cult leader having donned full polydermal armor. However, in Bludgeon's rush, the shell was not mentally aligned, causing a psychic backlash that took down the Decepticon before the Wreckers even found him. It is unclear whether Bludgeon's mind survived, but if it did, it is apparently trapped in torment. Prime felt that he got off lightly for having unleashed Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

After the defeat of Thunderwing, Bludgeon was transferred to [[Garrus-9]], where [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] stored his extracted [[spark]] in the Rig. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Bludgeon''' (Pretender, 1989)
:*''Accessories'': Pretender shell, large "Laser Rifle" gun, tank turret/shield, small "Electric Cannon", helmet

[[Image:G1Bludgeon_toy.jpg|thumb|left|I see dead people...and I'm the one that made them dead.]]

:''Generation 1'' Bludgeon's inner robot transforms into a green and lilac tank of undetermined origin. Oddly, compared to most ''Transformers'' tanks, he has no wheels inside the static tank tracks for any sort of rolling movement. Transformation to robot mode is very similar to many tank-vehicle Micromaster figures, except one must remove the rotating turret piece to do so, with the removable main gun as his weapon, mounted in a hole in his wrist (rather than his hand).

:Bludgeon's Pretender shell, continuing the Decepticon trend of monstrous or war-like shells, is an orange and maroon humanoid samurai with a human skull for a head. Removing the helmet reveals great attention to detail to the skull, with cranium fusion seams and well-defined teeth, among other sculpting. The shell is armed with a white rifle and the inner robot's tank turret mounted on his arm as a sort of shield.

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==Trivia==
* Like Stranglehold and Octopunch, Bludgeon's [[character model]] portrays him with a specialized melee weapon. Bludgeon is consistently drawn with the character model's sword, which has become a trademark, despite his toy lacking one. The character model also seems to include a scabbard for the sword, though that is not included nearly as often. Why all three of these characters are given weapons that don't exist is unknown.
:* The only time we see his character model is when it's copied faithfully by [[Jose Delbo]] in [[Yesterday's Heroes!]].
:* The sword in his character model has unique detailing at the base of the front of the blade. In Delbo's rendition, it looks kind of like a dong. Elsewhere, not so much. Thankfully.
* Bludgeon's outer shell is equipped with an ambient stealth field.<ref>Transformers: The Ultimate Guide</ref>

==Reference==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bludgeon/bludgeon.htm Bludgeon at TFU.info]
* [http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/bludgeon/index.html The Bludgeon Home Page]

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Bulkhead (Animated)

2008-02-05T20:26:01Z

69.95.190.147: According to a review on the Allspark.

{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}

:''Bulkhead is an Autobot in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniBulkheadPromoModel.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] called, he wants his head back.]]

'''Bulkhead''' is your typical big bruiser, built like a brick wall, but with a heart of gold. He's gentle by nature and is very curious about humans, especially since they give him an opportunity to explore his artistic side. It's a pity that he's a bit of a lummox...okay, he's a ''lot'' of a lummox. He's like a St. Bernard, a gentle giant who has no idea how strong he is and therefore has a tendency to flatten you when he just wants to show his affectionate side. You'll always be glad you spent time with Bulkhead... just make sure you put any breakables away beforehand.

{{quote|You guys got it easy. All people want me to do is break stuff. I've got a sensitive side too, you know...but breaking stuff '''is''' kinda fun.|Bulkhead on his lot in life|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English), ? (Japanese)

[[Image:Bulkh_alt.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Lets see [[wikipedia: Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]] beat this!]]
While repairing a space bridge with his unit, Bulkhead and his pal [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] discovered the long lost [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]. However, the [[Decepticon]]s soon arrived, prompting Bulkhead to mention that he had never seen a Decepticon ship up close. (No one had and lived, as [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] pointed out.) Bulkhead did his best to hang on while the Autobots drove their ship through the space bridge. Coming out of warp, they went headlong toward [[Earth]], and he joined his fellow 'bots in heading into stasis to avoid the impact shock of an unpleasant landing.

After emerging from stasis, Bulkhead accompanied the other Autobots to investigate a large, cybernetic creature that was menacing the local lifeforms (which they assumed were robots like themselves). Bulkhead requested help from a group of local drones, then noticed [[Sari Sumdac]] trying to take her keycard away from her robot dog, [[Sparkplug (Animated)|Sparkplug]]. Assuming Sari was the pet, Bulkhead greeted her{{m-}}which promptly sent her running and screaming. Way to make first contact there, big guy.

After [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] arrived to take the All Spark, the Autobots engaged him in fierce game of "Keep-away". At one point, Bulkhead tried to catch the All Spark, shouting "I got it." Starscream snagged the All Spark instead, but Bulkhead knocked the [[Seeker|Decepticon flier]] out of the air with his wrecking ball, causing him to drop the All Spark. It's not nice to contradict Bulkhead. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Later, in Autobot HQ, he said he had some problems, because all humans want from him is to break stuff. After all, he had his sensitive side as well (even if breaking stuff was fun). When Megatron attacked the Autobots' base, Bulkhead got in touch with his inner breaker, confirming that smashing stuff IS fun! Megatron had different plans for him, though, and Bulkhead discovered it's not as much fun to BE smashed. After Bulkhead was saved, he tried to catch a [[Pocketbot|tiny machine]] that looked like it might be the culprit. Prime hoped to study it and find out where it came from, but Bulkhead smashed the little critter to pieces when he grabbed it. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

{{spoiler|Blast from the Past}}
After that [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] tried to train Bulkhead to be more subtle in his actions, to assess a situation, choose the right move, then execute it with grace and precision. This didn't meet with any real success, as Bulkhead's antics damaged the base and caused him to fall on Prowl. Moving to an island in Lake Erie, Bulkhead tried again. He knocked down some trees which fell on Prowl. Things actually got worse when Bulkhead tried to use Prowl's methods against the [[Dinobots (Animated)|Dinobots]], a trio of animatronics run amok. Prowl wisely advised Bulkhead to stop doing what Prowl would do and instead do what Bulkhead himself would do. Bulkhead quickly discovered that his blunt, powerhouse approach had its place and time for proper use, charging and knocking down [[Slag (Animated)|Slag]], hitting [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] out of the air, and throwing [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] into a pit of molten tar. Afterward, the Dinobots were due to be melted down. However, Prowl suspected the Dinobots were actually alive, not mere machines, so he enlisted Bulkhead's help in secretly transporting them from their prison to the deserted island on Lake Erie. There they could live undisturbed and perhaps get themselves under control. Prowl had realized that just because something was big and lumbering and destructive was no reason to give up on it, and Bulkhead knew just what he meant. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Bulkhead''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Bulkhead will transform from an armored, six-wheeled military-type van. The toy will have an "[[automorph]]" gimmick: When you flip down the sides of the van, his hands will swing forward (because they're spring loaded). You can fire a wrecking ball from his left hand, which is attached to his hand via a string.

It's also pretty short for a Voyager, but Bulkhead is a stout sort of fella.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Bulkheadchair.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The next step in Transformers evolution is here!]]
*Bulkhead can form his kibble into a chair. This is awesome.

*Bulkhead's Voyager-class toy can not. This is ''bogus''.

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User talk:MCRG

2007-03-16T18:25:37Z

69.95.190.147:

For these Generations notes, do you think you could add where you found them in footnotes? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
::Oh, hey, didn't realize the footnotes were there since most pages lack them. Can do. --[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 17:49, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Yup, I was the Mut-Org with the fairy wings who was sweet on Rofang. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:01, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
:To be killed by the Power Rangers is a strange honor indeed.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 05:20, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

::Since only... 8 fans have ever been reffed by the series, it is pretty rare.
:: I think it's 8... Ray, Me, Rov, Takach, Jesse, Funaro, George Rodd, Tristianity... yeah, 8. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

==Cosmos/Adams==

My source is basically...Nevermore. Or, he's the one that brought it to my attention, anyhow. If you look up some info on George Adamski ([http://www.ufopsi.com/articles/georgeadamski.html here's a good page]) you'll see that the flying saucer he designed is IDENTICAL to Cosmos' alt mode. Still, I have no source from any Takara officials about the name, so perhaps I should change the trivia to read "it is presumed that etc etc" ? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 17:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

==Female Transformers? Dumbest news?==
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Customizing

2007-02-28T22:09:28Z

69.95.190.147: Foo again.

'''Kitbashing''' involves combining or modifying parts from one or more kits to make a custom model. The term has been extended to apply to models and toys such as [[Transformer]]s that are not sold as kits. Kitbashing is sometimes called '''customizing'''.

The purpose of a kitbash is to obtain something that can't be bought, to improve something that can, or simply to engage in a refreshing exercise of creativity.

Kitbashing may be as simple as repainting a small detail. It may also be quite extensive, resulting in a product that in no way resembles any of its original sources. The derived parts are frequently augmented by [[scratchbuilding|scratchbuilt]] ones, and any part from any source, whether it is a Lego brick, a plastic tank tread, or a Barbie doll head, can be part of a kitbash.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/kitbashes/ Kitbash Clearing House] - A collection of links to many Transformers kitbash projects.
*[http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/kitbashguide Dave's Guide to Kitbashing] - Dave van Domelen explains the basics.
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Customizing

2007-02-28T22:08:08Z

69.95.190.147: Foo.

'''Kitbashing''' involves combining or modifying parts from one or more kits to make a custom model. The term has been extended to apply to models and toys such as [[Transformer]]s that are not sold as kits. Kitbashing is sometimes called '''customizing'''.

The purpose of a kitbash is to obtain something that can't be bought, to improve something that can, or simply to engage in a refreshing exercise of creativity.

Kitbashing may be as simple as repainting a small detail. It may also be quite extensive, resulting in a product that in no way resembles any of its original sources. The derived parts are frequently augmented by [[scratchbuilding|scratchbuilt]] ones, and any part from any source, whether it is a Lego brick, a plastic tank tread, or a Barbie doll head, can be part of a kitbash.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/kitbashes/ Kitbash Clearing House] - A collection of links to many Transformers kitbash projects.
*[http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/kitbashguide - Dave Van Domelen's basic guide to kitbashing.]
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Customizing

2007-02-28T22:07:36Z

69.95.190.147: Not huge but quite good.

'''Kitbashing''' involves combining or modifying parts from one or more kits to make a custom model. The term has been extended to apply to models and toys such as [[Transformer]]s that are not sold as kits. Kitbashing is sometimes called '''customizing'''.

The purpose of a kitbash is to obtain something that can't be bought, to improve something that can, or simply to engage in a refreshing exercise of creativity.

Kitbashing may be as simple as repainting a small detail. It may also be quite extensive, resulting in a product that in no way resembles any of its original sources. The derived parts are frequently augmented by [[scratchbuilding|scratchbuilt]] ones, and any part from any source, whether it is a Lego brick, a plastic tank tread, or a Barbie doll head, can be part of a kitbash.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/kitbashes/ Kitbash Clearing House] - A collection of links to many Transformers kitbash projects.
*[http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/kitbashguide] - Dave Van Domelen's basic guide to kitbashing.
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Weapon

2007-02-23T16:55:18Z

69.95.190.147: Forgot that one. Doc Heller would be upset.

A '''weapon''' is a tool or device intended to cause pain, incapacitation, injury, or death. [[Transformer]]s of every sort and every allegiance use a wide variety of weapons, both in war and in occasional peacetime pursuits (such as the hunting of [[turbofox]]es).

Transformer weapons may be broadly classified as '''melee weapons''', which are hand-held or affixed to the body, and used to directly attack an enemy; or as '''ranged weapons''', which can attack from afar. Ranged weapons can be further classified into groups that involve material '''projectiles''' or '''[[missile]]s''', and '''directed-energy weapons''', which fire a beam or ray of energy. Directed-energy weapons are often called ray guns, beam weapons, or simply blasters.

Yet another distinction exists between those weapons which are accessories and may be wielded at will, and those which are built-in, inherent to a Transformer's body. For example, [[Tantrum]] may attack with his hand-held sword, or with the electrical dischargers built into his horns.

==Toys==

Transformers toys are equipped with a polymer arsenal of pantomime destruction, and here again there are several classes of weapons.

Weapons may be a permanently attached feature of either or both modes. Sometimes these are elements of one mode that is not otherwise used in the other except as detail and to simulate a weapon. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s triple exhaust pipes, simulating forearm blasters, are a good example. Melee weapons may also be added this way, as when a figure's beast-mode claws are left in a position accessible for combat use. Other times, they may be clearly weapons in both modes, such as ''[[Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)]]'s main cannon.

Weapons may also remain hidden in either or both modes, and then deployed at will. This is a major feature of several subgroups of toys, including the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s.

Accessory weapons may also be given. Guns are common, as are missile launchers. Often these attach to the main figure with [[peg]]s, though some use other means. One notable exception, the [[Alternators]] line, features guns with square handgrips, and poseable fingers to hold them, but these weapons still use pegs to keep them against the figure's palm.

Any of these weapons may be no more than dummies, molded to look like weapons, or they may be functional. This function usually involves launching [[missile]]s, but it may instead use [[soundbox|electronic lights or sounds]].

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Airazor (BW)

2007-02-22T15:26:01Z

69.95.190.147: Distancing a bit...

{{featured}}
{{disambig2|the Beast Wars Maximal|the Armada Autobot|Airazor (Armada)}}

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

[[Image:Airazorbwcgi.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't tell her to grow a pair, 'cuz she can and she will.]]

Primarily used for recon and surveillance due to her aerial alternate mode, '''Airazor's''' talents are a great asset to the Maximal cause. She's calm and confident, but also adventurous and brave, with a healthy supply of dry humor. Her aerial skill in either mode, incredibly sharp eyesight and steady aim make her a dangerous opponent.

Due to the circumstances of her "birth," she sees [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as something of a father-figure and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as the sibling she never had. She devotes most of her efforts, however, to taming the wild yet gentle [[Tigatron]]. She shares his love for the beautiful planet on which the Maximals are stranded, and it is on this planet where their destiny will be forever intertwined.

:''Spanish name:'' '''Cuchilla'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Falcon Lady'''<br>
:''French name:'' '''Serres D'Acier'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Airazorbwdawn.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Airazor comes on strong.]]
The Predacons who stole the [[Golden Disk]] were pursued by [[Unit 2]], who was granted clerance from [[Maximal Defense Command]] to commandeer transport. The Maximal who would become Airazor was boarding her ship, the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', when Unit 2 approached and demanded use of it. "Airazor" at first refused, but suggested she was open to ... persuasion. The call of adventure captured her interest, and instead of handing over the ''Chromia 10'' to Unit 2, she allowed him to hitch a ride, piloting it herself.

The ''Chromia 10'' intercepted the Predacons' ship, the ''[[Darksyde]]'', which was engaged in battle with the ''[[Axalon]]'' and guarded by a mysterious third ship. During the ensuing firefight, the ''Chromia 10'' was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal]] had their [[Spark]]s remotely uploaded to blank protoforms in the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'s cargohold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

''(This story is a [[retcon]], as Airazor was originally treated as a newborn protoform in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. Instead, here she is revealed to have been a Maximal who existed previously on Cybertron but ended up on the ''Axalon'' in a stasis pod, damaged to the point of not remembering any of her past.)''
{{-}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Pauline Newstone]] (US), [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Japan)

Her [[stasis pod]] damaged upon crashing to [[Earth]], Airazor was able to come online due to the genius of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and the bravery of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Rhinox deftly operated the stasis pod's controls and Cheetor offered up his own components to repair it. Immediately out of the pod, she outmaneuvered and destroyed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]; her aerial beast mode, at the time, made her the only Maximal other than [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] who could fly. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[Image:Airazortigatrontrigger.jpg|left|thumb|And the lady shall ride a tiger.]]

She and Tigatron started to team up more frequently, a prospect Airazor seemed to welcome, but Tigatron preferred to work alone. Their first big adventure together came when a flying island paradise was discovered. The island, however, was covered in boobytraps which were triggered by the use of energy weapons. Airazor rescued Tigatron when he was ambushed by Predacons on the island, but she was damaged badly. Tigatron carried her on his back, refusing to leave her behind. The island was ultimately destroyed, much to the sadness and outrage of Tigatron, and he would have secluded himself from the other Maximals further if not for Airazor's concern. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Soon after, the Predacons beat Tigatron to another stasis pod, reprogramming it and unleashing [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Once again, Airazor tried to work with Tigatron, but, once again, he insisted that he works alone. Airazor commented that sometimes you can be too alone. She was right, because then Tigatron got shot up a lot. Nearing death, Tigatron was saved by the arrival of Airazor and Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

After the realization that the aliens who seeded their planet with traps and energon were returning to destroy it, the Maximals and Predacons entered a truce. Optimus Primal used Airrazor to try to sneak [[Rattrap]] into the Predacon base to find out what [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was up to, but Megatron, of course, found them on his scanners and politely asked them to leave. Unbeknownst to Megatron, the ploy was a decoy for Tigatron's infiltration. The aliens arrived and a new alien structure was built, trapping Airrazor, who was tortured. Optimus Primal forced his way inside, with the help of the Predacons, and traded himself to the aliens for Airazor. After Primal was scanned and briefed by the aliens, they transformed the planet's artificial second moon into a [[Planet Buster]], which fired upon the planet, slwoly igniting the unstable energon.

[[Image:Airazoraftermath.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"I WONDER IF SLEEPING WITH AIRAZOR IS LIKE SLEEPING WITH A BIRD" (Ah, net.eternal.questions...) [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/855daa12c3baf8db?dmode=source]]]

After the destruction of the [[Vok]]'s Planet Buster, Airazor and Tigatron left together to find the rest of the missing stasis pods scattered across the planet. While on their search, the two Maximals discovered not only a remarkably beautiful valley, but a strange plant. As the two looked into each other's eyes and held hands in quiet celebration, the plant transformed into another [[Vok]] device, and as they clasped hands, declaring their love to exist beyond the throes of death, the two were absorbed and shot into space. Cheetor arrived, but was too late, loudly protesting the loss of two of his best friends. {{storylink|Other Visits, Part 1}}

Airazor and Tigatron were kept in a form of stasis until near the end of the Beast Wars, when they were merged together in the powerful being [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk returned to Earth as the emissary of the Vok to stop the deteriation that the Beast Wars was causing to the timestream, his first act being to destroy the [[Darksyde]], sending the Predacons scrambling. [[Tarantulas]] managed to capture Tigerhawk and removed the Vok's influence from his frame (and absorbed it into himself), letting Airazor and Tigatron's [[spark]]s inhabit Tigerhawk's body. Tigatron's voice was dominant, but Tigerhawk's personality and mannerisms were shared. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Shortly afterward, however, Tigerhawk was killed in a standoff with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' after Megatron retrieved it from the ocean floor.

[[Image:AirazorJapan1.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Tranny]]

''('''Note''': In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was turned into a boy as a means to (hopefully) increase toy-sales. For the TV series, his relationship with Tigatron was played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward; their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left-over for the gender-bending to become unsettling. The Japanese script's near-relentless "jokey" tone didn't help.)''

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====
Somewhere near the end of the first year of the Beast Wars, before the Planet Buster ignited the planet's energon, Airazor, Rhinox, and Cheetor overheard a battle between [[Fractyl]] and [[Packrat]]. Airazor ended up having to rescue Cheetor, who had darted off ahead of them and gotten blasted. After the battle was resolved, she and the other Maximals fled, pretending to be beaten by the timid Fractyl to increase his standing in Megatron's eyes. {{storylink|Critical Mass}}
{{-}}
====''Primeval Dawn'' comics====
[[Image:TransmetalAirazor2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|WINGS UP WINGS DOWN WHO GIVES A CRAP]]

Though the Beast Wars were over, the threat to the timestream was not. [[Tarantulas]], presumed destroyed, existed in a new, undead form that was fueled by his new Vok powers. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating [[Primal Prime]] and giving new [[Transmetal]] bodies to the extant Sparks of Airrazor and Tigatron.

After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing [[Ramulus]], opening a second pod triggered an ambush by [[Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and a reborn Transmetal 2 [[Ravage]]. Airazor immediately saved Tigatron's life, knocking Spittor aside before Tigatron would have unwittingly come in contact with Spittor's body, covered entirely in [[cyber-venom]]. This maneuver left her vulnerable to Ravage's gunfire, knocking her out of the air.

The battle ended catastrophically, and Ramulus, Airazor, and Tigatron were forced to carry a critically-wounded Primal Prime back to the [[Ark]] after Tarantulas ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. As Airazor and Tigatron conferred with the seemingly absent Vok, Airazor experienced great pains due to her battle wounds. But before she could explain, the Ark was under attack by Ravage and the Predacons. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn}}

''(Due to [[3H Productions]] loss of the convention license, "Primeval Dawn "was never completed. It is telling, however, that Airazor was not present in the subsequently-placed "[[Universe (comic)|Wreckers]]" storyline. It is unclear for certain what happened to her in the interim, though it is likely she died.)''
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[Image:Airazor1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|From chick to guy and back to chick!]]

''(Note: while the Beast Wars Metals manga picks up halfway through the Beast Wars series, it is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

In the Beast Wars Metals manga, Airazor was changed into a Transmetal rather than being captured by the [[Vok]] aliens. In this manga, Airazor is a girl, presumably because her transmetal toy has boobies.

Toward the end of the manga, Airazor's [[spark]] became seperated from her body, with her body becoming host to a malevolent force. The evil Airazor did battle with [[Tigatron]], who did not want to fight the robot he loved. With no other option, Tigatron gave the evil Airazor one of his katana and knelt down. As the evil Airazor struck him with the sword, the '''real''' Airazor's spark entered Tigatron's body. In cyber space, the two embraced and vowed never to be apart again. As their sparks merged, they became [[Tigerhawk]].

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Airazorbwtoy1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|She should hang out with [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]].]]

* '''Airazor''' (Basic, 1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-10'''

: Part of the first wave of year-two ''Beast Wars'' product, Airazor transforms into a somewhat generic falcon (or some other bird of prey). Unlike first-year Basics, Airazor's transformation is entirely manual, rather than spring-loaded. Pulling on feathers near its tail acticavtes a spring-loaded wing-movement gimmick. Each wing also has a flip-out blade. Its tail hides a non-firing blaster.

: For its [[Takara]] release, it was available both as an individual and in an "Aerial Showdown" Vs-pack with [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]].

* '''Airazor''' (Video pack-in, 1997)

: The original Airazor toy was given a similar but darker [[redeco]], and packaged with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1]]".
{{-}}
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|First American toy designed to be a girl from the start, and it looks like THIS?]]
* '''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-44'''

: [[Transmetal]] Airazor transforms into a mechanical falcon, with a third "seaplane" mold with fold-down pontoons. In robot mode, the chromed beast-mode backplate can fold around it for a "shield" mode.

: The Japanese version of this toy is largely identical, but the yellow plastics were replaced with a bright orange. The "AIRAZOR" tampograph on its chromed shields was also changed to "CYBERTRON" with the Maximal [[faction symbols|faction symbol]]. It was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Armada]]'' [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]].

* '''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)

: One of the final releases of the normal ''Beast Wars'' line, Airazor's Transmetal toy was given a tweaked deco and relased as part of the so-called "[[Fox Kids Transmetals|Fox Kids]]" assortment of Deluxe Transmetal redecos. Again, its redeco was not as drastic a change from the original as the others in the series.

: This version of Airazor was made available in Japan as a toy-show [[exclusive]] along with the "Fox Kids" versions of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]].

===Timelines===
*'''Chromia 10 Pilot (Airazor)''' (Club exclusive, 2007)
: The second members-only exclusive to [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], Airazor is a redeco of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] with a [[retool]]ed head, transforming into a Cybertronic twin-cockpit jet. Her jet mode has an under-slung spring-loaded missile launcher (which flips over her shoulder in robot mode), plus she also has flip-out (non-firing) blasters as well.

::''As of this writing, this toy is not yet available.''

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Airazor's gender in the [[Hasbro]] line is due to ''Beast Wars'' story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]]'s insistance. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female.

* Note the name of Airazor's ship in [[Dawn of Future's Past]], the ''[[Chromia 10]]''. "C-10" is a reference to her original toy's Japanese ID number, and not to being "case fresh"... as is obvious from her dialogue.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm Airazor at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Maximals]]
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Airazor (BW)

2007-02-22T15:23:29Z

69.95.190.147: I know it's rude, but some things are just too outrageous to forget -- I put a link to the referenced att post.

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{{disambig2|the Beast Wars Maximal|the Armada Autobot|Airazor (Armada)}}

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

[[Image:Airazorbwcgi.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't tell her to grow a pair, 'cuz she can and she will.]]

Primarily used for recon and surveillance due to her aerial alternate mode, '''Airazor's''' talents are a great asset to the Maximal cause. She's calm and confident, but also adventurous and brave, with a healthy supply of dry humor. Her aerial skill in either mode, incredibly sharp eyesight and steady aim make her a dangerous opponent.

Due to the circumstances of her "birth," she sees [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as something of a father-figure and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as the sibling she never had. She devotes most of her efforts, however, to taming the wild yet gentle [[Tigatron]]. She shares his love for the beautiful planet on which the Maximals are stranded, and it is on this planet where their destiny will be forever intertwined.

:''Spanish name:'' '''Cuchilla'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Falcon Lady'''<br>
:''French name:'' '''Serres D'Acier'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Airazorbwdawn.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Airazor comes on strong.]]
The Predacons who stole the [[Golden Disk]] were pursued by [[Unit 2]], who was granted clerance from [[Maximal Defense Command]] to commandeer transport. The Maximal who would become Airazor was boarding her ship, the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', when Unit 2 approached and demanded use of it. "Airazor" at first refused, but suggested she was open to ... persuasion. The call of adventure captured her interest, and instead of handing over the ''Chromia 10'' to Unit 2, she allowed him to hitch a ride, piloting it herself.

The ''Chromia 10'' intercepted the Predacons' ship, the ''[[Darksyde]]'', which was engaged in battle with the ''[[Axalon]]'' and guarded by a mysterious third ship. During the ensuing firefight, the ''Chromia 10'' was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal]] had their [[Spark]]s remotely uploaded to blank protoforms in the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'s cargohold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

''(This story is a [[retcon]], as Airazor was originally treated as a newborn protoform in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. Instead, here she is revealed to have been a Maximal who existed previously on Cybertron but ended up on the ''Axalon'' in a stasis pod, damaged to the point of not remembering any of her past.)''
{{-}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Pauline Newstone]] (US), [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Japan)

Her [[stasis pod]] damaged upon crashing to [[Earth]], Airazor was able to come online due to the genius of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and the bravery of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Rhinox deftly operated the stasis pod's controls and Cheetor offered up his own components to repair it. Immediately out of the pod, she outmaneuvered and destroyed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]; her aerial beast mode, at the time, made her the only Maximal other than [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] who could fly. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[Image:Airazortigatrontrigger.jpg|left|thumb|And the lady shall ride a tiger.]]

She and Tigatron started to team up more frequently, a prospect Airazor seemed to welcome, but Tigatron preferred to work alone. Their first big adventure together came when a flying island paradise was discovered. The island, however, was covered in boobytraps which were triggered by the use of energy weapons. Airazor rescued Tigatron when he was ambushed by Predacons on the island, but she was damaged badly. Tigatron carried her on his back, refusing to leave her behind. The island was ultimately destroyed, much to the sadness and outrage of Tigatron, and he would have secluded himself from the other Maximals further if not for Airazor's concern. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Soon after, the Predacons beat Tigatron to another stasis pod, reprogramming it and unleashing [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Once again, Airazor tried to work with Tigatron, but, once again, he insisted that he works alone. Airazor commented that sometimes you can be too alone. She was right, because then Tigatron got shot up a lot. Nearing death, Tigatron was saved by the arrival of Airazor and Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

After the realization that the aliens who seeded their planet with traps and energon were returning to destroy it, the Maximals and Predacons entered a truce. Optimus Primal used Airrazor to try to sneak [[Rattrap]] into the Predacon base to find out what [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was up to, but Megatron, of course, found them on his scanners and politely asked them to leave. Unbeknownst to Megatron, the ploy was a decoy for Tigatron's infiltration. The aliens arrived and a new alien structure was built, trapping Airrazor, who was tortured. Optimus Primal forced his way inside, with the help of the Predacons, and traded himself to the aliens for Airazor. After Primal was scanned and briefed by the aliens, they transformed the planet's artificial second moon into a [[Planet Buster]], which fired upon the planet, slwoly igniting the unstable energon.

[[Image:Airazoraftermath.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''I WONDER IF SLEEPING WITH AIRAZOR IS LIKE SLEEPING WITH A BIRD'' [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/855daa12c3baf8db?dmode=source]]]

After the destruction of the [[Vok]]'s Planet Buster, Airazor and Tigatron left together to find the rest of the missing stasis pods scattered across the planet. While on their search, the two Maximals discovered not only a remarkably beautiful valley, but a strange plant. As the two looked into each other's eyes and held hands in quiet celebration, the plant transformed into another [[Vok]] device, and as they clasped hands, declaring their love to exist beyond the throes of death, the two were absorbed and shot into space. Cheetor arrived, but was too late, loudly protesting the loss of two of his best friends. {{storylink|Other Visits, Part 1}}

Airazor and Tigatron were kept in a form of stasis until near the end of the Beast Wars, when they were merged together in the powerful being [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk returned to Earth as the emissary of the Vok to stop the deteriation that the Beast Wars was causing to the timestream, his first act being to destroy the [[Darksyde]], sending the Predacons scrambling. [[Tarantulas]] managed to capture Tigerhawk and removed the Vok's influence from his frame (and absorbed it into himself), letting Airazor and Tigatron's [[spark]]s inhabit Tigerhawk's body. Tigatron's voice was dominant, but Tigerhawk's personality and mannerisms were shared. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Shortly afterward, however, Tigerhawk was killed in a standoff with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' after Megatron retrieved it from the ocean floor.

[[Image:AirazorJapan1.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Tranny]]

''('''Note''': In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was turned into a boy as a means to (hopefully) increase toy-sales. For the TV series, his relationship with Tigatron was played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward; their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left-over for the gender-bending to become unsettling. The Japanese script's near-relentless "jokey" tone didn't help.)''

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====
Somewhere near the end of the first year of the Beast Wars, before the Planet Buster ignited the planet's energon, Airazor, Rhinox, and Cheetor overheard a battle between [[Fractyl]] and [[Packrat]]. Airazor ended up having to rescue Cheetor, who had darted off ahead of them and gotten blasted. After the battle was resolved, she and the other Maximals fled, pretending to be beaten by the timid Fractyl to increase his standing in Megatron's eyes. {{storylink|Critical Mass}}
{{-}}
====''Primeval Dawn'' comics====
[[Image:TransmetalAirazor2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|WINGS UP WINGS DOWN WHO GIVES A CRAP]]

Though the Beast Wars were over, the threat to the timestream was not. [[Tarantulas]], presumed destroyed, existed in a new, undead form that was fueled by his new Vok powers. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating [[Primal Prime]] and giving new [[Transmetal]] bodies to the extant Sparks of Airrazor and Tigatron.

After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing [[Ramulus]], opening a second pod triggered an ambush by [[Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and a reborn Transmetal 2 [[Ravage]]. Airazor immediately saved Tigatron's life, knocking Spittor aside before Tigatron would have unwittingly come in contact with Spittor's body, covered entirely in [[cyber-venom]]. This maneuver left her vulnerable to Ravage's gunfire, knocking her out of the air.

The battle ended catastrophically, and Ramulus, Airazor, and Tigatron were forced to carry a critically-wounded Primal Prime back to the [[Ark]] after Tarantulas ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. As Airazor and Tigatron conferred with the seemingly absent Vok, Airazor experienced great pains due to her battle wounds. But before she could explain, the Ark was under attack by Ravage and the Predacons. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn}}

''(Due to [[3H Productions]] loss of the convention license, "Primeval Dawn "was never completed. It is telling, however, that Airazor was not present in the subsequently-placed "[[Universe (comic)|Wreckers]]" storyline. It is unclear for certain what happened to her in the interim, though it is likely she died.)''
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[Image:Airazor1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|From chick to guy and back to chick!]]

''(Note: while the Beast Wars Metals manga picks up halfway through the Beast Wars series, it is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

In the Beast Wars Metals manga, Airazor was changed into a Transmetal rather than being captured by the [[Vok]] aliens. In this manga, Airazor is a girl, presumably because her transmetal toy has boobies.

Toward the end of the manga, Airazor's [[spark]] became seperated from her body, with her body becoming host to a malevolent force. The evil Airazor did battle with [[Tigatron]], who did not want to fight the robot he loved. With no other option, Tigatron gave the evil Airazor one of his katana and knelt down. As the evil Airazor struck him with the sword, the '''real''' Airazor's spark entered Tigatron's body. In cyber space, the two embraced and vowed never to be apart again. As their sparks merged, they became [[Tigerhawk]].

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Airazorbwtoy1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|She should hang out with [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]].]]

* '''Airazor''' (Basic, 1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-10'''

: Part of the first wave of year-two ''Beast Wars'' product, Airazor transforms into a somewhat generic falcon (or some other bird of prey). Unlike first-year Basics, Airazor's transformation is entirely manual, rather than spring-loaded. Pulling on feathers near its tail acticavtes a spring-loaded wing-movement gimmick. Each wing also has a flip-out blade. Its tail hides a non-firing blaster.

: For its [[Takara]] release, it was available both as an individual and in an "Aerial Showdown" Vs-pack with [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]].

* '''Airazor''' (Video pack-in, 1997)

: The original Airazor toy was given a similar but darker [[redeco]], and packaged with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1]]".
{{-}}
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|First American toy designed to be a girl from the start, and it looks like THIS?]]
* '''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-44'''

: [[Transmetal]] Airazor transforms into a mechanical falcon, with a third "seaplane" mold with fold-down pontoons. In robot mode, the chromed beast-mode backplate can fold around it for a "shield" mode.

: The Japanese version of this toy is largely identical, but the yellow plastics were replaced with a bright orange. The "AIRAZOR" tampograph on its chromed shields was also changed to "CYBERTRON" with the Maximal [[faction symbols|faction symbol]]. It was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Armada]]'' [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]].

* '''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)

: One of the final releases of the normal ''Beast Wars'' line, Airazor's Transmetal toy was given a tweaked deco and relased as part of the so-called "[[Fox Kids Transmetals|Fox Kids]]" assortment of Deluxe Transmetal redecos. Again, its redeco was not as drastic a change from the original as the others in the series.

: This version of Airazor was made available in Japan as a toy-show [[exclusive]] along with the "Fox Kids" versions of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap]].

===Timelines===
*'''Chromia 10 Pilot (Airazor)''' (Club exclusive, 2007)
: The second members-only exclusive to [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], Airazor is a redeco of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] with a [[retool]]ed head, transforming into a Cybertronic twin-cockpit jet. Her jet mode has an under-slung spring-loaded missile launcher (which flips over her shoulder in robot mode), plus she also has flip-out (non-firing) blasters as well.

::''As of this writing, this toy is not yet available.''

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Airazor's gender in the [[Hasbro]] line is due to ''Beast Wars'' story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]]'s insistance. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female.

* Note the name of Airazor's ship in [[Dawn of Future's Past]], the ''[[Chromia 10]]''. "C-10" is a reference to her original toy's Japanese ID number, and not to being "case fresh"... as is obvious from her dialogue.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm Airazor at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Maximals]]
[[Category: Timelines characters]]
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Exclusive

2007-02-21T20:17:23Z

69.95.190.147: DONT KIL FUNY

The term '''exclusive''' is most often used in reference to a toy (or other item) that was only available at a specific store or venue rather that at standard retail in normal assortments. While occasionally these are simply already-released toys in new packaging (often as multi-packs at a reduced price), most often they are [[redeco]]es. Very rarely, a toy developed for a defunct line will find itself released as an exclusive to a particular retailer.

==Store Exclusives==
Though store exclusives in ''Transformers'' date back as far as 1989's K-Mart-only releases of the "[[Legends]]" [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the practice saw little use in the US until Kay-Bee stores got its own exclusive mini-line ''[[Machine Wars]]'' in 1997. Store exclusives tied in directly to the main retail line, however, remained minimal in the following years, with ''[[Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines]]'' getting one or two.

The success of the ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' series caused a boom for the franchise, resulting in the "big four" chains (Wal*Mart, Toys 'R' Us, Target, and Kay-Bee) each getting their own Transformers available only at their stores. Since then, store-exclusives have persisted and increased in number, though with the creation of the ''[[Universe]]'' series, most have fallen under that line, even well after the ''Universe'' line disappeared from standard retail, and even with toys whose backstories place them quite explicitly in other continuities. To this day, multiple store exclusives are released each year in the US.

In Japan, short-run exclusives are fairly common (or, used to be). There are (or, were) multiple outlets for exclusives; for most larger toys, [[Takara]]'s [[e-Hobby]] online store put up exclusive redecoes and "[[USA Edition]]s", though other online services got some as well. Many brick-and-mortar stores received very short-run smaller exclusives that were ''technically'' given away free, but only to people who bought certain toys (or a certain amount of toys) at the stores on a certain date. Magazine mail-aways remain a popular outlet for exclusive redecos in Japan, though that practice has fallen out of favor in the US.

==Convention & Club Exclusives==
Convention exclusives have a more consistant history, starting back in 1994 with [[BotCon 1994]]'s ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Breakdown]], which had been slated for normal retail release with the rest of the team, but ultimately cancelled. The following year saw the first convention-exclusive toy [[redeco]]ed specifically for the convention, [[Nightracer]] (albeit not to the original specifications).

From then on, each official Transformers convention has had at least one exclusive toy... in fact, as time has gone on, the scale of convention exclusives has only expanded, with multi-toy packs, larger molds, and even [[retool]]ed items.

In 2005, [[Fun Publications]] expanded exclusives by producing toys available only to members of the [[Transformers' Collectors' Club]]. While one each year is produced as a "free" incentive for signing up, in 2006 the first separately-purchased exclusive, [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]], was produced based on fan-reaction to an unreleased retail exclusive, with more planned.

==Why Exclusives?==
God hates you and doesn't want you to have toys.

Aside from that, exclusives for both stores and conventions are ''incentives'' to get interested buyers to the stores/shows to make other purchases. While you're here for that Transformer or ''[[Star Wars]]'' Clonetrooper set that can only be found at this store... hey, Dr Pepper is also four for ten bucks. And look, the new ''Venture Bros.'' DVD set is out. Need some paper towels? Tube socks?

For store exclusives, often the chain will request (or in the case of Wal*Mart, demand) an exclusive, perhaps even suggesting (or, again, demanding) a specific price point, should the line be proving popular. Sometimes, Hasbro or Takara may solicit items already in the works as exclusives to stores. (Several toys that had been slated for normal retail release but cancelled in the ''[[Universe]]'' line, for example, were ultimately released as Target exclusives in 2006).

Convention/club exclusives are a bit different, and involve a lot more work done outside of Hasbro/Takara's offices. The convention organizers themselves write up proposals to the company, including the molds they would like to use, color arrangements, names, any new tools they wish to make, and such. These plans very often change depending on mold availability (sometimes molds are lost, or deteriorated, or are being used for other releases) or plans that Hasbro/Takara have in store for the future. In almost every instance, the convention-exclusive toys would not exist ''at all'' if the convention organizers did not request (and pay for) them.

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Talk:Sun

2007-02-02T14:57:41Z

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'''Re: Derik's comments''' - Well, we are humans and this is a TF wiki written by humans on Earth, which is in orbit of a star named Sol, which we usually call 'the Sun' (or literally 'Face of God' in some cultures). Until we get a wiki written by the Transformers where they write about themselves and their 'sun', we can be as Earth-centric as we like. YEAH. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:03, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

: A good number of articles on this wiki are not human-centric. (For example, [[human]].) Derik's at least half right, in that there's a difference between "the sun" and "the Sun." "The sun" can be any star that's the center of whatever solar system you're in. (Example: Search google for "Return of Optimus Prime sun" and you'll get a whoooole lotta common useage of "sun" to refer to the star that was going nova in that episode.) Transformers are a space-faring race, so we should at least take that into account. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:25, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

::Well, I did create this article specifically to be about Earth's sun. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:09, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

::Oooh! Oooh! Can we move it to [[Sun (Sun)]] to go with [[Moon (moon)]]!? ^_^ --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 15:56, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I've put a redirect at [[Sun (sun)]]. I figure later on we can make things more confusing by putting another article at [[Sun (star)]] which describes suns in general and mentions a few prominent ones. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 17:32, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Incidentally, the word "sun" starts to look really weird after you type it enough times. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 17:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
:sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sunsunsunsun. You're right. When I was little I noticed that this happened if you said most words too many times in a row. It was an occasional pastime of mine. Well, I could have broken windows or something...--[[User:69.95.190.147|69.95.190.147]] 14:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Demolishor (Armada)

2006-12-12T22:46:50Z

69.95.190.147: TRUKK

:''Demolishor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Demolishor-AR-DVD.jpg|350px|thumb|right|They were delicious.]]

'''Demolishor''' is a military expert that serves [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] through the [[Unicron Battles]]. A very trusted, but sometimes dim soldier that holds very true-to-heart values concerning loyalty and devotion to the Decepticon cause. These values sometimes collide with Megatron's ultimately-selfish goals, and Demiloshor finds himself struggling to reconcile the two.

Ultimately, though Demolishor never abandons his devotion to the Decepticons, his faith in its leader is shattered.

His [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Ironhide''' (''Armada''), '''Irontread''' (''Energon'', dumptruck body)

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alvin Sanders]] (English), [[Koji Yusa]] (Japanese)

Demolishor served as Megatron's right-hand military expert until the arrival of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. He was often dense and simple-minded, but very devoted to his cause. Perhaps the most thoughtful action of Demolishor in this time was to tear through a door Megatron had sealed in order to stop Megatron from destroying [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who Demolishor valued as a Decepticon ally. Demolishor was seriously damaged by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], only to be reformatted into a red/white color scheme (as a homage to his Japanese namesake, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]). He would go on to serve in the United Armada against [[Unicron]].

====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alvin Sanders]] (English), [[Koji Yusa]] (Japanese)

Following the end of the [[Unicron Battles]], Megatron's death saw the alliance between the Decepticons and Autobots persist. With the establishment of [[Cybertron City|Cybertron Cities]] to mine [[energon]] on Earth, Demolishor was assigned to [[Ocean City]], where he guarded the city's main gate. Despite his frequent complaints and arguments with the humans and Autobots that lived in the city, Demolishor developed something of a friendship with his new allies and grew into his role. Of particular note was his bickering relationship with the inexperienced [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], who didn't trust him for being a Decepticon, and whom he ridiculed for being a greenhorn in return.

In the year 2020, when the alien being [[Alpha Quintesson]] created the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] to steal energon for him, he armed their leader [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] with a sword forged from Megatron's [[spark]]. During a battle at [[Plains City]], the sword was knocked aside and landed in the ground in front of Demolishor, but he could not bring himself to take hold of the weapon - the chance to return to his Decepticon nature and his new role amongst the Autobots left him conflicted, unsure of what he truly wanted in life.

Demolishor's dillemma continued when Megatron returned to life and layed seige to Ocean City. When Megatron appeared before him, Demolishor trained his guns on him, struggling to make a decision as Megatron continually taunted him. Eventually, Demolishor caved, and rejoined the Decepticons, departing with Megatron for his headquarters within the inactive corpse of [[Unicron]]. Despite having made this decision, however, Demolishor's experiences had left him a changed 'bot, and he would be heard to caution Megatron on the frailties of humans.

Not longer thereafter, Demolishor participated in a Decepticon attack on the Autobot ship the [[Miranda II]], which activated its personal [[energon grid]] defence system during the battle. Megatron was caught directly in the path of the grid, galvanizing Demolishor into making a final, fateful decision - he pushed his leader out of the way, and took the force of the grid's blast himself.

Demolishor's body was destroyed, but his spark was salvaged by Megatron, who implanted it within a new body. Megatron used his Unicron-derived powers to wipe Demolishor's memory, removing any trace of his conflicted nature and degenerating him into a simple-minded ape-like creature, easily excited and prone to grunting and jumping around. Demolishor retained his friendship with [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] - now Snowcat - whose level of intelligence he was now much closer to, and they proceeded to do nothing important for thirty-five episodes, but were bright enough ''not'' to jump into the sun after Megatron.

Ah, ''Energon''.

====''Cybertron''====
=====Toy bio=====
Demolishor was left behind on Cybertron during the evacuation, but has kept himself busy by fighting off the Scrapmetal Terrorcon hoard. Demolishor has heard rumors that Megatron has once again returned from the dead, but hopes it is not true, as he enjoys not being pushed around by his commander.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Armada_Demolishor_toy.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Best Decepticon yes-man toy, ever!]]
* '''Demolishor w/ Blackout''' (Deluxe, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-03'''

: Demolishor transforms into an anti-aircraft missile tank of made-up model. In vehicle mode, he has extra [[Mini-Con]] compatability; a seat behind his turret so he can be piloted, plus the space between his treads features a clip/launcher mechanism for his partner [[Blackout_(Armada)|Blackout]] in vechicle mode. Attaching a Mini-Con to his left shoulder's [[Powerlinx]] plug in either mode pushes his twin-missile launcher mechanism forward, and allows his spring-loaded missiles to be fired.

: The Japanese release of Demolishor uses a different shade of tan, plus paints his face brown rather than black, among other smaller [[paint application]] changes.

* '''Ironhide w/ Search and Land Military Microns''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-03'''

: In Japan, Demolishor was available both separately, and in a multi-pack with the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]].

*'''Demolishor''' (Happy Meal toy, 2003)

: An extremely simplified version of the original Demolishor toy, he features a "battle damage" pop-off arm. He can combine with the other Happy Meal Decepticons to form a super vehicle. Kinda.

*'''Demolishor''' (Built to Rule, 2003)

: One of the smaller ''[[Built to Rule]]'' sets, Demolishor's vehicle mode is still and anti-aircraft missile tank, but with only one firing rocket per side. He also features full-rubber working treads. He comes with a block-version of Blackout.

*'''Powerlinx Demolishor w/ Powerlinx Blackout''' (Deluxe, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-10'''

: A late-series [[redeco]] of the original Demolishor in red and off-white. Part of the final wave of Stateside ''Armada'' product, Demolishor's coloration was finalized after cardback photogrpahy was needed, so the card depicts a normal-colored Demolishor.

[[Image:DemolishorNA-ABTR.jpg|thumb|125px|left|WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA.]]

*'''Night Attack Demolishor''' (Built to Rule, 2003)

: Part of the final wave of ''Armada Built to Rule'', the first Demolishor set was redecoed into colors very close to that of the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]. Again, he comes with a smiliarly-colored version of Blackout.

: Night Attack Demolishor did not ship very prominently, but eventually could be found at Toys "R" Us stores for the heavly-discounted price of $2 or so.
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===Energon===
*'''Demolishor w/ Blackout''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-02'''

: Originally released as part of the regular [[Takara]] ''Super Link'' series, the original Demolishor toy was given a new color scheme of lime green and purple. This version was later released in the US late in the ''Energon'' line as a Kay-Bee stores [[exclusive]] alongside the ''Super Link'' redeco of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].

[[Image:Energon_Demolishor_toy.jpg|right|thumb|165px|[[Trukk not munky|MUNKEE IS TRUKK]] ]]
*'''Demolishor''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-11'''

: Demolishor's new body transforms into a large "earth-mover" dump truck. His truck bed contains four spring-loaded missiles, plus four "false" non-firing missiles. His center torso-block can rotate forward to brgin his launcher over his body for "Hyper Mode".

*'''Demolishor''' (Happy Meal, 2004)

: Available only in certain European nations, one of the two ''Energon'' McDonald's Happy Meal promos featured a simplified version of dump-truck Demolishor with a spring-loaded transformation.

===Cybertron===
*'''Demolishor''' (Deluxe-Class, 2006)

: A late addition to the line, the original tank mold was redecoed in a more military camo scheme. He does not come with his Mini-Con partner Blackout in this release; instead, he has a new-mold [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Planet Key]], without a molded [[faction symbols|faction sigil]], plus a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back so it could be used to activate his missile launcher. The key has a painted Decepticon sigil, a purple border, and the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''dt67'''" printed on the back.

==Trivia==
* Reportedly, both of the original Demolishor toy's shoulders were to contain spring-loaded missile launchers, but one was removed for cost considerations.

* Powerlinx Demolishor was originally intended to be [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]-inspired, according to [[Aaron Archer]], because Demolishor's gun-hands remind him of Sixshot (no, we don't know either). However, the red color scheme got decided on by [[We've]] and implemented first.

[[Image:ARgame-DemoFight.jpg|thumb|ARHH!!]]
* Demolishor was originally planned to be in the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]], as a long-running boss fight in the Antarctic. According to the original storyboards (unlocked in the game by finding the appropriate [[Data-Con]] on the [[Pacific Island]] base), he was the pilot of the crashed starship (instead of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]), and the player would have first fought him inside the control room of the ship. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was to then fire on the ship when Demolishor was near-defeat, which would cause the ship to crash into the chasm below. The player would then have to chase Demolishor vertically through the downed hip and into an ice cavern, where he would try and drop stalactites on your head during your final confrontation. Why Demolishor was removed from the game is unknown, though he most likely explanation is time and budget concerns.

* ''Cybertron'' Demolishor's Key Code as printed on the key doesn't work properly, giving the information for the Deluxe-Class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. However, the Code "'''D56B'''" gives Demolishor's information.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm Demolishor at TFU.info]

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Talk:Victory Leo

2006-12-07T21:52:16Z

69.95.190.147: What the heck was this?

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Heavy Load (Cybertron)

2006-12-02T15:47:00Z

69.95.190.147:

{{disambig2|the Cybertron-series Mini-Con|the Robots In Disguise series Autobot|Heavy Load (RiD)}}

:''Heavy Load is a [[Gigantion]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Heavyload-cg.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mah poor wee bairns cannae take it nae mair!]]

'''Heavy Load''' is the Mini-Con partner to the rebellious [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]]. Though he does his duty supporting the colossal machine to the best of his ability, he appears to be more level-headed than his partner. He typically rides in a special compartment inside Menasor's chest, coming out only to do certain specialized jobs, or to stop Menasor from doing something very stupid.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Bull-Bull'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron Cartoon===
Heavy Load presumably remained ensconsed inside Menasor's chest though his larger partner's whole involvement with the [[Decepticon]]s. However, when Menasor and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] began to brawl while the other [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons were busy trying to get the Gigantion [[Cyber Planet Key]] from the ancient spaceship ''[[Lemuria]]'', Heavy Load apparently had enough.

Fearing the two would likely kill each other, Heavy Load forcibly ejected from his compartment within Menasor, and stood between the two combatants, quickly joined by Metroplex's Mini-Con partner [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]]. The two giants realized the futility of their fight and the arrogance they both were displaying, and came to terms with each other... and Menasor vowed to help the Autobots defeat his former teammates.

[[Image:GoodbyeScarecrow.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Scarecrow, I'll miss you most of all.]]

After the death of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Heavy Load joined Drill Bit, [[Stripmine]] and [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] in saying goodbye to the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], who were staying behind on [[Earth]] to be with their human friends. Heavy Load likely stayed with Menasor and joined [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on the Earth starship ''[[Atlantis (starship)|Atlantis]]'', having all sorts of [[Initial T|still-frame adventures]] together.

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra Class, 2006)

: Heavy Load transforms into a Cybertronic dump truck with a front-mounted "ramming scoop". In this mode, he can also fit in between the halves of Menasor's vehicle-mode ramming scoop, forming the pair's "assault mode". In robot mode, he can fit snugly into a compartment inside Menasor's torso. He was only available with his larger partner.

[[Image:MenasorCyb-assult.jpg|thumb|left|100px|If you can't find 'em, grind 'em.]]

:It's worth noting that Heavy Load is the shortest Mini-Con toy, not even able to look the tiny [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] face-to-face in robot mode. However, he's also a very ''wide'' Mini-Con, with a decently-sized vehicle mode.

: In Japan, Menasor and Heavy Load were only available through [[Takara]]'s [[e-Hobby]] online store, ten months after the ''Galaxy Force'' line was over.

[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
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Talk:Religion

2006-11-13T14:31:27Z

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Derik-Z is described alternately as 'the god of the Destrons' and a guardian angel who's looked after/been worshiped by them. I peg Devil-Z as a minor mythological figure, a sorta patron-deity of the Decepticon cause, but not a primary worship-figure like Primus is. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:28, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

:"'''Derik-Z'''"? Delusions of godhood, have we? :) -Autobus Prime<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Z Foundation

2006-11-03T23:21:49Z

69.95.190.147: Can't remember what Mr. K had.

The '''Z Foundation''' was a corporation, an EVIL corporation, secretly aligned with the Decepticons. Its president, [[Lord Zarak]] of [[Nebulos]], employed several other Nebulans with Decepticon allegiance, and went by the simple name of Mr. Z. His associates, similarly, went by such monikers as Mr. L and Mr. B, causing probable anger among Letter People everywhere, since they had precious few zipping zippers, lemon lollipops, or beautiful buttons. A, B, C, D, follow meeeee.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Z Foundation

2006-11-03T23:18:00Z

69.95.190.147: Come and meet the famileeeee

The '''Z Foundation''' was a corporation, an EVIL corporation, secretly aligned with the Decepticons. Its president, [[Lord Zarak]] of [[Nebulos]], employed several other Nebulans with Decepticon allegiance, and went by the simple name of Mr. Z. His associates, similarly, called themselves Mr. L and Mr. B, causing probable anger among Letter People everywhere, since they had neither zipping zippers, lemon lollipops, or beautiful buttons. A, B, C, D, follow meeeee.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Redeco

2006-10-31T20:27:55Z

69.95.190.147: (sp),etc

[[Image:Redeco.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It may be a surprise to some that these three toys are actually the same toy but in three different color schemes! Crafty.]]

A '''redeco''' is a toy which uses the same molds as a previously-released toy, but has been reproduced with different plastic colors and/or different paint applications.

For example: the first three [[Generation 1]] [[Seeker]]s, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], are redecos.

A redeco uses exactly the same tools or molds as the original toy. If any changes have been made, even something as simple as giving the toy a different head or additional pegs for locking body parts into place, it is more properly categorized as a [[retool]].

The term "[[repaint]]" is also in wide use among fans as a synonym for "redeco". "Redeco", however, is the term used by the people on [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' team. Additionally, the term "repaint" is technically wrong in almost all instances of a same-mold-new-colors toy, as typically more than the paint applications are changed when a toy is redecoed.

==Why Redecos?==
The single most expensive step in making a Transformers toy is making the steel-cut molds required to hold then cool molten plastic. Add to this the salaries of the designers and engineers, and there is a very considerable expense involved in making a single new-mold toy. Many of these development expenses are not involved in making a redeco, giving the company a chance to make a larger profit on a single mold and put more product on the shelves with a smaller investment.

Another reason is that the toy market moves far, far faster today than it did when the line first started. Retailers do not like product to linger, and shipping older toys in new assortments can give the impression that some items simply do not sell. (Of course, some don't anyway, but that's beside the point.) With this much shorter sales window in mind, companies use redecos to keep molds in use longer (to help make back the money spent in development plus a worthwhile profit), and oftentimes keep popular characters still in circulation while maintaining a "fresh" look on the shelves, making the retailers happy.

Members of the [[Hasbro]] Transformers team have repeatedly pointed out that they never expected anyone to ''buy'' all the redecoes made; [[Aaron Archer]] was apparently baffled by the premise.

==Redecoes as Exclusives==
Most [[exclusive]] toys, be they for conventions or stores, are redecos and [[retool]]s of previously-released toys. (To date, all exclusives that used previously-unreleased molds are toys that had been developed for normal retail, but were temporarily in "limbo" when their intended toylines were ended.)

The simple reason for this is, again, cost; making the steel molds is prohibitively expensive, as well as the engineering and so forth. Because most exclusives are produced in numbers far less than a normal retail toy, there are less units to amortize what production costs ''do'' remain, which means the toys must either sell for more to cover costs and make a worthwhile profit, or the profit margin per item must be reduced, or even both at once.

While it is certainly not outside the realm of possibility that a major retail chain might get a new-mold toy as an exclusive (as they can move thousands and thousands of units nationwide over several months), the odds of a convention getting one are almost nonexistent due to these cost considerations, as the production runs of these toys rarely reach even 1000. At most, therefore, one can expect a few [[retool]]s of select parts from a toy, often a new-mold robot mode head.

*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/50ee7c561e688de7/50b5edb5139f83a1?lnk=st&q=botcon+exclusive+group%3Aalt.toys.transformers+author%3Atengu&rnum=7&hl=en#50b5edb5139f83a1 Tengu explains why convention toys aren't new molds, alt.toys.transformers post archived on Google]

==See Also==
*[[Repaint]]
*[[Retool]]
*[[Gang-molding]]
*[[Paint application]]

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Overhaul (Cybertron)

2006-10-31T18:53:26Z

69.95.190.147:

{{disambig2|the Cybertron-series Autobot|the Generation 1 War Within Autobot|Overhaul (G1)}}

:''Overhaul is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Upon recieving a new body, he took the name '''Leobreaker'''.''

[[Image:CybOverhaul.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Who thought "Jackshot" was a good idea? No, seriously. Who?]]

'''Overhaul''' is an elder Autobot warrior, having fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] during the [[Unicron Battles]] and [[Powerlinx Battles]], and likely before that, as well. He is gruff and oftentimes confrontational, but exceptionally loyal to the Autobot cause. He says he prefers to work alone, but knows deep down the value of friendship and teamwork.

As '''Leobreaker''', his gung-ho attitude is heavily amplified, but he's no longer so independant-minded. He's become fast friends with [[Snarl (Cybertorn)|Snarl]] of the [[Jungle Planet]], and has even gained his own [[Platinum Mini-Cons|personal Mini-Con attendants]]. He's even taken a shining to [[Earth]] team sports like baseball, possibly as a replacement for war. This new focus on teamwork does have its downside; he harbors a litlte bit of resentment that his "Savage Claw Mode" combination with Optimus might not be as strong as the "Sonic Wing Mode" the Autobot leader can form with [[Wing Saber]].

He is the cousin of the [[Decepticon]] [[Brushguard]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Jackshot / Ligerjack'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Paul Dobson]] (US), ??? (Japan)<br>
:''Special attacks:'' Anchor Shot, Platinum Claw, Ultra Liger Drop

During a battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s with the Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]] intended to send Overhaul and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to the [[Jungle Planet]]. However, an attack by the Decepticons disrupted [[Vector Prime|Vector Prime's]] gateway portal and Overhaul was left on Jungle Planet alone. There he became embroiled in the power struggle between [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], Snarl's mentor [[Backstop]], and the Jungle Planet's brutal tyrant [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. He trained hard, but could not best Scourge at single combat. He sought training from Backstop and Snarl, and eventually invoked the spirit of the world, finding himself transformed into the mega-feline Leobreaker.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Overhaul''' (Scout class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-05'''

: Overhaul transforms into an off-road vehicle similar to a Humvee. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his robot mode back launches his chest-mounted missile (you can do this in car mode too, but the missile is blocked). In Japan, he came with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Planet Key, but for his [[Hasbro]] release he came with a silver Jungle Planet style key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''s9d7'''" on the back.

: This mold is also used by Brushguard.

*'''Leobreaker''' (Voyager-class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-16'''

: His Japanese version transforms into a liger, and has more skill in magic.

: This mold is also used by [[Nemesis Breaker]]. It is also the visual model for the comic-only form of [[Generation 1]] [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in the [[Beast Era]].

*'''Leobreaker''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: This toy is a much more simplified version of the Leobreaker toy.

: This mold is also used by ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Leo Prime]].

===Attacktix===
*'''Overhaul''' (Starter Set, 2006)

==Trivia==
* The original plans for Leobreaker involved a more coherant Savage Claw Mode arm design, complete with fingers and thumbs. But a variety of factors resulted in the simplified form, including rising petroleum prices.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Overhaul/overhaul.htm Overhaul at TFU.info]

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Protectobot (G1)

2006-10-28T16:14:43Z

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:''The Protectobots were a sub-group of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] during [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

The Protectobots consist of:

*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot (leader)]]
*[[Streetwise]]
*[[Blades]]
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]]
*[[First Aid]]

They combine to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]

==Fiction==

===Animated continuity===

====Japanese manga====

===Marvel comic continuity===

==Toys==

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Talk:Dead End (G1)

2006-10-21T13:33:17Z

69.95.190.147:

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Terrorcon (Energon)

2006-10-21T12:55:41Z

69.95.190.147: Hojoni! Oh, and removed random pipe |

The '''Terrorcons''' of the Energon Battles are a class of compact but deadly mass-produced [[Decepticon]]s. Though some have surprisingly high intelligence, which would suggest some capacity for autonomy, they are often seen as little more than expendable drones by Decepticon and [[Autobot]] alike. Terrorcons have an unusual ability, shared with the [[Omnicon]]s, to handle and process raw [[energon]],from which they can create [[energon weapon]]s or power-booster cells known as [[Energon star]]s. Terrorcon altmodes generally take the form of robotic beasts.

Known Terrorcon types:

* [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] - scorpion type (only one exists)

* [[Battle Ravage]]/[[Command Ravage]] - puma type

* [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] - hawk type

* [[Cruellock]]/[[Doom-Lock]] - [[Hojoni]] type

* [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] - beetle type

During the fight to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], a new type of Terrorcon would appear: the verminous [[Scrapmetal drone]]s.

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Die-cast

2006-10-12T18:27:20Z

69.95.190.147: Oogh. Complicated issue.

-Definition
A '''die-cast''' product is one which was produced by the injection of molten metal into steel molds under high pressure. The process is practically identical in concept to plastic injection molding, but uses molten metal. Many non-ferrous metals can be die-cast. The process is quick, precise, and is used to produce a wide variety of parts in many sizes. Some toys, including [[Transformer|Transformers]], are made partly of wholly from die-cast parts.

The metal used in die-cast toys is one of a family of alloys known as ZAMAK or ZAMAC. This peculiar name comes from the alloys' composition, which includes '''Z'''inc, '''A'''luminum, '''MA'''gnesium, and '''C'''opper ('''K'''upfer to the alloy's German originators), in varying amounts.

-Use in Transformers toys

The amount of die-cast in old Transformers toys varies wildly, though it almost never makes up the majority of the toy. In most cases it was used merely for car hoods and occasionally side-panels for the larger toys. In some examples, like [[Tracks]] or the [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]/[[Grapple]] mold, only a very small amount of the toy uses die-cast metal.

-Die cast metal vs. injection molded plastic

The similar processes used allow practically the same parts to be produced in die-cast metal or injection-molded plastic. Both processes are capable of reproducing very fine detail, though in either case, higher pressures must be used as the detail becomes finer.

Advantages of die-cast metal include strength and stability. ZAMAC alloys have a breaking strength of about 41,000 psi; the high-impact polystyrene and PVC plastics used in Transformers can only withstand 6000 psi. Suppose two copies of Generation 1 Bluestreak's roof were made: one from die-cast ZAMAC; the other from molded, unfilled (clear) polystyrene. The die-cast roof would withstand a force 6.8 times greater than the plastic part before breaking.

It should be borne in mind, however, that the die-cast roof would also weigh 6.2 times as much as the plastic part. This is sometimes an advantage: G1 Grapple and Inferno have die-cast feet, which lowers their centers of gravity, allowing them to stand more stably. In most cases, however, the added weight increases loads on joints, adds greater potential for damage when dropped, and raises shipping costs, so the strength advantage of die-cast parts is usually offset by the thinner sections and smaller stressed areas that are used to save weight.

Furthermore, high-impact polystyrene can deform about three times as far as an equivalent ZAMAC part before breaking. Frequently, this makes the plastic parts more forgiving than the die-cast would be of slight misalignments and unexpected loads, though they do not resist them as well. The resilience of molded plastic can also be increased by the addition of various fillers; many fans are well aware of the greater durability of opaque (filled) plastic parts over clear (unfilled) parts, though the resins are usually the same.

Another advantage of molded plastic, when used in Transformers toys, is that it can be easily molded in color. [[Neon]], [[Playskool]], or subdued, none are possible for ZAMAC, which must be its natural color or be coated with paint. Paint can chip with impact, and toys live a life of many impacts, be they a small nick from a spring-fired projectile, or a high-speed re-entry from a second-floor landing. The need for paint can make it difficult to make die-cast parts with very fine detail, which a thick coat of paint would obscure.

Stability is seldom a major consideration in toy design. While plastics do deteriorate with age far faster than properly mixed ZAMAC, they both last far longer than necessary for any child's plaything. There still remain other reasons besides strength (and sometimes weight distribution) to use die-cast parts. Plastic is derived from fossil fuels, and when these are expensive, it may well cost less to substitute equivalent die-cast parts (keeping in mind that the volumes and areas of sections can usually be greatly reduced, due to the greater strength of die-cast metal). This seems to have been the case in early [[Generation 1]], when most Transformers toys included some die-cast parts (some of which were later redesigned in plastic when that material became cheaper). Finally, the "heft" of a heavy die-cast toy is equated by some fans, and perhaps some parents, with high quality. While this may not be a reason [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] the metallurgist would give, it is nevertheless a valid marketing consideration.

Perhaps this perception of high quality also comes from their memories of the early toys with die-cast parts. Unfortunately,the Generation 1 toys with die-cast metal are among the most breakable of Transformer toys. Examples include [[Bluestreak]]'s and [[Jazz]]'s roofs, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] waist, and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop's]] wings and beak. This is not all the fault of the die-cast parts - the plastics used were more brittle, and the methods of joining and construction less forgiving of abuse - but they certainly must share the blame.

-Differing reputations
For its real advantages of strength and perhaps weight, and for its perceived advantage in that nebulous quantity known as "quality", die-cast construction still commands respect from a good many fans, casual and avid. As normally used in Transformers, however, the material is less forgiving of abuse, and must usually be coated in chip-prone paint. These real disadvantages, coupled maybe with a dislike of nebulous quantities, cause a good many other fans to dislike die-cast construction.

-Die-cast construction today
Nowadays, die-cast is only used extensively in more "adult-aimed" toy lines, like the now-defunct Japanese ''[[Alternators|Binaltech]]'' line, and [[Hasbro]]'s [[Titaniums]] series (which still uses much plastic, including the 3-inch figurines).

==Fiction==
The legendary [[Autobot]] starship known as the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was created using die-cast construction. By the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, this technique was considered to be a "lost art."

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[[Category: Technology]]
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Gimmick

2006-09-28T14:17:46Z

69.95.190.147: Aint gonna take it no more...oh, and I can't log in for some reason...-Autobus Prime

''Basically, I feel that the TFs died because Hasbro got carried away with inventing dumb gimmicks that often hampered the Transformers' transformation, appearance, etc. ''-Alexander Hart, 11-08-1994 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/6c9da6c9bb55e5d5]

The dictionary gives several definitions of a '''"gimmick"''', but in relation to [[Transformers]] toys it is usually used to mean "a feature added to a toy to enhance its play value or make it more attractive to buyers". They may also be called "action features". Common gimmicks found on Transformers are:

*Weapons, which may be static, deployable, or projectile-launching,
*Interaction with other Transformers,
*Electronic sounds or lights,
*Articulated limbs, and
*Transformation itself.

The term "gimmick" has a vaguely pejorative sense, and some Transformers fans profess a dislike for all gimmicks on Transformers. A look at the above list makes this seem strange; a truly gimmick-free Transformer toy would be no more than a static statue. Usually, however, the real if unspoken argument is that articulation and transformation are the preferred features, and others are unwanted because they tend to interfere with these favored two.

On the other hand, these fans may believe that attempts to add play value are bound to make Transformers into [[Playskool]] baby toys instead of the [[Kiss_Players|adult collectibles]] they should be. How silly that would be.

===See also===
*[[Mini-Con]]
*[[Powerlinx]]
*[[Combiners]]
*[[Transformers]]
*[[Playskool]]

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Demolition Team

2006-08-18T21:48:15Z

69.95.190.147:

[[Image:DemolitionMiniCons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When it absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight.]]

Each member of the the '''Demolition Team''' is an expert in engineering and construction, which makes them all the more effective at their actual function: turning things into piles of unidentifiable rubble. Allied with the [[Decepticon]]s, these guys are sent in first to weaken [[Autobot]] fortifications, making it easier for the main army to swarm in.

The Demolition Team consists of...

*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]] the tank.

*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] the payloader-excavator.

*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]] the dump truck.

==Toys==
===Classics===
*'''Demolition Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

: Sold only as a complete set of three robots, the Demolition Team is part of the first wave of upcoming "Classics Mini-Cons".

[[Category: Classics]]
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Roadhandler (G1)

2006-05-10T15:14:28Z

69.95.190.147: bio'd

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Micromaster Race Car Patrol member|the Universe partner to Swerve|Roadhandler (TFU)}}

''Roadhandler is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] series.''

His name is '''Roadhandler''', and he's the main spokesbot for the [[Micromaster]] [[Race Car Patrol]], and he's here today to tell you that [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] are just as tough a bunch of [[Autobot|Autobots]] warriors as any of the big boys. If any of you [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] isn't willing to believe that, then he's here to teach you a lesson, and what this lesson's going to be, is that Roadhandler's going to lay the smackdown on you. He's going to smack you down, and when he's done you'll know that his micro size has the power to surprise. He'll surprise you all, and any of you soft-hearted leaders can just go home to your momma-bots, because Roadhandler's in it to win it, and he's not going to pull punches just because you're threatening to cry about it. So go home and cry, and don't you tell Roadhandler to go back on his [[Micromaster]] buddies, either, because Roadhandler is a bot pounding machine who knows who his friends are. And kids, stay in school, and don't do drugs!

=Fiction=
===Marvel Comics===
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Roadhandleruk.jpg|thumb|left|Seniory!]]

''As leader of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol, Roadhandler was assigned to plant mines which would destroy a [[Decepticon]] installation. The purpose of this mission was to stop the Decepticons' experimentation on their fellow Autobot Micromasters in the [[Battle Patrol]]. Roadhandler's orders did not permit him to attempt to rescue the Battle Patrol, who were considered a lost cause. Roadhandler disobeyed his orders and liberated his comrades, earning the respect of and an apology from his commander, [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]].''

When the Race Car Patrol and [[Off-Road_Patrol|Off-Road Patrol]] were dispatched to [[Earth]] in response to [[Optimus Prime (g1)|Optimus Prime]]'s request for reinforcements, Optimus was dismayed by their small size. Offended, Roadhandler explained that the Micromasters had downsized to conserve energy, and would be tough enough to face any Decepticon. For their first terrestrial mission, the Micromasters were assigned to investigate strange Decepticon activities; these proved to be part of an energy-collecting mission which would have destroyed most of New York City. Roadhandler prevented the Decepticon [[Iguanus_(G1)|Iguanus]] from completing the vital final step of the procedure, befriending [[Cecilia_Santiago|Cecilia Santiago]] in the process.
[[Image:Roadhandlerwrestler.jpg|thumb|right|Autobot 3:16]]

In repayment for Cecilia's help, Roadhandler was obligated to appear on her television talk show. In a brief interview, Roadhandler denounced Optimus Prime as out of touch, and noted that Prime had always failed to do what Roadhandler had accomplished in only a few weeks; earning the respect and trust of humans. Roadhandler's fellow guest [[Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson]], a professional wrestler, used the show to issue a challenge to Roadhandler to a wrestling match. Although this challenge was clearly meant as a publicity stunt, Roadhandler used the opportunity to grant himself a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience. Roadhandler became an instant celebrity, complete with his own adoring [[Roadhandler_Fan_Club|fan club]]. Decepticon leader [[Lord_Zarak|Lord Zarak]] decided to sully Roadhandler's image by forcing him to throw a fight with [[Storm_Cloud_(G1)|Storm Cloud]], and held members of Roadhander's fan club hostage to ensure his compliance. Once the humans were freed by Roadhandler's fellow Autobots, Roadhandler's victory over Storm Cloud earned him even more adulation from the humans; but what had happened to his fans proved to him that no human who had befriended an autobot could ever be safe. To distance the humans from himself,Roadhandler made a speech in which he seemed to denounce humanity. He and his fellow Micromasters then left for new adventures in parts unknown.

''Later, after Roadhandler and his Patrol accompanied Optimus Prime on a mission to retrieve vital battle plans from [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], who was serving as a courier. When Chainclaw was intercepted and captured by the Decepticon [[Doubledealer (G1)|Doubledealer]], Optimus Prime prevented Roadhandler from opening fire. Roadhandler argued that Chainclaw's situation was hopeless, meaning that his life could be forfeit to protect Autobot secrets; Optimus Prime disagreed, sayign that an Autobot must always consider other options.''

===Zone OAV===
[[Image:ROADHANDLER.jpg|thumb|left]]
Roadhandler was one of the numerous Micromasters who helped defend Planet [[Zone]] from the [[Nine Great Destron Generals]]. Unfortunately, they were not able to prevent [[Overlord (G1) (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from stealing the planet's [[Zodiac]] energy capsule.

It should be noted that in this continuity, the Micromasters are very childlike in nature, and virtually all of them are Autobots. As such, it's unlikely Roadhandler had the same attitude problem he displays in the Enlgish-language comics.

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
Apparently older and tougher than most Micromasters, Roadhandler enjoyed a certain position of authority. When [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] threatened to lead a Micromaster exodus from the Autobots, Roadhandler encouraged him to make sure he did the right thing. This, for some reason, involved a race.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===

=External Links=

[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Roadhandler/roadhandler.htm Roadhandler at TFU.info]

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Beachcomber (G1)

2006-05-09T15:47:12Z

69.95.190.147: Added a little Marvel comic stuff

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Beachcomber|the Energon Autobot Beachcomber|Beachcomber (UT)}}

''Beachcomber is an [[Autobot]] from [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

<p>
'''Beachcomber''' has a hard time reconciling his love of peace and freedom for all creatures with the need to combat those who threaten it. Furthermore, however just the cause for which it was fought, the gruesome and destructive aftermath of any battle sickens him to the spark.
</p><p>
Sometimes, when the internal struggle gets too heavy, he simply has to wander into the wilderness and cleanse his soul. Even there, far from civilization, he sometimes finds strange substances to aid the Autobot cause, for Beachcomber is a skilled naturalist, and geology is his specialty, man. He often tries to preserve or even to hide these discoveries, but he has seen too much evil done by the ruthless Decepticons to conceal any possible source of aid completely from his allies.
</p><p>
Beachcomber is neither very fast nor very strong, and his antiwar sentiments gain him little respect from the more martial of the Autobots, yet he is agile and skilled in a fight, and his courage is beyond all reproach.
</p>

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 Cartoon===

===Marvel Generation 1 Comics===
Beachcomber was a member of [[Perceptor |Perceptor's]] resistance cell on Cybertron, and with several comrades was accidentally transported to [[Earth]] after the raid on [[Darkmount]].

===Marvel Generation 2 Comics===

===Dreamwave Comics===

==Toys==

==External Links==

[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Beachcomber/beachcomber.htm Beachcomber at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Energon]]
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Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

2006-03-13T20:15:35Z

69.95.190.147: Very wordy Cybertron description -- trying to be objective and give INFO not IMHO...:)

==Overview==
Autobots and Decepticons face their ongoing battle to destroy each
other's forces in a world where once-fundamental rules are valid no
longer. The do not feud over Energon; now they fight to recover four
ancient artifacts of great power: the Cyber Planet Keys, dormant
for ages on Earth, Speed, Jungle, and Giant Planets. Unicron is no
more; in his place, sheer empty Void without will or being, in the
form of a massive black hole, threatens to devour the entire universe.
The conflict, too, draws many to itself, as whole worlds of previously
unknown neutrals join forces with either side. Even time proves no
barrier, and figures from the forgotten past appear to join the fight
against universal extinction!

==Toyline overview==
There are five planets, two factions, and one unifying feature: the
cyber key. These clear-plastic disks with key-like projections now
activate special weapons and hidden features, much like the Minicons
of Armada, even on figures remolded from previous lines. The gimmicks
are less intrusive than Armada; articulation suffers far less for their
inclusion, though some lower-priced figures do lack a little when
compared to Energon. Combination has all but disappeared -- but not
completely. Each toy is assigned a planet. This determines which
Cyber Key is included, but also seems to correlate with some design
choices, as will be seen below.

==Earth Planet toy overview==
These generally convert into fairly normal Earth vehicles. Robot
modes are angular and normally proportioned for humanoid Transformers.
Faces are traditionally styled.

==Speed Planet toy overview==
Alternate modes are fantasy racing vehicles, with transparent plastic
tires. Dave Van Domelen has proposed that these tires are formed of
controllable polymers which he has dubbed 'tachymers'. Vehicle modes
are futuristic and occasionally Vehicon-like in appearance. Robot
modes are rather traditional but not as strictly so as Earth Planet.
Earth Planet designs : G1 1984 :: Speed Planet designs : G1 1987.

==Jungle Planet toy overview==
Alternate modes are robotic beasts. Styling is sometimes very organic
in shape and even in texture, but not really to the point of techno-
organism. Robot modes and faces are widely varied, and hark back to
the Beast Era in creative differences from the 'standard' humanoid
model. Jungle Planet designs : BW Transmetals, per the above analogy.

==Giant Planet toy overview==
Giant Planet robots are gargantuan in appearance, relying on detail
and proportion to create an impression of massive size.

In general, the more alien the planet's culture is to our Earthen
existence, the more unfamiliar its figure designs are.

==Autobot==

===Legends of Cybertron===
*[[Red Alert (UT)|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]
*[[Evac (UT)|EVAC]]
*[[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Excellion (UT)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]]
*[[Leobreaker (UT)|Leobreaker]]
*[[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]]

===Scout Class===
====Cybertron Planet Scouts====
*[[Recon Team (UT)|Recon Team]]
**[[Jolt (UT)|Jolt]]
**[[Reverb (UT)|Reverb]]
**[[Sixspeed (UT)|Sixspeed]]
====Earth Planet Scouts====
*[[Armorhide (UT)|Armorhide]]
*[[Scattorshot (UT)|Scattorshot]]
====Jungle Planet Scouts====
*[[Backstop (UT)|Backstop]]
*[[Overhaul (UT)|Overhaul]]
*[[Repugnus (UT)|Repugnus]]
====Speed Planet Scouts====
*[[Brakedown (UT)|Brakedown]]
*[[Clocker (UT)|Clocker]]
*[[Street Speed Team (UT)|Street Speed Team]]
**[[Backtrack (UT)|Backtrack]]
**[[Oval (UT)|Oval]]
**[[Spiral (UT)|Spiral]]
*[[Swerve (UT)|Swerve]]

===Deluxe===
====Cybertron Deluxes====
*[[Hot Shot (UT)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]
*[[Longrack (UT)|Longrack]]
*[[Red Alert (UT)|Red Alert]]
====Earth Planet Deluxes====
*[[Crosswise (UT)|Crosswise]]
*[[Downshift (UT)|Downshift]]
*[[Landmine (UT)|Landmine]]
====Giant Planet Deluxes====
====Jungle Planet Deluxes====
*[[Snarl (UT)|Snarl]]
====Planet X Deluxes====
*[[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]]
====Speed Planet Deluxes====
*[[Blurr (UT)|Blurr]]
*[[Excellion (UT)|Excellion]]
*[[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Override (UT)|Override]]
*[[Override GTS (UT)|Override GTS]]

===Voyager Class===
====Cybertron Voyagers====
*[[Scattorshot (UT)|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]
*[[Vector Prime (UT)|Vector Prime]] w/[[Minicon]] [[Safeguard]]
====Earth Planet Voyagers====
*[[Evac (UT)|EVAC]]
====Giant Planet Voyagers====
*[[Quickmix (UT)|Quickmix]] w/[[Minicon]] [[Stripmine (UT)|Stripmine]]
====Jungle Planet Voyagers====
*[[Leobreaker (UT)|Leobreaker]]

===Ultra Class===
====Cybertron Ultras====
*[[Red Alert (UT)|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]
*[[Wing Saber (UT)|Wing Saber]]
====Earth Planet Ultras====
*[[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]]

===Leader Class===
====Earth Planet Leaders====
*[[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]]
====Giant Planet Leaders====
*[[Metroplex (UT)|Metroplex]] w/[[Minicon]] [[Drill Bit (UT)|Drill Bit]]

==Decepticon==

===Legends of Cybertron===
*[[Megatron (UT)|Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (UT)|Megatron]]
*[[Scourge (UT)|Scourge]]
*[[Soundwave (UT)|Soundwave]]
*[[Starscream (UT)|Starscream]]
*[[Sunstorm (UT)|Sunstorm]]
*[[Thundercracker (UT)|Thundercracker]]

===Scout Class===
====Cybertron Scouts====
*[[Scrapmetal (UT)|Scrapmetal]]
====Earth Planet Scouts====
*[[Brushguard (UT)|Brushguard]]
*[[Hardtop (UT)|Hardtop]]
*[[Lugnutz (UT)|Lugnutz]]
*[[Shortround (UT)|Shortround]]
*[[Swindle (UT)|Swindle]]
====Jungle Planet Scouts====
*[[Undermine (UT)|Undermine]]
*[[Wreckloose(UT)|Wreckloose]]
====Speed Planet Scouts====
*[[Ransack (UT)|Ransack]]

===Deluxe===
====Cybertron Deluxes====
*[[Buzzsaw (UT)|Buzzsaw]]
====Earth Planet Deluxes====
*[[Runamuck (UT)|Runamuck]]
*[[Thunderblast (UT)|Thunderblast]]
*[[Thundercracker (UT)|Thundercracker]]
====Giant Planet Deluxes====
====Jungle Planet Deluxes====
*[[Brimstone (UT)|Brimstone]]
====Planet X Deluxes====
*[[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]]
====Speed Planet Deluxes====
*[[Dirt Boss (UT)|Dirt Boss]]

===Voyager Class===
====Cybertron Voyagers====
*[[Starscream (UT)|Starscream]]
**(Toys 'R' US exlusive two-pack w/Vector Prime)
====Earth Planet Voyagers====
*[[Mudflap (UT)|Mudflap]]
====Planet X Voyager====
*[[Soundwave (UT)|Soundwave]] w/[[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (UT) (Mini-Con)|Laserbeak]]
====Speed Planet Voyagers====
*[[Crumplezone (UT)|Crumplezone]]
*[[Crumplezone (UT)|Dark Crumplezone]]

===Ultra===
====Earth Planet Ultras====
*[[Jetfire (UT)|Sky Shadow]]
====Giant Planet Ultras====
*[[Menasor (UT)|Menasor]] w/[[Minicon]] [[Heavy Load (UT)|Heavy Load]]
====Jungle Planet Ultras====
*[[Scorponok (UT)|Dark Scorponok]]
*[[Scourge (UT)|Scourge]]

===Leader Class===
====Earth Planet Leaders====
[[Megatron (UT)|Megatron]]
====Giant Planet Leaders====
[[Megatron (UT)|Galvatron]]

===Supreme===
====Earth Planet Supremes====
*[[Starscream (UT)|Starscream]]

==Minicon==
===Versus Packs===
====Sky Attack Team v. Air Defense Team====
*[[Razorclaw (UT)|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (UT) (Mini-Con)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Shockwave (UT)|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (UT)|Tankor]]
*[[Sky Lynx (UT)|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (UT) (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]]
====Lunar Assault Team v. Exploration Team====
*[[Kobushi (UT)|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (UT)|Landslide]]
*[[Payload (UT)|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor (UT)|Ascentor]]
*[[Scattorbrain (UT)|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle (UT)|Monocle]]
====Sky Terror Team v. Unnamed Emergency Team Recolor====
*[[Ramjet (UT Decepticon)|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (UT)|Scythe]]
*[[Sunstorm (UT Mini-Con)|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (UT)|Checkpoint]]
*[[Thrust (UT Mini-Con)|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze (UT)|Anti-Blaze]]
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Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2006-03-13T19:29:28Z

69.95.190.147: Energon overview - may be too wordy - I tried to keep it objective, except for the 'catalog-style' introductory hyperbole :)

==Overview==
Returning to their cartoon roots, the Autobots and Decepticons
wage war over Energon, a powerful energy resource, while the
specter of Unicron looms in the background.

The Autobots, gifted with the Spark of Combination, can fuse
into Powerlinx combinations of two mighty warriors. The
Decepticons, upgraded into new bodies by the power of Unicron,
can convert to stronger, deadlier hyper-modes.

The Mini-Cons of the previous Armada line still exist, but have
lost their prominence. Taking their place as allies of the
two major factions are the energon-mining Omnicons, able to
shape raw energon into tools and weapons for the Autobots,
and the swarms of drone Terrorcons who fight alongside the
Decepticons.

==Toyline Overview==
There are Mini-Cons, and Basics, combination, articulation,
and clear Energon weapons with 5mm pegs that all but a few
figures can hold. Nearly all alternate modes are futuristic
vehicles or robotic animals. Robot modes are angular and
mechanical-looking.

Energon was also a line of throwbacks. As in the Beast era,
all new-mold figures have Spark Crystals to display their
allegiance. Like Armada, most have at least a few
Mini-Con hardpoints. Finally, homages to G1 are frequent
and obvious in the Energon toy designs.

Optimus Prime and Megatron once again lead the
factions, and continue their respective sides' emphases
on combination and hyper-mode augmentation. Just how
they do this, of course, is better reserved for their
specific articles.

The Basic-sized Omnicons and Terrorcons come with clear
Energon weapons and 'Energon stars' that can be attached
over their Spark Crystals. Stars and weapons are red for
Omnicons and green for Terrorcons. Transformations are
quite innovative and robot modes are well-articulated.

Deluxe and Mega Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle
to robot (and back!) can also become the top or bottom
half of a 'Powerlinx' combination robot. While it was
not widely advertised, the two size classes can freely
inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. The
need to combine did compromise the articulation, stability,
and appearance of many Autobot figures.

Ultra Autobots each include transforming bases and can
combine with these for 'Brute Mode', as can Deluxe
Tow-Line.

Deluxe, Mega, and Ultra Decepticons are fitted with
'hyper modes'. These usually involve hidden weapons
which pop out when properly triggered, like the Armada
gimmicks, but unlike Armada in that Mini-Cons are not
needed. Some of these modes are elaborate enough to
become genuine 'third modes', as in Shockblast and
Scorponok.

This line also saw the release of updated Scramble City-style
combiners, in which four Basic-sized limbs join a Deluxe core.
The Autobots had one such combiner; the decepticons two.
Each had a unique core design and two unique limbs. Each limb
was recolored once to make the necessary four. The limb figures
all came with add-on weapons and Energon Stars, cast in blue
clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the
combined robot.

In general, this line's Decepticons maintained most of the
play value of Armada's hidden weapons. While the Autobots lost
much of this, they gained the ability to combine. Both sides'
articulation in robot mode improved over Armada. Finally, the
standardized Energon weapons formed a sort of construction set
for creative play. Energon was certainly an extensive and
varied line.

==Autobots==

'''Omnicons'''
*[[Arcee (UT)|Arcee]] (motorcycle)
*[[Offshoot]] (communications truck)
*[[Strongarm (UT)|Energon Strongarm]] (jeep)
*[[Signal Flare]] (communications truck)
*[[Sky Blast (Energon)|Sky Blast]] (space fighter)
*[[Strongarm (UT)|Strongarm]] (jeep)

'''Air Team'''
*[[Sky Shadow (UT)|Sky Shadow]] (attack jet)
*[[Storm Jet (UT)|Storm Jet]] (bomber jet)
*[[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] (attack jet)
*[[Treadshot (UT)|Treadshot]] (fighter jet)
*[[Windrazor (UT)|Windrazor]] (fighter jet)

*[[Superion Maximus]]

'''Supercons'''
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] (rally car)
*[[Hot Shot (UT)|Energon Hot Shot]] (sportscar)
*[[Kicker|Energon Kicker]] w/ [[Highwire]]
*[[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]] (sportscar)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (fire engine)
*[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (police racer)
*[[Roadblock (UT)|Roadblock]] (utility vehicle)
*[[Rodimus (UT)|Rodimus]] (tractor trailer)
*[[Tow-Line]] (TV van)

'''Dinobot 2-Pack'''
*[[Grimlock (UT)|Grimlock]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'')
*[[Swoop (UT)|Swoop]] (''Pteranodon'')

'''SWAT Team 2-Pack''' - ''K-Mart exclusive''
*[[Checkpoint]] (rally tractor trailer)
*[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (police racer)

'''Maxcons'''
*[[Beachcomber (UT)|Beachcomber]] (dune buggy)
*[[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] (dune buggy)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Energon Ironhide]] (SUV)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (SUV)
*[[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]] (space shuttle)
*[[Overcast (UT)|Overcast]] (space shuttle)
*[[Treadbolt (Energon)|Treadbolt]] (construction vehicle) w/ Minicon [[Rollbar (UT)|Rollbar]] (buggy)
*[[Wing Saber]] (stealth bomber)

'''Gigacons'''
*[[Bulkhead]] (helicopter)
*[[Landmine (UT)|Landmine]] (construction vehicle)
*[[Landquake]] (construction vehicle)
*[[Quickstrike (UT)|Quickstrike]] (helicopter)
*[[Ultra Magnus (UT)|Ultra Magnus]] (shuttle carrier) w/ Minicons [[Roll-Out]] (tractor cab), Astroscope (space station), Payload (rocket transporter) and Override (rocket)

'''Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]] (tractor trailer)

'''Supreme'''
*[[Omega Sentinel]] (battleship/crane truck)
*[[Omega Supreme (UT)|Omega Supreme]] (battleship/crane truck)

'''Roleplay'''
*[[Energon Blaster]]
*[[Energon Saber]]

==Decepticons==

'''Terrorcons'''
*[[Battle Ravage (Energon)|Battle Ravage]] (jaguar)
*[[Command Ravage]] (jaguar)
*[[Cruellock]] (''Velociraptor'')
*[[Divebomb (UT)|Divebomb]] (hawk)
*[[Doom-Lock]] (''Velociraptor'')
*[[Insecticon (UT)|Insecticon]] (Hercules beetle)

'''Construction Team'''
*[[Bonecrusher (UT)|Bonecrusher]] (power shovel)
*[[Duststorm (UT)|Duststorm]] (crane)
*[[Sledge (UT)|Sledge]] (power shovel)
*[[Steamhammer]] (steamshovel)
*[[Wideload (UT)|Wideload]] (crane)

*[[Constructicon Maximus]]

'''Destruction Team'''
*[[Barricade (UT)|Barricade]] (missile truck)
*[[Blackout (Energon)|Blackout]] (helicopter)
*[[Blight (UT)|Blight]] (anti-aircraft tank)
*[[Kickback (UT)|Kickback]] (anti-aircraft tank)
*[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] (helicopter)

*[[Bruticus Maximus]]

'''Supercons'''
*[[Cyclonus (UT)|Cyclonus]] (helicopter) w/ Minicon [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (tank) - ''Kay Bee Toys exclusive''
*[[Demolishor]] (dump truck)
*[[Demolishor]] (tank) w/ Minicon [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (comabt car) - ''Kay Bee toys exclusive''
*[[Starscream (UT)|Energon Starscream]] (fighter jet)
*[[Rapid Run (Energon)|Rapid Run]] (motorcycle) w/ Minicons Nightcruz and Nightscream (Headmaster)
*[[Sharkticon (UT)|Sharkticon]] (submarine)
*[[Slugslinger (UT)|Slugslinger]] (dual-cockpit fighter jet)
*[[Snow Cat]] (snowcat)
*[[Starscream (UT)|Starscream]] (fighter jet)

'''Maxcons'''
*[[Alpha Quintesson]]
*[[Dreadwing (UT)|Dreadwing]] (battle speedboat)
*[[Mirage (Energon)|Energon]] (battle speedboat)
*[[Shockblast (UT)|Shockblast]] (hover tank/satellite)
*[[Six Shot (UT)|Six Shot]] (hover tank/satellite)

'''Gigacons'''
*[[Scorponok (UT)|Scorponok]] (construction vehicle/jet)
*[[Tidal Wave]] (Dark Fleet) w/ Minicon [[Ramjet (UT)|Ramjet]] (fighter jet)

'''Leader'''
*[[Galvatron (UT)|Galvatron]] (space jet)
*[[Megatron (UT)|Megatron]] (space jet)

==Minicons==

'''[[Energon Saber Team]]'''
*Scattorshot (Concorde)
*Skyboom (space shuttle)
*Wreckage (supersonic bomber)

*[[Energon Saber]]

'''[[Street Action Team|Perceptor Team]]'''
*[[Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[Highwire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)

*[[Perceptor (UT)|Perceptor]]

==Miscellaneous==

'''Leader 2-Pack''' - ''Toys 'R' Us exclusive''
*[[Optimus Prime (UT)|Supercon Optimus Prime]] (semi cab)
*[[Megatron (UT)|Maxcon Megatron]] (space jet)

'''Unicron'''
*[[Unicron (UT)|Unicron]] (planet) w/ Minicon [[Dead End (UT)|Dead End]] (moon)

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