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Drill Bit (BW)

2008-06-01T18:51:43Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW Beast Wars comics */

{{disambig3|Drill Bit}}
:''Drill Bit is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.
[[Image:Drillbit-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Drill Bit or [[Drill Nuts]]? Always choose the lesser of two weevils.]]

'''Drill Bit''' is very much a "robot in disguise." If you watched him go about his job, watched him closely even for an extended time, you would be unimpressed. To all observation, he is a grunt. He follows orders as they're given and suffers from little imagination or independent thought. Except you'd miss that below all that, there is a keen and eager mind that knows exactly how to play the game. Drill Bit quietly makes himself indispensable to his commanders without ever showing even the slightest sign of insidiousness. He has become [[Magmatron]]'s good right hand, never revealing the writhing ambition that has him constantly thirsting for more power. He is extremely patient and calculating and is willing to wait as long as it takes to assure his ascension to come.

Drill Bit has a drill for a hand, which makes fighting Maximals that much easier. His preferred strategy is to drill a battlefield to within a hair's breadth of volcanic eruption and then sit back and let his foes trigger their own destruction.

His failures are both numerous and epic. Almost [[Sentinel Maximus]] level.

==Fiction==
===3H ''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Bboomomegapoint.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Who needs a gun when I got lasers coming outta my face?]]
During the final battle with [[Shokaract]], several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including Drill Bit, [[Cybershark]], [[B'Boom]], [[Transquito]], [[Air Hammer]], [[Polar Claw]] and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated.
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:IDW Drill Bit.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One day he'll succeed at something. One day.]]

[[Magmatron]] recruited Drill Bit, along with [[Transquito]], [[Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Drill Bit stayed by commander's side.

Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods. On his way out of Predacon camp, Razorbeast smashed through Drill Bit.

While the rest of the new Predacon army sought to quell the new Maximal army, Drill Bit and Spittor, along with Magmatron, hunted down Razorbeast. Drill Bit got the drop on [[Optimus Minor]], but [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] got the drop on Drill Bit. He returned to his master unaccomplished.

Later, Drill Bit and Magmatron rendezvoused with Iguanus. Iguanus had located a blank protoform into which [[Ravage]]'s spark would be inserted. He then accompanied Magmatron and Iguanus to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and send him back to Cybertron (to appease the [[Tripredacus Council]]). They succeeded in the capture, but failed to prepare the transwarp shunt. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] intervened and easily defeated Drill Bit.

His little encounter with Grimlock taught him nothing as he boldly ordered "drill him" when Lio Convoy showed up. Lio responded with a barrage of point-blank missiles from his hidden mane launchers.

And it looked like Drill Bit was blasting off again.

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Drill Bit''' (Basic, 1997)

: Drill bit transforms into an organic boll weevil. His drill-arm can be flipped out for use in beast mode and uses a gear-wheel system to spin the bit.

: This mold was used to make [[Drill Nuts]].

:The Drill Bit mold appears to have an engineering defect; the pegs on the insect-leg parts are pointed in the wrong direction to fit into the holes intended for them. This defect was not fixed for Drill Nuts.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/DrillBit/drillbit.htm Drill Bit at TFU.info]

[[Category: Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category: Predacons]]<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>

Bludgeon (G1)

2008-05-26T20:17:49Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{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=====
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[[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!}}''

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=====''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}}

He recovers somehow and faces off against Jetfire. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

==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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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category: Martial artists]]
[[Category: Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category: Pretenders]]
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Longrack (Cybertron)

2008-05-24T17:44:36Z

70.181.31.10: /* Cybertron */

{{disambig2|the Cybertron Autobot|the Beast Wars Neo Maximal|Longrack (BWN)}}

:''Longrack is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:CYB_longrack_boxart.JPG|thumb|250px|The Longrack of the Law]]

With the ongoing battles between the Autobots and [[Decepticons]] and the attacks by the evil [[Unicron]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has suffered a lot of damage over the years. It's '''Longrack'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mission to repair this damage. Fixing the planet-wide destruction won't be easy, but Longrack is patient, he'll get it done.

While he prefers building, this doesn't mean he can't put up a fight. He'll take on any Decepticon that tries to interfere with his work and then finish them off with his Crushsteel Punch!

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Cybertron'' animated series====
[[Image:LongrackC-Earth.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Why don't you kiss him instead of talking him to death?]]
[[Image:Longrack-Gigantion.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Holy crap, there might actually be up to SIX big guys on Gigantion!]]

Longrack, or possibly someone who just looks like him, appeared on [[Earth]], when [[Mudflap]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] made amends, along with several [[Blurr (Cybertron)|other]] [[Motorcycle refugee|refugees]]. {{storylink|Family}}

Longrack, or possibly someone who just looks like him, later appeared among a crowd of [[Gigantion]] citizens when [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] pep-talked his people, preceding the launch of the four colony-world ships, which kicked off the galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] project. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====Timelines====
{{storylink|Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
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==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
*'''Longrack vs. Runabout''' (Versus pack, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GS-02'''
**''Accessories'': Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:GalaxyForce_Longrack_Vs_Runabout.jpg|thumb|left|]]

: Longrack is a [[retool]] of ''[[Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]], transforming into a Cybertronic excavator. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his right arm unlocks his shovel-arm, which can punch forward by pressing in the plunger mechanism. He came with a silver-bordered Cybertron-Autobot style Cyber Planet Key. He was only available in Japan in a vs-pack with [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runabout]].

: This mold was used to make the [[Botcon 2006]] [[Dinobot_%28BW%29#Timelines|Darksyde Dinobot]]. The original version of the mold was also used to make ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe)|Ransack]].
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[[Image:Cyb_Longrack_toy.jpg|thumb|right|Hey kids! Remember that toy that never got released over here?]]

*'''Longrack''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key

: For the [[Hasbro]] release of the toy, Longrack was put in an individual package. His Cyber Planet Key has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] "'''d48m'''" [[tampograph]]ed on its back. There appear to be no notable differences between the two releases besides the Key Code.

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==Trivia==
* Longrack was designed as an [[homage]] to the ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' character [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]], who also featured a spring-loaded right arm that was basically a gigantic claw. This toy was also used as the basis of Beast Wars Longrack's Cybertronian form in [[IDW]]'s Beast Wars comics.

* While the earlier versions of the mold used to make Longrack included a [[Mini-Con]] partner, neither release of Longrack had one. The Mini-Con partner mold was released in the Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' [[Micron Booster]] wave as [[Clamp]].

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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Longrack/longrack.htm Longrack at TFU.info]

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Runamuck (Cybertron)

2008-05-24T17:42:44Z

70.181.31.10: /* Cybertron */

{{picsneeded}}{{disambig3|Runamuck}}

:''Runamuck is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Runamuck-GFcard.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Oh, what's this? Is that a tear, Pantera? Is Daddy's little girl upset?]]

'''Runamuck''' was very very bored during the years [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was gone. Having served under him as a spy and messenger for centuries, the peacetimes under [[Autobot]] rule gave him little opportunity for his brand of fun: blowing stuff up.

With most of Cybertron's population on [[Earth]] due to the appearance of the [[Unicron Singularity]], Runamuck has been given a chance to cause some real havoc, knowing that the Autobots are forbidden from revealing themselves to the inhabitants of the haven planet. He likes striking [[human]] settlements directly under the nose of the hidden Autobots and relishes their frustration in not being able to use their robot modes to stop him.

He was once hog-tied by [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Runabout'''

==Fiction==
{{storylink|Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Longrack / Runabout''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GS-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Earth-planet Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:GalaxyForce_Longrack_Vs_Runabout.jpg|thumb|left|Unlikely and Unlikelier]]

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Armada]]'' Autobot [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], Runamuck transforms into a Nissan Skyline street car with exposed engine block. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his engine activates his spring-loaded transformation to "dragster" mode. In robot mode, this becomes individual trigger-activated arm-mounted attacks. In both modes, he can store his rifle in his rear-window compartment (which can also store the [[Mini-Con]] [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] mold). The mechanism for the Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated left-arm "punching" gimmick from previous versions of the mold is still present, but may not work at all due to mold-wear. He came with a silver-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key, plus an all-new, non-firing hand-weapon.

: In Japan, he was only available in a double-pack with [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]]. He is one of the very few regular-retail ''Galaxy Force'' toys to not appear in the cartoon.

: Though the other versions of this mold included a [[Mini-Con]] partner, no release of Runamuck had one. The Mini-Con partner mold was released only in the ''Galaxy Force'' [[Micron Booster]] wave as [[Gauge]].

: This mold was also used by the ''[[Universe]]'' Decepticons [[Oil Slick (Universe)|Oil Slick]] and [[Treadshot (Universe)|Treadshot]].

*'''Runamuck''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Earth-planet Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:CYB_runamuck_withalt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Runamuck is unfortunate enough to suffer from both "Hoodhands" and "Sideways-Knee"]]

: Sold individually by [[Hasbro]], this version is identical to the [[Takara]] release, save his Cyber Planet Key, which has the the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] "'''dw3e'''" [[tampograph]]ed on its back.

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==Trivia==
* Runamuck was originally created by Takara as an [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1]] Decepticon [[Runabout]] and had that name. But for his Hasbro release, he was given the name of the G1 character's similarly named partner, "Runamuck", due to inability to secure the [[trademark]] on "Runabout".

* The online version of Runamuck's Hasbro bio is different from the card-back version; while the front half is the same word-for-word, the final portion of the online bio places him on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], causing trouble for Longrack.

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==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Runamuck/runamuck.htm Runamuck at TFU.info]

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Scorponok (Movie)

2008-05-23T21:18:56Z

70.181.31.10: /* Titan Magazines */

{{disambig3|Scorponok}}

:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie_Scorponok_Procterrender1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|This is his first major role since ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie'' as Scorpitron. This role he likes better because he doesn't get blown up.]]

'''Scorponok''' is a small [[Transformer]] with a symbiotic connection to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. His main drives are to hunt, destroy, and hunt some more, and nobody knows if he's truly barely sentient or is actually a cunning opponent getting friend & foe alike to underestimate him. Just as Blackout would often be found looming powerful and silent by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Scorponok is always near Blackout, except in those times he has been sent to kill.

Since he can tunnel underground with frightening speed, he's incredibly good at ambushing. His favorite past time is playing Hide and Seek with unsuspecting players, be they robotic or organic. He prefers to be hider ''and'' seeker. On Cybertron, he was deliberately left behind on battlefields - so he could use his chameleon mesh armour plating to blend in perfectly with the background to ambush any Autobot patrols that would arrive. Megatron gave him more autonomy due to this than other Decepticons would get, as he admired Scorponok's genocidal zeal.

He may retreat but he'll come back. He kills Autobots. He never gives up. <ref>Character Profile: Scorponok in Transformers #9 (Titan)</ref>

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Wen-yi''' ("Plague")

== Fiction ==
===Ghosts of Yesterday===
He helped Blackout fight [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], and later sabotaged the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] makes Scorponok his bitch for this. He is saved by Blackout, who was still recovering from a massive beating by Starscream. What a pal.

===''Transformers'' Movie Prequel (Target)===

[[Image:HoorayScorponok.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Adorably bloodthirsty]]

Scorponok and Blackout, who ordinarily never leave [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s side, were dispatched to join [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s forces elsewhere on Cybertron while Megatron closed in on the [[All Spark]]. After the group realized that both the All Spark and Megatron have left Cybertron, Blackout ended an argument with Starscream over what to do next by deploying the fearsome Scorponok. The entire group headed to Earth, where Scorponok adorably helped out in the massacre of a United States military installation in Afghanistan. {{Storylink|Transformers Movie Prequel (Target) Volume 2}}

{{note|This comic has the only fictional depiction of Scorponok's robot mode (which was designed for the toy), and shows that he has always had a scorpion beast mode, and as such it was not a form he assumed once on Earth. However, given the numerous and often contradictory continuity errors in this comic, this depiction of Scorponok should be taken with a grain of salt. Although, his beast mode is just alien enough to work. Explain his name yourself.}}

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===Transformers: The Game===
[[Image:Scorponok 2007game babygotback.jpg|thumb|120px|Coolest. Backpack. Ever.]]
After Blackout scrapped the military base in Qatar, Scroponok was sent to destroy four mobile communications vehicles, succeeding in his task. Scorponok went and did his own thing while Blackout searched the databanks for information on Megatron and the AllSpark, but reunited with Blackout in time for their escape.

After arriving in [[Mission City]], Scorponok fought through a horde of [[Energon drone]]s to secure the AllSpark. Sam Witwicky nearly handed Scorponok the AllSpark, but [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] punted Scorponok. That made Blackout very mad...
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===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===

[[Image:Movie_Blackout_Scorponok_eject1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Oh, [[slag (slang)|slag]], I forgot the Bungee cord!]]

During Blackout's attack on [[United States Military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the Decepticon helicopter dispatched Scorponok to seek out and destroy the escaped unit under the command of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]].

[[Image:Movie_Scorponok_attack.jpg|thumb|right|200px|No one buries Scorponok in the sand and leaves him to the tide!]]

The next morning, as the surviving soldiers discussed the attack, Scorponok observed their conversation from a distance while hidden in the sand. Targeting Lennox for elimination, Scorponok followed the unit as they made their way to [[Mahfouz|the human boy's]] village. Choosing his moment to strike just as the men stopped on the outskirts of the settlement, his attack was foiled when [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] saw the metal scorpion tail pointed at Lennox's back and shouted a warning. (Well, it wasn't so much a warning as it was a very, very panicked "''WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''" followed by gunfire, but hey, it counts.) The other soldiers joined in the firefight as Scorponok dove under the sand to confuse them before impaling [[Sergeant Donnelly|Sgt. Donnelly]] and dragging him below.

[[Image:Movie_Scorponok_leapsout.jpg|left|thumb|150px|HUUUGZ!!!]]

Driving the soldiers into the village, Scorponok fired a barrage of missiles which destroyed the ruins that the village had grown around and critically injured [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]]. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Lennox's distress call to the [[Pentagon]] had gotten through, and an MQ-1 Predator drone relayed images of the Decepticon to astonished US military commanders. They immediately sent two [[Popular alternate modes (vehicles)#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II]]s to attack Scorponok to little effect, then followed up with an AC-130 Spectre gunship, which damaged Scorponok enough for him to dive back into the sand and escape, leaving his broken tail behind.

[[Image:Scorponok hurt.JPG|right|thumb|150px|I'm not having fun any more.]]
Scorponok's tail was transported back to the States. Lennox, Epps, and several other soldiers examined it en route, which lead to the discovery that the only damage the armor didn't either shrug off or quickly heal was the "6000-degree magnesium burn" of a sabot round. Armed with this knowledge, the humans knew they now had a weapon that could hurt the invaders. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

Scorponok's current whereabouts, and what effect the death of his symbiotic partner Blackout will have, are unknown...

===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Movie_TitanTransformers8_ScorpieIronhide1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You don't wanna know where his stinger is.]]

...at least until [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and a team of US Special Forces went looking for him. (Captain Lennox was originally meant to oversee this mission but was reassigned) Hunting his hunters, Scorponok attacked Ironhide and took control of motor functions, having him rampage through the humans. Luckily one of them was able to sever the connection with a shot, and Ironhide smashed the Decepticon to pieces. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8}}

In an alternate reality where the Decepticons won, Scorponok spied on a team of moon-based Autobot reinforcements {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9}} and later helped [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] battle them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Voyager Class Blackout companions====

*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''

[[Image:MiniScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|150px|I'm just an accessory.]]

: Blackout comes packed with a small silver figurine of Scorponok, who himself features a spring-loaded tail. He is usually stored in a cage on the rear of Blackout's helicopter mode. (Note: The spring in the figurine's tail is oriented not to spring the tail forward, but to help propel the figure out of the cage so that it lands right side up.)

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* '''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)

:This Voyager Class Blackout repaint, exclusive to the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson with the purchase of the movie DVD, came with a redeco of the small Scorponok figurine that came with the regular Voyager Class Blackout, in metallic colors that better match the Deluxe Class Scorponok toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

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* '''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)

:This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy appears to be based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys might turn out to be outright ''identical'', packging aside.

:Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout is slated for a mass release.

====Legends Class toys====

*'''Bumblebee vs. Scorponok''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

[[Image:Movie_Legends_Bumblebee_Scorponok_toys.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ironically, more robot-like than the deluxe-sized one.]]

: Legends Scorponok is the smallest transforming figure of ''Movie'' Scorponok yet. He features a better proportioned robot mode and better articulation for the legs than the Deluxe Class version. In fact, he's one of the best articulated Legends-sized toys to date. Even his claw hands are able to rotate. The only version of the mold released thus far comes packed with a slightly redecoed Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

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====Deluxe Class toys====
*'''Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-04'''

[[Image:Move_DeluxeScorponok_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ever notice every [[Scorponok]] has the same transformation? Claws into claws, legs from the main body, tail sits behind, hoping to be ignored...]]

: Scorponok is a robotic scorpion superficially resembling a ''Zoids'' Death Stinger. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle ([[Blackout (Movie)|hint, hint]]). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed on a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.

: In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon's own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout's rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] due to him being a retool of Blackout.) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok's undercarriage instead.

: Scorponok can transform into what might be ''charitably'' called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and, possibly, so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer" by itself). In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the Target-exclusive movie Prequel comic.

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*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_DecepticonDesertAttack_2pack.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes [[mass shifting|some imagination]].]]

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains ''two'' Scorponok toys in different sizes.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

:A Wal*Mart exclusive special pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys is changed from their respective original releases.

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*'''Desert Attack''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-03'''

[[Image:Movie_ScreenBattles_DesertAttack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Scorponok now comes with little people to kill.]]

:This pack features a minor [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Scorponok sporting 'sand' paint applications on his body. The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of [[Epps|Sergeant Epps]], [[Jorge Figueroa]] and [[Donnelly|Sergeant Donnelly]]. They are packaged in a special window box featuring a diorama depicting the battle at [[Mahfouz]]'s village.

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===Attacktix===
*'''Battle Masters Megatron and Scorponok''' (Battle Master set, 200?)

[[Image:Attacktix-MovMegsScorp.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I am going to KILL Yukon Cornelius.]]
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
*'''Optimus Prime vs Scorponok''' (2007)
[[Image:Rhscorpprime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Ripped straight from that scene they didn't appear together in.]]

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Scorponok_headprop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Now ''I'm'' the [[Headmaster]]!]]
* Real physical props of Scorponok's head and tail were made by ILM's crew for certain scenes, most notably Lennox and Epps' examination of the tail leftovers on the plane. The head prop was used in the close-up of Scorponok stalking the SOCCENT survivors.<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Trans_08.html Ben Procter's portfolio, depicting CGI models and life-sized props for Scorponok]</ref>

* According to writer [[Roberto Orci]] on the official Transformers Movie board, [[Ravage]] was originally going to appear in the movie (back when Blackout was still supposed to be [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]])<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]</ref>, but was later changed to Scorponok when the setting of the opening scene was changed from jungle to desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]</ref> This would make Scorponok's scorpion form the ''robot mode'' (in the same fashion Ravage's panther mode was the robot mode), whereas his "alternate mode" is actually a part of Blackout's engine.

[[Image:Geturboshaftengine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Turboshaft engine that film Scorponok transforms from. You can almost see the bits of [[Donnelly]].]]

* Exactly ''which'' parts of Blackout turn into Scorponok is a little unclear. The center of his body appears to be made of a [[Wikipedia:General Electric T64|General Electric T64]] turboshaft engine; his transformation/separation sequence in the movie shows that his forearms are made up of part of the side thrusters' exhausts, and therefore ''also'' consist of parts of T64 engines. How this is is possible, considering an MH-53 Pave Low only features ''two'' T64 engines, is up to anyone's guess.

* Meanwhile, the various markings found on the CGI model's design, the life-sized props and Hasbro's Deluxe toy are taken from all kinds of places of Blackout's helicopter mode, most prominently the cockpit and the tail.<ref name="pavelow">[http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/mh53jreferencefr_1.htm Detail close-up photos of a real MH-53 Pave Low]</ref> Some of those markings can also be found on props used for the scene which features the US Navy dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean.<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2006/10/pics-from-uss-shoup-of-transformer.html Behind the scenes photos taken aboard the USS Shoup, depicting props from the movie used for the screne which features the US Navy dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean]</ref> Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode in the movie's final act, it seems that either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counter-attack in Qatar (and was therefore part of Blackout during the final battle), or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.

* In the feature "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack" on the movie's bonus DVD, production designer [[Jeff Mann]] suggested that Scorponok was "birthed" from Blackout, thus suggesting that he might be more of an autonomous extension of Blackout himself, similar to [[Roller]]. Screenwriter Roberto Orci later confirmed that as far as he was concerned, Scorponok was something between a symbiont and a "drone", rather than a fully-fledged character.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1159482&postcount=9822 Orci confirming his view of Scorponok]</ref>

* The movie novelization and the aforementioned feature on the movie's bonus DVD both spell his name "Skorponok", probably yet another late production change. Meanwhile, in interviews, Michael Bay constantly refers to him as "Scorponox", and a preorder listing for the movie score even uses the spelling "Skorpinok".<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Steve-Jablonsky/dp/B000VFGQHK Amazon.com preorder for the movie score]</ref> Come on, people! It's not like his name's Mxyzptlk.

* Speaking of real, the famous shot of Scorponok leaping from the sand after a trio of soldiers used in a lot of the promos? Scorponok is the ''only'' element of CGI in that shot. The sand-explosion behind the soldiers is real, caused by carefully timed explosives placed under the dunes, which certainly must have encouraged the actors to run like hell--the looks of fear on their faces are 100% genuine. The overwhelming majority of explosions, flying cars, and broken buildings in the movie are similarly real effects, not CGI.

* Scorponok is the only Transformer in the movie whose name is not spoken or stated in any way.

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==Footnotes==
<references />

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Scavenger (Armada)

2008-05-22T21:29:50Z

70.181.31.10: /* Armada */

{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Scavengerut.jpg|right|thumb|300px|" "]]

A former instructor at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s top military academy, '''Scavenger''' sets the bar high. It was his (and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]'s) strict training regimen for the now-legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] that has pushed the Autobots to countless victories. Not easily impressed, Scavenger despises cockiness and values only true skill. Like Optimus Prime, he sees potential in the young [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Hot Shot is hotheaded and cocksure, especially now that he wields the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. Scavenger sees this as a problem.

But it's nothing that can't be beaten out of him.

''Japanese name:'' '''Devastar'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Ward Perry]] (USA), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japan)

[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|thumb|GAME OVER, MAN!]]

Scavenger was hired by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] for his skills as a mercenary and a bounty hunter for [[Mini-Con]]s, due to the troubles Megatron was having with the troops under his command. Scavenger claimed that at first he did not know whether to accept the contract or not, until he saw the sorry state of the Decepticons after their defeat at the hands of Hot Shot and the Star Saber. His mocking lack of respect or fear for Megatron intimidated the other Decepticons, as well as earning [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] hatred.

His first appearance on Earth was during an observation of a battle between Starscream and Hot Shot. Noting that Hot Shot only won because the Star Saber sensed its wielder's inexperience, Scavenger challenged the younger Autobot and soundly beat him, despite suffering a serious wound. {{Storylink|Overmatch}}

Later, it was revealed that Scavenger was in fact an Autobot spy working on the behalf of Optimus Prime. After locating [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], he set his goal on misleading the Decepticons. It is unclear how long Scavenger posed as a Decepticon, but Megatron takes note of his "legacy" in deciding to trust him.

Scavenger performed his spy duties so well, that he surprised most of the Autobots when he turned over an important member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]] to Megatron. Scavenger continued to serve Megatron until abruptly turning on the Decepticons and aiding Optimus Prime. Scavenger revealed his past with Prime as a teacher and fellow soldier before taking Hot Shot under his wing. Scavenger believes in hard work, but is also prone to bouts of laziness.

He served with the Autobots until the end of the ''[[Unicron Battles]]''.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

Scavenger, despite being a bulldozer, swerved out of the way of the approaching tank-mode Demolishor and fell down a hill. This apparently knocked him out.

Really.

====''Energon''====

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-07'''
[[Image:ArmadaScavenger_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Walk like a maaan...]]

: Scavenger transforms into a large green bulldozer. Unusually for Transformers of this era, he features functional rubber treads. Rollbar (in robot mode) can be placed inside the driver's cabin, and pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds. Pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down.

: In robot mode, Scavenger unusually has no leg articulation whatsoever. His 'legs' are halves of the shovel blade clipped onto the purple drum wheel. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the legs up and down in a simulation of walking. Each 'step' is accompanying by a stomp sound effect. Moving his arms up and down activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinking Rollbar to the active Powerlinx port on his hip, then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.

:He was released before the episode that revealed his true allegiance was aired. Thanks for spoiling it for us, jerks!
: This mold was used to make [[Treadbolt]].

==Trivia==

* From a design standpoint, Scavenger is essentially an homage to the Generation 1 [[Constructicons]]. His coloring is the same distinctive green and purple of the Constructicons, his name, of course, is based off [[Scavenger (G1)|one of the Constructicons]] (while his Japanese name is the same as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s), and his alternate form is that of a bulldozer, similar to [[Bonecrusher (G1)|another Constructicon]]. In addition, his Cybertronic robot mode, seen in the episode [[Trust (Armada episode)|Trust]], uses a rifle drawn to resemble Devastator's.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmScavenger/scavenger.htm Scavenger at TFU.info]

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Wing Saber (Energon)

2008-04-15T19:41:05Z

70.181.31.10: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the character in [[Energon]]|the [[Brainmaster]] in [[Victory]]|Star Saber (G1)}}
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:''Wing Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WingSaber-comic.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Wing Saber joins ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] in the proud tradition of being a [[Super Mode|Magic Mushroom]] for an Optimus.]]

'''Wing Saber''' is an Autobot who used to be called '''Wing Dagger'''. Then [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] happened to him. Since then, Wing Saber has led a noble life of becoming parts for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. Wing Saber even has his own personal team of [[Mini-Con]]s, the [[Caliber Mini-Cons]].

:Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Sonic Bomber'''<br>
:Energon'' pre-release name'': '''Superion Maximus'''<br>
:Cybertron'' pre-release name'': '''Knockdown'''<br>
:''Hungarian name'': '''Éleskard''' (Sharp Sword), and '''Éleskés''' (Sharp Knife) as Wing Dagger.<ref>On the ''Ultimate Battle DVD'' special, Wing Dagger is called '''Tőrszárny''', the most accurate of the translations (means "Dagger Wing"), but not the most fancy-sounding.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (US), [[Kouji Yusa]] (Japan)

Wing Dagger was a mere security guard on Cybertron, but when [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] killed his peer, [[Padlock]], he got the chance to become something more. As he was pursuing Shockblast through the sky amongst the energon towers, the Decepticon struck one with a beam, causing it to crash down upon Wing Dagger and Tidal Wave. Wing Dagger was destroyed, but his spark was taken to [[Primus]]. With the aid of [[Rad White|Rad]], Primus restored the warrior. Reformatted into Wing Saber, he joined Optimus' team not only to find energon, but to avenge the death of his friend.

Wing Saber, having been reformatted and re-powered by Primus himself, understood his task of being Optimus Prime's personal servant. Optimus Prime reminded Wing Saber that he was not Prime's property, and Wing Saber seemed to have issues figuring out who he was. Wing Saber joined [[Optimus Supreme]] and the other Autobots in spark form to confront the massive [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]-[[Unicron]] being at the end of the ''Energon'' series.
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====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Sam Vincent]] (US), [[Takayasu Usui]] (Japan) <br>

Wing Saber returned during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, but with a new rebellious, irreverent edge. Having undergone a falling out with Optimus Prime in the brief period between ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' involving the life of a stranded astronaut, Wing Saber took off into space and returned when he encountered the [[Omega Frequency]] wave after the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] Key was inserted into the [[Omega Lock]] on [[Earth]]. Wing Saber now showed signs of a new defiant attitude toward his former allies, even to the point of violence. He attacked Optimus Prime at one point (claiming Prime had it coming) and fired at Hot Shot's feet when the latter questioned him once. However, Wing Saber quickly found himself part of the team again, which led to reviving his ability to combine with Optimus Prime to create their Sonic Wing Mode. Wing Saber continued to aid the Autobots until the end of the series, at which point he departed and eventually encountered (and dueled with) the mighty [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who had somehow survived his duel with Galvatron on [[Gigantion|the Giant Planet]].

{{note|Sonic Bomber is not the same character as Energon Wing Saber in ''Galaxy Force''. Probably. Maybe. Takara's [[retcon]] of Galaxy Force back into [[continuity]] with Super Link makes things questionable.}}

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==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Wing Saber''' (Mega, 2004)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SC-17'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: ''Energon'' Wing Saber transforms into a Cybertronic "flying wing" jet. In both jet and robot mode he has a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He disassembles into four portions, which attach to the limbs on the Super-class ''Energon'' Optimus Prime toy. When Wing Saber's upper-body parts and wings are attached to Prime's arms, they are in "Flight Mode", while the lower-body-as-arms configuration brings Wing Saber's non-firing cannons to the forefront, forming "Fight Mode".

:As Wing Saber is essentially a glorified accessory for the Super class Optimus Prime figure, his robot mode is a [[brick]], with almost no articulation beyond some minor movement in his lower arms.

: The [[Takara]] version predated the [[Hasbro]] release by several months. The two versions are largely identical, but Takara's has a greater number of more intricate [[paint application]]s.

===Cybertron===
*'''Wing Saber''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''GC-22'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right blades, 2 blade-handles, left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Autobot Cybertron-planet Cyber Key

[[Image:Cyb_wingsaber_toy.jpg|left|thumb|170px|His guns have guns on them which also shoot tiny guns.]]

: ''Cybertron'' Wing Saber transforms into a heavily armed military plane based on an A-10 Thunderbolt. Pressing the button behind his cockpit canopy causes a machine gun sound to emit from a speaker on the bottom of the nosecone. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the key slot behind his canopy splits the nosecone fuselage in half and exposes a cannon with a red LED. Pressing the button activates the same machine gun sound effect, this time with the red LED flashing.

:Wing Saber's wing-flaps detach to form swords; for Wing Saber to use them, they need to be inserted into sword-handles that plug into 5mm holes in his forearms, as his hands are incompatible with the standard weapon-pegs. His removable spring-loaded missile launchers, mounted under his wings, can also be attached to those ports. Wing Saber can also form a backpack for Leader class Optimus Prime's super mode, forming their '''Sonic Wing Mode'''.

[[Image:GF_SonicBomber_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|FAINARU FYU-Oh wait, wrong show.]]

:Wing Saber comes with a silver-bordered Cybertron planet Autobot Cyber Key with the [[Cyber Key Codes|key code]] '''uya7''' printed on the back.

:The vast majority of [[Takara]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' GC-22 Sonic Bomber figures have a misaligned "nose guard" that can obscure the eyes in some cases. This problem was fixed for the [[Hasbro]] Wing Saber figure. The Sonic Bomber figure preceded [[Hasbro]]'s Wing Saber by several months and has a slightly different deco. Differences include silver chromed saber blades and a gold chromed chest shield. Minor changes were also made to graphics on the plane, such as an entirely red nosecone as opposed to Sonic Bomber's red striped, and smaller [[Autobot]] insignias on the wings.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Wingblade]].

*'''Sonic Convoy''' (Gift set, 2005)
:''Japanese ID Number'': '''EX-02'''

:[[Takara]] issued a slight Sonic Bomber [[redeco]] as a (rushed) Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] set with transparent [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Galaxy Convoy]] and a [[retool]] of "[[Scrapmetal drones|Rumble]]" as "[[Cobybot|Coby's Rumble]]". Sonic Bomber received only very minor changes; the saber blades were changed from silver chrome to gold chrome, all red paint was changed to metallic red, and the chest shield halves were now red chrome rather than gold. Benefiting from a [[Hasbro]] tweak, this version also has a properly aligned "nose guard".

*'''Optimus Prime and Wing Saber''' (2-pack, 2006)

:This set, consisting of totally unmodified versions of Cybertron Optimus Prime and Wing Saber, was released as a CostCo exclusive. The set also includes a DVD with the Cybertron episode ''[[United]]''. This set comes in a particularly huge box, and retailed for $35.99, five dollars less than the MSRP for Optimus Prime by himself.

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==Trivia==
* ''Energon'' Wing Saber was a toy-concept initiated by [[Takara]] and left largely to their own design team to develop, though they had to follow various [[Hasbro]] price-point mandates. The toy was detail-designed by noted Japanese fan [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] and incorporates elements of fan-favorites [[Predaking]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]].

* Ichikawa originally envisioned Wing Saber's personal weapon to be the [[Energon Saber]]. This was nixed by the animation production staff, however, along with many other toy-team concepts.

* ''Energon'' Wing Saber was originally named [[Superion Maximus]] for his western incarnation, but the name was shelved in favor of simply reusing the established Japanese name. "Superion Maximus" was reused for the combined form of the ''Energon'' [[Air Team]] shortly thereafter.

[[Image:CYB_sonic_bomber_originalsculpt.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sonic Bomber has wing sabers.]]

* Wing Saber's bio on Transformers.com, first appearing under the "Superion Maximus" title, was largely different from anything else, wherein "Wing Saber" was a venerable defender of high ranking Autobots and was the personal carrier of the Autobot high council.

* ''Cybertron'' Wing Saber's original sculpt featured a different vehicle mode nosecone design than seen on the final toy. As revealed by the Japanese online retailer [http://www.amenbo.com Amenbo.com] on April 29 2005, the original sculpt had a much greater resemblance to the A-10 Thunderbolt, with a rounded nose cone, a correctly shaped (translucent) canopy, and twin translucent gatling cannons. It is unknown what prompted the change from this more realistic sculpt to the entirely opaque one seen on the final toy.

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==References, footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/WingSaber/wingsaber.htm Wing Saber at TFU.info]

*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/b064ea50d2b114d0/43847f79db724831?lnk=st&q=&rnum=3&hl=en#43847f79db724831 An interview with Hirofumi Ichikawa on his Energon work]

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Manta Ray (G2)

2008-04-11T21:36:02Z

70.181.31.10: /* Generation 2 */

{{disambig2|the Generation 2 Autobot|the Beast Wars Predacon|Manta Ray (BW)}}

:''Manta Ray is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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Brave to the point of foolishness, '''Manta Ray''' is an intrepid aquatic warrior. Luckily, his prodigious speed gets him out of most scrapes - and when that doesn't work, he has his deadly [[Rotor Force|roto-prop]] weapon to fall back on!

:''European market name'': '''Piranha'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 2====
Like the rest of the Rotor Force, Manta Ray was originally one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] next generation of [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], animated by the stolen power of the [[Creation Matrix]]. He first saw combat on [[Tykos]], when the Decepticons raided a [[Rheanimum]] gas mine. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Manta Ray's allegiance began to shift when the Decepticons allied with the Autobots to combat the [[Cybertronian Empire]] on [[Earth]], as the youthful Transformer's innate likability won over his new allies. He and [[Leadfoot]] earned [[Tracks]]' praise for their swift and skillful blading during the initial sortie. Manta Ray later impressed [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], of all bots, with another quick save. Manta Ray was quick to return Grimlock's respect, but their mutual admiration society caused [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to doubt the young Decepticon's loyalty. {{storylink|Total War!}}

When the war against the Cybertronians turned into a battle for survival against the [[Swarm]], Manta Ray joined the survivors in preparing a makeshift defense point. Manning the perimeter defenses, Manta Ray ignored Razorclaw's order to fire, instead waiting for Grimlock's direction. This almost cost him his life, but Leadfoot decapitated Razorclaw before the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] could kill him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

{{note|In the Generation 2 comics, each faction had different symbols lining their speech bubbles -- Decepticons had triangles, Autobots had rectangles, while Dinobots were slightly in-between. To indicate his changing loyalties, Manta Ray began with triangle boxes, switched to Dinobot-style boxes when he made the decision to listen to Grimlock instead of Razorclaw, and finally had full Autobot boxes in the end.}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
* '''Manta Ray''' (Rotor Force, 1994)
**''Accessories'': Engine, 2 "flying" rotors

[[Image:G2_MantaRay_toy.jpg|thumb|right|180px|President of the Grimlock fan club. [[Wolfang]] is vice-president.]]

: Among the first of the totally-new molds designed for ''Generation 2'', Manta Ray transforms into a twin-pontoon racing boat. His rear fan engine block is a manually-wound spinner that launches his flying disc into the air. He graciously came with two in case you lost one. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for robot mode.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/MantaRay/mantaray.htm Manta Ray at TFU.info]

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Jazz (Animated)

2008-04-11T21:19:06Z

70.181.31.10:

{{disambig3|Jazz}}

:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity]].'' [[Image:Jazzanimated.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Vincent, ever have a Big Kahuna Burger?]]

'''Jazz''' may have to requisition his groove back. His alt mode is an illin' sport car, with dope-tastic tail fins.

==Fiction==
===Animated series===
:''Voice actor'': [[Phil LaMarr]] (US), [[Jens-Uwe Bogadtke]] (German)

Not much is known about Jazz at the moment, other than that he's a member of the [[Elite Guard]], but he'll most likely be cooler than Samuel L. Jackson in a block of ice. He's also the only one of the three that actually seemed interested in interacting with the organics. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Also, he will sport that retro G1 color scheme. Bombastic.

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Animated_jazz_both_mode1.JPG||thumb|250px|right|Enter the Dragon]]
:Jazz transforms into a car that looks similar to [[Jazz (G1)|his G1 counterpart]]. His exhaust pipes turn into nunchaku. It's unknown if this means he is supposed to be the Bruce Lee to Prowl's Ninja.
{{comingsoontoy}}

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Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)

2008-04-02T20:00:46Z

70.181.31.10: /* Cybertron */

:''The Cybertron Defense Team is an [[Autobot]] sub-group in [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:CybertronDefenseTeam_dvdsm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yo Joe!]]

The '''Cybertron Defense Team''' is an elite heavily armed combat unit within the Autobot army. Answering directly to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], they are dispatched to take care of the toughest assignments that other, lesser equipped Autobots can't handle. Armed with courage, determination, and some of the most powerful weapons ever bolted onto a [[Transformer]], the Cybertron Defense Team is a force to be reckoned with.

The group's members are:

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]

:''Japanese name:'' '''Vanguard Team'''

==Fiction==
===Animated Continuity===
===''Cybertron''===

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[[Image:CybertronDefenseTeam_poses.jpg|left|thumb|Three, it's a magic number]]

When [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] returned to [[Earth]] seeking vengeance for [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] treacherous duplicity, Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot were tasked with keeping the powerful Decepticon leader busy while Optimus Prime assisted the other Autobots. Enraged by the humiliation of defeat at the hands of lesser beings, Megatron summoned the power of the [[Omega Lock]] to grant him a new weapon, the Death Machine Gun, which he used to swiftly mow down the three Autobots. {{Storylink|Revelations}}

Severely damaged, the trio were transported by [[Colonel Franklin]] to a nearby US Air Force facility where technicians attempted to repair them. However, the damage was too severe, beyond repair, to the point of Red Alert giving up hope on himself and his friends. Encouraged by the children, the three Autobots recounted their memories since meeting their kids, their desire for revenge against Megatron, and their hopes of saving their [[Cybertron (planet)|home planet]]. Their words reached the ears of [[Primus]], who bathed them in holy light, healing their wounds and allowing them to reformat into new, more powerful bodies, as the Cybertron Defense Team!

The new Autobot unit rushed back to the battlefield and soundly defeated the surprised Megatron and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] with their incredible firepower, then covered the other Autobots as Optimus Prime led them to Starscream's island. {{Storylink|Critical}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-19'''

[[Image:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Heavy Arms.]]

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into an M1117 ''"Guardian"'' Armored Security Vehicle in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be put away in a sheath on his leg.

: "Exigeyser," Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard stand-up depicting three [[Scrapmetal drone]]s. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release.

*'''Cybertron Defense Scattorshot''' (Voyager Class, 2005/2006)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-20'''

[[Image:CD_Scattorshot_toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|You can never have too many weapons!]]

: Cybertron Defense Scattorshot transforms into a Multiple-Launch Rocket System of made-up model mounted on a Merkava 2 tank hull. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Planet Key in each half reveals a new weapon: one side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long blue hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: The [[Takara]] release has slightly different [[paint application]]s for his chest, and his Cybertron Defense/Vanguard Team symbol tampograph is smaller.

: He comes with a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro version has the [[Key Code]] "'''v4kt'''" on the back.

*'''Cybertron Defense Red Alert''' (Ultra Class, 2005/2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-21'''
[[Image:Cybertron_Defence_Red_Alert.jpg|right|thumb|Overcompensation.]]

: An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert. He now transforms into a BTR-90 armored personnel carrier mounted with a top-mounted missile similar to a SCUD launcher. The left side of his vehicle mode has a flip-up non-firing double-blaster, which can also be "used" in robot mode. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile pops it in half, activates the electronic sound and lights, and exposes the inner spring-loaded missile launcher "laser cannon". In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, but he comes with a shield that, when a Key is inserted, flips out a multi-tool arm that can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw), emulating his old tool-arm. This shield can be mounted on either arm. He comes with a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-Autobot Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro version has the Key Code "'''up0t'''" tampographed on the back.

: This mold was also used to make the [[Botcon 2006]]-[[exclusive]] [[Megatron (BW)|"Dawn of Future's Past" Megatron]]. It is also similar in design to the [[Machine Wars]] version of [[Soundwave (G1) | Soundwave]].

*'''Red Alert''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)
[[Image:LOC_CD_Red_Alert.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Uh...UNDER-compensation?]]

: A much-simplified version of the Cybertron Defense Red Alert toy in terms of detail and articulation, this toy was made available in the third wave of the ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. The missile is permanently in its split-open state.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]].

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Giant Planet Mini-Con Team

2008-03-28T20:47:42Z

70.181.31.10: /* Cybertron */

[[Image:GiantMiniCons-card.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''De''-struction's better than ''con''-struction, if you get my drift.]]

The '''Giant Planet Mini-Con Team''' are a trio of [[Mini-Con]]s who have abandoned their duties, operating without the assistance of a larger partner. Rather than work on construction sites, they prefer to just run around wrecking things. Be it on land, sea or air, these three are real troublemakers.

The Giant Planet Mini-Con team consists of...

*[[Deepdive]] the submarine.

*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] the double-crane truck.

*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] the military cargo plane.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CYB_giantplanetminicons.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Theme-less wonders.]]
*'''Giant Planet Mini-Con Team''' (Scout-Class, 2006)

: Available only as part of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series, this Team was only available sold in a set of three. They use the [[Decepticon]] cardback style, even though they aren't explicitly Decepticon-allied, fictionally.

: This mold set was used to make the partner Mini-Cons to ''[[Timelines]]'' [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]]: [[Astro-Hook]], [[Astro-Line]] and [[Astro-Sinker]].

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Don Figueroa

2008-03-21T20:51:34Z

70.181.31.10: Slight clarification/rewording

[[Image:Don_figueroa.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The DON, artist, designer and a career batting average of 99.94]]

'''Don Allan Figueroa''' is a Filipino American artist and a toy designer. Originally, he was the writer and artist of the fan-comic series "[[Macromasters]]," which featured his original designs, of which he would build transformable, scratch-built toys. When [[Dreamwave Productions]] received the Transformers comic book license, Figueroa was initially signed on to illustrate packaging art for the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy line, and subsequently he would pencil ''[[The War Within]]'' miniseries. For the latter, Figueroa designed a pre-Earth mode for every single character (with the exception of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], whose design was done by [[Pat Lee]]) that appeared in the series. [[Aaron Archer]] took notice of his talents, and Figueroa helped design toys for [[Hasbro]], most notably the [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] and [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] series, as well as contributing art to [[IDW Publishing]]'s new range of Transformers comics.

He has recently left the ''Transformers'' franchise as his primary creative work, said to be taking an indefinite break.

Everyone still loves him though.

{{note|Don's 'secret file' sketches for the ''[[The War Within]]'' collections include the login 'Maraudimus Prime,' one of his screen names.}}

==Comic book art==
===Dreamwave===
* ''[[The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 1|#1]], [[The War Within issue 2|#2]], [[The War Within issue 3|#3]], [[The War Within issue 4|#4]], [[The War Within issue 5|#5]], [[The War Within issue 6|#6]]
* ''[[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|Armada]]'' [[Worlds Collide, Part 1|#14]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 2|#15]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 3|#16]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 4|#17]]
* [[Generation One (Dreamwave comic)|Generation One ongoing]] [[Generation One issue 0|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons|#1]], [[Black Sunshine|#2]], [[Skyfire (comic issue)|#3]], [[The Omega Effect|#4]], [[Original Sin|#5]], [[Atonement|#6]], [[Infestation|#7]], [[Extermination|#8]], [[Lost and Found|#9]], [[The Route of All Evil|#10]]
* [[More Than Meets The Eye|''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' Profile books]]

===IDW Publishing===
* ''[[The Gathering]]'' [[The Gathering issue 1|#1]], [[The Gathering issue 2|#2]], [[The Gathering issue 3|#3]], [[The Gathering issue 4|#4]]
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==DVD cover art==
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==Transformers packaging art==
===''Armada''===
* [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]
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* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Powerlinx Hot Shot]]
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* [[Unicron]]
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===Energon===
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
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* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]
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===Timelines===
* ''[[Games of Deception]]''

==Transformers toy designs==
===Titanium===
* [[Titanium Series|All 6" Titanium figures]]

===Classics===
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]

{{Note|Despite popular opinion to the contrary, Don did not actually design ''Classics'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. According to him, he had seen the design some time before the public did, and decided to use it in IDW Publishing's ''Stormbringer'' mini-series.}}

==Trivia==
*According to ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], the surname of [[Jorge Figueroa]] refers to both a friend of the writer and Don Figueroa.[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=361118&postcount=4280 ]

==External links==
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=159034 Interview with Don Figueroa at TFW2005.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa, Don}}
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Devastation issue 6

2008-03-20T21:19:00Z

70.181.31.10: /* Errors */

[[Image:Dev06coverdev06cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You reap what you sow pal]]
{{comicnav | Devastation | 6 | seriesname=''The Transformers: Devastation''| prev=Devastation issue 5 | next=All Hail Megatron issue 1}}
'''The Reapers battle the Decepticons, who get some help from Galvatron; Hunter completes his transformation; the Autobots leave Earth.'''

== Synopsis ==
In the [[Machination]]'s [[Tampa]] headquarters, an employee reports to the damaged Transformer that Hunter is trapped in the well-guarded bodyshop. The Transformers orders his men not to engage and speaks to agent Dante, now in [[Headmaster]] attire. Dante prepares to become the head for... Scorponok, revealed as severely damaged. Hunter struggles with the Headmaster process as scientists mess with the real head of Sunstreaker. Scorponok smashes through the wall just as Hunter figures out how to transform. A cloned body picks up the head and attaches it, but complains that the scientists' prodding is slowing him down. Scorponok attacks but Sunstreaker is able to transform, blast a hole in the wall and escape.

In the battle with the Reapers, the Decepticons fight valiantly, but are outnumbered. As Starscream states his loyalty, Megatron transforms to become his sidearm. The [[Battlecharger]]s don't fair so well though; both are killed while being observed by Galvatron. Galvatron lends a hand by turning the [[Deathbringer]] into a death-dealing zombie, who kills other Reapers by touch. With the odds tipping in their favor, Megatron gives the order for the Seekers to attack the Reapers' ship while he and the [[Triple Changer]]s attack the rest of the ground forces. When the battle is won, Megatron contemplates dismembering Blitzwing, but Starscream interrupts with the info that the Air Force is attacking.

Hardhead assists Hot Rod by blowing up a Headmaster clone and tells him about Optimus Prime's orders to evacuate. Hot Rod refuses to leave though, determined to find the root of the Headmaster mystery. Hardhead lets him go and (off-panel) takes [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] back to the ''[[Ark-32]]''. Aboard the ship, Optimus Prime speaks with Hound about rendezvousing at [[Garrus-9]], and that he doesn't take leaving Earth or Sunstreaker lightly. Hound also sent info on [[Leadfoot]]'s death to Nightbeat, who investigates the odd way in which he died. While investigating, he feels that he has seen the condition before and that someone has possibly interfered with his memory. He heads down to the hangar bay, and to the ship he once piloted to [[Gorlam Prime]]...

As the ''Ark-32'' leaves orbit, Weston argues with Agent Red, stating that the "Bulwark Mechs" ([[Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]) are unaccounted for and that he doesn't have the time to activate a new one (Grimlock). Red says he must since they are at war and unlikely to get help.

Galvatron stares at the damaged form of [[Sixshot]] before returning to the [[Dead Universe]]. Though Nemesis Prime states he did good work, he confers with Jhiaxus, who suspects that Galvatron has hidden agendas and secrets.

==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[E. J. Su]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Josh Burcham]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Chris Mowry]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Andrew Steven Harris]]<br>
* ''Originally published:'' February 27, 2008
* ''Continuity:'' [[IDW continuity]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Sunstreaker]] (4)
* [[Hot Rod]] (15)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (17)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (19)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (20)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (21)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (6)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (7)
* [[Runabout]] (8)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (9)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (10)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (11)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (2)

'''Guests'''
* [[Dante]] (1)
* [[Weston]] (22)
* [[Agent Red]] (23)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
* [[Reapers]] (5)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (14)
* [[Headmaster]]s (16)
* [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (24)
* [[Jhiaxus]] (25)
|}

== Quotes ==
"'''You''', who claim the title '''Deathbringer'''... '''Be''' one!<br>
You are now, for a brief, burning instant, a harbinger!<br>
Giver of '''the unlife'''!"
:— '''Galvatron''', as he turns one of the Reapers on his own.

== Errors ==
* Jetfire is mis-colored as he talks to Prime over a view screen.

==Items of note==
* Hot Rod's lower legs and the rear end of his vehicle mode is now red, rather than the blue he had previously. Josh Burcham stated that this was an artistic choice, and not a colouring mistake.
* Nightbeat's chest is now a symmetrical "two-boob" affair, rather than the mirrored toy-based version he had previously.
* The story is followed by a pin-up by Josh Burcham.
* The inner rear cover contains the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' "Feeling Yellow".

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|alt cover}}
* '''Cover A''': Megatron vs Starscream [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors)
* '''Cover B''': Galvatron destroying the Reapers by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover A)

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Hubcap (G1)

2008-03-20T21:07:40Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{disambig2|the G1/G2 Autobot sports car|the Machine Wars Autobot tow truck|Hubcap (MW)}}{{picsneeded|Fiction, toys}}

:''Hubcap is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hubcapg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Experimental dog energies not included.]]

Everybody likes '''Hubcap'''. He's friendly, always has a clever joke or compliment ready, and is generally a nice, fun, affable bot to be around. On the other hand nobody actually ''trusts'' Hubcap. It's not his devotion to the Autobot cause that's the concern (mostly), but his ulterior motives for his friendship and jokes and the like. He is at his core a con artist, and everyone's a bit on their guard around him. Some think he's this way to cover for deficiencies or to stay in a postion well above his actual aptitude level... or maybe he just likes tricking people. He doesn't seem to have made many enemies with his tricks and scams, though; quite the opposite. So perhaps it is all mostly harmless.

No-one doubts that he's got ''very'' good audio receptors, though, capable of picking up incredibly weak signals, which is why he's part of the Autobot communications hub. One can only guess as to what he might ''do'' with all he hears in that position, though.

:''French-Candian name:'' '''Virevolto'''

==Fiction==
===Fight! Super Robot Life Transformer manga===
Hubcap is part of the group who arrive to back up [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who is defending a dog that had been cruelly experimented on by the Decepticons from being hunted and captured by the [[Combaticon]]s. He and the other Minibots combine with Powerglide in their vehicle modes thanks to the experimental energies within the dog, and spin furiously, smashing through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]' chest and out the other side in an flying drill attack.

No, seriously.

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
Hubcap is among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[Auto-Combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{Storylink|Black Sunshine}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegsOrigin4_Hubcap.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Actually doing his job!]]

Hubcap was among the mourners at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]]'s funeral at the Security Services HQ in [[Kaon]].{{Storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} He later served at an Autobot a communications post, trying to radio through to [[Iacon]] for reinforcements during Megatron's "everything burns" offensive. In the end, the area was so devastated that Hubcap and the Autobots only requested evacuation from the area instead of new troops, leaving [[Kaon]] under Decepticon control. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

{{-}}

===Fun Publications ''Timelines''===
{{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}} {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Hubcap''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-57'''

[[Image:G1_hubcap_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Not yellow Cliffjumper, dammit.]]

: Released in the third year of the Generation 1 line in the US (second year in Japan), Hubcap is a [[retool]]ing of the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] "penny-racer"-proportioned Porsche 924 Turbo sports car mold, giving him a new robot-mode head and no "spoiler". He is sometimes mistaken for the variant yellow Cliffjumper, and even occasionally for [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], who has a similiar transformation, but an entirely different mold for his car parts and robot head.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (incorrectly labeled as Cliffjumper) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] and [[The Autobots Are Under Attack!]] fliers packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $3.50 and one [[robot points|robot point]].

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
*'''Hubcap''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1993)

:Hubcap was re-released as part of the first batch of ''[[Generation 2]]'' toys in the US, this time in shiny chrome red. There's speculation that this was because [[Hasbro]] had intended to release Cliffjumper instead but didn't have the mold, but it seems more likely it was simply to keep him from looking too much like his assortment partner [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

{{-}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Hubcap/hubcap.htm Hubcap at TFU.info]

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Needlenose (G1)

2008-03-18T20:35:46Z

70.181.31.10: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:needlenose-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Run from a fight? As IF!]]

'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the most righteous fashion microchips in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''. What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about [[Nebulan|Nebulans]], he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag (G1)|Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that.

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.}}

[[Image:TFuk229.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Oh Needlenose! You and your crazy get-rich-quick schemes!]]
''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress on combat. During a training exercise he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot training dummy, hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]], and began hunting him down through the American desert. Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} The Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for Catilla's murder. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none to pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{Storylink|Cry Wolf!}}''

As a member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Needlenose joined Spinister and the [[Triggercon]]s in served their lord [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on his obsessive quest for the [[Creation Matrix]]. As the search progressed, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). After Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobot's [[Ark]], severely injuring Spinister in the process, he was cast out into space by the Autobot, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Needlenose and the Mayhems surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the Earthforce Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===IDW comics continuity===

Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Needlenose''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sunbeam and Zig-Zag Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1needlenose_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Anybody wanna hear a funny-ass joke?]]

:Needlenose transforms into the [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon]]. Zig-Zag and Sunbream are mounted on hardpoints under his wingtips in this mode. In robot mode, Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm Needlenose at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Needlenose Needlenose's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Vroom (G1)

2008-03-17T19:45:15Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''Vroom is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Vroom_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"That's vroom vroom, not [[Zoom-Zoom|zoom zoom]]."]]

Insane risks are what give '''Vroom''' a reason to live, it seems. There's nothing that sparks his circuits like just barely out-running the expanding fireball of a [[Decepticon]] installation he just blew to smithereens. he made his name in the [[Asphalt Wars]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and since that day has been pushing his endurance (and luck) with more and more dangerous missions. Sure, with his skill, he could probably achieve them with a lot less threat of injury or death... but where's the fun in that?

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Of COURSE! Instead of remaining idle, the other hand can ALSO be used to fire a SECOND gun! Why hasn't anyone thought of that before??]]

Vroom was stationed at the penal colony [[Garrus 9]], under the overall command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Though he fought on the frontlines firing ''two'' guns at the same time, he and his fellow soldiers failed to repel a raid by [[Banzaitron]]'s strike team, the [[Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Vroom''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' Magnetic Repeller Rifle, Illusionizer, small wheel, sidecar/base

[[Image:G1Vroom_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]

: As a [[Pretender|Mega Pretender]], Vroom comes with a fair amount of stuff. Opening up his armored-human Pretender shell reveals the stored core robot, who turns into a Cybertronic dragster. The humanoid shell can ''also'' be transformed into a Cybertronic motorcycle. Both vehicle modes can then be combined (repositioning a few of the accessories), giving the larger shell-cycle a dragster sidecar.

{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Vroom/vroom.htm Vroom at TFU.info]

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Turbofire

2008-03-17T19:42:39Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''Turbofire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] section of [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

'''Turbofire''' is as strong as a block of nuclear-hardened durasteel, and about as durable. He is also as smart as [[Skywarp|a lump of lead]], and only slightly more skilled. Turbofire will not back down from a problem too difficult for his undersized brain. He is far too stubborn for that.

No, he will think and think, and think some more, the pungent odor of burning insulation wafting from his logic circuits, until he has either figured the matter out, or until it has gone away on its own. Stubborn and stupid, but not skilled enough to carry out orders, it makes perfect sense that he is a fairly high-ranking officer.

''Italian name: '''Astro''' ''<br>
''UK name: '''Hotrider'''

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Shoot the sky! Maybe it'll fall on them!"]]

Turbofire was one of several Autobots under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and the other soldiers failed to stop a Decepticon attack force from liberating the facility's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
*'''Turbofire''' (Axelerator, 1993/1994)
**''Accessories:'' Engine block/gun
[[Image:G1G2_Turbofire_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Don't worry; you'll see him coming.]]

: Sold as part of the [[Axelerator]] assortment, Turbofire transforms into a large pickup truck of undetermined model. His exposed chrome-silver engine block becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode.

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the "transitional" time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "Generation 2" line-name. He was slightly recolored for American release the same year, with the transparent pink plastic of his windows and lightpipe being replaced with a smokey grey plactic that was much harder to see through. He was released again in the UK in 1994 in ''G2'' packaging, but the toy was identical to the original European-market release.

{{-}}

===Unreleased===
[[Image:turbofire-BT.jpg|thumb|left|I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. That is what I said. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. But not when they are red.]]

:Turbofire's mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''G2'' [[Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in blue with black robot parts, he was to come with the '''Signal/Traffic Lights Set''', a building-block traffic signal that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release.

:In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

:Since very little information exists on the line's more fictional aspects, it is unknown if this toy was to be the same general character Turbofire, or a new character altogether.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Turbofire/turbofire.htm Turbofire at TFU.info]

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Bludgeon (G1)

2008-03-17T18:41:16Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{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, the "double" [[Targetmaster]]s, 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|The 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, 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. After the alliance was tested when new Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] beat the tar out of [[Fangry]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] assured Bludgeon with promises of starting anew on another planet and living in peace. Bludgeon rejected this in secret, and, assuming command of the Decepticons during their current leadership vacuum, ordered the Autobots' escape ships to be sabotaged, leaving their rivals to die as their planet imploded. {{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. 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," but he whispered differently to his subordinates. {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

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=====Earthforce=====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel UK continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.}}

''[[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!}}''

[[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 to 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 snuck in. 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 tried to finish him, but [[Spinister]] decided to slag him with his blaster instead. {{storylink|Wolf In The Fold!}} Angry at losing his kill, Bludgeon was pleased to find Earthforce attacking them. 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?}} Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold managed to escape Autobot captivity by playing a silent mind game on [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}''

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=====''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.]]
Following a brief exile, Bludgeon created a large planet-like spacecraft known as the [[Warworld]], which functioned as a vessel for pirating resources throughout the galaxy. {{storylink|Primal Fear}} Bludgeon then made a bid to lure Optimus Prime to Earth to steal the Autobot Creation Matrix so life could be granted to a new generation of Decepticon warriors. The plan involved 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. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}
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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.]]
Bludgeon 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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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Bludgeon.jpg|right|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|left|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 progess. {{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}}

===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]], 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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==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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Mayhem Attack Squad

2008-03-17T18:35:18Z

70.181.31.10: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a team of [[Decepticon]]s in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, with the most bloodthirty and deadly Decepticons recruited to swell the team's ranks when old members die
or desert.

Unlike the Wreckers the Mayhems also have a SWEET ship. When Megatron isn't stealing it, that is.

The team's known members have included:
:''1st known lineup''
*[[Battletrap]]
*[[Carnivac]] (Leader)
*[[Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Venom]]
:''2nd known lineup''
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler]] (Leader)
*[[Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
:''3rd known lineup''
*Bludgeon (Leader)
*Octopunch
*Stranglehold

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
:''Events from UK-only stories are italicized.''

''With Galvatron and Megatron teamed up on Earth and a rift in time and space threatenning to destroy all reality the Decepticons on Cybertron were getting desperate. The Mayhem Attack Squad were teamed with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent to earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth the two teams joined with the advance scouts Broadside, Inferno and Sandstorm, and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

''The battle could have gone... better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest, cannon-blasted Venom and by the time the first skirmish was over only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle was moved above ground Carnivac had a change of heart about killing Springer or letting him die when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated, as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.''

''With the Time Wars over the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth because Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron!''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and Skids to form a new team called [[Survivors|The Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given Pretender shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.''

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla.''

[[Image:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|thumb|right|250px|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]

''While they succeeded in destroying Catilla, they were targeted for vengeance by Carnivac.''

On Cybertron the Mayhem Attack Squad - Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch - were assigned to assassinate the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad was accidentally sent deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus]], and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlocks armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location.

====Earthforce====
''Along with his allies the Survivors and Grimlock's Earthforce, Carnivac saw to it that all the members of the Mayhem Attack Squad were either killed or captured.''

''The three surviving members, Blugeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold, managed to escape from Earthforce by being quiet.''

==Trivia==
* Flywheels and Battletrap are the only team members to have appeared prior to the Mayhem Attack Squad's debut in Time Wars, part 3. It is unknown whether they were part of the team at this time.
* Flywheels is not seen again after the Time Wars story arc. Though he is never seen to be killed, he may have been so "off-screen" at some point in the battle.
* Although Flywheels vanishes after Time Wars, Battletrap - who WAS seen to die - reappears later in both the post-Unicron US issues and in Generation 2, among Bludgeon's forces.

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Needlenose (G1)

2008-03-17T18:29:59Z

70.181.31.10: /* Generation 1 */

:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:needlenose-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Run from a fight? As IF!]]

'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the most righteous fashion microchips in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''. What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about [[Nebulan|Nebulans]], he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag (G1)|Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that.

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.}}

''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress on combat. During a training exercise he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot training dummy, hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]], and began hunting him down through the American desert. Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} The Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for Catilla's murder. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none to pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{Storylink|Cry Wolf!}}''

As a member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Needlenose joined Spinister and the [[Triggercon]]s in served their lord [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on his obsessive quest for the [[Creation Matrix]]. As the search progressed, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). After Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobot's [[Ark]], severely injuring Spinister in the process, he was cast out into space by the Autobot, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Needlenose and the Mayhems surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the Earthforce Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===IDW comics continuity===

Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Needlenose''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sunbeam and Zig-Zag Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1needlenose_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Anybody wanna hear a funny-ass joke?]]

:Needlenose transforms into the [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon]]. Zig-Zag and Sunbream are mounted on hardpoints under his wingtips in this mode. In robot mode, Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm Needlenose at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Needlenose Needlenose's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Spark of Darkness

2008-03-15T22:50:23Z

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[[Image:SparkDarkness.jpg|thumb|350px|Beauty is in the optic of the beholder.]]

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |10 |prev= Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege |next=Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

'''Megatron has been defeated, but strange creatures keep attacking the Maximals all over Cybertropolis.'''

==Summary==
The [[Maximals]] celebrate the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] inside the now-dormant [[Grand Mal]]. But while most of the group high-five each other, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] mourns the loss of his pet, [[Savage/Noble]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] wonders if Megatron is truly defeated, but [[Optimus Primal|Primal]] assures his team that he knows Megatron is dead, thanks to their mutual connection to the [[Oracle]]. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] mentions there's still business to be taken care of, [[Botanica]] responds she feels there's another evil on Cybertron.

Cheetor and Nightscream are sent to find the [[Vehicon]] generals. Silverbolt and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] are sent to assess the dormant Transformer bodies to start the process of returning the sparks Megatron kidnapped to function. Rattrap and Botanica are assigned to attend the techno-organic orchard. [[Rattrap]], of course, whines about this. Optimus stays in the Grand Mal.

Blackarachnia tries to put the moves on Silverbolt, but without confirmation that Megatron is truly really dead, he's extremely hesitant to respond to her advances. She's so focused on trying to force open Silverbolt's heart, only he notices the large, lumbering monster emerge behind her. The two Maximals run away (cowardly) from the giant, but when the monster hits Silverbolt with gunfire, Blackarachnia fights back with her electric sting. The monster knocks her over, but Silverbolt has had time to recover and attacks the monster with his throwing blades. Eventually, Blackarachnia has the idea to attack the monster using an explosive component from one of the nearby Transformer bodies. The behemoth steps out of the explosion, and the two Transformers watch a strange red spark emerge from the monster as it falls over in defeat. The red glow races away.

In the orchard, while Botanica works, Rattrap scavenges parts of a [[Motorcycle Drone]] to see if anything can be made into a useful tool. As he does this, he moans that he feels his talents are being wasted and he'll be stuck with embarrassing stories to tell his grandkids. Botanica argues that tending the garden is important. The debate between the two heats up, and in their rage, the two Maximals accidentally touch lips. The two quickly agree to completely disregard, forget, and ignore their contact and get to work. But suddenly, the deactivated Cycle Drone comes to life and begins to blast the orchard. Botanica, upset about the carnage, transforms and uses her bolts to bring heavy wreckage crashing down upon the possessed drone. The drone flails its body one last time before falling over, no longer inhabited by the glowing red spark.

Cheetor and Nightscream meet with [[Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and invite the two generals to join the Maximals. As the two generals debate, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] stops by to make it clear that he has no interest in joining with the Maximals and that he believes that Megatron, "The Big M," will soon return. After Thrust leaves, the remaining four are attacked by a damaged but resilient [[Aero Drone]]. Nightscream sucks the energy from the drone, but the monster still tries to pull Cheetor over the edge of a nearby cliff. Cheetor is saved by Nightscream and the drone falls, but before it makes impact with the water below, the glowing red spark leaves the body.

The group returns to meet with the other Maximals (sans Botanica) inside the Grand Mal, and Optimus welcomes Strika and Obsidian to the team. The two new recruits leave to fortify the base—just in time for Rattrap to detect the haunting red spark heading right towards them all. Inside, the spark passes by the two generals and briefly encounters Cheetor and Blackarachnia. Next, the spark uses a [[Tank Drone]] body to attack Optimus and Botanica. While Rattrap tracks the movement of the Spark, he deduces a way to neutralize its rampage.

Rattrap uses a Spark Extractor on the Tank Drone to draw out the spark. Once the red spark is contained, he "re-polarizes" his captive, but the Spark Extractor flies alive, trying to break free of Rattrap's grip. After escaping the spark extractor, the spark flies into a [[Diagnostic Drone]] and, finally coherent, exclaims "I live!" But Rattrap has the next laugh: The spark, who is clearly Megatron, is now trapped inside of the diminutive body.

The Maximals meet Megatron, but he laughs at them. Even in his tiny form, he's able to reactivate the Grand Mal's internal defenses to evict the Maximals. As the Maximals struggle against the tentacles that have begun to bind them, Primal has an Oracle moment, but the Maximals are all captured anyway. Megatron starts to reformat Primal's spark, but Rattrap gets Botanica to destroy the control panel, freeing the team from Megatron's grip.

Obsidian arrives at the fight scene and is forced to choose: Be loyal to Primal's or Megatron's side. The two generals grab Megatron and fall out of sight. Out of immediate danger, Optimus explains that Nightscream didn't kill Megatron, but only turned Megatron into the monster that he was but no longer is.

Away from the battle, Strika, Obsidian and Megatron meet up with Thrust. No longer in control of the Sparks, Megatron declares, "The time for action is now."

==Quotes==

"What would you rather be doing, sticking your tail into a computer circuit?"<br>
"Heh, beats the heck outta plowing ''your'' little field of dreams."
:—"Innuendo 101" with '''Botanica''' and '''Rattrap'''

"You shall not pass!"<br>
[''Red spark passes without pause'']
:—'''Strika''' makes a very poor Gandalf.

"I live! I live! I—what kind of puny body is this?!"<br>
:—'''Megatron''' discovers he's in a diagnostic drone. That's karma.

==Stats==
'''Writer:''' [[Nick Dubois]]<br>
'''Original air date:''' April 12, 2000 (YTV); October 28, 2000 (FOX)

'''Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Botanica]], [[Rattrap]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], [[Megatron (BW)|Evil Red Spark]], [[Strika]], [[Obsidian]] [[Waspinator (BW)|Thrust]]

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
*The short story "Singularity Ablyss" by [[Bob Skir]], published in the [[Transformers Legends]] anthology, is set between-the-scenes of this episode. It doesn't change the events of the episode, but it does illuminate what Megatron may have been thinking in the midst of all that body-jumping; also, he kills [[Rhinox]].

*The shell that attacks [[Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia]] is composed of parts from [[Beast Wars]] combatants. The feet, torso, and right arm belong to the transmetalized [[Tarantulas]] and the head bears a strong resemblance to the original [[Dinobot]], with [[Tigerhawk]]'s eyes.

*Precisely 5 minutes and 3 seconds into the episode, immediately after Blackarachnia says, "Whoever you are, THAT was a big mistake!", one can see the severed head of [[Depth Charge]] lying right by her feet.

*Even later on in the episode, when Silverbolt trips over battling the mutant, Blackarachnia proceeds to rip out the power core from what appears to be [[Ratchet]]'s body.

===Real-world references===
*This episode's title is a play on Joseph Conrad's novella ''[[Wikipedia:Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.
*When [[Cheetor]] asks [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] what he's rebelling against now that Megatron is gone, Thrust replies "What've you got?", the reply given by James Dean's character in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_without_a_cause Rebel Without a Cause]. Fitting.
*The sequence where [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Botanica]] are first ambushed is also a visual quote from the original [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_%28film%29 Alien].
*When Obsidian and Strika attempt to intercept the red spark, Strika exclaims "You shall not pass!", a possible reference to Gandalf's words in ''Lord of the Rings''.

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Prometheus Unbound

2008-03-15T22:48:42Z

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[[Image:PrometheusUnbound title.jpg|thumb|350px|"Lookit me! Ah'm Megatron, snort, snort!"]]

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |03 |prev= Savage Noble |next=In Darkest Knight}}

'''The Maximals infiltrate Megatron's fortress, but are betrayed by their new friend.'''

==Summary==
A giant Cybertronian moon passes (rumbles, actually) overhead. Noble howls at it, much to the consternation of the distant Maximals -- their new friend has run off yet again. Nightscream blames the team's treatment of the newcomer. Cheetor gently defends their actions as being for Noble's own good. "And ours," Rattrap adds.

Blackarachnia is vaguely unsettled by Noble; Rattrap is freaked out. Nightscream doesn't take this well, and storms off with Optimus in pursuit. Rattrap and Blackarachnia note unhappily that Noble is probably heading for "the same place as the last five nights."

Noble is furiously banging on the doors to Megatron's [[Council Citadel|citadel]] when Nightscream and Optimus arrive; he transforms to Savage form when they confront him, then continues trying to claw his way in. A bunch of snaking cables worm out to attack Nightscream when he tries again to stop Savage -- and Savage knocks him out of their way. The cables envelope and constain him, and the Maximals peel him free to find him back in Noble form.

Noble seems confused about how he got there, and says the Maximals should lock him away. But Optimus defends him, saying he saved Nightscream even in his Savage guise. Rattrap isn't buying it. Nightscream nastily puts Rattrap back in his place, saying he knows what it's like to be alone.

As usual, Optimus calms things down, focusing the team on finding the missing Sparks. The group prepares to infiltrate the citadel to look for clues. Noble wants to help, saying he's been drawn here for a reason, but Optimus refuses -- they're going to have enough to worry about. Nightscream supports Noble, but Optimus doesn't budge, and Nightscream storms off.

Rattrap plugs in and the doors slide open. Rattrap is restrained from rushing in by Blacharacnia, as Optimus reveals a destructive force field across the entryway. A quick shot to the control panel takes it out. Too easy -- this was the trap they were ''meant'' to find. The group enters... and Noble, some distance away, turns and sprints through the doorway. A pursuing Nightscream follows just as it closes.

Optimus is ticked off, but Noble says he couldn't help himself, and seems to be having trouble controlling himself.

As Rattrap begins a search for the security shut-off, Noble takes off running for the control room... and promptly steps on a floor sensor, activating a field of floating mines. The Maximals freeze, but just then Noble's eyes glow red, and he morphs back into Savage, setting off a string of the mines. KaBOOM!

The group groaningly gets to its feet, and Rattrap chews out Nightscream for dragging Noble along. They hear distant roaring, and split up -- Nightscream and Optimus hunt for Savage; Rattrap heads for the throne room, with Cheetor and Blackarachnia on backup. As the two groups proceed, both Savage and Noble watch from the shadows.

Nightscream hears Savage's roaring and takes off after him. Meanwhile, Savage change back to Noble and opens the doors to Megatron's throne room. "Sucess!" he says blissfully, as he sees Megatron's empty control harness. Noble begins leaping across the floating jigsaw puzzle bridge. He loses his grip on one, falling. Nightscream and Optimus arrive, and go after him.

Rattrap and company arrive a moment later, and stare at the drifting pieces of floating bridge. Cheetor and Blackarachnia go first and offer the less-mobile Rattrap assistance in getting to the harness. He plugs in, and the bridge assembles itself under their feet. Screens of data assemble before Rattrap. He begins searching, but everything's encrypted. Optimus encourages haste as he arrives with Nightscream and Noble -- and the latter's gentle meekness abruptly disappears.

Noble exults in being in the throne room, then spots Rattrap in the harness and immediately morphs to Savage. The Maximals realize he can control his changes. Savage blasts Rattrap out of the harness. Immediately, the bridge deconstructs and alarms go off. Tentacled Spark extractors slither out of the walls. The group (including Savage) makes quick work of them, and Rattrap gets back into the harness as Savage morphs back to Noble, standing next to the harness. Rattrap starts to thank him -- but Noble yanks him out by the tail and, in a dramatically backlit scene, tosses him away. He enters the harness himself, but nothing happens.

Noble realizes he can't interface while in an organic body. He leaps clear, grabs two Spark extractors, and applies them to... himself. A furiously burning orange Spark emerges, and the body collapses. The Spark enters the control harness, and shoots up the wires as Megatron's voice cackles: "Free... at last. Free at last!"

The Maximals charge outside to see the [[Grand Mal|giant Megatron head]] now fully animated. Megatron delightedly explains that "Noble" was just a ruse, his gigantic eyes glowing in synch with his words. Nightscream is crushed. Megatron explains further: "For an eternity, I slaved to free myself from the organic material contaminating my otherwise perfect technological body. I finally succeeded in separating the two, but my Spark remained with the wrong half -- the organic half. I knew that the answer to curing myself lay inside my citadel -- but as an organic beast, I could never hope to enter it and survive. Which is why I needed ''you''... Nightscream. Naive. Headstrong. And utterly malleable. You proved the perfect pawn... and now in gratitude, I will free ''you'' from your organic bodies."

The big floating head fires a beam into the planet, and all systems come back on-line -- including the drone army, which storms to the attack. As the others fight them off, Rattrap opens up a panel, and Optimus orders a retreat. Nobody objects as the badly outnumbered group scurries underground.

The Maximals lament their faux victory. Nightscream is still shattered, and Rattrap offers his sincere sympathy.

Back in the empty citadel, Noble's eye opens, and he stirs with a growl...

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Marv Wolfman]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' February 23, 2000 (YTV); August 26, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):'''<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*Rattrap describes Megatron's [[Grand Mal|big floating head]] as a tribute to [[Unicron]].

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link

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The Key

2008-03-15T22:46:40Z

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[[Image:Key_titlescreen.jpg|thumb|350px|We thank thee o'Lord, for this fanwank we are about to receive...]]

{{episodenav |BM |season=1 |11 |prev= Survivor |next=The Catalyst}}

'''Tankor discovers an ancient weapon within the Oracle: the Key to Vector Sigma!'''

==Summary==
Extended summary

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Marv Wolfman]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' December 4, 1999

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
* When Tankor appears at the end of the episode, his model is missing the lights that are usually attached to his head in robot mode.

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link
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Megatron (BW)

2008-03-14T20:28:59Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW Beast Wars comics */ typo fix

{{Template:Disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], and a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He's also briefly known as Savage and Noble. He's a busy villain, yesss.''

[[Image:Megatronbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Every single James Bond villain stereotype rolled into one. Yeesssss...]]

'''Megatron''' began with one goal: restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything—time, space, himself—if need be. And there were times he would have made it happen were it not for [[Optimus Primal]].

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him—an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns, or occasionally, [[Inferno (BW)|pawns that are too reliable to risk losing]]. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them. In fact, he prefers [[Vehicon|mindless drones]].

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack (he admits the Predacons sometimes gloat too much). He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.

Prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Megatron was a field commander in the Predacon army, where he learned much about strategy and tactics. Upon ratification of peace with the [[Maximal Imperium]] most Predacons laid down their arms. Megatron refused and went rogue.

{{quote|The universe cowered once at the name of Megatron and it shall do so again!|Megatron|"[[Optimal Situation]]"}}
:''Japanese name:'' '''Megalligator''' (alligator)<br>
:''Chinese name:'' '''Konglong Wang''' (meaning [[Dinoking]]), '''Bawang Long''' (Meaning Tyrannosaurus) <br>
:''European-market name:'' '''Dragone''' (Transmetal 2), '''Metal T-Rex''' (Transmetal)

==Fiction==
===English continuity===

====Theft of the Golden Disk====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English)
[[Image:Megatronbwtheft.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Megatron steals sacred Maximal cup coaster.]]
Megatron was the star pupil of the crimelord [[Cryotek]], and successfully carried out his plan to steal the [[Golden Disk]]. Cryotek loved him like a son... which didn't stop him setting up Megatron to take the fall for the crime, knowing he'd betray him some day anyway. Unfortunately for Cryotek, "some day" was today—Megatron had everyone on the mission who wasn't loyal to him killed, had the data for the location of the Disk secretly decoded by [[Tarantulas]], and then kept it for himself while directing the Maximals to his tutor. This was the first known time that Megatron would co-opt the plan of someone who thought they were the ones being manipulative and backstabbing, but [[Other Voices, Part 2|wouldn't]] [[The Agenda (Part 2)|be]] [[The Agenda (Part III)|the]] [[Nemesis Part 1|last]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
After stealing the [[Golden Disk]], Megatron broke into [[Vector Sigma]] along with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and reviewed historical files on many of the Autobots and Decepticons from the era of the Great War. He told Dinobot to refer to him henceforth as Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #8}}

{{note|The Golden Disk was wrongly drawn as the [[Alien Disk]]. This two-page story is contradicted by many other versions of the story - specifically Megatron's spontaneous renaming of himself - possibly placing it in a version of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] that occurs only in Dreamwave's Generation 1 continuity.}}

====Dawn of Future's Past====
[[Image:Megatronbwsuit.jpg|thumb|150px|Megatron's technicolor dreamcoat.]]
On Cybertron, Megatron wore removable transformable armor, which transformed into a missile-launching armored platform, over his basic bodyframe (which transforms into a hovertank). This quickly-discarded outer shell was possibly used to comply with the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], which required Predacons to lay down their arms. A Predacon field commander before the peace, Megatron refused to comply with these new regulations and struck out on his own to destroy the [[Maximal Imperium]].

With some [[Cryotek|help]] from [[Divebomb (G1)|various sources]], he assembled a crew of ragtag criminals and miscreants for the purpose of stealing the Golden Disk and using it to find [[Earth]]. Succeeding in stealing the disk, he, [[Dinobot (BW)|his lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another accomplice]] fought their way out of the [[Archives]], eliminating [[Unit 1|one guard]] and dodging [[Tigatron|another]]. They were swiftly picked up by the ''[[Darksyde]]'', a ship stolen by the rest of their crew.

Megatron instructed [[Tarantulas]] to study the disk for the coordinates of Earth while the ''Darkside'' battled its several pursuers. Although they were followed by the Maximal ships [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', the ''Darksyde''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mission was also aided by a third ship crewed by the Predacon agents [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Though the ''Chromia 10'' and the Predacon ship were destroyed, the ''Darksyde'' was still followed by the ''Axalon''. Megatron removed his transformable armor and patched a video feed through to the ''Axalon'''s captain, [[Optimus Primal]]. Declaring himself the leader of the Predacons, Megatron opened a [[transwarp]] portal through which both ships travelled. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Antonio Moreno]] (Portuguese)

[[Image:Megatronbwspidersgame.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I thought I told you NO MORE BARNEY JOKES. NOOOOO....]]
After stealing the Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], and [[Darksyde|a ship]], he and his crew were followed through a [[transwarp]] portal by the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']]. After crashing on a planet that was supposed to be [[Earth]], yet seemingly wasn't, both the [[Maximal]]s and the Predacons took organic beast forms to protect themselves against the massive amount of Energon radiation. Megatron now transformed into a purple ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

Dinobot chastised Megatron, accusing him of leading the Predacons to the wrong planet and challenged Megatron for leadership of the Predacons. Megatron simply ignored the challenge and had Scorponok dispose of him. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

Despite the loss of a formidable crony, Megatron positioned himself on the new world and the "Beast Wars" began. Being on a world filled with Energon allowed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to find a superhorde, and power himself to great levels. With this power, Terrorsaur was able to demolish Megatron in battle and take over the Predacons. However, through the Maximals' actions, the superhorde was destroyed. Terrorsaur was eventually ridden of his newfound power and returned to an angered Megatron, who was rebuilt by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Power Surge}}

[[Image:Megatronbwtrex.jpg|150px|thumb|Today is a beautiful day to be stomping on things!]]

Again, Terrorsaur tried to usurp Megatron, this time using an apparently-turned [[Rattrap]], who used a device to paralyze Megatron. The Predacons argued over who would be leader, but agreed to put Rattrap and Megatron away for the time being. Megatron was able to easily escape using his secret voice commands, leaving Rattrap to his fate. Revealing himself to have escaped, Megatron allowed Terrorsaur to lead the Predacons in battle with the Maximals. Terrorsaur failed miserably, showing his ineptitude to the Predacons, which was Megatron's plan all along. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Megatron later formulated a plan to get off Earth. First, he had the other Predacons act dissatisfied with his leadership, causing a battle that apparently destroyed the Predacons, using a Maximal spy camera that he was aware of to play out the trick. Then, the Maximals scavenged the ''Darksyde'' for parts to repair the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s stardrive. Dinobot discovered the deception and rushed to warn the leaving Maximals. In the scuffle, Megatron snuck aboard. In the ''Axalon'', he managed to knock out every Maximal on the ship but Rattrap, who he started crushing to death. An angered [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] woke up and threw Megatron off the ''Axalon''. However, Megatron's tail weapon was stuck in the console, causing the ''Axalon'' to crash. Again. {{storylink|Victory (Beast Wars episode)|Victory}}

Later, Megatron caught wind of the return of the [[Vok]] and called a ceasefire between the two factions, realizing he had more important things to worry about. The Vok did indeed return, and planned to destroy the planet the Transformers were on with their massive [[Planet Buster]] (cleverly disguised as the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]). Optimus Primal managed to stop the planet buster after flying close to it within a modified stasis pod. Megatron added a little surprise for Primal within the pod, though; locking the door so that Primal could not escape and was destroyed when the planet buster exploded. {{storylink|Other Voices}}

The [[quantum surge]] from the exploding planet buster bathed Megatron in quantum energies, upgrading him into a [[Transmetal]]. Megatron quickly rallied his forces and attempted an all-out attack on the leader-less Maximals. Megatron and the Predacons took the upperhand in battle until a Transmetal Optimus Primal (brought back online by [[Rhinox]]) saved the day. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

With both factions now aware that the planet they were stranded on was really prehistoric [[Earth]], Megatron was free to put his full plan into motion. Locating the crashed [[Ark]], Megatron attempted to alter history by assassinating the unconscious [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. By doing so, he intended to ensure the defeat of the [[Autobot]]s and thus the victory of the [[Decepticon]]s and Predacons. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

The Maximals managed to save Prime's life by having [[Teletraan I]] repair his body while Optimus Primal kept his spark within his own structure, transforming his body into a more powerful form. The Maximals defeated Megatron and returned Prime's spark to its proper place. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

[[Image:Megatrontm2render.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Two Megatrons for the price of one.]]

Megatron did not rest. He went on to [[Transmetal driver|reverse-engineer alien technology]], gained by means unknown, to create the [[Transmetal#Transmetal 2|Transmetal 2]] process and create himself a loyal clone of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} He also worked towards taking control of Optimus & temporarily seize the new Maximal base, allowing him to enter the Ark again. Wanting to replicate the effect Optimus Prime's spark had on Primal, he deliberately took the spark of the original Megatron and placed it in his body. He was transformed into a powerful dragon and able to give Optimus Primal a sound beating, until chased away by the recovered Maximal group. {{Storylink|Master Blaster}}

Even this power was useless when [[Tigerhawk]] arrived and casually destroyed the Predacon base. {{storylink|Other Victories}} Desperate once again, Megatron investigated the now-deceased Tarantulas's base for anything of value—and found the legendary Decepticon battleship, the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]], rebuilt and with Transwarp capabilities. Bringing it out of the ocean depths, Megatron intended to pilot it back to the future and lay waste to the Maximals on Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

First, however, he planned to annihilate the entire Ark rather than simply Optimus Prime—an act Tarantulas had early planned that would've wiped out Decepticon descendants as well as Autobots. (Taking G1 Megatron's spark with him would have most likely altered time as well) In this final battle, Megatron was quoting heavily from the [[Covenant of Primus]] holy texts and declared himself the "Alpha and Omega" that prophesied, drunk off his own power; it's possible he believed the resulting timestorm wouldn't affect him as it would the rest of his race.

Primal infiltrated the Nemesis and kept Megatron busy until Rhinox could fly a shuttlecraft through the bridge and take the Predacon out. The Nemesis crashed a second time and thus preserved history. After returning the original Megatron's spark to its proper body, the Maximals headed back to Cybertron with the incarcerated Megatron shackled to the outside of their ship. {{Storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

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====3H continuity====
[[Image:Antagony megatron.jpg|left|thumb|Kinky.]]

{{storylink|Ground Zero}}

{{note|The Shokaract events ended with them being paradoxed out of existence.}}
[[Antagony]], future-born Herald Maximo of [[Shokaract]], arrived on prehistoric Earth to protect the Dark Essence of [[Unicron]]. She attempted to terminate Megatron, who quickly conned her into fighting Optimus and then took her captive when she went into stasis lock. {{storylink|Visitations}}

He began patiently (and happily) torturing her for information on the future she came from, and when that failed he hacked into her mind using a nanoprobe "mind drill". That triggered a suicide device that killed her before he could gain any information; Megatron was left with no information, beyond that her master would surely try again...

Almost immediately after his transformation into dragon form, Megatron detected a temporal breach. Having his troops ambush the Maximals (who had also detected), he attempted to reach the time-traveller ([[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]]) and gain access to the future, not caring what would happen if he took the original Megatron's spark with him. In the process, he encountered the Dark Essence and almost became a willing vessel for it, until it realised Windrazor would be easier to control. When the Fuzor fought the influence off, Shokaract himself emerged...{{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox}}

Megatron's reaction to a horrifically powerful spark-devouring demigod, and time & space being shattered into a chaotic maelstrom... was to blackmail said demigod by opening fire on the Dark Essence of the Chaos-Bringer, demanding knowledge of the future or he'd cause the erasure of Shokaract's future. Megatron is ''hardcore''. He failed, but this was a crucial distraction that helped bring about Shokaract's defeat. {{storylink|Terminus}}

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====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:IDW Megatron Magmatron.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Go back to anime, Magmatron!]]

In Lio Convoy's opinion, Megatron was a simple wild card, no real threat when compared with Magmatron. This drives home the fact that Cybertron had no idea of the damage Megatron had and would inflict, or the lengths he would go to becoming arguably the most powerful Transformer since the Great War.

After dispatching [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel]] into the [[Darkside]], Megatron was attacked by [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]], who had been assigned to arrest him by the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Although Megatron proved more than a match for the experienced Predacon general individually, he was ambushed and paralyzed by [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Magmatron intended to use a [[transwarp shunt]] to transport his prisoner back to [[Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}} Thanks to the intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Minor]], and [[Razorbeast]], Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Ravage attempted to free Megatron after his capture, but didn't progress very far in his plans. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|the Ascending #1}} Despite this, Megatron arrived to a battle-damaged Cybertron, having finally completed his transwarp journey, and having arrived long before the Maximals responsible for his defeat, thanks to Shokaract's suicide, with little else to stand in his way... Yessssss... {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

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====''Beast Machines''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese)

[[Image:Megatron for life.jpg|right|thumb|Whaddya mean, 'Triumph of the Will'?]]

Breaking free from his constraints on the Autobot shuttle while it traveled through transwarp space, Megatron arrived back home on Cybertron well before the Maximals did. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}} He used the window of opportunity for maximum effect, releasing a [[Transformation virus|virus]] across the planet that quickly incapacitated the population. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} He then began extracting the victims' [[spark]]s and storing them in a citadel, planning to one day absorb them into his own spark. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}} Meanwhile, he used factories to rebuild the bodies into mindless [[drone]]s he called "[[Vehicon]]s." {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}} Eventually, he had almost every spark on Cybertron in his possession.

Clearly Megatron had changed his goals since the Beast Wars. Gone was the ham who sought conquest for the sake of glory and power and the Predacon cause. He spoke not of revenge on the Maximals, but rather of the liberation of all Transformerkind from the chaos of free will. He referred outright to his own ascension to godhood. And he had also developed a sense of honor, keeping his word to his enemies even at the risk of future losses. {{storylink|The Weak Component}} This was quite the change, as right up to the end of the Beast Wars he would flatten a subordinate for even mentioning "the H word." {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} In that time, he had also positively ''reveled'' in his dinosaur and dragon beast modes. But on his return to Cybertron, something convinced him that beast modes and other vestiges of the organic were an abomination which should be scoured from the planet, leaving only technological purity. His unfruitful attempts to remove the organic elements from his own body became a source of constant frustration. This was a new and even madder Megatron.

{{note|The time period from when Megatron broke free from the shuttle, to when Optimus Primal and the Maximals arrived on Cybertron, was vastly transformative for both Megatron and the planet, and probably constituted an epic story in its own right. Nevertheless, the period was only vaguely described in the cartoon and barely elaborated upon in secondary media. Many questions remain unanswered.}}

When the Maximals arrived in their shuttle, they found the planet empty aside from Vehicons who immediately attacked them with canisters of a gas that infected them with the virus. The fully-Transmetal among them "devolved" into their original beast modes but were able to keep moving and escape. The remaining two, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], were paralyzed and quickly overtaken. Their sparks soon joined Megatron's collection. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}}

The escaped Maximals would have succumbed to the virus eventually if not for the [[Oracle]] [[reformatting]] them. This was the beginning of Megatron's undoing, for their new [[technorganic]] bodies were both immune to the virus and (while in beast mode) invisible to Vehicon sensors. Megatron's first resulting change in strategy was to imbue three Vehicons with captured sparks so they could think on their feet in battle. The original personalities of these "[[Vehicon general|general]]s" were deeply buried under shell programs, which allowed Megatron to use sparks of the Maximals' former allies. Thus, if the Maximals discovered who they really were, they would be reluctant to destroy them. The recently-captured Silverbolt and Rhinox were made into [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], respectively. The third general, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], was created from the Predacon [[Waspinator]] for reasons that remain opaque.

Megatron considered using the same technology on himself, transferring his own spark to a "pure" Vehicon body. But he decided it not worth the risk to expose his spark, however briefly.

Rhinox eventually awakened and went rogue, planning a grand scheme to usurp Megatron's dominance, but Megatron effortlessly seized control of his traitor-general's evil plan at the last minute & almost wiped out all resistance with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. At the last moment, Optimus unleashed the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] force {{storylink|End Of The Line}} and the combined energies destroyed Megatron's body. He was presumed dead, but the combined energies had actually succeeded in separating his organic half from his body—unfortunately, his spark went with it and was now trapped in a purely organic Transformer. He took the identity of "innocent" Maximal [[Savage/Noble|Noble]] and, preying on [[Nightscream]]'s survivor guilt and Optimus's inherent goodness, got the Maximals to help transfer his spark to the [[Grand Mal]], a vessel shaped in his own head. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}

With Tankor destroyed and Jetstorm eventually reformatted into Silverbolt, Megatron used the sparks of famous generals [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika]] to replace them. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}} He also managed to gain a link to the [[Vector Sigma|Oracle]] itself, stealing the knowledge from Primal. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}} This gave him the ability to move ahead with his grand plan—to consume the captured sparks and eventually consume/replace the [[Allspark]] itself—but Nightscream temporarily stopped him by depolarize Megatron's own spark. Now severed from a body, it jumped between discarded shells and attacked everyone in a zombie like fashion' Rattrap would use a [[spark extractor]] to repolarize his spark, allowing Megatron to regain his senses, but trapping him in a [[Diagnostic Drone]]. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

[[Image:Optimalmegatronoptimusprimal.jpg|left|thumb|150px|They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.]]

Immediately following this, Megatron launched an all-out battle for the sparks and suceeded in capturing them, as well as the sparks of all the Maximals and obliterating their [[technorganic]] orchard—leaving just Optimus Primal and himself as the only two Transformers on the entire planet. To add insult to injury, he uploaded his spark into a copy of Primal's old Optimal Optimus form. Over the season, his personality had gradually become more like that of his Beast Wars self, and by this point he was once again hamming it up—revelling in his victory, mocking his enemies (his stated reason for copying Optimus' old body) and deliberately not killing Optimus outright, and having melodramatic outbursts when in his new body.

At the end of a fierce one-on-one fight, Megatron won and began consuming his amassed sparks, growing ever more powerful and planning to become both the new Matrix and the new core consciousness of Cybertron. However, he'd made his old mistake—leaving Optimus alive (to make him watch his "ascension") instead of killing him. When he attempted to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet's [[organic core]] into [[technomatter]], Primal managed to dislodge them both. They plummeted into the planet's goopy core and from there, Primal was able to reformat the entire planet, destroying himself and Megatron completely, but freeing all the lost sparks to repopulate their newly redecorated planet. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

====''Universe''====
When [[Optimus Primal]]'s spark is revived from the within the Matrix to protect the multiverse, this action freed Megatron's spark as well. The reborn Megatron returned to the ranks of the Predacons, but this time, Optimus Primal found himself in an uneasy alliance with him against Unicron. Megatron traveled with his old nemesis from universe to universe, wherever the growing multiversal conflict had spread. But now with Unicron disappeared into the [[Unicron Singularity]], it remains to be seen whether Megatron's insane ambition will resurface.

Prior to the Universe Conflict an alternate dimension's Megatron was killed by a [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Tigerhawk]] who was corrupted by the Vok. Yet another dimension's Megatron was killed by it's realities [[Obsidian (Universe)|Obsidian]] and [[Tankor (Universe Decepticon)|Tankor]]. All three Megatron-murderers were eventualy promoted to the rank of [[Unicron's General]]. It seems that killing Megatron may be part of Unicron's criteria for choosing a General.

===Japanese continuity===
====Beast Wars II catalog====
[[Image:MegatronGalvatronBW1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|pwnd.]]

On planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron once disagreed with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] over opinions on galactic conquest, and engaged him in battle over it. At the time, Megatron momentarily let his guard down, and was defeated. Galvatron declared "Your era is over, Megatron!"

Later, Megatron noted that while Galvatron was ambitious, he cared for his underlings—and although he was loathe to admit it, he acknowledged that Galvatron probably had all the regal bearing of a new [[Emperor of Destruction]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars II catalog}}

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====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] tried to summon a Megatron to [[Gaea]] using a time machine. [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger#Which Megatron?|Maybe this one. Maybe not.]]

When his brother [[Megastorm]] screws up the wavelength calculations and instead summons the titanic [[Majin Zarak]], Galvatron is pleased and declares, "we obtained a weapon far superior to Megatron". {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger}}

====''Robot Masters''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Toshitsugu Takashina]] (Japanese)

Taking advantage of the [[Blasty Zone]] as a means of time travel (and apparently size-enhancer), Megatron journeyed to a point in history where the original Megatron had gone missing, leaving the [[Decepticon]]s without a leader. "Beast Megatron" took command of the Decepticons, leading them on a quest to collect a powerful element, [[solitarium]], from within the Earth. Beast Megatron's plans were quickly thwarted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a troop of time-displaced Autobots and Maximals, including [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Lio Convoy]] and Beast Megatron's arch nemesis, [[Optimus Primal]].

Beast Megatron later discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]], and along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Smokesniper]], [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wingstun]], laid waste to the Big Apple. The Autobots, accompanied by [[Reverse Convoy]], arrived and dealt with Beast Megatron's forces quickly. However, Reverse Convoy revealed himself to be the original Megatron in disguise and betrayed them. Now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)#Robot Masters (Japan-only)|Rebirth Megatron]], he teamed up with Beast Megatron and the pair made trouble for the Autobot commanders. However, the Autobots were able to defeat the two Megatrons, sending the villains into retreat.

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====

{{note|Although it picks up after the events of the first season, the ''Beast Wars Metals'' manga is not in-continuity with the television series.}}

Megatron was a bumbling oaf constantly leading the [[Predacon|Predacons]] against the forces of the [[Maximal|Maximals]]. {{storylink| Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals}}

====''Beast Wars Reborn''====

[[Image:BeastWarsRebornMegatronArtwork1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Reborn on the wagon of a travelin' show, Primal used ta dance fer the money they'd throw! Megatron would do whatever he coooouuuld!]]

Both Megatron and Optimus Primal awoke inside a bizarre temple-like spaceship which was hurtling through space. Neither had any memory of who they were or how they got there, only their own names and a feeling of discomfort between one another. The pair went about investigating the ship in search of answers. While Megatron's memory was lost, his personality remained mostly intact: he was more concerned with seizing control of the ship before Primal did in order to gain the upper hand.

They eventually found a data log and discovered that their sparks had been taken and they were reborn into new bodies (unbeknownst to them, bodies identical to their original Earth forms). However, their memories were intentionally not uploaded into their new bodies. While searching the log they discovered that the ship's main power source was a [[Golden Disk]] lodged within a giant pillar. Megatron immediately raced to obtain the Disk and Primal followed him. The closer they got to the disk the more the ship attempted to thwart their advance by manipulating its atmosphere conditions.

Once they reached the chamber the ship's environment suddenly morphed to that of a decaying planet littered with the corpses of robots. The corpses came to life and began shambling toward them, intent on eating their sparks. They made short work of the zombies, leaving Megatron to obtain the Golden Disk and Primal with a feeling that he shouldn't entirely trust Megatron.

From another dimension beyond time and space, [[Primus]] recognized that something was amiss and sent one of his messengers to meet Primal and Megatron within the spaceship.

===Transformers Legends Anthology===
When Megatron was defeated by Nightscream, the spirit of Rhinox attempted to act as a spirit guide and redeem the tyrant. While briefly tempted to move on, his repeated returns to Cybertron (in [[Spark of Darkness]]) convinced him that godhood was still within his reach and he erased Rhinox's spark from existence.

===3D Battle-Card Game===
====Energon Wars expansion====
Megatron leads a ragtag group of Decepticon warriors from various backgrounds (and/or universes) against Optimus Primal and his Autobot allies.

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Optimus Primal VS Megatron''' (Basic 2-pack, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail
: The initial version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a green alligator.

:Whether this toy can be considered the ''Beast Wars'' Megatron character as seen in the primary fiction is a matter of debate. Released before the animated series began, which established Megatron as a separate entity from [[Megatron (G1)| G1 Megatron]], the accompanying profiles and mini-comic seem to assume that the Beast Wars are a progression of the same characters from the Autobot/Decepticon war. Whether the animated series' [[retcon]] affected this set of toys is probably a matter of personal preference. It can be interpreted as representing one of the more interesting [[Micro-Continuities|micro-continuities]].

:More recently, the ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' has asserted that, in [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW's version of ''Beast Wars'' continuity]], Megatron's alligator body was suggested by the Darkside's computer as a potential altmode, but he rejected it in favour of the more powerful T-Rex, without ever actually reformatting into it. Thus, this [[micro-continuity]] posits alligator-mode Megatron as an essentially theoretical altform that never actually came to be. ''Suuure...''

:This mold was additionally used to make the purple-recolored Megalligator (who may or may not be a separate character to either Megatron or [[Megatron (G1)| G1 Megatron]]). It was also proposed for [[Albitron]].

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra, 1996)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter
[[Image:Bwmegatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Barney.]]

: This Megatron transformed into a purple organic Tyrannosaurus dinosaur. He has limited articulation in beast mode, but his dinosaur head can shoot water. In robot mode, he has no hands, as his right arm ends with his dino head, and his tail, folded into a pincer, forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles.

: His robot head feature two bat-like wing adornments that fold to become a battlemask.

: This mold was also used to make [[Beast_Machines|Beast Machines]] [[Dinobot_(BM)|Dinobots]] [[T-Wrecks]].

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* '''Megatron''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail
: This is a release of the basic Megatron toy alone. It possesses no difference to the multi-packed toy.

*'''Convobat vs Megaligator''' (Basic 2-pack, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail
:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's alligator form, and was sold with a red and blue redeco of Bat Primal. This may or may not be intended to be the same character as Megatron or G1 Megatron.

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal Mega, 1998)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/whip
[[Image:BW_Megatron_Transmetal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rubber Ducky|Ducky]] not included. Bummer.]]

: The third ''Beast Wars'' Megatron toy transformed into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus. In beast mode he has some useful articulation, located in his legs, jaw and tail. As with all ''Transmetal'' toys, he has a 'third' vehicle mode, in this case a tyrannosaurus with roller skates (which flip out from his legs) and jet engines on the sides on upper thighs.

: Really.

:In robot mode, he finally has two hands, with his tail becoming a flexible, segmented cutlass weapon, though it was depicted in most media as a new version of his main cannon. This cutlass/cannon weapon can be stored at his side on the connector piece it was attached to when in beast mode.

:He is one of the many victims of the crippling disease known as [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]

:This mold was retooled used to make [[Armada]] [[Predacon_(Armada)|Predacon]].

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal 2 Ultra, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Three missiles
[[Image:BWdragonmegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Puff, either.]]

: The final version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a mostly mechanical dragon, with articulation in his legs, little dragon arms and his flexible, rubber neck with vacuum metalised overlapping plates attached on top. The neck was flexible able to be controlled and locked into position by a small lever located at its base. Two projectiles stored in his wings can be fired from a spring-loaded launcher inside his dragon's mouth.

:In robot mode, Megatron resembles a winged demon, appropriate given his characterisation. His chest is dominated by a small cockpit with a control chair inside (see Trivia). Megatron's dragon neck and head replaces his left arm, with an additional missile launcher above his helmet.

: Transmetal 2 Megatron has a third 'vehicle' mode, which appears to be an afterthought, as it basically involves the dragon sitting very low to the ground so the wheels mounted on the legs and body can make contact and roll.

:This mold was also used to make [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Cryotek]].

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===Beast Wars Metals===

* '''Metals Megatron''' (Mega, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-40'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail/whip

: The Japanese version of Transmetal Megatron is slightly different. The Japanese version uses black instead of the brown of the American version (enabling it to not suffer the frequent breakage problems), the American version had a light purple-ish glittery plastic for the beast-mode hands, tail, and skates while the Japanese had simple light gray instead, and the copper was darker on the Japanese version. This mold was retooled used to make [[Armada]] [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]].

*'''Dragon Megatron''' (Ultra, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-47'''
**''Accessories:'' Three missiles
:The Japanese release of the Transmetal 2 Megatron toy is exactly identical to the original American release.

===Beast Machines===
* '''Megatron''' (Mega, 2000)

[[Image:BMMegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|165px|He's a flasher! Mangle!]]

: The first ''Beast Machines'' incarnation of Megatron is based on his ''Transmetal 2'' dragon form, but with ''Beast Machines'' design style at a lower price point. The result was a weak copy of the larger, much more detailed predecessor.

: Like his television counterpart, his wings can fold around himself to create the control armour/cloak.

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* '''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal, 2000)
: Transforms from cloaked robot mode to a very weak dragon mode.

* '''Megatron''' (Kids' meal, 2000)

: The McDonald's Happy Meal Megatron was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant chain. Like the other three toys, it came in four color schemes. Strangely enough, the toy was labeled as "Nightscream" on the plastic baggy it came in.

* '''Beast Changer''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: A toy version of [[Savage/Noble]], he transforms from a wolf-creature to a dragon creature, with no robot mode.

: It was later redecoed in show-accurate colours for the Japanese ''Beast Wars Returns'' toyline.

===Robot Masters===
* '''Beast Megatron''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Claw/tail
[[Image:24013-m.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"[[Dinobot (BW)|Utahraptor]], maybe in an alternate timeline I'm being less of a jerk right now, but that's just rampant speculation, okay?"]]

: Beast Megatron is a simplified version of the 1996 Ultra ''Beast Wars'' Megatron. Much smaller, it had a very similar transformation and had a sculpt resembling the television series CGI model, but a paint scheme similar to the original toy. He also came with a small laser rifle.

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===Beast Wars Returns===

* '''Megatron''' (Mega, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-05'''
:This release is the same as the American ''Beast Machines'' Mega toy.

* '''Noble Savage''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-11'''

: A toy version of [[Savage/Noble]] and a redeco of Beast Changer, he transforms from a wolf-creature to a dragon creature, with no robot mode. The difference lies in that select red plastic parts were changed to a blue color.

* '''Megahead Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[Image:Megaheadtoy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You will have to pay a lot for this, yessss...]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile
: This is a Japanese-[[exclusive]] redeco of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megabolt Megatron]]. Megahead Megatron transforms into a head (its design based on the [[Grand Mal]] with scuttling spider-leg action, opening jaw for chip-eating action, and a hidden spring-loaded missile launcher in its mouth. In robot mode, the launcher swings over his head, placing a battle mask down over his face.

: If one removes the toy's spider-legs in head mode, it fits into the head socket to the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] main body. Though this is likely unintended, it is pointed out here as an extra play feature.

===Titanium Series===
* '''Beast Wars Megatron''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)

[[Image:Titanium_RM_BWMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"... my [[Rampage_(BW)|crazed crustacean]], do you realise what this [[Golden_Disk|means]]?"]]

: For the ''Titanium'' series, the initial 3" Megatron toy was based off his 1996 Ultra version. He's kind of squat.

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===Timelines===

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra-class, 2006)
:Representing Megatron before his crash on [[Earth]], ''[[Timelines]]'' Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-series [[Cybertron Defense Team|Cybertron Defense]] [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], Megatron transforms into a large, purple, eight-wheeled armored vehicle equipped with a cannon and a a new head sculpt.

: Megatron was an at-show souvenir for [[BotCon 2006]], coming in a two-pack with [[Waspinator]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===

* '''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail, missile, Jungle Planet Key
[[Image:BW_10th_Megatron.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Grape-faces don't give up, they conquer!"]]

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Hasbro]] created an all-new Deluxe-size tooling based mostly upon his original 1996 Tyrannosaurus form, but with technorganic detailing. When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into his tail, it opens up to reveal a missile launcher.

: He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Darksyde|''Darksyde'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Planet Key ''without'' a [[Cyber Key Code]] stamped on it. On its packaging, "Predacon" is misspelled as "Preadacon," but a sticker was placed over it with the proper spelling.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and released as [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Megatron_(Armada)|Megatron]]. It's worth noting that the scuplt for both BW10 leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

* '''Optimus Primal vs. Megatron''' (multipack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

[[Image:BW_Megatron_BWReborn.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Is it me, or does his tail-weapon-thing have teeth?]]

: The same figures as the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' two-pack released in the United States as a Toys "R" Us exclusive and packaged with "[[Possession]]".

===Beast Wars Reborn===
* '''Convoy vs Megatron''' (2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Takara]] retooled the original 1996 Ultra-sized Megatron toy, giving him a new head sculpt and a new paint scheme based upon the appearance of the CGI model used in the ''Beast Wars'' television series.

: The 1996 Ultra-sized Optimus Primal was also retooled and redecoed in the same manner.

===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Claw/tail
: A redeco of ''Robot Masters'' Megatron, with extensive paint details based upon the larger Ultra class ''Beast Wars Reborn'' reissue. He came packed with a DVD of an episode of the japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub.

*'''DX Megatron''' (Ultra, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-SP'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, water squirter
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Megatron mold, even more so than the ''Reborn'' toy... ''without'' the recently remolded show-accurate head... the hell?

==Merchandise==
===Metal Monument===
* '''Metal Monument Megatron''' (TAKARA, 1999)
: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Megatron. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].

===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Predacon Megatron''' (2007)
: A 52-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Megatron "transforms" into a purple approximation of a ''t. Rex''. He uses the same parts layout as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Cruellock]], although his robot mode is assembled differently. Megatron is nominally the leader of the Decepticons in the set.

===Robot Heroes===
* '''Rattrap vs. Megatron''' (2008)
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==

*Megatron's initial basic Beast Wars toy is a [[retool]] of [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] with new alligator and robot heads, and no frill. The screw hole for the frill bracket remains. Both toys were released at roughly the same time.

*The concept art for the original Ultra class figure was largely the same, except in one minor difference: The left arm would have housed an open three clawed hand. The idea of that wouldn't be revisited until the 10th anniversary Deluxe Megatron.

* In a bit of little known trivia, Hasbro originally intended Inferno to be the new body for Megatron. According to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview conducted by fan HooksX], Bob Forward stated: "For a while there Hasbro was planning to make the Inferno toy the new Megatron. We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno."

*Throughout the series, Megatron seems to have a mild obsession with creating clones of Dinobot, as seen with the purely biological clone, the Cyber raptors and Dinobot II. Some people never know when to let a relationship go.

[[Image:BWRConcept35.jpg|right|170px|thumb|TM2 Megatron's control art. Look! Spark figure! Painful amounts of detail!]]
*The Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'' chose to interject humor at every available opportunity. Due to this, Megatron's personality and character were taken on a complete U-turn. Instead of being a smooth and charismatic leader, he was a screaming maniac and a bumbling oaf. His most notable character-trait in Japan was that whenever he was fired-upon or startled he would let-out a high-pitched shriek like a [[Scorponok (BW)|little girl]].

*Originally, Transmetal 2 Megatron, along with [[Optimus_Primal|Optimal Optimus]] and [[Tigerhawk_(BW)|Tigerhawk]] were to have small driver-like figures sitting on control chairs located in cockpits on their bodies. These drivers were meant to represent their sparks. But [[Hasbro]] then later realized that kids might confuse these spark representations as drivers controlling the robots, so they were abandoned, but the cockpits remain.
: The spark pilot was eventually used in the Japanese release of [[Cryotek]].
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BeastChanger/beastchanger.htm Beast Changer at TFU.info]

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Crankcase (G1)

2008-03-13T18:24:22Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{disambig2|the Decepticon Triggercon|the [[human]] member of [[G.I. Joe]]|Crankcase (G.I. Joe)}}

:''Crankcase is a whiny [[Decepticon]] skidplate in the dumb [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Crankcase_slamevil.jpg|thumb|250px|'''SLAM <strike>EVIL</strike> PUPPIES! ]]

Nobody likes '''Crankcase''', and he hates everybody and everything. Once a geeky collection of circuits and servos, Crankcase began life as a menial janitor in the Fuel-Spill Section of the [[Ministry of Energy and Nutrition]] on [[Cybertron]]. The bullies of his youth put a huge chip on his shoulder, where he now carries a set of heavy guns. He'd rather use them on those too weak to retaliate, and then laugh in their faces while their [[energon]] runs out. This makes him momentarily happy; then he goes back to an endless series of griping complaints about every facet of his miserable existence. A complete jerk and slag-piece, he fits fairly well into the [[Decepticon]] military, but adds very little to it. The [[Autobot]]s certainly wouldn't want him. They already have [[Gears]] and [[Huffer]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Grincheux'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

Crankcase was under the command of that vapor-brained [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] millions of years ago on Cybertron, but they couldn't even beat up a bunch of pipecleaner pacifists right, and completely lost the source of all knowledge and information, the [[Underbase]]. {{Storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}} Things only got worse after that. Oh sure, we don't know anything that actually happened to Crankcase for over four million years, but they definitely must've gotten worse. In the present day, he had a useless job serving the equally useless Decepticon [[Triumvirate]]. What a bunch of bloated losers. Not that [[Straxus|Megatron II]] coming along and blowing them away made things any better...none of the Decepticon leaders could ever accomplish anything lasting, so who Crankcase was serving didn't matter. {{Storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} Then his [[Triggercon]] "friends" abandoned him to go running off with some [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. Slag-suckers -- like joining a group with an even stupider name than the [[Wreckers]] is going to be some sort of edge in combat. Odds are their commander will end up going mad with power and beat the circuits out of them, anyway. {{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

Later, some pathetic [[Primus|"God"]] possessed an even-more-pathetic [[Emirate Xaaron|Autobot]], and gathered Crankcase with a bunch of other Transformers to battle [[Unicron]]. Right -- a swarm of mecha-ants attacking a guy the size of a planet. That's really going to work. Anyway, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|some Autobot]] made a really long and self-important speech, picked up [[Creation Matrix|some knick-knack]] he found lying around and yada yada yada someone's probably going to expect Crankcase to clean up the mess. Not a chance. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Some new guy named [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] took over the Decepticons after that, and used [[Metallikato|the scientific method]] to pick a new world to plunder. The weak little inhabitants of [[Klo]] put up no fight whatsoever, which was really pathetic. Then the Autobots showed up and got massacred, which was even more pathetic. THEN the Autobots all started coming back to life and doing annoying things like caving in Crankcase's entire skull. He knew it would come to this, he just knew it. {{Storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

====''Another Time and Place''====

So once Bludgeon realized he was a lousy leader, his brilliant solution was to revive a leader that was even worse: Megatron. Crankcase got dragged along to [[Hydrus Four]], where Bludgeon had the lame idea of using [[Nucleon]] to revitalize their old commander. "Great, another leader who talks with his fists," thought Crankcase. Crankcase was so sure everything would go wrong, he wasn't even impressed when the Decepticons captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s with the [[Holocaust Trigger]], and didn't even have to raise a weapon. Big whoop. Oh sure, Crankcase took his turn torturing their captives like all the other Decepticons, but he just knew the Dinobots would get free and ruin everything, he just knew it. So it was no surprise to Crankcase when he came across the [[Micromaster]] named [[Roadhandler]] about to free [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. The Dinobot commander charged Crankcase and hit him with enough force to embed the Triggercon in the far wall. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====

Some idiot un-smooshed Crankcase's head, so he remained an active member of Bludgeon's army. That was stupid. It was only a matter of time before he would get injured again, like from Generation 2 Cybertronian acid rain, so what was the point of repairing him? No one ever listens to Crankcase, though, so he went ahead and died when the Cybertronians caved in his chassis. {{Storylink|New Dawn}}

===IDW comics continuity ===
[[Image:Stormbringer3_NebulousDecepticons2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|What a waste of ammunition. Like they can do anything of value in that situation.]]

Crankcase was stuck on [[Nebulos]] with a bunch of other incompetent Decepticon redshirts that quickly got their skidplates handed to them by that [[Pretender]] [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Yeah, like nobody expected that to happen. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Crankcase''' (Triggercon, 1988)

[[Image:G1Crankcase_toy.jpg|left|thumb|100px|What a waste of plastic.]]

: Crankcase transforms from an 4wd off-road vehicle to a robot with very limited articulation, all located in his shoulders. Similar to the other Triggercons, he has flip-out weaponry, which in his case are two double-barreled laser cannons which deploy from his backpack/shoulders. This [[gimmick]] interferes with his windshield when stowed away and doesn't fire missiles or do anything useful.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Crankcase/crankcase.htm Crankcase's stupid toy at TFU.info.]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Crankcase Crankcase's Universe profile at NTFA.net, like anyone cares.]

*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=120&size=0&start=0 Seibertron.com's <s>waste of effort</s> Crankcase gallery.]

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Turbofire

2008-03-11T20:42:32Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''Turbofire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] section of [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

'''Turbofire''' is as strong as a block of nuclear-hardened durasteel, and about as durable. He is also as smart as [[Skywarp|a lump of lead]], and only slightly more skilled. Turbofire will not back down from a problem too difficult for his undersized brain. He is far too stubborn for that.

No, he will think and think, and think some more, the pungent odor of burning insulation wafting from his logic circuits, until he has either figured the matter out, or until it has gone away on its own. Stubborn and stupid, but not skilled enough to carry out orders, it makes perfect sense that he is a fairly high-ranking officer.

''Italian name: '''Astro''' ''<br>
''UK name: '''Hotrider'''

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Shoot the sky! Maybe it'll fall on them!"]]

Turbofire was one of several Autobots under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortess Maximus]] on the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and the other soldiers failed to stop a Decepticon attack force from liberating the facility's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
*'''Turbofire''' (Axelerator, 1993/1994)
**''Accessories:'' Engine block/gun
[[Image:G1G2_Turbofire_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Don't worry; you'll see him coming.]]

: Sold as part of the [[Axelerator]] assortment, Turbofire transforms into a large pickup truck of undetermined model. His exposed chrome-silver engine block becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode.

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the "transitional" time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "Generation 2" line-name. He was slightly recolored for American release the same year, with the transparent pink plastic of his windows and lightpipe being replaced with a smokey grey plactic that was much harder to see through. He was released again in the UK in 1994 in ''G2'' packaging, but the toy was identical to the original European-market release.

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===Unreleased===
[[Image:turbofire-BT.jpg|thumb|left|I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. That is what I said. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. I like traffic lights. But not when they are red.]]

:Turbofire's mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''G2'' [[Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in blue with black robot parts, he was to come with the '''Signal/Traffic Lights Set''', a building-block traffic signal that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release.

:In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

:Since very little information exists on the line's more fictional aspects, it is unknown if this toy was to be the same general character Turbofire, or a new character altogether.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Turbofire/turbofire.htm Turbofire at TFU.info]

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Treadshot (G1)

2008-03-10T18:12:33Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Treadshot}}

:''Treadshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Treadshot boxart.jpg|thumb|right|250px| In Italy this may be my second figure...]]

'''Treadshot''' is the best gunman - or ''man-gun'' - the Decepticons have. Armed with his particle-blasting pardner [[Catgut]], this on-target owlhoot is the gunslinger Decepticons call on when they want someone to sleep with the [[turbofox]]es.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:TreadshotMarvel.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Howdy, pilgrim.]]

After the battle with [[Unicron]], Treadshot attends a meeting of the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] forces at their headquarters, standing between [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Crankcase]]. He witnesses the report by [[Blaster]] that their world is falling apart, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s ensuing declaration that the Transformers must evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Treadshot is later seen with Soundwave and Crankcase again, apparently clearing debris with them. They were interrupted by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] punching [[Fangry]] through the window of a nearby building, which caught the attention of the newly-arrived [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Krok]] as well.

While Fangry briefly had the upper hand, Grimlock's [[Nucleon]]-powered body enabled him to administer a savage beat down to the Decepticon. This caused Treadshot and Soundwave to react angrily, though neither one stepped forward to help their blustery comrade. After [[Prowl]] stopped the attack, Treadshot watched as Bludgeon manipulated Prowl into revealing the Autobots' unagreeably peaceful post-exodus plans. {{Storylink|Exodus!}}

Though not seen again, Treadshot was presumably involved in all subsequent Decepticon group activities, such as departing Cybertron in a space cruiser, assaulting the planet [[Klo]], and fleeing said planet with the remaining Decepticons to plot another day.

{{note|Treadshot's status as actually '''being''' an Action Master in the comics is questionable.}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightSixshot_Treadshot.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Shiiiiiiny.]]

Treadshot worked alongside [[Squawkbox]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], and either [[Wingspan]] or [[Pounce]] in the operations center of the Decepticon space station where [[Sixshot]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were posted. Little is known of his role and/or duties. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

{{note|It is unclear from the artwork which Decepticon [[clone]] was featured.}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Treadshot w/ Catgut''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

[[Image:G1Treadshot_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|"Go ahead. Make my [[Units of time|mega-cycle]]."]]

: As an [[Action Master]], Treadshot is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows that he turns into a Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming partner [[Catgut]]. He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:HighwayPatrolRobo.jpg|thumb|left|80px|Rare, but not really a good toy.]]

**Unlike the other new-character Action Masters, Treadshot appears to be based on a pre-existing toy - strikingly, a toy perhaps not designed by [[Takara]]! Originally manufactured by Sunmayor Ohkawa (サンマーヤ大川) Co., Ltd., as the "357 Magnum Robo" (357マグナムロボ), this robot transformed into a Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum with scope attachments. It was later called the "Highway Patrol Robo" and released in [[GiG]]'s ''Trasformer'' line in Italy. Information on this toy is scant... but, strangely, it shows up in Takara's SF Land toy book, which only further complicates the mystery of its origins.
[[Image:Treadshot-KrokTV.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This here's a holdup!]]
** Treadshot was animated in the first commercials for [[Action Master]]s, but not as his [[character model]]. Treadshot, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Krok blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters, but they are traced from their toys, which they quickly morph into.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Treadshot/treadshot.htm Treadshot at TFU.info]

*[http://sv22.pos.to/~butto/tto-11.html Butto's 357 Magnum Robo page]

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Starscream (G1)

2008-03-10T18:06:12Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW Hearts of Steel continuity */

{{Template:Disambig3|Starscream}}
{{picsneeded|IDW continuity}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Starscreamg1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Let me guess. You're gonna attempt to overthrow Megatron, fail, cry, then repeat the cycle.]]

'''Starscream''' is the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]] and the deadliest of the [[Seeker]]s. He's famous not only for his incredible skill, but also for his limitless (and troublesome) ambition. Starscream believes that he is more suited for command than [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]]. Thankfully for Megatron, Starscream's mutinous, power-grabbing plots are almost always transparent, and he can never muster up enough patience to complete a grandiose power play. Even on the few times he has taken control of the Decepticons, he quickly loses control of a situation, but is too arrogant to realize when he's in over his head. He never learns from his mistakes, but then again, Megatron doesn't either, seeing as how he's never turned Starscream into [[slag (slang)|slag]]. Despite his constant failures, Starscream believes it is only a matter of time before he prevails -- his destiny is inevitable.

Starscream's never give up attitude extends even to the afterlife: unlike most Transformers, he has a mutant, indestructible [[Spark]]. His life-force cannot be destroyed and can persist even without a body to contain it. However, there is no indication that Starscream (or anybody else) was aware of this fact prior to his destruction.

{{quote|''Why?'' That's what they ''all'' asked me. Why him... why ''Starscream''? Why, of all the Decepticons, did I decide to revitalize the one whose record of deceit and betrayal is ''legend''? Because I'm an ''idiot'', that's why!|Megatron on Starscream, "[[Total War!]]"}}

:''Italian name'': '''Astrum''', '''Scintillor ''' (''Possession'' only)<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Égo'''
:''Spanish name'': '''Grito de Estrella'''
:''Chinese name'': '''Hong Zhi Zhu''' (meaning Red Spider), '''Tian Wang Xing''' (meaning Pluto)
:''Euskera (Basque) name'': '''Izaroihu'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Üstökös''' (meaning Comet)
:''Portuguese name'': '''Estrela gritante'''
:''Polish name'': '''Gwiazdowrzask''' (''Cosmic Rust'' only)

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

[[Image:Starscream uscomics2.png|thumb|left| What do the fangirls '''see''' in this jerk?]]

Starscream helped invade the [[Ark]], got deactivated. Woke up, questioned Megatron, got deactivated. Helped launch the final attack on the Ark, got deactived. {{storylink|The Last Stand!}} Attempts to steal an anti-Transformer weapon Blackrock created for his own ends, gets beaten up but surprisingly not deactivated. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} ''With both Shockwave and Megatron gone, he made noises about taking over but Soundwave verbally cut him down and took temporary command instead.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Fought Omega Supreme, got deactivated once again. ''He was reactivated accidentally and escaped Autobot captivity, uniting with the time-travelling Galvatron to be on the winning team. {{storylink|Target 2006}} Following this he was ''active when meeting [[Cobra]]. ''Following that, he was left isolated from the other Decepticons under unknown circumstances and, desolate, wished he could go home again. A chance encounter with a human saw him informed the meaning of Christmas, and he helped out some elderly humans - but only to piss off [[Streetwise]]. {{storylink|Stargazing}} In other unknown circumstances, he was recaptured by the Autoots.''

Rescued by [[Ratbat]]'s forces on the Moon, Starscream later discovered the story of the powerful [[Underbase]]. He then set about a chain of systematic betrayals in order to gain access to that power. He set loose [[Buster Witwicky]], whom the Decepticons had been holding prisoner, with equipment that would lure the Autobots to the Decepticon's [[Antarctica]] base. The ensuing battle served to distract his fellow Decepticons as he then stole a ship from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to look for the Underbase. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Upon finding it, he began absorbing its power but was unable to finish the task as he was interrupted by Ratbat's ship, piloted by a temporary Autobot/Decepticon alliance. Starscream however survived, thanks to the power he absorbed. After throwing Scorponok's ship at Ratbat's, he loudly proclaimed "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!"

The Autobots and Decepticons traveled to those locations to try and stop Starscream, but they ultimately failed, as a massive amount of the Transformers active on Earth were badly damaged and incapacitated by Starscream's Underbase-powered rampage. The [[Aerialbot|Aerialbots]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn]], [[Gears]], [[Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster]] were offlined in New York, although Ratbat escaped. The [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (including [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]), and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], were decimated in Tokyo, though Scorponok left before he was destroyed as well. Finally, in Buenos Aires, Starscream wiped out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and [[Soundwave]]. [[Fortress Maximus]] won a reprieve in that battle when Starscream left the fight after intercepting a radio transmission.

Rediscovering the Underbase, Starscream attempted to finish absorbing its power, only to have it overwhelm him, which resulted in his destruction. {{storylink|Dark Star!}}

[[Image:ZombieScream1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Braaaiiiinnnssss!]]

''[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were sent by Megatron to reclaim Starscream's charred corpse on planet Earth. Starscream's remains were possessed by the essence of the Underbase and went on an insane rampage, nearly killing [[Dr. Susan Hoffman]] and her [[Dr. Susan Hoffman#Dr. Hoffman's Assistants|Assistants]]. The Underbase eventually realized it was acting insane and regained control, but as soon as it did, Dreadwind and Darkwing siphoned all the power out of it, and Starscream's corpse returned to being an inanimate pile of scrap, which the pair quickly collected.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

Starscream's remains were delivered to Megatron, who kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to rebuild Starscream with a powerful [[Pretender]] shell. {{storylink|Resurrection Gambit!}} Megatron ordered Ratchet to wipe Starscream's mind so Starscream would wreak havoc on Earth among the Decepticons (led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]) and Optimus Prime. Ratchet, however, arranged for Starscream's true mind to be only suppressed. One good blast caused enough pain to revive the real Starscream. Completely outmatched, he surrendered and begged Scorponok for forgiveness.

''Briefly after becoming a Pretender, Starscream began to wallow in self-pity, believing that all the other Decepticons considered him a joke for his many failed takeover attempts and defeats. His self-esteem crumbled every time the other Decepticons refused to speak to him or spoke about him behind his back. In reality, the other Decepticons were terribly frightened of Starscream (thanks to that whole Underbase thing) and were avoiding him so they wouldn't be killed. Starscream sulked about it for a while until he defeated and captured a few Autobots and his confidence began to return.'' {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

Starscream fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the [[Ark]] after [[Unicron]]'s assault. Shockwave and Starscream found Megatron and Ratchet awakening from the [[Nucleon]], both very confused and addled due to their mind-link. Ratchet collected enough sanity to direct one of Starscream's null-rays into the Nucleon, causing enough of a chain reaction to send the Ark into a crash-landing on Earth, once again resulting in Starscream's deactivation.

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Starscream uscomics.png|thumb|right|200px|"I am only saving you so that I may punish you later."]]

Megatron revitalized Starscream somewhat out of necessity, as he was the only Decepticon (besides maybe Shockwave) whose remains were available for him to reconstruct on the Ark, which he had acquired from [[COBRA]]. Starscream proved useful in helping Megatron escape the Ark's explosion, which had been triggered by [[Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}} Predictably, he betrayed Megatron and the Decepticons once again, this time by giving [[Jhiaxus]] and his troops information that allowed them to take control of the Decepticon's [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|Total War}} Starscream then doublecrossed Jhiaxus, stole the [[Creation Matrix]] (which Megatron had stolen from Prime earlier) and used its powers to merge himself with the Warworld, becoming an unstoppable force of destruction. As Optimus Prime and Megatron entered the possessed ship to try and stop him, Starscream discovered firsthand the dangers of stealing the Matrix as it rewrote his programming to better suit its own tastes. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} As a result, Starscream soon became a snow-white boy scout with no mounted weapons who would never hurt a fly and went out of his way to help old ladies across the street (more or less).

He fervently hopes the effect is only temporary. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====Fun Publications ''Classics'' comics====

''(Note: The Classics comic takes place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a new timeline that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories or Generation 2.)''

Starscream reappears alongside several other Decepticons restored by Megatron fifteen years after the Ark crash-landed. He still appears to enjoy making snide remarks at Megatron's expense.

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (US), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japan), [[Jean-Louis Millette]] (Quebec), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (France), [[José Sant'anna]] (Brazil), [[Bernd Simon]] (Germany)

Starscream was the Decepticons' second-in-command. He was rash, boastful, cowardly, and even whiny. Millions of years before the war between Autobots and Decepticons would force both sides off Cybertron, Starscream was not a warrior but rather a scientist. He and his colleague [[Skyfire]] were exploring an unnamed planet - the ancient [[Earth]] - when severe atmospheric conditions separated the two friends. Starscream circled the globe looking for Skyfire, but he never found his colleague.{{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} After the outbreak of war, Starscream and his fellow Decepticons would become entombed on the same alien world for four million years before emerging to continue their battle on Earth, with Starscream reformatted as a terrestrial F-15 fighter jet.

[[Image:ChokingOutTheBeyotch.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, Starscream forgot the safeword.]]

Starscream's rash and spiteful actions led to the resurrection of the Autobots on Earth, when a blast intended to trap the Autobots there forever caused Optimus Prime to fall into the life-giving rays of [[Teletraan I]], who soon had all his fellow Autobots ready for action again.{{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Starscream would always demand action rather than waste time with planning, often calling Megatron a coward or taking action himself without waiting for the order. Needless to say, this got him nearly killed by Megatron on more than one occasion.

Starscream's status probably came from the fact he had command over the other [[Seeker|jet fighter Decepticons]], who formed pretty much 50% of the entire Decepticon force at the time of the first and second seasons. Megatron, very desperate for troops (especially ones who were so predictable), kept Starscream around.

Although he was often an impulsive warrior, Starscream still showed some signs of his scientific background. In "War of the Dinobots", he was the only Decepticon who urged caution before using the energy taken from an unstable meteor. Even Megatron himself showed little concern about the potential risks, bickering with Starscream and threatening to take his share. Starscream was ultimately correct about the volatile nature of the energy, and the resulting explosion nearly killed a number of Transformers, including Optimus Prime and Grimlock.{{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[Image:G1_Child'sPlay_Starscream_Ball.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Starscream's childhood dodgeball traumas were a deciding factor in his personality.]]

Starscream's ambition was also great, and he often sought to take command away from Megatron. One such attempt was to challenge him to a duel, then shoot him in the back when Megatron turned away laughing. His "victory" here was short-lived, as Megatron was just stunned, shot Starscream, and banished him from his forces. This led Starscream to "create" the [[Combaticon]]s from a bunch of wrecked army vehicles he found on the island on which he was deserted, and some Decepticon "brains" he stole from a Decepticon prison on Cybertron.{{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Megatron let him and his newly formed army back into the Decepticons soon afterwards, despite the fact they were all Decepticon outcasts and criminals.{{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Starscream's thirst for leadership led to his death when, during the Decepticon's dramatic siege on [[Autobot City]], Megatron would fight his final battle with Optimus Prime. By the end of it, the Decepticon leader was battered beyond repair, left on the verge of stasis lock. Starscream, able to see an opportunity in every situation if nothing else, took advantage of this moment of weakness to rally the healthy Decepticons that remained after the battle, ejecting the "dead weight" of his wounded former comrades into space. With transparent satisfaction, Starscream threw Megatron out personally before closing the door on that part of Transformers history and beginning an inter-Decepticon brawl that would eventually place him at the [[Emperor of Destruction|head of the ranks]].

Starscream couldn't have known, of course, that Megatron would be found and reshaped by the godlike [[Unicron]] before his [[spark]] faded completely. Reborn as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he made it his first order of business to take back what Starscream had taken, interrupting the pompous and overblown coronation Starscream had set up for himself and killing him with a single, terrible blast, likely setting a record for the shortest reign in Decepticon history: approximately 20 Earth seconds.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

[[Image:SSBQ.jpg||left|200px|thumb|Starscream had a little accident at the Decepticon BBQ]]

This was not the end, however, as Starscream's ghost came back with "cunning" schemes. First he possessed [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and handed Galvatron over to [[Rodimus Prime]]. Rodimus didn't kill or even imprison Galvatron, however, and the Decepticon leader came back angered and shot his second-in-command, not realizing Cyclonus had not been himself.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} By this time, Starscream had already found a new host in [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], whom he used in his next "master plan." This one involved making deals with Unicron, who requested Starscream help him find new body parts in return for a new body for Starscream himself. Starscream followed his orders exactly, until his host ran off before connecting Unicron's head to Cybertron as a new body. This is where Starscream showed his true cunning, stating that if Unicron wanted him to connect him to his new Planet, he would have to provide Starscream's new body first. Unicron did so, repeating his order that Starscream finish connecting his head to his new body. However, Starscream turned on him immediately, telling Unicron mockingly to do it himself. At this point, the Autobots, unaware of this turn of events, set off a load of explosives that sent Starscream, new body and all, spinning out of control through space, past Galvatron and his crew (Galvatron took this chance to fire at what he thought was a ghost), never to be seen again.

One last thing to note is Cyclonus's line after the last glimpse of Starscream: "Wait a minute... since when do ghosts tumble out of control through space?"{{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

====Japanese manga====

[[Image:StarscreamGhost.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream's Ghost being evicted by his landlord.]]

Between the events of "Starscream's Ghost" and "Ghost in the Machine" the 5th issue of the Transformers 2010 manga (simply called ''The Transformer'') takes place. In this story, Starscream's ghost teamed up with the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], who built him a powerful new body. This new body, equipped with attacks such as "Right Arm Destron Gun" and the "Revolver Laser," was created using a combination of Optimus Prime's and Megatron's designs. The result was [[Guiltar]].

[[Image:Guiltor-Gun.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Guiltar, preparing to complete the preparation for completion.]]

Guiltar joined the Decepticons and quickly became Galvatron's right-hand man (literally—in, like, 5 seconds). Galvatron tricked Rodimus Prime into engaging him in a one-on-one battle in which Guiltar faked defeat. When Rodimus least suspected it, Guiltar attacked and laid the smack down. Galvatron complimented Guiltar on his power and loyalty, and instinctively, Guiltar beat the crap out of Galvatron and declared his ambition to take over the Decepticons. Rodimus Prime and Galvatron called a truce and joined forces to defeat Guiltar. They wrecked him something fierce, destroying his body and forcing out Starscream's ghost. They then ended the truce and went about their business.

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===''Beast Wars''===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Doug Parker]] (US), [[Kazuki Yao]] (Japan)

[[Image:Cap193.jpg|thumb|250px|EBENEZER SCROOGE...!]]
Little was known about Starscream among the [[Maximal]]s, as the [[Maximal Elder]]s had classified most of his information. However, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], a student of military history, was familiar with Starscream's record of deceit and betrayal. It is possible that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was also aware of his history, as he ordered [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] to keep an eye on Starscream.

Starscream's ghost traveled through time and space to the prehistoric earth of the [[Beast Wars]], where he possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s body during an electrical storm. He ingratiated himself with Megatron, claiming that he had been destroyed by [[Unicron]] while protecting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After leading a successful raid on the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']], he was left in command of the captured Maximal ship, along with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and Scorponok, the former of whom he took as his "protégé". When the defeated Maximals surrendered to him, he took Dinobot and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] hostage and ordered the remaining Maximals to attack the [[Darksyde]]. Scorponok objected, but he was very forcefully overruled. Shortly after the attack began, the two captive Maximals broke out and drove the Predacons out of the Axalon. Starscream fled, pursued by Primal, and abandoned Blackarachnia to her fate. After a spirited chase, Primal cornered Starscream at an [[energon]] deposit, paralyzing him. As he tried to bargain his way out of his predicament, his vengeful ex-partner Blackarachnia detonated the energon, blowing Waspinator to scrap and forcing Starscream's spark out of his body.

Adrift in space once more, Starscream's ghost screamed vengeance into the void... {{storylink|Possession}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Starscreamwarwithin.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Smirkier-than-thou.]]
Starscream was a competitor in [[Cybertron|Cybertron's]] underground gladiatorial matches, the breeding ground for what would eventually become the Decepticons. He enjoyed baiting his fellow combatant, [[Grimlock]]; in fact, he was a master at it. Once war broke out, he kept taunting his old friend, which eventually backfired when he told Grimlock exactly where the Seekers were going to attack, giving Grimlock time to set a massive bomb. Starscream's life was saved only by the fast action of Skywarp.

In typical fashion, Starscream tried to seize power. While Megatron was deep within the bowels of Cybertron, Starscream instructed [[Scrapper]] to initiate the planet's long-hidden transformation sequence, hoping Megatron would be crushed in the process. Some people never learn.

A few millennia later, after the apparent death of Megatron, Starscream created a splinter group of Decepticons called [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. However, when your smartest subordinates are [[Motormaster]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and [[Octane]], you can't expect much of your forces.

Starscream was among the Decepticon boarding party that attacked the Autobot flagship ''Ark'', causing its crash-landing on Earth and putting all Autobots and Decepticons alike in emergency stasis. In 1984 a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletraan-I, and it repaired all on board. Starscream's actions over the next fifteen years are largely unrecorded, but he probably did what he did best: strafe the Autobots and fleshlings and attempt to betray Megatron, smirking all the while. In 1998, the combined forces of the Autobots and Earth defeated and captured the Decepticons. Starscream was secured on board the ''Ark 2'' along with the other Decepticons when the ship exploded, killing the human crew and scattering the Transformers across the ocean. Arms dealer Adam Rook (aka. [[Lazarus]]) recovered several of the Autobots and Decepticons and used them as a reprogrammed weapons for hire for terrorists and despots. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 1}} As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Starscream join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. When Megatron eventually broke free of Rook's control, he freed the other Decepticons. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}}

The reactivated Starscream, along with his Seeker brothers Thundercracker and Skywarp, took a particular pleasure in dismantling the Autobot Minicars. When Megatron complained that he didn't rewire them so they could sit around and do nothing, Starscream playfully said they were only having some fun with their new "toys". Megatron ordered the three Decepticons to follow him, and when Skywarp asked Starscream what their leader's plan was this time, the air commander casually tossed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s head over his shoulder and said that he didn't care, as it was going to be evil, and evil is ''always'' fun. Soon afterwards, the Autobots arrived and attacked. As Starscream attempted to choke [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paid him back with a nice throat punch. All the combatants were then bombed by rogue members of the U.S. military. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}}

The Decepticons escaped and attacked [[San Francisco]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] appeared to stop [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Starscream led the other Seekers in bombing the Autobot giant, forcing the Aerialbots into their component team member forms and putting them at the mercy of Devastator. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 5}} Starscream and the other Decepticons secured the Autobots after Optimus Prime defeated Devastator. The Autobot leader managed to free his comrades after humans distracted the Decepticons, and the battle was rejoined. Fellow F-15 [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] punched Starscream in the face, repaying him for the earlier defeat. After the Aerialbots, as Superion, sacrificed their lives to save San Francisco from [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo's]] unauthorized nuclear strike, Starscream and the other Decepticons escaped. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

[[Image:Starscreamshhhhhh.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Holy crap! [[Dull surprise|Expressions!]]]]
Starscream led the Decepticons in joining Shockwave's Cybertronians after Megatron was defeated and was the first to recognize the mind-altering techniques being employed. Starscream escaped the CR chambers long enough almost to succeed in assassinating Megatron. Punishment didn't deter him, and Starscream was almost immediately creating a small sect of separatist Decepticons on Cybertron. He used the cover of Menasor's release to steal the incapacitated Combaticons to form his own army. If only he hadn't tried to hijack [[Sky Lynx]]. Yet another rebellion defeated by bad planning. Some people never learn. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

After returning to Earth, Starscream unleashed the Decepticons on the Autobots under the leadership of Jazz. Unfortunately, most of the Decepticons were incapacitated. Worse, Starscream's clone [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] arrived on some bizarre mission. Starscream was forced to ally with the Autobots in exchange for getting his forces freed. After the misadventure, Starscream took the Combaticons for some practice against Sky Lynx. This also ended in disaster, for [[Predaking]] soon arrived, and Starscream discovered that Soundwave, his cassettes, and the other Seekers had allied with Predaking's master...Megatron! Starscream was again forced into a subservient position, with Megatron preparing to lead the Decepticons in the conquest of Earth... {{storylink|Generation One (Dreamwave comic)|Generation One (ongoing)}}

''...at which point Dreamwave self-destructed.''
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===''Genesis: The Art of Transformers''===
[[Image:StarscreamMW_Genesis.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Bringing a cannon to a [[Canon|canon]]-fight.]]

'''''Note''': As an art-book concerned more with portraiture than storytelling, ''[[Transformers: Genesis|Genesis]]'' is of dubious relevance as a source of fiction. However, a picture of [[Machine Wars]] Starscream does suggest events outside itself. [[Matt Kuphaldt|The artist]] intended it to be a sequel to [http://www.spektakle.com/portfolio/tf/tf_fan_starscream.html a piece of his fanart.]''

Machine Wars Starscream stood on the dais where he was once crowned leader of the Decepticons, which had since begun glowing with the energy of Cybertron's new golden age. As before, he wore a purple cape, but this time he brandished the vanquished Galvatron's torn-off cannon.

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===''Robot Masters''===
====Pack-in comics====

====OVA====
Voice actors: [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] (Japan)

When [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] traveled back in time to modern day [[Earth]] in search of [[solitarium]], he immediately recruited Starscream to his cause. Starscream went head to head with another time-displaced transformer, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] only to find himself defeated once Optimus Prime arrived as back-up. Beast Megatron, arriving on [[Gigant Sniper]], saved Starscream from a crashing into the ground but quickly chucked him aside after lamenting over the Decepticon's worthlessness.

Later, Beast Megatron discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]] and ordered the Decepticons to tear the city apart. Starscream, [[Smokesniper]], [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wing Stun]] did just that, blowing up buildings and razing a good portion of the Big Apple. Starscream was then shot out of the sky by another time-displaced Autobot, [[Reverse Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy quickly gained the trust of the other Autobots after being seen blasting Starscream. 10 seconds later, Reverse Convoy reveals himself as the original Megatron, now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)|Rebirth Megatron]]. Makes sense.

====Online mini-comics====

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Starscream and his comrades, Skywarp and Thundercracker, were recruited by Soundwave when Megatron requested fliers. They believed they had been called to join Megatron's gladiatorial team, but accepted the offer to join the Decepticons. Starscream immediately proclaimed his allegiance and declared how much of an honor fighting along side Megatron would be. After going through some upgrades to boost their firepower, the Seekers' first duty was to capture a senator, who would be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. He was also informed by Megatron of confidential plans in which he would play a key role. When the security forces intervened, Starscream was captured, and—surprise, surprise—offered to reveal Megatron's plans to save his own neck. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} However, this turned out to have ''been'' Megatron's plan—Starscream, together with Soundwave, executed the council questioning him, then freed every prisoner in the building, solidifying his loyalty to Megatron... until such time as Starscream felt like betraying his leader. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

Starscream ended up as Megatron's bodyguard, a position largely for show, and developed a mutual hatred with Sixshot. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} He would also appear to settle with Megatron instead of carrying on being an attempted traitor. Megatron viewed this as them moving on from such things but which it was actually because Starscream feared him - a fear he initially thought was respect. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Later, Starscream, now an F-22 Raptor, was the leader of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy, being opposed by an Autobot unit led by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. However, since the discovery of the mysterious, Energon-like substance known as [[Ore-13]], Starscream had stepped outside standard procedure, establishing a second command bunker in [[Oregon]] above a richer seam of the ore than the one in [[Nebraska]] and ordering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to cover his tracks. Starscream intended to use Ore-13 to challenge [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for leadership of the Decepticons, but when the moment of truth finally arrived, the energy source proved insufficient to destroy the Decepticon leader, and Megatron blasted Starscream with his fusion cannon at point-blank range, virtually obliterating him. Megatron told the other Decepticons, "See to the remains. If he lives, then I'll decide what to do with him." {{storylink|Infiltration}}

[[Image:Starcasm idw dev6.jpg|thumb|Sarcasm from Starscream?? NO!]]
As it turns out, Starscream survived and was placed in a [[CR chamber]] for extensive repairs. The other Decepticons were worried that Megatron was jumping the gun by calling in [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] early, and Astrotrain realized Starscream might be the only one of them willing to tell Megatron this. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} During an attack on Decepticon headquarters by the [[Reapers]], Starscream completed his recovery and was confident that he would prevail in the upcoming battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4}}

When [[Sixshot]] arrived, he initially attacked the Reapers, but they insisted he join them or die. Starscream then emerged from base calling out Sixshot—his hatred of Starscream caused the living weapon to decide to switch sides after all, at which point Starscream promptly activated Sixshot's shutdown command, sending him crashing to the ground. Screamer then proceeded to bomb the Reapers, causing Megatron to agree to take the fight to the Reapers. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Starscream HOS.jpg|left|thumb|Old Tyme treachery.]]
Starscream is the nominal leader of the Decepticons on 19th-century Earth, while Megatron sleeps in [[stasis lock]]. He decides to conquer the Earth in this time, and use that power to overthrow Megatron when he should wake up. Posing as a benefactor to humanity, he enlists the help of inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to design new [[altmode]]s for the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}} In particular, Starscream builds (or reformats) [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] for an assault on [[New York City]], and the new electrical generators there. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} It all ends badly. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

Starscream has three bodies through the course of this story. His initial "Ice Age Wars" body appears to be a prehistoric flying reptile. He then takes on two different biplane bodies, one with one engine per wing and bat-wing-shaped propellers (as seen at left), and one with two engines per wing and straight-bladed propellers<ref>[http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/transformers/images/hos/decepticon_planes.jpg ''Hearts of Steel'' sketch at IDW Publishing]</ref>. No reason is given for him changing from one biplane body to the next. (The fact that planes are an anachronism in the 19th Century is lightly glossed over.)

===''Kiss Players'' continuity===

====Teletraan Go! Go! comics====
[[Image:AtariScream.jpg|right|thumb|Not his finest moment.]]
As the mysterious saboteur of [[Teletraan I]] was about to be revealed, [[Teletraan 15]]'s personality suddenly changed. She had been possessed by the ghost of Starscream! Learning of the power of [[Kiss Players|kiss-playing]], the rogue spirit quickly left her body and departed for [[Earth Defense Command]] Headquarters on Earth.

There, young [[Atari Hitotonari]] was using the ladies' room. This was not enough to stop Starscream, who took over the girl's body, transforming her E.D.C. uniform to black and making her pull a gun on her fellow Kiss Player officers.

But Starscream's ignorance of human custom and basic biology worked against him as the E.D.C. Kiss Players totally failed to take "Atari-scream's" demands and threats seriously. Unfortunately for the Air Commander, he had neglected to pull Atari's underwear back up when leaving the bathroom.

Yes, this really officially happened.

''Dammit'', Japan.

====Radio drama====
One night, the disembodied spirit of a Transformer possessed the body of the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Atari Hitotonari]]. Discovering that it could not transfer itself to the bodies of other Transformers with [[spark|souls]], it forced Atari to seek out the twisted [[Doctor Arkeville]], who built it a new body converted from a stolen fighter jet. Kissing it, Atari transferred the spirit into its new form. Starscream was reborn!

A couple of minutes later, Starscream's new body got blown up by [[Autrooper]]s and his ghost flew back into space again.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''22, TFC-09'''
[[Image:G1Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Then about eight million redecos followed.]]

: Starscream's first toy was taken from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, transforming into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet. In this mode he is armed with two cluster bombs, essentially shortened projectiles made to resemble (somewhat) the drop tanks that a real F-15 might carry. There are numerous minor construction variations on this mold, common for most of the ''Diaclone''-based Transformers.

: To transform Starscream, one must essentially take most of his plane parts off and transform his body, then reattach his plane parts on again. In robot mode, the cluster bomb projectiles are replaced with long 'null rays''.

{{note|For some reason, the stats on Skywarp's, Starscream's and Thundercracker's [[Tech Spec]]s were switched around. Starscream was given Thundercracker's numbers.}}

: The first reissue of Starscream was practically identical to the original toy and was released by [[Takara]] in Japan in 2001.

: Starscream was reissued in normal colors for Hasbro's [[Commemorative Series]] in 2003. The release had remolded elongated missiles and launchers as to comply with current US toy safety laws.

: Starscream's [[Transformer Collection|T/F Collection]] reissue from 2003 featured show-accurate colors and retooled fists to hold a new miniature Megatron gun-mode accessory. An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fist that could hold the gun was also included, as was a DVD.

: This mold is notorious for having many missing pieces due to the... modular design of its transformation. As such, an intact set is hard to come by. While it is impossible for all the pieces to fit in any one form of the toy, the landing gear can fit in the cockpit for storage in robot mode. Still, only one set of missiles can be fit into the launchers at one time.

: This mold is [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

[[Image:PretenderStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|You can tell he's evil because he's spiky.]]
* '''Starscream''' (Classic Pretender, 1989)

:Starscream was released as a [[Classic Pretender]] with a human shell of a badly dressed man. The inner robot was a simplified version of the original toy, that transformed into an almost [[superdeformed]] F-15 fighter. His arms, legs and rear wing assemblies were all cast in blue plastic, with the latter also serving as dual laser weapons in robot mode.

* '''Starscream''' (Legends, 1989)

:The inner robot of Pretender Starscream was also sold separately as a K-Mart [[exclusive]] "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]" figure, and was released with Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a Japanese giftset the same year.

* '''Starscream''' (Action Master, 1990)
[[Image:ActionmasterStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|He loved the gray helmet so much, he used it again.]]

: ''Action Master'' Starscream is a non-transforming action figure based loosely on his cartoon appearance but using a colour scheme derived from the Pretender toy. His main accessory is the [[Attack Jet]], a small personal attack craft that Starscream can set astride like a motorcycle. The Attack Jet rolls on three small wheels, and can transform into a gun emplacement.

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[[Image:GhostStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Wait a minute. Since when do ghosts have painted metal chests?]]
* '''Ghost Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''

: Ghost Starscream was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] release of the 2001 Starscream reissue, cast almost entirely in translucent plastics, except for those parts made of die-cast metal.

* '''Black Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:G1BlackStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Who am I again?]]

: Black Starscream was also an e-Hobby exclusive release, with his colours loosley based upon [[Machine Wars]] Starscream, though his deco has much darker shades of gray, lacks clear blue plastic and has gold as one of his primary colours.

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* '''Secret Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:Secret_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm so invisible even '''I''' don't know if I exist.]]

: An all-clear Starscream was made for the ''Transformers: Generations'' Lucky Draw contest. This figure was limited to 5 pieces, making it one of the rarest TFs in the world. Four of the winners are still unknown, but the fifth figure is currently owned by [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=712 Transformers @ The Moon.] Secret Starscream differs from Ghost Starscream in that its plastic parts are completely clear and not color tinted.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993)
[[Image:G2Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|With my camouflaged wings, I'll appear to be merely a fuselage flying through the sky!]]

:Starscream's ''Generation 2'' release was a [[retool]] of his original toy with new missiles, launchers, and a sound box. His colours are essentially a combination of G1 Ramjet, his own original colours, and a replacement of his dark blue plastic with light grey.

:The new accessories were also used, in different colours, for Generation 2 Ramjet.

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===Machine Wars===
* '''Starscream''' (Ultra, 1997)
[[Image:MWStarscream_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Ohh! Slice!]]

: Starscream's Machine Wars release was a recolour of the Predator [[Skyquake]] with fewer missiles, no hand-held projectile launcher, and most of the gimmicks removed. He transforms into a large bomber based vaguely upon an SR-71 Blackbird. He still retains his "carpet bombing" gimmick, a rolling drum that drops his missiles from each wing.

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===Smallest Transformers===
* '''Starscream''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF-03'''
[[Image:STFStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I will rule all the redecos, Megatron!]]

: This version of Starscream was a very small-scale simplification of the original Starscream toy, retaining most of its functionality and accessories, except for his long null-rays.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into Thundercracker, Skywarp and Thrust.

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===Robot Masters===
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-12'''
[[Image:RobotMastersStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I feel correct. That can't be good.]]

: Starscream's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' toy is a re-imagining of the original toy, designed to be closer to the animation model, with greater poseability and integrated parts that did not require detachment during transformation (with the exception of his null-ray blasters). After re-engineering the design to stay roughly in one piece during transformation, Takara then gave him chromed missile pods that attach to his chestplate. Although not his usual choice of weapon, these are show-accurate: Starscream used them once in the episode "Fire On The Mountain" to attack [[Trailbreaker]] and [[Brawn]].

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*'''Starscream Limited Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2004)
[[Image:RMBlackStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Okay now I feel used. That's much better.]]

: Available only via mail-order from ''Figure King Magazine'', Black Starscream is a repaint of ''Robot Masters'' Starscream, swapping out his reds and blues for black, and some of his grey for black.

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===Masterpiece===
* '''Starscream''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-3'''
[[Image:MasterpieceStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And the fandom complained (and rejoiced)]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream is a high-quality, superbly detailed collectable Transformer toy. He transforms into a mostly accurate F-15E Eagle, with weapons options ranging from a rack of Sidewinder missiles to his trademark null ray cannons. In robot mode he is a highly detailed, well-articulated (especially the hands), yet stylized version of his original robot mode. His chest turbines flip up to reveal a bank of missiles each, and his face can be rotated so as to display either a stern or a smirking face. His wings can also be angled to 90° to make him take the look of his original G1 toy. Amusingly, the transformation allow the pilot's seat to stay straight in robot's mode.

:He comes with a small figurine of [[Doctor Arkeville]], his partner-in-crime for several early episodes of Generation 1; a display stand that can be used in both fighter and jet modes; and an extensive sheet of sticker decals, including variously sized Decepticon symbols, squadron numbers and squadron markings, including one of [[Waspinator]]!

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream was the second all-new sculpt in the ''Masterpiece'' series of toys, and was envisioned as the finest toy representation of the original Starscream ever created. To this end, famed Japanese mecha designer (and former Diaclone toy designer) [[Shoji Kawamori]] was recruited to oversee the design and engineering of this toy. The first prototype design was essentially a much more complex version of the original toy, based upon his cartoon and then-recent comic appearances, with a much more accurate F-15 Eagle fighter mode. However, Kawamori felt the design could be improved, particularly the details and underside of the fighter mode, as he did not want what would have basically been a new version of the old toy.

: Based on Kawamori's suggestions, a new prototype design was made, with major structures located in his legs now moved up to his hips (though they can be detached and put on his legs), with his transformation and design streamlined to create an even more realistic F-15 design. Even so, Kawamori was still unhappy with the amount of robotic parts visible underneath the plane, but conceded that too many changes would essentially not make the toy look like Starscream in robot mode.

: On his control art, there are pictures of Starscream that have him wearing his Decepticon Crown of Leadership, as seen in the coronation scene of the original animated movie. On the toy itself, his head and shoulders have notches for parts to attach to, suggesting that TakaraTomy have reserved Starscream's coronation parts for a later release of this toy.

: Oddly, Starscream's fighter colour scheme is inaccurate to real F-15E hull colours (Gunship Gray, colour code FS 36118) , in that it has more of a green-blue tinge, which has made collectors wonder why TakaraTomy bothered changing Starscream's colours in the first place, especially as Starscream's original pale grey is ''very'' close match to FS 36375, the main grey used on real F-15s of the 1980s. Additionally, his missiles are painted in the wrong colours (they should be the same grey) and are mounted sideways on their pylons, which is why they only have three fins on the back instead of four - they couldn't fit the fourth fin as they mounted the missiles themselves incorrectly.

===Classics===
* '''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles

[[Image:ClassicsStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|My fellow Decepticons. It is with a heavy heart that I must declare that you are all morons!]]

: ''Classics'' Starscream is a faithful reproduction of his original toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He still transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His colour scheme is inspired by photolab-edited photographs of the prototype F-15 Eagle, as the original photos and the actual colours of the prototype fighter were actually sky blue with bright orange markings.

: In robot mode, Starscream is essentially a very detailed version of his cartoon robot mode, with many design elements that would also find their way into Masterpiece Starscream. He is armed with two (overly large) null-ray missile launchers, which are so large that they restrict his arm movement due to them bumping into his wings.

: Later versions of Starscream saw a [[retool]] in the jet intake area first seen on Classics [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The slope of his shoulders was decreased, and a rectangle added to the vertical area, making the number now five instead of four. This version of Starscream is the harder to find of the two. This retooled version was used for Classics Skywarp, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]].

:This mold will also be released in Japan as part of the [[Classics (2006)#Henkei! Henkei! Transformers|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]] line by [[TakaraTomy]]. It will feature different paint applications that more slavishly mimic the original g1 toy. Whether this redeco is "better" is debatable, though many fans are likely to believe it is because it comes from [[Japan]]. Despite this toy's awesomeness, the Robotmasters toy has the most show-accurate paint job.

* '''Masterpiece Starscream''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null ray cannons, 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville figure, Megatron gun clip, display stand

[[Image:Hasbro_Masterpiece_Starscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wait, you say the ''Hasbro'' version is the slavishly 'toon-accurate one? Your credibility is on shaky ground, Wiki.]]

: A Wal-Mart exclusive, Hasbro's release of ''Masterpiece'' Starscream has been redecoed ''extensively'' to resemble the animation model of Starscream, down to the orange canopy and the silver nosecone (as opposed to the original toy's blue). In an effort to bring out detail in the sculpt, he has also been given an extensive paint wash to bring out his panel lines. Starscream comes with the same accessories included in the Takara release of this toy, including a display stand, sidewinder missiles, a small figurine of Doctor Arkeville (which now has the correct skin color), and the clip to hold Masterpiece Convoy's Megatron gun while in jet mode. Starscream was finally given the correct tech spec stats he was originally supposed to have back in 1984 for this release, Skywarp's stats.

:The tips on the Starscream's vertical stabilizers were shortened and rounded for the US release, and the plastics used overall have greater resiliance to impact and damage than the fragile Japanese release.

:This version of Starscream will also be released in Japan as an exclusive item in the same packaging but with different paint applications. It will use the unmodified version of the mold used for MP-3 Starscream and MP-6 Skywarp.
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===Unreleased===
* '''Starscream''' ([[Transtech]], 2001)
[[Image:Starscream-transtech.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Obscure both by design and by accident]]
Starscream would have been made available in the aborted Transtech series. Control art and early prototype images have surfaced, showing that the toy would have been at the Deluxe scale and featured internal lighting mechanisms that changed color depending on its mode. The toy is clearly an homage to his Machine Wars body, which at the time of Transtech's intended release would have been the last form Starscream had inhabited in American markets.
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===Titanium Series===
* '''Starscream''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumRM_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Stop, in the name of love...]]

: Released in wave 2, the first ''[[Titanium]]'' Starscream is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearances. He is sculpted holding Megatron in gun mode in his left hand, and holding up is palm outward with his right, while using his jets to fly up. EXCITEMENT.

: This mold was also used to make Thundercracker.

* '''War Within Starscream''' (Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"How ''dare'' you make ''me'' a redeco?! Do you know who I am?!"]]

: War Within Starscream is a redeco of "War Within" Thundercracker (talk about irony). He transforms into a Cybertronian 'tetrajet', as re-imagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was used to make "War Within" Sunstorm.

===Attacktix===
*'''Starscream'''

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===[[Revoltech]]===
* Series No. 046 '''Starscream''' (2008)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Starscream action figure, ''Revoltech'' Starscream uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. It is currently slated for release on March 15, 2008. It will come with his twin null-ray cannons, a gun-mode Megatron, a posing stand, and three extra hands (a Megatron-holding right hand, an open-palmed right hand, and a left hand for pointing or disco-dancing).<ref>[http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2008/01/post_909a.html Photos of the set contents at Revoltech's official blog site.]</ref><ref>[http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=TOY-RBT-0148&template=review.html Large images of the figure and its accessories at the online store Amiami.]</ref>
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===Universe===
*'''Starscream''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)
: This toy is a [[redeco]] of the [[Legends of Cybertron]] [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], transforming into an SU-37 fighter jet.

: This mold was also used to make the ''Classics'' Legends-class [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].
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==Merchandise==
===Heroes of Cybertron===
:The ''Heroes of Cybertron'' PVC figurine line is an adaptation by Hasbro of Takara's own ''Super Collection Figure'' line. The main differences between the two lines is that Hasbro cast Autobot and Decepticon figures in clear blue or clear red PVC respectively, then completely painted the figurines. This allowed the eyes to 'glow' when placed in front of the light source.

* '''Starscream''' (2002)
: Repaint of the Japanese SCF Starscream figure. Non-transforming, true to the animation model. Distinctive from the Japanese release with its glossy paint and "light-up" eyes.

* '''Starscream''' (2002)

: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

* '''Starscream''' (2003)

: Above, but part of a six-pack of figures which also included Thundercracker, Skywarp, and three Clones from the [[OTFCC 2003]] convention set.

===Mega SCF===
* '''Starscream''' (2002)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MegaSCF TF 07'''

[[Image:Mega_SCF_Starscream.jpg|left|120px|thumb|Just keep it away from any [[Galvatron (G1)|reformatted megalomaniacs]].]]

Starscream is an highly articulated non transforming action figure. He comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown. He also includes extra hands one of which holds Megatron in gun mode.

===Robot Heroes===
* '''Starscream''' (Mirage Vs Starscream, 2007)
[[Image:Robot_Hero_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He's cute when he betrays you.]]

: Starscream is two inch high figure sculpted in a super deformed style and articulated at the shoulders. This figure was later redecoed as (guess what) Thundercracker for the Jazz vs. Thundercracker set. It also was redecoed as Skywarp in the "Decepticon Sneak Attack" set.

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Classic Starscream''' (2007)

: A 42-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, "Classic" Starscream "transforms" into a grey and red fighter jet with a color scheme based on his ''Classics'' toy. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]].
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Starscream_statue.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Only half here and I still look this good.]]
* '''Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Starscream was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces.
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==Trivia==
* In the French dub of Transformers: The Movie, Starscream (along with [[Shrapnel]]) inexplicably became a woman. This change, however, was only for the movie, as it used a different dubbing team from the cartoon. Most likely, the movie's French dubbing team mistook Starscream's rather high-pitched voice for a woman's voice.
* The G1 executive script consultant, [[Flint Dille]], has claimed in personal interviews that [[Chris Latta]] had to frequently be bailed out of jail by members of the production staff. This apparently caused so much annoyance that it was a major factor in phasing Starscream out of the series.
* According to [[Bob Budiansky]], in [[Jim Shooter]] and [[Denny O'Neil|Denny O'Neil's]] original TF treatment, Starscream was named "Ulchtar."
* According to the line art of Starscream by Studio OX, each side of his chest has a turbine mounted on it. This concept has influenced his Action Master, Masterpiece, and Classics toys and the [http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/RMStarscream/starscream.htm art of the Robot Master version].<ref>[[Transformers Visualworks]]</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Starscream Starscream's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Gallery of G2 Starscream with comparison to BW Starscream at Transformers At the Moon]

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Tantrum (G1)

2008-03-04T22:39:38Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

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:''Tantrum is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tantrum boxart.jpg|thumb|300px|LET ME AT THAT CHINA SHOP!]]
'''Tantrum''' is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of [[Kremzeek]][[Trademark|™]] energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him.

The Decepticon command, [[Megatron (G1)|in their infinite wisdom]], have augmented the swordfighting, electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a catalytic rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for [[Blot]] to snack on and [[Mixmaster]] to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] can combine to form [[Predaking]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Coléro'''
:''Italian name'': '''Torox'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
One day, Tantrum was having some harmless fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

That killjoy Optimus Prime ran full-tilt into him in truck mode, obliterating Tantrum into chunks. Some people can't take a joke. {{Storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

===Animated continuity===

Tantrum and the Predacons were created during an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. They were sent to [[Io]] to stop [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie]] from recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of [[Trypticon]]. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot lept out of the way and Tantrum crashed into [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with [[Sky Lynx]]. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:Tantrumchaos.jpg|thumb|left|200px|STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!!]]
On the planet [[Dredd]], the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of [[death crystal]]s. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, [[Kup]] and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quickmud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. {{Storylink|Chaos}}

During an attack on [[Rodimus Prime]] on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning [[Daniel Witwicky]]'s nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and [[Springer]] were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all.{{Storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet [[Beest]] and, by modern times, had descended into feral beast modes, operating purely on animal instinct. {{Storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, ousting Shockwave and Starscream from command of their respective splinter armies. {{Storylink|Lost and Found}}{{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers'' continuity===

===IDW comics continuity===

Tantrum fought for Megatron in the illegal gladatorial deathmatches held in the [[Forge]]. He and the future Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in [[Kaon]] against the [[Senate]], under Megatron's command. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin}}

[[Image:Stormbringer4_DCon_groundforces.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.]]

In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the [[Thanatos]], and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the [[Wrecker]]s battle the resurrected [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

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===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|thumb|right|100px|The Predacons will rise again]]
A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[transwarp shunt]] device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a feline of some variety. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Tantrum''' (1986)
:''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-76'''

*'''Predaking''' (1986)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

===Titanium Series===
*'''Predaking''' (2006?)
:[[Kitbash|Saw]] off his leg and you have "[[Actionmaster]] [[Combiner]]-mode [[World's Smallest Transformers|World's Smallest]] [[Titanium]] Tantrum". (No refunds).

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Tantrum/tantrum.htm Tantrum at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Tantrum Tantrum's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Carnivac (G1)

2008-03-04T22:36:29Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

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:''Carnivac is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1_Carnivac_MTMTE.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The only thing more awesome then a wolf is a wolf with a robotic transforming wolf in it!]]

'''Carnivac''' is always smiling, even when he’s ripping another robot to shreds for no apparent reason. Savagely brutal yet oddly jovial, he is an unpredictable Decepticon who’s a danger to his teammates as much as he is to the [[Autobots]]. Some say he was once a proud and honorable warrior, with a code of military ethics second to none. Whether or not this is true, that Decepticon certainly doesn't exist anymore.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I've got just the thing to take care of that headache.]]

''As part of the Decepticons' [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], Carnivac was dispatched to Earth to deal with the threat posed by the deranged future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Carnivac was under orders to team up with [[Springer]]'s [[Wreckers]], but to kill any Autobots left standing after the battle was over. But the Mayhems were decimated by Galvatron, who had allied himself with a [[Straxus|clone of Megatron]], until only Carnivac and [[Catilla]] remained. During the course of the battle, Carnivac and Springer each saved the other's life, and a warrior's bond began to form between the two foes.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the chaos of the "[[Time Wars]]," the pair joined up with [[Snarler]] and made contact with Earth's local Decepticon commander, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who outfitted them with synthoplasmic Pretender shells in return for taking on a mission from him. Monitored from a distance by Catilla,'' Carnivac and Snarler were sent to track down and destroy [[Spike Witwicky]], the human [[Headmaster]] component of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], tracking him to a ski slope where Spike was enjoying a vacation with his friend [[Clifford Dietz]]. Spike was able to summon the body of Fortress Maximus from the orbiting [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] by mental command, and once rejoined with the massive Autobot, he sent the two Decepticons running. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}}

[[Image:Carnivac and snarler us51.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Scorponok also spilled a bucket of gold paint on him.]]

''Left on Earth with no contact from the Decepticons on Cybertron, Carnivac and his companions realized that they had been abandoned by their own kind. At the same time, much the same problem was being faced by the remnants of the Wreckers. Remembering the bond they'd established, Carnivac sought them out with the possibility of another alliance. Snarler, however, was disgusted by the entire affair and vowed to see Carnivac hunted down and killed if he should fraternize any further with the Autobots.''

''When an array of monstrous creatures conjured up by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] threatened to cause the destruction of the [[Hudden Nuclear Power Plant]], Carnivac and Catilla both defied Snarler and united with Springer's crew to stop the monsters. Springer extended an offer for the two to join the Autobots, and while Catilla accepted, Carnivac said that he would only join Springer's group on his own terms, as a Decepticon. Together, the mismatched group formed the [[Survivors]].'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Snarler re-established contact with Cybertron and put together a new Mayhem Attack Squad for the express purpose of hunting down the traitorous Carnivac and Catilla. Carnivac, meanwhile, was already finding it difficult to fit in with the other Autobots and chafed under Springer's leadership. Departing for some alone time, Carnivac stumbled across a Decepticon [[Hellhound]] mechanoid attacking Dallas, Texas and destroyed it, but this proved to have been a ploy to expose him to the Mayhem Attack Squad.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}}

''When the army intervened in the ensuing conflict, Carnivac used the distraction to flee into the desert, but was tracked by the Mayhems and wound up in another conflict in the small village of [[Los Gravos]], Mexico.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}}

''Carnivac held his own, and though he ultimately proved no match for all of the Squad at once, he was saved by the sudden appearance of the other Survivors. As Catilla pounced upon [[Spinister]] to prevent him from finishing Carnivac, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] impaled Catilla on his sword, killing him. Carnivac swore revenge.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[Image:carnivac-uk comic shell.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nice doggie... cute little pooch... maybe I got a Milk Bone or something...]]

''Some time later, after the formation of the Autobot [[Earthforce]], Carnivac tracked down the Mayhem Attack Squad and took out their weakest link, [[Needlenose]], first, using his target's tendency to "cry wolf" to his advantage.'' {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}}

''Next, he targeted Bludgeon, but he underestimated his foe's abilities and allowed the fight to go on too long, allowing the rest of the Mayhems to arrive on the scene. Escaping into the compound, Carnivac separated from his Pretender shell and allowed it to be destroy by a blast from Spinister, leaving the Decepticons to believe he had been destroyed.'' {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold!}}

''As Snarler inspected his remains alone, Carnivac struck, crushing him with debris. The Autobot Earthforce soon arrived and were met in battle by Bludgeon, [[Stranglehold]] and [[Octopunch]]. Spinister watched from afar, and when he attempted to depart, Carnivac killed him with a single blast. With Bludgeon's team defeated, Carnivac revealed his deception to the Earthforce and stayed them from killing the remaining Mayhems. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] was impressed by his merciful action and welcomed him into the Earthforce, but Carnivac merely laughed, saying that it was not mercy, but rather torture, by denying them the warrior's deaths they desired. He may have been an Earthforce member, but he was, after all, still an "Evil Decepticon."'' {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

''Carnivac remained with Earthforce, however, joining them to attack Starscream as he attempted to steal an oil tanker for fuel. Starscream commented that Carnivac's attack was pathetic and easily avoidable, but Carnivac was merely acting as a distraction for a follow-up attack by Skids, which nailed Starscream and drove him off.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{-}}
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
During the "Dark Ages", Carnivac and his partner Snarler were members of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s faction of [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], named after the great Decepticon warlords of times past. Carnivac participated in the assault on the Pax Cybertronia, though the combined might of the Autobot, Decepticon, and [[Ultracon]] factions proved too much for the Predacon forces.

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4_DCon_groundforces.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I wouldn't wanna be off-panel.]]

Carnivac was stationed on board the ''[[Thanatos]]''. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to decimate Cybertron once more, Carnivac joined the battle under [[Headstrong]]'s command, serving as ground forces backing up [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Wreckers in their struggle. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Carnivac''' (Pretender Beast, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Wolf Pretender shell, tail, left & right shell shoulder armor, "anti-thermal cannon"

: Carnivac transforms into a robotic wolf. His bestial outer [[Pretender]] Shell is modeled after a gray, organic timber wolf with robotic armor attachments. His "anti-thermal cannon" accessory can be used as a hand-held weapon or mounted on the shell's back.

{{-}}
==Trivia==
[[Image:Carnivac mugshots.jpg|right|thumb|200|That's [[Leader-1|the way]] we became the Pretender Bunch.]]
[[Image:Carnivacinstructions.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The mystery of the crazy Marvel UK head revealed!]]
** Carnivac's [[character model]], such as it was, varied a ''lot'' during the course of the Marvel comics, even when accounting for the widely variable styles of the UK book's many artists. (see right) Sometimes he changed appearances under the same artist and even in the same issue. Although virtually no rendition of him bore any resemblance to his toy's head, often his head is derived from his instruction booklet art. (see left)

**His personality is likewise at odds with the crazed lunatic portrayed by his [[bio]]; though he originally plans to kill Springer and the Wreckers "smiling", in practice he is more of an [[Dinobot (BW)|honorable warrior]], eventually taking up an Autobot-like role of protecting the innocent.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Carnivac/carnivac.htm Carnivac at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Pretenders]]
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Spinister (G1)

2008-03-04T22:34:36Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{picsneeded|Marvel fiction}}
:''Spinister is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:spinister-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm terribly mysterious and I have 300 pounds of canned meat strapped to my right arm.]]

'''Spinister''' is mysterious...[[wikipedia:Mystery_Men|''terribly'' mysterious. He can not cut guns in half with his mind]], though he has been known to wield a gun that separates into two [[Nebulan|Nebulans]]. These dumb stubbies are [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]], if this really matters to anyone.

This grim air warrior seems far more independent of mind than the common Decepticon, though he doesn't go in for the outright mutiny for which [[Starscream]] is noted. When he spots unrecognized potential in the Decepticon ranks, however, he may well bring the would-be warrior under his tutelage without the knowledge or permission of his superior officers.

A closed book to the Decepticons, Spinister is a dark menace to his Autobot enemies. Often the first warning of his approach is the gentle note of a detonating fusion bomb or the delightful hiss of metal boiling away under an assault of charged particles from his beam cannon. How he is so terribly sneaky is unclear, but rumor has it that he has beaten the Romulans by centuries and developed a cloaking device. However, if he has, he hasn't spoken to anybody about it.

Quiet and mysterious, that's how he likes to be, and how he intends to stay. Speaking his mind would prevent the whole mysterious shadow-warrior thing from working. One must wonder how much his binary-bonded companions even know about him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

''Spinister was recruited into the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] by [[Snarler]], and placed in charge of training and grading other new recruits to the squad. During a training exercise, a fresh-new warrior named [[Needlenose]] went AWOL in the middle of a battle. Spinister went after him, knowing the desertion was punishable by death in the Decepticon Army. He saw promise in the young soldier, though, and so instead faked having difficult against an Autobot drone he was fighting. Spinister hoped that seeing him in danger would force Needlenose to act, and he was right. Needlenose came back and fought off the drone to "save" Spinister. Because of this, Spinister ignored his temporary loss of courage in the official report, and nominated Needlenose for full membership in the Mayhems, and their mission to hunt down the traitors [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''Arriving on Earth, the Mayhems confronted the traitors and successfully killed Catilla, but were driven off by Carnivac's Autobot allies the [[Survivors]] before they could finish him off as well. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} Spinister and the others set up an island base while preparing for their next strike, but they were infiltrated by Carnivac, who killed Needlenose before apparently being killed himself. The Mayhems were then forced to defend themselves against the combined might of the Survivors and [[Earthforce]], who had come to rescue Carnivac from his insane mission of vengeance. While Bludgeon and the others charged head first into battle, Spinister saw no gain in a warrior's suicide, and attempted to slip away. Unfortunately for him, only Carnivac's shell had been destroyed earlier, and the robot within had survived to take his vengeance on the Mayhems, killing Spinister and Snarler and then assisting the Earthforce in capturing the remaining Decepticons. {{Storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

As a top-ranking member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Spinister joined Needlenose, [[Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] in serving their commander, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], on his quest to possess the Autobot's [[Creation Matrix]]. The Mayhems clashed with several Autobot teams on their mission, and Thunderwing's obsession became more pronounced as time went on, and Spinister became less and less willing to serve under such a madman. On the planet [[VsQs]], Thunderwing abandoned Windsweeper to his fate when the Matrix-spawn creature attacked, more focused on his prize than a fellow Decepticon. When their leader ran off chasing the creature, Spinister held back his fellow Mayhems, telling them it was their duty to look after the injured Windsweeper, and let Thunderwing deal with his own business. After Thunderwing captured the Matrix and arranged for his team to infiltrate the [[Ark]] aboard a stolen shuttle, he quickly found the Matrix's own corrupted persona waxing control over his own mind. Spinister tried to warn him of the madness taking over, only to have Thunderwing fire on his own troop. The shock of having shot one of his loyal soldiers drove home the point for Thunderwing, but it was too late, and the Matrix completely overtook his thoughts. After the Autobots managed to drive Thunderwing out of the ship and into the vacuum of space, Spinister and the Mayhems gave up without a fight, wanting no more violence that day,{{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the [[Earthforce]] Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:WorldsCollide3_Spinister1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|WE'RE GONNA GET SENT TO THE BAD PLACE!]]

In one of many alternate realities, Spinister (or a mech matching his description) was one of the few [[Over-Run (Armada)|survivors]] of [[Unicron]]'s attack on that universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and has become little more than a gibbering half-insane emotional wreck as a result. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is accidentally transported into this reality, Spinister tells him about Unicron and what he did. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}} When Unicron returns soon after Prime's arrival, Spinister welcomes his oblivion with open arms, and is drawn into the Chaos Bringer's open maw and destroyed. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

{{note|"Spinister" was never named in the "Worlds Collide" storyline, though the name is [[easter egg|spelled in katakana]] on the character's helicopter mode kibble. It is not known if this version of the character had [[Targetmaster]] partners, but as he was never shown with weapons, they likely predeceased him if they existed in this [[micro-continuity]].}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster_Spinister.jpg|left|thumb|150px|How exactly am I flying?]]

Back before the war, Spinister appeared in the crowd cheering Megatron's first pit fight. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} It is unknown whether he joined the Decepticons at their inception or became part of the movement later on after the conquest of [[Kaon]]. Much later, Spinister was working under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] on Cybertron, shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]]. He was part of the last major push for territory on the planet before it became uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} In the present day, Spinister still served with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] leader as part of the crew aboard the starship ''[[Thanatos]]''. He followed [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and the other flying Decepticons into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Hairsplitter and Singe Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1Spinister_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Inyuk-chuk!]]

: Spinister transforms into a rather busily-coloured [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]]. His Targetmaster partners [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] can be attached onto peg holes on the underside of his wings. The rotors spin, but the main rotor tends to fold back into its storage mode when turned.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm Spinister at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Spinister Spinister's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Spinister (G1)

2008-03-04T22:33:14Z

70.181.31.10: /* Generation 1 */

{{picsneeded|Marvel fiction}}
:''Spinister is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:spinister-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm terribly mysterious and I have 300 pounds of canned meat strapped to my right arm.]]

'''Spinister''' is mysterious...[[wikipedia:Mystery_Men|''terribly'' mysterious. He can not cut guns in half with his mind]], though he has been known to wield a gun that separates into two [[Nebulan|Nebulans]]. These dumb stubbies are [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]], if this really matters to anyone.

This grim air warrior seems far more independent of mind than the common Decepticon, though he doesn't go in for the outright mutiny for which [[Starscream]] is noted. When he spots unrecognized potential in the Decepticon ranks, however, he may well bring the would-be warrior under his tutelage without the knowledge or permission of his superior officers.

A closed book to the Decepticons, Spinister is a dark menace to his Autobot enemies. Often the first warning of his approach is the gentle note of a detonating fusion bomb or the delightful hiss of metal boiling away under an assault of charged particles from his beam cannon. How he is so terribly sneaky is unclear, but rumor has it that he has beaten the Romulans by centuries and developed a cloaking device. However, if he has, he hasn't spoken to anybody about it.

Quiet and mysterious, that's how he likes to be, and how he intends to stay. Speaking his mind would prevent the whole mysterious shadow-warrior thing from working. One must wonder how much his binary-bonded companions even know about him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

''Spinister was recruited into the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] by [[Snarler]], and placed in charge of training and grading other new recruits to the squad. During a training exercise, a fresh-new warrior named [[Needlenose]] went AWOL in the middle of a battle. Spinister went after him, knowing the desertion was punishable by death in the Decepticon Army. He saw promise in the young soldier, though, and so instead faked having difficult against an Autobot drone he was fighting. Spinister hoped that seeing him in danger would force Needlenose to act, and he was right. Needlenose came back and fought off the drone to "save" Spinister. Because of this, Spinister ignored his temporary loss of courage in the official report, and nominated Needlenose for full membership in the Mayhems, and their mission to hunt down the traitors [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''Arriving on Earth, the Mayhems confronted the traitors and successfully killed Catilla, but were driven off by Carnivac's Autobot allies the [[Survivors]] before they could finish him off as well. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} Spinister and the others set up an island base while preparing for their next strike, but they were infiltrated by Carnivac, who killed Needlenose before apparently being killed himself. The Mayhems were then forced to defend themselves against the combined might of the Survivors and [[Earthforce]], who had come to rescue Carnivac from his insane mission of vengeance. While Bludgeon and the others charged head first into battle, Spinister saw no gain in a warrior's suicide, and attempted to slip away. Unfortunately for him, only Carnivac's shell had been destroyed earlier, and the robot within had survived to take his vengeance on the Mayhems, killing Spinister and Snarler and then assisting the Earthforce in capturing the remaining Decepticons. {{Storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

As a top-ranking member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Spinister joined Needlenose, [[Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] in serving their commander, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], on his quest to possess the Autobot's [[Creation Matrix]]. The Mayhems clashed with several Autobot teams on their mission, and Thunderwing's obsession became more pronounced as time went on, and Spinister became less and less willing to serve under such a madman. On the planet [[VsQs]], Thunderwing abandoned Windsweeper to his fate when the Matrix-spawn creature attacked, more focused on his prize than a fellow Decepticon. When their leader ran off chasing the creature, Spinister held back his fellow Mayhems, telling them it was their duty to look after the injured Windsweeper, and let Thunderwing deal with his own business. After Thunderwing captured the Matrix and arranged for his team to infiltrate the [[Ark]] aboard a stolen shuttle, he quickly found the Matrix's own corrupted persona waxing control over his own mind. Spinister tried to warn him of the madness taking over, only to have Thunderwing fire on his own troop. The shock of having shot one of his loyal soldiers drove home the point for Thunderwing, but it was too late, and the Matrix completely overtook his thoughts. After the Autobots managed to drive Thunderwing out of the ship and into the vacuum of space, Spinister and the Mayhems gave up without a fight, wanting no more violence that day,{{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the [[Earthforce]] Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:WorldsCollide3_Spinister1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|WE'RE GONNA GET SENT TO THE BAD PLACE!]]

In one of many alternate realities, Spinister (or a mech matching his description) was one of the few [[Over-Run (Armada)|survivors]] of [[Unicron]]'s attack on that universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and has become little more than a gibbering half-insane emotional wreck as a result. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is accidentally transported into this reality, Spinister tells him about Unicron and what he did. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}} When Unicron returns soon after Prime's arrival, Spinister welcomes his oblivion with open arms, and is drawn into the Chaos Bringer's open maw and destroyed. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

{{note|"Spinister" was never named in the "Worlds Collide" storyline, though the name is [[easter egg|spelled in katakana]] on the character's helicopter mode kibble. It is not known if this version of the character had [[Targetmaster]] partners, but as he was never shown with weapons, they likely predeceased him if they existed in this [[micro-continuity]].}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster_Spinister.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]

Back before the war, Spinister appeared in the crowd cheering Megatron's first pit fight. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} It is unknown whether he joined the Decepticons at their inception or became part of the movement later on after the conquest of [[Kaon]]. Much later, Spinister was working under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] on Cybertron, shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]]. He was part of the last major push for territory on the planet before it became uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} In the present day, Spinister still served with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] leader as part of the crew aboard the starship ''[[Thanatos]]''. He followed [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and the other flying Decepticons into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Hairsplitter and Singe Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1Spinister_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Inyuk-chuk!]]

: Spinister transforms into a rather busily-coloured [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]]. His Targetmaster partners [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] can be attached onto peg holes on the underside of his wings. The rotors spin, but the main rotor tends to fold back into its storage mode when turned.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm Spinister at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Spinister Spinister's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Spinister (G1)

2008-03-04T22:31:10Z

70.181.31.10: /* Dreamwave Armada comics */

{{picsneeded|Marvel fiction}}
:''Spinister is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:spinister-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm terribly mysterious and I have 300 pounds of canned meat strapped to my right arm.]]

'''Spinister''' is mysterious...[[wikipedia:Mystery_Men|''terribly'' mysterious. He can not cut guns in half with his mind]], though he has been known to wield a gun that separates into two [[Nebulan|Nebulans]]. These dumb stubbies are [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]], if this really matters to anyone.

This grim air warrior seems far more independent of mind than the common Decepticon, though he doesn't go in for the outright mutiny for which [[Starscream]] is noted. When he spots unrecognized potential in the Decepticon ranks, however, he may well bring the would-be warrior under his tutelage without the knowledge or permission of his superior officers.

A closed book to the Decepticons, Spinister is a dark menace to his Autobot enemies. Often the first warning of his approach is the gentle note of a detonating fusion bomb or the delightful hiss of metal boiling away under an assault of charged particles from his beam cannon. How he is so terribly sneaky is unclear, but rumor has it that he has beaten the Romulans by centuries and developed a cloaking device. However, if he has, he hasn't spoken to anybody about it.

Quiet and mysterious, that's how he likes to be, and how he intends to stay. Speaking his mind would prevent the whole mysterious shadow-warrior thing from working. One must wonder how much his binary-bonded companions even know about him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

''Spinister was recruited into the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] by [[Snarler]], and placed in charge of training and grading other new recruits to the squad. During a training exercise, a fresh-new warrior named [[Needlenose]] went AWOL in the middle of a battle. Spinister went after him, knowing the desertion was punishable by death in the Decepticon Army. He saw promise in the young soldier, though, and so instead faked having difficult against an Autobot drone he was fighting. Spinister hoped that seeing him in danger would force Needlenose to act, and he was right. Needlenose came back and fought off the drone to "save" Spinister. Because of this, Spinister ignored his temporary loss of courage in the official report, and nominated Needlenose for full membership in the Mayhems, and their mission to hunt down the traitors [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''Arriving on Earth, the Mayhems confronted the traitors and successfully killed Catilla, but were driven off by Carnivac's Autobot allies the [[Survivors]] before they could finish him off as well. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} Spinister and the others set up an island base while preparing for their next strike, but they were infiltrated by Carnivac, who killed Needlenose before apparently being killed himself. The Mayhems were then forced to defend themselves against the combined might of the Survivors and [[Earthforce]], who had come to rescue Carnivac from his insane mission of vengeance. While Bludgeon and the others charged head first into battle, Spinister saw no gain in a warrior's suicide, and attempted to slip away. Unfortunately for him, only Carnivac's shell had been destroyed earlier, and the robot within had survived to take his vengeance on the Mayhems, killing Spinister and Snarler and then assisting the Earthforce in capturing the remaining Decepticons. {{Storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

As a top-ranking member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Spinister joined Needlenose, [[Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] in serving their commander, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], on his quest to possess the Autobot's [[Creation Matrix]]. The Mayhems clashed with several Autobot teams on their mission, and Thunderwing's obsession became more pronounced as time went on, and Spinister became less and less willing to serve under such a madman. On the planet [[VsQs]], Thunderwing abandoned Windsweeper to his fate when the Matrix-spawn creature attacked, more focused on his prize than a fellow Decepticon. When their leader ran off chasing the creature, Spinister held back his fellow Mayhems, telling them it was their duty to look after the injured Windsweeper, and let Thunderwing deal with his own business. After Thunderwing captured the Matrix and arranged for his team to infiltrate the [[Ark]] aboard a stolen shuttle, he quickly found the Matrix's own corrupted persona waxing control over his own mind. Spinister tried to warn him of the madness taking over, only to have Thunderwing fire on his own troop. The shock of having shot one of his loyal soldiers drove home the point for Thunderwing, but it was too late, and the Matrix completely overtook his thoughts. After the Autobots managed to drive Thunderwing out of the ship and into the vacuum of space, Spinister and the Mayhems gave up without a fight, wanting no more violence that day,{{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the [[Earthforce]] Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:WorldsCollide3_Spinister1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|WE'RE GONNA GET SENT TO THE BAD PLACE!]]

In one of many alternate realities, Spinister (or a mech matching his description) was one of the few [[Over-Run (Armada)|survivors]] of [[Unicron]]'s attack on that universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and has become little more than a gibbering half-insane emotional wreck as a result. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is accidentally transported into this reality, Spinister tells him about Unicron and what he did. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}} When Unicron returns soon after Prime's arrival, Spinister welcomes his oblivion with open arms, and is drawn into the Chaos Bringer's open maw and destroyed. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

{{note|"Spinister" was never named in the "Worlds Collide" storyline, though the name is [[easter egg|spelled in katakana]] on the character's helicopter mode kibble. It is not known if this version of the character had [[Targetmaster]] partners, but as he was never shown with weapons, they likely predeceased him if they existed in this [[micro-continuity]].}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster_Spinister.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]

Back before the war, Spinister appeared in the crowd cheering Megatron's first pit fight. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} It is unknown whether he joined the Decepticons at their inception or became part of the movement later on after the conquest of [[Kaon]]. Much later, Spinister was working under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] on Cybertron, shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]]. He was part of the last major push for territory on the planet before it became uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} In the present day, Spinister still served with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] leader as part of the crew aboard the starship ''[[Thanatos]]''. He followed [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and the other flying Decepticons into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Hairsplitter and Singe Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1Spinister_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|]]

: Spinister transforms into a rather busily-coloured [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]]. His Targetmaster partners [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] can be attached onto peg holes on the underside of his wings. The rotors spin, but the main rotor tends to fold back into its storage mode when turned.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm Spinister at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Spinister Spinister's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Iguanus (G1)

2008-03-04T22:27:24Z

70.181.31.10: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig2|the Decepticon who does not transform into an iguana|for the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who may or may not be the same guy and also does not transform into an iguana|Iguanus (BW)}}

:''Iguanus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Iguanus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pretenders hide the [http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Recon_bike recon bike] inside!]]

'''Iguanus''' practices self-love -- specifically, his love for his outer shell. He has become obsessively fascinated by reptiles since becoming a Pretender, and can often be found mooning over his shell whenever he has a spare moment. He has even convinced himself that he has a special rapport with lizards and other scaly creatures. Iguanus often wonders if he could somehow become even closer to the reptiles than he already is. If only there was some way to combine Beast and 'Bot, and keep the action hot...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics===

After commandeering a genetics research lab on [[Earth]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Iguanus was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. {{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the New Jersey dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. Installing a stormmaker station in the New Jersey swamps, they engineered a massive storm over the surrounding area, then wired then island of Manhattan in order to collect energy for them. Iguanus's task was to attach an [[EI/AD|electrostator]] to the top of the Empire State Building when the storm reached critical intensity, channeling and amplifying the electricity down through the building and out through the wired intrastructure of the island, feeding the Decepticon's conductors and destroying half the city in the process. The Pretenders quickly ran into trouble at the stormmaker station, where they were confronted by the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. After a brief skirmish, Iguanus left [[Skullgrin]] to deal with them while he proceeded on to the Empire State Building. He ran into even more Micromasters while climbing the building, though, and their leader [[Roadhandler]] blasted the electrostator off the building's antenna just before the lightning strike. Iguanus lept off the building in a desperate attempt to replace the electrostator, only to take the full lightning force into himself on contact with the device, tearing his body apart and leaving the Decepticons with no accumulated energy. {{Storylink|King 'Con!}}

Surprisingly, he was up and about again really quickly, escorting Scorponok to MacDill Airforce Base to deal with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{Storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} He was later seen cowering in terror when [[Unicron]] attacked Cybertron. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===IDW comics continuity===

[[Image:Stormbringer3_Iguanus_dying.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!"<br>"Why? I can't find your [[frag|fraggin']] legs! I can't find your legs!" ]]

Iguanus was a member of the "Proto-Pretenders" cult gathered in secret by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Using knowledge of the [[Regenesis]] project Bludgeon had procured from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s files, they concocted a plan to utilize the [[Ultra-Energon]] to revitalize [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his bio-mechanical grafting process for themselves. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

After raiding Earth for Ultra-Energon, they spent nearly twenty years in seclusion on Cybertron to revive the awesomely powerful Decepticon scientist under their control, and perfect the bio-carapaces so that they could be used safely. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} Unfortunately, their timetable was accelerated uncontrollably when first the Autobot crew of the [[Calabi-Yau]] and later [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] interrupted their work. When the Wreckers besieged their compound, Iguanus retreated to find Bludgeon and warn him of the assault, only to find his leader had jumped the gun and undergone the grafting before it was ready. He dismembered Iguanus before collapsing into madness. When the Autobots arrived in the chamber, Iguanus reached out to Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader dropped his weapon and offered comfort to the dying Decepticon. Iguanus tried to explain what had happened before expiring from his wounds, Optimus then considered that Bludgeon got off lightly by comparison. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Iguanus''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Hurricane Blaster", belt, wheels/blades

[[Image:G1_Iguanus_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Reptilesssss shall inherit the earth, [[Spider-Man]]!]]

:Iguanus transforms into a Cybertronic recon bike. His poorly designed wheels are fake, are hollow on top and are both part of a single strut that attaches to the bottom of the bike. As such, he has no rolling wheels in this mode. His Hurrican blaster mounts on the rear of the bike, which is also his torso mid-section, so he has a giant gaping hole there in robot mode. His outer [[Pretender]] Shell is a giant bipedal iguana with an slightly articulated lizard tail extending from his spine. He is armed with the detachable wheelbase which is some kind of blade weapon or something and the Hurricane blaster.

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==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm Iguanus at TFU.info]

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Thanatos

2008-03-03T19:58:54Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''The Thanatos is a [[Decepticon]] warship from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Stormbringer4_Thanatos.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]

The '''Thanatos''' is commanded by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and the [[Predacons (G1)|Predacons]]. It possesses firepower sufficient to destroy a planet.

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Megatron orderered that the ''Thanatos'' destroy [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], if necessary, to stop [[Thunderwing]]. However, Razorclaw held off on firing long enough to allow [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to stop the rampaging [[Pretender]], sparing the planet. {{Storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:Stormbringer4_Thanatos_bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Know that the timeframe is one [[mega-cycle]], Rampage.]]

Known crew of the ''Thanatos'' included:

* The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s
** [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (captain)
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]
**[[Headstrong]]
**[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]
**[[Tantrum]]
*[[Blast Off]]
*[[Carnivac]]
*[[Quake]]
*[[Spinister]]
*[[Triggerhappy]]
*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Barrage (Decepticon)|Barrage]]

==Known specifications==
The Thanatos' primary weapons are Starblitz torpedoes.

==Trivia==
* [[Wikipedia:Thanatos|Thanatos]] was a personification of death in Greek mythology.

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Barrage (Insecticon)

2008-03-03T19:56:59Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{picsneeded|fictional appearances}}{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Insecticon|the Generation 1 Autobot Micromaster|Barrage (Autobot)}}

:''Barrage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW_G1Barrage.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Crotchguns!]]

'''Barrage''' believes winning is not enough, all must be leveled to the ground, and then the rubble should be burned and the ashes scattered to the wind. Merciless and cruel, he feels kindness of any sort is allowing the enemy hope, and that is unacceptable. He will shoot the retreating and the wounded, and even those taken prisoner. Barrage takes no prisoners. Then he'll keep firing until the battlefield is a smoldering crater. When he's deployed to a battlefield, even the other Decepticons take a few steps back. He's disliked even among their ranks. Maybe it's those beady, creepy little red eyes.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
After the fragmentation of the Decepticon forces following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s seeming destruction in a [[space bridge]] accident, Barrage joined [[Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. Along with fellow Ultracons [[Chop Shop]] and [[Venom]], he was involved in an altercation with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Barrage accompanied his leader to the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon peace ceremony at [[Tyger Pax]], where he granted a brief, violent 'interview' to the holo-image of [[Slamdance]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath, Part 1}}

When Megatron and his [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] retook [[Cybertron]] and reunified the Decepticons, Barrage was assigned to supervise enslaved Autobot miners at [[Internment Camp Pi]] in [[Praxus]]. While there, he and [[Octane]] delivered a brutal beatdown to the rebellious [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], but were beaten back by [[Brawn]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath, Part 2}}

Barrage, along with Chop Shop, [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], and Venom, remained on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Ark]] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. The planet's chronic [[energon]] shortage reduced them to a vampiric existence, forcing them to capture [[Micromasters]] and drain them of their fuel. While pursuing [[Falcon (Micromaster)|Falcon]] and [[Flanker]] in the [[Wastelands]], they ran into the middle of a conflict between the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined For Nothing}}

After devouring Falcon they soon set upon the other Micromasters, but were driven back by the timely arrival of [[Groundshaker]], who left with the Hot Rod Patrol. The subsequent arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] prevented them from devouring the Race Track Patrol, but he did toss them Flanker as a snack. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Insecticons subsequently abducted the Race Track Patrol and several other Micromasters from [[Little Iacon]], in an attempt to ferret out the Hot Rod Patrol and gain some new recruits in the process. When [[Blaze Master]] refused to sign up, Barrage blew him away. En route to Decepticon HQ, Barrage's [[sonic rifle]] was stolen by the kleptomaniacal Chop Shop. {{storylink|Recipe For Hate}} Upon reaching headquarters, Barrage and his cohorts were caught in the middle of a Micromaster invasion. After watching Ransack fall, Barrage was decapitated by [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Barrage defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe]] strike force. In the course of the battle, he was shot by [[Lady Jaye]]. {{storylink|The Art of War, Part 5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4_DCon_groundforces.jpg|thumb|left|200px|YOOOOOOOOOOOO...Cons?]]

Barrage was stationed on board the ''[[Thanatos]]''. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to decimate Cybertron once more, Barrage joined the battle under [[Headstrong]]'s command, serving as ground forces backing up [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Wreckers in their struggle. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Barrage''' (Deluxe Insecticon, 1985)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, sword
[[Image:G1_barrage_toy.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Don't laugh at his guns.]]

Barrage transforms into a predominantly green and yellow rhinoceros beetle. As a robot, it is among the most posable of all Generation 1 toys. It is also notable for being among the very few insect Transformers to have all of its beast mode legs folded away and out of sight in robot mode.

Barrage's mold was originally released as part of the ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' toyline by Japanese toymaker Takatoku Toys. The original version of this mold was named Beet Gadol.

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==Trivia==

* Barrage, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was originally designed by Takatoku Toys for the ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' (機甲虫隊ビートラス) toyline. Takatoku Toys went out of business before the end of the ''Beetras'' line and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker Bandai. Bandai licensed Takatoku's Beetras molds (alongside toys from ''Special Armored Battalion Dorvack'' and ''Super Dimensional Fortress Macross'') to Hasbro in 1985 to make the Deluxe Insecticons.

* Neither Barrage nor the rest of the Deluxe Insecticons ever appeared in an episode of the original Transformers cartoon series. As none of the Deluxe Insecticons were based on toys owned by Takara there is little likelihood that they will ever be reissued by TakaraTomy or Hasbro.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Barrage/barrage.htm Barrage at TFU.info]

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Finback

2008-03-03T19:44:59Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''Finback is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:G1Finback_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|HELLO, MY NAME IS...]]

Arrrrr...'''Finback''' be a scurvy sea-dog if ever there have been one. 'Twas once the most fearsome pirate on the mercury seas, 'fore he was cursed with a metal-corroding disease that haunts his bones to this day. Only his bonny Pretender shell keeps the ol' shipwreck's [[spark]] a'pumping. Though his timbers be shivered, Finback still gives a good accounting for himself in battle, and draws a hearty thrill from making Autobots feel even worse than him, he does. T'will be a cold day in the [[Pit]] before those land-lubbers see the last of him.

Drink up me hearties, yo ho!

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics continuity===
[[Image:Finbackg1mvl.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Avast ye!]]

After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Finback was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. {{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Sometime later, Finback was manning a artillery station on Cybertron during the war with [[Unicron]]. The power core overloaded when he pushed it to full power, though, and the resulting explosion apparently killed him and [[Misfire]]. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2_Finback.jpg|thumb|right|150px|NO WAI!!!11]]

Finback was recruited by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] over 20 years ago to bring back the bio-mechanical grafting process designed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Using Shockwave's [[Regenesis]] program, they acquired enough raw [[Ultra-Energon]] from Earth to successfully revive Thunderwing as an awesomely powerful automaton, and begin constructing bio-mechanical carapaces for themselves. Unfortunately, an Autobot survey team stumbled across their activities on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} He maliciously punished [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] with his electro prod when the Autobot tried to escape. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Finback was shot to pieces when the [[Wreckers]] raided the facility and put a stop to Bludgeon's plans. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

Finback looked rather cocky throughout the misadventure, regardless of situation.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Finback''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Large gun, small gun, belt

[[Image:G1Finback_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Crikey!]]

:Finback's inner robot transforms into a stingray-shaped hovercraft vehicle thing, with his robot arms rather obviously jutting out of the top of the vehicle. His large white gun can be mounted on top. In robot mode, Finback continues the Pretender tradition of having rather generic robot modes that do not hint at what he might possibly turn into. Finback's outer Pretender shell is a, erm, weird walking fish monster thingy that is possibly some sort of sea creature. It has a clawed left arm that can hold his harpoon weapon and a sort of flipper right arm which can hold the inner robot's gun.

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==External Links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Finback/finback.htm Finback at TFU.info]

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Skullgrin

2008-03-03T19:40:47Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{picsneeded|fictional appearances}}

{{disambig2|the American [[Pretender]]|his Japanese counterpart from [[Masterforce]]|Dauros}}
:''Skullgrin is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1_Skullgrin_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Castle Greyskull will be mine!]]

When you encounter '''Skullgrin''', just ''who'' you're meeting depends largely on what he happens to be wearing at the time. The Cybertronian robot at his core is intelligent, logical, coldblooded, and vain. He tends to put his own interests above the Decepticon cause and is easily distracted from missions and even direct combat should something of interest catch his optic. He finds Earth in particular quite interesting and is eager (in a decadent and mercenary way) to learn what it has to offer him.

Should you meet Skullgrin inside his Pretender shell, however, you'll find yourself facing a whole different beast. When he's encased in its monstrous hide, a new personality takes over: he becomes a snorting, snarling, sinister sick-o. Low on brains but brimming over with boundless, unstoppable rage, this Skullgrin is the kind of warrior you just point in a certain direction and let fly. Mindless destruction is his favorite pastime, and he won't stop snarling and fighting until everything before him has fallen.

The disconnect between these two personas can lead to some rather erratic behaviour on his part. The two disparate personalities attempting to reconcile themselves within him can make who and what Skullgrin is like on any given day a toss-up, and should the coin come down wrong, a potentially deadly one for anyone nearby.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Crânien'''
:''Italian name'': '''Korno'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to create the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Skullgrin was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into Pretenders. {{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}
[[Image:SkullgrinMonconMars.jpg|thumb|left|190px|We flyin' first class / Up in the sky / Poppin' champagne / Livin' the life]]
He was sent to Earth alone by Scorponok to construct a fuel depot in secret for his Decepticon comrades, the belief being that that his organic shell would arouse less suspicion than a normal Decepticon would due to the increasing public hostility towards giant alien robots, fanned by the [[Z Foundation]]. Skullgrin caught the attention of [[Rollie Friendly]] after Bigfoot-style sightings of him appeared in the gutter press, and the film director offered him a movie role. The Pretender agreed in exchange for being paid in fuel. When the public and press went wild over him, Skullgrin began to like being a movie star. But while his Pretender shell had fooled most people, robot hunter [[Circuit Breaker]] suspected his origins, and when Skullgrin revealed his true form to the movie's leading lady, she attacked and destroyed both the film and his movie career. {{Storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

Skullgrin was one of the many Decepticons that faced the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but he was the first to survive being blasted, thanks to his syntho-flesh Pretender shell. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the [[New Jersey]] dumps. Shortly thereafter, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. When Skullgrin expressed displeasure at being left with guard duty while the other Pretenders had more exciting roles, Iguanus taunted that it was because movie stardom had made him a softhearted fleshling-lover.
{{Storylink|King Con!}}

====Generation 2====
Skullgrin's ship was attacked by the [[Cybertronian Empire]]. He and the ship exploded during re-entry. {{Storylink|New Dawn}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Skullgrin was a brilliant and methodical field commander for the Decepticons. However, nobody likes intelligence in the Decepticon Empire, so his superiors put a shell program in his Pretender shell's circuitry that drove him nuts and made him virtually useless in a leadership position. And everyone lived happily ever after.

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer3_Skullgrin_Bomburst_grenade.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"-we become standardized [[Simon Furman]] cannon fodder!"]]

Skullgrin was one of the cultists under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] attempting to resurrect [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. When [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot]]s came snooping around [[Thunderhead Pass]], Skullgrin and the other cultists attacked and captured most of the Autobot scientists. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} When Jetfire attempted to escape his confinement, he bashed Skullgrin into a wall. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Later [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s arrived, [[Springer]] blew Skullgrin up with a grenade. Bummer. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Skullgrin''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, 2 x guns (left & right), belt

[[Image:G1Skullgrin_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Seen here before his cross-country tour with GWAR]]

:Skullgrin's inner robot turns into a Cybertronic tank thing, with two built-in cannons in addition to Skullgrin's own guns that can be attached to the sides. The tank has three wheels on the underside to allow him to roll. Amusingly, the largest wheel ends up on his crotch in robot mode. The built-in cannons can be swung out of his arms easily in this mode, while his side guns can either be attached to his knees or held in his fists. The guns themselves can also be combined into a single double barrel gun, though the large size means it suits his Pretender shell better.

:Skullgrin's Pretender shell is a humanoid monster with a demonic ram's skull. Unusually, the belt actually works like a belt, looping around the shell and fastening together. While this may be more realistic or may look better, it also means one needs to unfasten the belt every time one opens the shell. The shell is armed with a sword and the double gun.

:Skullgrin was sold in Japan as [[Dauros]].

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm Skullgrin at TFU.info]

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Spotlight: Soundwave

2008-03-03T19:39:17Z

70.181.31.10: /* Errors */

[[Image:Spotlight_Soundwave_a.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Soundwave commands his cassettes with the Finger of Doom!]]
{{comicnav | Spotlight (comics)| 6 | seriesname=''The Transformers: Spotlight''| prev=Spotlight: Ultra Magnus | next=Spotlight: Kup}}
'''Soundwave is keeping tabs on a group of rogue Decepticons... but who is keeping an eye on Soundwave?'''

==Synopsis==
Several stellar spans ago, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to delve into [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] research and relay all the information back to him. As the Decepticon leader did not fully trust Bludgeon, he also assigned Soundwave to spy on him. Soundwave watched and observed, relaying information back to Megatron as he did so. He noted that one of Shockwave's projects called [[Regenesis]] was of particular interest to Bludgeon. Bludgeon never mentioned it in his reports to Megatron, and by the same token neither did Soundwave. He continued watching as something was recovered from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] depths, sealed up, and guarded around the clock. He continued watching as, long after Cybertron was quarantined, Bludgeon, Iguanus, and Bomb-Burst left for [[Earth]] in 1984. Soundwave, of course, followed. Taking on his cassette deck alt-mode, he allowed himself to fall into the possession of a construction worker in order to spy on the two foremen, who had been replaced with [[facsimile|facsimile]]s by Bludgeon. Soundwave recorded their conversations, and learned that they had discovered [[Ultra-Energon]] below the construction site.

When the foremen left to report to Bludgeon, Soundwave sent Ravage and Laserbeak to track them. Listening in via Laserbeak, Soundwave overheard Bludgeon's plan: the foremen would plant explosive charges to destroy the construction site, and then Bludgeon's team would remove the Ultra-Energon ore they needed. That night, Laserbeak "liberated" Soundwave from his "owner" and flew him to Bludgeon's base within [[wikipedia:Mount St. Helens|Mount St. Helens]]. He allowed events at the construction site to run their course; the site was destroyed, the Energon was claimed, and the Decepticons returned to their base. While they were still disoriented from the [[orbital bounce]], Soundwave announced his presence and told Bludgeon that he wanted a cut of the profits. Bludgeon sneered at him and told him that they were not motivated by avarice or ambition; rather they had seen the truth, and their goal was the resurrection of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] himself!

Soundwave, remembering Thunderwing's previous devastation of Cybertron, decided that the only recourse was to destroy them. He loosed Ravage and Laserbeak, who took out Iguanus and Bomb-Burst but were easily dispatched by Bludgeon. Soundwave hesitated for a moment before remembering the apocalypse that was nearly perpetrated by Thunderwing and renewing his resolve. Unfortunately, that one moment was all it took: Iguanus recovered and blasted Soundwave with one of Shockwave's experimental weapons, overriding his transformation circuits and forcing Soundwave back into his alternate mode. Bludgeon remarked on how much of an inconvenience that must be for him, before dropping an explosive charge into the lava below and transporting his team and the energon away as the volcano erupted. A year later, Laserbeak and Ravage were extracted from Mt. St. Helens by an [[Skywatch|unknown team of humans]]. However, they didn't realize the true nature of the cassette deck buried amongst the rubble and Soundwave ultimately found his way to a pawn shop, where he was purchased by a teenager.

==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[Marcelo Matere]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Neil Uyetake]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Rob Ruffolo]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Dan Taylor]], [[Chris Ryall]]<br>
* ''Originally published:'' March 21, 2007
* ''Continuity:'' [[IDW continuity]]

===Major characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
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| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (1)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (2)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (4)
* [[Bomb-Burst]] (5)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
|}

== Errors ==
* In the scene where the two facsimile arrive to receive orders from Bludgeon, [[Skullgrin]] can be seen in the background, despite the fact that Soundwave had previously stated that only Bludgeon, Iguanus, and Bomb-Burst journeyed to Earth.
* The eruption of Mount Saint Helens in this story does not appear to correspond with an actual historical event. The most famous eruption of the real world volcano took place on May 18, 1980. Although there have been many smaller eruptions since then, according to a [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2000/fs036-00/ U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet], none of the three eruptions recorded in 1984 included any "explosive activity," which the eruption in this story certainly does.

== Items of note ==
* Ravage and Laserbeak's story would be followed up on in [[Escalation issue 6|''Escalation'' #6]], while Soundwave's would be seen in [[Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4]].
* The issue pays homage to some events in the cartoon, such as the term [[transformation cog]] and "[[The Autobot Run]]", the episode where the [[Autobot]]s were locked into their alternate modes.

===Covers (4)===
[[Image:Spotlight_Soundwave_b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Please neuter your pets.]]
* '''Cover A:''' Soundwave at night by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors)
* '''Cover B:''' Soundwave with blasted wall by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors)
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Uncolored cover A
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Uncolored cover B

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Quickmix (Cybertron)

2008-02-28T19:20:18Z

70.181.31.10: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Quickmix}}{{picsneeded|Main image, toy normal mode, fiction}}

:''Quickmix is a [[Gigantion]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Quickmix''' is the right-hand-mech to [[Gigantion]]'s leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. He is cautious and a bit set in his ways, but he's also incredibly brave in battle and "knows a lot about a lot", as Metroplex puts it. But when things get hairy, he's also rational enough to know that sometimes, you ''do'' have to bend the rules.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Blendar'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Michael Daingerfield]] (US), [[Kenichi Mochizuki]] (Japan)
{{charstubfiction}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Quickmix''' (Voyager, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Missile, double blaster, Giant Planet Cyber Key

: Quickmix transforms into a Cybertronic (Gigantian?) cement mixer, with a drum that actually turns (on a ratcheting joint, though). The top of the mixing assembly flips up to reveal a control panel for Quickmix's pack-in [[Mini-Con]] [[Stripmine]] to stand on; pegs fold out that plug into holes in Stripmine's arms for stability.

[[Image:Quickmix-workmode.jpg|left|thumb|125px|Uh, yeah. "Work" mode. Just take our word for it.]]

: In robot mode, plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the Key jack on his drum splits it open and reveals his spring-loaded missile launcher. The "pipe" piece on his left arm is actually removable, and can be repositioned on his arm, or even used as a hand-held "blaster" thanks to its [[Powerlinx]] peg. He also has an alternate "work" robot mode, which basically just pushes his hips up into his torso and raises his shoulders up as well. He comes with a silver-bordered Gigantion-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''ve37'''" on the back.

: In Japan, Quickmix was only available through [[e-Hobby]]'s online ordering service, in [[Hasbro]] packaging, in October of 2006... ten months after ''Galaxy Force'' stopped in Japan.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Heavy Load (Universe)|Heavy Load]].

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==Trivia==
* Quickmix's "work mode" is usually only seen in the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] as a "halfway" point in his vehicle-to-robot stock footage transformation sequence. Unlike those of [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], Quickmix's work mode was also omitted from the instructions of his American release. Closer inspection of the show reveals that Quickmix seems to alternate between his work and regular modes at random in specific scenes.

* According to the color guide unlocked by his Cyber Planet Key, Quickmix's working title was "[[Mixmaster (disambiguation)|Mix Master]]".

* Whether by design or accident, Quickmix shares a few physical similarities to the original [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], making him a [[homage]] of sorts.

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[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
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Lugnutz

2008-02-28T19:10:51Z

70.181.31.10: /* Cybertron */

{{disambig2|the Cybertron-series Decepticon motorcycle|the Animated-series Decepticon military plane|Lugnut}}

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

:''Lugnutz is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lugnutz-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I saw the best toys of my generation ignored by fan-ness, starving, hysterical...]]

'''Lugnutz''' follows where the road takes him. Though he is usually associated with the Decepticons, he has no interest in their goals of conquest. He simply does jobs for them to keep himself in [[energon]], and as soon as that scene gets too heavy, he's outta there. Distancing himself from the lowbrow "L7" creeps under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] employ, he thinks of himself as a "road scholar", roaming the highways and deserts, thinking the deep thoughts and jotting down poetry... between rounds of blowing things up with his rifle "Dutch" to stave off boredom.

His hep lingo sometimes loses those cats he chooses to groove with. Can you dig?

He seems to have something resembling an actual friendship with the Decepticon "femme fatale" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Roadstorm'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron animated continuity===
:''Voice actor'': ? (US), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japan)

:'''Special Attacks:''' Side Machine Gun

Lugnutz was one of the many Cybertronians who arrived on [[Earth]] on the starship ''[[Atlantis]]''. At some point he and many others went rogue, and were hunted down and imprisoned by the [[Autobot]]s [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac]]. Re-awakened by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], he and Thunderblast guarded the volcano island base from both the invading Autobot forces and Megatron's troops, but Lugnutz soon decided that this gig was nowheresville. He and several other Decepticons took off for parts unknown.

Lugnutz and his fellow renegade Decepticons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at Evac's behest when [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] threatened to use the [[Omega Lock]] and the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to accelerate the growth of the [[Unicron Singularity]] and destroy the universe. They joined the Autobots and Decepticons from the various worlds to fight the super-sized Decepticons under Galvatron's command. Lugnutz attempted to talk Thunderblast out of her allegiance with Galvatron, but to no avail.

After Galvatron's destruction, Lugnutz convinced his former foe Evac to join the exploration mission to build the universe-spanning [[Space Bridge]]. He joined Evac and [[Backstop]]'s crew on the reconstructed ancient starship ''[[Hyperborea]]'', taking the [[Jungle Planet]]'s Cyber Planet Key with them.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Lugnutz''' (Scout class, 2005/2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-12'''

[[Image:CYB_lugnutz_withalt.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s violent-er cousin.]]

: A Scout-class toy, Lugnutz transforms into a motorcycle resembling a Harley-Davidson touring bike. Plugging a Cyber Planet Key into his left saddlebag in either mode flips up a portion of his right tailpipe to reveal a (non-firing) blaster and missile rack from his right saddlebag. His left tailpipe assembly becomes his rifle "Dutch". The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy has metallic gold flames painted on his, where the [[Takara]] version uses flat yellow flames.

: He came with a silver-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key. The Hasbro version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] "'''s3y6'''" stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Hightail]].

{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Lugnutz/lugnutz.htm Lugnutz at TFU.info]

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Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall

2008-02-27T20:54:40Z

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[[Image:Endgame2 title.jpg|thumb|350px|Be vewy, vewy qwiet! We're hunting Maximals!]]

'''The Maximals make their last stand against Megatron and his Vehicon army.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |12 |prev= Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral |next=Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

==Summary==
Drones and Generals surround the Big Floating Head. The Generals question whether anyone survived, but Megatron can sense Primal's Spark. His orders are simple: capture the Sparks, destroy the Maximals. Megatron confers with a Diagnostic Drone on the status of his new body.

The Vehicons initiate field repairs on all drones, which buys the Maximals time. Rattrap despairs; they're utterly without power. But Botanica unmelts out of the floor; she's found a power conduit they can tap into. Rattrap is overjoyed to see... the power supply. Yeah! Silverbolt notes that they get only one shot; they'll be cut off as soon as the power flow is detected. As the Vehicons move in, the Maximals prepare their final defenses. Blackarachnia and Silverbolt share a quiet moment before the battle begins, as do Rattrap and Botanica.

Primal pays a visit to the Spark chamber, calling upon the Oracle one final time. A Spark-filled vision overtakes him, and the Oracle speaks: "You already have the wisdom, along with the strength of your convictions." And the Sparks speak as one, offering their strength. When he returns to where Cheetor is working, he has a Spark-colored glow about him; the other Maximals receive a similar Spark boost.

The group steps outside, where Optimus gives one final pep talk. A holographic Megatron-head presents itself to them just then, offering to relieve them of their Sparks painlessly. The Maximals are having none of it, so the Vehicons move in.

The Maximals wait a moment, then activate the shield, causing the first wave of drones to crash and explode. When the Generals try their harmonics trick again, they discover that the harmonics are changing randomly. The Vehicons resort to a kamikaze strategy, drones ramming the shield to deplete it. It doesn't take long for the shield to go down, and the battle is joined.

No words, no sounds, just ominous music as the Maximals deploy everything they've got, before falling back to the ship's entry point.

Far below the surface, a group of mole miners suddenly burst into the orchard chamber, and proceeds to destroy it. It doesn't take Botanica long to notice this: she reels in pain. She hauls Nightscream and Rattrap underground to go fight the drones.

Three tank drones, carried in by coptor drones, manage to get through the Maximals; Primal goes after them. Botanica's group finishes a harrowing decent and immediately finds themselves under mole miner attack. They dispose of them, Rattrap commandeering one and using it to total another. Nightscream goes after another mole that's heading for the fossil chamber, destroying it, only to have another pop up in its place. Above, another mole unleashes a napalm-style attack on the orchard, intending to burn the DNA out of existence.

Elsewhere, Megatron's new body is complete...

Primal chases the tank drones through the BFH. He blows up one... and when he rounds a corner to find the others waiting for him, the Sparks within him begin to glow... and surround him... and then vaporize the tanks. The other Maximals find the same happening to them, and drones are vaped left and right, both above and below the surface.

But part of the Oracle is Megatron's, and he cuts the connection. The Maximals' Spark boost is cut short.

Thrust, meanwhile, singles out Silverbolt for attack, prepared to deal with the "traitor". Thrust drops him and blasts a radio tower down on him. Blackarachnia is prepared to take vengeance, till Obsidian drops her from behind. Inside,

As Primal finds himself Sparkless and prepares to deal with the tank drones the "old fashioned way", a battle-worn Cheetor confronts all three Generals solo. They fire; when the smoke clears, only a hole in the ground is left. The Generals move in, blasting into the BFH. They enter into darkness within. Suddenly, massive machinery activates, as Cheetor brings the anti-gravity generators on-line. Cheetor rises from the shadows, as a roof hatch opens above the Generals. Thrust has presence of mind to scoot, but Obsidian and Strika are blasted up and away, all the way to orbital space.

Megatron trys out his new body in a shadow-filled, nasty room. He is alive again!

Cheetor confronts Thrust. Thrust pulls out a Spark extractor... and derisively tosses it aside. As they battle, Cheetor gets tossed aside, then grapple-hooked. But as he's dragged along, he grabs Thrust's discarded Spark extractor, and turns it on Thrust. Thrust's body falls and his lights switch out. Victorious, Cheetor looks up and sees a shadow: "Big Bot?" he asks, confused. But it's Megatron, who zaps him.

Optimus soon finds himself confronting the new Megatron, who blasts him with a glowing light from one extended hand. Megatron he steps out of the shadows to stand over his enemy, now wearing the Optimal Optimus body form, with a slightly-altered face. He tells Primal that the day of the Maximals is at an end.

Elsewhere, drones begin hauling out Spark extractors, and de-sparking the various downed Maximals. Megatron tells Optimus that now... it's his turn.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writer:''' [[Steven Melching]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' April 26, 2000 (YTV); November 11, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link
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Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege

2008-02-27T20:53:06Z

70.181.31.10:

[[Image:Sparkwar3 title.jpg|thumb|350px|Dant, dant, dant-dant, dant dant dant daaaah!]]

'''Having found the imprisoned sparks, the Maximals have to race against time to stop Megatron from consuming them and becoming a god.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |9 |prev= Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search |next=Spark of Darkness}}

==Summary==
Nightscream flaps along beneath a Cybertronian moon, evading hordes of drones. He meets up with Cheetor and Blackarachnia. Megatron's [[Grand Mal|big floating head]] is hovering over the central spaceport, and the Maximals wonder how they can put a stop to whatever Megatron is re-supplying for.

Obsidian and Striker are nearby, ordering troop movements, when a familiar howl sounds. It's Noble, who obliviously strolls up to the Maximals' hiding spot in plain sight, leading the drones right to them. Cheetor orders a retreat, as they're on recon; the group disposes of their attackers and begins to leave. But despite Nightscream's pleadings, Noble continues fighting. Nightscream finally fires off a sonic burst that destroys Noble's attackers, and the beast retreats along with them.

Cheetor admonishes Nightscream over his "little pet" nearly getting them killed, and orders him to cut the creature loose. Nightscream reluctantly heads in the other direction, with Noble following like a puppy.

Later, Optimus reminds Cheetor and Rattrap of their upcoming mission's importance. Rattrap wonders if they could get away with a Trojan horse gimmick. The others, and the audience, look at him like he's nuts.

Cheetor, Nightscream, and Silverbolt are to distract the Vehicons; the rest go to infiltrate the big head and free the Sparks. Rattrap offers up his disks again, new and improved this time. As the group heads out, Cheetor coughs meaningfully and nods in Noble's direction. Optimus responds with a look to Nightscream, who reluctantly shoos him away. Noble departs with a puppy-like whimper, and the group moves out.

Thrust reports to Megatron, who manifests himself in the form of his glowing red Spark. Megatron opens the Spark containment grid, releasing a pair of drifting Sparks. Energy shoots out from Megatron... and the Sparks are consumed, absorbed into his own, as Thrust watches dumbfounded. Megatron testily demands Thrust's report, while gobbling up a couple more Sparks. The Maximals no longer concern him, he tells his General; he's mastered the secrets of the Oracle, and nothing can stop his grand ascension now.

On the surface, Nightscream and company initiate their "noisy distraction". Optimus's group tries out Rattrap's scramblers, which seem to work, and leap aboard a hovertransport that's heading for the big head. The distraction group, elsewhere, plays a game of cat and mouse with the drones. Cheetor slaps a disk on one of the drones, causing the others to read it as a Maximal, and blast it to scrap. Silverbolt is impressed.

The generals examine the wrecked drones, and find one of the disks. Primal and company, meanwhile, have infiltrated the big head. Primal listens to the voices in his head -- literally -- which direct him toward the Sparks.

Strika figures out how to reconfigure the device's harmonics, causing feedback to overloading all of the other disks. A moment later, the Maximals are picked up by the big head's sensors. Thrust soon arrives to attack. The distraction team soon finds themselves similarly occupied.

Rattrap gets the Maximals through a doorway, then seals it before Thrust can follow. The group finds themselves in a large round chamber with a seal at the bottom... a seal which opens to reveal a huge canister full of glowing, seathing Sparks. The canister rises to meet the orange-red form of Megatron above. He's pleased to see the team; tentacles lash out and snare the group.

Megatron initiates his trans-ascension, chomping down on a few more Sparks. He intends to unite every Spark on Cybertron into one, perfect being -- himself. The Spark canister opens, and the Sparks drift upwards. Optimus entreats them to resist, but Megatron just laughs.

On the surface, all the combatants stop and stare as Megatron's ultra-Spark rises out from the big head. Megatron lashes out with energy beams that suspend the Maximals in mid-air and begin to draw out their Sparks. Nightscream manages to evade the beams momentarily, till he trips on a fallen drone. But as the beam begins to drag him away, he sees Noble lurching towards him. Strika sees him too, and orders her drones to attack. But the mighty beast is too much for the drones. Obsidian and Strika are bested as well. Noble reverts to Savage and blasts the beam holding Nightscream, freeing him. Savage launches, heading for Megatron, but Megatron zaps him, knocking him out of the sky. Savage falls and hits the ground hard. He reverts to Noble, and dies cradled in Nightscream's arms.

Nightscream, infuriated, blasts Megs with his sonic weapon. The blast disrupts Megatron's hold on the Maximals, the captive Sparks, and himself, too, as he howls in agony. The Sparks begin falling back into their canister, and the big head begins to plummet. The Maximals quickly work to gain control of the vessel; Rattrap extends a bridge to a control center, and finds the manual control system. The head falls from view... then rises again. Cheetor and Silverbolt are briefly exultant, till they turn back to Nightscream, still kneeling beside Noble.

The group gathers around a holo-image of the slain beast, as Optimus eulogizes the creature who bought them their victory with his life. But elsewhere on the empty streets of Cybertron, Megatron's orange-red Spark can be seen flitting through the shadows.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Steven Melching]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' April 5, 2000 (YTV); October 7, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
* Rattrap at one point suggests pulling the [[wikipedia:Trojan Horse|Trojan Horse]] trick on Megatron.

==External Links==
*Link
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A Wolf in the Fold

2008-02-27T20:51:30Z

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[[Image:WoldFold title.jpg|thumb|350px|All knowledge shall be absorbed, Kal-El.]]

'''Megatron unleashes a new virus that turns the Maximals into their own worst enemies.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |05 |prev= In Darkest Knight |next=Home Soil}}

==Summary==
Far beneath the abandoned underground civilizations of Cybertron, the Maximals are hanging out, enjoying a breather, happy to have Silverbolt back. Even in their victory, they can't forget the lost Rhinox, however. Silverbolt can't share in the joy; for him, things are not the same. Blackarachnia assures him he'll adjust, now that they've got a moment to relax. Naturally, the entire planet begins shaking just then.

On the surface, a number of gigantic claw-ended tentacles are out of the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], and smashing their way into the planet's surface. The Maximals head for the surface, as green pulses of energy pass from the tentacles and along the corridors. One passes through Silverbolt's foot as he runs, and activates some sort of spider-disk-device thing that seems to burrow out of his back. The device immediately shoots him full of some nasty-looking red stuff, causing his eyes to twitch and glow red. Cheetor stops to check on him, resting a hand on his shoulder, and promptly receives a dose of the same red stuff.

As the Maximals arrive at the base of one of the tentacles, the red stuff is quickly passed along: Cheetor steps on Rattrap's tail; Rattrap high-fives Nightscream with a suggestion to attack the big floating head; Silverbolt puts his arm around Blackarachnia.

Optimus hands out attack orders to the group, only to be met with increasingly argumentative comments in response. Within seconds a furious, senseless argument is underway. Optimus's attempts to calm the group are met with rebukes; unable to reason with the group, Primal finally rockets off alone.

A laser blast scatters the Maximals, as Thrust arrives with Cycle drones. Optimus sees the battle below, and turns to help -- but one of Cheetor's reflected bolts severs a tentacle. Optimus takes the flailing thing head-on and falls, till another of the gigantic tentacle scoops him up.

Thrust and company, meanwhile, head underground. Cheetor says they have to stop them before they find their base; the others disagree, of course, but Cheetor shouts them all down.

Inside the big floating head, the disembodied Megatron greets Optimus. He's invited him here for a little chat, with the ground attack merely a way to get Primal's attention. Megatron materializes as a ghost data head, telling Primal that they both want the same thing: harmony.

The Maximals, meanwhile, run down the Cycle drones and trash them, then quickly resume arguing. During a brief lapse, Silverbolt soberly concludes that he should never have returned. He flies off, and Blackarachnia mock him for running away from his problems. And the arguing resumes, as does the fighting: Thrust arrives with more drones.

Back in the BFH, Optimus and Megatron argue the merits of free will versus chaos, harmony versus individuality. Primal is distracted by the image of the Maximals fighting, however, and leaves.

The Maximals, meanwhile, are fighting the drones less and less, and increasingly fighting each other. Cheetor has what alcoholics would refer to as a moment of clarity, realizing something's amiss. But it's for naught, as the infighting continues and sucks him back in as well. Thrust sits back to enjoy the show.

On the surface, Silverbolt approaches one of the giant tentacles, and discovers the spider-thing on his back, which he plucks off with fury.

Primal arrives, and knocks out Thrust with one punch. He orders his troops to stop, but they attack instead, and in short order Primal is infected with the red stuff as well. He joins in the fighting, till Silverbolt arrives. He tells them they're infected with a virus, and somehow manages to calm the group.

Rattrap examines one of the giant tentacles, and finds they're sending an activation signal to trigger a pre-planted virus hidden in Silverbolt. It has "an adrenalin booster, a neocortex suppressor, and a shut-off on the self-diagnostic! And it's contagious." It's apparently a variant on the old [[hate plague]], and it can't be counteracted.

Megatron makes his move. Waves of energy pour down the tentacles, rattling the ground and alarming the Maximals. Primal has an epiphany, that they can somehow "work together" to rebuild their neural pathways. Megatron's energies, meanwhile, are sending huge seismic disruptions through the tunnels, collapsing the ground out from under the Maximals. Falling, the group manages to latch onto one another, and one after the next they cured. Optimus lifts the oddball chain to the surface, where they land.

Rattrap's happy to be a team again, but Silverbolt is more angsty than ever over his role in the whole affair. The Maximals hold no grudges, however. The tentacles retract into the BFH just then, the plan apparently failed or over or something. Blackarachnia laments that they were turned against each other. Primal muses that Megatron didn't create the conflicts, only magnified them, and wonders disbelievingly if Megatron might be right. Far above, the BFH has a good chuckle at this thought.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Brynne Chandler Reaves]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' March 8, 2000 (YTV); September 9, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
* This episode was lampooned in MSTF fashion along with [[Forbidden Fruit]].
* Interestingly, Silverbolt is presented as the titular 'Wolf in the Fold' ''(being the first carrier of Megatron's virus)'' despite losing the wolf-like attributes of his Fuzor form.

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] compares the infection they're suffering to the [[Hate Plague]].

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Beast Machines episodes|Wolf in the Fold]]
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In Darkest Knight

2008-02-27T20:49:17Z

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{{picsneeded}}
[[Image:DarkestKnight title.jpg|thumb|350px|-in Lightest Day!]]

'''Blackarachnia is finally able to revive Silverbolt, but he doesn't seem too happy about it.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |04 |prev= Prometheus Unbound |next=A Wolf in the Fold}}

==Summary==
As the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], Megatron's newest body, drifts overhead, Nightscream searches through a derelict region of Cybertron for his former friend, the organic Savage/Noble. However, his search is cut short by Jetstorm and Thrust.

Back at the Maximal base, Rattrap talks to Blackarachnia about his newest invention, combining a spark extractor with a DNA scanner. This process, he hopes, could someday be used to restore any of the captured sparks they recover into Transformer bodies. Primal and Cheetor arrive, wondering what's happened to Nightscream. Nobody has seen him for a while, so the team head aboveground to find out where he's gone. However, Blackarachnia has a lingering fascination with Rattrap's new device.

The Maximals find Nightscream surrounded by a back of [[Motorcycle Drone|cycle drones]] and other Vehicons. A fight to rescue their young member begins. Cheetor uses his blades to glide through the air, fighting the [[aero drones|Sonic Attack Jets]] all the while. Rattrap outraces several more cycle drones. Cooking up her own plot, Blackarachnia places Rattrap's device on Jetstorm, hoping to free his spark and reformat him.

Megatron, in his gigantic head, uses his gravity beams to capture Optimus and Cheetor, ending the conflict quickly. Nightscream is left behind, at the mercy of Thrust. Luckily, he is protected by Savage/Noble, who uses both of his tails to damage Thrust. Rattrap sees the strange dragon haul Nightscream's unconscious body away and, suspecting Savage intends to consume the younger Maximal, follows.

Blackarachnia leads Jetstorm deeper underground. The jet crashes through one of her webs and into a pool of organic fluid. With the general restrained, the DNA scanner Blackarachnia placed onto him activates and begins to detect local fossils. The scanner passes by several other bones before locking onto a suitable candidate: a skeleton of a prehistoric, condor-like creature. After a painful metamorphosis, the Vehicon once known as Jetstorm is destroyed, and the Maximal Silverbolt is reborn. He becomes aware of himself and is surprised by his new, technorganic form. Shocked, disgruntled, and angry, he flies out of the cave in which he was brought back, leaving a confused Blackarachnia behind.

Confronting the renegade Maximal atop a skyscraper, Blackarachnia discovers a change in her lover. Instead of the corny, phrase-spouting 'bot of prehistoric Earth, this new, angry Silverbolt loathes himself. Blackarachnia tries to remind the Maximal of the heroic personality he used to be, but Silverbolt (who is no longer silver) no longer has any connection to those ideals that once defined him. He comes along with Blackarachnia on a trip to rescue Optimus Primal and Cheetor not out of concern for his Maximal pals, but only as a way to confront his former master, Megatron.

Nightscream awakens in an abandoned warehouse, now serving as Savage/Noble's "den". The creature, in his "Noble" form, provides a metallic apple for Nightscream to feed on. Noble has lost his former mental skills, but still seems to like Nightscream and remember him. Rattrap tries to rescue Nightscream quietly but catches Noble's attention. Confused, Noble shifts into his Savage form, causing Nightscream and Rattrap to cheese it.

Inside of the Grand Mal, Cheetor and Optimus are interrogated for information on the Oracle and how Megatron can use it to manipulate the Sparks he holds captive. Blackarchnia and Nightscream arrive in the same chamber, where Megatron manifests an image of himself, a hologram of the Grand Mal made out of floating masses of data. He explains why he selected Silverbolt's spark to be made into a new general: He believed Silverbolt's sense of honor would let him stay true to Megatron's Vehicon ideology. Blackarachnia argues, hoping Silverbolt understands that friendship and love are more important.

Silverbolt rejects Megatron's dogma and transforms into his new robot mode. His throwing blades heavily damage Megatron's insides. Freed, Primal orders a retreat, but Silverbolt feels it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]]. Blackarachnia uses one of her abilities to stun him so she can drag him out.

Rattrap and Nightscream are still running from Savage when they find Thrust and his drones standing in their way. The Maximals let Savage take care of the drones, while Silverbolt tosses away Thrust into the water. Primal welcomes Silverbolt back into the Maximals, but the bird just leaves the Maximals, not yet ready to be part of the team. Nightscream argues that Savage/Noble still has the qualities of a good guy inside of him, and Primal decides that the best thing to do is to wait.

That morning, sitting on a skyscraper, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt have another discussion, in which he reveals how he enjoyed being a Vehicon, without having to follow his code of honor. Despite this, Blackarachnia is still ready to reach out to him, and together they return to the Maximals.

==Quotes==
"Nothing noble about us!"<br>
"But savage? We can do that!"
:—'''Thrust''' and '''Jetstorm'''

"What do you want from us?"<br>
"Oh, nothing much. Just every bit of data on the Oracle to better understand how to fully exploit the precious sparks in my possession. I anticipate that extracting this information will be slow, painful, and, regrettably...fatal.
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Megatron'''

"Where are you going? Do you have any idea what I went through to get you back again?"<br>
:—The answer, '''Blackarachnia''', is, "You stole hardware from Rattrap, then kidnapped Jetstorm and brainwashed him."

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Steven Melching]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' March 1, 2000 (YTV); September 2, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Grand Mal]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Rattrap]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Nightscream]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Savage/Noble]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]

==Notes==
* Vehicons are a superstitious and cowardly lot.
* Silverbolt's beast mode came out the way it did because there happened to be some condor fossils nearby when he was being reformatted. So as far as the story goes, it's pretty coincidental that he had bird attributes in his alt mode during the Beast Wars. And it's also a coincidence that Noble looks so wolf-ish. All right.

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Prometheus Unbound

2008-02-27T20:47:48Z

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[[Image:PrometheusUnbound title.jpg|thumb|350px|"Stay back, partially off-screen, dragon-esque creature!"]]

'''The Maximals infiltrate Megatron's fortress, but are betrayed by their new friend.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |03 |prev= Savage Noble |next=In Darkest Knight}}

==Summary==
A giant Cybertronian moon passes (rumbles, actually) overhead. Noble howls at it, much to the consternation of the distant Maximals -- their new friend has run off yet again. Nightscream blames the team's treatment of the newcomer. Cheetor gently defends their actions as being for Noble's own good. "And ours," Rattrap adds.

Blackarachnia is vaguely unsettled by Noble; Rattrap is freaked out. Nightscream doesn't take this well, and storms off with Optimus in pursuit. Rattrap and Blackarachnia note unhappily that Noble is probably heading for "the same place as the last five nights."

Noble is furiously banging on the doors to Megatron's [[Council Citadel|citadel]] when Nightscream and Optimus arrive; he transforms to Savage form when they confront him, then continues trying to claw his way in. A bunch of snaking cables worm out to attack Nightscream when he tries again to stop Savage -- and Savage knocks him out of their way. The cables envelope and constain him, and the Maximals peel him free to find him back in Noble form.

Noble seems confused about how he got there, and says the Maximals should lock him away. But Optimus defends him, saying he saved Nightscream even in his Savage guise. Rattrap isn't buying it. Nightscream nastily puts Rattrap back in his place, saying he knows what it's like to be alone.

As usual, Optimus calms things down, focusing the team on finding the missing Sparks. The group prepares to infiltrate the citadel to look for clues. Noble wants to help, saying he's been drawn here for a reason, but Optimus refuses -- they're going to have enough to worry about. Nightscream supports Noble, but Optimus doesn't budge, and Nightscream storms off.

Rattrap plugs in and the doors slide open. Rattrap is restrained from rushing in by Blacharacnia, as Optimus reveals a destructive force field across the entryway. A quick shot to the control panel takes it out. Too easy -- this was the trap they were ''meant'' to find. The group enters... and Noble, some distance away, turns and sprints through the doorway. A pursuing Nightscream follows just as it closes.

Optimus is ticked off, but Noble says he couldn't help himself, and seems to be having trouble controlling himself.

As Rattrap begins a search for the security shut-off, Noble takes off running for the control room... and promptly steps on a floor sensor, activating a field of floating mines. The Maximals freeze, but just then Noble's eyes glow red, and he morphs back into Savage, setting off a string of the mines. KaBOOM!

The group groaningly gets to its feet, and Rattrap chews out Nightscream for dragging Noble along. They hear distant roaring, and split up -- Nightscream and Optimus hunt for Savage; Rattrap heads for the throne room, with Cheetor and Blackarachnia on backup. As the two groups proceed, both Savage and Noble watch from the shadows.

Nightscream hears Savage's roaring and takes off after him. Meanwhile, Savage change back to Noble and opens the doors to Megatron's throne room. "Sucess!" he says blissfully, as he sees Megatron's empty control harness. Noble begins leaping across the floating jigsaw puzzle bridge. He loses his grip on one, falling. Nightscream and Optimus arrive, and go after him.

Rattrap and company arrive a moment later, and stare at the drifting pieces of floating bridge. Cheetor and Blackarachnia go first and offer the less-mobile Rattrap assistance in getting to the harness. He plugs in, and the bridge assembles itself under their feet. Screens of data assemble before Rattrap. He begins searching, but everything's encrypted. Optimus encourages haste as he arrives with Nightscream and Noble -- and the latter's gentle meekness abruptly disappears.

Noble exults in being in the throne room, then spots Rattrap in the harness and immediately morphs to Savage. The Maximals realize he can control his changes. Savage blasts Rattrap out of the harness. Immediately, the bridge deconstructs and alarms go off. Tentacled Spark extractors slither out of the walls. The group (including Savage) makes quick work of them, and Rattrap gets back into the harness as Savage morphs back to Noble, standing next to the harness. Rattrap starts to thank him -- but Noble yanks him out by the tail and, in a dramatically backlit scene, tosses him away. He enters the harness himself, but nothing happens.

Noble realizes he can't interface while in an organic body. He leaps clear, grabs two Spark extractors, and applies them to... himself. A furiously burning orange Spark emerges, and the body collapses. The Spark enters the control harness, and shoots up the wires as Megatron's voice cackles: "Free... at last. Free at last!"

The Maximals charge outside to see the [[Grand Mal|giant Megatron head]] now fully animated. Megatron delightedly explains that "Noble" was just a ruse, his gigantic eyes glowing in synch with his words. Nightscream is crushed. Megatron explains further: "For an eternity, I slaved to free myself from the organic material contaminating my otherwise perfect technological body. I finally succeeded in separating the two, but my Spark remained with the wrong half -- the organic half. I knew that the answer to curing myself lay inside my citadel -- but as an organic beast, I could never hope to enter it and survive. Which is why I needed ''you''... Nightscream. Naive. Headstrong. And utterly malleable. You proved the perfect pawn... and now in gratitude, I will free ''you'' from your organic bodies."

The big floating head fires a beam into the planet, and all systems come back on-line -- including the drone army, which storms to the attack. As the others fight them off, Rattrap opens up a panel, and Optimus orders a retreat. Nobody objects as the badly outnumbered group scurries underground.

The Maximals lament their faux victory. Nightscream is still shattered, and Rattrap offers his sincere sympathy.

Back in the empty citadel, Noble's eye opens, and he stirs with a growl...

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Marv Wolfman]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' February 23, 2000 (YTV); August 26, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):'''<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*Rattrap describes Megatron's [[Grand Mal|big floating head]] as a tribute to [[Unicron]].

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link

{{epstub}}
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Fallout (episode)

2008-02-27T20:46:22Z

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[[Image:Fallout title.jpg|thumb|350px|Something like this'll really put a damper on your day.]]

'''After releasing a doomsday weapon, Optimus Primal must face the consequences of his actions.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |01 |prev= End of the Line |next=Savage Noble}}

==Summary==
The storm continues to rage, as Primal (controlling the lethal Plasma Energy Chamber) and Megatron (wielding the deadly Key) fight, pushing their energies back and forth.

As this happens, Optimus sinks into the Matrix again, seeing a vision of Cybertron destroyed. He lashes out and blames Megatron, who takes no credit. Cybertron is doomed not because of Megatron's actions, but because of ''Primal''. Suddenly, Optimus finds himself back on prehistoric Earth, the battleground where the [[Beast Wars]] were fought and where he proved himself a true leader.

He is attacked, not by Megatron or another marauding Predacon, but by a red-eyed copy of himself. The clone scolds Primal for his fanatical behavior and pushes him off a cliff, sending him plummeting back into space. Faces come and go, and he finds himself being blamed by the Maximals he led in all their various forms and faces, blamed that he failed them. Primal realizes that ''he'' must make his own decisions, not the computer. The Oracle acknowledges this fact, but tells him that his fate still lies with him.

[[Image:Primalspace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Open the pod bay doors, [[Teletraan-1|Teletraan]].]]

The arrival of another old friend, [[Rhinox]], comforts him. He has suffered the consequences for his actions, he tells his former friend, and must remain in the Matrix. Primal shoots through another tunnel where the faces of Transformers he has yet to encounter flash before him and finds himself back in the heated battle. Taking control of both energies, he redirects them back into the Matrix itself. The remaining Maximals reawaken, back in their techno-organic bodies and free of the Key's energies.

With Megatron gone, the Maximals are the only active Cybertronians on the planet. An eerie wind blows as the the camera pans over the discarded bodies of Vehicon Drones. Finding one another, the surviving [[Maximal]]s head to the Throne Room in the Citadel, only to find the bodies of their former friends—and foes. Megatron's body crumbles to dust, leaving only his control-shell. When Rattrap touches the inert body of Tankor, it falls to pieces. Cheetor looks at Primal's flattened body, lamenting the fallen "Big Bot". Unsympathetic, Nightscream says that Cheetor only ever wanted him out of the way. Angered, Cheetor denies the fact, but reluctantly takes control.

Outside, Rattrap plugs into Cybertron's system, only to find that the planet is, in fact, brain-dead. But things change when Jetstorm and Thrust show up, and the Maximals and Vehicons prepare for another fight. Cheetor comes between them, telling them that the war is over, while Blackarachnia invites Jetstorm onto their side. The two Vehicons leave.

Some time after this, the Maximals decide to head down to the Oracle in [[The Reformatting|an oddly familiar manner]]. However, the foursome find Optimus Primal inside the Oracle. Communicating with them via the supercomputer, he asks that the Maximals forgive him for being a zealot and his genocidal behavior. Rattrap protests, as "there is nothing to forgive," but Optimus does not listen and disappears. Back in the void, he sees the collective Sparks of Cybertron past, present, and future, inviting him into the Transformer afterlife: the Matrix. But Optimus has other plans. He is ready to join the Matrix, but not today.

Primal steps out into real-space again, and the Oracle tells him that it has taught him everything and that he must make his own way in his mission. Around him, plants spring upwards, as Optimus explains to the Maximals their destiny: not to have the organic destroy the mechanical, but to create a balance, the same way that the Oracle did with him. Cybertron to be neither purely organic or purely technological world, but a [[technorganic]] world.

Finally, the Maximals head above ground, only to find themselves face-to-giant-face with an enormous vessel bearing the likeness of Megatron!

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Robert N. Skir]] & [[Marty Isenberg]] <br>
'''Original Air Date:''' February 9, 2000 (YTV); August 5, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Optimus Primal, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Rhinox]], [[Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia]], [[Rattrap]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Jetstorm]], [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
* At the beginning of the episode, Optimus Primal's body was seemingly disintegrated, whilst he was in beast form. So why is it when the Maximals arrive at the citadel, it appears as thought he MELTED, in ROBOT mode?

===Transformers References===
*When the four remaining Maximals head downwards to the Oracle, it is very similar to the same sequence in [[The Reformatting]].
*As he exits the [[Allspark]] and comes back to life, Optimus has brief prophetic visions of [[Savage/Noble|characters]] [[Botanica|who]] [[Obsidian (BM)|have]] [[Strika|not]] actually appeared yet.
*Rhinox must remain in the Matrix forever. [[Homecoming|Until he doesn't]].

===Miscellanous references===
*When Primal's dead, he looks ''flat''.

===Real-World References===
*Reference

==External Links==
*Link
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Home Soil

2008-02-27T20:44:40Z

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[[Image:HomeSoil title.jpg|thumb|350px|WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE??]]

'''A spaceship crash-lands on Cybertron, releasing a tentacled alien monster. The Maximals and Vehicons both rush to take control of the vessel's secrets.'''

{{episodenav |BM |season=2 |06 |prev= A Wolf in the Fold |next=Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

==Summary==

High above the planet of Cybertron, a mysterious spaceship and a cluster of asteroids prepare to make planetfall. But the automated space-cannons manage to destroy the asteroids and badly damage the ship, sending it plummeting towards the planet. Flying above the city streets, Silverbolt sends word of the ship to base.

Underground, a worried Optimus examines the wilting technorganic trees and ponders their survival and the future of Cybertron should they die. Cheetor tries to console him, but to no avail. Suddenly, Rattrap bursts in, telling the Maximals about the ship's crash. Megatron has also found out about the arrival of the ship and orders Thrust to destroy any survivors of the crash. Thrust obediently heads towards the site, turning this into a race against time.

As the Maximals head towards the crash site, Thrust and his troops whiz by them. Several of the drones peel from the squadron and about-face, turning to fight the Maximals. Transforming into robot mode, the Maximals make short work of the Vehicons, but they have lost time. Primal splits them into three teams: He and Cheetor will travel on the surface, Rattrap and Blackarachnia will go underground, and Silverbolt and Nightscream will take to the sky.

In the air, Nightscream and Silverbolt destroy a squadron of Aero-Drones, but Nightscream still treats newcomer Silverbolt rudely, even after the latter compliments their teamwork together.

In the sewers of Cybertron, Blackarachnia laments to Rattrap of Silverbolt's lack of affection, even after she freed him from his [[Jetstorm]] slave form and reformatted him into his present condor form. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} However, the conversation is cut short as two mole drones burst in from the sides. Blackarachnia destroys one and Rattrap commandeers another, and the duo head towards the site much quicker.

On the surface, Cheetor and Primal are surrounded by a group of drones. The two flying Maximals arrive to help them, and together they destroy the drones.

Eventually, the Maximals arrive at the ship. Stepping inside, they discover that the walls are covered with plant matter. They are suddenly attacked by a tentacled plant beast, but when they fight it, it turns tail and heads underground, towards the Oracle and the technorganic orchard. Primal fears that the fast-growing seeds the alien leaves in its wake will contaminate and destroy the orchard.

However, he has a plan: Tapping the power of the Oracle, he attempts to reformat the monster. Cheetor protests, seeing as only "Cybertronians" can be reformatted, but Primal goes ahead with his idea, and the alien is bathed in a white light. The organic components of the creature begin to merge with the technological, and a technorganic, sentient plant emerges. The creature explains that she too is of Cybertronian descent, and that several years ago, she and her crew embarked on a mission of exploration similar to the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s (except without all the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|guns, violence and killing]]). Reaching a [[Plantworld|planet]] covered with aggressive, mobile plants (in other words, "talking trees"), she and her crew took the natives' forms to study them and avoid predation. The plant says that Megatron's attack had "shorted out" both her ship and her higher mental functions, so she was merely acting out of self-preservation.

[[Image:Botanica LightningWeb.jpg|thumb|right|Bulbasaur, I choose you!]]

But the plant-bot is cut short as a phalanx of Tank Drones attack, beginning to ravage the orchard. The newest member of the Maximals takes action, transforming into her robot mode. Shooting one drone with electrical energy, she uses a "chain-lightning" attack, with the energy leaping from one tank to the next, until the deadly circuit is completed and the drones are destroyed.

Examining the poor state of the plants, the robot notes that different plants need different lighting, and she throws a bomb-like device onto the lights currently used. As the light changes, the technorganic plants flourish, and the new Maximal introduces herself as [[Botanica]].

Above, Megatron (encompassed within the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]]) notes the newest arrival and transforms into a "spaceship mode", destroying the remains of Botanica's ship and the rampant plant growth around it.

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Meg McLaughlin]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' March 15, 2000 (YTV); September 16, 2000 (FOX)

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor]], [[Rattrap]], [[Nightscream]], [[Blackarachnia]], [[Botanica]]<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], [[mole drone]]s, [[Sonic Attack Jet|Areo-Drones]], [[Tank Drone|tank drones]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]

==Notes==
* This is the debut of Botanica, unless you count Optimus Primal's split-second prophetic vision. {{storylink|Fallout}}

===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Primal doesn't suffer any weakness post-reformatting, as he did with Nightscream. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
* Nightscream and Silverbolt declare "Do not pass 'Go!' Do not collect $200!", a clear reference to the popular board game [[Wikipedia:Monopoly|Monopoly]].
* Nightscream at one point refers to Silverbolt as "Typhoid Mary", a reference to both the previous episode and the infamous real-life carrier of the Typhoid virus.

==External Links==
*Link
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Repugnus (G1)

2008-02-26T21:38:43Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW continuity */

{{picsneeded}}

{{disambig3|Repugnus}}

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

Never a [[Decepticon]], '''Repugnus''' is not always an Autobot. No, sometimes he's a former Autobot who has been discharged for insubordination or just plain nastiness, but he always gets called back to perform some mission too unsavory for anybody else. Though he doesn't give slag for authority or decency, Repugnus always does his job well.

Man, does he love his job. He'll describe, with relish, how he clawed an enemy within an inch of his life, then beat the bastard's head to a fuel-soaked wad of scrap metal with his own torn-off leg unit. He'll also add plenty of profanities and colorful idioms to the story. His friends would find this disturbing, if he had any.

:''Japanese name'': '''Repugg'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Répugnus'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Undor''' (meaning Disgust or Abomination)

==Fiction==
===Headmasters===

===Toy commercial===

Repugnus and the [[Monsterbot]]s were created accidentally during an attempt to create new Autobots. [[Kup]] raced to warn [[Rodimus Prime]] and [[Blurr]] of the accident, as the wild Monsterbots trashed the lab where they were born. Thankfully the [[Decepticons]] attacked just then and the Monsterbots burst out of the building through the wall to fight them. Repugnus, sweet guy that he is, gave [[Octane]] a great big hug. Rodimus expressed relief that, though they were monsters, at least they were Autobot monsters.

===Marvel Comics continuity===

For reasons not even [[Vector Sigma]] would be able to compute, Repugnus decided to join [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in abandoning the war and settling down for a peaceful, quiet life on the verdant paradise of [[Nebulos]]. Maybe there's actually a great deal more complexity to Repugnus's personality than we were led to believe. Maybe he secretly longs for an end to the fighting, and his repulsive and unsavory behavior is just his way of acting out his frustration at the never-ending cycle of violence.

Or maybe he thought pacifists would be easier to harrass.

===3H ''Wreckers'' comics===

Less than 3 [[deca-cycles]] after the [[reformatting]] of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] wonderland, Repugnus and his fellow Monsterbots (apparently all having undergone the [[Maximal upgrade]] downsizing) are seen exiting a bar on the [[CSSB-16 Spaceport]] souced out of their minds (Repugnus especially so, as he is half carried by [[Doublecross]]) on some high quality [[energon]]. If they had been a bit less drunk or a exited just a bit latter, they likely would have run smack into [[Devcon]] and the [[Dinobots (BM)|Dinobots]], as is... they just missed another chance to actually DO something in a TF story. ''sigh.''

===IDW continuity===

Repugnus is held as a prisoner in the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary complex overseen by Fortress Maximus. He has been stripped-down to his [[spark]] and held in a tiny box for an as-of-yet unknown crime or offense.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Repugnus''' (Monsterbot, 1987/1988)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-98'''

: Repugnus transforms from robot to bizarre bug-thing and back. His toy can shoot "cold" sparks from his bug-mode mouth by pressing down on a geared button on his bug-skull. His mandibles open and close as well.

: In Japan, Repugnus was never made available as part of the normal retail line. Instead, he was offered only as a mail-order item during ''[[Masterforce]]'', the series ''after'' [[Headmasters (franchise)|the one the character appeared in]]. He cost 2500 yen (200 yen more than the other two Monsterbots) and five [[robot points]].

==Trivia==

* Repugnus has been the inspiration for a pair of [[homage]] toys in later lines, [[Repugnus (disambiguation)|both of which bear the same name]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Repugnus/repugnus.htm Repugnus at TFU.info.]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Repugnus Repugnus' Universe profile at NTFA.net.]

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Longtooth

2008-02-26T21:38:02Z

70.181.31.10: /* IDW continuity */

:''Longtooth is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Longtooth boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!"]]

'''Longtooth''' believes in dedication. Whether that dedication consists of guarding underwater installations, patrolling for [[Decepticon]] activity or ruthlessly hunting down endangered species because they swallowed something valuable, Longtooth knows that diligence and persistence will inevitably lead to success.

This sometimes drives him insane.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Longtooth amphibious transport.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Arrr, where be the Transformer equivalent of Queequeg?]]

:''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''

''Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Longtooth was one of the few survivors of a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. Shellshocked, he clung to one of his dying troopmates, begging the Autobot not to die and leave him alone. At that moment, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] came out of the smoke and commended Longtooth on his fighting spirit and dedication to his fellow Autobot. He removed a small portion of Matrix-force from his chest and gave it to Longtooth, to heal the fallen robot's injuries. Instead, to his eternal shame, Longtooth. Though his wounded companion survived, Longtooth kept the Matrix shard and carried it as a good luck charm into battle from then on. Though still afraid of dying, Longtooth found his guilt a more powerful motivator than fear and daringly charged headfirst into every battle afterwards. When he heard how Optimus Prime lost the Matrix, Longtooth finally gave up his "lucky charm" and sent it in a message buoy back to the ''[[Ark]]'' and to Prime. {{Storylink|Whose Lifeforce is it Anyway?}}''

While hunting for the [[Matrix]], Longtooth worked with [[Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] on Gottlieb, where a strange, whale-like creature called the [[Klud]] had turned up alive again, apparently attacking ships. During the investigation, the creature ate Longtooth's leg, which drove him to madness. He then maniacally hunted for the creature, putting a peg in place of his lost leg. Pincher eventually managed to talk him into letting the creature live, but Longtooth's sanity and ultimate fate remained in question. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

''(This story was basically Furman's take on the tale of ''Moby Dick''.)''

''In the alternate future of 2009, Longtooth was one of the Autobots fleeing a Decepticon-ruled Cybertron to [[Autobot City]] Earth. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)}} When a saboteur hit the ship, Longtooth was briefly suspected, but it was later revealed to be a Unicron-possessed Rodimus. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} He among others fought Rodimus until Unicron's influence was beaten back.''

===IDW continuity===

Longtooth is incarcerated in the penitentiary complex on [[Garrus-9]], possibly for being batjive INSANE.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Longtooth''' (Small Pretender, 1989)

[[Image:G1Longtooth_toy.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Goo goo ga joob. There, I said it.]]

: Longtooth's inner robot transforms into an amphibious transport vehicle of fictional design, although most of the vehicle mode's mass is composed of a removable "backpack" part. His shell represents a humanoid walrus with an electronic eye. Longtooth's shell is only one which is not a human among normal Autobot Pretenders.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Longtooth/longtooth.htm Longtooth at TFU.info]

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