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Lazarus

2008-05-24T23:11:00Z

70.193.38.8: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */

:''Lazarus is a [[human]] character in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lazarusdurr.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Dull surprise|DULL SURPRISE]]!]]

'''Lazarus'''. People call '''Adam Rook''' "Lazarus". You should too. He's a rogue government engineer turned arms dealer who likes making smug, self-important, meandering speeches while folding origami.

How he got the scar over his left eye is unknown. Maybe someone got sick of listening to him.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Engineer Adam Rook was hired in 1997 by US General [[Robert Hallo]] to design and build an army of intelligent shapeshifting robot soldiers. Despite ample resources and staff, each of [[Project Lazarus]]' fifty protoypes was an abject failure. Confronted with these setbacks, Hallo changed course, and took advantage of the recent [[Autobot]]/[[Human]] defeat of the [[Decepticons]] to experiment upon the deactivated Decepticons. Eventually, Rook succeeded in creating a program to control Transformers - the program allowed specific objectives to be input into the Transformer's central intelligence, suppressing their free will but retaining a level of intelligence sufficient to make independent decisions while carrying out the mission.

In order to acquire the Autobots, Hallo plotted to destroy the ''[[Ark II]]'', a ship carrying the victorious Autobots, their Decepticon prisoners, and several humans back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The plan was successful - the ''Ark II'' exploded, killing its human passengers and depositing the Transformers into the [[Arctic Ocean]], but Rook disappeared, taking the control program with him.

[[Image:Lazarusfrozen.jpg|thumb|left|Seriously, call him Lazarus. He gets cranky if you don't.]]

Over the next four years, Rook, motivated by greed, adopted the alias 'Lazarus' and built an organization to retrieve and reactivate the slumbering Transformers. From a remote base in the [[Northwest Territories]], he succeeded in reviving a number of Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Rumble]], [[Ravage]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Huffer]], [[Brawn]] - and his 'deluxe model', [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He hired them out to a number of tyrants and terrorists, who used them to attack and exterminate their enemies. Often, he would take potential customers on tours of his base, showing them the 'merchandise' (and using his origami skills) to sell them on his services. On one such tour, Lazarus attempted to demonstrate his control program to a terrorist named [[Bishop]], only to find that Subject 6 - Megatron - refused to kneel before him. Explaining it away as a 'minor wrinkle', Lazarus led Bishop away, failing to note that Megatron had switched himself back on...

Some time later, Lazarus sent Grimlock, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Starscream, Thundercracker, Rumble, Ravage, and Laserbeak to attack an Arctic [[SmitCo]] oil refinery, as a demonstration to an audience of potential buyers. Once the refinery was destroyed, he proceeded to auction off his Transformers, starting with Megatron. Bidding reached 85 million dollars (and a harem of wives) before Megatron unexpectedly awoke, sending Lazarus' clientele running for their lives. Megatron devastated the base, freed his fellow Decepticons from Lazarus' control, and chained Lazarus himself up like a dog. The Decepticon leader then used Lazarus as the first test subject for his latest doomsday device, a virus powered by the life-forces of captive Autobots and humans; the virus converted Lazarus' body to lifeless technomatter in a matter of seconds, presumably killing him. The statue-like corpse of Adam Rook was left as a permanent monument to his arrogance and avarice.

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[[Category: Engineers]]
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Squeezeplay (G1)

2008-05-24T23:05:07Z

70.193.38.8: /* Generation 1 */

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

[[Image:Squeezeplay_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]]

'''Squeezeplay''' doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot -- he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?

His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.

Why mess with what works?

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammer]]s into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise, and the plan fell through before they could successfully terminate any Autobots. {{Storylink|Ca$h and Car-Nage!}}

When the Decepticons under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin]] and [[Horri-Bull]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Sometime later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transfered to Cybertron in time to battle [[Unicron]] and his hordes. {{storylink|The Void!}} He survived, and was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s warriors when they stormed and eliminated the population of the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] after he arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot]]. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture]] and [[Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Squeezeplay's origin is unknown. He was not one of the original Nebulan-bonded Decepticon Headmasters, so either Zarak recruited more Nebulan partners for the Decepticons behind-the-scenes in Headmasters #4, or returned to Nebulos for a recruitment drive at some later date.}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====

''In 1995, Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a feminism rally. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Squeezeplay is briefly seen as a member of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s during the Dark Ages, fighting off a raid by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Lokos Headmaster unit, tail/shield, gun
[[Image:G1Squeezeplay_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Craaab people...Craaab people...Taste like crab...Talk like people...]]

: Squeezeplay allegedly has a "crab mode", but it's more like a bipedal creature grew out of the underside of a crab, and wears the crustacean as a hat. His tail detaches into a handheld shield...mace...gun...whatever. There is a compartment which allows Squeezeplay to store Lokos in his tummy. (Yum!) It hinges, most unfortunately, at his groin.

: In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when Lokos (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket.

:As a smaller Headmaster Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler -- so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters. As a final indignity, Lokos has Squeezeplay's face plainly visible on his back again because he didn't get the flip-down panel of the 1987 Headmasters... or a bucket seat to sit in like the Autobots from 1988.

: This mold was released in Japan without changes as [[Cancer]].

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm Squeezeplay & Lokos at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Squeezeplay Squeezeplay's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
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Prime Target (G1)

2008-05-24T21:04:53Z

70.193.38.8: /* Detailed synopsis */

[[Image:Prime Target title shot.JPG|thumb|350px]]

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'''The big-game hunter Lord Chumley begins hunting Autobots, and he's gunning for Optimus Prime.'''

*'''Japanese title:''' "The Target is Convoy" 

==Detailed synopsis==
Over the [[Arctic]], [[Oktober Guard One]] is flying an experimental jet, when it is suddenly speared by a submarine under the ice. She ejects, but the plane is captured. It turns out that the plane was stolen by [[Lord Chumley]], a game hunter, who tells his manservant [[Dinsmoore]] that he needs one more thing to complete his collection...the head of Optimus Prime.
[[Image:Primetargetchumleydinsmore.jpg|left|thumb|175px|"Dinsmore, I believe the Autobots are about to suffer a series of unfortunate events!"]]
Heading into town, [[Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spot [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and head after them. However, it is actually a trap set by Chumley. Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots are watching a soap opera which is interrupted by a news broadcast about the theft of the plane. Apparently, the [[Soviet Union]] is accusing the [[United States of America]] of the theft, which the U.S. denies, and the two countries are ready to go to war. Having not heard back from Bumblebee and Tracks, Prime orders to Autobots to search for their friends. However, Chumley has devised several traps for the Autobots and manages to capture [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Blaster]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], the latter of whom sends a message to Prime about the capture. Not wanting to risk the others, Prime orders the Autobots to return to base.
[[Image:Primetargetbotsintraps.jpg|right|thumb|180px|And you thought [[For safety reasons|Hasbro safety tests]] were tough.]]
While they regroup, [[Cosmos]] sends a message to Prime, saying that he's found the missing bots, who are being held in (poorly designed) traps intended to prevent them from escaping. Chumley himself contacts Prime and requests his presence. Pissed at seeing his friends tortured, Prime overloads Chumley's screen and orders the Autobots to remain at the base.

However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has been keeping an eye on the events and feels that Chumley, though a flesh creature, may be useful...especially since he's done more in two days than Megatron has done in two years, which [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] takes the time to point out. Unaware that Chumley is only after Prime, Megatron sends Blitzwing and Astrotrain (surprise, surprise) to make a deal between Chumley and the [[Decepticon]]s.

Arriving at Chumley's castle, Prime finds himself in a "well researched" mock-up of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He unleashes a monster on Prime, but Prime is able to defeat it. Heading down a corridor, Prime finds a young woman imprisoned, but leaves. Blitzwing investigates, and gets trapped in a goo-net intended for Prime, much to Astrotrain's irritation. Finally, Chumley sends out a mechanical scorpion (no, not [[Scorponok (G1)|that one]]), but Prime is shot in the back by Astrotrain and apparently killed. Furious that his prize has been ruined, Chumley takes the Decepticons prisoner.
[[Image:primetargetOPvsspider.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Blackarachnia]]'s TF debut was not the most glamorous.]]
Knowing that Prime is alive, Bumblebee sends their coordinates to the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], who enters the castle. A mechanical spider is dispatched, but Prime destroys it and heads into Chumley's control room. Dinsmoore hides in a tank while Chumley frees the Decepticons on the promise that they'll fight the Autobots. The Cons leave him to the mercy of Prime.

The Autobots return the plane to the Soviet Union, with Chumley strapped to the nose. The world thanks Optimus Prime for his efforts in solving the mystery.
{{-}}

==Stats==

* Stats

==Notable quotes==

'''News Announcer''': "We interrupt 'As the Kitchen Sinks' for this special news bulletin."<br>
'''Jazz, Blaster, Beachcomber''' and '''Grapple''' in unison: "Awwwwwwwww..."
:-- The Autobots do not like to miss their soaps.

"Amazing, a booby trap that actually captures boobies."
:-- '''Optimus Prime''' says "boobies". Hehehehehehehehehehe.

""Bah! Impenetrable! Blitzwing how do you get into these messes?"

:-- Astrotrain in disgust and disbelief that Blitzwing is in another mess.

""Never trust decepticons flesh creature!"

:-- Blitzwing explaining to Chumly when you can trust the decepticons.

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] is standing along side with Megatron and Starscream. And we all thought [[Sunstreaker]] was the one who would end up defecting.

===Continuity errors===

* Errors

===Transformers references===
* Though a complete co-incidence, Grapple can be heard yelling, "HEY! Who designed this [[Rattrap|rattrap]]?!"

===Real-world references===
* Dinsmoor was apparently alive for the [[Wikipedia:Second Boer War|Second Boer War]]. At least, we're assuming it's the second one, since the [[wikipedia:First Boer War|first one]] happened in the 1880s. Which means that if he was alive and could remember that one, he must be some sort of super human.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Several of the Autobots are revealed to be fans of an Earth soap opera entitled ''[[As The Kitchen Sinks]]''. Clearly, they've been away from Cybertron too long.
*Optimus Prime is a "magnificent beast".

===Keywords===
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==External links==
* Links

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