Astrotrain (DOTM)

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] franchise in the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
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Astrotrain is a Decepticon [[Triple Changer]], who turns into a Cybertronian jet and a train. He pals around with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]].

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===

Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Astrotrain was part of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[Defense Force]], and helped to root out [[Malcontent]]s. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

Astrotrain later fell under the command of Shockwave, who led the Decepticons on Cybertron after Megatron departed to search the cosmos for the [[AllSpark]]. In the early days of the 20th Century, Shockwave employed Astrotrain as bait in a scheme to lure out an Autobot resistance group, who thought they were attacking a convoy loaded with [[energon (fuel)|Energon]], but instead walked right into a murderous ambush. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Some time around [[2010]] or [[2011]], when Shockwave was freed from his Siberian prison by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and charged with helping to put the scattered Decepticon forces back in order, he called Astrotrain in to help him, and to serve a role in the duplicitous scheme he unfolded. Together with Shockwave, Astrotrain attacked an oil processing plan in China, killing the Autobots [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] in the process, then began salvaging raw materials from the wreckage which he took to upstate [[New York (state)|New York]] to build a cage for Shockwave's pet [[Driller]]. Astrotrain had been provided with a brain unit scrap drone named [[Brains]] that allegedly contained an important download for the cage's construction, but in actuality, Shockwave had another use for the little drone, having programmed him with self-awareness that prompted him to flee when he overheard Astrotrain being instructed to terminate him once its job was complete. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

Tracking the brain unit back to its point of origin, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] overheard as Shockwave deigned to reveal to Astrotrain via comm-link that Brains was immaterial. The three spies were caught by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], whose minions were kept busy by Chromia and Arcee while Elita attempted to warn the Autobots of Shockwave's schemes. Astrotrain adopted his vehicle mode and powered after her through the wilderness, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} but Elita believed she could outpace him once they reached a nearby city. Unfortunately for her, Astrotrain chose this moment to unveil his triple-changing abilities, shifting to his airborne form, and convincing her that she would have to fight and defeat him before she could carry on with her mission. A swipe of Elita's blade cleaved Astrotrain's armor, and he was last seen exploding above a building as Elita sped away. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Whether he survived or not is currently unknown.

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

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