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Talk:Nelson Yomtov

2007-06-19T10:37:13Z

70.53.249.237: New page: I've been re-reading some issues lately and... is it just me or did this guy ''really'' like pink?

I've been re-reading some issues lately and... is it just me or did this guy ''really'' like pink?<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>

Robert Epps

2007-06-19T10:01:37Z

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<div class="messagebox">'''Moving:''' This article will be moved once the character's full name is officially confirmed.</div>

: ''Epps is a [[human]] in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Epps''' is a master sargeant in the United States Air Force. He keeps a Visa credit card in one of his many back pockets. The one on his left butt cheek, to be specific. He's also one of the guys who first encounter [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], and later fight [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].

He's under the command of [[Lennox]].

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Actor:'' [[Tyrese Gibson]]

{{coming soon}}

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[[Category: Humans|Epps]]
[[Category: Movie characters|Epps]]
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Nelson Yomtov

2007-06-19T09:25:19Z

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'''Nelson Yomtov''' is the colorist of every single issue of the original Marvel US Transformers comic book.

He was also a colorist for Fantastic Four.

Discerning readers can find numerous instances of coloring errors among Yomtov's pages, as well as, perhaps, an over-use of the technique of coloring panel backgrounds (including background characters) uniformly. Yomtov has been quoted as saying that it was quite a challenge to keep up with all the new characters that were constantly being introduced at Hasbro's insistance.

The most notable such error, assuming it was not intentional, was his recoloring Emirate [[Xaaron]] to be entirely yellow, as opposed to the gold/silver/black colors he was given in UK comics. Upon appearing for the first time in a Marvel US issue, Xaaron kept this all-yellow scheme throughout the remainder of the series.

Another notable error is [[Straxus]]'s colors, who switched from blue, white and red in issue 17 to blue, white and yellow the following issue. The color repartition changed as well, as his upper arms were red while his forearms where white in the first issue, but the uppers became white while the lowers became blue the next one.

==External Links==
*[http://www.electric-escape.net/node/593 Memories from Nel]

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Talk:Starscream (Armada)

2007-06-19T08:08:35Z

70.53.249.237:

There's bound to be a few bits of fiction left unlisted. Some of the kids' books, and he's gotta be in Legends SOMEWHERE. And I really don't feel like going over the DW Armada comic right now. But one at least that section's in, and we get some screen grabs and pictures in... I'd say we've got us another Featured Article. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for stupidly interfering in an inaccurate/unfunny/both way. Should I go sit in the corner? (the sorry is in no way sarcastic)

SL Nightscream is NOT a clone of Starscream. Who the hell keeps making this up? His story is the same as in Energon. He's Starscream's spark restored with energon. There isn't a single shred of evidence that he is anyone but Starscream with his mind wiped.

== Excuse me ==

In what episode does starscreem actualy get his powerlink form?
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Shockwave (Movie)

2007-06-19T06:34:24Z

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}

:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Shockwave movie.jpg|thumb|250px|And [[Michael Bay|he]] said triple-changing wouldn't be realistic.]]
'''Shockwave''' is a massive triple-changing Decepticon, capable of converting from his robot mode to either an artillery cannon or an assault helicopter.

If he doesn't get a toy, the fandom shall be pissed.

==Fiction==
===Transformers The Game===
Appears as a boss for the Autobots.

==External links==
* [http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 Video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Movie characters]]
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Talk:Rob Ruffolo

2007-06-19T04:24:22Z

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Except for Pat Lee, should we actually be commenting on their work in their articles here? Doesn't seem to fit. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 00:50, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:Have you read Micromasters? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

::I know its shit, and he's not a good artist. But I don't know if we should be editorialising in articles about people we don't like. Except for Pat. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 00:54, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::"Universally panned" is an observation, not a judgment call. Though I don't think we can say it was "universally" panned. I mean, the vast majority, sure, but I'm not comfortable saying the verdict was 100% one way or the other. There's gotta be someone somewhere who thought it looked okay. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

::::His mommy liked it! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:02, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::When even [http://www.bwtf.com/cbreviews/dw/mm1/ Ben Yee] has to struggle to say something good about Micromasters' art, well, then there's a problem.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 04:15, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Furmanism

2007-06-19T03:17:54Z

70.53.249.237: /* Another Time And Place Furmanisms? */

This is awesome. In a "so bad it's good" sort of way. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 23:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

----

This is obviously an incomplete list. I also have some that were only repeated once, sometimes in differing forms, which I won't add to the page proper until we find at least one more iteration. If you can find more of any of these, feel free to add them.

Here's my remainder:

===TIME TO MAKE A STAND===
*"If I turn away now, I'll just keep on turning away. Sometimes you have to make a STAND!" -- [[Carnivac]], {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}}, UK #237
*"Instead of running around like headless chickens we should be trying to HELP her! I say we make a STAND!" -- [[Thunderpunch]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}, US #75

===WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN===
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" -- Starscream, G2 #11
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" -- Starscream, TWWv1 #3

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." --Optimus Prime, G2 #4
* "Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" Narration, G2 #7

--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm waaaay too comfortable lying on my couch here to go upstairs and find the book and check, but I want to say Swoop did the whole "better to die than run" shtick when the Dinobots were fighting the demons in #76...? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
::Indeed! Good memory. Hold on... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

== Call me humorless if you wish- ==

Normally, I love the humor here. I like that we don't always take everything seriously. However, I think this article is taking things a little far. Boo to this section, basically. Boo-urns, in fact. It feels like it's trashing Furman for no good reason. And I've never heard ANYONE say- "Hey, a similar bit of dialogue in a Simon Furman comic! Must be a Furmanism!"

And, seriously,you don't think some of it is intentional (particularly issue 67)?

I just don't see how this has a place here. --DJ Convoy

:...I saw it as a celebration of Furmanisms, actually. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

::Pretty much. Furman is my main man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure there's gotta be more IT NEVER ENDSes than the three I got, right? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
: Well, uh, I wasn't counting the IT NEVER ENDSes on purpose, because Furman does those on purpose, as an intentional self-referential running-gag to his original G1 send-off letter. I don't think it really belongs in this article, as such. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Well, being a cartoon-centric guy I didn't actually know what the original source of it was. It still strikes me as qualifying as a "Furmanism" though, albeit with a note in the article about it's origin and nature. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd never called them Furmanisms before now either, but I do now. As for disrespect... Well, I think a Transfan has to kinda be a Furman fan by definition really. --[[User:82.41.82.183|82.41.82.183]] 22:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Not so. I'm a Transformers fan and I don't like Furman's writing much at all. However, I've heard the term "Furmanism" for years online, so it makes sense for this article to exist.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 23:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== REAP THE WHIRLWILD ==

Simon must be a huge Young Guns fan. =D--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 04:24, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
:Isn't it from the bible though? "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind", something along those lines? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== On predatory birds and hovering thereof ==

Seriously, we really should include those. Yes, yes, it was only used one other time... but it's by far the most unique of them all. Also, hilarious. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 01:52, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

== Another Time And Place Furmanisms? ==
I seem to recall the Another Time And Place text story ending with the "It Never Ends" furmanism.. can anyone confirm? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
: It does. Though I'm still iffy on its inclusion in this article without some sort of disclaimer, as he purposefully includes it all the freakin' time (like even in the You Can Draw Transformers book) as some sort of calling card. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:42, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:: If he includes it on purpose, wouldn't that make it that much more a Furmanism?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 03:13, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
::: I think it would. [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 03:17, 19 June 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Furmanism

2007-06-18T22:31:33Z

70.53.249.237:

This is awesome. In a "so bad it's good" sort of way. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 23:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

----

This is obviously an incomplete list. I also have some that were only repeated once, sometimes in differing forms, which I won't add to the page proper until we find at least one more iteration. If you can find more of any of these, feel free to add them.

Here's my remainder:

===TIME TO MAKE A STAND===
*"If I turn away now, I'll just keep on turning away. Sometimes you have to make a STAND!" -- [[Carnivac]], {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}}, UK #237
*"Instead of running around like headless chickens we should be trying to HELP her! I say we make a STAND!" -- [[Thunderpunch]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}, US #75

===WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN===
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" -- Starscream, G2 #11
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" -- Starscream, TWWv1 #3

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." --Optimus Prime, G2 #4
* "Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" Narration, G2 #7

--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm waaaay too comfortable lying on my couch here to go upstairs and find the book and check, but I want to say Swoop did the whole "better to die than run" shtick when the Dinobots were fighting the demons in #76...? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
::Indeed! Good memory. Hold on... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

== Call me humorless if you wish- ==

Normally, I love the humor here. I like that we don't always take everything seriously. However, I think this article is taking things a little far. Boo to this section, basically. Boo-urns, in fact. It feels like it's trashing Furman for no good reason. And I've never heard ANYONE say- "Hey, a similar bit of dialogue in a Simon Furman comic! Must be a Furmanism!"

And, seriously,you don't think some of it is intentional (particularly issue 67)?

I just don't see how this has a place here. --DJ Convoy

:...I saw it as a celebration of Furmanisms, actually. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

::Pretty much. Furman is my main man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure there's gotta be more IT NEVER ENDSes than the three I got, right? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
: Well, uh, I wasn't counting the IT NEVER ENDSes on purpose, because Furman does those on purpose, as an intentional self-referential running-gag to his original G1 send-off letter. I don't think it really belongs in this article, as such. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Well, being a cartoon-centric guy I didn't actually know what the original source of it was. It still strikes me as qualifying as a "Furmanism" though, albeit with a note in the article about it's origin and nature. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd never called them Furmanisms before now either, but I do now. As for disrespect... Well, I think a Transfan has to kinda be a Furman fan by definition really. --[[User:82.41.82.183|82.41.82.183]] 22:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Not so. I'm a Transformers fan and I don't like Furman's writing much at all. However, I've heard the term "Furmanism" for years online, so it makes sense for this article to exist.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 23:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== REAP THE WHIRLWILD ==

Simon must be a huge Young Guns fan. =D--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 04:24, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
:Isn't it from the bible though? "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind", something along those lines? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== On predatory birds and hovering thereof ==

Seriously, we really should include those. Yes, yes, it was only used one other time... but it's by far the most unique of them all. Also, hilarious. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 01:52, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

== Another Time And Place Furmanisms? ==
I seem to recall the Another Time And Place text story ending with the "It Never Ends" furmanism.. can anyone confirm? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Furmanism

2007-06-18T20:55:27Z

70.53.249.237: /* FIGHT AND DIE */

[[Image:Furmanismsrod.jpg|350px|right|thumb||''[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]'': A Furmanism in every bite!]]
''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] is infamous among fans for dialogue concepts that are frequently retreaded. Such repeated phrases are known informally as '''Furmanisms'''.

===CAN I DO LESS?===
*"Always lived life in the FAST LANE -- guess you DIED that way, too! Can we do any less?" --[[Jazz]], {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}
*"I've stood here and watched humans -- frail flesh creatures -- fight and die for their world. CAN I DO LESS?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Kup, there's got to be another way! Ratchet sacrificed everything to save us -- can we do less?" --Sureshot, {{storylink|The Price Of Life!}}
*"The real Scorponok wouldn't have turned and fled! He'd have accepted his responsibilities, his FATE! Can I then do less?" --[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===FIGHT AND DIE===
*"Yeah. Better to FIGHT AND DIE-- than live with the knowledge that I ran!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"But could I live with myself, knowing I fled, gave in to my fear?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}}
*"We're Dinobots; we stick together, fight together -- and DIE together, if necessary! Better that than live with the knowledge that we turned and ran, abandoned a comrade!" --[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], {{storylink|Still Life!}}
*"Better to die a hero than live as a coward." --Narration, {{storylink|Salvage!}}
*"Hold still, relic... Better to stand and die than perish in ignominous flight!" --Random G2 Cybertronian chasing [[Tracks]], {{storylink|Total War!}}

===INDIGESTION===
*"Well, then... I'm about to give you the worst case of INDIGESTION you've EVER had!" --[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"READY. Let's give this stuff the worst case of INDIGESTION it's EVER had!" --[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Let's give this creature... the worst case of INDIGESTION it's ever had." --[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

===IT CAN BE DESTROYED===
*"He's not invincible! He can be hurt!" --[[Buster Witwicky|Buster]], {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}
*"This is no demon, no ghost! It is metal and circuitry! It can feel pain -- IT CAN BE HURT!" --[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Skin Deep}}
*"Concentrate your fire! It has FORM, it has SUBSTANCE... it can be DESTROYED!" --[[Mindset]], {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}}
*"Whatever that thing is, it has mass, it has substance... IT CAN BE DESTROYED!" --[[Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Ultimately, Megatron is argonized steel and polymer sinew, just like us. He can be HURT... He can be KILLED..." --[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}

===IT NEVER ENDS===
*"I wish I could share their elation, believe that is truly over. Before he died, Jhiaxus mentioned a name, a place. In my heart of hearts, I know... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"As one they attack, Autobots and Decepticons who fought for and against the dream, now united in the pantheon of Transformer myth. Their time, they thought, had come and gone. But some battles... NEVER END!" --Narration, {{storylink|Reaching the Omega Point}}
*"Even the business of running a bitter war of attrition does nothing to stave off the dark, foreboding, fracturing of my psyche. I see the end. But the shuddering, lurching instant brings scant comfort. For I know, deep down... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 1}}

===OVER -- FINISHED!===
*"To be honest, CHAINCLAW-- I don't know why we're BOTHERING! The war's over -- FINISHED!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"I'm warning you, Prime -- Interfere now and the alliance is over, FINISHED!" -- Scorponok, {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*"Do you not understand? It's OVER -- FINISHED!" --[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
* "The war is over, '''finished.'''" -- Optimus Prime {{Storylink|War Without End}}
*"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over -- FINISHED!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
*"That's ENOUGH, Kup! It's OVER -- finished! Do you HEAR me?!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}
*"IDIOTS! INCOMPETENTS! I am surrounded by DOLTS! This should have been over, FINISHED!" -- Jhiaxus, {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"Officially, hostilies are OVER, finished. Maximal-Predacon, we're one big happy family. But WE know different." -- [[Leo Prime]], {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 1}}

===REAP THE WHIRLWIND!===
*"Our sins remembered, final judgement pronounced. The heavens opened, and we reaped, I say... REAPED THE WHIRLWIND." --Spinister, {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}
*"When you posted me to this backwater rock in space, you were sowing the seeds of your OWN destruction! Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" --Starscream, {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}
*"We saw the signs, the portents--the dark clouds gathering on our horizons. And yet we averted our eyes, pretended it wasn't coming. And in doing so we unleashed a storm of even greater magnitude, one that so very nearly destroyed us all. And now, it seems... others shall REAP THE WHIRLWIND." --Optimus Prime inner monologue, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}}

===WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?===
*"In my OWN time I destroyed an entire RACE of Autobots, their MIGHTIEST LEADER! What CHANCE then -- DO YOU HAVE?!" --[[Galvatron II]], {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*"If all those Autobots, all those humans, couldn't save Earth... WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Galvatron accounted for the most powerful Autobots around, so what chance do I have?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Even the Mighty Optimus Prime has fallen! What chance then, for the rest of us?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"If even THIS great force can fall, what chance then for the REST of us?" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"Five of us, weaponless, against the whole blasted Decepticon army! WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --Prowl, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

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Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom

2007-06-18T20:46:49Z

70.53.249.237: /* Errors */

[[Image:MarvelUS-31.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is awesome. You know it is.]]

'''When Buster learns that the Decepticons are hypnotizing humans into giving them fuel, only Buster can thwart their plans.'''

=Marvel US issue #31=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #128-129 and IDW ''Generations'' #12)''

'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Perlin]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Jim Fern]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Rick Parker]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Buster Witwicky]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], [[Jessie]], [[G.B. Blackrock]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*''Originally published:'' August 1987

==Synopsis==
Shockwave stages the capture of an oil tanker to demonstrate his superior leadership to Fuel Auditor Ratbat, but is embarrassed to discover that the tanker was emptied before the siege. Ratbat suggests that, rather than having the [[Decepticon]]s expend their own energy, it would be more fuel efficient to have the humans obtain fuel ''for'' the Decepticons. When Shockwave suggests that humans are unpredictable, and they shouldn't be used, Ratbat tells Shockwave that he already ''is''.

Meanwhile, business at Sparkplug Witwicky's service station is booming, thanks in no small part to the installation of a "[[Wash and Roll]]" automated car wash at the station. Not all is well with Buster, though. Business is so good that Sparkplug needs his son to help out at the station, and Buster never gets to get away to pursue his own interests, such as spending time with girlfriend Jessie. Not only that, but news of a fuel shortage has him worried.

At the corporate headquarters of Blackrock Enterprises, G.B. Blackrock holds a press conference touting the success of "Wash and Roll" car washes, and announcing the debut of the "Wash and Roll" Mark II. After the members of the press leave, Blackrock pulls out a cassette from his jacket, which promptly transforms into the Decepticon Ratbat.

That evening, Jessie arrives to spend some time with Buster, and to try out the new car wash. While making out with Buster in the middle of the car wash (so that Buster's eyes are averted from the front of the car), Jessie is hypnotized by the flashing lights at the end of the car wash. Buster notices that something is wrong almost immediately, and when Jessie tells him that she has to leave, he decides to follow her. Buster finds himself at a Blackrock Oil Storage facility, where Jessie begins to siphon the fuel from her truck into a silo. Buster is able to snap Jessie out of her trance by flashing his headlights at her, but before they can both leave, they discover that Buster's father Sparkplug is among a group of people arriving at the facility. Buster stays to watch, and sees G.B. Blackrock address the people assembled, explaining to them all that while the current "Wash and Roll" washes only hypnotize people temporarily, the new "Wash and Roll" Mark II will have permanent effects. Before Sparkplug is to become the first "customer" of the new car wash, Buster intervenes, and is confronted by Ratbat. With help from Jessie, Buster is able to escape, and Buster throws a crowbar at a large neon sign, causing a bright flash that wakes up the hypnotized people present. The Decepticons flee, and G.B. Blackrock promises to dismantle all the "Wash and Roll" stations currently in existence, and to use the profits from the stolen gasoline to help the poor.

==Errors==
*Why should the hypnotized G.B. Blackrock need to explain the nature of the "Wash and Roll" stations to already hypnotized people?

*If the "Wash and Roll" Mark II is supposed to have permanent hypnotic effect, why is Buster able to shake off its effect after being exposed to the flashing lights on page 19? (it is possible that since he shielded his eyes with his arms that the lights only partially affected him, and he was able to fight off the effects on sheer willpower)

==Items of note==
*Sparkplug Witwicky's service station is a subsidiary of Blackrock Enterprises.

*This is the only time Buster Witwicky and G.B. Blackrock, two of the comic's most prominent humans, ever meet face-to-face.

*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' The Wash and Roll is the culmination of Ratbat's plan in sending the freighter to Earth in [[Crater Critters]].

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