https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=70.55.204.43 2026-05-24T20:23:22Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Energon_cube&diff=17966 2007-06-26T08:35:36Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Merchandise */</p> <hr /> <div>This is the safest form of [[energon]], used for transportation and storage.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> <br /> ===G1 Animated Series===<br /> <br /> [[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|250px|thumb|NRG]]<br /> <br /> As originally introduced, energon cubes seemed as though they could only be created by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1}}, who generated the empty cube framework from his similarly-shaped chest, but later, several other Decepticons proved able to produce them as well. It seemed as if energon cubes were a recent Decepticon invention -- precisely when they were concieved is unclear -- as the [[Autobots]] were apparently unaware of them until their reawakening on [[Earth]] in 1984, when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] described them to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] as simply &quot;some kind of cube&quot;. By 2005, however, the Autobots had begun to use energon cubes for power as well.<br /> <br /> Exactly how an energon cube operates is unclear, especially as their framework appears to be some sort of self-sustaining force field with no internal mechanisms. Most frequently, the empty cube is simply attached to or placed near the energy source from which it is to drain power, and the energy in question is automatically converted into liquid energon that fills the cube. Energon cubes have proven able to transform a vast array of resources into energon, including electricity, magma, oil and steam. The liquid energon within energon cubes is a glowing pink color, although the cubes could also be compressed for easy storage and transport, causing them to take on an irridescent rainbow effect.<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars''===<br /> <br /> In [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']], the naturally-occuring energon on prehistoric [[Earth]] appeared only in an unstable, highly-explosive raw [[energon crystal|crystalline form]]. However, after the [[Planet Buster]] baked Earth's surface, the crystals were all either incinerated or somehow &quot;converted&quot; into more stabe cubes. These cubes no longer emitted the dangerous radiation which prompted the Beast Warriors to adopt their beast modes in the first place. They were significantly smaller than G1 cubes and colored blue rather than pink. Rather than some sort of force field containing liquid energon, these smaller cubes may have simply been a different configuration of energon crystal, much as substances like salt can exist as cubical grains but can also grow into more traditional crystalline forms. [[Blackarachnia]] threatened to detonate an energon cube near her head if [[Tarantulas]] would not remove the mind-link he had with her. The explosion would have killed them both via the link, so Tarantulas did remove it. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}<br /> <br /> ==Toy==<br /> <br /> [[Image:EnergonCubeToy1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Rubix, the Amazing Cube!]]<br /> <br /> Energon Cubes were available with Takara's &quot;TF Collection&quot; reissue of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the set's [[redeco]], the Collector's Edition [[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron Clone Army]] ([[Shothole]], [[Salvo]] and [[Zaptrap]]) box set released in Japan in 2004.<br /> <br /> There were also &quot;energon cube&quot; accessories available with the fast-food kids meal premiums in European McDonald's restaraunts. These cubes were little more than a cheap, battery powered gimmick (the battery couldn't be replaced; the triangle-headed screws used by McD's are notoriously impossible to remove) that would make sound or light the toy up. The cubes were interchangable, but not all of them were &quot;compatible,&quot; so to speak - Unicron's light-up feature didn't work on the more opaque plastic of the other toys.<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> Released along side the Movie Preview protoform figures, Energon now takes on the delicious form of candy! Held inside clear, plastic containers, the &quot;energon&quot; inside is more or less flavorless balls of condensed sugar with articial colors. The cubes are held together by stickers, depicting scenes from G1. the larger cube, made of 8 smaller ones, can be open and folded, in one direction, until it returns to its original position.<br /> <br /> Out of the eight cubes, only two have candy in them. Most of the art on the cube is taken from Dreamwave art by [[Pat Lee|Superstar Funana]], with the exception of two parts that feature art by [[Don Figueroa]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Power sources]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wreckage_(Armada)&diff=89954 2007-06-26T07:25:08Z

<p>70.55.204.43: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Wreckage}}<br /> <br /> :''Wreckage is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:ArmWreckageCard.jpg|thumb|250px|Wrecking and ruling is difficult when your hands are bas-reliefs.]]<br /> <br /> '''Wreckage''' leads the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]], possibly the hardiest, most skilled rag-tag band of Mini-misfits their race has produced. And in battle or in the planning stages, he's one of the best. A pragmatic 'bot, Wreckage has never really allowed the Team to permanently side with ''any'' group throughout the war, doing jobs for whoever he decides best suits their interests at the time. But he's got principles too, and as the war rages on, he finds he might have to pick a side and stick with it soon.<br /> <br /> <br /> ''Japanese name'': '''Shot'''<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Animated continuity===<br /> ====Armada cartoon====<br /> [[Image:Land_miliarty_show.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Not part of [[Iron Klaw|SKAR!]] Wreckage is in the middle.]]<br /> <br /> After the ''[[Exodus]]'' crashed on [[Earth]], Wreckage lay dormant until being found and reactivated by the [[Decepticon]]s. Once he was reunited with [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]], however, the team eventually sent a signal to contact the [[Mini-Con]]s recovered by the [[Autobots]]. This ultimately led to a confrontation in which the Land Military Team, as well as many of the other Decepticon Mini-Cons, chose to join the Autobot side. Wreckage and the others remained with the Autobots, eventually following them to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and coming together to fight their evil creator [[Unicron]].<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> ====Armada====<br /> Wreckage and the Land Military Team were captured and altered by the Decepticons to be used as weapons of conquest millions of years ago. They escaped aboard the ''Exodus'' with most other Mini-Cons, and declared themselves free agents upon reactivating on Earth. Nonetheless, at the request of [[Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]], they freed [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] from Decepticon captivity and helped them save the Autobots from the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> Later they were taken against their will to [[Dualor]]'s moonbase. Following the destruction and abandonment of the moonbase, the Land Military Team stayed with the Autobots, where they were instrumental in separating [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s grip after he used it to destroy the invading [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br /> <br /> Finally, Wreckage joined with all other active Mini-Cons in returning to Cybertron and activating [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]'s [[Mini-Con Matrix]], incapacitating Unicron and leading to his destruction.<br /> <br /> ===Panini comics===<br /> Wreckage, Knock Out and Bonecrusher were recovered in 1959 by the US government in Las Vegas. They were converted into remote-control military equipment by the [[Extra-Terrestrial Response Division]], but overrode their control long enough to give a message to Rev [[Amos Hume]] before being recaptured. After the ETRD's funding was cut decades later, former technicians [[Quint]] and [[Hathaway]] attempted to auction the Mini-Cons off. The transaction was interrupted by the arrival of an Autobot shuttle carrying the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] and their [[human]] friends, whom Hume had contacted upon seeing images of the Transformers on television. Knock Out and the others then presumably joined the Autobots.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Armada===<br /> *'''Land Military Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2002/2003)<br /> :''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-03'''<br /> <br /> : Wreckage transforms into a tank with twin pressure-launch missile launchers. These launchers become his robot-mode arms.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Fetch]] and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Tankor (Cybertron)|Tankor]].<br /> <br /> *'''Ironhide &amp; Search with Land Military Microns''' (Multi-pack, 2003)<br /> :''Japanese ID number'': '''MS-03'''<br /> <br /> : The Land Military Team were available in Japan both as an individual team, and in a multi-pack with [[Demolishor]].<br /> <br /> *'''Land Military Microns X-Dimension'''(Basic, 2003)<br /> :''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-08'''<br /> <br /> : A limited-edition (but still normal retail) [[redeco]]of the Land Military Team<br /> <br /> *'''Shot Ultimate Edition''' (Mini-Con, 2003)<br /> <br /> : A limited edition of the Team was available as giveaway items in Japanese Toys &quot;R&quot; Us stores, one randomly-selected with the purchase of any ''Micron Legend'' toy in January 2003, and then again in March with the purchase of any Super-Con (Deluxe) size toy. In May, they were made available again with the purchase of either the large [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] toy or [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] at the “Hello Mac” store chain.<br /> <br /> *'''Shot Night Attack Edition''' (Basic, 2003)<br /> <br /> : Identical to the US release of the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]], one random member of team was given free at Japanese Toys &quot;R&quot; Us stores with the purchase of any ''Micron Legend'' product during April.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Although Wreckage's missile launchers clearly had actual arms molded onto them, the artists on the Armada comic book drew the launchers themselves as his arms, with the front gaps working as pincer-hands.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Wreckage/wreckage.htm Wreckage at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category: Armada characters]]<br /> [[Category: Japanese promotion exclusives]]<br /> [[Category: Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category: Toys &quot;R&quot; Us exclusives]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Hardhead_(G1)&diff=94365 2007-06-26T06:34:10Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Marvel comic continuity */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|the Headmaster from Generation 1|the Predacon from Beast Wars Neo|Hardhead (BWN)}}<br /> :''Hardhead is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:HardH.gif|250px|right|thumb|No, my toy's head looks nothing remotely like this, why do you ask?]]<br /> <br /> '''Hardhead''' is a soldier to his core. A soldier with a stubborn streak a [[megamile]] wide. He's stubborn to the point of rejecting outright any path but his own, any idea that goes against his natural instinct or inclination (namely fighting), and any advice he didn't come up with himself. He doesn't talk much and when he does it tends to be blunt and terse, if not outright rude. A soldier doesn't waste time on social niceties when there's a war to fight.<br /> <br /> Perhaps surprisingly, given his limited social apptitude, Hardhead has found a good companion in [[Duros]], his binary bonded [[Nebulan]] partner, who enjoys warfare just as much as Hardhead does. The two mesh so well its been said that their's may be the best match among all the Autobot-Nebulan teams. <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> <br /> ===Animated continuity===<br /> <br /> ===Marvel comic continuity===<br /> During the battle with Unicron, Hardhead and Bomb-Burst pushed a large artillery piece into its position, only to get stepped on by Unicron's giant foot.<br /> <br /> ===IDW comic continuity===<br /> Somehow, Hardhead is on [[Ark-32]], on the way to Earth.<br /> <br /> ==Toy==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> *'''Hardhead''' (Headmaster, 1987)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Hardhead/hardhead.htm Hardhead at TFU.info]<br /> *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Hardhead Hardhead's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category: Headmasters]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Slapdash_(G1)&diff=132345 2007-06-26T03:09:38Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Generation 2 */</p> <hr /> <div>:''Slapdash is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> '''Slapdash''' is a ditz. Being a ''likeable'' ditz is the only thing that has kept his fellow Autobots from abandoning him on the battlefield during one of his mishaps. When charging into combat he'll often forget to bring his gun, to fill up his tank, or even to notify his partner [[Lube]] that they're going on a mission, leaving him unable to even transform. On the other hand, he often manages to successfully bumble his way through a battle, demonstrating the kind of sheer luck reserved only for the idiots.<br /> <br /> In any case, he has excellent taste in Earth television. Miami Metal Clamp is his favorite show.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> :''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''<br /> <br /> Slapdash was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard [[Steelhaven]] with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], trying to escape the cycle of violence. They failed on the planet [[Nebulos]] and, worse yet, found Autobots battling amongst each other on planet [[Earth]]. While two Earth Autobots named [[Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] settled their differences in a crater on Earth's moon, Slapdash, [[Joyride]] and [[Getaway]] remained behind on Steelhaven as a skeleton crew to guard the ship from attack. When the Decepticons DID attack, [[Goldbug]] commandeered Steelhaven and its small crew to return to Nebulos, in the hopes of rebuilding the legendary [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as a true leader to oversee all Autobots.{{Storylink|Totaled!}}<br /> <br /> They ran into difficulties on Nebulos, however. The inhabitants were less than cooperative, and had poisoned their fuel supplies since Fortress Maximus's crew left in order to prevent further Transformers involvement on their world. What's worse, a pair of crooked Nebulans had made an alliance with two Decepticon bandits, and made them uniquely immune to the poison fuel, putting Nebulous at their mercy. Slapdash and the others tried to fight back against the Decepticons, but were running dangerously low on fuel due to their long journey and proved no match for their [[Powermaster]] opponents. But after seeing the Autobots' determination to revive their leader Optimus Prime at any cost, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] and his research staff decided to help save the Autobots, and underwent the Powermaster Process themselves. Slapdash was binary-bonded to Lube, one of Hi-Q's top assistants. After successfully driving off the Decepticon Powermasters with their new strength, the Autobots and their binary-bonded partners all chose to leave Nebulos and return to Earth, with Optimus Prime once more functional.{{Storylink|People Power}}<br /> <br /> ''Slapdash frequently demonstrated his sloppiness while active on Earth. He, like, totally forgot to bring Lube along for a key defensive mission, leaving him stuck in vehicle mode and of little use to his fellow Powermasters, except as a decoy for Decepticon target practice. For sure. {{Storylink|Prime Bomb!}} On another occasion, he proved almost useful in underwater combat when he accidentally landed on one [[Seacon]] while falling to the ocean floor, and backhanded another into unconsciousness without even realizing what was happening.'' {{Storylink|Dreadwing Down}}<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> <br /> Slapdash battled the Cybertronian army on planet [[Ethos]] alongside [[Joyride]] and [[Hound]]. {{Storylink|Escalation}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave Comics continuity===<br /> <br /> Slapdash participated in an attempt to capture one of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had cloned using [[Quintesson]] technology, during the Age of Internment.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> *'''Slapdash''' (Powermaster, 1988)<br /> <br /> : Slapdash transforms into a Formula 1-style racing car. This toy was sold in Japan as [[Road King]].<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Slapdash/slapdash.htm Slapdash at tfu.info]<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Powermasters]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Spotlight:_Shockwave&diff=102096 2007-06-26T02:31:36Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Items of Note */ SAUR!!!!</p> <hr /> <div>'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Art:''' [[Nick Roche]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Lettering:''' Sulaco Studios&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Colors:''' [[Josh Burcham]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Editor:''' [[Dan Taylor]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Covers by: [[James Raiz]], [[Nick Roche]]'''<br /> <br /> *''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]].<br /> *''Originally published:'' <br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> Six hundred thousand &quot;[[Units of time|Meta-Cycles]]&quot; [sic] ago, while the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] Civil War raged, the Decepticon Shockwave foresaw that the incessant fighting between Autobots and Decepticons would cause an Energon crisis which would have a devastating effect on Cybertron itself. Acting alone, Shockwave commenced a the project he called 'Regenesis', distilling raw [[Energon]] and loading it aboard missiles which he sent to various planets, one of which was pre-Ice Age [[Earth]].<br /> <br /> &quot;Much later&quot;, after the last Ice Age was done and [[wikipedia:mammoth|mammoth]]s were dying off as a result, Shockwave travelled to Earth to regulate the planet's wild Energon reaction. Unbeknownst to the Decepticon, the [[Dinobots|Dynobots]] had tracked him to the planet. During the war, the Dynobots had lost face to Shockwave after he had foiled a vital Energon-gathering mission, and all five Transformers were hungry for for revenge. <br /> <br /> The Energon reaction on Earth's surface was causing energy fluctuations dangerous to unshielded Transformers. Shockwave was prepared, but the Dynobots had no protection. Slag's novel solution involved using their ship's [[CR chambers]] to re-design the Dynobots' secondary modes to resemble native animals; the alt-modes' synthetic flesh would act buffer the Energon radiation. When Grimlock rejected Earth's Ice Age mammalian lifeforms, Slag discovered fossilised remains of dinosaurs, which Grimlock immediately took to.<br /> <br /> The Dynobots located Shockwave on the surface and attacked him. Shockwave, confused by the assault which had no basis in logic, seemed easy prey for Grimlock's squad. Then something happened; with his core logic failing him, Shockwave abandoned calculation and for the first time experienced rage. His brutal retaliation battered the Dynobots, quickly stripping them of their protective synth flesh and thus forcing them into [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave prepared to steal their vessel, but before he could do so, the Dynobots' ship acted on a commnand pre-programmed by Grimlock and fire upon a nearby volcano. The blast cracked the earth open, spilling Shockwave into a pit of molten lava.<br /> <br /> We skip ahead a few thousand years to Nevada, 2006, where a team of archaeologists have unearthed a massive, metal, purple hand...<br /> <br /> == Errors ==<br /> <br /> * None identified as yet.<br /> <br /> == Items of Note ==<br /> <br /> Simon Furman continuing his trend of approaching the original G1 continuity with an adult sensibility, and although this issue is certainly Shockwave's, the &quot;Dynobots&quot; are a definite item of interest. The million-year hibernation in the Ark and Spike's interest in dinosaurs have been removed from continuity, and Furman's G1 plot has taken a Cold War approach to the interstellar struggle between Autobot and Decepticon; a group of transforming chrome dinosaurs on Earth would seem to have no place in the IDW story arcs. Slag's creative solution to the Energon radiation problem (which also ties into Beast Wars) is also Furman's solution to the Dinobot problem, a solution completed by Shockwave's stripping the synth-flesh from the Dynobots; it's not hard to imagine the obstinate Grimlock refusing to abandon his intimidating secondary mode just to hide himself from a race of tiny fleshbags.<br /> <br /> This issue is also noteworthy for tying into established story points. There is a direct link with the ''[[Stormbringer_%28comics%29|Stormbringer]]'' arc, as in the final panels, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] orders [[Bludgeon]] to find out what the missing Shockwave was working on. In addition, there's a link to what seemed a throw-away line in the [[Mechatopia.com]] website, which mentions a find in Nevada and &quot;dinosaur-variant mechanoids&quot;.<br /> <br /> [[Category:IDW issues]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Megatron_(Armada)&diff=39237 2007-06-26T02:23:15Z

<p>70.55.204.43: </p> <hr /> <div>I wonder if perhaps Unicron's armour is all Megatron has, or whether he may not have absorbed portions of Unicron's spark, in a similar way to Starscream stealing portions of Primus's power.<br /> <br /> Certainly the thought makes the battles between Starscream, Megatron and Prime far more symbolic if this is true. It would also help explain the reformatting into the Galvatron of this universe, echoing the G1 story.<br /> <br /> Or am I reading too much into that? -TTK<br /> <br /> What's wrong with the little note about Dark Nitro Convoy? [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 00:33, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> <br /> It belongs on Dark Nitro Convoy's page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:35, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Then shouldn't the Dark Ligerjack stuff be on his page??? [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 00:35, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> : Because we watch him reformat Nemesis Breaker on the show. Dark Nitro Convoy's origin is a note on her toy bio.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:37, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> Ah ok! [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 00:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> P.S. it's &quot;his&quot; :p [[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 00:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)<br /> <br /> == Megatron's a more powerful Galvatron?!!! ==<br /> <br /> Even though it's kinda obvious, but wouldn't it be interesting to note Energon Megatron looks like a souped up G1 Galvatron? [[User:Darth Imabell|&lt;font color=red&gt;Darth&lt;/font&gt;]][[User Talk:Darth Imabell|&lt;font color=goldenrod&gt;Imabell&lt;/font&gt;]] 21:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)<br /> :Yeah, take a look at his Japanese Superlink name, and at the Trivia section. In Japan his name is Galvatron (and the purple repaint is called Galvatron General) and a working name for him in Energon was going to be Galvatron Imperius.&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=David_Kaye&diff=56812 2007-06-25T20:18:47Z

<p>70.55.204.43: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:DavidKaye1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just keep [[Raksha|that crazy snake-woman]] away from me!]]<br /> <br /> '''David Kaye''' is a Canadian voice actor. Some of his more popular roles include Professor X from ''X-Men Evolution'' and Sesshomaru from ''Inu Yasha''.<br /> <br /> He has a '''BIG''' boost of confidence!<br /> <br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars''===<br /> *[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Machines''===<br /> *Megatron<br /> * [[Savage/Noble]]<br /> <br /> ===''Armada''===<br /> *[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]<br /> <br /> ===''Energon''===<br /> *Megatron<br /> <br /> ===''Cybertron''===<br /> *Megatron<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Animated''===<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443286/ David Kaye at the Internet Movie Database]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Voice actors|Kaye, David]]<br /> [[Category:Convention guests|Kaye, David]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_(G1)&diff=6963 2007-06-25T17:48:51Z

<p>70.55.204.43: Revert: .......what?</p> <hr /> <div>{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> :''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobots]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. Before he became Optimus Prime, he was named alternatively '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''' in certain continuities.''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimusg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not the tape guy, the ''other'' guy.]]<br /> <br /> '''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Supreme Commander|commander]] of the Autobot forces. Originally a mere civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to lead, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the Transformers' conflict to Earth. The complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], every casualty, human or Cybertronian, weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers, and he never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader, and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War]]. <br /> <br /> On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and what he lacks in raw firepower he easily compensates with guts. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness... though it's also the source of his strength!<br /> <br /> Prime (usually) carries within him the [[Matrix of Leadership]].<br /> <br /> <br /> :''Japanese name:'' '''Convoy'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> :''Italian name:'' '''Commander'''<br /> :''Hungarian name:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér<br /> :'' Czech Name:'' '''Optimus Primus'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> :''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''<br /> [[Image:Optimusprimeg1preearthmarvel2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Optimus Prime's Cybertronic truck mode, along with a Cybertronic Grumman X-29 , a Cybertronic Earth motorcycle, and a Cybertronic Porsche 962.]]<br /> <br /> ''Before the [[Great War]] broke out on Cybertron, the robot who would be Optimus Prime (his name before becoming the Prime Autobot remains unknown) was a Transformer of note, displaying his skills in the Infraformers Sharp-shooting Competition.'' Subsequently, when the war began, Prime quickly made a name for himself as a combat leader. On a mission with the [[Triggerbot (G1)|Triggerbots]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from claiming the [[Underbase]], Prime was forced to jettison the massive databank into space to prevent anyone acquiring its power, but with this action, proved his wisdom and skill to the [[Autobot Council of Elders]]. ''The outbreak of the Great War saw Autobot territories falling under Decepticon dominion, one City-State at a time. The last City-State to be taken was the Autobot capital of [[Iacon]]. As Decepticons besieged Iacon, the Council of Elders prepared to surrender. Councillor [[Xaaron]] suggested that High Councillor [[Traachon]] step down and allow a military officer to assume Autobot leadership. Traachon then used his powers of veto and effectively elected himself out of office, allowing Optimus Prime to assume supreme command of the Autobots, becoming the first soldier to ever hold the mantle of Autobot leadership.''<br /> [[Image:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus Prime's first fictional appearance.]]<br /> <br /> Four million years ago, Cybertron - shaken from its orbit and drifting through space - came under threat when it floated into the path of a massive asteroid swarm that could potentially devastate the planet. Prime led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship, the Ark, on a mission to destroy the asteroids, and although successful, in the aftermath of this mission the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, hoping to overcome their weakened foes. Intent on keeping the secrets of the Ark's computer, [[Auntie]], from the Decepticons, Prime set the craft on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth. <br /> <br /> In 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption reactivated Auntie, which in turn brought the Transformers back on-line. Prime led the Autobots in their opening battles to prevent the Decepticons from plundering Earth's resources, but following their initial victory, the Autobots were all deactivated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Prime was decapitated by Shockwave, and had the energy of the Creation Matrix leeched from his mind to give life to Shockwave's creations, the [[Constructicon]]s (although Shockwave was unaware that the Matrix was not merely a program in Prime's mind, but a physical object in his chest). Before Shockwave could give life to his next Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Prime transferred the Matrix energy into the mind of [[Buster Witwicky]], who used the energy to turn Jetfire on Shockwave, allowing Prime to reclaim his body and retake leadership of the Autobots, giving Jetfire true life as a reward.<br /> <br /> [[Image:NOOOOO.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Real dignified, Prime.]]<br /> ''Optimus Prime began to consider whether he was too important to the Autobots, and if they could carry on should he fall. To alleve his doubts, he and a reluctant [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] plotted to fake Prime's death to teach the Autobots how to fend for themselves. While Prime was setting up an imposter version of himself to leave behind destroyed for the Autobots to find, Megatron sent the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack Prime. In an ironic twist, would the Autobots stumble across a genuine dead Prime?''<br /> <br /> After a period of effective leadership, Prime engaged Megatron in a [[video game]] duel for possession of a super fuel. Prime was victorious, but Megatron implemented a cheat code, allowing him to re-enter the game. Prime was able to defeat him yet again, but in doing so, he also destroyed several of the game sprites, and refused to accept his victory, as he had performed an action that compromised his beliefs about the preservation of life, which he would never have done, had the duel been real. In accordance with the rules of the game, Prime's body exploded and he died. Autobot surgeon [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s subsequent efforts to restore him were unsuccessful, and his body was launched into space. The funeral barge eventually crashed on giant moon where it lay for untold time. At one stage, an alien ship crashed near the barge. The dying alien reached out toward the Matrix, with the Matrix choosing to revive the being as Death Bringer. Much later, the Matrix would revive a small predatory animal which would prove instrumental to the conclusion of the Matrix Quest.<br /> <br /> Prime's personality had been copied onto a [[floppy disk]] by the technician running the game, [[Ethan Zachary]], who employed him in various video game scenarios he developed. Prime's damaged mind led him to belive that he himself was a video game character, and in an attempt to bring him back to life, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Getaway (G1)|Getaway]] took the disk to the planet [[Nebulos]], where a new body was constructed for Prime. They built a new body for Optimus Prime, and even upgraded it with the ability to combine with the trailer to form a larger robot. In an effort to keep Transformers off their planet, however, the Nebulans had poisoned their fuel, and the sensation of dying convinced Prime that he was truly alive, and not a game character. To save his life, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] [[binary-bonding|bonded]] with him, creating '''[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime'''.<br /> <br /> Powermaster Prime and his Autobots later battled [[Deathbringer]]. ''Optimus Prime immediately sensed Matrix energies emanating from Death Bringer, and realised that the undead reaper was a creation of the Matrix. Although Death Bringer proved to be invulnerable, Optimus Prime was finally able to defeat it by convincing it to self-destruct in concordance with its primary function. The battle with Death Bringer alerted Optimus Prime to the fact that his old body was still out there somewhere in space, and more importantly, that the Matrix that it carried was also with it. With a war to win, the location of the Matrix was not a high priority.'' <br /> <br /> With the subsequent threat of [[Unicron]] looming, priorites quickly changed and Prime began a quest to locate his old body and the physical Matrix object within it. When the Matrix was successfully reacquired, Prime sacrificed his life one more time to destroy Unicron by plunging the Matrix into his maw. However, the Powermaster process had been working to fully bond Prime and Hi-Q, and with Prime now destroyed, the process completed itself in Hi-Q's body, and the two minds and souls became one. Hi-Q's biomechanical body was stripped down and reconstructed by the [[Last Autobot]], creating a brand new Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> ====&quot;Another Time and Place&quot; text story ([[retcon]]ned)====<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[image:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Apparently going G2 makes you blockier.]]<br /> <br /> Prime was plagued by visions of the [[Swarm]] - a destructive by-product of Transformer reproduction - entering into an alliance with Megatron against it and the forces of the second-generation [[Cybertronian]]s led by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Prime's body was destroyed yet again when he confronted the Swarm, but upon releasing the energy of the Matrix into it, purifying it, Prime was reborn by the repentant creature. At the end of the battle, Prime’s dream of reuniting the two races of Transformers into a single force for good seemed to be a possibility when the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s fought side by side against a common foe.<br /> <br /> ===Animated continuity===<br /> <br /> ====Generation One cartoon====<br /> <br /> :''Voice actors:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan), [[Francis Lax]] (France)&lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Image:Orionpax.jpg|left|thumb|Dock worker Orion Pax and his girlfriend Ariel. What she does at the docks? Well......]]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named '''Orion Pax''', a simple dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a girlfriend named [[Ariel]], and a best friend named [[Dion]]. At the time, a new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet - ones with new robot-mode flight powers that made Orion idolize them. Unfortunately for Orion, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of these robots, approached him with inquiries about using one of the dock warehouses, Orion fell for the deception and he and Ariel were fatally wounded when Megatron and his forces then attacked in order to claim the energy stored there. Searching for someone to help them, the time-displaced [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] took Orion and Ariel to the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion]], who used them as the first subjects for the new reconstruction process he had developed - rebuilding the frail Autobot frames into battle-hardy configurations. With this reconstruction, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the first of the Autobot warriors, who took the mantle of leadership as the civil war against Megatron and Decepticons erupted, while Ariel was rebuilt into [[Elita One]], the commander of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimusmtmtep1.jpg|thumb|right|Turn INTO the skid.]]<br /> <br /> As leader of the Autobots, Prime headed up the Autobots' mission to search out new worlds with new sources of energy to revitalise the depleted Cybertron. However, shortly after its launch, the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' craft]] was attacked by the [[Nemesis|Decepticon space cruiser]] and boarded by Megatron and the Decepticons. In the ensuing struggle, the g-forces of a nearby planet pulled both crafts down, and the Autobots' ship crashed into a volcano, thrusting all the occupants of the ship into emergency stasis. Four million years later, in the Earth year 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back to life, and it reactivated the Decepticons, programming them with new Earth-based disguise modes. As a petty parting gesture, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fired upon the Autobot ship, creating a landslide that knocked Prime into the path of the computer's restoration beam, restoring him to life, and beginning the war anew on Earth.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimal_dunk.JPG|left|thumb|151px|Prime proving Red Bots Can Jump.]]Prime was perpetually at the forefront of the action throughout the early years of the war on Earth, usually confronting Megatron, and, in some rare instances, being forced to team up with him for the greater good (or the lesser evil). He has suffered his fair share of battlefield scrapes, almost meeting his end when his vital [[cosmotron]] component was critically damaged by the Decepticon jets and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and suffering a severe - though unfair - defeat when Megatron challenged him to one-on-one comabt while imbued with the different powers of all the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> Generally, Prime acting in a commanding role as part of larger battles and event, but played prominent and solo roles in a few, also. In 1985, Megatron created a perfect duplicate of him, leaving the Autobots unable to differentiate between the two until the clone disregarded the safety of their human companion, [[Spike Witwicky]], exposing the deception. {{storylink|Prime Problem}} Later in the same year, Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, [[Lord Chumley]], who sought his head to go along with his other rare trophies. Entering the hunter's estate alone, Prime defeated all the traps and beasts lying in wait and brought Chumley to justice. {{storylink|Prime Target}} The same year also saw Elita One captured by the Decepticons on Cybertron and used to lure Prime there alone; although knowing it was a trap, he ventured in solo and was defeated by the Decepticons and nearly destroyed, until Elita's stasis-field powers froze time long enough for them to escape. Prime was forced to seek out Alpha Trion to save the wounded Elita's life, and in the process, rediscovered his forgotten connection to his creator. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} His memorial was also built 20 years before his death. Prime was often depicted in the animation as being [[Scale|much larger than he would be in reality]] when in robot mode.<br /> <br /> ====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)====<br /> <br /> During an energy raid on [[Tokyo]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots met up with a young Japanese boy named [[Kenji]], whose inventive mind helped them to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As a token of thanks, Optimus Prime granted Kenji a special communicatiosn helmet and made him an official Autobot ally.<br /> <br /> While showing Kenji around the Autobots' new Tokyo base, Optimus Prime lamented that he wished his :kid brother&quot; [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] would hurry up and arrive with his trailer upgrade. As he pondered the where-abouts of his sibling, the Decepticons attacked Yokohama. The Autobots hurried to the scene only to encounter an over-powered Megatron in his newest form: the [[Super Megatron Gun]]. The Autobots' defeat seemed assured until Magnus arrived with Prime's trailer upgrade, the [[Scramble Power Buster]]. The Scramble Power Buster trumped the might of the Super Megatron Gun, leaving Prime and Magnus to vanquish the Decepticon forces with their combined attack: the Double Cross Kick (basically, them jump-kicking the Decepticons in the spine at the same time).<br /> <br /> ====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====<br /> <br /> After the location of the top-secret [[Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was discovered by [[Ratbat]], Megatron unleashed a horde of Decepticon [[combiner]]s to attack the mammoth Autobot before it could be activated. Optimus Prime lead a counter-offensive of Autobot combiners to the front lines. Things looked grim, as the Decepticon combiners thrashed the Autobots. As a last resort, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] activated Metroplex, who arrived in time to fight off the Decepticons. However, Megatron unleashed his trump card, the Decepticon City: [[Trypticon]].<br /> <br /> ====''Robot Masters'' (Japan-only)====<br /> :''Voice actor: ? (Japan)''<br /> <br /> Selecting a time when the original Megatron was known to have gone missing, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] traveled back in time via the [[Blasty Zone]] to sieze Decepticon leadership and gather precious [[solitarium]]. Beast Megatron's forces were strong, though Optimus Prime managed to fend off the villains when several time-displaced Autobots and Maximals ([[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Leo Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal]]) came to his aid.<br /> <br /> Beast Megatron would not relent, and eventually discovered a massive deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]]. The Decepticons razed the city in search of the element until Prime and his forces arrived to save the day, this time aided by the enigmatic Autobot [[Reverse Convoy]]. Things were going smoothly until Reverse Convoy revealed himself to actually be the ''real'' Megatron in disguise. Now going by the name Rebirth Megatron, Prime's nemesis teamed with Beast Megatron to conquer their mutual foes. Prime managed to defeat the duo by combining his power with Leo Prime's and Optimus Primal's.<br /> <br /> ====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====<br /> While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city. When the crisis annouced by Ravage arrived, he went with Ultra Magnus on a last chance mission to stop Unicron, while sending [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline so that recent events instigated by Ravage would not happen.<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers The Movie''====<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimusg1passingthematrix.jpg|thumb|left|Oh, hey, I have this in me now, by the way.]]<br /> <br /> Over the course of the next twenty years, the [[Decepticon]]s succeeded in seizing control of all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], forcing the Autobots to operate from their new city on Earth, and from two bases on Cybertron's moons. In the Earth year 2005 C.E., Prime was stationed on [[Moonbase One]], and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike on Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and attacked the shuttle, killing its occupants. Their scheme was to use the shuttle to stage a surprise attack on Autobot City; an attack which almost suceeded if not for a distress call which summoned Prime and support troops to Earth. <br /> <br /> Optimus Prime foresaw that his final battle with his arch-nemesis was looming, deciding that the Decepticons must be stopped, no matter the cost. Bravely, he plowed through the remaining Decepticon ranks, punishing them for every Autobot they felled overnight, before confronting Megatron. In the ensuing battle with Megatron, Optimus Prime sustained fatal injuries, but not before turning the tide of battle and forcing the Decepticon to flee. Despite the efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Optimus Prime died. The [[Matrix of Leadership]], and with it leadership of the Autobots, fell into the hands of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and subsequently to [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> ====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====<br /> ''Note: [[Kiss Players]] is set in 2006 and 2007, in the first part of the 4-year gap between Transformers the Movie and Season 3 created by the latter being entitled ''Transformers 2010'' in Japan.<br /> =====Radio play=====<br /> [[Image:Illust.jpg|left|thumb|150px|See? Melissa's just bein' nice.]]<br /> <br /> In the year 1985, as Optimus Prime prepared to face his enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop the [[Sherman Dam]], [[Fortress Maximus|Brave Maximus]] Fortress materialized nearby with an unusual crew on board. Undetected by the Autobot leader, a pop singer sextet of humans and Transformers had arrived from more than 20 years in the future, brought there by the mysterious [[Sparkbot]]s. When the [[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn]] kissed the unsuspecting Prime, a fragment of the [[Allspark]] emerged from his chest. With their prize secured, the time travellers returned to the far future of 2007.<br /> <br /> Years later, Prime would save the life of a young Marissa, leading to the human girl's lifelong [[wikipedia:Elektra_complex|crush]] on the mechanoid. After the Autobot leader was killed in the battle of Autobot City, Marissa rescued Optimus Prime's carcass from the clutches of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he was resurrected in Japan in the form of a Dodge Ram SR-10. In addition to his ion blaster, he carries a weapon that he originally named the High Frequency Blade: a sword that Prime created from Marissa's beloved surfboard. Marissa hated the name, however, and renamed it the &quot;Surf Blade&quot;. Naturally, Prime agreed to this, because really, what're you gonna do? Women, eh? Am I right? <br /> <br /> [[Image:Marissa_convoy_stack.jpg|right|thumb|150px|She prefers the Japanese version's [[For safety reasons|''longer stacks''.]]]] Now Prime and Marissa spend their days hiding from the E.D.C. and their nights hanging out at the beach. He longs for the day when he can see her bathing in the sun, rather than the moonlight, although he thinks all that ice cream she's eating is making her a little fat.<br /> <br /> One night while Marissa was surfing, she had a squid latch onto her. Then a [[Legion]] that had infused itself with both an octopus and shipwreck attacked her. With tentacles. Prime fought it off and saved Marissa, but the E.D.C. [[Autrooper]]s were soon dispatched to the scene, and the two had to beat a hasty retreat.<br /> <br /> Marissa enjoys washing Prime, especially his... um... stick shift and the rim of his gas tank. Which makes Prime shudder and moan.<br /> <br /> ''('''Note''': This is all actually part of the official fiction. Really.)''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====Manga=====<br /> <br /> Following his death in America, Optimus Prime's body was covertly flown to Japan by the E.D.C. Soon thereafter, as the organization transported the robotic corpse by truck, the convoy was ambushed by a group of young female resistance commandos. Believing that they had secured Prime's body, the commandos were taken by surprise and slaughtered by the [[Ne squad]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Ringo]] and her [[Autrooper]] partner, who burst out of the torso of the false Prime.<br /> <br /> Marissa Faireborn, the remaining member of the squad, discovered that the true body was being transported within Prime's nearby cargo trailer. Slicing the trailer open, she was too late to prevent an E.D.C. Autrooper from partially fusing with Prime. Reflecting on her childhood memories of playing with the kindly Autobot leader, Marissa lovingly kissed his faceplate. In an explosion of energy that destroyed the trailer, the two fused and Prime was converted into his new, living body.<br /> <br /> ''('''Note''': The fake Prime corpse was represented in art by the Masterpiece Convoy toy with an E.D.C. logo attached over its Autobot symbol. The real Optimus Prime was illustrated as the original toy.)''<br /> <br /> ====''Season 3/2010''====<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|thumb|WHERE IS SARAH CONNOR.]]<br /> Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintessons]] in 2006(2010 if you go by Japan's fiction), when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots by using Prime to lure their space fleet into a trap. However, the Matrix was able to purify Prime of the Quintesson influence, and he got the other Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' detonator, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun. <br /> <br /> Prime was believed to have been destroyed in the explosion, but in reality, before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his body was recovered from the craft by two human scientists, [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Dr. Gregory Swafford]]. However, as their ship departed, it was coated in solar spores released by the explosion of the sun. Jessica's father, [[Dr. Mark Morgan]], loathed the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralysed. Swafford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the spores, which induced hatred and madness, in order to destroy the Transformers. <br /> <br /> However, when they could not reanimate him, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected. As this &quot;[[Hate Plague]]&quot; proceeded to spread across the galaxy, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] retrieved a Quintesson, who fully restored Optimus Prime to life. Coating himself in Morgan's heat-resistant alloy, Prime reclaimed the Matrix from Rodimus and unleashed its concentrated wisdom to destroy the Hate Plague.<br /> <br /> ''('''Note''': There is a considerable continuity error concerning zombie Optimus. At the end of &quot;[[Dark Awakening]]&quot;, Optimus is in pretty rough shape (as the screen shot shows), missing an arm, part of his face, a sizable portion of his shoulder, covered with cosmetic damage, etc. He is also apparently fully concious as he flies the ship into the Quintesson trap as it is being ripped apart by laser fire. However, when he is discovered in &quot;[[The Return of Optimus Prime Part 1]]&quot;, he's both whole and shining new, and apparently comatose. There is no hint whatsoever of the battle that took place only minutes previous, no Quintesson laser-fire piercing Prime's pristine ship. Plus, the sun in question is about to go nova naturally rather than by Quintesson design, which is why Morgan and Swafford were there in the first place.)''<br /> <br /> ====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====<br /> <br /> In 2007, Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Events began with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which forced Prime to consult Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], learning that the mega-computer had orchestrated events in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, [[Spike Witwicky]] and the other organic [[Nebulan]]s who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron.<br /> <br /> ====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====<br /> <br /> ''(The Headmasters anime ignores the events of the 3-part &quot;The Rebirth&quot; story arc and picks up a year after &quot;The Return of Optimus Prime&quot;, in 2011.)''<br /> <br /> One year after Prime's resurrection, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet Athenia, where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated - without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor, [[Vector Sigma]] had become destabilized, and the Decepticons suddenly returned to exploit this, assaulting Cybertron in order to seize control of the mega-computer. Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost.<br /> <br /> Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side-by-side and defeated Galvatron. <br /> <br /> Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet.<br /> <br /> ====''Battlestars: Return of Convoy'' (Japan-only)====<br /> [[Image:StarConvoyBoxArt1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|&quot;Some aliens are alright; Star Convoy, E.T. ...but usually they just turn out to be some kind of big lizard!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> In a sinister plot to destroy the Autobots, [[Dark Nova]] had Optimus Prime's [[spark|sparkless]] body revived as the evil [[False Convoy]]. False Convoy battled the Autobots but was defeated. Using the power of the [[Zodiac|the Zodiac]], Optimus Prime was brought back online and upgraded into '''Star Convoy'''. He was then reunited with [[Hot Rod (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Hot Rod]], who became his [[Micromaster]] partner. <br /> <br /> With the likes of [[Sky Garry]], [[Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], Star Convoy did battle with the Decepticons and Dark Nova's hoard of [[Great Galaman]] drone warriors. Getting nowhere fast, Dark Nova then resurrected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (last seen buried in ice) as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] to counter Star Convoy. This didn't work all that well, and after defeating Super Megatron, his foe was resurrected again by Dark Nova as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Ultra Megatron]]. After disposing of him yet again, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron into [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]. <br /> <br /> Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain indigestion. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and [[Grandus]] to move in. After all 3 were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simulataneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack.<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====<br /> [[Image:BattleConvoy.jpg|thumb|left|125px|I hope the bastards fixed my weak stomach problem.]]<br /> <br /> After the end of [[Battlestars]], Optimus Prime down-graded back to his original body. Megatron eventually recovered from the Star Giant incident and supposedly turned over a new leaf. Megatron joined with Prime to form the [[Cybertron Alliance]], and things were good for a little while, as Megatron's attempts at peace were genuinely sincere. The alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed one of his dearest comrades, Megatron adopted a new body and started the war anew. <br /> <br /> [[Image:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|right|SHALOM!]]<br /> To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missle Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus dilligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. Megatron eventually wore Optimus down in battle, though, blowing him away with a barrage of devastating attacks. Megatron finally succeeded in delivering a fatal blow to Optimus, shooting him at point blank with his cannon. Prime would have been done for, except that the [[spark|sparks]] of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] activated the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became '''Battle Convoy''' and easily trumped Megatron's power. After a lengthy and costly war, Battle Convoy managed to drive the Decepticon forces to retreat into deep space. Prime was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by his fellow Autobots.<br /> <br /> =====Generation 2: &quot;The Earth is in Danger!&quot;=====<br /> <br /> ''(Note: this manga special is '''not''' in continuity with the Japanese G2 story pages and minicomics.)''<br /> [[Image: G2Hero.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Good. Good. Just keep looking that way. Yeah.]]<br /> In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle. <br /> <br /> However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resiliance, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime adressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality.<br /> <br /> ===Beast Era===<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Wars''====<br /> [[Image:G1Prime_BWMegs.jpg|right|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]<br /> <br /> The Beast Wars raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Optimus Prime, who was still laying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] &quot;Optimal Optimus&quot; form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Machines''====<br /> <br /> An enormous statue of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk]]s, could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon]] forces. Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal mistook the hologram for the real thing and shared with it the code for the [[Oracle]]. Megatron quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind.<br /> <br /> ====''Universe: Primeval Dawn''====<br /> [[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Oh, I also have ''this'' in me now, too.]]<br /> The Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation.<br /> <br /> ''('''Note''': In the Beast Wars cartoon, Prime's spark was shown to be contained in a Matrix-like vessel. In [[Universe (comic)|Primeval Dawn]], that vessel was shown to be merely a container for his spark, and the actual Matrix was hidden underneath.)''<br /> <br /> ===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===<br /> '''Voice actor: Unknown'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn, all gosh darn night.]]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime is a &quot;metallic nemesis.&quot; Megatron said so.<br /> <br /> In &quot;the Great Car Rally&quot;, a 2-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize. The Decepticons wanted it badly, but so did the Autobots. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a hollowed-out car, but ended up losing to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Optimus Prime celebrated Spike's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death.<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' (Orion to his friends&lt;ref&gt;The [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels set in Dreamwave continuity&lt;/ref&gt;), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process, and almost arranged for the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices, until a battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld. Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on [[Quintessa]]. <br /> <br /> [[Image:Optronix_optimus.jpg|thumb|right|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]<br /> <br /> Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed &quot;[[Ark_II|Ark II]],&quot; but the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the U.S. military located Prime's body. Before his departure, Prime had entrusted a small portion of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky]], who was forced by the product chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use it to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]].<br /> <br /> Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them - and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflicted necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis.<br /> <br /> === IDW comics continuity ===<br /> [[Image:IDWBeforeEarth_Prime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I'll... ''I'll what, I'll what?!'']]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime commands the Autobot armed forces spread across the galaxy from the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. He was directly involved in the cataclysm (roughly 700 years ago) that reduced Cybertron to a dead husk, fighting alongside Megatron in a futile attempt to stop [[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage. <br /> <br /> [[Image:IDWPrime_Earth.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Don't crush the cameraman!]]<br /> <br /> In the present, after the Autobot science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' sends a distress signal from above [[Thunderhead Pass]], he ordered the [[Wreckers]] to withdraw from [[Varas_Centralus|Varas Centralus]] and meet him on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}} Thunderwing had been restored by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his followers, and though the Wreckers made short work of them, the real fight would be met with Thunderwing. After the Wreckers, Predacons and Centurion drones were unable to destroy the monster, Prime took to the field, firing massive amounts of energy at Thunderwing, forcing it to exhaust its last reserves of Ultra Energon and, ultimately, its life. {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}<br /> <br /> Information uncovered in Bludgeon's files about the mysterious new form of Energon prompted Prime to divert his spacecraft to Earth and call [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in to assist him.{{storylink|Spotlight Nightbeat}}. Shortly after arrival - having undergone alteration so that he can disguise himself as an Earth truck {{Storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}} - he slowly began to realize how unusual the situation Prowl's unit had found itself in was. Not only had the Decepticons broken their own infiltration protocols over what Starscream had dubbed Ore-13, but after attempting to recover what appeared to be Sunstreaker's remains{{Storylink|Escalation, Issue 2}}, it was also evident that some of the planet's native sentients - humans - posed a threat possibly equal to that of their old enemies.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime, now fully filled in on Earth's happenings, decided that they needed reinforcements. He called [[Nightbeat]], [[Hot Rod]], and [[Hardhead]] to come when they could. When Prowl pointed out that Megatron, in his new gun-based Earth mode, was in Alaska, Prime ordered them into action.<br /> <br /> [[Blitzwing]] almost got the drop on Prime, but Roller was right behind him, and executed him with one single shot. Megatron returned to his full-size robot mode and disagreed with the quality of Prime's tea and crumpets. At last, the two rivals were going to go at it.<br /> <br /> The fight, at first, went well, with Prime blowing Megatron's fusion blaster clean off. Megatron, however, tireless thanks to Ore-13, prevailed, beating Prime into stasis lock.{{storylink|Escalation, Issue 5}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> See [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys]].<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project.<br /> <br /> [[image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|right|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]<br /> <br /> *Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:<br /> <br /> :''Dear Convoy''<br /> :''Warm it before you eat''<br /> :''Mom''<br /> <br /> :Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.<br /> <br /> * The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm Captimus Primus], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Autobot+Optimus+Prime ToyBin Optimus Prime Toy gallery]<br /> * [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime on TFU.info]<br /> <br /> == Footnotes ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category: Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category: Alternators]]<br /> [[Category: Attacktix]]<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category: Battlestars characters]]<br /> [[Category: Beast Wars characters]]<br /> [[Category: Classics characters]]<br /> [[Category: Combiners]]<br /> [[Category: Convention exclusives]]<br /> [[Category: E-Hobby]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Go-Bots]]<br /> [[Category: Kiss Players]]<br /> [[Category: Machine Wars characters]]<br /> [[Category: Mail order exclusives]]<br /> [[Category: Matrix bearers]]<br /> [[Category: Powermasters]]<br /> [[Category: Robot Heroes]]<br /> [[Category: Robot Masters characters]]<br /> [[Category: Titanium Series]]<br /> [[Category: Toys &quot;R&quot; Us exclusives]]<br /> [[Category: Unreleased toys]]<br /> [[Category: Zombies]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Skyhammer_(G1)&diff=115714 2007-06-25T14:32:46Z

<p>70.55.204.43: Revert: the hell is the point of mentionning fiction if he&#039;s not in any?</p> <hr /> <div>:''Skyhammer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> '''Skyhammer''' is the very model of the ideal Autobot warrior. He's a courageous defender of the weak, a tenacious and clever warrior, and an unflappable optimist. It's too bad he's also an inconsiderate, overbearing jerk. He can't offer advice to anyone without delivering a long lecture in the most condescending tone possible - using himself, of course, as an example to strive towards. He's so grating and unpleasant that his fellow Autobots are reluctant to follow his orders - even when he's right, which he usually is.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> * '''Skyhammer''' (Ultra Pretender, 1989)<br /> :Skyhammer's inner robot transforms into a Cybertronic car. It can also fit inside the humanoid shell, or sit in the cockpit of the shell's hoverjet form. Both robot and shell fit inside the second shell, a large (non-transforming) Cybertronic jet.<br /> <br /> :Skyhammer has been known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Pretenders]]<br /> [[Category: Toy-only characters]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Blackout_(Movie)&diff=112592 2007-06-25T14:32:05Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Transformers (2007) game */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Blackout}}<br /> <br /> :''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> {{spoiler}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MovieBlackout_promorender.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hike the ball already!]]<br /> The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the hound of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his symbiotic companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.<br /> <br /> <br /> :''Working names'': '''Vortex''' (first), '''Incinerator''' (second)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Ghosts of Yesterday novel===<br /> <br /> While Starscream is hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout is working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. He attacks him but loses.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2007) movie===<br /> <br /> Blackout is a helicopter and the biggest Decepticon. He can use his helicopter blades as a rotating weapon.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2007) game===<br /> Blackout at one point faces off against Ironhide in the console versions of the game.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Transformers===<br /> *'''Blackout''' (Voyager, 2007)<br /> :''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Movie_Voyager_Blackout_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ironically, the smallest Voyager toy.]]<br /> <br /> : Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate [[wikipedia:MH-53|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low heavy-lift helicopter]], though his blue color scheme is quite inaccurate compared to the actual helicopter used in the movie and similar ones in USAF service. An aft 'cage' compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades, but this feature really comes into play when the user attaches the Deluxe-class Scorponok figure to the bottom of Blackout's helicopter mode via two pegs. A geared shaft linked to the 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. This gimmick is actually easier to activate by rotating the geared wheel on Scorponok's undercarriage.<br /> <br /> : During transformation, Blackout's [[Automorph]]ing gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the grey chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs. If you pull on his knee, his shin pops out.<br /> <br /> : In robot mode, Blackout is not quite as accurate to his CGI design as some of the other Movie toys are. His overall design and proportions are generally described as being closer to traditional Transformers than the aesthetics of the Movie robots. Yet, as expected with most of the movie toys he features excellent articulation, with multi-ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held fan weapon he wields in the movie (also seen on the ''Titanium'' figurine).<br /> <br /> : There are some significant flaws in Blackout's design. Firstly, the pegs that hold his legs/helcopter fuselage to the rotor/tail assembly do not provide enough friction to withstand the weight of the legs themselves, causing them to detach from the body of the helicopter and droop down. Secondly, the gears in his head/chest's Automorphing gimmick can misalign themselves during usage and transformation back in to vehicle mode, enough so that the cockpit chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves.<br /> <br /> :''An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the Mini-Con points on most post-''Armada'' figures. This basically means he is the only Decepticon from the movie continuity who can [[Powerlinx]], though this is most likely by accident rather than design due to lack of Powerlinx port details at the base of these hardpoints.''<br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (multi-pack, 2007)<br /> :An unchanged Voyager Blackout was packaged with a similarly unaltered Deluxe Scorponok in this package, which is currently available only at Toys R Us.<br /> <br /> ====Fast Action Battlers====<br /> *'''Blackout''' (2007)<br /> <br /> ===Titanium Series===<br /> *'''Blackout''' (3&quot; Robot Masters, 2007)<br /> <br /> : This small three-inch figurine of Blackout has a more CGI-accurate sculpt than larger Blackout toys. He is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotorblades as a hand weapon, as seen in the movie. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist and he comes with a Movie-style Decepticon logo display base.<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], thus his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok. Though clearly this changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. This portrayal is also somewhat reflected in the official bio as Blackout is described as &quot;his leader's hound&quot;. Blackout's later working name, &quot;Incinerator&quot;, is also accounted for in the bio, noting how Blackout will &quot;fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Links: ==<br /> [http://bwtf.com/movie2007/blackout/ Toy review of voyager class Blackout.]<br /> <br /> [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ybrqJbdSiL0 Ironhide vs Blackout clip from the video game.]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category: Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category: Movie characters]]<br /> [[Category: Titanium Series]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Blackout_(Movie)&diff=112591 2007-06-25T14:31:25Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Links: */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Blackout}}<br /> <br /> :''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> {{spoiler}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MovieBlackout_promorender.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hike the ball already!]]<br /> The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the hound of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his symbiotic companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.<br /> <br /> <br /> :''Working names'': '''Vortex''' (first), '''Incinerator''' (second)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Ghosts of Yesterday novel===<br /> <br /> While Starscream is hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout is working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. He attacks him but loses.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2007) movie===<br /> <br /> Blackout is a helicopter and the biggest Decepticon. He can use his helicopter blades as a rotating weapon.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2007) game===<br /> a small clip of a boss battle between Ironhide and Blackout has sufaced on the web. Man i need a 360.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Transformers===<br /> *'''Blackout''' (Voyager, 2007)<br /> :''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Movie_Voyager_Blackout_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ironically, the smallest Voyager toy.]]<br /> <br /> : Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate [[wikipedia:MH-53|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low heavy-lift helicopter]], though his blue color scheme is quite inaccurate compared to the actual helicopter used in the movie and similar ones in USAF service. An aft 'cage' compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades, but this feature really comes into play when the user attaches the Deluxe-class Scorponok figure to the bottom of Blackout's helicopter mode via two pegs. A geared shaft linked to the 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. This gimmick is actually easier to activate by rotating the geared wheel on Scorponok's undercarriage.<br /> <br /> : During transformation, Blackout's [[Automorph]]ing gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the grey chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs. If you pull on his knee, his shin pops out.<br /> <br /> : In robot mode, Blackout is not quite as accurate to his CGI design as some of the other Movie toys are. His overall design and proportions are generally described as being closer to traditional Transformers than the aesthetics of the Movie robots. Yet, as expected with most of the movie toys he features excellent articulation, with multi-ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held fan weapon he wields in the movie (also seen on the ''Titanium'' figurine).<br /> <br /> : There are some significant flaws in Blackout's design. Firstly, the pegs that hold his legs/helcopter fuselage to the rotor/tail assembly do not provide enough friction to withstand the weight of the legs themselves, causing them to detach from the body of the helicopter and droop down. Secondly, the gears in his head/chest's Automorphing gimmick can misalign themselves during usage and transformation back in to vehicle mode, enough so that the cockpit chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves.<br /> <br /> :''An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the Mini-Con points on most post-''Armada'' figures. This basically means he is the only Decepticon from the movie continuity who can [[Powerlinx]], though this is most likely by accident rather than design due to lack of Powerlinx port details at the base of these hardpoints.''<br /> <br /> *'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (multi-pack, 2007)<br /> :An unchanged Voyager Blackout was packaged with a similarly unaltered Deluxe Scorponok in this package, which is currently available only at Toys R Us.<br /> <br /> ====Fast Action Battlers====<br /> *'''Blackout''' (2007)<br /> <br /> ===Titanium Series===<br /> *'''Blackout''' (3&quot; Robot Masters, 2007)<br /> <br /> : This small three-inch figurine of Blackout has a more CGI-accurate sculpt than larger Blackout toys. He is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotorblades as a hand weapon, as seen in the movie. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist and he comes with a Movie-style Decepticon logo display base.<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], thus his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok. Though clearly this changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. This portrayal is also somewhat reflected in the official bio as Blackout is described as &quot;his leader's hound&quot;. Blackout's later working name, &quot;Incinerator&quot;, is also accounted for in the bio, noting how Blackout will &quot;fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Links: ==<br /> [http://bwtf.com/movie2007/blackout/ Toy review of voyager class Blackout.]<br /> <br /> [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ybrqJbdSiL0 Ironhide vs Blackout clip from the video game.]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category: Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category: Movie characters]]<br /> [[Category: Titanium Series]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nightbeat_(G1)&diff=6261 2007-06-25T14:04:13Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Generation 2 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}<br /> <br /> :''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nightbeatg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As soon as I finish this jaunty Irish jig, you're under arrest.]]<br /> <br /> '''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This blindsidedness has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count. Yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and commited huge faux pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that the thrill of the hunt has him -- and he will not be denied.<br /> <br /> Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle_(G1)|Muzzle]], who he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bond]]ed.<br /> <br /> <br /> :''French-Canadian name'': '''Veillure''' <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> ''(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)''<br /> <br /> ''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren]] to serve as his personal &quot;Watson&quot;. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over the body, and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''<br /> <br /> ''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon blaster as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown}}<br /> <br /> During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]]. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious bird statue to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.<br /> <br /> At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgramage to the mountain in order to touch a &quot;sacred idol&quot; and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.<br /> <br /> Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey}}<br /> <br /> Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous Mind-Leech device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. The Autobot trio remained captives on board the Mayhem ship until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus]] into some equipment. This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.<br /> <br /> The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling harpoon straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the artificial gravity in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After review witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a dimensional portal they knew had been active at the time of the explosion, and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in unspace, assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of The Storm}}<br /> <br /> It was. Ratchet reappeared on the Ark fused at a molecular level to Megatron. This wasn't a [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|&quot;pure, strong, and fast&quot;]] fusion; it was a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. Prime managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Price of Life}}<br /> <br /> Nightbeat continued serving as one of Prime's most steadfast warriors. He was personally teamed with Optimus during the Decepticon Civil War, and was blasted by [[Circuit Breaker]] while trying to keep [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the [[Neo-Knights]] from tearing each other apart. He survived the war with [[Unicron]], and remained part of the Autobot army afterwards as well.<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[Image:Dirge_DeathSwarm.jpg|thumb|250px|left|We hate you, [[Simon Furman|Furman]], forever.]]<br /> <br /> Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the Swarm. As [[Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian army attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}}<br /> <br /> He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him.{{storylink|A Rage in Heaven}}<br /> <br /> ===Television commercials===<br /> [[Image:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]<br /> <br /> While being driven by Muzzle on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren]] and [[Hosehead]] at his sides), Nightbeat transformed into robot mode. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle.<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> <br /> One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the Age of Internment, Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash]], [[Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. Their mission was to acquire a member of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against.<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics continuity===<br /> Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlan Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by a unknown villain before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by Optimus Prime and ordered to head for Earth. His monitors make Optimus Prime look funny.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> * '''Nightbeat w/ Muzzle''' (Headmaster, 1988)<br /> <br /> : Nightbeat transforms into a blue Porsche. He shares a mold with the Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva|Minerva]].<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * In the Marvel comics, Nightbeat and Siren's head designs were inexplicably switched, which explains Nightbeat's goggles and Siren's lack of goggles in their appearances.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm Nightbeat at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Nightbeat Nightbeat's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&amp;id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&amp;pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Stub}}<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Headmasters]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nightbeat_(G1)&diff=6260 2007-06-25T14:03:52Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Generation 2 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}<br /> <br /> :''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nightbeatg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As soon as I finish this jaunty Irish jig, you're under arrest.]]<br /> <br /> '''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This blindsidedness has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count. Yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and commited huge faux pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that the thrill of the hunt has him -- and he will not be denied.<br /> <br /> Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle_(G1)|Muzzle]], who he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bond]]ed.<br /> <br /> <br /> :''French-Canadian name'': '''Veillure''' <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> ''(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)''<br /> <br /> ''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren]] to serve as his personal &quot;Watson&quot;. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over the body, and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''<br /> <br /> ''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon blaster as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown}}<br /> <br /> During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]]. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious bird statue to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.<br /> <br /> At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgramage to the mountain in order to touch a &quot;sacred idol&quot; and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.<br /> <br /> Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey}}<br /> <br /> Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous Mind-Leech device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. The Autobot trio remained captives on board the Mayhem ship until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus]] into some equipment. This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.<br /> <br /> The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling harpoon straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the artificial gravity in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After review witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a dimensional portal they knew had been active at the time of the explosion, and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in unspace, assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of The Storm}}<br /> <br /> It was. Ratchet reappeared on the Ark fused at a molecular level to Megatron. This wasn't a [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|&quot;pure, strong, and fast&quot;]] fusion; it was a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. Prime managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Price of Life}}<br /> <br /> Nightbeat continued serving as one of Prime's most steadfast warriors. He was personally teamed with Optimus during the Decepticon Civil War, and was blasted by [[Circuit Breaker]] while trying to keep [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the [[Neo-Knights]] from tearing each other apart. He survived the war with [[Unicron]], and remained part of the Autobot army afterwards as well.<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[Image:Dirge_DeathSwarm.jpg|thumb|250px|left|We hate you, [[Simon Furman|Furman]], forever.]]<br /> <br /> Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the Swarm. As [[Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian army attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)}}<br /> <br /> He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him.{{storylink|A Rage in Heaven}}<br /> <br /> ===Television commercials===<br /> [[Image:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]<br /> <br /> While being driven by Muzzle on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren]] and [[Hosehead]] at his sides), Nightbeat transformed into robot mode. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle.<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> <br /> One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the Age of Internment, Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash]], [[Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. Their mission was to acquire a member of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against.<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics continuity===<br /> Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlan Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by a unknown villain before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by Optimus Prime and ordered to head for Earth. His monitors make Optimus Prime look funny.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> * '''Nightbeat w/ Muzzle''' (Headmaster, 1988)<br /> <br /> : Nightbeat transforms into a blue Porsche. He shares a mold with the Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva|Minerva]].<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * In the Marvel comics, Nightbeat and Siren's head designs were inexplicably switched, which explains Nightbeat's goggles and Siren's lack of goggles in their appearances.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm Nightbeat at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Nightbeat Nightbeat's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&amp;id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&amp;pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Stub}}<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Headmasters]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

70.55.204.43 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nightbeat_(G1)&diff=6259 2007-06-25T14:03:02Z

<p>70.55.204.43: /* Generation 2 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}<br /> <br /> :''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nightbeatg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As soon as I finish this jaunty Irish jig, you're under arrest.]]<br /> <br /> '''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This blindsidedness has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count. Yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and commited huge faux pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that the thrill of the hunt has him -- and he will not be denied.<br /> <br /> Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle_(G1)|Muzzle]], who he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bond]]ed.<br /> <br /> <br /> :''French-Canadian name'': '''Veillure''' <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> ''(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)''<br /> <br /> ''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren]] to serve as his personal &quot;Watson&quot;. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over the body, and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''<br /> <br /> ''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon blaster as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown}}<br /> <br /> During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]]. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious bird statue to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.<br /> <br /> At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgramage to the mountain in order to touch a &quot;sacred idol&quot; and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.<br /> <br /> Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey}}<br /> <br /> Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous Mind-Leech device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. The Autobot trio remained captives on board the Mayhem ship until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus]] into some equipment. This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen Autobot shuttle, Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.<br /> <br /> The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling harpoon straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the artificial gravity in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After review witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a dimensional portal they knew had been active at the time of the explosion, and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in unspace, assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of The Storm}}<br /> <br /> It was. Ratchet reappeared on the Ark fused at a molecular level to Megatron. This wasn't a [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|&quot;pure, strong, and fast&quot;]] fusion; it was a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. Prime managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Price of Life}}<br /> <br /> Nightbeat continued serving as one of Prime's most steadfast warriors. He was personally teamed with Optimus during the Decepticon Civil War, and was blasted by [[Circuit Breaker]] while trying to keep [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the [[Neo-Knights]] from tearing each other apart. He survived the war with [[Unicron]], and remained part of the Autobot army afterwards as well.<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[Image:Dirge_DeathSwarm.jpg|thumb|250px|left|We hate you, [[Simon Furman|Furman]], forever.]]<br /> <br /> Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the Swarm. As [[Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian army attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm}}<br /> <br /> He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him.{{storylink|A Rage in Heaven}}<br /> <br /> ===Television commercials===<br /> [[Image:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]<br /> <br /> While being driven by Muzzle on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren]] and [[Hosehead]] at his sides), Nightbeat transformed into robot mode. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle.<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> <br /> One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the Age of Internment, Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash]], [[Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. Their mission was to acquire a member of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against.<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics continuity===<br /> Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlan Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by a unknown villain before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by Optimus Prime and ordered to head for Earth. His monitors make Optimus Prime look funny.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> * '''Nightbeat w/ Muzzle''' (Headmaster, 1988)<br /> <br /> : Nightbeat transforms into a blue Porsche. He shares a mold with the Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva|Minerva]].<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * In the Marvel comics, Nightbeat and Siren's head designs were inexplicably switched, which explains Nightbeat's goggles and Siren's lack of goggles in their appearances.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm Nightbeat at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Nightbeat Nightbeat's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&amp;id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&amp;pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]<br /> <br /> *[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Stub}}<br /> [[Category: Autobots]]<br /> [[Category: Generation 1 characters]]<br /> [[Category: Headmasters]]&lt;div id=&quot;wikia-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>

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