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Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?

2007-06-10T08:18:59Z

70.55.204.90: /* Errors */

[[Image:MarvelUS-52.jpg|right|thumb|127px|Shouldn't this be "Guess ''Whom'' the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?"]]
'''In a mission to secure spare parts for their comrades, a couple of Autobot Pretenders bite off more than they can chew.'''

=Marvel US issue #52=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #213-216)''

'''Writer:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencil Art:''' [[Jose Delbo]]<br>
'''Ink Art:''' [[Dave Hunt]]<br>
'''Letterer:''' [[Manny Manos]]<br>
'''Colorist:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>

*''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''
[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Cloudburst]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Berko]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]], [[Hi-Test]], [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]

*''Originally published:'' May, 1989

==Synopsis==
Optimus Prime sends Landmine and Cloudburst on a mission to secure microchips from the black market on Grand Central Space Station, where robots are not welcome. The Pretenders soon find dealers, not realizing that dealers are actually Nebulan Powermasters Hi-Test and Throttle. They also discover that a fellow Autobot, Sky Lynx, has recently been to the station, but who went missing soon after Sky Lynx's partner, Berko, attempted to make a deal with the shady pair. Landmine attempts to recover Sky Lynx by insisting that the "dealers" take them to the suppliers directly. Hi-Test and Throttle agree, and the Pretenders soon find themselves face to face with the Mecannibals, who agree to do business while consuming the imprisoned Sky Lynx.

Landmine's inner robot form, which had stayed outside at the beginning of the "deal," arrives to free Sky Lynx, who escapes, and Landmine's inner robot recombines with his outer shell in the confusion, unseen by the Mecannibals. They complete the deal for the microchips, and return to the space station. All would be well if the Pretenders didn't decide to reveal themselves to Berko afterward. This is seen by Hi-Test and Throttle, who notify the bartender, J'oh. The Pretenders are quickly overwhelmed by the station's robot-hating populace, and are shoved out of an airlock. Before Landmine and Cloudburst can re-orient themselves, they are knocked out by Dreadwing, and transported back to the Mecannibals. It seems that the Mecannibals are eager to replace the meal they just lost, and two Autobots in synthetic flesh shells will do just fine!

==Errors==
*If Landmine destroys the vial of Energon Cubes he used to pay for the chips (creating the flash of light he uses to recombine with his outer shell unnoticed), what vial is that on the next page? The Mecannibals certainly still seem to think that they've been paid for the transaction.
*Hi-Test and Throttle refer to the combined form of Dreadwind and Darkwing as Darkwind rather than Dreadwing.

==Items of note==
*Size-shifting is pretty much assumed here, since Cloudburst's inner robot transforms into a spacecraft large enough to transport ''both'' his own outer shell and Landmine (his is also wearing his shell) to the space station.

==References==
TBA

==UK Printing==

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Sunstreaker (G1)

2007-06-10T06:16:23Z

70.55.204.90: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Sunstreaker is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Sunstreakerg1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hi. I'm better than you.]]

'''Sunstreaker''' knows to his core of his [[spark]] that he is better than any other Autobot, and he makes sure everyone else knows it, too. His sociopathic tendencies, combined with his incredible vanity and arrogance, usually result in tension between himself and the other Autobots. He is generally unwilling to help those who are having trouble keeping up, and is quite audible when it comes to complaining about the shortcomings of everyone else. The only Autobot he truly gets along with is his twin brother, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and even that can seem strained at times.

The main reason [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] keeps him around is most likely Sunstreaker's effectiveness in the battlefield. Ruthless and skilled in all forms of combat, there is not much Sunstreaker cannot handle. As a front-line warrior, Sunstreaker is a great asset for the [[Autobot]] army. If a rather scary one.

:''Italian name'': '''Lince'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Solo'''<br>
:''Preliminary name:'' '''Spinout'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Sunstreakerg1uk.jpg|thumb|left|Give me my color, dammit.]]

''Prior to the outbreak of Cybertron's planet-wide civil war, Sunstreaker was a gladiator in the [[State Games]].

Sunstreaker was among the crew of the [[Ark]] that crashed 4 million years ago and woke up in 1984.

''In the first few days on Earth, Sunstreaker diverted an attack by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] towards a human civilization so as to keep himself from harm.

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took control over the Decepticons and possession of the Ark, he destroyed Sunstreaker's body as a demonstration and warning to the deposed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Because of this, Sunstreaker's body was in disrepair for a very long time, and at one point (issue 10, to be specific), when [[G.B. Blackrock]] asks about him in the med bay, [[Jazz]] tells him [[Ratchet]] isn't even sure if Sunstreaker will ever be operational again. (This appears to have occurred in a panel on page 9 of [[The New Order|US issue #5]], but the coloring is completely wrong for Sunstreaker. However, given Sunstreaker's absence in the scene on page 4 of [[DIS-Integrated Circuits|US issue #9]], which is meant to include all the Autobots, and Yomtov's penchant for completely messing up the colors, it seems reasonable that Sunstreaker is the Autobot Shockwave destroyed. Issue 10 shows him still in repair. The 1986 Marvel UK annual also listed his status as 'injured; little possibility of revival.')

Sunstreaker was fully repaired in time to view the duel between [[Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on the moon. The massive battle with the Decepticons which ensued apparently left him badly damaged once more, as he wound up in stasis aboard the Ark again, to be revived by [[Nucleon]] in 1990, when he and the other newly revived Autobots joined the attack on [[Unicron]].

====Earthforce====
''(Note: These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel UK continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.)''

''Early into the Autobot-Decepticon war, Sunstreaker was a member of the [[Magnificent Six]]. While they were on a mission to the Stanix region of Cybertron, he made a remarkably [[Yuss#Locations|callous joke]] that convinced their allies to turn them over to the Decepticons. The entire unit was tortured for a week, and [[Stampede|one of them]] was killed. Nice. {{Storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

''An injured Sunstreaker, along with several other Autobots, was awakened not by Nucleon, but by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[Dream-Inducing Bug]]. Galvatron had studied their dreams in the aim of finding dissenting members of the Autobots that he hoped to put into his own employ, but after a short skirmish, Galvatron's device was placed on himself.

''Later, Sunstreaker was sent on a new mission to the Stanix region of Cybertron with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While there, he overcame the ghosts of the past and helped defeat the mad Decepticon [[Megadeath]]. Of course, he was the only member of the team that didn't seen particularly haunted by those events in the first place, but the ''others'' overcame them, and wasn't that nice for them? {{Storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

===Animated continuity===
[[Image:Sunstreakerg1cartoon.jpg|thumb|right|A more kid-friendly sociopath.]]
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (US), [[Kenyu Horiuchi]] (Japan)

Sunstreaker was part of the original crew of Autobots aboard the [[Ark]] that crashlanded on Earth four million years ago. When reawakened in 1984, he and his brother Sidesewipe were reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars.

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker often operated together. When antimatter-fueled Decepticons attacked the Ark on one occasion, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming seeker jets, in a rambunctious -- if ultimately ineffective -- display of "jet judo."

Sunstreaker was one of several Autobots who glommed onto [[Hoist_(G1)|Hoist]]'s job as a Hollywood extra in the hopes of becoming a movie star. This mainly resulted in him wearing a ridiculous alien mask and spouting out stilted, wooden dialogue.

Before the Decepticon attack on [[Autobot City]], Sunstreaker was helping [[Kup]] move a roadblock. He was knocked over when [[Hot Rod]] and [[Daniel Witwicky]] drove through it.

Meanwhile, he was also on Moon Base One and helped pilot the shuttle that flew [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to Autobot City.

===''Universe'' comics===
[[Image:Sunstreaker.jpg|thumb|left|I'm exclusive!]]

After the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Sunstreaker left Cybertron with five other survivors of the Great War ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Roulette]], [[Shadow Striker]], and [[Trailbreaker]]). One year after Cybertron was reformatted into a technorganic planet, they returned. They were greeted by many of the Maximal and Predacon inhabitants and with vast media coverage.

However, what appeared to be celebratory fireworks struck the five Autobots and also the Maximals [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia]]. They were transported to a fiery cauldron deep within [[Unicron]], where all but Trailbreaker were rebuilt painfully into new bodies.

Seeing an arena up ahead, the seven moved towards it, only to be attacked by a swarm of shape-shifting lava-like creatures. Sunstreaker and the others were overwhelmed and taken into the arena (or, the [[Cauldron]]), where they were caged along with a multitude of Transformers kidnapped from across the multiverse.

The Unicron-influenced ambiance of the place was slowly driving the more violent of the group mad. This, of course, included Sunstreaker. He and Sideswipe were forced into combat in the arena(each wielding spiffy [[Energon]] weapons), but were rescued by a reborn [[Optimus Primal]]. The group, sans a corrupted Blackarachnia and Shadow Striker, fled back to Cybertron.

===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
[[Image:SunstreakerBTA.jpg|thumb|right|Dig me!]]

Sunstreaker is a member of the Cybertron (Autobot) Race Team, which may or may not have any other Transformers on it. He's sort of a mascot for them, and the team doesn't actually use him in races. He resents that people pay more attention to him as a promotional image than as a racecar.

Sunstreaker is partnered with - for unknown reasons - the human "race queen" model [[Junko Shiragami]], and acts as her car. Once, Sunstreaker got in a race with a human-driven sports car, much to Junko's dismay. He used his transformation ability to take a particularly sharp curve, destroying a road sign in the process, for which Junko chewed him out.

It is said that Sunstreaker drives faster when he smells Junko's marigold-scented hair.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived on Earth to enforce [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s edict that the Earth-bound Autobots surrender themselves to the Cybertronian alliance, Optimus Prime ordered a portion of his troops into hiding in [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]]. This group, led by [[Jazz]], included Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Brawn]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. However, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and his cassettes soon escaped to Earth with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Attacking the Ark, they destroyed all of Jazz's group minus Ratchet and Brawn. Sunstreaker and the others were left in a swamp, deactivated.

A ship crewed by [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] (led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]) arrived on Earth with supplies, and Warpath and Bumper pulled the deactivated from their would-be swampy grave. They were promptly arrested by Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and her armored troops. The damaged were repaired.

Commander Faireborn came to Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Jazz with a mission. The American city of [[San Desto]] was under attack by Cybertronian creatures.

''(Note: Long after [[Dreamwave]] closed, [[Matt Moylan]] revealed that their version of Sunstreaker was intended to be gay, though this specific facet of his character didn't seem to be made apparent in any fiction.)''

===IDW comics continuity===
Sunstreaker was one of many Autobots trained by [[Kup]] and is part of a detachment of Autobots that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. His attitude is about as superior as his original incarnation, dismissing the three humans Ratchet saves as "noisy creatures".

Sunstreaker, along with Ironhide was assigned the task of escorting the noisy creatures back to the big wild world, Tulsa, Oklahoma. On a road in the vicinity of Lebanon, Missouri, Sunstreaker and company were ambushed by the [[Machination]]. He and his passenger [[Hunter O'Nion]] became seperated from [[Ironhide]] and seemingly destroyed. It was soon revealed that it was not the case, the debris recovered by Optimus Prime was revealed by [[Ratchet]] to be an elaborate fake.

{{spoiler}}

After re-awakening in a Machination stronghold, Hunter was horrified to find an unidentified being, possibly Cybertronian, had been creating a series of Sunstreaker "clones." {{storylink|Escalation, Issue 6}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sunstreaker''' (Autobot, 1984)
[[Image:G1Sunstreaker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Little. Yellow. Different.]]

: Sunstreaker was released as part of the first year of the Transformers line in the US. He is a yellow version of the [[Diaclone]] Lamborghini Countach LP500S "Super Tuning" toy. The Diaclone version came only in red or police deco; this is one of several items that have led to the fan speculation that Sunstreaker and Sideswipe's coloration and bio text were swapped around before final release. The statistics, however, are correct.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) several different promotions, among them [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $8 and two [[robot points]].

[[Image:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|thumb|right|Before he was a Transformer.]]

: Sunstreaker is generally considered to be one of the harder early Generation 1 toys to get complete and unbroken. There also appears to be little chance of a [[reissue]] of the toy, as this mold has been stated by [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] representatives to be one of several toys whose original molding has been either lost or in a state of disrepair too extensive to justify the cost of re-casting.

: Sunstreaker's only release in Japan was in the VS-Z set, along with [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]].

===Universe===
*'''Sunstreaker''' (Deluxe, 2003)
[[Image:UniverseSunstreaker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Sideswipe in yellow? Dear Primus, I've become [[Tigertrack]]!]]

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] mold, Sunstreaker was the "hotel [[exclusive]]" toy from [[OTFCC 2003]], available only to those who booked their room at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare at the convention rate, the official hotel for the convention.

: It is notable that the part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a yellow decal rather than paint, as that part is made out of [[unpaintable plastic]]. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare.

: This mold is also used by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Inferno_(Universe)|Inferno]].

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===Alternators/Binaltech Asterisk===
*'''Sunstreaker''' (Autobot, 2005)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''18'''
*'''Sunstreaker meets Junko''' (Autobot, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BTA-02'''

[[Image:Btasunstreaker_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Lemony fresh.]]

: Sunstreaker was planned as an early [[retool]] of the ''[[Alternators]]'' Sideswipe Dodge Viper toy, but for reasons unknown, the toy was released instead as the [[Decepticon]] [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. The mold would not be used as Sunstreaker proper until 2005, when both [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] revealed two different takes on the toy.

[[Image:AlternatorsSunstreaker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|When girls disappear, their cars gain racing stripes. This is '''SCIENTIFIC FACT.''']]

: The first to market was the ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' version of the toy, coming with a PVC driver figurine, a girl named [[Junko Shiragami|Junko]]. A few months later, the Hasbro ''Alternators'' version was released as part of the standard Alternators line, in the redesigned "bubble" packaging (the third version of ''Alternators'' packaging). Though both are yellow redecos of the mold, the detailing between the two is very different, with the Hasbro version adding red to the robot-mode parts as well as a pair of black racing stripes in car mode. Drastically put, the only two details virtually identical on both versions at first sight are the paint mask for the head and the license plate layout.

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==Trivia==
In the Transformers series bible entry for his brother [[Sideswipe]]. Sunstreaker is referred to by a different name, Spinout<ref>http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage17.html</ref>. "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded."

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sunstreaker/sunstreaker.htm Sunstreaker at TFU.info]

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

*[http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage18.html Sunstreaker's entry in the Transformers series bible.]

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Furmanism

2007-06-10T01:35:19Z

70.55.204.90: /* CAN I DO LESS? */ Can I do less???

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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IDW Publishing

2007-06-09T21:50:51Z

70.55.204.90: /* Other */ Aesthetics edit

'''Idea and Design Works, LLC''' currently owns the [[Transformers]] comic book license as of May 2005, following the financial collapse of the previous license holder, [[Dreamwave]], at the tail-end of 2004. The flagship title is a rebooted [[Generation 1|G1]] continuity written by longtime Transformers scribe [[Simon Furman]], with art by [[E.J. Su]] (who's previously worked on [[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2]] for [[Devil's Due]]).

==Series published==
=== G1 rebooted ===

IDW's main ''Transformers'' comic line is overseen by Simon Furman, who has taken a fresh approach to Generation 1 continuity. All the familiar faces are present (although some have slightly different forms), but emphasis is given to character over action and as a result the details of the continuity are more sophisticated.

Instead of an ongoing civil war on Cybertron which spills over to Earth by accident, Furman presents us with an interstellar cold war between the Autobots and Decepticons, a war of Codes of Interplanetary Conflict and alt-form-and-dagger covert operations, with Energon the prize and whole planets at stake. However, a surprising development on Earth promises to heat up the war and turn our planet from just another proxy battleground into the ultimate prize...

*''[[Infiltration]]'' - Establishes the presence of the Transformers on modern-day Earth and re-establishes the theme of "robots in disguise" as central to the new continuity. A seven-issue story arc (issues #0 to #6).
*''[[Escalation]]'' - Sequel to ''Infiltration''. A six-issue story arc.
*''Devastation'' - Reportedly the sequel to ''Infiltration'' and ''Escalation''.
*''Revelation'' - Reportedly the sequel to ''Infiltration'', ''Escalation'', and ''Devastation.''
*''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'' - Companion four-issue mini-series tie-in to ''Infiltration,'' establishing Cybertron's current situation in the re-boot and focusing squarely on the Transformers.
*''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' - A collaboration between Marvel Comics and IDW featuring the first ever crossover between the Transformers and New Avengers. Though it will have minimal effects on the overall universe it is specifically designed to fit into continuity between Infiltration and Escalation
*''[[Megatron: Origins]]'' - Details the events surrounding Megatron's rise to power and the founding of the [[Decepticon]] faction.
*''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' - Series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue.

===Beast Wars===
Taking place within the Beast Wars Cartoon universe this line eschews the previous [[3H]] fan club comics that previously continued the show's story to strike out in a new direction focusing mainly on the non-show toy characters.
*''[[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' - Marking the 10th anniversary of the [[Beast Wars]] franchise.
*''[[The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' - A new Beast Wars story planned for release in August 2007.
*A Beast Wars profile series is also due August 2007.

===Evolutions===
A series of [[Wikipedia:Elseworlds|Elseworlds]]-like stories that exist in their own separate continuities, each taking different takes on Transformers.
*''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' - Places the Transformers in the American west during the Industrial Revolution.

===Other===
*''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' - Reprints old Marvel comics, specifically ones that did not feature Marvel-owned characters such as [[Circuit Breaker]].
*''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' - An adaptation of the original Transformers film, 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*''[[Prime Directives|The Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' - A four-part series detailing the lead-up to the ''[[Transformers (2007)|2007 Transformers movie]]''.

==External links==
*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/ IDW Publishing]

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IDW Publishing

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'''Idea and Design Works, LLC''' currently owns the [[Transformers]] comic book license as of May 2005, following the financial collapse of the previous license holder, [[Dreamwave]], at the tail-end of 2004. The flagship title is a rebooted [[Generation 1|G1]] continuity written by longtime Transformers scribe [[Simon Furman]], with art by [[E.J. Su]] (who's previously worked on [[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 2]] for [[Devil's Due]]).

==Series published==
=== G1 rebooted ===

IDW's main ''Transformers'' comic line is overseen by Simon Furman, who has taken a fresh approach to Generation 1 continuity. All the familiar faces are present (although some have slightly different forms), but emphasis is given to character over action and as a result the details of the continuity are more sophisticated.

Instead of an ongoing civil war on Cybertron which spills over to Earth by accident, Furman presents us with an interstellar cold war between the Autobots and Decepticons, a war of Codes of Interplanetary Conflict and alt-form-and-dagger covert operations, with Energon the prize and whole planets at stake. However, a surprising development on Earth promises to heat up the war and turn our planet from just another proxy battleground into the ultimate prize...

*''[[Infiltration]]'' - Establishes the presence of the Transformers on modern-day Earth and re-establishes the theme of "robots in disguise" as central to the new continuity. A seven-issue story arc (issues #0 to #6).
*''[[Escalation]]'' - Sequel to ''Infiltration''. A six-issue story arc.
*''Devastation'' - Reportedly the sequel to ''Infiltration'' and ''Escalation''.
*''Revelation'' - Reportedly the sequel to ''Infiltration'', ''Escalation'', and ''Devastation.''
*''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'' - Companion four-issue mini-series tie-in to ''Infiltration,'' establishing Cybertron's current situation in the re-boot and focusing squarely on the Transformers.
*''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]'' - A collaboration between Marvel Comics and IDW featuring the first ever crossover between the Transformers and New Avengers. Though it will have minimal effects on the overall universe it is specifically designed to fit into continuity between Infiltration and Escalation
*''[[Megatron: Origins]]'' - Details the events surrounding Megatron's rise to power and the founding of the [[Decepticon]] faction.
*''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' - Series of one-shot stories focusing on a single Transformer per issue.

===Beast Wars===
Taking place within the Beast Wars Cartoon universe this line eschews the previous [[3H]] fan club comics that previously continued the show's story to strike out in a new direction focusing mainly on the non-show toy characters.
*''[[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' - Marking the 10th anniversary of the [[Beast Wars]] franchise.
*''[[The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' - A new Beast Wars story planned for release in August 2007.
*A Beast Wars profile series is also due August 2007.

===Evolutions===
A series of [[Wikipedia:Elseworlds|Elseworlds]]-like stories that exist in their own separate continuities, each taking different takes on Transformers.
*''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' - Places the Transformers in the American west during the Industrial Revolution.

===Other===
*''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' - Reprints old Marvel comics, specifically ones that did not feature Marvel-owned characters such as [[Circuit Breaker]].
*''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' - An adaptation of the original Transformers film, 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*''[[Prime Directives|The Transformers: Movie Prequel]]'' - A four-part series detailing the lead-up to ''[[Transformers_%282007%29]]''.

==External links==
*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/ IDW Publishing]

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Megatron (G1)/toys

2007-06-09T16:20:25Z

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Many toys have been made of '''[[Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''. So many, they have to get their own page!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Megatron''' (Decepticon Leader, 1984, 2001, 2002)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''16'''
[[Image:G1Megatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|This photo needs an orange cap or someone might shoot the wiki.]]

: Megatron was released in 1984 as part of the first year of the ''Transformers'' line in the United States. It transformed into a Walther P-38 pistol, as seen in the popular 1960s spy television series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', with attachments. It was originally released in [[Takara]]'s [[Microman]] toyline as "MC13 Gun Robo - P38 U.N.C.L.E." The Japanese release didn't come with the attachments. While the American release was chrome and red, the Japanese release was flat grey and blue (one of the Microman decos for the standard P-38).

: In 1986, Megatron was made available as a mail-away item (since he was theoretically no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed in with boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $21.50 and five [[robot points]].

: The flat grey and blue deco Megatron was also used in the Japanese VS-X giftset with Optimus Prime.

:It was again released in grey and blue with Starscream in the Good-Bye Megatron set. This time, it came with his fusion cannon.

:In 2001, Megatron was reissued in Japan, and came with all of the American and Japanese accessories. A black redeco (the other standard P-38 Microman deco) was released the same year as a BotCon Japan exclusive.

:Megatron was again reissued in 2002 in Takara's Transformer Collection series. This release was identical to the previous reissue, but came with the mace used in the episode "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", a sheet of Decepticon stickers, and a Decepticon mouse pad.

*'''Galvatron''' (Decepticon City Commander, 1986)
:''See [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]''

*'''Megatron (Action Master)''' (1990)
[[Image:AMMegatron_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Megatron, now with purple.]]

:Megatron returned as an ''[[Action Master]]'' in 1990, and as with most ''Action Master'' figures, he could not transform. His sculpt was based heavily upon the Megatron's animation model design. He came packaged with the [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], a large tank vehicle whose hull could transform into a base/gun emplacement, with the turret forming a flight pod.

===Generation 2===
*'''Megatron''' (1992)
[[Image:G2Megatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|G2 Megatron is always ready for tank combat in one of Earth's many green and purple jungles.]]

: Owing to the inability of Hasbro to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, ''Generation 2'' Megatron was released in 1992 as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick was a 'lock and load' cannon that can load most of his projectile ammunition, and then fire them one at a time. This was accompanied by electronic sounds (including engine, laser and cannon sound effects) and [http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=894768596.wav a voice chip].

: In robot mode, Megatron is by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all ''Generation 2'' incarnations of Optimus Prime. He legs were immobile, but he had upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints. His left arm, when raised, activates a laser sound. Pressing down on his head activates his battlecry '''"Megatron Attack!"'''. His main cannon still functions in this mode.

This mold was slightly redecoed and restickered as [[Megastorm]].

*'''Hero Megatron''' (1995)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-2'''
[[Image:R_heromegatron016.jpg|right|thumb|90px|By this point, the purple had almost completely taken over his body.]]

:Megatron was released again the following year as "Hero" Megatron: a smaller, but similarly styled tank based off the M1 Abrams. This Megatron was purple and came with a bellows that fired an air-propelled missile.

: Hero Megatron was designed with articulation in mind, so he was loaded with multiple swivel and universal joints, giving him far greater movement compared to his original ''Generation 2'' toy.

: This toy was released in Europe, albeit with "MEGATRON RULES"-free blank chest sticker, as [[Archforce]]. It was also [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]].
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*'''Megatron''' (Go-Bot, 1995)

: Megatron was released in a third form, "Go-Bot" Megatron. This was a minor repaint of the previously released [[Blowout (G2)|Blowout]] mold, substituting silver for transparent gray plastic.

: In Japan, his hood was tampographed with a stylized T, with the Transformers logo set within.

*'''Unreleased'''
[[Image:G2CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|90px|I AM POWERED BY UNOBTAINIUM!]]
:In addition to these, Megatron had a few unreleased toys in the G2 line. The first was the Megatron ATB (with Starscream), a recolor of the [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] mold. The Beast Wars II [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] used the same deco, but had diffrent stickers. A second toy was a recolor of the Hero mold in a grey deco with black camoflauge stripes. The third toy was the flip changer used in 1997 as [[Machine Wars]] Megatron and [[Megaplex (MW)]].

===Machine Wars===
* '''Megatron''' (1997)
[[Image:MWMegatron_toy.jpg|right|thumb|And that's why Thundercracker turned green.]]

: This toy was redecoed from an unreleased Generation 2 flipchanger Megatron.
: Oddly, The Machine Wars stock photos (and even the boxart) have Megatron as the gray jet and [[Megaplex]] as the blue one, the opposite of the actual toys. Which means that either the package designers got everything wrong, or the toys were put on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue is. Like most other toys in the line, the boxart was recycled from an earlier figure, in this case from the [[Predator]] [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].

===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 07'''
[[Image:STFMegatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Not 20th Anniversary [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] gun.]]

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Megatron was released in 2004, coming with only his fusion cannon. Its other attachments were planed to be released, but were scrapped as the line was eventually cancelled. He is a simplified version of his original toy, yet retains most of his articulation.

: A VS-X homage set was also released the same year, packed with a ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Optimus Prime figure.

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===Robot Masters===
[[Image:RMReverseConvoy_toy.jpg|right|thumb|My Convoy counterpart is nearby. Real nearby.]]
* '''Reverse Convoy (Rebirth Megatron)''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-24'''
: A [[retool]] of the Generation 2 Hero Megatron, Reverse Convoy features an all-new cannon, a new Convoy head (where Megatron's head used to be), and a new Megatron head that flips out from behind the cannon. The cannon fires a [[missile]] when the barrel is pulled back. The back of the cannon also detaches and can form a hand-held weapon.

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===Titanium===
*'''Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumGIJoeHeroesMegatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|THE BOX OF DOOM.]]

:The Titanium Megatron toy was inspired by Dreamwave's first ''G.I. Joe'' crossover set in World War II. Since that Megatron's gun form was nonviable as a toy, a "tweaked-out" German Maus tank alternate mode was designed. The backstory of the Megatron from the crossover, including references to Cobra, was retained on the package, make it the first US figure ever produced as part of a ''G.I. Joe / TransFormers'' crossover.

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*'''War Within Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:Megatrontitaniumtww.jpg|right|thumb|THE... NAP OF DOOM?]]

:A new Megatron Titanium based on his War Within design was shown at [[Botcon 2006]], and was released in spring of 2007. Like the original comic book design, his robot mode will have a removeable arm cannon and shield, but unlike the original comic book design, his robot mode will transform into his robot mode at a different angle.

===Classics===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2006)
[[Image:Megatronclassicstoy.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Paint me black and give me to a kid, ASAP.]]

:This Megatron is a "fusion blaster" based loosely on the original Megatron toy and inspired by the Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster. Its scope/arm cannon houses a working crosshairs and its trigger includes clicking action. In order to pass modern safety regulations (both the government's and Hasbro's), its blaster mode includes lots of purple and green, plus bright orange on both the tip of the "barrel" and the scope.

:Although some official Hasbro photographs, including those appearing on the toy's packaging, show the gun mode's trigger and other small parts as being orange, those parts were gray in later stock photography and the final release.

:In these above mentioned early promotional photographs, Megatron also had noticeably different "eyebrow" paint applications that matched those of the original Megatron toy. These were two small black triangles on a gray plastic forehead. The final release has the placement of the black reversed, with two small gray triangles and a black forehead, sometimes referred to as Megatron's "unibrow" by fans.

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[[Image:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|right|thumb|His arm can be either a cannon or a ... ski? A ''spinning'' ski!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Deluxe versus set, 2006)

: The Megatron included in this two-pack is a tank inspired by the first Megatron toy from ''Generation 2''. Instead of a right hand, its arm ends in a blade with "spinning dervish action." He comes packaged with Optimus Prime and a "[[The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD.

:Many (all?) units of this figure come with Megatron's splayed feet assembled backwards, a fact which is not immediately apparent as the "heel" half of his feet are actually larger than the "toe" half (this is the opposite of most splay-footed transformers), and the situation is not helped by the promotional (exhibit A to your right) and box-art photography displaying an identically misassembled figure. However, examination of the instructions and any attempt to transform Megatron into tank mode immediately demonstrate the mistake, which is easily corrected by unscrewing the halves of his lower legs and reversing the foot pieces.

===Masterpiece===
[[Image:MasterpieceMegsBox.jpg|thumb|right|You will pay dearly for this. No, seriously.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-5'''

: Scaled to the same height as 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime/Masterpiece Convoy, Masterpiece Megatron is designed to make a figure closely resembling Megatron's fairly non-[[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] original animation model actually able to transform into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38 altmode. Something which, on paper, should be impossible. This results in an ''incredibly'' complex transformation, likely making it one of the most elaborate ''Transformers'' toys to date.

[[Image:MasterpieceMegsBigAssCannon.jpg|thumb|left|Dude, I don't even need to ''fire'' this thing. I could, like, totally just bash you to death with it...]]

: Similar to Masterpiece Starscream, Megatron contains virtually zero die-cast, the only metal components being his feet and some structural rods (and not even as many as you'd expect). Combined with the fact that most of his parts are very thin in order to accommodate the intricacy of the transformation, this results in a comparatively light toy for its size.

: Megatron has the least articulation of the Masterpiece line, lacking the ability to pivot out at the shoulder by more than a small angle, and his head also cannot look upwards. The figure is completely incapable of rotating its arms sideways at the elbowes. Also, due to the fact that the fusion cannon is very large (being [[scale|scaled]] for a realistic gun mode sight), it butts into the gun mode barrel behind his right shoulder whenever his arm is raised at any angle other than sraight ahead.

: Accessories include Megatron's purple energy flail from ''[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]'', the lightsaber (referred to by Takara as an "energy dagger" for obvious legal reasons) used in his duel against Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers: The Movie]]'', as well as the discarded laser pistol with which he subsequently kills him. Also included is a tiny translucent [[Kremzeek]] figure. His fusion cannon also contains a powerful red LED which casts a short-range spotlight when a button is pressed.

[[image:HLJplug.jpg|right|thumb|If you transformed into a gun, wouldn't plugging your barrel be the equivalent of castration?]]

: Due to updated realistic toy gun laws, a debate arose surrounding the Masterpiece Megatron toy. Many fans thought the toy would prove difficult to import into the United States. These fears lead to some online importers to modified the toys to comply with customs laws. Although initially believed that this would involve permanently painting both the sight and gunbarrel tips blaze orange or gluing on a large plug, final versions have been comparatively discreet. Manufactured by the individual importers, some retailers have elected to attach a rounded red plug into the barrel with "adhesive" (permanent?), while others have used a flat-tipped yellow plug that was apparently only temporarily secured with double-sided tape. Still other retailers chose not to modify the toys at all.

: Additionally, Australians have also had to deal with strict gun and gun replica laws. While some collectors have managed to recieve their Megatrons without incident, Australian Customs and the Federal Police have seized mass shipments and individual packages of the toy sent by certain online retailers, as they now classify ''Masterpiece'' Megatron as a gun replica.

===Revoltech===
* Series No. 025 '''Megatron''' (2007)
A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulate Megatron action figure(ine), Revoltech Megatron uses the Revoltech "revolver joints" (appropriate, if you think about it...) for maximum poseability. Megs comes with a non-removable fusion cannon and a few alternate hands, as well as an alternate head with its mouth open in either a smirk, growl or sneer, depending on how you read it. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Megatron.

This figure uses specialised grey revolver joints in order to better blend with the surrounding sculpted parts.

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Megatron Megatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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