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Transformers (2007 toyline)

2007-08-19T20:51:33Z

71.100.22.41: /* Role Play */

Remarkably, the producers of the small independent [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers film]] opening in July 2007 have obtained part of their financing by selling the ''merchandising'' rights for the movie.

==Toyline==

===Action Figures ("main" line)===

'''Preview Figures (Movie Deluxe class)'''
*Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]

'''Wave 1'''

'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (includes small figure of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]])
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
*[[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] (a non-Movie character, though some designs were made at some point in production)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (includes non-transforming [[Scale|scaled-down]] figurine of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Wave 3'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (a non-Movie character, was to appear in the film, but was replaced by Ironhide)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Camaro Concept Bumblebee]]
*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]

'''Wave 4'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Final Battle Jazz]]
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Rescue Ratchet]] ([[G1]]-[[homage]] [[redeco]] of Ratchet)
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (a non-Movie character, [[redeco]]/[[remold]] of Starscream

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 5'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Dropkick]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]] (a repaint of Barricade)

====Future Releases====
As of Botcon and Comic-Con 2007, several new Transformers have been confirmed.

'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] (non-Movie character)
*[[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]
*[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|First Strike Optimus Prime]]
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]]
*[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Desert Attack Brawl]]

====Other Action Figures====

====Movie Legends====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

====Movie [[Real Gear Robots]]====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Speed Dial 800]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Longview]] (Binoculars)
*[[Spy Shot 6]] (Digital Camera)
*[[Power Up VT6]] (Portable Video Game Player)

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Booster X10]] (MP3 Player)
*[[Zoom Out 25X]] (Digital Video Camera)

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Meantime]] (Digital Watch)
*[[High Score 100]] (Game Console Controller)

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Wire Tap V20]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Night Beat 7]] (MP3 Player)

====Movie Ultimate====
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]]

'''Fast Transformers Fun'''
====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
(non-transforming)
*Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Cyber Stompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

====Cyber Slammers====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)]]

====Fast Action Battlers====
'''Wave 1'''
*Cannon Blast [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*Battle Blade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*Power Hook [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Ion Blast [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]

'''Wave 2'''
*Double Missile [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*Axe Attack [[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 3'''
*Disc Blast [[Frenzy (Movie)|Decepticon Frenzy]]
*Gyro Blade [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
*Fusion Blast [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Wave 4'''
*Blade Shield [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*Plasma Punch [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

====Role Play====

*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] Voice Changer (helmet)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] Battle Rig Blaster
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] Barrel Roll Blaster
*Transformers Water Shooter

====T.E.C.H. (Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware====

'''Wave 1'''
*Digital Dagger
*Quick Bow

'''Wave 2'''
*Tight Shot
*Flash Bang

'''Wave 3'''
*Autofire

===Plain Transformers Fun===
'''Mr Potato Head Transformers'''
*[[Optimash Prime]]

'''Plush Transformers
*[[Optimus Prime (G1) toys|Softimus Prime]] ([[G1]]-style Prime, soft toy transforms by turning inside out, using velcro)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Slumblebee]] (ditto, for G1-styled Bumblebee)

'''Robot Heroes'''
(2-inch non-transforming cutified figurines similar to Star Wars Galactic Heroes et al. [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] characters in Movie packaging)
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Ravage]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] vs. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Insecticon]] (Actually Hot Rod vs. Shrapnel)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] vs. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] vs. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

Wave 3
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] unleashing the Matrix vs. [[Unicron]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]

===Collector===
'''Unleashed'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

'''Movie Titanium'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]

==Merchandise==
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=123245 Exhaustive Transformers 2007 merchandise list, maintained by AMS.]

==Trivia==
*As of the Movie toyline, the "Ultra" pricepoint has been abolished. Whether this will continue to be the case for future lines remains to be seen, although Hasbro has stated a possible return to this pricepoint with Classics 2.0.

[[Category: Movie]]
[[Category: Toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Transformers (2007 toyline)

2007-08-19T20:51:09Z

71.100.22.41: /* T.E.C.H. (Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware */

Remarkably, the producers of the small independent [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers film]] opening in July 2007 have obtained part of their financing by selling the ''merchandising'' rights for the movie.

==Toyline==

===Action Figures ("main" line)===

'''Preview Figures (Movie Deluxe class)'''
*Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]

'''Wave 1'''

'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (includes small figure of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]])
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
*[[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] (a non-Movie character, though some designs were made at some point in production)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (includes non-transforming [[Scale|scaled-down]] figurine of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Wave 3'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (a non-Movie character, was to appear in the film, but was replaced by Ironhide)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Camaro Concept Bumblebee]]
*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]

'''Wave 4'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Final Battle Jazz]]
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Rescue Ratchet]] ([[G1]]-[[homage]] [[redeco]] of Ratchet)
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (a non-Movie character, [[redeco]]/[[remold]] of Starscream

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 5'''
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Dropkick]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]] (a repaint of Barricade)

====Future Releases====
As of Botcon and Comic-Con 2007, several new Transformers have been confirmed.

'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] (non-Movie character)
*[[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]
*[[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|First Strike Optimus Prime]]
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]]
*[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Desert Attack Brawl]]

====Other Action Figures====

====Movie Legends====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

====Movie [[Real Gear Robots]]====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Speed Dial 800]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Longview]] (Binoculars)
*[[Spy Shot 6]] (Digital Camera)
*[[Power Up VT6]] (Portable Video Game Player)

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Booster X10]] (MP3 Player)
*[[Zoom Out 25X]] (Digital Video Camera)

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Meantime]] (Digital Watch)
*[[High Score 100]] (Game Console Controller)

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Wire Tap V20]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Night Beat 7]] (MP3 Player)

====Movie Ultimate====
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]]

'''Fast Transformers Fun'''
====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
(non-transforming)
*Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Cyber Stompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

====Cyber Slammers====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)]]

====Fast Action Battlers====
'''Wave 1'''
*Cannon Blast [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*Battle Blade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*Power Hook [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Ion Blast [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]

'''Wave 2'''
*Double Missile [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*Axe Attack [[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

'''Wave 3'''
*Disc Blast [[Frenzy (Movie)|Decepticon Frenzy]]
*Gyro Blade [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
*Fusion Blast [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

'''Wave 4'''
*Blade Shield [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*Plasma Punch [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

====Role Play====
====T.E.C.H. (Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware====

'''Wave 1'''
*Digital Dagger
*Quick Bow

'''Wave 2'''
*Tight Shot
*Flash Bang

'''Wave 3'''
*Autofire

===Plain Transformers Fun===
'''Mr Potato Head Transformers'''
*[[Optimash Prime]]

'''Plush Transformers
*[[Optimus Prime (G1) toys|Softimus Prime]] ([[G1]]-style Prime, soft toy transforms by turning inside out, using velcro)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Slumblebee]] (ditto, for G1-styled Bumblebee)

'''Robot Heroes'''
(2-inch non-transforming cutified figurines similar to Star Wars Galactic Heroes et al. [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] characters in Movie packaging)
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Ravage]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] vs. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Insecticon]] (Actually Hot Rod vs. Shrapnel)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] vs. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] vs. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

Wave 3
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] unleashing the Matrix vs. [[Unicron]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]

===Collector===
'''Unleashed'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

'''Movie Titanium'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]

==Merchandise==
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=123245 Exhaustive Transformers 2007 merchandise list, maintained by AMS.]

==Trivia==
*As of the Movie toyline, the "Ultra" pricepoint has been abolished. Whether this will continue to be the case for future lines remains to be seen, although Hasbro has stated a possible return to this pricepoint with Classics 2.0.

[[Category: Movie]]
[[Category: Toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Alexis Thi Dang

2007-08-13T02:19:03Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

:''Alexis is a [[human]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family''

[[Image:Alexis.jpg|right|thumb|Future hot government diplomat or future hot hippie protester?]]

'''Alexis''' wants to be [[President of the United States|President]] when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Keeping her friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] from killing themselves every day has got to be less troublesome than running the free world.

:''Japanese name: '''Alexa'''''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Tabitha St. Germain]] (US), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japan)
====''Armada''====

When the [[Decepticon]] turncoat [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] joined the ranks of the [[Autobots]], Alexis took a shine to him. However, Starscream dismissed her, and the other human children as he was only concerned with defeating [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when the former Decepticon and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] travelled to [[Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis. {{Storylink|Mars (Armada episode|Mars}}

In return for his kindness, the kids threw him a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift in the same episode when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], obstensibly so as to destroy Megatron. What a jerk. {{Storylink|Crack (Armada episode)|Crack}}

[[Image:Chamois_WHY.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Why Starscream? WHHHHHYYYY?!?]]

Much later, she revealed to Starscream that she had fashioned an [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] (that was somehow tied to his very spark) out of the rock he had procured for her. When Starscream was destroyed by [[Unicron]], her amulet cracked symbolically, alerting her to the fact something was very wrong. {{Storylink|Cramp}}

Alexis was hit hardest when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] reported Starscream's noble death. At the time, she didn't understand why he did what he did, and sought comfort with Rad. However, when the Autobots and Decepticons forged their new alliance, she was comforted by the fact that Starscream's sacrifice did not go in vain, and felt that he would have loved to see the day the three Transformers factions joined together. {{Storylink|Alliance}}

{{-}}

====''Energon''====

Ten years later, Alexis recovered from her loss and was now working as a diplomat on behalf of the [[Earth]] Federation, usually as a liason between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Because of her position, she is frequently in contact with [[Doctor Jones|Dr. Jones']] family, with the good doctor himself taking a somewhat disturbing interest in her.

While Alexis now represents the interests of Earth, she still has faith in Optimus Prime and trusts his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during in the Unicron Battles.

====''Cybertron''====
She dimension hopped.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====
Alexis was an peace activist, who was instrumental in saving Kicker's life. Rad was annoyed with her constant attitude to changing things, as it means she won't be sticking around. When a Battle Ravage attacks, Rad believed her to be dead. When she popped up alive and fine, they hugged.

''(The two never fulfill their romantic sub-plot, as Dreamwave folded.)''

===Panini comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

===''Legends'' anthology===

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.

* Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of ''[[The Transformers: Legends of the Microns Sound of Evolution Vol. 2]]'' (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people".

* The ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.

{{-}}
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[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Humans]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Alexis Thi Dang

2007-08-13T02:18:29Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Cybertron'' */

:''Alexis is a [[human]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family''

[[Image:Alexis.jpg|right|thumb|Future hot government diplomat or future hot hippie protester?]]

'''Alexis''' wants to be [[President of the United States|President]] when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Keeping her friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] from killing themselves every day has got to be less troublesome than running the free world.

:''Japanese name: '''Alexa'''''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Tabitha St. Germain]] (US), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japan)
====''Armada''====

When the [[Decepticon]] turncoat [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] joined the ranks of the [[Autobots]], Alexis took a shine to him. However, Starscream dismissed her, and the other human children as he was only concerned with defeating [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when the former Decepticon and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] travelled to [[Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis. {{Storylink|Mars (Armada episode|Mars}}

In return for his kindness, the kids threw him a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift in the same episode when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], obstensibly so as to destroy Megatron. What a jerk. {{Storylink|Crack (Armada episode)|Crack}}

[[Image:Chamois_WHY.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Why Starscream? WHHHHHYYYY?!?]]

Much later, she revealed to Starscream that she had fashioned an [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] (that was somehow tied to his very spark) out of the rock he had procured for her. When Starscream was destroyed by [[Unicron]], her amulet cracked symbolically, alerting her to the fact something was very wrong. {{Storylink|Cramp}}

Alexis was hit hardest when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] reported Starscream's noble death. At the time, she didn't understand why he did what he did, and sought comfort with Rad. However, when the Autobots and Decepticons forged their new alliance, she was comforted by the fact that Starscream's sacrifice did not go in vain, and felt that he would have loved to see the day the three Transformers factions joined together. {{Storylink|Alliance}}

{{-}}

====''Energon''====

Ten years later, Alexis recovered from her loss and was now working as a diplomat on behalf of the [[Earth]] Federation, usually as a liason between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Because of her position, she is frequently in contact with [[Doctor Jones|Dr. Jones']] family, with the good doctor himself taking a somewhat disturbing interest in her.

While Alexis now represents the interests of Earth, she still has faith in Optimus Prime and trusts his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during in the Unicron Battles.

====''Cybertron''====
She dimension hopped.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====
Alexis was an peace activist, who was instrumental in saving Kicker's life. Rad was annoyed with her constant attitude to changing things, as it means she won't be sticking around. When a Battle Ravage attacks, Rad believed her to be dead. When she popped up alive and fine, they hugged.

''(The two never fulfill their romantic sub-plot, as Dreamwave folded.)''

===Panini comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

===''Legends'' anthology===

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.

* Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of ''[[The Transformers: Legends of the Microns Sound of Evolution Vol. 2]]'' (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people".

* The ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.

{{-}}
{{stub}}
[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Humans]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Carlos Lopez

2007-08-13T02:17:39Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Cybertron'' */

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Holy [[frijole]]s!]]

'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor_(Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, and he fantasizes about holographic dead girls.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticons]]. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[Highwire (Armada)|Highwire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobots]]. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Carlos just happens to sound just like [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and [[Beachhead]] in [[G.I._Joe|G.I. Joe:]] Spy Troops. He is also easily the most annoyingly petulant of the human children that befriend the Autobots.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)
In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha_Q|Alpha Quintesson's]] [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype.

Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] enquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====

He dimension hopped.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the '''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]''', Carlos was ten years old at the start of Armada. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the Dreamwave comics.

{{stub}}

[[Category: Humans|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Armada characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Energon characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|Lopez, Carlos]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Rad White

2007-08-13T02:16:33Z

71.100.22.41: /* Fiction */

{{disambig2|the human friend of the [[Autobot]]s from [[Armada]]|the Autobot [[Action Master]] from [[Generation 1]]|Rad (G1)}}
:''Rad is a [[human]] character in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rad-armada.jpg|thumb|250px|...and I want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!]]
'''Bradley "Rad" White''' is your typical kid who's the son of brilliant scientists. He likes to [[High_Wire|ride his bike]], he likes to explore caves, he likes to grab excitedly at radioactive things-- wait, what?

Basically, Rad has a natural, insatiable curiosity about all things. Unfortunately, this curiosity goes unchecked when he's hanging out with his best friend [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], so it takes the watchful eye of the intelligent-but-much-more-reserved [[Alexis]] to keep them both out of trouble. His parents hope that some day Rad can channel this curiosity more productively.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (US), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japan)
[[Image:Rad_dork.jpg|left|thumb|145px|All hail President Skroob!]]

One day, Rad and [[Carlos_Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Against the advice of Carlos, Rad was drawn towards a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Little did Rad know that he had unwittingly set in motion the next destructive phase in the great Transformers war, an endless battle of rage and hatred between the heroic [[Autobots]] and the evil [[Decepticons]]. Thanks a lot, kid.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (US), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japan)

[[Image:Sally_hugs_Rad.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Rad, you dirty dog.]]

By 2020, Rad had been shipped off to Cybertron and was working as an assistant to [[Dr. Brian Jones]], presumably because he wouldn't shut up about the Transformers.

Much to Dr. Jones' chagrin, his [[Sally Jones|daughter]] appears to have a thing for Rad.

====''Cybertron''====
He dimension hopped.

{{-}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
====Armada====

Rad is the one to activate the crashed Mini-Con vessel, bringing to life it's crew and alerting the Autobots and The Decepticons to Earth. After being saved, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, having bonded with the Mini-Cons, want to help, but Prime states that they cannot be involved.

Much later, Rad is made a prisoner of the Mini-Con [[Destruction Team]], held captive on their moonbase strapped to a bomb. He's saved in time of course, then told by Prime in the final issues to again take a flying leap as the Autobots departed to confront [[Unicron]].

====Energon====

Rad whines a lot about Alexis being worldy and active as a peace activist, she tried to tenderly say goodbye, but he brushes her off and upsets her. An attack from Battle Ravage forces causes a series of explosions that seem to eliminate Alexis, dismaying Rad. Alexis turns out to be alive, and he embraces her before urging her to get into his jeep to escape the destruction.

[[Dreamwave]] folded before...you know...''Barry White?''

===Panini comics continuity===
====Armada====

==Associated characters==
[[Image:Radparents.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Their workplace is no [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]], but it'll do.]]
* In the Dreamwave comic, Rad's unnamed parents, Mr. and Mrs. White (Dr. and Dr.?), work at the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].
[[Image:Rads_parents.jpg|right|thumb|170px|Even they don't want to hear about the Transformers.]]
* In the animated series, they looked totally different.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Rad was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he enjoyed outdoor sports, and implied that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gave him [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] as a personal possession.

* The '''Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook''' backs up that Rad was 12 years old at the start of Armada and that he enjoyed outdoor sports, specifically on his BMX bike.

* Rad has the unfortunate penchant of saying '"Wicked Sweet!", usually when something impresses him greatly. It is quite possible that by 2010 this will be an acceptable form of slang.

* As stated in the first episode, Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Alexis]], [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] go to Lincoln Middle School. Exciting trivia!

{{stub}}

[[Category: Armada characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Energon characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Humans|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|White, Rad]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Rad White

2007-08-13T02:15:33Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the human friend of the [[Autobot]]s from [[Armada]]|the Autobot [[Action Master]] from [[Generation 1]]|Rad (G1)}}
:''Rad is a [[human]] character in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rad-armada.jpg|thumb|250px|...and I want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!]]
'''Bradley "Rad" White''' is your typical kid who's the son of brilliant scientists. He likes to [[High_Wire|ride his bike]], he likes to explore caves, he likes to grab excitedly at radioactive things-- wait, what?

Basically, Rad has a natural, insatiable curiosity about all things. Unfortunately, this curiosity goes unchecked when he's hanging out with his best friend [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], so it takes the watchful eye of the intelligent-but-much-more-reserved [[Alexis]] to keep them both out of trouble. His parents hope that some day Rad can channel this curiosity more productively.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (US), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japan)
[[Image:Rad_dork.jpg|left|thumb|145px|All hail President Skroob!]]

One day, Rad and [[Carlos_Lopez|Carlos]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Against the advice of Carlos, Rad was drawn towards a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Little did Rad know that he had unwittingly set in motion the next destructive phase in the great Transformers war, an endless battle of rage and hatred between the heroic [[Autobots]] and the evil [[Decepticons]]. Thanks a lot, kid.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirby Morrow]] (US), [[Masataka Nakai]] (Japan)

[[Image:Sally_hugs_Rad.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Rad, you dirty dog.]]

By 2020, Rad had been shipped off to Cybertron and was working as an assistant to [[Dr. Brian Jones]], presumably because he wouldn't shut up about the Transformers.

Much to Dr. Jones' chagrin, his [[Sally Jones|daughter]] appears to have a thing for Rad.

{{-}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
====Armada====

Rad is the one to activate the crashed Mini-Con vessel, bringing to life it's crew and alerting the Autobots and The Decepticons to Earth. After being saved, Rad, Carlos, and Alexis, having bonded with the Mini-Cons, want to help, but Prime states that they cannot be involved.

Much later, Rad is made a prisoner of the Mini-Con [[Destruction Team]], held captive on their moonbase strapped to a bomb. He's saved in time of course, then told by Prime in the final issues to again take a flying leap as the Autobots departed to confront [[Unicron]].

====Energon====

Rad whines a lot about Alexis being worldy and active as a peace activist, she tried to tenderly say goodbye, but he brushes her off and upsets her. An attack from Battle Ravage forces causes a series of explosions that seem to eliminate Alexis, dismaying Rad. Alexis turns out to be alive, and he embraces her before urging her to get into his jeep to escape the destruction.

[[Dreamwave]] folded before...you know...''Barry White?''

===Panini comics continuity===
====Armada====

==Associated characters==
[[Image:Radparents.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Their workplace is no [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]], but it'll do.]]
* In the Dreamwave comic, Rad's unnamed parents, Mr. and Mrs. White (Dr. and Dr.?), work at the [[Cosmoscope Research Center]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].
[[Image:Rads_parents.jpg|right|thumb|170px|Even they don't want to hear about the Transformers.]]
* In the animated series, they looked totally different.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Rad was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he enjoyed outdoor sports, and implied that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] gave him [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] as a personal possession.

* The '''Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook''' backs up that Rad was 12 years old at the start of Armada and that he enjoyed outdoor sports, specifically on his BMX bike.

* Rad has the unfortunate penchant of saying '"Wicked Sweet!", usually when something impresses him greatly. It is quite possible that by 2010 this will be an acceptable form of slang.

* As stated in the first episode, Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Alexis]], [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] go to Lincoln Middle School. Exciting trivia!

{{stub}}

[[Category: Armada characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Energon characters|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Humans|White, Rad]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|White, Rad]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Carlos Lopez

2007-08-13T02:14:39Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

:''Carlos is a [[human]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Carlos.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Holy [[frijole]]s!]]

'''Carlos Lopez''' is a typical kid. He goes to school, he likes to [[Grindor_(Armada)|skateboard]], he hangs around giant transforming alien robots, and he fantasizes about holographic dead girls.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)

One day, Carlos and his best friend [[Rad White|Rad]] went exploring into the caverns deep beneath the local [[Cosmoscope_Research_Center|observatory]]. Inside, they found the curious remains of a clearly artificial construction, seemingly far in advance of human technology. Rad discovered a [[Mini-Con_storage_panel|glowing green pentagonal artifact]] half buried in the rubble, and against Carlos' advice, his friend was drawn towards the strange object. Touching it, the entire structure began to shake, suddenly springing to life as thousands of computers lit up the walls.

At home, [[Alexis]] felt the tremors and used her computer to pinpoint the epicenter of the apparent earthquake as the mountain caverns that Rad and Carlos were exploring. Similarly, the scientists and researchers at the observatory were baffled by the sudden movement of the Earth. As Rad and Carlos made their escape with the artifact, a bright light engulfed the chamber they were in, simultaneously shutting down all electronic equipment in Licoln, as well as emitting three distinctly coloured distress signals beams into the sky.

One beam, green, reached an [[Exodus|ancient starship wreck]] on the dark side of the moon, causing it to fire hundreds of smaller beams of green light at the [[Earth]]. The two remaining signal beams, coloured red and purple, continued deep into space until it reached [[Cybertron_(planet)|a cold, distant metal world]].

Emerging from the cave with Rad, Carlos turned to see a huge glowing purple sphere of pulsating energy floating in mid-air, which soon solidified into a huge robot. This being was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], supreme leader of the evil [[Decepticons]]. As he tried to take the object Rad had found, which had now revealed itself to be [[Highwire (Armada)|Highwire]], a sought-after [[Mini-Con]], suddenly another massive robot ordered Megatron to stand down. He was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the heroic [[Autobots]]. As the pair grappled, Rad mused that somehow this was all his fault. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Carlos just happens to sound just like [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and [[Beachhead]] in [[G.I._Joe|G.I. Joe:]] Spy Troops. He is also easily the most annoyingly petulant of the human children that befriend the Autobots.

====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Matt Hill]] (US), [[Yukie Maeda]] (Japan)
In 2020, Carlos was posted on the Earth Federation's space station orbiting [[Mars]]. During a surprise attack by [[Alpha_Q|Alpha Quintesson's]] [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcons]], he uttered the immortal phrase '''"[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]"''', thus proving he isn't a horrible ethnic stereotype.

Later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] enquired about the attack, but Carlos was unable to provide any additional information. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====

He's not dead yet.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====

==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Carlos was 12 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated that he is good at sports, loves rap and skateboarding, and has been friends with Rad since kindergarten.

* According to the '''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]''', Carlos was ten years old at the start of Armada. It also specified that he enjoyed hip-hop, and that while he was not a great student, he was an excellent mechanic. Although this particular bit of his character didn't make it into the animated series, it ''was'' an important part of his role in the Dreamwave comics.

{{stub}}

[[Category: Humans|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Armada characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Energon characters|Lopez, Carlos]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|Lopez, Carlos]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Kicker Jones

2007-08-13T02:12:05Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Energon'' */

:''Kicker is a [[human]] character in the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kicker-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I wanna be Bob Dylan, Kicker Jones wishes he was somebody a little more funky.]]

'''Chad "Kicker" Jones''' is the son of [[Dr. Brian Jones]] and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda Jones]]. He's brash and headstrong, always ready to leap before he looks. During the war over [[energon]], Kicker accompanied the [[Autobot]]s on many of their missions, even fighting [[Decepticon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] himself by utilizing a high-tech battlesuit developed by his father. He is a top-notch cyclist, though his real strength is in his mysterious ability to detect and harness the power of energon.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
Voice actor:'' [[Brad Swaile]] (US), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japan), [[Masumi Asano]] (Young Kicker, Japan)

[[Image:Autobot_jerks.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Meanies.]]

Soon after the end of the ''Unicron Battles'', [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to lead the new Autobot-Decepticon alliance. With it came contact and diplomatic ties to Earth's governments, after [[Rad]] secretly invited the Jones family to Cybertron.

The Autobots transported them aboard their flagship, the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]], and among the occupants were their friends [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis]], as well as Dr. Brian Jones, humanity's foremost expert on the newly discovered ore, energon. He brought along his young son, Chad (nicknamed Kicker), who was very afraid of this strange, metal world and its towering giant robot inhabitants. While his father was busy, Kicker ran away, hiding in a long-ruined part of Cybertron. This led Optimus Prime to search for him, warning that the areas was strictly off-limits.

[[Image:Energon_Kicker_DrJones_Mars.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A father and son walk on the surface of a hostile planet... sounds fun.]]

While trying to escape the Autobot leader, Kicker accidentally fell down a long shaft and was suddenly saved by a mysterious glowing entity who later revealed himself to be [[Primus]]. Primus was fascinated by the human child, and declared that he would unleash Kicker's full potential. Having sensed the 'scent of the sun' on Kicker, Primus jumpstarted an evolutionary trait and Kicker was imbued with the essense of energon. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

Primus' gift to Kicker was an unusual ability to detect energon, manifesting itself as an eerie glowing of his hair, and this power was exploited by his father. Dr. Jones dragged the young Kicker from planet to planet, wherever they expected to find energon. Over time, due to his experiences on Cybertron, this mysterious power, as well as his father's often casual indifference to his son's well-being and wishes, led Kicker to greatly resent his father and the Transformers. Nevertheless, he still cared about his family, especially his younger sister, [[Sally Jones|Sally]], and would fight to protect them. Somehow, he found the time to form a relationship with [[Misha]], a young scientist stationed on a research outpost in Plain City.

[[Image:Kicker_hit_wall.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Feel my angst, stupid wall!]]

Some ten years later on the day [[Ocean City]] discovered energon, Kicker was still bitter at his ordeal and his status as a tool for his father's scientific research, which concerned his mother. After the Cybertron City on [[Mars ]] is destroyed by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] Kicker is the first to realize Cybertron City was their next target. Riding outside the city with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in tow and concerned for the safety of his family inside, Kicker lured the strange beast Transformers away until he was surrounded but is saved at the last moment by Optimus Prime's Autobot reinforcements. Angry that his father had asked Optimus Prime to look after the boy, Kicker took off again away from the city and soon ended up in trouble despite assistance from the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Once again, Optimus Prime came to his rescue by throwing him a special suit developed by Dr. Jones specifically to protect Kicker in dangerous situations. After the dust settled, Optimus Prime explained that Dr. Jones knew Kicker would refuse to allow the Autobots to protect him, so the suit was made so Kicker could fight alongside the Autobots.

[[Image:Energon_KickerGrindor_Ep5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's competing against [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] in the hoverboard championship.]]

Kicker is regarded as a new legend by the Transformers on Cybertron, having located over a dozen energon points himself, resulting in the various Cybertron Cities throughout the solar system.

In battle, he was usually partnered with Ironhide. Early on, neither of the pair got along with each other with Kicker being all angsty and Ironhide being a doofus, but eventually both became good friends.

====''Cybertron''====
He dimension hopped and got a rugged look.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Energon''====
[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Unsuited.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Even Scorponok knows a stupid name when he hears it.]]

At 16 years of age, Kicker was spending his time in the Australian outback, using his energon-detection powers at [[Alterenergy|Alterenergy's]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation. (Unlike the cartoon, his powers were never explained.) He longed for more excitement, but he complied with the wishes of his father, who also worked for Alterenergy.{{Storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

The monotony was broken, however, when [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] raid on the facility. This was possibly the first Decepticon attack on Earth in a decade, and it's unclear whether Kicker even knew about the existence of Transformers. He fled on a motorcycle, but [[Battle Ravage (Energon)|Battle Ravage]] took chase. Nearby, Alexis had been leading a protest against Alterenergy's strip-mining practices, and she saw Kicker wipe out. When Battle Ravage caught up, she shot the Terrorcon in the eye with a flare gun, then joined Kicker on his bike. But that only prolonged the hunt; Battle Ravage still managed to capture them and bring them back to Scorponok.

Just by looking at him, Scorponok could tell that Kicker had a "unique physiology. The proximity of energon fires sensory nodes in his medulla oblongata, resonating throughout his entire nervous system." (It's unclear how many Transformers could see this. Tidal Wave said outright that he "doesn't look like anything to me." But it's vaguely implied that Battle Ravage had retrieved him alive because of his abilities.) When the Autobots inevitably appeared, Scorponok kept Kicker specially captive, but Alexis was able to escape with the help of Rad and Carlos, who were part of an Alternenergy rescue team. (Notably, Rad was wearing a suit that looked very much like the one that would become Kicker's signature look.) Rad also destroyed one of the Terrorcons' energon siphons, which apparently damaged their operation enough that Scorponok felt the need to retreat.

[[Image:KickerRadAlexis_Comic.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Have a stupid name, get a white tech-suit. It's [[Spike_Witwicky#Animated_continuity|tradition.]]]]

But he didn't retreat far; they simply attacked Alterenergy's nearby Mobile Command Center. Scorponok was betting that Kicker would be emotionally attached to someone there and would help the Terrorcons if they stopped the assault. He was right. Dr. Jones himself was there, and in fact was nearly killed. So Kicker led them to another energon source, but the Autobots were still in pursuit. As the battle renewed, Hot Shot rescued Kicker, who had already laid the seeds for the Terrorcons' defeat. The energon source he had found for them "wasn't, y'know, exactly... pure." This caused the siphons to explode, and [[Alpha Quintesson]] teleported all the Terrorcons back to Unicron.

During the rescue, Hot Shot had given Kicker a suit that, as mentioned earlier, looked like Rad's. [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] said it was something Dr. Jones and the Autobots had "cooked up together." Kicker would never be seen dressed in anything else from that point on.

He seemed quite happy helping the Autobots afterwards, probably due to the newfound adventure. They took him around the world in search of energon, from the Yukon{{storylink|Omni-Potent}} to the Black Sea.{{storylink|Multiplicity}} In the latter locale, he had [[Signal Flare]] create an energon bubble around him so he could go underwater and plant a drill module while his [[Omnicon]] companions stayed onshore. But just as he was setting up the drill on the sea bottom, a Terrorcon squad attacked. Signal Flare's energon stream was interrupted, and the bubble collapsed. Despite his super-special suit, Kicker simply choked and then floated motionless.

[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Suited.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Kicker Jonah.]]

[[Sharkticon]] engulfed him and may have purposefully revived him, as the mission had been to capture him alive. At any rate, Sharkticon surfaced and flipped on his back, then his belly exploded. Kicker levitated from within, surrounded by a ball of energy, powered by the "energon well" below. He saw the Terrorcons standing over the defeated Omnicons onshore, so he sent streams of energon into his allies, reviving them. They quickly chased the Terrorcons off, and Kicker reveled in how his energon-manipulation powers were growing. "The more I work my energon mojo, the stronger I seem to get. It's like... there's no limits, none."

Except bankruptcy. [[Dreamwave|Dreamwave's]] collapse meant Kicker's story ended there.
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SL-14'''

: The first Kicker toy is based upon [[Takara]]'s 2003 ''[[Microman]]'' body. As such, it is super-posable, and its parts are fully interchangeable with other ''Microman'' figures. He is armed with a small, non-transforming silver version of the [[Energon Saber]], plus his torso armor and belt are removable.

: The toy is ''incredibly'' breakable. Some people have bought them only to find them broken ''in-package''.

*'''STD Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''

[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker_toy.jpg|right|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: This limited-edition set (celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Microman'' and the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' in Japan) contains an exclusive variant of Kicker, with an exclusive variant of the Deluxe-level [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Energon 3|Optimus Prime]] toy. This version of Kicker uses clear-black plastic rather than opaque (which makes it ''even more'' susceptible to breaking with even moderate pressure than the normal Microman Kicker, so '''''be careful'''''), uses vacuum-metalized chrome on the body armor, plus along with a gold-chromed version of the Energon Saber accessory, also has an exclusive chromed [[Megatron Sword]].

*'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)

: This special clear-red version of Kicker is a [[Lucky Draw]] prize, limited to 100 pieces. He also comes with a red-chromed Energon Saber accessory (and goes very well with the Japanese mail-away "Fire" version of STD Grand Convoy). Contest entries were found in the ''Super Link'' soundtrack CD and the first three volumes of the ''Super Link'' DVD, and the prize winners were announced in August 2004.

*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[Image:Energon_Kicker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|130px|I hear they're over the sophomore jinx.]]

: [[Hasbro]]'s release of Kicker is an all-new sculpt, based around the 3'3/4 inch 2003 ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' "Valor Vs Venom" body design. He comes packed with a Joe-scaled (though slightly oversized) version of [[High Wire]], also an all-new sculpt. Kicker has a [[Spark crystal]] located on his backpack, which can be used as a mounting point for [[energon chip]]s.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivKicker/kicker.htm Kicker at TFU.info]

*[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/dvdkicker.htm Kicker Energon Edition gallery at Autobase Aichi]

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[[Category: Humans|Kicker]]
[[Category: Energon characters|Kicker]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|Kicker]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Kicker Jones

2007-08-13T02:11:40Z

71.100.22.41: /* Fiction */

:''Kicker is a [[human]] character in the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kicker-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I wanna be Bob Dylan, Kicker Jones wishes he was somebody a little more funky.]]

'''Chad "Kicker" Jones''' is the son of [[Dr. Brian Jones]] and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda Jones]]. He's brash and headstrong, always ready to leap before he looks. During the war over [[energon]], Kicker accompanied the [[Autobot]]s on many of their missions, even fighting [[Decepticon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] himself by utilizing a high-tech battlesuit developed by his father. He is a top-notch cyclist, though his real strength is in his mysterious ability to detect and harness the power of energon.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
Voice actor:'' [[Brad Swaile]] (US), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japan), [[Masumi Asano]] (Young Kicker, Japan)

[[Image:Autobot_jerks.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Meanies.]]

Soon after the end of the ''Unicron Battles'', [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to lead the new Autobot-Decepticon alliance. With it came contact and diplomatic ties to Earth's governments, after [[Rad]] secretly invited the Jones family to Cybertron.

The Autobots transported them aboard their flagship, the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]], and among the occupants were their friends [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis]], as well as Dr. Brian Jones, humanity's foremost expert on the newly discovered ore, energon. He brought along his young son, Chad (nicknamed Kicker), who was very afraid of this strange, metal world and its towering giant robot inhabitants. While his father was busy, Kicker ran away, hiding in a long-ruined part of Cybertron. This led Optimus Prime to search for him, warning that the areas was strictly off-limits.

[[Image:Energon_Kicker_DrJones_Mars.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A father and son walk on the surface of a hostile planet... sounds fun.]]

While trying to escape the Autobot leader, Kicker accidentally fell down a long shaft and was suddenly saved by a mysterious glowing entity who later revealed himself to be [[Primus]]. Primus was fascinated by the human child, and declared that he would unleash Kicker's full potential. Having sensed the 'scent of the sun' on Kicker, Primus jumpstarted an evolutionary trait and Kicker was imbued with the essense of energon. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

Primus' gift to Kicker was an unusual ability to detect energon, manifesting itself as an eerie glowing of his hair, and this power was exploited by his father. Dr. Jones dragged the young Kicker from planet to planet, wherever they expected to find energon. Over time, due to his experiences on Cybertron, this mysterious power, as well as his father's often casual indifference to his son's well-being and wishes, led Kicker to greatly resent his father and the Transformers. Nevertheless, he still cared about his family, especially his younger sister, [[Sally Jones|Sally]], and would fight to protect them. Somehow, he found the time to form a relationship with [[Misha]], a young scientist stationed on a research outpost in Plain City.

[[Image:Kicker_hit_wall.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Feel my angst, stupid wall!]]

Some ten years later on the day [[Ocean City]] discovered energon, Kicker was still bitter at his ordeal and his status as a tool for his father's scientific research, which concerned his mother. After the Cybertron City on [[Mars ]] is destroyed by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] Kicker is the first to realize Cybertron City was their next target. Riding outside the city with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in tow and concerned for the safety of his family inside, Kicker lured the strange beast Transformers away until he was surrounded but is saved at the last moment by Optimus Prime's Autobot reinforcements. Angry that his father had asked Optimus Prime to look after the boy, Kicker took off again away from the city and soon ended up in trouble despite assistance from the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Once again, Optimus Prime came to his rescue by throwing him a special suit developed by Dr. Jones specifically to protect Kicker in dangerous situations. After the dust settled, Optimus Prime explained that Dr. Jones knew Kicker would refuse to allow the Autobots to protect him, so the suit was made so Kicker could fight alongside the Autobots.

[[Image:Energon_KickerGrindor_Ep5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's competing against [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] in the hoverboard championship.]]

Kicker is regarded as a new legend by the Transformers on Cybertron, having located over a dozen energon points himself, resulting in the various Cybertron Cities throughout the solar system.

In battle, he was usually partnered with Ironhide. Early on, neither of the pair got along with each other with Kicker being all angsty and Ironhide being a doofus, but eventually both became good friends.

====''Energon''====
He dimension hopped and got a rugged look.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Energon''====
[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Unsuited.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Even Scorponok knows a stupid name when he hears it.]]

At 16 years of age, Kicker was spending his time in the Australian outback, using his energon-detection powers at [[Alterenergy|Alterenergy's]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation. (Unlike the cartoon, his powers were never explained.) He longed for more excitement, but he complied with the wishes of his father, who also worked for Alterenergy.{{Storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

The monotony was broken, however, when [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] raid on the facility. This was possibly the first Decepticon attack on Earth in a decade, and it's unclear whether Kicker even knew about the existence of Transformers. He fled on a motorcycle, but [[Battle Ravage (Energon)|Battle Ravage]] took chase. Nearby, Alexis had been leading a protest against Alterenergy's strip-mining practices, and she saw Kicker wipe out. When Battle Ravage caught up, she shot the Terrorcon in the eye with a flare gun, then joined Kicker on his bike. But that only prolonged the hunt; Battle Ravage still managed to capture them and bring them back to Scorponok.

Just by looking at him, Scorponok could tell that Kicker had a "unique physiology. The proximity of energon fires sensory nodes in his medulla oblongata, resonating throughout his entire nervous system." (It's unclear how many Transformers could see this. Tidal Wave said outright that he "doesn't look like anything to me." But it's vaguely implied that Battle Ravage had retrieved him alive because of his abilities.) When the Autobots inevitably appeared, Scorponok kept Kicker specially captive, but Alexis was able to escape with the help of Rad and Carlos, who were part of an Alternenergy rescue team. (Notably, Rad was wearing a suit that looked very much like the one that would become Kicker's signature look.) Rad also destroyed one of the Terrorcons' energon siphons, which apparently damaged their operation enough that Scorponok felt the need to retreat.

[[Image:KickerRadAlexis_Comic.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Have a stupid name, get a white tech-suit. It's [[Spike_Witwicky#Animated_continuity|tradition.]]]]

But he didn't retreat far; they simply attacked Alterenergy's nearby Mobile Command Center. Scorponok was betting that Kicker would be emotionally attached to someone there and would help the Terrorcons if they stopped the assault. He was right. Dr. Jones himself was there, and in fact was nearly killed. So Kicker led them to another energon source, but the Autobots were still in pursuit. As the battle renewed, Hot Shot rescued Kicker, who had already laid the seeds for the Terrorcons' defeat. The energon source he had found for them "wasn't, y'know, exactly... pure." This caused the siphons to explode, and [[Alpha Quintesson]] teleported all the Terrorcons back to Unicron.

During the rescue, Hot Shot had given Kicker a suit that, as mentioned earlier, looked like Rad's. [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] said it was something Dr. Jones and the Autobots had "cooked up together." Kicker would never be seen dressed in anything else from that point on.

He seemed quite happy helping the Autobots afterwards, probably due to the newfound adventure. They took him around the world in search of energon, from the Yukon{{storylink|Omni-Potent}} to the Black Sea.{{storylink|Multiplicity}} In the latter locale, he had [[Signal Flare]] create an energon bubble around him so he could go underwater and plant a drill module while his [[Omnicon]] companions stayed onshore. But just as he was setting up the drill on the sea bottom, a Terrorcon squad attacked. Signal Flare's energon stream was interrupted, and the bubble collapsed. Despite his super-special suit, Kicker simply choked and then floated motionless.

[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Suited.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Kicker Jonah.]]

[[Sharkticon]] engulfed him and may have purposefully revived him, as the mission had been to capture him alive. At any rate, Sharkticon surfaced and flipped on his back, then his belly exploded. Kicker levitated from within, surrounded by a ball of energy, powered by the "energon well" below. He saw the Terrorcons standing over the defeated Omnicons onshore, so he sent streams of energon into his allies, reviving them. They quickly chased the Terrorcons off, and Kicker reveled in how his energon-manipulation powers were growing. "The more I work my energon mojo, the stronger I seem to get. It's like... there's no limits, none."

Except bankruptcy. [[Dreamwave|Dreamwave's]] collapse meant Kicker's story ended there.
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SL-14'''

: The first Kicker toy is based upon [[Takara]]'s 2003 ''[[Microman]]'' body. As such, it is super-posable, and its parts are fully interchangeable with other ''Microman'' figures. He is armed with a small, non-transforming silver version of the [[Energon Saber]], plus his torso armor and belt are removable.

: The toy is ''incredibly'' breakable. Some people have bought them only to find them broken ''in-package''.

*'''STD Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''

[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker_toy.jpg|right|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: This limited-edition set (celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Microman'' and the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' in Japan) contains an exclusive variant of Kicker, with an exclusive variant of the Deluxe-level [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Energon 3|Optimus Prime]] toy. This version of Kicker uses clear-black plastic rather than opaque (which makes it ''even more'' susceptible to breaking with even moderate pressure than the normal Microman Kicker, so '''''be careful'''''), uses vacuum-metalized chrome on the body armor, plus along with a gold-chromed version of the Energon Saber accessory, also has an exclusive chromed [[Megatron Sword]].

*'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)

: This special clear-red version of Kicker is a [[Lucky Draw]] prize, limited to 100 pieces. He also comes with a red-chromed Energon Saber accessory (and goes very well with the Japanese mail-away "Fire" version of STD Grand Convoy). Contest entries were found in the ''Super Link'' soundtrack CD and the first three volumes of the ''Super Link'' DVD, and the prize winners were announced in August 2004.

*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[Image:Energon_Kicker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|130px|I hear they're over the sophomore jinx.]]

: [[Hasbro]]'s release of Kicker is an all-new sculpt, based around the 3'3/4 inch 2003 ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' "Valor Vs Venom" body design. He comes packed with a Joe-scaled (though slightly oversized) version of [[High Wire]], also an all-new sculpt. Kicker has a [[Spark crystal]] located on his backpack, which can be used as a mounting point for [[energon chip]]s.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivKicker/kicker.htm Kicker at TFU.info]

*[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/dvdkicker.htm Kicker Energon Edition gallery at Autobase Aichi]

{{stub}}
[[Category: Humans|Kicker]]
[[Category: Energon characters|Kicker]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|Kicker]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Kicker Jones

2007-08-13T02:09:41Z

71.100.22.41:

:''Kicker is a [[human]] character in the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kicker-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I wanna be Bob Dylan, Kicker Jones wishes he was somebody a little more funky.]]

'''Chad "Kicker" Jones''' is the son of [[Dr. Brian Jones]] and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda Jones]]. He's brash and headstrong, always ready to leap before he looks. During the war over [[energon]], Kicker accompanied the [[Autobot]]s on many of their missions, even fighting [[Decepticon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] himself by utilizing a high-tech battlesuit developed by his father. He is a top-notch cyclist, though his real strength is in his mysterious ability to detect and harness the power of energon.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Energon''====
Voice actor:'' [[Brad Swaile]] (US), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japan), [[Masumi Asano]] (Young Kicker, Japan)

[[Image:Autobot_jerks.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Meanies.]]

Soon after the end of the ''Unicron Battles'', [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to lead the new Autobot-Decepticon alliance. With it came contact and diplomatic ties to Earth's governments, after [[Rad]] secretly invited the Jones family to Cybertron.

The Autobots transported them aboard their flagship, the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]], and among the occupants were their friends [[Rad White]], [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis]], as well as Dr. Brian Jones, humanity's foremost expert on the newly discovered ore, energon. He brought along his young son, Chad (nicknamed Kicker), who was very afraid of this strange, metal world and its towering giant robot inhabitants. While his father was busy, Kicker ran away, hiding in a long-ruined part of Cybertron. This led Optimus Prime to search for him, warning that the areas was strictly off-limits.

[[Image:Energon_Kicker_DrJones_Mars.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A father and son walk on the surface of a hostile planet... sounds fun.]]

While trying to escape the Autobot leader, Kicker accidentally fell down a long shaft and was suddenly saved by a mysterious glowing entity who later revealed himself to be [[Primus]]. Primus was fascinated by the human child, and declared that he would unleash Kicker's full potential. Having sensed the 'scent of the sun' on Kicker, Primus jumpstarted an evolutionary trait and Kicker was imbued with the essense of energon. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

Primus' gift to Kicker was an unusual ability to detect energon, manifesting itself as an eerie glowing of his hair, and this power was exploited by his father. Dr. Jones dragged the young Kicker from planet to planet, wherever they expected to find energon. Over time, due to his experiences on Cybertron, this mysterious power, as well as his father's often casual indifference to his son's well-being and wishes, led Kicker to greatly resent his father and the Transformers. Nevertheless, he still cared about his family, especially his younger sister, [[Sally Jones|Sally]], and would fight to protect them. Somehow, he found the time to form a relationship with [[Misha]], a young scientist stationed on a research outpost in Plain City.

[[Image:Kicker_hit_wall.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Feel my angst, stupid wall!]]

Some ten years later on the day [[Ocean City]] discovered energon, Kicker was still bitter at his ordeal and his status as a tool for his father's scientific research, which concerned his mother. After the Cybertron City on [[Mars ]] is destroyed by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] Kicker is the first to realize Cybertron City was their next target. Riding outside the city with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in tow and concerned for the safety of his family inside, Kicker lured the strange beast Transformers away until he was surrounded but is saved at the last moment by Optimus Prime's Autobot reinforcements. Angry that his father had asked Optimus Prime to look after the boy, Kicker took off again away from the city and soon ended up in trouble despite assistance from the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Once again, Optimus Prime came to his rescue by throwing him a special suit developed by Dr. Jones specifically to protect Kicker in dangerous situations. After the dust settled, Optimus Prime explained that Dr. Jones knew Kicker would refuse to allow the Autobots to protect him, so the suit was made so Kicker could fight alongside the Autobots.

[[Image:Energon_KickerGrindor_Ep5.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's competing against [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] in the hoverboard championship.]]

Kicker is regarded as a new legend by the Transformers on Cybertron, having located over a dozen energon points himself, resulting in the various Cybertron Cities throughout the solar system.

In battle, he was usually partnered with Ironhide. Early on, neither of the pair got along with each other with Kicker being all angsty and Ironhide being a doofus, but eventually both became good friends.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Energon''====
[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Unsuited.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Even Scorponok knows a stupid name when he hears it.]]

At 16 years of age, Kicker was spending his time in the Australian outback, using his energon-detection powers at [[Alterenergy|Alterenergy's]] Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation. (Unlike the cartoon, his powers were never explained.) He longed for more excitement, but he complied with the wishes of his father, who also worked for Alterenergy.{{Storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

The monotony was broken, however, when [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] raid on the facility. This was possibly the first Decepticon attack on Earth in a decade, and it's unclear whether Kicker even knew about the existence of Transformers. He fled on a motorcycle, but [[Battle Ravage (Energon)|Battle Ravage]] took chase. Nearby, Alexis had been leading a protest against Alterenergy's strip-mining practices, and she saw Kicker wipe out. When Battle Ravage caught up, she shot the Terrorcon in the eye with a flare gun, then joined Kicker on his bike. But that only prolonged the hunt; Battle Ravage still managed to capture them and bring them back to Scorponok.

Just by looking at him, Scorponok could tell that Kicker had a "unique physiology. The proximity of energon fires sensory nodes in his medulla oblongata, resonating throughout his entire nervous system." (It's unclear how many Transformers could see this. Tidal Wave said outright that he "doesn't look like anything to me." But it's vaguely implied that Battle Ravage had retrieved him alive because of his abilities.) When the Autobots inevitably appeared, Scorponok kept Kicker specially captive, but Alexis was able to escape with the help of Rad and Carlos, who were part of an Alternenergy rescue team. (Notably, Rad was wearing a suit that looked very much like the one that would become Kicker's signature look.) Rad also destroyed one of the Terrorcons' energon siphons, which apparently damaged their operation enough that Scorponok felt the need to retreat.

[[Image:KickerRadAlexis_Comic.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Have a stupid name, get a white tech-suit. It's [[Spike_Witwicky#Animated_continuity|tradition.]]]]

But he didn't retreat far; they simply attacked Alterenergy's nearby Mobile Command Center. Scorponok was betting that Kicker would be emotionally attached to someone there and would help the Terrorcons if they stopped the assault. He was right. Dr. Jones himself was there, and in fact was nearly killed. So Kicker led them to another energon source, but the Autobots were still in pursuit. As the battle renewed, Hot Shot rescued Kicker, who had already laid the seeds for the Terrorcons' defeat. The energon source he had found for them "wasn't, y'know, exactly... pure." This caused the siphons to explode, and [[Alpha Quintesson]] teleported all the Terrorcons back to Unicron.

During the rescue, Hot Shot had given Kicker a suit that, as mentioned earlier, looked like Rad's. [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] said it was something Dr. Jones and the Autobots had "cooked up together." Kicker would never be seen dressed in anything else from that point on.

He seemed quite happy helping the Autobots afterwards, probably due to the newfound adventure. They took him around the world in search of energon, from the Yukon{{storylink|Omni-Potent}} to the Black Sea.{{storylink|Multiplicity}} In the latter locale, he had [[Signal Flare]] create an energon bubble around him so he could go underwater and plant a drill module while his [[Omnicon]] companions stayed onshore. But just as he was setting up the drill on the sea bottom, a Terrorcon squad attacked. Signal Flare's energon stream was interrupted, and the bubble collapsed. Despite his super-special suit, Kicker simply choked and then floated motionless.

[[Image:Kicker_Comic_Suited.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Kicker Jonah.]]

[[Sharkticon]] engulfed him and may have purposefully revived him, as the mission had been to capture him alive. At any rate, Sharkticon surfaced and flipped on his back, then his belly exploded. Kicker levitated from within, surrounded by a ball of energy, powered by the "energon well" below. He saw the Terrorcons standing over the defeated Omnicons onshore, so he sent streams of energon into his allies, reviving them. They quickly chased the Terrorcons off, and Kicker reveled in how his energon-manipulation powers were growing. "The more I work my energon mojo, the stronger I seem to get. It's like... there's no limits, none."

Except bankruptcy. [[Dreamwave|Dreamwave's]] collapse meant Kicker's story ended there.
{{-}}
==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SL-14'''

: The first Kicker toy is based upon [[Takara]]'s 2003 ''[[Microman]]'' body. As such, it is super-posable, and its parts are fully interchangeable with other ''Microman'' figures. He is armed with a small, non-transforming silver version of the [[Energon Saber]], plus his torso armor and belt are removable.

: The toy is ''incredibly'' breakable. Some people have bought them only to find them broken ''in-package''.

*'''STD Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''

[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker_toy.jpg|right|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: This limited-edition set (celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Microman'' and the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' in Japan) contains an exclusive variant of Kicker, with an exclusive variant of the Deluxe-level [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Energon 3|Optimus Prime]] toy. This version of Kicker uses clear-black plastic rather than opaque (which makes it ''even more'' susceptible to breaking with even moderate pressure than the normal Microman Kicker, so '''''be careful'''''), uses vacuum-metalized chrome on the body armor, plus along with a gold-chromed version of the Energon Saber accessory, also has an exclusive chromed [[Megatron Sword]].

*'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)

: This special clear-red version of Kicker is a [[Lucky Draw]] prize, limited to 100 pieces. He also comes with a red-chromed Energon Saber accessory (and goes very well with the Japanese mail-away "Fire" version of STD Grand Convoy). Contest entries were found in the ''Super Link'' soundtrack CD and the first three volumes of the ''Super Link'' DVD, and the prize winners were announced in August 2004.

*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[Image:Energon_Kicker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|130px|I hear they're over the sophomore jinx.]]

: [[Hasbro]]'s release of Kicker is an all-new sculpt, based around the 3'3/4 inch 2003 ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' "Valor Vs Venom" body design. He comes packed with a Joe-scaled (though slightly oversized) version of [[High Wire]], also an all-new sculpt. Kicker has a [[Spark crystal]] located on his backpack, which can be used as a mounting point for [[energon chip]]s.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivKicker/kicker.htm Kicker at TFU.info]

*[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/dvdkicker.htm Kicker Energon Edition gallery at Autobase Aichi]

{{stub}}
[[Category: Humans|Kicker]]
[[Category: Energon characters|Kicker]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers|Kicker]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Chip Chase

2007-08-13T01:47:54Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

{{Template:Disambig3|Chase}}

:''Chip is a [[human]] character from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chipchase.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mein Führer, I can valk!]]

'''Chip Chase''' is a human ally of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend. Suffering from some unknown malady, Chip is confined to a wheelchair. He isn't defined by his disability though, but rather by his geeky genius-level skills with computers, programming, and electronics.

He also has tremendous upper body strength.

"Courage!"

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Horton]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)

Chip Chase came to the attentions of the Autobots as a friend of [[Spike Witwicky]] and the whiz behind [[Dr. Alcazar]]'s antimatter formula project. Though the Decepticons stole the antimatter formula, Chip memorized the data.

Chip has a remarkably advanced (or at least ridiculously expensive) desktop computer for 1984. It contains among other things, a 16 Million color monitor (Chip's view of the Decepticons was no different than [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]]), a microphone, dial up networking, speakers, and a soundcard that could interpret Prowl's speech. Maybe he's friends with [[Ethan Zachary]].

Chip once tore a [[Floppy disk|floppy disk]] apart with '' his bare hands''. This may explain why [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is [[Afterdeath!|keen to stay in his good books]].

Chip is a graduate of Yal University, is able to survive [[acid rain]], is able to stand (despite being wheelchair bound), and once saved the world by getting [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to shoot [[Teletraan-1]].

He once told a group of Autobots that, "No one is really disabled as long as they have courage." If any human was an illustration of this, it's Chip Chase.

===Scramble City OVA===

''(Note: the [[Scramble City]] OVA takes place after the events of the second season of the US cartoon, but before ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]''.)''

Chip can be seen alongside Spike, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and Carly helping to construct [[Autobot City]].

===Binaltech===

When [[Prowl_(G1)|Prowl's]] [[Spark|Laser Core]] was lost to [[Subspace]] in a [[Genetronic Translink|GT]] Transfer accident(a technology he himself helped to create), Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breath life into the now lifeless Prowl-2, stating "Twenty years ago, we met thanks to an online message from you. Your battle computer was down, and in its place, I--" {{Storylink|Roll For It}} while something flashed in the back of his mind "Your intelligence and personality are already in this frame. In which case..." With the help of [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack_(G1)|Wheeljack]] Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[Memory Core]] and [[Datatrax]], while a separate Nerocomputer handles Chip's thought processes. Meanwhile Chip's real body was stored in stasis in an [[EDC]] medical facility.

===Transformers: The Game (2007)===
He apparently owns a chain of fast food burger joints (Named 'Chip Chase's' oddly enough) with his face on the packaging. Wonder if the TV ads are as scary as the ones featuring the Burger King.

==Trivia==
* Chip and [[Carly]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run, coincidence!? ''Shocking dual identitity?!?!'' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...) ''The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of the [[Scramble City]] episode. Blink twice and you'll miss'em.

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Chip Chase

2007-08-13T01:47:34Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

{{Template:Disambig3|Chase}}

:''Chip is a [[human]] character from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chipchase.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mein Führer, I can valk!]]

'''Chip Chase''' is a human ally of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend. Suffering from some unknown malady, Chip is confined to a wheelchair. He isn't defined by his disability though, but rather by his geeky genius-level skills with computers, programming, and electronics.

He also has tremendous upper body strength.

"Courage!"

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Horton]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)

Chip Chase came to the attentions of the Autobots as a friend of [[Spike Witwicky]] and the whiz behind [[Dr. Alcazar]]'s antimatter formula project. Though the Decepticons stole the antimatter formula, Chip memorized the data.

Chip has a remarkably advanced (or at least ridiculously expensive) desktop computer for 1984. It contains among other things, a 16 Million color monitor (Chip's view of the Decepticons was no different than [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]]), a microphone, dial up networking, speakers, and a soundcard that could interpret Prowl's speech. Maybe he's friends with [[Ethan Zachary]].

Chip once tore a [[Floppy disk|floppy disk]] apart with '' his bare hands''. This may explain why [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is [[Afterdeath!|keen to stay in his good books]].

Chip is a graduate of Yal University, is able to survive [[acid rain]], is able to stand (despite being wheelchair bound), and once saved the world by getting [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to shoot [[Teletraan-1]].

He once told a group of Autobots that, "No one is really disabled as long as they have courage." If any human was an illustration of this, it's Chip Chase.

===Scramble City OVA===

''(Note: the [[Scramble City]] OVA takes place after the events of the second season of the US cartoon, but before ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]''.)''

Chip can be seen alongside Spike, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and Carly helping to construct [[Autobot City]].

===Binaltech===

When [[Prowl_(G1)|Prowl's]] [[Spark|Laser Core]] was lost to [[Subspace]] in a [[Genetronic Translink|GT]] Transfer accident(a technology he himself helped to create), Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breath life into the now lifeless Prowl-2, stating "Twenty years ago, we met thanks to an online message from you. Your battle computer was down, and in its place, I--" {{Storylink|Roll For It}} while something flashed in the back of his mind "Your intelligence and personality are already in this frame. In which case..." With the help of [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack_(G1)|Wheeljack]] Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[Memory Core]] and [[Datatrax]], while a separate Nerocomputer handles Chip's thought processes. Meanwhile Chip's real body was stored in stasis in an [[EDC]] medical facility.

===Transformers: The Game (2007)===
He apparently owns a chain of fast food burger joints (Named 'Chip Chase's' oddly enough) with his face on the packaging. Wonder if the TV ads are as scary as the ones featuring the Burger King.

==Trivia==
* Chip and [[Carly]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run, coincidence!? ''Shocking dual identitity?!?!'' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...)
''The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of the [[Scramble City]] episode. Blink twice and you'll miss'em.

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[[Category: Scientists|Chase, Chip]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Chip Chase

2007-08-13T01:46:59Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

{{Template:Disambig3|Chase}}

:''Chip is a [[human]] character from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chipchase.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mein Führer, I can valk!]]

'''Chip Chase''' is a human ally of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend. Suffering from some unknown malady, Chip is confined to a wheelchair. He isn't defined by his disability though, but rather by his geeky genius-level skills with computers, programming, and electronics.

He also has tremendous upper body strength.

"Courage!"

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Horton]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)

Chip Chase came to the attentions of the Autobots as a friend of [[Spike Witwicky]] and the whiz behind [[Dr. Alcazar]]'s antimatter formula project. Though the Decepticons stole the antimatter formula, Chip memorized the data.

Chip has a remarkably advanced (or at least ridiculously expensive) desktop computer for 1984. It contains among other things, a 16 Million color monitor (Chip's view of the Decepticons was no different than [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]]), a microphone, dial up networking, speakers, and a soundcard that could interpret Prowl's speech. Maybe he's friends with [[Ethan Zachary]].

Chip once tore a [[Floppy disk|floppy disk]] apart with '' his bare hands''. This may explain why [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is [[Afterdeath!|keen to stay in his good books]].

Chip is a graduate of Yal University, is able to survive [[acid rain]], is able to stand (despite being wheelchair bound), and once saved the world by getting [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to shoot [[Teletraan-1]].

He once told a group of Autobots that, "No one is really disabled as long as they have courage." If any human was an illustration of this, it's Chip Chase.

===Scramble City OVA===

''(Note: the [[Scramble City]] OVA takes place after the events of the second season of the US cartoon, but before ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]''.)''

Chip can be seen alongside Spike, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and Carly helping to construct [[Autobot City]].

===Binaltech===

When [[Prowl_(G1)|Prowl's]] [[Spark|Laser Core]] was lost to [[Subspace]] in a [[Genetronic Translink|GT]] Transfer accident(a technology he himself helped to create), Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breath life into the now lifeless Prowl-2, stating "Twenty years ago, we met thanks to an online message from you. Your battle computer was down, and in its place, I--" {{Storylink|Roll For It}} while something flashed in the back of his mind "Your intelligence and personality are already in this frame. In which case..." With the help of [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack_(G1)|Wheeljack]] Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[Memory Core]] and [[Datatrax]], while a separate Nerocomputer handles Chip's thought processes. Meanwhile Chip's real body was stored in stasis in an [[EDC]] medical facility.

===Transformers: The Game (2007)===
He apparently owns a chain of fast food burger joints (Named 'Chip Chase's' oddly enough) with his face on the packaging. Wonder if the TV ads are as scary as the ones featuring the Burger King.

==Trivia==
* Chip and [[Carly]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run, coincidence!? ''Shocking dual identitity?!?!'' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...)
The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of the [[Scramble City]] episode. Blink twice and you'll miss'em.

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[[Category: Generation 1 characters|Chase, Chip]]
[[Category: Scientists|Chase, Chip]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Chip Chase

2007-08-13T01:46:30Z

71.100.22.41: /* Trivia */

{{Template:Disambig3|Chase}}

:''Chip is a [[human]] character from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chipchase.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mein Führer, I can valk!]]

'''Chip Chase''' is a human ally of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend. Suffering from some unknown malady, Chip is confined to a wheelchair. He isn't defined by his disability though, but rather by his geeky genius-level skills with computers, programming, and electronics.

He also has tremendous upper body strength.

"Courage!"

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Horton]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)

Chip Chase came to the attentions of the Autobots as a friend of [[Spike Witwicky]] and the whiz behind [[Dr. Alcazar]]'s antimatter formula project. Though the Decepticons stole the antimatter formula, Chip memorized the data.

Chip has a remarkably advanced (or at least ridiculously expensive) desktop computer for 1984. It contains among other things, a 16 Million color monitor (Chip's view of the Decepticons was no different than [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]]), a microphone, dial up networking, speakers, and a soundcard that could interpret Prowl's speech. Maybe he's friends with [[Ethan Zachary]].

Chip once tore a [[Floppy disk|floppy disk]] apart with '' his bare hands''. This may explain why [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is [[Afterdeath!|keen to stay in his good books]].

Chip is a graduate of Yal University, is able to survive [[acid rain]], is able to stand (despite being wheelchair bound), and once saved the world by getting [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to shoot [[Teletraan-1]].

He once told a group of Autobots that, "No one is really disabled as long as they have courage." If any human was an illustration of this, it's Chip Chase.

===Scramble City OVA===

''(Note: the [[Scramble City]] OVA takes place after the events of the second season of the US cartoon, but before ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]''.)''

Chip can be seen alongside Spike, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and Carly helping to construct [[Autobot City]].

===Binaltech===

When [[Prowl_(G1)|Prowl's]] [[Spark|Laser Core]] was lost to [[Subspace]] in a [[Genetronic Translink|GT]] Transfer accident(a technology he himself helped to create), Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breath life into the now lifeless Prowl-2, stating "Twenty years ago, we met thanks to an online message from you. Your battle computer was down, and in its place, I--" {{Storylink|Roll For It}} while something flashed in the back of his mind "Your intelligence and personality are already in this frame. In which case..." With the help of [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack_(G1)|Wheeljack]] Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[Memory Core]] and [[Datatrax]], while a separate Nerocomputer handles Chip's thought processes. Meanwhile Chip's real body was stored in stasis in an [[EDC]] medical facility.

===Transformers: The Game (2007)===
He apparently owns a chain of fast food burger joints (Named 'Chip Chase's' oddly enough) with his face on the packaging. Wonder if the TV ads are as scary as the ones featuring the Burger King.

==Trivia==
* Chip and [[Carly]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run, coincidence!? ''Shocking dual identitity?!?!'' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...)
The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of the [[Scramble City]] episode. Blink twice and you'll miss'em.

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[[Category: Generation 1 characters|Chase, Chip]]
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Archibald Witwicky

2007-08-13T01:43:59Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Transformers'' (2007) movie */

:''Archibald Amundsen Witwicky is a [[human]] in the [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] [[continuity family]].
[[Image:Archibald witwicky.jpg|thumb|300px|Is Megatron... smiling? This could be bad.]]
Captain '''Archibald Amundsen Witwicky'''<ref>His middle name 'Amundsen' appears only in the Jr. novelization of the 2007 movie.</ref> led the ''National Arctic Circle Expedition'' in 1897.

He basically went bonkers after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] burned out his eyes, and spent the rest of his life in an asylum. He died August 13, 1938.

Archy's great-great-grandson [[Samuel James Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]] thinks he is lame, and wants to eBay his priceless heirlooms to buy a car.

==Fiction==
===IDW prequel comics===
After his expedition, Witwicky was interviewed by two representatives of [[First Seven|a group of weird people]] who were interested in his tales about a "devil man". The group managed to discredit Witwicky (no problem, as he was bonkers), and sent his effects to his family. Witwicky spent the rest of his life in the [[Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane|most politcally incorrect asylum]] in [[Louisiana]], raving about taglines yet to be written and movies yet to be produced.
{{Storylink|Tramsformers Movie Prequel #2}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
:''Actor:'' [[William Morgan Sheppard]]

During the National Arctic Circle Expedition, Witwicky's ship became frozen in the water. As the crew chipped the ship free, he told his crew "no sacrifice, no victory!" (all the while standing and doing nothing to help). During the attempt, the dogs were attracted to a break in the ice, which Witwicky and a dog fell through. As he got his bearings, he came face to face with "a great discovery"...at which point said discovery used his navigational system to burn the coordinates of the [[All Spark]] into his [[glasses]], which had the byproduct of rendering Witwicky blind and insane. Witwicky spent the rest of his life in psychiatric hospitals, drawing [[Cybertronian languages|strange symbols]] and ranting about an [[ Megatron (Movie)|Ice man]].

110 years after his discovery, his descendant Sam Witwicky tried to raise money for a car by auctioning off his equipment, including his compass, his telescope, and (for some bizarre reason) his glasses.

==Trivia==
Archibald's middle name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Roald Amundsen|Roald Amundsen]], the leader of the first successful expedition to the South Pole.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Humans|Witwicky, Archibald]]
[[Category: Movie characters|Witwicky, Archibald]]
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Sari Sumdac (Animated)

2007-08-13T01:39:11Z

71.100.22.41:

:''Sari Sumdac is a [[human]] from the upcoming [[Transformers Animated]] [[franchise]].''

[[Image:Sari_Animated.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"Huh...I'm pretty sure that's never happened before..."]]

'''Sari Sumdac''' is the [[Autobot]]s' token female human companion and daughter of [[Isaac Sumdac]].

She is Sari, but she shouldn't be.

She will have [[Action Master|a bike that turns into a jetpack]].

==Fiction==
===Transformers: Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (US)
[[Daniel Witwicky|Other]] [[Rad White|children]] haven't fared too well with Transformers [[Fandom|fans]]. Her future looks [[Kicker|bleak]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tarastrong.com/ Tara Strong's Website confirming her role in Transformers]

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Lockdown (Animated)

2007-08-13T01:34:52Z

71.100.22.41:

:''Lockdown is a Decepticon in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Lockdown''' is a [[Cybershark|bounty]] [[Hammerstrike|hunter]]. [[Devcon|Let's]] [[Axer|hope]] [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|he]] [[Boba Fett|fares]] [[Death's Head|better]].

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (US), ??? (Japan)

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)

Lockdown transforms into a Corvette-type vehicle. He looks freaking terrifying.

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Lockdown (Animated)

2007-08-13T01:31:05Z

71.100.22.41:

:''Lockdown is a Decepticon in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter. [[Devcon|Let's]] [[Axer|hope]] [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|he]] [[Boba Fett|fares]] [[Death's Head|better]].

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (US), ??? (Japan)

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)

Lockdown transforms into a Corvette-type vehicle. He looks freaking terrifying.

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Lockdown (Animated)

2007-08-13T01:30:35Z

71.100.22.41:

:''Lockdown is a Decepticon in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter. [[Devcon|Let's]] [[Axer|hope]] [[Astrotrain (timelines)|he]] [[Boba Fett|fares]] [[Death's Head|better]].

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (US), ??? (Japan)

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)

Lockdown transforms into a Corvette-type vehicle. He looks freaking terrifying.

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Lugnutz

2007-08-13T00:48:52Z

71.100.22.41: /* Cybertron animated continuity */

{{disambig2|the Cybertron-series Decepticon motorcycle|the Animated-series Decepticon military plane|Lugnut}}

:''Lugnutz is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lugnutz-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I saw the best toys of my generation ignored by fan-ness, starving, hysterical...]]

'''Lugnutz''' follows where the road takes him. Though he is usually associated with the Decepticons, he has no interest in their goals of conquest. He simply does jobs for them to keep himself in [[energon]], and as soon as that scene gets too heavy, he's outta there. Distancing himself from the lowbrow "L7" creeps under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] employ, he thinks of himself as a "road scholar", roaming the highways and deserts, thinking the deep thoughts and jotting down poetry... between rounds of blowing things up with his rifle "Dutch" to stave off boredom.

His hep lingo sometimes loses those cats he chooses to groove with. Can you dig?

He seems to have something resembling an actual friendship with the Decepticon "femme fatale" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Roadstorm'''

==Fiction==
====Cybertron animated continuity====
'''Voice actor''':

:'''Special Attacks:''' Side Machine Gun

Lugnutz was one of the many Cybertronians who arrived on [[Earth]] on the starship ''[[Atlantis]]''. At some point he and many others went rogue, and were hunted down and imprisoned by the [[Autobot]]s [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac]]. Re-awakened by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], he and Thunderblast guarded the volcano island base from both the invading Autobot forces and Megatron's troops, but Lugnutz soon decided that this gig was nowheresville. He and several other Decepticons took off for parts unknown.

Lugnutz and his fellow renegade Decepticons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at Evac's behest when [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] threatened to use the [[Omega Lock]] and the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to accelerate the growth of the [[Unicron Singularity]] and destroy the universe. They joined the Autobots and Decepticons from the various worlds to fight the super-sized Decepticons under Galvatron's command. Lugnutz attempted to talk Thunderblast out of her allegiance with Galvatron, but to no avail.

After Galvatron's destruction, Lugnutz convinced his former foe Evac to join the exploration mission to build the universe-spanning [[Space Bridge]]. He joined Evac and [[Backstop]]'s crew on the reconstructed ancient starship ''[[Hyperborea]]'', taking the [[Jungle Planet]]'s Cyber Planet Key with them.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Lugnutz''' (Scout class, 2005/2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-12'''

: A Scout-class toy, Lugnutz transforms into a motorcycle resembling a Harley-Davidson touring bike. Plugging a Cyber Planet Key into his left saddlebag in either mode flips up a portion of his right tailpipe to reveal a (non-firing) blaster and missile rack from his right saddlebag. His left tailpipe assembly becomes his rifle "Dutch". The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy has metallic gold flames painted on his, where the [[Takara]] version uses flat yellow flames.

: He came with a silver-bordered Earth-style Cyber Planet Key. The Hasbro version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] "'''s3y6'''" stamped on the back.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Hightail]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Lugnutz/lugnutz.htm Lugnutz at TFU.info]

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Lugnut (Animated)

2007-08-13T00:46:48Z

71.100.22.41:

{{disambig2|the Animated-series Decepticon military plane|The Cybertron-series Decepticon motorcycle|Lugnutz}}

:''Lugnut is an Decepticon in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

The most dedicated and loyal to the Decepticon cause, '''Lugnut''' smashes his enemies with missile-like fists. If [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is the Thing, then Lugnut is [[Tankor|the Incredible Hulk]].

''"Lugnut" is not a [[Lugnutz|typo]]. Get over it!''

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), ??? (Japan)''

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lugnut''' (Voyager, 2008)

:Luggy transforms into a big ol' retro-futuristic bomber plane (Probably with a non-moving head).

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Blackarachnia (Animated)

2007-08-13T00:42:40Z

71.100.22.41: /* Animated */

[[Image:Black_Arachnia_Animated.JPG|right|thumb|250px|All those eyes, and she still can't see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.]]

{{disambig2|the ''Transformers Animated'' character|the Beast Era character|Blackarachnia (BW)}}
:''Blackarachnia is an Decepticon in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Blackarachnia''' may need a brazier. (Y'know to light a small fire in).

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[Cree Summer]] (US), ? (Japan)''

Blackarachnia will be a villain you can care about! And she will sound suspiciously like Hyena.

==Toy==
===Animated===
*'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe, 2008)
Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider [[technorganic|with some organic aesthetic]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

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Starscream (Animated)

2007-08-13T00:41:07Z

71.100.22.41:

{{disambig3|Starscream}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Starscreamanimated.JPG|thumb|Beware the ''chin''! The ''chin'' will conquer all!]]
'''Starscream''' is a schemer. If you've ever met any robot named [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] before he will likely seem quite familiar to you.
He also has the most traitorous chin in the universe.
==Fiction==

===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Kenny]] (US), ? (Japan)

If he doesn't try to betray Megatron and take over the Decepticons we'll eat this hat.
He's also a [[Sky-Byte|shameless suck-up]].

==Toy==
*'''Starscream''' (2008)

: Starscream transforms into a futuristic, forward-swept wing fighter jet based upon the [http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/s37/ Su-47 (S-37) Berkut Experimental Fighter] and the YF-19 "Alpha One" from the series ''Macross Plus''.

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Tarantulas (BW)

2007-08-12T22:00:11Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past'' comic */

:''Tarantulas is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]]/[[Beast Era]] [[continuity family]].
:''His name is also officially spelled "'''Tarantulus'''".''

[[Image:Tarantulasbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"And fries! Lots of FRIES!"]]

'''Tarantulas''' is the scheming mad scientist of the Predacon crew. The type of mad scientist who experiments on living beings, cackling all the while, and then if things go wrong happily eats what's left as his midday snack. He was one of the Predacons to join [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] during his theft of the [[Golden Disc]] and the search for [[Earth]]. In addition to being an utterly psychotic, sadistic sociopath (even by Predacon standards, which is something he appears to wear with pride), Tarantulas has a record for treachery rivaled by few other Transformers. Tarantulas is actually an agent of the [[Tripredacus Council]] who is trying to coax the Beast Wars toward an unspecified goal, where neither Autobot or Decepticon won the Great War.

Tarantulas has a particularly notable hatred of the [[Vok]] aliens, a hatred strong enough to make him work to eliminate them by any means.

''Japanse name'': '''Tarans'''

==Fiction==
===Toy Bio===

Tarantulas is a sneaky, mysterious ninja feared across the galaxy. A master of the martial arts, he's suspected in the disappearances of many [[human|earthlings]] and rumors swirl of giant cocoons where he stores his prey.

''('''Note:''' The [[Tech Spec]] bios of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the Beast Wars cartoon and its backstory. Instead they seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict with their battles taking place on present day, human-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead.)''

===Optimus Primal VS Megatron pack-in comic===

Tarantulas is guarding the Predacon's jungle-based genetics lab along with Megatron and Waspinator. When the Maximals discover them he engages Razorbeast in combat briefly before Megatron calls retreat and destroys the lab. ''(This story predates the Animated continuity and seems to be set on present day earth, see note above.)''

===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past'' comic====
[[Image:Tarantulasdawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|See, a [[Planet X]] [[cyber key]] in the corner of the pic, He's working for [[Unicron]]! Get him!]]

As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and his rogue band of Predacons escaped [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in their stolen ship, the ''[[Darksyde]]'', Tarantulas was in charge of scanning the disk for a desired set of coordinates. While Megatron was not watching, he was in secret communications with a member of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. (The reflections in his helmet show the silhouette of [[Ram Horn (BW)|General Ram Horn]].)

Using the decoded coordinates, the ''Darksyde'' opened a [[transwarp]] portal, which it and the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] passed through.

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alec Willows]] (US), [[Yūichi Nagashima]] (Japan)

Tarantulas was one of the original crew on the [[Darksyde]] when it crashed to prehistoric Earth. As Megatron's technical leader, he manned the scanners to appropriate Beast Forms based on the most powerful local creatures.

Tarantulas caused as many problems for Megatron as he fixed. Tarantulas always needed a separate hideout to plot other, evil schemes, and he managed to stay one step ahead of most of his 'allies'. The only partner he worked with frequently - though they betrayed each other just as often - was [[Blackarachnia]].

When Tarantulus learned of the [[Vok]] and their impending return to Earth, he spent his best efforts to capture a working [[stasis pod]] to craft an escape shuttle. At the hour of the Vok's return, he finally crafted one. Unknown to him, Megatron had known of his and Blackarachina's plans, and threw a wrench in the works - [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Inferno stomped into the room, interrupted his download of the stasis pod's datatracks, torched Tarantulas, and was defeated by Blackarachnia.

Fortunately for him, Blackarachnia picked up his discarded download visor. Tarantulas jumped into her mind, controlling her (presumably from his stasis-locked body). When the [[quantum surge]] knocked out all of the Transformers on Earth, his body was upgraded to a Transmetal form, complete with a motorcycle vehicle mode. He maintained a link to Blackarachnia's mind, but was forced to severe it when she threatened to to commit suicide - which would also off-line him.

At some undisclosed point, Tarantulas discovered the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the flagship of the [[Decepticon]] fleet. Although his longterm goals for the vessel are unknown, he did manage to restore the ship to working function, complete with a Predacon control console. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}}

When the transwarp explosion finally reached through the time warp and had enough potency to enter Cybertronian space, Tarantulas's alliances were revealed; he was a member of the [[Predacon Secret Police]] and an agent of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. The Tripredacus Council was the first alerted of the transwarp explosion, and realized it was Megatron's ship. Ravage was sent to ally with the Maximals, arrest Megatron, and then betray and destroy them all.

Allied with the Maximals, and with his stealth ship, they easily overwhelmed Megatron. Tarantulas knocked out the power to his ship at the exact moment, allowing an easy capture.

Megatron managed to manipulate Ravage into his servitude using a recording of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] on the Golden Disc and gained his freedom. Tarantulas joined Ravage on his stealth ship for an attack on the [[Axalon]]. However, Tarantulas was blown to pieces by Rattrap through a combination of the rodent's demolition bombs and the explosion of the ship. Tarantulas survived, though, and was quickly put back together by his spider drones.

Megatron, in all his wisdom, forgave Tarantulas' treachery, as it was simply the Predacon way and Tarantulas was too useful to execute. Tarantulas appeared back in the Precadon camp on a regular basis -- though it would later become clear that he was still very busy working on his own agenda, apparently during his numerous unexplained absences. He battled the Maximals alongside Megatron's Transmetal raptors (a harbinger of [[Dinobot 2|things to come]]), and helped the other Predacons construct a massive disruptor ray (which ultimate backfired on them.) When the Maximals attempted to remove Blackarachnia's shell program, he revealed to Megatron that he had included "certain safeguards" that guaranteed she would not survive, and joined the other Predacons in an attack on the Maximals that was meant to disrupt the attempted shell removal. He fired the missile which knocked the Maximals' power offline at a crucial instant, seemingly bringing an end to his "treacherous creation". Enraged by the death of his beloved, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] attempted to kill the scientist, but was thwarted by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], who was later defeated by a revived—and [[Transmetal]]ized—Blackarachnia.

Tarantulas participated in the Predacons' next attempt to retake the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', but manipulated [[Quickstrike]] into throwing Megatron onto the lava, while he set the Ark's engines to overload. At this point, he claimed to be descended from neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons, which was why he was willing to destroy the core members of both factions then present (in stasis-lock) in the Ark. Megatron survived his lava-dunking, becoming a Transmetal 2 in the process. However, Megatron had lost his patience. While he tolerated Tarantulas' treachery, he could not tolerate incompetence. Tarantulas survived, however, and fled back to his lair.

When the [[Vok]] emmisarry [[Tigerhawk]] arrived on Earth shortly afterwards, Tarantulas managed to disable and capture him. Tarantulas intended to force the all-powerful being into his servitude by drawing the Vok influences out of his body and reprogramming him. Tarantulas' scheme backfired, however, as his energy beam device expelled two actual Vok out of Tigerhawk. The formless spectres attempted to take over Tarantulas' body. Panicking, he opened fire on them -- a futile gesture that merely served to spin the energy device around, till its rays were blasting him and his lab equipment. Overloaded by the beams, Tarantulas exploded, leaving nothing behind but his boots; the remainder of his equipment detonated seconds later, blowing the lair to rubble. Cheetor managed to rescue the inert Tigerhawk, and Tarantulas was presumed dead. When Megatron learned of Tarantulas' death, he referred to him derisively as "Unicron's spawn".

====3H ''Primeval Dawn'' comics====
[[Image:Primeval Tarantulas.jpg|right|thumb|Tarantulas doesn't really hate the Vok so much as he wants to kill them and wear their skin as a Vok suit, even though the Vok don't have skin—he's that insane.]]
Following the Beast Wars, Tarantulas' body returned to life, reanimated by the Vok powers he previously absorbed. The undead Tarantulas, along with a rebuilt Ravage (as [[Tripredacus Agent]]), nurtured new troops to life through enigmatic means, growing [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] in tubes. The remaining Vok anticipated Tarantulas' plan to destroy the rest of them, take their power, and fashion the timestream to his desires, and so they assembled an army of their own consisting of [[Primal Prime]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Tigatron]]. Tarantulas met this opposition in battle, overwhelmed them, and ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from Primal Prime's chest. Wounded critically, the Maximals withdrew to the [[Ark]]. Tarantulas ordered Ravage to take Razorclaw, Iguanus, and their new recruit [[Spittor]] and assault the Ark in order to finish them off.

''([[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. It can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to Optimus Prime's body at the end of this altercation, and that the Maximals were triumphant.)''

====3H ''Universe'' comics====
When the influence of [[Unicron]] sways [[Blackarachnia]] to the side of darkness, she is surprised to see Tarantulas (still in his undead body) greet her as she joins the ranks of the [[Minions of Unicron]].

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-4''', '''VS-4'''

: Part of the first wave if ''Beast Wars'' product, Tarantulas transforms into an organic spider (NOT a tarantula). His abdomen contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, which fires the anchor-missile kept in his spider-butt. This missile is attached by a string so he can hang from things like a real spider. The launcher can be removed and used as a robot-mode weapon, using any of his front four spider-legs as missiles. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, his has two different robot-mode "heads", a robot-mode one and a "mutant" face. He is almost always depicted using the mutant face.

: There is a variation of this toy in the [[Hasbro]] line: later releases (the smooth-bubble) lack the yellow paint on his elbows.

: The Japanese release of Tarantulas was originally unchanged, and could also be purchased in a two-pack with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. Later, a slightly-color-altered version was released, using a brighter shade of green and a slightly-darker gray. The color-altered version also replaced the blue eyes on the 'robot' head with gold as well as the black eyes of the 'mutant' head.

: This mold was used to make the first [[Blackarachnia]] toy.

*'''Orcanoch''' ([[MicroVerse]], 1997)
: A small, non-transforming micro-figure of Tarantulas came with the [[MicroVerse]] [[Orcanoch]] playset. It was presumably painted based on the original design, as its a bright copper rather than purple.

*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-44'''

: Part of the first assortment of [[Transmetal]]s, Tarantulas transforms into a robotic spider. He also has a third "transport" mode, flipping down a wheel from his abdomen and a saw-blade under his beast-head, making a spidey-cycle. The saw detaches for robot mode to become a hand-held weapon.

: The Japanese version is slightly different, replacing the "TARANTULAS" [[tampograph]] with "DESTRON" and the Predacon sigil, plus his robot-mode eyes were painted as a single visor to better match the show.

*'''Tarantulas''' (Deluxe "Fox Kids" Transmetal, 1999)

: A [[redeco]] of the Transmetal Tarantulas toy in grays, silver and black. He and a Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] redeco were part of the little-seen second wave of Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] "Fox Kids" toys, so called for the advertisements for the Fox channel on the packaging (as the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] has moved there from syndication). Internal Hasbro documents have listed this toy as "'''Steel Tech Tarantulas'''", a name that did not make it to final packaging.

*'''Predacon Tarantulus''' (Tenth Anniversary, 2006)

:This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the original Tarantulas toy, more closely resembling Tarantulas' appearance in the cartoon (save the big Predacon faction sigil tampograph). Part of the second wave of ''Beast Wars'' 10th Anniversary product, he came with a DVD of the episode "[[Spider's Game]]", plus the left leg to [[Trans-Mutate]].

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
* Tarantulas' origins are a bit complicated. He declares in "[[Other Victories]]" that he and the [[Tripredacus Council]] have origins other than Autobot and Decepticon, such that they would not be affected by the destruction of the Ark. Megatron's line about "Unicron's spawn" was apparently not intended by [[Bob Forward]] to be taken literally -- it was more of a generic insult than a statement of fact. [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/f06828ec523295c1?dmode=source&output=gplain] (Forward's own inkling was that they might be descended from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian Empire.) But, much like [[Terrorsaur]]'s line about "[[Darksyde|the darkside]]", this line developed a life of its own. Eventually this connection was reasserted in [[3H Productions]]' ''Primeval Dawn'' storyline, making it "true" for at least one branching timeline.

* In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Tarantulas retained his trademark cackle, however, it was a little ''different''. His voice was very high-pitched and he shrieked almost constantly. His trademark laugh more closely resembled a wicked witch of sorts.

* Early promotional pictures showed the original Tarantulas toy as being transparent orange, but the final toy was a clear deep purple instead. Presumably, this was for a little visual variety in the early line, which already had a largely-tan toy ([[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]) and a largely yellow toy ([[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]) in the Deluxe range, plus another then-planned clear-orange Mega-sized Predacon arachnid ([[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]) and [[Tigatron]] who was at one point slated to be a traditional orange tiger.

* The original Tarantulas toy has ''nine'' eyes in beast mode, as does the show model. This makes characters' references to him as "eight-eyes" rather... interesting.

[[Image:TarantulasArm.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He tastes everything he holds.]]
* In the original control art for Tarantulas, the claws are shown in the same configuration as used in the show. In other words, the claws were somehow swapped during the assembly process and have remained as such on every version of the mold thereafter.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Tarantulas/tarantulas.htm Tarantulas at TFU.info]

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Ultra Magnus (G1)

2007-08-12T18:09:56Z

71.100.22.41: /* Titanium Series */

{{disambig3|Ultra Magnus}}

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

[[Image:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|"I can't deal with that now!"]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' feels he is a soldier and nothing more. He very much prefers taking orders to giving them, and even avoids opportunities for higher responsibility. But when he is forced into those opportunities, he betrays his real talent for the job. He's strong, resolute, dependable, selfless, and courageous. Sadly, Ultra Magnus is the only Autobot who doesn't realize this.

Believing he is nothing but a soldier, Ultra Magnus is perfectly willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if need be. He knows he's more powerful than the average Autobot, and will throw himself at larger threats accordingly. There is a special enmity between him and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for this reason, for Galvatron may be the most deadly foe of all. (Also, Galvatron, given his mental state, probably doesn't approve of people he's had blown up getting back up afterward. This can be seen as a sore point for Magnus, too.)

He is possibly [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s brother.

:''Italian name'': '''Convoy'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ultramag'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

====Manga====

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)=====

''(The "Fight! Super Robot Life Transformer" manga takes place before the events of Transformers the Movie and around the events of Scramble City)''

Ultra Magnus first appeared to deliver Optimus Prime his trailer, containing a special cannon upgrade, the "Scramble Power Buster". They engage the Decepticons in battle and Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime team-up to defeat the villains with their "Convoy Magnus Double Cross Kick".

Ultra Magnus also came up with the idea for the global underground transportation system, the [[Autobot Road]].

''(The manga specifically notes that Optimus Prime looks upon Ultra Magnus as his "Kid Brother". Although the manga is a suppliment to the TV series, this family-dynamic between the two characters was never used in the cartoon.)''

=====The Transformer=====

=====Transformer: Big War=====

====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japan)

''(Note: Scramble City takes place before the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers the Movie]].)''

Ultra Magnus first came to Earth around the year 1986 to head-up the [[Scramble City]] (AKA [[Autobot City]]) project. Under his supervision, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was built. Unfortunately, Metroplex was discovered by the spy [[Ratbat]] under Ultra Magnus' watch, who leaked the location back to Megatron.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====

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.

====''Transformers The Movie''====
Voice actors: [[Robert Stack]] → [[Jack Angel]] (US); [[Show Hayami]] (Japan)

By 2005, Ultra Magnus was the full-fledged City Commander for [[Autobot City]]. Autobot City was under his authority when Megatron and the Decepticons waged their full-scale attack. Ultra Magnus ordered [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to transform it to battle-mode, but it only held the Decepticons off for so long. In the fight, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was mortally wounded and passed the [[Matrix]] of Leadership on to Ultra Magnus, making Magnus the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots.

Autobot City was quickly attacked a second time by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the upgraded version of [[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]]. Ultra Magnus lured him away on his shuttle, but was eventually shot-down onto the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]]. Galvatron tracked him there and Ultra Magnus managed to draw him away from the other Autobots to face the enemy alone. Magnus attempted to open the Matrix, but the Matrix would not open, and Ultra Magnus was blown to pieces. Galvatron took the Matrix, intending to use it to destroy [[Unicron]].

After the Autobots befriended the [[Junkion]]s, they used their expertise to rebuild Ultra Magnus. Magnus joined the other Autobots in the battle with Unicron on [[Cybertron]] and helped drive the last of the Decepticons from their home planet. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====

When [[Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Galvatron]] in 2005 led to the catastrophic destruction of [[Tokyo]], the new Autobot leader was consumed by guilt. He passed on the [[Matrix]] to Ultra Magnus in order to revert to [[Hot Rod]] and return to [[Earth]].
====''Season 3/2010''====

In 2006 (or 2010, if you're Japanese), Ultra Magnus ceased his role as a City Commander and became head-adviser to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots and chosen one of the Matrix. At various times he was [[The Killing Jar|sucked into a black hole]], [[Only Human|turned into a synthetic human]] and [[Surprise Party|had a birthday party]].

When the [[Hate Plague]] possessed all of Earth and Cybertron, Ultra Magnus singled Rodimus Prime out of all the other Autobots and focused all his rage on him, vowing to track him wherever he went. Ultra Magnus was eventually cured of the Hate Plague when Optimus Prime came back from the dead (again). {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime}}

====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====

Some time later, Ultra Magnus helped defend Autobot City from a massive Decepticon assault, which was actually a diversion for the theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Subsequent to the battle and discovery of the theft, Magnus accompanied Optimus Prime on a shuttle to Cybertron. After Prime got the answers he needed from [[Vector Sigma]], he decided to go to [[Nebulos]] and left Ultra Magnus in charge of Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Ultra Magnus' tenure didn't go very well, as the selfsame massive Decepticon assault force was attacking the planet. Nonetheless, he and the [[Protectobot]]s struck at Galvatron, and may well have done him in if [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s reinforcements hadn't arrived. Magnus then ignominiously had his [[power pack]] torn out and slowly began to die from lack of energon. Still, he was able to relay Galvatron's crazed scheme to Optimus Prime and the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s before blacking out.

When Ultra Magnus next awoke, the Golden Age of Cybertron had come anew, and the Decepticons were seemingly defeated once and for all. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japan)

Ultra Magnus continued his work as Commander of Autobot City on Earth and was instrumental in several victories over the Decepticons. Because of this, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] singled him out for assasination. Ultra Magnus and Sixshot engaged in a one-on-one duel outside Autobot City, and Ultra Magnus was completely wrecked by Sixshot's six transformations. He was finally done in by Sixshot's mysterious 7th transformation, "Wingwolf". After his death, Ultra Magnus was placed in a coffin and buried on Earth, the planet he loved so dearly.

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====
=====E-Hobby=====

After his death at the hands of Sixshot, Ultra Magnus was aloud entry into the Matrix of Leadership, as he was it’s bearer for a brief time. But Ultra Magnus’ spark still was still restless, he knew he didn’t belong. Using the Cosmic Awareness that accompanies joining the Matrix to spy on the mortal relm, Ultra Magnus learned, by chance of Galvatron II and his massive [[Warworld|Mobile Battle Fortress]] putting the Galaxy at Risk. Determend to set things right, Magnus contacted Optimus Prime via their shared link to the Matrix, and resurrected himself in a similar body using Prime’s [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. Ultra Magnus immediately set out to counter Galvatron II’s invasion and started raising forces of his own. On at least one occasion Ultra Magnus was so thoroughly trounced by Galvatron and his endless puns that he required saving by Optimus Prime in his new [[Black Body]].

In this new form Ultra Magnus is able to switch between various body types (including his original) at will, similar to Optimus Prime, thanks to his contact with the Reconfigeration Matrix. In addition, he is able to tap into his [[Laser Core]] to power his blaster and sword.

===Ladybird books continuity===
Ultra Magnus came from Cybertron to take over leadership of the Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared. He is opposed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as Decpticon leader and this is presented as a prolonged status quo rather than the rather brief version of this scenario presented in the animated continuity. Furthermore [[Spike Witwicky]] appears to still be a teenager at this point, making a setting date of 2005 unlikely.
Ultra Magnus functioning as Prime's successor for some time rather than being immediately replaced by [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] is presented in this and other [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] based on the action figure line rather than the film.

===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
:''('''Note''': Ultra Magnus appeared only in the Marvel UK books.)''

The remaining Autobot elders spent years designing Ultra Magnus, a leader to lift the resistance out of a deep darkness. He was finally given life in or shortly before 1986<ref>Ultra Magnus profile in Marvel UK #83</ref> for Operation Volcano. His role was to act as the crucial back-up needed for the [[Wreckers]] to successfully destroy their Decepticon targets and then escape in one piece. A serious complication arose when the Matrix Flame, the sacred and eternal blaze linked directly to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, suddenly extinguished. Fearing that something catastrophic had occurred on Earth to the Matrix and its bearer, Optimus Prime, Emirate Xaaron made the decision to send Ultra Magnus to that planet to investigate, even though Operation Volcano was unstoppably set to begin in ten cycles. Magnus travelled to Earth by way of [[Space Bridge]], and found the Ark's crew engaged in a deadly conflict with three new, yet unspeakably powerful, Decepticon warriors just as their leaders Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] vanished before their optic sensors. Initially concerned only with his investigation of Prime's sudden disappearance, Ultra Magnus ignored the plight of his fellow Autobots until he learned the two situations were linked; [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his lieutenants were time-travelers from 2006, having employed a mass-substitution mechanism that sent the three Autobots into limbo in order to accommodate their presence at this point in the timeline. This connection was revealed to him by three Autobots from 2006, who had traveled back in time themselves in order to stop Galvatron. They had a plan; they had the means; all they needed was for Ultra Magnus to keep him busy for, oh...an hour or two.

Easier said than done.

Magnus's battle with Galvatron carried them out of the isolated wilderness and onto a human freeway system. It ended when Ultra Magnus threw a tanker truck full of fuel into the path of Galvatron's particle cannon. Galvatron walked away from the blast -- Magnus didn't. Still, the future Autobots succeeded in tricking Galvatron into returning to the future with his plan incomplete, and the timeline more-or-less preserved. Unfortunately, Magnus was out of time: Operation Volcano proceeded without him, with disastrous results. Only one Decepticon was taken out, and the Wreckers' leader Impactor was killed protecting Xaaron. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}

Ultra Magnus would not meet his counterpart, Optimus Prime, until Prime was inadvertently transported back to Cybertron in battle with Megatron. Hooking up with [[Straxus|Lord Straxus]] at [[Polyhex]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] quickly disseminated false information about a new Decepticon madeover to look exactly like Optimus Prime, planning to infiltrate the Autobot forces. Having temporarily assumed control of the Wreckers until their new leader, [[Springer]], was ready for command, Ultra Magnus led them in hunting down the "imposter". This Prime's behavior led Magnus to be suspicious of his information and, after summoning Emirate Xaaron, confirmed his suspicions and welcomed the true Optimus Prime back to Cybertron. Prime wasted no time leading Magnus and the others on a series of successful raids and strike missions against Decepticon-controlled territory. When Optimus decided to return home to Earth, however, Ultra Magnus was caught up in the space bridge's energy discharge as well, arriving on Earth but some considerable distance away from where Prime materialized. Having been frustrated ever since Impactor's death, Magnus welcomed the "vacation" this trip to Earth would provide him, as he took his time trying to track down the Ark's location.

For months, Ultra Magnus enjoyed a peaceful life in the American forests and wilderness, alone with his thoughts. A sudden seismic disturbance brought him back to reality, though, and into contact with three human females whose vehicle had been overturned by the tremor. One in particular, Cindy, took quite a liking to Magnus. As they travelled together to explore a nearby volcano and its connection to the tremors, Magnus was forced back into combat thanks to the arrival of his old sparring partner, the future Decepticon known as Galvatron. Galvatron had constructed a magma siphon atop the volcano's peak, and planned to convert the raw power of a volcanic eruption into enough energy to transform him into a god. Ultra Magnus teamed up with several Autobots from the future, who were trying to bring Galvatron back with them to face justice. Once again, Magnus was used as a "distraction" (read: living punching bag) while the future Autobots set up their plan to override Galvatron's time-jump mechanism and send them all back where they came from. Despite Ultra Magnus successfully getting the slag beat out of him, the override proved unsuccessful, sending only the Autobots back to 2007 and leaving Magnus virtually alone to deal with the fighting-mad Galvatron. Barely managing to rally his courage, Ultra Magnus threw himself into combat with Galvatron one more time, keeping him busy until the volcano exploded, destroying the power siphon and encasing both warriors in molten lava.

Several months later, Ultra Magnus was dug out of the volcano by the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. They had been sent to Earth by Springer to monitor the volcano in case Galvatron ever got free. When Galvatron DID free himself several days earlier, though, they found themselves hopelessly outmatched, and hoped Magnus would have better luck. Sadly, the severe beatings Galvatron had routinely handed out to Ultra Magnus, combined with the final excrutiating submergence in molten lava, had nearly unhinged the Autobot's mind, leaving him with a pathological fear of his tormentor. Confronted with Galvatron, Magnus would probably have gone fetal if that pose had any meaning for his people. As the Sparklers heroically tried to stand up to Galvatron anyway, Ultra Magnus saw his rescuers in grave danger and finally managed to push his fear aside and reclaim enough confidence to batter the Decepticon into a temporary retreat. {{Storylink|Salvage!}}

Having renewed his fighting spirit, Ultra Magnus arranged to return to Cybertron with his companions in order to report on Galvatron's activities and hopefully gather the Wreckers for a counter-offensive. Instead, they found the Autobot base in Kalis full of battle signs, and the entire surrounding city-state a virtual "ghost-town". After confronting a legion of robot zombies, the Autobots eventually learned that a crazed scientist named [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] was trying to re-engineer the entire planet as a giant spacecraft, setting off an unstable fusion reactor beneath the planet's surface as a power source. With the help of the Wreckers and the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon]], Ultra Magnus and his team managed to put an end to Flame's maniacal scheme.

Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers then began preparations to return to Earth and confront the threat of Galvatron, finally, once and for all, and then...*poof*. The Wreckers went to Earth alone, and Ultra Magnus was never seen nor heard from again.

===Blackthorne Transformers In 3-D continuity===

===PD Type mini-comics===

At one point, the [[Blackball]] was left in the safekeeping of Ultra Magnus. Galvatron, catching Magnus by surprise, managed to blow him up with a powerful energy blast from his fusion cannon. Recovering the Blackball, Galvatron began to gloat about his victory. That's when Magnus' body hurled his head at Galvatron like a bowling ball, causing the [[Emperor of Destruction]] to fall over like a set of pins and drop the Blackball. That's ''using your head'', Magnus! *sigh*

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:Magnuslongshot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, crap, that's right, we can do redecos, can't we?"]]

After Prime's and Megatron disappeared during the first space bridge incident {{storylink|The Dark Ages, Part 1}}, Ultra Magnus retreated from prominence in the Autobot army. However he was eventually able to overcome his own fear and take a role of leadership. Together with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], he was on the verge of ending the war when Megatron arrived and enslaved the plane with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Magnus was put to work in a slave mines. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Years later, Ultra Magnus and Shockwave worked together to replenish their armies in the [[Little Iacon]] incident. Many of the [[Micromasters]] created resented Ultra Magnus for bringing him into their war. {{storylink|Micromasters (comic)}}

After [[Great Shutdown]], [[Ultra Magnus]] was reactivated and took the role of security officer under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] rule, even if he was dissatisfied working under a leader who clearly held his own agenda. After many, many delays, Ultra Magnus confronted Shockwave about the mastermind's plans - but Magnus was silenced by gun fire. He survived by discarding his armor. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

After Shockwave had been removed from power, Ultra Magnus was content to oversee operations on Cybertron while Prime spent ten issues getting repaired.

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===IDW comics continuity===
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Ultra Magnus' concept has been tweaked somewhat to fit within Simon Furman's Cold War-influenced G1 reboot continuity; although still a soldier, Magnus' role is similar to that of an Interpol officer. Specifically, he is an agent of the Tyrest Accord. Although never detailed, this Accord seems to be part of a greater Code of Interplanetary Conflict, some form of treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. As an enforcer of the Accord, Magnus hunts down any Transformers, Autobots or Decepticons alike, who illegally sell or distribute Cybertronian technology, handing them over to their superiors for prosecution.

One such violation saw Magnus pursue [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to the planet Zull. After arresting the Combaticon, Magnus reluctantly released Swindle in exchange for the current whereabouts of an even greater offender: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus has a personal grudge against Scorponok, who is the Autobot's polar opposite; while Magnus sets great stock in rules, Scorponok flouts them. Magnus follows Swindle's lead to the planet [[Nebulos]], but although he disrupts Scorponok's operations, the Decepticon is able to escape.

Later on, Magnus arrests Swindle for yet anohter violation, and once again, Swindle offers a deal, leaving Magnus to wonder whether he'll start breaking the rules just to finally catch Scorponok...

==Notes==

*It has been speculated by some fans that, in animated continuity, Ultra Magnus may have been created from Orion Pax's friend [[Dion]], the same way and at the same time Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] were rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion]].
:''For further elaboration, see [[Dion#Who_is_Dion.3F|Who is Dion?]].''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (1986, 2000, 2002)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-69'''
[[Image:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy toy, which itself was a redecoed Battle Convoy (pre-TF [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) with a new trailer that combined with the cab robot to form a super robot. Whereas the original Japanese use was an upgrade to Convoy, Hasbro released him as a separate character and both the comic and the cartoon ignored the cab robot in favor of the super robot.

:Ultra Magnus transforms into a white Freightliner COE with a blue and red car-carrier trailer. He comes with a rifle that has two pegs that will fit into either the fist of the cab robot or fist of the super robot, and he also comes with two missile launchers that can plug into either the front of the trailer or the shoulders of the super robot. Additional accessories include the cab robot's fists, the super robot's fists, the super robot head, the super robot chestplate, and two crotchplates/trailer hitches.

:The original American toy was released in at least two versions -- one with rubber tires and paint on both heads, and a second with plastic tires and no paint on either head.

:Ultra Magnus was first reissued in Japan in 2000 with little to no changes. Two years later, Ultra Magnus was reissued as a Toys "R" Us exlusive in the United States in the first wave of the [[Commemorative Series]]; the American reissue's missiles were elongated to pass modern safety laws. Both reissues had rubber tires and the facial paint.

*'''Ultra Magnus Movie Preview version''' (2001)
: In the early stages of the development of the 1986 animated movie, several promotional clips for the movie were produced, including one depicting Ultra Magnus in the original Diaclone Powered Convoy color scheme. The Movie Preview toy was released in 2001 based on that brief (and premature) appearance, featuring a blue colored cab.

*'''Ultra Magnus Matrix Glow version''' (2001)
: With a yellow cab and a clear yellow trailer, Matrix Glow Ultra Magnus or Shining Magnus is intended to recall the moment in the animated movie, just before Optimus Prime dies, when the Matrix is passed to Ultra Magnus and he is bathed in its Matrixey yellow light. It was also released in 2001.

: This version is sometimes referred to by fans as "Urine Magnus", or slightly less-polite variations of the same.

===Generation 2===
* '''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' ''' TRF-13-S'''

[[Image:G2_LaserUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Probably the only Magnus repaint of Prime we'll ever get who isn't just white.]]

: An [[e-Hobby]] exclusive, ''Generation 2'' Laser Ultra Magnus is a redeco of Laser Optimus Prime, transforming into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX extended-hood truck pulling a blue and white tanker trailer. He was packaged in the reissue Laser Optimus Prime's box, along with Prime's instructions, bio card and sticker sheet. Yes, the stickers that have "Optimus Prime" written on them.

:In robot mode the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy (and the original Ultra Magnus's cab). His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Magnus' hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several white plastic discs. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in vehicle mode.

:This release uses the toolings that were modified for the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] toy, and thus has smooth discs and a less pointy sword.

===Masterpiece===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-2'''

[[Image:Masterpiece_UltraMagnus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|He looks like this in ONE comic. ONE.]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus is a white redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy (Optimus Prime) with all the same accessories, though some have been redecoed. Additionally, his box can be refolded into his classic trailer configuration, but doesn't hold up since it's, well, cardboard. He retains the Matrix, which he can indeed open. Damnit, open.

: As a Takara product, ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus was never released in the US, but was eventually released by Hasbro Australia in 2005 for their market as a Target-exclusive, retaining his Japanese packaging, with simple stickers stating a recommended age of 8+, as well as presenting Hasbro Australia's details and explaining what the product was.

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===Classics===
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
[[Image:ClassicsUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Arctic Camo Prime!]]

: A [[redeco]] of the Voyager class Optimus Prime, this release is part of the Target [[exclusive]] ''Battle for Autobot City'' set with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The final production toy has several major paint paint application differences compared to the toy depicted on the packaging, including the loss of all light blue paint (including his faceplate and crest, both replaced with silver, darker blue on his thighs. Also his red eyes are replaced with the light piping color (blue). Additionally, it seems the smokestacks/double-barreled gun was originally going to be cast or painted white instead of the final's black.

: Like Optimus Prime, the toy's gimmicks are in his weapons - his smokestacks fold together to become a double-barreled gun, and his aero fairing splits and unfolds to become a large shotgun-like blaster. The two weapons also combine into a double-barreled shoulder cannon.

===Titanium Series===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHero_UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|Oh, that's right, this Ultra Magnus guy had a trailer or something, didn't he?]]

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Ultra Magnus is an all-new sculpt constructed mostly of die-cast metal. For the first time, Ultra Magnus's cab and trailer are one piece, rather than a [[partsformer]] like the ''Generation 1'' toy version. He transforms very similarly to the original toy, but the aformentioned truck cab now folds down into his back rather than detaching and reconnecting, with his head fliping out of the back of the cab.

: Ultra Magnus is armed with a white laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted non-firing rocket launchers. Unfortunately due to the robot mode-oriented design of this figure, as well as size limitations, the rear ramp is now part of his legs as detail and cannot fold down, nor is there access for vehicles to be transported, in any case. ''He needs more red!''

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*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)

: A [[redeco]] of the 6-inch War Within Optimus Prime. In white!

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===Revoltech===

* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2007)
Ultra Magnus is, unsurprisingly, a redeco of a simultaneously-released Optimus Prime/Convoy figure. A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulate action figure, [[Revoltech]] Ultra Magnus uses the Revoltech "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Prime.

Magnus comes with a Matrix and photon rifle accessories, as well as a few alternate hands. A unique extra "hand" is a single moulded piece of Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime's hands clasped together diagonally, so that when attached to both the Prime and Magnus' respective wrists one can create a scene of the two Autobot leaders shakin' like homeys. Additionally, although Magnus comes preassembled with the standard black revolver joints that Prime has, his packaging includes a sheet of replacement white joints one can use to customise Magnus with less obrtusive matching white joints (although not enough joints of the right style are included to swap out all black joints to optimal effect).

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==Merchandise==
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection Figure, 2002)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection figure, 2003)

: "Movie preview" redeco of the Ultra Magnus PVC, based on the original toy's Diaclone colour scheme as seen in early trailers for the 1986 movie.

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Hard Hero bust, 2004)

[[Image:Ultramagnushardhero.jpg|right|thumb|100px|UHN!]]

: The cold-cast porcelain bust of Ultra Magnus was the 13th in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of Transformers busts. It was designed from line art by [[Dan Khanna]].

*'''Ultra Magnus and Megatron''' (Robot Heroes PVC, 2007)

: This is a small, non-transforming SD figurine with limited articulation from the "Robot Heroes" line, in a two pack with G1 Megatron. He may be the sassiest bitch on Cybertron.

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==Trivia==

[[Image:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb| "Do you guys think my hair would look better in blue?"]]

*In early trailers for Transformers the Movie, Ultra Magnus can be seen in alternate animated sequences in his toy's original Diaclone color scheme.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]

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

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Over-Run (Armada)

2007-08-12T17:36:07Z

71.100.22.41: /* Armada cartoon */

{{disambig2|the Mini-Con jet/spaceship thing|the Autobot Action Master|Over-Run (G1)}}

:''Over-Run is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Over-RunDW01.jpg|thumb|250px|Turbo! Scooter! I'll see you avenged!]]

:''Japanese name:'' '''Surge'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====Armada cartoon====

[[Image:Over_Run_Armadacartoon.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Mini-con Who Never Was]]

At some point Over-Run powerlinxed to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] back and let him perform an awesome power punch.

''Actually, this was a piece of stock animation which was never used in the series proper, though it appeared in the first Japanese intro.''

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====Armada====
Over-Run came to this universe after his own was destroyed by [[Unicron]]. With him he brought the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], an artifact into which all the Mini-Cons of his universe had placed their spark essences. Upon arriving, he immediately set up a beacon which attracted the attention of [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] alike. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] arrived first, but was shot down by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who attempted to claim Over-Run for himself, seeing him merely as another Mini-Con to be used for battle and not realizing his origins. As Starscream bent over to capture him, though, he was attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], one of Unicron's heralds who had been sent to destroy Over-Run and the Matrix. Mirage, however, took advantage of Galvatron's distraction with Starscream and cloaked both himself and Over-Run. Believing his quarry to have eluded him, Galvatron left, and Over-Run was brought back to the Autobot base.

When Over-Run arrived, he learned that his appearance in this universe had shunted [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] into his own. Over-Run suggested using his inter-dimensional pod to retrieve him, but unfortunately it was now in the custody of the Decepticons. Over-Run and several other Mini-Cons departed for the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]] to retrieve it. After evading Unicron's other heralds and locating the pod, Over-Run, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], and [[Comettor]] activated the pod and transported themselves to the Cybertron of Over-Run's universe, which was mere moments away from becoming Unicron's next meal. They located Optimus Prime (as well as [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who had arrived on this Cybertron as well by jumping into a space bridge portal), and used the Mini-Con Matrix to power up all five of their forms. Optimus Prime and Jetfire combined, and the Mini-Cons linked with them, and they blasted Unicron hard enough to make him notice them before warping back to their own universe.

After bringing together all of [[Earth]]'s Mini-Cons, Over-Run led them through a space bridge portal to Cybertron, where they channeled all of their spark essences through the Mini-Con Matrix, allowing them to defeat Unicron.
{{storylink|Armada_%28Dreamwave_comic%29#Volume_3:_Worlds_Collide|Worlds Collide}}

====Energon====
Years later, Over-Run had (seemingly permanently) connected himself directly to Cybertron. He created the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] by nurturing the natural evolution processes on Cybertron. When Optimus Prime was unable to convince the Council that Unicron was not truly destroyed, Over-Run told him how he could interface with Cybertron himself to learn the truth.
{{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

''Unfortunately, [[Dreamwave Productions]] declared bankruptcy before Over-Run's story could be expanded on. However, the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club comic]] alluded to the fact that Starscream, revived as an [[energon]] ghost, would have destroyed him.''

===Fun Publications comic continuity===

====Cybertron====
Over-Run has spent the last 20 years in silence, having uploaded his internal spark into Cybertron itself. Just as Starscream killed him in Energon, the upload was complete. He made his presense known while the dimension-hopping Autobots were trying to find a way to keep the damaged Vector Sigma online. Over-Run assisted in relaying messages and studying Cybertron's physical state while facing the [[Unicron Singularity]]. It was he who discovered that Skyfall shared traits with the ancient combiners depicted on the walls and ceiling of the Energon temple below Cybertron's surface.

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Optimus Prime with Mini-Con Over-Run''' (Super-Con, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-06'''

: Over-Run transforms into a Cybertronic starship. He also has a third "rifle" mode that can be held by most toys that use 5mm-wide accessory pegs. He was only available with the Deluxe-scaled version of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]

: This mold was also used to make [[Run-Over]].

*'''Crystal Convoy (with Spark Surge)''' (Super-Con, 2003)

: Over-Run was cast in entirely-clear plastics (but retained his normal [[paint application]]s) and came with the clear-plastic version of Deluxe Optimus, a mail-away offer from the Japanese ''Tele-V Magazine'' limited to 5000 pieces.

===Universe===
*'''Ultra Magnus with Over-Run vs. Treadshot with Nightbeat''' (Battle in a Box, 2004)

: The Over-Run toy was [[redeco]]ed as part of a "[[Battle in a Box]]" multi-pack along with ''Universe'' Ultra Magnus, ''Universe'' [[Treadshot (Universe)|Treadshot]], and [[Nightbeat (Universe)|Nightbeat]]. This set was only available in "[[market six]]" stores like Kohl's.

==Extrenal links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Over-Run/over-run.htm Over-Run at TFU.info]

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Matrix of Leadership

2007-08-12T17:23:39Z

71.100.22.41: /* Animated continuity */

{{Template:Disambig3|Matrix}}

[[Image:Matrix.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You put the life in the coconut.]]

The '''Autobot Matrix of Leadership''' (sometimes the '''Creation Matrix''') is an artifact of great power. It is traditionally carried by the current Autobot Leader.

Much about the Matrix remains a mystery, including its exact composition. It generally appears as a hollow, spherical metal shell with two handles on either side and with a core sphere of blueish crystal at its center.

The Matrix is the one thing, the only thing which [[Unicron]] fears.

Things that were related to the Matrix include: the [[Dead Matrix]], [[Energon Matrix]], [[Matrix of Conquest]] and the [[Matrix of Purification]].

''(The exact nature and power of the Matrix varied according to continuity. See individual entries below for details.)''

==Wisdom of the Ages==
The Matrix in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity possessed the accumulated wisdom of Transformers in the past. This stretches from the time of [[It]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] most of whom make up the [[Ancient Autobots]] who reside within its form. A bearer of the Matrix possesses the ability to journey within the Matrix to consult many of these beings, however, this action is quite dangerous as it can lead to one getting lost forever. Those who do this are often searching for something in the Transformers distant past that is lost

The accumulated wisdom was capable of being released in the Transformers "darkest hour" to aid them by using its light to destroy a threat to the race. However, the act leaves the Matrix depleted of energy and would require it to be "filled" with the wisdom of a new generation.

== Fiction ==
==Generation One==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

<i>(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)</i>

[[Image:Creation Matrix 65.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The Creation Matrix was the [[Leader-1]]'s-head of the Marvel comic. Can't be drawn the same way twice.]]

Called the '''Creation Matrix''' (or the '''Genetic Matrix''' by the [[Keeper]]), it contains the essence of the Transformer's creator-god [[Primus]], making it the one thing that can destroy Unicron. Possessing the Creation Matrix allows the bearer to grant new Transformer life to otherwise unsentient constructs. Also, when the human [[Buster Witwicky]] was in possession of it, he exhibited telekinetic power over all machines.

The fact that the Matrix was a physical object was generally unknown to all but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself by the time of the [[Earth|Terran]] battles. But the powers of the Matrix weren't limited to the shell in his chest anyway. When his severed head was held captive by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon was able to force Prime to give life to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], even though the Autobots had his body (and therefore the physical Matrix) in the [[Ark]]. While it's possible that the power was simply being channeled ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would do just that to create the [[Stunticon]]s), that seems unlikely given Prime's solution to the problem. When Buster infiltrated the Decepticon base, Prime had him connect electric cables between their heads, and he transferred the Matrix power into the human. Shockwave would later admit that he had been thwarted, as it had become impossible for Prime to create any new life.

Eventually Prime was rescued, and Buster returned the power to him, further cementing the notion that actual, usable Matrix energy had existed outside of the shell. And, as mentioned earlier, Megatron found yet another way to access the power. [[Bombshell]] planted a cerebro-shell in Optimus, and while it failed to take over his mind, it <i>did</i> provide some kind of conduit to the Matrix. Using Soundwave's broadcast abilities, Megatron tapped into the Matrix power when Prime gave life to the [[Aerialbot|Aerialbots]]. Thus, the Stunticons were born.

Not realizing his monopoly on the Matrix had been compromised anyway, Prime kept the secret of its physical shell very (pardon the pun) close to the chest. This would prove an unfortunate choice. When he died, his Autobot followers launched his body into space in accordance with a funereal rite. It landed on a distant planet's moon called VsQs, where it lay mostly undisturbed for a while. There, the Matrix exhibited a rudimentary consciousness that was aware of the passage of time and referred it itself as the collective of its past holders. It wasn't <i>literally</i> an amalgam of their souls, but rather a new, childlike, amoral being that had known the goodness of its Autobot bearers and now wanted more.

[[Image:Geneticmatrix.jpg|right|thumb|150px|No one can be told what the Matrix is. Because Optimus is an idiot.]]

It got a chance at new experience when a dying [[Deathbringer]] crashed on VsQs and touched the Matrix. The Deathbringer - who had been dedicated to ending unnecessary suffering - was warped into a new and very powerful being who sought to destroy <i>all</i> life. Though he left the Matrix in Prime's body, he still carried some of its energy, and the Matrix reveled in the vicarious experience of evil.

That curiosity found more expression when an insectoid creature crawled into Prime's corpse's chest cavity and became the next recipient of the Matrix's power. The Matrix was fascinated that the creature seemed to be meant to do nothing but destroy, so it re-created the thing into a larger, more powerful predator. The monster attacked a team of astronauts that had set up a research station on VsQs, killing nearly all of them. At least one escaped, who crashed in the seas of [[Pequod]], another planet in the same solar system. "Awash with Matrix energy," he was swallowed by a [[klud]], which ingested the energy.

Meanwhile, Optimus had been resurrected in a new body, and when he became aware of the threat of Unicron, he realized he needed to find the Matrix again. So he sent search parties to track down the funeral barge, which piqued [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing's]] curiosity. As the opposing teams dodged each other, they eventually set their sights on Pequod, where the klud had been attracting attention because its species was supposed to have been extinct. Thunderwing, who believed himself to have an affinity with the Matrix, was able to psychically link with the Matrix-infused beast and see the memory of swallowing the dying scientist. Recognizing the "VsQs" stamp on his equipment, Thunderwing set out for that moon.

Once there, both sides battled the creature the Matrix had created, which had grown to enormous size. And it was Thunderwing who killed the beast and took the Matrix itself. The Decepticon immediately attacked the spaceborne [[Ark]], manifesting the Matrix power in the form of a giant, vaguely humanoid energy field around himself. The Matrix began to speak through him, delighting in the firsthand experience of evil. When he realized he was being possessed, he tried to mentally battle the Matrix, but to no avail. The Autobots managed to win the fight only barely, getting Thunderwing off the Ark and then leaving him stranded in space.

The Matrix took time to heal Thunderwing's body, then set out for Cybertron. Coincidentally, it arrived just as Unicron was trying to destroy the planet. The Matrix-creature fought Unicron, but Unicron defeated it because it had become evil, and Unicron was more powerful in that realm. It took Optimus Prime's touch to cleanse the Matrix of its taint and reveal once again its essential purity. Rocketing into the Chaos-Bringer's maw, Prime opened the Matrix, destroying both it and Unicron.

And it should've killed Prime too, but when his decimated body was found, it was still kept alive by that pesky leftover Matrix energy. That body <i>did</i> soon die, but Prime's consciousness transferred to [[Hi-Q]], who was later re-created into a new Optimus by the [[Last Autobot]]. This new body still contained Matrix energy, which the Decepticons coveted. Megatron defeated him in battle and sucked the energy into a siphon, which became the de facto new Matrix. He used it to create many new warriors, such as the [[Laser Rod]]s and [[Rotor Force]].

Then Starscream took it and used it on himself, merging with the [[Warworld]] and reshaping the interior of the ship. However, unlike with Thunderwing, Starscream found his own evil being subverted by the Matrix's goodness. Afraid of being changed, he returned the Matrix to Prime, and when Prime was consumed by the [[Swarm]], he gave the Matrix to <i>it.</i> This completely reversed the nature of the Swarm. It had previously been a physically dark, destructive cloud, but it suddenly became a bright "force for life" that made all the Transformers totally blissed out. It also re-created Prime, though it's unclear whether this new body still contained Matrix energy, or what form the Matrix then existed in at all.

[[Image:MatrixCoconut1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Will I become a great Autobot leader?" <br> "All signs point to no."]]

So, when it's all said and done, the known Matrix-bearers are:
*[[Prima]]
*[[Prime Nova]]
*[[Sentinel Prime]]
*[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Buster Witwicky]]
*<i>[[Rodimus Prime]]</i>
*[[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]
*[[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]]
*<i>[[Ghyrik|General Ghyrik]]</i>

''('''Note:''' In the later [[BotCon]] text story [[Reaching the Omega Point]], [[Primon]] is added to the list though he is never mentioned elsewhere. Not even by the Matrix itself.)''

''('''Note:''' The Matrix was originally portrayed as a life-granting computer program within Optimus Prime's mind, which accounts for the incongruous early comic stories. After [[The Transformers: The Movie]] established it as a physical object, [[Simon Furman]] [[retcon]]ned it into being such in the comics as well, first in the UK then the US books. Powermaster Prime's ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe]]'' profile clarified that the program was encoded in light patterns within the Matrix's crystal core.)''

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===Animated continuity===

[[Image:Matrix_5faces4_7.jpg|left|thumb|200px|My preciousssss!]]

Called '''The Autobot Matrix of Leadership''' (or simply '''The Matrix of Leadership''', '''Autobot Matrix''', yadda, yadda, yadda...) is an artifact of great power which holds within it the accumulated wisdom of past Autobot leaders. As such, it is traditionally carried by the current Autobot Leader.

Why the Matrix is the one thing, the <i>only</i> thing, which [[Unicron]] fears is not quite clear, but it seems to be in some way connected to [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. It generally displays no powers beyond granting wisdom/visions and acting as a key to [[Vector Sigma]]. However it does, on occasion, seem capable of empowering and upgrading a Transformers physical form.

[[Image:MovieMagnus_matrix.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Will I at least get to <i>use</i> the Matrix?"<br>"No! Quit asking."]]

In the distant past, the scientist [[Primacron]] and his [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]] created some of the first, primitive Transformers ''(how exactly this connects to their Quintessonian origin revealed elsewhere in the Cartoon is unrevealed).'' Primacron eventually created Unicron, who rebeled against his maker. In the ensuing conflict Primacron was badly injured and his robotic-seeming assistant appeared destroyed. His Assistant survived however and out of his remains rose what appeared to be the Autobot Matrix of Leadership which then flew off into space. ''(The exact meaning and import of this flashback is unclear, but it seems to suggest the Matrix began as the essence of Primacron's assistant.)''

The Matrix of Leadership first documented appearance in modern times occurred when a dying [[Optimus Prime]] passed it, and Autobot Leadership to his chosen successor, [[Ultra Magnus]].

[[Image:Dark_awakening_matrix.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Swap Matrix for braaainnns?"]]

Before passing away, Prime spoke of a prophecy - that one day, "The Chosen One" would rise from the ranks of the Autobots, and use the power of the Matrix to light the Transformers' darkest hour. That darkest hour soon came upon Cybertron in the form of the world-eater, [[Unicron]], who knew that the Matrix's power was the one thing that could destroy him. Recreating Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he dispatched him to steal the Matrix, but when Galvatron obtained the talisman, he tried and failed to use its power against Unicron. Ultimately, the Chosen One who could open the Matrix proved to be the youthful [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who reclaimed the Matrix and was transformed by its power into [[Rodimus Prime]], before opening it within Unicron and releasing its power, which tore Unicron apart from within.

Later, when injured in battle, Rodimus's consciousness briefly entered the Matrix itself, and he discovered that it was more than a mere source of energy - it, in fact, contained the amassed wisdom of deceased Autobot leaders throughout history. Venturing into the Matrix a second time, Rodimus was shown the history of Cybertron by the ancient Autobots whose consciousnesses existed within the Matrix, revealing to him the [[Quintessons]] role in the creation of the Transformers. When he was resurrected, Optimus Prime later did the same thing when faced with the [[Hate Plague]], (which he ALSO seemed to claim as their "darkest hour"). To cure the madness of the plague he expelled all of the wisdom from within the Matrix, saving the universe, but emptying the Matrix and leaving only a shell. He claimed they would have to start filling it with wisdom again, from that moment on.

Optimus Prime eventually used the shell of the Matrix as a substitute key to access [[Vector Sigma]].

[[Image:Matrix_burden_2.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Decepticons using the Matrix either become disgusting freaks...]]
[[Image:Matrix_burden_1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|...or get harassed by the ghost of Robocop.]]

The only named robots known to have possessed the Matrix of Leadership in the cartoon are:
*[[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Optimus Prime]]
*[[Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Scourge_(G1)|Scourge]]

Over a dozen more past Autobot leaders were seen within it at various points, but none of them were ever given names.

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===Japanese continuity===
{{see|Energon Matrix}}

In Japan, the original Matrix held by Optimus and Rodimus Prime was portrayed more as a power source than anything else, though its power did apparently determine which faction Vector Sigma would obey. ''(Once the Matrix was depowered in Return of Optimus Prime, Vector Sigma became open to either Autobots or Decepticons controlling it, and by extension the planet.)''

In later Japanese continuity a Matrix was seemingly carried by any individual with high rank. Therefore, there are many distinct Matrices. ''(It is unknown what relation, if any, these have to the original.)'' They tend to be weapons of extreme power and last resort. Accessing them, or having two of them in close proximity, can "power-up" their possessors into temporarily enhanced forms.

*[[Optimus_Primal|Beast Convoy]]
*[[Leo Prime]]
*[[Lio Junior]] (a copy of Leo Prime's)
*[[Big Convoy]]

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:Ancients.jpg|thumb|left|Matrix-shaped platform above the Oracle Tank]]

Prior to Optimus, the Matrix was held by [[Sentinel Prime]], an Autobot leader killed by Megatron in an attempt to gain possession of the artifact. But Sentinel had already given up the Matrix for reasons unknown (perhaps foreseeing his own death), passing it to the [[Council of Ancients]], who chose a data archivist named Optronix as the new bearer. Optronix and the Matrix were lowered into the [[Oracle Tank]], with the words "Fill this sacred vessel with the wisdom of the ages", though it may be that the council was referring to Optronix and not the Matrix. Like [[Hot Rod]], Optronix - now [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)|Optimus Prime]] - is physically changed by the installation of the Matrix, his frame altered to become larger and more powerful. Soon after, he is attacked by Megatron who cracks open his form and exposes the Matrix, which shows both Optimus and Megatron visions of the future, seeming to transport them to [[Earth]], then to [[Nebulon]]. It is implied that Optimus somehow uses the Matrix to force Megatron to forget these visions, though how much knowledge he himself retains is unknown.

Before the Autobots leave for [[Cybertron_(planet)|Cybertron]] on the [[Ark II]], Optimus Prime gives [[Spike Witwicky]] a piece of the Matrix to safeguard during their journey. The Ark II crashes, but when Spike and Optimus are reunited, Spike returns the piece to him. Optimus uses the complete Matrix of Leadership to awaken his deactivated troops and call them to him.

[[Image:Matrix back.jpg|thumb|A Dreamwave newsletter provides us a seldom-seen image of the ''back'' of the Matrix.]]
After returning to Cybertron, a chain of events ultimately leads Optimus Prime to a confrontation with [[Shockwave]] in the chamber containing Vector Sigma. Shockwave transforms and blows open Optimus Prime, claiming the Matrix for himself and using it to access Vector Sigma's databanks. Shockwave was defeated by [[Ultra Magnus]] and the Matrix returned to Optimus Prime, but the forceful removal of the Matrix from his body combined with the long period of time spent without it caused a great deal of trauma to his systems, necessitating an extended session in a CR chamber to recover, and suggesting that at least in the [[Dreamwave]] comics the Matrix actually integrates with the systems of its holder to some degree rather than merely residing inside them.

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==Beast Wars==
In the [[1990]]s animated series, [[Beast Wars]] and [[Beast Machines]] series, the nature of the Matrix was explored and evolved.

These series used "The Matrix" as a term that referred not merely to the physical object, but to an actual other-dimensional realm - the Transformer [[afterlife]] also called the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], the well of all sparks that are, have been, or ever shall be. From the Allspark springs all Transformer life, and when a Transformer dies, their spark returns to the Allspark, sharing its life experience with the collective, creating a huge store of accumulated wisdom and knowledge. Understanding this, it can be retroactively assumed that the physical Matrix object wielded by Autobot leaders in the cartoon continuity is not simply a storehouse of knowledge itself, but rather, a gateway to this afterlife realm. Similarly, this also explains its ability to bestow life as seen in the comic book continuity - by transferring a spark from the Allspark through its connection to the realm.

''(According to the story editors, the Matrix was also used as a nickname in the Beast Wars series for the facility which produced [[Maximal]] [[protoform]]s, though this information was never introduced in the show.)''

===''Universe: Primeval Dawn''===

[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|220px|thumb|The Matrix, beneath Prime's "spark holder".]]

After the Beast Wars, [[Tarantulas]] was reborn, intending to use his new [[Vok]] powers to steal the Matrix and warp reality to his liking. To protect the timestream, the Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from the unconscious Optimus Prime residing within the Ark, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation. In the following battle, however, Tarantulas was able to overpower Primal Prime and rip the Matrix from his body.

''('''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.)''

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Animated continuity===

[[Image:ArmadaMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|Armada's version of the Matrix]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] tried to pass the Matrix on to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] before he warped into space with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], but Hot Shot refused it, not feeling himself worthy.

When Optimus died standing purposefully in the path of the [[Hydra Cannon]] blast meant for Earth, Prime's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] held on to the Matrix, floating helplessly until rescued.

Later, it was the Mini-Cons who resurrected Prime, entering the Matrix and reconstructing a new body for him. Some time later, Unicron forced Prime to face the fact that on some level he enjoyed the thrill of combat. Following Unicron's defeat, Galvatron challenged Optimus to one final, furious battle. Prime choose to discard the Matrix at this time, flinging it into the void of space, so that he could battle Galvatron not as the leader of the Autobots, but as himself.

(How Optimus Prime got the Matrix back after this is uncertain.)

''Note: Although in Energon Optimus Prime appears to have a permanent Matrix-like structure (complete with handles and all!) in his chest, this is not the case! The devise located in his chest is the [[Spark of Combination]] and not the Matrix of Leadership''

In Transformers Cybertron, Optimus Prime uses the Matrix of Leadership to widen [[Vector Prime_(UT)|Vector Prime]]'s dimension gates. Optimus Prime's distinctive [[cyber key]] is unique because of the influence of his Matrix.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''New Year Convoy''' (2002)
: He comes with the Matrix of Leadership!

*'''[[Galvatron II]]''' (2005)
: He comes with the Creation Matrix! It's green.

===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2000, 2001)
: ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] has a little door on his chest that hides a sculpted Matrix. It cannot be removed.

===20th Anniversary/Masterpiece===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-01'''
: 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime includes a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open.

* '''Ultra Magnus'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
: He had it too.

* '''Convoy Perfect Edition''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-04'''
: He still had it here.

===Armada===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''

:The large version of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] has a non-removable Matrix of Leadership behind the grill on his chest. This feature was kept for the various [[redeco]]s of this mold.

===Cybertron===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-01'''

:''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' Optimus Prime has a removable Matrix of Leadership in his chest. This feature was kept for the "Galaxy Force Optimus Prime" redeco.

===Classics===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:Yep, this version of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime mold still has the Matrix.

==Trivia==
*When asked about the visual design of the Matrix in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "The inspiration for the Matrix of Leadership is a thermonuclear bomb."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> "Light our darkest hour" indeed.

==Footnotes==
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Matrix of Leadership

2007-08-12T17:23:08Z

71.100.22.41: /* Animated continuity */

{{Template:Disambig3|Matrix}}

[[Image:Matrix.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You put the life in the coconut.]]

The '''Autobot Matrix of Leadership''' (sometimes the '''Creation Matrix''') is an artifact of great power. It is traditionally carried by the current Autobot Leader.

Much about the Matrix remains a mystery, including its exact composition. It generally appears as a hollow, spherical metal shell with two handles on either side and with a core sphere of blueish crystal at its center.

The Matrix is the one thing, the only thing which [[Unicron]] fears.

Things that were related to the Matrix include: the [[Dead Matrix]], [[Energon Matrix]], [[Matrix of Conquest]] and the [[Matrix of Purification]].

''(The exact nature and power of the Matrix varied according to continuity. See individual entries below for details.)''

==Wisdom of the Ages==
The Matrix in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity possessed the accumulated wisdom of Transformers in the past. This stretches from the time of [[It]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] most of whom make up the [[Ancient Autobots]] who reside within its form. A bearer of the Matrix possesses the ability to journey within the Matrix to consult many of these beings, however, this action is quite dangerous as it can lead to one getting lost forever. Those who do this are often searching for something in the Transformers distant past that is lost

The accumulated wisdom was capable of being released in the Transformers "darkest hour" to aid them by using its light to destroy a threat to the race. However, the act leaves the Matrix depleted of energy and would require it to be "filled" with the wisdom of a new generation.

== Fiction ==
==Generation One==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

<i>(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)</i>

[[Image:Creation Matrix 65.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The Creation Matrix was the [[Leader-1]]'s-head of the Marvel comic. Can't be drawn the same way twice.]]

Called the '''Creation Matrix''' (or the '''Genetic Matrix''' by the [[Keeper]]), it contains the essence of the Transformer's creator-god [[Primus]], making it the one thing that can destroy Unicron. Possessing the Creation Matrix allows the bearer to grant new Transformer life to otherwise unsentient constructs. Also, when the human [[Buster Witwicky]] was in possession of it, he exhibited telekinetic power over all machines.

The fact that the Matrix was a physical object was generally unknown to all but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself by the time of the [[Earth|Terran]] battles. But the powers of the Matrix weren't limited to the shell in his chest anyway. When his severed head was held captive by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon was able to force Prime to give life to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], even though the Autobots had his body (and therefore the physical Matrix) in the [[Ark]]. While it's possible that the power was simply being channeled ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would do just that to create the [[Stunticon]]s), that seems unlikely given Prime's solution to the problem. When Buster infiltrated the Decepticon base, Prime had him connect electric cables between their heads, and he transferred the Matrix power into the human. Shockwave would later admit that he had been thwarted, as it had become impossible for Prime to create any new life.

Eventually Prime was rescued, and Buster returned the power to him, further cementing the notion that actual, usable Matrix energy had existed outside of the shell. And, as mentioned earlier, Megatron found yet another way to access the power. [[Bombshell]] planted a cerebro-shell in Optimus, and while it failed to take over his mind, it <i>did</i> provide some kind of conduit to the Matrix. Using Soundwave's broadcast abilities, Megatron tapped into the Matrix power when Prime gave life to the [[Aerialbot|Aerialbots]]. Thus, the Stunticons were born.

Not realizing his monopoly on the Matrix had been compromised anyway, Prime kept the secret of its physical shell very (pardon the pun) close to the chest. This would prove an unfortunate choice. When he died, his Autobot followers launched his body into space in accordance with a funereal rite. It landed on a distant planet's moon called VsQs, where it lay mostly undisturbed for a while. There, the Matrix exhibited a rudimentary consciousness that was aware of the passage of time and referred it itself as the collective of its past holders. It wasn't <i>literally</i> an amalgam of their souls, but rather a new, childlike, amoral being that had known the goodness of its Autobot bearers and now wanted more.

[[Image:Geneticmatrix.jpg|right|thumb|150px|No one can be told what the Matrix is. Because Optimus is an idiot.]]

It got a chance at new experience when a dying [[Deathbringer]] crashed on VsQs and touched the Matrix. The Deathbringer - who had been dedicated to ending unnecessary suffering - was warped into a new and very powerful being who sought to destroy <i>all</i> life. Though he left the Matrix in Prime's body, he still carried some of its energy, and the Matrix reveled in the vicarious experience of evil.

That curiosity found more expression when an insectoid creature crawled into Prime's corpse's chest cavity and became the next recipient of the Matrix's power. The Matrix was fascinated that the creature seemed to be meant to do nothing but destroy, so it re-created the thing into a larger, more powerful predator. The monster attacked a team of astronauts that had set up a research station on VsQs, killing nearly all of them. At least one escaped, who crashed in the seas of [[Pequod]], another planet in the same solar system. "Awash with Matrix energy," he was swallowed by a [[klud]], which ingested the energy.

Meanwhile, Optimus had been resurrected in a new body, and when he became aware of the threat of Unicron, he realized he needed to find the Matrix again. So he sent search parties to track down the funeral barge, which piqued [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing's]] curiosity. As the opposing teams dodged each other, they eventually set their sights on Pequod, where the klud had been attracting attention because its species was supposed to have been extinct. Thunderwing, who believed himself to have an affinity with the Matrix, was able to psychically link with the Matrix-infused beast and see the memory of swallowing the dying scientist. Recognizing the "VsQs" stamp on his equipment, Thunderwing set out for that moon.

Once there, both sides battled the creature the Matrix had created, which had grown to enormous size. And it was Thunderwing who killed the beast and took the Matrix itself. The Decepticon immediately attacked the spaceborne [[Ark]], manifesting the Matrix power in the form of a giant, vaguely humanoid energy field around himself. The Matrix began to speak through him, delighting in the firsthand experience of evil. When he realized he was being possessed, he tried to mentally battle the Matrix, but to no avail. The Autobots managed to win the fight only barely, getting Thunderwing off the Ark and then leaving him stranded in space.

The Matrix took time to heal Thunderwing's body, then set out for Cybertron. Coincidentally, it arrived just as Unicron was trying to destroy the planet. The Matrix-creature fought Unicron, but Unicron defeated it because it had become evil, and Unicron was more powerful in that realm. It took Optimus Prime's touch to cleanse the Matrix of its taint and reveal once again its essential purity. Rocketing into the Chaos-Bringer's maw, Prime opened the Matrix, destroying both it and Unicron.

And it should've killed Prime too, but when his decimated body was found, it was still kept alive by that pesky leftover Matrix energy. That body <i>did</i> soon die, but Prime's consciousness transferred to [[Hi-Q]], who was later re-created into a new Optimus by the [[Last Autobot]]. This new body still contained Matrix energy, which the Decepticons coveted. Megatron defeated him in battle and sucked the energy into a siphon, which became the de facto new Matrix. He used it to create many new warriors, such as the [[Laser Rod]]s and [[Rotor Force]].

Then Starscream took it and used it on himself, merging with the [[Warworld]] and reshaping the interior of the ship. However, unlike with Thunderwing, Starscream found his own evil being subverted by the Matrix's goodness. Afraid of being changed, he returned the Matrix to Prime, and when Prime was consumed by the [[Swarm]], he gave the Matrix to <i>it.</i> This completely reversed the nature of the Swarm. It had previously been a physically dark, destructive cloud, but it suddenly became a bright "force for life" that made all the Transformers totally blissed out. It also re-created Prime, though it's unclear whether this new body still contained Matrix energy, or what form the Matrix then existed in at all.

[[Image:MatrixCoconut1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Will I become a great Autobot leader?" <br> "All signs point to no."]]

So, when it's all said and done, the known Matrix-bearers are:
*[[Prima]]
*[[Prime Nova]]
*[[Sentinel Prime]]
*[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Buster Witwicky]]
*<i>[[Rodimus Prime]]</i>
*[[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]
*[[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]]
*<i>[[Ghyrik|General Ghyrik]]</i>

''('''Note:''' In the later [[BotCon]] text story [[Reaching the Omega Point]], [[Primon]] is added to the list though he is never mentioned elsewhere. Not even by the Matrix itself.)''

''('''Note:''' The Matrix was originally portrayed as a life-granting computer program within Optimus Prime's mind, which accounts for the incongruous early comic stories. After [[The Transformers: The Movie]] established it as a physical object, [[Simon Furman]] [[retcon]]ned it into being such in the comics as well, first in the UK then the US books. Powermaster Prime's ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe]]'' profile clarified that the program was encoded in light patterns within the Matrix's crystal core.)''

{{-}}

===Animated continuity===

[[Image:Matrix_5faces4_7.jpg|left|thumb|200px|My preciousssss!]]

Called '''Autobot The Matrix of Leadership''' (or simply '''The Matrix of Leadership''', '''Autobot Matrix''', yadda, yadda, yadda...) is an artifact of great power which holds within it the accumulated wisdom of past Autobot leaders. As such, it is traditionally carried by the current Autobot Leader.

Why the Matrix is the one thing, the <i>only</i> thing, which [[Unicron]] fears is not quite clear, but it seems to be in some way connected to [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. It generally displays no powers beyond granting wisdom/visions and acting as a key to [[Vector Sigma]]. However it does, on occasion, seem capable of empowering and upgrading a Transformers physical form.

[[Image:MovieMagnus_matrix.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Will I at least get to <i>use</i> the Matrix?"<br>"No! Quit asking."]]

In the distant past, the scientist [[Primacron]] and his [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]] created some of the first, primitive Transformers ''(how exactly this connects to their Quintessonian origin revealed elsewhere in the Cartoon is unrevealed).'' Primacron eventually created Unicron, who rebeled against his maker. In the ensuing conflict Primacron was badly injured and his robotic-seeming assistant appeared destroyed. His Assistant survived however and out of his remains rose what appeared to be the Autobot Matrix of Leadership which then flew off into space. ''(The exact meaning and import of this flashback is unclear, but it seems to suggest the Matrix began as the essence of Primacron's assistant.)''

The Matrix of Leadership first documented appearance in modern times occurred when a dying [[Optimus Prime]] passed it, and Autobot Leadership to his chosen successor, [[Ultra Magnus]].

[[Image:Dark_awakening_matrix.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Swap Matrix for braaainnns?"]]

Before passing away, Prime spoke of a prophecy - that one day, "The Chosen One" would rise from the ranks of the Autobots, and use the power of the Matrix to light the Transformers' darkest hour. That darkest hour soon came upon Cybertron in the form of the world-eater, [[Unicron]], who knew that the Matrix's power was the one thing that could destroy him. Recreating Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he dispatched him to steal the Matrix, but when Galvatron obtained the talisman, he tried and failed to use its power against Unicron. Ultimately, the Chosen One who could open the Matrix proved to be the youthful [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who reclaimed the Matrix and was transformed by its power into [[Rodimus Prime]], before opening it within Unicron and releasing its power, which tore Unicron apart from within.

Later, when injured in battle, Rodimus's consciousness briefly entered the Matrix itself, and he discovered that it was more than a mere source of energy - it, in fact, contained the amassed wisdom of deceased Autobot leaders throughout history. Venturing into the Matrix a second time, Rodimus was shown the history of Cybertron by the ancient Autobots whose consciousnesses existed within the Matrix, revealing to him the [[Quintessons]] role in the creation of the Transformers. When he was resurrected, Optimus Prime later did the same thing when faced with the [[Hate Plague]], (which he ALSO seemed to claim as their "darkest hour"). To cure the madness of the plague he expelled all of the wisdom from within the Matrix, saving the universe, but emptying the Matrix and leaving only a shell. He claimed they would have to start filling it with wisdom again, from that moment on.

Optimus Prime eventually used the shell of the Matrix as a substitute key to access [[Vector Sigma]].

[[Image:Matrix_burden_2.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Decepticons using the Matrix either become disgusting freaks...]]
[[Image:Matrix_burden_1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|...or get harassed by the ghost of Robocop.]]

The only named robots known to have possessed the Matrix of Leadership in the cartoon are:
*[[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Optimus Prime]]
*[[Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Scourge_(G1)|Scourge]]

Over a dozen more past Autobot leaders were seen within it at various points, but none of them were ever given names.

{{ - }}

===Japanese continuity===
{{see|Energon Matrix}}

In Japan, the original Matrix held by Optimus and Rodimus Prime was portrayed more as a power source than anything else, though its power did apparently determine which faction Vector Sigma would obey. ''(Once the Matrix was depowered in Return of Optimus Prime, Vector Sigma became open to either Autobots or Decepticons controlling it, and by extension the planet.)''

In later Japanese continuity a Matrix was seemingly carried by any individual with high rank. Therefore, there are many distinct Matrices. ''(It is unknown what relation, if any, these have to the original.)'' They tend to be weapons of extreme power and last resort. Accessing them, or having two of them in close proximity, can "power-up" their possessors into temporarily enhanced forms.

*[[Optimus_Primal|Beast Convoy]]
*[[Leo Prime]]
*[[Lio Junior]] (a copy of Leo Prime's)
*[[Big Convoy]]

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:Ancients.jpg|thumb|left|Matrix-shaped platform above the Oracle Tank]]

Prior to Optimus, the Matrix was held by [[Sentinel Prime]], an Autobot leader killed by Megatron in an attempt to gain possession of the artifact. But Sentinel had already given up the Matrix for reasons unknown (perhaps foreseeing his own death), passing it to the [[Council of Ancients]], who chose a data archivist named Optronix as the new bearer. Optronix and the Matrix were lowered into the [[Oracle Tank]], with the words "Fill this sacred vessel with the wisdom of the ages", though it may be that the council was referring to Optronix and not the Matrix. Like [[Hot Rod]], Optronix - now [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)|Optimus Prime]] - is physically changed by the installation of the Matrix, his frame altered to become larger and more powerful. Soon after, he is attacked by Megatron who cracks open his form and exposes the Matrix, which shows both Optimus and Megatron visions of the future, seeming to transport them to [[Earth]], then to [[Nebulon]]. It is implied that Optimus somehow uses the Matrix to force Megatron to forget these visions, though how much knowledge he himself retains is unknown.

Before the Autobots leave for [[Cybertron_(planet)|Cybertron]] on the [[Ark II]], Optimus Prime gives [[Spike Witwicky]] a piece of the Matrix to safeguard during their journey. The Ark II crashes, but when Spike and Optimus are reunited, Spike returns the piece to him. Optimus uses the complete Matrix of Leadership to awaken his deactivated troops and call them to him.

[[Image:Matrix back.jpg|thumb|A Dreamwave newsletter provides us a seldom-seen image of the ''back'' of the Matrix.]]
After returning to Cybertron, a chain of events ultimately leads Optimus Prime to a confrontation with [[Shockwave]] in the chamber containing Vector Sigma. Shockwave transforms and blows open Optimus Prime, claiming the Matrix for himself and using it to access Vector Sigma's databanks. Shockwave was defeated by [[Ultra Magnus]] and the Matrix returned to Optimus Prime, but the forceful removal of the Matrix from his body combined with the long period of time spent without it caused a great deal of trauma to his systems, necessitating an extended session in a CR chamber to recover, and suggesting that at least in the [[Dreamwave]] comics the Matrix actually integrates with the systems of its holder to some degree rather than merely residing inside them.

{{ - }}

==Beast Wars==
In the [[1990]]s animated series, [[Beast Wars]] and [[Beast Machines]] series, the nature of the Matrix was explored and evolved.

These series used "The Matrix" as a term that referred not merely to the physical object, but to an actual other-dimensional realm - the Transformer [[afterlife]] also called the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], the well of all sparks that are, have been, or ever shall be. From the Allspark springs all Transformer life, and when a Transformer dies, their spark returns to the Allspark, sharing its life experience with the collective, creating a huge store of accumulated wisdom and knowledge. Understanding this, it can be retroactively assumed that the physical Matrix object wielded by Autobot leaders in the cartoon continuity is not simply a storehouse of knowledge itself, but rather, a gateway to this afterlife realm. Similarly, this also explains its ability to bestow life as seen in the comic book continuity - by transferring a spark from the Allspark through its connection to the realm.

''(According to the story editors, the Matrix was also used as a nickname in the Beast Wars series for the facility which produced [[Maximal]] [[protoform]]s, though this information was never introduced in the show.)''

===''Universe: Primeval Dawn''===

[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|220px|thumb|The Matrix, beneath Prime's "spark holder".]]

After the Beast Wars, [[Tarantulas]] was reborn, intending to use his new [[Vok]] powers to steal the Matrix and warp reality to his liking. To protect the timestream, the Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from the unconscious Optimus Prime residing within the Ark, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation. In the following battle, however, Tarantulas was able to overpower Primal Prime and rip the Matrix from his body.

''('''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.)''

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Animated continuity===

[[Image:ArmadaMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|Armada's version of the Matrix]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] tried to pass the Matrix on to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] before he warped into space with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], but Hot Shot refused it, not feeling himself worthy.

When Optimus died standing purposefully in the path of the [[Hydra Cannon]] blast meant for Earth, Prime's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] held on to the Matrix, floating helplessly until rescued.

Later, it was the Mini-Cons who resurrected Prime, entering the Matrix and reconstructing a new body for him. Some time later, Unicron forced Prime to face the fact that on some level he enjoyed the thrill of combat. Following Unicron's defeat, Galvatron challenged Optimus to one final, furious battle. Prime choose to discard the Matrix at this time, flinging it into the void of space, so that he could battle Galvatron not as the leader of the Autobots, but as himself.

(How Optimus Prime got the Matrix back after this is uncertain.)

''Note: Although in Energon Optimus Prime appears to have a permanent Matrix-like structure (complete with handles and all!) in his chest, this is not the case! The devise located in his chest is the [[Spark of Combination]] and not the Matrix of Leadership''

In Transformers Cybertron, Optimus Prime uses the Matrix of Leadership to widen [[Vector Prime_(UT)|Vector Prime]]'s dimension gates. Optimus Prime's distinctive [[cyber key]] is unique because of the influence of his Matrix.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''New Year Convoy''' (2002)
: He comes with the Matrix of Leadership!

*'''[[Galvatron II]]''' (2005)
: He comes with the Creation Matrix! It's green.

===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2000, 2001)
: ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] has a little door on his chest that hides a sculpted Matrix. It cannot be removed.

===20th Anniversary/Masterpiece===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-01'''
: 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime includes a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open.

* '''Ultra Magnus'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
: He had it too.

* '''Convoy Perfect Edition''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-04'''
: He still had it here.

===Armada===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''

:The large version of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] has a non-removable Matrix of Leadership behind the grill on his chest. This feature was kept for the various [[redeco]]s of this mold.

===Cybertron===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-01'''

:''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' Optimus Prime has a removable Matrix of Leadership in his chest. This feature was kept for the "Galaxy Force Optimus Prime" redeco.

===Classics===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:Yep, this version of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime mold still has the Matrix.

==Trivia==
*When asked about the visual design of the Matrix in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "The inspiration for the Matrix of Leadership is a thermonuclear bomb."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> "Light our darkest hour" indeed.

==Footnotes==
<references />

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[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers| ]]
[[Category: Religion]]
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Optimus Prime (RID)

2007-08-12T17:15:25Z

71.100.22.41: /* 3H Universe comics */

{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Robots in Disguise]] continuity.''

[[Image:RIDPrime02.jpg|thumb|250px|Ironically, filled with blazing justice.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' battles for truth, justice, and the Autobot way against a foe who [[Megatron (RID)|usually refuses to leave his recliner]]. Fortunately, his troops have their own bevy of personality disorders, ensuring a commercially viable program length and steady sales. Well, [[Hasbro|in America]].

''Japanese Name:'' '''Fire Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Robots in Disguise''====
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Neil Kaplan]] (US)'', ''[[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japan)''

Optimus Prime was created, along with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], by [[Alpha Trion]]. The two of them were raised together, and thus, saw each other as brothers. However, this relationship was torn apart after the Cybertron Civil Wars, whereupon the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chose Optimus Prime to command the Autobots in stopping the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] from ravaging the universe in his quest for energy. Ultra Magnus left Cybertron that same day, bitter and spiteful of his brother.

Prime soon struck up command on [[Earth]], where he took the form of a fire truck. Operating out of a secret base in [[Metro City]], he and his fellow Autobots were more than ready to face Megatron and his Predacons. The conflict began when Megatron appeared in New York, attempting to kidnap the famous scientist [[Doctor Onishi]]. Optimus struck up a friendship with Onishi's son, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]], and despite not being able to save the boy's father, vowed that he would help rescue him.

In the events that followed, Prime was forced to deal with the Predacons' many energy-grabbing schemes, either personally, or indirectly by way of helping [[T-AI]] coordinate the movement of his troops by way of the [[space bridge|Global Space Bridge]].

However, Prime soon found another threat, in the form of the Decepticons - namely, one named [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. Scourge was a corrupted Autobot [[protoform]], who, in addition to being infused with Megatron's evil, scanned Optimus Prime and a tanker truck at the same time, resulting in his looking like a twisted clone of the Autobot leader. Prime hoped that Scourge and his fellow Decepticons would one day be restored to their true Autobot selves, but after the Decepticons themselves tried to use this to trick him, he decided he should not allow this to cloud his judgement.

Matters escalated when Ultra Magnus appeared on Earth, making his desire to take the Matrix from Optimus Prime known to his "brother." Optimus refused to fight Magnus, and was thus, mercilessly fired upon, until [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] arrived to carry him away. Prime took refuge on a deserted island, but the Decepticons, Megatron, and Magnus both tracked him there. In the midst of the battle, Magnus forcibly activated their ability to combine into [[Omega Prime]], intending to use it to drain Prime of his energy so he could take the Matrix, but Optimus managed to take control and use their combination to stop the Decepticons. This fusion apparently resulted in both Autobots sharing the Matrix's power, which led to Magnus's attitude softening towards his brother.

Eventually, it was revealed that Megatron's true purpose on Earth was to take control of the massive Autobot, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. These events led to Megatron becoming the more powerful Galvatron, who eventually devastated the Autobot forces. In his final battle with the evil leader, Prime and Magnus combined into Omega Prime to face Galvatron at the Earth's core. They were seemingly no match for him, until Fortress Maximus sent them his power, which energized the Matrix, forming the giant weapon, the [[Matrix Blade]]. Galvatron was defeated, and with that, the Autobots' mission on Earth was finished, and Prime resolved to return to Cybertron - but not before "one last look around" with Koji and the rest of his team.

===Dreamwave comic===

===3H Universe comics===

[[Image:Optimusprime_rid.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Optimus (disambiguation)|Optimuses]] in pajamas are coming down the stairs...]]

{{-}}

===Fun Publications Cybertron comics===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
[[Image:RID_Optimus_Prime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|180px|BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-001'''

: RID Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His 'trailer' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Super Mode. He can combine with [[Ultra_Magnus_(RID)|Ultra Magnus]] to form Omega Prime.

: The original Japanese Car Robots release differs from the US version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different. Additionally, the US version has the unfortunately tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy's missles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy, and he is able to fire (if by "Fire" you mean "have-them-fling-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly") all of his missiles at once if the special trigger for his ladder missiles are hit, along with the ability to fire one missile at a time. The US version only allows for one missile to be fired at a time when they are activated.

*'''Clear Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
: Released in a Toys R' Us Japanese-exclusive "God Fire Convoy" gift set with Clear God Magnus. The gift set also contained an exclusive God Sword item to be used for God Fire Convoy.
*'''Black Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
Lucky Draw prize version of Super Fire Convoy. Aside from being..well, black, the chromed chest plate is now gold with red "windows", and the sirens on his back are now clear.
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2001)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Basic, 2002)
[[Image:Spychanger_RIDPrime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Tiny BURNING JUSTICE]]

: This was a smaller, simplified version of RID Optimus Prime made for the Spy Changer/Basic class in the Robots In Disguise toyline. It has no standard robot mode and parts do not detach. Oddly, all promotional images of this figure depicted it colored in ''orange''.

{{-}}

===Universe===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2003)

: The Universe release of RID Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of his red plastic for a yellow-orange colour.

*'''Optimus Prime with Prowl''' (Basic, 2003)

: Spy Changer Optimus Prime was redecoed to match the larger universe release. He comes with a Spychanger Prowl painted to resemble [[Red_Alert_(G1)|Red Alert]].

===Cybertron===
*'''Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

===Titanium Series===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
[[Image:Titanium_RIDPrime.jpg|right|thumb|175px|METAL BURNING JUSTICE]]

This is a six-inch tall die-cast metal version of RID Optimus Prime. As it is much simplified, it only transforms into Super Mode and does not have his smaller standard robot mode, nor do parts detach.

{{-}}

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
* For this incarnation of Optimus, voice actor [[Neil Kaplan]] very specifically impersonated the voice of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Peter Cullen]].

* ''Cybertron'' "Multi-Pack" Optimus Prime's tech spec bio seems to indicate he's ''Unicron Trilogy'' Optimus Prime. However, his (and Magnus') deco was later used in the [[Fun Publications]] ''Cybertron'' fan club magazine comic as ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime having traveled to the ''Unicron Trilogy'' universe.

* Persistent net rumors abound about early or supplemental Japanese material establishing Optimus and his Autobots being part of a "Dimensional Patrol" that follows the Predacons either back in time or from another universe. This is not supported in-show and no solid evidence supporting it has ever surfaced elsewhere.... except in the [[3H]] supplemental materials, which established the "Dimensional Patrol" as a ''post''-cartoon organization.

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]

[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Costco exclusives]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category: Matrix bearers]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category: Siblings]]
[[Category: Spy Changers]]
[[Category: Titanium Series]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
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Optimus Prime (RID)

2007-08-12T17:14:57Z

71.100.22.41: /* 3H Universe comics */

{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Robots in Disguise]] continuity.''

[[Image:RIDPrime02.jpg|thumb|250px|Ironically, filled with blazing justice.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' battles for truth, justice, and the Autobot way against a foe who [[Megatron (RID)|usually refuses to leave his recliner]]. Fortunately, his troops have their own bevy of personality disorders, ensuring a commercially viable program length and steady sales. Well, [[Hasbro|in America]].

''Japanese Name:'' '''Fire Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Robots in Disguise''====
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Neil Kaplan]] (US)'', ''[[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japan)''

Optimus Prime was created, along with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], by [[Alpha Trion]]. The two of them were raised together, and thus, saw each other as brothers. However, this relationship was torn apart after the Cybertron Civil Wars, whereupon the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chose Optimus Prime to command the Autobots in stopping the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] from ravaging the universe in his quest for energy. Ultra Magnus left Cybertron that same day, bitter and spiteful of his brother.

Prime soon struck up command on [[Earth]], where he took the form of a fire truck. Operating out of a secret base in [[Metro City]], he and his fellow Autobots were more than ready to face Megatron and his Predacons. The conflict began when Megatron appeared in New York, attempting to kidnap the famous scientist [[Doctor Onishi]]. Optimus struck up a friendship with Onishi's son, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]], and despite not being able to save the boy's father, vowed that he would help rescue him.

In the events that followed, Prime was forced to deal with the Predacons' many energy-grabbing schemes, either personally, or indirectly by way of helping [[T-AI]] coordinate the movement of his troops by way of the [[space bridge|Global Space Bridge]].

However, Prime soon found another threat, in the form of the Decepticons - namely, one named [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. Scourge was a corrupted Autobot [[protoform]], who, in addition to being infused with Megatron's evil, scanned Optimus Prime and a tanker truck at the same time, resulting in his looking like a twisted clone of the Autobot leader. Prime hoped that Scourge and his fellow Decepticons would one day be restored to their true Autobot selves, but after the Decepticons themselves tried to use this to trick him, he decided he should not allow this to cloud his judgement.

Matters escalated when Ultra Magnus appeared on Earth, making his desire to take the Matrix from Optimus Prime known to his "brother." Optimus refused to fight Magnus, and was thus, mercilessly fired upon, until [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] arrived to carry him away. Prime took refuge on a deserted island, but the Decepticons, Megatron, and Magnus both tracked him there. In the midst of the battle, Magnus forcibly activated their ability to combine into [[Omega Prime]], intending to use it to drain Prime of his energy so he could take the Matrix, but Optimus managed to take control and use their combination to stop the Decepticons. This fusion apparently resulted in both Autobots sharing the Matrix's power, which led to Magnus's attitude softening towards his brother.

Eventually, it was revealed that Megatron's true purpose on Earth was to take control of the massive Autobot, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. These events led to Megatron becoming the more powerful Galvatron, who eventually devastated the Autobot forces. In his final battle with the evil leader, Prime and Magnus combined into Omega Prime to face Galvatron at the Earth's core. They were seemingly no match for him, until Fortress Maximus sent them his power, which energized the Matrix, forming the giant weapon, the [[Matrix Blade]]. Galvatron was defeated, and with that, the Autobots' mission on Earth was finished, and Prime resolved to return to Cybertron - but not before "one last look around" with Koji and the rest of his team.

===Dreamwave comic===

===3H Universe comics===

[[Image:Optimusprime_rid.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimuses]] in pajamas are coming down the stairs...]]

{{-}}

===Fun Publications Cybertron comics===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
[[Image:RID_Optimus_Prime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|180px|BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-001'''

: RID Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His 'trailer' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Super Mode. He can combine with [[Ultra_Magnus_(RID)|Ultra Magnus]] to form Omega Prime.

: The original Japanese Car Robots release differs from the US version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different. Additionally, the US version has the unfortunately tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy's missles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy, and he is able to fire (if by "Fire" you mean "have-them-fling-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly") all of his missiles at once if the special trigger for his ladder missiles are hit, along with the ability to fire one missile at a time. The US version only allows for one missile to be fired at a time when they are activated.

*'''Clear Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
: Released in a Toys R' Us Japanese-exclusive "God Fire Convoy" gift set with Clear God Magnus. The gift set also contained an exclusive God Sword item to be used for God Fire Convoy.
*'''Black Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
Lucky Draw prize version of Super Fire Convoy. Aside from being..well, black, the chromed chest plate is now gold with red "windows", and the sirens on his back are now clear.
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2001)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Basic, 2002)
[[Image:Spychanger_RIDPrime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Tiny BURNING JUSTICE]]

: This was a smaller, simplified version of RID Optimus Prime made for the Spy Changer/Basic class in the Robots In Disguise toyline. It has no standard robot mode and parts do not detach. Oddly, all promotional images of this figure depicted it colored in ''orange''.

{{-}}

===Universe===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2003)

: The Universe release of RID Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of his red plastic for a yellow-orange colour.

*'''Optimus Prime with Prowl''' (Basic, 2003)

: Spy Changer Optimus Prime was redecoed to match the larger universe release. He comes with a Spychanger Prowl painted to resemble [[Red_Alert_(G1)|Red Alert]].

===Cybertron===
*'''Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

===Titanium Series===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
[[Image:Titanium_RIDPrime.jpg|right|thumb|175px|METAL BURNING JUSTICE]]

This is a six-inch tall die-cast metal version of RID Optimus Prime. As it is much simplified, it only transforms into Super Mode and does not have his smaller standard robot mode, nor do parts detach.

{{-}}

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
* For this incarnation of Optimus, voice actor [[Neil Kaplan]] very specifically impersonated the voice of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Peter Cullen]].

* ''Cybertron'' "Multi-Pack" Optimus Prime's tech spec bio seems to indicate he's ''Unicron Trilogy'' Optimus Prime. However, his (and Magnus') deco was later used in the [[Fun Publications]] ''Cybertron'' fan club magazine comic as ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime having traveled to the ''Unicron Trilogy'' universe.

* Persistent net rumors abound about early or supplemental Japanese material establishing Optimus and his Autobots being part of a "Dimensional Patrol" that follows the Predacons either back in time or from another universe. This is not supported in-show and no solid evidence supporting it has ever surfaced elsewhere.... except in the [[3H]] supplemental materials, which established the "Dimensional Patrol" as a ''post''-cartoon organization.

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]

[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Costco exclusives]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category: Matrix bearers]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category: Siblings]]
[[Category: Spy Changers]]
[[Category: Titanium Series]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
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The One

2007-08-12T17:06:02Z

71.100.22.41:

The '''One''' is [[Unicron]]'s and [[Primus]]'s daddy.

The One is the central nexus of all forces in the Universe and the source of Chaos and Order. The One is not necessarily a Transformer, or even necessarily a robot, but he created the multiverse and that's pretty awesome by itself. It is likely that he is the same deity worshipped by many [[humans]] in several [[Earth]] [[religion|religions]] (which would make Primus a Seraph and Unicron, if he truely ''was'' created by the One, a fallen angel).

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The One

2007-08-12T17:05:38Z

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The '''One''' is [[Unicron]]'s and [[Primus]]'s daddy.

The One is the central nexus of all forces in the Universe and the source of Chaos and Order. The One is not necessarily a Transformer, or even necessarily a robot, but he created the multiverse and that's pretty awesome by itself. It is likely that he is the same deity worshipped by many [[humans]] in several [[Earth]] [[religion|religions]] (which would make Primus a Seraph and Unicron, if he ''was'' created by the One, a fallen angel).

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The One

2007-08-12T17:05:19Z

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The '''One''' is [[Unicron]]'s and [[Primus]]'s daddy.

The One is the central nexus of all forces in the Universe and the source of Chaos and Order. The One is not necessarily a Transformer, or even necessarily a robot, but he created the multiverse and that's pretty awesome by itself. It is likely that he is the same deity worshipped by many [[humans]] in several [[Earth]] [[religion|religions]](which would make Primus a Seraph and Unicron, if he ''was'' created by the One, a fallen angel).

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The One

2007-08-12T16:57:40Z

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The '''One''' is [[Unicron]]'s and [[Primus]]'s daddy.

The One is the central nexus of all forces in the Universe and the source of Chaos and Order. The One is not necessarily a Transformer, or even necessarily a robot, but he created the multiverse and that's pretty awesome by itself. It is likely that he is the same deity worshipped by many [[humans]] in several [[Earth]] [[religion|religions]].

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Transformers (2007 toyline)

2007-08-12T16:36:04Z

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Remarkably, the producers of the small independent [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers film]] opening in July 2007 have obtained part of their financing by selling the ''merchandising'' rights for the movie.

==Toyline==

====Preview Figures (Movie Deluxe class)====
*Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]

===Action Figures ("main" line)===
====Wave 1====
'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (includes small figure of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]])
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
*[[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] (a non-Movie character, though some designs were made at some point in production)
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (includes non-transforming [[Scale|scaled-down]] figurine of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]

'''Movie Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

====Wave 2====

'''Movie Deluxe'''
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (a non-Movie character, was to appear in the film, but was replaced by Ironhide)
*[[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)
*[[Dropkick]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] (a non-Movie character, appears in the Movie Game & prequel comics)
*Jazz (Final Battle)
*Bumblebee (New Camaro)

'''Movie Voyager'''
*Optimus Prime
*Rescue Ratchet ([[G1]]-[[homage]] [[redeco]] of Ratchet)
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (a non-Movie character, [[redeco]]/[[remold]] of Starscream
*Megatron

'''Movie Leader'''

*Brawl

====Other Action Figures====
'''Movie [[Real Gear Robots]]'''
*[[Speed Dial 800]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Longview]] (Binoculars)
*[[Spy Shot 6]] (Digital Camera)
*[[Power Up VT6]] (Portable Video Game Player)
*[[Booster X10]] (MP3 Player)
*[[Zoom Out 25X]] (Digital Video Camera)
*[[Meantime]] (Digital Watch)
*[[High Score 100]] (Game Console Controller)
*[[Wire Tap V20]] (Mobile Phone)
*[[Night Beat 7]] (MP3 Player)

'''Movie Legends'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]]

===Fast Transformers Fun===
'''Cyber Stompin' Robots'''
(non-transforming)
*Cyber Stompin' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Cyber Stompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

'''Cyber Slammers'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]

'''Fast Action Battlers'''
*Cannon Blast [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*Battle Blade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*Power Hook [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*Ion Blast [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]]

'''Role Play'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] Voice Changer (helmet)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] Battle Rig Blaster
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] Barrel Roll Blaster
*Transformers Water Shooter

===Plain Transformers Fun===
'''Mr Potato Head Transformers'''
*[[Optimash Prime]]

'''Plush Transformers'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1) toys|Softimus Prime]] ([[G1]]-style Prime, soft toy transforms by turning inside out, using velcro)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Slumblebee]] (ditto, for G1-styled Bumblebee)

'''Robot Heroes'''
(2-inch non-transforming cutified figurines similar to Star Wars Galactic Heroes et al. [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] characters in Movie packaging)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Ravage]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] vs. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Insecticon]] (Actually Hot Rod vs. Shrapnel)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] vs. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

===Collector===
'''Unleashed'''
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]

'''Movie Titanium'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]

==Merchandise==
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=123245 Exhaustive Transformers 2007 merchandise list, maintained by AMS.]

==Trivia==
*As of the Movie toyline, the "Ultra" pricepoint has been abolished. Whether this will continue to be the case for future lines remains to be seen, although Hasbro has stated a possible return to this pricepoint with Classics 2.0.

[[Category: Movie]]
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Transformers (2007 toyline)

2007-08-12T16:33:39Z

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Transformers (2007 toyline)

2007-08-12T16:32:06Z

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2007-08-12T16:31:13Z

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Saber (disambiguation)

2007-08-08T14:14:30Z

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The name '''Saber / Sabre''' can refer to several different things:

*Saber, the [[Brainmaster]] component of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], the [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] from [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]].

*The ''[[Sabre]]'', a [[Cybertronian]] starship from the [[Generation 2 (comic)|Generation 2 comic]].

*[[Saber (Energon)|Saber]], the [[Mini-Con]] from [[Energon]].

*[[Saber (Universe)|Saber]], artist [[Dan Khanna]]'s self-created character.

Other types of "Sabers" in the Transformers universes include:

*The [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Armada]].

*The [[Energon Saber]], another Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Energon]].

*The [[Blizzard Saber]], yet ''another'' Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Energon]].

*[[Wing Saber]], the airborne Autobot from [[Energon]] and [[Cybertron]].

*[[Saberback]], the stegosaurus [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon/Destron]] from [[Beast Wars Neo]].

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Saber (disambiguation)

2007-08-08T14:14:00Z

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The name '''Saber / Sabre''' can refer to several different things:

*Saber, the [[Brainmaster]] component of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], the [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] from [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]].

*The ''[[Sabre]]'', a [[Cybertronian]] starship from the [[Generation 2 (comic)|Generation 2 comic]].

*[[Saber (Energon)|Saber]], the [[Mini-Con]] from [[Energon]].

*[[Saber (Universe)|Saber]], artist [[Dan Khanna]]'s self-created character.

Other types of "Sabers" in the Transformers universes include:

*The [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Armada]].

*The [[Energon Saber]], another Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Energon]].

*The [[Blizzard Saber]], yet ''another'' Mini-Con sword weapon from [[Energon]].

*[[Wing Saber]], the airborne Autobot from [[Energon]] and [[Cybertron]].

*[[Saberback]], the stegosaurus [[Predacon|Predacon/Destron]] from [[Beast Wars Neo]].

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Arcee (Movie)

2007-07-28T03:25:12Z

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{{disambig3|Arcee}}

:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Arceemovie.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Yuk! No girls allowed...obviously.]]

Though small compared to many of her peers and adversaries, '''Arcee''' compensates with speed and aggressive maneuvers, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots around. More, Arcee is a born hunter. She honed her speed hunting [[turbofox|turbofoxes]] with other speedsters, challenging herself to get as close as possible before tagging them with her bow. She's a crack shot with said crossbow weapon, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] has trained her to use her speed to her advantage in battle, striking suddenly and swiftly and then vanishing away again as fast as she appeared.

Arcee believes without question that the Decepticons must be stopped at any cost.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''The Official Movie Prequel'' comics===
[[Image:IDWPrequel_movieArcee_cvr.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Ever feel like you were the only ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' homage in a universe full of [[Generation 1|G1]] homages?]]

Arcee was one of a handful of Autobots under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] who desperately fought against [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s vast army at [[Tyger Pax]]. She was captured and interrogated by the Decepticons but survived the ordeal. She recounted to their Autobot rescuers Bumblebee's heroics in delaying Megatron, preventing Megatron from intercepting the wormhole-bound [[All Spark]].

===Target [[Robovision]] Bio===

Arcee was on [[Earth]] for a short time at the beginning of the conflict there, presumably arriving shortly after Bumblebee. When the situation on Earth began to ramp up into out-and-out combat, she was reassigned elsewhere, where her stealth skills would be of more use.

Now she fights in the [[Charii system]] against a Decepticon splinter cell working on a star-breaking weapon. If she has her way, the only things breaking will be their heads.

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Arcee''' (Scout, 2007)
[[Image:Arceemoviescout.jpg|right|thumb|Not [[Chromia]].]]

: Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], replacing her pinks, most of her whites and blacks with blue, and her translucent red with smoky brown plastic. She transforms into a 'superbike'-type racing motorcycle. Unusually for a Transformer, she does not hold her weapon in her hands as most figures do. Instead, her Energon Bow mounts on a peg in her arms, with her hands being positioned to give the appearance of her using the bow. The bow itself is spring-loaded, firing a grey missile 'arrow'.

:Arcee (and the rest of the Scout wave) are [[exclusive]] to Target stores, where they are all part of a [[Robo-Vision]] promotion. Arcee comes with a [[Robo-Vision Decoder]] which allows you to see the Robo-Vision Code printed on her cardback. Starting June 2, 2007, Target's website allowed users to input those codes to access exclusive content.  Similar to the [[Cyber Planet Key]] from the Transformers:Cybertron toyline.

: This mold also was used to make ''Superlink'' Ariel Paradron Type, as well as [[BotCon 2005]] ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' set's [[Chromia]], [[Flamewar]], [[Flareup]], and the fellow Target-exclusive movieverse [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]].

*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-11'''

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Arcee_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Pretty in...''purple''?]]

: Deluxe Arcee transforms into a purple 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R motorcycle, genericised to get around licensing issues. Maintaining the high standard of vehicle mode realism of the movie line, Arcee is perhaps the most realistic motorcycle Transformer released yet. As an off-screen design (though she originally was going to be an on-screen character), Arcee has references tampographed on her vehiclemode, such as her motorcycle's model name 'RC 1100', and her number plate (from the state of Massachusetts) marked TF7407, the original release date of the movie.

: In robot mode, Arcee is quite accurate to the final CG concept design, though with more solid limbs and and a more recognisably feminine appearance influenced by ''Energon'' Arcee's sculpt and general arrangement of parts. Reasonably articulated, Arcee features ball joints in her arms, hips and neck with swivels rounding out her ankles, knees and wrists. Arcee's [[Automorph]]ing feature is located in her crossbow weapon (formed out of the seat/storage area of the bike), activated when the projectile (the bike's tailpipe) is inserted which pushes out the recurved lath parts on the sides of the weapon. Amusingly, in robot mode Arcee is one of the tallest of the Deluxe class figures released in the movie line thus far, which no doubt makes [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] feel even worse.

: As with most larger Transformers toys that become motorcycles, Arcee has a kickstand on the left side of the bike, and can accomodate 3'3/4-inch [[G.I. Joe]] figures with varying degrees of sucess.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Arcee was originally going to be a member of the live-action movie's Autobot cast, but was later replaced by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] due to backlash about her not being from G1. (Yes, yes, we know.)

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[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Movie characters]]
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Waspinator (BW)

2007-07-04T21:13:32Z

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:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Waspinatorbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chew-toy of fate]]

'''Waspinator''' is the universe's whipping boy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he is usually at the center of the explosion (or at least close enough to it) and is therefore blasted into his components. He also doesn't talk very well (he hazz a problem with pronounzzing certain letterzz), so he's easy to make fun of. Some might consider it a "lisp", but really, he just likes the letter "Z" a bit too much. (So, those prone to witticisms could call it a a "lizzzzp.") [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay. This is especially true after the many [[Transmetal|Transmetal]] upgrades that enabled Megatron himself to take to the sky.

Waspinator's not stupid, and has caught on to his lot in life, and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible, but fate always finds him - in the forms of friend and foe, fleshlings, and even Mother Nature. Thankfully, Waspinator is almost supernaturally durable, and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats. Whether this is a boon or a curse is anyone's guess.

:''Spanish name'': '''Avispón'''<br>
:''French name'': '''Bourdon''', '''Bizznator'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Punginator'''<br>
:''Japanese name'': '''Waspitar'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Waspinatordawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Waspy is mi kopilot, but hoo on Erth is mi spelcheker?]]

While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], his [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another underling]] stole a Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship along with an accomplice he nicknamed "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Beakbot]]." The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed ''[[Darksyde]]''. "Waspinator" believed ''Buzzerbot'' would have been a better name.

For reasons known only to [[Primus]], Megatron agreed.

After escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the ''Darksyde'' was intercepted by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', but after an intense space battle, only the ''Darksyde'' and the ''Axalon'' remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to execute their planned [[transwarp]] jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Waspinator.jpg|right|thumb|Tell him he's not cute. go on, I dare you!]]
:''Voice Actor'': [[Scott McNeil]] (US), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japan)
Waspinator, part of Megatron's rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable [[energon]]. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic beast modes. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] stumbled across Waspinator.

When [[Rhinox]] had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surreptitiously taking out the various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion, and he (Waspy) flew around in a daze, claiming to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], as well as the great Wonko The Sane. This seems to have been reversed when later, [[Cheetor]] got annoyed at his yattering and shot him down. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

The Ghost of [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] travelled through time and possessed his body. It took a major explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal [[spark]] from Waspinator's body. {{storylink|Possession}}

After the [[Vok|aliens]] detonated the unstable energon using the second moon, Waspinator fell into the Restoration pool in the bridge of the ''Darksyde'', preventing him from becoming a Transmetal. He was also the first to realize that this seemingly unknown planet is, in fact, [[Earth]]. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had made the same realization and stole into the ''Darksyde'' to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. In the process, Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}}

After the destruction of the ''Darksyde'' at [[Tigerhawk]]'s hands, Megatron sent Waspinator, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early [[human]] tribe that had take up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator finally had enough, and ripped off his [[Faction symbols|Predacon symbol]], declaring himself out of the Beast Wars.

''"I said NO! Dragon-Bot command you sub-commander Kiss-butt. Dragon-Bot not command Waspinator! Not any more! Waspinator sick of being evil! Sick of being Predacon and Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to SCRAP all the time! Soooooo, Waspinator quit! As of now, which means Ant-Bot and Two-Head can just pucker their mandibles and plant big wet juicy one right here on Waspinator's big . . . fat . . . stripy . . ."''

Inferno and Quickstrike promptly blasted him to pieces without a word. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}}

His parts recovered by the tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe, declaring that he was finally...happy. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

For a bit, at least.

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====

====''Beast Machines''====
[[Image:Wazzpinator.jpg|right|thumb|Waspinator gets the short end of the [[reformatting]] stick.]]

Sadly, for Waspinator, the Protohumans he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and forced him to leave the planet and return to Cybertron under his own power. There his spark was removed and used to power the Vehicon general, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. He was discovered by [[Blackarachnia]] after she thought he was [[Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, until [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used an [[Spark extractor|extractor]] to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. {{storylink|Endgame Part 2: When Legends Fall}}

After Cybertron's [[technorganic]] reformatting, Waspinator returned in his beast mode with Thrust's head, and the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power, but Rattrap simply swatted him away. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (N64 & PSX)===
[[Image:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|left|thumb|Full Metal Yellowjacket]]
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (US), ??? (Japan)

In an alternate timeline, [[Transmetal]] Waspinator joins his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transmetals}}

===''Legends'' anthology===

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-3'''
: This mold was also used to make [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]].
[[Image:Waspinatorplanzxe6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Waspinators have plans.]]

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-42'''

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1999)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. It is also hideously ugly, consisting primarily of slate blue and green-gold plastic, with dark blue (barely) translucent parts.

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the Transmetal Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. The toy's new deco bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Buzz Saw]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
*'''Waspinator''' (Tenth Anniversary, 2006)
:This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.

* '''Waspitor'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-04'''

:This toy is a well done redeco of the first Waspinator toy to make it almost completely [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.

===Timelines===
*'''Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator''' (Bagged set, 2006)
:Available [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at the [[BotCon 2006]] event itself, this two-pack represents Waspinator and Megatron before the events of Beast Wars. "Darksyde Waspinator" is a Basic-sized figure, originally used for ''Machine Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], which autotransforms to robot mode from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. (One can surmise, however, that it is in this case meant to represent a Cybertronic design.)
: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]].

==Trivia==
* Waspinator was originally chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to help make way for new characters (read: product). However, story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] took the plunge instead.

* Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first [[Beast Wars Transformers (game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]], and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused, and only appeared in footage taken from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

* Waspinator appears to be the inspiration for [[Buzzer-Bot]] from the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bots]] line.

*As a side note, Waspinator's original and 10th Anniversary toys contain a high number of [[ball joint|ball]] and [[swivel joint]]s, which more that easily separate. Makes him a little more [[show-accurate]] after all.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm Waspinator at TFU.info]

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Waspinator (BW)

2007-07-04T21:13:01Z

71.100.22.41: /* Beast Wars 10th Anniversary */

:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Waspinatorbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chew-toy of fate]]

'''Waspinator''' is the universe's whipping boy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he is usually at the center of the explosion (or at least close enough to it) and is therefore blasted into his components. He also doesn't talk very well (he hazz a problem with pronounzzing certain letterzz), so he's easy to make fun of. Some might consider it a "lisp", but really, he just likes the letter "Z" a bit too much. (So, those prone to witticisms could call it a a "lizzzzp.") [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay. This is especially true after the many [[Transmetal|Transmetal]] upgrades that enabled Megatron himself to take to the sky.

Waspinator's not stupid, and has caught on to his lot in life, and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible, but fate always finds him - in the forms of friend and foe, fleshlings, and even Mother Nature. Thankfully, Waspinator is almost supernaturally durable, and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats. Whether this is a boon or a curse is anyone's guess.

:''Spanish name'': '''Avispón'''<br>
:''French name'': '''Bourdon''', '''Bizznator'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Punginator'''<br>
:''Japanese name'': '''Waspitar'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Waspinatordawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Waspy is mi kopilot, but hoo on Erth is mi spelcheker?]]

While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], his [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another underling]] stole a Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship along with an accomplice he nicknamed "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Beakbot]]." The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed ''[[Darksyde]]''. "Waspinator" believed ''Buzzerbot'' would have been a better name.

For reasons known only to [[Primus]], Megatron agreed.

After escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the ''Darksyde'' was intercepted by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', but after an intense space battle, only the ''Darksyde'' and the ''Axalon'' remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to execute their planned [[transwarp]] jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Waspinator.jpg|right|thumb|Tell him he's not cute. go on, I dare you!]]
:''Voice Actor'': [[Scott McNeil]] (US), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japan)
Waspinator, part of Megatron's rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable [[energon]]. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic beast modes. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] stumbled across Waspinator.

When [[Rhinox]] had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surreptitiously taking out the various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion, and he (Waspy) flew around in a daze, claiming to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], as well as the great Wonko The Sane. This seems to have been reversed when later, [[Cheetor]] got annoyed at his yattering and shot him down. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

The Ghost of [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] travelled through time and possessed his body. It took a major explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal [[spark]] from Waspinator's body. {{storylink|Possession}}

After the [[Vok|aliens]] detonated the unstable energon using the second moon, Waspinator fell into the Restoration pool in the bridge of the ''Darksyde'', preventing him from becoming a Transmetal. He was also the first to realize that this seemingly unknown planet is, in fact, [[Earth]]. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had made the same realization and stole into the ''Darksyde'' to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. In the process, Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}}

After the destruction of the ''Darksyde'' at [[Tigerhawk]]'s hands, Megatron sent Waspinator, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early [[human]] tribe that had take up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator finally had enough, and ripped off his [[Faction symbols|Predacon symbol]], declaring himself out of the Beast Wars.

''"I said NO! Dragon-Bot command you sub-commander Kiss-butt. Dragon-Bot not command Waspinator! Not any more! Waspinator sick of being evil! Sick of being Predacon and Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to SCRAP all the time! Soooooo, Waspinator quit! As of now, which means Ant-Bot and Two-Head can just pucker their mandibles and plant big wet juicy one right here on Waspinator's big . . . fat . . . stripy . . ."''

Inferno and Quickstrike promptly blasted him to pieces without a word. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}}

His parts recovered by the tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe, declaring that he was finally...happy. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

For a bit, at least.

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====

====''Beast Machines''====
[[Image:Wazzpinator.jpg|right|thumb|Waspinator gets the short end of the [[reformatting]] stick.]]

Sadly, for Waspinator, the Protohumans he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and forced him to leave the planet and return to Cybertron under his own power. There his spark was removed and used to power the Vehicon general, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. He was discovered by [[Blackarachnia]] after she thought he was [[Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, until [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used an [[Spark extractor|extractor]] to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. {{storylink|Endgame Part 2: When Legends Fall}}

After Cybertron's [[technorganic]] reformatting, Waspinator returned in his beast mode with Thrust's head, and the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power, but Rattrap simply swatted him away. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (N64 & PSX)===
[[Image:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|left|thumb|Full Metal Yellowjacket]]
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (US), ??? (Japan)

In an alternate timeline, [[Transmetal]] Waspinator joins his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transmetals}}

===''Legends'' anthology===

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-3'''
: This mold was also used to make [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]].
[[Image:Waspinatorplanzxe6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Waspinators have plans.]]

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-42'''

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1999)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. It is also hideously ugly, consisting primarily of slate blue and green-gold plastic, with dark blue (barely) translucent parts.

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the Transmetal Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. The toy's new deco bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Buzz Saw]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
*'''Waspinator''' (Tenth Anniversary, 2006)
:This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.

* '''Waspitor'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-04'''
:This toy is a well done redeco of the first Waspinator toy to make it almost completely [[show-accurate]] to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.

===Timelines===
*'''Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator''' (Bagged set, 2006)
:Available [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at the [[BotCon 2006]] event itself, this two-pack represents Waspinator and Megatron before the events of Beast Wars. "Darksyde Waspinator" is a Basic-sized figure, originally used for ''Machine Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], which autotransforms to robot mode from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. (One can surmise, however, that it is in this case meant to represent a Cybertronic design.)
: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]].

==Trivia==
* Waspinator was originally chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to help make way for new characters (read: product). However, story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] took the plunge instead.

* Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first [[Beast Wars Transformers (game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]], and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused, and only appeared in footage taken from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

* Waspinator appears to be the inspiration for [[Buzzer-Bot]] from the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bots]] line.

*As a side note, Waspinator's original and 10th Anniversary toys contain a high number of [[ball joint|ball]] and [[swivel joint]]s, which more that easily separate. Makes him a little more [[show-accurate]] after all.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm Waspinator at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Beast Machines characters]]
[[Category: Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category: Convention exclusives]]
[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Timelines characters]]
[[Category: Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category: Transmetals]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
[[Category: Unreleased toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Waspinator (BW)

2007-07-04T21:09:31Z

71.100.22.41: /* ''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past'' */

:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Waspinatorbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chew-toy of fate]]

'''Waspinator''' is the universe's whipping boy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he is usually at the center of the explosion (or at least close enough to it) and is therefore blasted into his components. He also doesn't talk very well (he hazz a problem with pronounzzing certain letterzz), so he's easy to make fun of. Some might consider it a "lisp", but really, he just likes the letter "Z" a bit too much. (So, those prone to witticisms could call it a a "lizzzzp.") [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay. This is especially true after the many [[Transmetal|Transmetal]] upgrades that enabled Megatron himself to take to the sky.

Waspinator's not stupid, and has caught on to his lot in life, and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible, but fate always finds him - in the forms of friend and foe, fleshlings, and even Mother Nature. Thankfully, Waspinator is almost supernaturally durable, and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats. Whether this is a boon or a curse is anyone's guess.

:''Spanish name'': '''Avispón'''<br>
:''French name'': '''Bourdon''', '''Bizznator'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Punginator'''<br>
:''Japanese name'': '''Waspitar'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Waspinatordawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Waspy is mi kopilot, but hoo on Erth is mi spelcheker?]]

While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], his [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another underling]] stole a Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship along with an accomplice he nicknamed "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Beakbot]]." The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed ''[[Darksyde]]''. "Waspinator" believed ''Buzzerbot'' would have been a better name.

For reasons known only to [[Primus]], Megatron agreed.

After escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the ''Darksyde'' was intercepted by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', but after an intense space battle, only the ''Darksyde'' and the ''Axalon'' remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to execute their planned [[transwarp]] jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Waspinator.jpg|right|thumb|Tell him he's not cute. go on, I dare you!]]
:''Voice Actor'': [[Scott McNeil]] (US), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japan)
Waspinator, part of Megatron's rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable [[energon]]. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic beast modes. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] stumbled across Waspinator.

When [[Rhinox]] had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surreptitiously taking out the various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion, and he (Waspy) flew around in a daze, claiming to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], as well as the great Wonko The Sane. This seems to have been reversed when later, [[Cheetor]] got annoyed at his yattering and shot him down. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

The Ghost of [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] travelled through time and possessed his body. It took a major explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal [[spark]] from Waspinator's body. {{storylink|Possession}}

After the [[Vok|aliens]] detonated the unstable energon using the second moon, Waspinator fell into the Restoration pool in the bridge of the ''Darksyde'', preventing him from becoming a Transmetal. He was also the first to realize that this seemingly unknown planet is, in fact, [[Earth]]. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had made the same realization and stole into the ''Darksyde'' to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. In the process, Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}}

After the destruction of the ''Darksyde'' at [[Tigerhawk]]'s hands, Megatron sent Waspinator, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early [[human]] tribe that had take up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator finally had enough, and ripped off his [[Faction symbols|Predacon symbol]], declaring himself out of the Beast Wars.

''"I said NO! Dragon-Bot command you sub-commander Kiss-butt. Dragon-Bot not command Waspinator! Not any more! Waspinator sick of being evil! Sick of being Predacon and Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to SCRAP all the time! Soooooo, Waspinator quit! As of now, which means Ant-Bot and Two-Head can just pucker their mandibles and plant big wet juicy one right here on Waspinator's big . . . fat . . . stripy . . ."''

Inferno and Quickstrike promptly blasted him to pieces without a word. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}}

His parts recovered by the tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe, declaring that he was finally...happy. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

For a bit, at least.

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====

====''Beast Machines''====
[[Image:Wazzpinator.jpg|right|thumb|Waspinator gets the short end of the [[reformatting]] stick.]]

Sadly, for Waspinator, the Protohumans he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and forced him to leave the planet and return to Cybertron under his own power. There his spark was removed and used to power the Vehicon general, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. He was discovered by [[Blackarachnia]] after she thought he was [[Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, until [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used an [[Spark extractor|extractor]] to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. {{storylink|Endgame Part 2: When Legends Fall}}

After Cybertron's [[technorganic]] reformatting, Waspinator returned in his beast mode with Thrust's head, and the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power, but Rattrap simply swatted him away. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (N64 & PSX)===
[[Image:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|left|thumb|Full Metal Yellowjacket]]
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (US), ??? (Japan)

In an alternate timeline, [[Transmetal]] Waspinator joins his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transmetals}}

===''Legends'' anthology===

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-3'''
: This mold was also used to make [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]].
[[Image:Waspinatorplanzxe6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Waspinators have plans.]]

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-42'''

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1999)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. It is also hideously ugly, consisting primarily of slate blue and green-gold plastic, with dark blue (barely) translucent parts.

*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
:This toy is a [[redeco]] of the Transmetal Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. The toy's new deco bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Buzz Saw]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
*'''Waspinator''' (Tenth Anniversary, 2006)
:This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.

* '''Waspitor'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-04'''

===Timelines===
*'''Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator''' (Bagged set, 2006)
:Available [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at the [[BotCon 2006]] event itself, this two-pack represents Waspinator and Megatron before the events of Beast Wars. "Darksyde Waspinator" is a Basic-sized figure, originally used for ''Machine Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], which autotransforms to robot mode from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. (One can surmise, however, that it is in this case meant to represent a Cybertronic design.)
: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]].

==Trivia==
* Waspinator was originally chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to help make way for new characters (read: product). However, story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] took the plunge instead.

* Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first [[Beast Wars Transformers (game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]], and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused, and only appeared in footage taken from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

* Waspinator appears to be the inspiration for [[Buzzer-Bot]] from the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Playskool Go-Bots]] line.

*As a side note, Waspinator's original and 10th Anniversary toys contain a high number of [[ball joint|ball]] and [[swivel joint]]s, which more that easily separate. Makes him a little more [[show-accurate]] after all.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm Waspinator at TFU.info]

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Unicron

2007-07-04T21:01:02Z

71.100.22.41: /* Omega Point */

[[Image:Unicronwiki.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Not Galactus, we swear.]]

'''Unicron''' is the eternal arch-enemy of his twin brother [[Primus]]. He is known as the Dark God, the Chaos Bringer, the Planet Eater, and he is dedicated to consuming the multiverse. His goal is to bring an end to the annoying creation boasting independence around him, and find peace by becoming the living center of a swirling, infinite torrent of nothingness at the end of all things.

To undertake this seemingly overwhelming task, Unicron is able to travel across realities at will, a meandering plague upon existence itself. <ref>Titanium Series 3" Unicron profile</ref> Integrated into his systems are incomprehensible quantum computers which calculate probabilities forward and backwards in time, in perpetuity, giving his processors an everchanging, evolving map of the multiverse.<ref>Profile, Transformers Fan Club newsletter, Aug/Sept 06</ref>

The only thing that he fears is Primus' essence, contained inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Frequently, Unicron will make deals with lesser beings, giving them vast new powers in exchange for their servitude. These minions are sometimes stripped entirely of their free will, but others follow him willingly. No matter their intent, Unicron's plans ultimately call for their consumption as well.

==In the beginning==

[[Image:Unicron_original.jpg|thumb|left|Behold! My +1 Mace!]]

Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. He created twin astral beings to reign over the cosmos: Primus and Unicron. Their nature differed, as Primus' lifeforce (aka the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]]) was a ''multiversal singularity''; existing across all Transformers realities at once (see note below), whereas Unicron existed in only one dimension at a time but could travel relatively freely between them. Primus was the Lord of Light and Order, and Unicron, the Lord of Darkness and Chaos. Unicron sought to devour everything that exists and become one with [[The Void]] at the end of all things.

''Many places in the multiverse, the true history of The One has been obscured by a myth stating that Unicron was one of the [[Lords of Chaos]] from the previous universe and has no intrinsic connection to Primus.

In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. But Primus did manage to trap both his and Unicron's essences inside metallic planetoids. Over time, they learned to shape these prisons. Unicron formed his into [[Scale|a planet]] able to not only devour all in its path, but also capable of Transforming into a likeness of his old self. Primus, meanwhile became the mechanical planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Knowing that his ancient enemy still lived, Primus created the [[13 original Transformers]] from the material of the newly created planet. To the very first of these 13, named [[Prima]], Primus bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], containing his essence. These Transformers would, in time, grow strong in number, knowledge, and power, and be able to defeat Unicron.

==War of the balance==

The first conflict between Primus and Unicron occurred shortly after the creation of the first 13 Transformers. One of the original 13, who would ever afterwards be known as the [[Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. Many of the first 13 were destroyed in this great battle before Unicron and the Fallen were sucked into a [[black hole]] and sealed away in a extra-dimensional limbo.

The two brothers shared a mental link. So long as Primus hid himself in slumber, so did Unicron also sleep. Their war ended, for a time, in stalemate.

[[Image:Primalscream.jpg|right|thumb|KHAAAAAN!]]

Eventually, in one version of Generation 1 continuity [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of [[Cybertron_(planet)|Cybertron]]. In a battle with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a multiverse-shaking Primal Scream that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location.

The battle between Primus and Unicron began anew. Though Unicron would sometimes be defeated, this is always temporary, and there is a whole multiverse of realities to consume. When Unicron is destroyed in one reality, he will travel to another, ready to eat again. Primus will always be waiting, hoping to incapacitate Unicron and preserve existence.

It has been suggested that both of them are, in fact, necessary for the multiverse to exist in stability.

==The Evolution of the Primus/Unicron Myth ==

The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the Marvel Comics. The version above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media beginning around the time of [[Armada]]. Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 Comics and elsewhere.

===Unicron's Story===
The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory it in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself. After his destruction during the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', his head floated through space and crashed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. There, he enslaved the inhabitants to recreate his old body from their world. When the bount-um... freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head]] challenged him on the astral plane, Unicron shared the story of his origin thusly:

At the dawn of the universe, when Unicron was a primal force of evil, the only one who could stand against him and his [[Dark Armies]] was Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]]. (Note the plural.) Primus and his fellow Light Gods stood against Unicron and his Dark Armies. Events then played out roughly as described above.

''(The role of the other Light Gods and Unicron's armies would diminish with each retelling of the story, until the current version where they are alone and have a unique origin. Only one of the other Light Gods was ever named: the [[Chronarchitect]].)''

===The Keeper's Story===
The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of Gods and that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons. But Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".

===Primus' Story===
The third time the story was told was by Primus when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. Here we learn for the first time that Unicron predated the current universe. Unicron had destroyed the previous universe and then slept peacefully, alone with the void. But he had not been thorough enough and some bits of the "old realms" survived. They reacted and caused The Big Bang. The sentient core of this new universe recognized the threat of Unicron and so created Primus to be his counterpart and guardian of the new creation.

===DK's Story===
The first modern retelling of their origin in the DK Transformers: Ultimate Guide (which tended to focus on the then current Dreamwave continuity) added a new twist with "The One" a self-contained being of balanced Order and Chaos. He was curious and so created Unicron to explore the new-born Universe for him. Then he sub-divided Unicron and created Primus out of him. As Primus achieved consciousness he realized Unicron had become corrupted and was now a force for Chaos. Primus thus took on the role of champion of Order and creation to balance things and protect existence from Unicron.

''(Primus did not exist in the Generation 1 cartoon. There, Cybertron's oldest revealed status was as a factory world of the [[Quintesson]]s who invented the Transformers, and Unicron was a product of the strange, sad little alien [[Primacron]]. This causes some trouble with the later retcon that Primus is a "multiversal singularity" and part of all Transformers universes, though [[Wreckers #3]] did attempt to retcon the Primus mythology into the Quintesson-creation backstory of the original cartoon. [[Simon Furman]] has also stated that he may specifically exclude Primus and Unicron from the IDW comic universe as well, which might be seen as retconning out the previous retcon and rendering Primus as being once again a feature of only "some" Transformer continuities.)''

==Fiction==

===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics====
''(Note: The recent Primus/Unicron mythology push in the Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comics places the Marvel Comics story first chronologically among Unicron's history of appearances.)''

After the Primal Scream, Unicron headed directly towards Cybertron. He created three [[Heralds]] to send ahead of him and prepare the Transformers for his arrival: [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]]. He also borrowed a version of Galvatron from another dimension's future in which he was successful in devouring Cybertron.

[[Image:Acolyte_of_unicron.jpg|thumb|100px|right|A Unicron cultist with mask. Or a cosplayer. Same thing.]]

Unicron placed a mental command in some Transformers, generating a cult of Autobots and Decepticons. His worshipers gathered to attack the leader of the two united factions, which had gathered on Cybertron when they sensed Unicron drawing near. Their assassination attempt was defeated with the help of Galvatron, Unicron's wayward herald.

Unicron was so unimaginably large that the sight of him froze both Transformer factions into inaction. Unicron, disappointed that victory was this simple, tore apart the planet's surface. It was only the actions of the kidnapped Galvatron that snapped the Transformers out of their collective terror. Even the united Transformers were unable to hold Unicron off. After being fazed by the [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] [[Rapture]] and temporarily shorted out by [[Circuit Breaker]], it was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] who flew towards Unicron and opened the Matrix. The life contained inside caused Unicron to explode. ''(That Circuit Breaker could affect Unicron at all suggests that despite the Dark God's nature and history, his body (at least this one) is ultimately 'standard' technology, albeit of a very powerful nature.)''

''In the timeline of [[Earth-120185]], rather than attack Cybertron in 1990, Unicron made his appearance in 2006, in events similar to ''The Transformers: The Movie''. Destroyed by the power of the Matrix, his head crash-landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where he used mind control to force the native [[Junkion]]s to build him a new body out of the planet of Junk. At the beginning of 2008, he pulled [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Death's Head]] into his thrall and used them to re-ignite the stalemated Cybertronian war in order to keep the Autobots distracted from his activities. Ultimately, however, he was defeated by Death's Head and the Autobots. His head was destroyed, and his mind was sealed within the Matrix. In 2010, he reached out from within the Matrix and took control of [[Rodimus Prime]]'s body, only to be stopped when [[Kup]] ripped the talisman out of his chest, but later still, in 2020, he repeated the trick and succeeded in transforming Rodimus's body into a copy of his own before being forced back. In the far future of 2356, Unicron's essence still resides within the Matrix, steadily withering the struggling body of Rodimus.''

''In at least [[Rhythms of Darkness|one further tangential timeline]], Unicron actually succeeded in consuming Cybertron in 2006 and allowed Galvatron to rule [[Earth]].''

====The Transformers: The Movie====
:''Voice actor:'' ''[[Orson Welles]] (US), [[Mizuho Suzuki]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Unicronplanet.jpg|right|thumb|I see you down there]]In his first documented appearance, Unicron was known as a [[Scale|giant Transformer]] which devoured everything in his path. After the Battle of Autobot City, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and several heavily damaged Decepticons (the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] as well as [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]) were dumped in space. Unicron reformatted Megatron into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and out of the damaged Decepticons, he created [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and Scourge's [[Sweeps]]. He ordered them to destroy the Matrix.

Galvatron returned with the Matrix, but intended to use it to make Unicron his slave. Unicron ate him. Having already eaten two of Cybertron's [[Moonbase One|moons]], Unicron attacked Cybertron. [[Shockwave]] and the rest of the Decepticons, at the time in control of Cybertron, fought back, but this had little effect. Unicron swallowed many spaceships, and one, which contained the young Autobot [[Hot Rod]] and his comrades, crashed through Unicron's eye. Hot Rod and Galvatron battled deep inside Unicron. Ultimately, Hot Rod was able to retake the Matrix, change into Rodimus Prime, defeat Galvatron, and use the Matrix to destroy Unicron. Unicron's body exploded, though its head remained somewhat intact and orbited Cybertron.

====Generation 1 animated series====
:''Voice actor:'' ''[[Roger C. Carmel]] (US)'', ''[[Toshirō Ishii]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Primacron.jpg|right|thumb|Primacron, the one responsible for Unicron's construction. Thanks ''so much'', Primacron.]]

It was revealed to the [[Primitive]]s by [[Oracle (G1)|the Oracle]] that Unicron was created near the beginning of time by an ancient genius called [[Primacron]], to destroy the universe so he could remake it in his own image. But Unicron decided that he would be the one to rule the universe, not Primacron, and rebelled against his creator, wrecking Primacron's lab, destroying his assistant's body and leaving Primacron himself "broken but alive". Unicron then left, voyaging out into the vast expanse of space. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[Image:Unicron_head_orbit.jpg|left|thumb|Incoming message from the [[Big Floating Head|Big, Giant Head]]!]]

His eventual destruction was not the last the Transformers saw of Unicron; the ghost of Starscream reactivated his severed head and entered into a bargain with Unicron, performing three labours in exchange for the restoration of his body. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and Scourge gathered for Unicron [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes (breaking one and replacing it with one from [[Trypticon]]) and Trypticon's [[Transformation Cog]], and then connected his head to Cybertron, which would become Unicron's new body. Starscream demanded that Unicron restore his body so that he could complete the connection; but once Unicron had done so, Starscream double-crossed him and refused to finish the job. Unicron's head was subsequently blown off into space by an explosion instigated by the Autobots.

Later, when searching for a new supply of anti-electrons, the Decepticons ventured to Unicron's head, where Cyclonus and Scourge accidentally awoke the slumbering demi-god. At the same time, Grimlock, who had gained super-intelligence through an infusion of anti-electrons, had constructed the [[Technobot]]s from pieces of Unicron's head, and one of their number, [[Strafe]], severed enough of Unicron's neural connections to shut him back down.

Unlike the comics portrayal, Unicron is shown to be a large transforming machine and not a godlike being.

===Beast era===
====Omega Point====
[[Image:Unicrons_dark_essence.jpg|thumb|left|Even Unicron's crud is evil.]]
Following his destruction in 2006, Unicron's severed lifeforce was displaced in time to Earth's distant past, prior to the Beast Wars. It rested in the pit caused by its own impact, quiescent for many millennia, until found by a Predacon known as the Hunter around the Machine Era.

Taking the name [[Shokaract]], he used this Dark Essence to conquer, ruling over an apocalyptic 32nd Century future.

Due to severe time-travel mischief, the events leading up to Shokaracts's timeline were averted when the Dark Essence fled Earth from the Beast Wars.

====Dark Essence====
[[Image:Matrix_of_conquest.jpg|thumb|right|The Evil Galactic Starfish of Conquest served as a container for Unicron’s power.]]
The Dark Essence possessed only rudimentary intelligence, lacking the full force of Unicron's personality. It appears Unicron's Spark remained with his severed head (which has a back-up spark chamber) in 2005, while his power was displaced in time.

Is it unclear if this displacement was accidental, or represents an attempt by Unicron to preserve his power.

Shokaract contained the Dark Essence within a [[Matrix of Conquest]] from which he drew his powers. This is very similar to the relationship between Primus and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], where The Matrix holds the majority of his power, leaving Primus himself weak. The Matrix of Conquest appears to be unique to Shokaract's timeline branch, and would not exist outside of it.

====Beast Wars II and Neo====
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Tetsuo Komura]] (Japan)''
[[Image:BWNeo Unicron.JPG|thumb|left|Unicron's show apearance in ''Beast Wars Neo''.]]
After the events of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Unicron's lifeforce (the green energy seen exploding from his body) raced across time and space until it landed on the distant world of [[Gaia]], riddling itself into the planet's surface. His lifeforce caused many strange phenomenon all over the planet, and was eventually dubbed [[Angolmois]] energy.

It proved to be a powerful energy source, leaving [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] to attempt to harvest the energy for himself. Using his massive spacecraft, the [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], he sucked all the the Angolmois energy out of the planet and into the craft. However, after the interference of [[Leo Prime]] and [[Lio Junior]], all the Angolmois energy was sealed into capsules and ejected from the Nemesis as it self-destructed.

[[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]] then raced to collect the Angolmois capsules, as their energy effects were wreaking havoc on planets all over the galaxy. They eventually collected all the capsules only to find themselves attacked by the mysterious and freakish [[Blentron]]s. The Blentrons proved nearly invincible, and stole the capsules from each team. They released the Angolmois energy and allowed it to possess Galvatron's dead body. Unicron was reborn once more.

Unicron then absorbed the last remaining ounce of stray Angolmois energy, the Blentrons, and left to settle his score with Cybertron. The [[Maximal Elder]], [[Great Convoy]], attempted to hold Unicron off with the entire Maximal armada, but Unicron's fiery serpent mode proved too much and he effortlessly destroyed the armada and Great Convoy along with it. Unicron then possessed [[Vector Sigma]], the mother computer of [[Cybertron]], effectively possessing the planet. He then morphed the planet into his new body, fulfilling the goal he originally attempted back in 2006 (or 2010, since this is Japanese continuity).

Unicron then briefly exited Vector Sigma to deal with the last remaining Cybertronian resistance. Big Convoy, his Maximal new recruits, Leo Prime and Magmatron all fought side-by-side against Unicron, but all they managed to do was stall him. Big Convoy then powered up his Big Cannon with his own [[Energon Matrix|Matrix]], transforming it into the Matrix Buster. Big Convoy shot Unicron with the weapon, the powerful blast seemingly destroying the Chaos Bringer. Unicron's spirit was then evicted from Vector Sigma, returning Cybertron to normal.

====Universe====

[[Image:UnicronDeathstarII.jpg|thumb|right|Unicron's ruined body in ''Transformers: Universe''. You can't take the Wreckers anywhere.]]After being defeated by the [[Wreckers]], Unicron floated in ruin. Using what energies he had left, he called Transformers from various corners of the multiverse inside him to do battle. He feasted upon the sparks of the losers, growing ever more powerful. Primus countered this by calling his own army from the multiverse, led by [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal was able to set free the captives inside Unicron and begin a new war between the [[Minions of Unicron]] and the [[Children of Primus]].

''(This war was ended abruptly when, during the final battle, Unicron disappeared from their reality underneath them, sucked away into the [[Unicron Singularity]] in another timestream. See [[#Cybertron|Cybertron]].)''

===Unicron Trilogy===
The [[Unicron Trilogy]], the series of Transformers franchises that includes [[Armada|Armada]], [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]], and [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]], was so named by Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] because of Unicron's importance in each story.

====Dreamwave Comics continuity====

[[Image:Unicronarmada.jpg|thumb|left|Armada Unicron grasps at...INVISIBLE SANDWICH!]]

=====Armada=====

Unicron sent forth heralds to prepare the Armadaverse for his arrival after having devoured the Cybertron of a previously unseen dimension. His heralds included versions of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]].

He also sent the Autobots the near-death [[Optimus Prime (Worlds Collide)|Optimus Prime]] of that other dimension as a forewarning.

Unicron was ultimately defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Jet Optimus]], the combined form of the Armadaverse's Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who were infused with extra Mini-Con power. However, he had managed to kidnap [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], and would see them forged into new heralds in the interim.

=====Energon=====

[[Alpha Quintesson]] and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s try to revive Unicron.

''(Note: Due to the sudden demise of [[Dreamwave]], the results of this attempt remain unknown. Presumably, since you are alive and reading this, Unicron did not go on to consume the Omniverse.)''

====Animated continuity====
=====Armada=====
:''Voice Actor:'' ''[[Mark Acheson]] (US), [[Katsumi Chō]] (Japan)''

Disguised as Cybertron's moon, Unicron created the race of small robots known as the [[Mini-Cons]] to increase the ferocity of the Autobot/Decepticon war. When conflict exists, Unicron can feed off the energies released.

When the Mini-Cons found their way to Earth, they were followed by the Autobots and Decepticons. Unicron dispatched his minion [[Sideways]], a mysterious agent that served as the vessel for Unicron's spark in this reality, to carry on his work. Sideways escalated the conflict by manipulating control of the three Mini-Cons weapons; the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Skyboom]] shield and the [[Requiem Blaster]]. These weapons were the three keys that were needed to awaken Unicron.

[[Image:ArmadaUnicron02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Power Cosmic gives you wrinkles.]]

As Unicron turned on Cybertron, the Mini-Cons broke free of his control and deactivated him, but when [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] then began his final battle with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], the hatred and ferocity of the fight awoke Unicron once more.

To end the circle of hate that gave Unicron life, Galvatron allowed himself to be consumed by the monster, and in a brilliant flash of light, Unicron apparently ceased to exist.

=====Energon=====
:''Voice Actor:'' ''[[David Kaye]], [[Mark Acheson]](US), ??? (Japan)''

[[Image:Energon Unicron.jpg|thumb|left|Unicron sported awesome colors during ''Energon''.]]
Unbeknownst to the Autobot heroes, Unicron's body had fallen into a state of decay. Operating at low, almost undetectable energy levels, Unicron was rotting away in what was called the "Graveyard of the Universe". A spark from the past would be enough to change all of this. Alpha-Q, a Terrorcon-related alien being from a far away world, Planet Q, would awaken within the dying giant and discover that Unicron's cells had the ability to restore life, just as it did to create the mini-cons eons before.

Alpha-Q, having had his own homeworld detonated and consumed by Unicron in the past, sought to restore Unicron enough to manipulate his body into restoring the world and galaxy that he lost. Alpha-Q used the cells to restore himself to a suit of armor, as well as create Sparkless drones of his former race to carry out his deed: collect energon. As energon was collected, Unicron grew stronger.

However, Megatron's corpse and spark remained within Unicron, and he slowly siphoned off some of the gathered Energon, allowing him to be reborn in his own new body. Alpha Q jettisoned Unicron's head and escaped in it, while Megatron took over Unicron's body, and continued to gather Energon in order to rebuild Unicron to use as his ultimate weapon. As the climax of this plan neared, a joint attack by Alpha Q, the Autobots and their human allies saw all of Earth's Energon channeled into Unicron's head, which Alpha Q then rammed into Unicron's body.

The positively-charged Energon of Earth reacted with the negatively-charged Energon running through Unicron, tearing open a fissure in reality leading to a new area of space where planets Unicron consumed were recreated, and sustained through the Energon radiated from Unicron's head, which had now become a glowing red sun.

[[Image:Unicron_eats_blizzard.jpg|right|thumb|Unicron should stop eating so many Blizzards.]]
Unicron's body, damaged once more, lay in the dark reaches near the fissure, and the Decepticons began to raid Alpha Q's new planets for the Energon necessary to revive Unicron again. This time, they succeeded, and Megatron directed Unicron's body to retrieve his head, extinguishing the Energon Sun and killing Alpha Q in the process. But the power of Unicron proved too much for Megatron to control, as Unicron began to take over Megatron's body. In the ensuing battle between Unicron and the super-powered Optimus Supreme, Unicron's body was successfully destroyed.

But unbeknownst to anyone, he lived on in two forms: his miniscule Spark, and his consciousness, which lay buried in Megatron's mind. With quiet, subconscious nudging, Unicron led Megatron to a massive reservoir of "[[Super Energon]]" beneath Cybertron's surface, which transformed him into Galvatron upon his first exposure.

After a series of failed battles, Galvatron proceeded to expose himself to the Super Energon once again, and this time grew to a gigantic height. Unicron seized control of his body again for a new vessel and set out to rejoin with his Spark, but a Primus-empowered Optimus Supreme engaged him in battle once more, and drew all of Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and sealed it within his own Spark.

Enraged, Galvatron prepared to destroy Unicron's Spark, but it merged with him, enlarging him again, leading to another battle with Optimus Supreme, this time bolstered by the combined energy of all his troops' Sparks. Meanwhile, Primus merged with the Super Energon, creating a foundling sun which arrived at the site of the battle. Taking control of his body for a brief moment, Galvatron made the decision to plunge himself into the infant sun to rid himself of Unicron's posession. The super energon mass, having now recieved Unicron's spark, ignited into a powerful red sun which gave new life to Alpha Q's worlds.

=====Cybertron=====

[[Image:Unicroncybertron.jpg|thumb|left|The Planet-Eater's back, and you're gonna be in trouble...]]
Primus' plan to trap Unicron in the heart of a new sun failed, and instead resulted in a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] (or Unicron Singularity) that threatened the multiverse. His heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] travelled to Cybertron to unleash the [[Dead Matrix]] upon Primus' vulnerable essence.

Vector Prime was able to defeat Ramjet and send him into the black hole in which Unicron was trapped, while [[Sentinel Maximus]] with the help of [[Omega Prime]] was able to stop Nemesis Prime from unleashing the power of the [[Dead Matrix]] on Primus. However, [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] were able to retrieve the Dead Matrix, and they brought it to Unicron Singularity's Event Horizon. With some adjustments, the Dead Matrix was able to extract Unicron's spark from the black hole, looking much the way it did when it took over Galvatron at the end of Energon, and, after the lifeforce consumed the planet [[Yst]], the Dark God exploded from the remains reborn.

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==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And the fandom rejoiced (and complained).]]

*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-00'''

: Unicron from the [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]] is an orange and transparent purple Supreme-size toy that transforms into a planet. It features many Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plugs on the planet's rings, and "chomping" jaws activated by moving the mandibles. The packed-in Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] in moon-mode plugs into a specially-shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, just above his gaping maw. Powerlinx plugs on his sides activate the triple spring-loaded missile launchers, which end up on his robot mode legs. In robot mode, he has hidden compartments for Mini-Cons in his robot-mode legs and abdomen. One Powerlinx plug on the back of the robot mode activates blinking eye lights and a cannon that bursts from the chest and shoots a missile. A button on the top of the head also activates the blinking eye lights. Pushing his right hand back slightly into the cuff causes it to light up.

: This toy is notable for being the first "modern" Transformers release in the main line at the $50-price point. Due to his success, other releases like ''Energon'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] came into being.

: The [[Takara]] release of Unicron uses a lighter orange, slightly more transparent plastic, and different paint applications than the [[Hasbro]] version.

: This mold was used to make the [[Unicron of Light|Mini-Con doppelganger of Unicron]].

===Energon===
[[Image:Energon_Unicron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|This is worth more to somebody outside of Japan if it was bought inside Japan.]]

*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2004)

: Unicron's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed for the [[Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]], sporting black and transparent orange, with "Energon damage" patterns, representing his shattered and damaged form. All of the gimmicks from the previous version are intact in this one.

: The ''Energon'' packaging shipped with either the orange ''Armada'' Unicron or the black ''Energon'' Unicron inside in early shipments.

*'''Unicron''' (Fast Food Premium, 2004)
[[Image:Happymeal_Unicron.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Unicron will make an unhappy meal of ''you''.]]

: Availble in one of two differnt European-market McDonald's Happy Meal promotions, this Unicron toy is based on ''Energon'' Unicron, being primarily black. It is very small, and the transformation consists of simply opening the planet mode to reveal the robot.

: When his Energon cube is clicked into position, and his button pressed, his body lights up.

===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertron_Unicron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|180px|ZERG RUSH KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKE]]

*'''Unicron''' (Deluxe, 2006)

: Unicron in the [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]] is a Deluxe-class toy that transforms into a futuristic tank. In robot mode he sports a battle-damaged appearance, with his head featuring a skull-like design mimicking the Unicron head that comes with Cybertron Primus. In both tank and robot modes, he features a main cannon with spring-loaded missile launcher, plus plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his back end upons up a port on his front (which bears a striking similarity to his planet maw) that reveals a (non-firing) triple-barreled cannon. His side-spikes in tank mode can be removed to become hand-weapons in robot mode.

: He comes with a [[Planet X]]-style Cyber Planet Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''dgt3'''" on the back.

*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

[[Image:Unicornhead.jpg|left|thumb|100px|right|And you thought YOU had a bad day...]]

: Certain shipments of ''Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Cybertron [[Primus]] toy had a pack-in Unicron head. The head is based on ''Armada'' Unicron's and half of the face stripped away to reveal a robotic "skull". To provide the impression of locomotion, tentacles were added to the base of the head.

: The packaging for this variation of Primus was specifically changed with a callout for the Unicron head. this was supposed to originally be the first version of the Primus toy shipped, and only for a limited time, but both versions ended up shipping simultaneously, leading to some hunting to get the packed-in Uniskull.

===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium_RM_Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Tinycron]]

*'''Unicron''' (Robot Master, 2006)

: Unicron in the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line is a 3-inch tall figurine made partially of [[die-cast]] metal, with movable arms. One hand holds what seems to be a moon (or he's going bowling). He comes with a [[Decepticon]] stand as well.

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===Unproduced Unicron toys===
[[Image:Neocron.jpg|right|thumb|In crazy, backwards universe, we should've gotten this rather than ''Armada'' Unicron.]]

* Generation 1 Hasbro
:An unproduced toy for Unicron was to have been released in [[Generation 1]]. It was a blue and yellow robot about one foot tall and was able to transform into a planet. It was to have come with a voice chip, and a "planet microphone" to allow owners to speak through the toy. It is very fat. It was only shown on display at [[BotCon 1996]].

* Generation 1 Takara
: Takara was to release a toy similiar to Hasbro's attempt, but it was green and yellow, possessing different paint applications and molding. It also was to come with a base that set up a "planetary system" with Unicron and a moon.

* ''Beast Wars Neo''
: Takara tried again to produce a Unicron toy, only going as far as the resin stage. It was said to be around the size of [[Optimus Primal]], and had several gimmicks, such as a laughing face when the horns were squeezed, and a claw and a drill that were stored in the planet "shell" in robot mode. One hardcopy was shown at the Tokyo Toy Fair.

==Merchandise==
===Hard Hero===
* '''Unicron''' (BotCon 2002)
[[Image:HHUnicron_statue.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Weighs almost as much as the real thing]]

:It was a huge-ass cold-cast porcelain statue based upon the cartoon design of Unicron.

:It was originally a [[BotCon 2002]] [[exclusive]].

===Art Asylum===
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)
[[Image:AAUnicron_statue.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Oh, I see how this works. You say "Behind you!" and I turn around, and while I'm staring at nothing you run away. Well I'm not falling for it!]]

:It's not out yet!

:This statue of Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and is limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original Transformers movie was released). It also features a smaller statue of Hot Rod standing upon the centerpiece holding the Matrix aloft. Oddly enough, Hot Rod is in his toy colours.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Model-TheEntity.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Eastercron.]]

* In early preproduction for ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Unicron was referred to as the '''Entity'''.

* A model sheet from later in the movie's preproduction revealed that, at one point, the ''planet'' Unicron would turn into the ''robot'' '''Ingestor'''. This idea was, obviously, dropped before the film's release.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Unicron/Unicron/unicron.htm Unicron on TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformersontheshelf.com/UnicronPage Unicron (toy) History]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/766/micron+legend/Green+Unicron+%28Lucky+Draw%29.html Photo gallery and review of Green Lucky Draw Unicron]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/799/toys/Unicron+%28Inflateable%29.html Inflatable Unicron store display gallery]

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Primus

2007-07-04T20:58:33Z

71.100.22.41: /* Cybertron */

[[Image:PrimusG1.jpg|300px|thumb|That's MISTER God to you.]]

'''Primus''' is [[Unicron]]'s sibling, and the creator god of the [[Transformer]]s. His body is the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Each Transformers' [[spark]] is a small piece of Primus' essence.

==In the beginning==

[[Image:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|left|"No, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is ''[[RIBFIR|blue]]''!"]]

Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. He created twin astral beings to reign over the cosmos: Primus and Unicron. Their nature differed, as Primus' lifeforce (aka the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]]) was a ''multiversal singularity''; existing across all Transformers realities at once ''(See Animated and IDW continuity sections below for possiple exceptions to this)'', whereas Unicron existed in only one dimension at a time but could travel relatively freely between them. Primus was the Lord of Light and Order, and Unicron, the Lord of Darkness and Chaos. Unicron sought to devour everything that exists and become one with [[The Void]] at the end of all things.

In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. But Primus did manage to trap both his and Unicron's essences inside metallic planetoids. Over time, they learned to shape these prisons. Primus became the mechanical planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Knowing that his ancient enemy still lived, Primus created the [[13 original Transformers]] from the material of the newly created planet. To the very first of these 13, named [[Prima]], Primus bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], containing his essence. These Transformers would, in time, grow strong in number, knowledge, and power, and be able to defeat Unicron.

==War of the balance==

The first conflict between Primus and Unicron occurred shortly after the creation of the first 13 Transformers. One of the original 13, who would ever afterwards be known as The [[Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. Many of the first 13 were destroyed in this great battle before Unicron and Primus were sucked into a [[black hole]] and sealed away in a extra-dimensional limbo.

The two brothers shared a mental link. So long as Primus hid himself in slumber, so did Unicron also sleep. Their war ended, for a time, in stalemate.

[[Image:Primalscream.jpg|right|thumb|KHHHHHAAAAANNNNN!]]

Eventually, in one version of Generation 1 continuity [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of [[Cybertron_(planet)|Cybertron]]. In a battle with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a multiverse-shaking Primal Scream that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location.

The battle between Primus and Unicron began anew. Though Unicron would sometimes be defeated, this is always temporary, and there is a whole multiverse of realities to consume. When Unicron is destroyed in one reality, he will respawn in another, ready to eat again. Primus will always be waiting, hoping to incapacitate Unicron and preserve existence.

It has been suggested that both of them are, in fact, necessary for the multiverse to exist in stability.

==The evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth ==

The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the Marvel Comics. The version above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media beginning around the time of [[Armada]]) Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 Comics and elsewhere.

===Unicron's story===

The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory it in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself. After his destruction during the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', his head floated through space and crashed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. There, he enslaved the inhabitants to recreate his old body from their world. When the bount-um... freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head]] challenged him on the astral plane, Unicron shared the story of his origin thusly:

At the dawn of the universe, when Unicron was a primal force of evil, the only one who could stand against him and his [[Dark Armies]] was Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]]. (Note the plural.) Primus and his fellow Light Gods stood against Unicron and his Dark Armies. Events then played out roughly as described above. ''(The role of the other Light Gods and Unicron's armies would diminish with each retelling of the story, until the current version where they are alone and have a unique origin. Only one of the other Light Gods was ever named: the [[Chronarchitect]].)''

===The Keeper's story===

The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of Gods and that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons. But Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".

===Primus' story===

The third time the story was told was by Primus when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. Here we learn for the first time that Unicron predated the current universe. Unicron had destroyed the previous universe and then slept peacefully, alone with the void. But he had not been thorough enough and some bits of the "old realms" survived. They reacted and caused The Big Bang. The sentient core of this new universe recognized the threat of Unicron and so created Primus to be his counterpart
and guardian of the new creation.

===DK's story===
[[Image:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Primus' apparent robot form.]]

The first modern retelling of their origin in the DK [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]] (which tended to focus on the then current Dreamwave continuity) added a new twist with "The One" a self-contained being of balanced Order and Chaos. He was curious and so created Unicron to explore the new-born Universe for him. Then he sub-divided Unicron and created Primus out of him. As Primus achieved consciousness he realized Unicron had become corrupted and was now a force for Chaos. Primus thus took on the role of champion of Order and creation to balance things and protect existence from Unicron.

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==Marvel Comics continuity==

[[Image:Emirate_prmus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Form blazing god!]]

Unicron is first seen in the comic adaptation of ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Marvel US comic basically left the adaptation alone as something that might or might not happen but was in the distant future (at the time) and so basically out of continuity. The Marvel UK version of the comic however seized on the Movie era and its characters as something it could focus on without worry of contradicting events in the US stories it reprinted.

Target 2006 was the first of these UK exclusive stories. It is not until the later "Legacy of Unicron" storyline however that we first hear of and see Primus.

''(Of particular note is that the story clearly intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron in the US book. Unfortunately the current retcon disallows that, as Primus must live in all realities or the multiverse collapses. One must assume that Prime was wrong about Primus' status and the god was only "mostly dead", perhaps gone offline as in the Cybertron cartoon until the Last Autobot somehow revived him. Though that is only speculation, there is some evidence in the continuity itself to support Primus not having died after all. The Matrix is the life-force of Primus and it is shown to still be existing and functioning fine in the G2 Marvel Comics series that follows his supposed death.)''

== Animated continuity ==

Primus did not exist in the Generation 1 cartoon. There, Cybertron's oldest revealed status was as a factory world of the [[Quintesson]]s who invented the Transformers, and Unicron was a product of the strange sad little alien [[Primacron]].

This causes some trouble with the later retcon that Primus is a "multiversal singularity" and part of all Transformers universes, though [[Wreckers #3]] did attempt to retcon the Primus mythology into the Quintesson-creation backstory of the original cartoon.

==Beast Era==

===''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''===

Primus' name was often invoked in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors.

The [[Covenant of Primus]], a prophetical set of data tracks, were on board both the [[Ark]] and the [[Nemesis]] when they crashed 4 million years ago on prehistoric Earth. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] himself took his name from these tracks (as did, presumably, the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars]].

After the Beast Wars, Megatron intended to incorporate Primus' essence, the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], into his own being and become godlike by stealing every [[Spark]] of every Transformer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Ultimately, this was merely one step of the [[Oracle]]'s plan to reformat Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] paradise. After Megatron and Optimus Primal were plunged into the planet's core, the planet was reborn and the abducted Sparks were returned to new technorganic bodies.

====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics====

Back at the dawn of the Universe, before he put into effect his grand plan, Primus did a test run to make sure it would work. He transformed a small moon into a planet and there created twelve transforming, robotic beings based on the Zodiac of future Earth. (He was a forward thinking God and had the [[Chronarchitect]] on his side.) The [[Covenant]] of Primus as they were called, were given the duty of watching over their younger cousins the Transformers, ensuring that Primus' plan followed its intended path, and preparing for the [[Omega Point]], a prophesied final battle with Unicron in which they were to take part.

===''Universe''===

[[Image:TFUPrimus.jpg|left|thumbnail|[[Alpha Trion| Alpha]], Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]
When [[Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from the multiverse, forcing them to fight, and harvesting the [[Spark]]s of the losers, this presented a huge threat to Primus and the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]]. Transformers' Sparks are pieces of Primus' essence, so each devoured soul weakened him.

Primus and [[Alpha Trion]] called back from the Allspark the now-legendary Maximal ship commander and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s savior, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], to rescue the possessed, battling captives from the Pit of Unicron -- and to lead a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to his soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse.

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed -- living or dead -- for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus' power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge]].

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==Unicron Trilogy==

===Energon===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Ron Halder]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''
[[Image:Primus_eng.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Primus mistakes Kicker for a Japanese schoolgirl.]]

The creation God of the Transformers made his character debut in the Unicron Trilogy during the ''Energon'' series. Although Primus was very vague and kept mysterious in the Energon series, his purpose would be further explored in the ''Cybertron'' series.

Primus is the living core of Cybertron and the creator of all Transformers, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, Energon. After the first era, stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] were regarded as myth and legend, until after the Unicron Battles of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state, it would require large amounts of Energon to repair it fully. Involved in this task was the Earth Federated Government, operating secretly with the Cybertronians. A child of one of the Earth scientists, [[Kicker Jones]], would be the one to awaken the ancient God, Primus, within Cybertron's core, while fleeing Optimus Prime in fear.

Primus' first act was to empower this child with the gift of finding energon throughout the universe. Primus would also create the sparks of combination which would allow his Autobots to double in strength by having one Autobot link to another, diverting his energy supply into his partner's weapons and processing systems through a system of Powerlinking top to bottom, much like Optimus and Jetfire's combination from Transformers Armada.

Primus would go on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of Megatron, and the next battle with Unicron. Although vague at times, Primus often offered enough information in order for his children to avoid destruction in battle. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

Primus would continue to advise his creations until Unicron, being controlled by Megatron, would once again menace Cybertron and the other planets in the Planet Q system. Most of the Autobot army were critically wounded, prompting the sleeping Primus to awaken and fuse their armor. Unicron was eventually defeated, but Megatron survived. After Megatron used the hidden super energon pool to upgrade himself into Galvatron, all seemed nearly lost until Galvatron was once again possessed by Unicron. In the final battle, Primus awoke to carry the super energon through space and collide it with Unicron's spark, creating a newborn sun, ending the Energon story. Unfortunately, this would not last, as the sun would soon collapse, leading to the black hole that threatens the universe in the Transformers Cybertron series.

It is unknown if the act of creating the sun in the ''Energon'' series completely exhausted Primus, as the fiction connecting the stories remains vague. The club comic seems to portray the idea that Primus continued to exist, but was offlined by Nemesis Prime's attack. Although this is a plausible idea, the structure of Primus and Cybertron, having an Alpha Trion and Vector Sigma is based on Generation One, and was not present in the previous ''Energon'' animated series.

:''('''Note:''' Early ''Super-Link'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html pre-production notes] go into the specifics of Primus's creation. Although it is not particularly in-line with the Western multiversal origin of the character involving the [[One]], they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies - this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as a "light god," presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.)''

===Cybertron===
'''Voice actor:''' ''? (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Map-Primus.jpg|left|thumbnail|300px|If Unicron is Galactus, does that mean that Primus is Ego, The Living Planet?]]

Primus' plot to bury [[Unicron]]'s essence in the center of a newborn star failed. The star collapsed into a black hole which threatened not only [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the universe, but the multiverse as well. Only four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, hidden on planets throughout the galaxy, combined with the [[Omega Lock]], could awaken Primus and allow him to destroy the black hole.

After Megatron is seemingly defeated, the Autobots bring the Omega Lock along with the Cyber Planet Keys from [[Velocitron]] the [[Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]] to the restoration chamber. Upon inserting the three keys into the Omega Lock, the room shakes and the Omega Lock is pushed from its receptical into the ceiling, causing a chain reaction that makes it look as though the planet itself is falling apart. As the Autobots evacuated, they began to realize what was occurring - Cybertron was transforming.

[[Image:Primus Cybertrony.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Prickly.]]

As the [[Scale|massive continental plates]] of Cybertron split and shifted, exposing an arsenal of weapons, as well as recognisably humanoid robotic appendages, [[Vector Prime]] intoned an almost-religious verse: ''"He who charted the universe when it was young. He who battled Unicron at the beginning of Time. He who created the Matrix of Leadership. He who brought life to Cybertron, Velocitron and all the other Transformer worlds in the cosmos. Yes, there can be no other. This, is Primus."'' {{Storylink|Cybertron (Cybertron episode)|Cybertron}}

Primus communicates directly through the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], telling the Autobots that the black hole is no ordinary singularity. Primus gives the assembled an image of two forces, one good, one evil, that have been in existance for all time, but the evil force has vanished. Primus says that the destruction of Unicron left the balance of good and evil severely ''un''balanced, whch distorted space and time, and formed the black hole. Vector Prime explains to the kids that Unicron and Primus are balancing forces, and one cannot exist without the other, which [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] illustrates to [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] with a coin.

Primus says that only he can close the black hole, but his [[spark]] must be fully restored first, by obtaining all four Cyber Planet Keys and puttng them in the Omega Lock.... but the Autobots only have three Keys so far.

[[Image:Starscream_Vs_Primus.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Somethin' NOT evil's watchin' over you...]]

After Primus reveals the location of the fourth Planet Key, an Allspark-fueled [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] attacks Primus, intent on retrieving the Omega Lock. Primus manages to defend himself and easily defeat Starscream. {{Storylink|Balance}}

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic====

During the events of Transformers: Cybertron, the black hole created by Unicron's passing posed unique problems. Primus and Unicron -- representing Order and Chaos, respectively -- together forged a delicate balance in the multiverse. With one or the other missing, the balance would be upset, spiraling all that exists into an unknown doom.

In addition, the black hole was positioned very close to Cybertron itself, making Primus, despite Unicron's apparent demise, the most vulnerable he had ever been. Cybertron was the linchpin, the astral center of the entire multiverse, itself another singularity. Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron to unleash the [[Dead Matrix]] on Primus' essence. For the first time ever, Unicron, who is normally limited to threatening Primus one reality at a time, would be able to weaken Primus across all timelines -- and the black hole's proximity would end their cosmic feud forever.

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== IDW Continuity ==
[[Simon Furman]] has also stated that he may specifically exclude Primus and Unicron from the IDW comic universe as well, which might be seen as retconning out the previous retcon and rendering Primus as being once again a feature of only "some" Transformer continuities. Without a fairly direct in-story description of Cybertron's origins, however, it is impossible to say whether Primus is in fact absent in this universe, or merely not up to anything.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Primus''' (2004)
:The first Primus figure was a "Lucky Draw" toy in Japan, a recolored metallic [[Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from a collector book. Which was ''[[Transformers: Generations]]'', apparently.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-00'''

[[Image:Cybertron_Primus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.]]

:Cybertron Primus is the first toy representation of Transformers' Creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Unicron]] from the ''Armada'' line, with visible cities, including [[Iacon]] based upon its appearance in the DK Books ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'', and Kaon as seen in [[The War Within]]. On the 'bottom' of the planet mode there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate them to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is initially inserted and pushed, a transforming sound is heard. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up to reveal his head, his eyes glow red and a laser-type sound effect is heard.

:In robot mode, Primus resembles both the [[Beast Wars Neo]] Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept. He is bristling with weaponry, including two shoulder-mounted cannons that can fire missiles, two forearm blasters that raise and extend when a Cyber Planet Key is inserted, and several banks of gattling cannons, lasers and missile launchers in his shins and legs revealed by the Omega Lock.

:Primus also has a third mode, an intergalacticic world-ship. It is basically done by half-way transforming the figure, leaving the head down and the legs backward.

:Primus comes with two accessories, the aformentioned battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports, and a special silver Cybertron-Planet Cyber Planet Key. Any four Cyber Planet Keys can be inserted into the four key slots at the base of the Omega Lock, though doing this does not activate any feature. There are also nine Mini-Con dead [[powerlinx]] ports on the Primus figure, including two on the claws on his legs. Attaching Mini-Cons to these also do not activate any features.

:In North America, limited early-run versions of Cybertron Primus came packaged with a "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance. It is still available on the Hasbro website as of March 29, 2007.

:A later version, exclusive to Wal-Mart as a [[Black Friday]] 2006 special, included four Mini-Cons; [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].

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Transformer afterlife

2007-07-04T20:38:54Z

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{{disambig2|the extradimensional entity also known as the Matrix|the [[Unicron Trilogy]] power plant|Allspark Power Generation Station}}
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[[Image:Theallspark.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Allspark. Yes, it does kind of look like a big sperm on purpose. ]]

'''The Allspark''' is the source of Transformer life. Frequently it is glossed as the essence of [[Primus]].

==Evolution==

The concept of The Allspark has evolved and coalesced over the course of almost all Transformer fiction since the line began. The specific concepts that have evolved into "The Allspark" are traced below:

===Generation 1 Cartoon===

The Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] is a powerful, mysterious, and ancient vessel that contains the wisdom of all past Autobot leaders.

===Marvel Comic===

The Autobot [[Creation Matrix]] is a powerful and ancient vessel that contains the essence of the Transformers God [[Primus]]. All Transformers lifeforces are said to be fragments of Primus' own.

===Beast Wars===

Transformer life force is first described as a [[spark]]. This spark is said to come from the Matrix when a Transformer is born and return to it upon his death. The exact nature of what the Matrix here is, is not established but wait for it...

===Beast Machines===

What was known as "the Matrix" in Beast Wars is first refered to as "the Allspark." It is defined as the dimension from which all Transformer sparks that exist, have existed, or ever will exist originate, existing as a collective whole.

When a Transformer is "born," a single spark departs the Allspark and suffuses itself into the new Transformer body, giving it true life and soul. When the Transformer then reaches the end of its life, the spark departs its body and returns to the Allspark; all the knowledge that the Transformer acquired and all of its life experiences are contained with the spark, and they are added to the totality that is the Allspark.

(The connection of the Allspark to Primus is not made explicit at this point but seems an obvious one to many fans).

===Dreamwave===

The [[Well of All Sparks]] exists on [[Cybertron]] and seems to have some connection to the mystical source of Transformer life.

The fictive foundation of Sparks and the Allspark laid down in the Beast Era material is taken up and brought together with the concept of Primus

==Means of access==

There are several known means of accessing the Allspark.

*Most prominently, there is the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the legendary talisman carried by Autobot leaders. In addition to permitting the creation of new Transformer life by transferring a spark from the Allspark, the Matrix also allows Autobots to access the Allspark's accumulated wisdom by sending their own spark into it, to be guided and informed by the sparks of the deceased Autobot leaders. This method, in particular, seems to have caused some confusion amongst Transformers - the Allspark has been called "The Matrix" on several occasions, and many Transformers labor under the misconception that the Matrix of Leadership actually ''contains'' the sparks of the Autobot leaders.

*Secondly, there is the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]], which, like the Matrix, endows new Transformers with life through the transferrence of sparks. The most common method of communication with the Allspark via Vector Sigma involves the use of its [[shell program]], the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]], which permits a "receptive spark" to commune directly with the collective intelligence of the Allspark; at one stage, however, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] used the empty shell of the Matrix of Leadership to access the Allspark through Vector Sigma and spoke directly to [[Alpha Trion]].

==All Spark (cube)==
[[Image:Allspark movie.jpg|thumb|''Biggest Gamecube ever'']]

''('''Note:''' The movie uses the spelling "All Spark" (two words, rather than one) to refer to the object.)''

The All spark is a physical object of mysterious origin. A large, metallic cube, it is inscribed with ornate runes and is believed to be responsible for creating and sustaining the Transformer race and the planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself.
Also believed, solving the puzzle of the Cube will [[Demon|grants you all the pleasure of Heaven.]]

''('''Note:''' The movie's Allspark is a big cube because, in the original screenplay, it was going to be called the "[[Energon cube|Energon Cube]].")

===Prequel===

Swayed to the side of evil by the lure of the All spark's power, Cybertron's co-ruler [[Megatron (Movie)|Lord Megatron]] went rogue with his own army, seeking to take control of it. At [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and a group of Autobots secretly transported the All spark to [[Tyger Pax]], only to be pursued by the Decepticons. Megatron himself took a personal hand in the torture of Bumblebee, attempting to force him to reveal the All spark's location, but his efforts went in vain, and the All spark was blasted into space to put it beyond Megatron's reach. In response, Megatron crushed Bumblebee's voice box and began to follow the All spark to Earth.

===Notes===

*The All spark is comparable to both the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], (the communal soul dimension of the [[Mini-Cons]].) and also aspects of the Creation Matrix as mentioned above. Having dropped the title "Energon Cube" early in development, the writers adopted another canon term from G1 that, while still not accurate, is slightly more in keeping with the nature of the original Matrix. This completes the slow convergence of the Matrix, Vector Sigma, Energon and Primus into a single concept.

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E-HOBBY

2007-07-03T18:33:23Z

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So they're this store. They get lots of exclusives and stuff. It's spelled '''''e'''-Hobby''.

==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/ e-Hobby website]

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