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Microbots

2008-02-21T00:24:34Z

71.180.57.156: /* Detailed synopsis */

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'''Perceptor, Brawn, and Bumblebee must shrink themselves to go inside Megatron and retrieve an artifact, the Heart of Cybertron, that is giving him enormous power.'''

'''Japanese title:''' "The Micro Suicide Squad"

==Detailed synopsis==
While digging for Mayan artifacts in South America, a group of archeologists stumbled upon an ancient spacecraft. As news of the discovery was broadcast on the news, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] recognized it as the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] they had travelled to Earth in four million years ago. Megatron stated that there was something on that ship which he wanted, and set out to get it.

Meanwhile, at the [[Autobot]]s' [[Ark (G1)|HQ]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was using a shrinking-enlarging device to repair one of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide's]] memory chips while being insulted by [[Brawn]] for not being a soldier. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] walked in and tried to make him stop, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ordered Brawn and Bumblebee to follow him to South America along with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], to stop Megatron from obtaining what he wanted.

As Megatron's troops blasted their way through a rainforest in order to avoid satellite detection, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to miss a tree and was attacked by a giant snake, to the amusement of Rumble. Meanwhile, Ravage met his match in the form of a real Jaguar. The Autobots arrived and decided not to burn the forest down, because Optimus says "that's not our style".

Megatron got through the forest first, and reached the ship. Blasting it open, he retrieved the ship's energy core, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. [[Hook]] implanted it into Megatron's torso, vastly increasing his power level. Optimus Prime then arrived and ordered the Autobots to attack, but they were all defeated by Megatron's new ability to continously fire energy from his fingertips. The Autobots only managed to escape by destroying a hill, burying the Decepticons under rubble.

While Optimus Primce created a force-field to keep Megatron at bay, Perceptor created a plan to shrink himself, Brawn and Bumblebee to microscopic sizes in order to infiltrate Megatron's body and disconnect the Heart of Cybertron.

Meanwhile, the Decepticons sat around and got <s>intoxicated</s> overchaged on [[energon]]. After Megatron rambled on about the "good ol' days" and passed out, [[Powerglide]] delivered the tiny Autobots into his body. This caused him to wake up and go to destroy the Autobots himself, as the rest of his forces couldn't stay on their feet.

Perceptor, Brawn and Bumblebee made their way through Megatron's body, avoiding his [[electro-sanitizer]]s and riding his [[evil brain impulse]]s. They eventually reached the Heart of Cybertron, disconnected it, and got out of Megatron just as the shrink-ray was wearing off. Brawn threw the Heart 2000 miles into the sky, at which point Perceptor blasted it. After this, Brawn showed much more respect for Perceptor.

==Stats==

* Stats

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Brawn]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Huffer]] (18)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (19)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (20)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (21)
*[[Grapple]] (22)
*[[Gears]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Powerglide]] (26)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (27)
*[[Warpath]] (28)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (9)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (11)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (12)
*[[Ravage]] (13)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (14)
*[[Hook]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (27)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (23)

'''Guests'''
*Jose (South American archeologist helper boy)
*Archeologist man
*Joan (blue-haired archeologist woman)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notable quotes==
"Nice scenery."<br>"Yeah, now lets waste it! I hate nice things."<br>
:-- '''Rumble''' and '''Bonecrusher''', the latter sounding [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|very familiar]].

'''Brawn''': "Are you ''defective?'' ''How''<nowiki>'</nowiki>re we gonna do ''that?!''<br>
'''Perceptor''': "Simple! We use my trans-mat reduction beam to shrink down to microscopic size. Then, we crawl into Megatron, and rip the blasted heart out!"<br>
'''Optimus''': "What do you think of his intelligence now, Brawn?"<br>
'''Brawn''': "Ahhh, I reserve judgement."
:-- '''Brawn''', '''Perceptor''', and '''Optimus Prime'''

'''Megatron''': "Decepticons: a toast. To the imminent destruction of the acursed Autobots!"<br>
''[The Decepticons begin drinking Energon]''<br>
'''Starscream''': "Energy! We won't need to conserve after tomorrow. We can bleed this planet dry!"<br>
'''Rumble''': ''[hiccups]'' "Boy, these are good. ''[hiccups]'' I needed to refuel. Energy!"<br>
'''Megatron''': "Energy! Energy!"<br>
'''Thundercracker''': "Hey! This stuff's the greatest!" ''[passes out]''<br>
'''Megatron''': "Ah, those were the good ol' days, back on Cybertron...Didn' half to...sneak around in these...ugly Earth disguises."<br>
''[Powerglide arrives]''<br>'''Powerglide''': "Time to cut the jets and glide!...What in the world?"<br>
'''Megatron''': "Good ol' Cybertron! Land...of the metal moon!"
:-- '''The Decepticons''' and '''Powerglide''' in what is possibly the funniest scene of the original cartoon.

"Let's bash brain!"
:-- '''Brawn'''.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* When Optimus is telling the Autobots to leave the base, Perceptor has a red Decepticon symbol.
* When the Constructicons laugh at Starscream, they use Rumble's laughter while Rumble is talking. This laughter is reused a second later by Rumble himself when he is done talking.
*Most of the Autobots do not follow Optimus to South America, but appear anyway halfway through the battle with Megatron.
*Ratchet says "do" twice in a row when talking to Bumblebee at the end.

===Continuity errors===
* Errors

===Transformers references===
* The Decepticon ship in this episode was later dubbed the ''Nemesis'' by the [[Nemesis Part 1|episode of the same name]] in [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']]. The ship itself is not named in "Microbots".

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The pulsating sound heard when Perceptor and company approach the Heart of Cybertron within Megatron is the same one used aboard the Dalek spaceships on all episodes of Doctor Who since 1964.
*Megatron apparently has a wristwatch on his left wrist, which he looks at while flying around (causing concern for the Autobots within his shoulder joints).
* This episode is perhaps the only one to show drunken Decepticons. Which is a real bummer, because they make funny, happy drunks.
* At one point, Brawn proposes killing Megatron from the inside. Perceptor stops him, saying that if he fell while flying, the impact could detonate the Heart of Cybertron. Once Megatron's landed, this wouldn't seem to be a concern anymore, but the Autobots still choose to remove the Heart of Cybertron rather than bashing brains. Perhaps even a short fall would have been enough?

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

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Energon

2008-02-21T00:23:01Z

71.180.57.156: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Energon}}

[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|300px|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]

'''Energon''' is the preferred fuel/energy source of [[Transformer]]s. It has also been shown as food, intoxicating drink, ammunition, even currency. More, it has been discribed as the basic building block of all Transformers' bodies and [[sparks]].

Typically, energon is highly volatile. Even a small impact can cause energon to detonate explosively.

In most continuities, the safest way to transport Energon is when it is condensed into the form of an [[energon cube]]. In this form energon is more stable, but still quite dangerous.

== Generation 1 ==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
Energon is at first the specific power source of choice of the Decepticons exclusively, with the Autobots never using the material in their recorded adventures in the late 20th Century. By 2005, however - by choice or necessity - the Autobots had adopted energon as their fuel also. Energon has also been used as currency, mostly by entities that do not use it as sustenance, on the gambling asteroid of [[Monacus]].

[[Image:Energon.jpg|left|thumb|Skywarp in his fat days, making a sandwich]]
Energon is "refined" or created out of other energy sources, sometimes through machinery, but most often simply by attaching an empty energon cube, or placing one next to, the energy source which will be converted. The cube then goes to work automatically, converting the power source into liquid energon which fills the cube. Liquid energon is a glowing pink in color, but should energon cubes be compressed, it takes on an irridescent rainbow effect.

Energy sources refined into energon have included electricity, magma, oil and steam, pillaged from Earth by the Decepticons on a regular basis. When the Autobots began using energon, on the other hand, they set up [[Autobot City]] to harmlessly harness Earth's many renewable resources and acquire the energy that way. The level of power any energon possesses appears to be related to the original base material from which it was converted - the especially pure oil of [[Carbombya]], for example, yielded a particularly potent "super-energon" that created an instantly perceptible increase in vigour and strength in those who consumed it.

=== Generation 1: Blackthorne 3D ===
[[Image:Energon_molecule.jpg|thumb|The final molecule needed for pure energon, which cannot be manufactured, is highlighted at the right. There will be a quiz on Friday, so pay attention.]]
The first issue of [[Blackthorne Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers in 3D]]'' comics featured an unusually specific discussion of energon, although it is outside of mainline continuity, and this information has not been re-used in other canonical sources.

According to Blackthorne, "pure energon" consists of several molecules (perhaps in the form of a macromolecule), one of which contains an element actually named "energon", which cannot be synthesized. The whole macromolecule is often refered to simply as energon.

The element energon is required for the creation of "pure" energon. This implies that an "impure" energon may exist that can be manufactured without the element energon, but is still referred to as energon because of its similar physical properties.

=== IDW Comics Continuity ===

Energon is at the heart of the revised continuity introduced in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer_(comics)|Stormbringer]]'' arcs. The Transformers apparently stripped Cybertron of its resources (including Energon) during the Autobot-Decepticon War, precipitating the cataclysm that rendered the planet sterile. Thus, the Transformers are spread across the galaxy, seeking new or synthetic sources of fuel - [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] mentions "artificial Energon derivatives" and "scrabbling for micro-ergs of some foul local brew".

The extent of Autobot energy-harvesting operations is as yet unknown, but it is clear that the Decepticons infiltrate and destabilise established societies with developed technology (presumably because local technology makes Energon harvesting quicker and easier) before stripping the infiltrated planets bare. The Autobots typically work to counter Decepticon infiltration units, possibly to deny the Decepticons new sources of energy as much as to protect the unwitting peoples of each planet from Decepticon pillaging.

An offhanded comment made by [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]] indicates that one method for consuming Energon is the use of a delivery capsule. Presumably, this is the large, coffin-like device used by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] in the first two pages of ''Infiltration'' #6.

The discovery on Earth of [[Ore-13]], an ore that can be purified into a unique and highly powerful form of Energon, threatens to throw humanity's home straight into the middle of the conflict as both Autobots and Decepticons vie for control of it. Unknown to either faction, Ore-13 was actually created by the Decepticon [[Shockwave|Shockwave]], who seeded Earth with the substance millions of years ago as part of a project he called [[Spotlight:_Shockwave|Regenesis]].

Back on Cybertron, another form of Energon has been discovered by both an Autobot science team led by [[Jetfire_(G1)|Jetfire]] and a Decepticon group led by [[Bludgeon_(G1)|Bludgeon]]; the latter group has used this "Ultra Energon" to resurrect the avatar of the Cybertronian apocalypse, the Decepticon [[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]], in a plot to restore Cybertron to its former glory. Given that Bludgeon had uncovered Shockwave's Regenesis project, Ultra-Energon and Ore-13 may be the same substance.

==Beast Era==

As the Blackthorne comics had done before them, the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] animated series treated energon as an element in its own right, rather than a refined product of other energies. The ''Beast Wars'' handling of energon was centered around the concept of the element existing in a naturally-occurring raw state as [[Energon crystal|unstable crystal]]s which generated [[Energon radiation|powerful radiation]]. With extended exposure, this radiation threatened to overload the circuits of a normal Transformer, but could not penetrate through organic layers. When [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s crews arrived on prehistoric Earth and discovered the planet to be rich in raw energon, they adopted organic-skinned beast modes for the express purpose of shielding themselves from the radiation.

Although all appearances indicate that energon crystals can be naturally occurring, it was later revealed that the crystals on Earth has been seeded on the planet by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]], apparently as part of their back-up plan to sterilize Earth should the experiment they were conducting on it be disrupted somehow. The Beast Wars qualified as such a disruption, and using their [[Planet Buster]] weapon, the Vok detonated the vast majority of Earth's energon with a massive energy beam. The Planet Buster was destroyed by Optimus Primal, and much of the energon not destroyed was converted into a stable state in the form of solid cubes, also known as "energon cubes."

''To bring the Beast Era's portrayal of energon into line with G1's, further writings by parties such as [[Dreamwave]] have presented crystalline energon as the natural state of the mineral, which can then be manually processed to create the safer, more usable liquid energon of G1.''

==Energon==
In the [[Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']] series, energon is presented differently. According to the series's production notes, Energon is formed "as the planets came into contact with solar winds" and create "solar energy crystals from the sun's genetic material," whatever that means. It is suggested that [[One|The Source]] who created [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] was Energon itself, sort of a primordial entity. Once the big bang occurred, Energon manifested in the form of various planets and the like. Energon is the key and origin of life and continuously evolves new lifeforms. It is this reason that it is found everywhere in this universe. In this form, it functions much like solar photons. It is said that all life spawns from the 'genetics of solar energy', which is also the essense of Primus. Primus is also known as the Light God, in reference to his status connecting him to Energon. Energon signifies the presence of Primus.

The sub-factions known as [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s have the unique ability to refine energon and to shape [[Energon weapons]] and power-enhancing [[Energon chip]]s (also called Energon Stars). Omnicon-refined energon is red, while Terrorcon produced energon stars are a more yellowish-green. Terrorcon-produced Energon reacts badly when most Transformers even touch it, sending the one who grabbed it into system shock. However, it appears that those whose superstructures are in some manner Unicron-fashioned (like the Terrorcons) are immune to its negative effects. As such, it's possible these Transformers would have the same negative reaction to an Omnicon-forged Energon Star.

There is also evidence that refined Energon can come in a variety of other colors, including purple, black, and more metallic tones. What other effects these other Energon colors have is undetermined at this time.

There also exist other types of energon: green energon, a corrupted form of the substance that flows through the body of [[Unicron]]; and blue "[[super energon]]", which exists in a pool inside an ancient temple far below the surface of Cybertron.

== Classics continuity ==

A huge store of energon is discovered on Earth. It turns out to be [[Rarified Energon]], hidden there long ago by [[Primus]] as a reserve. In this rarified form energon is the basic primary component of all Transformers' bodies and sparks. According to the caretaker of this energon, the universe's supply of the material is running low and if this is not fixed no future Transformers will ever come online.

==Trivia==
*Drinking [[Liquid Energon]] makes robots get <s>drunk</s> "overcharged", shout "Energy! Energy!", talk about the "good ol' days", then pass out when the enemy attacks them. {{storylink|Microbots}}

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Snarl (Animated)

2008-02-20T23:46:06Z

71.180.57.156: /* Transformers Animated */

{{disambig3|Snarl}}
:''Snarl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Slag.png|right|thumb|200px|"Me Snarl think nose on fire."]]

'''Snarl''' is a ''Triceratops'' [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]. Going by past experience, he may not be open to hugging. He has a big, BIG club for a weapon, so he may be open to clubbing. Whether or not it's the building or ''you'' he's clubbing remains to be seen.

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
Snarl, like the other two Dinobots, began life as an animatronic robot at [[Dino Drive]], where he/it was damaged by an over-enthusiastic [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. He was upgraded with Cybertronian technology in [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab (with the help of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]), and further modified by a burst of [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] energy. He then spent his time breathing fire and breaking things. He also swallowed a missile, which is just beyond cool.

He, along with [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], did not [[Transformation|transform]] during the course of his early life. It is possible he didn't know he could do it until [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] discovered he could. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}
{{charstubfiction}}

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

[[Image:Animated_slag_both_modes.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Me Snarl think me beast mode is discoloured.]]

: During transformation, his dino head becomes his chest and he ends up carrying a club.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* Snarl was obviously designed to be the ''Animated'' incarnation of the [[Generation 1]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. However, it seems there were some [[trademark]] problems, forcing [[Hasbro]] to change his name.

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User talk:72.91.241.228

2008-02-17T21:40:45Z

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==Pit part of Allspark==
What exactly is your [[canon]] source that says the [[Pit]] is a part of the [[Allspark]]? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 20:25, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

The pit was analogous to Hell, the Matrix is analogous to Heaven, both of which are part of the Human afterlife. The Matrix is where the Autobots/Maximal go when the die, the Pit is where the Decepticons/Predaconsgo when they die, and the Allspark is the whole Transfomers afterlife. There is not more than one Transformers afterlife. The outer space Allspark seen in Beat Machines is the Matrix. The Pit was not seen..--[[User:72.91.241.228|72.91.241.228]] 20:33, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
: That's a nice list of fandom speculations. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

== Live-action film not metioned in Takara's timeline ==
...if the "movie" bit doesn't refer to the live-action movie, then whey does is it placed in the year of the ''movie's release'' and not 2005, when the G1 movie occurs, and why does it ''show the movie poster''? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 00:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:Just look at where the word "Movie" is placed: right between G1, Scramble City, and 2010. How is ''that'' NOT the original movie? [[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 02:19, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
::As I said, [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html click the link]. The text is not talking about the "Dimention Guide". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:Also, the very same timeline clearly shows the 80s animated movie in the "2005" space on the timeline, so clearly the 2007 one showing the live-action movie is not a reference to the older movie that is already in the timeline. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 19:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
::'''FINALLY, I CAN SPEAK!''' Okay guys, now I understand what's going on here. I mistook [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html this timeline] for [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Japaneseflowchart.jpg this timeline]. It was an honest mistake. I was confused by the wording on the [[Continuity]] page thought it was an error. And ''WHY'' was [[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] blocked? Because of his block, I was blocked too. [[User:72.91.241.228|72.91.241.228]] 20:25, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
:::When I realized the mistake that had been made, I re-worded the article, so hopefully it's good 'n' clear now. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:31, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

== WHY was Sabrblade blocked? ==

For some reason, the user known as Sabrblade was blocked recently and he uses this same IP address sometimes. His block caused ''me'' to be blocked as well. But now my block is over and I want to know why he was blocked so I know why ''I'' was blocked.[[User:72.91.241.228|72.91.241.228]] 20:36, 17 February 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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2008-02-17T21:39:53Z

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==Pit part of Allspark==
What exactly is your [[canon]] source that says the [[Pit]] is a part of the [[Allspark]]? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 20:25, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

The pit was analogous to Hell, the Matrix is analogous to Heaven, both of which are part of the Human afterlife. The Matrix is where the Autobots/Maximal go when the die, the Pit is where the Decepticons/Predaconsgo when they die, and the Allspark is the whole Transfomers afterlife. There is not more than one Transformers afterlife. The outer space Allspark seen in Beat Machines is the Matrix. The Pit was not seen..--[[User:72.91.241.228|72.91.241.228]] 20:33, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
: That's a nice list of fandom speculations. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

== Live-action film not metioned in Takara's timeline ==
...if the "movie" bit doesn't refer to the live-action movie, then whey does is it placed in the year of the ''movie's release'' and not 2005, when the G1 movie occurs, and why does it ''show the movie poster''? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 00:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:Just look at where the word "Movie" is placed: right between G1, Scramble City, and 2010. How is ''that'' NOT the original movie? [[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 02:19, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
::As I said, [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html click the link]. The text is not talking about the "Dimention Guide". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
:Also, the very same timeline clearly shows the 80s animated movie in the "2005" space on the timeline, so clearly the 2007 one showing the live-action movie is not a reference to the older movie that is already in the timeline. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 19:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
::'''FINALLY, I CAN SPEAK!''' Okay guys, now I understand what's going on here. I mistook [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html this timeline] for [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Japaneseflowchart.jpg this timeline]. It was an honest mistake. I was confused by the wording on the [[Continuity]] page thought it was an error. And ''WHY'' was [[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] blocked? Because of his block, I was blocked too. [[User:72.91.241.228|72.91.241.228]] 20:25, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
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Continuity

2008-02-15T22:26:13Z

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[[Image:Continuities.png|right|thumb|450px|Now you put all that in a blender and you get the [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Japanese continuity]].]]

A '''continuity''' is a fictional universe or timeline that is characterized by recurring characters and settings and an internal consistency with regards to characterization and depicted events.

Typically, stories that are produced by a particular licensor (such as [[IDW]]) or in a particular form of media (such as comic books) are ''in continuity'' with each other, meaning that they are meant to all take place in the same "world".

This is not, however, always the case -- for example, the IDW comic [[Evolutions|''Transformers Evolutions'']] consists of stories that are explicitly set in different universes than the other IDW comics. IDW's own ''Beast Wars'' comics are also separate from their "main" continuity. The various [[coloring book]]s published by [[Marvel]] in the 1980s might all take place in the same universe as each other, but there are no direct ties between them, and they could easily each be [[Micro-continuity|"in their own little world"]].

Still, even in cases such as these, there are important similarities. Even though ''Evolutions''' first story, "[[Hearts of Steel]]" can't fit in the same story-world as ''[[Infiltration|Transformers: Infiltration]]'', they are alternate worlds in a relatively minor sense -- the same Transformers characters are present in both, they just interact with humanity at a different point in time. Marvel's coloring books disagree on many points with the Marvel comic books, but they agree on many points as well. Thus, although the coloring books and the comics are not in continuity with each other, their similarities allow both to be categorized as being members of a [[Generation 1]] "[[continuity family]]".

==Multiverse==

Moreso than most science-fiction franchises, ''Transformers'' has been, from the very start, a collection of many varied continuities. Even before the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] premiered, there was the [[Generation 1 (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic series]] and an array of Marvel-produced storybooks which cannot be reconciled with each other, resulting in myriad [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]]. There have been ''so many'' mutually exclusive Transformers continuities that a truly exhaustive list would be nearly impossible to complete. However, it is relatively easy to list the major continuity "families".

There is a subjective component to all of this, and each fan decides for themselves how "fine-grained" they want their own personal list of continuities to be. Ultimately, it could be argued that almost every story exists in its own exclusive continuity -- even different stories that were clearly intended to be set in the same universe. For example, two episodes of the G1 cartoon series that make no explicit references to events in each other, but are both "descendants" of the episode "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye]]", could arguably exist in different universes. There may be no particular reason to assert that they don't share continuity, but there is also no clear internal evidence that the events of one affected the world of the other. They might concievably be set in different branches of a timeline that started with MTMTE.

The most inclusive perspective is to consider all [[canon]]ical Transformers stories as existing within a multiverse which contains countless -- perhaps infinite -- alternate universes. Some of these universes are more closely related to each other than others, but they are all part of the same whole. This approach has been officially sanctioned in a number of stories, most notably ''[[Universe (franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' which takes the existence of an overall ''Transformers'' multiverse as the core of its story.

==Meta-continuity==
[[Image:TFUjailbreak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, there's Waldo!]]

The ''[[Universe (franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' franchise (sometimes referred to as "TFU") attempted to create an overarching structure to the ''Transformers'' multiverse. It was helmed, fiction-wise, by [[3H Productions]], who then held the license to run the official ''Transformers'' convention, [[BotCon]]. Convention fiction starting in the year 1997 was directly incorporated into ''Universe'', although it wasn't until [[BotCon 2002]] that the term ''Transformers: Expanded Universe'' appeared on a BotCon toy box, and the name was shortened to just ''Transformers: Universe'' afterwards. The [[Universe (toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]] eventually became the home of not just convention exclusive toys, but also other repaints and store exclusives that were sold in normal retail outlets. The bios for the ''Universe'' characters were primarily the responsibility of 3H.

The ''Universe'' meta-continuity officially established the idea of a ''Transformers'' multiverse and pulled together many elements from other ''Transformers'' continuities, focusing heavily on variations of ''Beast Machines'' and ''Generation 1''. 3H's comic book series, ''Wreckers'' and ''Universe'', brought together characters from many parallel universes and are the primary sources of information about this meta-continuity. Character bios published in convention programs, fan club newsletters, and on the 3H and Hasbro websites also contribute.

Among other things, the ''Universe'' universe makes some reconciliation between conflicting origins for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the Transformers race that were presented in the G1 comics, G1 cartoon, and BM cartoon. It also incorporates the otherwise ignored sub-toylines ''[[Mutant (BW)|Beast Wars Mutants]]'' and ''[[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]]'' into its fiction, and is the earliest example of a story that asserts (or implies) that there is only one [[Unicron]] who travels from one universe to another, rather than an infinite array of Unicrons in different universes.

[[Fun Publications]], the company that followed 3H in running the official convention and fan club has since continued this approach. The Fan Club comic storyline "[[Balancing Act]]" takes place primarily during the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon, but features a multiversal battle fought by characters culled from other continuities. The setting changes after an arc ends as characters migrate from continuity to continuity.

==Major continuity families==

At this time, there are five primary [[continuity family|continuity families]] in the ''Transformers'' multiverse. These are:

*'''[[Generation 1]]/[[Beast Era]]'''
*'''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'''
*the '''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'''
*the '''[[Movie (franchise)|2007 Transformers movie]]'''
*the [[Transformers Animated|Transformers Animated]] universe.

There is also a much less prominent continuity family centered on the Playskool [[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots toyline]]. Every (or nearly every) ''Transformers'' story can be easily fit into one of these families, even if its precise continuity can't be pinned down.

For further information about these continuity families, and families in general, please see '''[[Continuity family]]'''.

==Prominent ''Generation 1'' continuities==

Within G1 there are an almost uncountable number of established alternate universes. Some of these continuities are extremely obscure, such as the timeline which houses [[Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth|the second Commodore 64 video game]]. On the other hand, the G1 cartoon is so widely-known that even many members of the general public (i.e., not fans) would be familiar with it, and quite possibly unaware that there even ''are'' other Transformers stories besides it and the 2007 live-action film.

Following is a ''very'' incomplete list showing only the most prominent G1 continuities and their relationships to each other. For the purposes of this list, only G1-proper will be considered, and not the extended-G1 that includes G2, MW, and the ''Beast'' series. Additionally, in keeping with {{SITENAME}}'s policy, the live-action film is not included as it is treated as an independent continuity family rather than a part of G1.

*[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Cartoons (American)]] - Three complete seasons of varying length, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and a 3-episode "fourth season". Probably the best-known of all continuities.

*Cartoons (Japanese) - Includes the first three seasons of the American cartoons as well as three additional TV series, two OVAs and a [[manga]] series.

*[[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel US comics]] - Includes ''[[Generation 1 (comic)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Headmasters (comic)|Transformers: Headmasters]]'', and the character profile series ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]''. The comic book adaptation of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is out of continuity with the other Marvel comics.

*Marvel UK comics - Includes the American comics as well as nearly 100% more material that was published exclusively in the UK until being reprinted internationally in the 2000s.

*[[Dreamwave continuity|Dreamwave G1 comics]] - A new continuity with much of the flavor of the original cartoon series, but a very different history. Includes the three "G1" volumes as well as three volumes of ''The War Within'' and a ''Micromasters'' miniseries.

*[[IDW continuity|IDW G1 comics]] - Yet another new continuity, based on earlier versions of G1 featuring classic characters but with some large revisions of premise. Begins with ''Transformers: Infiltration'', published in 2005 and continues through most (though not all) of IDW's Transformer miniseries.

==Unified Japanese continuities==

[[Image:Japaneseflowchart.jpg|right|thumb|450px|So ''that's'' where [[Machine Wars]] goes.]]
In Japan, every Transformers cartoon until the release of ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Car Robots]]'' (the original, Japanese title for ''Robots in Disguise'') can be somewhat easily fit into a single unified continuity, much like the unified American G1/Beast continuity. This includes the American G1 cartoon (minus Season 4, which Japan did not air) and Beast series as well as ''[[Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'', ''[[Masterforce]]'', ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', ''[[Zone]]'', ''[[Beast Wars II]]'', and ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]''. Despite this additional story material, they can all be fit together.

In Japan, then, ''Car Robots'' was the first full reboot. Following CR, ''[[Micron Legend]]'' and ''[[Superlink]]'' were connected into a third major Japanese continuity, and then -- as noted above -- ''Galaxy Force'' started a fourth.

In 2007, however, [[TakaraTomy]] posted on their website an [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html official timeline] for their G1 universe. This timeline appears to perform some significant [[retcon]]s, claiming that ''Car Robots'' and the live-action movie both take place in the same G1 universe as all of the Japanese cartoons, ''[[Robot Masters]]'', ''[[BinalTech]]'', and ''[[Kiss Players]]''. A ''great deal'' of explication would be required to make this work even even in a rough, nails sticking out, not-safe-for-children kind of fashion (though the time travel and reality changing rampant in the last three series might simplify things a small amount). The same website also retcons ''Galaxy Force'' back into the same timeline as ''Micron Legend'' and ''Superlink'' (as it had always been presented in the west).

It is unknown how seriously these retcons are going to be taken by future Japanese fiction.

In addition to the above, nearly every Japanese TF franchise has had ancillary manga published in magazines such as ''Comics Bon-Bon''. The relationship between the manga and cartoons varied. For example, the manga associated with the first two years of ''Transformers'' (pre-movie) can easily fit into the cartoon continuity, but would not contribute much of substance to the timeline. Some of the later G1 manga, however, such as those associated with ''[[Masterforce (franchise)|Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'' contradict the cartoons bearing the same names.

==Continuity soup==
[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s spark isn't naked. It has decency.]]

With the labyrinth of branching and criss-crossing timelines, it can be difficult at times to say exactly what makes up the history of any given ''Transformers'' universe. Over and over through the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, stories have been written which both extend pre-existing stories and also "fill in" pre-existing stories, adding details and retcons big and small. These extensions may be written years or even decades after the stories they are descended from. There may be multiple extensions which conflict with each other, written at different times, by different people, for different markets. ''Branching'' timelines, on their own, are not that difficult to keep straight, but the relationship between various ''Transformers'' stories is much more complex than that because of the way new stories will pick-and-choose elements from old stories. There are no real answers to the questions that arise from this practice. It becomes a very messy question of subjective tastes and opinions, leading to the idea of a [[personal canon]].

Consider the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' television series]]: It borrows elements from the American G1 cartoon and G1 comics. The past history of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon's timeline is a mishmash, something that probably resembles the G1 cartoon more than anything else, but which differs from the cartoon in unknown ways and may include more (or less) of what we see in the Marvel Comics. BW is set in a G1 universe for which we have never seen -- and probably will never see -- more than tiny glimpses of the "G1 part". The history of that universe ''is not known'', even though we presumably know its broad outline.

So, what significance does information from ''Beast Wars'', such as the idea of the [[spark]], hold for those older stories? Since being introduced in "[[The Spark]]", sparks have become one of the most important and unifying concepts in all ''Transformers'' fiction, yet fiction which predates ''Beast Wars'', of course, never mentions them. G1-era fiction which was written post-''Beast Wars'' almost always includes them. Retconning sparks into most vintage G1 fiction is not all that difficult, but should it be done? Obviously the G1-esque universe in which the Beast series are set has sparks, but what about the ''actual'' G1 cartoon and comic universes? Do they have sparks? Does the G1 cartoon's future (and past) look like ''Beast Wars'' or like something else?

What if a new story instead claimed that its past was ''exactly'' like an old story rather than merely similar to it? The main storyline of the ''Universe'' and ''Wreckers'' comics is ostensibly set in the BW/BM cartoon continuity, happening alongside and immediately afterwards. Are revelations from ''Universe'' "true" in ''Beast Machines'', or is ''Universe'' actually set in a timeline which is identical to the BM timeline aside from those extra events occurring? Does your answer change when [[IDW Publishing]] releases a [[The Gathering|''Beast Wars'' comic]] which ''also'' claims to occur alongside the BW cartoon, but which cannot be reconciled with ''Universe''?

What do you do with something like the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|''Classics'' comics]] published in the official fan club newsletter? Those stories are set in the future of the US G1 comic. Except... that they ignore the UK G1 comic ''and'' the US G2 comic. According to G2, there is an [[Cybertronian Empire|offshoot race of Decepticons]] running around in space who have been away from Cybertron for millions of years. Is that still true in ''other'' offshoots of the G1 comic? Is [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] out there in ''Classics''-comics space somewhere, and simply not visiting, or does he not exist at all? He ''could'' exist... but there is no way to know.

The only objective way to deal with all of this would be to take a very strict viewpoint on every story and never assume that anything is "true" unless it is explicitly stated in that story. Taken to an extreme, though, this stance can make it impossible to declare ''any'' two stories to share continuity, even two sequential episodes of a given TV series. For all we know, the new episode is set in a universe closely parallel to that of the previous episode but a little different. We wouldn't want to ''assume'' that a scene which wasn't shown in the recap actually occurred, after all. Especially if there's a continuity glitch of some sort, like the dialog in a recap being slightly different than the dialog from the earlier episode. So an absolutist "only what they showed" viewpoint can't really work. There has to be ''some'' concession; even "I'm going to treat all the episodes of this series as if they are one big story" is a subjective decision, one which another fan may find too restrictive or too liberal (especially if two of those episodes directly contradict each other!).

==We... are family?==

Lastly, all of this means that it is difficult to tease out questions of which continuities are subsets of others, how closely-related two different continuities are, etc.. A significant example of this is the categorization of the various [[IDW]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] continuities. Both are clearly beholden to ''Generation 1'' in many ways, but are generally thought to be "further out" from the G1 "core" than most G1 continuities. Should they be considered new families or not? How do you quantify this? Do differences in physical form such as the movie's drastically different aesthetic make a difference? If so, should it also make a difference that most IDW characters have had their altmodes altered slightly? What ratio of character rehashes to original characters is required to count as part of the old family instead of the start of a new one? What if, instead of a straight-up rehash, it's more of an amalgamation of a few old characters, as in the case of [[Frenzy (Movie)|''Movie'' Frenzy]]?

Again, the reader is referred to the article on continuity families, in particular the section [[Continuity family#Quibbles|"quibbles"]], for a brief explanation of the categorizations that have been adopted on this wiki.

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Megatron (Animated)

2008-02-13T22:36:00Z

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

[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]
If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, leading the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon tyranny]] isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more then "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a deadly sword and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

A loss of a body and his former power is only a minor setback for him, as Megatron is a master manipulator. He's effortlessly got [[Isaac Sumdac]] helping him.

{{Quote|Laugh now, child. I will show you true fear!|Megatron as he listens in on Sari's ghost stories|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

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==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
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:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English), ? (Japanese)

[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|Pointier than thou.]]

Aboard his [[Nemesis (Animated)|massive flagship]], Megatron went after the ''Ark'' after detecting the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the All Spark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I don't believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the ''Ark'''s hull. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ''Ark'' now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the All Spark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into free fall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, [[Sector 7|inspired to do so no doubt]] . {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]

Fifty years later, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her key to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the All Spark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the All Spark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he sneaked his drone into her backpack.

Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the All Spark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. Prowl arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop Bumblebee, due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realized Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

{{spoiler|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe, 2008)

: Transforms into a sleek spacecraft with VTOL turbofans (uhh...). Megatron's signature fusion cannon forms the central chassis and cockpit section of the spacecraft; his sword sections mount on the sides of the cannon for storage. The figure also features a silver color scheme and battle damage paint applications.
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*'''CYBERTRON Mode Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)

: A larger, bulkier, more detailed, and more gimmick-laden version of the Deluxe toy above. Note that while both modes of both toys look very similar, they have different transformation mechanisms. Where the deluxe version is straight silver, this version has a pearl gray paint scheme.
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2008)
: Megatron's "Earth" robot mode bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline, and thus, in turn, to his original G1 body. His alt-mode is a dual-rotored helicopter design, somewhat like an [[Incinerator (Movie)|Osprey]] [[Obsidian|helicopter]] or the [[Cobra]] Mamba. The fusion cannon is even bigger and now black, and the helicopter rotors form a double-bladed sword.
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==Trivia==
[[Image:AnimatedMegatronMovieHat.jpg|150px|thumb|They moonlight as lawn darts.]]
* Megatron's head has a rather pointed resemblance to the somewhat early head of 2007 movie's [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], which went unused in the actual movie but appeared on loads of promotional materials and merchandise.

* Yes, his outer-space altmode, shown for all of 20 seconds, is getting ''two'' toy molds devoted to it.
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Cool Guys

2008-02-12T23:29:53Z

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:''The Cool Guys are a group of humans from the ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Coolguys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Evil'' Knievels]]

The '''Cool Guys''' are a vicious motorcycle gang who earned the emnity of [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Wilder]] when they attacked his own gang, the [[Jack Boys]], and forced them to disband.

You'd better believe he got back at 'em.

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==Fiction==

===''Super-God Masterforce'' anime===

When the Cool Guys arrived in the Jack Boys territory, they took out the members of the gang one by one, ending their campaign against them by capturing Wilder and beating him half to death. After joining the Decepticons, Wilder decided to put his new powers to use getting revenge on the Cool Guys, and brought [[Cancer]] and [[Bullhorn]] with him as he returned to his home town to find them. The three Juniors challenged the Cool Guys to a fight outside a bar, and used their Masterforce powers to quickly and easily beat the enire gang into submission. Wilder promptly took control of the gang and led them on a mission of destruction through the city that caught the attention of the [[Autobot]] Headmaster Juniors, who happened to be vacationing in America at the time. Naturally, the Cool Guys could do little but watch and cheer as the giant robots battled, and they fled when Wilder and the other Decepticons were defeated at the battle's end. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils With No Need for Rules}}

==Named members==

===Mac===

[[Image:Coolguys_mac.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not a [[dull surprise]]]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

Mac is the leader of the Cool Guys, or at least he was, until Wilder arrived on the scene. He's one of those guys who's tough when he has an army of thugs to back him up, but whose true colors (varying shades of yellow) show when he's left to face a threat on his own. When the Cool Guys were defeated by Wilder and the Juniors, he dropped to his knees and promised to give Wilder his territory back, but Wilder was so sickened by his grovelling that he hurled him through a brick wall. Mac's obviously got a hard head, though, since he survived with no visible injuries, and gleefully helped to co-ordinate the Cool Guys as they wreaked havoc in the city.

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===Priest===

[[Image:Coolguys_priest.jpg|right|150px|thumb|In the name of [[Primus|the Father]], [[Prima|the Son]], and the Holy [[Spark|Spirit]]...]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)

So-named for the monk-like appearance his shaven head gives him, Priest is a bulky, bug-eyed brute and Mac's right-hand man. As the Cool Guys were tearing through the city on Wilder's orders, Mac ordered him to round up the other members of the gang to join in the chaos. Later, Priest was the one who spotted [[Minerva]] and [[Cab]] entering the city, and reported it to Mac, who in turn informed Wilder.

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Cool Guys

2008-02-12T23:27:20Z

71.180.57.156: /* Mac */

:''The Cool Guys are a group of humans from the ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Coolguys.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]

The '''Cool Guys''' are a vicious motorcycle gang who earned the emnity of [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Wilder]] when they attacked his own gang, the [[Jack Boys]], and forced them to disband.

You'd better believe he got back at 'em.

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==Fiction==

===''Super-God Masterforce'' anime===

When the Cool Guys arrived in the Jack Boys territory, they took out the members of the gang one by one, ending their campaign against them by capturing Wilder and beating him half to death. After joining the Decepticons, Wilder decided to put his new powers to use getting revenge on the Cool Guys, and brought [[Cancer]] and [[Bullhorn]] with him as he returned to his home town to find them. The three Juniors challenged the Cool Guys to a fight outside a bar, and used their Masterforce powers to quickly and easily beat the enire gang into submission. Wilder promptly took control of the gang and led them on a mission of destruction through the city that caught the attention of the [[Autobot]] Headmaster Juniors, who happened to be vacationing in America at the time. Naturally, the Cool Guys could do little but watch and cheer as the giant robots battled, and they fled when Wilder and the other Decepticons were defeated at the battle's end. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils With No Need for Rules}}

==Named members==

===Mac===

[[Image:Coolguys_mac.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not a [[dull surprise]]]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

Mac is the leader of the Cool Guys, or at least he was, until Wilder arrived on the scene. He's one of those guys who's tough when he has an army of thugs to back him up, but whose true colors (varying shades of yellow) show when he's left to face a threat on his own. When the Cool Guys were defeated by Wilder and the Juniors, he dropped to his knees and promised to give Wilder his territory back, but Wilder was so sickened by his grovelling that he hurled him through a brick wall. Mac's obviously got a hard head, though, since he survived with no visible injuries, and gleefully helped to co-ordinate the Cool Guys as they wreaked havoc in the city.

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===Priest===

[[Image:Coolguys_priest.jpg|right|150px|thumb|In the name of [[Primus|the Father]], [[Prima|the Son]], and the Holy [[Spark|Spirit]]...]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)

So-named for the monk-like appearance his shaven head gives him, Priest is a bulky, bug-eyed brute and Mac's right-hand man. As the Cool Guys were tearing through the city on Wilder's orders, Mac ordered him to round up the other members of the gang to join in the chaos. Later, Priest was the one who spotted [[Minerva]] and [[Cab]] entering the city, and reported it to Mac, who in turn informed Wilder.

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Cool Guys

2008-02-12T23:27:07Z

71.180.57.156: /* Mac */

:''The Cool Guys are a group of humans from the ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Coolguys.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]

The '''Cool Guys''' are a vicious motorcycle gang who earned the emnity of [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Wilder]] when they attacked his own gang, the [[Jack Boys]], and forced them to disband.

You'd better believe he got back at 'em.

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==Fiction==

===''Super-God Masterforce'' anime===

When the Cool Guys arrived in the Jack Boys territory, they took out the members of the gang one by one, ending their campaign against them by capturing Wilder and beating him half to death. After joining the Decepticons, Wilder decided to put his new powers to use getting revenge on the Cool Guys, and brought [[Cancer]] and [[Bullhorn]] with him as he returned to his home town to find them. The three Juniors challenged the Cool Guys to a fight outside a bar, and used their Masterforce powers to quickly and easily beat the enire gang into submission. Wilder promptly took control of the gang and led them on a mission of destruction through the city that caught the attention of the [[Autobot]] Headmaster Juniors, who happened to be vacationing in America at the time. Naturally, the Cool Guys could do little but watch and cheer as the giant robots battled, and they fled when Wilder and the other Decepticons were defeated at the battle's end. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils With No Need for Rules}}

==Named members==

===Mac===

[[Image:Coolguys_mac.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not a [[dull suprise]]]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

Mac is the leader of the Cool Guys, or at least he was, until Wilder arrived on the scene. He's one of those guys who's tough when he has an army of thugs to back him up, but whose true colors (varying shades of yellow) show when he's left to face a threat on his own. When the Cool Guys were defeated by Wilder and the Juniors, he dropped to his knees and promised to give Wilder his territory back, but Wilder was so sickened by his grovelling that he hurled him through a brick wall. Mac's obviously got a hard head, though, since he survived with no visible injuries, and gleefully helped to co-ordinate the Cool Guys as they wreaked havoc in the city.

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===Priest===

[[Image:Coolguys_priest.jpg|right|150px|thumb|In the name of [[Primus|the Father]], [[Prima|the Son]], and the Holy [[Spark|Spirit]]...]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)

So-named for the monk-like appearance his shaven head gives him, Priest is a bulky, bug-eyed brute and Mac's right-hand man. As the Cool Guys were tearing through the city on Wilder's orders, Mac ordered him to round up the other members of the gang to join in the chaos. Later, Priest was the one who spotted [[Minerva]] and [[Cab]] entering the city, and reported it to Mac, who in turn informed Wilder.

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Blood

2008-02-12T23:24:25Z

71.180.57.156: Restored the "How to keep a person busy"-esque caption

{{disambig2|the Japanese [[Pretender]] from [[Masterforce]]|his American counterpart|Bomb-Burst}}

[[Image:BombBurst1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Carpe Jugulem.]]

:''Blood is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Blood''' is the cruelest of the Decepticon Pretenders under the command of [[Devil Z]]. He can perform magic such as mind control and the re-animation of corpses. He will often let his own thirst for revenge cloud his judgement, at which point [[Gilmer]] has to get him back on track. [[Dauros]] also has a rivalry going with Blood, though Dauros typically loses any competitions between them.

==Fiction==
===Super-God Masterforce cartoon===
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===Super-God Masterforce comic===

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
*'''Blood''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-201'''
**''Accessories'': Bat-shell, left & right shoulder-wings, belt, axe, 2 blasters

[[Image:G1Bomb-Burst_toy.jpg|thumb|left|No, I'm the [[Bomb-Burst|other guy]].]]

:Blood transforms into a Cybertronic jet with VTOL turbines. In robot mode, like many other [[Pretender]] inner robots, he is a fairly generic robot with decent articulation for the period. His outer Pretender Shell is a vampiric bat-humanoid with enlarged ears. It is also equipped with a belt and bat-winged shoulder pads. Blood's robot mode guns connect together to form a rifle that his Pretender shell can hold.

:Blood was also available in Hasbro's markets as [[Bomb-Burst]]. There are no differences between the two versions.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Bomb-Burst/bombburst.htm Blood (well, Bomb-Burst) at TFU.info]

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Mission City

2008-02-12T23:07:31Z

71.180.57.156: /* Transformers (2007) movie */

:''Mission City is a city in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]]''

[[Image:Mission City.JPG|thumb|300px|City motto? [[JaAm|Life is pain]].]]
'''Mission City''' is a city in the [[United States of America]], possibly in either [[Wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]] or [[Wikipedia:Arizona|Arizona]]. It may rival [[San Francisco]] as "worst place to live", because it's the kind of place where [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew machines]] thirst for human blood, [[Xbox 360 robot|Xbox 360]]s play with the lives of their owners, and [[steering wheel robot|steering wheels]] tend to [[kiss]] their drivers. It also had the poor fortune to be the location where the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s threw down for control of the [[All Spark]].

It's located 22 miles north of the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref>[[William Lennox]] explicitly states their distance from the dam in [[Transformers (2007)|the 2007 movie]].</ref> Its downtown has lots of Classically-detailed buildings from the early 20th Century which tend to shatter spectacularly when giant robots smash into them.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===


As [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] began to thaw, [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] suggested that they move the All Spark to Mission City and hide it there among the innocent people who would surely get killed by the evil robots that would follow them. The Secretary of State amazingly agrees with him. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] converted the All Spark to a more portable form, and he and a military escort, soon augmented by the Autobots, left for the city.

En route, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] left the escort to battle [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], while the other Autobots continued into downtown Mission City. Their human allies, meanwhile, had summoned F-22 Air Force fighters to provide aerial support.

[[Image:Movie_MissionCityBattle1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ironhide is the first person in some twenty years to consider Starscream a serious threat.]]

Captain Lennox procured several short-wave radios to contact the hoped-for aerial support, intending to summon Blackhawk helicopters to extract the All Spark. They soon sighted a lone F-22 overhead and called for support, marking their location with green smoke. Too late, the Autobots realized that the incoming fighter was in fact [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ordered the humans and other Autobots to fall back, as he and Bumblebee lifted a truck to shield them from Starscream's attack. The resulting explosion crippled Bumblebee, severing his legs below the knees.

As the humans realized the deception, they finally heard back from actual incoming Blackhawks, but they then came under attack from [[Devastator (Movie)|Devastator]]. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and Ironhide all rushed to attack as the human soldiers fell back. [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] spotted a tow truck nearby and ran to procure it, while the crippled Bumblebee handed the All Spark off to [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]].

[[Image:Movie_MissionCityBattle2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yeah, let's triple-team the guy who is suffering an identity crisis. That's fair.]]

Ironhide rushed Devastator head-on, transforming and vaulting over an extremely hot woman with a huge mouth, all the while dodging two of the Decepticon's missiles. Jazz attacked from another direction, yanking the Decepticon's main gun aside. Devastator transformed and tossed Jazz into a building. Ironhide fired on Devastator, while Ratchet and Jazz attacked from both sides, Ratchet using a saw blade to slice off one of Devastator's arms. The humans joined the Autobots in blasting Devastator, until a series of shots from Ratchet knocked the Decepticon to the ground.

While Mikaela worked to hotwire the tow truck, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] landed in the city streets, prompting the Autobots to call a retreat. Jazz stayed behind and engaged the much larger Decepticon, getting blasted aside for his efforts.

Mikaela drove the tow truck over to Sam and Bumblebee. Megatron, meanwhile, carried Jazz through the air, crushing him under his feet atop a building, then pulling him out. Jazz fired on Megatron, but the massive Decepticon tore him in half.

[[Image:Movie_Ratchet_Ironhide_runSam.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Wow. Ironhide was never this agile in the cartoon...or the comics...]]

On the ground, Captain Lennox's troops observed Devastator getting back to his feet, as well as the arrival of Blackout, who transformed and landed atop a building behind them. Under sporadic hostile fire, Lennox led his troops back to Bumblebee's position as Sam and Mikaela worked to hook Bumblebee to the tow truck. Lennox handed a flare to Sam and ordered him to take the All Spark to a nearby rooftop, while [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] summoned their Blackhawk support to pick him up. Ratchet and Ironhide promised Sam that they would protect him as he carried out the mission. After a quick farewell to Mikaela, Sam fled.

Megatron (from somewhere) ordered the Decepticons to attack, prompting Devastator to fire. Ratchet and Ironhide provided cover fire as Sam ran. Blackout attacked from the other side, and Ironhide engaged him. Blackout bashed aside the car that Ironhide tossed at him, then transformed and flew away. Mikaela finished securing Bumblebee and drove him off, as Devastator continued his lumbering advance.

[[Image:Movie_MissionCityBattle4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This is the only time Prime and Megs got to use their signature weapons. You fail us yet again, Michael Bay.]]

Optimus Prime arrived after his delay on the freeway, transforming and challenging Megatron. Still perched atop his building, Megatron tossed away the remains of Jazz and transformed. He scooped up Prime and took him for a dizzying ride through the streets and buildings of the city, smashing through an entire office building at one point before crashing to the street. The two exchanged their respective views on humanity and fisticuffs. Prime managed to get in a shot at Megatron, but a blast from Megatron's main gun hurled Prime down the street and into the side of another building, prompting viewers to wonder why Michael Bay hates architecture so much. Prime then fell to the street amid a small crowd of panicked humans, some of whom may or may not have been crushed.

With Ratchet and Ironhide alongside him, Sam continued sprinting for the building. Blackout landed in the street and sliced at Sam with his rotor weapon, but did not attempt to capture him. Starscream also landed nearby and engaged Ratchet and Ironhide, blasting them both. Starscream then transformed and launched again as the two Autobots collapsed. Sam continued onwards.

Megatron flew down from the sky and transformed, demanding that Sam give up the All Spark. As Sam darted through traffic, a near-collision with an SUV made him drop the cube, unleashing a pulse of its power. The pulse brought several machines to life, including part of the SUV and a [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew vending machine]].

[[Image:Movie Brawl dies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Gah! Heartburn!]]

''Meanwhile, in [[Detroit]]...'' Sam sprinted into the abandoned building, pursued by Megatron, who smashed through a floor practically on Sam's heels but failed to stop him from entering a fire stairwell.

Mikaela and Bumblebee stopped in an alley, while Sam continued climbing and Lennox's troops continued fighting against Devastator. Mikaela was crying, hitting the wheel in frustration, then turned to look at Bumblebee, who nodded. After a moment of preparation, Mikaela backed the tow truck into the street so that Bumblebee was facing forwards, then drove it full speed in reverse into the battle scene. Under heavy attack from two directions, Devastator suffered heavy damage, before a final shot from Bumblebee hit him in the chest, bringing him down for good. He collapsed into the building where Lennox's troops had taken shelter.

[[Image:Movie Megatron Samonroof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|It depends...how well do you take care of your pets?]]

As the Blackhawks closed in, Sam reached the rooftop and activated his flare. Starscream transformed and landed on a nearby building as the helicopters pulled up to the rooftop. Sam was inches away from handing off the All Spark when Starscream shot the waiting Blackhawk out of the sky. Optimus Prime sprinted toward the building, determined to save Sam. Starscream continued watching from nearby while Megatron bashed his way onto the rooftop. Cornering Sam, Megatron demanded the All Spark, then unsheathed a barbed mace and bashed the building out from under Sam's feet when he refused. Optimus Prime, suspended most of the way up the building, caught the falling human. Prime then vaulted/fell down to street level, with Megatron close behind. The two metal titans smashed into the street, scattering still more panicked humans, [[Michael Bay|one]] of whom got himself flicked aside by Megatron.

Prime ordered Sam to take shelter behind him and to push the All Spark into his chest if he was unable to defeat Megatron. As the two leaders laid into one another a second time, Lennox's troops moved in on their position. They stopped and observed as Blackout transformed, landed, and moved in to assist his leader. Epps called in their air support, advising that the targets would be marked. The troops then marked Blackout with green laser light as the F-22s closed in. Meanwhile, Lennox secured a fallen motorcycle.

[[Image:Movie_MissionCityBattle5.jpg|thumb|left|250px|WWWWHHHHEEEEEEEE!!!]]

Blackout was about to fire when he noticed the lasers lighting him up, so he instead turned to engage the soldiers, opening fire. Lennox raced at him on his motorcycle, evading Blackout's blasts and purposefully going into a long skid/slide along the ground. As Blackout was hit by fire from the F-22s, Lennox slid past and under him, firing several rounds directly up into the Decepticon's chest and crotch. (''Ow!!'') The Decepticon fell dead to the pavement. Lennox urged his troops onward as Megatron appeared to be getting the upper hand over Optimus.

[[Image:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ironically, Jazz was the only one of those four (except [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]) to survive [[The Transformers: The Movie|the original movie]].]]

As a second wave of F-22s approached the city, Starscream appeared in their midst, destroying three of them before the pilots realized what was happening. The surviving pilots attempted to engage the Decepticon. Several of the F-22s survived to make an attack run on Megatron, firing on him while Lennox's troops also attacked him, damaging his chest. Megatron advanced on Sam, and Prime urged him to push the cube into Prime's chest. Instead, Sam opted to push it into Megatron, killing him.

Ratchet and Ironhide arrived then, carrying the remains of Jazz, and Mikaela and Bumblebee reached the scene soon afterward. Prime thanked the humans for their effort and sacrifice. Bumblebee requested to stay with Sam. Prime granted the request, then extracted a sliver of the All Spark from Megatron's body. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

===Titan Magazines===

And if that wasn't enough, to add insult to injury the Decepticons returned as zombies and caused even ''more'' damage. Add that to the [[Real Gear Robots|animated machines]] continuing to run amok and kill people (until [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took them out for his own purposes), and it really sucks to live there. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7}}

==Items of Note==
*At [[BotCon 2007]], at one of the movie's writers' panels, they explained that the original intent behind taking the All Spark to the city was not to "hide" it there, but simply to use the city as a rendezvous point—someplace relatively near the dam that might have a working radio they could use to call for help.
* It's not entirely clear where some of the Decepticons go during the battle, or why. Starscream defeats Ratchet and Ironhide, but then flies away instead of making a grab for Sam and the All Spark. Blackout is nearby at this point and would also seem to have an opportunity to secure the human, but he disappears after slicing up the street outside the diner, not reappearing until Megatron and Optimus begin their final fight.
* For that matter, the fact that Starscream completely incapacitates Ironhide and Ratchet (they're absent from the last eleven minutes of the fight) is not made clear. When we last see them, they are falling down, but Ironhide is still talking and moving.
* [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], meanwhile, never shows up at all. Presumably he was fighting Optimus Prime off-screen, accounting for the Autobot leader's late arrival; Prime's delay seems too long to be accounted for solely by his very short fight with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].
* Also unclear is why the military thought they could smuggle the All Spark out of town on a slow-moving helicopter, when fast-flying guys like Starscream and Megatron were around and well aware of the cube's location.
* Fans have speculated that Starscream actually participated in the F-22 attack run on Megatron. While there's no concrete evidence either way, it doesn't make much sense for him to be destroying the jets beforehand if he's just going to turn around and help them in their mission a few seconds later.
* Epps emphatically states that F-22 pilots would ''never'' fly between buildings, as they'd just observed Starscream doing. Yet a few minutes later, that's exactly what the real F-22s do.
* [[Transformers: The Junior Novel]] set the final battle in the ostensibly nonfictional city of [[Las Vegas]] instead of Mission City.
* Incidentally, Las Vegas is about twenty-two miles from Hoover Dam. Hmmm.
* Most of the city skyline shots, however, clearly show Los Angeles. The downtown street scenes were primarily filmed there as well.
* The abandoned building that Sam runs into is actually located in [[Detroit]].
* And because things weren't muddled enough, the Mission City diorama backdrop in the [[Longarm (Movie)|Final ]][[Bumblebee (Movie)|Stand]] Screen Battle set is actually a Photoshopped version of [http://www.oafe.net/yo/tfm_sbfs.php Scranton, PA.]

==Footnotes==
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Combiner

2008-02-12T22:57:25Z

71.180.57.156: /* Toy lists */

[[Image:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The most devastating case of tea-bagging ever.]]

A '''combiner''' is a group of Transformers that assemble and combine their bodies into a single machine, or that composite machine itself. Most combiners form a larger Super Robot with its own unique personality (a character in its own right), but other varieties of combiner exist, forming vehicles, weapons, or other items. Combiners tend to be considerably larger and more powerful than the average Transformer, equivalent to strategic-grade weapons; in ''[[The War Within]]'', the combiners were neutral, with both sides courting their favor.

There are a number of combiner-related terms that can be easy to mix up, partially because some of them are used interchangeably. Additionally, most of them have no formal definition and thus may be used differently by different fans. Consequently, most of the discussion which follows should not be taken as the word of [[Primus]], but as a rough description of common usage.

==Terms for combiners==
[[Image:combiner_logo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Worst...logo...ever.]]

; Combiner : As above, a member of a group of Transformers who assemble into a composite form. Also refers to that composite form itself. This is the most general term for all combining Transformers. "Combiner" is the most common term for combining Transformers that has been used by Hasbro in an official capacity, starting with the ''[[Micromaster]] Combiners'' from 1990 (with the exception of the more limited "special teams" and a recent official use of the term "gestalt"), having even appeared with its own logo on ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toy packaging.

; Gestalt : Fan-terminology for a certain class of combiners -- generally used only for "big robot" combiners with emergent personalities. The term is nebulously defined, such that some fans would consider a two-member combiner such as [[Squawkbox]] a gestalt, but other fans would not. This is probably the fandom's second most frequently-used term for combining Transformers. Its use in Transfandom is derived from the principle of [[wikipedia:gestalt psychology|gestalt psychology]], which is sometimes simplified to mean "greater/different than the sum of its parts," though a few fans consider this term pretentious and obtuse. The term remained firmly in realm of [[fanon]] for years, although it did appear in some ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' design sketches implying that Hasbro designers used the term occasionally, until in 2007 "gestalt" made its first official appearance, in the bio of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] toy.

; Scramble City combiner : A specific type of [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation 1]] giant gestalt that follows the five-member design featured in the Japanese “[[Scramble City]]” [[OVA]]. The team leader is larger than the other members and forms the main body of the combiner, while the others are smaller and form the limbs. The limbs are interchangeable, although there is always a generally-accepted “normal” formation. Further, the limbs are interchangeable from one Scramble City combiner to another, making for a large number of bizarre combinations. (See [[Abomenaticus]], [[Autobot Super Scramble]], [[Comperian]], [[Decepticon Super Scramble]], and [[Scramble 7]].) Limbs are also able to attach to and augment Metroplex & Metrotitan (see “Trivia” below). Note that this term is purely descriptive rather than being a proper name.

; Special Team : A synonym for Scramble City combiner. When the Scramble City toys were marketed in Europe they were referred to as Special Teams, and the term even appeared in the [[Generation 1 (Marvel comic)|UK comic book]] series. The term was used in some marketing materials in the US, such as packing lists for the toy [[case assortment]]s, but never appeared in US fiction until the [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''Ultimate Guide'']] was published in 2004.

; Super Robot : A robot which is formed through the combination of two or more Transformers. Powered-up robot modes composed of only one Transformer who combines with some of their own accessories are often also referred to as Super Robots, such as [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] or the incarnations of Prime from ''Robots in Disguise'' and all three ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'' series. It is probably safe to informally refer to any such mode as a Super Robot (thus including, say, G1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and ''Energon'' [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]). Note that this means Super Robots are not always combiners and do not have to have their own personality. Rather, Super Robot and combiner are two different categories of Transformer which ''sometimes'' overlap. A one-robot Super Robot may also be referred to as that robot's [[Super Mode]].

; Fusilateral quintrocombiner : Coined by [[Simon Furman]] in [[Swarm (comic issue)|issue 9]] of the [[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)|''Generation 2'' comic]] to refer to the [[Combaticon]]s. It presumably is meant to refer to all the Scramble City teams, as their combined forms consist of five robots. It may also apply to the Predacons, but it doesn't matter because nobody uses this term anyway.

; Amalgam model : Yet another obscure term for combiners first used by Simon Furman via [[Wheeljack]] in the "[[Devastation Derby]]" story in the UK comic books.

==Types of combiner==
As mentioned above, most combiners form a super robot. However, there are many other types of combining in the Transformers multiverse.

In the ''Energon'' franchise, most of the Autobot characters were able to combine with each other in pairs much like ''[[Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'''s [[Multiforce]]. These combined forms can probably be considered Super Robots. The combined form was simply controlled by whichever Autobot was "on top". Make whatever jokes you will.

''Generation 1'' contains many examples of combined [[alternate mode]]s, including [[Reflector]], [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], [[Big Powered]], the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack|Battlestar]], and the [[Targetmaster#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters]].

The [[Micromaster Combiner]]s are made up of Transformers whose altmodes combine into vehicles, with one partner being the front and another the rear. The combined forms do not have specific names. Thanks to the generic peg-and-socket connection method used, any two Micromaster combiners can be linked (though some such as the dump truck/space shuttle combo may attract comment). These altmode combiners should not be confused with the Micromaster "Sixcombiners", six-robot teams who combine to form a Super Robot.

The [[Unicron Trilogy]]'s [[Mini-Con]]s brought to the fiction combined weapon modes, like the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] & [[Dark Saber]] swords, [[Requiem Blaster]] cannon, and [[Skyboom Shield]].

==Not combiners==
Not all cases of multiple things attaching to each other are combiners. As mentioned above, many Super Robots -- which are formed through a conglomeration of parts -- are not combiners. [[Landmine (Energon)|''Energon'' Landmine]], for example.

A similar case can be found in Transformers who have two or more "components" which combine into a single entity. [[Sky Lynx (G1)|G1 Sky Lynx]] has lynx and dino-bird components, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|G1 Omega Supreme]] has tank, base, and rocket components, and [[Magmatron]] has three dinosaur components. However, all of these components are considered to be "part of" the overall Transformer, even through they can act independently. The [[Duocon]]s are another case of this sort. All of these examples are ''not'' combiners because there is only ''one'' Transformer involved in each of them, regardless of how many bodies that Transformer may simultaneously operate.

Sometimes a smaller Transformer will attach to and enhance a larger Transformer in some way. This is the case when Mini-Cons powerlink with bulks, as well as with [[binary-bonding|binary-bonded]] partners like [[Headmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s/[[Godmaster]]s, and [[Breastforce]] members. Although these examples do include more than one Transformer, they are not considered "combiners". The simplest justification for this is that, in these cases, the "combined" form is almost exactly the same in appearance as the noncombined form.

And sometimes [[The Beast Within|things just combine for no real reason at all. Just deal with it. We hate it, oh God yes, but there it is. We're sorry.]]

==Toy lists==
;Combiners with two members
*[[Jet Optimus]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]
*[[Mini-Cassette|Mini-cassettes]]
**[[Decibel]]
**[[Legout]]
**[[Slamdance]]
**[[Squawkbox]]
*[[Powered Master|Powered Masters]]
**[[Sky Powered]]
**[[Land Powered]]
**[[Big Powered]]
*[[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads
**[[Barrage (Autobot)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]]
**[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]
**[[Blast Master]] and [[Phaser]]
**[[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]]
**[[Direct-Hit (Decepticon)|Direct-Hit]] and [[Power Punch (Decepticon)|Power Punch]]
**[[Excavator (Decepticon)|Excavator]] and [[Stonecruncher (Decepticon)|Stonecruncher]]
**[[Fireshot (Decepticon)|Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish (Decepticon)|Vanquish]]
**[[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]
**[[Grit (Decepticon)|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1 Decepticon)|Knockout]]
**[[Half-Track (Decepticon)|Half-Track]] and [[Meltdown (Decepticon)|Meltdown]]
**[[Hammer (Decepticon)|Hammer]] and [[Sledge (G1 Decepticon)|Sledge]]
**[[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]]
**[[Oiler]] and [[Slide]]
**[[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]
**[[Retro]] and [[Surge]]
**[[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]]

;Combiners formed by main bodies with power-up partners
*[[God Ginrai]]
*[[Victory Saber]]
*[[Omega Prime]]
*The combined form of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber]]
*[[(Omega) Optimus Supreme]]

;Combiners with three or more members (non-Scramble City type)
*[[Constructicon Devastator (Deluxe)]]
*[[Devastator (G1)]]
*[[Dinoking]]
*[[Landcross]]
*[[Landfill (RID)]]
*[[Liokaiser]]
*[[Magnaboss]]
*[[Magnaboss II]]
*[[Monstructor]]
*[[Predaking]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Rail Racer (RID)]]
*[[Road Caesar]]
*[[Tripredacus]]
*[[Tripledacus]]

;Scramble City-type combiners
*[[Abominus]]
*[[Battle Gaia]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)]]
*[[Computron]]
*[[Defensor (G1)]]
*[[God Neptune]]
*[[Guard City]]
*[[King Poseidon]]
*[[Menasor (G1)]]
*[[Piranacon]] (with extra "limb" robot used as weapon)
*[[Piranhaking]] (unreleased)
*[[Ruination]]
*[[Superion (G1)]]

;Micromaster "Sixcombiners"
*[[Sixbuilder]]
*[[Sixliner]]
*[[Sixtrain]]
*[[Sixturbo]]
*[[Sixwing]]
*[[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator (Universe)]] ([[Micromaster]] type)
*[[Defensor (Universe)]]
*[[Rail Racer (Universe)]]
*[[Superion (Universe)]]

;Maximus-type combiners
*[[Bruticus Maximus]]
*[[Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Classics]])
*[[Constructicon Maximus]]
*[[Superion Maximus]]
*[[Transformers Collectors' Club|TFCC]] [[Timelines]] [[Energon]]-style gestalt (Name unannounced - includes [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Breakaway]] & [[Topspin (Transtech)|Topspin]])

==Unused concepts==

Combiners were a very popular idea during the Generation 1 toyline and as such there are loads of scrapped combiner designs that never got past the drawing board. Among them were:

*A Scramble City style dinosaur combiner. The body is a T-Rex, while the limbs are a Pteradactyl (right arm), Ankylosaurus (left leg), Dimetrodon (left arm), and Styracosaurus (right leg).<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p22</ref>

*A decidedly goofy organic insect combiner composed of a stag beetle (right leg), another beetle (left leg), grasshopper (left arm), fly (right arm), and a cockroach body.<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p99</ref>

*A cybernetic beast combiner that did not form a robot, but rather a large cybernetic monster. It is formed from a cyber bat, mole, stag beetle, and a couple of fish things.<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p99</ref>

*A fifteen (!) vehicle Micromaster combiner where the only attached parts not contained by the component robots were the large robot fists. This combiner consists of three uniformly colored teams (in a similar fashion to the vehicular Voltron of the same time period):
**Air team (blue)- two jets, two helicopters, a space shuttle.
**Construction team (green)- a hauler, a bulldozer, a steam shovel, a tank (don't ask), a missile carrier (don't ask).
**Street team (red)- two cars, a motorcycle, a formula racer, a jeep.<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p108</ref>

[[Image:ClassicVehicombiner.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Either the smallest steamboat ever, or the largest car in existence.]]

*Another, simpler dinosaur combiner composed of a Pteradactyl, a not-really-a-Stegosaurus, and a T-Rex with a very large head. The three combine into a dinosaur thing similar to [[Magmatron]]'s combined dino mode. It shares many visual characteristics with Tomy's relatively simple robot designs.<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p108</ref>

*A five vehicle combiner (evidently not Scramble City in nature) composed of a steam engine (right arm), steam boat (torso), car (right leg), truck (left leg), and plane (left arm).
{{-}}

==Trivia==

*[[Devastator (G1)|G1 Devastator]] and [[Raiden]] are the only combiners from [[Diaclone]] toylines.

*[[Scramble City]]-type combiners were initially designed to be a sub-line of [[Diaclone]] called... what else... Scramble City. This goes along with their ability to interact with and attach to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Metrotitan]], the designs of which were also originally intended for the Diaclone line.

*In [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic continuity [[Squawkbox]] exists before Combiner technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into [[Squawktalk]] and [[Beastbox]] or um... someone at IDW screwed up.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

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Colossus Rhodes

2008-02-12T01:12:50Z

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{{picsneeded|Cyrus Rhodes prior to Hulking up}}
:''Colossus Rhodes is a [[human]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Rhodes.JPG|right|thumb|200px|[[wikipedia:Paul_Teutul%2C_Sr.|Paul Teutul]] is pissed. Again.]]

'''Cyrus "(The) Colossus" Rhodes''' is a biotech-enhanced human who works for [[Prometheus Black]]. He seems to have issues over being rather small and frail, so he uses the enhancements to transform into a giant that's as big as [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

That's pretty [[frag]]ging big.

Black boasts that Rhodes is one of his greatest successes in biotechnological enhancement.

{{quote|That's a human?}}
{{quote|Must be a new model...|'''Bulkhead''' and '''Prowl''' commenting on Rhodes' strange appearance|"[[Total Meltdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English)

{{spoiler|Total Meltdown}}
Cyrus Rhodes first appeared as a combatant in a wrestling match staged by Prometheus Black to show off how effective biotechnology is. Though he seemed to be just a tiny, old man, pistons implanted in his back began pumping super-steroids that quickly made him more than a match for [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. He tossed the plucky little 'bot out of the ring, and then proceeded to make a mess out of him and most of the surrounding parking lot. He was then disoriented by the sounds of a nearby car alarm, giving [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] a chance to disable the pistons that granted him his enhancements. [[Captain Fanzone]] was not impressed by Rhodes's crazed, berserker-like state and denied Black the coveted Detroit police contract.

Later, as Black attacked the Sumdac corporation as the villainous Meltdown, Rhodes was left to mop up the opposition outside. Prowl again tried to disable the freak's steroid pistons, but Rhodes commented that the "boss" had reinforced them. Ultimately, he became disoriented again when he accidentally tossed [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] against a church bell. Prowl correctly surmised that sonics were Rhodes's weakness, so Prime struck the bell repeatedly and forced Rhodes back into his normal, un-enhanced form. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

==Trivia==
* Colossus Rhodes's name is presumably a reference to the [[wikipedia:Colossus of Rhodes|Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

* His vulnerability to high-frequency sonic waves seems similar to the that of Marvel supervillain Venom, another joint trait being that their shared weakness is discovered by the accidental ringing of a church bell, as seen in ''Spider-Man 3''.

* This doesn't even touch on his thematic resemblance to DC Comics's steroid-pumped freak, Bane.

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Blast from the Past

2008-02-04T21:27:49Z

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{{Cleanup|January 2008}}

{{episodenav|animated|6|season=1|prev=Total Meltdown|next=The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[Image:DinobotsAnimated.jpg|thumb|400px|"When they opened Disneyland in 1955, nothing worked."<br>"Yes, but, [[wikipedia:John Hammond (Jurassic Park character)|John]], when Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."]]

'''Professor Sumdac upgrades a trio of animatronic dinosaurs from a local theme park, but the creatures develop minds of their own and become rampaging Dinobots, bent on destroying the Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] takes the [[Autobot]]s to "[[Dino Drive]]", a [[dinosaur]] exhibit, in order to teach them some of [[Earth]]'s history. On the way, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] accidentally destroys every car in the parking lot. Once inside, [[Tutor Bot]] explains about the dinosaurs' prowess, and the Autobots see the animatronic dinosaurs and become amazed by the creatures' power. Bulkhead becomes so fascinated, he tries to get the robot ''Pteranodon'' to fly and do other things to amuse him. This only succeeds in having the robot fall and cause a ''Triceratops'' and ''Tyrannosaurus'' robot to collide and break each other, crushing Tutor Bot. The Autobot take the broken animatronics to [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] for repair.

At the lab, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] views the power of dinosaurs through the damaged Tutor Bot and seems very impressed by their destructive potential. Sumdac enters the lab and berates himself for programming the Tutor Bot with such simple information that everyone already knows. Megatron decides finally to speak to him, saying ''he'' never knew these things. Sumdac is shocked, and Megatron, pretending he's just come back online, asks where he is. Professor Sumdac rambles a bit, then says it's a long story. Megatron then reassures him that since he's not going anywhere, he can sit through a long story. After Sumdac gives a brief history of Megatron's discovery and how he relates to modern technology, Megatron convinces Sumdac that he is an old friend of the Autobots and that they'll be more forgiving of Sumdac keeping his secrets if he helps repair their old comrade. However, it would be best to keep it quiet for now. As a sign of good faith, he offers to help Sumdac repair the dinosaur displays and provide information on how to upgrade their technology so they'll be even more convincing. He conveniently forgets to tell Sumdac that he plans on using them for prototype attack drones.

Meanwhile, at the Autobot base, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] is trying to teach Bulkhead how to control his strength and size. This, of course, ends with Bulkhead falling on Prowl. Prowl tries a new tactic and moves the training to an island in Lake Erie. This results in Bulkhead dropping some trees on Prowl.

At Dino Drive, Sumdac reveals his and Megatron's creations to the gathered press and Autobots—the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]!

After a short display, Megatron takes control, and the Dinobots go on a rampage. As the Autobots try and fight them, Bulkhead tries to recreate Prowl's teaching, but to no effect other than falling into Prowl and knocking him flat on his back. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] then combine their powers to create an electromagnetic pulse to shut down the Dinobots, but Sari's key is somehow drawn to the creatures. She decides to help and plugs the key into Bumblebee. The blast intensifies, blowing the dinosaur skins off them and revealing their robot bodies beneath. Professor Sumdac is confused and brings them back to his lab for maintenance.

At his lab, Megatron becomes perplexed as to why the key activated, thinking it sensed something Cybertronian about the Dinobots. He dismisses this idea and curses the drones for being useless. Then something very surprising happens{{m-}}the ''Tyrannosaurus'' starts to talk, and the other dinosaurs begin to move! And on top of that, Megatron finds he can't control them!

Megatron then surmises that the Autobots must have done something to them, declaring that, somehow, they have [[spark]]s of their own. The ''Tyrannosaurus'' then dubs himself "[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]" and, without fail, Megatron declares that he is the Dinobots' leader. Grimlock doesn't approve of this concept and announces that ''he'' is the leader, and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (Animated)|Slag]] seem to agree. The Tutor Bot activates, much to Megatron's annoyance, and explains how dinosaur fossils make fossil fuel, which makes cars and trucks work. Grimlock takes this to mean cars and trucks "eat" dinosaurs and announces that cars and trucks are bad. Megatron takes advantage of their low intelligence and tells them that "fossil feeders" are bad and the only thing worse are car robots, a.k.a. Autobots. He shows them how to use one of their more destructive powers, and they use it to destroy the Tutor Bot. Grimlock is pleased with this, but does not know how he did it. Megatron explains how he designed them, then tells them that the fossil feeders want them dead, so the Dinobots go to defend themselves.

As they start on their rampage, [[Captain Fanzone]] arrives to attempt to stop them. Suddenly, Slag whips a car with his tail, and Captain Fanzone's car becomes the first casualty of the Dinobots' war on the fossil feeders as the thrown car lands on it. Fanzone, not missing a beat, takes a bazooka and shoots Slag in the face, but Slag just swallows the incoming missile.

The Autobots then arrive and, at Bulkhead's suggestion, lure them to a park to battle them. As Grimlock sees them transform, he remembers something he'd forgotten: Car robots are worse than cars and trucks. Furious, he orders the Dinobots to attack. As the battle goes on, the Autobots are seriously outmatched, especially since Bulkhead is trying to "access the situation" before acting, as Prowl tried to teach him to do. Prowl, realizing their disadvantage, hollers for Bulkhead not to try and be like Prowl, but to be like ''Bulkhead''. Reassured, Bulkhead quickly drops Slag and Swoop.

At the lab, Sumdac and Megatron are watching the events unfold on the news, and Sumdac is unable to comprehend why the Dinobots malfunctiooned again. Suddenly, the professor realizes that the fire-breath was part of Megatron's design specifications. Megatron feigns shame, claiming that he wanted a body again, so he experimented with the Dinobots by adding "features". Sumdac sympathizes with Megatron, promising not to tell the Autobots and to restore Megatron one day.

Meanwhile, Bumblebee and Ratchet are pinned down by Grimlock's fire-breath. Slag and Swoop get up and join in, the heat melting the parking lot behind the two Autobots. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] remembers the tar lesson from Dino Drive, and Bulkhead throws all three Dinobots into the newly formed pool. The Dinobots use their flames in an attempt to free themselves from the "black, sticky stuff", but only make things worse for themselves.

The Dinobots are trapped with only their heads sticking out. Professor Sumdac promises to melt them down due to their danger to society. Optimus approves of this, but Prowl does not, feeling that they have shown they have minds and sparks of their own. When Sumdac returns the next morning, he finds the Dinobots have escaped from their tar prison.

[[Image:AnimatedGrimlockRobot01.jpg|thumb|left|180px|By the Power of Greyskull, ME GRIMLOCK KING!]]

On the [[Dinobot Island|deserted island]] where Prowl and Bulkhead trained, the Dinobots are freed into a large crater which houses a beautiful natural environment. Prowl and Bulkhead see how happy they are and decide to keep it their little secret. With that, Prowl sets a hologram up to keep them hidden and safe from the world.

After they leave, Grimlock dubs cars and trucks bad, but Nature good. Two birds promptly defecate on him, which makes him rethink his claim and dub Nature stupid. He orders them to come down and fight like a Dinobot. He spits out a flame but the birds simply fly away. Furious, Grimlock suddenly activates another of Megatron's "features" and transforms! Slag and Swoop stare in amazement as Grimlock draws a [[Energo-sword|giant, flaming sword]]. Grimlock like...

{{-}}

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Kevin Hopps]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ben Jones]], & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]
*'''Original airdate:''' January 12, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s

|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (6)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Slag (Animated)|Slag]] (10)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (11)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (7)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
* [[Captain Fanzone]] (12)
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (8)
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (1)

|}

==Quotes==
"Sorry I'm late, guys. Uh, did I miss anything?"<br>
"No, I'd say you hit just about every car in the lot."
:—'''Bulkhead''' can't seem to catch a break, certainly not from '''Bumblebee'''.

"Nice, Prowl. Maybe next you can teach an engine block to float."
:—'''Ratchet''' being a crotchety old goat

"This island will be the ideal place to train you: quiet, peaceful, and nothing around for you to damage."
:-'''Prowl''', who is wrong

"The primitive materials available on this planet are useless. It will take countless solar cycles to create attack drones capable of ''my'' needs, and without more substantial robotics for my own body, my prospects are grim, locked in this prison of a lab."<br>
"Grim...lock...Grim...lock."
:—'''Megatron''' learns why '''Grimlock'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s name doesn't start with an "S".

"Me Grimlock."<br>
"Then listen well, Grimlock. I am Megatron, your leader."<br>
"[[Grimlock (G1)|Me Grimlock leader.]]"
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Megatron'''. Some things never change.

"Bulkhead...what are you ''doing''?"<br>
"I'm doing what you do!"<br>
"...better idea! Do what ''you'' do!"<br>
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Bulkhead''' discuss strategy.

"I should be more careful when I try to reverse-engineer alien technology."
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac's''' entry in the "Gee, You Think?" competition.

"Just because something's big and lumbering and destructive doesn't mean you give up on it."<br>
:—'''Prowl''' delivering the most backhanded compliment ever

"Me Grimlock...like."
:—'''Grimlock''' upon transforming. And the world trembled.

{{-}}

==Other notes==

===Animation errors===

*In one scene, Slag's head is coloured grey instead of gold.

*Prowl removes his Autobot symbol because of its hologram emitter. However, in the next shot, he still has it.

===Transformers references===
*A far-off island that becomes a training ground for a lumbering warrior to hone his skills without causing collateral damage to the Autobots' base? Gee, [[Dinobot Island|that sure sounds familiar...]]

*After smashing into Slag, Bulkhead cheerfully apologizes with "Excuse me!" in much the same way that ''Generation 1'' [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] did after stomping on a [[Quintesson]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

* Grimlock's line "Cars and trucks bad! Car Robots worse!!!" may be taken as a subtle jab at ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Transformers: RiD]]'', which was called ''Car Robots'' in Japan.

*Only two other anamatronic dinosaurs are seen in Dino Drive, a ''Stegosaurus'' and an unidentified sauropod. These may be references to Sludge and Snarl. Or potential future Dinobots.

===Real-world references===
* The gate of Dino Drive is remarkably similar to the gate of Jurassic Park in the movie of the same name (and thus, by extension, to the gate from ''King Kong'', to which JP's design was an [[homage]]). Music reminiscent of the ''Jurassic Park'' theme can be heard during some of the Dino Drive scenes.

* Speaking of Jurassic Park, Grimlock's roar sound a lot like the one from the ''T. Rex'' in that movie.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* This marks the first time the Dinobots have been used in a ''Transformers'' TV series since Generation 1. There is much joy.

* The Dinobots' color schemes are lifted directly from the Generation 1 cartoon, with some minor variations. This is most obvious in Swoop's torso being blue, rather then the red featured in Generation 1 Swoop's comic and toy incarnations. The ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of [[Swoop (G1)|Generation 1 Swoop]]'s toy likewise had a blue chest, so this is possibly an homage, but is more likely coincidence.

* Unlike Generation 1, the Dinobots' alt modes match up much more closely with how dinosaurs are depicted in the fossil record (no sluggishness, more mammal/bird-like, Grimlock bent over horizontally, no bowleggedness, etc.). There was still a lack of feathers before they were de-skinned, though. (However, since it's doubtful ''T. Rex''es had a feather covering like smaller therapods, and pterosaurs only had down, it's not really an issue)

*In this episode, Tutor Bot actually teaches Sari and the Autobots about dinosaurs and fossil fuels. He's back on form, however, when the pre-Transformer Grimlock squashes him.

* It seems somewhat odd (but not terribly surprising) that Humanity have developed advanced robotics and such, but still use fossil fuels in their cars.

* According to Ratchet, the Transformer race is over 10 billion years old.

*Despite what Tutor Bot says, fossil fuels are ''not'' made from dinosaur fossils. Fossil fuels are made from various [[wikipedia:Hydrocarbon|hydrocarbon]]s, which are mostly formed from plant matter that has long since settled in the Earth's crust. For more, see [[wikipedia:Fossil fuel|this]].

*Tutor Bot claims that many of the creatures lived during the Jurassic period, but ''Tyrannosaurus'', ''Triceratops'' and the pterasaur ''Pteranodon'' hail from the Late Cretaceous, not the Jurassic. The only dinosaurs actually from that time period are the Stegosaur and Sauropod mentioned above. This makes Tutor Bot blind, vague, or incapable of teaching about dinosaurs, fossil fuels, and (depending on how literally you take him) basic math. The fact that Professor Sumdac continues to fix him is almost amazing.

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Stasis pod

2008-01-28T22:19:12Z

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[[Image:Stasispod.jpg|right|thumb|''It's ALIVE!!!]]
A '''stasis pod''' is used to store a Transformer [[protoform]] newborn until it has its [[spark]] installed, is given programming, and is formatted into a functional adult Transformer. The protoform is sealed safely inside the stasis pod, supported by nothing more than a lubricating fluid. In normal use, an exploration ship will carry several stasis pods, seed a planet with them, and the stasis pods would [[DNA scanner|scan]] for native forms and birth new Transformer life.

Additionally, some of such a vessel's stasis pods will house "blank" protoforms, which are lifeless and do not contain sparks. One such blank protoform was used by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to restore [[Optimus Primal]] to life; [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] used another blank to create [[Dinobot 2]]. These blank protoforms may be brought along to serve as backup bodies in this manner, or they might result when a stasis pod is damaged and the spark or [[datatrax]] of a "live" protoform are lost.

Because a stasis pod's life support functions are so efficient, they can also be used to transport adult Transformers, usually for long-distance travel. They have also been used to carry sentenced criminals into exile. (For example, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' carried the murderous [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] and the thief [[Packrat]].)

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Optimus Prime (Animated)

2008-01-22T01:50:09Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"Freedom... Yeesss..."]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is a relatively naive and idealistic young leader, prone to long-winded "inspirational" speeches, who leads a small and inexperienced Autobot [[space bridge]] maintenance team under the supervision of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Despite his humble "Bot Next Door" persona, he performs his job with a dedicated seriousness. He transforms into a fire engine and wields a kick-ass, rocket-powered, extendable battle axe.

His superior, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] looks on Optimus as a failure, while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] sneers at Optimus's lowly repair job. More than anything, Prime wishes to be a hero. He's got the speeches, he's got the moves... but what is he missing?
Maybe [[Stan Bush|The Touch]]?

{{Quote|So, this is what it feels like to be a hero.|Optimus upon his death|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

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

{{spoiler|Transform and Roll Out!}}
[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Sorry, Prime, this is just another one of those things you were never meant to know...]]

Prime and his crew came across the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] while repairing a [[Space Bridge]] and brought the artifact aboard their ship. During transport, they were discovered by the [[Decepticons]], and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] came after them. He proved too strong to take head on (in spite of [[Starscream (Animated)|his subordinate]] planting a bomb on his chassis), but when the Autobot ship neared [[Earth]], Prime knocked Megatron overboard. The Autobots stayed in stasis for the next 50 years until they were accidentally awakened by an apparent intruder. Optimus and the Autobots took on Earth vehicles as alternate modes in an attempt to assimilate with what they believed to be the local dominant culture. Prime and his team were able to dispatch a bio-mechanical insectoid that was attacking Detroit. They were hailed as heroes for it. Eventually, Starscream came for the All Spark, and Optimus found that the schemer could pack quite a punch. The Autobot officer was still able to keep Starscream from getting the artifact, though at the cost of his life. However, he was quickly revived by [[Sari]] and her All Spark-influenced key. Later, the Autobots helped rebuild parts of Detroit that were destroyed in their battle with Starscream. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''CYBERTRON Mode Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Animatedoptimusprimetoycybertronic.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''"He's a lumberjack and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day."'']]

:Based on his pre-Earth Cybertronian look, the first version of ''Animated'' Optimus Prime transforms into a half-track Cybertronic truck loosely based on the Mitsubishi Fuso Hybrid concept truck. As a half-track, instead of rear wheels, he has molded, caterpillar-linked tracks with smaller wheels inside for rolling along smooth surfaces. Prime's axe weapon is stored by partially folding the axe at the grey hinge near the handle peg, then placing the handle peg in a hole on the back of the cab (actually his two fists' holes, thus helping them holding in position) with the blade facing down and a grey peg facing up, acting as a "fifth wheel" (known as a trailer hitch among fans), should one find a suitable trailer to attach onto it.

:In robot mode, his head has a retracted [[mouthplate]]. He has a superb range of articulation, as is the standard with ''Animated'' toys, due to the extensive use of ball joints and universal hinge joints. As stated above, the hitch assembly becomes his axe, which can be wielded with one blade (for the rocket-boosted look) or have the single blade split to form a double-bladed axe. The truck roof is mounted on his left arm as a shield or can be separated in two and be attached to the axe to become giant energon blades.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
:Based on his Earth look, a futuristic fire truck. His rear portion transforms into a giant gun and wings, but you can remove it in both modes. Also, the giant opened-up energon axe will be included.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:An extensive retool of his Cybertron mode toy to resemble his Earth mode. This Prime comes in a two-pack with a [[redeco|redecoed]], [[scale|scaled-down]], [[articulation|less-articulated]] verison of the Voyager Cybertron mode Megatron toy, as well as a DVD containing the "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]" episode and adverts for the toys. This Prime also comes with a giant axe weapon and has black splotches molded onto it as "battle damage."

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
*Optimus was killed off after only [[Transform and Roll Out!|three episodes]] ''and'' revived 1 minute and 15 seconds later. That's gotta be [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a]] [[Optimus Primal|new]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|record]].

{{charstub}}

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[[Category: Autobots]]
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Megatron (Animated)

2008-01-22T01:49:38Z

71.180.57.156: /* Toy */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}

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

[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]
If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, leading the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon tyranny]] isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more then "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a deadly sword and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

A loss of a body and his former power is only a minor setback for him, as Megatron is a master manipulator. He's effortlessly got [[Isaac Sumdac]] helping him.

{{Quote|Laugh now, child. I will show you true fear!|Megatron as he listens in on Sari's ghost stories|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

{{-}}

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor: [[Corey Burton]] (English), ? (Japanese)''

{{spoiler}}

[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Pointier than thou.]]

Aboard his massive flagship, Megatron went after the ''Ark'' after detecting the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the All Spark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I don't believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the ''Ark'''s hull. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ''Ark'' now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the All Spark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into freefall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, [[Sector 7|inspired to do so no doubt]] . {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]

Fifty years later, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her key to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the All Spark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the All Spark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he sneaked his drone into her backpack.

Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the All Spark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. Prowl arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop Bumblebee, due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the Dinobots, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realised Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

{{-}}

==Toy==
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)
: Transforms into an alien VTOL jet that looks significantly more jet-like than his [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie counterpart]] and bears a resemblance to the jet mode of Super Megatron (see below), despite the fact he seems to have stolen Movie Megatron's head. His cannon is indeed HUGE, and his sword is mounted on it for storage.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (2008)
: Megatron's "Earth" body bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline. His alt-mode appears to be something akin to an Osprey helicopter, as seen in an apparent mock-up of the series intro on Hasbro's website.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:A [[redeco|redecoed]], [[scale|scaled-down]], [[articulation|less-articulated]] verison of the Voyager Cybertron mode Megatron toy. This Megatron comes in a two-pack with an Optimus Prime figure extensively retooled from his Cybertron mode toy to resemble his Earth mode, as well as a DVD containing the "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]" episode and adverts for the toys. This Megatron also has metallic pink splotches molded onto it as "battle damage."

{{charstub}}

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Megatron (Animated)

2008-01-22T01:49:17Z

71.180.57.156: /* Toy */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}

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

[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]
If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, leading the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon tyranny]] isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more then "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a deadly sword and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

A loss of a body and his former power is only a minor setback for him, as Megatron is a master manipulator. He's effortlessly got [[Isaac Sumdac]] helping him.

{{Quote|Laugh now, child. I will show you true fear!|Megatron as he listens in on Sari's ghost stories|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

{{-}}

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor: [[Corey Burton]] (English), ? (Japanese)''

{{spoiler}}

[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Pointier than thou.]]

Aboard his massive flagship, Megatron went after the ''Ark'' after detecting the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the All Spark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I don't believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the ''Ark'''s hull. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ''Ark'' now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the All Spark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into freefall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, [[Sector 7|inspired to do so no doubt]] . {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]

Fifty years later, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her key to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the All Spark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the All Spark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he sneaked his drone into her backpack.

Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the All Spark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. Prowl arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop Bumblebee, due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the Dinobots, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realised Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

{{-}}

==Toy==
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2008)
: Transforms into an alien VTOL jet that looks significantly more jet-like than his [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie counterpart]] and bears a resemblance to the jet mode of Super Megatron (see below), despite the fact he seems to have stolen Movie Megatron's head. His cannon is indeed HUGE, and his sword is mounted on it for storage.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (2008)
: Megatron's "Earth" body bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline. His alt-mode appears to be something akin to an Osprey helicopter, as seen in an apparent mock-up of the series intro on Hasbro's website.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins (Deluxe, 2008)
:A [[redeco|redecoed]], [[scale|scaled-down]], [[articulation|less-articulated]] verison of the Voyager Cybertron mode Megatron toy. This Megatron comes in a two-pack with an Optimus Prime figure extensively retooled from his Cybertron mode toy to resemble his Earth mode, as well as a DVD containing the "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]" episode and adverts for the toys. This Megatron also has metallic pink splotches molded onto it as "battle damage."

{{charstub}}

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Megatron (Animated)

2008-01-22T01:48:49Z

71.180.57.156: /* Toy */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}

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

[[Image:Megatronanimated.jpg|300px|thumb|An insult to [[Megatron (G1)|G1]], we swear!]]
If you were to ask '''Megatron''' to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, leading the Decepticons out of the days of [[Autobot]] tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon tyranny]] isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more then "collateral damage."

Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his [[fusion cannon]], a deadly sword and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.

A loss of a body and his former power is only a minor setback for him, as Megatron is a master manipulator. He's effortlessly got [[Isaac Sumdac]] helping him.

{{Quote|Laugh now, child. I will show you true fear!|Megatron as he listens in on Sari's ghost stories|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

{{-}}

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor: [[Corey Burton]] (English), ? (Japanese)''

{{spoiler}}

[[Image:Megatron Cybertron.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Pointier than thou.]]

Aboard his massive flagship, Megatron went after the ''Ark'' after detecting the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] volunteered to attack, Megs saw right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the All Spark." He even crumpled a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approached the Decepticon leader again, wishing him "luck", to which Megatron replied, "I don't believe in luck." Starscream got his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blew just as his fusion cannon was about to breach the ''Ark'''s hull. The Autobot crew managed to steer the now-failing ship through an asteroid field and into a nearby [[space bridge]].

With the ''Ark'' now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still managed to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claimed the All Spark. Quick thinking on the part of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] sent the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into freefall. Megatron [[Megatron (Movie)|fell from the sky]] and crashed in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head was found by a young [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components, [[Sector 7|inspired to do so no doubt]] . {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Animatedmegatronhead1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hey Megatron, don't lose your... oh.]]

Fifty years later, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] used her key to sneak into her father's lab. He stopped her from seeing anything it contained, but the All Spark energy from the key was absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disoriented, he automatically brought up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he didn't have the hands to reach out and take the All Spark which was finally within his grasp, he released a burst of energy which activated a small drone Dr. Sumdac had been working on. Megatron thus realized he could control the extremely primitive (by his standards) technology around him. Learning Sari was going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he sneaked his drone into her backpack.

Once she arrived, Megatron sent the drone to look for the All Spark, but his search was fruitless. He decided to try a simpler method: kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacked. As the Autobots fought back, he decided to cut out the middleman and knocked a hole in a fuel tank. Prowl arrived, realized the factory was working via motion sensors, and managed to get close to the control panel. To counter him, Megatron simply took over the factory arms and snatched up Prowl. However, he failed to stop Bumblebee, due to the primitive tools he was forced to use. With his plans foiled, Megatron was out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needed a body. Perhaps it was time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac... {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Megatron soon revealed to Isaac that he still functioned and, when Isaac guessed he was a friend of the Autobots, Megatron played along. He persuaded Isaac to keep his existence secret until Isaac had built him a new body, as then the Autobots would be more forgiving of how Isaac had reverse-engineered their friend. He then helped construct the Dinobots, deliberately programming them to go on a rampage and building fire-breath into them as a prototype for a planned army of drones. When they were defeated, Megatron despaired he might never gain a new body, but upon discovering they'd been turned into sentient Transformers, he quickly convinced them that cars, trucks and "[[Autobot|car robots]]" were evil beings that ate dinosaurs.

During their second rampage, Isaac realised Megatron had deliberately built weapons into the Dinobots. The tyrant feigned shame, saying he'd added experimental features out of a desire to have a body again. Isaac promised not to tell the Autobots and that Megatron would have a body again one day... {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

{{-}}

==Toy==
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (2008)
: Transforms into an alien VTOL jet that looks significantly more jet-like than his [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie counterpart]] and bears a resemblance to the jet mode of Super Megatron (see below), despite the fact he seems to have stolen Movie Megatron's head. His cannon is indeed HUGE, and his sword is mounted on it for storage.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Megatron''' (2008)
: Megatron's "Earth" body bears a significant resemblance to ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] from the ''Battlestars'' storyline. His alt-mode appears to be something akin to an Osprey helicopter, as seen in an apparent mock-up of the series intro on Hasbro's website.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins (Deluxe, 2008)
:A [[redeco|redecoed]], [[scale|scaled-down]], [[articulation|less-articulated]] verison of the Voyager Cybertron mode Megatron toy. This Megatron comes in a two-pack with an Optimus Prime figure extensively retooled from his Cybertron mode toy to resemble his Earth mode, as well as a DVD containing the "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]" episode and adverts for the toys. This Megatron also has metallic pink splotches molded onto it as "battle damage."

{{charstub}}

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
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Optimus Prime (Animated)

2008-01-10T11:18:43Z

71.180.57.156: /* Transformers Animated */

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"Freedom... Yeesss..."]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is a relatively naive and idealistic young leader, prone to long-winded "inspirational" speeches, who leads a small and inexperienced Autobot team under the supervision of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Despite his humble "Bot Next Door" persona, he performs his job with a dedicated seriousness. He transforms into a fire engine and wields a kick-ass, rocket-powered, extendable battle axe.

{{Quote|So, this is what it feels like to be a hero.|Optimus upon his death|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

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

Prime attended [[Autobot Academy]], although he apparently never made it into the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. Instead, he is now merely the captain of a [[Ark (Animated)|maintenance ship]] and leading a crew of [[space bridge]] repairbots. His superiors include [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]].

{{spoiler|Transform and Roll Out!}}
[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Sari tells Optimus the facts of life. Optimus find this disturbing.]]

Prime and his crew came across the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] while repairing a [[Space Bridge]] and brought the artifact aboard their ship. During transport, they were discovered by the [[Decepticons]], and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] came after them. He proved too strong to take head on (in spite of [[Starscream (Animated)|his subordinate]] planting a bomb on his chassis), but when the Autobot ship neared [[Earth]], Prime knocked Megatron overboard. The Autobots stayed in stasis for the next 50 years until they were accidentally awakened by an apparent intruder. Optimus and the Autobots took on Earth vehicles as alternate modes in an attempt to assimilate with what they believed to be the local dominant culture. Prime and his team were able to dispatch a bio-mechanical insectoid that was attacking Detroit. They were hailed as heroes for it. Eventually, Starscream came for the All Spark, and Optimus found that the schemer could pack quite a punch. The Autobot officer was still able to keep Starscream from getting the artifact, though at the cost of his life. However, he was quickly revived by [[Sari]] and her All Spark-influenced key. Later, the Autobots helped rebuild parts of Detroit that were destroyed in their battle with Starscream. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''CYBERTRON Mode Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Animatedoptimusprimetoycybertronic.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''"He's a lumberjack and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day."'']]

:Based on his pre-Earth Cybertronian look, the first version of ''Animated'' Optimus Prime transforms into a half-track Cybertronic truck loosely based on the Mitsubishi Fuso Hybrid concept truck. As a half-track, instead of rear wheels, he has molded, caterpillar-linked tracks with smaller wheels inside for rolling along smooth surfaces. Prime's axe weapon is stored by partially folding the axe at the grey hinge near the handle peg, then placing the handle peg in a hole on the back of the cab (actually his two fists' holes, thus helping them holding in position) with the blade facing down and a grey peg facing up, acting as a "fifth wheel" (known as a trailer hitch among fans), should one find a suitable trailer to attach onto it.

:In robot mode, his head has a retracted [[mouthplate]]. He has a superb range of articulation, as is the standard with ''Animated'' toys, due to the extensive use of ball joints and universal hinge joints. As stated above, the hitch assembly becomes his axe, which can be wielded with one blade (for the rocket-boosted look) or have the single blade split to form a double-bladed axe. The truck roof is mounted on his left arm as a shield or can be separated in two and be attached to the axe to become giant energon blades.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
:Based on his Earth look, a futuristic fire truck. His rear portion transforms into a giant gun and wings, but you can remove it in both modes. Also, the giant opened-up energon axe will be included.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
*Optimus was killed off after only [[Transform and Roll Out!|three episodes]] ''and'' revived 1 minute and 15 seconds later. That's gotta be [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a]] [[Optimus Primal|new]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|record]].

{{charstub}}

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[[Category: Autobots]]
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Star Saber (G1)

2008-01-10T02:04:40Z

71.180.57.156: /* Mega SCF */

{{Template:Disambig3|Star Saber}}
{{disambig2|the [[Brainmaster]] in [[Victory]]|the character in [[Energon]]|Wing Saber}}
{{Excessivesarcasm}}

:''Star Saber is the [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1_Star_Saber_art_variant.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs!]]

Leader of the [[Autobots]], '''Star Saber''' belongs to the subgroup known as the [[Brainmaster|Brainmasters]]. He is also an excellent swordsman and he is very protective of his adopted [[human]] son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]], though not protective enough to forbid him from running around the battlefield without any armor or defensive weaponry.

Star Saber has the ability to merge in either jet or robot mode with [[Victory Leo]] to form [[Victory Saber]].

His catchphrase is ''"Let's say go!"'', possibly a pun on "Let's seigō" (整合), meaning "Let's coordinate/integrate."<ref>As seen in print on Chapter 9, page 8 of the [[Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]], though it may have been canon only within the manga.</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] (Japan)

Star Saber is apparently nigh-legendary and is considered the greatest swordsman in the universe.

As Supreme Commander, Star Saber has come to Earth in order to track down [[Deathsaurus]], who has become the number one threat to space. Meanwhile, [[God Ginrai]] and his forces (which include the [[Godmaster]]s), battle against [[Overlord]] and his troops. Deathsaurus is pleased by the fact that Star Saber himself has had to come to face him, as it is acknowledgment that he is now the most dangerous Decepticon alive. He is also eager to settle scores with Star Saber, and it is clear that there is bad blood between the two. In their earlier battles, Star Saber is able to fight off Deathsaurus with relative ease, even though Deathsaurus himself rarely dirties his hands.

It is revealed later that when Star Saber was simply a commander (as opposed to Supreme Commander), he learned that Deathsaurus had constructed a gigantic [[Decepticon Space City|space fortress]] in his bid to be named Emperor of Destruction. Leading an Autobot army, Star Saber engaged Deathsaurus's forces in deep space in a violent battle. While the armies fought, Autobot strike teams sabotaged the fortress, draining it of energy and causing it to fall into the Dark Nebula.

[[Image:ChibiSaber.jpg|left|thumb|186px|Cute and Cuddly Defender of the Universe.]]

Star Saber and his Autobot forces are successful for much of 2025, but eventually, the Decepticons start inflicting hard blows. One of the first is struck by the [[Breastforce]], who reveal their combined form of [[Liokaiser]] and damage Star Saber before being driven off by God Ginrai and the threat of further Autobot reinforcements. Their attack leaves Star Saber barely able to stand after the fight. Shortly thereafter, Deathsaurus, roused to fighting fury by the memory of his fortress's defeat, battles and nearly kills Star Saber. Star Saber is only saved by the fact that Deathsaurus has already expended much of his energy trying to reactivate his fortress, forcing the Decepticon to retreat. An ambush led by Deathsaurus not long after severely wounds Star Saber and mortally cripples God Ginrai. Despite God Ginrai's rebirth into Victory Leo, it is a severe blow to Autobot morale, and the unstable Victory Leo has to prove himself to the others. The final blow results in the successful capture of enough energy to reactivate the Decepticon space fortress.

After Deathsaurus abandons the blindly loyal [[Dinoforce]], the bitter [[Goryu |Dinoforce commander]] informs the Autobots about the fortress's weak point. Star Saber leads an assault on the mighty vessel and defeats his arch-enemy Deathsaurus in a final duel. The fortress is destroyed by the Autobots after a hard-fought battle, and Deathsaurus curses Star Saber before vanishing into the very Dark Nebula from which he'd fought so hard to free his fortress.

While initially appearing to have been consumed by the fortress's destruction, Star Saber and Victory Leo emerge from its ashes, victorious as their name.

{{note|According to the song played over the closing credits of the show, Star Saber never snuck food or wet the bed and got scolded for it, but was, in fact, once a kid, just like you and me. Why he would need to eat, sleep, or urinate in the first place is unclear, but we swear we are not making this up.}}

{{-}}

====''Victory'' manga====
[[Image:Bathmasters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Warrior of Love: Star Saber!" Yes, that's the ''actual title'' of the issue.]]

During the final battle, as Deathsaurus's fortress attacks the Earth, it is Deathsaurus himself, not Liokaiser, who battles Star Saber in space. Leozack, then, is able to take his treachery to the ultimate extreme by turning the fortress's power on Deathsaurus, and Deathsaurus cripples the craft with his cannon as Star Saber takes Leozack down. Then the wounded Deathsaurus reveals the true reason he has quested to liberate the fortress from the Dark Nebula: It is home to the Decepticons' families and civilians. As the shocked Autobots discover this, Deathsaurus's wife, Esmeryl, Leozack's sister and the Dinoforce's children appear. Deathsaurus and Star Saber then make peace, shaking hands and vowing to work together for the betterment of the Transformer race.

His [[Jean Minakaze|kid]] went to school with Deathsaurus's [[Solon|kid]]. The majority of the conflict can be summarized as "My dad can beat up your dad!"

{{-}}

===''Zone'' OVA===
Victory Saber was severely wounded by the Nine Great Decepticon Generals on [[Feminia]]. He placed [[Dai Atlas]] in command until he recovered... which turned out to be never.

===''Robot Masters''===
====Pack-in comics====

====OVA====

====Online mini-comics====

==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Star Saber''' (1989)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-324'''

[[Image:G1_Saber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Tall.]]

:Star Saber transforms into a large red, blue and white Cybertronic spacecraft and a base. The forward section of the spacecraft, Saber, can detach from the larger spacecraft body (known by itself as the V-Star) to form a smaller red fighter. Saber is the Brainmaster component of Star Saber, forming the latter's chest and face when combined in robot mode with the larger spacecraft body. Saber has his own Brainmaster figure, Yukio, who can ride inside his cockpit while Saber is in vehicle mode and inside his chest (becoming his face when the chest door closes) when Saber is in robot mode. Saber is armed with a large grey rifle and a shoulder-mounted shield formed out of his fighter nosecone.

[[Image:G1_StarSaber_toy.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Grande.]]

:As noted above, when the larger spacecraft transforms into robot mode, Saber folds over his legs and sits inside the larger robot's chest. A helmet on the large spacecraft fits over Saber's head, and together they form '''Star Saber'''. Star Saber is armed with Saber's rifle as well as his Saberblade, whose hilt is formed out of Saber's cockpit/shield. The long, silver blade itself stores in a slot on Star Saber's back.

:Star Saber can further combine with [[Victory Leo]] to form '''Victory Saber''' in both vehicle and super robot modes. (see below).

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-328'''

[[Image:G1_VictorySaber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Venti.]]

: The Victory Saber gift set is a two-pack of Star Saber and Victory Leo. In Victory Saber vehicle mode, Victory Leo transforms into a compacted version of his fighter mode and connects into the rear between Star Saber's engines/legs, forming a huge-ass space ship.

:For Victory Saber robot mode, Victory Leo basically splits up into multiple parts, with most of Leo's body becoming platform shoes for Star Saber and the rest of him forming a giant backpack/weapons system from hell. As Victory Saber, the Star Saber robot is armed with his sword, the backpack's weapons and Victory Leo's huge-ass cannon, which can fire projectiles.

{{-}}

===Mega SCF===
*'''Star Saber''' (2002)

[[Image:G1_MegaSCF_StarSaber.jpg|right|thumb|80px|pequeño]]

:Mega SCF Star Saber is a five inch tall posable [[Plastic|PVC]] action figure. While he cannot transform, he can combine with Mega SCF Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. He comes with his Saberblade, two sets of hands (right hand that can hold his sword and left hand with a clenched fist; right and left hands open in a pose) and two sets of heads (his Star Saber helmet and Saber's head).

{{-}}

===Robot Masters===
*'''Star Saber''' (2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-15'''

[[Image:RobotMasters_StarSaber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]]

[[Image:RobotMasters_VictorySaber_toy.jpg|thumb|right|100px|]]

:A smaller, simplified version of the Star Saber toy, the ''[[Robot Masters]]'' version of the figure eliminates the base mode and Saber's Brainmaster component, Yukio. As he was based closely upon the original toy without significant (or any) improvements to the basic design, he has limited ''Generation 1''-era articulation. His plastic is reportedly of poor quality.

: As with the larger original toy, he can combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber.

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-17'''

:Star Saber was also available in a two-pack with the ''Robot Masters'' version of Victory Leo, with whom he could still combine to form Victory Saber in both jet and robot modes. The two figures in this pack featured a more metallic paint job than their standard releases.

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (eHobby exclusive, 2005)

:An "evil recolor" of the Victory Saber two-pack complete with Decepticon symbols, this black, purple, teal and bronze redeco represents the two heroes in "optical camouflage" paint jobs for use on an undercover mission to investigate Decepticon dealings in the Middle East black market.

==Footnote==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/StarSaber/starsaber.htm Star Saber at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Robot Masters characters]]
[[Category: Victory characters]]
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Star Saber (G1)

2008-01-10T02:01:47Z

71.180.57.156: /* Victory */

{{Template:Disambig3|Star Saber}}
{{disambig2|the [[Brainmaster]] in [[Victory]]|the character in [[Energon]]|Wing Saber}}
{{Excessivesarcasm}}

:''Star Saber is the [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1_Star_Saber_art_variant.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs!]]

Leader of the [[Autobots]], '''Star Saber''' belongs to the subgroup known as the [[Brainmaster|Brainmasters]]. He is also an excellent swordsman and he is very protective of his adopted [[human]] son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]], though not protective enough to forbid him from running around the battlefield without any armor or defensive weaponry.

Star Saber has the ability to merge in either jet or robot mode with [[Victory Leo]] to form [[Victory Saber]].

His catchphrase is ''"Let's say go!"'', possibly a pun on "Let's seigō" (整合), meaning "Let's coordinate/integrate."<ref>As seen in print on Chapter 9, page 8 of the [[Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]], though it may have been canon only within the manga.</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] (Japan)

Star Saber is apparently nigh-legendary and is considered the greatest swordsman in the universe.

As Supreme Commander, Star Saber has come to Earth in order to track down [[Deathsaurus]], who has become the number one threat to space. Meanwhile, [[God Ginrai]] and his forces (which include the [[Godmaster]]s), battle against [[Overlord]] and his troops. Deathsaurus is pleased by the fact that Star Saber himself has had to come to face him, as it is acknowledgment that he is now the most dangerous Decepticon alive. He is also eager to settle scores with Star Saber, and it is clear that there is bad blood between the two. In their earlier battles, Star Saber is able to fight off Deathsaurus with relative ease, even though Deathsaurus himself rarely dirties his hands.

It is revealed later that when Star Saber was simply a commander (as opposed to Supreme Commander), he learned that Deathsaurus had constructed a gigantic [[Decepticon Space City|space fortress]] in his bid to be named Emperor of Destruction. Leading an Autobot army, Star Saber engaged Deathsaurus's forces in deep space in a violent battle. While the armies fought, Autobot strike teams sabotaged the fortress, draining it of energy and causing it to fall into the Dark Nebula.

[[Image:ChibiSaber.jpg|left|thumb|186px|Cute and Cuddly Defender of the Universe.]]

Star Saber and his Autobot forces are successful for much of 2025, but eventually, the Decepticons start inflicting hard blows. One of the first is struck by the [[Breastforce]], who reveal their combined form of [[Liokaiser]] and damage Star Saber before being driven off by God Ginrai and the threat of further Autobot reinforcements. Their attack leaves Star Saber barely able to stand after the fight. Shortly thereafter, Deathsaurus, roused to fighting fury by the memory of his fortress's defeat, battles and nearly kills Star Saber. Star Saber is only saved by the fact that Deathsaurus has already expended much of his energy trying to reactivate his fortress, forcing the Decepticon to retreat. An ambush led by Deathsaurus not long after severely wounds Star Saber and mortally cripples God Ginrai. Despite God Ginrai's rebirth into Victory Leo, it is a severe blow to Autobot morale, and the unstable Victory Leo has to prove himself to the others. The final blow results in the successful capture of enough energy to reactivate the Decepticon space fortress.

After Deathsaurus abandons the blindly loyal [[Dinoforce]], the bitter [[Goryu |Dinoforce commander]] informs the Autobots about the fortress's weak point. Star Saber leads an assault on the mighty vessel and defeats his arch-enemy Deathsaurus in a final duel. The fortress is destroyed by the Autobots after a hard-fought battle, and Deathsaurus curses Star Saber before vanishing into the very Dark Nebula from which he'd fought so hard to free his fortress.

While initially appearing to have been consumed by the fortress's destruction, Star Saber and Victory Leo emerge from its ashes, victorious as their name.

{{note|According to the song played over the closing credits of the show, Star Saber never snuck food or wet the bed and got scolded for it, but was, in fact, once a kid, just like you and me. Why he would need to eat, sleep, or urinate in the first place is unclear, but we swear we are not making this up.}}

{{-}}

====''Victory'' manga====
[[Image:Bathmasters.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Warrior of Love: Star Saber!" Yes, that's the ''actual title'' of the issue.]]

During the final battle, as Deathsaurus's fortress attacks the Earth, it is Deathsaurus himself, not Liokaiser, who battles Star Saber in space. Leozack, then, is able to take his treachery to the ultimate extreme by turning the fortress's power on Deathsaurus, and Deathsaurus cripples the craft with his cannon as Star Saber takes Leozack down. Then the wounded Deathsaurus reveals the true reason he has quested to liberate the fortress from the Dark Nebula: It is home to the Decepticons' families and civilians. As the shocked Autobots discover this, Deathsaurus's wife, Esmeryl, Leozack's sister and the Dinoforce's children appear. Deathsaurus and Star Saber then make peace, shaking hands and vowing to work together for the betterment of the Transformer race.

His [[Jean Minakaze|kid]] went to school with Deathsaurus's [[Solon|kid]]. The majority of the conflict can be summarized as "My dad can beat up your dad!"

{{-}}

===''Zone'' OVA===
Victory Saber was severely wounded by the Nine Great Decepticon Generals on [[Feminia]]. He placed [[Dai Atlas]] in command until he recovered... which turned out to be never.

===''Robot Masters''===
====Pack-in comics====

====OVA====

====Online mini-comics====

==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Star Saber''' (1989)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-324'''

[[Image:G1_Saber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Tall.]]

:Star Saber transforms into a large red, blue and white Cybertronic spacecraft and a base. The forward section of the spacecraft, Saber, can detach from the larger spacecraft body (known by itself as the V-Star) to form a smaller red fighter. Saber is the Brainmaster component of Star Saber, forming the latter's chest and face when combined in robot mode with the larger spacecraft body. Saber has his own Brainmaster figure, Yukio, who can ride inside his cockpit while Saber is in vehicle mode and inside his chest (becoming his face when the chest door closes) when Saber is in robot mode. Saber is armed with a large grey rifle and a shoulder-mounted shield formed out of his fighter nosecone.

[[Image:G1_StarSaber_toy.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Grande.]]

:As noted above, when the larger spacecraft transforms into robot mode, Saber folds over his legs and sits inside the larger robot's chest. A helmet on the large spacecraft fits over Saber's head, and together they form '''Star Saber'''. Star Saber is armed with Saber's rifle as well as his Saberblade, whose hilt is formed out of Saber's cockpit/shield. The long, silver blade itself stores in a slot on Star Saber's back.

:Star Saber can further combine with [[Victory Leo]] to form '''Victory Saber''' in both vehicle and super robot modes. (see below).

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-328'''

[[Image:G1_VictorySaber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Venti.]]

: The Victory Saber gift set is a two-pack of Star Saber and Victory Leo. In Victory Saber vehicle mode, Victory Leo transforms into a compacted version of his fighter mode and connects into the rear between Star Saber's engines/legs, forming a huge-ass space ship.

:For Victory Saber robot mode, Victory Leo basically splits up into multiple parts, with most of Leo's body becoming platform shoes for Star Saber and the rest of him forming a giant backpack/weapons system from hell. As Victory Saber, the Star Saber robot is armed with his sword, the backpack's weapons and Victory Leo's huge-ass cannon, which can fire projectiles.

{{-}}

===Mega SCF===
*'''Star Saber''' (2002)

[[Image:G1_MegaSCF_StarSaber.jpg|right|thumb|80px|]]

:Mega SCF Star Saber is a five inch tall posable [[Plastic|PVC]] action figure. While he cannot transform, he can combine with Mega SCF Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. He comes with his Saberblade, two sets of hands (right hand that can hold his sword and left hand with a clenched fist; right and left hands open in a pose) and two sets of heads (his Star Saber helmet and Saber's head).

{{-}}

===Robot Masters===
*'''Star Saber''' (2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-15'''

[[Image:RobotMasters_StarSaber_toy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]]

[[Image:RobotMasters_VictorySaber_toy.jpg|thumb|right|100px|]]

:A smaller, simplified version of the Star Saber toy, the ''[[Robot Masters]]'' version of the figure eliminates the base mode and Saber's Brainmaster component, Yukio. As he was based closely upon the original toy without significant (or any) improvements to the basic design, he has limited ''Generation 1''-era articulation. His plastic is reportedly of poor quality.

: As with the larger original toy, he can combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber.

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-17'''

:Star Saber was also available in a two-pack with the ''Robot Masters'' version of Victory Leo, with whom he could still combine to form Victory Saber in both jet and robot modes. The two figures in this pack featured a more metallic paint job than their standard releases.

{{-}}

*'''Victory Saber''' (eHobby exclusive, 2005)

:An "evil recolor" of the Victory Saber two-pack complete with Decepticon symbols, this black, purple, teal and bronze redeco represents the two heroes in "optical camouflage" paint jobs for use on an undercover mission to investigate Decepticon dealings in the Middle East black market.

==Footnote==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/StarSaber/starsaber.htm Star Saber at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Robot Masters characters]]
[[Category: Victory characters]]
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Victory Saber

2008-01-10T01:58:16Z

71.180.57.156: /* Robot Masters */

:''Victory Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Victory (television series)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Victory_saber.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Victory at the point of a sword]]

'''Victory Saber''' is the fused form of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Victory Leo]]. While a seemingly basic transformation the fusion drastically increases both speed and power. However, as a drawback, Victory Leo's savage personality can override Star Saber's calm and collected nature turning him into a complete psychopath.

==Fiction==
===Victory===
:''Voice actor: [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] (Japan)''
Victory Saber first appeared when Deathsaurus developed a super-smart missile launcher that he boasted could wipe out the human race as threat to keep the Autobots to from interfering with his plans. Deathsaurus boasted that Star Saber couldn't reach the missile launcher before the missiles fired, but didn't count on him combining with Victory Leo. In vehicle mode, Victory Saber quickly reached the missile launcher, thrashed Deathsaurus (who wasn't about to let his weapon get destroyed), and destroyed it. From then on, Victory Saber proved a major threat to the Decepticons that not even [[Liokaiser]] could beat.

When Deathsaurus got the energy that he needed to reactivate his [[Decepticon Space City]], not even Victory Saber was a match for it. After Deathsaurus and Liokaiser were defeated, Victory Saber destroyed the fortress by using information supplied by the turncoat [[Dinoforce]] to attack a weak point.

===Victory manga===

===Zone===
[[Image:Victorysaber_looklikeevilruler.jpg|thumb|150px|right|I am good guy. No, really.]]
Victory Saber was lost in a explosion after the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] destroyed the planet [[Feminia]]. [[Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]] set out to search him, only to find the heavily injured Victory Saber.

Later, Victory Saber inaugurated Dai Atlas as the new Autobot Supreme Commander.
{{-}}

===PD Type manga===

After combining into Victory Saber to do battle with [[Liokaiser]], Star Saber becomes irritated to the point of shouting after Victory Leo continuously interrupts his dramatic speeches with incessant roaring.

===Robot Masters===
====Pack-in comics====
====OVA====
====Online mini-comics====

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Victory Saber''' (1989)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-328'''

===Robot Masters===
[[Image:RobotMasters VictorySaber toy.jpg|thumb|Available at many discount bootleg stores]]
*'''Victory Saber''' (2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-17'''

*'''Victory Saber''' (eHobby exclusive, 2005)
:An "evil recolor" of the Victory Saber two-pack completed with Decepticon symbols. The red, white, yellow, and blue plastics were replaced with the black, purple, teal and bronze plastics. This redeco represents Victory Saber in "optical camouflage" paintjobs for use on an undercover mission to investigate Decepticon dealings in the [[Carbombya|Middle East black market]].

==External links==

*[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/VictorySaber/victorysaber.htm Victory Saber at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Combined forms]]
[[Category: Robot Masters characters]]
[[Category: Victory characters]]
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Theft of the Golden Disk

2008-01-10T00:12:51Z

71.180.57.156: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

A gang of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...

{{comicnav | Timelines | intermediate | seriesname= | prev=Intimidation Game | next=Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cryotektheft.jpg|left|thumb|200px|C'mon, youse mugs.]]
In his secret lair, Cryotek waxes over the genius of the plan to steal valuable data revealing the location of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]... after all, it ''was'' his plan. He dispatches his agents in groups to carry it out, including his star pupil Megatron, who is under strict orders that only Cryotek is to decode the location data from the files Megatron is to steal.

Later, at a [[Maximal]] power plant, "Scorponok" is planting time-bombs, but is interrupted by a security guard. The guard is interrupted by Backslash, who stabs the guard from behind with an energon blade, then admonishes Scorponok's sloppiness.

At the Maximal archives, Megatron, "Dinobot" and Dirge wait on the rooftops for the reports from the other two teams.

At a Predacon hangar, "Terrorsaur", "Waspinator" and Buzzbomb bust in and completely shoot up the joint in order to secure [[Darksyde|a getaway ship]].

Back at the power plant, Backslash finds himself held at gunpoint by a Maximal security officer while setting his own bombs. He's observed from a safe distance by Scorponok, who laughs at his partner's predicament before remote-activating the explosives, killing Backslash, the guard, and shutting off power to a major portion of Cybertron.

With power down and the security system for the archives shut off, Megatron and Dinobot make their descent. A security guard, spooked by the creepy statues, is snared by Dinobot and smashed into a wall. The two Predacons make their way to a data storage chamber, and Megatron pulls out a large datacard, placing it in a storage box of its own. With a puff of air, a tracking bug fires from the archive's storage shelf, attaching itself to Megatron. Against Cryotek's orders, the container records and transmits the information to "Tarantulas", who cackles with glee as he begins to interpret the data. Dinobot plants his own time bomb in the archive...

Power is re-routed to the city. In the Predacon hangar, Waspinator and Terrorsaur mop up the last of the resistance, including Cryotek's lackey, Buzzbomb.

Megatron and Dinobot make their exit, only to find themselves facing down numerous [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members. Dinobot leaps into the air, throwing the datacard container high into the air, where it is snagged by Dirge, who rockets off at speed. Megatron and Dinobot fight their separate ways through the security forces, Dinobot scraping his way down the building's side before facing off against the MaxCop commander 9K. The two rush at each other...

Dirge returns to Cryotek with the container. Cryotek smiles in anticipation, and when asked about the Maximals, reveals that he was the one who alerted them to the theft. After all, ''someone'' had to take the fall for the heist... and as fond as he was of Megatron, not only was he replaceable, but he knew his pupil would doublecross him sooner or later. Cryotek discovers that "sooner" was sooner than he anticipated, as the storage box is empty, containing only the tracking bug from the archives. As floodlights bathe the chamber in harsh light and MaxCops swarm in, Cryotek screams his pupil's name in rage...

...and elsewhere on the planet, Megatron, Dinobot and Scorponok make their way to the chamber that holds the Golden Disk...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Sunday, July 1st at [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel (premiered online on January 8th, 2008)

'''Written by:''' [[Trent Troop]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[9K]]
* Various unnamed [[Maximal Command Security Force|MaxCops]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Cryotek]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]"
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]]
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]"
* [[Backslash]]
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]"
* "[[Waspinator]]"
* [[Buzzbomb]]
* "[[Tarantulas]]"
|}

==Notable quotes==

"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:-- Cryotek, right before the closing credits

{{-}}
==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When Megatron was under fire by the MaxCops after leaving the archives, when he fired back at them, his shots that hit them impacted with a "digital deletion effect" rather than an explosion-like one.

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.

===Transformers references===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the original [[Generation 1]] cartoon, notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts and classic [[transformation]] sound.

* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.

* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is the [[Motorcycle Drone]] from two angles.

* There are several "Easter Eggs" inside the archives.
** Statues of [[Antagony]] and [[Jhiaxus]]
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]

* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the worker Maximals killed by Waspinator and Buzzbomb resembles a non-organic version of Dinobot's first Beast Wars body.

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===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''[[wikipedia:The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors [[wikipedia:Sidney Greenstreet|Sidney Greenstreet]] and [[wikipedia:Peter Lorre|Peter Lorre]] (respectively).

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===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The full version of "Theft" was put up on YouTube (and embedded on the [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]] main page) on January 8th, 2008.

* The YouTubed version also contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.

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===Keywords===

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg Part 1 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo Part 2 on YouTube]
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Megatron (BW)

2008-01-10T00:09:33Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], and a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He's also briefly known as Savage and Noble. He's a busy villain. Yesss.''

[[Image:Megatronbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Every single James Bond villain stereotype rolled into one. Yeesssss...]]

'''Megatron''' has one goal -- restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything — time, space, himself — if need be. And there were times he would have made it happen were it not for [[Optimus Primal]]

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him -- an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns, or occasionally, [[Inferno (BW)|pawns that are too reliable to risk losing]]. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them. In fact, he prefers [[Vehicon|mindless drones]].

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack (he admits the Predacons sometimes gloat too much). He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.

Prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Megatron was a field commander in the Predacon army, where he learned much about strategy and tactics. Upon ratification of peace with the [[Maximal Imperium]] most Predacons laid down their arms. Megatron refused and went rogue.

{{quote|The universe cowered once at the name of Megatron and it shall do so again!|Megatron|"[[Optimal Situation]]"}}
''Japanese name:'' '''Megalligator''' (alligator)<br>
''European-market name:'' '''Dragone''' (Transmetal 2), '''Metal T-Rex''' (Transmetal)

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====Beast Wars II catalog====
[[Image:MegatronGalvatronBW1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|pwnd.]]

On planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron once disagreed with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] over opinions on galactic conquest, and engaged him in battle over it. At the time, Megatron momentarily let his guard down, and was defeated. Galvatron declared "Your era is over, Megatron!"

Later, Megatron noted that while Galvatron was ambitious, he cared for his underlings - and although he was loathe to admit it, he acknowledged that Galvatron probably had all the regal bearing of a new [[Emperor of Destruction]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars II catalog}}

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====Dreamwave comics continuity====
After stealing the [[Golden Disk]] ''(wrongly drawn as the [[Alien Disk]])'', Megatron broke into [[Vector Sigma]] along with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and reviewed historical files on many of the Autobots and Decepticons from the [[Generation 1]] era. He told Dinobot to refer to him henceforth as Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #8}}

====[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]====

====''Timelines: Dawn of Futures Past''====
[[Image:Megatronbwsuit.jpg|thumb|150px|Megatron's technicolor dreamcoat.]]
On Cybertron, Megatron wore removable transformable armor, which transformed into a missile-launching armored platform, over his basic bodyframe (which transforms into a hovertank). This quickly-discarded outer shell was possibly used to comply with the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], which required Predacons to lay down their arms. A Predacon field commander before the peace, Megatron refused to comply with these new regulations and struck out on his own to destroy the [[Maximal Imperium]].

With some [[Cryotek|help]] from [[Divebomb (G1)|various sources]], he assembled a crew of ragtag criminals and miscreants for the purpose of stealing the Golden Disk and using it to find [[Earth]]. Succeeding in stealing the disk, he, [[Dinobot (BW)|his lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another accomplice]] fought their way out of the [[Archives]], eliminating [[Unit 1|one guard]] and dodging [[Tigatron|another]]. They were swiftly picked up by the ''[[Darksyde]]'', a ship stolen by the rest of their crew.

Megatron instructed [[Tarantulas]] to study the disk for the coordinates of Earth while the ''Darkside'' battled its several pursuers. Although they were followed by the Maximal ships [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', the ''Darksyde''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mission was also aided by a third ship crewed by the Predacon agents [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Though the ''Chromia 10'' and the Predacon ship were destroyed, the ''Darksyde'' was still followed by the ''Axalon''. Megatron removed his transformable armor and patched a video feed through to the ''Axalon'''s captain, [[Optimus Primal]]. Declaring himself the leader of the Predacons, Megatron opened a [[transwarp]] portal through which both ships travelled. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Antonio Moreno]] (Brazil)

[[Image:Megatronbwspidersgame.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I thought I told you NO MORE BARNEY JOKES.]]
After stealing the Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], and [[Darksyde|a ship]], he and his crew were followed through a [[transwarp]] portal by the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']]. After crashing on a planet that was supposed to be [[Earth]], yet seemingly wasn't, both the [[Maximal]]s and the Predacons took organic beast forms to protect themselves against the massive amount of Energon radiation. Megatron now transformed into a purple ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

Dinobot chastised Megatron, accusing him of leading the Predacons to the wrong planet and challenged Megatron for leadership of the Predacons. Megatron simply ignored the challenge and had Scorponok dispose of him. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 1}}

Despite the loss of a formidable crony, Megatron positioned himself on the new world and the "Beast Wars" began. Being on a world filled with Energon allowed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to find a superhorde, and power himself to great levels. With this power, Terrorsaur was able to demolish Megatron in battle and take over the Predacons. However, through the Maximals' actions, the superhorde was destroyed. Terrorsaur was eventually ridden of his newfound power and returned to an angered Megatron, who was rebuilt by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Power Surge}}

[[Image:Megatronbwtrex.jpg|150px|thumb|Today is a beautiful day to be stomping on things!]]

Again, Terrorsaur tried to usurp Megatron, this time using an apparently-turned [[Rattrap]], who used a device to paralyze Megatron. The Predacons argued over who would be leader, but agreed to put Rattrap and Megatron away for the time being. Megatron was able to easily escape using his secret voice commands, leaving Rattrap to his fate. Revealing himself to have escaped, Megatron allowed Terrorsaur to lead the Predacons in battle with the Maximals. Terrorsaur failed miserably, showing his ineptitude to the Predacons, which was Megatron's plan all along. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Megatron later formulated a plan to get off Earth. First, he had the other Predacons act dissatisfied with his leadership, causing a battle that apparently destroyed the Predacons, using a Maximal spy camera that he was aware of to play out the trick. Then, the Maximals scavenged the ''Darksyde'' for parts to repair the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s stardrive. Dinobot discovered the deception and rushed to warn the leaving Maximals. In the scuffle, Megatron snuck aboard. In the ''Axalon'', he managed to knock out every Maximal on the ship but Rattrap, who he started crushing to death. An angered [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] woke up and threw Megatron off the ''Axalon''. However, Megatron's tail weapon was stuck in the console, causing the ''Axalon'' to crash. Again. {{storylink|Victory (Beast Wars episode)|Victory}}

Later, Megatron caught wind of the return of the [[Vok]] and called a ceasefire between the two factions, realizing he had more important things to worry about. The Vok did indeed return, and planned to destroy the planet the Transformers were on with their massive [[Planet Buster]] (cleverly disguised as the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]). Optimus Primal managed to stop the planet buster after flying close to it within a modified stasis pod. Megatron added a little surprise for Primal within the pod, though; locking the door so that Primal could not escape and was destroyed when the planet buster exploded. {{storylink|Other Voices}}

The [[quantum surge]] from the exploding planet buster bathed Megatron in quantum energies, upgrading him into a [[transmetal]]. Megatron quickly rallied his forces and attempted an all-out attack on the leader-less Maximals. Megatron and the Predacons took the upperhand in battle until a transmetal Optimus Primal (brought back online by [[Rhinox]]) saved the day. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}}

With both factions now aware that the planet they were stranded on was really prehistoric [[Earth]], Megatron was free to put his full plan into motion. Locating the crashed [[Ark]], Megatron attempted to alter history by assassinating the unconscious [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. By doing so, he intended to ensure the defeat of the [[Autobot]]s and thus the victory of the [[Decepticon]]s and Predacons. (For unknown reasons, he showed no concern that such a drastic change to the timestream might erase his own existence.) {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

The Maximals managed to save Prime's life by having [[Teletraan I]] repair his body while Optimus Primal kept his spark within his own structure, transforming his body into a more powerful form. The Maximals defeated Megatron and returned Prime's spark to its proper place. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

[[Image:Megatrontm2render.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Two Megatrons for the price of one.]]

Megatron was not to be outdone. He managed to sneak inside the Ark (which was now the new Maximal base) and take the spark of the original Megatron, seeking to replicate the effect Optimus Prime's spark had on Primal's body. He placed his namesake's spark within his body, transforming himself into a powerful dragon. With this newfound body, Megatron was able to give Optimus Primal a sound beating, until chased away by the entire Maximal group. {{Storylink|Master Blaster}}

Megatron's next evil scheme involved the legendary Decepticon battleship, the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After finding the ship deep beneath the ocean, Megatron intended to pilot it back to the future and lay waste to the Maximals on Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}} First, however, he planned to annihilate the Ark on prehistoric Earth. Primal infiltrated the Nemesis and kept Megatron busy until Rhinox could fly a shuttlecraft through the bridge and take the Predacon out. The Nemesis crashed a second time and thus preserved history.

After returning the original Megatron's spark to its proper body, the Maximals headed back to Cybertron with the incarcerated Megatron shackled to the outside of their ship. {{Storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

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====''Tales of the Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Antagony megatron.jpg|left|thumb|Kinky.]]
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====''Robot Masters'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Toshitsugu Takashina]] (Japan)

Taking advantage of the [[Blasty Zone]] as a means of time travel (and apparently size-enhancer), Megatron journeyed to a point in history where the original Megatron had gone missing, leaving the [[Decepticon]]s without a leader. "Beast Megatron" took command of the Decepticons, leading them on a quest to collect a powerful element, [[solitarium]], from within the Earth. Beast Megatron's plans were quickly thwarted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a troop of time-displaced Autobots and Maximals, including [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Lio Convoy]] and Beast Megatron's arch nemesis, [[Optimus Primal]].

Beast Megatron later discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]], and along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Smokesniper]], [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wingstun]], laid waste to the Big Apple. The Autobots, accompanied by [[Reverse Convoy]], arrived and dealt with Beast Megatron's forces quickly. However, Reverse Convoy revealed himself to be the original Megatron in disguise and betrayed them. Now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)#Robot Masters (Japan-only)|Rebirth Megatron]], he teamed up with Beast Megatron and the pair made trouble for the Autobot commanders. However, the Autobots were able to defeat the two Megatrons, sending the villains into retreat.

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====

''(Note: although it picks up after the events of the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is not in-continuity with the television series.)''

Megatron is a bumbling oaf constantly leading the [[Predacon|Predacons]] against the forces of the [[Maximal|Maximals]]. {{storylink| Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:IDW Megatron Magmatron.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Go back to anime, Magmatron!]]

In Lio Convoy's opinion, Megatron is a simple wild card, no real threat when compared with Magmatron. This drives home the fact that Cybertron has no idea of the damage Megatron had and would inflict, or the lengths he would go to becoming arguably the most powerful transformer since the Great War.

After dispatching [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel]] into the [[Darkside]], Megatron was attacked by [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]], who had been assigned to arrest him by the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Although Megatron proved more than a match for the experienced Predacon general individually, he was ambushed and paralyzed by [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Magmatron intended to use a [[transwarp shunt]] to transport his prisoner back to [[Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 3}} Thanks to the intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Minor]], and [[Razorbeast]], Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 4}}

Ravage attempted to free Megatron after his capture, but didn't progress very far in his plans.{{storylink|The Ascending, Part 1}}

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====''Beast Machines''====
Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japan), [[Francisco José]] (Brazil)

[[Image:Megatron for life.jpg|right|thumb|Whaddya mean, 'Triumph of the Will'?]]Breaking free from his constraints on the Autobot shuttle while it traveled through transwarp space, Megatron arrived back home on Cybertron well before the Maximals did. Using technology of his own devising, he took over the entire planet, and stored the [[spark]] of every last inhabitant under his citadel.

Additionally, Megatron seemed to have undergone a change. Gone was the ham who sought conquest for the sake of glory and power. He now spoke as if a god, almost reminiscent of his quotes from the Covenant of Primus. His actions were based not on the thirst for revenge on Maximals but in hopes of becoming a grand liberator for their kind. In addition, while as recently as the final battle of the Beast Wars, he would flatten a subordinate for even mentioning "the H word" ("honor"), he now would keep his word to his enemies, even at the risk of future losses. Further, at some point in this period, Megatron became convinced that beast modes and other vestiges of the organic were an abomination that should be scoured from Cybertron, leaving only technological purity. (Before he had seemed perfectly pleased with his dinosaur and dragon beast modes and, in fact, seemed to revel in them.) This was a new and even madder Megatron.

''As described above, the time period from when Megatron broke free from the shuttle, to when Optimus Primal and the Maximals arrived on Cybertron, was vastly transformative for both Megatron and the planet, and probably constituted an epic story in its own right. Nevertheless, the period was only vaguely described in the animated series, and only slightly elaborated upon in secondary media. Many questions remain unanswered.''

When the Maximals arrived in their shuttle, they found the planet empty aside from countless [[Vehicon|mindless drones]] controlled by Megatron. Megatron's drones immediately bombarded the Maximals with [[devolving gas]] to revert their powerful [[Transmetal]] bodies to normal beast mode bodies, and they were also affected by a [[transformation lock]] virus which Megatron had used to help him conquer the planet in the first place.

Despite his best efforts, the Maximals escaped, and learned to transform again after Primal used the [[Oracle]]'s power to [[reformatting|reformat]] them. They began making short work of his Vehicons, so he removed three sparks from his collection to create [[Vehicon general]]s which could think on their feet in battle. For the generals he chose sparks of Transformers that the Maximals already knew, such that if they ever discovered the sparks' identities, they would be reluctant to destroy them: [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] became [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] became [[Tankor]], and [[Waspinator]] became [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. After Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt and Rhinox reawakened and destroyed, Megatron used the sparks of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika]] to replace them.

[[Image:Optimalmegatronoptimusprimal.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Do I creep you out?]]
However, Megatron still retained his own beast mode, unwilling to take the momentary risk of transferring his spark to a new body. After releasing the energies of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Megatron attempted to transfer his spark to another body, but wound of stuck in [[Savage/Noble]], a purely organic creature. Eventually, Megatron would transfer his spark to the [[Grand Mal]], a vessel shaped in his own head. He attempted to consume the captured sparks, but [[Nightscream]] managed to depolarize his spark, causing it to jump between discarded shells and attack everyone in a zombie like fashion. Rattrap would use a [[spark extractor]] to repolarize his spark, allowing Megatron to regain his senses, but trapping him in a [[Diagnostic Drone]].

Ultimately, Megatron succeeded in capturing the sparks of all the Maximals, leaving just Optimus Primal and himself as the only two Transformers on the entire planet. At the end of a fierce one-on-one fight, in which Megatron wore a copy of the powerful Optimal Optimus body, Megatron began consuming his amassed sparks, growing ever more powerful. However, when he attempted to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet's [[organic core]] into [[technomatter]], Primal managed to dislodge them both. They plummeted into the planet's goopy core and, somehow, Primal was able to reformat the entire planet, destroying himself and Megatron completely, but freeing all the lost sparks to repopulate their newly redecorated planet.

====''Beast Wars Reborn'' text story====

[[Image:BeastWarsRebornMegatronArtwork1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Reborn on the wagon of a travelin' show, Primal used ta dance fer the money they'd throw! Megatron would do whatever he coooouuuld!]]

Both Megatron and Optimus Primal awoke inside a bizarre temple-like spaceship which was hurtling through space. Neither had any memory of who they were or how they got there, only their own names and a feeling of discomfort between one another. The pair went about investigating the ship in search of answers. While Megatron's memory was lost, his personality remained mostly intact: he was more concerned with seizing control of the ship before Primal did in order to gain the upper hand.

They eventually found a data log and discovered that their sparks had been taken and they were reborn into new bodies (unbeknownst to them, bodies identical to their original Earth forms). However, their memories were intentionally not uploaded into their new bodies. While searching the log they discovered that the ship's main power source was a [[Golden Disk]] lodged within a giant pillar. Megatron immediately raced to obtain the Disk and Primal followed him. The closer they got to the disk the more the ship attempted to thwart their advance by manipulating its atmosphere conditions.

Once they reached the chamber the ship's environment suddenly morphed to that of a decaying planet littered with the corpses of robots. The corpses came to life and began shambling toward them, intent on eating their sparks. They made short work of the zombies, leaving Megatron to obtain the Golden Disk and Primal with a feeling that he shouldn't entirely trust Megatron.

From another dimension beyond time and space, [[Primus]] recognized that something was amiss and sent one of his messengers to meet Primal and Megatron within the spaceship.

====''Universe''====
When [[Optimus Primal]]'s spark is revived from the within the Matrix to protect the multiverse, this action freed Megatron's spark as well. The reborn Megatron returned to the ranks of the Predacons, but this time, Optimus Primal found himself in an uneasy alliance with him against Unicron. Megatron traveled with his old nemesis from universe to universe, wherever the growing multiversal conflict had spread. But now with Unicron disappeared into the [[Unicron Singularity]], it remains to be seen whether Megatron's insane ambition will resurface.

Prior to the Universe Conflict an alternate dimension's Megatron was killed by a [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Tigerhawk]] who was corrupted by the Vok. Yet another dimension's Megatron was killed by it's realities [[Obsidian (Universe)|Obsidian]] and [[Tankor (Universe Decepticon)|Tankor]]. All three Megatron-murderers were eventualy promoted to the rank of [[Unicron's General]]. It seems that killing Megatron may be part of Unicron's criteria for choosing a General.

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Optimus Primal vs. Megatron''' (Basic 2-pack, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''

: The initial version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a green alligator. He was only availble in this two pack with the bat version of Optimus Primal.

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''

[[Image:Bwmegatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Barney.]]

: This Megatron transformed into a purple organic Tyrannosaurus dinosaur. He has limited articulation in beast mode, but his dinosaur head can shoot water. In robot mode, he has no hands, as his right arm ends with his dino head, and his tail, folded into a pincer, forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles.

: His robot head feature two bat-like wing adornments that fold to become a battlemask.

: This mold was also used to make [[Beast_Machines|Beast Machines]] [[Dinobot_(BM)|Dinobots]] [[T-Wrecks]].

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*'''Convobat vs Megaligator''' (Basic 2-pack, 1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-1'''

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's Gator form, and was sold with a red and blue redeco of Bat Primal. This may or may not be intended to be the same character as Megatron or G1 Megatron.

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal Mega, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-40'''

[[Image:BW_Megatron_Transmetal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rubber Ducky|Ducky]] not included. Bummer.]]

: The third ''Beast Wars'' Megatron toy transformed into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus. In beast mode he has some useful articulation, located in his legs, jaw and tail. As with all ''Transmetal'' toys, he has a 'third' vehicle mode, in this case a tyrannosaurus with roller skates (which flip out from his legs) and jet engines on the sides on upper thighs.

: Really.

:In robot mode, he finally has two hands, with his tail becoming a flexible, segmented cutlass weapon, though it was depicted in most media as a new version of his main cannon. This cutlass/cannon weapon can be stored at his side on the connector piece it was attached to when in beast mode.

:He is one of the many victims of the crippling disease known as [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]

: There are some color differences between this the American and Japanese versions: the American had a light purple-ish glittery plastic for the beast-mode hands, tail, and skates while the Japanese had simple light gray instead. This mold was retooled used to make [[Armada]] [[Predacon_(Armada)|Predacon]].

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal 2 Ultra, 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-47'''

[[Image:BWdragonmegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Puff, either.]]

: The final version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a mostly mechanical dragon, with articulation in his legs, little dragon arms and his flexible, rubber neck with vacuum metalised overlapping plates attached on top. The neck was flexible able to be controlled and locked into position by a small lever located at its base. Two projectiles stored in his wings can be fired from a spring-loaded launcher inside his dragon's mouth.

:In robot mode, Megatron resembles a winged demon, appropriate given his characterisation. His chest is dominated by a small cockpit with a control chair inside (see Trivia). Megatron's dragon neck and head replaces his left arm, with an additional missile launcher above his helmet.

: ''Transmetal 2'' Megatron has a third 'vehicle' mode, which appears to be an afterthought, as it basically involves the dragon sitting very low to the ground so the wheels mounted on the legs and body can make contact and roll.

:This mold was also used to make [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Cryotek]].

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra-class, 2006)
:Representing Megatron before his crash on [[Earth]], ''[[Timelines]]'' Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-series [[Cybertron Defense Team|Cybertron Defense]] [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], Megatron transforms into a large, purple, eight-wheeled armored vehicle equipped with a cannon and a a new head sculpt.

: Megatron was an at-show souvenir for [[BotCon 2006]], coming in a two-pack with [[Waspinator]].
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===Beast Machines===
* '''Megatron''' (Mega, 2000)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-05'''

[[Image:BMMegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|165px|He's a flasher! Mangle!]]

: The first ''Beast Machines'' incarnation of Megatron is based on his ''Transmetal 2'' dragon form, but with ''Beast Machines'' design style at a lower price point. The result was a weak copy of the larger, much more detailed predecessor.

: Like his television counterpart, his wings can fold around himself to create the control armour/cloak.

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* '''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal, 2000)
: Transforms from cloaked robot mode to a very weak dragon mode.

* '''Megatron''' (Kids' meal, 2000)

: The McDonald's Happy Meal Megatron was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant chain. Like the other three toys, it came in four color schemes. Strangely enough, the toy was labeled as "Nightscream" on the plastic baggy it came in.

* '''Beast Changer''' (Deluxe, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-11'''

: A toy version of [[Savage/Noble_(BM)|Savage/Noble]], he transforms from a wolf-creature to a dragon creature, with no robot mode.

: It was later redecoed in show-accurate colours for the Japanese ''Beast Wars Returns'' toyline.

* '''Megahead Megatron''' (Beast Wars Returns, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-12'''

: This is a Japanese-[[exclusive]] redeco of Robots in Disguise [[Megatron_(RID)|Megabolt Megatron]]. Megahead Megatron transforms into a head (its design based on the [[Grand Mal]] with scuttling spider-leg action, opening jaw for chip-eating action, and a hidden spring-loaded missile launcher in its mouth. In robot mode, the launcher swings over his head, placing a battle mask down over his face.

: '''Note:''' ''If one removes the toy's spider-legs in head mode, it fits into the head socket to the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] main body. Though this is likely unintented, it is pointed out here as an extra play feature.''

===Robot Masters===
* '''Beast Megatron''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-02'''

[[Image:24013-m.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"[[Dinobot (BW)|Utahraptor]], maybe in an alternate timeline I'm being less of a jerk right now, but that's just rampant speculation, okay?"]]

: Beast Megatron is a simplified version of the 1996 Ultra ''Beast Wars'' Megatron. Much smaller, it had a very similar transformation and had a sculpt resembling the television series CGI model, but a paint scheme similar to the original toy. He also came with a small laser rifle.

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===Titanium Series===
* '''Beast Wars Megatron''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)

[[Image:Titanium_RM_BWMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"... my [[Rampage_(BW)|crazed crustacean]], do you realise what this [[Golden_Disk|means]]?"]]

: For the ''Titanium'' series, the initial 3" Megatron toy was based off his 1996 Ultra version. He's kind of squat.

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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===

* '''Megatron''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)

[[Image:BW_10th_Megatron.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Grape-faces don't give up, they conquer!"]]

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Hasbro]] created an all-new Deluxe-size tooling based mostly upon his original 1996 Tyrannosaurus form, but with technorganic detailing. When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into his tail, it opens up to reveal a missile launcher.

: He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Darksyde|''Darksyde'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Planet Key ''without'' a [[Cyber Key Code]] stamped on it. On its packaging, "Predacon" is misspelled as "Preadacon," but a sticker was placed over it with the proper spelling.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and released as [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Megatron_(Armada)|Megatron]]. It's worth noting that the scuplt for both BW10 leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

* '''Optimus Primal vs. Megatron''' (Ultra 2-pack, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''

[[Image:BW_Megatron_BWReborn.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Is it me, or does his tail-weapon-thing have teeth?]]

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Takara]] retooled the original 1996 Ultra-sized Megatron toy, giving him a new head sculpt and a new paint scheme based upon the appearance of the CGI model used in the ''Beast Wars'' television series.

: The 1996 Ultra-sized Optimus Primal was also retooled and redecoed in the same manner.

: Both figures were released in the US later as a 2-pack Toys-R-Us exclusive.

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===Tele Beast Wars===
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-02'''

: A redeco of ''Robot Masters'' Megatron, with extensive paint details based upon the larger Ultra class ''Beast Wars Reborn'' reissue. He came packed with a DVD of an episode of the japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub.

*'''TM-SP DX Megatron''' (2007)
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Megatron mold ''without'' the recently remolded show-accurate head... the hell?

===Merchandise===
====Metal Monument====
* '''Metal Monument Megatron''' (TAKARA, 1999)
: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Megatron. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].

==Trivia==

[[Image:BWRConcept35.jpg|right|170px|thumb|TM2 Megatron's control art. Look! Spark figure! Painful amounts of detail!]]

*Originally, ''Transmetal 2'' Megatron, along with [[Optimus_Primal|Optimal Optimus]] and [[Tigerhawk_(BW)|Tigerhawk]] were to have small driver-like figures sitting on control chairs located in cockpits on their bodies. These drivers were meant to represent their sparks. But [[Hasbro]] then later realized that kids might confuse these spark representations as drivers controlling the robots, so they were abandoned, but the cockpits remain.
: However, the spark pilot was eventually used in the Japanese release of [[Cryotek]].

* In a bit of little known trivia, Hasbro originally intended Inferno to be the new body for Megatron. According to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview conducted by fan HooksX], Bob Forward stated: "For a while there Hasbro was planning to make the Inferno toy the new Megatron. We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno."

*Throughout the series, Megatron seems to have a mild obsession with creating clones of Dinobot, as seen with the purely biological clone, the cyber raptors and Dinobot 2. Some people never know when to let a relationship go.

*The Japanese dub of Beast Wars chose to interject humor at every available opportunity. Due to this, Megatron's personality and character were taken on a complete U-turn. Instead of being a smooth and charismatic leader, he was a screaming maniac and a bumbling oaf. His most notable character-trait in Japan was that whenever he was fired-upon or startled he would let-out a high-pitched shriek like a '''[[Scorponok (BW)|little girl]]'''.''

*Megatron's initial basic Beast Wars toy is a [[retool]] of [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] with new alligator and robot heads, and no frill. The screw hole for the frill bracket remains. Both toys were released at roughly the same time.

*The concept art for the original Ultra class figure was largely the same, except in one minor difference: The left arm would have housed an open three clawed hand. The idea of that wouldn't be revisited until the 10th anniversary Deluxe Megatron.
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* Aside from [[Silverbolt]], Megatron was the only character in the series to change the phylum of his animal form, first having a T-rex beast mode and then later acquiring a dragon beast mode.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BeastChanger/beastchanger.htm Beast Changer at TFU.info]

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Megatron (BW)

2008-01-10T00:08:52Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], and a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He's also briefly known as Savage and Noble. He's a busy villain. Yesss.''

[[Image:Megatronbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Every single James Bond villain stereotype rolled into one. Yeesssss...]]

'''Megatron''' has one goal -- restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything — time, space, himself — if need be. And there were times he would have made it happen were it not for [[Optimus Primal]]

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him -- an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns, or occasionally, [[Inferno (BW)|pawns that are too reliable to risk losing]]. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them. In fact, he prefers [[Vehicon|mindless drones]].

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack (he admits the Predacons sometimes gloat too much). He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.

Prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Megatron was a field commander in the Predacon army, where he learned much about strategy and tactics. Upon ratification of peace with the [[Maximal Imperium]] most Predacons laid down their arms. Megatron refused and went rogue.

{{quote|The universe cowered once at the name of Megatron and it shall do so again!|Megatron|"[[Optimal Situation]]"}}
''Japanese name:'' '''Megalligator''' (alligator)<br>
''European-market name:'' '''Dragone''' (Transmetal 2), '''Metal T-Rex''' (Transmetal)

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====Beast Wars II catalog====
[[Image:MegatronGalvatronBW1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|pwnd.]]

On planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron once disagreed with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] over opinions on galactic conquest, and engaged him in battle over it. At the time, Megatron momentarily let his guard down, and was defeated. Galvatron declared "Your era is over, Megatron!"

Later, Megatron noted that while Galvatron was ambitious, he cared for his underlings - and although he was loathe to admit it, he acknowledged that Galvatron probably had all the regal bearing of a new [[Emperor of Destruction]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars II catalog}}

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====[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]====

====Dreamwave comics continuity====
After stealing the [[Golden Disk]] ''(wrongly drawn as the [[Alien Disk]])'', Megatron broke into [[Vector Sigma]] along with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and reviewed historical files on many of the Autobots and Decepticons from the [[Generation 1]] era. He told Dinobot to refer to him henceforth as Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #8}}

====''Timelines: Dawn of Futures Past''====
[[Image:Megatronbwsuit.jpg|thumb|150px|Megatron's technicolor dreamcoat.]]
On Cybertron, Megatron wore removable transformable armor, which transformed into a missile-launching armored platform, over his basic bodyframe (which transforms into a hovertank). This quickly-discarded outer shell was possibly used to comply with the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], which required Predacons to lay down their arms. A Predacon field commander before the peace, Megatron refused to comply with these new regulations and struck out on his own to destroy the [[Maximal Imperium]].

With some [[Cryotek|help]] from [[Divebomb (G1)|various sources]], he assembled a crew of ragtag criminals and miscreants for the purpose of stealing the Golden Disk and using it to find [[Earth]]. Succeeding in stealing the disk, he, [[Dinobot (BW)|his lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another accomplice]] fought their way out of the [[Archives]], eliminating [[Unit 1|one guard]] and dodging [[Tigatron|another]]. They were swiftly picked up by the ''[[Darksyde]]'', a ship stolen by the rest of their crew.

Megatron instructed [[Tarantulas]] to study the disk for the coordinates of Earth while the ''Darkside'' battled its several pursuers. Although they were followed by the Maximal ships [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', the ''Darksyde''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mission was also aided by a third ship crewed by the Predacon agents [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Though the ''Chromia 10'' and the Predacon ship were destroyed, the ''Darksyde'' was still followed by the ''Axalon''. Megatron removed his transformable armor and patched a video feed through to the ''Axalon'''s captain, [[Optimus Primal]]. Declaring himself the leader of the Predacons, Megatron opened a [[transwarp]] portal through which both ships travelled. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Antonio Moreno]] (Brazil)

[[Image:Megatronbwspidersgame.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I thought I told you NO MORE BARNEY JOKES.]]
After stealing the Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], and [[Darksyde|a ship]], he and his crew were followed through a [[transwarp]] portal by the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']]. After crashing on a planet that was supposed to be [[Earth]], yet seemingly wasn't, both the [[Maximal]]s and the Predacons took organic beast forms to protect themselves against the massive amount of Energon radiation. Megatron now transformed into a purple ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

Dinobot chastised Megatron, accusing him of leading the Predacons to the wrong planet and challenged Megatron for leadership of the Predacons. Megatron simply ignored the challenge and had Scorponok dispose of him. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 1}}

Despite the loss of a formidable crony, Megatron positioned himself on the new world and the "Beast Wars" began. Being on a world filled with Energon allowed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to find a superhorde, and power himself to great levels. With this power, Terrorsaur was able to demolish Megatron in battle and take over the Predacons. However, through the Maximals' actions, the superhorde was destroyed. Terrorsaur was eventually ridden of his newfound power and returned to an angered Megatron, who was rebuilt by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Power Surge}}

[[Image:Megatronbwtrex.jpg|150px|thumb|Today is a beautiful day to be stomping on things!]]

Again, Terrorsaur tried to usurp Megatron, this time using an apparently-turned [[Rattrap]], who used a device to paralyze Megatron. The Predacons argued over who would be leader, but agreed to put Rattrap and Megatron away for the time being. Megatron was able to easily escape using his secret voice commands, leaving Rattrap to his fate. Revealing himself to have escaped, Megatron allowed Terrorsaur to lead the Predacons in battle with the Maximals. Terrorsaur failed miserably, showing his ineptitude to the Predacons, which was Megatron's plan all along. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Megatron later formulated a plan to get off Earth. First, he had the other Predacons act dissatisfied with his leadership, causing a battle that apparently destroyed the Predacons, using a Maximal spy camera that he was aware of to play out the trick. Then, the Maximals scavenged the ''Darksyde'' for parts to repair the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s stardrive. Dinobot discovered the deception and rushed to warn the leaving Maximals. In the scuffle, Megatron snuck aboard. In the ''Axalon'', he managed to knock out every Maximal on the ship but Rattrap, who he started crushing to death. An angered [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] woke up and threw Megatron off the ''Axalon''. However, Megatron's tail weapon was stuck in the console, causing the ''Axalon'' to crash. Again. {{storylink|Victory (Beast Wars episode)|Victory}}

Later, Megatron caught wind of the return of the [[Vok]] and called a ceasefire between the two factions, realizing he had more important things to worry about. The Vok did indeed return, and planned to destroy the planet the Transformers were on with their massive [[Planet Buster]] (cleverly disguised as the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]). Optimus Primal managed to stop the planet buster after flying close to it within a modified stasis pod. Megatron added a little surprise for Primal within the pod, though; locking the door so that Primal could not escape and was destroyed when the planet buster exploded. {{storylink|Other Voices}}

The [[quantum surge]] from the exploding planet buster bathed Megatron in quantum energies, upgrading him into a [[transmetal]]. Megatron quickly rallied his forces and attempted an all-out attack on the leader-less Maximals. Megatron and the Predacons took the upperhand in battle until a transmetal Optimus Primal (brought back online by [[Rhinox]]) saved the day. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}}

With both factions now aware that the planet they were stranded on was really prehistoric [[Earth]], Megatron was free to put his full plan into motion. Locating the crashed [[Ark]], Megatron attempted to alter history by assassinating the unconscious [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. By doing so, he intended to ensure the defeat of the [[Autobot]]s and thus the victory of the [[Decepticon]]s and Predacons. (For unknown reasons, he showed no concern that such a drastic change to the timestream might erase his own existence.) {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

The Maximals managed to save Prime's life by having [[Teletraan I]] repair his body while Optimus Primal kept his spark within his own structure, transforming his body into a more powerful form. The Maximals defeated Megatron and returned Prime's spark to its proper place. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

[[Image:Megatrontm2render.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Two Megatrons for the price of one.]]

Megatron was not to be outdone. He managed to sneak inside the Ark (which was now the new Maximal base) and take the spark of the original Megatron, seeking to replicate the effect Optimus Prime's spark had on Primal's body. He placed his namesake's spark within his body, transforming himself into a powerful dragon. With this newfound body, Megatron was able to give Optimus Primal a sound beating, until chased away by the entire Maximal group. {{Storylink|Master Blaster}}

Megatron's next evil scheme involved the legendary Decepticon battleship, the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After finding the ship deep beneath the ocean, Megatron intended to pilot it back to the future and lay waste to the Maximals on Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}} First, however, he planned to annihilate the Ark on prehistoric Earth. Primal infiltrated the Nemesis and kept Megatron busy until Rhinox could fly a shuttlecraft through the bridge and take the Predacon out. The Nemesis crashed a second time and thus preserved history.

After returning the original Megatron's spark to its proper body, the Maximals headed back to Cybertron with the incarcerated Megatron shackled to the outside of their ship. {{Storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

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====''Tales of the Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Antagony megatron.jpg|left|thumb|Kinky.]]
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====''Robot Masters'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Toshitsugu Takashina]] (Japan)

Taking advantage of the [[Blasty Zone]] as a means of time travel (and apparently size-enhancer), Megatron journeyed to a point in history where the original Megatron had gone missing, leaving the [[Decepticon]]s without a leader. "Beast Megatron" took command of the Decepticons, leading them on a quest to collect a powerful element, [[solitarium]], from within the Earth. Beast Megatron's plans were quickly thwarted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a troop of time-displaced Autobots and Maximals, including [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Lio Convoy]] and Beast Megatron's arch nemesis, [[Optimus Primal]].

Beast Megatron later discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]], and along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Smokesniper]], [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wingstun]], laid waste to the Big Apple. The Autobots, accompanied by [[Reverse Convoy]], arrived and dealt with Beast Megatron's forces quickly. However, Reverse Convoy revealed himself to be the original Megatron in disguise and betrayed them. Now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)#Robot Masters (Japan-only)|Rebirth Megatron]], he teamed up with Beast Megatron and the pair made trouble for the Autobot commanders. However, the Autobots were able to defeat the two Megatrons, sending the villains into retreat.

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====

''(Note: although it picks up after the events of the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is not in-continuity with the television series.)''

Megatron is a bumbling oaf constantly leading the [[Predacon|Predacons]] against the forces of the [[Maximal|Maximals]]. {{storylink| Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:IDW Megatron Magmatron.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Go back to anime, Magmatron!]]

In Lio Convoy's opinion, Megatron is a simple wild card, no real threat when compared with Magmatron. This drives home the fact that Cybertron has no idea of the damage Megatron had and would inflict, or the lengths he would go to becoming arguably the most powerful transformer since the Great War.

After dispatching [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel]] into the [[Darkside]], Megatron was attacked by [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]], who had been assigned to arrest him by the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Although Megatron proved more than a match for the experienced Predacon general individually, he was ambushed and paralyzed by [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Magmatron intended to use a [[transwarp shunt]] to transport his prisoner back to [[Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 3}} Thanks to the intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Minor]], and [[Razorbeast]], Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 4}}

Ravage attempted to free Megatron after his capture, but didn't progress very far in his plans.{{storylink|The Ascending, Part 1}}

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====''Beast Machines''====
Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japan), [[Francisco José]] (Brazil)

[[Image:Megatron for life.jpg|right|thumb|Whaddya mean, 'Triumph of the Will'?]]Breaking free from his constraints on the Autobot shuttle while it traveled through transwarp space, Megatron arrived back home on Cybertron well before the Maximals did. Using technology of his own devising, he took over the entire planet, and stored the [[spark]] of every last inhabitant under his citadel.

Additionally, Megatron seemed to have undergone a change. Gone was the ham who sought conquest for the sake of glory and power. He now spoke as if a god, almost reminiscent of his quotes from the Covenant of Primus. His actions were based not on the thirst for revenge on Maximals but in hopes of becoming a grand liberator for their kind. In addition, while as recently as the final battle of the Beast Wars, he would flatten a subordinate for even mentioning "the H word" ("honor"), he now would keep his word to his enemies, even at the risk of future losses. Further, at some point in this period, Megatron became convinced that beast modes and other vestiges of the organic were an abomination that should be scoured from Cybertron, leaving only technological purity. (Before he had seemed perfectly pleased with his dinosaur and dragon beast modes and, in fact, seemed to revel in them.) This was a new and even madder Megatron.

''As described above, the time period from when Megatron broke free from the shuttle, to when Optimus Primal and the Maximals arrived on Cybertron, was vastly transformative for both Megatron and the planet, and probably constituted an epic story in its own right. Nevertheless, the period was only vaguely described in the animated series, and only slightly elaborated upon in secondary media. Many questions remain unanswered.''

When the Maximals arrived in their shuttle, they found the planet empty aside from countless [[Vehicon|mindless drones]] controlled by Megatron. Megatron's drones immediately bombarded the Maximals with [[devolving gas]] to revert their powerful [[Transmetal]] bodies to normal beast mode bodies, and they were also affected by a [[transformation lock]] virus which Megatron had used to help him conquer the planet in the first place.

Despite his best efforts, the Maximals escaped, and learned to transform again after Primal used the [[Oracle]]'s power to [[reformatting|reformat]] them. They began making short work of his Vehicons, so he removed three sparks from his collection to create [[Vehicon general]]s which could think on their feet in battle. For the generals he chose sparks of Transformers that the Maximals already knew, such that if they ever discovered the sparks' identities, they would be reluctant to destroy them: [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] became [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] became [[Tankor]], and [[Waspinator]] became [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. After Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt and Rhinox reawakened and destroyed, Megatron used the sparks of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika]] to replace them.

[[Image:Optimalmegatronoptimusprimal.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Do I creep you out?]]
However, Megatron still retained his own beast mode, unwilling to take the momentary risk of transferring his spark to a new body. After releasing the energies of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Megatron attempted to transfer his spark to another body, but wound of stuck in [[Savage/Noble]], a purely organic creature. Eventually, Megatron would transfer his spark to the [[Grand Mal]], a vessel shaped in his own head. He attempted to consume the captured sparks, but [[Nightscream]] managed to depolarize his spark, causing it to jump between discarded shells and attack everyone in a zombie like fashion. Rattrap would use a [[spark extractor]] to repolarize his spark, allowing Megatron to regain his senses, but trapping him in a [[Diagnostic Drone]].

Ultimately, Megatron succeeded in capturing the sparks of all the Maximals, leaving just Optimus Primal and himself as the only two Transformers on the entire planet. At the end of a fierce one-on-one fight, in which Megatron wore a copy of the powerful Optimal Optimus body, Megatron began consuming his amassed sparks, growing ever more powerful. However, when he attempted to use the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet's [[organic core]] into [[technomatter]], Primal managed to dislodge them both. They plummeted into the planet's goopy core and, somehow, Primal was able to reformat the entire planet, destroying himself and Megatron completely, but freeing all the lost sparks to repopulate their newly redecorated planet.

====''Beast Wars Reborn'' text story====

[[Image:BeastWarsRebornMegatronArtwork1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Reborn on the wagon of a travelin' show, Primal used ta dance fer the money they'd throw! Megatron would do whatever he coooouuuld!]]

Both Megatron and Optimus Primal awoke inside a bizarre temple-like spaceship which was hurtling through space. Neither had any memory of who they were or how they got there, only their own names and a feeling of discomfort between one another. The pair went about investigating the ship in search of answers. While Megatron's memory was lost, his personality remained mostly intact: he was more concerned with seizing control of the ship before Primal did in order to gain the upper hand.

They eventually found a data log and discovered that their sparks had been taken and they were reborn into new bodies (unbeknownst to them, bodies identical to their original Earth forms). However, their memories were intentionally not uploaded into their new bodies. While searching the log they discovered that the ship's main power source was a [[Golden Disk]] lodged within a giant pillar. Megatron immediately raced to obtain the Disk and Primal followed him. The closer they got to the disk the more the ship attempted to thwart their advance by manipulating its atmosphere conditions.

Once they reached the chamber the ship's environment suddenly morphed to that of a decaying planet littered with the corpses of robots. The corpses came to life and began shambling toward them, intent on eating their sparks. They made short work of the zombies, leaving Megatron to obtain the Golden Disk and Primal with a feeling that he shouldn't entirely trust Megatron.

From another dimension beyond time and space, [[Primus]] recognized that something was amiss and sent one of his messengers to meet Primal and Megatron within the spaceship.

====''Universe''====
When [[Optimus Primal]]'s spark is revived from the within the Matrix to protect the multiverse, this action freed Megatron's spark as well. The reborn Megatron returned to the ranks of the Predacons, but this time, Optimus Primal found himself in an uneasy alliance with him against Unicron. Megatron traveled with his old nemesis from universe to universe, wherever the growing multiversal conflict had spread. But now with Unicron disappeared into the [[Unicron Singularity]], it remains to be seen whether Megatron's insane ambition will resurface.

Prior to the Universe Conflict an alternate dimension's Megatron was killed by a [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Tigerhawk]] who was corrupted by the Vok. Yet another dimension's Megatron was killed by it's realities [[Obsidian (Universe)|Obsidian]] and [[Tankor (Universe Decepticon)|Tankor]]. All three Megatron-murderers were eventualy promoted to the rank of [[Unicron's General]]. It seems that killing Megatron may be part of Unicron's criteria for choosing a General.

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Optimus Primal vs. Megatron''' (Basic 2-pack, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''

: The initial version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a green alligator. He was only availble in this two pack with the bat version of Optimus Primal.

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''

[[Image:Bwmegatron_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Barney.]]

: This Megatron transformed into a purple organic Tyrannosaurus dinosaur. He has limited articulation in beast mode, but his dinosaur head can shoot water. In robot mode, he has no hands, as his right arm ends with his dino head, and his tail, folded into a pincer, forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles.

: His robot head feature two bat-like wing adornments that fold to become a battlemask.

: This mold was also used to make [[Beast_Machines|Beast Machines]] [[Dinobot_(BM)|Dinobots]] [[T-Wrecks]].

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*'''Convobat vs Megaligator''' (Basic 2-pack, 1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-1'''

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's Gator form, and was sold with a red and blue redeco of Bat Primal. This may or may not be intended to be the same character as Megatron or G1 Megatron.

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal Mega, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-40'''

[[Image:BW_Megatron_Transmetal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rubber Ducky|Ducky]] not included. Bummer.]]

: The third ''Beast Wars'' Megatron toy transformed into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus. In beast mode he has some useful articulation, located in his legs, jaw and tail. As with all ''Transmetal'' toys, he has a 'third' vehicle mode, in this case a tyrannosaurus with roller skates (which flip out from his legs) and jet engines on the sides on upper thighs.

: Really.

:In robot mode, he finally has two hands, with his tail becoming a flexible, segmented cutlass weapon, though it was depicted in most media as a new version of his main cannon. This cutlass/cannon weapon can be stored at his side on the connector piece it was attached to when in beast mode.

:He is one of the many victims of the crippling disease known as [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]

: There are some color differences between this the American and Japanese versions: the American had a light purple-ish glittery plastic for the beast-mode hands, tail, and skates while the Japanese had simple light gray instead. This mold was retooled used to make [[Armada]] [[Predacon_(Armada)|Predacon]].

* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal 2 Ultra, 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-47'''

[[Image:BWdragonmegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Don't call him Puff, either.]]

: The final version of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron transformed into a mostly mechanical dragon, with articulation in his legs, little dragon arms and his flexible, rubber neck with vacuum metalised overlapping plates attached on top. The neck was flexible able to be controlled and locked into position by a small lever located at its base. Two projectiles stored in his wings can be fired from a spring-loaded launcher inside his dragon's mouth.

:In robot mode, Megatron resembles a winged demon, appropriate given his characterisation. His chest is dominated by a small cockpit with a control chair inside (see Trivia). Megatron's dragon neck and head replaces his left arm, with an additional missile launcher above his helmet.

: ''Transmetal 2'' Megatron has a third 'vehicle' mode, which appears to be an afterthought, as it basically involves the dragon sitting very low to the ground so the wheels mounted on the legs and body can make contact and roll.

:This mold was also used to make [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Cryotek]].

* '''Megatron''' (Ultra-class, 2006)
:Representing Megatron before his crash on [[Earth]], ''[[Timelines]]'' Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-series [[Cybertron Defense Team|Cybertron Defense]] [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], Megatron transforms into a large, purple, eight-wheeled armored vehicle equipped with a cannon and a a new head sculpt.

: Megatron was an at-show souvenir for [[BotCon 2006]], coming in a two-pack with [[Waspinator]].
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===Beast Machines===
* '''Megatron''' (Mega, 2000)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-05'''

[[Image:BMMegs_toy.jpg|left|thumb|165px|He's a flasher! Mangle!]]

: The first ''Beast Machines'' incarnation of Megatron is based on his ''Transmetal 2'' dragon form, but with ''Beast Machines'' design style at a lower price point. The result was a weak copy of the larger, much more detailed predecessor.

: Like his television counterpart, his wings can fold around himself to create the control armour/cloak.

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* '''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal, 2000)
: Transforms from cloaked robot mode to a very weak dragon mode.

* '''Megatron''' (Kids' meal, 2000)

: The McDonald's Happy Meal Megatron was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant chain. Like the other three toys, it came in four color schemes. Strangely enough, the toy was labeled as "Nightscream" on the plastic baggy it came in.

* '''Beast Changer''' (Deluxe, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-11'''

: A toy version of [[Savage/Noble_(BM)|Savage/Noble]], he transforms from a wolf-creature to a dragon creature, with no robot mode.

: It was later redecoed in show-accurate colours for the Japanese ''Beast Wars Returns'' toyline.

* '''Megahead Megatron''' (Beast Wars Returns, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-12'''

: This is a Japanese-[[exclusive]] redeco of Robots in Disguise [[Megatron_(RID)|Megabolt Megatron]]. Megahead Megatron transforms into a head (its design based on the [[Grand Mal]] with scuttling spider-leg action, opening jaw for chip-eating action, and a hidden spring-loaded missile launcher in its mouth. In robot mode, the launcher swings over his head, placing a battle mask down over his face.

: '''Note:''' ''If one removes the toy's spider-legs in head mode, it fits into the head socket to the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] main body. Though this is likely unintented, it is pointed out here as an extra play feature.''

===Robot Masters===
* '''Beast Megatron''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-02'''

[[Image:24013-m.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"[[Dinobot (BW)|Utahraptor]], maybe in an alternate timeline I'm being less of a jerk right now, but that's just rampant speculation, okay?"]]

: Beast Megatron is a simplified version of the 1996 Ultra ''Beast Wars'' Megatron. Much smaller, it had a very similar transformation and had a sculpt resembling the television series CGI model, but a paint scheme similar to the original toy. He also came with a small laser rifle.

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===Titanium Series===
* '''Beast Wars Megatron''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)

[[Image:Titanium_RM_BWMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"... my [[Rampage_(BW)|crazed crustacean]], do you realise what this [[Golden_Disk|means]]?"]]

: For the ''Titanium'' series, the initial 3" Megatron toy was based off his 1996 Ultra version. He's kind of squat.

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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===

* '''Megatron''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)

[[Image:BW_10th_Megatron.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Grape-faces don't give up, they conquer!"]]

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Hasbro]] created an all-new Deluxe-size tooling based mostly upon his original 1996 Tyrannosaurus form, but with technorganic detailing. When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into his tail, it opens up to reveal a missile launcher.

: He is also packaged with a mini-comic-sized reprinting of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Gathering]]'' #1, a small [[Darksyde|''Darksyde'']] ship figurine, and a [[Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Planet Key ''without'' a [[Cyber Key Code]] stamped on it. On its packaging, "Predacon" is misspelled as "Preadacon," but a sticker was placed over it with the proper spelling.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and released as [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Megatron_(Armada)|Megatron]]. It's worth noting that the scuplt for both BW10 leader toys were intentionally designed to blend in with the Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" they didn't get a Beast Wars Anniversary release (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

* '''Optimus Primal vs. Megatron''' (Ultra 2-pack, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''

[[Image:BW_Megatron_BWReborn.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Is it me, or does his tail-weapon-thing have teeth?]]

: For the 10th Anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', [[Takara]] retooled the original 1996 Ultra-sized Megatron toy, giving him a new head sculpt and a new paint scheme based upon the appearance of the CGI model used in the ''Beast Wars'' television series.

: The 1996 Ultra-sized Optimus Primal was also retooled and redecoed in the same manner.

: Both figures were released in the US later as a 2-pack Toys-R-Us exclusive.

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===Tele Beast Wars===
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2007)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-02'''

: A redeco of ''Robot Masters'' Megatron, with extensive paint details based upon the larger Ultra class ''Beast Wars Reborn'' reissue. He came packed with a DVD of an episode of the japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub.

*'''TM-SP DX Megatron''' (2007)
:An extensive show-accurate redeco of the original Ultra-class Megatron mold ''without'' the recently remolded show-accurate head... the hell?

===Merchandise===
====Metal Monument====
* '''Metal Monument Megatron''' (TAKARA, 1999)
: As the name suggests, the product is a [[die-cast]] statue of Megatron. The head is convertible/removable in order to change the normal one with the battle mask/mutant head. The [[box art]] and the design of the product are both done by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]].

==Trivia==

[[Image:BWRConcept35.jpg|right|170px|thumb|TM2 Megatron's control art. Look! Spark figure! Painful amounts of detail!]]

*Originally, ''Transmetal 2'' Megatron, along with [[Optimus_Primal|Optimal Optimus]] and [[Tigerhawk_(BW)|Tigerhawk]] were to have small driver-like figures sitting on control chairs located in cockpits on their bodies. These drivers were meant to represent their sparks. But [[Hasbro]] then later realized that kids might confuse these spark representations as drivers controlling the robots, so they were abandoned, but the cockpits remain.
: However, the spark pilot was eventually used in the Japanese release of [[Cryotek]].

* In a bit of little known trivia, Hasbro originally intended Inferno to be the new body for Megatron. According to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview conducted by fan HooksX], Bob Forward stated: "For a while there Hasbro was planning to make the Inferno toy the new Megatron. We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno."

*Throughout the series, Megatron seems to have a mild obsession with creating clones of Dinobot, as seen with the purely biological clone, the cyber raptors and Dinobot 2. Some people never know when to let a relationship go.

*The Japanese dub of Beast Wars chose to interject humor at every available opportunity. Due to this, Megatron's personality and character were taken on a complete U-turn. Instead of being a smooth and charismatic leader, he was a screaming maniac and a bumbling oaf. His most notable character-trait in Japan was that whenever he was fired-upon or startled he would let-out a high-pitched shriek like a '''[[Scorponok (BW)|little girl]]'''.''

*Megatron's initial basic Beast Wars toy is a [[retool]] of [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] with new alligator and robot heads, and no frill. The screw hole for the frill bracket remains. Both toys were released at roughly the same time.

*The concept art for the original Ultra class figure was largely the same, except in one minor difference: The left arm would have housed an open three clawed hand. The idea of that wouldn't be revisited until the 10th anniversary Deluxe Megatron.
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* Aside from [[Silverbolt]], Megatron was the only character in the series to change the phylum of his animal form, first having a T-rex beast mode and then later acquiring a dragon beast mode.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/BeastChanger/beastchanger.htm Beast Changer at TFU.info]

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Beast Era

2008-01-10T00:05:34Z

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'''Beast Era''' is loosely-defined fan terminology. It roughly means "the years of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines]]''", and is most often used to describe the two franchises as a single entity, much as the term [[Unicron Trilogy]] encompasses ''[[Armada]]'', ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''. The Beast Era also includes the Japanese-exclusive series ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]''. The era is a subset of ''[[Generation 1]]''.

The term is also sometimes used to refer to the in-fiction time period during which the Beast cartoons take place. That is, a time roughly 300 years after the end of the great wars — the "home" time of the BW characters, and the time to which they returned at the end of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

For both senses of the term, ''[[Universe]]'' is sometimes included as well, as it consists largely of BW and BM toys and characters in a fictional setting that overlaps with and extends the BW/BM fiction.

[[IDW Publishing]]'s four-issue mini series, ''[[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' and its sequel, ''[[The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' can also be included in continuity as its premise is based on an unresolved plot point from the American ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

Also included in this [[continuity]] is [[BotCon 2007]]'s 15-minute ''Beast Wars'' prequel episode, "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", which shows how [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and his team of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminals stole the [[Golden Disk]].

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Buzzbomb

2008-01-10T00:04:54Z

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:''Buzzbomb is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] within the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Buzzbomb''' is one of [[Cryotek]]'s hired goons.

:''('''Note''': Buzzbomb is not named in the cartoon he appears in; his name comes from "Theft" author [[Trent Troop]].)''

==Fiction==
===Timelines===
Buzzbomb accompanied [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Waspinator]] in their mission to secure a [[Darksyde|getaway ship]] so [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and crew could escape after stealing data on the location of the [[Golden Disc]]. However, Buzzbomb did not survive the assault on the Predacon hangar... having been shot in the back by Terrorsaur as part of Megatron's double-cross. {{storylink|theft of the Golden Disk}}

==Trivia==
* Buzzbomb is modeled after the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Decepticon]] [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]]. His coloration comes from the "[[Fox Kids]]" [[redeco]] of the original Waspinator mold.

* The name "Buzzbomb" comes from [[Hasbro]]'s old ''C.O.P.S.'' toyline.

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Theft of the Golden Disk

2008-01-10T00:03:57Z

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A gang of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...

{{comicnav | Timelines | intermediate | seriesname= | prev=Intimidation Game | next=Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cryotektheft.jpg|left|thumb|200px|C'mon, youse mugs.]]
In his secret lair, Cryotek waxes over the genius of the plan to steal valuable data revealing the location of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]... after all, it ''was'' his plan. He dispatches his agents in groups to carry it out, including his star pupil Megatron, who is under strict orders that only Cryotek is to decode the location data from the files Megatron is to steal.

Later, at a [[Maximal]] power plant, "Scorponok" is planting time-bombs, but is interrupted by a security guard. The guard is interrupted by Backslash, who stabs the guard from behind with an energon blade, then admonishes Scorponok's sloppiness.

At the Maximal archives, Megatron, "Dinobot" and Dirge wait on the rooftops for the reports from the other two teams.

At a Predacon hangar, "Terrorsaur", "Waspinator" and Buzzbomb bust in and completely shoot up the joint in order to secure [[Darksyde|a getaway ship]].

Back at the power plant, Backslash finds himself held at gunpoint by a Maximal security officer while setting his own bombs. He's observed from a safe distance by Scorponok, who laughs at his partner's predicament before remote-activating the explosives, killing Backslash, the guard, and shutting off power to a major portion of Cybertron.

With power down and the security system for the archives shut off, Megatron and Dinobot make their descent. A security guard, spooked by the creepy statues, is snared by Dinobot and smashed into a wall. The two Predacons make their way to a data storage chamber, and Megatron pulls out a large datacard, placing it in a storage box of its own. With a puff of air, a tracking bug fires from the archive's storage shelf, attaching itself to Megatron. Against Cryotek's orders, the container records and transmits the information to "Tarantulas", who cackles with glee as he begins to interpret the data. Dinobot plants his own time bomb in the archive...

Power is re-routed to the city. In the Predacon hangar, Waspinator and Terrorsaur mop up the last of the resistance, including Cryotek's lackey, Buzzbomb.

Megatron and Dinobot make their exit, only to find themselves facing down numerous [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members. Dinobot leaps into the air, throwing the datacard container high into the air, where it is snagged by Dirge, who rockets off at speed. Megatron and Dinobot fight their separate ways through the security forces, Dinobot scraping his way down the building's side before facing off against the MaxCop commander 9K. The two rush at each other...

Dirge returns to Cryotek with the container. Cryotek smiles in anticipation, and when asked about the Maximals, reveals that he was the one who alerted them to the theft. After all, ''someone'' had to take the fall for the heist... and as fond as he was of Megatron, not only was he replaceable, but he knew his pupil would doublecross him sooner or later. Cryotek discovers that "sooner" was sooner than he anticipated, as the storage box is empty, containing only the tracking bug from the archives. As floodlights bathe the chamber in harsh light and MaxCops swarm in, Cryotek screams his pupil's name in rage...

...and elsewhere on the planet, Megatron, Dinobot and Scorponok make their way to the chamber that holds the Golden Disk...

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==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Sunday, July 1st at [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel (premiered online on January 8th, 2008)

'''Written by:''' [[Trent Troop]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[9K]]
* Various unnamed [[Maximal Command Security Force|MaxCops]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Cryotek]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]"
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]]
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]"
* [[Backslash]]
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]"
* "[[Waspinator]]"
* [[Buzzbomb]]
* "[[Tarantulas]]"
|}

==Notable quotes==

"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:-- Cryotek, right before the closing credits

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==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.

===Transformers references===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the original [[Generation 1]] cartoon, notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts and classic [[transformation]] sound.

* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.

* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is the [[Motorcycle Drone]] from two angles.

* There are several "Easter Eggs" inside the archives.
** Statues of [[Antagony]] and [[Jhiaxus]]
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]

* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the worker Maximals killed by Waspinator and Buzzbomb resembles a non-organic version of Dinobot's first Beast Wars body.

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===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''[[wikipedia:The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors [[wikipedia:Sidney Greenstreet|Sidney Greenstreet]] and [[wikipedia:Peter Lorre|Peter Lorre]] (respectively).

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===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The full version of "Theft" was put up on YouTube (and embedded on the [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]] main page) on January 8th, 2008.

* The YouTubed version also contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.

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===Keywords===

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg Part 1 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo Part 2 on YouTube]
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Theft of the Golden Disk

2008-01-09T23:59:50Z

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A gang of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...

{{comicnav | Timelines | intermediate | seriesname= | prev=Intimidation Game | next=Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cryotektheft.jpg|left|thumb|200px|C'mon, youse mugs.]]
In his secret lair, Cryotek waxes over the genius of the plan to steal valuable data revealing the location of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]... after all, it ''was'' his plan. He dispatches his agents in groups to carry it out, including his star pupil Megatron, who is under strict orders that only Cryotek is to decode the location data from the files Megatron is to steal.

Later, at a [[Maximal]] power plant, "Scorponok" is planting time-bombs, but is interrupted by a security guard. The guard is interrupted by Backslash, who stabs the guard from behind with an energon blade, then admonishes Scorponok's sloppiness.

At the Maximal archives, Megatron, "Dinobot" and Dirge wait on the rooftops for the reports from the other two teams.

At a Predacon hangar, "Terrorsaur", "Waspinator" and Buzzbomb bust in and completely shoot up the joint in order to secure [[Darksyde|a getaway ship]].

Back at the power plant, Backslash finds himself held at gunpoint by a Maximal security officer while setting his own bombs. He's observed from a safe distance by Scorponok, who laughs at his partner's predicament before remote-activating the explosives, killing Backslash, the guard, and shutting off power to a major portion of Cybertron.

With power down and the security system for the archives shut off, Megatron and Dinobot make their descent. A security guard, spooked by the creepy statues, is snared by Dinobot and smashed into a wall. The two Predacons make their way to a data storage chamber, and Megatron pulls out a large datacard, placing it in a storage box of its own. With a puff of air, a tracking bug fires from the archive's storage shelf, attaching itself to Megatron. Against Cryotek's orders, the container records and transmits the information to "Tarantulas", who cackles with glee as he begins to interpret the data. Dinobot plants his own time bomb in the archive...

Power is re-routed to the city. In the Predacon hangar, Waspinator and Terrorsaur mop up the last of the resistance, including Cryotek's lackey, Buzzbomb.

Megatron and Dinobot make their exit, only to find themselves facing down numerous [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members. Dinobot leaps into the air, throwing the datacard container high into the air, where it is snagged by Dirge, who rockets off at speed. Megatron and Dinobot fight their separate ways through the security forces, Dinobot scraping his way down the building's side before facing off against the MaxCop commander 9K. The two rush at each other...

Dirge returns to Cryotek with the container. Cryotek smiles in anticipation, and when asked about the Maximals, reveals that he was the one who alerted them to the theft. After all, ''someone'' had to take the fall for the heist... and as fond as he was of Megatron, not only was he replaceable, but he knew his pupil would doublecross him sooner or later. Cryotek discovers that "sooner" was sooner than he anticipated, as the storage box is empty, containing only the tracking bug from the archives. As floodlights bathe the chamber in harsh light and MaxCops swarm in, Cryotek screams his pupil's name in rage...

...and elsewhere on the planet, Megatron, Dinobot and Scorponok make their way to the chamber that holds the Golden Disk...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Sunday, July 1st at [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel (premiered online on January 8th, 2008)

'''Written by:''' [[Trent Troop]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[9K]]
* Various unnamed [[Maximal Command Security Force|MaxCops]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Cryotek]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]"
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]]
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]"
* [[Backslash]]
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]"
* "[[Waspinator]]"
* [[Buzzbomb]]
* "[[Tarantulas]]"
|}

==Notable quotes==

"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:-- Cryotek, right before the closing credits

{{-}}
==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.

===Transformers references===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the original [[Generation 1]] cartoon, notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts and classic [[transformation]] sound.

* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.

* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is the [[Motorcycle Drone]] from two angles.

* There are several "Easter Eggs" inside the archives.
** Statues of [[Antagony]] and [[Jhiaxus]]
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]

* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.

{{-}}

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''[[wikipedia:The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors [[wikipedia:Sidney Greenstreet|Sidney Greenstreet]] and [[wikipedia:Peter Lorre|Peter Lorre]] (respectively).

{{-}}
===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The full version of "Theft" was put up on YouTube (and embedded on the [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]] main page) on January 8th, 2008.

* The YouTubed version also contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.

{{-}}

===Keywords===

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg Part 1 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo Part 2 on YouTube]
{{epstub}}
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Theft of the Golden Disk

2008-01-09T23:59:03Z

71.180.57.156: /* Synopsis */

A gang of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...

{{comicnav | Timelines | intermediate | seriesname= | prev=Intimidation Game | next=Dawn of Future's Past}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Cryotektheft.jpg|left|thumb|200px|C'mon, youse mugs.]]
In his secret lair, Cryotek waxes over the genius of the plan to steal valuable data revealing the location of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]... after all, it ''was'' his plan. He dispatches his agents in groups to carry it out, including his star pupil Megatron, who is under strict orders that only Cryotek is to decode the location data from the files Megatron is to steal.

Later, at a [[Maximal]] power plant, "Scorponok" is planting time-bombs, but is interrupted by a security guard. The guard is interrupted by Backslash, who stabs the guard from behind with an energon blade, then admonishes Scorponok's sloppiness.

At the Maximal archives, Megatron, "Dinobot" and Dirge wait on the rooftops for the reports from the other two teams.

At a Predacon hangar, "Terrorsaur", "Waspinator" and Buzzbomb bust in and completely shoot up the joint in order to secure [[Darksyde|a getaway ship]].

Back at the power plant, Backslash finds himself held at gunpoint by a Maximal security officer while setting his own bombs. He's observed from a safe distance by Scorponok, who laughs at his partner's predicament before remote-activating the explosives, killing Backslash, the guard, and shutting off power to a major portion of Cybertron.

With power down and the security system for the archives shut off, Megatron and Dinobot make their descent. A security guard, spooked by the creepy statues, is snared by Dinobot and smashed into a wall. The two Predacons make their way to a data storage chamber, and Megatron pulls out a large datacard, placing it in a storage box of its own. With a puff of air, a tracking bug fires from the archive's storage shelf, attaching itself to Megatron. Against Cryotek's orders, the container records and transmits the information to "Tarantulas", who cackles with glee as he begins to interpret the data. Dinobot plants his own time bomb in the archive...

Power is re-routed to the city. In the Predacon hangar, Waspinator and Terrorsaur mop up the last of the resistance, including Cryotek's lackey, Buzzbomb.

Megatron and Dinobot make their exit, only to find themselves facing down numerous [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members. Dinobot leaps into the air, throwing the datacard container high into the air, where it is snagged by Dirge, who rockets off at speed. Megatron and Dinobot fight their separate ways through the security forces, Dinobot scraping his way down the building's side before facing off against the MaxCop commander 9K. The two rush at each other...

Dirge returns to Cryotek with the container. Cryotek smiles in anticipation, and when asked about the Maximals, reveals that he was the one who alerted them to the theft. After all, ''someone'' had to take the fall for the heist... and as fond as he was of Megatron, not only was he replaceable, but he knew his pupil would doublecross him sooner or later. Cryotek discovers that "sooner" was sooner than he anticipated, as the storage box is empty, containing only the tracking bug from the archives. As floodlights bathe the chamber in harsh light and MaxCops swarm in, Cryotek screams his pupil's name in rage...

...and elsewhere on the planet, Megatron, Dinobot and Scorponok make their way to the chamber that holds the Golden Disk...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Sunday, July 1st at [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel (premiered online on January 8th, 2008)

'''Written by:''' [[Trent Troop]]

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[9K]]
* Various unnamed [[Maximal Command Security Force|MaxCops]]

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Cryotek]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]]
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
* [[Backslash]]
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]
* [[Waspinator]]
* [[Buzzbomb]]
* [[Tarantulas]]
|}

==Notable quotes==

"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:-- Cryotek, right before the closing credits

{{-}}
==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.

===Transformers references===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the original [[Generation 1]] cartoon, notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts and classic [[transformation]] sound.

* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.

* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is the [[Motorcycle Drone]] from two angles.

* There are several "Easter Eggs" inside the archives.
** Statues of [[Antagony]] and [[Jhiaxus]]
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]

* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.

{{-}}

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''[[wikipedia:The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors [[wikipedia:Sidney Greenstreet|Sidney Greenstreet]] and [[wikipedia:Peter Lorre|Peter Lorre]] (respectively).

{{-}}
===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The full version of "Theft" was put up on YouTube (and embedded on the [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]] main page) on January 8th, 2008.

* The YouTubed version also contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.

{{-}}

===Keywords===

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg Part 1 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo Part 2 on YouTube]
{{epstub}}
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