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Circuit Breaker (G1)

2009-09-08T01:35:37Z

71.187.137.206: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Circuit Breaker is a [[human]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Circuitbreaker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|When giant space robots aren't enough to bring in readers, you throw in some tin-foil-covered T&A.]]
'''Circuit Breaker''' is a villain whose pathological hatred of robots knows no bounds. She refuses to make the distinction between [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], blaming the Transformer race as a whole for the attack which left her crippled. As such, she is more likely to do harm to the Autobot cause than to be of assistance.

Circuit Breaker was genius '''Josie Beller'''. Hired by [[Blackrock Industries]] only a few years out of high school, she was responsible for designing the most advanced oil-drilling platform in the world. Despite her well-publicized technological achievements, Beller was humble; to her, it was merely part of her job. She continues to be extremely devoted to her employer, [[G.B. Blackrock]].

But after being paralyzed during a Decepticon attack on the platform, she invented a uniform to enable her to walk again. Her computerized suit not only allows her to move, but grants her the power to shoot electricity, disrupt circuitry, and fly. This costume does not cover much of her body, but having the power to manipulate electricity gives a you a good defense against inappropriate catcalls.

:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics)'': '''Disjuntora'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics)'': '''Rompe-Circuitos'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Josiebeller.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Josie Beller, pre-op.]]
After Josie Beller appeared on the news {{storylink|The New Order|The New Order}}, her life took a tragic turn when the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked the oil-drilling platform that the news report was showcasing. Beller, who was operating the defense systems, fired harpoons at Shockwave. As Shockwave reeled in pain, he yanked away from the rig, ripping out the harpoon launchers, which, as a chain reaction of debris fell through the construct, caused the electrical systems to malfunction. Josie Beller was electrocuted. This paralyzed her entirely from the neck down, other than the ability to use her right arm. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Circuitbreakercrewcut.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Josie Beller, post-op.]]
Hospitalized, Beller blamed herself. She told Blackrock that she had failed him, and swore she would make it up to him. Blackrock tried to explain that Beller owed him nothing, but she would not listen to him. Her devotion was, perhaps, pathological. She hated robots, she hated what they did to Blackrock Industries, and she hated them for paralyzing her.

[[Image:Circuitbreakervsjazz.jpg|right|100px|thumb|"Destroyer of the colony! You shall BUUUUUUURN!"]]
[[Image:Circuitbreakervsunicron.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Who needs the Matrix when you got Scary Angry Chick?]]
Blackrock sought to equip himself better against attacks from the Transformers. Soon, he planned to unveil a new secret weapon to the press, the [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]]. Josie Beller broke into Blackrock's office and disrobed, revealing an electrical costume which allowed her to move again. She declared her name to now be Circuit Breaker. The next day, when Blackrock unveiled the Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon to the press, it had been sabotaged by Circuit Breaker. She wished for Blackrock to introduce her as the real weapon he had intended to announce all along. But then, the Decepticons [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] arrived, intent on stealing the cannon, while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] arrived to stop them. Circuit Breaker's hatred did not distinguish between Autobot and Decepticon and attacked both. However, as the Autobots refused to attack humans, both Jazz and Wheeljack suffered heavily from her electrical attacks. Blackrock pleaded to her, demanding she realize that not all robots were her enemy. She again refused to listen. In need of a recharge, she left, vowing to return to finish the job she started. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

{{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
{{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
{{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}
{{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}
{{storylink|The Human Factor!}}
{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
{{storylink|Out of Time!}}
{{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Much later, she totally fried [[Unicron]]. Holy crap, man. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

{{storylink|Exodus!}}
{{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
{{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
{{-}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
* Circuit Breaker is also directly and solely responsible for saving the entire Marvel universe from the Beyonder, in ''[[wikipedia:Secret Wars II|Secret Wars II]]''. (At the request of [[Bob Budiansky]], she was published in that book before her debut in ''Transformers'' solely so Marvel Comics could claim ownership of the character[http://bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/]... although Josie Beller appeared in ''Transformers'' '''before''' Circuit Breaker appeared in ''Secret Wars II'', so, uh, legal headaches ahoy!). Legal issues caused by Marvel Comics ownership of the character forced [[IDW]] to replace all stories featuring Circuit Breaker with text summaries in their [[Classic Transformers]] collections.

==External links==
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/circuitb.htm Circuit Breaker] at the [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/ Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]

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Circuit Breaker (G1)

2009-09-08T01:16:43Z

71.187.137.206: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Circuit Breaker is a [[human]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Circuitbreaker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|When giant space robots aren't enough to bring in readers, you throw in some tin-foil-covered T&A.]]
'''Circuit Breaker''' is a villain whose pathological hatred of robots knows no bounds. She refuses to make the distinction between [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], blaming the Transformer race as a whole for the attack which left her crippled. As such, she is more likely to do harm to the Autobot cause than to be of assistance.

Circuit Breaker was genius '''Josie Beller'''. Hired by [[Blackrock Industries]] only a few years out of high school, she was responsible for designing the most advanced oil-drilling platform in the world. Despite her well-publicized technological achievements, Beller was humble; to her, it was merely part of her job. She continues to be extremely devoted to her employer, [[G.B. Blackrock]].

But after being paralyzed during a Decepticon attack on the platform, she invented a uniform to enable her to walk again. Her computerized suit not only allows her to move, but grants her the power to shoot electricity, disrupt circuitry, and fly. This costume does not cover much of her body, but having the power to manipulate electricity gives a you a good defense against inappropriate catcalls.

:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics)'': '''Disjuntora'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics)'': '''Rompe-Circuitos'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Josiebeller.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Josie Beller, pre-op.]]
After Josie Beller appeared on the news {{storylink|The New Order|The New Order}}, her life took a tragic turn when the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked the oil-drilling platform that the news report was showcasing. Beller, who was operating the defense systems, fired harpoons at Shockwave. As Shockwave reeled in pain, he yanked away from the rig, ripping out the harpoon launchers, which, as a chain reaction of debris fell through the construct, caused the electrical systems to malfunction. Josie Beller was electrocuted. This paralyzed her entirely from the neck down, other than the ability to use her right arm. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Circuitbreakercrewcut.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Josie Beller, post-op.]]
Hospitalized, Beller blamed herself. She told Blackrock that she had failed him, and swore she would make it up to him. Blackrock tried to explain that Beller owed him nothing, but she would not listen to him. Her devotion was, perhaps, pathological. She hated robots, she hated what they did to Blackrock Industries, and she hated them for paralyzing her.

[[Image:Circuitbreakervsjazz.jpg|right|100px|thumb|"Destroyer of the colony! You shall BUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!"]]
[[Image:Circuitbreakervsunicron.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Who needs the Matrix when you got Scary Angry Chick?]]
Blackrock sought to equip himself better against attacks from the Transformers. Soon, he planned to unveil a new secret weapon to the press, the [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]]. Josie Beller broke into Blackrock's office and disrobed, revealing an electrical costume which allowed her to move again. She declared her name to now be Circuit Breaker. The next day, when Blackrock unveiled the Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon to the press, it had been sabotaged by Circuit Breaker. She wished for Blackrock to introduce her as the real weapon he had intended to announce all along. But then, the Decepticons [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] arrived, intent on stealing the cannon, while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] arrived to stop them. Circuit Breaker's hatred did not distinguish between Autobot and Decepticon and attacked both. However, as the Autobots refused to attack humans, both Jazz and Wheeljack suffered heavily from her electrical attacks. Blackrock pleaded to her, demanding she realize that not all robots were her enemy. She again refused to listen. In need of a recharge, she left, vowing to return to finish the job she started. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

{{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
{{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
{{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}
{{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}
{{storylink|The Human Factor!}}
{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
{{storylink|Out of Time!}}
{{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Much later, she totally fried [[Unicron]]. Holy crap, man. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

{{storylink|Exodus!}}
{{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
{{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
{{-}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
* Circuit Breaker is also directly and solely responsible for saving the entire Marvel universe from the Beyonder, in ''[[wikipedia:Secret Wars II|Secret Wars II]]''. (At the request of [[Bob Budiansky]], she was published in that book before her debut in ''Transformers'' solely so Marvel Comics could claim ownership of the character[http://bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/]... although Josie Beller appeared in ''Transformers'' '''before''' Circuit Breaker appeared in ''Secret Wars II'', so, uh, legal headaches ahoy!). Legal issues caused by Marvel Comics ownership of the character forced [[IDW]] to replace all stories featuring Circuit Breaker with text summaries in their [[Classic Transformers]] collections.

==External links==
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/circuitb.htm Circuit Breaker] at the [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/ Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]

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All Hail Megatron issue 5

2009-09-07T22:05:11Z

71.187.137.206: /* Synopsis */

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|coverdate=November 2008
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] & [[Casey Coller]]
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'''It's the Transformers version of ''Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos''.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"NOBODY ON DA' CORNER GOT SWAGGER LIKE US!!!" ]]
Hot Rod is telling his story to Optimus Prime's group of Autobots. He says that their ship was surrounded by Decepticon battlecruisers, and they were shot down. Thinking that the Decepticons would look for them, they took the [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] that they found and searched for a hiding place. Hot Rod is just mentioning that orders were given to look for more energon, and that was the reason he sent a message beacon, but then Kup arrives with his own group of Autobots, saying that messages were a waste of time, and wonders who's in charge of the stranded Autobots.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Colonel Witwicky is visited by his son, who is a commander for the U.S. Army, and tells him of the situation. Commander Witwicky is given a photo of Megatron, and is charged by his dad to take him out. Outside, Colonel Hawke has a discussion with his aide about the suicide mission, which the aide thought that Colonel Witwicky would stop, but Hawke mentions that Colonel Witwicky had ordered it.

On Cybertron, Jazz talks with Kup, who is surprised that Jazz is taking charge instead of Prowl. Kup thinks that Jazz's "specialty" could use some work, but Jazz says that he could handle it. Kup then mentions Jazz's Special Ops training, and dares him to try it, to which Jazz does by taking out Springer and Blurr. Jazz then mentions to Kup that it wasn't that there were no sentries, but that they didn't see them... at which point Mirage emerges among members of Kup's crew. After "proving themselves", Jazz takes Kup to the room where Optimus lies in stasis.

On Earth, Commander Witwicky and his band of men set out to New York "City" when they are attacked by Ratbat, who dives in and presumably kills the men, who had their heart rates monitored.

Kup surveys the damaged body of Optimus and is upset that Megatron did this to him, along with Jazz mentioning about the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He also tells Kup about the suspected traitor in their midst, but aren't sure who. Kup believes that the traitor also had access to the ''Trion'''s system codes, and tells Jazz that he's currently doing a good job of keeping his group of Autobots in check. Kup also asks Jazz about the secret that he was keeping from Optimus's group, and Jazz confirms it: Megatron now has possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

On Earth, Colonel Witwicky laments to Hawke that he had just killed his own son, and fears that he now has to call his wife and tell her the bad news. However, unseen by anyone else, someone has survived Ratbat's assault... Commander Witwicky!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (1)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (5)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (10)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (12)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (13)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (14)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (17)
*[[Roadbuster]] (18)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (19)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (25)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (26)
|c3=
*[[Colonel Hawke]] (20)
*[[Daniel "Sparkplug" Witwicky]] (21)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (22)
*Hawke's aide (24)
*[[Mrs. Witwicky]] (28)
}}

== Errors ==
== Items of note ==
*The first four pages are drawn by Casey Coller. Shane McCarthy would later state other artists had to be brought in because too short a lead-in, family illness, personal illness, and the sheer ''amount'' of pages overpowered Guido. And he still kept drawing! <ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=11723 Shane McCarthy podcast interview]</ref>
*Includes 'Decepticomments' section where "DoubleDenton" answers readers' mail.
*Throughout the opening sequence on the ''Trion'', the Autobots' optics are glowing white, signifying their connection to the ship's systems.
*Through the issue, Kup is seen with a robotic [[cigar]] in his mouth. How bad(ass) is that?
*Amusingly (or not), the photo of Megatron has given him the codename "Megaman", apparently a nod to a different [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], although Shane McCarthy has said that he wasn't a fan of the movie.<ref>http://www.smactalk.com.au/?p=64 Based upon his pleasure in a blog post about a fan praising ''All Hail Megatron'' while deriding the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 Movie]]</ref>
*Kup's line "then they've finally perfected it..." was referring to the [[gestalt]] technology, which originally had the side effect of making the participants murderously insane. This brings up the question of how did the Decepticons manage to recapture [[Monstructor]] (last seen as operational) to study the technology, and how did they manage to perfect the process in one year given the genius of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] was never able to do the same.
*The missile tanks on Colonel Witwicky's base are the same design and color as [[Dropshot (Universe)|''Universe'' Dropshot]], right down to the "DC02077" marking on the missile launcher. How [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|foreshadowy]]...
*Ratbat, previously sporting a Sony Mylo alt-mode, has now reverted to his cassette-tape design. We're ''sure'' there's a good reason for this!
*[[Nick Roche]] previously assumed he'd be rehabilitating Kup, and has said this issue was a valuable "wake-up call" in how work-for-hire comics worked: "''I'' don't own Transformers, I don't own Kup", and other writers will be given the characters. He also said that McCarthy's Kup is how he envisioned IDW Kup being "had he been well". <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>

=== Covers ===
*'''Cover A''': Kup, Springer, and Blurr; art by Casey Coller
*'''Cover B''': Jazz and Kup staring off; art by [[Trevor Hutchison]]
*'''Cover RI''': Colored sketch of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (cybertronian robot mode) by Guido Guidi

<gallery>
Image:All_Hail_Megatron_5_coverA.jpg|B.A. Barracus, Hannibal and Face
Image:All_Hail_Megatron_5_coverB.jpg|It don't matter if you're black or white
Image:All_Hail_Megatron_5_coverRI.jpg|どうも有難う、ミスターロボット。
</gallery>

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==References==
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New Jersey base

2009-09-07T17:39:37Z

71.187.137.206: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''The New Jersey base is a [[Decepticon]] operations center in the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nyc-fromjersey1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Giant robots living in the dump... yup, that's New Jersey alright!]]
[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces initially made their home aboard [[Scorponok's ship|the starship]] that brought them to Earth. After several months, they finally established a land-based presence in their '''New Jersey base'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Scorponokbase-interior2.jpg|left|300px|thumb|It's like some kind of high-tech Sputnik.]]
The subterranean base located in the meadowland swamps of northeastern [[New Jersey]], within sight of the Midtown Manhattan skyline. The location was prompted by a plan to channel storm energy through the Empire State Building in nearby [[New York City]]. The plan failed, but the Decepticons did not bother to relocate. {{storylink|King 'Con!|King 'Con!}}

The base featured an emergency exit that required one to swim/wade through the muck of the swamps.

The base was severely damaged when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] made their bid to overthrow Scorponok as [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2|...All This and Civil War 2}}It was presumably left abandoned as all the [[Transformer|Transformers]] on Earth were teleported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] shortly thereafter. {{storylink|Out of Time!|Out of Time

Contrary to popular belief, New Jersey isn't a bad place to live if you ignore the corrupt politicians

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