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Cliffjumper (Animated)

2009-05-31T13:14:04Z

72.148.12.126: /* Animated cartoon */

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

[[Image:AniCliffjumperModel.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Yeah, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] turning red in [[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]] was ''totally'' a reference to me. Totally."]]

Due to his temper, '''Cliffjumper''' never made it as a spy. He does excel at collecting data from those who did, however, and presents this information to his superiors. Given the data that passes in front of his optical sensors, he's pretty high-strung regarding potential Decepticon attacks, and always ready for a brawl.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===

:''Voice actor'': [[David Kaye]] (English)

Cliffjumper worked with [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] at the [[Autobot boot camp]]. He was listening wordlessly to Sentinel's complaints about his latest recruits, and casting aspersions on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'s mental state. When asked about the echo that Sentinel was hearing, he gave no reply. Shortly after that, Cliffjumper hauled away the cadet [[Wasp]], who had been arrested for being a [[Decepticon]] spy. ([[Shockwave (Animated)|Too bad they got the wrong guy.]]) {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Transwarped-Cliffjumpersecretary.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He may have a temper, but he types 100 wpm!]]

Years later, Cliffjumper was assigned to [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] in the intelligence division. During a series of concentrated Decepticon raids on [[space bridge]]s, Cliffjumper alerted his commander that Ultra Magnus had ordered the entire space bridge nexus shut down in order to prevent the Decepticons from using any to reach [[Cybertron (planet)#Animated|Cybertron]]. A little later, Longarm asked the unsuspecting Cliffjumper to dispose of some "[[Blurr (Animated)|sensitive material]]". {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Cliffjumper answered the call from Sentinel Prime on [[Earth]], gladly taking the good news that many of the Decepticons operating there had been taken into custody. He got to break it to the Primes that Ultra Magnus had been attacked and critically wounded by the ''true'' Decepticon spy, Longarm. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

He later was given command of [[Cybertron Intelligence]] and a resulting seat on the [[Autobot High Council]]. He was part of their discussion with Sentinel, and bluntly poked holes in his former boss' claims of capturing Decepticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew finally returned to Cybertron victorious over [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], Cliffjumper was among the cheering crowd that welcomed him. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Cliffjumperactivators.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What temper? He's just a bot in need of a hug.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Activators, 2009)

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Activators]], Cliffjumper is a [[retool]]ing of [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activator|Bumblebee]]. He [[autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from a sub-compact car to robot mode via spring-loaded releases when you press his top-mounted police light.

:Cliffjumper and his new-to-the-assortment wave-mate [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]] saw widespread release in European markets well before they made it to US stores in decent numbers, leading to a certain amount of fan-panic over their potential cancellation.

==Notes==
* Character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] personally requested this page be moved to "Cliffjumper (Animated)" versus "Little red Autobot" back when his only appearance was as an unnamed, voiceless cameo.

* It was stated in an interview with [[Marty Isenberg]] that Cliffjumper was originally supposed to be the [[Wasp|Autobot framed for being a spy]], but [[Hasbro]] ruled against the idea. [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-story-editor-marty-isenberg-165509/]

* Seeing as Longarm became Longarm PRIME after rising to the rank of head of Cybertronian Intelligence, does this mean Cliffjumper is now Cliffjumper Prime?

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Security officers]]

Derrick J. Wyatt

2009-05-31T10:30:30Z

72.148.12.126: /* Convention appearances */

[[Image:WyattToys.jpg|thumb|200px|I don't wanna grow up, I'm a [[Wyatt Toys]] kid...]]
'''Derrick J. Wyatt''' (10 August, 1972- ) is an American artist and character designer from [[Paw Paw]], Michigan. He attended the [[wikipedia:Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art|Joe Kubert school]] of art in [[New Jersey]], where one of his teachers was [[José Delbo]]. Later on, he received an internship at Spumco in California, which would graduate to full-time employment with the company. Derrick eventually left Spumco, subsequently getting a job at Warner Bros. Animation, where he worked on the comedy/wrestling series Mucha Lucha as a designer. Other opportunities opened up for him while at Warners, where he would join the staff of Teen Titans and Legion of Super Heroes as a full-time character designer.

He is currently the art director, lead character designer, and a color stylist on the [[Cartoon Network]]-produced [[Transformers Animated]]. As a longtime Transformers fan, this is a dream come true for him.

How big a fan he is can be seen in his 2009 April Fool's blog, where he did a poster of new characters in Season 3 and then ''deliberately designed and drew in'' fake characters so you could have fun guessing which were the real ones. The poster is a fan's delight with Animated versions of latter-G1 Mini Cars, Japanese G1 figures, Botcon and eHobby guys, Beast Machines, and RID. [http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/april-fools.html]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2008]]
* TFCon 2009
* BotCon 2009

==Notes==
[[Image:DerrickWyatt.jpg|thumb|200px|Living the dream!]]

* As a self-confessed fan of the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers cartoon]], Derrick slips many elements from it into his own design work on Animated, such as all Animated Autobots having blue eyes.
* Meanwhile, Derrick is also a self-confessed fan of [[Porter C. Powell#Notes|'70s game shows]].
* According to an interview, Derrick's favorite Transformers have always been "[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Wasp|Waspinator]]". Well, that's '''three''' down...
* Derrick longs to have Animated feature appearances/homages for [[Lord Chumley]] and [[Slizardo]].
* On the Transformers Animated season 2 DVD set, Derrick provides episode commentary on "[[Mission Accomplished]]" and "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" alongside [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Eric Siebenaler]], and [[Matt Youngberg]].
* Derrick [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|occasionally]] [[Hot Shot (Animated)|influences]] this very wiki.
* Derrick prefers the characterizations of the original cartoon over the Marvel comics. Well, nobody's perfect.
* According to a series of Twitter messages...
** Derrick believes that [[wikipedia:Charles Nelson Reilly|Charles Nelson Reilly]] was the greatest actor the world will ever know. [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/statuses/1481944802]
** Derrick has a pair of guinea pigs, and the classic short "[[wikipedia:Pigs Is Pigs|Pigs Is Pigs]]" is his favorite Disney cartoon of all time. [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/statuses/1481949034]
** Derrick dislikes ska, reggae, and olives.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/statuses/1481954717]
**Oh, and he dislikes [[Primus]], too. [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1766964028]
*He would really like you all to know that he only did, like, ''one'' character design for ''Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends'', which he thinks was an old woman in a rocking chair. Seriously, he didn't do anything else! You can stop bringing up the fact he worked on it! Please? Pretty please?

==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]
*[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter feed]
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1356967/ Derrick Wyatt] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/derrick-wyatt-interview-166415/ Interview with Derrick Wyatt at TFW2005.com]
*Derrick Wyatt Unicron.com Interview:
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/derrick-wyatt-interview.html Part 1]
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Part 2]

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[[Category:Designers]]

Override (Cybertron)

2009-05-31T10:12:10Z

72.148.12.126: /* Merchandise */

{{factions|velocitron|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Override}}

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

[[Image:Map-Override.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]

'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership disguised as a "boy", and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

{{note|In Japan, Override is a "male" Transformer. She was originally intended to be a "male" in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders. This seems to have worked out really well.}}

:''Hungarian name'': '''Gázoló''' ("Wader")
:''Japanese name'': '''Nitro Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (US), [[Jin Domon]] (Japan)

[[Image:Cyb_override_race.jpg|left|thumb|150px|It's like the Crying Game all over again.]]

{{charstubfiction}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Override''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-10'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Cyb_Override_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dude looks like a lady.]]

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the rear portion of her car mode causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded, flipping her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: There are a few small deco changes between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] versions of the toy; Takara's has a gold face and no faction sigil, while Hasbro's has an orange face, Autobot faction sigil, and gives her Key the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] "'''dy7p'''".

: This version of Override also was available in two different store-[[exclusive]] multi-packs. The first was a Wal-Mart set, including the ''Cybertron''-series [[Tiny Tin]] version of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]. The second was a Target-exclusive "'''Drag Race'''" (...yeah, there's a joke there) set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]].

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]].

*'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Cyb_OverrideGTS_toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lady looks like a dude.]]

: Override's first toy was [[redeco]]ed into a non-show coloration, replacing her white for a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold -bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though this one has the Key code "'''dj9n'''".

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''Double Clutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character. However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

==Trivia==
* Override's robot-mode CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robots]] toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].

* Override's alternate mode of a futuristic race car, as well as its red and white color scheme evokes the Mach 5 from the ''Speed Racer'' series.

* Override's color scheme is similar to the ''Generation 1'' Autobot [[Minerva]].

* In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different, where he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".

* In the Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. Don't think about that too hard.

{{-}}
==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm Override at TFU.info]

[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Gender-switch characters]]
[[Category: Velocitron]]

File:Powerglide Astoria Marygoaround.jpg

2009-05-30T17:59:56Z

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{{G1cap|[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] screws with [[scale|logic]] and rides on a Merry Go Round with [[Astoria]].|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|5}}

Beachcomber (Animated)

2009-05-27T19:45:34Z

72.148.12.126:

{{disambig3|Beachcomber}}
:''Beachcomber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Beachcomber-tfa-model.jpg|right|190px|thumb|"DUDE! I saw a bird. It was, like, pretty."]]
'''Beachcomber'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s the dude.
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===

[[Image:Beachcomber-crowd.JPG|left|thumb|150px|Dude, those colours are pretty.]]
Beachcomber was part of the crowd cheering during [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]'s speech.{{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

==Notes==
*Beachcomber was originally intended to debut in a scene with [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] during "[[TransWarped]]". The scene was recorded, with Beachcomber being voiced by [[Tom Kenny]], who would provide a surfer type of voice. It was cut from the show for reasons unknown, other than being cut for time.

*[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] doesn't mourn the loss of said scene, having expressed his lack of fondness for Beachcomber on several occasions.

*Derrick J. Wyatt gave some tips about how to play Beachcomber for an RP group on Twitter, suggesting he should be dumber and more stoned, also claiming that his processor should be "totally fried." Oh Derrick. <ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1634860485 Derrik J. Wyatt, replying to a comment about a Beachcomber RP account.]</ref>

==References==
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