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Wideload (G1)

2012-08-06T19:39:08Z

72.169.224.100: /* External links */ Added NTFA link to match the other pages

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:''Wide Load is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Wideload cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I am a jack-in-the-box. Fear me!"]]
'''Wide Load''' is the biggest and strongest of the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]]; he can haul as much as one million pounds in his role as a materials transporter. But this supreme strength is no source of pride for Wide Load: his work keeps him pretty filthy most of the time, and he's a consummate neat freak. Highly superficial, he prides himself on his appearance and judges others on theirs. His unusual susceptibility to rust is thus a source of embarrassment.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:TheCure WideLoad.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Who smudged my Autobot symbol?!]]
Thanks to a Decepticon [[Titanium-class Destruction Drone]], Wide Load and his fellow Throttlebots were captured and brought to the Chief Decepticon Fuel Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. An outbreak of [[Scraplets]] had begun on [[Earth]], and Ratbat ordered them to travel there and destroy all of the infected—or he would destroy the planet itself to prevent spread of the deadly disease. Given new Earth-style vehicle forms and canisters of corrosive acid, Wide Load and the others arrive on Earth and soon find [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] in the death throes of a Scraplets infection. They attempted to destroy him, but during the skirmish, Goldbug's human friend [[Charley Fong]] discovered a cure for Scraplets, the "rare chemical" [[water]]. With this knowledge, they managed to destroy all the Scraplets with help from [[G.B. Blackrock]]. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Wide Load and the Throttlebots continued to travel on Earth with Goldbug and Blaster, but that only made them targets for virtually everyone—the Decepticons, the Autobot faction Goldbug had gone AWOL from, and the humans who hated and feared all Cybertronians. After escaping one of the Combaticons, Goldbug suggested they hide in a used car lot (because that [[Plight of the Bumblebee!|worked so well for him before]]). Astonishingly the owner, [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve Ludwig]], noticed a giant earthmover dump truck magically appearing on his lot, and soon put two-and-two together after receiving a notice from the local RAAT boys. After pouring sugar into the Autobots' gas tanks, he summoned the proper authorities. Wide Load and the Throttlebots were carted off and taken prisoner by RAAT's parent organization, [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]]. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

[[Image:DarkStar Throttlebots die.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Starscream has no sense of humor.]]
Still not recognizing the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, III's bigwigs publicly threatened to execute their prisoners if any more robot attacks took place. Guess what—the Decepticons were willing to call their bluff. After the inevitable raid, [[Forrest Forsythe]] ordered the Autobots crushed into cubes. However, a sympathetic (and borderline competent) agent named [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] realized Wide Load and his friends were telling the truth about there being two factions of robots, and salvaged their cerebro-circuits before the execution, transferring their brain chips into electronic toy cars. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Wide Load and the Throttlebots remained in Barnett's possession for some time, but were apparently returned to the Autobots at some point behind the scenes. The Throttlebots were reconstructed into new bodies replicating their old ones... only to be blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2008, [[Autobot City]] went off-line, and [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] wanted to find out why. Wide Load was part of the team who came to Earth and saw the horrific sight of their fellow Autobots strung up by the ramparts. Rodimus sent Wide Load out on point with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], but a sudden surprise attack by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] quickly put them all on the defensive. Luckily, Roddy eventually got to the control center and woke up [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the living core of Autobot City, to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Takao Ishii]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Rebirth1 WideLoad.JPG|left|200px|thumb|You have red on you.]]
Wide Load was a member of the strike force assembled by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to retrieve the body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] from [[Mark Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]]. During the mission, he became infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Wide Load later participated in the defense of [[Autobot City]] during the attack launched by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to divert attention while the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] was stolen. He was mauled by [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)

Alongside his fellow Throttlebots, a pair of [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], Wide Load tried his best to defend [[Vector Sigma]] from a major Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The entire force ended up being hypnotized and put to sleep by the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Throttlebots came to the planet's defense again when the Decepticons sent the [[Madmachine]] to clear the way to Vector Sigma, but their firepower was no match for the machine's armor. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:ApproachMeteorite Chase WideLoad twisted.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Come on baby, let's do The Twist!]]
During a battle on Earth, the Throttlebots snuck off to destroy the Decepticon asteroid [[Metamorphose]]. They were all quite confident, with Wide Load boasting that "it's so obvious that we're gonna win". Unfortunately, Metamorphose had the special power to warp any metal in close proximity to it, and the Throttlebots were horribly twisted and mutilated. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

They somehow got better, as they were seen challenging [[Predaking]] on Earth later on. Wide Load and friends didn't do particularly well against the [[combiner]], and had to be rescued by the Autobot [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
Wideload was stationed on the [[Orvus Base]] orbiting [[Salvvatan VI]] until a deadly assault by [[Sixshot]]. He was one of the six Throttlebots that survived the assault and fled in a shuttlecraft. Upon landing on the surface of [[Salvvatan VIII]], he stated that hiding from their foe would be a good idea. Sixshot appeared in front of the Throttlebots, causing them all to flee. Wideload attempted to shoot Sixshot while the Decepticon was busy smashing [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]], but was spotted and blasted off a building before he could take his shot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Wideload toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sadly, NOT a Happy Meal version of another, larger toy.]]
*'''Wideload''' (Throttlebot, 1987/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-92'''

: Wideload transforms into an orange "earth-mover" dump truck car with a blue load in the bed. Like all Throttlebots, he features a pull-back motor that zips him forward on smooth surfaces in both vehicle and robot modes.

: Though he was re-released as part of the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line, unlike his fellow Throttlebots he retained the indent for the heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] insignia decal, even though said decal was replaced by a normal paper sigil decal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Wideload/wideload.htm More information on Wideload at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wide Load''' (ワイドロード ''Waido Rōdo'')
*''English:'' '''Buck''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Fardeau''' (Canada, "Burden")
*''Italian:'' '''Rollerbot'''

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

[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Throttlebots]]

Dark of the Moon: The Score

2012-06-24T15:58:42Z

72.169.224.100: /* Complete Score Cue Sheet */

{{disambig2|the album of orchestrated music actually in the movie|the album of contemporary hard rock songs|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}
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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon — The Score''''' is an album featuring the original instrumental music composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]] for the live-action sequel ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''. The CD of this score was planned for release by Warner Bros. on the same day as [[Dark of the Moon: The Album|''Dark of the Moon's'' rock/pop album]], but was delayed as [[Michael Bay]] did not have time to give the CD his approval. Jablonsky discussed an August CD release, with a special edition to coincide with the Blu-ray.<ref>[http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2011/06/steve-jabalonsky-writes-this-blog-about.html Steve Jablonsky's e-mail to Christopher Knight].</ref> The digital download version, complete with booklet, was released on iTunes on [[June 29]], [[2011]]. This album contains roughly 59 minutes of the movie's score.

==Track Titles, Length and Description==
# Dark Side Of The Moon (3:49) - The prologue.
# Sentinel Prime (3:16) - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin leave the moon, land on Earth, the camera zooms in on Sentinel's eye, title; Optimus explains that Sentinel Prime is aboard the ''Ark'' to Charlotte Mearing, Buzz Aldrin, and other [[NASA]] officials. Optimus's and Sentinel's conversation at sunset.
# Lost Signal (4:08) - the Autobots destroy an illegal nuclear base; NEST team exploring Chernobyl
# In Time You'll See (3:16) - Sentinel reveals he is working with Megatron, kills Ironhide, and devastates the NEST base.
# Impress Me (3:00) - Sam's first conversation with Bruce Brazos
# We Were Gods Once (4:22) - Sentinel brings forth an army of Decepticons from the Moon via space bridge; Sentinel spares Optimus, declaring he is acting only for Cybertron's survival.
# Battle (3:40) - [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]], Bumblebee, and Sideswipe battle the Dreads on the highway; Lennox's men head for Chicago while the Autobots heroically race down the streets of Chicago into battle.
# There Is No Plan (3:36) <ref>Contains leitmotif from "Arrival to Earth". At the 2:47 mark, the track transitions to "Optimus" from the first score.</ref> - The Autobots drive to the ''Xantium'' for depature from Earth; Optimus and later Bumblebee say goodbye to Sam.
# We All Work For The Decepticons (1:51) - Sam reports to Dylan that the Autobots have no plan for retaliation; Starscream destroys the ''Xanthium''.
# The Fight Will Be Your Own (4:41) - Sam, Mearing and Simmons despair over the Autobots' apparent demise.
# Shockwave's Revenge (2:00) - played when Shockwave or the Driller appears in Chernobyl, and later in Chicago.
# No Prisoners, Only Trophies (3:32) - Dylan convinces Soundwave to kill the Autobots, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], leaving Bumblebee distraught, and later Sam in tears as Bumblebee is about to be executed.
# The World Needs You Now (1:59) - Lennox and his soldiers arrive in Chicago and are attacked by Starscream in the air.
# It's Our Fight (6:32) - Optimus kills most of the remaining Decepticons in Chicago; the combined forces of Optimus, the Autobots, and NEST battle Sentinel; Sam fights Dylan.
# I'm Just The Messenger (4:25) - Sentinel battles Optimus; Carly convinces Megatron to fight Sentinel; Optimus is nearly killed by Sentinel before Megatron intervenes; Sam kills Dylan; the Autobots disable the Pillar; Optimus kills Megatron and then Sentinel.
# I Promise (1:58) - the Autobots and NEST regroup as Sam and Carly profess their love for each other.
# Our Final Hope (3:42) - the Autobots arrive back at the NEST base in Washington, D.C.; Lennox asks for volunteers to go to Chicago.

==Complete Score Cue Sheet==
As with most film scores that are released, the score album is heavily edited - music truncated, mostly omitted to some highlights, usually chronologically incorrect and often several smaller cues combined to form larger tracks, or even with some tracks being "suites" specifically recorded for the album - into an album that the producers feel will make a better listening preference for the average consumer. Although the complete score is not available to the public with no known plans of it ever being released, the cue listings for the complete film score were found at Hans-Zimmer.com apparently linked to highly private collectors. They are as follows.

# 1m0 - Logos (0:20)
# 1m1a - Main Title-Moon Mission (4:55)
# 1m1b Lost Signal (2:13)
# 1m1c - Astronauts Return (1:11)
# 1m4 - Earthly Conflicts-Discovery Chernobyl (3:33)
# 1m5a - Optimus Arrives at Chernobyl (0:50)
# 1m5b - Laserbeak Chernobyl Attack (0:28)
# 2m7 - Accuretta Interview (1:48)
# 2m7a - I Need To Matter (0:32)
# 2m8a - Director Of National Intelligence PT 1 (0:45)
# 2m8b - Director Of National Intelligence PT 2 (1:00)
# 2m9 - The Ark (1:57)
# 2m11 - Meet Dylan Gould (1:14)
# 2m12 - Car Collection (0:35)
# 3m13 - Finding Sentinel Prime (1:17)
# 3m14 - Megatron In Africa (1:55)
# 3m15 - Kill Human Collaborators (0:40)
# 3m18 - Paying Your Dues (0:23)
# 3m19 - I'm His Girlfriend (0:24)
# 3m21 - Meet Deep Wang (1:40)
# 3m22 - Hemorrhoids (1:15)
# 3m23 - Wang Out Window (0:48)
# 3m24a - Clean Up Wang (0:21)
# 3m24b - Laserbeak Attacks Office (0:25)
# 3m25 - That's My Car (1:22)
# 4m27 - Pillars From The Moon (0:32)
# 4m28 - Sentinel Revived (2:42)
# 4m29 - Bumblebee at Home (1:07)
# 4m31 - Simmons Interview (0:48)
# 4m32 - Simmons Back In Action (1:01)
# 4m33 - Prime's In Africa (0:47)
# 4m34 - Intel Confab (2:47)
# 4m35 - Are You Coming WIth Me (1:13)
# 5m36 - Tracking Russians (0:34)
# 5m38a - Russian Bar Standoff (0:07)
# 5m38b - Russians Find Pillars (1:06)
# 5m39 - Freeway Chase (3:36)
# 5m40 - Robot Standoff (0:46)
# 5m41 - Traitor Sentinel (3:17)
# 5m42 - Megatron In DC (3:10)
# 5m44 - Go Get Carly (0:27)
# 5m46 - Assault At Dylan's (2:52)
# 6m47 - Sentinel's Demands (0:37)
# 6m48 - Prepping Xanthium For Liftoff (1:42)
# 6m50a - Goodbyes (3:21)
# 6m50b - Shuttle Liftoff (1:40)
# 6m50c - Shuttle Explodes (0:50)
# 6m50d - Tracking Dylan (0:55)
# 7m51 - Dylan Arrives With Pillars-Seal Off City (3:07)
# 7m53 - Sneak Into City (2:27)
# 7m54 - Autobots Return (2:30)
# 7m55 - Saving Carly (3:34)
# 8m56 - Communicating With NEST (1:37)
# 8m57 - Planning Attack (1:02)
# 8m58 - Autobots Storm Chicago (1:57)
# 8m59 - Osprey Assault (1:47)
# 8m60 - Diving Into Chicago - Setting Up Rocket (1:53)
# 8m62 - Trapped In Bldg - Falling Down Side (2:11)
# 8m63 - Driller Attack (3:32)
# 8m64 - Starscream Loses His Head (0:42)
# 9m66 - Teams Surrounding Pillar (3:13)
# 9m67 - Kill The Prisoners (2:24)
# 9m68 - Parachuting In (1:13)
# 9m69 - Pillar Assault (3:02)
# 9m70 - Prime's Fight (3:45)
# 9m71 - Megatron's Revenge (3:11)
# 9m72 - Victory (1:54)
# Conspiracy Suite (3:48)
# Lost Signal Suite (6:22)
# Noble Sentinel Suite (3:24)
# Sam Suite (3:22)
# Sentinel Suite (4:36)
# Battle Glorious Suite (5:57)
# Battle Suite (3:37)
# Laserbeak Suite (2:17)
# Driller Suite (2:05)
# The Dark Suite (4:22)
# Death and Return Suite (4:42)

==Notes==
* Steve Jablonsky had assists with additional music from Tom Gire, Pieter A. Schlosser and Todd Haberman.<ref>[http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1036 From Hans-Zimmer.com]</ref> Similar to the score in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', one of [[Linkin Park]]'s songs — "Iridescent" — was again interpolated into the score.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
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