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Lio Convoy (BW)

2007-08-17T17:15:25Z

72.178.113.199: /* Classics */ adding argument

{{move|Lio Convoy}}
:''Lio Convoy is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:LioConvoy01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|He's no Leoric]]

A high-ranking member of the Maximals, '''Lio Convoy''' is honest to his core and possesses the strong sense of right and wrong that one expects from a robot with "Prime" in his name. In part he's a tough, hard, career-military robot, but he doesn't let that side of his nature totally dominate who he is. There is a very humane, even gentle side to him as well, and there are times when one can't help but suspect his seriousness has a hidden smile behind it. Though Lio Convoy dislikes fighting for its own sake, for a just cause he is more than willing to throw himself into the frey. He believes that through combat one can gain insight and understanding of an opponents true character and thought processes.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Beast Wars II''====
''Voice actor:'' [[Hozumi Goda]] (Japan)

[[Image:Lioconvoy_preformat.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Why do my shoulders hurt?]]
A Supreme Commander with his own [[Energon Matrix]]. He led a troop of Maximal soldiers to planet [[Gaia]] to stop [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

After being attacked by a ship of rogue Predacons, lead by [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], Lio Convoy and his army of Maximals gave chase to their enemies. Lio Convoy and his crew of Maximals chased Galvatron to the distant planet Gaia where Lio Convoy was separated from the rest of his troops while protecting [[Apache]] from a Predacon attack. The over-abundance of [[Angolmois]] energy proved harmful to Transformers, forcing all the Maximals to scan local wildlife for necessary beast modes. Injured, Lio Convoy was rescued by a white lion and scanned its form while recuperating. He then rescued his troops from another Predacon attack. Next, they set-up base on Gaia, now aware that Galvatron was after the powerful Angolmois energy.

Lio Convoy is later reunited with his "son", [[Lio Junior]]. While Lio Convoy was first recovering from Predacon attack, the Spirit of Gaia copied his Leadership Matrix and infused it within Lio Junior, resulting in Lio Junior's belief that he is Lio Convoy's offspring. Lio Convoy wasn't very eager to be weighed down by a son, and Lio Junior spent the bulk of the series trying desperately to earn his acceptance.

[[Image:Lioconvoyinemminentdomain.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Continuity migraine.]]

At one point, an alien machine that could warp time and space crashed onto Gaia. The Predacons used it to summon the unstoppable mobile fortress, [[Majin Zarak]], and quickly trashed most of the Maximals. [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (the combined form of Lio Junior, [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]) managed to summon [[Optimus Primal]] to their aid with the machine.

Primal and Lio Convoy teamed-up to battle Majin Zarak, who turned out to be a sentient robot and not just a battle station. Together, they combined the power of the Leadership Matrices to upgrade themselves into Burning Convoy and Flash Lio Convoy.

[[Image:Flashlioconvoy.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ooh... shiny...]]

With Primal's enhanced strength and Lio Convoy's super speed, they weakened Majin Zarak. They then unleashed the power within their Matrices into a "Double Matrix Blast" which finished-off the monster.

Lio Convoy had many more wacky adventures on Gaia, including but not limited to: Evil Clones, Space Pirates and Fiesty Mexican Robot Insects. Eventually, Galvatron summoned the [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], a giant spacecraft, to suck all the Angolmois energy out of Gaia. The Maximals followed the Predacons to the Nemesis and Lio Convoy managed to infiltrate the ship with the help of [[Scuba]] and the [[Tako Tank]]. Inside, Lio Convoy faced Galvatron but could not defeat the Predacon Emperor of Destruction, who was now over-powered by Angolmois energy. Lio Junior soon arrived to rescue his daddy and the pair, with the help of "good" Angolmois energy, merged into the Great Green Warrior. They did battle with Galvatron and eventually defeated him, sealing the Angolmois energy into capsules and firing them off into space. Galvatron then revealed his big surprise and used his [[Galva-Matrix]] to cause the Nemesis to explode. Lio Convoy and the rest of the Maximals then fall into a wormhole.

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====Beast Wars II manga====

====''Beast Wars Neo''====

After having their Angolmois capsules stolen by the [[Blentron]]s, [[Big Convoy]] and his Maximal new recruits are sucked into a wormhole while chasing their enemies. They came across Lio Convoy (whom they all had presumed dead) who explained to them that the Angolmois energy is really the lifeforce of [[Unicron]]. Lio Convoy used all his power to free the Maximals from the wormhole, though he remained trapped inside.

Lio Convoy eventually escaped from the wormhole and aided Big Convoy, the Maximals and [[Magmatron]] in the final battle against Unicron. After Big Convoy blew Unicron away with his Matrix Buster, the Maximals and Predacons formed an alliance of true unity and worked together to restore Cybertron. All of Lio Convoy's Maximal troops who were trapped inside the wormhole with him were eventually released and joined in the restoration of their homeworld.

===Robot Masters===

===IDW Beast Wars comics continuity===
[[Image:Lioconvoy gathering.jpg|thumb|right|Hey, look, he turns into Liger Zero!]]

The ever-vigilant Lio Convoy sat at the Maximal Council, but was also a member of a secret black-ops intelligence unit of the [[Maximal Imperium]]. During a conversation with [[Razorbeast]] that was officially off-the-record, he reminded his fellow Maximal that their unit doesn't exist and that the Imperium doesn't sanction their operations. He warned Razorbeast that if he was caught while undercover in [[Magmatron]]'s command, he would be disavowed.

Unfortunately, Lio Convoy believes that Magmatron is the true enemy, while [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is just a loose cannon...

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars II===
* '''Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-16'''

: Lio Convoy transforms into a organic white lion articulated at the legs and head. In this mode, one can activate flip-out blades and missile launchers in his mane and forelegs. The head/mane can also spin around as part of a spinning attack gimmick... thing.

:In robot mode, Lio Convoy's chest design and colours closely resemble ''Generation 1'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], even sporting a non-removable [[Energon Matrix]] sculpted into his chest, underneath his left chest panel (which also has a heat-sensitive Maximal [[rubsign]]). As expected of ''Beast Wars''-era toys, Lio Convoy features an excellent range of articulation owing to the extensive use of ball joints.

:Hasbro offered Lio Convoy as an exclusive on its now-defunct [[Hasbro Collectors]] website in 2000.
* '''Flash Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)

:The first [[redeco]] of Lio Convoy in his 'Flash' colour scheme of which replaces most of his secondary colours with gold and silver.

* '''Black Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)

: Redecoed again, Lio Convoy sports the now-familiar black, silver and teal colour scheme which was later used for ''Beast Wars Neo'' Black Big Convoy, ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge]], ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] and many, many other 'evil' Optimus Prime repaints.

: Black Lio Convoy was a Toys R Us-[[exclusive]].

===Robot Masters===
* '''Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-22'''

: ''Robot Masters'' Lio Convoy is a scaled-down, simplified all-new sculpt Deluxe sized Lio Convoy. Though he retains most of Lio Convoy's articulation, he lacks the spring-loaded gimmicks such as his spinning main and missile launchers, and is of lower sculpted detail.

* '''Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-23'''

* '''Black Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)

: A Dengeki Hobby mail-in exclusive, Lio Convoy was once again redecoed, this time as yet another [[black repaint]], replacing much of his colours with (you guessed it), black, silver and grey. He was packed in special black and white windowless bubble emblazoned with a giant Decepticon sigil.

===Classics===
* '''Leo Prime''' (2007)

: Leo Prime is a redeco of [[Legends of Cybertron]] [[Leobreaker]] from the ''Cybertron'' toyline. Incidentally, 'Leo Prime' is the second official Hasbro name for this character, though this is a subject of frequent debate in the fandom, since he is classified as [[Autobot]] and not [[Maximal]]. It is likely that the character is more of an homage to Lio Convoy than anything else.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm Lio Convoy at TFU.info]

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Transformer

2007-08-07T13:40:49Z

72.178.113.199: /* Origin */

[[Image:Bumblebeeg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], a Transformer, transforming. Savvy?]]

'''The Transformers''' are a species of [[wikipedia:sentience|sentient]], living robotic beings (mostly) originating from the distant machine world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The stories of their lives, their histories, and most especially their wars have been chronicled across many different [[Continuity|Continuities]] in the vast [[Multiverse]].

The designation "Transformer" stems from the species' generally-shared ability to [[Transformation|"transform,"]], to change their bodies at will, rearanging their component parts from a robotic primary mode (usually, but not always, humanoid) into an alternate form; generally vehicles, weapons, machinery, or animals. In some continuities this ability to transform is innate to all members of the species, in others it was a wartime innovation that was adopted by most, but not all, of the populance.

Although "Transformer" is the most common term for these beings there are others, mainly "'''Cybertron'''" as a reference to ''any'' being whose origin traces back to the planet in question (the adjective form being the more frequently used "'''Cybertronian'''").

==Origin==

The origin of the Transformers species differs according to continuity, and not all continuities have given the race a specific stated origin at all, but of those that exist the most prominent are:

* '''[[Atechnogenesis]]''' - Spontaneous evolution from "naturally occuring gears and pullies" on Cybertron's surface. This rather questionable origin was given in the first [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comic]] and then promptly (and thankfully) ignored.

* '''[[Quintesson|Quintesson made]]''' - Created as consumer goods and military hardware by the alien Quintessons. This was the origin given for the Transformers in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Though well known because of the cartoon's prominence it has been given relatively little attention in subsequent media.

* '''[[Primus|Primus created]]''' - Created by the god-like "Lord of the Light" Primus to carry on his age old battle with the "dark god" [[Unicron]]. This origin sprang from [[Simon Furman]]'s UK comics and then carried back to the later US Marvel books. It is also the origin that has been embraced and adopted by pretty much every Transformers work/continuity since then. A [[retcon]] created by the Transformers [[Universe]] and [[Fun Publications]] [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] comics and related fiction has unilaterally applied the Primus and Unicron backstory to 'all' Transformers continuities in the Multiverse, past and future. How this works in light of the original cartoon's Quintesson backstory has not been explained.

==Biology==

===Physical construction===
[[Image:Spark.gif|left|100px|thumb|Sparks retail for $29.95 at [http://www.sharperimage.com/ Sharper Image]]]

Traditionally, Transformers are living, sentient, emotional, and fully-mechanical beings. Many continuities portray Transformer "life" as being granted by a soul-like [[spark]] residing within their mechanical frames.

The [[Generation 2]] comic books established that Transformers possess both "genetic material" (useful when [[Reproduction|"budding"]]) and a distinct cellular structure, assumably both of a somehow mechanical nature.
[[Image:G1Bw.gif|right|250px|thumb|Original, or extra-fleshy.]]
By the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] synthetic flesh had become increasingly incorporated into their construction, often to aid in disguise or survival on worlds inhabited by organic lifeforms. (A version of this technology had been introduced earlier with [[Pretender]] Transformers, though in that instance the synthetic flesh was a removable outer "shell").

In the era of ''[[Beast Machines]]'', events lead to true organics being infused into Transformers biology down to the cellular level, making them "[[technorganic]]" with an increased range of powers resulting. (The "[[ParasiTech]]" techonolgy introduced in the Generation-1-based [[Kiss-Player]] series seems to have an organic component to it as well.)

[[Image:BigSmall.gif|thumb|130px|right|Unicron is quite big, Browning is quite small. The contrast scares this poor little boy something mighty.]]

===Size===

Transformers are ''generally'' large in comparison to Earth lifeforms, (two or three times the height of a human seems to be about average, though depictions vary wildly even for the same character), but a Transformer can be much, much smaller or much, much larger. There are some small enough to fit in a human's palm (see [[Browning]] and the [[Real Gear Robots]]). While the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s are two groups whose size range is within normal human standards at a time when most Transformers are larger. Human-sized appears to be the norm for Transformers altogether in the Beast Era.

The upper range of size can be a good deal larger, if you include planet-formers like [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] or even the colossal city-bots [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (the latter's gigantism depending on the continuity). In the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series, the planet [[Gigantion]] is populated by both extremes: robots who tower over "normal"-sized Transformers, aided by their tiny Mini-Con partners.

===Variance in form===

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|left|thumb|100px|A classic example of a non-humanoid Transformer]]
While many Transformers possess a "humanoid" form with two arms, two legs and a head atop their torso, it is not uncommon at all for there to be extensive variations. Some Transformers do not have a "humanoid" mode at all, rather their "primary" form is that of an animal or vehicle. [[Generation 1]]'s [[Ravage]], [[Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]], for example, or the ''Beast Wars'' [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]].

[[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Unconventional limbs make Skorponok a slow typist.]]

Some have unconventional limbs, their hands (or whole arm) replaced with tools, claws, weapons, or some other form of manipulator (like a beast-mode's head!). Some Transformers' lower bodies feature digitigrade legs, or wheels/treads instead of feet, or no discernible separate legs at all. Some even have more (or less!) than the normal number of limbs altogether. This design style became much more common in the Beast Era (''Beast Wars'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and ''Beast Machines'' [[Thrust]], for example), and is also common among the Mini-Cons, but Generation 1 is not without its examples (like [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Octus]]).

[[Image:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|left|50px|Elita 1 - Boys 0]]

Transformers' faces also run the gamut of design, from looking like a metal human in a helmet, to faces that can only be described as robotic (again, like Generation 1 Shockwave, whose face consists of little more than a single glowing eye) or animalistic (again, the Beast Era). The Mini-Cons are also notable for more commonly having non-humanoid faces.

The existence and appearance of [[Female Transformers]] in most continuities seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism to the species as well (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see [[Reproduction]] for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as more graceful of form and more rounded and curved in general, often with a more than passing resemblance to an attractive metal human female wearing armor and kibble. There are rare exceptions to this rule (notably [[Strika]] and [[Discharge]], though the latter is said to be wearing armor that obscures her true appearance.)

[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|100px|thumb|Energon - the food, drink, and primary currency of Cybertron. (It's like if chocolate coins had a valid exchange rate...)]]
===Energy===

Unlike humans who need air and water as well as food, generally the Transformer's only major biological need to assure their continued functioning is fuel (though again, even this can vary depending on the fiction).

[[Energon]] is the most common and preferred form of Transformer fuel, but other alternatives may be substituted if it is unavailable.

In the Marvel Comics Earth fuel needed to be treated with a special additive (invented by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to be made useable by Transformer life. In the Cartoon, on the other hand, human energy sources were converted into energon simply by being condensed inside Energon Cubes.

In the original cartoon the [[Insecticons]] alone among Transformers seemed to be able to fuel themselves by ingesting organic matter, but by the Beast Era, the abillity to ingest organic substances to supplement their fuel needs seems more comonplace.

The [[Action Master]] line introduced a new type of Transformer fuel called [[Nucleon]] wich was extremely powerful but prone to unpredictable and destructive side-effects.

===New bodies===

It is not uncommon at all for a single Transformer to change body form many times across their life-span. The ease of which they can do so depends on the continuity's technology level. In some, changing bodies requires an extensive full-body rebuild and tends to be resource draining and even dangerous. Sometimes, however, all it takes it to transplant their brain or personality program into a compatible new body. Other times, the existing body itself will be "reformatted" on the spot using a scan of a local compatible alt-mode (this is most prevalent during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] AND [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] material).

While not entirely 'new bodies' themselves, the [[Transmetal]] bodies - caused by exposure to a [[Transwarp]] quantum surge - somehow 'mutated' the bodies of Transformers in the Beast Era. How this was done on-the-fly with no harm to the Transformer is unknown.

===Diseases===
Transformers are known to be suffer from the following diseases:
*[[Cosmic Rust]]
*[[Hate Plague]]
*[[Scraplets]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer biology see:

* '''[[Life cycle]]'''

* '''[[Reproduction]]'''

==Culture==

The most distinctive facet of Transformers society has been its near-continuous state of planetary Civil War. The two major factions in these wars are the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. The fact that the vast majority of what we know about Transformers has been shaped by this constant, corrosive warfare should not be overlooked. What a theoretical Transformer society would be like in peacetime is mostly unknown, glimpsed mainly durring its disintigration into war or via brief flashbacks and asides. That said, there are some things we do know.

===Sociology===
The Cybertronian society of wartime is generally shown to be almost 100 percent devided between Autobot and Decepticon. When there are neutrals they generally fare poorly, becoming victims of Decepticon abuse and destruction.

What we little we know of the society before the war suggests it was stratified economically between "haves" (like the aristocratic [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]) and [[Empties|have-nots]]. Other facets of society were simarly Earth-like with [[Needlenose|fads and fasions]], [[Chromedome|schools]] and [[Crankcase|lousey jobs]], [[Rook (universe)|news]] [[Slamdance|media]] and so on.

===Politics===

Cybertron appears to have traditionally been governed by a group of elders and a senate, as well as (in some continuities) a Ceaser-like [[Overlord (Autobot)|Overlord]].

===The Arts===
The Transformers have been shown to have a very active [[Transformers music|musical tradition]]. The [[Matrix]] itself has an archive of 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. Many Transformers such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Blaster have shown great interest in music and [[Squawkbox]] is one prominent example of a Cybertronian musician.

Further more sculpture seems to be one of the primary art forms of Cybertron, with many Transformers dedicated to it. One notable (and gruesome) school of sculpture, practiced by a startling number of Transformers involves makin art out of the bodies of other Transformers. The [[Slogism]] movement is a part of this school.

Before the war Cybertron also featured many marvels of architecture. See: [[Crystal City]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer culture see:

*'''[[Cybertron Civil Wars]]'''

*'''[[Religion]]'''

==Toys==
The Transformers were introduced by [[Hasbro]] in 1984 with the toyline now known as [[Generation 1]] and have gone through numerous incarnations since, with the latest being the tie-in [[Movie (toyline)|movie line]] .

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Transformer

2007-08-07T13:40:12Z

72.178.113.199: /* Origin */

[[Image:Bumblebeeg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], a Transformer, transforming. Savvy?]]

'''The Transformers''' are a species of [[wikipedia:sentience|sentient]], living robotic beings (mostly) originating from the distant machine world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The stories of their lives, their histories, and most especially their wars have been chronicled across many different [[Continuity|Continuities]] in the vast [[Multiverse]].

The designation "Transformer" stems from the species' generally-shared ability to [[Transformation|"transform,"]], to change their bodies at will, rearanging their component parts from a robotic primary mode (usually, but not always, humanoid) into an alternate form; generally vehicles, weapons, machinery, or animals. In some continuities this ability to transform is innate to all members of the species, in others it was a wartime innovation that was adopted by most, but not all, of the populance.

Although "Transformer" is the most common term for these beings there are others, mainly "'''Cybertron'''" as a reference to ''any'' being whose origin traces back to the planet in question (the adjective form being the more frequently used "'''Cybertronian'''").

==Origin==

The origin of the Transformers species differs according to continuity, and not all continuities have given the race a specific stated origin at all, but of those that exist the most prominent are:

* '''[[Atechnogenesis]]''' - Spontaneous evolution from "naturally occuring gears and pullies" on Cybertron's surface. This rather questionable origin was given in the first [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comic]] and then promptly (and thankfully) ignored.

* '''[[Quintesson|Quintesson made]]''' - Created as consumer goods and military hardware by the alien Quintessons. This was the origin given for the Transformers in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Though well known because of the cartoon's prominence it has been given relatively little attention in subsequent media.

* '''[[Primus|Primus created]]''' - Created by the god-like "Lord of the Light" Primus to carry on his age old battle with the "dark god" [[Unicron]]. This origin sprang from [[Simon Furman]]'s UK comics and then carried back to the later US Marvel books. It is also the origin that has been embraced and adopted by pretty much every Transformers work/continuity since then. A [[retcon]] created by the Transformers [[Universe]] and [[Fun Publications]] [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] comics and related fiction has unilaterally applied the Primus and Unicron backstory to 'all' Transformers continuities in the Multiverse, past and future. How this works in light of the original cartoon's Quintesson backstory has not been explained.

* '''[[All Spark|All Spark evolved''' - The origin used in the [[Transformers Movie]] in 2007, which states that the Transformers were created by the cube-like monolith called the [[All Spark]]. Apparently inorganic material was granted life by this ancient, alien artifact, and from it was also born Transformer culture and possibly language.

==Biology==

===Physical construction===
[[Image:Spark.gif|left|100px|thumb|Sparks retail for $29.95 at [http://www.sharperimage.com/ Sharper Image]]]

Traditionally, Transformers are living, sentient, emotional, and fully-mechanical beings. Many continuities portray Transformer "life" as being granted by a soul-like [[spark]] residing within their mechanical frames.

The [[Generation 2]] comic books established that Transformers possess both "genetic material" (useful when [[Reproduction|"budding"]]) and a distinct cellular structure, assumably both of a somehow mechanical nature.
[[Image:G1Bw.gif|right|250px|thumb|Original, or extra-fleshy.]]
By the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] synthetic flesh had become increasingly incorporated into their construction, often to aid in disguise or survival on worlds inhabited by organic lifeforms. (A version of this technology had been introduced earlier with [[Pretender]] Transformers, though in that instance the synthetic flesh was a removable outer "shell").

In the era of ''[[Beast Machines]]'', events lead to true organics being infused into Transformers biology down to the cellular level, making them "[[technorganic]]" with an increased range of powers resulting. (The "[[ParasiTech]]" techonolgy introduced in the Generation-1-based [[Kiss-Player]] series seems to have an organic component to it as well.)

[[Image:BigSmall.gif|thumb|130px|right|Unicron is quite big, Browning is quite small. The contrast scares this poor little boy something mighty.]]

===Size===

Transformers are ''generally'' large in comparison to Earth lifeforms, (two or three times the height of a human seems to be about average, though depictions vary wildly even for the same character), but a Transformer can be much, much smaller or much, much larger. There are some small enough to fit in a human's palm (see [[Browning]] and the [[Real Gear Robots]]). While the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s are two groups whose size range is within normal human standards at a time when most Transformers are larger. Human-sized appears to be the norm for Transformers altogether in the Beast Era.

The upper range of size can be a good deal larger, if you include planet-formers like [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] or even the colossal city-bots [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (the latter's gigantism depending on the continuity). In the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series, the planet [[Gigantion]] is populated by both extremes: robots who tower over "normal"-sized Transformers, aided by their tiny Mini-Con partners.

===Variance in form===

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|left|thumb|100px|A classic example of a non-humanoid Transformer]]
While many Transformers possess a "humanoid" form with two arms, two legs and a head atop their torso, it is not uncommon at all for there to be extensive variations. Some Transformers do not have a "humanoid" mode at all, rather their "primary" form is that of an animal or vehicle. [[Generation 1]]'s [[Ravage]], [[Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]], for example, or the ''Beast Wars'' [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]].

[[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Unconventional limbs make Skorponok a slow typist.]]

Some have unconventional limbs, their hands (or whole arm) replaced with tools, claws, weapons, or some other form of manipulator (like a beast-mode's head!). Some Transformers' lower bodies feature digitigrade legs, or wheels/treads instead of feet, or no discernible separate legs at all. Some even have more (or less!) than the normal number of limbs altogether. This design style became much more common in the Beast Era (''Beast Wars'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and ''Beast Machines'' [[Thrust]], for example), and is also common among the Mini-Cons, but Generation 1 is not without its examples (like [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Octus]]).

[[Image:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|left|50px|Elita 1 - Boys 0]]

Transformers' faces also run the gamut of design, from looking like a metal human in a helmet, to faces that can only be described as robotic (again, like Generation 1 Shockwave, whose face consists of little more than a single glowing eye) or animalistic (again, the Beast Era). The Mini-Cons are also notable for more commonly having non-humanoid faces.

The existence and appearance of [[Female Transformers]] in most continuities seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism to the species as well (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see [[Reproduction]] for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as more graceful of form and more rounded and curved in general, often with a more than passing resemblance to an attractive metal human female wearing armor and kibble. There are rare exceptions to this rule (notably [[Strika]] and [[Discharge]], though the latter is said to be wearing armor that obscures her true appearance.)

[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|100px|thumb|Energon - the food, drink, and primary currency of Cybertron. (It's like if chocolate coins had a valid exchange rate...)]]
===Energy===

Unlike humans who need air and water as well as food, generally the Transformer's only major biological need to assure their continued functioning is fuel (though again, even this can vary depending on the fiction).

[[Energon]] is the most common and preferred form of Transformer fuel, but other alternatives may be substituted if it is unavailable.

In the Marvel Comics Earth fuel needed to be treated with a special additive (invented by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to be made useable by Transformer life. In the Cartoon, on the other hand, human energy sources were converted into energon simply by being condensed inside Energon Cubes.

In the original cartoon the [[Insecticons]] alone among Transformers seemed to be able to fuel themselves by ingesting organic matter, but by the Beast Era, the abillity to ingest organic substances to supplement their fuel needs seems more comonplace.

The [[Action Master]] line introduced a new type of Transformer fuel called [[Nucleon]] wich was extremely powerful but prone to unpredictable and destructive side-effects.

===New bodies===

It is not uncommon at all for a single Transformer to change body form many times across their life-span. The ease of which they can do so depends on the continuity's technology level. In some, changing bodies requires an extensive full-body rebuild and tends to be resource draining and even dangerous. Sometimes, however, all it takes it to transplant their brain or personality program into a compatible new body. Other times, the existing body itself will be "reformatted" on the spot using a scan of a local compatible alt-mode (this is most prevalent during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] AND [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] material).

While not entirely 'new bodies' themselves, the [[Transmetal]] bodies - caused by exposure to a [[Transwarp]] quantum surge - somehow 'mutated' the bodies of Transformers in the Beast Era. How this was done on-the-fly with no harm to the Transformer is unknown.

===Diseases===
Transformers are known to be suffer from the following diseases:
*[[Cosmic Rust]]
*[[Hate Plague]]
*[[Scraplets]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer biology see:

* '''[[Life cycle]]'''

* '''[[Reproduction]]'''

==Culture==

The most distinctive facet of Transformers society has been its near-continuous state of planetary Civil War. The two major factions in these wars are the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. The fact that the vast majority of what we know about Transformers has been shaped by this constant, corrosive warfare should not be overlooked. What a theoretical Transformer society would be like in peacetime is mostly unknown, glimpsed mainly durring its disintigration into war or via brief flashbacks and asides. That said, there are some things we do know.

===Sociology===
The Cybertronian society of wartime is generally shown to be almost 100 percent devided between Autobot and Decepticon. When there are neutrals they generally fare poorly, becoming victims of Decepticon abuse and destruction.

What we little we know of the society before the war suggests it was stratified economically between "haves" (like the aristocratic [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]) and [[Empties|have-nots]]. Other facets of society were simarly Earth-like with [[Needlenose|fads and fasions]], [[Chromedome|schools]] and [[Crankcase|lousey jobs]], [[Rook (universe)|news]] [[Slamdance|media]] and so on.

===Politics===

Cybertron appears to have traditionally been governed by a group of elders and a senate, as well as (in some continuities) a Ceaser-like [[Overlord (Autobot)|Overlord]].

===The Arts===
The Transformers have been shown to have a very active [[Transformers music|musical tradition]]. The [[Matrix]] itself has an archive of 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. Many Transformers such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Blaster have shown great interest in music and [[Squawkbox]] is one prominent example of a Cybertronian musician.

Further more sculpture seems to be one of the primary art forms of Cybertron, with many Transformers dedicated to it. One notable (and gruesome) school of sculpture, practiced by a startling number of Transformers involves makin art out of the bodies of other Transformers. The [[Slogism]] movement is a part of this school.

Before the war Cybertron also featured many marvels of architecture. See: [[Crystal City]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer culture see:

*'''[[Cybertron Civil Wars]]'''

*'''[[Religion]]'''

==Toys==
The Transformers were introduced by [[Hasbro]] in 1984 with the toyline now known as [[Generation 1]] and have gone through numerous incarnations since, with the latest being the tie-in [[Movie (toyline)|movie line]] .

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Transformer

2007-08-07T13:39:14Z

72.178.113.199: /* Origin */ added new origin

[[Image:Bumblebeeg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], a Transformer, transforming. Savvy?]]

'''The Transformers''' are a species of [[wikipedia:sentience|sentient]], living robotic beings (mostly) originating from the distant machine world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The stories of their lives, their histories, and most especially their wars have been chronicled across many different [[Continuity|Continuities]] in the vast [[Multiverse]].

The designation "Transformer" stems from the species' generally-shared ability to [[Transformation|"transform,"]], to change their bodies at will, rearanging their component parts from a robotic primary mode (usually, but not always, humanoid) into an alternate form; generally vehicles, weapons, machinery, or animals. In some continuities this ability to transform is innate to all members of the species, in others it was a wartime innovation that was adopted by most, but not all, of the populance.

Although "Transformer" is the most common term for these beings there are others, mainly "'''Cybertron'''" as a reference to ''any'' being whose origin traces back to the planet in question (the adjective form being the more frequently used "'''Cybertronian'''").

==Origin==

The origin of the Transformers species differs according to continuity, and not all continuities have given the race a specific stated origin at all, but of those that exist the most prominent are:

* '''[[Atechnogenesis]]''' - Spontaneous evolution from "naturally occuring gears and pullies" on Cybertron's surface. This rather questionable origin was given in the first [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comic]] and then promptly (and thankfully) ignored.

* '''[[Quintesson|Quintesson made]]''' - Created as consumer goods and military hardware by the alien Quintessons. This was the origin given for the Transformers in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Though well known because of the cartoon's prominence it has been given relatively little attention in subsequent media.

* '''[[Primus|Primus created]]''' - Created by the god-like "Lord of the Light" Primus to carry on his age old battle with the "dark god" [[Unicron]]. This origin sprang from [[Simon Furman]]'s UK comics and then carried back to the later US Marvel books. It is also the origin that has been embraced and adopted by pretty much every Transformers work/continuity since then. A [[retcon]] created by the Transformers [[Universe]] and [[Fun Publications]] [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] comics and related fiction has unilaterally applied the Primus and Unicron backstory to 'all' Transformers continuities in the Multiverse, past and future. How this works in light of the original cartoon's Quintesson backstory has not been explained.

* '''[[All Spark]]|All Spark evolved''' - The origin used in the [[Transformers Movie]] in 2007, which states that the Transformers were created by the cube-like monolith called the [[All Spark]]. Apparently inorganic material was granted life by this ancient, alien artifact, and from it was also born Transformer culture and possibly language.

==Biology==

===Physical construction===
[[Image:Spark.gif|left|100px|thumb|Sparks retail for $29.95 at [http://www.sharperimage.com/ Sharper Image]]]

Traditionally, Transformers are living, sentient, emotional, and fully-mechanical beings. Many continuities portray Transformer "life" as being granted by a soul-like [[spark]] residing within their mechanical frames.

The [[Generation 2]] comic books established that Transformers possess both "genetic material" (useful when [[Reproduction|"budding"]]) and a distinct cellular structure, assumably both of a somehow mechanical nature.
[[Image:G1Bw.gif|right|250px|thumb|Original, or extra-fleshy.]]
By the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] synthetic flesh had become increasingly incorporated into their construction, often to aid in disguise or survival on worlds inhabited by organic lifeforms. (A version of this technology had been introduced earlier with [[Pretender]] Transformers, though in that instance the synthetic flesh was a removable outer "shell").

In the era of ''[[Beast Machines]]'', events lead to true organics being infused into Transformers biology down to the cellular level, making them "[[technorganic]]" with an increased range of powers resulting. (The "[[ParasiTech]]" techonolgy introduced in the Generation-1-based [[Kiss-Player]] series seems to have an organic component to it as well.)

[[Image:BigSmall.gif|thumb|130px|right|Unicron is quite big, Browning is quite small. The contrast scares this poor little boy something mighty.]]

===Size===

Transformers are ''generally'' large in comparison to Earth lifeforms, (two or three times the height of a human seems to be about average, though depictions vary wildly even for the same character), but a Transformer can be much, much smaller or much, much larger. There are some small enough to fit in a human's palm (see [[Browning]] and the [[Real Gear Robots]]). While the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Mini-Con]]s are two groups whose size range is within normal human standards at a time when most Transformers are larger. Human-sized appears to be the norm for Transformers altogether in the Beast Era.

The upper range of size can be a good deal larger, if you include planet-formers like [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] or even the colossal city-bots [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (the latter's gigantism depending on the continuity). In the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series, the planet [[Gigantion]] is populated by both extremes: robots who tower over "normal"-sized Transformers, aided by their tiny Mini-Con partners.

===Variance in form===

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|left|thumb|100px|A classic example of a non-humanoid Transformer]]
While many Transformers possess a "humanoid" form with two arms, two legs and a head atop their torso, it is not uncommon at all for there to be extensive variations. Some Transformers do not have a "humanoid" mode at all, rather their "primary" form is that of an animal or vehicle. [[Generation 1]]'s [[Ravage]], [[Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]], for example, or the ''Beast Wars'' [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]].

[[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Unconventional limbs make Skorponok a slow typist.]]

Some have unconventional limbs, their hands (or whole arm) replaced with tools, claws, weapons, or some other form of manipulator (like a beast-mode's head!). Some Transformers' lower bodies feature digitigrade legs, or wheels/treads instead of feet, or no discernible separate legs at all. Some even have more (or less!) than the normal number of limbs altogether. This design style became much more common in the Beast Era (''Beast Wars'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and ''Beast Machines'' [[Thrust]], for example), and is also common among the Mini-Cons, but Generation 1 is not without its examples (like [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Octus]]).

[[Image:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|left|50px|Elita 1 - Boys 0]]

Transformers' faces also run the gamut of design, from looking like a metal human in a helmet, to faces that can only be described as robotic (again, like Generation 1 Shockwave, whose face consists of little more than a single glowing eye) or animalistic (again, the Beast Era). The Mini-Cons are also notable for more commonly having non-humanoid faces.

The existence and appearance of [[Female Transformers]] in most continuities seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism to the species as well (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see [[Reproduction]] for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as more graceful of form and more rounded and curved in general, often with a more than passing resemblance to an attractive metal human female wearing armor and kibble. There are rare exceptions to this rule (notably [[Strika]] and [[Discharge]], though the latter is said to be wearing armor that obscures her true appearance.)

[[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg |right|100px|thumb|Energon - the food, drink, and primary currency of Cybertron. (It's like if chocolate coins had a valid exchange rate...)]]
===Energy===

Unlike humans who need air and water as well as food, generally the Transformer's only major biological need to assure their continued functioning is fuel (though again, even this can vary depending on the fiction).

[[Energon]] is the most common and preferred form of Transformer fuel, but other alternatives may be substituted if it is unavailable.

In the Marvel Comics Earth fuel needed to be treated with a special additive (invented by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to be made useable by Transformer life. In the Cartoon, on the other hand, human energy sources were converted into energon simply by being condensed inside Energon Cubes.

In the original cartoon the [[Insecticons]] alone among Transformers seemed to be able to fuel themselves by ingesting organic matter, but by the Beast Era, the abillity to ingest organic substances to supplement their fuel needs seems more comonplace.

The [[Action Master]] line introduced a new type of Transformer fuel called [[Nucleon]] wich was extremely powerful but prone to unpredictable and destructive side-effects.

===New bodies===

It is not uncommon at all for a single Transformer to change body form many times across their life-span. The ease of which they can do so depends on the continuity's technology level. In some, changing bodies requires an extensive full-body rebuild and tends to be resource draining and even dangerous. Sometimes, however, all it takes it to transplant their brain or personality program into a compatible new body. Other times, the existing body itself will be "reformatted" on the spot using a scan of a local compatible alt-mode (this is most prevalent during the [[Unicron Trilogy]] AND [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] material).

While not entirely 'new bodies' themselves, the [[Transmetal]] bodies - caused by exposure to a [[Transwarp]] quantum surge - somehow 'mutated' the bodies of Transformers in the Beast Era. How this was done on-the-fly with no harm to the Transformer is unknown.

===Diseases===
Transformers are known to be suffer from the following diseases:
*[[Cosmic Rust]]
*[[Hate Plague]]
*[[Scraplets]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer biology see:

* '''[[Life cycle]]'''

* '''[[Reproduction]]'''

==Culture==

The most distinctive facet of Transformers society has been its near-continuous state of planetary Civil War. The two major factions in these wars are the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. The fact that the vast majority of what we know about Transformers has been shaped by this constant, corrosive warfare should not be overlooked. What a theoretical Transformer society would be like in peacetime is mostly unknown, glimpsed mainly durring its disintigration into war or via brief flashbacks and asides. That said, there are some things we do know.

===Sociology===
The Cybertronian society of wartime is generally shown to be almost 100 percent devided between Autobot and Decepticon. When there are neutrals they generally fare poorly, becoming victims of Decepticon abuse and destruction.

What we little we know of the society before the war suggests it was stratified economically between "haves" (like the aristocratic [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]) and [[Empties|have-nots]]. Other facets of society were simarly Earth-like with [[Needlenose|fads and fasions]], [[Chromedome|schools]] and [[Crankcase|lousey jobs]], [[Rook (universe)|news]] [[Slamdance|media]] and so on.

===Politics===

Cybertron appears to have traditionally been governed by a group of elders and a senate, as well as (in some continuities) a Ceaser-like [[Overlord (Autobot)|Overlord]].

===The Arts===
The Transformers have been shown to have a very active [[Transformers music|musical tradition]]. The [[Matrix]] itself has an archive of 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. Many Transformers such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Blaster have shown great interest in music and [[Squawkbox]] is one prominent example of a Cybertronian musician.

Further more sculpture seems to be one of the primary art forms of Cybertron, with many Transformers dedicated to it. One notable (and gruesome) school of sculpture, practiced by a startling number of Transformers involves makin art out of the bodies of other Transformers. The [[Slogism]] movement is a part of this school.

Before the war Cybertron also featured many marvels of architecture. See: [[Crystal City]]

===See also===
For more information on Transformer culture see:

*'''[[Cybertron Civil Wars]]'''

*'''[[Religion]]'''

==Toys==
The Transformers were introduced by [[Hasbro]] in 1984 with the toyline now known as [[Generation 1]] and have gone through numerous incarnations since, with the latest being the tie-in [[Movie (toyline)|movie line]] .

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[[Category:Primus]]
[[Category: Transformers culture]]
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Starscream (Animated)

2007-07-29T05:33:03Z

72.178.113.199: /* ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon */

{{disambig3|Starscream}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Starscream''' is a schemer. If you've ever met any robot named [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] before he will likely seem quite familiar to you.
He also have the most traitorous chin in the universe.
==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Kenny]] (US), ? (Japan)

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

==Toy==

Starscream transforms into a fighter jet with forward-swept wings, similar to the [[G.I. Joe]] X-30 Conquest. He also resembles the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Core Fighter II.

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Grimlock (Animated)

2007-07-29T05:32:01Z

72.178.113.199: /* Transformers Animated cartoon */

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

'''Grimlock''' is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader of the [[Dinobots (Animated)|Dinobots]]. Chances are, he won't have much in the way of social graces.

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===

Looks cool posing when it's kinda dark. Also, kinda boxy. Has a very [[G1]] color scheme.

==Toy==

Kicking Unicron-sized butt will be a reality. He's got a hell of a lower jaw, and a BIG FREAKIN' SWORD.

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Grimlock (Animated)

2007-07-29T05:31:28Z

72.178.113.199: /* Toy */ adding description

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

'''Grimlock''' is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader of the [[Dinobots (Animated)|Dinobots]]. Chances are, he won't have much in the way of social graces.

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===

Looks cool posing when it's kinda dark. Also, kinda boxy

==Toy==

Kicking Unicron-sized butt will be a reality. He's got a hell of a lower jaw, and a BIG FREAKIN' SWORD.

[[Category: Autobots]]
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Brawl (Movie)

2007-07-12T00:17:04Z

72.178.113.199: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the Brawl from the 2007 movie|the Combaticon Tank|Brawl (G1)}}

:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes refered to as '''Devastator'''.''

[[Image:Brawlmovie tank activision.jpg|thumb|250px|I have many, many guns; don't piss me off!]]
To say '''Brawl''' is a warrior is like calling [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he ''loves'' a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an [[Autobot]] that is exploding.

:''Alternate name:'' '''Devastator'''

== Fiction ==

{{spoiler}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel===

Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the ''[[Ghost 1]]'' discovery. Whether he was aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' and otherwise indisposed or joined up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at a later date is unknown.

===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[David Sobolov]]

====Autobot campaign====

Brawl arrived in [[Mission City]] shortly after [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] took down [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and a pair of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]] single-handedly. The Autobot's victory was short-lived... and so was the Autobot, as Brawl punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy Brawl.

====Decepticon campaign====
Brawl, [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and Starscream were hiding out in a human military installation in the desert when they received word that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] had discovered the location of the [[AllSpark]]. When the three Decepticons mobilized, the two ground-based machines were assaulted by tanks designed to fire holding beams of electrical energy, forcing Starscream to back-and-forth babysit the two Decepticons as they tried to escape.

Brawl later stood by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's ]] side in Washington D.C. after they had retrieved the AllSpark from the destroyed Autobots and had decimated pretty much everything in their path.

:''('''Note''': Brawl was not a playable character in the console versions of the game.)''

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
"Devastator" first took part in the battle for the [[Allspark]] in the final confrontation in [[Mission City]]. Although a three-on-one fight against [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] deprived him of a missile rack and a hand, he nevertheless continued to attack the [[human]] soldiers until [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], aided by [[Mikaela Banes]] and a group of the soldiers, destroyed him.

== Toys ==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-03'''

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Brawl_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't let them know about my arm problem or they won't buy me]]

: Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified fictional tank vaguely resembling an M1A1 Abrams, fitted with angular reflective armour, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.

: In robot mode, Brawl faithfully replicates his (as of writing) seldom-seen movie design, with the only major divergence being that his main gun does not split into smaller guns. He is reasonably articulated, with ball and swivel joints in his arms and legs. Thanks to [[Automorph]]ing, pushing down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.

: There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the hexagonal peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendancy to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been some reports of the gears for the treds crack easily and no longer function properly.

{{-}}

*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Leader, 2007)

*'''Desert Attack Brawl''' (Leader, 2008)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Double Missile Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle Card Game===
*'''Brawl''' (2007)
:''Card number'': '''17'''

: Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s noggin slapped on the Brawl body.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] card.

==Trivia==
*During the movie, Brawl is identified in subtitles as 'Devastator', his working name, though the character is credited as Brawl in the end credits. When queried, director [[Michael Bay]] said he had always preferred Devastator and that it is not a mistake. Writer [[Roberto Orci]] felt that it was a mistake that would hopefully be fixed before the full official release of the film, this did not happen. At [[Botcon]] 2007 Hasbro representatives said they consider "Devastator" a "continuity glitch" and as far as they are concerned the character's name is Brawl. Hopefully this will be fixed in time for the dvd release.

*According to Picture Vehicle Coordinator [[Steve Mann]], the filming prop of Brawl was a redress of a tank prop made for another movie [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=11213]. Specifically, it was the 'stealth tank' seen in the film ''XXX: State of the Union''.

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Brawl (Movie)

2007-07-12T00:16:27Z

72.178.113.199: /* ''Transformers'' (2007) film */

{{disambig2|the Brawl from the 2007 movie|the Combaticon Tank|Brawl (G1)}}

:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes refered to as '''Devastator'''.''

[[Image:Brawlmovie tank activision.jpg|thumb|250px|I have many, many guns; don't piss me off!]]
To say '''Brawl''' is a warrior is like calling [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he ''loves'' a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an [[Autobot]] that is exploding.

:''Alternate name:'' '''Devastator'''

== Fiction ==

{{spoiler}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel===

Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the ''[[Ghost 1]]'' discovery. Whether he was aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' and otherwise indisposed or joined up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at a later date is unknown.

===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[David Sobolov]]

====Autobot campaign====

Brawl arrived in [[Mission City]] shortly after [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] took down [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and a pair of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]] single-handedly. The Autobot's victory was short-lived... and so was the Autobot, as Brawl punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy Brawl.

====Decepticon campaign====
Brawl, [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and Starscream were hiding out in a human military installation in the desert when they received word that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] had discovered the location of the [[AllSpark]]. When the three Decepticons mobilized, the two ground-based machines were assaulted by tanks designed to fire holding beams of electrical energy, forcing Starscream to back-and-forth babysit the two Decepticons as they tried to escape.

Brawl later stood by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's ]] side in Washington D.C. after they had retrieved the AllSpark from the destroyed Autobots and had decimated pretty much everything in their path.

:''('''Note''': Brawl was not a playable character in the console versions of the game.)''

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
"Devastator" first took part in the battle for the [[Allspark]] in the final confrontation in [[Mission City]]. Although a three-on-one fight against [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] deprived him of a missile rack and a hand, he nevertheless continued to attack the [[human]] soldiers until [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], aided by [[Mikaela Banes]] and a group of the soldiers, destroyed him.

== Toys ==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-03'''

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Brawl_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't let them know about my arm problem or they won't buy me]]

: Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified fictional tank vaguely resembling an M1A1 Abrams, fitted with angular reflective armour, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.

: In robot mode, Brawl faithfully replicates his (as of writing) seldom-seen movie design, with the only major divergence being that his main gun does not split into smaller guns. He is reasonably articulated, with ball and swivel joints in his arms and legs. Thanks to [[Automorph]]ing, pushing down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.

: There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the hexagonal peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendancy to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been some reports of the gears for the treds crack easily and no longer function properly.

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*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Leader, 2007)

*'''Desert Attack Brawl''' (Leader, 2008)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Double Missile Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle Card Game===
*'''Brawl''' (2007)
:''Card number'': '''17'''

: Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s noggin slapped on the Brawl body.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] card.

==Trivia==
*During the movie, Brawl is identified in subtitles as 'Devastator', his working name, though the character is credited as Brawl in the end credits. When queried, director [[Michael Bay]] said he had always preferred Devastator and that it is not a mistake. Writer [[Roberto Orci]] felt that it was a mistake that would hopefully be fixed before the full official release of the film, this did not happen. At [[Botcon]] 2007 Hasbro representatives said they consider "Devastator" a "continuity glitch" and as far as they are concerned the character's name is Brawl.

*According to Picture Vehicle Coordinator [[Steve Mann]], the filming prop of Brawl was a redress of a tank prop made for another movie [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=11213]. Specifically, it was the 'stealth tank' seen in the film ''XXX: State of the Union''.

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