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Optimus Prime (Armada)

2007-05-13T23:34:59Z

72.198.4.142: /* Energon */

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:ArmadaOptimusPrime_dvd.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Prime, Prime, and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Prime]].]]

'''Optimus Prime''' fights for truth, justice, and the Autobot way. He has led the search for the [[Mini-Con]]s, faced the resurrection of a [[Unicron|dark god]], and now aims to stop [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] from obtaining the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. He's also died a couple times, and tends to find a second-in-commandy-type to combine with to form a super robot.

He learns martial arts from [[Scavenger (Armada)|whoever]] turns into a [[Landmine (Energon)|bulldozer]], thinks [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] has leadership potential and tends to recruit teenage children.

:''Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name'': '''Convoy'''<br>
:''Japanese ''Superlink'' name'': '''Grand Convoy'''<br>
:''Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' name'': '''Galaxy Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Toru Okawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|thumb|"Maybe we shouldn't have fired lasers at the mirrors."]]

Millions of years ago, a young Optimus Prime fought with a great Decepticon warrior known as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. So often were their clashes, and so familiar were they to each other, the pair eventually became friends, and Scavenger signed up with the Autobotd. Seeing great potential in the young Autobot leader, Scavenger taught Optimus Prime how to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Later, veteran Autobot [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] trained Optimus in [[metallikato]] shortly before leaving [[Cybertron]] with [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Optimus later notes that their training made him the warrior and soldier he is today. {{Storylink|Trust (Armada episode)|Trust}}

Many years later, it is a more mature Optimus Prime that leads a small Autobot unit to [[Earth]] after the activation of the [[Mini-Con]] homing beacon. This beacon signaled to all the Transformers on Cybertron that the much-coveted Mini-Cons had survived their million years-long dissapearance. After warping to Earth, Optimus saves [[Rad White|three]] [[Carlos Lopez|human]] [[Alexis|children]] from the [[Decepticon]] leader, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who arrived on the alien world first.

[[Image:ArmadaPrime_firstappearance.jpg|right|thumb|He's part Optimus Prime, part [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], all Optimus Prime.]]

Clashing with his arch enemy, Optimus Prime bought the children and their Mini-Con [[Highwire (Armada)|Highwire]] time to escape while around them, other Transformers warped into the battlefield. Later, after the Decepticons had reformatted themselves into suitable new vehicle modes, Optimus Prime saves them again, joined by his two subordinates [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. {{Storylink|First Encounter}}

Befriending these children, he introduces his crew of Autobots to them. The children aid Prime as he leads his crew around the world, searching for the long-lost Mini-Con Transformers, before the Decepticon forces can take them and use them for their own evil deeds.

[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMaximumBlast.jpg|left|thumb|You feel lucky, punk?]]

Soon afterwards, both the Autobots and Decepticons detect a Mini-Con signal located in the [[Grand Canyon]]. With the help of the kids, Optimus Prime manages to pinpoint the location of the Mini-Con panel before he is confronted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], powerlinked to [[Leader-1]]. Outgunned, Optimus Prime is saved when Starscream arrogantly underestimates the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team's]] combined form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. This distraction gives Optimus the opportunity to activate the Mini-Con panel, revealing that its occupant is [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Optimus Prime's old Mini-Con partner and friend. Together they Powerlink, activating Optimus's powerful Maximum Blast which sends the Decepticons into retreat. {{Storylink|Comrade}}

Through the treachery of [[Sideways]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], the Decepticons manage to secure all three of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|legendary]] [[Skyboom Shield|Mini-Con]] [[Requiem Blaster|weapons]] that form the [[Hydra Cannon]], the most powerful weapon in the universe. Mounting their new doomsday device aboard a starship, Megatron decides to wipe out the Autobot base on Earth, regardless of the massive collateral damage to the planet itself. Optimus Prime and Jetfire launch a pre-emptive strike against the warship in the hopes of disabling the weapon and rescuing the Mini-Cons. However, they are outnumbered forcing a desperate Optimus, to throw himself into the path of the cannon and use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to save Earth, but at the cost of his life. {{Storylink|Crisis}}

Under the leadership of Hot Shot, the other Autobots give chase to the Decepticons aboard the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]. During a confrontation with their enemies, the Mini-Cons reach out to each other and resurrect Optimus from within the Matrix. There is little time to rejoice, as the Autobots pursue the Decepticons on their way back to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Miracle}}

[[Image:FinalbattlePrime_cartoon.jpg|left|thumb|250px|My [[Primus|God]], it's full of stars...]]

After Unicron's apparent defeat, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron succumb to their base natures and have one last battle within the Chaos Bringer. Fighting each other to a standstill, both are surprised when Unicron suddenly comes back to life, feeding off their hate for each other. Galvatron is drawn towards Unicron's maw, with Prime holding onto his tank treads, telling him to hold on. His nemesis then makes the decision to sacrifice his life, giving Prime a final victory, so that Unicron may be destroyed and their race will survive.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime reflects that he doesn't deserve the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and leaves both the Autobots and Cybertron for places unknown. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] (Japan)

[[Image:EnergonOptimusForms.jpg|thumb|250px|right|And I'll form the head!]]

A few years after the defeat of Unicron, Optimus Prime returns from exile to a newly-unified Cybertron where Autobots and Decepticons live side-by-side in peace. Reassuming leadership of the Autobots, Optimus Prime establishes a dialogue with the Earth governments with the help of his human friends. Earth sends a delegation to Cybertron, consisting of the three kids and [[Dr. Brian Jones]], the foremost expert in the newly discovered ore [[energon]] that both worlds covet.

Jones had brought along his young son, [[Kicker|Chad]] (also known as 'Kicker'), who was frightened by the tall, menacing robots. When the boy ran away to a ruined and abandoned part of Cybertron, Optimus Prime gave chase, warning Kicker that the area was strictly off limits. The boy accidently fell and found his way into a massive darkened chamber where an energy being known as [[Primus]] saves him. Optimus Prime finds his way into the chamber just as Primus evolves the human child. Sometime after this, Primus (now known as the creator-god of the Transformers), gives Optimus the [[Spark of Combination]], allowing him to grant combining powers to other Autobots.

Almost a decade later, it is brought to the attention of Optimus Prime that the energon mining facilities in Sol's asteroid belt, as well as their base on [[Mars]] had been attacked by a mysterious force of beast-like Transformers. Primus warns him that the enemy is after the energon, causing Optimus to assemble a unit so he can personally assess the situation. Finding no life on Mars, his unit then moves to Earth, where he saves Kicker and Ocean City from an attack by the same creatures. {{Storylink|Cybertron City}}

====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gary Chalk]] (US), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japan)

[[Image:CybertronPrime_finalbattlepose.jpg|left|thumb|]]

Primus' plan to trap Unicron inside an energon sun has failed, and this star has collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity|massive black hole]]. Optimus Prime faces the greatest test in his existence when his home planet is threatened with destruction, but realises there is no choice but to evacuate the population to Earth. As they make plans to leave, a mysterious time-travelling Transformer named [[Vector Prime]] appears, advising Optimus to search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, the only means of restoring Primus' spark, and the only way they can save Cybertron and the rest of the universe from oblivion. {{Storylink|Fallen (Cybertron episode)|Fallen}}

Arriving on Earth, Optimus Prime is forced to break his own strict orders to hide from the human population when he rescues the injured Landmine and three human children from [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Befriending the children, named [[Coby]], [[Bud]] and [[Lori]], he relies on them to educate the Autobots about their new home and how to blend into the environment as Robots in Disguise. {{Storylink|Inferno (Cybertron episode)|Inferno}} {{Storylink|Hidden}}

Soon afterwards, the children's hometown of Boulder, Colorado is threatened with devastation by a landslide. Understanding how the humans would feel at the loss of their home, the Autobots leap into action, rescuing people trapped and leading them to safety, all the while in disguise. Optimus Prime (somehow) prevents the landslide by pumping water out of an underground lake beneath the mountain, causing it to collapse in on itself and eliminate the threat. {{Storylink|Collapse}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:OptimusPrimeUT-Armada.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings... unless they turn into guns.]]

Optimus Prime is notified by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] that the Decepticons are attacking Mini-Con villages. Later on, when the war comes to Earth, he saves the kids from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who is trying to get the Mini-Cons that they have befriended. After retrieving a Mini-Con escape pod in Alaska, he is suddenly pulled into an alternate reality Cybertron, one in which Unicron has already decimated the planet and is preparing to return and consume it. He is ultimately rescued by [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], and uses his knowledge of the fate that awaits Cybertron to rally both Decepticons and Autobots together and defeat the Chaos Bringer.

====''Energon''====
[[Image:Optimusprime ut armada px.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Optimus Prime (Powerlinx) during the years between the Unicron Battles and Energon. He thinks if he's not red and blue, nobody will recognize him.]]

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Over-Run showed Prime how to commune with Cybertron itself. Doing so reformatted the Autobot leader into a body capable of [[Powerlinx|Powerlinking]] with a team of 'drone' vehicles, and granting the ability to combine with each other to other Autobots.

Upon returning to Earth, he decided that the Autobots will no longer hide from the inhabitants, but work with them openly. This decision led, among other things, to the Autobots' induction into the UN.

When last seen ''(before the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions]])'', he was attempting to escape from within the remains of [[Unicron]], after Megatron's trapped spark used him to regain his freedom.

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===Panini comics continuity===

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

===''Transformers'' Playstation 2 game===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Gary Chalk]]

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''
[[Image:Superbase_ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|Stand up and be counted, container!]]

: The first [[Unicron Trilogy]] Optimus Prime toy transforms into a longnose truck cab of made-up model. His clear-plastic smokestacks can detach and form a double-barrelled pistol for robot mode. Prime can also form the upper half of a super robot mode, which can connect to his trailer or to ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in his combined robot mode to form "'''Jet Prime'''" or "'''Jet Convoy'''" If you own the Japanese Version. The super robot's right hand has an LED in it to light up either of Optimus' hand-held blasters, or the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. He came with his Mini-Con partner [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]. His robot-mode chest can flip down to reveal a non-removable [[Matrix]].

: The toy's primary gimmick is its auto-transforming trailer. When activated, transforming Optimus to robot mode causes the trailer to automatically flip open and form a Mini-Con base, with tower, spring-loaded missile launchers and storage bays, and other Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated gimmicks. Transforming Optimus to super robot half causes the trailer to fold in and stand up, forming legs for the super robot. Some of the base mode's armaments are still available in this configuration.

: Both the super robot mode and the trailer's base mode can have ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]'s cannon mode attached for added firepower, becoming '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''' or '''Magna Convoy'''.

: The [[Takara]] version of Optimus is slightly different from the [[Hasbro]] version, using bright yellow plastics in place of the Hasbro's gold.

: The initial [[Hasbro]] release of this toy had tabs in its shoulder joints that did not allow the shoulders to rotate above the horizontal default position (So as not to break the wires that ran through the toy's right arm in super mode). Coupled with the limited elbow joints, Optimus Prime could only point his weapons in the direction towards the ground. The tab was not in the [[Takara]] version, and subsequent version of the Hasbro release.

: Late in the Japanese run, Optimus toys in Jusco stores came with blind-packed "Space Galaxy" versions of the individual [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members, one toy per box.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supercon, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-06'''
[[Image:Supercon_ArmadaPrime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Ironically, the smallest Deluxe of the line.]]

: A smaller version of the Super Base toy, this version of Optimus retains the altmode and coloration, but has no trailer or super robot connectivity (though he can still pull the trailer). He retains the flip-down chest in robot mode, but has no molded Matrix. Instead, the toy is designed for maximum posability. Attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plus on Optimus' back activates a double-fisted "punching" gimmick. He came with the Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. It's worth noting that this Optimus is the shortest of the ''Armada'' Supercons in robot mode. His smokestacks can come off like the Super Base version, but lack the "gun" mode or any other method of connectivity to Optimus.

: The first releases of Supercon Prime had silver roof-lights. Later, the lights changed to yellow, and an Autobot sigil was [[tampograph]]ed onto his hood, but only on the Hasbro release.

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] and ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|Ultra Magnus]].

: Shipping in a great many waves throughout most of the later run of the line, Supercon Optimus became a notorious [[pegwarmer]].

: The acronym "STD" in the Japanese release ("STD Convoy") stands for "standard," as in this is the standard toy release of Convoy, without a Super Mode.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2003)

*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
[[Image:Powelinx_Armadaprime.jpg|right|thumb|G2 Sparkplug]]

: This is an extensive [[redeco]] of the Super Base ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy, with the new colours bearing little similarity to the original colour scheme. Though, the colours of the cab truck are vaguely similar to the [[Diaclone]] toy that would become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. He came with Sparkplug again, though this time his Mini-Con partner got new molding. All of the gimmicks from the first version remain intact in this one, though --as noted-- the super robot mode arms are not as restricted.

*'''Crystal Convoy''' (Supercon, 2003)

: A Japanese ''Tele-V Magazine'' [[exclusive]], this release of the Supercon-Class Convoy toy has all of parts cast in translucent plastics, hence the 'crystal' title. Available via mail-order, only 5000 pieces were distributed in October of 2003.

: This version of Optimus is supposed to represent his "[[spark]]" from when his body was destroyed in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon episode]] [[Crisis]].

*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A K-Mart exclusive set released on "[[Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of Super Base Optimus Prime, Jetfire, their respective partner Mini-Cons Sparkplug and [[Comettor]], the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Optimus Prime's red plastics and paint were replaced with gold, the only changes made to anyone in the set. It is from this set that the name of Optimus Prime's combined mode with Jetfire, '''Jet Prime''', comes from.

*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
[[Image:Magna_Convoy.jpg|left|thumb|100px|I think he needs another gun.]]

: This set is a Toys "R" Us Japan exclusive, consisting of a slightly redecoed and more [[Show Accuracy|show accurate]] Powerlinx Optimus Prime (dubbed "Convoy Final Battle Coloration"), a "crystal" version of Overload ("Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version") made out of transluscent plastics, and an exclusive [[X-Dimension]] redeco of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. This set is entirely "new" content not available in the normal mass-retail ''Micron Legend'' line, and is also the last release of "X-Dimension" Mini-Cons.

: Rather than coming with individual bio cards for Optimus and Overload, this set came with a single card for the "Magna Convoy" combination of the two. (And no card for the Street Action Team, oddly enough.)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
[[Image:BTR_ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"My Matrix for a quick death."]]

:''Armada'' Built to Rule Optimus Prime transforms into a fair approximation of his vehicle mode, but the robot mode is quite inaccurate, due to the very broad, flat Trans-Skeleton with thin, stick-like limbs attached to it. The set came with a very simplistic "Mini-Con" Sparkplug partner kit that did have a more dedicated "Powerlinx" connector than the standard construction pegs, though these are a bit too thin to be used as attachment points for regular Mini-Cons (they stay, sort of, but it's a very loose connection). The 101-piece set also features pressure-launch missile-firing "smokestack" cannons.

===Energon===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super, 2003, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-01'''

[[Image:Energon_Prime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|He tows around a parking garage.]]

: ''Energon'' Optimus' first toy transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A swtich on his back alternates between different electronic sound effects, corresponding to his four drone-vehicles. A button on his side also activates electronic sounds and a light in his chest. He also has a spring-loaded missile launcher hand-cannon.

: Optimus' trailer is designed to carry his four drone-vehicles (The "Grand Force" in Japan): '''Fire-1''' (fire truck), '''Copter-2''' (helicopter), '''Digger-3''' (drill tank with gear-wheel-activated spinning drill), and '''Submarine-4''' (submarine). Each of these drones can attach to one of Optimus' limbs to form a variety of super modes (which the Japanee line dubbed "Grand Cross"). The base robot can also combine with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Optimus Prime Fight Mode"''' and '''"Optimus Prime Flight Mode"''', and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form '''"Optimus Supreme"''' (or '''"Powerlinx Omega Supreme"''', according to the toy packaging). The Omega Supreme combination can also employ the drone-units.

: The earliest releases of this toy had a different head sculpt with a mouth where the faceplate is, similar to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]]. It was soon replaced by the more familiar headsculpt with a faceplate. The [[Takara]] version of the toy uses the mouthless molding, but also has a chromed front grill, and slightly differnet [[paint application]]s here and there.

: A redeco of the super mold was planned to be released with Smallest Transformers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as a Target exclusive, but was cancelled.

*'''SL Grand Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-13'''

[[Image:STD_Grand_Convoy.jpg|right|thumb|165px|Here come's Santa Claus, Here Comes Santa Claus right down Satnta Claus Lane.]]

: This release of Grand Convoy/Optimus Prime was a small Deluxe-class toy that did not have a trailer, any electronics, nor was it able to form Super Mode. However, it ''could'' [[Powerlinx]] with compatible Deluxe-class and Mega-class Autobots. Like the ''Armada'' Deluxe-Class version of Prime, this one too was on the small side for its sizeclass.

: His clear blue energon weapon is sculpted to somewhat resemble the Optimus Prime Energon Blaster roleplay toy.

*'''SL Grand Convoy w/ Kicker''' (multi-pack, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: Grand Convoy was also packed in a set with an exclusive variant of [[Kicker]]. This version of the toy has a chromed grill (the standard retail version uses painted plastic) and is suppoesedly uses slightly shinier plastics.

*'''Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (multi-pack, 2004)

: A Toys "R" Us exclusive in the US, though sold at pretty much any retailer that wanted to carry it elsewhere, this was merely the US release of the Deluxe-class ''Energon'' Optimus Prime from the Japanese SS-03 set, and the smaller Japanese [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] toy. There are no appreciable differences between this set and the original Japanese versions.

*'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: A CostCo-exclusive redeco of the ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy in black, yellow, and brick red, it also came with a redeco of ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. It is from this set that the name of Prime's combined form with Overload, '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''', comes from.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
[[Image:McEnergon-prime.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Jesus and Santa rolled into one.]]

:The Happy Meal version of ''Energon'' Optimus Prime is ''much'' simplified, yet features a very similar transformation sequence. Due to his limited articulation his shoulder insignias are only visible with his arms splayed out horizontally, or in vehicle mode.

:His torso his hollow, to store his electronic Energon cube. He also comes with a "Mini-con" jet that can mount on the top of his cab in truck form. The "Mini-con" is actually a remote control, which activates his energon cube's sound effects.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2005)

[[Image:BTR_EnergonPrime.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Blocktimus Prime]]

: The ''Energon'' version of ''Built To Rule'' Optimus Prime was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic truck cab with a trailer-mounted pressure-launch dual-missile cannon (with electronic lights and sounds) to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many "Tuesday Morning" chain stores at drastically dropped prices.

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===Cybertron===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2004, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-01'''
[[Image:Cybertron_Prime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Well... a fire truck is bigger."]]

:''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime transforms into a heavily-armed fire truck of made up origin. The wings and guns can be rearranged so the fire truck has a flight mode. Like ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], the forward section of the fire truck detaches to transform into his standard robot mode, while the rear 'trailer' portion becomes a battle station (if you squint).

:The trailer can combine with the standard robot mode to form a massive, winged backpack for the toy's Super Mode. A lever on the back of Optimus Prime's head raises the traditional Prime faceplate, covering his Optimus Primal-style mouth.

:When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the large, rectangular electronic rail gun, the panels covering it open up and a different sound effect is played when the firing button is pressed. An LED also lights up. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the cannon that the rifle can attach to, two spring-loaded missile launchers pop out.

:In Super Mode, Optimus Prime can combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] to form '''"Savage Claw Mode"''', or [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Sonic Wing Mode"'''.

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Burger King)

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
:A recolor of the Supercon ''Armada'' Optimus, it has been recolored to closer resemble the Optimus from Cybertron. Like the original coloring of this toy, the forearms of early releases of this toy were switched, making the elbow completely useless. However, this was corrected and later releases have his arms bend properly. At the tail end of the ''Cybertron'' line, the four planet symbols were added to the truck-mode's cab.

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron)
[[Image:LOC_CybertronPrime.jpg|left|thumb|165px|[[Optimus Minor]]?]]

:This very simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has no weapons or trailer, just the front portion of the truck. It transforms into the standard robot mode, with a very similar transformation scheme to the full-sized toy, but cannot form Super Mode.

* '''Sonic Convoy''' (multi-pack, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''EX-02'''

:Sonic Convoy was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] redeco of Galaxy Convoy (Optimus Prime) and Sonic Bomber (Wing Saber). Most of Galaxy Convoy's truck cab parts were cast in translucent blue and red plastic, with the trailer being cast in much deeper reds, more metallic silver and chromed red opaque plastics.

:The only appreciable difference between EX-02 Sonic Bomber and the regular release was that all of his previous vaccum-metalized chrome parts and red painted parts were now vaccum-metalized or chrome-painted red.

:This set also came with [[Cobybot]], a slight redeco of [[Scrapmetal]] using the humanoid robot head that is usually discarded when Scrapmetal toys are assembled.

* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, Beast)
:A recolor of the Deluxe ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' [[Optimus Primal]] toy, this version of Optimus Prime turns into a brown gorilla. It includes a hoverboard which reveals a missile launcher and an assualt blade when a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted. He includes a [[Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Key with the code '''d7s9'''.

* '''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2006)
[[Image:Cyb_GalaxyForceOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sowing confusion on message boards everywhere.]]

:Released at the tail-end of ''Cybertron'', Galaxy Force Optimus Prime is a repaint of the Leader-class toy. The main differences are black replaces the blue plastic and blue paint, tinted translucent parts replace the translucent blue parts, and the toy's rifles, rail gun covers, missile launchers and leg guns being cast in red plastic. The unique Matrix-shaped Cyber Planet Key is finally painted gold.

:The shoulders are adorned with the four planet symbols of the Cyber Planet Keys, supposedly to represent Optimus Prime as the leader of all remaining Transformers.

:The 'Galaxy Force' addition to Optimus Prime's name is in reference to the journey the character takes at the end of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon series, as well as a reference to the Japanese version of the cartoon.
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===Attacktix===
*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Galactic Showdown, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''SVT05'''

*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF13'''

*'''Super Optimus Prime (Vehicle)''' (Booster, 2006)
: ''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF14'''

==Trivia==
[[Image:MonsterConvoy.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]

* According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Optimus Prime's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
:Mass: 18,960 lbs
:Robot height: 22' 11"
:Robot top speed: 31 mph
:Vehicle height: 8' 3"
:Vehicle top speed: 125 mph
:Vehicle power: 700 hp @ 2500 rpm

* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.

* For at least part of the Energon animated series, the CGI model for Optimus Prime's handgun resembled an oversized six-shooter rather than the actual toy's chamber-less handgun for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]]

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Cobra

2007-05-13T03:40:34Z

72.198.4.142:

[[Image:cobralogo.gif|thumb|right|COBRAAAAAA!]]

'''Cobra''' is a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world! oh noes!

Led by [[Cobra Commander]], they've had their ups and downs in their struggle against the [[G.I. Joe]] team.

They sometimes team up with or [[Doctor Biggles-Jones|rebuild]] Transformers.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

====Season 3====
By the year 2006, Cobra's one-time [[Cobra Commander|leader]] was a homeless vagrant, selling the use of his organization's [[synthoid]] technology to [[Victor Drath|small-time mobsters]].

While nothing is stated outright, it appears that the threat of mighty Cobra is now but a memory.

====Binaltech (Japan-only)====
Earlier, in 2004, [[General Blitz|Garrison Kreiger]], a former financial backer of Cobra and enemy of G.I. Joe's Sgt. Savage, served as a member of the nefarious [[Concurrence]].

Among the other members of the Concurrence was [[Count von Rani]], who himself clashed with Sgt. Savage as '''Iron Klaw''', but who otherwise has no known connection to Cobra.

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe And The Transformers''====
Cobra manipulated [[Senator Barbara Larkin]], using her to push through the development of [[Power Station Alpha]] so that they could then steal it for their own purposes. Things went awry when the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] decided they wanted it for their own, but an alliance was soon formed... and broken, when Cobra learned the Decepticons planned to use Alpha to destroy the world.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Baroness]], [[Buzzer]], [[Cobra Commander]], [[Destro]], [[Dr. Mindbender]], [[Serpentor]],
[[Torch (Dreadnok)|Torch]], [[Ripper]], [[Zarana]], and [[Zartan]].

====''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and the Transformers''====
In the midst of a scheme by [[Cobra Commander]] to bring new glory to his organization, the reconfigurable [[Silent Castle]] he had seized from [[Destro]] was put into a state of constant metamorphosis. This caught the attention of a heavily-damaged [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who flew to [[Trans-Carpathia]] from Canada and was enraged to discover a non-sentient piece of architecture instead of another Transformer.

This confrontation eventually led to an agreement between Megatron and Cobra whereby Megatron would receive a new, more powerful body (designed by [[Dr. Biggles-Jones]]) in exchange for the technologies of the downed-but-functional Autobot [[Ark]].

[[Image:Cobra-139.jpg|thumb|left|"I just want some pants. A DECENT PAIR OF PANTS!"]]
Cobra helicopters led Megatron and the unearthed Ark from Canada to the Cobra-controlled town of [[Millville]], New York, where its brainwashed denizens began to unload the spacecraft. Their operation was discovered by the [[G.I. Joe]] team, who Megatron was vocally uninterested in battling.

Not too long afterwards, a group of Autobots ([[Brawn]], [[Chase]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Override (G1)|Override]], [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]], and [[Steeljaw]]) arrived and battled Megatron in Millville, causing considerable damage to Cobra's property holdings and destroying any vestiges of town's use as a secret base.

As the situation continued to degrade, Cobra Commander ordered an evacuation of the town's assets and personnel from a position near the Ark. Megatron then arrived, and having captured [[Dr. Biggles-Jones]], abruptly disregarded his previous agreement with Cobra Commander. He took the Ark for himself and blasted off, much to Cobra Commander's extreme annoyance.

In-transit, Megatron voiced that he had transferred a virus that had been implanted in his new body by Dr. Biggles-Jones to the Cybertronian technology in Cobra's possession, which would render it inoperable.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Cobra Commander]], [[Dice (Cobra)|Dice]], [[Dr. Mindbender]], [[Road Pig (Dreadnok)|Road Pig]], [[Slice]], and [[Zarana]].

====''Transformers Generation 2''====
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s departure in the [[Ark]], a convoy of Cobra vehicles departed [[Millville]], safeguarding a transport containing the (unknowingly infected) Cybertronian technology they had acquired.

[[Image:Cobra-G2.jpg|thumb|right|Wait, that was a Paralyzer a minute ago.]]

The convoy was assaulted by Autobot [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], who feared the havoc that could be created by the alien technology in Cobra's hands. As Cobra soldiers prepared to retaliate against him, they were cut down by [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Hawk (GIJoe)|General Hawk]], which gave Hot Spot the opportunity to destroy the transport.

Surrounded and heavily damaged, Hot Spot destroyed himself rather than be captured and dissected by Cobra's technicians for knowledge.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Cobra Commander]].

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Transformers/G.I. Joe''====
In 1938, Major Sebastian Bludd discovered the [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his [[Decepticons]] in a shrine in the [[Fera Islands]]. Soon Megatron allied himself with Bludd's master, Cobra Commander, and they joined forces to conquer [[Europe]]. Even the mighty [[Maginot Line]] could not stop them as they rolled through [[Berlin]], [[Paris]], and [[Rome]] and enslaving their inhabitants. Before long, the Decepticon/Cobra onslaught reached [[Great Britain]].

However, treachery from Destro, the Baroness, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led the newly-formed G.I. Joe team to their [[Terrordrome]]. While engaging Cobra troops commanded by Storm Shadow, the Joes encountered the [[Autobots]], who soon repaired and revived themselves. The Joes soon found themselves under fire from a squadron of [[Rattler|Rattlers]] and [[Seeker|Seekers]] led by Wild Weasel, but they were driven back by [[Lady Jaye]] and the [[Aerialbots]].

As this transpired, Megatron attempted to dispose of his insufficiently-efficient human partners, but was humbled by a [[Matrix]]-bearing Cobra Commander.

While the Cobra aircraft were driven off, they left behind paratroopers and [[Rumble]]. The Joes managed to defeat the troops, and [[Bumblebee]] and [[Scarlett]] destroyed Rumble, but Zartan managed to murder and replace [[Breaker]] in the confusion. He was quickly discovered, but not before he allowed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to capture [[Flint]].

Storm Shadow left the main Cobra force to engage in a deadly duel with his sword-brother [[Snake-Eyes]], now a member of G.I. Joe. Despite the intervention of [[Ravage]], Snake-Eyes defeated Storm Shadow, who was then eaten by a shark.

Soon, Cobra prepared to defend the town of [[Torhavn]] against the approoaching Autobots and Joes, using slaves as human shields. Another Cobra air attack was foiled by Lady Jaye and [[Superion]], leading to the death of Wild Weasel, and Lady Jaye defeated Bludd and the [[Dreadnoks]]. Meanwhile, a small Joe strikeforce infiltrated the Terrordrome, destroying [[Frenzy]] in the process.

As the Joes, Autobots, and an Allied fleet neared, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] destroyed Superion and a number of ships, damaging himself severely in the process. But despite heavy losses, the Autobots soldiered on.

Destro and the Baroness took advantage of the chaos to unleash their monstrous creation [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] upon both sides - but not before slaying their co-conspirator, Starscream. Bruticus' attack crippled Cobra Commander, allowing the Baroness to execute him with Megatron's pistol form. Her victory was short-lived - before the Commander's body could cool, she and Destro were arrested by Scarlett and Snake-Eyes. As the metal monster tore through the Autobots, Snake-Eyes took the Matrix from the Commander's corpse and destroyed it, killing the Autobots, Decepticons, and Bruticus and ending the threat of Cobra.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Baroness]], [[Buzzer]], [[Cobra Commander]], [[Destro]], [[Dr. Mindbender]], [[Major Bludd]], [[Ripper]], [[Storm Shadow]], [[Torch (Dreadnok)|Torch]], [[Wild Weasel]], and [[Zartan]].

====''Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front''====
Some 45 years after the conquest of Europe, Cobra rose again. Under the command of Cobra Commander, Cobra established extensive operations in the United States. In 1985, G.I. Joe attacked a Cobra shipping facility commanded by Destro. While the facility was largely destroyed, Destro and Scrap-Iron managed to escape via [[Trouble Bubble]]. Soon afterwards, Cobra detected the crash of an [[Autobot]] shuttlecraft near [[Portland]]. Their retrieval force was repelled by a team of G.I. Joe rookies.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Cobra Commander]], [[Destro]], and [[Scrap-Iron (Cobra)|Scrap-Iron]].

''[Note: As [[Dreamwave]] went bankrupt after only one issue of this series was published, it is unknown whether Cobra Commander and Destro are in any way related to their 1930s counterparts.]''

===Devil's Due comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''====
The fledgling terrorist organization Cobra discovered the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and its Transformer crew in [[stasis lock]], and took them to their headquarters on [[Cobra Island]]. With the help of mad scientist Dr. Mindbender and weapons dealer Destro, they turned most of the Transformers into remote-controlled war machines - with the exception of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who was kept by Cobra Commander as a trophy, locked in pistol mode. They were used to strike at a [[United Nations]] summit in [[Washington, D.C.]], causing mass panic.

Despite problems reprogramming some units (especially [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]), Cobra launched an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]]. While several of Cobra's Transformers were destroyed in the attack, thanks to the intervention of the newly-formed G.I. Joe as well as [[Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], two escaped Autobots, Firefly managed to acquire the satellite technology and destroy the facility. Their success was short-lived, however, as Cobra's Transformers overrode their programming ''en masse'' and rebelled against their masters. Cobra Commander was forced to unleash Megatron to battle Optimus Prime as he attempted to flee. As Cobra troops were slain left and right, the Commander and several other oficers managed to secure [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suits and fight their way through the vengeful mechanoids.

Meanwhile, Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] had taken control of Cobra headquarters and used the stolen satellite technology to begin producing [[energon]] cubes. The Autobots and Joes took the command centre and incapacitated Megatron, but were then alerted to an American nuclear missile headed straight for them. Enlisting the help of Mindbender, the Joes managed to shoot the nuke down with the SPS, with the side-effect of the satellite showering the island with deadly heat-blasts. After the blasts incapacitated most of the Decepticons, Optimus Prime managed to shoot down the satellite and defeat Megatron. Destro, Mindbender, and the Baroness escaped, and Cobra Commander fled with the aid of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Baroness]], [[Cobra Commander]], [[Destro]], [[Dr. Mindbender]], [[Firefly]], [[Major Bludd]], [[Storm Shadow]], and [[Zartan]].

====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II''====
Over the next two years, Cobra rebuilt itself. G.I. Joe continued to bedevil them, breaking up a weapons-smuggling ring and capturing the cyborgified Dreadnoks. Eventually, Cobra hatched a plan to gain access to [[Teletran 3]], a computer that would give Cobra access to [[Cybertron]]'s [[space bridge]] network, allowing for instantaneous troop and supply movements. G.I. Joe agent [[Chuckles]] discovered the plan, and led the team to Cobra's [[Boston]] headquarters. As the Joes attacked, they disrupted the gate, first sending the Joes, Cobras, and Starscream to Cybertron, and then scattering a number of Transformers throughout time.The time disruption threatened to destroy Earth, forcing Cobra to team up with G.I. Joe to retrieve the missing mechanoids.

Zartan, Storm Shadow, [[Lady Jaye]], and [[Snake-Eyes]] were successful in retrieving [[Jazz]], [[Bumblebee]], [[Hot Rod]], and [[Blitzwing]] from the 1970s, and the Baroness, Percy, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], and [[Beach-Head]] barely managed to retrieve [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Stunticon]]s from 1930s [[Chicago]]. Meanwhile, Tomax, Xamot, Mindbender, [[Barbecue]], and [[Spirit]] found themselves in a nightmarish Decepticon-ruled future Earth. They were forced to take [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] back to the present against his will, and both he and Xamot were slain by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as soon as they returned to Cybertron. The Autobots were taken captive by Shockwave's Decepticons, the time gate was deactivated, and the Joes and Cobras were forced to flee. All seemed lost until Lady Jaye and Roadblock infiltrated the control center and reactivated the time gate, bringing [[Dusty]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Gung Ho]], and a Viper back - along with the fearsome [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots routed Shockwave's forces, giving Joes and Cobras a safe passage home.

Meanwhile Dr. Mindbender, who had been left on Earth, was arrested, but soon found himself enlisted to harness the power of [[Unicron]] by the enigmatic forces of [[Cobra-La]]!

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Baroness]], [[Buzzer]], [[Cobra Commander]], [[Destro]], [[Dr. Mindbender]], [[Percy]], [[Ripper]], [[Storm Shadow]], [[Tomax]], [[Torch (Dreadnok)|Torch]], [[Xamot]], and [[Zartan]].

====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War''====
While attacking [[Area 52]] with the monstrous [[Cobratron]], Cobra Commander infiltrated the base and activated the deadly [[Serpent O.R.]] in the hopes of controlling the powerful humanoid, only to have him escape to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and reunite the shattered Decepticon forces. Cobra Commander managed to briefly take mental control of Serpent O.R., but was rendered catatonic when he was exposed to the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Baroness]], [[Cobra Commander]], [[Doctor Knox]], [[Zarana]], and [[Zartan]].

====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon''====
By the arrival of [[Unicron]], a number of Cobra operatives had been captured by [[G.I. Joe]], including [[Darklon]], [[Overlord (Cobra)|Overlord]], [[Tomax]]. The [[Baroness]], [[Destro]], [[Doctor Mindbender]], [[Firefly]], [[Iron Klaw]], and [[Zartan]] remained at large.

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
*The character bio for the 6" [[Titanium Series]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] makes reference to him currently being controlled by [[Cobra Commander]] and his [[Matrix]]. This makes him the first Hasbro product officially recognizing a Transformers/GIJoe crossover - unlike [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], where there was no explicit reference.

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Blitzwing (G1)

2007-05-10T03:13:44Z

72.198.4.142: /* IDW comics continuity */

:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Blitzwingg1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]

'''Blitzwing''' is loud. He likes to think he has a sense of humor, but what he considers funny is, more often than not, offensively cruel. Obnoxious, belligerent, and nasty, he makes even his fellow Decepticons feel uneasy. His anti-social tendencies can relegate Blitzwing to an outsider status. Due to his social isolation, he's able to see the bigger picture; he can see when his teammates are being played by unseen forces. Of course, if he thinks the trap is amusing enough, he might just let it happen anyway.

''French-Canadian name:'' '''Le Blitz'''<br>
''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Due'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Ed Gilbert]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing does not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow Triple Changer [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and [[energon]]. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a football coach under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Both Blitzwing and his pet tactician were beaten so quickly that it was almost embarrassing, and he crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened.

Blitzwing was also present during the infamous assault on [[Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking.

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for ''some'' reason) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant retun of [[Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "Decepticon Matrix of Leadership" for himself and threw the switch the Quintessons' nullifying switch, deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever.

Ironically, Blitzwing had gotten away with ''actually'' betraying Megatron, but then managed to get himself branded a traitor and was hurled out of the Decepticons while being perfectly loyal to Galvatron. He would appear again briefly in some crowd scenes, and in the ''[[Headmasters (television series)|Headmasters]]'' animated series, likely as the result of carelessness in production.

It should also be noted that when Rodimus offered Blitzwing a place among the Autobots, Blitzwing did turn it down, but also mentioned his respect for Rodimus. This makes Blitzwing one of the few notable Decepticons (along with [[Octane]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]) who do not seem to have any real hatred for the Autobots.

''('''Note:''' In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, ''[[Starscream's Ghost]]'' was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple-Changer, [[Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer.)''

===Marvel Comics continuity===

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon]] and demonstrated triple-changing abilities. However, after the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's. He was freed from [[Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. Following the departure of the [[Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, and appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand.

Somehow, Blitzwing made his way to [[Earth]], and was among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. Despite this, he was not among the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], but instead ended up back on Cybertron, once more under Shockwave's command. Blitzwing was one of the warriors who accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the Earth-bound forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron, and was badly damaged by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued. Some time later, Blitzwing was attacked and destroyed by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] on Cybertron. His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer.

''(Note: Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave Comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in Generation 1 is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in [[War and Peace]] and [[Micromasters (comic)|Micromasters]]. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in [[The War Within]] depicts him as a triple changer, while his appearances in [[The Dark Ages]] and Micromasters show him mutating into his triple changer form for the first time. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.)''

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' comics continuity===

===IDW comics continuity===

Blitzwing is part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He is assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].

Apparently Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he is seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, but is blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's Roller drone. Heh he got owned by roller{{storylink|Escalation, Issue 4}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|left|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''43''', '''TFC-17'''

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a MIG-25 fighter jet or a Type-74 assault tank. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[Transformers Collection]] series.

: All US version had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakend. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and released as [[Overcharge]].

==Trivia==

[[Image:Generations-CybertronBattle.jpg|thumb|250px|The War Without?]]

*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[Comics Bom Bom]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in [[The War Within]].

[[Image:DBlitzFace.jpg|thumb|left|150px|No feet, no face, no service.]]
*Blitzwing's earliest [[Diaclone]] sculpt had him with a somewhat odd faceless head.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm Blitzwing at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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