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Metal Attraction

2011-07-10T15:19:27Z

72.219.48.154:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 18
|prev=Crisscross
|next=Rock Bottom
|image=MetalAttraction-stuck.jpg
|caption= Sadly they don't fusion into [[Tigerhawk|a Powerful being.]]
|title="Metal Attraction"
|airdate=[[July 9]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''The Autobots try to claim a magnetic weapon called a "polarity gauntlet" before the Decepticons get to it.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reports to [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] that there's an incoming vehicle, which they initially assume to be a [[Decepticon]], but relax when it turns out to be [[June Darby]] in her car. Jack's less than enthusiastic that his mother's come to check up on him ''again''. Ratchet detects an unusual magnetic flux.

[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has also picked up the magnetic signature, which [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] recognizes as a Decepticon weapon. [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] volunteers to secure the invention and though Megatron is skeptical of Breakdown's abilities following [[Operation: Breakdown|certain recent events]], Breakdown insists.

[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] arrive back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], but their high spirits drop when they realize Jack's mom is there. Arcee and Jack prepare to go conduct a routine diagnostic, but June's questioning about how safe it will be makes Arcee irritated. Ratchet asks Bulkhead to go and investigate the magnetic disturbance, and when Miko announces she's going too, Bulkhead is obliged to tell her to stay at base. Finally June's questions become too much for Arcee, and she opts to go with Bulkhead.

In a desert area, Breakdown breaks apart some rocks to find the device he's after. No sooner has he picked it up than [[Airachnid]] puts in an appearance, clouts him and grabs the weapon. Breakdown recovers quickly and begins fighting Airachnid, until she burrows up from beneath the earth and drags him down, leaving him buried. Though she picks up the device and is ready to leave, Breakdown pulls himself free of the ground, and the pair charge at each other.

Arcee and Bulkhead trudge through the rocks, discussing how Jack's mom is a killjoy, and Miko, who has quietly tagged along, asks if they can't ban her from the base. Arcee's calls for a [[GroundBridge]], but Miko talks her out of it, and requests Bulkhead play some rock music. Arcee tells him to shut it off, as it's not exactly stealthy, and they soon find Breakdown and Airachnid fighting. Leaving Miko a safe distance behind, the two Autobots leap into combat, surprising Airachnid who has just gotten the upper hand. Bulkhead tosses Arcee into the air, and she shoots at the pair before charging at Breakdown, but Airachnid insists on facing Arcee herself. After a few minutes fighting, Bulkhead and Arcee overcome their opponents, but Breakdown grabs the weapon and activates it. Warning him that it isn't a toy, Airachnid retreats underground, and Arcee and Bulkhead find themselves being dragged towards each other. The weapon hoists them into the air before slamming them back against some rocks. Satisfied, Breakdown transforms to return to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. Miko finds [[Miko's phone|her phone]] stuck to Bulkhead's chest and Arcee stuck to Bulkhead's back.

Driving along a road, Breakdown is ambushed and entangled in a web.

Ratchet realizes that the weapon Breakdown has is a [[polarity gauntlet]] and says their best bet to get Arcee unstuck is to get the gauntlet back. Arcee insists on Miko returning to base, and Miko complains loudly that she sounds just like Jack's mom, which naturally June hears over the Comm-Link.

At an old gas station, Airachnid tries on the gauntlet. Breakdown, securely webbed to the side of the building, suggests they could take it back to Megatron together, but she's not keen on rejoining the Decepticons and thinks the gauntlet will be perfect for keeping everyone else away. Bulkhead trudges up to the gas station to confront Airachnid, who tells him to put his hands up and turn around. He does so, and Arcee promptly opens fire, managing to shoot the gauntlet out of Airachnid's hand. The device activates, sucking everything metal towards it including Breakdown who is pulled free of the webbing and shuts the gauntlet down. Bulkhead and Arcee begin awkwardly fighting Breakdown and Airachnid. Bulkhead manages to deck Breakdown and turns to face Arachnid, but then Breakdown uses the gauntlet to drop an oil derrick on the 'Bots.

Pinned under an unconscious Bulkhead, Arcee is menaced by Airachnid. Fortunately Bulkhead comes around in time and the pair stand up, now separated. Arcee attacks Breakdown, but Bulkhead finds himself no match for Airachnid, who grabs the gauntlet and uses it to draw Arcee to her. Bulkhead blasts Breakdown into another oil derrick, while Arcee and Airachnid fight. Arcee eventually gets possession of the gauntlet and uses it to polarize everyone so that they repel metal. Airachnid uses her webbing to snatch the gauntlet back and transforms to escape, but Bulkhead grabs on to her helicopter mode and throws her into Breakdown. With the gauntlet secured, Arcee and Bulkhead head back to base where they give it to Ratchet, and June apologizes for being overprotective.

Megatron is unhappy when Breakdown returns apparently empty handed, but Breakdown reveals he has Airachnid stuck to his back.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (6)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (7)
*[[Airachnid]] (11)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (12)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[June Darby]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (9)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"So...where's Optimus?" 
"On a scouting mission with Bumblebee. Sorry to disappoint." 
"And I wore heels and everything..." 
:—'''June''' makes '''Ratchet''' uncomfortable with a few choice words.

"Allow me to redeem myself, master. What I have lost... is a constant reminder that I must never again fail you." 
:—'''Breakdown''' rather darkly references his new eyepatch.

"I heard a rumour about a rogue 'Con. How about I hogtie you and haul you in?" 
:—'''Breakdown''' has no sympathy for those who disrespect Megatron's rule.

"A scout should be silent but deadly."
:—'''Arcee''' unwittingly makes Bulkhead and Miko's day.

"Still up for a truce, muscles?" 
"Only because I hate Bulkhead more than I hate you." 
:—'''Airachnid''' and '''Breakdown''' decide to look at the bigger picture.

"Arcee; I think I owe you an apology." 
"You do?" 
"I worry...especially when I feel like I can't control things - which, with a teenager, is all the time." 
:—'''June''' admits the troubles of being a single mother to '''Arcee'''.

"Airachnid...it has been some time." 
"Lord Megatron - what can I say? It's good to be back." 
:—It would seem like the Autobots have a new problem to deal with...

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Mere moments after Bulkhead states that he is polarised and can’t touch metal, he grabs Airachnid out of the air and throws her at Breakdown. Is she not made of metal, or did the gauntlet’s effects wear off that fast?

===Transformers references===
*Breakdown was bested by humans and lost his right optic in [[Operation: Breakdown|episode 16]].
*After Breakdown volunteers to retrieve the weapon, Megatron retorts, "If you can be bested by mere humans, [[Furmanism|what chance do you have]] against the Autobots?"
===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* The episode title appears to be a belabored nod to the film ''[[wikipedia:Fatal Attraction|Fatal Attraction]]''.

===Trivia===
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] apparently didn't have any extra optics lying around to give Breakdown. [[Shadowzone (episode)|Sound familiar?]]
*Breakdown's new optic patch was hinted at during [[BotCon 2011]] when an artist from the series was requested to sketch Breakdown by [[Chris Ho|a certain Transformers fan]]: the artist asked what [[Operation: Breakdown|episode]] had just been screened, thought for a moment, and soon provided an image of Breakdown with an optic patch.<ref>Vangelus revealed this during the [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/422249-wtf-primetime-14-operation-breakdown-june-22-2011-a.html "Operation: Breakdown"] episode of TFW2005's "WTF Primetime" podcast</ref>
*During this episode's original airing, the [[commercial bumper]]s were backwards: "we now return" was played at the start of each break and "we'll be right back" was played at the end.
*As of this episode, we finally have a mention of Jack's father having left him and June.

==Home video releases==

==External links==
<references />

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)

2011-07-08T22:37:20Z

72.219.48.154: /* Autobots */

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'''''Transformers: Generation 2''''' was the first Transformers toy revamp, relaunching the line in 1993, two years after the last of the original ''Transformers'' figures were off the shelves in the United States. It began with recolored versions of Generation 1 toys, but soon consisted entirely of new molds made for the line.

''Generation 2'' saw more-or-less simultaneous release in the US and [[Generation 2 (European toyline)|European markets]], but Japan would not start the line (or even have any ''Transformers'' product at all on shelves, for that matter) until 1995.

==Overview==
[[Image:G2Prime toy.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Optimus Prime's first G2 toy, essentially a re-release of the original toy but with a new [[soundbox]] and weapons.]]
Initially, the line featured re-releases of several [[The Transformers (toyline)|"Generation 1" toys]] with new accessories and tweaked decos, alongside several molds that had been recently released as part of the European-market line (many of which would be ''re''-released in Europe under the ''Generation 2'' banner.)

Because of this early product, and particularly because of the radically redecorated [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], ''Generation 2'' is sometimes inaccurately and unfairly remembered by fans as consisting ''solely'' of garishly recolored Generation 1 toys. As the line continued, however, numerous new molds and play features were introduced. Among them were:

* [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] - ''Hot Wheels''-styled figures with simpler transformations and "precision" wheels
* [[Rotor Force]] - featured firing plastic rotor weapons
* [[Laser Rod]]s and [[Laser Cycle]]s - featured light-up LED weaponry
* [[Cyberjet]]s - realistic fighter planes with complex transformations.

These last groups also featured unprecedented articulation.

[[Image:G2Megatron toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|G2 Megatron, one of the line's more famous molds.]]
Multiple new versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were also released: though Optimus' original toy saw re-release with tweaked deco and new accessories, Megatron received the first all-new mold of the line early on as a colossal tank, as making him a handgun no longer seemed feasible. Both characters would receive multiple toys over the course of the line, in the form of both new molds and redecoes of previous characters' toys. Late in the line's run, [[Hasbro]] would use the same general tactic, applying numerous Generation 1 characters to toy redecoes in the hopes of stirring up nostalgic interest.

Later toys included a pop-up bio card, referred to on the packaging as a "[[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]]!"

==Decline and cancelation==
[[Image:G2-toy_MantaRay.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Manta Ray, one of the awesome awesome awesome [[Rotor Force]] toys, which, if we haven't mentioned it yet, are awesome.]]

The series debuted to lackluster sales, despite featuring fan-favorites like the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Some fans blamed [[Neon|color selections]], but it seems ''far'' more likely that it was simply a case of bad timing combined with too much product "your older brother has in the attic". Kids still weren't into robots that turned into cars at the time, it seems, and the "older nostalgic" market (which can rarely sustain a major toy brand at nationwide retail even today) was downright microscopic at the time. Being up against the then-new ''[[Saban Entertainment|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the still-popular ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' brand and the ever-growing popularity of home video game consoles certainly didn't help. The toyline also was not supported by a new cartoon, relying instead on [[Generation 2 (cartoon)|repackaged G1 episodes]].

[[Image:G2 Jolt toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Jolt, one of the super-posable [[Laser Rod]] toys.]]
''Generation 2'' was ended after about two and a half years, with several new products trapped in development limbo. A handful saw release in the [[Generation 2 (European toyline)|European market]] (namely the [[Power Master]]s), but most of those canceled new molds stayed unreleased for years. As Hasbro had recently acquired [[Kenner]], and the ''Transformers'' franchise facing extinction, the decision was made to shift the boys'-toy production to Kenner and take ''Transformers'' in a different direction to hopefully revitalize the seemingly-tired concept... ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.
{{-}}

==1993==
===[[Autobot]]s===
[[Image:G1G2 Skram toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Skram, a re-used late-Generation 1 mold from Europe.]]
[[Image:G2Bumblebee Minicar toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bumblebee]]
[[Image:G2 Gobots toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Gobots]]
'''Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]

'''Cars'''
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]

'''[[Color Changer]]s'''
*[[Drench (G2)|Drench]]
*[[Gobots (G2)|Gobots]]

'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]

'''[[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]]'''
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]

'''Small Cars''' (sometimes known as [[Axelerator]]s)
*[[Rapido]]
*[[Skram (G2)|Skram]]
*[[Turbofire]]
*[[Windbreaker]]
{{-}}

===[[Decepticon]]s===
[[Image:G2 Ramjet toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ramjet]]
[[Image:G2Devastator toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Devastator]]
'''Leader'''
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]

'''[[Color Changer]]s'''
*[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]]
*[[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]]

'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
''Combine to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]''

'''[[Seeker (body-type)|Jets]]'''
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]

'''[[Skyscorcher]]s''' (also known as the "Skirmish Patrol"){{fact}}
*[[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]]
*[[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]]
*[[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]]
*[[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]]
{{-}}

==1994==
===Autobots===
[[Image:G2superion toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Superion]]
'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
*[[Slingshot|Slingshot]]
''Combine to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].''

'''Heroes'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]

'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''
*[[Electro]]
*[[Volt]]

'''[[Rotor Force]]'''
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]
{{-}}

===Decepticons===
[[Image:G2bruticus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bruticus, after a run-in with [[Professor Princess]] perhaps?]]
'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]
''Combine to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]''

'''Heroes'''
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]

'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''
*[[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]
*[[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]

'''[[Rotor Force]]'''
*[[Powerdive]]
*[[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]]

'''Others'''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] with [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]]

'''Exclusives'''
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
{{-}}

==1995==
===Autobots===
[[Image:G2-toy Firecracker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Firecracker]]
[[Image:G2RoadRocket-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Road Rocket]]

'''Leader'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]

'''[[Cyberjet]]s'''
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]

'''[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]]'''
*[[Blowout]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]
*[[Double Clutch (G2)|Double Clutch]]
*[[Firecracker]]
*[[Gearhead]]
*[[High Beam]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Motormouth]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]

'''[[Laser Cycle]]'''
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]]
{{-}}

===Decepticons===
[[Image:HooliganG2-toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hooligan]]
'''[[Auto Roller]]s'''
*[[Dirtbag]]
*[[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]]

'''[[Cyberjet]]s'''
*[[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]
*[[Skyjack]]
*[[Space Case (G2)|Space Case]]

'''[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]]'''
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]

'''[[Laser Cycle]]'''
*[[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]]

'''[[Exclusive]]s'''
* [[Nightracer]]

{{note|For toys not released in the United States market but in other markets, see ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)]].}}

==Unreleased==
'''Advanced Tactical Bomber (A.T.B.)'''
*[[:Image:G2toy_ATB_megs_and_screamer.jpg|A.T.B. Megatron with Starscream]]

'''Auto Rollers'''
*[[:Image:Un autorollers.jpg|General Optimus Prime]]
*[[:Image:Un autorollers.jpg|Sgt. Hound]]
*[[:Image:G2Autolauncher.jpg|Unknown APC]] (later became [[Autolauncher]])
*[[:Image:G2AutoJetter.jpg|Unknown jet]] (later became [[Autojetter]])

'''Combat Heroes'''
*[[:Image:CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|Combat Hero Megatron]]
*[[:Image:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]]

'''Go-Bots'''
*[[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]] and the [[Go-Bots Racing Rig]]
*"Vinny's Pro Stock" (evidently [[Rumble (G1)#Generation_2_2|Rumble]], later became [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]])
[[Image:G2GoBotsUnmadeJeepAndCar.jpg|thumb|300px|And then Skywarp rigged the car wash to spray paint instead! It was ''hi''-larious.]]
*"[[:Image:G2Go-BotGTPRacer.jpg|GTP Racer]]" (later became [[Daytonus]])
*"911 Police Car" (later became [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]/[[Prowl 2]])
*"Black Viper" (later became [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]])<ref>Designations for four unreleased Go-Bots from the [[BotCon 1996]] "Toys For Tots" charity auction listings. Note that "Vinny's Pro Stock" is an inaccurate reading of the sponsor logos on "Rumble" {{m-}} they actually read "Vinny's Pizza" and "Jerry's Motors", with "Pro Stock" underneath each respective logo.</ref>

{{note|An additional two unmade Go-Bots {{m-}} a Jeep and an unidentified car {{m-}} are known to exist, and made it to what may have been the test-shot stage. However, painted samples have never surfaced, and whether the molds got far enough along for actual production is unknown.}}

'''Laser Cycles'''
*[[:Image:LaserCycleJazz.jpg|Jazz]]
*[[:Image:LaserCycleSoundwave.jpg|Soundwave]]

[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|thumb|300px|Rare. Rare like a mooing steak.]]

'''Stunticons'''
*S1 Motormaster
*S2 Dead End
*S4 Drag Strip
*S5 Wildrider

'''Protectobots'''
*P1 Hot Spot
*P2 First Aid
*P3 Groove
*P4 Streetwise
*P5 Blades

==Innovations and lasting effects==
* ''Generation 2'' was the first line to sport a uniform, gimmick-spanning sub-title in addition to the main "Transformers" name. (Although the "Generation 2" moniker would be dropped for the tail end of the line, mostly affecting toys that would never be released on the US market)
* Though some earlier toys used them, the [[Cyberjet]]s were the first toys to introduce [[ball joint]]s on a wider scale. By the following toyline, ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ball joints had become a regular feature of Transformers [[toy]]s.
*The new molds created for ''Generation 2'' also dropped [[sticker]]s in favor of [[paint operation]]s and [[tampograph]]y for deco details.

==Notes==
*Artwork or packaging mock-ups for various toys seemingly intended for release in the ''Generation 2'' toyline have surfaced over the years. Among them:
**[[:Image:G2SludgeBoxart.jpg|Sludge]], [[:Image:Swoop iconic.jpg|Swoop]], and another version of [[:Image:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|Grimlock]].
**Recolored card art of [[Power Master]] Ironhide, in yellow and blue, attached to packaging mock-ups bearing the names [[Belzone]], [[Light Speed]], and [[Pothole]].
**Recolored card art of [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] as a new character named [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]] and a "black death" version of [[:Image:G2BlackDeathStarscream.jpg|Starscream]].
* A ''Generation 2'' exists within the fictional [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe, as a ''toyline''! According to the online [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] bio for the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] Decepticon, [[Shortround]], he is an avid toy collector whose prize pieces are [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor]]. However, it is not specified whether or not these items are actually ''Transformers'' toys like their real world counterparts.

* The [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] toyline includes two toys marked as "Generation 2 series", [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Skyjack|Skyfall]].

* The theme for [[BotCon 2010]] was 'Transformers - Generation 2: Redux'. The convention exclusive figures include the formerly European exclusive G2 Transformer [[Pyro]] (under the name Spark), which is a redeco of the 2008 Universe version of Inferno (itself based on G2 Inferno).

* ''Generation 2'' shares some engineering with Takara's other transforming robot toy series from around the same time, the [[Brave (franchise)|Brave Series]]. That line also featured in some instances [[Light-piping|light-piped heads]], [[ball joint|ball joints]], Gatling-style missile launchers, and spinning rotor projectiles.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Generation 2| Generation 2 (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Operation: Breakdown

2011-06-19T15:53:22Z

72.219.48.154:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 16
|prev=Shadowzone (episode)
|next=Crisscross
|image=OperationBreakdown-Consdontbreak.jpg
|caption=Now he need a eyepath,and a bottle of Scrumpy.
|title="Operation: Breakdown"
|airdate=[[June 18]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Breakdown is captured by MECH, and the only ones who can save him are... Team Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] is fighting [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] in a ghost town on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] in Eastern [[Russia]] after the two have a run-in while tracking an energon signature. Though Bulkhead fights valiantly, Breakdown lays him flat with a hammer blow. As Breakdown prepares to finish the unconscious Bulkhead off, he's zapped by a blast of energy from a helicopter, which lands and disgorges [[Silas]] and a pack of [[MECH]] troops. Silas instructs them to take Breakdown. Bulkhead comes around to find Breakdown missing and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] calling out to him on the comm. After he bridges back to base for repairs, everyone's confused about what happened to Breakdown. [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] has an idea who might be behind it.

On the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] relays news of Breakdown's capture to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Starscream is keen to hunt down the [[human]]s responsible, but Megatron intends to leave Breakdown to his fate for being captured by those weaker.

[[Image:OperationBreakdown-WeAreMECH.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

Breakdown recovers to find himself firmly attached to a metal slab. Silas introduces himself to the captive, who announces that Megatron will never pay a ransom, but Silas reveals they're not after money, just the technology in Breakdown's body.

Fowler fills the Autobots in — his intel has reported MECH activity in the Kamchatka Peninsula. While the other Autobots are happy for MECH to have Breakdown, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] decides to mount a rescue mission. The others are surprised, and Bulkhead wonders if Optimus believes Breakdown will switch sides if the Autobots rescue him, but Optimus says while that's unlikely, they can't let MECH get Cybertronian technology.

Meanwhile, MECH have disengaged Breakdown's pain receptors in preparation for the operation. Silas thanks their captive in advance for the service he is about to do them, and the heavy machinery moves in to take the Decepticon apart.

Miko tries to talk Bulkhead into going on the mission, but he's not keen, and Optimus agrees he would not be an asset on the mission. Optimus departs with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Miko looks disappointed, and Bulkhead suggests they watch a movie instead. [[Image:TFPep16DoubleCreatureFeature.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|"I know what'll make you feel better - watching a rip-off of an old Japanese movie!"]]

Prime's team arrives in the ghost town, to find it deserted. Though Bumblebee spots some vehicle tracks, Ratchet reports he's got an [[energon (fuel)|energon]] trace, and they go to look for the source.

Fowler has already fallen asleep in front of ''[[Dinolizard vs. Five-Headed Ape]]''. Miko isn't watching the movie though, as she's disappointed that Bulkhead isn't getting to face down his own arch-enemy. Bulkhead still doesn't want to rescue the 'Con, but Miko points out that if he doesn't, he won't get to have a rematch. Bulkhead takes the [[GroundBridge]] to [[Russia]].

Prime's team finds the energon reading — it's Breakdown's eye, sitting in the open.

Bulkhead follows a MECH car to a railway tunnel and, weapons primed, ventures inside.

Ratchet hooks Breakdown's eye up to his scanner so they can retrieve the last images it saw, however it turns out that Silas has turned the eye into a two-way video feed. Silas is surprised to see the Autobots, but shows off the work they're doing on Breakdown and points out the bomb the Autobots are standing virtually on top of. Prime's team just manages to get clear before the bomb explodes.

Silas passes on the news to Breakdown that his would-be rescuers are Autobots, much to the captive's confusion. At this point, Bulkhead breaks through an outer door and fights his way through the MECH goons to find Breakdown. Freeing the startled Decepticon, Bulkhead leads the way to the exit, but once outside they're confronted by the bulk of the MECH forces. Bulkhead calls for backup and their pair start fighting in earnest. Silas's 'copter begins firing bursts of energy, and Breakdown in an uncharacteristic act of altruism knocks Bulkhead out of the way of them. The fight continues, but [[MECH Navigator|Silas's copilot]] reports incoming signals, resulting in Silas ordering a general retreat. Arriving, however, is not Optimus's team, but Starscream and a bunch of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s. Starscream orders Breakdown to destroy Bulkhead, and though Breakdown is initially reluctant, Starscream sways him, and he attacks his Autobot rescuer. Bulkhead soundly pummels Breakdown before smashing Starscream and taking out the Vehicons with Breakdown's body. The Decepticons are forced to retreat as Optimus's team finally shows up. Optimus is impressed that Bulkhead has risen above his petty rivalries to rescue Breakdown, but the moment is spoiled by Bulkhead asking if they all saw how he bashed the Decepticons.

Breakdown pauses short of the ''Nemesis'', where Starscream informs him that he will repay his debt one day... when he must choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's.

Silas records that the information they gained from Breakdown was enough for them to start [[Project Chimera]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (2)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (15)
|c3=
*[[Silas]] (3)
*[[MECH Commando]] (4)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)
*[[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] (10)
*[[MECH Navigator]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==

"As much as I'll miss our little reunions. Hammer time"
:—'''Breakdown''' before being captured by MECH

"You're making a very big mistake, little man. When I'm done with you they'll have to scrape you off the floor!"
:—'''Breakdown''' promises to make JaAm out of '''Silas'''.

"It's a trap!" 
"Would this be a 'roll out' kind of trap?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' ackbars and '''Arcee''' continues to be genre savvy.

"'Marco!' You're supposed to say 'Polo!'"
:—'''Bulkhead''' plays with MECH.

"Never run when you can fight."
:—'''Breakdown'''

"One day, you will repay your debt to me, Breakdown… the day it comes time to choose sides." 
“Huh… between ‘Bots and ‘Cons?” 
“Between myself – and Megatron.”
:—'''Starscream''' informs a confused '''Breakdown''' of his plans for the future.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*Breakdown's chest panels are closed when Bulkhead helps him get up, but are open again when the camera focuses on him.

===Continuity errors===
* Ratchet says that Silas has turned the optics into a two way frequency and Silas states that Breakdown can't see much anymore. Both lines indicate that Breakdown has lost both his eyes, but in the next screen, Breakdown still has one eye and there's nothing seen that could have been recording the image seen by the Autobots.
* How does an optic play back audio anyway? It should be picture only.
* Moments after calling Optimus Prime by name and stating that he was expecting Megatron, Silas tells Breakdown about his "would be rescuers" without moving from the same location from which he had just been talking to them - yet Breakdown seems to have no idea that they were Autobots. How did he not hear the conversation?

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
*Miko plays the game "Marco Polo" with Bulkhead. Bulkhead later plays the game with MECH.

===Trivia===
* MECH can carve up Breakdown with ease with their surgical lasers, but the guns they give their footsoldiers seemingly have no effect on Transformers. Clearly MECH's footsoldiers should be equipped with surgical lasers instead.
*The episode was screened at [[BotCon 2011]] before its first airing on television.
*This is the first episode of the series that Jack hasn't appeared in.
*Starscream got better.
*Miko seems to have [[Shadowzone (episode)|learned her lesson]]: she didn't follow Bulkhead this time.
*Human death ''must'' have occurred during Bulkhead and Breakdown's outdoor battle with MECH. Case in point: Breakdown throwing a car at a helicopter, causing a midair explosion.
*Despite being Breakdown's partner, Knock Out makes no appearance in his episode, leaving the audience to wonder if he didn't know about Breakdown's capture, or didn't care enough to bother rescuing him.
*The [[Wikipedia:Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka Peninsula]] is an actual place, with heavy volcanic activity. But if the show is placed in 2011, there are no recorded evacuations in 1991 due to volcanic activity.
*Breakdown will possibly have his optic-eye replaced or use a cowl.

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Erector (Animated)

2011-06-08T17:02:26Z

72.219.48.154: /* Transformers Animated cartoon continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot from Animated|the Autobot from Generation 1|Erector (G1)}}
:''Erector is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:StuntiConJob-ErectorGrandus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, look, it's a penis joke ''and'' a fat joke! A two-fer!]]

'''Erector''' pops up where you least expect him!
==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Erector appeared in the audience for [[Motormaster (Animated)|The Motor Master]]'s Stunt Convoy show. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Notes==
* His design is broadly similar to [[Erector (G1)|his G1 counterpart]], only ''Animated''-ized. The notable exception is that his exhaust stacks point ''up'' in robot mode, rather than forward.
* [[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] nomination video showed off a different design for ''Animated'' Erector, claiming he would have formed essentially the entire lower half of [[Devastator (Animated)|Devastator]]. Like everything else in that video, this is entirely false.

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Engineers]]

Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)

2011-06-04T23:04:16Z

72.219.48.154: /* Official Autobot toys */

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[[Image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Collecting this line will be expensive!]]
Like most Transformers [[franchise]]s, "'''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'''" has a toyline. The ''Shattered'' line is unusual, however, in that it consists largely of [[Repurposing|reassigned toys]] from other toylines. The repurposed toys have mostly been designated by the authors of the franchise's official fiction rather than originally created by [[Hasbro]]. Only a handful of the "line's" toys were actually manufactured to be explicit ''Shattered Glass'' characters, mostly in conjunction with [[BotCon 2008]].

Quite a few additional ''Shattered'' character designs are based on existing toys/characters with new color schemes, meaning they potentially ''could'' be manufactured some day, or recreated by enterprising [[Customizing|kitbashers]].

==Official Decepticon toys==
===2008===
====Micromasters====
*[[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]]
*[[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]]
*[[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]]
*[[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]]

====Deluxe Class====
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]

====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ShatteredGlasstoy-Megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I am Megatron and I have come to ''teach'' you math!]]
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]

====Ultra Class====
*[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]

===2009===
====Deluxe Class====
*[[Heatwave]]

===2010===
====Micromasters====
*[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]
====Deluxe Class====
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]

==Repurposed Decepticon toys==
These toys were originally part of other toylines. Their original designation is listed in parentheses.
===Micromasters===
*[[Fasttrack (SG)|Fasttrack]] ([[Starcatcher]])
*[[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]] ([[Astro-Hook]])
*[[Submarauder (SG)|Submarauder]] ([[Astro-Sinker]])
*[[Tailwind (SG)|Tailwind]] ([[Astro-Line]])

===Scout Class===

*[[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]] ([[Signal Flare (Movie)|''Movie'' Signal Flare]])
[[Image:Timelinestoy-Astrotrain.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Arrrrrrr you be needing two a me now.]]

===Deluxe Class===
*[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] ([[Demolishor (Armada)|Powerlinx Demolishor]])

===Ultra Class===
*[[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]] ([[Astrotrain (Timelines)|''Timelines'' Astrotrain]])

===Misc===
*[[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]] ([[Bludgeon (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Bludgeon]])
*[[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell]] ([[Salvo]])
*[[Darkwind (SG)|Darkwind]] ([[Gigant Bomb|''Robot Masters'' Gigant Bomb]])
*[[Dreadwind (SG)|Dreadwind]] ([[Smokesniper|''Robot Masters'' Smokesniper]])
*[[Kickback (SG)|Kickback]] ([[Shothole]])
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] ([[Glit]])
*[[Sir Soundwave|Soundwave]] ([[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|''Music Label'' Soundwave "Sonic White"]])

==Official Autobot toys==
===2007===
====Micromasters====
*[[Beta Maxx]]<ref>He might not actually be part of this Universe, but as he came with a "Shattered Glass" character, we'll list him for now.</ref>
====Voyager Class====
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] <ref>May be an example of [[repurposing]]. See [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Notes|his page's Notes section]] for details.</ref>

===2008===
====Deluxe Class====
*[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]
*[[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]]
*[[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]]
[[Image:Optimusprimesgtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm a mother trucking P.I.M.P."]]
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]
*[[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]

====Voyager Class====
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]

===2009===
====Deluxe Class====
*[[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]]
*[[Nightclash]]

===2012===
*[[Drift (SG)|Drift]]

==Repurposed Autobot toys==
These toys originated in other toylines. Their original designation is listed in parentheses.

===Micromasters===
*[[Holepunch (SG)|Holepunch]] ([[Makeshift (Armada)|X-Dimension Makeshift]])
*[[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]] ([[Prowl (Armada)|X-Dimension Prowl]])
*[[Pinpointer (SG)|Pinpointer]] ([[Firebot (Armada)|X-Dimension Firebot]])

===Scout Class===
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] ([[Elita-One (Movie)|''Movie'' Elita-One]])
*[[Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber]] ([[Hardtop (Movie)|''Movie'' Hardtop]])
*[[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] ([[Strongarm (Movie)|''Movie'' Strongarm]])
*[[Crosshairs (SG)|Crosshairs]] ([[Warpath (Movie)|''Movie'' Warpath]])
*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] ([[Armorhide (Movie)|''Movie'' Armorhide]])
*[[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]] ([[Storm Surge (Movie)|''Movie'' Storm Surge]])
[[Image:Movie BigDaddy toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Good, evil...yo, I'm still Big Daddy."]]
*[[Star Saber (SG)|Star Saber]] ([[Skyblast (Movie)|''Movie'' Skyblast]])

===Deluxe Class===
*[[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] ([[Big Daddy (Movie)|''Movie'' Big Daddy]])
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] ([[Override (Cybertron)|Override GTS]])
*[[Mirage (SG)|Mirage]] ([[Mirage (G1)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Mirage]])
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] ([[Grindcore (Movie)|''Movie'' Grindcore]])
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] ([[Side Burn (RID)|''Universe'' Side Burn]])
*[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] ([[Slicer|''Timelines'' Slice]])
*[[Wireless Automated Sales Person]] (Elite Guard [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Animated'' Bumblebee]])

===Misc===
*[[Camshaft (SG)|Camshaft]] ([[Camshaft (G1)|''Universe'' Camshaft]])
*[[Drench (SG)|Drench]] ([[Drench (G2)|''Generation 2'' Autobot Drench]])
*[[Perceptor (SG)|Perceptor]] ([[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]])

==Notes==
*The fiction refers to all of the [[Mini-Con]]-mold characters as Micromasters; "[[Do Over]]" in particular.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass| ]]
[[Category:Toys]]

256-OZU-004

2011-06-02T16:17:17Z

72.219.48.154: /* Known wearers */

:''256-OZU-004 is a [[body-type]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniRatchetPromoModel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
The sturdy '''256-OZU-004''' shell is an oftseen [[body-type]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] among [[Autobot]]s in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Malgus]] [[universal stream]], particularly because it is the basis of the "uniform" adopted by the [[Autotrooper|Autobots' police force]]. When a bot is inducted into the police force, they are given a [[spark transplant]] into the 256-OZU-004 shell.

Known for its reliability and durability, the body-type has been in use since before the Great War.

==Known wearers==
{{collist|3|
*[[Autotrooper]]s
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Fistitron (Animated)|Firstitron]]
}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated''===
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Note==
*256-OZU-004 is the ID number of Jake Sully from the [[Wikipedia:James Cameron|James Cameron]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''.

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Dreadwing (disambiguation)

2011-06-01T16:34:38Z

72.219.48.154:

The name '''Dreadwing''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

*'''1988''' — [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] the combined form of the [[Decepticon]] [[Powermaster]] jets [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].

*'''1994''' — [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon stealth bomber jet that combines with [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] from ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

*'''2004''' — [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] the combined form of the [[Decepticon]] jets [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.

*'''2004''' — [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon Cybertronic boat and clone of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] from ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]

*'''2007''' — [[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon [[Mini-Con]] eagle from the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' series.

*'''2007''' — [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] the sometimes Decepticon, sometimes multi-faction fighter jet from the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] continuity.

*'''2011''' — [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon something from the [[Transformers Prime (franchise)|Prime]] continuity.

Dreadwing should not be confused with...
*[[Darkwing (disambiguation)|Darkwing]].

*[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]].

*[[Darkwind (disambiguation)|Darkwind]].

{{disambig}}

Dreadwing (disambiguation)

2011-06-01T16:33:42Z

72.219.48.154:

The name '''Dreadwing''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

*'''1988''' — [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] the combined form of the [[Decepticon]] [[Powermaster]] jets [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].

*'''1994''' — [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon stealth bomber jet that combines with [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] from ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

*'''2004''' — [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] the combined form of the [[Decepticon]] jets [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.

*'''2004''' — [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon Cybertronic boat and clone of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] from ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]

*'''2007''' — [[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon [[Mini-Con]] eagle from the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' series.

*'''2007''' — [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] the sometimes Decepticon, sometimes multi-faction fighter jet from the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] continuity.

*'''2007'''- [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] the Decepticon something from the [[Transformers Prime (franchise)|Prime]] continuity.

Dreadwing should not be confused with...
*[[Darkwing (disambiguation)|Darkwing]].

*[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]].

*[[Darkwind (disambiguation)|Darkwind]].

{{disambig}}