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Massive Dynamics

2009-09-25T05:03:19Z

72.228.84.134: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the fake robotics company|the other fake robotics company|McClaren Robotics}}
{{disambig2|the fake robotics company|the other fake robotics company|Mendelson Robotics}}
:''Massive Dynamics is a fictional company in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]].
'''Massive Dynamics''' is a fictional American defense contractor concocted for the government to cover up the battle of [[Mission City]]. Allegedly Massive Dynamics was developing autonomous rescue and evacuation robots which wandered off their test site when the [[Global Communication Blackout]] knocked the [[Wikipedia: Global Positioning System| Global Positioning System]] offline and demolished several buildings before being destroyed or shut down.

{{quote|The government's dissemblers had come up with a company name that suggested it might manufacture anything from supertankers to swizzle sticks.|[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' novelization]]|p27}}

==Fiction==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Sam Witwicky]] watched congressional testimony about the Mission City incident from "Massive Dynamics" with disgust. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

==Trivia==
* "Massive Dynamic'''s'''" is an allusion to the fictional company "[[wikia:c:fringe:Massive_Dynamic|Massive Dynamic]]" from the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''... which [[Roberto Orci|two]] [[Alex Kurtzman|gents]] associated with the movie just happen to be executive producers of.

* Massive Dynamics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "Massive Dynamics CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, Theiapolis Cinema listed Tom as playing the role of Massive Dynamics' CEO<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>, whereas IMDB listed him as the CEO of [[McClaren Robotics]] at the same time<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, another working name for the same company (which is also used in the [[The Last Prime|junior novelization]] of the movie, and [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Alliance (comic)|''Alliance'' comic]]).

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category: Businesses]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen]]

Archadis (BW)

2009-07-30T22:46:31Z

72.228.84.134: capitilazation

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Archadis is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ArchadisManga.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Heh. Oh, so you're so very precious, sweeties. But now it's time to die.]]

A haughty, preening snob, '''Archadis''' (アルカディス ''Arukadisu'') is endlessly concerned with his looks. He’s as proud of his plumage as he is of his impressive arsenal of weapons. He enjoys talking to his victims, lording his superiority over them.

And lots of psycho-sexual taunting. Don't forget the psycho-sexual taunting.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ren Tamura]] (Japanese)

{{charstubfiction}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
[[Image:BWN ArchadisManga.gif|left|180px|thumb|Wow. Michael Flatley just lost his job.]]
Archadis was a Predacon hitman hired by [[Magmatron]] to kill the Maximals scaling the highest peak on [[Greengard]] for an [[Angolmois]] capsule. True to form, Archadis was a snob, marveling at how wonderful it was to fly, an ability that the Maximals lacked. With his ability of flight, Archadis possessed the advantage in battle; the Maximals were stuck in the middle of their climb and didn't use their weapons out of fear of avalanches. After pummeling the other Maximals, Archadis deduced that, as [[Stampy]] was the one holding the rope that the other Maximals were attached to, all he would have to do was attack the helpless bunny. Using his "Ancient Avian Blade of the Dragon World", Archadis prepared to kill the Maximal... after delivering some ''very'' creepy entendres about it "hurting a little at first" (no, really). However, Stampy, inspired by his memories of his mother, was able to jump onto and off the ''moon'' and somersault into Archadis, sending him blasting off and leaving his mask behind. Apparently, he didn't get the "million gold" reward. {{Storylink|Fight to the Death! Twenty Thousand Meters into the Sky}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Ascending4_TakoTank.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
When most of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s population was infected with [[Angolmois]], Archadis was part of a crowd that followed the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BWN-toy Archadis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Faubuopteryx.]]
*'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-36'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, left & right feather-bombs

: Archadis transforms into an organic ''Archaeopteryx''. His wings extend via spring-loaded triggers to drop feather-bombs, as well as reveal flip-out (non-firing) blasters. In robot mode, his right forearm has a pistol with a geared "quick-draw" action, activated by rotating his attached tail-shield.

: This mold was also used to make [[Airraptor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on Archadis at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BWN-toy VS-36-box.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Showdown of the Favorites: Mach Kick VS Archadis''' (Deluxe VS pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-VS6'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, left & right feather-bombs

: Archadis was also available in a two-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Mach Kick]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}
===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
*'''Archadis'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-08'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, left & right feather-bombs

:A redeco of his previous toy, ''[[Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Telemocha]]'' Archadis has his colors slightly altered in area and tint. This toy mistakenly contains a [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[Spark crystal]] instead of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] variant. He came with a DVD of the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Voyage|Around and Around the Jungle]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on ''Telemocha'' Archadis at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Archadis is one of three ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' toys whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''Japanese Television Magazine''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Mach Kick]] and [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]].

* Also of note, the design that became Archadis was ''female''.

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]

Dice (Cybertron)

2009-07-14T02:05:58Z

72.228.84.134: revert gambling spam

{{factions|minicon}}
{{disambig2|the Mini-Con|the [[Cobra]] ninja|Dice (Cobra)}}
{{picsneeded|toy}}
:''Dice is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|10:41, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}

'''Dice''' is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Dice''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''10'''

: A [[retool]] of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]], Dice transforms into a modified Cadillac LXR luxury car with roof-mounted police light bar. Available only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment in Japan, Dice came in a "blind-packed" box that prevented the buyer from knowing the contents of the box until it was opened.

: The original version of this mold is used by [[Redline]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]]. It was originally meant to be used for the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' Mini-Con [[Override (Energon)|Override]] to be packed in with ''Energon'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], but was ultimately replaced with a different mold set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Dice/dice.htm More information on Dice at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Micron Boosters]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Talk:Cancer (G1)

2009-07-14T01:56:44Z

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Well, you name your kid Cancer, you gotta expect he'll grow up with some issues... --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] 01:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Crab vs Cobra ==

Our anon editor there had a point -- Cancer/Squeezeplay DOES look a lot like a cobra, and... not so much like a crab at all, really. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 21:46, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
:Which raises the question of why he's named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_(astrology) Cancer] who was, of course, a crab (not that we should ever expect Japanese names to make much sense, of course). Either way, he looks like a generic, maybe kinda crab-ish monster wearing a snake like a headdress. The English name almost makes even less sense - he has a snake head, but he's not going be doing much squeezing with his body, unless its a hug, and he has no crab claws. That and "Squeezeplay" sounds like a weird fetish, but you can't win [[Drillnuts|'em all]].--[[Special:Contributions/72.228.84.134|72.228.84.134]] 21:56, 13 July 2009 (EDT)

Jetfire (Movie)

2009-06-26T04:12:42Z

72.228.84.134: /* Notes */ don't be stupid

{{factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is a [[Decepticon]] and [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROFT Jetfire Bay clip.jpg|thumb|350px|Rust in my aft you say!?]]

'''Jetfire'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s not what he used to be. His body went south years back. His bunny is dead on the wheel. He's got rust in places he didn't even know he had. Basically, Jetfire's old! An ancient Decepticon [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], Jetfire was around long before the war broke out, and unlike many, came to see his "comrades" for what they were. This caused him to defect to the Autobots, something virtually unheard of. He's a fine asset, powerful and possessing the ability to teleport across great distances. This is slightly offset by the fact he's so old, his processor gave up the ghost millennia ago. These days he has a hard enough time remembering his name. It makes him a bit crotchety and also leaves him with the nagging feeling he's forgotten something important.

{{quote|My father was the wheel! The ''first'' wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? ''Nothing!'' But he did so ''with honor! Dignity!''|Jetfire suffers the seven signs of aging|[[Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hopefully I won't end up on some [[earth|godforsaken planet]] and be infested with [[Maximal|disgusting little critters.]]]]
In the distant past, the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

Jetfire was among the very first of these new beings, a "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]" with the ability to travel across the vastness of space in search of new suns. Once located, he would lead others and his masters back to it so a [[harvester]] could be constructed to drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}} It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, he sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of Jetfire's only surviving ancient master, [[The Fallen]].
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Jetfire 2009 Legends.JPG|right|250px|thumb|It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Legends class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-05'''

:Legends class ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Jetfire transforms from a into a tiny [[Wikipedia: SR-71 Blackbird|SR-71 Blackbird]] spy plane to a sort of hunchback robot. In a bit of character design accuracy, his left arm has a cane.

:The upper fuselage of the plane mode has a thin rectangular peg to slot into the back of Optimus prime for the super mode.
{{-}}

====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF leader toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions, and I was shot down in every one. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life."]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile

:Jetfire features electronic lights and sounds. And by sounds, we mean he talks like a Yorkshireman. Seriously.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|NOBODY MOVE...I dropped me cane...]]
*'''Photon Missile Jetfire''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile" projectile

: [[Fast Action Battler]] Jetfire is a simplified, roughly Deluxe-sized toy of Jetfire. In vehicle mode, he transforms into a sort of cute, super-deformed SR-71 Blackbird jet. As with most ''Transformers'' toy jets, he has a fair bit of undercarriage junk from his robot mode, though not to the extent of the Leader class toy. In robot mode he has a reasonably accurate depiction of Jetfire's design, though his right arm ends in a spring-loaded projectile launcher shaped like a rotary cannon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Jetfire's ancient cybertronian vehicle mode as seen in [[IDW Publishing]]'s "[[Defiance issue 4]]" bears more than a passing similarity with the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' from ''[[Beast Wars]]''.
* Jetfire is one of the few movie Transformers to mention having [[Relatives|a family]]; in fact, his father was [[Scrounge|''the'' wheel]].
* In the film, Jetfire seemed to say that the reason he was extremely "elderly" was that he has gone for too long without an adequate supply of energon.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Jetfire (Movie)

2009-06-26T04:01:06Z

72.228.84.134: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is a [[Decepticon]] and [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROFT Jetfire Bay clip.jpg|thumb|350px|Rust in my aft you say!?]]

'''Jetfire'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s not what he used to be. His body went south years back. His bunny is dead on the wheel. He's got rust in places he didn't even know he had. Basically, Jetfire's old! An ancient Decepticon [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], Jetfire was around long before the war broke out, and unlike many, came to see his "comrades" for what they were. This caused him to defect to the Autobots, something virtually unheard of. He's a fine asset, powerful and possessing the ability to teleport across great distances. This is slightly offset by the fact he's so old, his processor gave up the ghost millennia ago. These days he has a hard enough time remembering his name. It makes him a bit crotchety and also leaves him with the nagging feeling he's forgotten something important.

{{quote|My father was the wheel! The ''first'' wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? ''Nothing!'' But he did so ''with honor! Dignity!''|Jetfire suffers the seven signs of aging|[[Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hopefully I won't end up on some [[earth|godforsaken planet]] and be infested with [[Maximal|disgusting little critters.]]]]
In the distant past, the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

Jetfire was among the very first of these new beings, a "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]" with the ability to travel across the vastness of space in search of new suns. Once located, he would lead others and his masters back to it so a [[harvester]] could be constructed to drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}} It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, he sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of Jetfire's only surviving ancient master, [[The Fallen]].
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Jetfire 2009 Legends.JPG|right|250px|thumb|It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Legends class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-05'''

:Legends class ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Jetfire transforms from a into a tiny [[Wikipedia: SR-71 Blackbird|SR-71 Blackbird]] spy plane to a sort of hunchback robot. In a bit of character design accuracy, his left arm has a cane.

:The upper fuselage of the plane mode has a thin rectangular peg to slot into the back of Optimus prime for the super mode.
{{-}}

====Leader Class toys====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF leader toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions, and I was shot down in every one. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life."]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile

:Jetfire features electronic lights and sounds. And by sounds, we mean he talks like a Yorkshireman. Seriously.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Jetfire ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|NOBODY MOVE...I dropped me cane...]]
*'''Photon Missile Jetfire''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile" projectile

: [[Fast Action Battler]] Jetfire is a simplified, roughly Deluxe-sized toy of Jetfire. In vehicle mode, he transforms into a sort of cute, super-deformed SR-71 Blackbird jet. As with most ''Transformers'' toy jets, he has a fair bit of undercarriage junk from his robot mode, though not to the extent of the Leader class toy. In robot mode he has a reasonably accurate depiction of Jetfire's design, though his right arm ends in a spring-loaded projectile launcher shaped like a rotary cannon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Jetfire's ancient cybertronian vehicle mode as seen in [[IDW Publishing]]'s "[[Defiance issue 4]]" bears more than a passing similarity with the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' from ''[[Beast Wars]]''.
* Jetfire is one of the few movie Transformers to mention having [[Relatives|a family]]; in fact, his father was [[Scrounge|''the'' wheel]].

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Yggdrasill

2009-06-22T05:52:25Z

72.228.84.134: /* Notes */

:''Yggdrasil is a mythical tree in the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] continuity.''

[[Image:BWN Yggdrasil.gif|right|180px|thumb|]]
'''Yggdrasil''' is the legendary tree of the equally legendary planet [[Greengard]]. It is said to be responsible for the eternal greenness of the planet, maintaining the plant life so it never dies.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
Unfortunately, when the Maximals came looking for [[Angolmois]], Yggdrasil was nowhere to be seen, and the planet was an icy wasteland. The Angolmois was interfering with Yggdrasil's function, so once the Maximals discovered it, the planet returned to its legendary greatness, with Yggdrasil being revealed as the highest ice peak and where the Angolmois was found. {{storylink|Will the Second Capsule Slumber in the Garden of Paradise?!}}

==Notes==
*Yggdrasil takes its name from [[wikipedia:Yggdrasil|Yggdrasil]], the World Tree from [[wikipedia:Norse_mythology|Norse mythology]]. [[Thor]] would be proud.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo]]

General Motors

2009-06-22T04:00:35Z

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:''General Motors is an automobile company in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]], and real world [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''

'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated|near future]].<ref>Or not. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31030038/]</ref> The company's brands include Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, and more.

On July 1, 2009, General Motors filed for [[President of the United States|US government-assisted]] bankruptcy protection with plans to emerge as a smaller, less debt-riddled company.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Binaltech====
{{stub}}

===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots====
A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on [[Earth]] disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. They must stop the [[Decepticon]] [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]], who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

A General Motors scientist, [[Dina Morgan]], made contact with the Autobots [[Flash]] and [[Ridge]], and learnt about [[energon]]. She said in a report that energon could be ''the'' fuel of the 21st Century, but that got her targeted by Mainframe. She was used as bait to lure Bumblebee into a trap.{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

'''Autobot types'''

* [[Avalanche]]
* [[Aveo]]
* [[Cobalt]]
* [[Equinox]]
* [[HHR]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Silverado]]

====Transformers (2007) film====
[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)===
'''Chevrolet'''
* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Bel_Air|Bel Air]] hot rod
* [[Windbreaker]] - [[wikipedia:Third_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Camaro Z28]]
* [[Side Swipe (RID)]] - [[wikipedia:Fourth_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Fourth Generation Camaro]]
* [[Bluestreak]] - Fourth Generation Camaro
* [[Road Rage]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C3|Corvette C3]]
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] - Corvette C3
* [[Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C4|Corvette C4]]
* [[Motorhead]] - Corvette C4
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - Corvette Indy
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy

'''Pontiac'''
* [[Punch|Punch/Counterpunch]] - [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Fiero|Fiero]]
:'''[[wikipedia:Pontiac_Firebird|Firebird Trans Am, Third Generation]]'''
* [[Camaro]] (!)
* [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]]
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]
* [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]]
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
* [[Tailgate]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]

===Alternators/Binaltech===
The 2004 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C5|Corvette C5 Z06]] was licensed.

* [[Tracks (G1)|Autobot Tracks]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]

===Universe (2003)===
* [[Swerve (Chevy)|Aveo Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]].

===Transformers (2007)===
'''[[Transformers (2007)|Film]]'''

* [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2009 Chevrolet Camaro)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak|GMC Topkick]])
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Hummer_H2|Hummer H2]])

'''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers The Game]]'''

* [[Dropkick]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]])
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Cobalt|Chevrolet Cobalt]])

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice)

:In association with [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamworks]], and GM (whew), [[wikipedia:Maxim_(magazine)|''Maxim'' magazine]] held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] in [[Transformers (2007)]], including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the 2007 model.

*'''GMC Topkick Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008)

:This is a production line variant of the [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak|GMC Topkick C4500]] crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], though it retains the stock large side-view mirrors and orange lights.

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee Edition''' (2009)

:Available in the LT and SS trim levels, this "appearance package" is an optional extra to give basic ''Transformers''-inspired visual enhancements to the 2010 Chevy Camaro. Details include a rally-yellow paint job with black racing stripes (Bumblebee's actual three-tone paint costs more than the car, according to the Dreamworks production team's builders), as well as "special ''Transformers'' detailing" on the wheel caps, sill plates and console lid.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007.

==External links==
*[http://www.gm.com/ General Motors corporate website]

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Movie]]

General Motors

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:''General Motors is an automobile company in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]], and real world [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''

'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated|near future]]<ref>Or not. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31030038/]</ref>. The company's brands include Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, and more.

On July 1, 2009, General Motors filed for [[President of the United States|US government-assisted]] bankruptcy protection with plans to emerge as a smaller, less debt-riddled company.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Binaltech====
{{stub}}

===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots====
A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on [[Earth]] disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. They must stop the [[Decepticon]] [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]], who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

A General Motors scientist, [[Dina Morgan]], made contact with the Autobots [[Flash]] and [[Ridge]], and learnt about [[energon]]. She said in a report that energon could be ''the'' fuel of the 21st Century, but that got her targeted by Mainframe. She was used as bait to lure Bumblebee into a trap.{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

'''Autobot types'''

* [[Avalanche]]
* [[Aveo]]
* [[Cobalt]]
* [[Equinox]]
* [[HHR]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Silverado]]

====Transformers (2007) film====
[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)===
'''Chevrolet'''
* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Bel_Air|Bel Air]] hot rod
* [[Windbreaker]] - [[wikipedia:Third_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Camaro Z28]]
* [[Side Swipe (RID)]] - [[wikipedia:Fourth_Generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|Fourth Generation Camaro]]
* [[Bluestreak]] - Fourth Generation Camaro
* [[Road Rage]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C3|Corvette C3]]
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] - Corvette C3
* [[Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] - [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C4|Corvette C4]]
* [[Motorhead]] - Corvette C4
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - Corvette Indy
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy

'''Pontiac'''
* [[Punch|Punch/Counterpunch]] - [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Fiero|Fiero]]
:'''[[wikipedia:Pontiac_Firebird|Firebird Trans Am, Third Generation]]'''
* [[Camaro]] (!)
* [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]]
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]
* [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]]
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
* [[Tailgate]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]

===Alternators/Binaltech===
The 2004 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Corvette_C5|Corvette C5 Z06]] was licensed.

* [[Tracks (G1)|Autobot Tracks]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]

===Universe (2003)===
* [[Swerve (Chevy)|Aveo Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]].

===Transformers (2007)===
'''[[Transformers (2007)|Film]]'''

* [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice]])
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2009 Chevrolet Camaro)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak|GMC Topkick]])
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Hummer_H2|Hummer H2]])

'''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers The Game]]'''

* [[Dropkick]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Silverado|Chevrolet Silverado]])
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (2007 [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Cobalt|Chevrolet Cobalt]])

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice)

:In association with [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamworks]], and GM (whew), [[wikipedia:Maxim_(magazine)|''Maxim'' magazine]] held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] in [[Transformers (2007)]], including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the 2007 model.

*'''GMC Topkick Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008)

:This is a production line variant of the [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Kodiak|GMC Topkick C4500]] crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], though it retains the stock large side-view mirrors and orange lights.

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee Edition''' (2009)

:Available in the LT and SS trim levels, this "appearance package" is an optional extra to give basic ''Transformers''-inspired visual enhancements to the 2010 Chevy Camaro. Details include a rally-yellow paint job with black racing stripes (Bumblebee's actual three-tone paint costs more than the car, according to the Dreamworks production team's builders), as well as "special ''Transformers'' detailing" on the wheel caps, sill plates and console lid.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007.

==External links==
*[http://www.gm.com/ General Motors corporate website]

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Movie]]

Rampage (ROTF)

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:''Rampage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Rampage_Face.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rampage in red from the trailer.]]

'''Rampage''' is a pretty violent guy. A member of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], he can be followed by the trail of destruction as he wrecks his way through the battlefield, leaving the smell of diesel fumes and hot tar in his wake. His chassis is covered with scratches, dings and dents as a testament to his intense love of battle. Thoroughly whacked in the cranial unit, his idea of beauty is a pile of [[Autobot]] wreckage. In the movie, he looks more like the jackhammer mode (see below image).

==Fiction==
===Revenge of the Fallen movie===
{{Comingsoon}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Legends_Rampage.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
*'''Decepticon Rampage''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D3'''

:Rampage and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually, blind-packed (all in similar packaging with no indication as to which toy one will receive).
{{Comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends figure multi-pack, 2010)

:In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, the Legends Constructicons are sold together as a store [[exclusive]].
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF deluxe Rampage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He can whip it.]]
*'''Rampage''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-06'''

:Rampage transforms from a yellow bulldozer into one of two robot mode configurations, the first of which is distinctly [[Vehicon]]-esque, as it lacks any functional legs, instead featuring a spring-loaded "jackhammer" assembly. When the figure is bounced along the ground in this mode, his [[Mech Alive]] feature is activated, and a pair of pistons that frame his head pump back and forth. Rampage is entirely incapable of standing up without support in this mode, but that's what his secondary robot mode is for. His jackhammer splits and his elaborate [[kibble]] backpack unfolds, together forming four leg-struts to create a free-standing robot form that is rather centaurian in design. He features real rubber treads which become arm-mounted whip weapons in robot mode. Unfortunately, due to this design, the treads themselves do not function in vehicle mode.

:Like several toys in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline, Rampage has had a mold change done somewhere between his instructions being drawn up and the final version of the toy. On the final toy, the rear flap behind the cabin of the bulldozer runs into a screw section used to hold the robot pelvis together. This change also affects where the rear flap and the bulldozer shovel connect in robot mode. On the instructions, this flap is shown as folding flat against the back of the vehicle and said flap is also folded down much farther in robot mode to connect to the shovel. Strangely, the shovel connection change seems to have been accounted for in the mold change, but not weird conflict in vehicle mode. Unlike some others, this change does not directly affect any of the toy's action features or articulation.

{{-}}

====Supreme Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator combiner toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He joined the Contructicons since Bob the Builder didn't want him.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
*'''Mudflap and Rampage''' (2009)
{{charstubtoys}}
{{--}}

===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingRampage.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Why do I look like a molded chunk of butter?]]
*'''Devastator''' (2009)
:An extremely-simplified version of Rampage's vehicle mode is included as part of [[Devastator (ROTF)#Burger_King|Burger King Devastator]]. Though his ball socket is compatible with any of Devastator's limb connections, it's marked with a D to indicate he forms Devastator's left leg.

{{--}}
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Brian Goldner

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[[Image:Briangoldner.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Chief Executive Officer Whitey McWhiterson-White]]
[[Image:HasbroCEO.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Not [[wikipedia:Richard Engel|Richard Engel]].]]

'''Brian Goldner''' is an executive at [[Hasbro]]. He joined Hasbro in 2000 from rival [[Bandai]], to help lead the company to refocus on its core brands such as ''Monopoly'' and ''Transformers'', after a disastrous year where Hasbro lost $144 million dollars, costing hundreds of jobs and the closure of the former [[Kenner]] Cincinnati offices. The strategy was successful, and in 2006 Goldner was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was also an executive producer on the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 ''Transformers'' motion picture]], and has appeared in several interviews for the movie and the associated toys and video games. He has continued this role on the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra]]'' movies.

It was announced on February 11th, 2008 that Goldner would replace [[Alfred J. Verrecchia]] as Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, effective May 22, 2008.

==External links==

*[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=869421 Profile on Forbes.com]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131060/ Brian Goldner on the Internet Movie Database]

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