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Geosensus

2009-06-25T09:30:21Z

72.39.56.81: /* Notes */

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:''Geosensus is an [[Autobot]] in the [[War Within]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''

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'''Geosensus''' is highly specialized for his function as a fuel deposit scout. His job is all he cares about and he has extensively adapted and reconfigured himself for its sake, in the process sacrificing features both physical and emotional that most [[Transformer|Transformers]] take for granted. A pacifist, he long ago decided never to be outfitted with [[Weapon|weapons]], instead covering his body with sensory technology. As [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] grew scarcer throughout the millennia, he configured himself with scanning and sampling devices requiring such precise calibration and delicate treatment that they had to be permanently fixed into position: thus he could no longer [[Transformation|transform]] and would always be in his [[alternate mode]], a mobile all-terrain scanning and mining array.

These sacrifices allowed him to help his teammates, but also alienated him from both major Transformer factions. That alienation would cost Geosensus everything.

{{bigquote|No lesson to learn. No reason to tell.|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] on covering things up, "[[Parts]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Parts===
While searching for [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] deposits, Geosensus discovered [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s underground death matches. He watched the grisly battle between [[Grabber]] and [[Sting]], and was confronted by Megatron himself. Megatron presumed Geosensus to be a volunteer for the death matches and thus a potential [[Decepticon]] recruit, and so he immediately "adopted" Geosensus, speaking to him in a manner both brutal, commanding, and strangely personable. When Geosensus revealed his pacifist nature and asked "Why would a Cybertronian need weapons on Cybertron? We have no enemies here...", Megatron grew enraged and tried to kill him. Interrupted by the arrival of police units, he settles for brutally mangling Geosensus before making his escape.

Before going off-line, Geosensus had managed to send an emergency beacon to Autobot commanders. The Decepticons promptly attacked and devastated [[Kaon]]. While Geosensus's warning couldn't help the Autobots repel that attack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] would later sadly assert that nothing could have), it did give them time to evacuate many civilians to safety, and so Prime would always look favorably upon Geosensus after that.

Millions of years later, the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] in full sway, Geosensus would join the Autobot crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. En route to [[Earth]], Prowl objected to Geosensus's presence among the crew, because he not only wouldn't fight but also wouldn't transform into robot mode and thus couldn't socialize and bond with teammates. Optimus countered that Geosensus had made that choice millennia ago and in the meantime was fulfilling a valuable function.

When the Ark crashed on Earth, Geosensus was the first Autobot to be awakened by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], and promptly set about exploring the planet for energy. He marveled at the extreme abundance of carbon-based fuel sources, and in general enjoyed himself greatly as he took core samples and electromagnetic readings. His enjoyment was interrupted when he was attacked by newly-awakened Decepticons. Out of sheer desperate self-preservation he transformed into robot mode for the first time in millions of years and killed one of the Decepticons with frenzied flailing punches. Geosensus was horrified at having destroyed his fragile sensory equipment and fighting a member of his own species. He had little time to reflect on this, as the surviving Decepticon continued strafing him from the air.

Hoping to find reinforcements, Geosensus ran back towards the Ark, where by that time Optimus Prime and Prowl had been awakened. When they saw a Decepticon and an unknown robot approaching their base, the two Autobots assumed they were under attack. Prowl killed the Decepticon, and Optimus Prime killed Geosensus.

On examining the wreckage they learned the truth, and Prime was shocked and despondent. He tried to think of how to explain this to the other Autobots, but Prowl insisted he should do no such thing. Prowl reasoned that with the Autobots already on the defensive and now stranded on an unknown world, they could not risk losing morale as well. His argument was that just as Geosensus had chosen to give up so much in order to specialize as a fuel scout, the lowly archivist [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] had chosen to give up being a normal flawed Transformer when he accepted the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and became Optimus Prime. The Autobots needed an icon of heroic and infallible leadership more than they needed a fuel scout. Besides, it was unlikely any of them had even noticed Geosensus, a loner who was always in his alternate mode and often underground. Optimus Prime, humbled, eventually agreed.

Prowl recycled some of Geosensus's body parts and covered up all evidence of the killing, and swore that if it ever came to light he himself would take the blame for it. {{Storylink|Parts}}

==Notes==
* The descriptions of the flying Decepticons on Earth are confusing. They are alternately described as "probes" and "aerial units" with varying color schemes, yet Geosensus is still devastated by having killed one. Perhaps the author was thinking of the [[Diagnostic Drone|Diagnostic Drones]] that also appeared in War Within, or the reanimated [[Seeker|Seekers]] who would come to assist Megatron in other [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] fiction.

* Geosensus himself is described as being huge: in vehicle mode he can barely fit through a door large enough for Optimus Prime, and in robot mode he crushes the attacking Decepticon with a "massive" arm. His scanning-mining-array-thingie mode can move its equipment to allow him to express himself with emotive body language.

* Now that you know the truth, Prowl has to kill you too.

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Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)

2009-06-25T06:40:19Z

72.39.56.81: /* Fiction */

{{disambig2|the continuity family|the comic issue|Shattered Glass (comic)}}
[[Image:Shatteredglass logo.png|600px|center]]

[[image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]

"'''Shattered Glass'''" is the catch-all name for the fictional universe and associated toys begun in conjunction with [[BotCon 2008]].
It is a "mirror universe", where the bad guys are good, the good guys
are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. The story
is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|evil alternate universe]], a concept previously seen in stories such as [[wikipedia:Mirror_Universe_(Star_Trek)|''Star Trek'''s Mirror Universe]] and DC comics' [[wikipedia:Earth-Three|Earth-Three]].

It comes complete with a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|time-lost character from "our" world]] and [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|evil versions of certain good guys]].

{{-}}

{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...
On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares
his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in
resources, known as [[Earth]]!
Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his
plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to
stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered
universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of...Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!

Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|young and noble Decepticon]]
will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of
all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}

==Fiction==
[[Image:Decepticon_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]

[[Image:Autobot_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]
* '''[[Shattered Expectations]]'''
Fun Publications proved themselves collectively to be Satan incarnate in April 2008 when they "leaked" three pages of what was purported to be the set's accompanying comic, but which was, in fact, an April Fool's gag by [[Pete Sinclair]], [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. Taking the silly concept of an "evil parallel universe" and giving it the respectably campy treatment it deserved (including such gags as an ingenious Grimlock, a Jazz that talked like Mr. T and reverse-[[Furmanism|Furmanisms]]), the comic was rendered in the art style of [[Derek Yaniger]] and even featured flat, 1992-era coloring to complete the effect. Rather unexpectedly, the fandom responded in a virtually unheard-of manner—the comic was almost unanimously loved.

Then it turned out that the most popular thing Fun Publications had ever done wasn't real.

Mmn.

The popularity of "Shattered Expectations" led to several of its aspects being incorporated into the actual "Shattered Glass" world, via online prose stories. Subsequent stories have also taken a more campy approach to creating parallel universe versions of characters, as opposed to the straight-faced take of the convention comic.

* '''[[Shattered Glass (comic)|Shattered Glass]]'''
The real BotCon 2008 exclusive comic story picked up after the "[[Crossing Over]]" storyline, throwing [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] into an evil parallel universe. Though he immediately joins the Autobots, he begins to suspect that things are not all that they seem. After meeting both the evil Autobots and the heroic Decepticons, he must make a choice. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime has built the [[Ark (Shattered Glass)|''Ark'']] to take them to a new world, [[Earth]], that is ripe for conquest. The comic featured a brief return of the retired Transformers artist [[Don Figueroa]] and was written by Pete Sinclair and [[Benson Yee]].

When the "Shattered Expectations" comic proved amazingly and surprisingly popular, Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop were brought in to make some dialogue tweaks, returning Jazz to the April Fool's version's Mr. T mannerisms among other changes. Grimlock was still dumb, however, but that could be mitigated...

* '''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'''
A text story about [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]]. It promises a change for the character to the "Shattered Expectations"' ingenious Grimlock.

* '''[[Do Over]]'''
A text story about the Autobots' second attempt to build an Ark and conquer Earth. [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]'s plan to ensnare Megatron keep the heroic Decepticons from pursuing their foes to Earth?

* '''[[The Desert Heat!]]''' / '''[[Eye in the Sky]]'''
Text story with 2-page comic preview. The Autobots and Decepticons land on a bizarre world known as Earth.

* '''[[Blitzwing Bop]]'''
Text story that is probably about a boppin' Blitzwing, yet to be published.

* '''[[Transhuman]]'''
Text story yet to be published.

* '''[[Ultimate Salvation]]'''
Text story yet to be published.

* "Bonus" untitled story
Text story yet to be published.

* ''[[Around Cybertron]]''
Various installments of this comic/newscast are set within the ''Shattered Glass'' universe.

==Characters in the Shattered Glass Universe==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon|Decepticons]]|c1=
*[[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bug Bite (Shattered Glass)|Bug Bite]]
*[[Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Clench (Shattered Glass)|Clench]]
*[[Crasher (Shattered Glass)|Crasher]]
*[[Cyclonus (Shattered Glass)|Cyclonus]]
*[[Demolishor (Shattered Glass)|Demolishor]]
*[[Diagnostic Drone (Shattered Glass)|Diagnostic Drone]]
*[[Dinobot (Shattered Glass)|Dinobots]]
*[[Dirge (Shattered Glass)|Dirge]]
*[[Divebomb (Shattered Glass)|Divebomb]]
*[[Fasttrack (Shattered Glass)|Fasttrack]]
*[[Frenzy (Shattered Glass)|Frenzy]]
*[[Goryu (Shattered Glass)|Goryu]]
*[[Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)|Gutcruncher]]
*[[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]
*[[Heatwave]]
*[[Hook (Shattered Glass)|Hook]]
*[[Krok (Shattered Glass)|Krok]]
*[[Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Long Haul (Shattered Glass)|Long Haul]]
*[[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]]
*[[Overlord (Shattered Glass)|Overlord]]
*[[Rampage (Shattered Glass)|Rampage]]
*[[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]]
*[[Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)|Razorclaw]]
*[[Rumble (Shattered Glass)|Rumble]]
*[[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]]
*[[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]]
*[[Stonecruncher (Shattered Glass)|Stonecruncher]]
*[[Submarauder (Shattered Glass)|Submarauder]]
*[[Tailwind (Shattered Glass)|Tailwind]]
*[[Quake (Shattered Glass)|Quake]]
*[[Whisper (Shattered Glass)|Whisper]]
|h2=[[Autobot|Autobots]]|c2=
*[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]]
*[[Beachcomber (Shattered Glass)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Big Daddy (Shattered Glass)|Big Daddy]]
*[[Blaster (Shattered Glass)|Blaster]]
*[[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]]
*[[Brawn (Shattered Glass)|Brawn]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Shattered Glass)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Crosshairs (Shattered Glass)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Downshift (Shattered Glass)|Downshift]]
*[[Drench (Shattered Glass)|Drench]]
*[[Dropshot (Shattered Glass)|Dropshot]]
*[[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]]
*[[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]]
*[[Holepunch (Shattered Glass)|Holepunch]]
*[[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]]
*[[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Jazz]]
*[[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]]
*[[Nightstick (Shattered Glass)|Nightstick]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]]
*[[Pinpointer (Shattered Glass)|Pinpointer]]
*[[Ratchet (Shattered Glass)|Ratchet]]
*[[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]
*[[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]
*[[Scoop (Shattered Glass)|Scoop]]
*[[Scrounge (Shattered Glass)|Scrounges]]
*[[Seaspray (Shattered Glass)|Seaspray]]
*[[Side Burn (Shattered Glass)|Side Burn]]
*[[Wheelie (Shattered Glass)|Wheelie]]
*[[Wheeljack (Shattered Glass)|Wheeljack]]
|h3=[[Humans]]|c3=
*[[Buster Witwicky (Shattered Glass)|Buster Witwicky]]
*[[Butch Witwicky (Shattered Glass)|Butch Witwicky]]
*[[Bruce “Buzz” Witwicky]]
*[[Frederick Ottman|Rick]]
*[[Josephine Beller|Sephie]]
*[[Professor Arkeville]]
*[[Spike Witwicky (Shattered Glass)|Spike Witwicky]]
*[[William Hayes|Will]]

}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
*'''Games of Deception'''

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toy'''
**[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]

* '''Shattered Glass'''
A six-figure boxed set which includes bad guys [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] and [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Autobot Jazz]], and good guys [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)|Razorclaw]].

* '''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy'''
** [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toys'''
** [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]], [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (Shattered Glass)|Divebomb]]
** [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] with [[Whisper (Shattered Glass)|Whisper]], and [[Rampage (Shattered Glass)|Rampage]]

* '''Customizing Class Toy'''
** [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]]

===Repurposed toys===
:Quite a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are based on [[repurposing|repurposed]] toys, including:
====Decepticons====
*[[Music Label]] [[Soundwave (G1) toys#Music_Label|MP3 Player Soundwave in "Sonic White"]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]].

*Movie [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)|Gutcruncher]].

*''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]].

*Club-exclusive [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]].
:*[[Starcatcher]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Fasttrack (Shattered Glass)|Fasttrack]]
:*[[Astro-Hook]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Stonecruncher (Shattered Glass)|Stonecruncher]]
:*[[Astro-Line]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Tailwind (Shattered Glass)|Tailwind]]
:*[[Astro-Sinker]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Submarauder (Shattered Glass)|Submarauder]]

*E-Hobby [[Glit]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]].

*Powerlinx [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Demolishor (Shattered Glass)|Demolishor]].

* E-Hobby [[Shothole]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]

====Autobots====
*Movie [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]].

*Generation 1 [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in his original pre-''Transformers [[Microman]]'' colors, a.k.a. [[Magnificus]], as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]].

*Movie [[Elita-One]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]].

*Movie [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Scoop (Shattered Glass)|Scoop]]
:* [[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]] [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Holepunch (Shattered Glass)|Holepunch]]

*Movie [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Crosshairs (Shattered Glass)|Crosshairs]]
:* X-Dimension [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Pinpointer (Shattered Glass)|Pinpointer]]

* X-Dimension [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Nightstick (Shattered Glass)|Nightstick]]

* Movie [[Big Daddy (Movie)|Big Daddy]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Big Daddy (Shattered Glass)|Big Daddy]]

* Movie [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Beachcomber (Shattered Glass)|Beachcomber]]

* Movie [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Brawn (Shattered Glass)|Brawn]]

* Movie [[Storm Surge]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Seaspray (Shattered Glass)|Seaspray]]

==Trivia==
* The title is similar to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Fragile_Glass Fragile Glass]", a story about the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Mirror_universe Mirror universe] from the [http://memory-alpha.org ''Star Trek''] franchise as mentioned above.
* The Shattered Glass poster (as seen above) bears a strong resemblance to one of the first Transformers posters, right down to the characters' positions and actions: [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]] in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] place, the evil second-in-commands ([[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]) more in front of the battle than their respective evil leaders ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]).

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