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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2007-07-10T14:40:49Z

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieOptimusPrime_promorender2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Freedom is the right of all sentient—oh, hell, you know the drill.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the Autobots. Once, long ago, he was co-ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] together with his brother, Lord Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], but Megatron grew greedy and attempted to claim the [[Allspark]] for himself. Optimus rose to stand against him. As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, at any cost.

==Fiction==
===''Prime Directives'' prequel comics===
[[Image:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|left|thumb|200px|All Primes are required to have window boobs.]]

For generations, Optimus Prime ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] side-by-side with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The two personalities created a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. However, when Megatron revealed his intentions to steal the [[Allspark]] and use it for evil, selfish gain, Prime reacted accordingly. He built a militia from the civilians around him, but they faired terribly against Megatron's armies. Ultimately, Prime was forced to eject the Allspark into space to keep it from his nemesis.

Thus the focus of the war between Autobot and Decepticon shifted. The Allspark's ejection was only a stall. No longer did Prime have to keep Megatron from stealing the Allspark, instead Prime and his Autobots must hunt down the Allspark, wherever in the universe it landed, before Megatron could. {{storylink|Prime Directives}}

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===Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday prequel novel===
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===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English)

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[[Image:OptimusDowntown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The newest wrestler of the Cybertronian Wrestling Federation: The Trucker.]]

The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime came to Earth shortly after [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sent his comrades a beacon. After scanning the form of an Earth truck and reconfiguring his body to transform into it, Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] met up with Bumblebee and his human friends, [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] in an alley. Transforming before the stunned humans, he introduced himself, his team, and why Sam is important to their search for the [[All Spark]].

Glasses that belonged to Sam's ancestor, [[Archibald Amundsen Witwicky|Captain Archibald Witwicky]], contain the location of the All Spark encoded across its lenses, so Optimus Prime ordered his troops to wait outside Sam's house while Sam and Mikaela searched inside for the glasses. Much to Sam's exasperation, Optimus Prime, in his impatience, clumsily ruined his parents' garden, and the Autobots' heavy footsteps convinced them there was an earthquake. Despite all this, their presence remained undetected until [[Sector Seven]] arrived (in a convoy of GMC Yukon's) and abducted Sam, Mikaela, and Sam's parents.

Optimus Prime sent the Autobots in pursuit of the SUV that contained Sam, Mikaela, and Sector Seven's director, [[Agent Simmons]]. Their young human friends were rescued, but Bumblebee was captured, and Sam and Mikaela recaptured, by the organization after their retreat. Optimus Prime, now in possession of the glasses which can tell him the location of the All Spark, regrettably leaves Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands, knowing that if they go after him, they will have to use deadly force. Ironhide seems okay with that, stating the humans are too violent, but Prime remind him of the Cybertronians [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|own violent history]]. He also reveals to the Autobots his real plan for the All Spark: if they cannot defeat the Decepticons, Prime intends to merge the Cube with his [[spark]]. Though this would destroy the All Spark, Ratchet cautions Prime against this, as it would also kill him, but Prime had made his decision. The glasses place the All Spark at [[Hoover Dam]] where, luckily, Bumblebee and the young humans were taken.

Optimus Prime's team meets up with Sector Seven, Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela en route, who have planned to hide the Allspark in a nearby [[Mission City]]. While on the highway, he is attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who manages to tackle Optimus and drag him over the edge of a freeway overpass. As the Decepticon swung his claw wildly, Optimus drew his sword from his right arm and sliced off one of Bonecrusher's arms, before brutally finishing off his enemy by driving the blade through Bonecrusher's neck, severing his head.

Optimus arrived at Mission City just in time to observe Megatron discarding the remains of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and launch himself in jet mode at the Autobot leader. Optimus leapt and grabbed ahold of the wings, which was a bad idea really as Megatron drove himself and Prime through an office block.

After saving Sam from falling off a building, Optimus told the boy that if he could not defeat Megatron, Sam must put the All Spark into his chest which would destroy it. As Sam made his escape, Optimus faced down Megatron and informed him that at the end of the day, One shall stand, One shall fall. Unfortunately, Megatron proves to be far too powerful for Prime to defeat, he implored to Sam to put the Allspark into his chest. Sam instead thrusts it into Megatrons chest, eventually killing the Decepticon leader. As Optimus watched his brother die, he regretfully said there was little other choice.

Though Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, the All Spark was lost, leaving the Autobots unable to restore Cybertron. The Autobots elected to remain on Earth, and Optimus Prime sent a message to any surviving Autobots in the Galaxy to come to their new home.

'''Note:''' ''The comic book adaptation depicts Prime also defeating [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] during the highway altercation with Bonecrusher.''

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===Transformers The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''

[[Image:Movie_ProtoformOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Spaaaaaaace speeeeeerrrrm!]]

:Based upon the 'Protoform' (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his 'Entry' mode cybertronic comet thing. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the 'vehicle', creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode he resembles previous Optimus characters - his angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing :( ) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-01'''

[[Image:MovieLeader_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px| Y'think Prime got a makeover? We have it on good authority that Movie [[Roller]] is a kicked-out low-rider with a jammin' sound system and neon-purple undercarriage lighting. ]]

: The largest ''Movie'' Optimus Prime toy, Leader Class Optimus Prime features the most accurate representation yet of the CGI designs complex transformation with the only major exception being the arms, wich are supposed to form the front nose of the truck in the CGI model but are here placed right behind the cab. He transforms into a heavily-customized [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] conventional extended-hood truck, and unusually for a mainline figure, he has rubber tires on all his wheels. His Ion Blaster weapon is stored in the rear of the truck's bunk, exposed like an engine block. Though Optimus has no trailer, he has hole where the fifth wheel (known among fans as a 'hitch') is sculpted in the rear of the truck, should owners find a suitable trailer to use. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the tips of his long smokestacks are made of a soft, flexible material. A switch on top of the cab roof activates horn sounds and window lights.

: Featuring a complex transformation, essentially the front and back ends of the truck fold and converge to become Optimus Prime's legs, as much of the truck rear is connected to the robot thighs via a series of folding panels. The rear wheel cowlings feature a hinge joint in the middle of them so they do not impede his knee articulation. The rear cabin of the cab, directly connected to the smokestacks, rotate and connect to his torso and unfold into his arms. As with most mainline Movie toys, Optimus Prime features [[Automorph]] gimmicks, and due to his pricepoint has three of them. Firstly, during initial transformation, rotating his front fenders to become his heels flips the top parts of the grill to become his toes. Secondly, sliding out the the double-barrel cannon in his right forearm flips out his spring-loaded Ion Blaster, which lands into place for his right hand. (The Ion Blaster can actually be popped off his forearm fairly easily, held in place by a simple clip.) Optimus' final Automorph, located in his torso, is activated by flipping the silver lever on his stomach activating a series of spring-loaded actions where they push the truck windows part, raises the lever between them and allows the head to spring up from the chest cavity. At this point yellow LEDs light up the chest windows and Optimus Prime's eyes, accompanied by a 'powering up' sound effect.

: Optimus Prime has a wide range of articulation for a relatively bulky figure. He has ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with swivel joints and ball joints supporting them in his biceps, lower knee joints and ankles. Again, unusually for a mainline figure, especially at the Leader pricepoint, his hands have individually articulated fingers and thumbs.

*'''Robo-Vision Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Robovision_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'd hate to see what those smokestacks looked like BEFORE Hasbro shortened them.]]

: A Target-[[exclusive]] repaint of the Voyager class Optimus Prime, this limited edition version boasts a "supermetal finish", resulting in silver metallic paint covering much of his paintable gray/silver plastic, a much higher contrast in his red and blue plastic colors and improved 'flame' paint decorations.

: Unusually for the smaller Voyager-class of toys, [[Robo-Vision]] Optimus Prime comes packed in robot mode in a special hexagonal column box with many windows, similar to the original packaging for ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime. The package also includes a [[Robo-Vision Decoder]]. Strangely, this Target exclusive preceded the release of the regular Voyager by a large margin, coming out on June 2, 2007 with the initial wave of movie toys.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Legends_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|Shortening the smokestacks is good, it makes the toy safer, but removing ONE and keeping the other? Crazy.]]

: Legends class Optimus Prime is an ''extremely'' simplified toy of the extremely complex movie design. As such, he features numerous unavoidable inaccuracies, such as not transforming or even looking very much like the original design or the larger toy versions in robot mode. However, proportionally Legends class Optimus Prime is not far off from the real truck and the Leader class toy's vehicle mode, aside from missing a smokestack on the driver's side. he is articulated at the shoulders and upper legs via ball-joints.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-13'''
[[Image:R optimusprimevoyager117.jpg|thumb|right|What's with the lame looking guns Hasbro?]]

:The mid-range Voyager class ''Movie'' Optimus Prime toy transforms into an amalgamation of the Kenworth W900 and the Peterbilt 379, making this toy fairly inaccurate to the actual vehicle Optimus Prime turned into. Because of the smaller size and lessened complexity, the Voyager class Optimus Prime features a significantly different transformation sequence compared to the Leader class toy, and indeed, the actual CGI design. However, as the actual truck cabin no longer forms his chest, the cabin now features an small interior with opening doors and a non-removable Peter Cullen driver figurine that flips out of the seat when the driver's side door is shut.

: In robot mode, Voyager class Optimus Prime is proportionally more accurate to his CGI design than the leader class toy and has a more accurate headsculpt, but due to the aforementioned lessened complexity significant sacrifices had to be made, such as 'cheats' to the transformation sequence, to achieve this and thus he is overall less accurate than he initially appears. In addition to previously mentioned changes, he carries much of the truck's front hood, grill and fenders on his back like a backpack. However, he maintains a superb level of articulation and posability.

: Optimus Prime is armed with two large rifles cleverly formed out of a combination of both smokestacks and fuel tanks. These rifles peg into lower arms with grips for his open hands. The under-slung fuel tanks can fire spring-loaded projectiles. In vehicle mode, both smokestack rifles can be deployed as twin cannons, and this mechanism can also be used to store the rifles and deploy them as shoulder guns in robot mode.

*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2007)

: Recently-announced redeco. Probably black. No pictures yet. Suck it up.

==== Fast Action Battlers ====

* '''Power Hook Optimus Prime''' (2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-01'''

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

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* '''Leader for the Ages''' (Figure two-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_LeaderfortheAges_2pack.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]

:This two-pack contains the ''Fast Action Battler'' Power Hook Optimus Prime toy, designated "2007 Optimus Prime", and the ''Classics'' Optimus Prime toy from ''The Ultimate Battle'' DVD two-pack. For some reason the Classics Prime toy is designated "1984 Optimus Prime", even though he was released in 2006.

====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_Cyberstompin_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|120px|]]

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====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_CyberSlammers_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Known as "La-Z-Boy Convoy" in Japan, surely.]]

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====Robot Replicas====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

===Titanium Series===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_TitaniumRM_Prime.jpg|thumb|right|120px|"Groovy!"]]

: Partially constructed of die-cast metal, this small three inch figurine of Optimus Prime has a CGI-accurate sculpt compared to the larger toys, owing to the fact it does not need to transform at all. He is sculpted with his Ion Blaster in his right fist, and is articulated at the neck, shoulders and waist. He comes with a small movie-style Autobot sigil display stand.

*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (vehicle mode) (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

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*'''Infared Optimus Prime''' (?, 2007)

:Not much is known about this figurine. Judging by its name, it may exist outside of the normal visible color spectrum.

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Optimus Prime Voice Changer''' (2007)

[[Image:MoviePrime_Voicechanger_helmet.jpg|thumb|right|150px|There's going to be ''hundreds'' of people wearing these damn things at [[BotCon 2007]].]]

:A highly CG-accurate sculpt of Optimus Prime's head with a built in voice-changer. It also has several sound effects and quotes from the movie. The voice-changer has three settings, giving more accurate alteration of the user's voice (though this is still debatable; most voice changing technology is pretty crummy, at least in toys). Much like the Ultimate Bumblebee figure, this toy will hate your wallet too. While it only costs 30 bucks, if it's anything like another Hasbro voice changer, it will suck batteries up like they were [[Energon Cube|some kind of square candy holder.]]

: There are two versions of the voice changer helmet with two different pre-recorded voices. An earlier release features a voice similar to [[Garry Chalk]], while the later release features the voice of [[Peter Cullen]]. The latter version has modified packaging under the 'Try Me!' blurb, stating it has 'Real Movie Voice!', though the updated version has also appeared in the original packaging without the 'Real Movie Voice!' notice.

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*'''Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster''' (2007)

[[Image:MoviePrime_BattleRigBlaster.jpg|thumb|left|''And'' these, too.]]

:The Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster transforms from a superdeformed amalgamation of his ''Movie'' truck and G1 Optimus Prime's truck (indeed pulling G1 Prime's trailer) to robotic forearm and hand with a built in Nerf style gun. By simply placing your hand inside the back of the trailer (I need an adult!) and pulling back on the front of the truck, the gun transforms and folds back into a weapon. It uses Nerf N-Strike size darts.

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*'''Optimus Prime Blaster''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_OptimusPrime_RPBlaster.jpg|thumb|right|150px|These? Not so much.]]

: An extensive [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] role-play Blaster, this toy "transforms" basically by extending. It fires suction-cup-tipped Nerf darts and is a Wal*mart exclusive.

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*'''Transformers Electronic Hand Held Game''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_TFHandHeldGame.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Behold, the Autobot Gameboy of Leadership!]]

:This LCD game features 10 levels and a design based on Optimus Prime.

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==Trivia==
* [[Takaratomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's vehicle mode as a [http://www.kenworth.com/2100_vir_w900.asp Kenworth W900 truck], even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379], a different model from a different company.

* As part of the hype buildup to the movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected.

* According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his whoppers with no onions, no cheese, and with extra pickles on the side. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory.

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Starscream (Armada)

2007-07-10T00:56:44Z

72.64.43.157: /* ''Transformers'' Playstation 2 game */

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Starscreamut.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Starscream's back, and he's a [[Linkin Park]] song.]]

'''Starscream''' is disillusioned by his leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. It took a while for Starscream to come to grips with Megatron's faults, but there's no turning back. Megatron doesn't respect him, doesn't appreciate him, and would casually toss Starscream's life away if it got him something he wanted. If following Megatron is the school of hard knocks, then Starscream is the valedictorian -- but not without a few scars. Starscream may have once been compassionate, he may once have known what true friendship is, but all that has been replaced, scab for scab, with the lessons of Megatron's abuse.

Unwittingly, Megatron may have created a monster even he cannot ultimately control.

Starscream's nominal [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], thought he has been seen to work with [[Zapmaster]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Nightscream''' (''Energon'')

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:AStarscream_cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|He's grouchy because he's fangirl-bait.]]
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Michael Dobson]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japan)

Accompanying Megatron's forces to [[Earth]], Starscream was deliberately made to be the last of the Decepticons to acquire a personal partner Mini-Con. Infuriated by this mistreatment, Starscream's resent for and hatred of Megatron made him a chink in the armor of the Decepticons that could be easily exploited by the manipulative [[Sideways]]. {{Storylink|Rebellion}}

Initially, Sideways coerced Starscream into a duel with Megatron, which he promptly lost. A short time later, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], acting under the instructions Sideways, further exploited Starscream by making him the patsy in his latest plan. Starscream was given the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and allowed to run riot to draw the [[Autobot]]s out of their base, but was then abandoned on the battlefield so that the other Decepticons could invade the base and steal the [[Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Sacrifice}}

Surviving to return to the Decepticon base, Starscream went on a rampage with the sword and disowned the Decepticons, siding up with the wary Autobots, not out of any desire to do good, but simply out of sheer hatred for Megatron. After a clash with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and a trip to [[Mars]] with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], Starscream befriended the Autobots' [[human]] allies, particularly [[Alexis]], and then gave the Autobots access to the Decepticon base, resulting in a raid that freed all the captive Mini-Cons. Starscream's defection was not a smooth process, however; he constantly clashed with his new teammates over morals and battle strategies, but nonetheless proved a capable, and on at least some level, willing Autobot. {{Storylink|Regeneration}} {{Storylink|Rescue}} {{Storylink|Mars}}

Soon thereafter, Sideways and Thrust approached Starscream, planting seeds of doubt in his mind. This eventually caused him to steal the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]] from the Autobots and return to the Decepticon fold, giving the Decepticons possession of all three Mini-Con weapons. {{Storylink|Crack}}

[[Image:ArmStarscream-Dies01.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The rest is... silence. Until he was brought back as a lobotimized, characterless zombie.]]

Subsequently, Starscream was among the Transformers injured battling [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], and who then received "[[Powerlinx]]" power boosts from their Mini-Cons. Starscream gained a new, blue coloration that he commented made him look like his contemporary, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], with disgust just ''dripping'' from his tone. Returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Starscream pursued Thrust into the depths of the planet when the turncoat tactician revealed his treachery by stealing the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom shield. Starscream took a fatal shot from the Requiem Blaster as he battled Thrust in the subterranean tunnels, but the Mini-Con [[High Wire]] used his powers to restructure the timeline, saving Starscream (and throwing the human kids back in time, and.. well it's confusing).

Thrust escaped and delivered the weapons to Sideways and his master, [[Unicron]], presently disguised as Cybertron's moon. Following Thrust through a warp gate and briefly reuniting with Alexis, Starscream entered the belly of the beast along with Hot Shot and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], but the unlikely trio were stymied by Unicron's [[Bug Drone|internal defenses]] and failed to stop Sideways from using the weapons to begin Unicron's reactivation.

Megatron - now Galvatron - was unwilling to acknowledge Unicron's threat, dismissing it as an Autobot trick, but Starscream knew the threat was real, and that only united under a true leader like [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] - whose strength of character and nobility had touched Starscream during his time with the Autobots - could the Transformers hope to stop him. To show Galvatron the error of his ways, he challenged him to a duel in which he allowed Galvatron to run him through with the Star Saber. Galavatron realised what happened and demanded to know what possessed Starscream to do such a thing.

Starscream told him that he tried to gain Galvatron's respect, but nothing was ever good enough, no matter how many battles he fought, his leader always found fault. Optimus Prime treated his men with respect, and was thus a leader of integrity, unlike Galvatron. But that didn't matter anymore, and after tearing the Starsaber out with his bear hands, Starscream turned his full firepower onto Unicron. The Chaos Bringer promptly obliterated him, to the shock of both Galvatron and Optimus Prime. When the dust settled, Galvatron stood reflecting upon Starscream's last words, and as a gesture, handed his enemy the Star Saber.

Unfortunately, Sideways ran off with it two seconds later. But it's the thought that counts. {{Storylink|Cramp}}

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====''Energon''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Michael Dobson]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)

Ten years after Starscream's death, when Megatron seized control of Unicron's body by ousting its former occupant, the alien being [[Alpha Quintesson]], the evicted extra-terrestrial needed an assassin to eliminate Megatron so that he could return to his original task of recreating the worlds destroyed by Unicron. Using what little [[energon]] he had left, Alpha Q recreated another victim of Unicron - Starscream. However, Alpha Q ran out of energon before the process could be completed, leaving Starscream incomplete - his memory blank, and his body unstable, constantly shifting from a physical to an ethereal form, able to teleport by "ghosting" from location to location. {{Storylink|Megatron Raid}}

Alpha Q unleashed Starscream upon [[Ocean City]], where he battled Optimus Prime and then tracked Megatron back to Unicron's body. Even his awesome new abilities proved no match for the Decepticon leader, who used Unicron's power to brainwash Starscream, turning him into his right-hand man and most loyal subordinate. Rather ironically, Megatron now treated Starscream with far more respect than previously, even entrusting him with some of the most difficult missions.

Later, when Megatron became Galvatron again through immersion in a subterranean reservoir of [[super energon]] on Cybertron, Starscream was allowed to do the same as a reward for his loyalty; the influx of power stabilised his physical form, while allowing him to retain his teleporting powers. When Galvatron was subsequently possessed by Unicron, [[Primus]] used the super energon to create a sun, and Galvatron plunged himself into it in order to contain Unicron's spark within it. Starscream seemingly sacrificed himself as well, diving into the sun alongside his leader. {{Storylink|The Sun (Energon episode)|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Dobson]] (English) [[Takaya Kuroda]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Thunder-OhHi.jpg|right|thumb|350px|so, you come here often?]]
A decade after the [[Powerlinx Battles]] (as they were called), when [[Primus]]'s plan to contain Unicron's spark at the core of the energon sun failed, the sun collapsed, becoming a deadly [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] that threatened Cybertron. Freed from his imprisonment in the sun by Megatron, Starscream's mind was his own again, and his body was refurbished into yet another new form.

Megatron began his campaign to acquire the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s by stealing the map that showed their locations from the ancient Transformer, [[Vector Prime]] while Starscream created a diversion that kept the other Autobots busy. During the fight, Starscream sent [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] tumbling into the black hole, but Vector Prime saved him at the last moment, opening a dimensional gate that teleported him to Earth. {{Storylink|Fallen (Cybertron episode)|Fallen}}

The Autobots and Decepticons followed, and when it was deduced that the Cyber Planet Keys' focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], was hidden somewhere on the planet, Megatron charged Starscream with locating it while he focused on acquiring the Cyber Planet Key of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet.

Little did Megatron suspect, however, that Starscream had evolved a new ambition - now, he sought to oust Megatron and become the leader of the Decepticons, then the universe. Unlike [[Starscream (G1)|those with similar goals]], however, Starscream was smart enough to keep his intentions to himself, quietly working to achieve his goals through subtle means. While on a brief mission to attack [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] on Velocitron, Starscream was able to secretly switch Megatron's map with a copy that would play an important role later, and in an attempt to acquire more troops loyal to him, recruited the disillusioned Autobot [[Mudflap]] into his service on Earth. He later crossed paths once again with the mysterious [[Sideways]], who saw in him the best chance to achieve his own goals.

With the Autobots having successfully acquired the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys from Velocitron and the [[Jungle Planet]], Starscream realised it was time to step up his agenda. His duplicate planet map led Megatron and the other Decepticons to a dead sector of space and sealed them within a metal sphere, freeing Starscream to search for the third Cyber Planet Key, from Earth itself. Encountering the Autobot monster-hunter, [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] - one of the ancient Transformers whose ancestors had come to Earth with the Cyber Planet Key eons ago, who had recently been reactivated - Starscream discovered a vast underground holding cell in which Crosswise had imprisoned the ancient Decepticons of his time. {{Storylink|Trap}} {{Storylink|Invasion}}

Liberating them, Starscream took command of their forces and began a planetwide search for the Cyber Planet Key, fighting back the Autobot and human military resistance. The Autobots had Crosswise's ally [[Evac]] recover the key from its hiding place in preparation for a retreat to Velocitron, but Starscream fought his way through the entire Autobot army and confronted Optimus Prime himself, successfully purloining the lock and all three keys by endangering the Autobots' human allies and drawing Prime out of the fight. {{Storylink|Retreat}}

Retreating to a small volcanic island in the South Pacific, Starscream attempted to harness the power of the Cyber Planet Keys. Megatron, meanwhile, had been freed by [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], and immediately sought retribution, only to wind up clashing with the Autobots first. The extra time this afforded, along with the distraction of having Starscream's new troops (including [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] and [[Lugnutz]]) defending him from both sides, allowed Starscream to tap the power of the keys and harness a fragment of the spark of Primus, growing to a gigantic height and besting Megatron in combat. With an extra power boost courtesy of his combination with [[Wing Saber]], Optimus Prime was able to defeat Starscream, but Sideways teleported his body away to the ancient starship [[Atlantis]] to recuperate. {{Storylink|Starscream (Cybertron episode)|Starscream}}

When the Cyber Planet Keys were used by the Autobots to awaken Primus and tranform Cybertron into his body, Starscream successfully attempted to drain more of his power and grew to planetary size. He was defeated in one-on-one combat with Primus himself, battered into submission by Cybertron's moons, and drained of his excess power. The discovery of the fourth Cyber Planet Key on [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, set Starscream racing to acquire the key first, but Landmine reached it ahead of him and was able to use its power to pay him back for past indignities by growing to his size and pummelling him.

With all four Cyber Planet Keys finally acquired, Starscream challenged Megatron - now Galvatron once more - to a final battle for possession of them. So incredible were the energies released during the clash that space and time itself was rended by the final explosion, and Starscream was hurtled into to another dimension along with the interfering Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. He would appear for one final time before a defeated Galvatron, his spirit reaching out across the dimensions to encourage him to fight on - leading Galvatron to his final demise at the hands of Optimus Prime on Cybertron's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{Storylink|Unfinished}}

As the Autobots made preparations to begin their new galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] initiative, [[Wing Saber]] - having departed from the rest of the Autobots to continue with his "loner" lifestyle - radioed Optimus to repot that he had found a lead on Starscream's trail and was pursuing it. Landmine and a reformed Mudflap departed to aid him, and would eventually encounter Starscream within the walls of firespace, where Galvatron last saw him. {{Storylink|Beginning}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Starscream lacked the more complex nature of his animated counterpart, filling the position of "snarky second-in-command" as Starscreams tend to do. He also gave Megatron the finger. (Behind his back, of course. He's not THAT stupid!)

====''Energon''====
In the wake of the unification of Autobots and Decepticons following Unicron's defeat, Starscream tried to ingratiate himself with [[Tidal Wave]] and the rest of the remaining Decepticons. His wheedling didn't last long, though, as [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] showed up and promptly blasted him into a trash compactor. Later, during the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack on Earth, Starscream reappeared in his new form as an energon ghost and incapactitated [[Demolishor]].

''('''Note''': Due to Dreamwave's subsequent bankruptcy, this ended up being his only appearance in his Energon form.)''

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic====
Starscream killed Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] as the little guy was uploading himself into Cybertron's planetary mainframe.

''('''Note''': This is an allusion to a Dreamwave Comics continuity event, but apparently it also took place in the animated continuity, too? Well, okay. Don't think too hard on this one.)''

===Panini comics continuity===
Starscream answered letters!

===''Transformers'' Playstation 2 game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Matt Hetherington]]

[[Image:Starscream-GameBurn.jpg|left|thumb|Sephiroth! Sephiroth! 'Cause all bad guys walk in flames and not get burned]]

Starscream was stationed in Antarctica, overseeing [[Decepticlone]] operations in recovering the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s found in the area, using a human research center they overran as his base of operations. When the Autobots ventured too close, Starscream attacked (blowing up the hangar he was holed up in first), but was shot out of the sky and left for dead.

Having survived his initial defeat, Starscream followed the Autobots to Alaska. There he collided his starship into a mountain in an attempt to crush them, but the Autobots escaped unscathed. This also gave them the chance to infiltrate the downed ship and free the captive Mini-Con [[Aftershock]] from the control room. Starscream used his null laser cannons at full power in an attempt to finish off his foes, but only succeeded in cutting the rock face below the ship, which collapsed and sent the precariously-blanaced ship plunging into the valley below. The impact of the crash buried the bow deep into the earth, forcing the Autobots to climb their way up and out to the surface.

[[Image:Starscream-Cmere.jpg|right|thumb|Does Wayne Brady have to choke a bitch?]]

When the Autobots pulled free from the buried ship and got back to ground-level, Starscream attacked again. But this battle too ultimately ended in defeat, leading Optimus Prime to interrogate him as to the whereabouts of Megatron. When Starscream refused and attempted to fire his functional null ray at point-blank range, Optimus knocked him unconscious with a well-aimed punch. He then ordered Red Alert to hack the treacherous Decepticon's warp transponder, which led them to Megatron's [[Pacific Island]] base.

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==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Mega-Con, 2002/2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-02'''
[[Image:Armada_SS_toy.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Buy Emo Starscream today, kids!]]

: Starscream transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter. In both modes, pressing down on his cockpit canopy activates electronic sound effects; in jet mode, it also deploys his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] if he is stored under the cockpit. Plugging a Mini-Con onto his rearmost [[Powerlinx]] plug releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as more electronic sound effects. His left wing detaches and unfolds to form a large sword for use in robot mode.

: The [[Takara]] verion of this toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, but uses a brighter light gray plastic, gold paint instead of yellow, more detailed paint applications on the wings, and has a "separated" Decepticon sigil deco. The canopy section on the Japanese version is parallel to the rest of the jet mode, while the American points more downward. This is due to a retooling of the area that meets his chest, and was done [[for safety reasons]], making the nosecone "collapse" easier if pressed point-first into, say, your little brother.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and ''[[Armada]]'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]].

*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal premium, 2003)

: Part of the McDonald's ''Armada'' promotion, this version of Starscream transforms into a Cybertronic jet the somewhat resembles his larger toy. It features a pull-back motor gimmick that propels his jet-mode forward, then leaps up to instantly convert to robot mode, like the [[Generation 1]] [[Jumpstarter]]s. In jet mode, he can combine with the other three Happy Meal Decepticons to form a goofy-looking super vehicle.

*'''Starscream Supermode with Spark Grid''' (Mega-Con, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-09'''
[[Image:Armada_Thundercracker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Boy, is his face red!]]

: The Takara version of the ''Armada'' Thundercracker toy represents a powered-up version of Starscream instead of a new character. This toy is almost identical to the Hasbro Thundercracker, but uses a darker more vivid blue plastic and a darker more vivid red. Also the canopy section on the Japanese version is parallel to the rest of jet mode, while the American points more downward. This is due to a retooling of the area that meets his chest and was done for safety reasons.

: He comes with a powered-up version of his Mini-Con, Grid.

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*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Built to Rule, 2003)
[[Image:BTR_Armada_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Starscream's attempts to take over [[Block Town|Blockotown]] were less than sucessful.]]

: ''[[Built to Rule]]'' Starscream is a building-brick set that can be assembled into a Cybertronic fighter jet or a robot, or to whatever else you feel like. He came with a building-brick version of Swindle. The set features two missile launchers that use a unique "twist-block" pressure-launch mechanism.

: This set was later released in different colors as Thundercracker and [[Zapmaster]].

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===Energon===
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-01'''
[[Image:Energon_Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Spooky.]]
[[Image:Superlink_Nightscream_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Now with G1 sweetening.]]

: ''Energon'' Starscream transforms into a jet fighter loosely based upon the F/A-22 Raptor, cast mostly in dark clear-green plastics to emphasize his "energon ghost" status. The toy also features numerous spots of sculpted battle damage and asymmetrical plastic-color layouts to further enhance the effect. He comes with two very large accessories, a sword and a non-firing blaster, which can combine to form a ''really'' larger sword and/or non-firing blaster. In jet mode he has two wing-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which can flip up over his robot-mode shoulders for "Hyper Mode".

: The Japanese version of this mold, called "Nightscream", uses gray instead of blue, a lighter shade of red paint, darker blue plastic and paint.

: He is '''not''' a [[retool]] of ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]], dammit.

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*'''Prowl with Longarm & Starscream with Zapmaster''' (Multi-pack, 2004)

: Part of a Sam's Club [[exclusive]] set, the original Starscream toy was [[redeco]]ed in primarily dark gray with burgundy and black accents. His Mini-Con partner was [[Zapmaster]] this time around rather than Swindle. The set also included ''Energon'' [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] as an ''Armada'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] redeco with [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]].

*'''Energon Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-19'''

[[Image:Energon_Energon_Starscream_Toy.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Twice the G1 for half the price.]]
[[Image:Superlink_Nightscream_Reverse_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|130px|With two scoops of G1 in every toy.]]

: ''Energon'' Starscream was redecoed into a more [[Generation 1]]-inspired color scheme, primarily light gray with blue and red accents. The Takara "Nightscream Rebirth" release of the toy has some significant differences, the most notable being the use of clear-blue plastics in the place of some of the solid-gray in the Hasbro version. Gray plastic was used in place of black, and many paint details were different. It also came with a yellow version of ''Energon'' [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon's]] [[Energon weapon #Energy Drill (Insecticon)|energon drill weapon]].

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*'''Starscream''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
[[Image:BTR_EnergonStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|Starscream's attempt to infiltrate the [[wikipedia:Lego Space|Space Police]] was only marginally more successful.]]

: The ''Energon'' version of ''Built To Rule'' Starscream was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic jet fighter with pressure-launch missiles, to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

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

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===Cybertron===
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-03'''

: ''Galaxy Force'' Starscream transforms into a Cybertronic starfighter. In both modes, plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his back end flips out a spring-loaded blade from each arm. His spring-loaded missile launcher can be used as either a hand-held weapon, or mounted under his jet-mode nosecone. He comes with a Cybertron-Decepticon-style Cyber Planet Key.

: This mold in these colors was never released in the Habsbro ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' line, most likely to not interfere with sales of the much larger Supreme Starscream toy (see below).

*'''Starscream''' (Supreme, 2005)
[[Image:CybScreamSupreme.jpg|left|thumb|Honeycomb big? Yeah Yeah Yeah! It's not small? No No No!]]
: Supreme Starscream is a colossally-upscaled version of the Voyager-class Starscream toy, with quite a few changes. The most notable is the change in his Cyber Planet Key gimmick: each arm has a separate Key jack in it rather than the Voyager's single joint-jack. While the right arm still deploys a blade, the left arm now reveals a "null laser cannon" spring-loaded missile launcher. The original back-mounted Key jack still exists in a fashion, though it does not activate any gimmicks and merely serves as a Key storage space (a rarity among ''Cybertron'' toys). A second storage-only jack is found on the underside of the same assembly. The two small guns on the sides of his cockpit can swivel up to firing position in robot mode, and he also has several electronic light and sound gimmicks, including one activated by moving his sword-arm.

: He comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership" that fits over his noggin, and also is the only ''Cybertron'' toy to come with ''two'' Cyber Planet Keys, a Cybertron-Decepticon Key, and a gold-bordered Earth-style Key. Both Keys have the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''s5a3'''" [[tampograph]]ed on their backs. (The placement of these accessories in the box varies in later releases.)

: In Japan, this toy was released as a Toys "R" Us exclusive, basically in US packaging.

*'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: The only Hasbro release of the Voyager Starscream mold, this primarily-burgundy redeco came in a two-pack with an unaltered [[Vector Prime]], and was exclusive to Toys "R" Us stores. It was also sold for slightly less than the cost of two Voyagers.

*'''Starscream''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)
[[Image:CybScream-LOC.jpg|thumb|Starsqueak.]]
: A colossally ''downscaled'' and simplified version of the ''Cybertron'' Starscream figure was released as part fo the first wave of the ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. He transforms into the same Cybertronic starfighter altmode, and has flip-out weapons (one sword, one non-firing blaster).

: In Japan, the toy was sold as part of the ''very'' short-lived "EZ Collection". It was given more extensive [[paint application]]s than the Hasbro version.

: This mold was used to make ''Legends of Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (LOC)|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]].

*'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: A three-pack of ''Legends of Cybertron'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and Starscream using clear plastics in some parts was released in Japan. It was a mail-away exclusive to ''TV Magazine''.

===Attacktix===
[[Image:AttacktixScream.jpg|left|thumb|100px|He keeps flying in circles for some reason.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Booster, 2006)
:''Attacktix ID number:'' '''TF08'''

: ''[[Attacktix]]'' Starscream is a missile-launching piece based on his ''Cybertron'' robot mode, a 30-point "Commander" with a common 6 "tix" of movement, and a maximum of 8 "tix". His Special Power, "Rally", enables a player to return any one of their already-defeated [[Decepticon]] pieces to play.

: As with all Booster-pack pieces, Starscream came with both black and chrome-silver bases. A "Super-Rare" piece, there is a one in twelve chance of getting Starscream in any blind-packed Booster set.

*'''Starscream''' (Booster, 2007)

:This Starscream is a missile launching piece based on his ''Energon'' Energon form's vehicle mode.
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===Merchandise===
* A soft-plastic PVC figurine of Starscream's animation model was released in "Act-9" of Takara's [[Super Collection Figure]] series. It came in both full-color and pewter-finish version, one each per case of twelve.

* A larger non-transforming PVC figure of Starscream was released in the Mega Super Colleciton figure series. Like other toys in the line, he came with a few extra pieces, like a separate wing-sword, and a mini-PVC of his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]].

==Trivia==
* According the the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' video game's]] instruction booklet, Starscream (in his ''Armada''-era body) has the following statistics:
::Height: 19' 7" (15' 1" vehicle mode length)
::Weight: 22,050 lbs
::Thrust: 28,000 lbs
::Vehicle Top Speed: Mach 2.7

* [[Aaron Archer]] has expressed disappointment in how the ''Energon'' Starscream toy turned out, largely its design cues not quite coming across as intended.

* The ''Cybertron'' Starscream design is based on the [[Generation 1]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] body from the [[Dreamwave]] comic series "[[The War Within]]", designed by [[Don Figueroa]].

* The Supreme Starscream's crown is modeled directly after the crown Generation 1 Starscream wore in [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|the 1986 Movie]], though this Starscream actually wore it for more than thirty seconds before dying.

* Armada Starscream's body parts made frequent cameos in the CGI models of the generic Decepticon and Autobot soldiers during the Energon cartoon series, despite Starscream not actually ever appearing in his Armada body during the series.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]

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Skyboom (Armada)

2007-07-10T00:24:35Z

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{{Template:Disambig2|the combined form of the Race Team|the Energon Saber Mini-Con member|Skyboom (Energon)}}

:''The Skyboom shield is one of the three ultimate [[Mini-Con]] weapons from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:ArmadaSkyboomShield.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Why do we look like a spaceship?"]]

Formed from the [[Race Team]] Mini-Cons [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]], the '''Skyboom''' shield is possibly the ultimate defensive force in the known universe. It is the only thing that can withstand the might of the [[Star Saber (UT)|Star Saber]] and [[Requiem Blaster |Requiem Blaster]] weapons, but the full limits of all three have never been tested.

''Japanese name: '''Cosmotector''' ''

==Fiction==
===''Armada''===
===Animated continuity===

[[Image:Skyboomshield_stockfootage.jpg|thumb|left|150px|"Super Special Awesome Transformation Sequence GO!!!"]]

The existence of the Skyboom Shield was first revealed by [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] when the Decepticons manage to find a seemingly-unresponsive [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]]. Reputedly, the shield had the ability to resist the power of the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]]. {{Storylink|Overmatch}}

[[Image:ArmadaMegs_Starsaber_Skyboom.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Uh-huh...that's right...who's laughing now? WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!"]]

Soon afterwards, the Decepticons manage to secure the remaining Mini-Con Race Team members, and deploy the shield in battle. However to the surprise of both factions, when [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] defends [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], the Skyboom Shield in turn defends the Autobot leader against Megatron's Star Saber. The resulting blows by the sword against the shield unleash a beam of energy into deep space, similar to the Mini-Con signal that drew the Transformers to Earth. {{Storylink|Decisive Battle}}

Afterwards, the Skyboom Shield remained in the possession of the Autobots and was entrusted in the care of [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. Smokescreen would fire the Shield from his shoulder mounted cannon in order to quickly transport it to a comrade in need.

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==Toys==
===Armada===
* '''Race Team''' (Mini-Con Team, 2002/2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-05'''

: The Skyboom shield is formed out of all three Race Team members. Downshift forms the top of the shield, Dirt Boss forms the middle of the shield, and Mirage forms the lower portion of the shield. There is a fold-out handle with a 5mm peg for compatible figures to hold in their fists. The shield can also be mounted on a Mini-Con peg via the Mini-Con Powerlinx port on the underside of Downshift.

===Energon===

===Cybertron===

===Universe===
All three individual Race Team Mini-Cons were released as [[Tiny Tin]]s in their original Armada colors under the [[Universe]] line.

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I Risk My Life for Earth

2007-07-10T00:04:49Z

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[[Image:risklife.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Crazy Japanese text says what?!]]

{{episodenav|headmasters|26|prev=The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg|next=Miracle Warriors - The Targetmasters, Part 1}}

With [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] established as leader of the [[Decepticon]]s once more and [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] on the verge of death, the fate of [[Earth]] hangs in the balance, and only [[Chromedome]] can save the day by discovering the long-held secret of Scorponok's weak spot!

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' "Life Can Be Sacrificed for Peace on Earth"

==Detailed synopsis==

Following [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s demise, Scorponok once again seizes control of the Decepticon forces, and appoints himself the [[Emperor of Destruction|Emperor of Terror]]. Keeping [[Sixshot]] occupied by instructing him to continue the attack against Earth's [[Autobot]]s, Scorponok and the Decepticon [[Headmaster]]s resume their original plan for the destruction of Earth.

On [[Athenia]], the Autobots study the Decepticons' recent movements, noting that the nothern hemisphere has seen a lot of activity of late. Chromedome prepares to head to Earth to help reinforce the defenses of that area when Spike announces that he will be going to the planet too, to attend a summit concerning Earth's volcanoes. Specifically, the meeting is about drilling into Earth's mantle, but Spike's studies reveal an unexpected coincidence - all of Scorponok's movements have been centered on the [[wikipedia:Pacific Ring of Fire|Pacific Ring of Fire]], the largest concetration of volcanoes on Earth, which runs from Alaska to the South Pole. Back in [[Autobot City]], Spike explains that he thinks the Decepticons are targeting the spot where Earth's crust is weakest, but in the midst of his talk, [[Trypticon]] attacks. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] holds him off, but Sixshot then arrives, and Chromedome - recalling the death of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] at the ninja's hands - engages him in battle. Metroplex is distracted by this, and as Trypticon bears down on him, Spike steps out from his cover to shout a warning to the city-bot, and is struck by a stray laser blast. Metroplex repels the Decepticons, but Spike is critically wounded and transported by to Athenia for urgent medical attention.

Chromedome blames himself for allowing Spike to get injured, and although [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] is understanding, Wheelie is not so forgiving. Just then, Fortress enters to inform everyone on Spike's condition - a small piece of shrapnel has become embedded in one of his arteries that cannot be removed by surgery. His guilt mounting, Chromedome turns on Fortress, blaming Spike's injuries on his passive strategies. Restrained and calmed down by his fellow Headmasters, the group then debate Scorponok's strategy, with [[Highbrow]] speculating that his is attempting to make the Earth's combust into a new sun. At that point, a report is beamed in from [[Scattershot]] that the Decepticons are active on the Kamchatka Peninsula, another portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Fortress forbids Chromedome from participating in the attack, and he remains on Athenia while the others head for Earth.

Spike and Daniel share a tearful moment in the medical bay, with Spike telling Daniel that regardless of what happens to him, he must remain strong. Thankfully, Fortress has the answer that will save Spike's life - putting his Master-born psychic powers to work, he telekinetically purges the shrapnel from Spike's body. Unfortunately, this drains all of his energy, and with Scorponok on the way to Earth, he will be unable to transform into Fortress Maximus to combat him.

On Kamchatka, the Autobots are meeting heavy Decepticon resistance, and Scorponok appears in the sky over the peninsula, patiently awaiting the arrival of Fortress. Soon enough, he gets his whish, and transforms into robot mode to throw the energy-deprived Battleship Maximus around. Stuck on Athenia and feeling useless, Chromedome realises the key to winning the day - discovering the secret of Scorponok's long-searched-for weakness! Daniel and Wheelie aid him in his work, focusing their studies on the connection between his head and body, per notes left by Highbrow. As the battle on Earth worsens, they at last discover the Decepticon leader's weak spot - the Decepticon insignia on his chest! Chromedome races to Earth, arriving just as things seem their bleakest, as Scorponok hurls Battleship Maximus into the molten heart of a volcano. What Scorponok has failed to account for, however, is Fortress's ability to absorb the volcano's magma energy, re-energising him and allowing him to transform into Fortress Maximus! Chromedome informs him of the weak spot and Fortress Maximus stabs Scorponok through the chest with the [[Master Sword]], causing the Decepticon to topple into the volcano. In a spray of molten rock, the crippled Scorponok bursts free and flees into the sky.

==Stats==

'''Original airdate:''' 29th January 1988

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
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! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
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*[[Punch|Punch/Counterpunch]] (3)
*[[Chromedome]] (19)
*[[Brainstorm]] (20)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (21)
*[[Highbrow]] (22)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (24)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress/Fortress Maximus]] (25)
*[[Shouki]] (26)
*[[Suiken]] (27)
*[[Getsuei]] (28)
*[[Seizan]] (29)
*[[Kaen]] (30)
*[[Yukikaze]] (31)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (33)
*[[Wheelie]] (35)
*[[Scattershot]] (37)
*[[Raiden]] (38)

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*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
*[[Hun-Gurrr]] (2)
*[[Blot]] (4)
*[[Motormaster]] (5)
*[[Drag Strip]] (6)
*[[Dead End]] (7)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (8)
*[[Vortex]] (9)
*[[Sinnertwin]] (10)
*[[Rippersnapper]] (11)
*[[Cutthroat]] (12)
*[[Onslaught]] (13)
*[[Blast Off]] (14)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (15)
*[[Sixshot]] (16)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (17)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (18)
*[[Trypticon]] (32)
*[[Predaking]] (39)
*[[Abominus]] (40)

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*[[Spike Witwicky]] (23)
*[[Daniel Witwicky]] (34)
*[[Carly Witwicky]] (36)
|}

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===

*When Chromedome heads for Earth to spread the word on Scorponok's weak spot, Arcee informs him that he can't use the [[space bridge]] - obvious enough, since it was destroyed in "[[Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!]]". Chromedome, however, claims he will "find a way," and is next seen in mid-transit to Earth, flying throught what appears to be, for all intents and purposes... a space bridge tunnel. What the ''hell''?

===Transformers references===

*Galvatron's met his end in "[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]." That episode also featured Scorponok's activities in Alaska, foreshadowing the involvement of the Pacific Ring of Fire in this episode.
*Ultra Magnus died in "[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]" Hard to believe, I know.
*Although earlier episodes have laid the seeds for it, it is this episode which really makes the viewer aware that Chromedome bears a vicious emnity towards Sixshot - although this episode only specifically mentions the death of Ultra Magnus, recall that Sixshot was also responsible for killing Chromedome's best friend, [[Abel]], as seen in "[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]." Unfortunately for Chromedome, this is not the last time that one of his friends will lose their lives thanks to Sixshot, and it sets the stage for a major confrontation between the two characters towards the end of the series.
*The Headmasters' psychic powers were properly established in "[[Cybertron is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]". This is the first and only time that powers beyond telepathy are demonstrated.
*The long-standing mystery of Scorponok's weak spot first arose, naturally, in "[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]" Tied into this, in both "[[Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!]]" and "[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]", Scorponok took slashes to the chest and immediately retreated from battle. And now we know why - because his weak spot had been hit!

===Miscellaneous trivia===

*All the major plot threads established since Galvatron's return in "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]" have been wound up over the last few episodes, culminating in this episode, representing the end of the second "story arc" in ''The Headmasters'' and setting the stage for the third and final arc, beginning next episode.
*The Malay dub version of this episode is downright ''hilarious''.

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Transformers: The Junior Novel

2007-07-08T17:31:58Z

72.64.43.157:

[[Image:Transformers the junior novel.jpg|thumb|250px|Optimus hates marketing to kids.]]
==Vital Statistics==
ISBN 0-06-088835-0 <br/>
ISBN 978-0-06-088835-0 <br/>
'''Writer:''' [[S. G. Wilkens]], based on the screenplay and story of the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 Movie]]<br/>
'''Illustrator:''' "Illustrations" are [[Dreamworks]]'s promotional images of the characters in the movie on colored backgtrounds. <br/>
'''Pagecount:''' 134pp

'''Major characters:'''
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Originally published: In the US (worldwide?){{fact}} by Harper Entertainment, an imprint of Harper Collins ''Publishers'', 2007

==Synopsis==

==Comments/Notes==
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==External links==
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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2007-07-08T17:18:58Z

72.64.43.157: /* Titanium Series */

{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieOptimusPrime_promorender2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Freedom is the right of all sentient—oh, hell, you know the drill.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the Autobots. Once, long ago, he was co-ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] together with his brother, Lord Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], but Megatron grew greedy and attempted to claim the [[Allspark]] for himself. Optimus rose to stand against him. As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, at any cost.

==Fiction==
===''Prime Directives'' prequel comics===
[[Image:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|left|thumb|200px|All Primes are required to have window boobs.]]

For generations, Optimus Prime ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] side-by-side with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The two personalities created a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. However, when Megatron revealed his intentions to steal the [[Allspark]] and use it for evil, selfish gain, Prime reacted accordingly. He built a militia from the civilians around him, but they faired terribly against Megatron's armies. Ultimately, Prime was forced to eject the Allspark into space to keep it from his nemesis.

Thus the focus of the war between Autobot and Decepticon shifted. The Allspark's ejection was only a stall. No longer did Prime have to keep Megatron from stealing the Allspark, instead Prime and his Autobots must hunt down the Allspark, wherever in the universe it landed, before Megatron could. {{storylink|Prime Directives}}

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===Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday prequel novel===
{{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English)

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[[Image:OptimusDowntown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The newest wrestler of the Cybertronian Wrestling Federation: The Trucker.]]

The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime came to Earth shortly after [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sent his comrades a beacon. After scanning the form of an Earth truck and reconfiguring his body to transform into it, Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] met up with Bumblebee and his human friends, [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] in an alley. Transforming before the stunned humans, he introduced himself, his team, and why Sam is important to their search for the [[All Spark]].

Glasses that belonged to Sam's ancestor, [[Captain Archibald Witwicky]], contain the location of the All Spark encoded across its lenses, so Optimus Prime ordered his troops to wait outside Sam's house while Sam and Mikaela searched inside for the glasses. Much to Sam's exasperation, Optimus Prime, in his impatience, clumsily ruined his parents' garden, and the Autobots' heavy footsteps convinced them there was an earthquake. Despite all this, their presence remained undetected until [[Sector Seven]] arrived (in a convoy of GMC Yukon's) and abducted Sam, Mikaela, and Sam's parents.

Optimus Prime sent the Autobots in pursuit of the SUV that contained Sam, Mikaela, and Sector Seven's director, [[Agent Simmons]]. Their young human friends were rescued, but Bumblebee was captured, and Sam and Mikaela recaptured, by the organization after their retreat. Optimus Prime, now in possession of the glasses which can tell him the location of the All Spark, regrettably leaves Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands, knowing that if they go after him, they will have to use deadly force. Ironhide seems okay with that, stating the humans are too violent, but Prime remind him of the Cybertronians [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|own violent history]]. He also reveals to the Autobots his real plan for the All Spark: if they cannot defeat the Decepticons, Prime intends to merge the Cube with his [[spark]]. Though this would destroy the All Spark, Ratchet cautions Prime against this, as it would also kill him, but Prime had made his decision. The glasses place the All Spark at [[Hoover Dam]] where, luckily, Bumblebee and the young humans were taken.

Optimus Prime's team meets up with Sector Seven, Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela en route, who have planned to hide the Allspark in a nearby [[Mission City]]. While on the highway, he is attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who manages to tackle Optimus and drag him over the edge of a freeway overpass. As the Decepticon swung his claw wildly, Optimus drew his sword from his right arm and sliced off one of Bonecrusher's arms, before brutally finishing off his enemy by driving the blade through Bonecrusher's neck, severing his head.

Optimus arrived at Mission City just in time to observe Megatron discarding the remains of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and launch himself in jet mode at the Autobot leader. Optimus leapt and grabbed ahold of the wings, which was a bad idea really as Megatron drove himself and Prime through an office block.

After saving Sam from falling off a building, Optimus told the boy that if he could not defeat Megatron, Sam must put the All Spark into his chest which would destroy it. As Sam made his escape, Optimus faced down Megatron and informed him that at the end of the day, One shall stand, One shall fall. Unfortunately, Megatron proves to be far too powerful for Prime to defeat, he implored to Sam to put the Allspark into his chest. Sam instead thrusts it into Megatrons chest, eventually killing the Decepticon leader. As Optimus watched his brother die, he regretfully said there was little other choice.

Though Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, the All Spark was lost, leaving the Autobots unable to restore Cybertron. The Autobots elected to remain on Earth, and Optimus Prime sent a message to any surviving Autobots in the Galaxy to come to their new home.

'''Note:''' ''The comic book adaptation depicts Prime also defeating [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] during the highway altercation with Bonecrusher.''

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===Transformers The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]]

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''

[[Image:Movie_ProtoformOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Spaaaaaaace speeeeeerrrrm!]]

:Based upon the 'Protoform' (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his 'Entry' mode cybertronic comet thing. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the 'vehicle', creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode he resembles previous Optimus characters - his angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing :( ) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-01'''

[[Image:MovieLeader_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px| Y'think Prime got a makeover? We have it on good authority that Movie [[Roller]] is a kicked-out low-rider with a jammin' sound system and neon-purple undercarriage lighting. ]]

: The largest ''Movie'' Optimus Prime toy, Leader Class Optimus Prime features the most accurate representation yet of the CGI designs complex transformation with the only major exception being the arms, wich are supposed to form the front nose of the truck in the CGI model but are here placed right behind the cab. He transforms into a heavily-customized [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] conventional extended-hood truck, and unusually for a mainline figure, he has rubber tires on all his wheels. His Ion Blaster weapon is stored in the rear of the truck's bunk, exposed like an engine block. Though Optimus has no trailer, he has hole where the fifth wheel (known among fans as a 'hitch') is sculpted in the rear of the truck, should owners find a suitable trailer to use. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the tips of his long smokestacks are made of a soft, flexible material. A switch on top of the cab roof activates horn sounds and window lights.

: Featuring a complex transformation, essentially the front and back ends of the truck fold and converge to become Optimus Prime's legs, as much of the truck rear is connected to the robot thighs via a series of folding panels. The rear wheel cowlings feature a hinge joint in the middle of them so they do not impede his knee articulation. The rear cabin of the cab, directly connected to the smokestacks, rotate and connect to his torso and unfold into his arms. As with most mainline Movie toys, Optimus Prime features [[Automorph]] gimmicks, and due to his pricepoint has three of them. Firstly, during initial transformation, rotating his front fenders to become his heels flips the top parts of the grill to become his toes. Secondly, sliding out the the double-barrel cannon in his right forearm flips out his spring-loaded Ion Blaster, which lands into place for his right hand. (The Ion Blaster can actually be popped off his forearm fairly easily, held in place by a simple clip.) Optimus' final Automorph, located in his torso, is activated by flipping the silver lever on his stomach activating a series of spring-loaded actions where they push the truck windows part, raises the lever between them and allows the head to spring up from the chest cavity. At this point yellow LEDs light up the chest windows and Optimus Prime's eyes, accompanied by a 'powering up' sound effect.

: Optimus Prime has a wide range of articulation for a relatively bulky figure. He has ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with swivel joints and ball joints supporting them in his biceps, lower knee joints and ankles. Again, unusually for a mainline figure, especially at the Leader pricepoint, his hands have individually articulated fingers and thumbs.

*'''Robo-Vision Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Robovision_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'd hate to see what those smokestacks looked like BEFORE Hasbro shortened them.]]

: A Target-[[exclusive]] repaint of the Voyager class Optimus Prime, this limited edition version boasts a "supermetal finish", resulting in silver metallic paint covering much of his paintable gray/silver plastic, a much higher contrast in his red and blue plastic colors and improved 'flame' paint decorations.

: Unusually for the smaller Voyager-class of toys, [[Robo-Vision]] Optimus Prime comes packed in robot mode in a special hexagonal column box with many windows, similar to the original packaging for ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime. The package also includes a [[Robo-Vision Decoder]]. Strangely, this Target exclusive preceded the release of the regular Voyager by a large margin, coming out on June 2, 2007 with the initial wave of movie toys.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Legends_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|Shortening the smokestacks is good, it makes the toy safer, but removing ONE and keeping the other? Crazy.]]

: Legends class Optimus Prime is an ''extremely'' simplified toy of the extremely complex movie design. As such, he features numerous unavoidable inaccuracies, such as not transforming or even looking very much like the original design or the larger toy versions in robot mode. However, proportionally Legends class Optimus Prime is not far off from the real truck and the Leader class toy's vehicle mode, aside from missing a smokestack on the driver's side. he is articulated at the shoulders and upper legs via ball-joints.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-13'''

:The mid-range Voyager class ''Movie'' Optimus Prime toy transforms into an amalgamation of the Kenworth W900 and the Peterbilt 379, making this toy fairly inaccurate to the actual vehicle Optimus Prime turned into. Because of the smaller size and lessened complexity, the Voyager class Optimus Prime features a significantly different transformation sequence compared to the Leader class toy, and indeed, the actual CGI design. However, as the actual truck cabin no longer forms his chest, the cabin now features an small interior with opening doors and a non-removable Peter Cullen driver figurine that flips out of the seat when the driver's side door is shut.

: In robot mode, Voyager class Optimus Prime is proportionally more accurate to his CGI design than the leader class toy and has a more accurate headsculpt, but due to the aforementioned lessened complexity significant sacrifices had to be made, such as 'cheats' to the transformation sequence, to achieve this and thus he is overall less accurate than he initially appears. In addition to previously mentioned changes, he carries much of the truck's front hood, grill and fenders on his back like a backpack. However, he maintains a superb level of articulation and posability.

: Optimus Prime is armed with two large rifles cleverly formed out of a combination of both smokestacks and fuel tanks. These rifles peg into lower arms with grips for his open hands. The under-slung fuel tanks can fire spring-loaded projectiles. In vehicle mode, both smokestack rifles can be deployed as twin cannons, and this mechanism can also be used to store the rifles and deploy them as shoulder guns in robot mode.

*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2007)

: Recently-announced redeco. Probably black. No pictures yet. Suck it up.

==== Fast Action Battlers ====

* '''Power Hook Optimus Prime''' (2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-01'''

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

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* '''Leader for the Ages''' (Figure two-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_LeaderfortheAges_2pack.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]

:This two-pack contains the ''Fast Action Battler'' Power Hook Optimus Prime toy, designated "2007 Optimus Prime", and the ''Classics'' Optimus Prime toy from ''The Ultimate Battle'' DVD two-pack. For some reason the Classics Prime toy is designated "1984 Optimus Prime", even though he was released in 2006.

====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_Cyberstompin_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|120px|]]

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====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_CyberSlammers_Prime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Known as "La-Z-Boy Convoy" in Japan, surely.]]

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====Robot Replicas====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

===Titanium Series===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_TitaniumRM_Prime.jpg|thumb|right|120px|"Groovy!"]]

: Partially constructed of die-cast metal, this small three inch figurine of Optimus Prime has a CGI-accurate sculpt compared to the larger toys, owing to the fact it does not need to transform at all. He is sculpted with his Ion Blaster in his right fist, and is articulated at the neck, shoulders and waist. He comes with a small movie-style Autobot sigil display stand.

*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

*'''Optimus Prime''' (vehicle mode) (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

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*'''Infared Optimus Prime''' (?, 2007)

:Not much is known about this figurine. Judging by its name, it may exist outside of the normal visible color spectrum.

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Optimus Prime Voice Changer''' (2007)

[[Image:MoviePrime_Voicechanger_helmet.jpg|thumb|right|150px|There's going to be ''hundreds'' of people wearing these damn things at [[BotCon 2007]].]]

:A highly CG-accurate sculpt of Optimus Prime's head with a built in voice-changer. It also has several sound effects and quotes from the movie. The voice-changer has three settings, giving more accurate alteration of the user's voice (though this is still debatable; most voice changing technology is pretty crummy, at least in toys). Much like the Ultimate Bumblebee figure, this toy will hate your wallet too. While it only costs 30 bucks, if it's anything like another Hasbro voice changer, it will suck batteries up like they were [[Energon Cube|some kind of square candy holder.]]

: There are two versions of the voice changer helmet with two different pre-recorded voices. An earlier release features a voice similar to [[Garry Chalk]], while the later release features the voice of [[Peter Cullen]]. The latter version has modified packaging under the 'Try Me!' blurb, stating it has 'Real Movie Voice!', though the updated version has also appeared in the original packaging without the 'Real Movie Voice!' notice.

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*'''Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster''' (2007)

[[Image:MoviePrime_BattleRigBlaster.jpg|thumb|left|''And'' these, too.]]

:The Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster transforms from a superdeformed amalgamation of his ''Movie'' truck and G1 Optimus Prime's truck (indeed pulling G1 Prime's trailer) to robotic forearm and hand with a built in Nerf style gun. By simply placing your hand inside the back of the trailer (I need an adult!) and pulling back on the front of the truck, the gun transforms and folds back into a weapon. It uses Nerf N-Strike size darts.

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*'''Optimus Prime Blaster''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_OptimusPrime_RPBlaster.jpg|thumb|right|150px|These? Not so much.]]

: An extensive [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] role-play Blaster, this toy "transforms" basically by extending. It fires suction-cup-tipped Nerf darts and is a Wal*mart exclusive.

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*'''Transformers Electronic Hand Held Game''' (2007)

[[Image:Movie_TFHandHeldGame.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Behold, the Autobot Gameboy of Leadership!]]

:This LCD game features 10 levels and a design based on Optimus Prime.

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==Trivia==
* [[Takaratomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's vehicle mode as a [http://www.kenworth.com/2100_vir_w900.asp Kenworth W900 truck], even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379], a different model from a different company.

* As part of the hype buildup to the movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected.

* According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his whoppers with no onions, no cheese, and with extra pickles on the side. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory.

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Skywarp (Armada)

2007-07-08T02:26:28Z

72.64.43.157: /* Cybertron */

{{disambig3|Skywarp}}

:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skywarput.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I am going to '''cut''' *clap*clap* you up."]]

'''Skywarp''' is a petty, immature prankster. And as luck would have it, he's a petty, immature prankster with the ability to warp place to place as he pleases and good aim. He uses his warping power as a toy. It is a tool for thuggery and practical jokes. Also proud of his excellent aim, Skywarp has named himself "Bulls-eye in the sky."

Skywarp, being rather dim, requires the constant supervision of his cousin, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], whom Skywarp despises. Skywarp is just smart enough to notice others' claims of nepotism. Some day, he hopes, he can make a name for himself, free from the influence of his famous relative.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
''The Autobot [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] served with Skywarp while infiltrating the Decepticons and became close friends with him, as well as being impressed by his professionalism. He greatly regreted that that his return to the Autobot fold would put them on opposing sides.<ref>Skywarp's [[More than Meets the Eye]] profile</ref>

During the Autobot/Decepticon war, Skywarp participated in the assault on a hidden Autobot bunker led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] field commander. {{Storylink|No Exit}}

Scavenger and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] had been covertly observing a Decepticon construction project in [[Death Valley]] for months. Skywarp, [[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] were among the Decepticons guarding the construction of Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]]. The rocket launched withotu trouble because the region's heavy interference prevented Scavenger from contacting [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] for orders. {{Storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 12}}

Skywarp survived [[Unicron]]'s assault on Cybertron, and celebrated along his teammate [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and the Autobot [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. {{Storylink|The End}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Skywarp with Thunderclash''' (Max-Con, 2003)
[[Image:ArmadaSkywarp_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Why do I have to be a Starscream rip-off?]]

: Skywarp is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''Armada'' Starscream, with an all-new head, cockpit laser cannons, wing turbines and a new Mini-Con partner, [[Thunderclash]]. His color scheme is very reminiscent of ''Generation 1'' Skywarp, being predominantly black with purple and silver/grey for accents.

: Skywarp retains Starscream's Powerlinx gimmicks, including his flip-out null-laser cannons (though Thunderclash's wings need to be repositioned so they don't get in the way of the guns as they flip up and over), and Thunderclash can be attached to the underside of his nosecone for additional firepower, as well as being deployed when his canopy is pressed down.

===Cybertron===
*'''Skywarp''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: Available as an exclusive giveaway at Hasbro's booth for the San Diego Comicon 2005, the first ''Cybertron'' Skywarp toy is a redeco of ''Legends of Cybertron'' Starscream in a traditional black/purple/silver Skywarp colourscheme. He has a flip-out energon blade in his right arm, but as the original toy was a small-scale representation of Supreme Starscream, he features a flip-out null ray cannon in his left arm instead of another blade.

*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:CybertronSkywarp_toy.jpg|left|thumb|What?! I'm still a rip-off? WTF?!]]

: The mainline ''Cybertron'' Skywarp toy is a redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Unusually for a ''Unicron Trilogy'' Skywarp, his colors are an extensive rearrangement of Skywarp's traditional scheme, with his primary color being purple, with white and red for detailing. He has no black plastic or paint detailing, instead he has dark gray for his robot mode parts.

: Skywarp retains Thundercracker's gimmick, where inserting his [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the access slot at the rear of the jet mode or his left arm opens up a panel to reveal a spring-loaded projectile launcher. He comes with a silver-bordered Earth Cyber Planet Key with the code '''d02r''' tampographed onto the back.

===Attacktix===
*'''Starter Set''' (2007)
:''Attacktix ID number'':

: Available only in the second ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' four-piece Starter Set (along with [[Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plus ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]) , Skywarp is a [[redeco]] of the ''Attacktix'' robot-mode Starscream piece based on the ''Legends of Cybertron'' toy. A 30-point "Warrior"-class piece that fires a slightly-larger missile than the standard, it is currently unknown what his Special Power is.

::''('''Note''': At the time of this update, this set has not been released.)''

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==footnotes==
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Skywarp (Armada)

2007-07-08T02:24:44Z

72.64.43.157: /* Armada */

{{disambig3|Skywarp}}

:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skywarput.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I am going to '''cut''' *clap*clap* you up."]]

'''Skywarp''' is a petty, immature prankster. And as luck would have it, he's a petty, immature prankster with the ability to warp place to place as he pleases and good aim. He uses his warping power as a toy. It is a tool for thuggery and practical jokes. Also proud of his excellent aim, Skywarp has named himself "Bulls-eye in the sky."

Skywarp, being rather dim, requires the constant supervision of his cousin, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], whom Skywarp despises. Skywarp is just smart enough to notice others' claims of nepotism. Some day, he hopes, he can make a name for himself, free from the influence of his famous relative.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
''The Autobot [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] served with Skywarp while infiltrating the Decepticons and became close friends with him, as well as being impressed by his professionalism. He greatly regreted that that his return to the Autobot fold would put them on opposing sides.<ref>Skywarp's [[More than Meets the Eye]] profile</ref>

During the Autobot/Decepticon war, Skywarp participated in the assault on a hidden Autobot bunker led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] field commander. {{Storylink|No Exit}}

Scavenger and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] had been covertly observing a Decepticon construction project in [[Death Valley]] for months. Skywarp, [[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] were among the Decepticons guarding the construction of Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]]. The rocket launched withotu trouble because the region's heavy interference prevented Scavenger from contacting [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] for orders. {{Storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 12}}

Skywarp survived [[Unicron]]'s assault on Cybertron, and celebrated along his teammate [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and the Autobot [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. {{Storylink|The End}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Skywarp with Thunderclash''' (Max-Con, 2003)
[[Image:ArmadaSkywarp_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Why do I have to be a Starscream rip-off?]]

: Skywarp is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''Armada'' Starscream, with an all-new head, cockpit laser cannons, wing turbines and a new Mini-Con partner, [[Thunderclash]]. His color scheme is very reminiscent of ''Generation 1'' Skywarp, being predominantly black with purple and silver/grey for accents.

: Skywarp retains Starscream's Powerlinx gimmicks, including his flip-out null-laser cannons (though Thunderclash's wings need to be repositioned so they don't get in the way of the guns as they flip up and over), and Thunderclash can be attached to the underside of his nosecone for additional firepower, as well as being deployed when his canopy is pressed down.

===Cybertron===
*'''Skywarp''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: Available as an exclusive giveaway at Hasbro's booth for the San Diego Comicon 2005, the first ''Cybertron'' Skywarp toy is a redeco of ''Legends of Cybertron'' Starscream in a traditional black/purple/silver Skywarp colourscheme. He has a flip-out energon blade in his right arm, but as the original toy was a small-scale representation of Supreme Starscream, he features a flip-out null ray cannon in his left arm instead of another blade.

*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:CybertronSkywarp_toy.jpg|left|thumb|]]

: The mainline ''Cybertron'' Skywarp toy is a redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Unusually for a ''Unicron Trilogy'' Skywarp, his colours are an extensive rearrangement of Skywarp's traditional scheme, with his primary colour being purple, with white and red for detailing. He has no black plastic or paint detailing, instead he has dark grey for his robot mode parts.

: Skywarp retains Thundercracker's gimmick, where inserting his [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the access slot at the rear of the jet mode or his left arm opens up a panel to reveal a spring-loaded projectile launcher. He comes with a silver-bordered Earth Cyber Planet Key with the code '''d02r''' tampographed onto the back.

===Attacktix===
*'''Starter Set''' (2007)
:''Attacktix ID number'':

: Available only in the second ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' four-piece Starter Set (along with [[Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plus ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]) , Skywarp is a [[redeco]] of the ''Attacktix'' robot-mode Starscream piece based on the ''Legends of Cybertron'' toy. A 30-point "Warrior"-class piece that fires a slightly-larger missile than the standard, it is currently unknown what his Special Power is.

::''('''Note''': At the time of this update, this set has not been released.)''

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Wheeljack (Armada)

2007-07-08T02:23:51Z

72.64.43.157: /* ''Armada'' */

{{disambig2|the Armada Decepticon|the Generation 1 Autobot|Wheeljack (G1)}}

:''Wheeljack is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheeljack-AR-DVD.jpg|350px|thumb|right|"My vengeance will be long-winded and repetitive!"]]

'''Wheeljack''' isn't here for vengeance, he's here for vengeance.

A former [[Autobot]], Wheeljack wears the scarred insignia as a constant reminder of what he left. He believes the supposedly-noble Autobots left him on the field of battle to die (and he's not ''entirely'' wrong about that, either), and particularly blames his former friend [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (''that'', now, he's got dead wrong). He's a fierce soldier with a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

He's accompanied by his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]], who ''also'' used to be allied with the Autobots, but followed Wheeljack over the to dark side.

''Japanese name:'' '''Rampage'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Daingerfield]] (US), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japan)

[[Image:AWheeljack-Fire.jpg|left|thumb|Because you're mine, I walk the... oh, wait. Wrong caption.]]

[[Image:ArmadaWheeljack_aims_HotShotsm.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"Swallow this."]]

Wheeljack was once an [[Autobot]] in the same military unit as [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], looking up to his peer due to his own inexperience in battle, and they considered each other good friends. However, that friendship was broken one day when Wheeljack was trapped under rubble in the middle of an intense fire. Hot Shot alone could not lift the wreckage, and left to get some help, promising to return, but he never did. An [[arrogant Autobot officer]] forbade Hot Shot from returning, claiming the fire was too intense and they couldn't risk more lives.

[[Image:ArmadaHotShot_Wheeljack_sunset.jpg|left|thumb|"Soon, we'll all go home... You, me, Optimus, some guy - No... Not some guy, he's - Wheeljack?"]]

Meanwhile, Wheeljack saw a figure approaching through the flames, thinking that at last, Hot Shot had returned. But it was [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who saved him that day, and in return, Wheeljack became a Decepticon.

A million years later, a black-coloured Wheeljack tracks down Hot Shot on [[Earth]] as his former friend is mentoring another young Autobot, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. Managing to aggrevate the younger Autobot's temper by laughing evily and (ha) sideswiping him off the road, Wheeljack leads him on a chase before finally sending him off a cliff. Confronting Hot Shot, he explains what had happened so long ago and why he was here. As Hot Shot begged forgiveness, Wheeljack shot him at point-blank range. {{storylink|Past Part 1}}

[[Image:ArmadaWheeljack_Sideswipe_hostage.jpg|left|thumb|"Come get some."]]

Later, as Hot Shot tries to deal with these revelations, Wheeljack challenges his friend to a showdown at an abandoned oil refinery. Once against, Hot Shot tries to explain what had really happened and asks for forgiveness, but the Decepticon is both unwilling to listen and has been too bitter for too long to simply let bygones be bygones. At this moment, the hapless Side Swipe attempts to save Hot Shot, only to be taken hostage by Wheeljack, who shoots Hot Shot in the leg before daring him to save his young friend from the burning refinery.

In a touch of what he percieves as poetic justice, Wheeljack leaves Side Swipe restrained to the main oil tank in the middle of the blazing inferno as he believes Hot Shot will abandon his new friend just as he alledgedly did to Wheeljack on Cybertron. As Hot Shot struggles through his injuries and limps through the refinery to save Side Swipe, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who had been watching the confrontation, attacks the helpless Autobot. An enraged Wheeljack shoots him out of the sky for daring to interfere, but soon discovers that Megatron had been there the whole time.

On the [[Moon]], an comically-injured Thrust protests Megatron's decision to allow Wheeljack to join the Decepticons, given his unstable temperment and violent disposition. Wheeljack swears loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticons, to the unease of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{Storylink|Past, Part 2}}

:''('''Note''': Wheeljack claims to have put the past behind him, and that he isn't here for revenge, but at the same time, he '''constantly''' thinks about the incident and has definitely returned for revenge. This is possibly due to bad translation or bad writing of the source script. It's also possible, however, that this inconsistency is caused entirely by Wheeljack's own skewed perceptions.)''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====Armada====
Wheeljack, along with [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Sideways]], guarded the rocket site that was used to launch Megatron's [[solar scalpel]] into orbit.

====Energon====
Millions of years ago, Wheeljack was part of a squad of Decepticons under the command of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]].

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Armada_Wheeljack_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins.]]

*'''Wheeljack with Mini-Con Wind Sheer''' (Deluxe, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-07'''

: Armada Wheeljack transforms into a gullwing-doored supercar of vague origin. He is cast in dark charcoal plastic in vehicle mode, with white and yellow for robot parts. His most distinctive feature is the large, scarred Autobot symbol on the center of his chest. When his Mini-Con Wind Sheer is attached to his active rooftop [[Powerlinx]] port, both doors either side of the vehicle mode open up like wings, which also give access to the triggers for his door-mounted missile launchers. In robot mode, these missiles can be held in his hands as melee weapons. Unusually, his right wrist features a swivel joint while his left wrist is immobile.

: The [[Takara]] release of Wheeljack, named '''Rampage''', has some major colour differences. His predominant vehicle mode plastic is now solid black, with the large yellow paint striping replaced with much smaller light blue stripes, and his eyes are painted blue, matching his cartoon model.

:This mold was also used to make a proposed ''[[Universe]]'' [[Battle in a Box]] [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], but the toy was never released.

*'''Rampage and Hawk with Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-08'''

: In Japan, Wheeljack was available both as an individual release, and in a multi-pack with the [[Air Assault Mini-Con Team]], likely to mirror how his rival Hot Shot had a multi-pack with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]].

==Trivia==
* According to [[Aaron_Archer|Aaron Archer]], the final head design for Armada Wheeljack is unintentional, at least to [[Hasbro]]. Unbeknownst to the American toy company, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] had designed and sculpted the head to resemble [[Generation 1]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], no doubt due to the similarity of the robot modes on both toys, and Hasbro's team were surprised when they received the prototype toy from Japan.

* Also according to [[Aaron Archer]], during his ORSON stint, it seems some other things about the final sculpt were unknown to the Hasbro team.
**When a fan asked about Wheeljack having only one articulated wrist, Archer did not know why this was done.
**When asked about Wheeljack having knees whilst most other Armada figures seemed to lack them, the reply was "Wheeljack has knees?"

* At [[OTFCC 2003]], Hasbro had noted they had vague plans to release the Takara version of Wheeljack as a running change. This never materialized, however.

* Out of the ''Armada'' Decepticons who came to Earth in the animated continuity and were not shown to be killed off, Wheeljack is the only one who did not reappear in ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]].'' As a result, his eventual fate is unknown.

* The original plans for Wheeljack was for him to be Hot Shot's brother. Even after the episode aired, Aaron Archer, posting as Orson, was unaware of this change.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm Wheeljack at TFU.info]

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Robert Epps

2007-07-08T02:04:48Z

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

: ''Robert Epps is a [[human]] in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Robert_Epps.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Epps waits to become a [[G.I. Joe]] figure.]]

'''Robert Epps''' is a Master Sergeant in the [[United States Military|United States Air Force]]. He's under the command of [[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]]. He demands the bringing of it. He is entitled to wear the scarlet beret of [[Wikipedia:Air Force Special Tactics|Air Force Combat Control]]. This means he made it through "Superman School", so he's one of four [[Bumblebee (Movie)|characters]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|referencing]] [[Reggie Simmons|Superman]]. He keeps a Visa credit card in one of his many back pockets. The one on his left butt cheek, to be specific.

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==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Actor:'' [[Tyrese Gibson]]

{{spoiler}}

[[Image:Movie_LennoxEpps_backpockets.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Epps and his hundred pockets.]]

Sergeant Epps and the other soldiers under Captain Lennox's command were returning to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] after some hard duty. When Lennox revealed that wanted to go home to see his baby girl more than anything else, Epps joined in with the men in teasing their commander. As night fell, a mysterious [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 helicopter]] arrived at the base, and after being surrounded by dozens of troops, it suddenly transformed into a giant robot which proceeded to attack the base. Epps ran and ordered other soldiers to ready combat stations as they were under attack. The giant robot narrowly misses crushing him as he used his digital recorder to take footage of the strange machine. Fellow soldier [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]] saves Epps by firing a sabot round at the robot, which allowed Epps to escape.

[[Image:Epps.jpg|right|thumb|200px|BRING IT!]]

The next morning, the survivors discussed the previous night's events, with Epps sharing with them the images he captured and the unnerving feeling that as he was recording the thing, it stared right back at him. Later that day, as they made their way to local boy [[Mahfouz]]'s villiage, Epps spots [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant metal spike]] coming out of the sand aimed at Lennox's back and began firing wildly into the sand. After [[Sergeant Donnelly]] is impaled and killed by the robotic scorpion, the rest of the men run for their lives to the cover of the villiage. Lennox managed to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, and asks for Epps' wallet for a credit card to make the call. In between firing rounds from his rifle, Epps barked that it was in his back pocket, prompting Lennox to protest that he had ten back pockets. Epps loudly clarified his left cheek.

When contact when the Pentagon is established, Epps coordinates with the AWACS plane to give orders for the incoming [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]s, indicating the target area with a flare and laser guidance markers. The A-10s arrive to provide air support, he gave them clearance to fire by shouting, "Bring it!". When their weapons completely failed to dent Scorponok, Lennox suggested the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105 millimeter cannons of [[AC-130 Spectre gunship]]s. This is signaled with a shout of "Bring the rain!", pounding Scorponok into the sand. As the dust settled, the scorpion got up and dived into the sand, but not before leaving part of its damaged tail behind.

Much later, in [[Mission City]], they say "Bring the rain!" again. Stuff gets '''brought'''.

He is notable for being basically the only minority character in the film to ''not'' be a ridiculous stereotype.

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Comrade

2007-07-08T02:03:03Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaComrade_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Soviet Union|Commie]] bastards!]]

{{episodenav|armada|4|prev=Base|next=Soldier}}

The Autobots race to the Grand Canyon to find a new Mini-Con, but struggle with the superior numbers of the Decepticons.

==Summary==
[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMinicons.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Annoying kids are annoying.]]

At the Autobot base, Sirens alert the Autobots and their lovable human pals that a new Mini-Con panel has been activated. Hot Shot eagerly is willing to head directly to the area, but first, Alexis plugs her personal computer into the Autobot mainframe, and Sureshock manages to pinpoint the mini-con's location to where Carlos recognizes as being Big Canyon. The three Autobots, humans, and their Mini-Cons head out to claim the new panel, but first, Carlos and Alexis receive their new Autobot jump-suits that is easy for passing traffic to see at night. Rad is almost left behind, but eventually gets his own suit and catches up.

Rad worries about how the Autobots intend to get to Big Canyon quickly despite it being MILES away. Alexis suggests Rad just relaxes when Optimus startles the kids by informing them that the Autobots plan to warp to their destination. After the group arrives, Carlos decides to travel with his [[Jointron|amigo]] Red Alert. Alexis hops into Hot Shot, and Optimus carries the Mini-Cons. This leaves Rad all on his own, and friendless.

[[Image:Comrade_tight2wheel.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Bumblebee did this better in the movie.]]

On [[the moon]], Megatron reasserts the Decepticon's objective of obtaining all the Mini-Cons. Starscream claims that Megatron's great leadership will be key to the Decepticon's success. After breaking up a squabble between Cyclonus and Starscream over who has dibs on the next discovered Mini-Con, Megatron has a hearty and evil laugh.

Back on Earth, Rad laments his lack of company. Eventually Alexis and Hot Shot return to pick him up. Alexis apologizes for forgetting Rad, she just became immersed in riding on Hot Shot, who really impressed her with his speed. Once Rad's inside, Hot Shot accelerates over rough terrain, causing severe discomfort to his human occupants who find him too rough. Rather than take care to be more gentle, Hot Shot torments the kids by going even faster.

[[Image:Comrade_Megatronstocktrans.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Megatron tries to look cool and scary.]]

Carlos meanwhile enjoys off-roading with Red Alert, but eventually Red Alert decides to stop having fun and retires his personality. Red Alert and Carlos continue on foot.

Hot Shot deploys his car mode's claws and stops suddenly, inches away from driving directly into a massive crevice. Hot Shot requests the Mini-Con's co-ordinates, but as Rad is ignorant of them, Laserbeak is deployed to relay visual data. Hot Shot apologizes for his aggressive driving, and Alexis mocks Rad's total lack of manliness. The three follow Laserbeak together. On the way, Alexis advises Rad that even if he has a low threat tolerance, he shouldn't let the Decepticons see his utter fear. Soon they discover an irregular rock formation that must signify the minicon's location.

Red Alert and Carlos, lost, continue to bicker.

On the moon, Megatron detects the Mini-Con panel, and sends Demolishor and Cyclonus to retrieve it. Starscream notices that despite his earlier praise of Megatron, he is forgotten.

Cyclonus arrives on Earth and attacks Hot Shot. Demolishor attacks Red Alert. Optimus rushes to retrieve the inactive Mini-Con on his own and releases the Street Action Team to aid Red Alert and Hot Shot.

[[Image:Comrade_Starscreambighand.jpg|right|thumb|155px|...h-h-hand...]]

With a battle plan formed, Red Alert dramatically turns around and balances to pass Demlolishor, who rotates his turret and opens fire. Red Alert turns around again and tries using his grappling line to pass Demolishor once more, but Demolishor's versatile aiming knocks the car off the rock face. Red Alert falls upside-down upon Demolishor and manages to continue on his course.

Cyclonus fires at the surrounding terrain to box Hot Shot in with rubble. Alexis and Rad abandon their friend. They see the three Mini-Cons Prime sent to support the Autobots and use them to ride to safety.

Prime finds the rock face with the Mini-Con panel embedded in it, when Megatron enters the battle and quickly opens fire while gloating about how inevitable the Decepticon's conquest is, but Optimus rebukes with "That's what you think!" Megatron unveils his own Mini-Con, when Starscream arrives to prove himself against Prime, despite having no orders from Megatron. Rad's yell of concern inspired the Street Action Team to combine into Perceptor, who manages to briefly disable both Starscream and Megatron.

[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMaximumBlast.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Hail to king, baby.]]

With the Decepticons distracted, Prime activates the Mini-Con panel, which, to his disbelief, happens to be his old partner Sparkplug. Prime transforms into his Supermode and uses [[Sparkplug]]'s power to knock the Decepticons away with his Maximum Blast. The four Decepticons promptly teleport back to their base.

With the Decepticon threat gone, the four kids and their minicons help free Hot Shot and Rad gives a voice over about the power of Optimus and Sparkplug's teamwork.

At the Decepticon's base on the Moon, Demolishor reports that, as per Megatron's instruction he disciplined Starscream. Megatron explains to his lackey that he is using a harsh punishment against Starscream to set an example to the other Decepticons to stay in line. He then laments the Autobot's victory.

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==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 21st, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (6)
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (9)
*[[Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Leader-1]] (13)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (2)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (3)
*[[Alexis]] (4)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
[[Image:Comrade_Autobotuniforms.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Why does EVERYONE always have to steal my Naruto cosplay?!]]

"Uh, hey! Hold on, you guys!"<br>
"So, uh, what's the problem?"<br>
"My suit itches too, but you'll get used to it."
:-- '''Rad''', '''Carlos''' and '''Alexis'''.

"Uh... guys? ... Guys?!? ... ANYBODY?"
:-- '''Rad''', after being ditched by everybody.

"Hot Rod is an amazing vehicle. And once I was inside, the speed! The power! *sigh* I guess I got carried away..."
:-- '''Alexis''', who perhaps needs to tell us something.

"You humans sure are a fearless species!"
:-- '''Red Alert'''

[[Image:Comrade_drivingHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Women drivers, eh? EH? *is suddenly punched*]]

"Ahhh!"<br>
"Uggghhh! Are you sure this is the right car for the job?"<br>
"This road is a little bumpy!"<br>
"My teeth are are rattling so much they're gonna bounce right out of my head!"<br>
"Stop talking or else you'll bite your tongue!"<br>
"OW! I just did!"<br>
"What's the problem? I haven't even taken out of first gear yet."<br>
"You mean you can go faster?!?"<br>
"I feel a whole lot safer on my BMX!"<br>
"I can't find the brake pedals!"<br>
"You mean there's no way to stop?!?"<br>
"I'm ''really'' gonna open up now! Hold on!"<br>
"How can we go any faster than this?"<br>
"Why did I ever come along to this crazy ride?!?"<br>
:-- '''Alexis''', '''Rad''' and '''Hot Shot'''.

"This is all YOUR fault, Starscream."
:-- '''Megatron''', after his defeat at the hands of '''Optimus Prime's''' Maximum Blast attack.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* "Big Canyon" is possibly an "Engrish" translation of [[Grand Canyon]].
* Before launching in the warp gate, Optimus says "You two better strap yourselves in", despite all three kids entering his cabin.
* When describing how amazing Hot Shot's abilities are, she calls him Hot Rod. Hot Rod is Hot Shot's Japanese name, and also a prominent [[Generation 1]] character to whom Hot Shot shares several traits.
* Optimus Prime refers to his Mini-Con as [[Leader-1]], which is the name of Megatron's Mini-Con. This mistake is repeated in Rad's closing narration.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Comrade_Laserbeakchase.jpg|right|thumb|150px|DOODOODOO-DOO-DOO, DOOOOO!]]

* The sequence where Laserbeak flies over Hot Shot as the Autobot is driving along the Grand Canyon's cliff edge is reminiscent of the scene in [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] where ''Generation 1'' [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] chases after [[Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

===Real-world references===
* Optimus Prime's line "Engage the warp drive!" may be a reference to Star Trek.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode marks the first time the Autobots use the warp gate facility to quickly travel from their base to a distant location.
* When the kids get inside Optimus' cabin, Carlos appears to sit on an armrest and does not put on a seatbeat.
* When Red Alert transforms into robot mode, it is the same stock animation seen in the climax of the second episode.
* Hot Shot reveals in this episode that he does not run on gasoline, but fuel cells. He also notes that he has a backup cell in his trunk.
* This episode marks the first in the relatively few times we see Optimus Prime and Megatron's flashy stock transformation sequences.
* Megatron's line "You have no way to stop us" was used in the Toonami commercial for the ''Armada'' series, which was aired before the series premier. This commercial was also narrated by [[Peter Cullen]].

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Bumblebee (Movie)

2007-07-08T00:57:39Z

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

{{disambig2|the 2007 movie Autobot|the Generation 1 Autobot|Bumblebee (G1)}}

:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieBumblebee_promorender2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Strike a pose, there's nothing to it...]]

'''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] most trusted lieutenants. Though not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of pluck and determination. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticons]].

Badly damaged in a conflict with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over inter-Autobot frequencies (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a useable but more distant and less personal means of interaction).

==Fiction==

{{spoiler}}

===IDW ''The Official Movie Prequel'' comics===

Bumblebee commanded the Autobot forces at [[Tyger Pax]] attempting to hold the Decepticons off while the [[Allspark]] was launched off-planet. He succeeded, but Megatron crushed his voice box, and he lost his ability to speak in the process. [[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] has been having trouble fixing it ever since. Later he was the first to track the Allspark to Earth, where he learned to express his emotions by tuning in appropriately emotive music on his car radio. Awww...

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

In-between Tyger Pax and his arrival on Earth Bumblebee and the rest of the [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] crew encountered some humans in deep space and got their first clues to where Megatron and the All Spark rest.

===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

[[Image:Movie_Bumblebee_winner.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Gimme some sugar, baby."]]

Bumblebee is [[Sam Witwicky]]'s first car. After an initial misunderstanding, Bumblebee came to Sam's aid when [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam. [[Mikaela Banes]] commented that his [[alternate mode|car mode]] was a piece of crap, prompting Bumblebee to turn into a sleeker version. Taking them to meet the rest of the Autobots, Optimus Prime explained their mission. When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Bumblebee helped rescue them, eventually releasing lubricant on [[reggie Simmons|a particularly hostile agent]]. A backup team arrived, attempting to capture them. Prime took Sam and Mikaela, but they nearly fell to their deaths while hiding. Bumblebee saved them, but Sector Seven captured and the children. Unwilling to use deadly force, Prime was forced to leave Bumblebee, something [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] particularly disputed.

[[Image:Movie_BumblebeeCC_guardian.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"You bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? Why?"]]

Taken to [[Hoover Dam]], Bumblebee was constantly doused with cryoblasts to prevent him from attacking. Sam and Mikaela (with some armed persuasion from [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]) convinced Sector Seven to release Bumblebee. Seriously ticked, Bumblebee prepared to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] anything between him and the door, but Sam informed him of the presence of the All Spark and Megatron. Switching it to a more portable version, Bumblebee and a military escort fled to [[Mission City]], meeting the Autobots enroute. After arriving at the city, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] launched a sortie, and Bumblebee's legs were damaged. He gave Sam the All Spark, to keep it safe from Megatron, and Mikaela strapped him to an abandoned towtruck. Mikaela, feeling guilty for leaving Sam, drove the truck as Bumblebee provided coverfire, resulting in the destruction of [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].

After the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark, Bumblebee (who had regained his voice, presumably from the All Spark) requested permission to remain with Sam, to which the young man agreed. After his legs were repaired, he allowed Sam and Mikaela to make out on top of him, as the other Autobots watched.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-03'''

[[Image:Bumblebeemovietoydeluxe67.jpg|right|thumb|These used cars are fully loaded!]]

: ''Movie'' Bumblebee transforms into a yellow [[wikipedia:Second-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|1974 Chevrolet Camaro]] with a quite reasonable level of sculpted detail. In contrast to the other Deluxe-class car Transformers in the ''Movie'' toyline, he does not have clear windows, instead opting for opaque yellow plastic with painted metallic blue.

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_1974_Bumblebee_JPtoy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Never seen so much translucent plastic in all my life.]]

: In robot mode, Bumblebee does not quite accurately replicate his movie appearance due to his chest remaining mostly unchanged and the sparse yellow paint applications render his limbs largely colourless. Due to the extensive use of ball joints, he features an excellent range of articulation. Unusually for an all-new sculpt in the ''Movie'' toyline, he features traditional-styled fists with 5mm holes. Bumblebee is armed with two shoulder-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which also double as hand-held weapons or can be mounted on ports on the undersides of his elbows. His legs and chest [[Automorph]] during transformation. Press the button or you'll break him. Seriously.

: Packaging photos and early [[prototype|test shots]] of Bumblebee featured transparent blue plastic windows and missile parts. However, the final Hasbro production toy has opaque yellow plastic. The Japanese [[Takaratomy]] release of Bumblebee retains the transparent blue plastic parts.

{{-}}

*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemovielegends.jpg|right|thumb|100px|It's 4 bucks. Whatcha gonna do?]]

:Legends Bumblebee transforms into a yellow 1974 Camaro. Being a highly simplified toy of a highly complex design, Legends-class Bumblebee does not replicate the appearance of the robot mode very well, and has very limited articulation, detail and paint application.

*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebee_Barricade_deluxeboxset.jpg|left|thumb|130px|"Go ahead, make my day!"]]

: This battle pack contains the 1974 Camaro deluxe-class Bumblebee and the deluxe-class [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.

{{-}}

*'''Ultimate Bumblebee''' (Ultimate, 2007)

[[Image:Ultimate_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Ironically less accurate than the Deluxe-class toy.]]

:Ultimate Bumblebee transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. He is very expensive and very vaguely animatronic.

{{-}}

*'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-10'''

:Similar in appearance to the Ultimate toy, albiet much smaller, this second Deluxe class version of Bumblebee also transforms into a concept vehicle of the 2009 Camaro. Maintaining the high standard for car accuracy in the movie line, Bumblebee is very faithful to the real-life vehicle, featuring clear blue windows in contrast to the opaque windows seen in both his previous Deluxe class toy and the Ultimate Bumblebee toy.

: Oddly, this one is MORE accurate than either the older-model deluxe OR the Ultimate figures, with the chest properly articulating in a fairly Movie-accurate manner. It's also slightly larger than the other Deluxe figure, which makes [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] very sad.

====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A Battlecharger for the new millennium.]]

: Bumblebee, like other Cyber Slammers, has motorized action. When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode! Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie.

{{-}}

*'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)''' (2007)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Plasma Punch Bumblebee''' (2007)
[[Image:Bumblebeemoviefab.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The hood becomes the chest? Well, that's new!]]

{{-}}

====Cyber Stompin' Robots====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)
[[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberstompin.jpg|left|thumb|100px|These boots were made for -- you know the rest.]]

:He's got electronic lights and sounds up the whazzoo, and fires missiles and a fist. He totally plays the original theme song.

{{-}}

====Robot Replicas====
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

===Titanium Series===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Bumblebeemoviets3.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Special feature: Can't talk, just like the real Bumblebee!]]

:This Bumblebee is a three-inch tall painted mini-statue of his 1974 Camaro bodyform. He features die-cast in his torso and thighs, and he has swivel-joints at the shoulders, head and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
*'''Beatmix Bumblebee''' (2007)

: ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee is a device that hooks up to a music device, similarly to an ''iDog''. Like the aforementioned product, ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee reacts to the music being played (outputed via a speaker within him). With a touch, he can also sample the owner's music tracks and replays them with sound effects from the movie. His arms are posable, but Bumblebee cannot transform.

===Unleashed===
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

[[Image:Unleashed_movie_bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|150px|What are YOU lookin at?]]

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* According to an article on [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y#12 Edmunds.com], the filmmakers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1974 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers.
* The same article indicates that the 1974 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000.

{{stub}}

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[[Category: Movie characters]]
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Chase (episode)

2007-07-08T00:38:21Z

72.64.43.157: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

{{Template:Disambig3|Chase}}

[[Image:Chase_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Chip Chase|Chip's]] lesser-known brother.]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #24'''

The kids and their transforming partners are sucked into a digital world of Sideways' creation, where they meet a truly frightning harbinger of Chaos.

'''Preceded by:''' 23. [[Rebellion]]<br>
'''Succeeded by:''' 25. [[Tactician]]

==Summary==

Carlos complains about being bored with hanging out in the [[Autobot]] base all the time. Alexis tells him that being in the Autobot base is [[serious business]]. Rad does his best to calm down Alexis and Carlos references the Autobot's sound defense system, but Alexis refuses to chill and assertively walks off with Sureshock.

Elsewhere, the Autobots fight the [[Decepticons]].

Alexis panics because she can't locate anything on the Autobot's radar, as the Autobot's monitors are all solid black. When Alexis's own laptop freezes Rad speculates that the technical problems could be attributed to an internet virus or a hacker. Alexis confirms Rad's suspicious and takes counter measures, but it's too late. The kids watch as the virus devours their system.

Desperate, Alexis tries to hard reboot, then disconnects by removing her computer's network wire. The Mini-Cons try to deactivate the rest of the Autobot computers, but physics take a back seat as the digital disruption spreads off the monitors and forms a spatial anomaly inside the room, solidifying into the shape of Sideways.

With Alexis's best efforts at a technical solution rendered useless, Rad tries to disengage Sideways by literally smashing the Autobot's computer consoles. Alexis and Carlos join in the destruction, which causes Sideways to disintegrate and be sucked into a vortex on one of the Autobot monitors.

[[Image:Screenshot-arm-24-1.jpg|left|thumb|133px|Rad and Carlos catch a bad case of Photoshop.]]In Sideway's place, a colorful show of light shines on the kids and their Mini-Cons, sucking the "spirits" out of their bodies and sending the kids into the same vortex that swallowed Sideways.

At the battle, Prime notices [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] fall (and Megatron steps on it). Hot Shot knows this means something has happened to the kids.

Billy and Fred arrive in the Autobot's control room, and find the bodies of their friends unresponsive to any stimuli, and glowing in eerie inverted colors. The Mini-Cons are also effected, and Fred concludes that their friends have been turned into [[zombies]].

The three kids and the Street Action Team (who are not zombies) find themselves in an area with no ground, only a few abstract shapes floating in the air. Soon as Rad and Carlos begin to have fun swimming around this reality, Sideways drives up and introduces the kids to Cyberspace. He claims there's no way out of Cyberspace, and tries to take one of their Mini-Cons. The kids speed away from the Decepticon.

[[Image:Screenshot-arm-24-2.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The recolors now show up before the actual character.]]

Eventually the kids fall into an area that looks like outer space, with the six of them floating towards what appears to be [[Cybertron]]. Passed by two flashes of light, the kids see a strange glowing purple shape, followed by a dark blue shape with yellow bursts behind it.

Passing right through Cybertron (instead of crashing), Sideways reappears (holding Sureshock) and reveals that everything the kids see in Cyberspace is an illusion. Alexis considers this, and openly speculates that if Sideways was in control of the illusion, he could just seize all the Mini-Cons and wouldn't need to make demands. Sideways gets angry, confirming her theory.

In reality, the Autobots have returned from battle and are confused by the comatose kids and smashed machinery. Fred suggests using Alexis's laptop as a starting point for figuring out what's going on.

[[Image:Screenshot-arm-24-3.jpg|left|thumb|133px|And the fandom went wild. Those were innocent days.]]

In Cyberspace, Sideways grows frustrated with the kids, who have figured out that they can't really be harmed. Grindor escapes Sideway's non-existant clutches and floats back to his friends. Seriously angered, Sideways opens fire on the kids, but the kids are entirely un-harmed.

When a roaring is heard, Sideways suddenly apologizes to the kids and asks them to keep the entire enounter a secret. Alexis gets a strong feeling of some overwhelming evil, and Rad thinks that's a sign the kids should go, now. Possibly thanks to Red Alert's programming, a white square becomes visible in Cyberspace. The kids head for the light, and just barely escape consumption by a large circular sigularity.

At the Autobot base, Rad wakes up and finds the other two kids and the Mini-Cons made it out of Cyberspace alive. Even laserbeak survived being stepped on. Everybody has a big laugh, and Rad closes by wondering about what that omnious evil force was.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (4)
*[[High Wire]] (5)
*[[Sureshock]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (10)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Sideways]] (11)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (1)
*[[Alexis]] (2)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (3)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (12)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (13)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Unicron|?????]]

|}

==Quotes==
"Holy Guacamole! It's Sideways!"
:-- '''Carlos''', not being a horrible ethnic stereotype at all

"I guess this means I'm gonna miss lunch. My blood sugar is getting dangerously low, Billy!"
:-- '''Fred'''

"Oh yay. I'm surrounded by morons."
:-- '''Alexis''', in exasperated female anime cliche mode

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
[[Image:Chase_Prime.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Yeah, baby. Sing...for the King."]]

* In the Autobot group scene where Red Alert reports that his scans indicate the work of Sideways, Optimus Prime's crotch is huge.
{{-}}

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
*

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* One of the brightly coloured objects that the kids pass before they go through Cybertron is [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in his Cybertronic form, drawn as ''Generation 1'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] VF-1S fighter mode.

* The other brightly colored object, outlined in purple, is [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]'s Cybertronic form.

*Sideways also apologizes to an unseen entity, presumed to be Unicron. However, the fact that Sideways is actively speaking to him seems to contradict his statement in [[Mortal Combat]] that Sideways is an extention of Unicron himself.

===Keywords===

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Overmatch

2007-07-08T00:32:47Z

72.64.43.157: /* Quotes */

[[Image:ArmadaOvermatch_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #14'''

The Autobots have a solid victory thanks to the Star Saber, but then Scavenger gives the Decepticons a new edge.

:'''Preceded by:''' 13. [[Swoop (Armada episode)|Swoop]]<br>
:'''Succeeded by:''' 15. [[Gale]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Overmatch_Scavengermysterious.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The establishing shot of DOOM!!!]]

In a mountainous area, under moonlight, the [[Decepticons]] search for another [[Mini-Con]]. As Starscream climbs a mountainside to the active panel, Hot Shot leaps in front of him and summons the Star Saber, while Smokescreen goes after the Mini-Con. Hot Shot pushes Starscream down the mountain, and the two swing their blades at each other. Hot Shot's sword easily slices through Starscream's, the stray shard knocking Cyclonus out of Smokescreen's way.

Megatron orders Demolishor forward, but Optimus then lands directly onto the Decepticon leader, leaving Demolishor to fight Hot Shot on his own. When Hot Shot removes Demolishor's cannons, Megatron once more orders a retreat.

[[Image:Overmatch_OptimusjumpsMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"Uh-huh...that's right...who's laughing now? WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!"]]

Smokescreen arrives at the base of the mountain and introduces the activated Mini-Con: Liftor. Optimus warns Hot Shot not to be overconfident, and almost notices a cloaked figured who was watching the entire battle.

At the [[Autobot]] base, Rad complains that the fridge is full of tools, and Carlos explains that Alexis is out shopping for more food. This still does not explain why there are tools where the food should be.

[[Image:Overmatch_sliceDemolishor.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Ph3ar my l33t sword skillz!!!]]

In a grocery store, Alexis buys some [[laundry detergent]] with bleach, and some [[de-greaser]], even if there is a suspected risk of causing her fashionable Mini-Con to short circuit. When she gets back to the Autobot base, Red Alert reminds the kids that the Mini-Cons shouldn't go out in public, and then silences Carlos complaints of boredom. He then gives the kids an enhanced version of [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]].

[[Image:Overmatch_Starscreamswordslice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Starscream gets owned]]

In the Decepticon base, the Decepticons are healing their wounds while Megatron berates his own troops. But then the mysterious cloaked figure from earlier arrives, whom Megatron introduces as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. Scavenger belittles all the Decepticon, aggravating Starscream into an assault that Scavenger is able to outright deny, leading Starscream to hold another grudge.

On [[Earth]], Scavenger locates a ''yellow'' [[Mini-Con storage panel]], but instead of grabbing it, he leaves it as a catalyst in a series of manipulated events. And soon enough, the Autobots and the Decepticons face each other in combat. Hot Shot is eager to use the Star Saber to make the first move. Cyclous opens fire at Hot Shot, who leaps and slices off the Decepticon's butt. Starscream then challenges Hot Shot in open combat.

[[Image:Overmatch_Scavenger-HotShotbeatdown.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Scavenger puts Hot Shot in his place with a nut shot.]]

Just then, Scavenger's laughter is heard, drawing everybody's attention. Optimus admits that it was Scavenger who taught Prime how to fight. Starscream tells Scavenger to butt out, and Scavenger tells Megatron to butt out.

Starscream and Hot Shot begin their duel. Their first attacks bounce off each other. On the second approach, Starscream is able to put a nasty gash into Hot Shot's face. On the third dive at each other, Hot Shot again slices Starscream's sword.

Scavenger pronounces that Hot Shot's victory was only because of the Star Saber. When Hot Shot challenges Scavenger, Scavenger uncloaks himslef (sic). Scavenger pushes Hot Shot back, and a stab from Hot Shot wedges the Star Saber within Scavenger's arm. Scavenger is unphased and slaps Hot Shot away, then delivers a brutal punch to Hot Shot's gut, winning the fight.

Megatron tries to claim the Star Saber, but Optimus intervenes. Cyclonus however has found the Mini-Con and with the prize in hand, the Decepticons retreat. On the moon, Megatron tries to unlock the Mini-Con, and Scavenger explains about legend of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield.

As Megatron reflects upon his new revelation, his laughter echos through the halls of the Decepticon base...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 13th, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Liftor]] (10)
*[[Sureshock]](14)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (16)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (8)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (12)
*[[Alexis]] (13)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
"Hah-ha! I found one! Something's glowing up in the rocks above you, Starscream. I'll be you dollars to brainchips that it's a Mini-Con!"
:-- '''Cyclonus'''

"Demolishor!"<br>
"Yes - at your service!"<br>
"Charge!"<br>
"Who will you send in as my backup, sir?"<br>
"No one, you fool! You're on your own?"<br>
"What about ''you'', Megatron?''<br>
"Uh, don't worry, I've got things to do."<br>
"''I'll'' take you on!"
:-- A cowardly '''Megatron''', a less-than enthused '''Demolishor''' and '''Optimus''' "Perfect Timing" '''Prime'''.

"You want to go again?"<br>
"Uh, no, uh, thanks. I've had enough punishment for one day."
:-- '''Hot Shot''' and '''Demolishor''', after the former slices off the latter's shouldler cannons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Sureshockdisguise.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I'm one of Micheal Jackson's kids. Don't tell no one."]]

"Mommy! I just saw a robot in the store!"<br>
"That's nice, dear."
:-- A little boy and his mother, upon seeing '''Sureshock'''.

"What is the meaning of this? I have never seen such a pathetic combat!"
:-- Poor '''[[David Kaye]]''' suffering from bad engrish dialogue.

"I wasn't sure until just now whether I would respond to your request. I made up my mind after witnessing that battle and seeing how pathetically you performed. You need all the help you can get. Still I'm impressed that you would have a base here, it's perfect for a warp facility. Nice work, Megatron. Sometimes your intelligence surprises me."<br>
"Spare me the cynicism. Calling you was a last resort, believe me. We must have that Star Saber. Can we count on your assistance, my friend? I'll be certain to make it worth your while."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing '''Megatron'''.

"Megatron, I've heard rumors about these three assistants of yours. Some claim they are among the most fearsome of the Decepticons. So much for believing everything you hear."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing the Decepticons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Cyclonusslicebutt.jpg|right|thumb|right|150px|Detailed!]]

"My butt! What have you done to my poor butt?!"
:-- '''Cyclonus''' laments the loss of his helicopter tail.

"Enough stalling! Your trip down memory lane has nothing to do with me or this battle!"<br>
"You're right, Starscream. On with the battle, I'm look forward to witnessing your little performance."<br>
"Oh, this will be more than a performance. And when I'm finished with him, I'm gonna do a little surgery on ''your'' mouth."
:-- '''Starscream''' and '''Scavenger'''

"Hot Shot! You think you won, don't you? Well you didn't win on your own merit, that sword won the match for you!"<br>
"Sure about that? I'll take you on next if you're brave enough!"<br>
"Hot Shot - Stand down!"<br>
"*laughs* Okay, I'll have some fun with you." *throws off cloak* <br>
"Don't hold back on my account!"<br>
"*laughs* I'd stay focused if I were you!"<br>
:-- '''Scavenger''', '''Hot Shot''' and '''Optimus Prime''' after '''Starscream's''' defeat.

"Oh, that's not too shabby for a ''mere amatuer''."
:-- '''Scavenger''', after brutally taking down '''Hot Shot'''.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When Carlos tells Rad about Alexis' grocery trip, Rad calls Sureshock 'Grindor'. He agains calls Sureshock 'Grinder' when she returns.

===Continuity errors===
* Alexis refers to Laserbeak as "Kind of like a spycam, only without the visuals", despite previous episodes showing that Laserbeak can record and broadcast visuals.

===Transformers references===
* Scavenger refers to Megatron's reputation as the 'Lord of Destruction', a reference to the Japanese Decepticon ranking title for leaders.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is one of the few episodes of Armada that keeps every character consistantly on-model with very few to no animation errors.

===Keywords===
*

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Overmatch

2007-07-08T00:31:45Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaOvermatch_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #14'''

The Autobots have a solid victory thanks to the Star Saber, but then Scavenger gives the Decepticons a new edge.

:'''Preceded by:''' 13. [[Swoop (Armada episode)|Swoop]]<br>
:'''Succeeded by:''' 15. [[Gale]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Overmatch_Scavengermysterious.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The establishing shot of DOOM!!!]]

In a mountainous area, under moonlight, the [[Decepticons]] search for another [[Mini-Con]]. As Starscream climbs a mountainside to the active panel, Hot Shot leaps in front of him and summons the Star Saber, while Smokescreen goes after the Mini-Con. Hot Shot pushes Starscream down the mountain, and the two swing their blades at each other. Hot Shot's sword easily slices through Starscream's, the stray shard knocking Cyclonus out of Smokescreen's way.

Megatron orders Demolishor forward, but Optimus then lands directly onto the Decepticon leader, leaving Demolishor to fight Hot Shot on his own. When Hot Shot removes Demolishor's cannons, Megatron once more orders a retreat.

[[Image:Overmatch_OptimusjumpsMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"Uh-huh...that's right...who's laughing now? WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!"]]

Smokescreen arrives at the base of the mountain and introduces the activated Mini-Con: Liftor. Optimus warns Hot Shot not to be overconfident, and almost notices a cloaked figured who was watching the entire battle.

At the [[Autobot]] base, Rad complains that the fridge is full of tools, and Carlos explains that Alexis is out shopping for more food. This still does not explain why there are tools where the food should be.

[[Image:Overmatch_sliceDemolishor.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Ph3ar my l33t sword skillz!!!]]

In a grocery store, Alexis buys some [[laundry detergent]] with bleach, and some [[de-greaser]], even if there is a suspected risk of causing her fashionable Mini-Con to short circuit. When she gets back to the Autobot base, Red Alert reminds the kids that the Mini-Cons shouldn't go out in public, and then silences Carlos complaints of boredom. He then gives the kids an enhanced version of [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]].

[[Image:Overmatch_Starscreamswordslice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Starscream gets owned]]

In the Decepticon base, the Decepticons are healing their wounds while Megatron berates his own troops. But then the mysterious cloaked figure from earlier arrives, whom Megatron introduces as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. Scavenger belittles all the Decepticon, aggravating Starscream into an assault that Scavenger is able to outright deny, leading Starscream to hold another grudge.

On [[Earth]], Scavenger locates a ''yellow'' [[Mini-Con storage panel]], but instead of grabbing it, he leaves it as a catalyst in a series of manipulated events. And soon enough, the Autobots and the Decepticons face each other in combat. Hot Shot is eager to use the Star Saber to make the first move. Cyclous opens fire at Hot Shot, who leaps and slices off the Decepticon's butt. Starscream then challenges Hot Shot in open combat.

[[Image:Overmatch_Scavenger-HotShotbeatdown.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Scavenger puts Hot Shot in his place with a nut shot.]]

Just then, Scavenger's laughter is heard, drawing everybody's attention. Optimus admits that it was Scavenger who taught Prime how to fight. Starscream tells Scavenger to butt out, and Scavenger tells Megatron to butt out.

Starscream and Hot Shot begin their duel. Their first attacks bounce off each other. On the second approach, Starscream is able to put a nasty gash into Hot Shot's face. On the third dive at each other, Hot Shot again slices Starscream's sword.

Scavenger pronounces that Hot Shot's victory was only because of the Star Saber. When Hot Shot challenges Scavenger, Scavenger uncloaks himslef (sic). Scavenger pushes Hot Shot back, and a stab from Hot Shot wedges the Star Saber within Scavenger's arm. Scavenger is unphased and slaps Hot Shot away, then delivers a brutal punch to Hot Shot's gut, winning the fight.

Megatron tries to claim the Star Saber, but Optimus intervenes. Cyclonus however has found the Mini-Con and with the prize in hand, the Decepticons retreat. On the moon, Megatron tries to unlock the Mini-Con, and Scavenger explains about legend of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield.

As Megatron reflects upon his new revelation, his laughter echos through the halls of the Decepticon base...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 13th, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Liftor]] (10)
*[[Sureshock]](14)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (16)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (8)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (12)
*[[Alexis]] (13)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
"Hah-ha! I found one! Something's glowing up in the rocks above you, Starscream. I'll be you dollars to brainchips that it's a Mini-Con!"
:-- '''Cyclonus'''

"Demolishor!"<br>
"Yes - at your service!"<br>
"Charge!"<br>
"Who will you send in as my backup, sir?"<br>
"No one, you fool! You're on your own?"<br>
"What about ''you'', Megatron?''<br>
"Uh, don't worry, I've got things to do."<br>
"''I'll'' take you on!"
:-- A cowardly '''Megatron''', a less-than enthused '''Demolishor''' and '''Optimus''' "Perfect Timing" '''Prime'''.

"You want to go again?"<br>
"Uh, no, uh, thanks. I've had enough punishment for one day."
:-- '''Hot Shot''' and '''Demolishor''', after the former slices off the latter's shouldler cannons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Sureshockdisguise.jpg|right|thumb|150px|]]

"Mommy! I just saw a robot in the store!"<br>
"That's nice, dear."
:-- A little boy and his mother, upon seeing '''Sureshock'''.

"What is the meaning of this? I have never seen such a pathetic combat!"
:-- Poor '''[[David Kaye]]''' suffering from bad engrish dialogue.

"I wasn't sure until just now whether I would respond to your request. I made up my mind after witnessing that battle and seeing how pathetically you performed. You need all the help you can get. Still I'm impressed that you would have a base here, it's perfect for a warp facility. Nice work, Megatron. Sometimes your intelligence surprises me."<br>
"Spare me the cynicism. Calling you was a last resort, believe me. We must have that Star Saber. Can we count on your assistance, my friend? I'll be certain to make it worth your while."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing '''Megatron'''.

"Megatron, I've heard rumors about these three assistants of yours. Some claim they are among the most fearsome of the Decepticons. So much for believing everything you hear."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing the Decepticons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Cyclonusslicebutt.jpg|right|thumb|right|150px|Detailed!]]

"My butt! What have you done to my poor butt?!"
:-- '''Cyclonus''' laments the loss of his helicopter tail.

"Enough stalling! Your trip down memory lane has nothing to do with me or this battle!"<br>
"You're right, Starscream. On with the battle, I'm look forward to witnessing your little performance."<br>
"Oh, this will be more than a performance. And when I'm finished with him, I'm gonna do a little surgery on ''your'' mouth."
:-- '''Starscream''' and '''Scavenger'''

"Hot Shot! You think you won, don't you? Well you didn't win on your own merit, that sword won the match for you!"<br>
"Sure about that? I'll take you on next if you're brave enough!"<br>
"Hot Shot - Stand down!"<br>
"*laughs* Okay, I'll have some fun with you." *throws off cloak* <br>
"Don't hold back on my account!"<br>
"*laughs* I'd stay focused if I were you!"<br>
:-- '''Scavenger''', '''Hot Shot''' and '''Optimus Prime''' after '''Starscream's''' defeat.

"Oh, that's not too shabby for a ''mere amatuer''."
:-- '''Scavenger''', after brutally taking down '''Hot Shot'''.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When Carlos tells Rad about Alexis' grocery trip, Rad calls Sureshock 'Grindor'. He agains calls Sureshock 'Grinder' when she returns.

===Continuity errors===
* Alexis refers to Laserbeak as "Kind of like a spycam, only without the visuals", despite previous episodes showing that Laserbeak can record and broadcast visuals.

===Transformers references===
* Scavenger refers to Megatron's reputation as the 'Lord of Destruction', a reference to the Japanese Decepticon ranking title for leaders.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is one of the few episodes of Armada that keeps every character consistantly on-model with very few to no animation errors.

===Keywords===
*

[[Category:Armada episodes|Overmatch]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Overmatch

2007-07-08T00:30:57Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaOvermatch_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #14'''

The Autobots have a solid victory thanks to the Star Saber, but then Scavenger gives the Decepticons a new edge.

:'''Preceded by:''' 13. [[Swoop (Armada episode)|Swoop]]<br>
:'''Succeeded by:''' 15. [[Gale]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Overmatch_Scavengermysterious.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The establishing shot of DOOM!!!]]

In a mountainous area, under moonlight, the [[Decepticons]] search for another [[Mini-Con]]. As Starscream climbs a mountainside to the active panel, Hot Shot leaps in front of him and summons the Star Saber, while Smokescreen goes after the Mini-Con. Hot Shot pushes Starscream down the mountain, and the two swing their blades at each other. Hot Shot's sword easily slices through Starscream's, the stray shard knocking Cyclonus out of Smokescreen's way.

Megatron orders Demolishor forward, but Optimus then lands directly onto the Decepticon leader, leaving Demolishor to fight Hot Shot on his own. When Hot Shot removes Demolishor's cannons, Megatron once more orders a retreat.

[[Image:Overmatch_OptimusjumpsMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Uh-huh...that's right...who's laughing now? WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!]]

Smokescreen arrives at the base of the mountain and introduces the activated Mini-Con: Liftor. Optimus warns Hot Shot not to be overconfident, and almost notices a cloaked figured who was watching the entire battle.

At the [[Autobot]] base, Rad complains that the fridge is full of tools, and Carlos explains that Alexis is out shopping for more food. This still does not explain why there are tools where the food should be.

[[Image:Overmatch_sliceDemolishor.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"Ph3ar my l33t sword skillz!!!]]

In a grocery store, Alexis buys some [[laundry detergent]] with bleach, and some [[de-greaser]], even if there is a suspected risk of causing her fashionable Mini-Con to short circuit. When she gets back to the Autobot base, Red Alert reminds the kids that the Mini-Cons shouldn't go out in public, and then silences Carlos complaints of boredom. He then gives the kids an enhanced version of [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]].

[[Image:Overmatch_Starscreamswordslice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Starscream gets owned]]

In the Decepticon base, the Decepticons are healing their wounds while Megatron berates his own troops. But then the mysterious cloaked figure from earlier arrives, whom Megatron introduces as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. Scavenger belittles all the Decepticon, aggravating Starscream into an assault that Scavenger is able to outright deny, leading Starscream to hold another grudge.

On [[Earth]], Scavenger locates a ''yellow'' [[Mini-Con storage panel]], but instead of grabbing it, he leaves it as a catalyst in a series of manipulated events. And soon enough, the Autobots and the Decepticons face each other in combat. Hot Shot is eager to use the Star Saber to make the first move. Cyclous opens fire at Hot Shot, who leaps and slices off the Decepticon's butt. Starscream then challenges Hot Shot in open combat.

[[Image:Overmatch_Scavenger-HotShotbeatdown.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Scavenger puts Hot Shot in his place with a nut shot.]]

Just then, Scavenger's laughter is heard, drawing everybody's attention. Optimus admits that it was Scavenger who taught Prime how to fight. Starscream tells Scavenger to butt out, and Scavenger tells Megatron to butt out.

Starscream and Hot Shot begin their duel. Their first attacks bounce off each other. On the second approach, Starscream is able to put a nasty gash into Hot Shot's face. On the third dive at each other, Hot Shot again slices Starscream's sword.

Scavenger pronounces that Hot Shot's victory was only because of the Star Saber. When Hot Shot challenges Scavenger, Scavenger uncloaks himslef (sic). Scavenger pushes Hot Shot back, and a stab from Hot Shot wedges the Star Saber within Scavenger's arm. Scavenger is unphased and slaps Hot Shot away, then delivers a brutal punch to Hot Shot's gut, winning the fight.

Megatron tries to claim the Star Saber, but Optimus intervenes. Cyclonus however has found the Mini-Con and with the prize in hand, the Decepticons retreat. On the moon, Megatron tries to unlock the Mini-Con, and Scavenger explains about legend of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield.

As Megatron reflects upon his new revelation, his laughter echos through the halls of the Decepticon base...

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' December 13th, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (5)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (6)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Liftor]] (10)
*[[Sureshock]](14)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (16)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (4)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (8)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (12)
*[[Alexis]] (13)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
"Hah-ha! I found one! Something's glowing up in the rocks above you, Starscream. I'll be you dollars to brainchips that it's a Mini-Con!"
:-- '''Cyclonus'''

"Demolishor!"<br>
"Yes - at your service!"<br>
"Charge!"<br>
"Who will you send in as my backup, sir?"<br>
"No one, you fool! You're on your own?"<br>
"What about ''you'', Megatron?''<br>
"Uh, don't worry, I've got things to do."<br>
"''I'll'' take you on!"
:-- A cowardly '''Megatron''', a less-than enthused '''Demolishor''' and '''Optimus''' "Perfect Timing" '''Prime'''.

"You want to go again?"<br>
"Uh, no, uh, thanks. I've had enough punishment for one day."
:-- '''Hot Shot''' and '''Demolishor''', after the former slices off the latter's shouldler cannons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Sureshockdisguise.jpg|right|thumb|150px|]]

"Mommy! I just saw a robot in the store!"<br>
"That's nice, dear."
:-- A little boy and his mother, upon seeing '''Sureshock'''.

"What is the meaning of this? I have never seen such a pathetic combat!"
:-- Poor '''[[David Kaye]]''' suffering from bad engrish dialogue.

"I wasn't sure until just now whether I would respond to your request. I made up my mind after witnessing that battle and seeing how pathetically you performed. You need all the help you can get. Still I'm impressed that you would have a base here, it's perfect for a warp facility. Nice work, Megatron. Sometimes your intelligence surprises me."<br>
"Spare me the cynicism. Calling you was a last resort, believe me. We must have that Star Saber. Can we count on your assistance, my friend? I'll be certain to make it worth your while."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing '''Megatron'''.

"Megatron, I've heard rumors about these three assistants of yours. Some claim they are among the most fearsome of the Decepticons. So much for believing everything you hear."
:-- '''Scavenger''' sassing the Decepticons.

[[Image:Overmatch_Cyclonusslicebutt.jpg|right|thumb|right|150px|Detailed!]]

"My butt! What have you done to my poor butt?!"
:-- '''Cyclonus''' laments the loss of his helicopter tail.

"Enough stalling! Your trip down memory lane has nothing to do with me or this battle!"<br>
"You're right, Starscream. On with the battle, I'm look forward to witnessing your little performance."<br>
"Oh, this will be more than a performance. And when I'm finished with him, I'm gonna do a little surgery on ''your'' mouth."
:-- '''Starscream''' and '''Scavenger'''

"Hot Shot! You think you won, don't you? Well you didn't win on your own merit, that sword won the match for you!"<br>
"Sure about that? I'll take you on next if you're brave enough!"<br>
"Hot Shot - Stand down!"<br>
"*laughs* Okay, I'll have some fun with you." *throws off cloak* <br>
"Don't hold back on my account!"<br>
"*laughs* I'd stay focused if I were you!"<br>
:-- '''Scavenger''', '''Hot Shot''' and '''Optimus Prime''' after '''Starscream's''' defeat.

"Oh, that's not too shabby for a ''mere amatuer''."
:-- '''Scavenger''', after brutally taking down '''Hot Shot'''.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* When Carlos tells Rad about Alexis' grocery trip, Rad calls Sureshock 'Grindor'. He agains calls Sureshock 'Grinder' when she returns.

===Continuity errors===
* Alexis refers to Laserbeak as "Kind of like a spycam, only without the visuals", despite previous episodes showing that Laserbeak can record and broadcast visuals.

===Transformers references===
* Scavenger refers to Megatron's reputation as the 'Lord of Destruction', a reference to the Japanese Decepticon ranking title for leaders.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is one of the few episodes of Armada that keeps every character consistantly on-model with very few to no animation errors.

===Keywords===
*

[[Category:Armada episodes|Overmatch]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Underground (episode)

2007-07-08T00:26:18Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaUnderground_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Not about the Autobots forming a rock group to stop Dr. Robotnik.]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #10'''

The battle for the Mini-Cons leads both forces underground, and another warrior enters the conflict.

'''Preceded by:''' 9. [[Confrontation]]<br>
'''Succeeded by:''' 11. [[Ruin]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Underground_HotShotsaysRelax.jpg|left|thumb|So... Come here often?]]

Underground, in the ruins of the [[Mini-Con]] ship, Red Alert and Hot Shot work to salvage what they can, while the kids take a passive interest. Hot Shot whines that this kind of labor isn't his forte, and Rad offers to take his place. Just then, Optimus sends a message over the PA system, instruction everybody to return to the control room to prepare to go after another activated Mini-Con panel. The computer determines the panel to be in an urban area, and the kids suit up. The Autobots warp to their destination.

Within the ambiguous city, the Autobots determine the Mini-Con panel to be underground, and Alexis finds an entrance into the cities subway system for the Autobots to drive into. But a problem emerges when an active train heads directly for Optimus who doesn't have enough room to manuever out of its path. Only at the last second is Optimus able to turn away and avoid killing the astonished train operator. The danger passed, the Autobots break up and explore the underground, searching for the Mini-Con.

[[Image:Underground_merchandising.jpg|right|thumb|So who's the red car, then?]]

Hot Shot casually drives by civilians in what appears to be an underground shopping area, confused at why the bystanders find his pressence to be irregular. Red Alert drives alongside a train, confusing some children. And Optimus Prime observes that driving around the subway system is like exploring a maze. Elsewhere, the [[Decepticons]] have infiltrated the sewer system, to Cyclonus's distaste. When Megatron has trouble manuvering, he and the Decepticons deploy their Minicons to search for them.

Following a staircase Alexis has found, the kids locate a subway station that's has evidently been out of comission, and Alexis declares her ambition to become [[President of the United States]], and under her administration, no subway station falls into disrepair. Indifferent to Alexis's political agenda, Street Action Team Mini-cons combine into Perceptor and locate the Mini-Con within a ceiling panel, but the panel is inches away from Perceptor's grasp. Using a ladder to gain height, Carlos is able to get a grip onto the Mini-Con panel and pull it out from the ceiling, being caught by Alexis. Rad decides they should take the panel to the Autobots, when the three come under a sudden attack from a blue hook.

[[Image:Underground_truckontracks.jpg|left|thumb|"Step 5. Press down on child's head."]]

Running away from their new attacker, the kids run into an area where they are trapped by non-functional subway cars. The kids jump into one of the cabs, but find themselves trapped between their assailant, and the Decepticon's Mini-Cons. Thinking quickly; the kids jump out a window and ride away, hiding in a cavern. Laserbreak is deployed to find Optimus.

Receiving information pertaining to the Mini-Con from Black-Out, Megatron blasts his way into the sewer, while Optimus gets the same information from Laserbeak. Megatron and his cronies are the first to locate the kids, and they quickly surround them. Just then, the children are saved by the mysterious assailant from earlier. After the mysterious robot transforms, the Decepticons manage to bury him, the Mini-Con panel, and the kids beneath some rubble.

The Autobots arrive just in time to see Cyclonus pick up the Mini-Con panel and activate it, revealing it to be Drillbit. Having technically won the battle, the Decepticons retreat. The Autobots quickly prepare to try to unbury the kids to see if they're still alive, when the orange assailant emerges from the dirt, having used his body to protect the kids. Hot Shot identifies the bot as Smokescreen. Smokescreen apologizes for not meeting up the Autobots earlier and Rad is happy to have made a new friend, who was only briefly trying to maybe kill him.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' November 1st, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] (7)
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (15)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (16)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (9)
*[[Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Leader-1]] (12)
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (13)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (14)
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (18)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (3)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (4)
*[[Alexis]] (5)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Drill Bit (Armada) |Drill Bit]] (19)

|}

==Quotes==
"Once I become President, I'll change all that, you'll see! I'll put an end to the misuse of public property and THEN I'll work on saving the environment and I'll end world hunger."
:-- '''Alexis'''

"Hello kids, looks like you picked a 'dead end' if you know what I mean!"
:-- '''Cyclonus'''

"Stay where you are, and nobody gets hurt, once we have the Mini-Con, we'll be on our way. Then you Autobots can dig in the dirt all you like.."
:-- '''Demolishor'''

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
* When deploying their Mini-Cons, instead of Crumplezone, Cyclonus deploys Longarm. When confronting the kids on the subway cart, instead of Longarm or Crumplezone, there's Bonecrusher. Crumplezone finally appears when the Decepticon Mini-Cons are running after the kids.

===Transformers references===
*

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Hot Shot passes by a mother and child looking into a store window, and on display in the store is a toy car that uses the same animation model and colors as Hot Shot.
* For some reason, Smokescreen is mysteriously threatening to the kids, almost killing them several times.

===Keywords===
*

[[Category:Armada episodes|Underground]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Soldier (episode)

2007-07-08T00:19:05Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaSoldier_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #5'''

The Autobots and Decepticons battle over another Mini-Con, and we learn about why nobody talks crap about Red Alert.

'''Preceded by:''' 4. [[Comrade]]<br>
'''Succeeded by:''' 5. [[Jungle]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Soldier_OptimusRedAlert.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Who wants some?]]

At the [[Autobot]] base, Red Alert does some important technical work while Hot Shot plays tag with the kids and their [[Mini-Con]]s. They manage to outrun him, until Hot Shot requests for some aid from Jolt, who quickly apprehends Carlos. Carlos, upset at losing, calls Jolt an eggbeater. The noise grabs the attention of Red Alert, who chews out Hot Shot for playing around while he should be working. When Optimus investigates the commotion, both Red Alert and Hot Shot dismiss their conflict. Alexis feels the tension in the air and has a bad feeling.

Hot Shot apologizes to the kids for making them watch himself and Red Alert bicker. Optimus then explains to Hot Shot and the kids how Red Alert's dedication to preparation was integral on winning many battles on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Hot Shot understands that Red Alert is great, but doesn't see why Red Alert won't let himself have a personality. Sudden the alarms go off, signifying that another [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] has activated. The Autobots and their human friend quickly warp to the location of the panel: [[Antarctica]].

[[Image:Soldier_penguins.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Say goodbye to this by 2010.]]

In the ruins of the Mini-Con ship on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Megatron also detects the Mini-Con panel. Noticing Starscream's absence, Cyclonus speculates that Starscream has already left for Earth to rectify his lack of personal Mini-Con and Demolishor calls Starscream dumb. As Megatron tells his goons to be silent, Starscream holds a blade close beside Demolishor's head, revealing himself. Megatron sends the three [[Decepticon]] minions to [[Earth]].

At the antarctic, [[Break|penguins]]! Lots of them! Also, Autobots and Decepticons.

The Autobots stop due to a drive system failure, and Optimus Prime's trailer converts into it's command center mode in front of the astonished humans. Red Alert fixes Optimus's systems while Hot Shot is impatient. And jerky. After Prime is finished, Hot Shot and Carlos leave together (with a bit of assistance from Jolt).

[[Image:Soldier_OptimusBase.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Oh, that's right. Prime has a trailer, doesn't he?]]

Starscream searches for the Mini-Con by chopping icebergs to no avail, so he flies to search in a different area. Megatron, seeing Starscream from a distance, instructions his henchmen to follow. Eventually Starscream is the first to find the Mini-Con, embedded in the wall of an ice shelf. But before retrieving the Mini-Con he notices Hot Shot nearby and attacks, forcing the Autobot into a massive ice-crevice. Hot Shot is saved from certain death by his Mini-Con, Jolt, and together they ascend the ice wall to return to the battle, noticing the Mini-Con on the way up.

The other Decepticons notice the Mini-Con panel glowing and transform to retrieve it. Further away, the rest Autobots also notice the Mini-Con and Optimus heads over.

[[Image:Soldier_dumpCarlos.jpg|right|thumb|155px|A good try, all things considered, but in the end Carlos survived.]]

At the showdown between Starscream and Hot Shot, Hot Shot has the idea to jump his car mode directly into Starscream, air-bludgeoning the Decepticon. The other Decepticons attack Hot Shot, and verbally attack Starscream. Hot Shot drives away with the Decepticons after him. From within Red Alert, Rad sees Hot Shot under fire and is concerned, but Red Alert tells Rad to relax. Right then, Carlos is tossed out of Hot Shot into the abyss, but Jolt, like during the earlier game of tag, grabs onto Carlos and lifts him to safety. Cyclonus fire his "laser pulse attack" at Hot Shot. Hot Shot and Jolt return fire at the Decepticons. Megatron returns fire at Hot Shot.

[[Image:Soldier_Primeskiing.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Eat this!]]

Red Alert drops off the kids and tells them to find a safe area, and the two instead decide to find Carlos. When Cyclonus is about to finish-off Hot Shot at close ranger, but Hot Shot is saved when Red Alert uses his cable to violent pull Cyclonus backwards. Megatron takes Hot Shot hostage. Red Alert works his way out of the awkward situation by uses his disc launcher, bouncing the flying disc off of Demolishor and into the back of Megatron. Optimus finally arrives, making the sides even. The three Decepticons retreat.

[[Image:Soldier_PrimeFonz.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Aaayyyyyyyyyyy!]]

Starscream, using his sword to climb the ice wall to where the Mini-Con is, begins to punch the wall. This makes things difficult for Carlos, who can barely hang onto to stop from plunging to his death. A punch from Starscream disrupts the terrain enough to send all three kids plunging to their demise, but Red Alert's colorful flying disc catches them. Starscream grabs the Mini-Con panel, but Red Alert swipes it away. Unwisely, Starscream opens fire, but as a result, plunges into the depth of the ice-canyon.

Back at the Autobot base, the Mini-Con is shown to be Runway, who doesn't activate.
Red Alert and Hot Shot make amends with each other, and Red Alert reveals that beneath his robocop-esq demeanor, he too, appreciates Hot Shot's abilities.

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 27th, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (1)
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] (5)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (9)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (11)
*[[Demolishor]] (12)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (13)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (2)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (3)
*[[Alexis]] (4)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]]

|}

==Quotes==
"I think I've pinpointed the glitch, sir."<br>
"Good work, Red Alert. What was the problem with the CPU?"<br>
"It seems the cold on this continent has caused a glitch."<br>

:-- '''Red Alert''', who needs a thesaurus, and '''Optimus Prime''', who has bad microprocessor thermal protection.

"Ahh nuts, I knew I should've brought along snow tires!"
:-- Always on the ball '''Hot Shot''', struggling to drive in snow and ice in the ''Antartic''.

"Oh, and hey Hot Shot? Do you mind cranking up the heat in here a touch? Its cold."
:-- The ever-observant '''Carlos'''.

"Hellooooo.... buh-bye!"
:-- '''Cyclonus''', as he prepares to execute Hot Shot.

"Red Alert! Thanks, pal!"<br>
"Doing my job, and ''nothing'' more.
:-- '''Hot Shot''' in G1 [[Brawn]] mode butt-kisser mode, and '''Red Alert''' after the latter saves the former's life.

"I hope you like pain!"
:-- '''Demolishor''', reacting to the rescue as everybody else just stands around.

"Hahahaha... Go ahead, boys, give me a reason..."
:-- '''Demolishor''', as the two Autobots are cornered.

"Uhh... yes... soon I'll have my very own pet..."
:-- '''Starscream''', whom we assume is talking about a Mini-Con.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* During Optimus Prime's flashback lecture, we see Red Alert in his Cybertronic body. However, Optimus Prime himself is in a modified version of his Earth body, with no wheels attached to his legs.

[[Image:Soldier_HotShotPollutor_error.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Greenpeace won't be happy.]]

* When Starscream holds his sword at Demolishor, he is seen with both wings on. This is irregular as Starscream's left wing becomes his sword. This is continued for the rest of the episode.
* Demolishor twice has Autobot logos drawn instead of Decepticon.
* When Carlos tells Hot Shot "It's pedal to the metal time!", the snow kicked up by Hot Shot's tires is miscoloured black and grey, making it appear that the jerkface Autobot is polluting the area.
* When Starscream tells Hot Shot and Carlos to look behind, Carlos calls the Autobot 'Hot Rod', Hot Shot's Japanese name.

[[Image:Soldier_wrongHelo_error.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The most boring [[Triple Changer]] ever?]]

* After Hot Shot's collision with him, Starscream lies on some ice. His forearm is miscoloured red when the rest of the Decepticons turn up.
* As he rescues Carlos, Jolt is seen carrying the human by the barrels of his gun. But in the next shot he is drawn as a completely different design of helicopter, rescuing Carlos with landing gear that Jolt does not have.

===Continuity errors===
* After Starscream slices an iceberg in half and then leaves upon detecting the Mini-Con signal, both Demolishor and Cyclonus react saying they've found him. Did Starscream dissapear since the last time we saw the Decepticons?
* As the Decepticons chase after Hot Shot, we see Rad, Alexis and Red Alert come to the edge of the cliff on the other side of the ice canyon. Didn't Optimus Prime tell the trio to stay back so that he could investigate in an earlier scene?
* Where did Optimus dissapear to when he (apparently) wandered off to investigate? He doesn't turn up until Hot Shot and Red Alert are cornered by the Decepticons.
* After Red Alert scoops the Mini-Con panel out of Starscream's hands, Starscream fires at Red Alert's cliff edge, only to have the ice hit him and send the Decepticon to the bottom of the canyon. In the next shot Red Alert is suddenly standing next to Optimus Prime, a fair distance away from the cliff edge.

===Transformers references===
*

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* When the Autobots transform before going into the warp gate, the animation sequences are the same ones from the climax of episode 2, played in reverse.

[[Image:Soldier_sinkyiceberg.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"I thought Antarctica would be... you know, bigger."]]

* There is a nice touch when the Decepticons warp the the south pole - as soon as Megatron materialises, the iceberg they are all standing upon suddenly sinks in their direction due to the weight.
* This episode marks the first time we see Optimus Prime's container trailer transform into its base mode.
* This episode reveals that Starscream's engines are stored in his kneecaps.
* As Hot Shot slides toward the ice canyon during the Decepticon attack, he actually ejects Carlos into the canyon so he can tranform! Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on the viewer's perspective), Carlos is rescued by Jolt.

===Keywords===
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Comrade

2007-07-08T00:12:59Z

72.64.43.157: /* Summary */

[[Image:ArmadaComrade_titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Soviet Union|Commie]] bastards!]]

'''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode #4'''

The Autobots race to the Grand Canyon to find a new Mini-Con, but struggle with the superior numbers of the Decepticons.

:'''Preceded by:''' 3. [[Base]]<br>
:'''Succeeded by:''' 5. [[Soldier]]

==Summary==
[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMinicons.jpg|left|thumb|155px|]]

At the Autobot base, Sirens alert the Autobots and their lovable human pals that a new Mini-Con panel has been activated. Hot Shot eagerly is willing to head directly to the area, but first, Alexis plugs her personal computer into the Autobot mainframe, and Sureshock manages to pinpoint the mini-con's location to where Carlos recognizes as being Big Canyon. The three Autobots, humans, and their Mini-Cons head out to claim the new panel, but first, Carlos and Alexis receive their new Autobot jump-suits that is easy for passing traffic to see at night. Rad is almost left behind, but eventually gets his own suit and catches up.

Rad worries about how the Autobots intend to get to Big Canyon quickly despite it being MILES away. Alexis suggests Rad just relaxes when Optimus startles the kids by informing them that the Autobots plan to warp to their destination. After the group arrives, Carlos decides to travel with his [[Jointron|amigo]] Red Alert. Alexis hops into Hot Shot, and Optimus carries the Mini-Cons. This leaves Rad all on his own, and friendless.

[[Image:Comrade_tight2wheel.jpg|right|thumb|155px|]]

On [[the moon]], Megatron reasserts the Decepticon's objective of obtaining all the Mini-Cons. Starscream claims that Megatron's great leadership will be key to the Decepticon's success. After breaking up a squabble between Cyclonus and Starscream over who has dibs on the next discovered Mini-Con, Megatron has a hearty and evil laugh.

Back on Earth, Rad laments his lack of company. Eventually Alexis and Hot Shot return to pick him up. Alexis apologizes for forgetting Rad, she just became immersed in riding on Hot Shot, who really impressed her with his speed. Once Rad's inside, Hot Shot accelerates over rough terrain, causing severe discomfort to his human occupants who find him too rough. Rather than take care to be more gentle, Hot Shot torments the kids by going even faster.

[[Image:Comrade_Megatronstocktrans.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Megatron tries to look cool and scary.]]

Carlos meanwhile enjoys off-roading with Red Alert, but eventually Red Alert decides to stop having fun and retires his personality. Red Alert and Carlos continue on foot.

Hot Shot deploys his car mode's claws and stops suddenly, inches away from driving directly into a massive crevice. Hot Shot requests the Mini-Con's co-ordinates, but as Rad is ignorant of them, Laserbeak is deployed to relay visual data. Hot Shot apologizes for his aggressive driving, and Alexis mocks Rad's total lack of manliness. The three follow Laserbeak together. On the way, Alexis advises Rad that even if he has a low threat tolerance, he shouldn't let the Decepticons see his utter fear. Soon they discover an irregular rock formation that must signify the minicon's location.

Red Alert and Carlos, lost, continue to bicker.

On the moon, Megatron detects the Mini-Con panel, and sends Demolishor and Cyclonus to retrieve it. Starscream notices that despite his earlier praise of Megatron, he is forgotten.

Cyclonus arrives on Earth and attacks Hot Shot. Demolishor attacks Red Alert. Optimus rushes to retrieve the inactive Mini-Con on his own and releases the Street Action Team to aid Red Alert and Hot Shot.

[[Image:Comrade_Starscreambighand.jpg|right|thumb|155px|...h-h-hand...]]

With a battle plan formed, Red Alert dramatically turns around and balances to pass Demlolishor, who rotates his turret and opens fire. Red Alert turns around again and tries using his grapping line to pass Demolishor once more, but Demolishor's versatile aiming knocks the car off the rock face. Red Alert falls upside-down upon Demolishor and manages to continue on his course.

Cyclonus fires at the surrounding terrain to box Hot Shot in with rubble. Alexis and Rad abandon their friend. They see the three Mini-Cons Prime sent to support the Autobots and use them to ride to safety.

Prime finds the rock face with the Mini-Con panel embedded in it, when Megatron enters the battle and quickly opens fire while gloating about how inevitable the Decepticon's conquest is, but Optimus rebukes with "That's what you think!" Megatron unveils his own Mini-Con, when Starscream arrives to prove himself against Prime, despite having no orders from Megatron. Rad's yell of concern inspired the Street Action Team to combine into Perceptor, who manages to briefly disable both Starscream and Megatron.

[[Image:Comrade_PrimeMaximumBlast.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Hail to king, baby.]]

With the Decepticons distracted, Prime activates the Mini-Con panel, which, to his disbelief, happens to be his old partner Sparkplug. Prime transforms into his Supermode and uses [[Sparkplug]]'s power to knock the Decepticons away with his Maximum Blast. The four Decepticons promptly teleport back to their base.

With the Decepticon threat gone, the four kids and their minicons help free Hot Shot and Rad gives a voice over about the power of Optimus and Sparkplug's teamwork.

At the Decepticon's base on the Moon, Demolishor reports that, as per Megatron's instruction he disciplined Starscream. Megatron explains to his lackey that he is using a harsh punishment against Starscream to set an example to the other Decepticons to stay in line. He then laments the Autobot's victory.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 21st, 2002 (North America)

'''Written by:''' ???

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (6)
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (14)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (9)
*[[Demolishor]] (10)
*[[Leader-1]] (13)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (2)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (3)
*[[Alexis]] (4)

'''Guests'''

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Quotes==
[[Image:Comrade_Autobotuniforms.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Why does EVERYONE always have to steal my Naruto cosplay?!]]

"Uh, hey! Hold on, you guys!"<br>
"So, uh, what's the problem?"<br>
"My suit itches too, but you'll get used to it."
:-- '''Rad''', '''Carlos''' and '''Alexis'''.

"Uh... guys? ... Guys?!? ... ANYBODY?"
:-- '''Rad''', after being ditched by everybody.

"Hot Rod is an amazing vehicle. And once I was inside, the speed! The power! *sigh* I guess I got carried away..."
:-- '''Alexis''', who perhaps needs to tell us something.

"You humans sure are a fearless species!"
:-- '''Red Alert'''

[[Image:Comrade_drivingHotShot.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Women drivers, eh? EH? *is suddenly punched*]]

"Ahhh!"<br>
"Uggghhh! Are you sure this is the right car for the job?"<br>
"This road is a little bumpy!"<br>
"My teeth are are rattling so much they're gonna bounce right out of my head!"<br>
"Stop talking or else you'll bite your tongue!"<br>
"OW! I just did!"<br>
"What's the problem? I haven't even taken out of first gear yet."<br>
"You mean you can go faster?!?"<br>
"I feel a whole lot safer on my BMX!"<br>
"I can't find the brake pedals!"<br>
"You mean there's no way to stop?!?"<br>
"I'm ''really'' gonna open up now! Hold on!"<br>
"How can we go any faster than this?"<br>
"Why did I ever come along to this crazy ride?!?"<br>
:-- '''Alexis''', '''Rad''' and '''Hot Shot'''.

"This is all YOUR fault, Starscream."
:-- '''Megatron''', after his defeat at the hands of '''Optimus Prime's''' Maximum Blast attack.

==Other Notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* "Big Canyon" is possibly an "Engrish" translation of [[Grand Canyon]].
* Before launching in the warp gate, Optimus says "You two better strap yourselves in", despite all three kids entering his cabin.
* When describing how amazing Hot Shot's abilities are, she calls him Hot Rod. Hot Rod is Hot Shot's Japanese name, and also a prominent [[Generation 1]] character to whom Hot Shot shares several traits.
* Optimus Prime refers to his minicon as [[Leader-1]], which is the name of Megatron's Mini-Con. This mistake is repeated in Rad's closing narration.

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Comrade_Laserbeakchase.jpg|right|thumb|150px|DOODOODOO-DOO-DOO, DOOOOO!]]

* The sequence where Laserbeak flies over Hot Shot as the Autobot is driving along the Grand Canyon's cliff edge is reminiscent of the scene in [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] where ''Generation 1'' [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] chases after [[Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

===Real-world references===
* Optimus Prime's line "Engage the warp drive!" may be a reference to Star Trek.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode marks the first time the Autobots use the warp gate facility to quickly travel from their base to a distant location.
* When the kids get inside Optimus' cabin, Carlos appears to sit on an armrest and does not put on a seatbeat.
* When Red Alert transforms into robot mode, it is the same stock animation seen in the climax of the second episode.
* Hot Shot reveals in this episode that he does not run on gasoline, but fuel cells. He also notes that he has a backup cell in his trunk.
* This episode marks the first in the relatively few times we see Optimus Prime and Megatron's flashy stock transformation sequences.
* Megatron's line "You have no way to stop us" was used in the Toonami commercial for the ''Armada'' series, which was aired before the series premier. This commercial was also narrated by [[Peter Cullen]].

===Keywords===
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