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Nemesis Prime (Armada)

2011-04-04T04:11:10Z

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:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Unicron]]-affiliated [[Decepticon]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nemesisprimeut.jpg|right|250px|thumb|50% Optimus Prime + 50% Decepticon = 100% Badass]]
'''Nemesis Prime''' is a monstrous Transformer sent to kill [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike. It scanned the minds of the Transformers and took the form of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the most powerful and respected in all their minds. As a duplicate of Optimus Prime, Nemesis has all of Prime's strength and power, in addition to his own ability to reconstruct himself.

Nemesis Prime wields the [[Vorpal Saber]], a twisted clone of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], and has a [[Mini-Con]] partner named [[Run-Over]].

==Fiction==
===Linkage===
[[Image:NemPrimeUT-Linkage.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Basically, he's not a nice guy. Nice effects, though.]]
Nemesis Prime was granted the [[Doomstone]] and was sent to ravage, devastate and destroy any world he came across, accompanied by [[Run-Over]] and the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]. The death-agonies and negative psychic energies of the beings he destroyed were stored inside the Doomstone, which was at some point taken from him and later transferred into [[Ravenus]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Paul Dobson]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Nemesis_Prime_Armada_cartoon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Nemesis Prime was encountered by a party of Transformers on a strange planet composed of salt and technorganic materials, after they fell into a black hole that had taken shape due to Unicron's lack of a physical body. Nemesis Prime was a [[Unicron]]-created being that was very savage and feral in nature, using his Vorpal Saber nearly to destroy several of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Although he was beastly and insane, his exact motives and personality were unknown, as he was simply a puppet of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Nemesis Prime was eventually destroyed by a combined blast from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] using the [[Requiem Blaster]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] using his new [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] power unit. Sideways was seen fleeing the scene in [[trans-phase mode]], while Nemesis Prime's remains were scattered about the area. Mysteriously, the planet immediately began to break down and was destroyed without reason or warning. {{storylink|Puppet|Puppet}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Nemesis Prime with Run-Over''' (Super-Con, 2003)

: A [[redeco]] of the Super-Con version of ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime transforms into a longnosed truck cab of made-up model. Plugging a [[Mini-Con]] onto the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his robot mode back unlocks a "punching" action that moves his arms back and forth when the plugged-in Mini-Con is pushed up and down. He came with his Mini-Con partner [[Run-Over]], who can also become a handgun Nemesis Prime can hold.

: This mold was also used for the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe-class version of Optimus Prime and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Ultra Magnus (Universe Two-Pack)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''

*'''Scourge with Sweep''' (Super-Con, 2003)

: In Japan, Nemesis Prime was only available as a mail-away item from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (limited to 5000 pieces) under the name '''Scourge''', a nod to [[Hasbro]]'s [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge]]. There are a number of small but significant differences between Hasbro and [[Takara]]'s versions of the toys; the Hasbro version uses a bluer version of off-black and a sandy-tan color rather than the Takara version's more brownish-black and neutral light gray. The Hasbro version also appears to have a larger number of [[Paint operation|paint application]]s in a wider variety of colors.

==Notes==

*The ''[[Energon (franchise)|Superlink]]'' comic, "[[Optimus Prime VS Scourge]]" introduced another evil duplicate of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in a black color scheme: [[Grand Scourge]]. Although Grand Scourge shares in Nemesis Prime's Japanese name ("Scourge"), paintjob and gimmick, no connection between the two characters was ever explicitly made in the comic or character bio, leaving it uncertain if they're meant to be the same guy or if it's all just a marvelous coincidence.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')

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Iron Man

2011-04-04T03:53:02Z

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{{disambig2|the cool exec with a heart of steel|the Autobot buried under England|Man of Iron}}
:''Iron Man is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] and the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] portion of the [[Crossovers]] franchise.''

[[Image:Ironman.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] realizes pushing Iron Man down a flight of stairs requires a flight of stairs.]]
'''Iron Man''', aka '''Anthony Edward Stark''', appears to be the most sensible member of his species. While a normal, squishy human would be content to walk around vulnerable to attack, he has taken the surprisingly logical step of encasing himself in a metal suit carrying advanced weapons like a ''proper'' being.

He is not [[G.B. Blackrock]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
For some time, Iron Man had been investigating rumors of [[Transformer|giant alien robots]] secretly living among humans, and constructed a giant armored suit just in case. His suspicions were confirmed during the [[Decepticon]] attack on [[Latveria]], and he took his giant suit to join the other Avengers who were investigating the situation. On the way, he was contacted by [[Captain America]] to make sure that [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s [[Psycho-Prism]]-repressing devices were safe for humans. Iron Man arrived in Latveria just in time to join the Avengers and their new [[Autobot]] allies in the fight against several super-powered Decepticons. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} While the giant suit was effective in the face of the alien robots, it proved quite the energy guzzler, nearly expending all its reserves during the battle. The Autobots helped Iron Man out by offering their own energy, supercharging his armor to dangerous levels. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the Decepticons, arrived on the scene, Iron Man challenged him personally... and was quickly dispatched. Overloaded with energy, his anti-Transformer suit was finished off when Megatron severed its head with his [[fusion cannon]]. Fortunately, Iron Man himself was controlling the mech from inside its chest, and came out unharmed to continue the battle using his regular suit. Eventually, the Decepticons were vanquished and the situation in Latveria was resolved. As Iron Man returned home aboard the [[Quinjet]], he was already making plans for an even ''larger'' suit... {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

===Marvel ''Crossovers'' toy bios===
Working with [[Mister Fantastic]], Iron Man used alien technology to build transforming [[Mech|battle suits]] for the most marketable of [[Earth]]'s [[:Category:Superheroes|heroes]]. Being a control freak, the one he built for himself has an override system allowing him to take control of the rest.<ref>Iron Man's ''Crossovers'' toy bio</ref>

Later, Iron Man painted his battle suit black in order to disguise it as a regular fighter jet and lull his enemy, [[Doctor Doom]], into a false sense of security.<ref>Black Iron Man's ''Crossovers'' toy bio</ref> At some point, he built himself a new suit, along with one for [[Spider-Man]]. These two mechs had the ability to combine with each other.<ref>Spider-Man/Iron Man's ''Crossovers'' toy bio</ref> After realizing that there are times when speed on the ground is more useful than flying, he constructed ''another'' mech, this time shaped like a sports car. It's just as fast as the jets, though.<ref>Sports car Iron Man's ''Crossovers'' toy bio</ref>

==Toys==
===Crossovers===
[[Image:Crossovers IronMan toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Unfortunately, no booze bottle accessory.]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2008/2009)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles
: The Marvel ''[[Crossovers]]'' Iron Man transforms into a fighter jet of madeup-make, bearing more than a passing resemblance to an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-22 Raptor]] with a [[For safety reasons|stubby nose cone]] and large/stretched wings, under-slung with non-firing missiles. Each wing is also equipped with a spring-loaded missile launcher, which can be mounted on the undersides of his robot-mode forearms.
: This mold was later redecoed in gray and black. Note that the toy pictures on the packaging have a different color scheme than the actual toy.
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[[Image:MarvelCrossoversWarmachine.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Surprise! I'm the same guy.]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles

:A black and gray redeco of the previous Iron Man toy resembling Iron Man Armor Model 11 or [[War Machine]].

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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronManCombiner.jpg|right|250px|thumb|When the "Iron Spider" costume wasn't enough.]]
*'''Spider-Man / Iron-Man''' (Marvel two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles
:This Iron Man toy transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with two firing missiles under its wings. He comes packaged with [[Spider-Man]] (who transforms into a helicopter), and can combine with him in either mode to form a "giant super bomber" or a robot mode that mostly just looks like Spider-Man wearing an Iron Man plane hat.

:This mold was also used to make [[War Machine]] in the "Iron Man 2 Concept Series" (see below).
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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronManCar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2010)
:Iron Man transforms into a sports car. He features two flip-down non-firing blasters in his shoulders.

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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronMan_ConceptSeries_jet.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles

:To tie in with the release of ''[[wikipedia:Iron_Man_2|Iron Man 2]]'', this entire ''Crossovers'' assortment is part of the "Iron Man 2 Concept Series", featuring Iron Man and War Machine toys. One of these is a redeco of the original jet mold with the gray parts replaced by more red and yellow.

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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronMan_ConceptSeries_car.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2010)

:Another toy in the Concept Series, this one is a slight redeco of the Iron Man sports car mold. Changes include darker red and gray plastic and paint for his rear lights.

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[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronMan_ConceptSeries_Humvee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Seeing red yet?]]
*'''Iron Man''' (Marvel, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:The only new (well, new for Iron Man) mold in the Concept Series is a retool of the ''Crossovers'' [[Captain America]] toy, transforming into a Humvee. He has a newly molded head and is armed with a large gun that mounts on his roof in vehicle mode. This gun and its attachment point were originally designed for the canceled [[Punisher]] toy.

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*'''Iron Man / War Machine''' (Marvel two-pack, 2011?)
:Iron Man (Lightcycle) and [[War Machine]] (SWAT vehicle) combine into a Super Bomber.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Crossovers-toy_IronMan_unused_deco.jpg|thumb|200px|Oddly enough, the most heavily armed jet transformer available at mass retail.]]

* Reprints of Iron Man stories were run as a back-up strip in early issues of the Marvel UK Transformers comics. Further reprints featuring the present day Iron Man appeared in issues #126-129 and #146-152. The Iron Man of 2020 also appeared in a crossover with [[Spider-Man]] reprinted in issues #119-125.
*Early stock photos gave the original Iron Man toy's redeco a different color scheme, one that resembled [[wikia:c:marvel:Iron Man Armor MK I|Iron Man Armor Model 01]] and featured silverish gold in place of the black parts.
* Iron Man is voiced by [[David Kaye]] in the cartoon ''[[Wikipedia:Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes|Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'' as a guest character and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects|Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects]]''. Voice acting is a small world. ''[[Megatron (BW)|Yeesss]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
* [[wikia:c:Marveldatabase:Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Iron Man at Marvel Database]]
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man at Wikipedia]]

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Buster Witwicky (G1)

2011-04-04T03:44:57Z

75.36.172.92: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Buster}}
:''Buster [[Witwicky]] is a [[human]] friend of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Buster.jpg|right|250px|thumb|HOW IS AUTTO FIXED?]]
Unlike his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]], '''Buster Witwicky''' doesn't understand cars—or for that matter, anything mechanical. Buster prefers reading books, much to the frustration of his father. If only Buster were interested in something useful, like auto repair. Instead, foolish Buster, if he keeps on reading, may end up with a paid scholarship to ''college''. That is a road that could only lead to ruin.

He has an older brother, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], who is away at college, and another brother [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] who is just... ''away''.

:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics)'': '''Buster Centelha'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics)'': '''Giga Witwicky'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

Buster lived in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], with his father, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], in a house adjacent to the family business, [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs]]. One fateful day, Buster returned home late from school, and his father was sore. Buster tried to explain that he sometimes had to work after school at the library because he was in the literary scholarship program, but his father was unimpressed. Despite Buster's mechaniphobia, Sparkplug insisted that Buster be home to help the business. His father worried that his son's nose was stuck in a book, and that he was raising someone oblivious to the real world and its demands of him.

[[Image:Odisengage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You probably don't want to know where Buster's other hand is.]]

That night, Buster and his girlfriend [[Jessie]] were making out at the [[Community Drive-In]] (blocking the movie ''[[A Kiss for Us]]'' from view of his friend [["O"]]) when their car was hit from behind by a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Buster got out to investigate and discovered that the little car was unmanned. There was no one inside! Suddenly, the drive-in theatre became a war zone as jets appeared and attacked. During an explosion, the Beetle was damaged. Buster was stunned to realize the car seemed to be crying (the puss), and leaking a strange substance which was not oil! Buster sent his friends to get help, while he drove the Beetle home, figuring his father could fix it.

His father, Sparkplug, was overjoyed at first when he stumbled across Buster and the Beetle in his garage. Had his son decided to follow in his footsteps? But before Buster could explain, the damaged Volkswagen Beetle spoke to them. "Help me, please! I'm dying!" {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Buster convinced his father to fix the Autobot, and the boy quickly became friends with him. Buster and Sparkplug became embroiled in the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, and Sparkplug developed a technique to allow Transformers to use Earth fuels that haven't been converted to Energon. When the Decepticons kidnapped Sparkplug and attempted to force him to duplicate the process for them, he tricked them by tampering with the fuel. Sparkplug was rescued before the Decepticon attack on the Autobots thanks to [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Spider-Man]], but when an argument among the Autobots about his loyalties caused him to suffer a heart attack (though [[Jazz (G1)|unleashing a wall of flame in front of him]] didn't help), he was rushed to [[Greater Portland Medical Center]] by Ratchet and Buster.

[[Image:NewOrder-OptimusPrimehead.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sparkplug always knew his son would eventually get ahead.]]
As Sparkplug was tended to by the hospital staff, Buster called his friends Jessie and "O" for support. Later, they were with him when his father woke up. His father explained how he had poisoned the Decepticons' fuel, and the Witwickies assumed they had helped win the Transformers' civil war in absentia. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Buster left his father to recuperate and ventured into the hospital's garage to locate Ratchet. After an altercation with the hospital personal, and a note of worry from Ratchet due to a drop in communication from the Ark, Buster went upstairs to say goodbye to his father and accompany Ratchet to the Ark. However, his father had a different idea, and had decided that hanging out with a warring race of alien robots wasn't the best thing for his son. Sparklug made Buster promise to never interact with the Autobots again, and Buster reluctantly accepted. Buster figured one more ride with Ratchet wouldn't hurt, and he traveled with Ratchet to the Ark as previously agreed. But alarmingly, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] stood guard outside. What was going on? Buster volunteered to sneak inside to investigate, and in the course of doing so found the severed head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} Prime told Buster that he was the only hope for the Autobots, understandably confusing the human. Without explanation, Prime told Buster to disconnect two wires from his head and for Buster to apply them to his own temples. Doing so sent a tremendous surge through Buster and rendered him unconscious for a time. When he woke up, he made his way out of the Ark and reunited with Ratchet, who was horrified to learn of Optimus Prime's fate. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Olisten.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Despite promising his father he'd stay out of the Autobots' lives, Buster continued to hang out with Ratchet, if only because both of them needed the emotional support. While traveling through the woods, Ratchet accidentally destroyed the campsite of three college students. Buster introduced his friend to the students, and Ratchet was happy to learn more about Earth from them, but their interaction was cut short when Buster had a strange seizure. Ratchet offered to drive Buster home, but Buster refused, saying he'd stay with the college kids and noting that Ratchet had more important things to worry about. Buster returned to his father's auto service garage with his friends Jessie and "O," since his father's absence was becoming prolonged and someone needed to continue the family business. When Jessie joked that it'd be easy for someone as smart as Buster to figure out how to repair cars, Buster snapped at them both for belittling his father's skills. Angry, he asked them to leave. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}

Sparkplug had been in the hospital for three weeks, and Buster was at wit's end with the irate customers who needed their cars repaired. Just as he was grousing about his mechanical ignorance again, suddenly, the seizures returned, but this time with a purpose. Buster had an epiphany, and as mechanical parts levitated around him in the garage, he suddenly knew exactly how to fix the service station's cars. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Finally, Sparkplug was released from the hospital, only to find that his son had miraculously fixed all the cars during his absence. After being overjoyed at his son's apparent following in his footsteps, Sparkplug left Buster alone to wonder about how this all was possible. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[Image:Jetfireconstruct.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yeah, but is it art?]]

Soon, Sparkplug was bringing his son along with all of his work-related duties, such as towing cars off the interstate. Buster angsted about how to tell his father that he never learned how to fix cars the old-fashioned way, but that he had somehow acquired the power to understand and telekinetically manipulate machines of any kind. It must have had something to do with the wires that Optimus Prime had asked him to touch to his temples... Meanwhile, the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] came to the same conclusion, and, desiring the life-giving powers of the [[Creation Matrix]] within Buster for himself, sent [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and a lifeless drone, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], to kidnap him.

Buster was surprised to see Jessie arrive at their home on her bicycle, especially after he'd yelled at her the other day. His dad dismissed Buster from his duties so the two could spend time together, and the pair bicycled away. As Jessie and Buster biked, Buster sensed that Jessie was avoiding discussing their previous argument, and so he used his Creation Matrix powers to unlink her bike's chain. Sure enough, this broke the ice, and the two apologized. And then they [[kiss|"apologized."]] Their snogging was interrupted by (d'oh!) Buster's father and two Autobots, Bumblebee and [[Bluestreak]], who came to warn them that Buster was being targeted by the Decepticons. Sure enough, Laserbeak and Jetfire arrived and overwhelmed the Autobots. Bumblebee goaded Buster into revealing his hidden power, and at the last moment, Buster used the Creation Matrix to disassemble Jetfire into his component pieces. Buster apologized to his father for deceiving him, and the Autobots enlisted him to help find Optimus Prime's head. Buster reassembled Jetfire and took him under his control. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

After an attempt to infiltrate [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One|Shockwave's base]] to rescue Prime's head backfired, Buster was captured, only to eventually regain control of Jetfire and free Prime. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''After passing the Matrix back to Prime, Wheeljack and Ratchet built a robotic exosuit for him, much to Prime’s disapproval. In an attempt to prove himself, Buster took the suit and went to the [[Fortress Sinister|Decepticon Fortress]] and managed to defeat [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in battle. Unfortunately he was then attacked and pursued by Shockwave. Only the intervention of the Autobots saved his life.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}

[[Image:BusterCU.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hmmm. I have some kind of fuzz on my chin. That's never happened before...]]
''Buster found himself plagued by dreams in which he encountered a new breed of Transformers. Linking minds with Optimus Prime, it was revealed that the Matrix had left an imprint in his mind of the [[Special Teams]], next generation of combining Transformers. The Decepticons had managed to eavesdrop on the vision and so the designs were also revealed to then.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

''Jetfire later approached Buster, who he felt able to talk to because of the part Buster had played in his creation. A number of errors in judgement had caused him to become concerned that because he had been created on Earth he had a greater loyalty to humans than to the Autobots. Buster was able to convince him that he should be proud to be the first Earth-born Autobot.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

[[Image:TFGenerations12.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Well, that fills this Wiki's fetish/suggestive photos quota for...pretty much ever]]
Buster would later play a major role in disabling [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s plan to hypnotize humans into giving fuel to the Decepticons via a chain of car washes (yes, really). {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} He was also taken hostage by Ratbat in order to prevent the US military from attacking the Decepticons' base (at the time, a starship disguised as a tropical island). {{storylink|Club Con!}}

Buster's adventures with the Transformers ended soon thereafter, though his brother Spike would play a large role in the Autobot/Decepticon war as well, much to the dismay of Sparkplug (who, understandably, wanted nothing to do with the Transformers any more). It didn't help that when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] found Buster, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had left him freezing in the [[Arctic]], as bait for a three-way fight between the Autobots, Ratbat's Decepticons, and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons. Buster's brother Spike, and Spike's partner [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] defrosted Buster, who then told Ratbat that Starscream tricked them all, and everyone took off after Starscream- and went straight into a fight against an [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream. During the fight, Buster almost froze to death, "accidentally" told Starscream that Prime launched a rocket to the Underbase (the message was "meant" for his brother Spike), was caught in a later firefight between Ratbat and Scorponok, and nearly broke his hand on [[Hi-Q]]'s helmet. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

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===Coloring books===
As an adult in the year 2005, Buster had married Jesse and together they bought up their son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The latter hung out with the Autobots a lot, which his parents were fine with. However, when the Autobots planned a search for a lost crate of energon cubes, Buster and Jesse drew the line and forbade their son to go along. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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Buster took the death of his father hard. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} ''Following the death, Buster racked up enormous gambling debts, which Spike ended up having to pay off. {{storylink|Hardwired}}'' Buster subsequently joined the military. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

==Notes==
* "Buster" and "Spike", as well as "[[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]]", were all names considered for the Witwicky boy character in early production material. One such early document shows Spike as the original name, but crossed off and corrected with "Buster" in pen (in [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwriting). This suggests that Buster was intended to be the final name of the principal human character, but either Sunbow did not receive the revised materials, or a mistake was made somewhere. It is believed that "Butch" was a very, very early name for the character. See [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch Witwicky]] for a more in-depth explanation.

* Buster's favorite band is [[Purple Fungus]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

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Wheeljack (G1)

2011-04-04T03:38:37Z

75.36.172.92: /* The Transformers cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}{{suite}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheeljackg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. He's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Invento''', '''Cric''' ("Jack", Action Master)
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), sometimes '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack", Yoho!)
:''Italian name:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
:''Portuguese name:'' '''Auto-Roda''' ("Auto-Motor", Portuguese comic), '''Motriz''' ("Wheel", Brazilian comic)
:''Russian name:'' '''Gonsheek''' ("Racer", cartoon dub)

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TheTransformers-Wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|150px|They thought I was crazy, absolutely mad.]]
Wheeljack was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to travel aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and ended up in stasis lock for four million years at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] with the rest of the crew. Once the volcano exploded and the Transformers reactivated, Wheeljack was rebuilt to transform into a race car. As the Autobots counted their ranks, he apologized to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] for being "the guy you've had to patch up most." {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, he observed as their human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] suffered a heart attack, requiring Ratchet to drive him and his son to the hospital. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} After a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who took over the Ark and hung the bodies of Wheeljack and his defeated peers from the ceiling. {{storylink|The New Order}}

''Ratchet was able to reclaim the Ark and began to reactivate the fallen warriors. Wheeljack was the second Autobot after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to be brought back on-line, so that he could aid Ratchet with his technical skills. He saved the Autobots from total destruction by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's deactivated body and using it to intervene in [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s attempted execution of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], who had been booby-trapped with a nuclear bomb.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-disintegratedcircuits02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't worry! As long as you hit the wire with the connecting hook at precisely eighty-eight miles per hour, the instant the lightning strikes the tower... everything will be fine!]]

Wheeljack accompanied [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] on a mission to secure a fuel supply for the Autobots. He stayed in the background while Jazz forged an alliance with the human [[G.B. Blackrock]]. But when Starscream and Frenzy showed up at the unveiling of Blackrock's new anti-robot cannon, Wheeljack couldn't just sit around. He transformed and blasted Frenzy with magnetic powder, which buried the Decepticon in an avalanche of ferrous materials. Wheeljack was saved from an attack by Starscream when [[Circuit Breaker]] brought the Decepticon crashing to the ground. The save was unintentional, however; when Wheeljack thanked the human for her help, she turned her fury on him, blasting him into unconsciousness. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

To help boost the Autobots' fallen forces, Wheeljack installed the minds of [[Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] into bodies that were created by the Ark. The minds were stored on the Ark for such an occasion. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Wheeljack was later an early casualty of a disastrous attack on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] led by acting Autobot Commander [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], though he was not seriously damaged.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

To give the Autobots some air (and [[combiner]]) power, Wheeljack designed the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], though all but [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s minds were incomplete and they almost killed a human. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Wheeljack later had to erase their minds and unfortunately, by this time, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had implanted a [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus that, while not controlling him, allowed the Decepticons to tap into the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} It was not directly referenced, but it is assumed that he helped build the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] as well (which allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to create the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]).

''Later, he aided Optimus Prime in a plan to temporarily fake his own death, in order to teach the Earth-bound Autobots to learn to cope without him. Wheeljack was the only Autobot Prime told of his plan, probably since Prime needed him to build a [[facsimile construct]] in his likeness to be destroyed. When Megatron did destroy the facsimile, even Wheeljack mistakenly believed Prime had been killed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-mechanicaldifficulties.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator, and step up the reactor power THREE—MORE—TRIANGLES!]]

After Optimus Prime died, the Autobots chose Grimlock as their new leader. Like Prime before him, Grimlock relied heavily on Wheeljack's skills. Wheeljack tracked down the missing [[Power Booster Rod]], {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} and supervised the construction of the [[Geothermal Generator]]. By the time the device was complete, Wheeljack was beginning to have serious doubts about Grimlock's leadership, noting to himself that their leader wasn't the brightest bulb in the box. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} By the time the Ark was repaired and ready for launching, Wheeljack was wondering if he shouldn't be helping Blaster out, rather than assisting Grimlock's efforts to capture him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

These doubts soon grew into a covert rebellion, as he called in his old friend [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help deal with the situation. Wheeljack acted as the Ark's pilot, once it was spaceborne. He enabled the craft to overtake and capture the Decepticon [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who was under Blaster's control. When Blast-Off's passengers turned out to be nothing more than four human children, he advised the other Autobots that they could probably lower their weapons.

[[Image:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far.]]

Wheeljack did his best to make the four humans welcome and comfortable, fitting them with customized space suits, but soon ran up against Grimlock's monomaniacal quest to bring Blaster to "justice". When Grimlock ordered the humans cast into space in hopes of drawing out Blaster, Wheeljack had Skylynx save them. Though the humans were safe, Grimlock captured Blaster anyway, and Wheeljack's attempt at subversion ultimately failed. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Wheeljack was among the dozens of Autobots who gathered on the moon to watch Blaster and Grimlock battle for Autobot leadership, and subsequently came under Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Although it wasn't depicted, he was assumed destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]; like most of his compatriots, he was not seen in action until the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-stilllife.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Alive.... ALIVE... ''IT'S ALIIIIIIVE!!!'']]

Grimlock eventually revived him with [[Nucleon]], along with the rest of the Autobots' deactivated roster. Wheeljack questioned Grimlock on the wisdom of ramming Unicron with the Ark and of charging into battle so soon after being reactivated, but Grimlock just told him to be quiet and fight, before shoving him out the airlock. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Wheeljack was with a handful of Transformers who found Optimus Prime's dessicated remains. He theorized that the Matrix energy unleashed by Unicron's destruction was somehow, just barely, keeping him alive. He mourned Prime's death alongside Prowl, Kup and others. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-endoftheroad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mein Führer! ''I can walk!!'']]

Wheeljack had a short altercation with Quake, which was symptomatic of the growing unrest between the two factions. He subsequently discovered the betrayal of the Decepticons, who had sabotaged the Autobot spacecraft before leaving the dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Grimlock saved the day again though, providing some stolen Decepticon cruisers. However, when they followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], the Autobots were ambushed and nearly wiped out. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was about to dismember the crippled Wheeljack when he was saved by the timely arrival of the reborn Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Wheeljack survived the battle of [[Autobot City]] in this timeline, but was later strung up by [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] there in 2008, anyway. He wasn't seen after that, though [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] survived the same treatment, so Wheeljack may have survived.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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''When [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] infiltrated the Ark to brainwash some new troops, Wheeljack was one of the deactivated Autobots he attempted to control. Wheeljack and the others turned the tables on Galvatron, subjecting him to his own [[mind bug]] technology.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} ''Back in action, Wheeljack felt somewhat out of place among the various [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]] and [[Powermaster|Powermasters]] wandering around the Ark now. On a scouting mission, he and Prowl grumbled to one another about how they just wanted some good ol' fashioned Decepticons to beat up on. Obligingly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] showed up right then to stop the Autobots from finding out about their evil plans. Thrilled about fighting bad guys who weren't "MicroHeadTargetmasters with a Pretender shell", Wheeljack and Prowl tracked down the Constructicons' leader, Megatron, nearby, and learned of his plans to destroy Earth's atmosphere.'' {{storylink|Starting Over!}} ''While Wheeljack distracted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], Prowl leapt aboard the "atmo rocket" and knocked it off course, saving the planet.'' {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

''Fresh from their adventure with old, familiar enemies, Wheeljack and Prowl both joined the new Earthforce team Optimus Prime set up under Grimlock's command. Operating out of a shuttle in the Canadian wilderness, the Autobots began constructing a larger Earthbase on site. Although the location of their base was unknown, the construction-in-progress was open to attack, and so a 24-hour guard watch was arranged. One dark and stormy night, Wheeljack was trying to keep warm on guard duty using a thermo-heating unit from the ship, but it overheated and started smoking on him. He knocked over a table and lamp while trying to shut off the device and attracted the attention of a polar bear, which ended up chasing him back towards the shuttle. To top it all off, he was jumped from behind by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], who had seen all the mess and mistaken Wheeljack for [[Fantasy Predacon|an attacking Decepticon]]. It was not Wheeljack's best night ever.'' {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-thelivingnightlights.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bah. Warm, fuzzy nice-nice! What good is science if nobody gets hurt!?]]

''When a new thought-activated set of nightlights called [[Sleepfast]] was released to human buyers, Wheeljack got suspicious and tested the little items. He found not only the presence of Cybertronian technology in the devices, but also evidence that the thought-sensitive nightlights would eventually turn on their owners, allowing them to manipulate the humans' minds as well as read them. Wheeljack took [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to investigate the Sleepfast warehouse, and they ran into the mastermind behind the scheme, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. The Autobots used the thought-activation effect of the Sleepfasts to will all several hundred nightlights on at once, temporarily blinding Mindwipe.'' {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-housethatwheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Zhose are ze largest trousers in ze vorld!"]]

''Finally, Autobot Earthbase was completed, and Wheeljack called the entire team outside to witness his defense grid in action. Prowl was dubious at the lack of obvious protection, and so Wheeljack handed him the activation remote. Once Prowl hit the button, Wheeljack tossed a rock towards the base, where it was instantly obliterated by the retractable laser cannons. When Prowl expressed concern that someone could knock the defense system offline, Wheeljack assured him that once the defense system was activated, it could only be deactivated from a console inside the base. Prowl paused for a minute, took a head count, then turned hesitantly to Wheeljack and asked, "So who's inside with the console NOW...?" ''

''The response? "Oh..."''

''While Prowl and the other Autobots braved the defenses in order to reach the console and turn off the security system, Grimlock grabbed Wheeljack by the ankle and shook him out upside-down over the snow for good measure.'' {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-makintracks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|From the tempest's fury, the spark ignites—to sire new life! Transmet—wait, we're getting a bit too meta here, aren't we.]]

''When Optimus Prime returned to Earth for an inspection of the new operation, he also brought back [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s body for Wheeljack to reactivate in his Bodyshop. Grimlock was hardly impressed with the idea of bringing the vain and complaining Tracks back to life, and he tried to derail the process. Despite his efforts, though, Wheeljack not only revived Tracks, but Optimus Prime decreed that Tracks would remain with Earthforce instead of going back on the Ark with him.'' {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} ''Later, Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with [[Corrodia Gravis]], prompting the Autobots to seek out the only compatible Transformer who could give him a systems boost: Starscream.'' {{storylink|Assassins}}

''Wheeljack was last seen during the Autobot chase of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their ally, [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]]. He abandoned the chase to check on Prowl after Motormaster ran him off the highway.'' {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

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====''Generation 2''====
While investigating an apparent planet-wide genocide on [[J'asik]], Wheeljack joined [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on a science team in attempting to find out just what had destroyed all life on the planet so utterly. Their findings were so surprising, the team double-checked 50 times before confirming the results: A Cybertronian biological by-product had somehow achieved quasi-sentience and motivation, and was prowling the galaxy as the entity known as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. The full impact of their discovery was cut short, however, by the arriving armada of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the accidental harbingers of the Swarm. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} The battle with Jhiaxus kept the Transformers occupied long enough for the Swarm to find them on Earth. Presenting a united front, the Autobots and Decepticons desperately attempted to drive back the creature. Wheeljack cooked up a method of dramatically augmenting [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic powers, but while the Decepticon was consumed by the excess power pumping through his system, it seemed to do little good against the Swarm. Wheeljack's fate is unknown. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "[[Attack of the Autobots]]" and "[[Day of the Machines]]" only), [[Alberto Bognanni]] (Italian, second dub), [[Albert Augier]] (French), [[Isidro Olace]] (Latin American)

[[Image:Cybertronwheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|Boxy but safe.]]

Four million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was sent on a mission with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to search for any available energy that could be found on the drained planet. The pair located some energy [[conductor]]s, and Wheeljack transformed into his boxy vehicle mode so that Bumblebee could load them up, even though he didn't believe they would last a [[Units of time|quartrex]]. On the return trip to [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], the pair were attacked by a team of [[Decepticon]]s, but Wheeljack was able to break through their barricade of fire using his bumper-mounted cutting blades and then eluded their pursuers by heading underground. Despite their successful return with the conductors, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to expand the search for energy to other planets. Wheeljack was among the Autobots selected to embark on this mission, but in mid-flight, the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] was attacked by the Decepticons and crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], entombing all aboard in stasis.

[[Image:Mtmte2_fiftyninepointninetynine.jpg|right|thumb|220px|OF COURSE the Holy Handgrenade is safe! why wouldn't it be?]]

When the Transformers were reactivated by a volcanic eruption in 1984, Wheeljack was reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] with the alternate mode of a Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racing car. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after their awakening, Wheeljack was part of the battle unit organized by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to defend a [[human]] oil rig against an attack by the Decepticons, and used a fire-extinguishing mechanism installed in his forearm to douse the inferno that resulted from the conflict. Wheeljack next helped attempt to stop the Decepticon plot to overload [[Sherman Dam]], and then journeyed with the other Autobots in pursuing their foes to [[Burma]]. There, he gave Bumblebee and the Autobots' new human ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a bomb that would collapse the mine the Decepticons were current raiding, trapping the villainous robots for good. Alas, Wheeljack overestimated his skills, as the Decepticons were able to escape the collapsed mountain with ease. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Wheeljack later participated in the battle to stop the Decepticons from escaping Earth aboard their [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Divideandconquer wheeljack cosmotron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Ah, you know what it's like, Ironhide, there's always a few extra bits at the bottom of the box.]]

Some months later, when an [[antimatter]]-powered [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)#Autobot Headquarters|Autobot Headquarters]], Wheeljack had just the invention to save the day: a remote control unit that would put Teletraan I in control of a Decepticons' body. Through the bravery of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Chip Chase]], the unit was planted on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and the Autobots used him to foil the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Wheeljack's mechanical expertise was put to the ultimate test when Optimus Prime was critically wounded by a Decepticon attack. With [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s help, Wheeljack struggled to keep his leader alive, discovering that his vital [[cosmitron]] component had been damaged and needed replacing. A team of Autobots were dispatched through the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, where they located [[Wheeljack's workshop|Wheeljack's old laboratory]] and recovered a replacement cosmitron to save Prime's life. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots_buildingSludge.jpg|right|thumb|220px|What's he ''building'' in there? We've got a right to know.]]

Upon discovery of [[dinosaur]] bones in caverns within the Ark's volcano, Wheeljack and Ratchet were inspired to construct robotic version of dinosaurs, resulting in the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Upon activation, the behemoths promptly ran out of control and badly damaged Autobot Headquarters, until Wheeljack brought them under control with his [[magnetic inducer]]. Optimus Prime deemed the Dinobots too dangerous to continue functioning and commanded that the project be abandoned, but Wheeljack secretly persisted, developing memory components that would increase the Dinobots' intelligence. This bout of insubordination proved fortunate when almost all of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]], prompting Wheeljack to activate the upgraded Dinobots and take them into battle to save the day. Wheeljack was willing to accept any punishment Prime would hand down for his disobedience, but Prime accepted his judgement had been hasty, and allowed the Dinobots to remain among the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Learning of Decepticon activity in [[Peru]], Optimus Prime had Wheeljack and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] head for the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]] to unearth the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], so he could carry the Autobot forces to South America. Once the Decepticons' plan to use the [[Crystal of Power]] as a weapon had been stopped, Wheeljack invented a device to cap the geyser of energy that had resulted from the crystal's destruction. Spike was a little concerned over whether or not the device would function, but it went off without a hitch, even surprising Wheeljack himself a little. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:Wotd wheeljack meteorite.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Surprisingly, the ominously glowing turd had little scientific value.]]

Wheeljack had his work cut out for him when the Autobots faced two simultaneous threats: a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|mysterious meteorite]] crashed on Earth, and when the Dinobots were left to guard it, they were tricked by Megatron into allying with the Decepticons. Analyzing a fragment of the meteorite, Wheeljack discovered it was wildly unstable and poised to explode at any moment. Working with Ratchet, Spike and [[Chip Chase]], Wheeljack developed two new Dinobots, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and sent them in to defeat their forebears. The meteorite exploded harmlessly, and the Dinobots, convinced of their mistake, returned to the Autobot side. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons attacked a solar power plant on the coast of [[India]], Wheeljack outfitted the Autobots with hydrofoils so they could approach the plant from over the water. The attack was discovered to be a distraction when Wheeljack received a report from Autobot Headquarters that the Decepticons had struck there and kidnapped Sparkplug. Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that raided [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and recovered Sparkplug, but he and Spike soon realized that there was something wrong. Sparkplug had, in fact, been made a mind-controlled Decepticon slave thanks to a [[hypno-chip]], as part of a plan to transport Cybertron itself into Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[Image:Tud3_wheeljack_little_present.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Green Lantern's light!]]

The villains soon accomplish their terrifying goal, and the Autobots found themselves battling the natural disasters that the presence of the planet caused. Wheeljack called upon the Dinobots to aid them in their struggle, though first he had to convince them that it was worth their while to help. Seeking information about the Decepticons' hypno-chips, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who travelled to the orbiting Cybertron, though no sooner had they arrived on the planet than the smaller members of their party (Spike, Bumblebee and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]), fell through a trap door. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Wheeljack and the others were unable to follow directly due to their size, but soon tracked their friends down to the Decepticons' headquarters and rescued them from an attack. The team took cover in Wheeljack's old lab, where Wheeljack analyzed a computer disk containing information on the hypno-chips that Bumblebee had stolen and developed a device to negate the chips' effect. The Autobots' test-drove the device on Sparkplug, and when it proved successful, they quickly returned to Earth and Wheeljack used it to liberate all of Megatron's slaves. Finally, the world was saved when the Autobots blew up Megatron's stockpile of [[energon cube]]s, blasting Cybertorn out of orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Wheeljack then helped repair the damage caused to Earth, directing the Dinobots as they performed some heavy lifting. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot unit dispatched to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of robot insects, where they faced the threat of the Decepticons' newest allies, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Wheeljack aided Skyfire by fixing his malfunctioning transform mechanism, and unsteadily taking to the air to back him up in an Insecticon dogfight. When Spike deduced that the Autobots' rubber tyres would protect them from the Insecticons' lightning attacks, Wheeljack rode atop [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and Sideswipe to help send the critters packing. To reward Spike for his bravery, Wheeljack offered to make a him a "true Autobot" by designing a motorcycle transformation for him, but Spike decided he'd better wait until he was at least old enough to drive. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:Shockblastcannon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I'm okay.]]

The sudden appearance of Megatron in the airspace of Autobot Headquarters was cause enough for Wheeljack to try testing his new [[shock blast cannon]], but the weapon simply blew up in his hands. As luck would have it, Megatron had not arrived to fight, but to challenge Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. Wheeljack spoke out in favour of Prime accepting the challenge, as it would end the Transformers' war, but none of the Autobots expected the eventual result of the fight: Optimus lost! Wheeljack could not understand how Megatron had claimed victory, but Teletraan I soon provided the answer-Megatron had taken on the powers of all the other Decepticons, breaking the rules of the fight and invalidating its outcome. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

When Spike was badly injured by Megatron and needed life-saving surgery, Wheeljack developed cybernetic attachments that allowed Spike's mind to be transferred into "[[Autobot X]]", a makeshift body constructed from spare Autobot parts by Sparkplug. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} A little later, Wheeljack disagreed with Ratchet over which wire needed to be pulled to deactivate the Decepticons' [[Solar Needle]] device, but Optimus Prime put an end to the argument by yanking both of them. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:Immobilizer_wheeljack_immobilized.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack: Master of the ancient art of Notmoveoo.]]

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who travelled to [[New York City]] to defend it against an attempted Decepticon takeover. The sight of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] climbing the [[Empire State Building]] reminded Wheeljack of ''[[King Kong]]'', and he took a leaf out of the movie's book by sending remote-controlled helicopters against the [[combiner]]. Devastator easily swatted the craft out of the air, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] consoled Wheeljack with the fact that Devastator had probably seen the movie too. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

The first tests of Wheeljack's newest invention, the paralytic "[[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]]", did not go very well: first, the device's [[polarizer]] was damaged by an over-enthusiastic [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and once it was replaced, Spike accidentally stepped on the Immobilizer's remote, immobilizing Wheeljack himself! Luckily the effects of the device proved temporary, and Wheeljack soon returned to normal. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} His next invention, an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] developed to restore the other Autobots when they were frozen in their vehicle modes by the Decepticons' new [[Transfixatron]], proved much more successful. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:Atlantisarise wheeljack and nergill.jpg|left|thumb|220px|From that day on, Dr. Wheel Jack was cursed to transform into a monster during moments of stress.]]

When Wheeljack was captured by the Decepticons' new sea-dwelling [[Sub-Atlantica]]n allies, their treacherous king, [[Nergill]], studied his systems and developed [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] that could disable Transformers based on them. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was blasted with the ray, he tried to use energy from Wheeljack's systems to restore himself, but was caught in the act and stopped by Bumblebee and Spike. The duo proceeded to repair Wheeljack, who then called in the Dinobots to sent the Sub-Atlanticans packing. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

After helping to free [[Quantum Laboratories]] from the control of [[TORQ III]], {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Wheeljack attended the unveiling of the human-made ninja-robot, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. Wheeljack did not have a high opinion of the comparatively primitive robot, but once the Decepticons stole and reprogrammed it to serve them, Nightbird made Wheeljack eat crow by outsmarting all the new security systems he had installed in Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Later, Wheeljack was among the Autobots fooled by Megatron's [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

To stop the Decepticons from drilling into the Earth's core and destroying the planet, Wheeljack invented [[dominator disc]]s that the Autobots planted on the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], placing their combined form of Devastator under Wheeljack's control. The Decepticons were able to disrupt the disks, but this resulted in Devastator running amok, forcing the Decepticons to hand their device over to Wheeljack so he could combine it with his disks to restore Devatator to normal. {{storylink|The Core}} Soon after, Wheeljack and Ratchet had to work fast to develop an antidote that would negate the destructive energy of the [[Nova Power Core]], which had been consumed by the Insecticons and was threatening to cause them to explode.{{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:Autoberserk_good_job_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack's the dude.]]

Having spent some time trying to teach the Dinobots finesse, Wheeljack held a demonstration of his creations' newest abilities for the other Autobots, but unsurprisingly, it all went wrong. Optimus Prime decided that the Dinobots should train elsewhere, and they were sent to the recently-discovered "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]". {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots to the time-lost island and began draining its energy, causing time warps all across the Earth that Wheeljack worked with Chip and Teletraan I to track. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Wheeljack approved of [[Grapple]]'s [[Solar Power Tower]], but sadly, Optimus Prime didn't. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} Prime ''did'' approve of Wheeljack's own next invention, the [[Negavator]], but so did the Decepticons, who made a few attempts at stealing it that ultimately required it to be destroyed. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when a [[Heart of Cybertron]]-empowered Megatron badly injured many of the Autobots, Optimus Prime had Ratchet repair Wheeljack first, so the scientist could build a forcefield to hold Megatron off. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons framed the Autobots for energy thefts, they covered for their own past villainy by claiming Wheeljack had invented a device that drove them to evil. The deception fooled the people of Earth, and the Autobots were exiled from the planet, {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} but they soon returned to clear their names. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dotd1_sparkplug_repairs_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|220px|He took mah jerb!]]

Instructed by Optimus Prime to dispatch an Autobot team to deal with a Decepticon incursion at an airfield, Wheeljack again had to convince the Dinobots to lend a hand. Soon after, Wheeljack and the other Autobots began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation, necessitating that Spike and [[Carly]] travel to Cybertron to get more. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Wheeljack supplied them with a [[photon light]] and a two-way thumb radio and set them on course for his old laboratory. Despite some Decepticon trouble along the way, the two humans eventually succeeded in their mission with the help of the Dinobots, and Wheeljack and the Autobots were restored. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who stood by as reports on the search for the stolen [[Voltronic Galaxer]] came in, {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}, then later temporarily received the power of an invulnerable [[electrum]] coating {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}. Shortly thereafter, he had to help Sparkplug, Ratchet and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair and restore a fleet of cars turned into war machines by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Make Tracks}} but was powerless to do anything when a space bridge accident hurled Optimus Prime and a small group of other Autobots and Decepticons to a world of alien giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Later still, when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] was injured attempting to protect heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Wheeljack and Ratchet recovered and repared him. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[Image:Wardawn wheeljack fixes kronosphere.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack, the colour of gold, is gold. That's why it's called gold. What you have created, if it has a name, is some...green.]]

When Wheeljack's lab on Cybertron was raided by the Decepticons, a mysterious piece of old technology he had kept stored there was carried back to Earth by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who wound up crashing in a movie lot. The Decepticon fought hard to recover footage the movie studio took of Dirge and the device, but it turned out the joke was on them: after the battle was done, Wheeljack revealed that whatever the machine was supposed to be, it had never worked anyway! {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that traveled to Cybertron to stop Megatron from using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] to bring his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life, but they failed. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To combat the Stunticons, Wheeljack helped [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuild some aircraft into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Only a few weeks later, Wheeljack had to returned to Cybertron to repair the damaged [[Kronosphere]] time machine and rescue the Aerialbots when the Decepticons attempted to trap them in the past. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

[[Image:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Learning that racing driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] would be test-driving a car made from a new experimental alloy in the upcoming [[Europa 2000]] race, Optimus Prime sent a contingent of Autobots, including Wheeljack, to participate in the race and protect Augie from any possible Decepticon interference. Wheeljack was thoroughly enjoying himself until the Stunticons joined the race, and he was crushed under [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s wheels in [[Turkey]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague threatened the Autobots, Wheeljack proposed using the [[matter duplicator]] to create more of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s anti-corrosive [[corrostop]]. Two problems faced the scientific duo, however: the matter duplicator didn't work, and they were out of corrostop! Working tirelessly (and with a few swift kicks to the machine for good measure), the pair got the matter duplicator functioning, and the Autobots recovered some corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] to duplicate and save themselves. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:Masquerade_wheeljack_stolen_tech.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So, you ''want'' me to make it blow up this time?]]

During the Stunticons' latest rampage, Wheeljack used Teletraan I to pinpoint the location of the five Decepticons, and the Autobots quickly rounded them up. Examining the components the Stunticons had stolen, Wheeljack speculated that Megatron was making yet another super-weapon. A team of five Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and delivered a substitute ruby modified by Wheeljack to Megatron, which caused the new laser cannon it was installed within to explode. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Wheeljack helped defend Autobot Headquarters against an attack from the Decepticons' [[orbit disruptor cannon]], using his gyro-inhibitor to prematurely detonate missiles launched by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Inventor, uh...reinvent thyself.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned away from Earth and focused on entirely conquering Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet, and constructed [[Autobot City]] on Earth to serve as their new home. Wheeljack ultimately met his end defending this city in the year 2005, when the Decepticons launched [[Battle of Autobot City|an overwhelming attack on it]]. His body was seen lying alongside a missile launcher as [[Arcee (G1)| Arcee]] laid [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s equally-lifeless shell alongside him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, aside from one notable alteration: Wheeljack does not die during ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The character reappears in several pieces of media that take place after the events of the movie, in important capacities that can't merely be written off as animation errors. This was not an issue to Japanese audiences originally, as the movie was not released in Japan until a few years later, after the most significant of these extra appearances (in the ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon), but it created something of a retroactive error that would later be addressed in passing in ''[[Alternators|Binaltech]]'' fiction. Read on for details!}}

=====e-Hobby pack-in comic=====
[[Image:Ehobbymanga_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb]]

During a Decepticon assault on Autobot Headquarters, Wheeljack co-ordinated the Autobot counterattack from inside the base, instructing Brawn to back up Hound. When the other Decepticons were defeated, Brawn and Hound ran to back up Optimus Prime, who was battling Megatron and had just landed a powerful blow on the Decepticon leader. Wheeljack scanned Megatron's damage, and discovered that his internal balancer had gone offline...but he could never have predicted that this would result in Megatron's systems releasing a sudden [[quantum surge|surge of quantum energy]] that restored and super-charged him! {{storylink|Decepticon Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We have streaky anime lines!]]

When the Decepticons began turning their attention towards [[Japan]] in the late 1980s, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who traveled to [[Tokyo]] to defend it against an attack by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jets]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Following the advice of a local boy that they befriended named [[Kenji]], the Autobots were able to take out the Decepticons by using a broken section of freeway as a ramp to gain height on their enemies; Wheeljack landed a good hit on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

In response to the increasing number of Decepticon attacks on Japan, the Autobots set up a secondary headquarters in the country. Wheeljack was among the Autobots later seen staffing the base and welcoming Kenji on his first visit there. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Along with his fellow Autobots who could turn into sport and race cars, Wheeljack participated in a race across the desert. Little did he know, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and ambushed the Autobots inside a narrow gorge. Wheeljack and the other race car Transformers were unable to retaliate because their vehicle modes could not brave the rough, desert terrain. Luckily for them, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] arrived in his rugged Jeep mode and smashed Soundwave's chest window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Wheeljack was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] when the Decepticons began terrorizing the world with their [[Omega Whip]]. To make matters worse, the Stunticons began a fierce rampage, and Wheeljack was among the Autobots who advised against the Aerialbots battling them alone. Optimus Prime disagreed, and off they went. Soon after, Wheeljack joined in an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, but was clobbered by a Decepticon jet. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Stargate Battles''=====
[[Image:Stargatebattles wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack watches C-X's brutal rampage and considers both the moral and philosophical ramifications of giving it a bigger gun.]]

In the 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and the government of the United States led to the development of an interstellar teleportation system known as "[[Warp Gate|the Trigger]]". Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Jazz and Hound in a press conference to announce the Trigger to the world, and even wrote the stirring speech that Prime delivered to the masses. Ignoring Jazz as he tried to keep them quiet during the broadcast, Wheeljack and Ratchet both agreed that the gun-like design of the Trigger reminded them entirely too much of Megatron. {{storylink|First Contact}}

A few months later, Wheeljack, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Bumblebee observed as Optimus Prime helped human scientist [[Professor Adle]] test his new [[C-X]] battle drone. Wheeljack offered some technical advice on how to increase the drone's attack speed, but that only meant more trouble when C-X started to run amok thanks to Decepticon interference. Wheeljack and his comrades tried to aid Prime, but he and Bluestreak were flattened by a single kick from the huge drone. Prime proved his might by defeating C-X single-handedly, and Wheeljack helped hold up his battered leader as he limped from the battlefield. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[Image:BTWheeljack art.jpg|left|250px|thumb|HEAVY METAL RULES!!!]]
When the Dinobots were turned savage by a Unleasher attack in the year 2005, the Autobots had to take them off-line. Wheeljack headed to Earth to arrange the transplantation of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s mind into a new body created from the "Binaltech" technology that had recently been developed in conjunction between the Autobots and the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} On his return journey to the Autobots' moonbase, however, his shuttle was hijacked by time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who had begun a plan to alter the course of history. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}} Wheeljack was shown a brief glimpse of the near future by Ravage, and bore witness to his own death, and those of many of his comrades, in the upcoming Battle of Autobot City. Wheeljack managed to escape, while Ravage himself promptly returned to Cybertron and exhumed the [[Kronosphere]], using it to tip the balance of the decisive battle occurring at that time. Whereas the outcome would have originally favored the Decepticons, leading to their total conquest of Cybertron, Ravage ensured an ''Autobot'' victory, altering history and leaving the heroes to face the looming threat of [[Unicron]] alone.

Aware that history had been altered, Wheeljack was faced with a dilemma: Should he stop Ravage's plan and restore the timestream, even though it would mean the death of many Autobots, including himself? His salvation, he hoped, lay in the [[Genetronic Translink System]], a device that allowed a singular [[spark]] to control many duplicate bodies simultaneously—if history could be set to rights and his "death" were to come to pass, he could still live on in another body using the GT System. Dubbing his original body the "Alpha Unit," he constructed the "Beta Unit" based on Grimlock's Ford Mustang body, as well as the mysterious third "Omega Unit," whose capabilities were kept a closely guarded secret. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}

The subsequent arrival of Unicron prompted the Autobots to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder," which saw [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] use the chronal warp on Dinobot Island to send Wheeljack's memory data back in time, in hopes of alerting the Autobots in the past and preventing alteration to the timestream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour}} The plan didn't go as expected, and reality started to go into a severe state of whack, until a mysterious [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|black Optimus Prime]] appeared and sealed the time portals that had been created. Operation: Distant Thunder had succeeded in preventing the mainline timestream's alteration, but the Binaltech timeline, first destined to be replaced and erased, had been saved by the newcomer and was now its own distinct, divergent universe. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the next section to continue reading about the original timeline. Exactly how many of the preceding events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown, but presumably, the data sent back in time by Wheeljack must have included information on his own approaching death and the GT System, which would explain how he was able to survive and live on to appear in subsequent pieces of fiction.}}

In this new universe, Wheeljack and the Binaltech warriors began facing new threats as the Binaltech project was declassified, and derivative technlogy began showing up around the globe. The Autobots battled the human criminal organization called the [[Concurrence]] and the Binaltech Decepticon named [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had created a living [[electrum]] giant. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}} Soon, Wheeljack helped bring an end to the Binaltech wars by unleashing his Omega Unit. The BT-14 Omega Unit functioned by connecting the laser-core of Wheeljack's spark to the power network of the entire globe, linking him to the living datastream of information running the planet. Through this link, Wheeljack tracked down all the splinter projects misusing Binaltech data, allowing Prowl and [[Earth Defense Command]] to seek them out and terminate the research programs. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:JHeadmasters01VariousGuys.jpg|thumb|200px|He's that grey blob on the right. ]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons in battle with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Wheeljack was present for a confrontation with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Wheeljack's flashback battle on Earth depicts Optimus Prime's death in a scene that doesn't match up to his ''actual'' death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet.}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:WheeljackVictory1.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Um, that was my brother Jackwheel .]]

In the year 2025, Wheeljack, Perceptor and [[Minerva]] were summoned to Earth by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to save the life of the fallen [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]. Despite their best efforts, there was nothing they could do to save Ginrai's body, but it ''would'' be possible to transplant all his internal systems into a new body. As he would no longer truly be the same being, Ginrai turned down their offer, but then Wheeljack accidentally blurted out that there was a pre-existing design that they could use, piquing Ginrai's curiosity. The design was a combination power-up created by Star Saber, and Ginrai insisted on being reborn in this new body. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor, Wheeljack and Minerva brought Ginrai's life functions to an end, and resurrected him in his new body as [[Victory Leo]]. As Victory Leo cut his teeth in battle, Wheeljack and Perceptor put their technical skills to use tending to Star Saber's own wounds. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} and then installed a combination circuit in Star Saber's body. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}} This circuit allowed him to combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}
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=====''Generation 2'' story pages=====
[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|right|thumb|Umm... would you believe it was my identical cousin?]]
Wheeljack, along with Perceptor and Jetfire, discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the Matrix which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Battle Convoy]]" after a crushing defeat by Megatron. {{storylink|G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

=====eHobby ''Generation 2'' storyline=====
To combat the Decepticons' increasingly aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and [[Ga'mede]] worked together to examine Optimus Prime's new "blackbody" form, and duplicated it to create twenty-one new battle droids cast in the Autobot leader's image. These [[Eldedroid]]s were placed under the remote control of [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and sent out onto the battlefield.
{{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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[[Image:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Box!]]

Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than robot mode. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took his group to [[Kaon]] to look for Optimus Prime, who had gone seeking Megatron. While there, they discovered [[Planetary engine turbine|planetary engine turbines]] that were providing power to a mechaforming process that was destroying Iacon. Arriving, Prime instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way (it blowed up real good). Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. The group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his neutron detonator shell. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''At an unconfirmed point in time, he was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[Image:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]

Wheeljack participated in the assault on [[Lazarus]]'s Canadian headquarters. When [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]]'s attempt to bomb the Autobots and the Decepticons out of existence instead caused a violent expansion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Annihilation}}

Later, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] came to arrest the Autobots as war criminals, Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Like most of the rest of that group of Autobots, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] some time later and dumped into a nearby swamp. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was dredged out by an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] task force and repaired, in time to rejoin the other Autobots when they started construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF3_Wheeljack_rams_twins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian languages|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Duke that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Duke broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF6_Wheeljack_threatens_Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the nuclear warheads before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When a badly-damaged Starscream turned up on the Autobots' doorstep, Wheeljack argued strongly for allowing himself and Ratchet to take a look at the Decepticon's logic circuits, and possibly see if there was any way to make him a little less hostile. Prime eventually agreed, and when an amnesiac Starscream awoke and acted quite benign, Wheeljack seemed vindicated. Starscream even chose staying with the Autobots over returning to the Decepticons, however when his memories returned, he immediately fled back to his old comrades. Though Wheeljack was disappointed, Prime said it proved that the Decepticons were not beyond changing their ways. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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In the time preceding the war, Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

After the war broke out, Wheeljack served as a mentor for a young Autobot named [[Ironfist]], who would go on to become an expert in weapons engineering. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Image:Escalation2 JazzWheeljack party.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Hollywood]]'s latest spin on the buddy cop drama, Jazz & the 'Jack.]]
In 2006, Wheeljack was part of a detachment of Autobots that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. In his role as technical scientist and gadgeteer for the Autobot detachment, he built a device that could interface the [[SM-40]] palmtop computer with the systems aboard the Autobots' ''[[Ark-19]]'' spacecraft. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} Wheeljack, like his fellow Autobots, would come to watch the showdown between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Aboard the Ark, Wheeljack briefed Optimus Prime and the Autobots about suspected Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. The Decepticons had set up an array structure that was emitting an aggression wave. The wave was causing higher than normal level of violence amongst nearby [[Avengers|costumed humans]] and was bringing the nations of Latveria and [[Symkaria]] to the brink of war. Optimus ordered 'Jack to guard the Ark while the rest of them [[roll out|rolled out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} After the Autobots completed their mission and returned, Wheeljack noted that the [[Quinjet|Avengers' jet]] looked like it may have been a Cybertronian design. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Later, after [[Escalation issue 1|the incident outside Lebanon, Illinois]], he and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to investigate a [[Springfield]] police impound lot which supposedly held [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s remains. Unfortunately, members of the [[Machination]] had already arrived with the same purpose in mind, and attacked the bots wielding advanced weaponry eerily similar to their own. Wheeljack escaped mostly unharmed, probably because Jazz took a direct hit from a mortar meant for him. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Wheeljack would get his first taste of real damage in [[Brasnya]] facing down [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} and eventually the drained form of Megatron. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

Wheeljack was assigned to work with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but yet again the Machination decided to interfere—this time in a confrontation with their army of experimental [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Wheeljack's constant tinkering paid off when he was able to escape the Headmasters using a [[gyro-inhibitor shell]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} The Headmasters eventually caught up with them, however, and incapacitated Wheeljack by knocking a pile of junk cars on him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] arrived to retrieve Hot Rod and the others, blowing up a Headmaster that was attacking Hot Rod. Hot Rod refused to leave Earth though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblejerk.]]
A year later, Wheeljack had returned to Earth and joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. After getting lured into a Decepticon trap and defeated, they were all dumped on the abandoned Cybertron to be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked together to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

Three years after the defeat of the Decepticons, Wheeljack and the other Autobots remained on Earth, just in case the Decepticons returned. [[Skywatch]] had figured out a way to lock Transformers in vehicle mode stasis for capture, but Wheeljack devised a way to counter the inhibitors. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} When Optimus Prime surrendered to the Skywatch following the death of Ironhide, the Autobots agreed to vote on a new leader, with Wheeljack in charge of tallying the votes. He eventually revealed that the winner was Bumblebee. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Shortly afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived on Earth to investigate Optimus Prime's surrender, and Wheeljack and the others lined up to listen to him. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

While Bumblebee was elected as the new Autobot leader, the little Autobot's moping over their current problems was perceived by Wheeljack to be a weakness, and thus he had little respect for Bumblebee as his leader. After being reprimanded by Ratchet, Wheeljack came across a message from rogue Skywatch Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]], who claimed that he wished to work with the Autobots to capture Decepticons. Without consulting Bumblebee, he initiated contact with the colonel, and when Bumblebee and Ratchet found out, he bluntly told his "commander" that if he doesn't do ''something'', more Autobots would leave their group. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}
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{{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Following the Autobots' second, successful alliance with Skywatch, Wheeljack was among the troops picked for the mission to fight the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]. He was responsible for mounting giant guns on the other Autobots' vehicle modes, as they were forced to fight in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}} Despite some unexpected trouble in the form of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], the Autobots were victorious, and Wheeljack listened to a short speech by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial|Action Master commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alex Easley]]

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{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
* Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.

* According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, Wheeljack is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders".

* Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheeljack Wheeljack's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Inferno (G1)

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:''Inferno is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Inferno profilecollection1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Will probably start fires just to put them out.]]
'''Inferno''' is one gung-ho robot, ready and willing to roll out into the thick of any action at the drop of a hat. If the mission is search and rescue he's one of the best bots to have around, but he's even happier when called on to fight. Nothing gets Inferno's circuits going like a one-on-one with a few Decepticon trouble makers.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Walker Edmiston]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American)

[[Image:InsecticonSyndrome Inferno fires.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Flashlights of DOOM!]]
Inferno appeared without explanation one day as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] explained their mission to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from attacking the [[Nova Power Plant]]. He was the first to roll out on Prime's orders. During the battle at the power plant, the gun-slinging fire fighter stood by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and shot down [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] before they rushed off to rescue the human pilots of a downed helicopter. After the super-powered Insecticons crushed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and electrocuted [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], Inferno sprayed fire-retardant foam on Ironhide and loaded him into Prime's trailer as the Autobots retreated. Inferno later participated in the Autobot counter attack at [[Iron Mountain]] where he and the other Autobots were buried under tons of rock. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was heard to complain about Inferno ending up on his head whilst they were trapped. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Pt2 InfernospraysCowboys.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Bonanza got a little weird near the end of the series]]
When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] accidentally set fire to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], Inferno helped [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] douse the flames. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Later, Inferno did his part to preserve the sanctity of the timestream by spraying cowboys with [[fire-retardant foam]]. Eh... you had to be there. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Inferno showed off his athletic ability in a friendly game of basketball with Optimus Prime, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. When [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] discovered that [[Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] were working with the Constructicons, Inferno came with the other Autobots to investigate, where he assisted in the fight against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Though Inferno was initially stunned when Devastator deflected some of [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s [[glass gas]], the Autobots eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|The Master Builders}}

[[Image:AutoBerserk Inferno RedAlert friendship.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Why can't I quit you?]]
Later, Inferno was ordered to guard over Red Alert as the Autobots repelled an attack by the Decepticons on the [[Negavator]] super weapon's bunker. Inferno, itching for a fight, abandoned Red Alert despite his paranoid friend's repeated requests for him to stay. Inferno rescued Red Alert when his friend was buried under rubble which had the unfortunate side-effect of damaging Red Alert's logic circuits to the point of overload. Inferno later proved his friendship to Red when he saved Red Alert from himself when the latter, in a state of paranoia, allied himself with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

Inferno and the other Autobots were sent on a rocket to the sun as part of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s plot. Though all hope seemed lost, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] created a force field that protected the Autobots and allowed Cosmos to return them to Earth. The Autobots arrived just in time to stop Megatron, and Inferno helped shoot at the Decepticons during the onslaught. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:BlasterBlues-InfernoSpray.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Inferno used Hydro Pump!]]

After the Decepticons caused a disastrous explosion at an airport that severely injured the Dinobots, Inferno arrived with Hoist and Red Alert to put out the fire and cart the Dinobots back to headquarters. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} When Megatron disrupted Earth's radio waves, peril was unleashed worldwide. Among the calamities was a train derailed and blown up by a fallen tree, and the dead radio meant that the fire lookout was unavailable. Luckily, Inferno and Red Alert were in the area, and together they worked to put out the fire, with Inferno watering down the flames. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:ChildsPlay-InfernoToTheRescue.jpg|thumb|left|190px|He's got better things to do tonight than let others die.]]

Inferno helped defend [[New York City]] against Megatron's army of robot drones, and put out a fire at the Chrysler Building. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} He later fought the Decepticons at a baseball stadium where Megatron was trying to set up his latest [[space bridge]]. Inferno extended a net from his ladder assembly to catch a pair of humans Starscream had been terrorizing in the air. During the battle, the Space Bridge was inadvertently activated, transporting Inferno and several other Autobots and Decepticons to an alien world, where they were all merely the size of toys. Having landed in a child's room, Inferno helped the Autobots gain the boy [[Aron]]'s trust when he put out the fire Starscream started in a toy building. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On their way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by an alien named [[Bosch]] and Inferno and the others were immobilized. They were eventually restored, but only after some complicated wheeling and dealing by Bosch and Smokescreen. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

As the Insecticons rampaged through the world's farmland, Inferno and a squad of Autobots attempted to overpower them before they caused a worldwide famine. Unfortunately, the blasted bugs were so strong from repeatedly feedings, they repelled a group of Autobots twice their number without even calling upon their [[Insecticon clone]]s. Inferno kept [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from death by fire, but otherwise the mission was a total failure. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Inferno was one of only four Autobots left undamaged by [[Kremzeek]]'s disastrous run through the Ark, thanks to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s insulating foam. Despite this, he and the other remaining Autobots were hard pressed to even slow the little spark down. Even Inferno's time-tested solution of shooting foam at every problem failed miserably. Eventually, it was the human scientist [[Sōji Yoshikawa]] who came up with the plan that finally dispersed the creature. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:PrimeTarget_CapturedInferno.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Remind me never to shop at Canadian Tire!]]

Inferno came searching for Tracks and Bumblebee when they were captured by [[Lord Chumley]]. When Inferno saw a burning building, he couldn't help but rush in and check it out. However, it was one of Lord Chumley's traps, and a hose wrapped around Inferno's leg, capturing him. Yes. Inferno's bravery impressed Chumley, who remarked that he had never seen a species so unafraid of fire! The captured Autobots were freed when Optimus Prime (with a little help from the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s) defeated Chumley. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Inferno was reunited with his old friend [[Firestar]] when he, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] went to search for where Optimus Prime had wandered off to. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

Inferno was briefly seen assembled with the rest of the Autobots before they drove off to rescue Perceptor from [[Fox Creek Canyon]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} With Red Alert and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], Inferno watered down a blazing village during the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt to move the Earth closer to its sun. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:Masquerade_AutobotsBlasted.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Shot down in flames!]]

Inferno was in one of the Autobot teams that captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. While [[Grapple]] ignited the oil [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were in, Inferno doused it (something he "wouldn't feel good about" when he did it) to help capture the stunt freaks. He was, eventually, among those Autobots taken down by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when the Stunticons formed into him to escape. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[Image:JHeadmasters03InfernoEtc.jpg|thumb|]]
Alongside [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Inferno was dispatched by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to protect [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] from any Decepticons trying to stop him from finding the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. They were not seen to actually confront anyone. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Infernomissinginaction.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Inferno used up all his cool in this image, so he didn't show up much.]]
''Inferno was present at the battle of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} He later led [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] to search for the missing [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], saving [[Danny Phillips|an emo kid]] in the process. {{storylink|Missing in Action}}''

''Inferno joined [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] as part of a monitoring unit stationed on Earth to keep watch for the threat of super-Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Shortly after they arrived, the unit chased off the unrelated threat of a [[Furnacia|Furnacian]] [[Firebug]], who had arrived on Earth and begun starting fires in human settlements. They exiled it to Mercury in a message pod. {{storylink|Firebug!}}''

''When Galvatron later resurfaced, the reconnaissance team sent a message to Cybertron and joined up with the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] and Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in confronting the time traveler. Unfortunately Galvatron had help (as if he needed it) in the form of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Wreckers and Mayhems were torn to shreds, suffering greater than 50% losses. {{storylink|Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars}} Inferno was one of the few survivors who limped away from the final battle, cut off from any support from Cybertron. The remaining members of the Wreckers and Mayhems pooled resources as the [[Survivors]], living on Earth separately from the planet's active Cybertronian armies. {{storylink|Survivors!}}''

Inferno was present when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] were loading up their shuttles to go chase after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his gang of less-than-merry men. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} He was later killed on the planet [[Klo]] and then reactivated by the power of the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

[[Image:Infernorhythmsofdarkness.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Can you believe this was my first Marvel US appearance?]]
In an alternate timeline, Inferno was one of seven remaining Autobots on Earth in the year 2009, fighting against Decepticon domination of the American continents. He survived the desperate attempt to prevent a nuclear attack by the rest of the world, and was last seen fighting against greater odds heroically, for all our freedoms. (He probably died immediately after that panel.) {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

{{note|Inferno's US and UK timelines are more difficult to reconcile than most characters, primarily because of how the Survivors story blends from the main UK continuity (Time Wars) straight into the splinter continuity (Earthforce). He shows up totally unannounced on Cybertron after the war with Unicron, and never speaks. His presence in the stories ''[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]'' and ''[[Missing in Action]]'' is also hard to reconcile as he is not otherwise shown amongst the original Autobots on Earth and the latter story is a general continuity nightmare.}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Infernoshutup.jpg|left|300px|thumb|He really kind of deserved it.]]
''After a new squad of Mayhems came to Earth to execute their treacherous former members, the Survivors failed to stop the Decepticon named Bludgeon from killing [[Catilla]]. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}} After [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] ran off on his own to seek vengeance against the Mayhems, Inferno and the remaining Survivors hooked up with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] in order to provide the [[Pretender]] some proper back-up. They then chose to stick around with Earthforce full time as an adjunct unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Inferno and the Survivors were later seen on the high seas, fighting off [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he attempted to hijack an oil tanker. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

''Later, Inferno was standing guard over the Mayhems they had captured when the Survivors first joined with Earthforce. Bludgeon, [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] were being model prisoners. Very quiet... too quiet. As Inferno began to get unnerved by the silence, Stranglehold suddenly began pounding away at the floor like a madman, tearing it up while still they all remained totally silent. Not quite sure what else to do, Inferno turned off the energy bars and entered the cell to blast the prisoner with a pacifier ray. As soon as he did, though, Bludgeon's katana shot through his backside, summoned mentally from the storage room by its master's [[Metallikato]] discipline. Inferno blacked out as the three Pretenders casually sauntered out of their cell to freedom. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}''
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Smokescreeninferno.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He can't quit Smokescreen either!]]
''In the alternate version of 2008, after Unicron's attack on Cybertron, Inferno and his good friend [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] discovered Unicron's continued existence on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he had enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] into rebuilding his body. Retreating to their ship to make contact with the rest of the Autobots, they ran afoul of the brainwashed [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Inferno was badly injured, but with their shuttle under attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in the skies over Cybertron, he was forced to hurl Smokescreen to safety through the front windscreen, so word of Unicron's survival could reach Rodimus Prime. Inferno's last act was to go out in a blaze of glory, crashing straight into the Decepticon ranks in the battle below. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

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====Generation 2====
[[Image:Infernoescalation.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"And there's an apocryphal third reason involving my love for disco!"]]
Inferno was working with a squad of Autobots trying to stop [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] from committing genocide on planet [[Ethos]]. Most of his team took heavy fire, but it was the death of his friend [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] that got Inferno ''really'' angry. His temper getting the best of him, Inferno broke ranks to hit more of the [[Ethos raiding party|Cybertronians]]. Though he managed to avenge Smokescreen's death, other Cybertronians cornered him, and he was forced to leap into a building for safety. Unfortunately, the building collapsed, and he was crushed. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Inferno and his good buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] joined up with Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] during the time of the [[Dark Ages]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Some millennia later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Inferno was one of the first Autobots reactivated and brought around to the idea of a unified Cybertronian populace by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Joining Red Alert, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], he became a charter member of the [[Autobot High Council]], ruling alongside Shockwave in administrative matters while Ultra Magnus focused on more militant concerns. However, the lack of leadership experience by Inferno and most of his fellow council-beings led to them ceding more and more power to Shockwave over the years. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They eventually came to their senses and joined in the insurrection against Shockwave led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the ''Ark'''s crew. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Inferno was at the Ark when Starscream was brought in, badly damaged and offline. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegsOrigin4 Grapple Inferno.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Inferno discovers that your face really will stay that way.]]
Inferno was attending to the fire damage and chaos caused by Megatron's opening assault on [[Kaon]] when an [[Kaon upperclass|elite]] pleasure cruiser fell out of the sky on top of him and [[Grapple]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

During the following war on Cybertron, Inferno was one of several Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] would have trusted his life with. After Blaster returned to the Autobots after having been lost for millennia, Inferno was among Blaster's friends who took leave from their assignments to see "The Voice". However, after a second attempt on Blaster's life, Inferno was also one of the four Autobots under suspicion of the failed assassination. Fortunately the [[Beachcomber (G1)|real (unwilling) culprit]] was caught, so Inferno and the others were cleared. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Inferno and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] teamed-up on an emergency rescue mission. While Inferno put out the deadly fire, Ratchet recovered a young girl from a burning building, badly in need of hospital care. On their way to the hospital, however, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] started firing on Ratchet. Inferno "took the heat" for Ratchet and his patient, letting them get to the hospital safely. Ratchet cheerily got to work on his next patient...patching up Inferno. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 10|Henkei! Henkei! #10}}
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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{Note|Inferno is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}

{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Inferno toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Then he'll start the fire again.]]
*'''Inferno''' (Autobot, 1985, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' "Extinguisher Rifle", 2 fists (left & right), 3 missiles, 2 head nozzles

: Inferno transforms into a Japanese Mitsubishi Fuso firetruck. His ladder has three sections to it, allowing it to extend to a really impressive length. Each of his forearms contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, so he can fire his own fists or silver missiles, though the [[Hasbro]] versions have these launchers severely weakened [[for safety reasons]]. He is usually depicted in media as having a missile/laser/nozzle in place of a hand on his right arm. He is also armed with a small black Extinguisher rifle.

: In 2003, Inferno was re-released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "[[Transformers Collection]]" series. This time he featured [[Tampograph|tampographed]] Autobot symbol and blue eyes instead of yellow. These changes carried over to the [[Commemorative Series]] Inferno, Commemorative Series [[Grapple]], and [[Hauler|RoadHauler]].

: Later in the same year, he was released by [[Hasbro]] in the Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] "[[Commemorative Series]]" line. The Hasbro version no longer featured launching fists or missiles unlike the Takara version.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] and partially [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Grapple]], [[e-Hobby]] [[Hauler|RoadHauler]] and ''[[The Headmasters (toyline)|The Headmasters]]'' [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]].

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[[Image:ActionMaster Inferno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Inferno's lack of transformation ability was compensated by a big orange thingamajig.]]
*'''Inferno with Hydro-Pack''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Hydro-Pack, "Magna-Blast Gun"

: Part of the third assortment of "basic" carded [[Action Master|Action Masters]], Inferno is a non-transforming action figure with a simplified design, based loosely on his cartoon [[Character model|animation model]]. Inferno came with a [[Hydro-Pack]] that could be attached to his back (with a "hose" that flipped over his shoulder to attach to his handgun, a feature unique among Action Master "partner" accessories), or transformed via spring-loaded mechanism into a large cannon, with a barrel that could be further extended by attaching his handgun to the very end of it. He is compatible with all other Action Master weapons and vehicles.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Inferno toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How's anyone supposed to climb the ladder with this huge thing on my back?]]
*'''Inferno''' (Autobot Hero, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' "Extinguisher Rifle", water cannon, 2 fists (left & right), 2 head nozzles

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Inferno's original toy was re-used with virtually no deco changes, adding only the "Autobot" [[tampograph]]. His forearms were retooled to remove the spring-loaded launcher mechanism (the chromed missiles from the original releases were also dropped), his detachable fists were also re-tooled in order for them to fit snuggly in the connecting hole of the forearms and the wing extensions on his shoulders were also slightly retooled. He came with a large red [[Water-squirting gimmick|water-shooting]] cannon that clipped to his ladder. Said cannon rains pain.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008 G1Inferno.jpg|right|300px|thumb|BURNING JUSTI--Oh, sorry, wrong fire truck.]]
*'''Inferno''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Series'': Generation 2 Series
**''Accessories'': "Water Blast" projectile

:"[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] series" ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Inferno is the first all-new tooling for the Voyager class [[size class|pricepoint]] in the ''Universe'' line. Unlike the original toy, ''Universe'' Inferno transforms into an American pumper/tanker fire truck, rather than the Generation 1's Japanese Hino ladder engine. In lieu of a ladder, he packs a water cannon with spring-loaded projectile, a call-back to ''Generation 2'' Inferno's working water cannon.

:This version of Inferno transforms into a fictional six-wheeled variant of the 2002-2007 Pierce Contender series of firetrucks. It appears to be a fusion of two different designs from that period. See: [[Wikipedia:Pierce_Manufacturing#Gallery of Pierce Apparatus|Pierce Manufacturing]]

:The number "401" [[tampograph]]ed onto him is the area code for the state of Rhode Island, home of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters.

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2010]]'s [[Pyro|Spark]] and was retooled to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|the 2010 series]] [[Grapple#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]].

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei inferno.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is it hot in here, or is it just me?]]
*'''Cybertron Inferno''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-15'''
**''Accessories:'' "Water Blast" projectile

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Inferno differs from ''Universe'' Inferno mainly in the red plastic used: whereas ''Universe'' Inferno has a darker shade of red, ''Henkei'' Inferno is considerably brighter. The dark brown plastic used for several parts on ''Universe'' Inferno have been changed to gray. The black parts on ''Universe'' Inferno are now dark blue and the colorless clear plastic used for his eyes is actually molded in clear blue plastic (rather than being painted over clear blue). Major paint application changes include chroming Inferno's water cannon, forearm panels, and the backs of his shoulder panels. Aside from the chrome he also has the addition of yellow highlights to his head, clear-red painted sirens, and the removal of the Rhode Island "401" area code.
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[Image:StealthForce_Inferno_toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beacuse ''real'' firetrucks come with ''real'' firepower]]
*'''Autobot Inferno''' (Stealth Force Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' Inferno is a new non-transformable mold, appearing as a much more traditional looking fire truck than any of his previous toys but retaining the "401" tampograph that his ''Universe'' toy had. His packaging also depicts his ''Universe'' toy's robot head. At the press of a button, he can deploy his weapons located on top, at the side and the front of his vehicle mode while pulling a tab hides the weapons again.

: Included in the package are ''two'' water-burst missiles. However, they can only be stored in and fired from his top-mounted cannon one at a time.
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard Inferno.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Inferno''' (2007)

: A 36-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Inferno "transforms" into a red fire truck. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], Movie [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and "[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Classic Bonecrusher]]", albeit with some parts moved around to make him more fire truck-like.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Phoenix King movie poster.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Inferno moonlights for easy cash.]]
* Inferno's [[character model]] seems to have two different head designs. One, seen in "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", is a more angular and toy-based design; the other, seen in "[[Auto Berserk]]", is more rounded and simplified, and lacks any facial definition lines.

* Inferno's original toy, slightly modified, was [[Knockoff|knocked off]] and used as the title giant robot in the Korean animated film ''Phoenix King'' (피닉스킹). ''Phoenix King'' was dubbed (horribly) and released in America by Digiview Entertainment as ''[http://www.cyrusfirst.com/guests/digiview/dev/detail.php?p=91 Defenders of Space]'', generally selling for the bargain price of $1.00. Scenes of "Inferno" from this movie were also incorporated into another bargain film distributed by Digiview Entertainment, ''[http://www.cyrusfirst.com/guests/digiview/dev/detail.php?p=201 Space Thunder Kids]''.

* The earliest pictured version of Action Master Inferno is largely different from the final version, but only upon close examination. The early version errs on the side of the original toy in color and design, while the final more closely follows the design of the animation model. Strangely, the early version has a nearly solid black block of a head (possibly to echo the ladder base in which the original's head was contained), as well as generally wider and chunky proportions.

* Inferno seems to have been cut from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''; he never appears in the film, but still has a voice actor credit. Unlike the few other characters mentioned in the credits who do not have speaking roles, Inferno doesn't even appear in the ''script'' of the film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Inferno''' (インフェルノ ''Inferuno'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vodamet''' (Водомёт, "Fountain")
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Inferno/inferno.htm Inferno at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Inferno Inferno's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Megatron (SG)

2011-04-03T05:20:15Z

75.36.172.92: /* Shattered Glass */

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon leader|his evil counterpart|Megatron (G1)|Megatron}}
{{disambig3.5|the Thirteen-resurrected version of Megatron|the Unicron-resurrected version of Megatron|Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron}}
:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon leader|nice leader]] of the heroic [[Decepticon]]s in the "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]]. After being resurrected and reformatted by [[Nexus Prime]], he is known as '''Galvatron'''.''
[[Image:Megatronshatteredglassprofile.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In the mirrorverse, math isn't evil.]]
'''Megatron''' was a young mathematician who lectured at a university on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, he noticed a disturbing trend in the numbers: civil war was certain! His colleagues just called him crazy and laughed it off, but when the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil army of [[Autobot]]s took over Cybertron, Megatron had been waiting in the underground, forming a resistance movement to take back Cybertron and keep the Autobots from conquering the universe and plundering it, as they had done to Cybertron.

When an attempted coup by [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] resulted in [[Cyclonus (SG)|one of his trusted soldiers]] assassinating him, Megatron was resurrected by [[Nexus Prime]] into an even more powerful form known as '''Galvatron'''. Fueled by both the power of [[Thirteen original Transformers|the 13]] and a vision of a healed, peaceful Cybertron granted to him in the [[Allspark]], he is now an even more determined and powerful adversary to the evil Autobots, though the betrayal he suffered sometimes still haunts him.

In both forms, he can wield the mighty [[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]] tank, his weapon of choice.

{{quote|Your tyranny ends here, Prime! Cybertronians will once again know the freedom which is their right!|Megatron|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
[[Image:Shatteredglassmegatrondecepticons.jpg|left|250px|thumb|See? So friendly.]]
There were those who opposed the tyranny of Optimus Prime's merciless Autobots, but they were scattered. But there would come a leader, and Megatron emerged from the city of [[Polyhex]] to unite them. After retaking some of Cybertron, Megatron pushed the odds in his favor by inventing the art of [[transformation]] and renaming his forces "Decepticons." However, Optimus Prime was able to duplicate this technology, and intended to use it to conquer other worlds.

As Optimus Prime built his ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' for this purpose, Megatron and his inner circle planned to derail Prime's attempts at expansion. During a critical moment, the body of what appeared to be one of Optimus Prime's former lieutenants, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], was discovered by them and brought into their Polyhex stronghold. It was discovered that Cliffjumper had traveled from another universe which mirrored their own. After some misgivings, Cliffjumper agreed to aid them in their assault on the ''Ark'' and lent the technology from his [[glass gas]] towards the cause. On the battlefield, Prime was enraged that Cliffjumper had double-crossed him, and Megatron took the shot that was meant for the strange traveler. Cliffjumper was finally convinced of where he stood and backed Megatron whole-heartedly, and after destroying the ''Ark'' and its launching platform, Megatron critically wounded Prime and called his forces into retreat. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

Sometime later, Megatron led the defense of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump that the [[Decepticon]]s had recently rediscovered. He ended up being injured enough to be taken out of the fight, and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] fussed over and helped repair him. As the situation started looking dire, Megatron considered destroying the fuel dump to keep it out of Autobot hands. Fortunately, [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] called in the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] right at that moment. Megatron was impressed at the squad's skill in beating back the Autobots, but a bit put off by their... enthusiasm.

When the [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s' appearance further disrupted the fight and sent the Autobots packing back to [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], the Decepticons discussed the now running-loose Dinobots. Megatron agreed with [[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]]'s suggestion that they attempt to capture some of them to bolster their own forces. He ordered Starscream to gather a small force of their best mechs and have them commence the "Dinobot Hunt". {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

A short time before the launch of the Autobots' ''Ark'', Megatron flew out to the [[Temple of Knowledge]], believing he had been summoned by [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]]. Instead, it was [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] who had lured Megatron into a trap. Ricochet and [[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]] subdued the Decepticon leader. The Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s hung Megatron over a pit lined with deathtraps and broadcast a ransom to the Decepticons. Ricochet believed that the Decepticons would not follow the ''Ark'' into space without Megatron. However, the Decepticons chose to send a small force to rescue him while continuing the preparations for departure. Optimus Prime also arrived, angry with Ricochet's plan. The Decepticon Micromasters distracted the Autobots, allowing Megatron to escape his prison. Megatron snatched up Ricochet's weapon, Nightstick, but Nightstick took control of Megatron's arm. Optimus took advantage of the situation, grabbing Megatron's own weapon [[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]] and charging at Megatron. Megatron turned, though, and Rumbler's sword severed Megatron's wrist, allowing him to regain control of his arm. Rumbler returned to Megatron's side and the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|Do Over}}
[[Image:SGCyclonus Reunification4.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Cyclonus is a traitor? Yeah, whatever, maybe in OPPOSITE LAND.]]
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], and [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] arrived at the Decepticons' base to ask after [[Heatwave]], Megatron welcomed them in, with the proviso that they explain why they were looking for Heatwave and being chased by [[Computron (SG)|Computron]]. After Landquake finished said explanation, Megatron sent [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] to fetch Heatwave. As they waited, he told Aquarius that he looked forward to an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. Once Heatwave arrived, Megatron told their visitors that he hoped his "skilled soldier" could answer their questions.

Unfortunately, further discussion was cut short when Megatron was shocked and caught off-guard by Cyclonus opening fire on him, in an assassination plot masterminded by Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}} The traitor Cyclonus was escorted away, but it was too late: Megatron was dead. However, Breakaway believed they could return Megatron to life if the four travelers and Heatwave put their hands on Megatron's body. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}
[[Image:NexusPrimeRevivesGalvatron TheComingStorm1.jpg|left|250px|Toy?, PLease?|]]
They were successful, as the gestalt members' ministrations resulted in both them being reborn as [[Nexus Prime]], and Megatron being resurrected as Galvatron. The two went out to face down [[Omega Doom]], who had arrived outside of the Decepticon base.

When Nexus Prime went into space to deal with a deadly missile Omega Doom launched towards the sun during the fight, Galvatron stayed behind and led his Decepticons in a defense against the behemoth. Omega Doom was able to defeat all of his attackers and damage Galvatron, but by that time Nexus Prime had finished dealing with the missile, and laid the smackdown on Omega Doom.

As he later received repairs from [[Mixmaster (SG)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scavenger (SG)|Scavenger]], Galvatron told Nexus Prime he respected the gestalt's choice to leave, and gave him use of the [[Stellar Spanner]] they had retrieved from Alpha Trion's laboratory. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===Botcon 2008===
[[Image:ShatteredGlasstoy-Megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Apparently, he carries around a mini [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] on his arm.]]
*'''Megatron & Rodimus''' (Convention Souvenir 3-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': "Rumbler" Tank-cannon, missile, sword-blade

:Megatron is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of Ultra-class ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], with a more heroic color scheme and a new head mold based on an early character model for ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (see below). He comes with [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (SG)|Divebomb]] as a bagged set, limited to 1100 pieces.

:Megatron transforms into a silver and black Cybertronic jet with red accents and blue translucents. Included is the "[[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]]" tank (which is originally a representation of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Megatron's tank form, and a sort-of homage of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]), which can plug onto the top of the vehicle mode and can also fire missiles out of its spring-loaded main gun (presumably meant to be a [[fusion cannon]]). [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] can be activated by tugging his transparent wing tips outward, which extends the blue sections, raises the upper gray parts of his wings in an "X-wing" configuration, and deploys the red weapons underneath. In robot mode, Rumbler can be attached to either of his arms as a cannon, or it can be flipped around and have a sword attached to the rear of its turret. Like most convention exclusives, the electronics from this accessory have been stripped out to keep costs down.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|It's tough to homage anything older.]]
*Megatron's head design is based on the early [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] [[character model]] seen in the first Transformers [[commercial]], early issues of the Marvel Comics, and Megatron's Marvel ''Transformers Universe'' profile. Likewise, the helmet colors are derived from the Marvel Comics as well, featuring a black helmet on a silver face. The head was designed by [[Dan Khanna]].
* The [[Fun Publications]] photography incorrectly shows the Rodimus/Megatron set as having come with [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage]] instead of Divebomb.
* Megatron using math to predict future trends is based on [[wikipedia:psychohistory (fictional)|psychohistory]] from [[wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]'s [[wikipedia:Foundation series|Foundation series]] of novels,<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=70915#70915</ref> but if we wanted to be cynical about it, we'd probably point out that it's more likely inspired by its then-recent importance in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''Fantastic Four'' ''Civil War'' crossover.
[[Image:Galvatronsgcustom.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Speak softly and carry a big <s>stick</s> tank.]]
* His Galvatron form is based on ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], but with [[Galvatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Galvatron]]'s color scheme. The idea was inspired by a customized toy (right) by Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]], who painted a Galvatron using the ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] he didn't want. He'll be happy to tell you that [[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]] can still attach to Galvatron's right arm via the pegs there.
* Galvatron's creation is tied to [[Primus]], mirroring ''Generation 1'' Galvatron's [[Unicron]] origin.
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==References==
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[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]

Break Through

2011-03-28T07:17:01Z

75.36.172.92: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Transformers: Super Link
|ep=42
|ep2=43
|prev=Galvatron!
|next=Distribution
|title="Break Through"
|japanese=それゆけ! オムニコン
|romaji=Sore yuke! Omnicon
|translation=Keep Going! Omnicons
|image=E42 titlecard.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Mitsuru Kawasaki]],<br>[[Hideaki Nakano]] (asst. dir.)
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[October 29|29 October]] [[2004]] (Japanese)<br>[[January 21]], [[2005]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Kicker and the Omnicons struggle to shut off the Decepticons' energon gas grid and get Optimus's team onto Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] make their landing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], with the [[Omnicon]]s behind them. They try to figure out where they've landed.

From orbit, [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] waits and worries over Kicker. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] checks in with him, but there's nothing to report. From elsewhere, [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] observes that Kicker is the only hope for the [[Autobot]]s and the planet.

Out on the frontier, two Autobot troops observe that [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]]'s ship has been shot down, and head to "[[Outpost SW3]]" to report this news. They use a distraction to sneak past a cloud of orbiting [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s and head underground; they skip past their dozing comrade to send out a report.

At the former Autobot command center, [[Six Shot]] detects an Autobot signal from the southern hemisphere. [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] sends the two combiners to scope out the situation.

[[Image:Energon-Generics-With-Binoculars.jpg|230px|thumb|left|I spy with my little optical receptor, something beginning with E.]]

Kicker and the Omnicons are closing in on the pipeline that supplies the [[energon tower (building)|energon tower]]s. At the frontier outpost, Dozey goes to find his captain, but comes under Terrorcon attack the second he sets foot outside. Six Shot detects the Autobots and unleashes a blast from the energon towers at their base. Kicker is angry that the [[Decepticon]]s are running rampant over the planet.

Below ground, [[Sally Jones|Sally]] watches Terrorcons stalk past their hiding place. [[Miranda Jones|Mrs. Jones]] is busy baking cookies to keep herself from worrying. Meanwhile, [[Rad White|Rad]] and Dr. Jones have found the elevator shaft that leads to [[Primus]]... but it's in ruins. As they consider looking for another route, a [[Cruellock]] drone finds them. They hide in the shaft, but when the Terrorcon breaks through, they have no choice but to jump.

[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] and [[Constructicon Maximus]] arrive in the southern hemisphere, and start using the ''[[Miranda II]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull for target practice. Nearby, the Autobot troops send a few fliers to try and go for help, but the combiners being shooting them. The Autobots attack to try and cover their comrades.

[[Image:Energon-Heres-Cruellock.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Ah, Clever Girl...]]

The Omnicons arrive at a point where they can stop the gas flow; [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] proposes using a hardening gel to jam up the pipe. The group observes the fleeing Autobot fliers, and smoke from the distant battle. Kicker and Arcee go to help out.

The Autobots are having a tough time against the combiners, falling back repeatedly. Arcee and Kicker arrive and counter-attack.

The Omnicons stop up the pipe, then break it open to vent the gas. They prepare to signal Optimus.

Kicker and Arcee have eluded the combiners. They observe that the Autobots here appear to have all fled safely, and head back to the Omnicons.

Four [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]s fire up into the sky, the signal that Optimus has been waiting for. Assigning [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] and some others to stay behind, Optimus prepares to go to the surface. Six Shot detects a signal as the Autobots approach. He wants to attack, but Galvatron orders him not to. Then he detects the blocked pipeline, which is none too pleasing to Galvatron.

[[Image:Energon-Wideload-Ramp.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Weeeee!]]

The Omnicons report to Kicker that the gel is still holding, but gas is still flowing to the towers. Before they can take action, the combiners appear on the horizon. Kicker takes Skyblast to create a larger opening.

The Autobots reach the spot where the signal was seen, but there's no opening in the gas grid. They wait for Kicker's signal.

Kicker has Skyblast fire three [[energon star]]s at a tower. After a moment, it erupts into fire, opening a hole. Optimus and the others fly through. The Omnicons provide covering fire, but soon come under attack from the combiners and Galvatron's other troops. Optimus's troops soon join the battle, as does Galvatron himself.

Six Shot observes that this is the perfect opportunity to finish all the combatants off and take control. He unleashes the [[energon gas]] on the surface.

[[Image:Energon-Omnicon-Support.jpg|230px|thumb|right|You can help by firing in their air a lot.]]

Kicker observes the gas approaching, and concludes that they must run.

Optimus observes the gas approaching, and concludes that they must run.

Ironhide and Hot Shot observe the gas approaching, and conclude that they must run.

Galvatron observes the gas approaching, and concludes that Six Shot has defied his orders again.

Prime's team meets up the Autobot troops from earlier, who leads them underground to safety from the gas.

Elsewhere, [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]'s team is in a fight with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. The two surviving fliers arrive with a message, to shut off the pipeline. Alpha Q frets that the gas is now keeping the Autobots trapped under the planet, but says that Prime will find a way.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Superion Maximus]] (26)
*[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (27)
*[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (28)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (29)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (36)

|c2=
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones (8)
*[[Six Shot]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (10)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] (12)
*[[Constructicon Maximus]] (13)
*[[Cruellock]] drones (14)
*[[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] (19)
*[[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]] (20)
*[[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] (21)
*[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] (22)
*[[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]] (23)
*[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] (24)
*[[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] (25)
*[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] (30)
*[[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]] (31)
*[[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] (32)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] (33)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] (34)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (35)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (37)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (1)
*[[Sally Jones]] (15)
*[[Miranda Jones]] (16)
*[[Brian Jones (Energon)|Brian Jones]] (17)
*[[Rad White]] (18)

|c4=
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (7) (voice only)
}}

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
* The point of the temporary energon fields deployed by the Omnicons isn't to keep the gas away from them, as stated in the dub, but to cushion their landing. The plot has already established that the Omnicons are unaffected by the gas (that being the whole reason they're the ones carrying out the mission), and regardless, the animation clearly shows that they've already passed through the gas layer by that point.
* An added dub line has Arcee saying that they're close to the energon tower (singular, as in one tower) that's releasing the gas. A moment later, the animation (and even Alpha Q's dialog) shows that the gas is coming from many towers.
* The two generics are supposed to be identifying the ship as that of commander Optimus Prime, not "the ship that Dr. Jones was on"—since, y'know, ''Dr. Jones was never on it.''
* The dub gives a deep, grutteral voice to the dozing generic in the command center—sparing viewers the agony of the absurdly high-pitched voice that this character has in ''Super Link''.
* Six Shot weirdly says the transmission is coming from ''above'' the southern hemisphere, like it's in orbit or something. It's a dub flub.
* A second later, he says the energon gas will take care of any Autobots on the surface, in clear defiance of the animation, which shows the gas as cloud in the upper atmosphere. He's ''supposed'' to be saying that the Autobots couldn't have broken ''through'' the gas grid.
* Skyblast's flyover report is supposed to say that what Kicker sees are just ruins, not "exhaust".
* For some reason, the Omnicons' original plan to freeze the gas is changed to stopping the flow with a hardening gel. (the dub version, truth be told, makes more sense.)
* A missing line or bad translation has Skyblast saying "If that's the case, then the energon gas will disperse" in reply to... nothing.
* After stopping the pipe up, Skyblast is supposed to note that there's still some gas in the pipe, explaining why Strongarm bashes it open a second later. The explanation is missing in the dub.
* The dub omits the Omnicons explanation that gas from the other towers flowed in and filled the gap from the tower they shut down.
* In ''Super Link'', Six Shot doesn't really have any interest in "taking control", just avenging his brother.
* The message to Wing Saber was originally about the crash landing of the ''Miranda II''. The dub changes it an order to destroy the energon grid, which causes Wing Saber to randomly start panicking.

===Animation and technical errors===
* The energon gas clouds are completely unaffected by the energon tower's detonation, still flowing past the resultant opening in the clouds. Going by the animation, the hole should be filled and covered up immediately, but it magically stays in place long enough for Prime's team to fly through it.

===Trivia===
* After three episodes, the animation ''finally'' gets around to showing the energon towers actually emitting the energon gas.
* The men go and look for God, while the women stay home and bake food. Yeah.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 011 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Cruellock

2011-03-28T07:05:25Z

75.36.172.92: /* Energon cartoon */

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:''Cruellock is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Energon Cruellock cardart1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Large blade, check. Kaiju homage, check. Out-STANDING.]]
Strong and deadly in tooth and claw, gifted with terrifying speed as well as the ability to handle raw [[Energon (Energon)|energon]], '''Cruellock''' is a formidable fighter, destined to be feared by [[Transformer]] and [[human]] citizen of [[Tokyo]] alike. Singularly or in vast squadrons of identical units, this robotic raptorbot is a vital tool of war to his Decepticon masters, a mindless menace to his [[Autobot]] foes. Strangely and tragically, this seemingly mindless drone is, at its spark, a thinking creature of considerable intelligence... but the only effect this seems to have is to make him more deadly in combat.

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Image:Cruellock.jpg|left|200px|thumb|We'll be fine, providing they don't learn to open doors...]]
The Cruellock drones were a type of "Dinobot" thought to be long-extinct, but were in fact held under the command of [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]. Launched onto planetary surfaces in steel eggs, the Cruellocks were first sent against both Autobot and Decepticon alike on a frigid, ice-covered world. However, both groups defeated and escaped the horde. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

Later, several Cruellocks were released on [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] in an obstacle course engineered by Alpha Q, designed so that the young Transformer could prove himself to the alien.

After this, the Terrorcons were imitated and absorbed into the forces used more regularly by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] Decepticon forces.
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===''Energon'' comic===
Cruellock was a member of the Terrorcons, a group of former Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], who, unhappy with the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, struck a deal with Alpha Quintesson to raid [[Earth]] for its Energon reserves in order to restore [[Unicron]]. When Scorponok blasted [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] into an ore-grinder in [[Cyber City]]’s eastern energon processing plant, Cruellock threw the switch that activated the machinery, crushing Starscream’s body, much to Cruellock’s delight. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

Granted an energon-powered [[Hyper Mode]] by Unicron, Cruellock and the other Terrorcons went to Earth to extract the energon buried in the wilds of Australia. However, thanks to the intervention of the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] and [[Kicker Jones]], their Energon siphons were destroyed, and Alpha Quintesson forcibly pulled the Terrorcons from Earth. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

Though Cruellock himself is not seen again, countless drones based on his beast-mode design were sent to raze Tokyo as part of a worldwide assault on Earth coordinated by Alpha Quintesson. The Autobot forces deployed to counter the invasions were not enough to stop the hordes, and only the intervention of the newly revived and hyper-powered [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was able to turn the tide and send the Terrorcons back to Unicron. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}
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==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|D.I.N.O. (Dinobot In (Japanese) Name Only)]]
*'''Cruellock''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SD-12'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: Cruellock transforms into a dinosaur-monster somewhat reminiscent of the American movie version of [[Godzilla]]. He came with a small clear-green hand-pistol and a large clear-green sword, both of which store in his tail in dino mode. These pieces can combine into an “Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon|Ultimate Energon Weapon]] that can be used by other Transformers toys. He also came with a clear-green Decepticon-style [[energon chip]] that can be attached to most ''Energon'' toys.

: This mold was also used to make [[Doom-Lock]]. In Japan, his sword was used to make the "[[Energon weapon|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]]" promotional [[exclusive]] energon weapon, plus a pack-in energon weapon with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron General]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Cruellock/cruellock.htm More information on Cruellock at TFU.info]''

===Super Link===
{{anchor|Magma}}
*'''Dinobot Magma-Type''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SD-17'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: In Japan, the Cruellock toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in red and deep burgundy, as a somewhat more limited (but still mass-retail) release. Its energon weaponry was given a bright yellow color. Its packaging was largely unchanged, getting simply a new bubble-lining declaring "Magma-Type" and a new ID number sticker at the top-right of the card.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/DinobotMagmaType/dinobot.htm More information on Dinobot Magma-Type at TFU.info]''

===Universe===
*'''Cruellock''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Sword, pistol

: Cruellock was "repackaged" without changes on a ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''-themed card and sold through Big Lots! and similar discount chains in the US.

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard Cruellock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Cruellock''' (2007)

: A 32-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Cruellock "transforms" into a red ''kaiju''-type beast. He uses the same parts layout as [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. His color scheme more closely resembles Doom-Lock, although this could be handwaved away as the card actually representing "Dinobot Magma Type".

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')

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