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Predacon (Armada)

2011-04-04T07:34:00Z

76.88.173.30: /* Notes */ that extra ssssssss actually works against his article. I guess he learned from his mold-daddy

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{{disambig3|Predacon}}
:''Predacon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MTMTEArmada-Predacon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|F*** homecare!]]
'''Predacon''' is a fanatic who experiments in the combination of organic tissue and standard Cybertronian robotics. He believes that through this process, Transformers can become far more powerful... and Predacon certainly packs a lethal punch. Though most Cybertronians find this idea repugnant, he was able to amass a cadre of loyal, fanatical followers.

This group became big enough to be worrying to the [[Autobot]]s, who even sent an [[Side Burn (Armada)|agent]] deep undercover to keep an optic on them and hopefully even discover just ''where'' this biomechanical technology came from, which is one thing the boisterous and charismatic Predacon is remarkably silent about.

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Flashback Decepticons Energon 30.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's the nasty from your past-y!]]
Centuries before the Transformers came to Earth, Predacon was a member of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]'s platoon along with [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], and accompanied him on several missions. {{storylink|No Exit}}

===Force of Habit===
Predacon participated in a [[Decepticon]] attack on the ''[[Iron Hope]]'' during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, and subsequently battled [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

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==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaPredaconToy.jpg|right|310px|thumb|He's like [[Beast Machines (franchise)|''Beast Machines'' Megatron]], but with his mentality towards beast modes flipped 180 degrees.]]
*'''Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z''' (Max-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Tail/whip
: Predacon is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] mold, transforming from a metallic ''T. rex'' to a robot mode with organic-looking parts; his ''T. rex'' mode has a third "flight" configuration. Two [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs were also added at the hubs of his turbine fans, as well as the parts that become his robot-mode shoulder-armor. He is one of only two [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toys]] to be released with two Mini-Con partners; he came with [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]] and [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]]. (The other figure released with more than one Mini-Con was [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]].)

==Notes==
*In an undocumented bit of extra play value, Predacon can attach [[Energon star|Energon Stars]] to the outside of his legs (though the original Megatron toy cannot, as the corresponding part is too small on that version of the mold).

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

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Rampage (ROTF)

2010-11-19T22:05:45Z

76.88.173.30: /* Legends Class toys */

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

[[Image:ROTF Rampage model.jpg|thumb|350px|Try yellow, it's the new red.]]

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

There are two of him: one of them is yellow and forms [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s left leg.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
Rampage's body type was one of the early "construction drones" used to build [[solar harvester]]s. One of the Rampage's, who was neither red ''nor'' yellow, joined [[the Fallen]]'s original Decepticons. He tried to battle the turncoat [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and was quickly taken out. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (credited as "Skipjack")
[[Image:ROTF-RampageandUnknowndumptruck.jpg|thumb|left|250px|For those of you who thought [[FIRRIB]] was too retreaded, here's "RIRRIY"!]]
Two years after the events in [[Mission City]], Decepticons were once again active on [[Earth]]. When [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] intercepted the location of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] shard and the final resting place of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], teams were dispatched to bring about their commander's resurrection. After [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] retrieved the shard from [[Diego Garcia]], he led Rampage, [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|a smaller Constructicon]] to the depths of the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. When Scalpel examined Megatron's corpse, he ordered the larger Constructicons to kill "ze little one" for donor parts, which they obliged.

[[Image:ROTF_movie_BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|250px|I can't feel my legs! ...Oh, right.]]

During [[Operation: Firestorm]] in [[Egypt]], Rampage's combiner limb counterpart became part of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], attacking former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Meanwhile, Rampage himself appeared during the battle in the Egyptian town to lure [[Sam Witwicky]] into a trap by releasing his captive parents, [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]]. Sam was willing to trade the remains of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for his parents, but when he realised Bumblebee had arrived, managed to position Rampage for an attack. After a long battle (which also resulted in the death of Ravage), Bumblebee killed Rampage.

[[Image:ROTF Rampage dead.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I told you not to go there!]]

Elsewhere, as Devastator smashed away at the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] after shrugging off Skids and Mudflap, Simmons called upon the [[United States Navy]] to fire upon the giant Decepticon. The [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. ''Kidd'']] fired her experimental [[rail gun]], smashing one of his arms to pieces and destroying Devastator. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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===Toy bios===
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Rampage and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] burst from their cover when they found [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] hunting them. While Sideways battled Longarm through the streets, Rampage's incredible strength made him more than a match for Breakaway. The final result of this battle is unknown. {{storylink|#StrikeMission|Autobot Strike Mission toy bio}}

He also hates that [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|#LandmineVsRampage|Landmine VS Rampage}}

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

:Rampage and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually. Unlike the deluxe toy, he does not feature a "standard" robot mode, but has the (in fiction) jackhammer mode. Also unlike the Deluxe toy, he can stand in this mode. He forms the left leg of Devastator.

:This mold was also used to make [[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]] for the Japanese-exclusive Generation 1-colored Devastator set.

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

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

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*'''Desert Attack Rampage''' (Legends Class figure, 2009)

: A red [[redeco]] of Rampage was made available as an exclusive to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores on [[November 21]], 2009. Limited to 4000 pieces, he came as a free gift with the purchase of 3000 yen of TakaraTomy ''Transformers'' product.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF deluxe Rampage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He can whip it.]]
*'''Rampage''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-06'''

:Rampage transforms from a yellow [[Wikipedia:Caterpillar D11|Caterpillar D11]] bulldozer into one of two robot mode configurations, the first of which (his actual in-fiction robot form) is distinctly [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]-esque. It lacks any functional legs, instead featuring a spring-loaded "jackhammer" assembly. When the figure is bounced along the ground in this mode, his [[Mech Alive]] feature is activated, and a pair of pistons that frame his head pump back and forth. The shovel can be removed in this mode and used as a stand. If legs are preferred, his jackhammer splits and his elaborate [[kibble]] backpack unfolds, together forming four leg-struts to create a free-standing robot form that is rather centaurian in design. Though not mentioned in the instructions or package, the aforementioned backpack can remain folded in robot mode for a more movie-accurate, two-legged 'play' mode of sorts. He features real rubber treads which become arm-mounted whip weapons in robot mode. Unfortunately, due to this design, the treads themselves do not function in vehicle mode.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Rampage/rampage.htm More information on Rampage at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTFAutobotStrikeMission.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Autobot Strike Mission''' (Deluxe class figure multipack, 2009)
:Available as a [[Sam's Club]]-[[exclusive]], Rampage was packed with ''Movie'' [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and a "battle damaged" version of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]].
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[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Red_Rampage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Has probably never fought [[Depth Charge]], sadly.]]
*'''Rampage''' (Deluxe, 2010)

:As a redeco of Rampage's first deluxe class toy in red, this release of Rampage represents a more [[show-accuracy|movie accurate]] version of the Rampage who fought Bumblebee in Egypt. Hasbro's version of red Rampage is a straight colour swap, with his yellow plastic replaced with red plastic. As one of the last two figures released in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' deluxe assortment, the red version of Rampage and his casemate [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] were insanely difficult (if not impossible) to find in U.S. retail stores.

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[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Desert_Combat_Rampage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|All is darkness.]]
*'''Decepticon Rampage Desert Combat''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-21'''

:TakaraTomy has gone further than Hasbro with their version of red Rampage, here called Decepticon Rampage Desert Combat, redecoing his shovel blade to match the one used on the Rampage prop vehicle seen in the movie (including horizontal lines to match the slatted look of the prop), and having a more screen-accurate colour scheme overall.

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

:Rampage is the yellow Caterpillar D11 bulldozer that transforms into the left leg of Devastator. Like the other Constructicons in this set, he does not have an individual robot mode. He can only form Devastator's left leg, unless you want him to walk backwards. He has the code "AN-KA 111308" imprinted below his Decepticon symbol.
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====Mega Power Bots====
[[Image:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)
: [[Mega Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

: Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

: Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[Transformers: The Movie|"Prepare for extermination!"]], "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.

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===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_Rampage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I've got a little surprise for that guy...THE CLAMPS]]
*'''Rampage''' (Legends, 2010)

:This Legends class Rampage is an all-new mold that is different from the Legends class Rampage that came with Legends class Constructicon Devastator. Because he is not encumbered with the need to combine, both his robot and vehicle modes are much more accurate and detailed. Unfortunately, due to the robot mode's skinny legs, he can't stand up that well.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Skipjack]].

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[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_green_Rampage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends, 2010)

:A [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive Generation 1-themed redeco of Legends Devastator and his components. Unlike Takara's go at the same idea, Rampage and the other Constructicons are mostly just lime green and gray, with the only bits of purple being their windshields. They do, however, have brown [[paint operation]]s on and around their wheels to simulate dirt.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010toy-RampageAmongtheRuins.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Rampage Among The Ruins''' (Figure multi-pack, 2010)

:This Toys"R"Us-exclusive multi-pack contains a more screen-accurate red redeco of Deluxe-class Rampage, with a deco similar, but not identical to that of the Japanese Desert Combat Rampage. He is packed with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], replicating the battle scene that led to the two Decepticons' deaths in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:RobotHeroes_MudflapRampage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's ready to re-enact his favorite scenes from Castlevania on Mudflap.]]
*'''Mudflap and Rampage''' (2009)

: ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Rampage is a cute little figure sculpted hitting the ground in his jackhammer mode. His stubby little whips are deployed, and he has swivel articulation in his shoulders. Rampage is only available in a two-pack with [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHRampage/rampage.htm More information on Rampage at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:rotf_desertdevastation_rh.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm ''orange'' now? Come on!]]
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:Rampage is the sculpted left leg of "Desert Devastation" Devastator, a super-sized ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figure. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their vehicle modes and [[William Lennox]].

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

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===RPMs - Robot Powered Machines===
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[[Image:ROTF-toy RampageRPM.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Just throw your whip-wielding claws up in the air!]]
*'''Landmine VS Rampage''' (RPM Mini-Vehicle "Battle Series" pack, 2009)
**''Number:'' '''06 of 08'''

: Number six in a series of eight [[Robot Powered Machines#Mini-Vehicles|Robot Powered Machines Mini-Vehicle]] versus packs, "Battle Series" Rampage is packaged with the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]. He's a non-transformable ''Hot Wheels''-like car, with his robot mode sculpted and painted onto his underside. He also features a slightly-articulated shovel, probably for better rolling on tracks. He has through-axle construction similar to the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, letting him zip along smooth surfaces (and compatible racetrack sets) at high speed.

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==Notes==
*Although his correct, finalized name is used in the film (in on-screen subtitles, to be precise), Rampage is listed in the credits under his preliminary name of "'''Skipjack'''". Much confusion ensued, since nobody had actually heard this preliminary name before. As seen in [http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=137233#post137233 concept art], during production, Rampage was referred to as "'''Jumping Jack'''". [[TakaraTomy]] later used this name for [[Skipjack|yellow redeco of the 2010 Legends class Rampage toy]].

*Starscream calls the red Rampage by name in the film. Secondary sources such as the Devastator toys and the [[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe]] name the yellow Devastator components as Rampage. So, not only do the Decepticons have the same body-form, they have the same name. While other Constructicons have doubles, Rampage is the only one where all the versions of him are explicitly named.

*Due to his small size, the yellow Rampage combines with a [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|yellow dump truck]] to form Devastator's leg in the film. Another [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|yellow bulldozer]] forms the hand on [[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]].

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Armor of Unicron

2010-09-05T00:44:37Z

76.88.173.30: fixed metroplex link

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:''The Armor of Unicron is a material from the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron portion]] of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has always sought power at every turn, and this is one of the most striking examples of success. After escaping from the collapsing [[Energon Sun]] created to contain [[Unicron]]'s [[spark]], he had stolen most of what remained of the chaos-bringer's power, and his body had been rebuilt with salvaged pieces of the destroyer's armor.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
The armor made Megatron very powerful, gradually increasing his power level over time {{Storylink|Hero}}, and healing him much faster than typical self-repair systems. It apparently enabled him to wield dark energies in battle, usually manifesting as lightning from Megatron's hands. In times of great stress, the Decepticon leader could even manifest an aura of pure [[Energon]] from his armor, vastly increasing his power.

It is presumably what generated Megatron's [[Cyber Key]], enabling him to access an arm-mounted blade weapon. Following Starscream's theft of the [[Omega Lock]], the armor picked up on stray power emitting from the Lock to unlock a new Cyber Key weapon, the Death Machine Gun, which Megatron used to pummel [[Scattorshot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to the brink of death. {{Storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

When [[Vector Prime]] collapsed Megatron's firey pocket dimension in on itself, Megatron used the full power of the Armor of Unicron to ''rip open the fabric of reality'' in a bid to escape. Using the armor in this way left it unable to defend its wearer from a blast from the Omega Lock, and it was seemingly destroyed with Megatron when the dimension collapsed on him. {{Storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} Soon after, however, it was revealed that the residual power of Unicron within the armor allowed Megatron to endure, sustaining his spark and form as a noncorporeal "ghost" that appeared on Cybertron in the midst of a battle. {{Storylink|Balance}} In this state, it enabled him to absorb the energy of attacks-and of Transformers themselves-to regenerate his body, as well as upgrade [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|others]] into stronger forms. After his full revival, Megatron used the remnants of his "ghost" to create [[Nemesis Breaker|an entirely new being]], from nothing but the dark thoughts of [[Leobreaker]]. {{Storylink|Darkness}}

Later on, after a humiliating defeat by [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] that also destroyed Nemesis Breaker, the armor allowed Megatron to remotely tap the power of [[Gigantion]]'s [[Cyber Planet Key]] to become Galvatron once again. {{Storylink|Fury}} In this state, he was powerful enough to stop [[Sparkdrinker]] with ''a single finger'', and only needed one hand to block it after Metroplex powered it up. The armor was still damaged by Optimus Prime when he wielded Sparkdrinker against Galvatron, forcing the Decepticon leader to retreat.

The armor's power, along with Galvatron's own, would be pitted against the full power of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in a final battle. Galvatron had the advantage, bombarding Prime's teammates with shadowy lightning and generating a sword of pure darkness, but when the Autobot leader combined his own power with that of Vector Prime's sword [[Rhisling]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] the Armor of Unicron was overcome at last. Galvatron perished, this time for good. {{Storylink|Unfinished}}

==Notes==
* The Armor of Unicron was invented for the ''Cybertron'' dub and did not exist in ''Galaxy Force''; since ''Galaxy Force'' was not originally in the same continuity as ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Legend]]'' and ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Super Link]]'', there was no need to explain how Megatron was able to survive after plunging himself into the Energon sun. However, this does not change the fact that either way, the armor greatly ''resembles'' Unicron.
* Oddly enough, Megatron himself displays somewhat Unicron-esque behavior: he seeks to destroy all of existence (albeit with plans to remake it in his own image); he acquires most of his minions through trickery or bribery, seeing said minions as expendable tools only used towards his ultimate goal; and he has the ability to upgrade and outright create new bodies with his powers. Of course, quite a bit of this is still very Megatron-like, but it does stand to reason that fusing himself with Unicron's remains may well have imbued a portion of the Chaos-Bringer's personality into Megatron.
* The Armor of Unicron is a bit of a "shoe on the other foot" scenario, as Megatron spent most of the latter half of ''Energon'' being manipulated by Unicron's essence.

[[Category:Cybertron]]

Apex Armor (G1)

2010-08-30T01:45:31Z

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:''Apex Armor is a battle suit from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Box art}}

'''Apex Armor''' is a battle suit which can provide the Autobot commander with weapon blast deflection in heated battles. When not used as armor, the suit can become a combat [[drone]] called the [[Apex Bomber]] (or a throne).

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:IDW SentPrime Apexarmor.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
When war erupted between the newly-formed [[Decepticon]]s and the Autobot security force, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s troops defended [[Kaon]]. The Autobots were not making any headway against the Decepticons, so Sentinel Prime decided he was "going Apex". His troops covered him while he drove to the Apex facilities to procure a set of Apex Armor. The council rejected his request to use the armor, so he blasted his way into the facility and took it anyway.

[[Image:ApexArmorSilhouette.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Megatron and Sentinel Prime face off. Image included for scale.]]
When Sentinel Prime returned to battle, he was challenged by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Megatron wasn't much of a match for the armored up Sentinel until Megatron exploited a weakness in the armor right under the chin of the helmet.

[[Image:Apexthrone.JPG|right|thumb|150px]]
Something went "THOOOOOM!" and Sentinel Prime was left defeated in the bottom of a crater. Megatron used the armor to make a throne. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

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==Toys==
===Commemorative Series===
[[Image:GodGinrai_toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 Laser Rifles, 2 Twin Particle Beam Cannons, Super Robot head, missile launcher, 2 missiles, [[Apex Bomber]] chest/trailer top, 2 legs (left & right), 2 arms (left and right), Armor chest/trailer front, 2 wings (left & right)

:Marketed as a reissue of Powermaster Optimus Prime, this Toys R Us-exclusive Commemorative Series figure is in truth based on the Ginrai tooling on the toy that had previously been exclusive to Japan. It features a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue windows, and shortened, chrome smokestacks, and comes packaged with the drone [[Apex Bomber]] (formerly Ginrai's partner [[Godbomber]]), who splits into several components and combines with Prime to form "Apex Armor". As with all other Commemorative Series figures, Prime's new spring-loaded missile launcher featured an elongated missile.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexPrime/apexprime.htm More information on Powermaster Prime with Apex Armor at TFU.info]''

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