Dirge (G1)

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:''Dirge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Dirge MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Death comes to he who-- wait, no, death comes to ME. I've been saying that wrong this whole time."]]

'''Dirge''' is a master of using fear as a weapon. Mournful, morose, and silent, his behavior gives even close comrades like [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] the creeps. Dirge actively cultivates this atmosphere; his engines are even tuned to generate fear in all who hear them. Few realize, however, that this need to instill fear is part of an overwhelming need for control over his own situation. Should things spiral out of control, Dirge falls victim to paralyzing fear himself and his usefulness as a warrior vanishes.

True to his name, he tends to die.

A LOT. I mean, SERIOUSLY!

{{bigquote|Death comes to he who crosses me.|A confused Dirge|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Dirgo''' / '''Funeral'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Funebre'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Funébro'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Sparviero'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)

[[Image:DinobotIslandPt2-Dirge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This one's just a warning. From now on, you won't get off so easily.]]

Dirge appeared without explanation on [[Earth]] under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command a year or two after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]-borne Transformers awoke. His first notable activity was joining in a raid on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], where he was eventually chewed on and thrown bodily by a time-lost Tyrannosaurus rex. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Dirge served as part of Megatron's personal guard when the Decepticons confronted the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] about their dubious loyalties. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} He was also briefly involved in an aborted air strike to seize the [[Negavator]], and was present for the next raid on the Negavator's holding pen. Once [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] rigged the Negavator to explode, however, Dirge led his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in retreat, against Megatron's direct orders. Guess he didn't feel like dying that day. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

When a new solar energy facility opened up in [[Central City]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led Dirge, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to steal its power. The facility proved to be a trap, however, set by [[Shawn Berger]] to elevate himself in the public eye by taking down the Decepticons with his private militia. Berger's operatives failed, but the Autobots soon arrived to engage the Decepticons as well. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] took to the air and zapped Dirge with his blackout beam. Luckily for Dirge, Ramjet managed to pull off a loopity-loop and ram the flying Autobot into the ground. Megatron then "requested" the pleasure of Shawn Berger's presence, not to punish him, but to play a subtler game. He attempted to convince the industrialist that the Decepticons were good, and the Autobots evil. He had Dirge escort Berger home so that the human could think about his proposal of alliance against the "Evil Autobots". Dirge was also one of the key players in Megatron's staged videos to tarnish the Autobots' reputation. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Later, after the Autobots were successfully villified in the public eye and exiled to deep space, the Seekers turned on the people of Central City, opening fire in the middle of the streets. Although Dirge and the Seekers fared well against an attack by the Air Force, the eventual return of the Autobots proved to be more than the Decepticons could handle. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons uncovered a pool of [[electrum]], a strange element that rendered them totally invincible to harm, they thoroughly enjoyed taunting the Autobots with their superiority. Dirge, unfortunately, drew the short straw and was left to guard the pool with [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], right up until the Constructicon abandoned him to go fight the battle as well. Dirge was in the middle of...*ahem* exhorted Long Haul's virtues when [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] jumped him from behind, giving the Autobots a chance to use the electrum pool as well. The supply was quickly exhausted with both armies using it, however, reducing the war back to stage one. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Dirge was also part of Megatron's team working with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, producing energon cubes from the insects' feasting. They were eventually defeated by the Autobots and a grove of robotic space plants called [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Later on, Dirge, Ramjet and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] came to [[Monacus]] to look after Megatron's interests in [[Sheol]], and his less than reputable partner, [[Lord Gyconi]]. They were putting the squeeze on Gyconi when a program caught Dirge's optic, inviting one-and-all to see the Autobots in pit battle against Gyconi's [[animalien]]s. They decided to take in a show while on Monacus, but quickly realized what was going on when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] flooded the arena with smoke to stop the games and save his friends. Dirge and Ramjet set off after the Autobot in jet mode, and very nearly destroyed him before the bounty hunting Autobot named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stepped in to blast them out of the air. There's nothing a Decepticon fears more than a fair fight, and the two Seekers skidadled as soon as they were able to get back in the sky. They retreated back to Astrotrain with their share of Gyconi's energon, and eventually fled the planet, with Devcon chasing their smoke trail. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

On another occasion, Dirge accompanied Megatron to help their ally [[Deceptitran]] against the [[Tlalakan]] rebels. After the Decepticons captured [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (who was aiding the rebels), Dirge was eager to try out his mind probe on the little Autobot, but was interrupted by a rebel attack before he could really get into it. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

When the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and Starscream, Decepticon leadership became a free-for-all. Instead of chosing sides like the Constructicons, Ramjet and the Seekers were mostly content just to watch the hilarity ensue, like [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s football antics and Astrotrain's army of idiot trains. He even actually ''avoided'' death for a change and was seen successfully escaping from a train tunnel flooded by Astrotrain's [[Astroforce]]. That must have made his day.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Megatron said Dirge and the other two Coneheads were "supposed to be the most powerful jets in the galaxy." {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} But if Megatron was serious, then they certainly didn't do much to live up to that reputation. They were loyal enough troopers, participating in all the usual Decepticon mischief, but not much more than that. Dirge was once ordered to transport an unknown invention stolen from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s lab on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to their home base, and ended up crashing in a swamp and temporarily deactivating due to its weight, prompting the other coneheads to save him. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} In fact, the general incompetence of Dirge and the Seekers in the air was one of the reasons Megatron chose to try fighting the Autobots on the roads with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Turns out Unicron didn't have a secret weak spot in his mouth. Thanks for trying, though!]]

Dirge and Ramjet were briefly seen using Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] in defense of the Decepticons' undersea base. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} The two were later captured by Starscream and the renegade [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, and pilfered for their energy absorbers. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Still, Dirge was repaired rather quickly, and was seen helping Megatron and the Insecticons in another joint scheme soon thereafter. He and Ramjet were commissioned to find the Insecticons when [[Shrapnel]] stole a vital part of the [[Space Bridge]] machinery. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} During a Decepticon mission in the Middle East, Dirge inexplicably showed up with the Combaticons just long enough to get shot down by the Autobots. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Dirge's first apparent death was during [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in 2005. All three coneheads (or Seekers who looked like them) were seen flying into Unicron's mouth and exploding. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} However, Dirge soon turned up again in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], hiding with Ramjet amongst [[Abdul Fakkadi|President Fakkadi]]'s air force. Fakkadi denied their presence to the Autobots, but [[Outback]] psyched the two Decepticons out by walking around the airfield with what he claimed was a "[[Decepticon detector]]." When the coneheads tried to escape, Outback used a smoke grenade to make them crash, then tore the location of [[Chaar]] out of them with his steely gaze. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[Image:Dirge toondeath.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Maybe he shouldn't take his nitroglycerin collection everywhere with him.]]

The two hapless Decepticons somehow escaped Autobot captivity, though. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} They later participated in a full-scale assault on Cybertron and chose to strafe [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]—who dispatched them both with well-timed punches that sent them careening into buildings. They exploded quite utterly (even Ramjet, who you'd think would be used to it). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{storylink|Dark Awakening}} {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[Image:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Uncharacteristically AVOIDING death somehow.]]

And yet they later appeared again on Chaar, failing to defend [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. In fact, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] tried to execute the coneheads and the [[Battlecharger]]s for their inability to stop the wraith. But they were saved when Starscream possessed Trypticon himself and launched into space, Dirge and the others onboard. When they saw that Starscream was using Trypticon to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, they sabotaged the dinosaur from within. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Dirge and Thrust stood guard outside the Decepticon headquarters on Earth when [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] was ordered to infiltrate it. The two Seekers got into a firefight with the Autobot and [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|his Mini-Cassettes]] and were too distracted to notice [[Rewind]] sneaking past them and into the base. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''Generation 1''====
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Dirge was on Cybertron serving under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] when contact was first made with the long-lost Earthbound Decepticons. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} ''He was one of the Decepticons' greatest killers, with [[Macabre]] desperately wanting acknowledgement from him. After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] received some information about a major meeting of the Autobot resistance chiefs, Dirge led his fellow elite killers to the meeting, hoping to capture the infamous [[Emirate Xaaron]] and siphon some information from his old cranial cavity. Mere yards from their goal, however, the Decepticons were halted by a communique from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], demanding they return to [[Polyhex]] at once and ready the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] for an Earth-bound mission. Pissed about missing their chance, but not foolish enough to disobey Megatron, Dirge turned the troops around, little realizing how close they came to being ambushed by the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

[[Image:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He couldn't even kill [[Duke]], but he wasted ''you?'']]

Dirge, his fellow "coneheads", and the Insecticons dutifully travelled to Earth via the [[space bridge]]. Megatron had instructed that [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] be altered to resemble "Terran craft". Their mission was to defend a giant drill that would bore through [[Hoover Dam]] and siphon the Colorado River through the space bridge to the waterless Cybertron, where Decepticon turbines would generate "enough energy to power Cybertron for years." But just as the drill began its work, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s intervened. Dirge found his fear-inducing ability was particularly effective against the acrophobic [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], but the other Decepticons fared poorly enough that a retreat was eventually called. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

When the Decepticons later allied with [[Cobra]], Dirge was assigned to be an emissary among the humans. This would be unfortunate for the luckless Seeker. When [[Serpentor]] realized the Decepticons were going to destroy the Earth, he needed a token of conciliation to show the [[Autobot]]s. So in the middle of a battle against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Serpentor goaded Dirge into attacking the giant with everything he had. Serpentor then pressed a button in the cockpit of his own jet, "jamming" Dirge's "frequencies," which caused the Seeker's weapons to lock up and explode when he tried to fire.

The explosion tore Dirge apart, and he wouldn't be seen again for years. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

{{note|The [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]] series is the only US story that was ignored in the UK comic. Consequently Dirge was not dead in the UK continuity.}}

''Dirge was one of the Decepticons who took part in the operation to recover Megatron from the River Thames. {{storylink|Salvage!}}''

=====Earthforce=====
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With [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in command, Dirge joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Dirge served Megatron or [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel ''Transformers: The Movie''=====
Dirge was one of the Decepticons seriously wounded at the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and subsequently thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to be recreated as [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus's Armada]] and the [[Sweep]]s. {{storylink|The Planet Eater!}} As none of the new Decepticons bar Galvatron ever demonstrates any awareness of a past life, this could be considered another Dirge death.

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2008, Dirge was serving Soundwave while on Cybertron. He went into battle alongside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and the other flyers, fighting the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident]] assault craft. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Death by [[Furmanism]].]]

Dirge reappeared among the Decepticon forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|This series follows from Marvel Generation 1 but disregards the UK and ''Generation 2'' comics.}}

[[Image:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You only get so many do-overs, pal.]]

While the war seemingly ended with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat at [[Klo]], Megatron was quietly gathering the remains of forgotten Earthbound casualties and rebuilding them. Dirge was among his resurrections, but the Seeker chose to follow the exiled Bludgeon instead.<ref>[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] [[bio]] card</ref> This would prove an unfortunate choice, as Dirge soon ended up in the [[Cerebro-shell|Cerebro-shell]]ed thrall of [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]].

When Bug Bite decided to try and subvert Megatron himself, Dirge was on the team accompanying him to Earth. As Bug Bite and Megatron confronted each other, the Autobots ambushed them, freeing many of Bug Bite's troops with a cerebro-shell jammer. It's unclear whether Dirge's shell was disabled, but the point is somewhat moot; [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] shot him in the chest, leaving him lying on the floor with extinguished optics. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{note|This is a [[multipath adventure]] with no fixed outcome.}}

Dirge was the Decepticon defending the [[anti-gravity base]], striking fear in the Autobots. In one outcome, he succeeded in destroying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], only to be destroyed himself by the Autobot leader's final shot. In the end, Prime's sacrifice spurred the Autobots to fight on to victory!

Dirge was the most overpowering Decepticon present, but he could be defeated by a surprise attack. Alternately, if both Ramjet and Thrust were defeated, Dirge would retreat. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
Dirge participated in Shockwave's offensive against [[Iacon]] shortly after Optronix took the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. During the Dark Ages, he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction and attempted to disrupt the peace treaty at [[Tyger Pax]]... only to have the combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons, and [[Ultracon]]s brought against him. Guess death comes to he who has no common sense.

After the [[Great Shutdown]] was over, Dirge became one of Shockwave's top agents and traveled to Earth to help collect the former crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Back on Cybertron, he helped defend Shockwave's empire when the Autobots finally rose up against him, but he was defeated along with the rest of the Decepticons. Somehow he escaped detention and joined up with Shockwave and his remaining flunkies in the wastelands, hidden in an underground bunker while planning their next move. When Megatron arrived with his new [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], though, Dirge quickly assessed his priorities and agreed to serve under the old Decepticon commander for the duration. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Somewhat ironically, Dirge's survival was guaranteed by Dreamwave's own death as a publisher.}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
[[Image:Dirge_DeathArmada.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Even in a new continuity, he can't get a break.]]

Dirge was one of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, along with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and Galvatron. He was blown up when [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated the Decepticon headquarters that they had taken over. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Dirge was based on Cybertron, serving as one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s bodyguards. Along with Ramjet and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], he tried to stop a group of Autobots from stealing a load of [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons, and almost managed to shoot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. Shockwave later led Dirge and the others to capture [[Teletran 3]], but they were stopped when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] set up a force field around the computer. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1}} The field eventually went down, and the Decepticons attacked, capturing the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked, several of Shockwave's forces were killed. The remainder withdrew to Shockwave's command tower, where they were destroyed when [[Cobra Commander]] detonated explosives hidden on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. So one way or another, Dirge died again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

===IDW comics===
Dirge was first seen escorting defeated Autobots to Cybertron... ''and then died''. That must be a new record. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}
{{Note|Writer [[Shane McCarthy]] [[authorial intent|insists]] both Dirge and Deluge are still alive, as they are not seen getting killed.<ref name="shane">[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=137730#137730 Shane McCarthy interview]</ref>}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Dirge toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Closet Conehead]]
*'''Dirge'''( Decepticon Jet, 1985/2001/2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''97'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, front landing gear, 2 "concussion missiles"

: A [[retool]] of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream mold]], Dirge transforms into a modified F-15 fighter jet with different wings. The spring-loaded missile launchers were replaced with simplified non-firing... rifle barrels?

[[Image:Commemorativeseriesdirge.jpg|left|150px|thumb|WYLD STALLYNS! deedleedleedleedleet]]

: Dirge never had a full release in Japan, where he was only available as a mail-away in 1986 (for 1980 yen and 4 [[Robot Point]]s), and at the 20th Century Toy Museum in 2001. He was also re-released in the US as part of the Toys "R" Us [[Commemorative Series]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

::*[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Dirge/dirge.htm Dirge information at TFU.info]

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===Timelines===
[[Image:Classics Dirge Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Conehead uncloseted.]]

*'''Games of Deception''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

: Dirge is part of the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bugbite]], [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He is a [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' Ramjet toy, transforming into a made up fighter based upon the F-15. He also comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers that can mount on his biceps, under his wings, or be used as hand-held weapons.

:As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: There were 1500 ''Timelines'' Dirge figures produced.

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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe 2008 Dirge toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wait... if Dirge dies in the past, doesn't that create a [[Paul Eiding|time paradox]]?]]

*'''Autobot Ambush''' (Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, Cyber Key

:A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Galaxy Force'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], Dirge transforms into a Cybertronic starfighter. In both modes, plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into his back end flips out a spring-loaded blade from each arm. His spring-loaded missile launcher can be used as either a hand-held weapon, or mounted under his jet-mode nosecone.

:He is packed with [[Roadbuster]] (a redeco of the Deluxe-class ''Cybertron'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]) and a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts 5 & 6 (although the Canadian version had no comic included). Initial releases of the set have the wrong comic, using the ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]" meant for the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]/[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] two-pack instead.

:His dark purple Cyber Planet Key features a movie-style Decepticon sigil.

:This mold was also used for the [[BotCon 2008]]-exclusive ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]].

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===Gentei! Gentei!===
[[Image:Henkei Dirge toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|AHA! Undeniable proof that Takara does things better than Hasbro!]]

*'''Dirge''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' Dirge is a Toy Hobby Market exclusive retool of ''Classics'' Ramjet. Unlike his [[BotCon 2007]] ''Timelines'' version, he has newly tooled wings based upon the wings from his original toy, uses the smaller null-ray missiles from Starscream, and, unusually for ''Henkei'', features an all-new, colorful [[Hasbro]] ''Classics''-style deco for his new wings. Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, specifically the barrels of his missile launchers, his engine nozzles and his cockpit interior.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Dirge''' (SCF/Heroes of Cybertron)

*'''Dirge''' (Myclone)

===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Dirge statue.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Worst case of petrification he's ever had.]]

* '''Dirge''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

: Dirge was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Dirge's distinctive wings.

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==Notes==
* [[Simon Furman]] originally planned for Dirge and the other "coneheads" to appear and defend the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Nemesis Part 2|conclusion]] to ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', but this plot point was dropped due to time and budget constraints. Furman was so disappointed at his missed chance to use Dirge (whom he appreciated because he has a "...a cool doom-laden name") that he chose the character to be one of Unicron's heralds in the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' comic's "[[Worlds Collide]]" arc.
* Colorist [[Drew Eiden]] stated at the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collector's Club]] panel at [[BotCon 2007]] that the day after final colors were applied to the ''Timelines'' comic where Dirge apparently falls dead, he found this article and noted to editor [[Pete Sinclair]] how ironic it was. Whether the comic was actually ''intended'' to continue Dirge's death-trend is unknown.

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

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