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Talk:Carmine Fanzone

2008-05-07T00:27:50Z

81.193.224.182:

Why is he in the supervillains category? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 23:41, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
:He is clearly a Decepticon. >=(
::No, way, he's definitely a Predacon. You just can trust mustaches like that... [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 00:42, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Maybe he IS Moustache Man! D: -[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 20:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
: Dr. Eggman's long lost cousin, perhaps? Or something more...wow, we really ARE desperate for new info on this guy. [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 22:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:: I think you mean ROBOTNIk.
::: No, I mean Eggman. He was always known as Eggman in Japan; the name Robotnik, as well as the belief that the games took place on "Mobius", was the result of American localization. Kind of like the whole "Optimus Prime vs. Convoy" scenario, except actually fixed by making one name universal...but we're getting off topic. [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 04:27, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I THINK YOU MEAN ROBOTNIK. >=(
:::::...and you didn't read a word I just said. Thumbs-up. (-_-')[[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 20:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::: I believe he ''thinks'' you mean ''Robotnik.'' --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:28, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::Obnoxious anonymous point: BOTH names are equally valid before and after the fix. Sonic was developed on both shores, and actually came out in the US first (by all of 3 days...). Also, unless they've fixed it more.. it was Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. So. Everybody more or less wins. Kinda like the millions of equally canon G1s. [[User:76.28.159.16|76.28.159.16]]

If he was related to Robotnik, then that would be kinda funny, considering how Fanzone is technophobe, Er, I mean hates machines....

Personally, I think he looks like Captain Stottlemeyer [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/monk/images/ted-levine-2.jpg from Monk]. --[[User:Criminallyinane|Criminallyinane]] 15:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
::personally I think he is a visual cue to the police chief in inspector gadget. Chief Quimby , Gontier in the original version.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Wreck-Gar (Animated)

2008-05-07T00:22:48Z

81.193.224.182: /* Hey, hey */

on the offical site, he's called Junkion.<small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:84.18.160.11|84.18.160.11]] ([[User talk:84.18.160.11|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/84.18.160.11|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.</small>
:What official site? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::www.transformersanimated.com <small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:84.18.160.11|84.18.160.11]] ([[User talk:84.18.160.11|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/84.18.160.11|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.</small>
:::That site flat-out states that it's a fansite.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 15:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
::::Where exactly?<small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:84.18.160.11|84.18.160.11]] ([[User talk:84.18.160.11|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/84.18.160.11|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.</small>
:::::At the bottom of the page: "This is a fan website and has no affiliation to Cartoon Network or Hasbro. Please visit their offical sites by clicking on their logos. Website Owned by Transformers At The Moon" --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 08:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
::::::That site also calls Lugnut Lugnutz, so it's not a good source. -[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 19:08, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

This is the first time a garbage truck Transformer actually gets a toy. It's an actual alt-mode that hasn't been done as a toy before! ...and I'm more excited about that than I should be. --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] 06:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
:Well actually, the show synopsys says that he transform from a pile of garbage, not FROM a garbage truck, so I don't reeally know how he will be look like. --[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 07:46, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
::I suspect one of those giant garbage-can bots that were playing each other like steel drums at the concert.--[[User:76.20.88.10|76.20.88.10]] 22:09, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

<nowiki> I read that he was definitely a garbage truck somewhere. I'm not sure where, though, then again it was probably from that fansite mentioned in above comments. I doubt he'd be one of those dustbin-bots. They're robots anyway, and humanoid at that, (two arms, two legs), and so wouldn't make a very good alternate mode.</nowiki> [[User:Thyunda|Thyunda]] 11:16, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

== Motorbike ==

Did anyone notice the motorbike that Wreck-Car threw to Bumblebee ? [[User:Retroqqq|Retroqqq]] 16:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
:It's already in the episode trivia.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 16:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

== Hey, hey ==

Would it be cool with everyone if I were to track down and '''''FUCKING STAB''''' the next person who claims that some arbitrary thing in Animated is a Gurren Lagaan reference? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:51, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
:Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 21:56, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
::Watch out, they might call you anti-Japanese! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Look, just because the majority of Japanese -original TF fiction sucks liquid shit... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Hey, don't hate on Kiss Players. You're being intolerant toward pedophiles. - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 08:44, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::Japanese TF fiction was a stinking quagmire long before KP ever came into the scene. KP was only a ''symptom'' of a far greater problem that's been festering for two decades. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

A couple of quotes from [http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick Wyatt's blog] on this subject worth pointing out:

In response to question abouth whether Gurren Lagann was an influence on Headmaster's design:

* "About Gurren Lagann: No, actually. I hadn't seen Gurren Lagann until after we had finished most of the first season of TFA. I wish I had, because I would have had the Headmaster robot transform with stubby little legs. And maybe Masterson's head popping up out of the top of the robot.

And further elaboration:

* "About the inspiration and influences on TFA: I'm always inspired by Gainax's designs. They are by far my favorite animation studio in the world. I just hadn't seen anything on Gurren Lagann when we started TFA. We've definitely been inspired by that and Diebuster since. Prowl and Soundwave's glasses are a nod to 2000 AD's ABC Warriors. That and Mighty Orbots were the biggest influences on the designs."

So to some degree they've "definitely been inspired" by Gurren Lagann, not in the intial design phase but subsequently. Perhaps we oughta dial back the knee-jerk "THAT'S NOT A REFERENCE ARRGGH" reactions just a bit?

(P.S. I have no clue what "Gurren Lagann" is. Some anime, I'm assuming.) --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:00, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:This fella was claiming Wreck-Gar ''himself'' was a Gurren Lagann reference. So I feel perfectly comfortable knee-jerking here. If anything his TV head ''may'' be a Gainax reference, but we're talking more FLCL here.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 14:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
::Was directed more at the original comment from Chris McFeely than your specific edit of this page. As it seems entirely possibly that the next time someone claims something is a Gurren Lagann reference, they may be right, and if so shouldn't be greeted with stab-rage. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 14:30, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Well I'm just saying, yes now that we're in the second season there is a chance that Wyatt is throwing some of those our way. It's just that the Gurren Lagann fanboys think ''everything'' is a Gurren Lagann reference. I think that's what McFeely's getting torqued about. They seem to ignore that nearly anything existed before.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 14:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Like the kamina shades. Which was claimed (in a ''waaah mean wiki'' whine on Derrick's blog) to have never been applied to robots before Gurren Lagann... meanwhile, I have some MegaMan/RockMan games from over a decade ago that say other-god-damn-wise. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::In this case I suspect it was "Oh he's red! And orange! And his chest kind of looks like a face! Maybe! If you squint! Total Gurren Lagann reference!"--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 15:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, and the name is actually twice as long and impossible to spell. But seriously, Mighty Orbots? I fangirled the moment I read that, so thank you. (Here's hoping for upcoming TFs named Bo, Boo, Crunch, Tor, Bort and Ohno... preferably a combiner team.) - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 09:12, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

...don't spoil my stabbing. :( - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
: Did you guys saw that every robot has a face in this show? And in Gurren Lagann, the robots are called Ganmen, because they had faces on their chest? Totally referece, rite guise? (Now I feel all dirty.)--[[User:84.3.90.174|84.3.90.174]] 18:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:::There was a caption there going "I AM WRECK GAR AND I AM A GURREN LAGAAN REFERENCE!! huh... what is gurren lagaan?" to mock people that were saying his "pointing" pose was a gurren lagaan reference, it was a sarcastic caption, pretty much in the same way that Wreck gar stated to be hailing Megatron and didnt knew who he was.

== Red-eyed Wreck-Gar ==

Hmm, do we need a pic of red-eyed Wreck-Gar, to show his eeevil side? [[User:JW|JW]] 16:10, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

== Captions ==

Eh...much as I appreciate the "Dare to Be Stupid" running gag, I actually liked the variety-influenced captions more. Just my two bits.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:15, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
:I agree. Not to mention, those captions were put there by the folks who supplied the images. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 03:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, as the guy who put the images up, I kinda like the new DtBS captions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 03:25, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
:::This episode is full of G1 and movie fan wankery, so the DtBS captions are more then fitting here.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Wreck-Gar (Animated)

2008-05-07T00:19:04Z

81.193.224.182: /* Animated cartoon */ better caption

{{disambig2|the garbage truck from ''Transformers Animated''|the Junkion from ''Generation 1''|Wreck-Gar (G1)}}

:''Wreck-Gar is a very confused individual from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedpoint.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Put down that chainsaw and listen to me!]]

Recently brought to life by the power of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], '''Wreck-Gar''' is simple-minded and highly suggestible. As he attempts to learn more about his identity, he never loses his sense of humor. His trash bin is an impressive bag of tricks, able to stash and deploy many useful (and even more ''non''-useful) items at a moment's notice, or make them seemingly disappear forever. This ability is a bit of a mixed blessing, as Wreck-Gar will frequently confuse your request with something that sounds vaguely similar.

Wreck-Gar's goal in life is to acquire an identity. He will automatically take on whatever role is suggested to him. This makes him rather unpredictable and prone to making the wrong move at the wrong time. However, if he can learn to think for himself instead of relying on others, there's potential in this mix-and-match bot.

{{quote|I am Wreck-Gar, and I ''dare'' to be stupid!|Wreck-Gar|"[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] (English), [[Joachim Kaps]] (German)
{{Spoiler|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:Wreck-garisgoodforonlyonething.jpg|left|thumb|ITS TIME TO JOIN IN THE FIGHT!]]

Wreck-Gar emerged from a garbage scow, activated by a shard of [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] energy that was close to [[Sari Sumdac]]'s [[Sari Sumdac's Key|key]], self-aware but with no sense of history or identity. He tried to figure out what he was by studying objects in his environment and was briefly tricked by a food label into thinking he was high-fructose corn syrup. Spying a blimp proclaiming the [[Detroit]] Metro Police Department was "here to help", Wreck-Gar went off in search of the police for help. Once ashore, Wreck-Gar's clumsy curiosity prevented police officers from apprehending the [[Angry Archer]], and the villain quickly conscripted Wreck-Gar as a sidekick, even giving the confused mechanoid his new, shorter name (as "worthless-''wreck''-walking-pile-of-''gar''bage" was a bit overlong). Wreck-Gar helped the Archer disable an armored car, allowing him to steal a canister of unknown content right in front of the [[Autobot]]s [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]].

Upon seeing the Autobots and overhearing that they protected life and caught bad guys, Wreck-Gar decided he wanted to do that, slapped an [[Insignia|Autobrand]] on his chest, and chased the escaping Archer. Throwing the Archer high into the air in order to "catch" him, Wreck-Gar only got the canister, as the Archer used a grappling arrow to escape. After being harshly told by Ratchet he was only good for one thing, ''GARBAGE!'', Wreck-Gar proudly declared he was good for only one thing{{m-}}''GARBAGE!''{{m-}}and set about trying to deliver the stinky stuff to the entire citizenry of Detroit. (Detroit just happened to be in the middle of a garbage strike as well. Hooray!) The Autobots gave chase, having discovered the canister Wreck-Gar held contained experimental [[Sumdac Systems]] garbage-eating microbots, which Ratchet worried would be dangerously mutated by Wreck-Gar's AllSpark energy.

[[Image:Wreck-garanimatedvehicle.jpg|right|thumb|Buy some sensible shoes and a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Chevy-rolet]]!]]

This mission became much more dangerous when he was approached by [[Lugnut]], who was out to retrieve the AllSpark shard from Wreck-Gar's body. Thanks to Wreck-Gar's habit of repeating everything said to him (specifically, Ratchet's proclamation that "you're not an Autobot, and you never ''will be'' an Autobot!"), Lugnut believed the newcomer was just as much a loyal [[Decepticon]] as himself. When Ratchet accosted Wreck-Gar, Lugnut prepared his explosive punch, which Wreck-Gar took to mean the [[Universal Greeting]], so he gave Lugnut a high-five that left a colossal impact crater. As the Autobots ran for it, Wreck-Gar hopped on the pursuing Lugnut, pulling out the now-cracked microbot canister he'd gotten. A small amount spilled on Lugnut and began eating through his tail section. Wreck-Gar helpfully disassembled the tail, sending Lugnut plummeting somewhere in Detroit, with himself and the tail landing in a full garbage scow, which the nanobots quickly began to consume. From the shore, a group of bystanders began cheering as they saw the scow's load diminish. Now supplied with a fresh load of garbage and mistaking the cheers as intended for his delivery of said garbage, Wreck-Gar pushed the scow full steam ahead.

Wreck-Gar's attempt to deliver it was impeded by Ratchet, who first screamed at the junk-bot that the nanobots would destroy the entire city should they reach shore, but Wreck-Gar was adamant. Ratchet then did the hardest thing he'd ever had to do: ''apologize'' for his insults and bad attitude. Ratchet told the now-even-more-confused robot that he could be whatever he wanted and to not let others decide for him who he was. Wreck-Gar decided he truly wanted to be a hero, and slapping the Autobot symbol on his chest once again, began vacuuming up the nanobots. The nanobots began to overload within his backpack, however, and as Wreck-Gar tumbled off of what was left of the scow, he cried out his thank-you to Ratchet. An explosion of AllSpark energy burst from the water, and all Ratchet's magnetic power could retrieve was random junk...

And, at the bottom of the lake, Wreck-Gar smiled to himself, a hero. Despite being buried up to his shoulders, he assured the fish passing by he was there to help...but first...could somebody give him a hand? {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager, 2008)

: Wreck-Gar transforms into a garbage truck with articulated lifting arms. The extent of his [[gimmick]]ry is currently unknown.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Originally, the creators wanted [[Eric Idle]] to play Wreck-Gar, as he was the original voice for his [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]. As Idle was busy with the production of ''Spamalot'', Weird Al was selected instead.

* Wreck-Gar's head is an old-fashioned portable TV set, complete with channel selection dials, aerial and a handle for transport. As [[Derrick Wyatt]] has admitted to being heavily influenced by [[wikipedia:Gainax|Gainax]] shows, this may well be a visual cue to [[wikipedia:FLCL|''FLCL'']], along with the resemblance to the original Wreck-Gar's head and his "TV talk" persona.

* When Lugnut was about to use his power fist on Ratchet, Wreck-Gar mistook it as the [[Universal greeting|Universal greeting]] and replied with "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong" before giving Lugnut an extremely explosive high five.

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