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Override (Cybertron)

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{{disambig3|Override}}

:''Override is a [[Velocitron]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Override.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]

'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a male, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

:''Hungarian name'': '''Gázoló''' ("Wader")
:''Japanese name'': '''Nitro Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Cybertron cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (English), [[Jin Domon]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_override_race.jpg|left|thumb|150px|It's like the Crying Game all over again.]]

{{charstubfiction}}

Override led the crew of the [[Star Arrow]], which was carrying an experimental [[Force Chip]]. The Star Arrow was attacked above [[Sandokan]] and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered [[Synthos]], a scrap-monster powered by the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]]. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos' Dark Heart from falling into Decpticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried [[Cannonball]] into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the recaptured Force Chip. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Override''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-10'''[[Image:Cyb_Override_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Dude looks like a lady.]]
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the rear portion of her car mode causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode, and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: There are a few small deco changes between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] versions of the toy; Takara's has a gold face and no faction sigil, while Hasbro's has an orange face, Autobot faction sigil, and gives her Key the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] "'''dy7p'''".

: This version of Override also was available in two different store-[[exclusive]] multi-packs. The first was a Wal-Mart set, including the ''Cybertron''-series [[Tiny Tin]] version of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]. The second was a Target-exclusive "'''Drag Race'''" (...yeah, there's a joke there) set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]].

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm More information on Override at TFU.info]
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[[Image:Cyb_OverrideGTS_toy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Lady looks like a dude.]]
*'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Override's first toy was [[redeco]]ed into a non-show coloration, replacing her white for a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold -bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though this one has the Key code "'''dj9n'''".

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''Double Clutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character. However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into "[[Shattered Glass]]" [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OverrideGTS/overridegts.htm More information on Override GTS at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
*In Japan, Override is the ''male'' Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>

* Override's robot-mode CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robots]] toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].

* Override's alternate mode of a futuristic race car, as well as its red and white color scheme, evokes the Mach 5 from the ''Speed Racer'' series.

* In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".

* In the Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. Don't think about that too hard.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Megan Fox

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[[Image:Takethismylove950.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Does this image even need a caption?]]
'''Megan Fox''' (*[[May 16]], 1986) is (was?<ref name="megantoysuicide">Megan Fox is on record as promising to "literally commit suicide" if an action figure of her were ever made. ''[[Skids (ROTF)#Human_Alliance|Human Alliance Skids]] with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] action figure'' [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62248 has been found in stores on September 3, 2009.]</ref>) an American actress. She is best known as the second actress to play Sydney Shanowski in the sitcom ''Hope & Faith'' and as Carla in ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen''. A self-described comic book geek (be still our hearts), she collects books such as ''Witchblade'' and the more obscure ''Fathom'' and ''Gen13.''<ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/15253.html ICv2 - Transformers' Megan Fox Reveals Favorite Comics]</ref>
She takes umbrage with her character in [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']] for not wearing a seatbelt.

{{quote|I told them that I would literally commit suicide if they made an [[Mikaela Banes#Toys|action figure of me.]] I will kill myself.|2=Megan Fox, [http://enewsi.com/news.php?itemid=13816 reported by Entertainment News International].}}
{{quote|I'm terrible in [Transformers]. It's my first real movie and it's not honest and not realistic. The movie wasn't bad, I just wasn't proud about what I did.|Megan Fox on [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]|[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246950_20263258_20284375,00.html "Megan Fox: 'Fallen' Angel"] on EW.com}}
{{quote|I’d barter with [Megatron] and say instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super Bible-beating people in Middle America?|Megan Fox in [http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/10/will-megan-foxs-rant-affect-transformers-sequel/ Total Film UK interview].}}

==Live-action roles==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
* [[Mikaela Banes]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* Mikaela Banes

==Voice roles==
===[[Transformers The Game]]===
* Mikaela Banes

===[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen The Game]]===
* Mikaela Banes

==Trivia==
* During the publicity in the lead up to the release of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and articles thereafter, there has been a war of words between Fox and ''Transformers'' director [[Michael Bay]]. Fox has commented negatively on the ''Transformers'' sequel, claiming that it was "not a movie about acting" and she spends most of the time "running or screaming, or both"<ref name="foxew">[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246950_20263258_20284375,00.html Entertainment Weekly interview with Megan Fox June 10, 2009]</ref>; furthermore, that she "still didn't know what was happening" in the film despite appearing in it and having read the script, and anyone who understood the movie had to be a "genius"<ref name="meganearly">[http://www.movieline.com/2009/06/megan-fox-bites-the-migraine-inducing-nonsensical-mess-that-feeds-her.php Appearance by Megan Fox on ''The Early Show'', June 30, 2009, reported by Movieline.]</ref>. Bay, in return, condescendingly remarked that Fox "says some very ridiculous things" and "still has a lot of growing to do".<ref name="baywsj">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904574249803555118212.html Wall Street Journal interview with Michael Bay, June 25, 2009.]</ref> Following the release of the movie, Fox stated in a ''Wonderland'' magazine interview that Bay had a Hitler-like dictator persona on set, and off the set was very socially awkward in an otherwise warm review of the man.<ref name="bayhitler">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html LA Times blog comments on Fox's claims September 2, 2009]</ref> Evidently having not read the entire interview, three members of "Bay's crew" anonymously responded in an open letter praising Bay and derogatorily citing the difficulty in working with Fox.<ref name="baycrew">Open letter by the ''Transformers'' set crew on Michael Bay.com on September 11, 2009. Removed from Bay's site, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/266237-crews-response-foxs-comments.html mirrored at TFW2005]</ref> The letter was quickly removed and Michael Bay himself soon responded, saying he doesn't condone either the letter or Fox's outlandish comments, but noted her "crazy quips" was part of her "crazy charm", and since they had a good relationship, he expects further outrageous comments from Fox in the lead up to the third ''Transformers'' installment.<ref>[http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/05784bc07a65715ec26b433b001fade7-564.html Michael Bay, responding to the crew letter on his website September 12, 2009]</ref> This was soon followed by a (this time signed) open letter by ''another'' crew member who described Fox in a much more positive light, and put much of the original letter's criticism into context.<ref name="letter 2">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/09/15/megan-fox-michael-bay/ ''Entertainment Weekly'''s Holloywood Insider reporting on the open letter by production assistant Anthony Steinhart], September 2009.</ref> During her acceptance speech at the 2009 Scream Awards, Fox explicitly objected "a lot of false reports" about how she feels about ''Revenge'', and stated that she always was an "ordinary part of an extraordinary film".<ref name="foxscream">[http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/20/2009-10-20_megan_fox_changes_her_tune_on_transformers_im_completely_grateful_to_everyone.html One of many reports of Megan Fox's acceptance speech at the 2009 Scream Awards], October 2009.</ref>

* In 2008, she was voted the '''number one''' sexiest woman in the [[Earth|world]] by ''FHM Magazine''.<ref name="fhmsexiest2008">[http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/megan-fox Megan Fox at ''FHM Magazine'']</ref> In 2009, she only made the second place, beaten by [[Wikipedia:Cheryl Cole|Cheryl Cole]].<ref name="fhmsexiest2009">[http://www.fhm.com/100-sexiest-2009/megan-fox/ Megan Fox ranks second place in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women 2009 contest]</ref>

* In the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game, Mikaela only appears briefly in the game itself, with only a page's worth of dialogue. Despite her small part in the game, Fox was nominated for the "Best Performance by a Human Female" award in the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards. In reality, the nomination was not based on voice work, but merely to have some stars in attendance. After all, it is the nerds - er, video game channel.

*It has been suggested that the persona Megan Fox hints at in interviews is a construct, and the ''real'' Megan Fox is mostly boring. She keeps a low public profile, doesn't attend parties, has never been in a scandal and has been dating the same guy for five years, without so much as a ''rumor'' of an affair. So essentially, all her interviews are conscious attempts at creating a fake media persona that is a lot more interesting than the real person Megan Fox.<ref name="mfnyt">[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/magazine/15Fox-t.html "The Self-Manufacture of Megan Fox"], New York Times article from November 2009.</ref> Sorry, guys.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/ Megan Fox at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.kronomy.com/guest.php?uid=RyK0VNdqMt&beta_key=Xg0v3G4nX 3D Timeline of Megan Fox] at Kronomy
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=189&itemid=13816 Source of the above quote]

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[[Category:On-camera actors]]
[[Category:Voice actors]]

Skystalker (ROTF)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon Micromaster|Skystalker (G1)}}

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

'''Skystalker''' is a spy plane. Coolio.

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Scout Class Toys====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-SkystalkerScout.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha, my cunning "head in the cockpit" disguise allows me to seamlessly blend in to my surroundings.]]
*'''Skystalker''' (Scout Class, 2009)

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Tironium

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:''Tironium is a substance from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Tironium''' is an extremely tough, ultra-light metal.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
Upon observing [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] after he absorbed unstable [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] into his superstructure from the [[flying mountain]], [[Rattrap]] commented that, with his newfound power, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] looked like he could "eat tironium". {{storylink|Power Surge}}

===Transformers Animated===
[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron's]] two swords are made of tironium, an ultra-light metal developed by [[Sumdac Systems]]. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Substances]]

Talk:List of Transformers restaurant promotions

2009-06-16T21:17:30Z

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Anyone got info on the current Filipino fastfood Cybertron promo with the modified Legends figures? Restaurant chain, figures, name of the promotion itself? I can't seem to find anything on it now.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 03:04, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:I just added a section about those at the end. [[User:TVsGrady|TVsGrady]] 20:03, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

::Hey guys, Iknow it`s been a quite a while since you posted this, but the jollibe characters (except Vector Prime) have no mention on their pages of their promo`s.--[[User:Autobotx1010|Autobotx1010]] 03:50, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

==RotF - how big?==
Just came to my local (Dutch) Burger King, and saw they had non-transformables in the Kid's Menu: Bumblebee, Arcee, Megatron, Soundwave, Ravage, the Fallen, Devastator and Optimus/Jetfire. [http://burgerking.nl/main See here, under "Kids"]. Are there any other countries that also have this promotion? -- [[Special:Contributions/82.72.66.241|82.72.66.241]] 17:17, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

M&M's

2009-06-12T17:36:47Z

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{{disambig2|the delicious candies made by Mars, Incorporated|the sinister masked businessman behind M.A.R.S.|Destro}}
'''M&M's''' are candy-covered chocolate pieces produced by Mars, Incorporated. As part of the inevitable marketing extravaganza leading up to ''[[Revenge of the Fallen|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', M&M's will participate in several cross-promotions with the Transformers brand, including:

* Special ''Fallen''-themed packaging.
* A ''Fallen''-themed NASCAR Sprint Cup racer, driven by [[Kyle Busch|Kyle Busch]].
* A [[Candy Dispenser|Free Candy Dispenser]] with the purchase of 5 Mars candy products at [[Target]].
* Presumably many other exciting things.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Red]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Yellow]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Blue]]
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
*[[Orange]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Blue]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
*[[Red]]
|h3=Confused|c3=
*[[Yellow]]
}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Michael Bay M&M.jpg|right|thumb|200px|WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE?]]

* [[Michael Bay]] appeared as a lavender [[M&M's|M&M]] in a cross-promotional poster.

* [[Cree Summer]] provides the voice of the Green M&M in all commercials and promotions.

{{-}}

==External Links==
[http://mms.com/us/transformers/ Official website]

[[Category:Licensed food]]

Live-action film series

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{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto;" border="0" align="center" id="toc"
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" colspan="5"|Live-action film series:
|-align="center"
|''[[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]]'' ([[2007]])
|<div style="background-color:#999;width:5px;height:20px;margin:2px 10px;"></div>
|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ([[2009]])
|<div style="background-color:#999;width:5px;height:20px;margin:2px 10px;"></div>
|"Transformers 3"<ref>{{quote|There are not firm plans for Transformers 3 beyond, ironically, that it will '''not''' be called "Transformers 3.|Writer [[Roberto Orci]] says that the films will ''not'' be numbered.|[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/24/writers-reveal-theme-of-transformers-sequel-the-bad-news-no-dinobots/ MTV MovieBlog], [[July 24]], [[2008]]}}</ref> (planned)
|}

The '''live-action film series''' is an umbrella term that refers to series of theatrical feature films directed by [[Michael Bay]] beginning in 2007, including the vast amount of ancillary fiction created for it.

The second film in the series, titled ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', is slated for release on [[June 24]], [[2009]]. A third film is tentatively planned <ref>{{quote|That will be my ''Lord of the Rings'' and then I'll just make indies the rest of my time, for a long time.|Actor [[Shia LaBeouf]] confirms he signed for two sequels.|[http://movies.about.com/od/bobby/a/bobbysl111006_4.htm "Exclusive Interview with Shia LaBeouf and Brian Geraghty: On 'Bobby' and 'Transformers'"], Rebecca Murray p4 ([[November 10]], [[2006]].) About.com. Retrieved on [[February 17]], [[2009]].}}</ref> but its production is ''presumably'' contingent on the performance of the second film and availability of the principals involved.
<center>
{{collist|2|
[[Image:Transformers2007teaserposter.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', [[2007]]]]
[[Image:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[2009]]]]
}}
</center>

==Continuities==
:''See also: [[Movie timeline]], [[Movie continuity]]''

The live-action film series is a [[continuity family]], and as such includes all [[Continuity|continuities]] concerning closely related characters and settings.

* The mainline continuity consists of the films and in-continuity comics.
* A second continuity was established in [[Titan Books|''Titan Magazine's'']] [[Transformers Comic issue 9|''Transformers'' Comic issue 9]] and continued to [[Transformers Comic issue 25|issue 25]]. This continuity follows events in a [[splinter timeline]] where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ''won'' the battle of [[Mission City]].
* [[Micro-continuity|Micro-continuities]] also exist in the form of video games, some toy bios, and certain comic story threads that are incompatible with each other.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

{{stub}}

[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Umbrella franchises]]

Tony Todd

2009-06-08T17:32:12Z

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'''Timothy Henry "Tony" Todd''' (born [[December 4]], 1954) is an American actor. He has appeared in a staggering number of horror movies, starring as Ben in the ''Night of the Living Dead'' remake, Mr. Bludworth in the ''Final Destination'' films, and the titular supernatural killer in ''Candyman'', and appeared in the [[Michael Bay]]-directed action movie ''The Rock''. He is also a regular on TV, appearing as Kurn on two ''Star Trek'' series, Director Graham on ''Chuck'', and General Juma on ''24''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''===
* Unrevealed

==External links==
*[http://www.theofficialtonytodd.com/ Tony Todd's official website]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865302/ Tony Todd at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Tony}}
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[[Category:Voice actors]]

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal/Arriving2

2009-05-28T10:04:53Z

82.72.66.241: /* Bug reports */ 2 cents

== Many Happy Returns ==

Heeeeey, this is pretty good. --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:15, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:It's speedier than the old server, but there's still some wonkiness. For instance, every time I tried editing just this section I got a blank page, but editing the whole page seems to have worked. Also, I keep getting logged out. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:00, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::I can't even log in. What's going on? -- SFH (cannot log in) 18:01, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::I'm thinking there may be some wonkiness related to cookies made before, or even ''during'' the transition. I did get some "session data lost" messages, but after a log out and a log back in, that seems to be resolved.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:06, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::So what exactly do I have to do to be able to log in? -- SFH (desperately trying to log in) 18:19, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::You could try clearing your cache and deleting your cookies and see if that helps. Other than that, I'm not sure what to suggest. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:23, 26 May 2009 (EDT)--[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:23, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::What are you getting when you try to log in? A blank page? An error message? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:32, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". Does that help? -- SFH (unable to log in) 19:00, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::Welp, I'm on firefox, and I'm logged in, and I'm only editing this section and it's displaying right, so... I'm happy! /:) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:08, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::Well, I tried Firefox, and it's working, but still not on Internet explorer. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 19:19, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::Tried here with IE6. No problems logging in, but when I attempted to log out, I got a "Cannot find server or DNS Error" error. The second logout attempt worked, but then when I went to log in again, I got the same error.
:::::Deleting the tfwiki cookie fixed the problem and I was able to log in. In fact now I'm not having any problem at all logging in and out on IE6. The sidebar on the login pages appears messed up in IE though (tis cutting off in the middle of the navigation menu). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:39, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::What is this "Internet Explorer" you speak of? Is it a 3rd party browser? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:37, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::I'm getting a lot of [http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1395/tfwikierror.png "The requested URL could not be retrieved"] messages, and the occasional blank page or "loss of session data", myself. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 19:47, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::I occasionally get the message: ''Sorry! We could not process your edit due to a loss of session data. Please try again. If it still doesn't work, try logging out and logging back in.'' - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:13, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::So do I. And I did delete my tfwiki cookie, but I still get internet explorer cannot display the webpage. This is getting rediculous. -- SFH 20:18, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::I have problems logging in, logging out and displaying the lefthand navigation and the user controls on top for the Recent Changes page: [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/NoBars.png] --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:36, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::That happens on other pages too, as it turns out. Like the new Nexus Maximus image, or [[Cryotek (TransTech)]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:41, 26 May 2009 (EDT)

Trying to search for (not "Go" to) <tt>splinter</tt> or terms containing it such as <tt>splinter timeline</tt> gives a white screen of death. Also had trouble saving this post due to "a loss of session data". Trying hitting "Show preview" before "Save page" to see if that works...
[And shouldn't this be @ [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Arriving2]]? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]]
:Ask and ye shall etc. etc.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 21:36, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:Searching for "splinter" works for me! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:42, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::Still not working for me, and no number of Shift-F5 or Ctrl-F5 forced refreshes is making it so. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 21:47, 26 May 2009 (EDT)

So, I'm getting no top or side bars (including the discussion/edit/history part up top), and there's incomplete wikicode showing up at the bottom of this specific page. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:50, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:Yeah, I'm getting that too - that means the page isn't fully loading, since they're at the bottom of the HTML. I can't get [[Unicron]] to fully load even the text for love nor money, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)]] is even worse. And I'm getting those "loss of session data" messages about a fifth of the time, meaning I have to (re-)preview or show changes, then save. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 22:34, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::Unicron works for me, but not Optimus. I'm wondering if these problems are caused not by MediaWiki, but by Squid, which we're using for caching. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:05, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:::It definitely IS problems with Squid, not MediaWiki itself; right now I'm really uncertain as to what's causing them. Unfortunately I can't just disable Squid, since the wiki buckles massively under the pressure without it. I'm trying to look into it, it's baffling, because the issues are seemingly at random. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 00:34, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
::::[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.science.linguistics.wikipedia.technical/36221 This], while old, may be relevant as it seems to be about blank pages getting stuck in the Squid cache and a workaround. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:41, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::<s>Oh my god, I love you, that ''does'' seem to fix the problem. Thank you so much!</s> Apparently I spoke too soon. I guess this will need more work. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 04:17, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
::::::I was just able to log in on Internet Explorer just now. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:41, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Which version of IE are you using? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:58, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::::IE7. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:06, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

== Bug reports ==
{{bug
|title=Can't edit some pages when logged in
|color=#fdc689
|name=[[User:Derik|Derik]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=Some pages (or even [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Colonel_Franklin&action=edit&section=0 ''sections'' of pages]) will always come up as '''white screens''' when I attempt to edit them-- but if I log out, they are editable.
*This does not appear browser of cookie-cache thing... the behavior repeats in Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome. (Did not bother testing IE.)
*Are ''other'' users able to edit these pages when logged in/out (use the Franklin-section link above to check.) Are the ''same'' pages whitescreening for all users experiencing this problem?
'''Current Workaround:''' Log out as needed. (Not ideal, may create problems for semi-protected pages.)
|resolution=
}}

:I haven't explored any of these extensively, but I can give my experience of the past few hours, at least. All examples are from when I've been logged in on Firefox. Apologies in advance if this isn't the proper format for responding. Please feel free to rework as necessary.

:My attempt to review just the difference made by Derik's last edit to the [[Transformers Wiki:Community record|Community record]] page generated a white screen. To see the actual change he made, I had to link directly to the article, then its history page, then the "last" link for his edit.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 06:25, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

:I can no longer duplicate this. Has it been fixed? Also [[Optimus Prime (G1)]] is now loading fully every time... --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:24, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

::I ''believe'' I've fixed it. I need to know if anyone can replicate the issue or not. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 22:37, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

:::This just cropped up again when I tried to edit some images. :( --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:10, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
::::Which images? I need to know what I'm testing with. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 03:13, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::[[:Image:Moonracer vehicle.jpg]] and [[:Image:Moonracerg1.jpg]] are both currently giving me a blank page when I hit edit. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:29, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
::::::I'm currently having this problem editing talk pages -- [[User:Tupka86]][[Special:Contributions/82.72.66.241|82.72.66.241]] 06:04, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
{{bug
|title=Persistent "loss of session data" error when saving edits.
|color=#fff799
|name=[[User:Derik|Derik]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description='''Normally''' if you try to save a page and your session has "Done Something Funky" since you began editing it, Mediawiki gives you a preview instead an an edit, and prompts you to re-save again, whereupon the problem has repaired itself. 
'''Now''' it simply gives you Session Error after Session Error-- the page remains impossible to save.
'''Workaround:''' Copy the text of your edit, go back to the page and click 'edit' again. You will now be able to save. (This error seems to hinge on the 'time you began editing' timestamp not re-setting itself if there was a problem.)
|resolution= (Low priority)
}}

:I had a problem like that a few hours ago with editing the [[Ruckus (Shattered Glass)]] page. I was able to open and edit the page, but once I was done and clicked "save", it returned a blank white page, ignoring several attempts to refresh. When I checked the Recent Changes list, though, I saw my edit listed, so I didn't bother to mess with it further.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 06:25, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
::Whitepage with the edit going through would be a slightly different sort of error. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 10:08, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:Actually, the easiest workaround for this is to hit "Show preview" or "Show changes", THEN save. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 10:02, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

This is getting worse. When I was reverting Derik's dicking around there, it was taking five or six attempts to get the page to actually save. (May take the same here. 2...) - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 22:29, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:Same here. I keep getting loss of session data errors even when I click "show preview" and then "save page". --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:00, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Some pages not loading fully
|color=#f26c4f
|name=[[User:abates|abates]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=Large pages ([[Optimus Prime (G1)]], [[Unicron]]) may not load fully, losing the bottom part of the page and the website kibble. The location of the cut-out point varies if the page is reloading, suggesting that Squid isn't caching the partial page and is possibly timing out when trying to retrieve the article.
|resolution=
}}

:Definitely getting this problem. Repeated refreshes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)]]'s page got the browser to cycle through several different cut-off versions of the page, some more complete than others, but none past about halfway through the IDW Comics Continuity section.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 06:25, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

::This does not seem to represent a hard limit-- running action=purge on the OP page kept giving me slightly different 'lengths.'
::Is this caused by the condom on our clownfish? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 10:08, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
:::I have trouble loading the full 500 changes on the Recent Changes page. Takes several reloads for the entire page to load. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:51, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Problems logging in/browsing while logged in with IE7
|color=#fff799
|name=[[User:abates|abates]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=In Internet Explorer 7, when loading the login page/after logging in/browsing while logged in, pages would load and display then abruptly switch to a screen saying "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". Problem appears to be related to Google analytics, as the one time this didn't happen was when a page didn't load fully and was broken off partway through the Google Analytics code. Problem does not seem to occur while logged out however. Purged cache and cookie files, but problem recurred after logging in.
'''Current workaround:''' Use an alternate browser,
|resolution=
}}

:Looks like this is now fixed. I'm not having any problems with the site in IE7 (other than the layout problems which were there before!) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:50, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Database Error
|color=#fff799
|name=[[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=Some pages are randomly showing as "Database Error"s rather than the pages (with full Wiki skin, plus the page categories. This shows as:<blockquote style="background:#eeefff">Database error ''[as page header, in place of the title]''
A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:

(SQL query hidden)

from within function "MediaWikiBagOStuff::_doinsert". MySQL returned error "1213: Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction (localhost)".</blockquote>This ''appears'' to resolve itself for that specific page within a few minutes, but then recurs elsewhere.
'''Current workaround:''' Wait a few minutes, then refresh the page
|resolution=
}}

:Most of the google results for this seem to be for MediaWiki version 1.13.0. I haven't found any talking about it with 1.12.0 which offered a resolution, other than the suggestion of turning on memcached. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:40, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Pages not changing after save
|color=#fff799
|name=[[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=I've had several cases now where a page has saved after an edit, but I get the original/unmodified page back on the post-save load. I have to force-reload it to see the edited page
'''Current workaround:''' Shift-F5/Ctrl-F5 the page
|resolution=
}}
:That sounds like a problem with the new caching module to me. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:27, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Error messages in search-suggest
|color=#ccc
|name=[[User:Starfield|Starfield]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=When typing in the search box, the following error message appears below the suggestions: <tt>'''Fatal error:''' Unknown: Cannot find save handler mm in '''Unknown''' on line '''0'''</tt>
|resolution= this is cosmetic, concentrate on other things
}}

{{bug
|title="Line 0" error in ''action=raw'' output
|color=#fff799
|name=[[User:Derik|Derik]]
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=When viewing a page's content in RAW mode, the error
<tt>'''Fatal error:''' Unknown: Cannot find save handler mm in '''Unknown''' on line '''0'''</tt> is appended. 
'''Example:''' Content of [[Image_talk:Animated_carerra.jpg]] in [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Image_talk:Animated_carerra.jpg&action=raw&ctype=text/css raw] mode, and in normal [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Image_talk:Animated_carerra.jpg&action=edit edit]mode. 
''(The text of the error is suggestive of caching, which makes me think this might be important.)''
|resolution=
}}

:Egads, a google suggests that's a PHP problem [http://www.torrentflux.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.0] [http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10327521] [http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=181028&mode=linear] Also I presume this is what's causing the error on the search suggestions, so the two bugs are essentially one. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:13, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

:Actually, Derik, that's there on all pages, not just action=raw mode - look at the ''very'' bottom left of any page (you may have to highlight to see it, since it comes out as black text). - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 19:28, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
::It appears at the bottom of the stylesheet/javascript files as well, which I'm sure isn't helping things. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:56, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Faction icons invisible for me
|color=#ccc
|name=[[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:58, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
|date=May 27, 2009
|status=open
|description=Self explanatory
|resolution= this is cosmetic, concentrate on other things
}}

:The template is actually rendering correctly, the problem appears to be on the javascript-end. Either the code didn't get ported, or was deactivated while Scout was testing stuff or one of the MW Javascript-functions it depends on changed slightly witht he MegiaWiki version upgrade, and the code now needs tweaking.
:Other Javascript (like the search-suggest) is working. And... KiredTools is '''not'''?
:Did the name of the default skin change when we moved servers? Or maybe it's the post-body error output that's screwing up KiredTools loading... -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:28, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
::I very distinctly remember that they ''were'' working before. I'll put good money on it being the latter. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 02:54, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
:::''There.'' --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 03:12, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

{{bug
|title=Top and side areas don't show up on the Recent Changes page, as well as some others.
|color=#fdc689
|name=[[User:Detour|Detour]]
|date=May 28, 2009
|status=open
|description=I haven't tested this on other browsers, but on IE6 when I go to the Recent Changes page neither the side bar with the GoBox and the Search or the top bar with the user ops and the "Special page" header load. [http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/Detour84/NoBars.png Here's how it looks.] It was actually working from... around the end of the afternoon/start of the evening. Stopped working again some time past midnight (the same as other recurring problems such as blank pages). On occasion it doesn't show up on other pages, which means I can't use the Edit and Discussion tabs on there.
|resolution=
}}

:Gah! Looks like the IE7 problem and the [[Optimus Prime (G1)]] problem have come back as well! WTF?! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:27, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
::Sometimes also happens on Safari. [[User:Tupka86]][[Special:Contributions/82.72.66.241|82.72.66.241]] 06:04, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

Toy swapping

2009-05-27T07:07:50Z

82.72.66.241: revert whitewashing

[[Image:CybPrime swap.jpg|right|225px|thumb|"Details and color may vary."]]
'''Toy swapping''', in the context of toy collecting, refers to a heinous practice (some might consider it outright ''theft'', because ''it is'') that involves buying a new toy, opening the packaging, replacing the content with another toy (or something else entirely), then returning the packaging with the replaced content to the store and claiming the money back. In essence, this means getting a new toy for free while leaving the store with an older toy (or complete junk) that will most likely never sell. The practice of toy swapping is not limited to the Transformers toylines, but is considered an easy way of getting new toys for "free" by fans from all kinds of different toylines. Obviously, this situation is anything but desirable.

==Reasoning==
[[Image:Crosscinerator.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Kids will never notice the difference."]]
Aside from people who simply find this an easy way to get a new toy without actually paying for it, some fans think they can get away with swapping out older toys in favor of "better" [[redeco]]s; for example, buying [[Megatron (Armada)|''Energon'' Galvatron]] and then returning the packaging with the original Megatron version of the mold. Those people usually argue that "it's basically the same toy, only in different colors." Another common excuse is that "Kids won't notice the difference anyways, nor would they care."

In some instances (such as the recent "[[Premium Series]]" lineup of improved, more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redecos of some of the toys from the 2007 [[Movie (toyline)|live-action Movie toyline]]), some fans even claim that Hasbro "screwed them over" by not releasing the redecos in the first place, thereby arguing that they were just taking what they felt entitled to anyways, so they swap it out with a regular movie toy for the Premium toy, or just swap the parts.

Some people are obscenely self-entitled douchebags.

==Problem caused by toy swapping==
The main problem of toy swapping is simple: children. Fans and collectors usually know what the toy they're looking for is supposed to look like, so they most likely won't pick up a swapped toy, unless they're not paying attention for whatever reason. Therefore, the most likely victims of this practice are parents who buy a toy for their kid. Imagine the look on a child's face when he gets [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Leader Class Optimus Prime]] for his birthday, opens the packaging and finds an old, beat-up ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] inside.

And no, this is ''not'' funny. Really not.

==Notable examples==
[[Image:Blackviperswap.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Rare factory error variant! Could be yours for only $1000!"]]
Most collectors have come across one or more examples of toy swapping at one point or another. A few more egregious examples include the [[Dead End (G1)|Alternators Dead End]] box containing a non-transforming black Dodge Viper convertible model car, sold on eBay as a "rare factory error [[variant]]" of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Alternators Side Swipe]],<ref>http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=4623 TFormers.com falling for the "black Alternators Side Swipe variant</ref> as well as a [[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]] [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] in an ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] box and a ''Universe'' [[Smokescreen (Universe)|Smokescreen]] in an ''Animated'' Voyager Class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] box at the same store. <ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=54107 Allspark thread about various swapped toys.</ref>

==Toy swapping in other countries==
Interestingly enough, the only large-scale reports of such occurrences hail from North America (i.e. USA and Canada), with overtly liberal store policies allowing people to return opened products to stores and claiming their money back usually being blamed. Also, stores like Wal-Mart are often accused of not paying their employees enough to care for checking if they're being deceived, as is their policy of always giving customers the benefit of the doubt, especially when the product's packaging includes a note saying "details and color may vary".

Meanwhile, reports from Australia, Asia or Europe, where stores either don't allow returning opened products, or if they do, usually give them a closer examination, are much scarcer, or even pretty much nonexistent.

==External links==
*[http://shortpacked.com/d/20050622.html Shortpacked! strip about a toy swapper getting his comeuppance]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Ramon Rodriguez

2009-05-26T21:17:44Z

82.72.66.241:

{{picsneeded}}

'''Ramon Rodriguez''' is a Puerto Rican actor, best known for playing Renaldo on ''The Wire''.

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
* [[Leo Spitz]]

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Ramon Rodriguez|Ramon Rodriguez]] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913125/ Ramon Rodriguez] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.ramonr.com/ Official site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Ramon}}
[[Category:On-camera actors]]
[[Category:DreamWorks]]

Herald Maximo

2009-05-06T12:20:16Z

82.72.66.241: grocers' apostrophe

:''Herald Maximo is a title in an alternate future of the [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

The '''Herald Maximo''' is a title held by the [[Herald]]s of [[Shokaract]]; the position being second only to the master of the group.

==Fiction==
===Tales of the Beast Wars===
The futureborn [[Antagony]] held the position of Herald Maximo which she viciously attempted to guard from usurpers such as [[Cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox}}

[[Category:Ranks]]

Rick Astley

2009-04-04T20:52:44Z

82.72.66.241: fix

:''Rick Astley is a [[human]] from the real world.''

[[Image:Rick Astley.jpg|right|200px|thumb|His sister will just have to settle for a ton of misleading links.]]
'''Rick Astley''' is a pop singer. According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], people who [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|ask]] for a poster of him to be printed in next week's issue have a sense of humour, which is something he appreciates. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!|Legion of the Lost!}}

Information about Astley and what role, if any, he played in the
Cybertronian conflict on Earth, is still fairly sketchy. What is known
is that Astley was noted for his steadfast resilience—it was said he
would never give up or ever let down, and the idea that he would ever
desert his cause was so unlikely as to be laughable. He was also known
for a willingness to tell others exactly how he was feeling about a
situation, for good or for ill.

==External links==
*[http://transfans.net/popup.php?id=2090 Grim Grams #166]

*[[wikipedia:Rick Astley|Rick Astley]] at Wikipedia

*[http://tinyurl.com/3mh2xp Something entirely unrelated to Rick Astley]

[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Real people]]

Elite Guard

2009-04-04T19:48:03Z

82.72.66.241: /* Animated cartoon */ ignore me

{{disambig2|the Autobot military team|the episode featuring them|The Elite Guard}}
:''The Cybertron Elite Guard is a distinguished team of Autobots in the [[Animated]] and [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]]. It is also known as the Autobot Elite Guard.''

[[Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|right|300px|thumb|I believe I can fly!**Actual flight still reserved for Decepticons. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Well,]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|mostly.]]]]

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
The Cybertron Elite Guard is the pinnacle of the [[Autobot]] military force, reserved for only the most distinguished graduates of the [[Autobot Academy]]. Its members are specialists, masters in their fields, and the unit is only called upon in the most dire of situations. It reports directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Supreme Commander]] of all Autobots. The term "Prime" is used to refer to an officer's rank within the Elite Guard that has no special attachment to the Matrix or Allspark. Instead, the term "Magnus" is used for the highest rank within the Elite Guard, possibly equal to that of "Supreme Commander".

'''Members'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (Supreme Commander)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (Member of [[Cybertron Intelligence]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (formerly)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (Combined form of Jetstorm and Jetfire)
*[[Afterburn]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]

[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] somehow left/was kicked out of the Guard for reasons unknown. He was then reassigned to space bridge repair duty.

Bumblebee and Bulkhead also registered to join the Guard. After Bumblebee and Bulkhead accidentally destroyed part of a simulated battlezone and injured their drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], they were both given the boot and reassigned to space bridge repair duty. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp|Autoboot Camp}}

After seeing [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] save them from an incident on the asteroid they were working on, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] commented that with moves like that, Prime should have gone into the Cybertron Elite Guard. Gee, way to rub salt in the wound, there, Bumblebee... {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The Mighty Thor, Black Panther, and the Tick pretending to be Captain America.]]
Shortly after the battle with [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the Elite Guard arrived to retrieve the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. (Great timing, guys.) Upon learning that the AllSpark had been dispersed, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] confined Optimus Prime's crew to the Elite Guard's ship while he, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], and Optimus Prime went to investigate [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Optimus' vessel]], where the battle had taken place. When trouble at a [[Sumdac Systems]] manufacturing plant was detected, the Autobots and Elite Guard managed to hold off the malfunctioning police drones being made there long enough to allow Optimus, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] to get [[Sari Sumdac]] to the assembly line and shut it down. {{storylink|The Elite Guard|The Elite Guard}}

After an extended period with no evidence of a Decepticon presence on Earth, Magnus was prepared to gather up the Autobots and ship out back to Cybertron. He urged Optimus to testify as to his experiences on Earth to calm the general fears of Megatron still being alive. When he protested that Megatron ''was'' still alive and that he'd be falsifying evidence, Sentinel angrily stated that nobody was asking him to lie, just to agree with his (in his humble opinion quite excellent) scans showing there were no Decepticons on earth. Besides, Sentinel cajoled, if he smoothed things over with Cybertron Command Optimus might just be able to be reinstated into the Elite Guard. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished|Mission Accomplished}}

[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] was left on Earth to try and find the Decepticon base and keep an eye on Optimus's crew. However, [[Master Disaster]], with the help of an AllSpark-powered remote control, forced Blurr to do his bidding until Sari stole the remote from him. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|Velocity|Velocity}}

''The Elite Guard oversaw the extraction of flight technology from Starscream to create [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who managed to join the ranks of the Elite Guard in record time. {{storylink|Rise of Safeguard|Rise of Safeguard}}''

===Generation 1===
'''Members'''
*[[Thunder Clash]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
*[[Landshark]]
*[[Flak]]

{{comingsoon}}

==Trivia==
* Despite [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s on-package [[bio]] saying that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the Elite Guard to reach his current position, [[Derrick Wyatt]] has informed the wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of the group in the cartoon. This is borne out by the fact that Longarm lacks the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol.

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category: Elite Guard| ]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Elite Guard

2009-04-04T19:47:22Z

82.72.66.241: /* Animated cartoon */

{{disambig2|the Autobot military team|the episode featuring them|The Elite Guard}}
:''The Cybertron Elite Guard is a distinguished team of Autobots in the [[Animated]] and [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]]. It is also known as the Autobot Elite Guard.''

[[Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|right|300px|thumb|I believe I can fly!**Actual flight still reserved for Decepticons. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Well,]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|mostly.]]]]

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
The Cybertron Elite Guard is the pinnacle of the [[Autobot]] military force, reserved for only the most distinguished graduates of the [[Autobot Academy]]. Its members are specialists, masters in their fields, and the unit is only called upon in the most dire of situations. It reports directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Supreme Commander]] of all Autobots. The term "Prime" is used to refer to an officer's rank within the Elite Guard that has no special attachment to the Matrix or Allspark. Instead, the term "Magnus" is used for the highest rank within the Elite Guard, possibly equal to that of "Supreme Commander".

'''Members'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (Supreme Commander)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (Member of [[Cybertron Intelligence]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (formerly)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (Combined form of Jetstorm and Jetfire)
*[[Afterburn]]
*[[Warpath]]

[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] somehow left/was kicked out of the Guard for reasons unknown. He was then reassigned to space bridge repair duty.

Bumblebee and Bulkhead also registered to join the Guard. After Bumblebee and Bulkhead accidentally destroyed part of a simulated battlezone and injured their drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], they were both given the boot and reassigned to space bridge repair duty. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp|Autoboot Camp}}

After seeing [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] save them from an incident on the asteroid they were working on, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] commented that with moves like that, Prime should have gone into the Cybertron Elite Guard. Gee, way to rub salt in the wound, there, Bumblebee... {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!|Transform and Roll Out!}}

[[Image:Eliteguardleaveshuttle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The Mighty Thor, Black Panther, and the Tick pretending to be Captain America.]]
Shortly after the battle with [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the Elite Guard arrived to retrieve the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. (Great timing, guys.) Upon learning that the AllSpark had been dispersed, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] confined Optimus Prime's crew to the Elite Guard's ship while he, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], and Optimus Prime went to investigate [[Autobot ship (Animated)|Optimus' vessel]], where the battle had taken place. When trouble at a [[Sumdac Systems]] manufacturing plant was detected, the Autobots and Elite Guard managed to hold off the malfunctioning police drones being made there long enough to allow Optimus, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] to get [[Sari Sumdac]] to the assembly line and shut it down. {{storylink|The Elite Guard|The Elite Guard}}

After an extended period with no evidence of a Decepticon presence on Earth, Magnus was prepared to gather up the Autobots and ship out back to Cybertron. He urged Optimus to testify as to his experiences on Earth to calm the general fears of Megatron still being alive. When he protested that Megatron ''was'' still alive and that he'd be falsifying evidence, Sentinel angrily stated that nobody was asking him to lie, just to agree with his (in his humble opinion quite excellent) scans showing there were no Decepticons on earth. Besides, Sentinel cajoled, if he smoothed things over with Cybertron Command Optimus might just be able to be reinstated into the Elite Guard. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished|Mission Accomplished}}

[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] was left on Earth to try and find the Decepticon base and keep an eye on Optimus's crew. However, [[Master Disaster]], with the help of an AllSpark-powered remote control, forced Blurr to do his bidding until Sari stole the remote from him. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|Velocity|Velocity}}

''The Elite Guard oversaw the extraction of flight technology from Starscream to create [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who managed to join the ranks of the Elite Guard in record time. {{storylink|Rise of Safeguard|Rise of Safeguard}}''

===Generation 1===
'''Members'''
*[[Thunder Clash]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
*[[Landshark]]
*[[Flak]]

{{comingsoon}}

==Trivia==
* Despite [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s on-package [[bio]] saying that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the Elite Guard to reach his current position, [[Derrick Wyatt]] has informed the wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of the group in the cartoon. This is borne out by the fact that Longarm lacks the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol.

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[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Red Alert (Animated)

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{{disambig3|Red Alert}}
:''Red Alert is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Redalertriseofsafeguard.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Rob Paulsen|Hello]], [[Jess Harnell|nurse]]!]]
Some wish '''Red Alert''''s bedside manner were as delicate as her surgical abilities. However, the enviable level of her skill more than compensates for her gruff demeanor. She's replaced her left hand with an apparatus that can scan patients and emit various hard-light surgical tools. She serves as a field medic under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s command.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:'''Voice actor:''' [[Tara Strong]] (English)
{{ongoing}}
''Red Alert helped create the data merge that infused [[Decepticon]] flight technology into the rehabilitated bodies of [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Rise of Safeguard}}

Later, she was seen alongside her fellow Autobots [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] near a Space Bridge node fighting Decepticons. Her services were called into action when Hot Shot was hit by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - his leg was badly damaged and she told him it would have to be amputated, despite his protests. Her bedside manner didn't help when she told Hot Shot that a new one would be delivered in six to eight deca-cycles. Before the leg could be amputated, she was captured, swallowed, coated in explosive goo, and spit back out by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]. Hurled at Brawn and Ironhide, the resulting blast took all three out of commission. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Notes==
* Red Alert was originally intended to be part of the core cast in the early development of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', but she was later replaced with [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], what with that whole [[Transformers (2007)|giant live-action movie thing]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|having a Ratchet too]].<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html</ref> Her final design was based in part on a preliminary design by [[Eric Canete]] from that phase of development, as was the choice of her gender.<ref>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=1516366009698858110</ref>

* Red Alert's body is clearly an [[homage]] to the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], specifically his ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' body.

==Reference==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Medics]]

Melkorr

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:''Melkorr is an [[alien]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Melkorr.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Shouldn't you be fighting Doc Terror?]]
'''Melkorr''' is some kind of intergalactic diplomat, documentarian or voice-over artist.

He sounds like Henry Kissinger, or possibly Werner von Braun.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Joe Leahy]] (US), ??? (Japan)

At an ([[Autobot]]-sponsored?) peace conference between the warring planets of [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], Melkorr - in person - narrated a video clip depicting the history of violence between the two worlds. Afterwards, he emphasized that both civilizations would go extinct "within one generation" unless the peace negotiations were successful.

[[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] sarcastically thanked him for the happy news. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal|The Quintesson Journal}}

==Trivia==
* Although Melkorr's name was mentioned in dialogue, the [[dialogue script]] for ''The Quintesson Journal'' refers to the person giving his lines as "moderator" - which is strange, so far as Rodimus Prime and [[Spike Witwicky]] appeared to be jointly moderating the talks and Melkorr doesn't appear again.
* Melkorr's status as an alien is uncertain. He may be a cybernetic human, but his name suggests an alien origin.
* Melkorr shares a name with [[wikipedia:Morgoth|Melkor]], the equivalent of Satan in [[wikipedia:J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[wikipedia:Middle-earth|Middle-earth]] stories.

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[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]

Wasp

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{{disambig2|the ill-destined wasp robot from ''Transformers Animated''|the ill-destined wasp robot from the Beast Era|Waspinator}}

:''Wasp is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]. After a freak mutation, he took the name '''Waspinator'''.''

[[Image:WaspAutobot.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Wasp and Bee. Obvious, with hindsight.]]
'''Wasp''' is a lot like [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]...physically, at least. Built from the same chassis and sharing many of the same specifications and subroutines, the two Autobots attended boot camp together. Wasp's pompous, smarmy personality leaves something to be desired, but he had a lot going for him as a soldier, being highly skilled in the use of his stingers and knowing just how to toe the line with the drill sergeant. In a better life, he might have been [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] commander material.

''Might'' have.

These days, though, Wasp is a broken bot, mentally unstable and on the run from the Autobots who have branded him a traitor. What little remains of his mind is focused on just one goal...destroying Bumblebee, the bot who ruined his life!

{{bigquote|You were always mean to me and Bumblebee. You may not be a traitor...but you were ''never'' a good bot.|[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tells Wasp off|"[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German)
{{ongoing}}
Wasp was a cadet in the same group as Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]]. Right away, Wasp took a dislike to Bumblebee, insulting him out of the blue as the yellow bot mused to himself about his future in the Elite Guard. He also dubbed Bulkhead a "[[Mudflap (slang)|mudflap]]", much to the amusement of his fellow cadets. The loud-mouthed drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] took an immediate liking to "Wasp", as he dubbed him. Wasp and Ironhide quickly became close friends, often competing in little tests of strength, usually involving Wasp hitting or stinging Ironhide while the latter was in armor mode.

After Bumblebee "bumbled" several times, leading to many [[transform-up]]s for the whole group, Wasp and Ironhide decided to take matters into their own hands, unscrewing Bumblebee's lower legs and leaving them out of reach even before they dumped the rest of him in a locker.

Unbeknownst to Wasp, however, the reason for Bumblebee's foul-ups was that he was trying to out a traitor in the group—and had pegged Wasp as the likely culprit after seeing him walk out of a hangar in which someone had contacted [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. (Plus, let's face it, he was a complete jerk. And Decepticons are jerks, right?) At Longarm's prompting, Bumblebee eventually found evidence incriminating Wasp as a spy. Wasp was stripped of his Autobot insignia and wheeled away, protesting his innocence and swearing revenge on Bumblebee.

[[Image:WaspAnimated2.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Wasp was once a 'Bot...]]

Many years later, Wasp escaped from Autobot custody and apparently eluded the now-Sentinel Prime by jumping through a [[space bridge]]. What was left of Wasp hid beneath the bridge as Sentinel left, [[Waspinator (BW)|buzzing and twittering to himself]], still swearing revenge on "Bumblebot". In reality, however, the innocent bot—broken mentally by his years of imprisonment—had been set up with evidence planted by "Longarm", who had also arranged Wasp's "escape" to divert suspicion from himself. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp|Autoboot Camp}}

Needless to say, when the truth was revealed to Bumblebee by his old "friend", Longarm Prime (aka the Decepticon Shockwave), he took it pretty hard. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

{{spoiler|Where Is Thy Sting?|April 5, 2009}}

[[Image:WhereIsThySting-Bumblebeecreepilydefeated.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bee-st Wars!]]

Wasp headed straight for the Autobots' base on Earth, with Sentinel Prime and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] in pursuit. Waiting until Bumblebee was left alone on monitor duty (and actually playing ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' instead), he struck during a power outage, knocking Bumbleebee cold and switching color schemes, helmets and even voices with his rival. When Bumblebee came to, the others had returned and had him prisoner, with the disguised Wasp at their side. Despite Bumblebee's muffled cries, the Autobots fell for Wasp's ruse, forcing Bumblebee to flee into the night. Wasp stayed behind as the others tracked Bumblebee down, allowing him to try beating Bumblebee's video game and to search through Bumblebee's personal files.

When the others returned, joined by Sentinel, Jazz, [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], Wasp was able to recount several of Bumblebee's adventures which were logged in his files to keep the Autobots confused as to which bot was which. Unfortunately for Wasp, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] proposed the two battle against each other in in ''Ninja Gladiator'', so that Bumblebee's video game skills would be readily apparent and the traitor revealed. Before their video game could begin, Wasp panicked and attacked Bumblebee, holding him hostage so he could make his escape. Wasp left Bumblebee with one final indignity, turning off the [[electronic paintjob]] he'd installed in Bee and stealing his helmet back...tricking Bulkhead into pummeling the real Bumblebee while Wasp fled. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===Toy bio===
[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] experimented on Waspinator giving him a new form, which he hopes will help him take vengeance on Bumblebee.

==Toys==
[[Image:Waspinatoranimateddeluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Finally Blackarachnia has a pal...and by "pal", we mean "guinea pig".]]
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe class, 2009)

:Despite his cartoon origins, Waspinator is ''not'' a [[redeco]] or [[Retool|retooling]] of Bumblebee. Part of the sixth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxe-class toys, Waspinator transforms from a techno-organic wasp into a techno-organic, four-armed, winged robot that resembles his ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' namesake, only far freakier-looking. In both modes, a lever on the thorax flaps his wings back and forth.

==Notes==
*A wasp and a bee, sharing the same mold? [[Waspinator|How]] [[Buzz Saw (BW)|preposterous]]!

*Wasp's time in prison seems to have shattered his mind and transformed him into a character akin to [[Waspinator]] of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' fame. Both of these bots have mishap sprung upon them, but this character's misfortune is in a more serious vein than slapstick violence. The role of whipping boy is [[Tutor Bot|another]]'s.

*The small, vestigial arms present on the Deluxe Waspinator toy's robot mode torso have their origin in an early design concept for [[Lockdown]]; the bounty hunter robot's character model was subsequently altered to make his appearance less monstrous, but [[Derrick Wyatt]] loved the concept of the vestigial arms enough to incorporate them instead into Waspinator's design.<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html The Evolution of Lockdown ] and [http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/10/tfa-s3-chin-on.html TFA S3: CHIN ON!]</ref>

*The Deluxe Waspinator toy's packaging states that he is able to survive being blown to pieces, which harks back to the original's propensity for continually getting blasted to bits and yet surviving and coming back seemingly unscathed each time.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]

Tara Strong

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[[Image:Tara_Strong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|TARA STRONGEST ONE THERE IS!]]

'''Tara Strong''' (born '''Tara Lyn Charendoff''' on [[February 12]], 1973) is a prolific Canadian-American voice actress appearing in a wide variety of animated television series, movies, and video games. Known for many roles, such as the second voice of Batgirl/Barbara Gordon in ''The New Batman Adventures'', Raven from ''Teen Titans'', Ben and Upgrade from '' Ben 10'', Rikku from ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Final Fantasy X-2'', and Bubbles from ''The Powerpuff Girls'' among others.

She is ''awesome''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Animated''===
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
*[[Teletran-1]]
*[[Reception Bot]] ([[Total Meltdown]], [[Survival of the Fittest]], [[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]])
*[[Gary]]
*[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|Daniel]]
*[[Press Secretary|Mayor Edsel's press secretary]]
*[[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly]]
*[[Slo-Mo]]
*[[Female Starscream]]
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]]

====Incidentals====
*Boy ([[Transform and Roll Out]])
*Fan #1 (Transform and Roll Out)
*Boy ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]])
*Mother ([[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]])
*Soccer Mom ([[The Elite Guard]])

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2008]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152839/ Tara Strong on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.tarastrong.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-voice-actor-tara-strong-164286/ Interview on TFW2005.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strong, Tara}}
[[Category: Convention guests]]
[[Category: Voice actors]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

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'''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' is the first of two planned sequels to ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]''. It is scheduled to be released June 24, 2009.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-moved-up-2-days-more-time-to-enjoy-giant-robots/10971/news.html Transformers premiere days moved up two days]</ref><ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4373/20/ The Allspark: ''Revenge of the Fallen'' NOT Coming Out June 26th]</ref>

{{note|This page is '''not meant to be a source of breaking news'''. It is intended to archive '''officially confirmed information ONLY'''. That means no leaks, no spoilers, no stolen info. If it doesn't come directly from [[Hasbro]], [[Dreamworks]]/[[Paramount Pictures]] or their licensees, '''it does not belong here or anywhere else on this wiki.'''}}

{{bigquote|Because ‘Transformers 2′ sounds stupid.|[[Roberto Orci]]|[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/24/writers-reveal-theme-of-transformers-sequel-the-bad-news-no-dinobots/ MTV Movieblog] [[July 24]],[[2008]]}}

==Confirmed news==
{{spoiler|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|July 24, 2009}}
[[Image:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|For dry, red eyes, the difference is clear: Clear Eyes.]]
Current information includes:

* Producer [[Tom DeSanto]] has envisioned a storyline introducing the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s.<ref>[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 IESB Exclusive: Transformers 2 Character Breakdowns Plus New Decepticons!]</ref>
* Writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] recruited [[Ehren Kruger]] to help them write the screenplay. [[Michael Bay]] and producers [[Don Murphy]], [[Tom DeSanto]], and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] are also returning.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
* The producers expect that with a bigger budget and the special effects worked out, the Transformers will have a larger role and more screen time.{{fact}}
* According to the 2008 ShoWest edition of Dolby News, the film will be in 3-D.<ref>[http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=33214 'Tintin', 'Transformers 2' getting 3D release]</ref>
* Michael Bay has claimed that the studio is putting out deliberate misinformation, to obscure real leaks.<ref>[http://io9.com/382919/michael-bay-plays-internet-punkd Michael Bay Plays Internet Punk'd]</ref> (Like our jobs weren't hard enough.)
*A key character will return and "attempt to settle a score".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=59522272-D56F-E112-4C783175A8BBBAD6 Confirmation by Hasbro.]</ref>
* Roberto Orci confirmed that there is no '2' in the title of the sequel.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2173364&postcount=7 Roberto Orci at TFW2005.com]</ref>
* [[Aaron Hill]] is confirmed to play a supporting in the film.<ref>[http://www.aaronhill.biz/news.htm Aaron Hill confirms his role at his site]</ref>
* During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that the film would feature a character called [[The Fallen]], which was a character they created for [[Dreamwave]]'s ''[[The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of ''Revenge'' ([[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was also confirmed in the same interview, but the reference to her was mysteriously removed shortly after publication). <ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, Michael Bay reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script. Additionally, Bay claimed the only truth about the film was Sam going to college.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to the Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
* When questioned about whether the Transformers would have more flat surfaces and have less internal machinery exposed compared to the designs from the first movie, Roberto Orci answered with an emphatic "YES".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2317044-post773.html Roberto Orci at TFW2005.com]</ref>
* An official behind-the-scenes video from the first day of shooting (June 2, 2008) at the former steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was posted on Wal-Mart's public website in early September of 2008. The video shows police cars with Chinese markings, [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] shooting an action sequence together with other actors and extras dressed as soldiers, and an Audi R8 being chased by three differently-colored motorcycles, all three of them equipped with drivers wearing the same outfit.<ref>[http://www.walmart.com/transformers Wal-Mart promo site with exclusive videos], access code is "AllSpark 62609".</ref>
* In an interview with BANG! Showbiz, Shia LeBouf stated that the injuries he suffered in his recent vehicular collision were written into the script and did not adversely affect the filming schedule.<ref name="TheList2008">[http://www.list.co.uk/article/10788-shia-labeoufs-transformers-hand/ The List 1 August 2008]</ref>
* A December 29, 2008 ''USA Today'' article on ''Revenge'' detailed parts of the plot as well as confirming some Transformer cast members.<ref name="USAToday2008">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-12-28-transformers-side_N.htm USA Today December 29, 2008]</ref>
* ''Empire'' magazine's February 2009 issue features information on the role of the Egyptian Pyramids in the Movieverse's backstory. Michael Bay also confirmed The Fallen and denied Megatron would be resurrected (this later turned out to be untrue). Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics resembling helicopters will be revealed to be depictions of Transformers who visited Earth before the pyramids were built.<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">''Empire'' article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, issue 236</ref>
* On January 14, 2009, Roberto Orci confirmed in an interview with IGN at the Television Critics Association press tour that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] would be a character in the film, and added that there is a [[Pretender]].<ref name="IGNJan2009">[http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/944/944836p1.html IGN January 14, 2009 "Transformers 2 Rumor Confirmed"]</ref>
* On January 29, 2009, [[Activision]]'s website for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game adaptation came online and revealed the robot modes of two new characters (later revealed to be [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]). However, this activation of the website appears to have been in error, as the site was taken offline hours later, with Activision requesting fan sites remove images of the characters.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/activision-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-site-live---chevy-beat-and-trax-robot-modes-revealed-166703/ Trax and Beat revealed thread at TFW2005.com (Images Removed at Activision's request)]</ref>
* Also on January 29, 2009, Simon Furman commented on MTV Movie Blog about how the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] wouldn't fit very well into the movie's universe, and that he is glad they were dropped from the cast very early in development.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/29/no-dinobots-in-transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-original-film-consultant-explains-why/ MTV Movie Blog interview with Simon Furman, January 29, 2009.]</ref>
* On February 1, 2009, the first official trailer for the movie was aired during Super Bowl XLIII.<ref name="Superbowltvspot">[http://www.transformersmovie.com Revenge of the Fallen Super Bowl spot at the official Revenge of the Fallen website] and [http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/transformers-2/super-bowl-spot TrailerAddict]</ref>
* Michael Bay stated in interview with ''The Collider'' the he obtained permission to film in Egypt by contacting [[Zahi Hawass]], secretary general of Egypt's council of antiquities, who turned out to be a fan of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 The Collider article and video interview with Michael Bay, February 9, 2009]</ref>
* In the issue 140 February of ''Toyfare'' magazine, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed that the Fallen is one of the [[Thirteen original Transformers]], likening the 13 to "apostles" and claiming the schism between Autobots and Decepticons to have been the Fallen's responsibility. He also stated that Devastator would be over 100 feet tall.<ref>Toyfare issue 140, February, 2009. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/218756-toyfare-140-rotf-coverage.html Summary at TFW2005.com]</ref>
* During the Chicago Auto Show 2009, [[General Motors]]/[[Chevrolet]] issued a press releasing identifying several new Autobot characters who turned into various Chevy concept cars, including Sideswipe, Skids, Mudflap and Jolt. The press release also confirmed the return of [[John Turturro]] and [[Glenn Morshower]], and revealed new cast member [[John Benjamin Hickey]]. <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009">[http://media.gm.com/us/gm/en/news/events/autoshows/09chicago/brands/transformers.htm General Motors/Chevrolet Chicago Auto Show 2009 Press Release]</ref>
* Hasbro unveiled the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline at the New York Toy Fair 2009 on February 14. Among the (officially) revealed were the Devastator and Constructicon toys, as well as the robot forms of Sideswipe, Mudflap and Skids.<ref name="Toyfair2009">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys--products-30/revenge-of-the-fallen-bumblebee-voice-changer-helmet---toyfair-2009-press-release-166806/ Hasbro Toyfair 2009 press release at TFW2005.com], and [http://toyfair09.asmzine.com/gallery/hasbro/hasbro-tf-press-kit/index.html Hasbro official stock image gallery at ASM]</ref>
* On February 16, the full teaser trailer that was released online, revealing the return of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].<ref name="teasertrailer">[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809943432/video/12063123 Full teaser trailer at Yahoo! movies]</ref>
* Later that same day, official in package stock photos revealed the name of the Audi R8 Decepticon seen in the trailers to be Sideways. <ref name="Sideways">[http://tformers.com/transformers-official-shots-of-revenge-of-the-fallen-sideways-audi-r8-gets-a-name/11000/news.html Audi R8's packaging revealed through official packaging shots at Tformers]</ref>
* After a short and poorly excuted "misinformation campaign" on the part of Michael Bay, Paramount and their licensees where they claimed that Megatron was not in the movie despite all ''officially released'' evidence to the contrary (including Megatron's brief appearance in the February 1 Superbowl tv spot and the February teaser trailer), Roberto Orci confirmed that Megatron does indeed return.<ref name="Megatron returns">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-211.html#post3333713 Roberto Orci confirms Megatron's return on TFW2005.com - February 22, 2009]</ref>
* On March 4, 2009, [[Hugo Weaving]] revealed he would be returning as Megatron in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and in fact had already recorded his dialogue. When asked of how Megatron would be resurrected, Weaving kept mum, but pointed out that Optimus Prime took a surviving sliver of the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]] out of Megatron's chest in the previous movie.<ref name="Hugo Weaving">[http://blogs.news.com.au/adelaidenow/turkeyshoot/index.php/adelaidenow/comments/weaving_confirms_megatrons_return_in_transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen AdelaideNow blog report on Weaving's return to ''Transformers'' - March 4, 2009.]</ref>
* On March 6, due to the reports of Weaving's return, Michael Bay finally admitted Megatron was back, but claimed that Megatron would only appear briefly in a flashback to the past, despite the fact Megatron can be seen pinning Sam Witwicky to the ground in ''Revenge's'' tv spot and teaser trailer. One can assume that the director was trying to salvage some form of audience surprise in seeing Megatron return in the movie. In other news of a presumably legitimate kind, Bay said that the movie would go into the distant past and explain the history of the [[Prime]]s.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66825&postcount=4 Michael Bay on his forum - March 6, 2009]</ref>
* Shortly after an [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-frank-welker-part-1-of-2-167015/ interview] with voice actor [[Frank Welker]] was posted on fan site TFW2005.com, in which he revealed he had not been contacted by the film crew for a part, Bay made a post on his forum that he was now interested in casting Welker as [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]<ref>[http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/soundwave-w.html Micheal Bay.com news blog - March 10, 2009]</ref>
* On March 22, Roberto Orci responded to a fan's questioning regarding the idea of casting [[Leonard Nimoy]] as The Fallen by stating that he had actually mentioned it with Nimoy, but fan outcry has also given Frank Welker consideration. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/224468-roberto-orci-leonard-nimoy-frank-welker-both-running-voicing-fallen.html Roberto Orci on TFW2005.com, March 22, 2009]</ref>
* In an interview with Sci Fi Wire on March 31st, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman said they had looked through the comics and cartoons for the "most elemental bad guy" that "jumped off the material" and found that in the Fallen. They also stated that due to production necessities (Hasbro and Bay needing characters for scenes and design to begin as soon as possible) and the 2008-2009 Writers Strike, some characters were in their initial treatment while others were designed specifically for the movie productiont, and that due to the overall numbers of robots, the audience would not get to know all of the Transformers closely. Indeed, Orci and Kurtzman referred to some characters via descriptors such "Volt" (Jolt) and "Wheelbot" (Demolishor). They also confirmed that Nimoy was open to playing the Fallen if the role was offered, and that they were in the middle of hashing it out with Frank Welker over a role in the movie, but the final decision was down to Bay.<ref name="scifiwireMarch2009">[http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/orci-kurtzman-reveal-tran.php SciFi Wire March 2009 interview with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman]</ref>

==Cast==
{{spoiler|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|July 24, 2009}}

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*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] <ref>[http://gmtv.feedroom.com/?fr_chl=62fb041ab45d6f1444bea60b370dabc3e1f0703d&rf=bm Chevy Transformers Vehicles Premiere]</ref>
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/25/optimus-prime-takes-shape-for-transformers-2-as-voice-artist-peter-cullen-returns-to-work/ MTV interview with Cullen]</ref>
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
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*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]<ref name="USAToday2008"/>
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] <ref name="Megatron returns"> <ref>And the fact Megatron's hand restrains Sam Witwicky in the tv spot and trailer</ref> ([[Hugo Weaving]])<ref name="Hugo Weaving"/>
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] <ref name="IGNJan2009"/>
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] <ref name="teasertrailer"/>
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] <ref name="Sideways"/>
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] <ref>[http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=57631 Robert Orci interview from SciFi.com]</ref>
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=12448 More on Transformers 2 From Writer Roberto Orci]</ref>
*[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s
**[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] <ref name="USAToday2008"/> <ref name="Toyfair2009"/>
**[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] <ref name="Superbowltvspot"/> <ref name="Toyfair2009"/>
**[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]] <ref name="Toyfair2009"/> <ref name="scifiwireMarch2009"/>
**[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] <ref name="Toyfair2009"/> <ref name="scifiwireMarch2009"/>
**[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] <ref name="Toyfair2009"/> <ref name="scifiwireMarch2009"/>
**[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] <ref name="Toyfair2009"/>
**[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] <ref name="Toyfair2009"/> <ref name="scifiwireMarch2009"/>
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*Alice ([[Isabel Lucas]])<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?s=22c455b2e9b6c4047cf14f100807a2cb&p=30564&postcount=21 A post from Bay on his official forum]</ref>
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382450,00.html Fox News interviews Fox]</ref>
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1591669/20080728/story.jhtml Tyrese talks Revenge of the Fallen]</ref>
*Graham, British Special Forces soldier ([[Matthew Marsden]])<ref name="MTVblog">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/06/02/exclusive-matthew-marsden-joins-transformers-2-cast/ MTV Movies Blog exclusive June 2, 2008 news]</ref>
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])<ref name="MTVblog"/>
*Leo ([[Ramon Rodriguez]])<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">
*Professor ([[Rainn Wilson]])<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/05/28/exclusive-rainn-wilson-joins-transformers-2-cast-as-university-professor/ Rainn Wilson confirms his participation]</ref>
*[[Reggie Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]]) <ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2315930-post729.html Roberto Orci confirming Sam's parents would get "at least as much screen time" in the sequel.]</ref>
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2315930-post729.html Roberto Orci confirming Sam's parents would get "at least as much screen time" in the sequel.]</ref>
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
*Unnamed character ([[John Benjamin Hickey]])<ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
*Unnamed character ([[Glenn Morshower]])<ref name="Chicago Auto Show 2009"/>
|c4=
*[[The Fallen]]<ref>''Empire'' article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, issue 236</ref>
}}

==''Transformers'' sequel and the 2007-2008 Writers Strike==
In late 2007, during preproduction for then-untitled ''Transformers'' sequel, the [[wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America went on strike]]. At the time, Roberto Orci stated that the strike could likely delay ''Transformers 2's'' release. However, Michael Bay refuted this, claiming the movie was still on schedule.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6200#post6200 Robert Orci discusses the strike & TF2]</ref> The reason behind Bay's confidence was discovered by Orci shortly after the strike ended. The director had apparently taken the outline the writers had handed in the night before the strike, and begun movie prep based on it.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=24357&page=4 Don Murphy message board - Orci on the aftermath of the strike]</ref>

==Related fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
While the Decepticons were disgusted with the pro-Autobot propaganda of Bay's first documentary {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}, they're quite optimistic about the second film. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] has taken a strong interest in it, going to the trouble of personally convincing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in the film {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|15's Star Screams}}.

The Decepticons promise this new documentary will show a glorious Decepticon victory {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's Star Screams}} - whether it's in the script or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|#18's Star Screams}}

Shockingly, even ''they'' are under a non-disclosure agreement regarding the script; Starscream fearfully refers to a greater power keeping him quiet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}} Talking about it could even undermine the Decepticon war effort! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|#23's Star Screams}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com Dreamworks/Paramount's ''Transformers'' Movie website]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/ Hasbro's ''Transformers'' homepage]
*[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 Interview with Michael Bay 02/09/2009] — Collider.com

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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

Dirt Boss (disambiguation)

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The name '''Dirt Boss''' is used by multiple ''Transformers'' characters.

* '''2003''' - [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] [[Mini-Con]] rally van from ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]].''

* '''2005''' - [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] the [[Velocitron]]ian [[Decepticon]] monster truck from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

* '''2009''' - [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] the Decepticon forklift from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

* '''2009''' - [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] the Decepticon [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]] forklift from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.

Dirt Boss should not be confused with...

* [[Boss]], the [[Turbomaster]] from [[Generation 1]].

* [[Dirtbag]], the Decepticon [[Auto Roller]] dump truck from ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

* [[Dirt Rocket]], the Decepticon Mini-Con motorcycle from ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''.

* [[Saw Boss]], the [[Gigantion]] Mini-Con from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

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Beastformer (species)

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[[Image:BattleBeastsDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Adorably vicious]]
The '''''Beastformers''''' toy line, developed jointly by [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in 1986, was released as part of the Japanese ''Headmasters'' series (in 1987) and even made appearances within the series' cartoon and manga.

The American/European version of the line, called '''''Battle Beasts''''' was, until recently, fictionally unconnected to ''Transformers''.

:''Portugese name'': '''Bestias Combate'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Comba Nimaux'''
:''French name'': '''Les Dragonautes'''

==Fiction==
===''Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[Image:Beastfamily.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A bucolic Sylvanian... er, Beastformer family, before the Decepticons invaded.]]
The [[Autobot|Autobots]] came into contact with two refugee Beastformers who were seeking help. They said that their world, planet Beest, was a happy and peaceful one ruled by a just hereditary monarchy of lions (what else?) until the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] invaded and helped the enemy forces of [[Alligatoron]] take control. To all appearances, this tragedy changed their society from [http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/index.php a girls' toy brand] to [http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/east/158/pictwo.html a boys' toy brand]. The Autobots traveled to Beest inside of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and helped the good Beastformers free planet Beest from Decepticon tyranny. [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] left the [[Monsterbot|Monsterbots]] behind to protect the planet from any future Decepticon incursions.

After [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] blew up [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and Rodimus Prime departed to find a new homeworld, the Monsterbots rejoined the Autobot forces under Fortress Maximus. This led to further suffering for the Beastformers as the Decepticons invaded again (see below) and Scorponok took many of them to the planet [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] as slaves to build him a giant [[transtector]]. Smooth move, Monsterbots. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beest|Rebellion on Planet Beest}}

===''Headmasters'' manga===
Once again, the Decepticons teamed up with Alligatoron to take over planet Beest. The good Battle Beasts under the command of [[White Leo]] (with help from human-turned Battle Beast, [[Kane]]) sent for assistance from the Autobots, who arrived to help defeat the Decepticons and Alligatoron. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beest!|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beest!}}

===''Laser Beasts'' manga===
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Three Wise Men (later to be known as the God Beasts) crash-landed on planet [[Beest]] and quickly discovered that they could not survive due to the planet's incredible temperature, lack of water and virtually no breathable atmosphere. Immediately, they located a cave and chose to live underground where they could survive somehow. Using their incredible knowledge, they created three machines capable of unfathomable destruction which they dubbed "Hunters". They used the Hunters to build a vast subterranean empire, but fearing the destructive power of the Hunters, had all three units separated and hidden across the globe. Later, they developed a new kind of lifeform, the '''Laser Beast'''. Using a lens located in its chest, the Laser Beast could absorb artificial solar energy and power itself.

20014 years later, the underground civilization of the Laser Beasts eventually succumbed to over-mechanization, destroying their own environment and causing a rift between the once-peaceful citizens. A group of Laser Beasts, fearing the new hostilities, chose to leave the subterranean empire and journey to the surface for the first time ever. Surviving the journey, the Laser Beasts found the surface of Beest to have changed drastically since when the Three Wise Men founded their civilization, as it was now a jungle brimming with life. Almost immediately after their arrival, a great natural disaster flooded the subterranean empire of the Laser Beasts, destroying their city. The surviving Laser Beasts then chose to travel to the surface of Beest, albeit reluctantly.

Unknown to the Laser Beasts, the surface of Beest was already inhabited: by the Beastformers! The Laser Beasts and the Beastformers then clashed in a massive battle, deciding which Beast lifeform would rule the surface of Planet Beest!

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
While hunting down the rogue [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s search brought him to planet [[Beest]] during the middle of a battle amongst the Beastformers. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle|Welcome to the Jungle}}

===Devil's Due's ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:Beastformers GIJoe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Beastformers acting as Unicron's antibodies.]]
In order to keep the planet-devouring chaos god [[Unicron]] from munching [[Earth]], [[Flint]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] traveled within the giant's body in order to deliver a devastating payload of metal-eating fungus to his brain. Flint and Cosmos were stalled by Unicron's antibodies, in the form of mind-controlled Beastformers. Flint and Cosmos fought past the Beastformers and defeated Unicron with the fungus. Whether this freed the enslaved Beastformers or not remains unclear. However, [[Joseph Colton|Joe Colton]] is charged with leading a mission to Unicron's dead body in order to bring assistance to its residents (presumably the Beastformers). {{storylink|Black Horizon issue 2|Black Horizon issue 2}}

===Blackthorne ''Battle Beasts'' comics===
[[Image:BattleBeasts comic 1.GIF|left|100px|thumb|The cover of Blackthorne Battle Beasts #1]]
The Battle Beasts did get some outside fiction in the U.S., in the form of a short-lived (four issues) [[Blackthorne Publishing|Blackthorne]] black-and-white comic book. Good luck finding it.

The comic is set on an unnamed planet inhabited by sentient, armored animals, each imbued with the power of one of the three elements: water, fire, and wood. Their powers and the health of their world are maintained by the Soulspirit, a ghostly figure that--strangely for a planet of talking animals--appears to be [[human]]. By keeping her animal charges and their nature totems in harmony, the Soulspirit helps maintain a balance that prevents the return of her ancient enemy--Ruhin, the sludgy lord of chaos. An evil plot by the totem-switching, mind-controlling, rather [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Wars Megatron]]-ish Chameleon, and his minions Blitzkrieg Bat, Rampaging Rhino, and Cutthroat Cuttlefish, disrupts the Soulspirit's planetary totem renewal ritual: the subsequent psychic totem disruption drives every creature on the planet insane and makes them start viciously attacking each other. The only beasts spared from this madness are Chameleon's forces and a small group of heroes (Horny Toad, Knight Owl, and Gargantuan Gorilla) who had already tried and failed to stop him. With their world now plunged into madness and nonstop war, the heroic faction must journey to find the one being on the planet--the near-mythical [[White Leo|Sunburst Warrior]]--who can restore the harmony and sanity of the Battle Beasts. But they must hurry, because the disruption of the balance of nature has also revived the evil Ruhin!

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==Toys==
[[Image:BEASTFORMERS BACKcomp.JPG|right|300px|thumb|The care bear cousins will protect the forest of feelngs at all cost!]]
Battle Beasts/Beastformers are soft plastic figures of anthropomorphic animals in high-tech armor, each about 1.5 inches tall, with swivel-jointed shoulders and a unique weapon accessory. Their primary gimmick is the use of [[Rubsign|rubsigns]]. In the initial Takara releases, they came in ''Transformers''-style boxes.

Their rubsigns were used to play a variation of "Rock-Paper-Scissors". Each Beast could have one of three "elements" revealed by the rubsign: Wood, Fire or Water. Wood beats Water, Water beats Fire, and Fire beats Wood. A rare fourth element, Sunburst ("Burstsun" in Japan), could beat any other, though this symbol was introduced late in the line. Since the symbols were heat-activated, it was impossible to determine what each toys' symbol was until the toys were freed from their packaging. (Reportedly, only [[White Leo]] was available as a "Burstsun" warrior in Japan.) The [[Hasbro]] line packaged them as two-packs with randomized pairings, while the [[Takara]] series had individual boxes with bio cards.

===Series 1 (1987)===
Packaged in ''Transformers''-style boxes, the initial Beastformers were divided between the Autobot and Decepticon factions on the basis of whether their species was an endothermic vertebrate (mammal or bird) or... well, anything else. The one exception was the Decepticon [[Devilbat]].

====Autobot====
*1 - [[White Leo]] / Pirate Lion
*2 - [[Big Serow]] / Deer Stalker
*3 - [[Goldar]] / Ferocious Tiger
*4 - [[Flykick]] / Colonel Bird
*8 - [[Elephan]] / Sledgehammer Elephant

[[Image:SnakeBomb-MIB.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You can't keep me in here! I have to fight He-Man!]]
*9 - [[Graysharp]] / Rocky Rhino
*10 - [[Gray Ox]] / Roamin' Buffalo
*11 - [[Battle Bear]] / Grizzly Bear
*13 - [[Bonga]] / Gargantuan Gorilla
*14 - [[Wild Thunder]] / Swiny Boar
*16 - [[B-Fox]] / Sly Fox
*18 - [[Yellow Giraffe]] / Rubberneck Giraffe
*19 - [[Hedgehog]] / Prickly Porcupine
*22 - [[Rabbit Kid]] / Hare Razing Rabbit
*21 - [[Bowdog]] / Danger Dog
*23 - [[Bluehorse]] / Sir Sire Horse
*24 - [[Giada]] / War Weasel
*25 - [[Violet Horn]] / Bloodthirsty Bison
*26 - [[Bomb Sheep]] / Bighorn Sheep

====Decepticons====
*5 - [[Killer Fish]] / Killer Carp
*6 - [[Snake Bomb]] / Triple Threat Snake
*7 - [[Drillfrog]] / Horny Toad
*12 - [[Devilbat]] / Blitzkrieg Bat
*15 - [[Alligatoron]] / Gruesome Gator
*17 - [[Black Turtle]] / Hardtop Tortoise
*20 - [[Badshark]] / Sawtooth Shark
*27 - [[Deathspider]] / Webslinger Spider
*28 - [[Crab Hit]] / Crusty Crab

===Series 2 (1987)===
At this point, Beastformers boxes ceased to use the Autobot and Decepticon symbols and faction-coded red and purple backgrounds. They were still divided between Autobot and Decepticon factions, with appropriate faction insignia on the bio cards included in their boxes. The Autobot Beastformers were still exclusively mammals and birds, while the Decepticon Beastformers welcomed owls and a variety of mammals into their ranks. And these are supposed to be the ''villains''.

====Autobot====
*31 - [[Power Jaguar]] / Jaded Jag
*32 - [[Strong Hippo]] / Humongous Hippo
*33 - [[Wave Moose]] / Major Moose
*35 - [[Jungaroo]] / Kickback Kangaroo
*37 - [[Sea Iron]] / Wolfgang Walrus
*39 - [[Dark Raccoon]] / Dragoon Racoon
*41 - [[Smile Duck]] / Run Amuck Duck
*42 - [[Underground (Beastformer)|Underground]] / Miner Mole
*44 - [[Beavup]] / Eager Beaver
*47 - [[Yellow Camelus]] / Hunchback Camel
*48 - [[Polar Battle Bear]] / Pillaging Polar Bear
*49 - [[Flying Attacker]] / Squirely Squirrel
*50 - [[Platinum Tiger]] / Sabre Sword Tiger
*51 - [[Bullhorn (Beastformer)|Bullhorn]] / Bludgeonly Bulldog

====Decepticon====
*29 - [[Iguanamons]] / Icky Iguana
*30 - [[Brown Gyro]] / Armored Armadillo
*34 - [[Green Chameles]] / Delta Chameleon
*36 - [[Red Octo]] / Octillion Octopus
*38 - [[Scout Mouse]] / Powerhouse Mouse
*40 - [[Power Nozzle]] / Antic Anteater
*43 - [[Cuttledeep]] / Cutthroat Cuttlefish
*45 - [[Junior Dragon]] / Slasher Seahorse
*46 - [[Night Owl]] / Knight Owl
*52 - [[Ultragas]] / Pew-Trid Skunk

===Series 3 (1987)===
With the third wave release, the rubsigns were reworked so they featured full-color illustrations, rather than the black-on-mood-ring-colors of the old signs. All Series 1 Beastformers were repackaged to fit with the new ''Beastformers'' brand and given the updated rubsigns. The Series 2 Beastformers were also rereleased with the updated rubsigns in Series 3 boxes. Numerous multi-packs --with [[exclusive]] variations-- were released in Japan as well.

Vehicles were also introduced to the line, motorized "Battle Chariots" and transforming "Battle Bases" that unfolded into large playsets.

====Autobots====
*53 - [[Strong Panda]] / Panzer Panda
*55 - [[Koala Gray]] / Killer Koala
*57 - [[Black Jaguar]] / Black Panther
*58 - [[Dream-Eater]] / Torrential Tapir
*60 - [[Baboon]] / Manic Mandrill
*61 - [[Dog Hunter]] / Pixilated Pointer
*62 - [[Būpink]] / Pillager Pig
*63 - [[Laser Cock]] / Rowdy Rooster
*64 - [[Musk-Horn]] / Musky Ox
*66 - [[Slo]] / Slowpoke Sloth
*67 - [[Earthhog]] / Ardent Aardvark
*68 - [[White Cow]] / Bodacious Bovine
*69 - [[Zebra Ball]] / Zealot Zebra
*71 - [[Duck Diver]] / Diving Duckbill
*73 - [['Mingo Kid]] / Frenzied Flamingo
*74 - [[Little Serow]] / Fleet-Footed Antelope
*75 - [[Peguinis]] / Pungnacious Penguin
*76 - [[Udan]] / Osified Orangutan

====Decepticons====
*54 - [[Shield Dragon]] / Leapin' Lizard
*56 - [[Demonkey]] / Tarsier Tyrant
*59 - [[Cobrander]] / King Cobra
*65 - [[Pangol]] / Tanglin' Pangolin
*70 - [[Eagle Killer]] / Harrier Hawk
*72 - [[Crowmax]] / Crooked Crow

====Battle Chariots====
*[[Battling Big Horn]]
*[[Battling Deer Stalker]]
*[[Battling Tearin' Tiger]]

====Battle Bases====
*[[Red Phoenix]]
*[[Shocking Shark]]
*[[Wood Beetle]]

===Laser Beasts (1988)===
An evolution of the gimmick was planned for both sides of the world, replacing the rubsigns with clear marbles that would reveal their element when looked through into a light source. The US/Europe version of these toys, dubbed the '''Battle Beasts Shadow Warriors''', never made it to a wide release, though packaged samples of the toys have been uncovered. In Japan, the entire range made it to retail, under the name '''Laser Beasts''', likely named as such due to the combination of their light-based gimmick, and that the melee weapons of old were replaced with blaster-rifles. However, the Laser Beasts came out after the Beastformers had removed all their ties to ''Transformers'' (and, as such, will not be covered extensively on this wiki).

==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/BattleBeasts/BattleBeasts1.html Battle Beasts info at Super Toy Archive]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5O26Dtubh0 YouTube - Toy Commercial]

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[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Headmasters franchise]]

Griffith Observatory

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:''Griffith Observatory is a place in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie GriffithObservatory Arrival.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Bumblebee, Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes watch the arrival of the Autobot protoforms on Earth.]]
The '''Griffith Observatory''' is a big and fancy-looking, well, ''observatory'' (who'd have guessed?) ''presumably'' located in Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America (see trivia). Occasionally, it serves as a place for well-intentioned [[Autobot|alien robots]] to regroup and plan their next moves.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
[[Image:Movie GriffithObservatory Autobots.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Hiding in plain sight" takes on a whole new meaning.]]
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] drove [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] to the site of this closed observatory to watch the arrival of the [[Autobot]] [[Protoform|protoforms]]. After Bumblebee and his human friends were captured by [[Sector Seven]], the remaining Autobots regrouped at the observatory to discuss their next move. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers (2007)}}
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==Trivia==
* In the ''real world'', Griffith Observatory is located within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. There's nothing that would explicitly contradict the possibility of it also being located there in the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]], although that would make it rather doubtful that [[Sam Witwicky]]'s home town of [[Tranquility]] is located in the state of Nevada, as claimed by various movie-related media (but not the movie itself).
* Initially, the owners of Griffith Observatory were reluctant to allow the crew of ''Transformers'' to film there, as it was undergoing a major renovation at the time. However, they relented, as Susan Bay, a relative of director [[Michael Bay]], and her husband, [[Leonard Nimoy]], made substantial contributions to the funding of Griffith.<ref>According to Michael Bay on the ''Transformers'' DVD commentary.</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Griffith_Observatory|Wikipedia article on Griffith Observatory]]

[[Category:Businesses]]
[[Category:Movie]]

Tom Kenny

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[[Image:TomKennyArrrr1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who lives in the Nemesis up on the moon? "StarBob SquareScream!"]]
'''Thomas James Kenny''' (born July 13th, 1962) is an American voice actor, actor and stand-up comedian. From the stand-up side, he is known for his Comedy Central special as well as his prominent role on ''Mr. Show''. On the voice-acting side, he is best recognized as the titular character from ''Spongebob Squarepants'', The Penguin from ''The Batman'', The Amazing Mumbo from ''Teen Titans'', Gibson from ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go'', Jake from ''My Gym Partner is a Monkey'', Raimundo from ''Xiaolin Showdown'', Heifer Wolfe from ''Rocko's Modern Life'', and... jeez, just about everything that's been on [[Cartoon Network]] in the past five years. As an on-camera actor, he has played Patchy The Pirate on segments of ''Spongebob Squarepants'', and very early on in his career, he played the villainous Binky The Clown in Bobcat Goldthwait's cult comedy ''Shakes The Clown''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers Animated''===
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
* [[Isaac Sumdac]]
* [[Tutor Bot]]
* [[Burger Bot]] ([[Transform and Roll Out]])
* [[Security Bot]] ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]])
* [[Guard Bot]] (Nanosec)
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]
* [[Wasp]]
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]]
* [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Liar Starscream]]
* [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]

====Incidentals====
* Commercial Announcer ([[Total Meltdown]])
* Scientist #2 ([[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]])
* Truck Driver ([[Garbage In, Garbage Out]])
* Car Driver (Garbage In, Garbage Out)
* Policeman (Garbage In, Garbage Out)

==Trivia==
* "SpongeBob" is in [[wikipedia:Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four)|Microsoft Office]]'s spell-check lexicon, yet "Starscream" is not. Discuss.

* [[Bill Fagerbakke]], who voices Spongebob's best friend Patrick Star in ''Spongebob Squarepants'' (as well as being Kenny's real-life best friend), also voices [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the [[Animated]] continuity. Small, hilariously sounding world.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444786/ Tom Kenny at IMDB]

[[Category:Voice actors]]

Afterburn

2009-03-27T23:19:16Z

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:''Afterburn is an awesome dude working for the [[Autobot|Autobots]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Afterburn ish1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"What a guy!"]]
A ward of the [[Elite Guard]] and a Special Ops man, '''Afterburn''' is a highly skilled and highly confident soldier with a sleek off-road car form. A born leader, a quick thinker, a nice guy and capable of laying the smackdown with his agility and fireblasts, he's got a PhD in Being Handsome And Wonderful.

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
At the Academy, he was nicknamed "Squeak-Clean Afterburn" (no, really) because he is so fantastic he is always clean and shiny. He came top in his class in Anti-Virus Diagnosis ''and'' Nano-Virus class. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}} He went on to join the Elite Guard and was eventually dispatched to Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] to join [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] team; Magnus intended for Afterburn to learn skills and knowledge from them, so that their successes could be replicated on other worlds.

He arrived in the middle of a battle between the Autobots and fashion disaster [[Quake-Maker]]. He saved Optimus, won Sari's heart and Bumblebee's admiration, quickly took control of the Autobots, and just as quickly worked out and exploited Quake-Maker's weakness. Because he rules. (Optimus got ignored on the sidelines and got a rock in the face)

Everyone loved him and everyone in the Autobase is now his best bud! {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1|Burnout}}

He was part of a mission to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] when [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] went berserk, due to his virus knowledge. He effortlessly took control of the mission and came up with the strategy that won the day; he identified the Rage virus and how to neutralise it; and he even put up with [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] faking his death without being annoyed! What an awesome dude! (Bumblebee got made to look bad and was deliberately put down several times, and had big sad puppy-dog eyes) {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later, he attended a basketball game with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and Sari, until he picked up a police alert of major traffic chaos - leading to a battle with the villain [[Crossroads]], who had taken control of Detroit's robots! Rather kindly, Afterburn let Prowl save the day while he relaxed by providing covering fire. Afterwards, he leaned on a wall and smirked slightly while warning everyone that Decepticons were cunning and could strike at any time. What a nice guy he is to remind us of this, and it totally didn't look dodgy! {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3|Crossroads!}}

'''HOLY SHIT''' Afterburn was secretly reporting to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and was a bad guy all along! [[Jesus]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3|Divebomb!}}

==Notes==
* Originally, Afterburn was going to be ''Animated'' [[Sideswipe (disambiguation)|Sideswipe]]. However, when Titan released a preview image of the character, the online response to this [[Iron Man|Iron-Man]]-crossed-with-a-duck-monster-thing was so overwhelmingly negative that the preview was soon pulled <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/titan-uk-transformers-animated-comic-original-character-sideswipe-in-color-165967/ Reaction to ''Animated'' "Sideswipe" thread at TFW2005.com]</ref> and when the comic was released two weeks later, Sideswipe had ever-so-conspicuously become "Afterburn".

* Afterburn's [[Autobrand]] can either broadcast holographically recorded messages or holographically display long-range communications; it's not clear which he's doing at the end of #1.

* He was in "Special Ops" work, so that's why no one's ever heard of him. Including [[Derrick Wyatt]].<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=1347621366776933520 Derrick Wyatt blog response - "I wasn't involved at all. I hadn't seen it, or even heard they were doing it until it showed up on all the fan sites in the past few days."]</ref>

* Everyone who didn't see his betrayal coming, raise their hand. Yeah, we thought so.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category: Elite Guard]]
[[Category:European-original characters]]

Plo Koon

2009-03-24T13:14:59Z

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:''Plo Koon is an alien in [[Star Wars]].''
{{mainpic}}

'''Plo Koon''' is a noble [[Jedi|Jedi Master]] who, like most of his fellow Jedi, pilots a starfighter capable of transforming into a giant mech. At some point in his life, Koon attacked the planet Cato Neimoidia, where he used this mech to defeat hostile droid starfighters. <ref>''Crossovers'' Plo Koon Jedi Starfighter packaging bio</ref>

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Crossovers===
[[Image:Crossovers-toy_PloKoon.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Plo Koon Jedi Starfighter''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 hyperdrive ring parts, 2 hyperdrive engines/missile launchers, 2 lightsabers/missiles

:Plo Koon is a [[retool]] of the [[Saesee Tiin]] [[wikia:starwars:Delta-7_Aethersprite-class_light_interceptor|Jedi Starfighter]] mold (or to be precise, the [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] version of the mold with its centralized astromech droid) with a new head. The fighter is equipped with a "hyperdrive ring" with spring-loaded missile launchers in its engines, and the missiles themselves can be used as twin lightsabers in robot mode.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], and will be retooled into [[Ahsoka Tano]] and [[Kit Fisto]] in the future.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Star Wars properties]]

Cybernet Space Cube

2009-03-22T10:46:11Z

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[[Image:Cybernet Spacecube.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Not a Rubik's Cube, nor an All Spark.]]
The '''Cybernet Space Cube''' is a device featured during the [[Generation 2|Generation 2]] television series. Consisting of multiple sliding panels and monitors, the Cybernet Space Cube provided a visually striking means for [[Scene transition|scene changes]] during programming broadcasts. What function the Cybernet Space Cube actually served, aside from its unique form of visual stimulation, is unknown.

==Fiction==
{{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{stub}}

==Trivia==
*According to the ''Transformers Generation 2'' series credits, the Cybernet Space Cube CGI was animated by '''Doros Motion''', specifically animator '''Carl Edwards''' and animation director '''Doros Evangelides'''.

[[Category:Stub]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Hot Shot (Animated)

2009-03-19T11:56:09Z

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:''Hot Shot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hotshot Animated.jpg|thumb|right|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle,_U.S.M.C. "Well Gaaw-aawl-ly, Sarge!"]]]

'''Hot Shot''' is a young, inexperienced bot who lives for speed. His quick motion has led him to strive to live life in the fast lane. This usually lands him right in the middle of a battle, carelessly acting without thinking. As a pyromaniac pyrotechnician, his arms can convert into welding torches specialized for construction and repair. But, when duty calls, these tools also come in handy for barbecuing a bunch of no-good Decepti-creeps.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:'''Voice actor:''' [[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English), ??? (German)

[[Image:Hotshotanimatedfire.jpg|thumb|left|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_That_Ends_Well "ENIS!"]]]At [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s orders, Decepticons from hidden corners of the galaxy attacked [[Autobot]] [[Space Bridge]] terminals. One such terminal was guarded by [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s team, which included Hot Shot. The terminal was under attack from Decepticons led by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], and despite Hot Shot's attempts to use his flamethrowers to vaporize her shots, one connected with his leg. He called for [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], and after examining his busted leg, she told him it'd have to be amputated, but there was no need to worry! A new one would be delivered in 6-8 [[Units of time|solar cycles]]. She ignored his pleas for a second opinion. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

==Trivia==
* Hot Shot was part of the original treatment for ''Animated'', taking the main-character role that would eventually go to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. But, well, what with that [[Transformers (2007)|mega-blockbuster live-action movie]] with a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in a starring role....

* Sadly, Hot Shot's appearance in season three was written long before any of the writers got a chance to read the [[JaAm]] comic.<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/11/and-my-other-desk-also-messy.html#c302580230653499383 Derrik J. Wyatt, replying to a comment on his blog.]</ref>

* ''Animated'' Hot Shot was designed by [[Irineo Maramba]], loosely based on head sketches by [[Derrick Wyatt]], with some help from [[Eric Siebenaler]].<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/marty-isenberg-interview.html Marty Isenberg Interview comments section.]</ref>

* Hot Shot makes [[User:ItsWalky|certain people]] very happy in the pants region.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

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#REDIRECT[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]

Red Alert (Animated)

2009-03-17T19:26:25Z

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{{disambig3|Red Alert}}
:''Red Alert is a [[Female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:TFA-RedAlert.PNG|thumb|right|[[Rob Paulsen|Hello]], [[Jess Harnell|nurse]]!]]

Some wish Red Alert's bedside manner were as delicate as her surgical abilities. However, the enviable level of her skill more than compensates for her gruff demeanor. She's replaced her left hand with an apparatus that can scan patients and emit various hard-light surgical tools. She serves as a field medic under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s command.

==Fiction==
{{ongoing}}
{{note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}}
''Red Alert helped create the data merge that infused Decepticon flight technology into the rehabilitated bodies of Jetstorm and Jetfire.''{{storylink|Rise of Safeguard}}

Red Alert was present when [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] and [[Team Chaar |her team]] attacked Rodimus Prime's team. She told Hot Shot he'd have to amputate his severely damaged leg, but she was swallowed and made into an explosive loogie by [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] before she could respond to his request for a second opinion.{{storylink|TransWarped}}

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]