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Devcon (G1)

2009-10-17T21:44:22Z

83.252.23.80: /* Generation 1 cartoon */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot bounty hunter from Generation 1|the Autobot from Animated|Devcon (Animated)}}
:''Devcon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Devcon-Body01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I feel like I should have a red cape.]]
'''Devcon''' is a self-proclaimed bounty hunter, one of the successful few during the years of the Great War. Harboring an intense hatred of Decepticons, he spent his time fiercely hunting those who were too dangerous for the other Autobots to consider. Who he works for or who he would even collect money from for his "finds" is unknown.

It's possible for Devcon to survive for extended periods without refueling due to his incredibly efficient internal systems. This is often what allows him to outlast the efforts of his prey. The origin of his legendary tracking skills are unknown; much of his past is a mystery. In his original body, he has an arm-mounted plasma blaster and a head-mounted laser cannon. His space cruiser mode is capable of long range interstellar flight.<ref name="profile">Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]</ref>

He ''used'' to be friendly, courteous, and jovial, but his post-Great War career as an [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] apparently made him a bitter cynic.

{{quote|He used to call himself a 'bounty hunter', and I never once saw him get paid for his work.|[[Apelinq]] on Devcon|Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Defcon''' (デフコン ''Defukon'')

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Devcon gambler 5.jpg|left|180px|thumb|And so enters one of the most fanboy-ed characters in Transformers history.]]
Devcon left his home planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[MYA|millions of years ago]], "during the Great War" ''(whether he was a bounty hunter at the time or became one later on is anyone's guess)''. He was a nice guy, dedicated to his job, but lonely.

In the Earth year of 1985, Devcon tracked [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to the gambling asteroid [[Monacus]]. When the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] unknowingly evaded him, he headed to a bar and ended up laying the smack down to a pair of thugs who were picking on [[Slizardo]], the henchman of a local mob boss.

[[Image:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
He quickly ran into [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the alien gambler [[Bosch]], who were down on their luck following a bad bet. Devcon was pleased by the presence of another Autobot, and sat down to drink with the pair - but Devcon's life story was interrupted by Slizardo trying to pledge his eternal loyalty to him!

After helping Smokescreen and the other Autobots on Monacus (and declining an offer to join the Autobots on [[Earth]]), Devcon flew off into space with Slizardo in tow as his new sidekick. {{storylink|The Gambler}}
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===Universe: Featuring the Wreckers===
[[Image:Devconjerkhole.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Used to be Charlton Heston, now he's Lobo.]]
Devcon was a jerk who ditched that Slizardo loser out an airlock first chance he got.

At the end of the Great War, Devcon retired from his seemingly payless bounty hunter gig and signed on as one of the Maximals' [[Imperial Peace Marshal|Imperial Peace Marshals]].<ref name="profile">Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]</ref>

Hundreds of [[Stellar cycle|stellar cycles]] later, Devcon was critically damaged during the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and forced to transfer his [[Spark]] into a [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage drone]]. In need of a ride, he later snuck aboard an [[Autobot shuttle]] the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] had stolen to leave Vehicon-controlled Cybertron. After attacking and defeating [[Packrat]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and [[Mol]] for no reason, he was confronted by the rest of the Wreckers when they were alerted to his presence. {{storylink|Departure}} [[Fractyl]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were also quickly dispatched before [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] could calm him down.

Devcon proceeded to sow dissent amongst the already-fractured Wreckers with his abrasive, snarky personality. After landing on [[Archa Nine]] and failing to keep the [[Divine Light]] out of the hands of the traitorous [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the Wreckers gladly built Devcon back into his original body so he could go away. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Having sworn vengeance against Cyclonus, Devcon joined forces at [[Spaceport CSSB-16]] with the [[Beast Era]] [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] to hunt him down. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

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Devcon eventually admitted that he had at least given Slizardo a space suit and survival kit before dumping him out that airlock, and that maybe he'd seek the little guy out to restart their partnership after all. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
{{note|Devcon's wording suggests that he believes he will still find Slizardo floating in space even though more than 300 years have passed. He shows no sign of knowing of Slizardo's [[Grimlock's New Brain|later criminal career]].}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Devcon empty.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Invisible derelict.]]
Devcon was seen sitting against a pipe along the Resistance's secret route through the [[Old Slave Trails]] on a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]-controlled Cybertron. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
Devcon was among the mourners at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}
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==Toys==
===Expanded Universe (unreleased)===
[[Image:DevconCatalog.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Somehow even snarkier than this wiki.]]
At [[BotCon 2001]], a hand-painted [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]], representing Devcon as seen in the Wreckers comics, was one of several future exclusives that attendees could vote to have produced for [[BotCon 2002]]. He evidently lost the vote, as the ultra-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] as G1 [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was produced the following year. The mock-up was put on display along with many other unmade Wreckers toys in the BotCon 2002 art room.

[[Image:Devconslugslinger.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Just try to make a Devcon toy. We dare you.]]
Among the submitted proposals for [[3H Productions|3H]]'s BotCon 2005 exclusives was ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] (with a new head) as Devcon. Whether it actually would have been produced had 3H kept the convention license is unknown.
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==Notes==
* Devcon's name is a play on the word "[[wikipedia:DEFCON|DEFCON]]", an acronym related to military alertness. Although unconfirmed, it is thought that, along with the embargo on the word "nuclear", the writers of the Generation 1 cartoon were not allowed to use the actual word DEFCON in light of heightened Cold War tensions at the time, thus requiring a made-up soundalike word.
* Due to his transformation in "The Gambler", it would be all possible to simply repaint a [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] figure as Devcon. Somewhere, a [[Kitbashing|kitbasher]] is doing that.
* Devcon's inclusion in the Wreckers comic was due to writer [[Rob Gerbracht]] being a big fan of the character. His drastic change in personality would have been explained in a long story arc that never saw the light of day.

==References==
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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines characters]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Ultra Magnus Dies!!

2009-08-16T21:44:00Z

83.252.23.80: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=24
|image=Magnusdeath.jpg
|caption=OMFG SPOILERS!!!
|title="Ultra Magnus Dies!!"
|japanese=ウルトラマグナス死す!!
|romaji=Ultra Magnus Shisu!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[December 22|22 December]] 1987
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Nobuō Shirahata]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Whaddaya ''think'' happens?'''

:''English/Malay dub name:'' "'''The Death of Ultra Magnus'''"

==Synopsis==
The [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] engage in a stealth mission, sneaking into the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' northern outpost on [[Earth]] in their small robot forms and successfully eliminating all the personnel without alerting the Autobots' main force. [[Weirdwolf]] reports their successful acquisition of the base to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].

Meanwhile, Battleship Maximus has returned to [[Athenia]], where they are still concerned over [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s ultimate plan for the energy the Decepticons have gathered from all the planets they attacked, and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] continues his codebreaking to try and discover Scorponok's hidden weakness. At the same time, on [[Chaar]], Galvatron announces the plan in question - as Scorponok has already deduced, he plans to "incorporate the Earth into his system." With the specifics of this goal left unsaid, [[Sixshot]] privately cautions Galvatron to beware of Scorponok and his own ambitions. Galvatron is well aware of Scorponok's own desire for power, and Sixshot offers to limit any further impediment to Galvatron's goals by personally leading a massive attack on Earth's Autobot forces, in order to wipe them out.

Elsewhere, Scorponok contacts Weirdwolf on Earth, and announces that it is time that he and his Headmasters begin to work towards their own goals, surreptitiously working to steal energy from Autobot installations and forcing Galvatron into fighting the Autobots himself, all so that Scorponok may take leadership of the Decepticons once again.

Sixshot mobilises [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Horrorcon|Horrorcons]] and initiates an all-out attack against the Autobots' energy facility in Miami (pausing for a comedic scuffle between the confused [[Doublecross]] and the Horrorcons, who each take on one of his heads). Word soon reaches [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] at [[Autobot City]], who, unwilling to burden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] with any further problems, dispatches the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to deal with the threat.

Back on Athenia, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] are helping Highbrow in his codebreaking, but have thus far met with failure - the two youths are particularly dismayed when Highbrow has them start the whole process over again from the top. Fortress charges [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] with informing him of Galvatron's movements, and confers with the other Autobots on the situation - even the hot-headed, over-eager [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] admits that he has bad feelings about the current situation, stunning everyone into horrified silence.

On Earth, the battle goes badly for the Autobots. On the outskirts of Autobot City, Ultra Magnus is confronted by Sixshot himself, who attacks the [[City Commander]] with his multiplication powers and multiple transformations. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] attempts to intervene, but Trypticon intercepts him, at which point the Trainbots arrive, and convince Magnus that Fortress must be alerted. The news is quickly sent to Athenia, and Fortress and the Headmasters head for Earth aboard Battleship Maximus. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] in turn relays this to Galvatron; the Decepticon leader is not too eager at the suggestion that Scorponok be sent to stop the Autobots, but Soundblaster convinces him to make the request, and Scorponok complies.

Meanwhile, Ultra Magnus is in trouble - Sixshot has multiplied himself into six forms, each one adopting one of his alternate modes, to strike Magnus in painful succession. As the Horrorcons hold off Raiden, Sixshot makes his final deadly move, revealing his secret, ''seventh'' mode, combining all the strengths of his six modes in one - the Wingwolf! Simultaneously, Battleship Maximus and Scorponok arrive on Earth, but Galvatron's fears are realized, as Scorponok completely ignores the battle and telepathically contacts the Decepticon Headmasters to check up on their progress, while the Autobots arrive just as Magnus is caught in a hail of laser fire from Sixshot. When the fallen City Commander does not rise, the enraged Headmasters enter [[Head Formation]] and knock the ninja out of the sky. Fortress cradles Ultra Magnus's broken body, as, with his last words, Magnus wishes for the Autobots to defend the Earth, and dies. Swept up in righteous fury, the Headmasters pummel Sixshot, forcing the villain to retreat.

Ultra Magnus's body is loaded into a funeral bier, and Metroplex requests that, rather than be fired into space, Ultra Magnus's body be buried somewhere on the Earth that he loved so much. With the bier board Battleship Maximus, a burial spot is selected - a small cave on the coastline - and Magnus is submerged beneath the waves as the sun begins to set.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (5)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (6)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (7)
* [[Brainstorm]] (8)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (10)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (11)
* [[Doublecross]] (27)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (28)
* [[Shōki]] (29)
* [[Suiken]] (30)
* [[Getsuei]] (31)
* [[Seizan]] (32)
* [[Kaen]] (33)
* [[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] (34)
* [[Scattershot]] (35)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (36)
* [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (37)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (38)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (39)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (40)
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] (41)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (44)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (45)
* [[Raiden]] (47)

|c2=
* [[Weirdwolf]] (1)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (2)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (3)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (4)
* [[Sixshot]] (12)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (13)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (14)
* [[Blot]] (15)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (16)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (17)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (18)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (19)
* [[Apeface]] (20)
* [[Snapdragon]] (21)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (22)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (23)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (24)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (25)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (26)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (43)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (46)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (42)
* [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] (48)

}}
==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*As Galvatron and Soundblaster ask Scorponok to go to Earth, Scorponok's "antlers" are grey instead of orange.
*When Ultra Magnus looks at the departing Trainbots and Technobots, his eyes are red.

===Continuity errors===
*When he dies, Ultra Magnus does not turn grey. This stands out particularly, since ''The Headmasters'' was so attentive to this point in early episodes of the series when Blaster, Soundwave and Optimus Prime all bought the farm. But hey, maybe his ''inner robot'' did...

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's unknown master plan was first hinted at in "[[Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!]]" Precisely what "incorporating the Earth into his system" involves is not covered in this episode, but will be revealed in the next installment - but don't get'cher hopes up for anything ''sensible''.
*The existence of Scorponok's mysterious weak spot was revealed in "[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]".
*The Headmasters' telepathic powers were introduced fully back in "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]".
*The "Head Formation", introduced properly in "[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]", takes another new twist in this episode. This time, the Headmasters do not disconnect from their [[Transtector|Transtectors]] before entering the formation, and once they are powered up, they do not release their grip on each other, spinning their energy-charged bodies in a destructive circle. This is probably the most important evolution of the Headmasters' powering-up abilities, as it is this specific version of the formation that will prove key in the final episode of the series.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*This episode marked the return of ''The Headmasters'' to Japanese television screens after a four-week break.
*This is the first ''The Headmasters'' episode to feature an insert song. The song in question is ''[[Arise! Headmaster of Anger]]'', which plays as Ultra Magnus and Sixshot's battle begins. The RTM 1 dub removes it.
*Sixshot's Wingwolf mode was created for the animated series, hence it is not mentioned in his toy's instructions, but you can still transform the toy into this form, because it was created simply by fiddling with the figure to see what sort of other forms one could create out of it. This was not the only time that the Japanese ''Transformers'' series put this trick to use, as seen with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s "space jet" mode and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]'s hydra mode.

[[Category:Headmasters episodes]]

Chaar

2009-08-08T19:57:14Z

83.252.23.80:

{{disambig3|Chaar}}

:''Chaar is a planet from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chaar City.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Sure the rent's low, but would you want Galvatron as your landlord? Or Soundwave as your neighbor? And you know the Predacons are just gonna mess up your yard.]]

'''Chaar''' is the planet where the [[Decepticon]]s settled after being driven from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is a burned-out, barren husk of a planet. The planet is far from dead, however, what with the monstrous [[Chaar spider]] and [[energy leech]]es. Deadly, but not dead.

{{quote|Our charts don't show any planets in that sector... no, wait, here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen.|[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] finds Chaar on the galactic map, while showing what an effective leader he is|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

:'''Japanese name:''' ''Jarr'' (ジャール)
:'''English-Malay dub name:''' ''Jolo''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After the battle against [[Unicron]], the [[Autobot]]s successfully drove away all the Decepticons occupying [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] missing, the Decepticons became directionless and chose to seek refuge on the burned-out world of Chaar.

The Decepticons nearly starved to death on the wasteland of a planet, until [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] successfully retrieved Galvatron from his resting place on [[Thrull]]. Reinvigorated, the Decepticons gradually transformed the planet into a suitable place to live, with cities and battle stations.

====Robot Masters====
The Autobot [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] resided on Chaar before coming to Earth to be [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] bodyguard.<ref>Robot Masters takes place in 2004, meaning Road Rocket apparently lived there before the Decepticons took over.</ref>

====Victory====
The [[Dinoforce]] hail from Chaar.<ref>According to their toyline bios.</ref>

===Dreamwave comics===
Once a populated planet, Charr became a barren wasteland crisscrossed by lava flows as a result of natural disaster.<ref>Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's MTMTE #8</ref>

==Trivia==
* The spelling "Chaar" (two As, one R) was first revealed in the Marvel Comics adaption of ''[[The Big Broadcast of 2006!]]''. Years later, the same spelling was found in internal [[Sunbow Productions]] documents, such as the [[dialogue script]]s. This means that the planet's official spelling has been known since 1988... yet "Charr" still persists in the [[fandom]] to this day. Oh well.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Generation 1 planets]]
[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Robot Masters]]
[[Category:Victory]]

Chaar

2009-08-08T19:56:47Z

83.252.23.80:

{{disambig3|Chaar}}

:''Chaar is a planet from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Chaar City.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Sure the rent's low, but would you want Galvatron as your landlord? Or Soundwave as your neighbor? And you know the Predacons are just gonna mess up your yard.]]

'''Chaar''' is the planet where the [[Decepticon]]s settled after being driven from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is a burned-out, barren husk of a planet. The planet is far from dead, however, what with the monstrous [[Chaar spider]] and [[energy leech]]es. Deadly, but not dead.

{{quote|Our charts don't show any planets in that sector... no, wait, here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen.|[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] finds Chaar on the galactic map, while showing what an effective leader he is|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

:'''Japanese name:''' ''Jāru'' (ジャール)
:'''English-Malay dub name:''' ''Jolo''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After the battle against [[Unicron]], the [[Autobot]]s successfully drove away all the Decepticons occupying [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] missing, the Decepticons became directionless and chose to seek refuge on the burned-out world of Chaar.

The Decepticons nearly starved to death on the wasteland of a planet, until [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] successfully retrieved Galvatron from his resting place on [[Thrull]]. Reinvigorated, the Decepticons gradually transformed the planet into a suitable place to live, with cities and battle stations.

====Robot Masters====
The Autobot [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] resided on Chaar before coming to Earth to be [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] bodyguard.<ref>Robot Masters takes place in 2004, meaning Road Rocket apparently lived there before the Decepticons took over.</ref>

====Victory====
The [[Dinoforce]] hail from Chaar.<ref>According to their toyline bios.</ref>

===Dreamwave comics===
Once a populated planet, Charr became a barren wasteland crisscrossed by lava flows as a result of natural disaster.<ref>Glossary of terms in Dreamwave's MTMTE #8</ref>

==Trivia==
* The spelling "Chaar" (two As, one R) was first revealed in the Marvel Comics adaption of ''[[The Big Broadcast of 2006!]]''. Years later, the same spelling was found in internal [[Sunbow Productions]] documents, such as the [[dialogue script]]s. This means that the planet's official spelling has been known since 1988... yet "Charr" still persists in the [[fandom]] to this day. Oh well.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Generation 1 planets]]
[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Robot Masters]]
[[Category:Victory]]