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Primus

2007-12-21T19:40:28Z

83.255.67.187: /* Cybertron */

[[Image:PrimusG1.jpg|300px|thumb|That's MISTER God to you.]]

'''Primus''' is [[Unicron]]'s sibling, and the creator god of the [[Transformer]]s. His body is the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe. Though he rarely meddles in the affairs of his creations, he has gifted a portion of his lifeforce within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Allspark]].

{{quote|Maintain the balance. Until all are one.|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==In the beginning==

[[Image:Primus_original.jpg|thumb|left|Hold the sword and say, "I am the Protector of the Universe!"]]

Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. To explore the fledging universe, he created the astral being known as [[Unicron]], and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality - good and evil, order and chaos - and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[Image:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|right|"No, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is ''[[RIBFIR|blue]]''!"]]

As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends - rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. After performing a "test run" on the moon of [[Protos]], where he successfully created [[Covenant|twelve transforming robotic beings]], {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}} he birthed from his own body a group of thirteen robots that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. These were the [[13 original Transformers]], each one infused with a fragment of Primus' life essence known as a [[spark]].

The Thirteen were Primus' soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the [[Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Transformer race grew, and Primus fell into the realm of legend, with a portion of his power, the [[Matrix of Leadership]], handed down through the generations, serving as the Transformers' ever-present link to their creator.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===

''The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of [[Armada]]). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.''

====Unicron's story====

''The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story [[Legacy of Unicron]], when he recounted it to [[Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark Armies]] against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]] (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light Gods and Dark Armies would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. (Only one of the other gods was ever named - the [[Chronarchitect]]. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.)''

====The Keeper's story====

''The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".''

====Primus's story====

''The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.''

====Fleer and DK====

[[Image:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I feel prickly...]]
''The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "[[Allspark]]."''

''This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]], published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[One|The One]]," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.''

''It was also at this point that it was established that Primus could transform from Cybertron into a robot mode like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level.''

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==Generation 1==

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Primalscream.jpg|right|thumb|KHHHHHAAAAANNNNN!]]

Eventually, millions of years later, in [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|one version]] of Generation 1 continuity, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the Keeper. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a multiverse-shaking "Primal Scream" that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location. Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. {{storylink|Primal Scream}}

[[Image:Emirate_prmus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Form blazing god!]]

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Primus intended for all his children to battle Unicron together, but when the planet-eater arrived, sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix, the full measure of Primus's power, to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} His body in this universe obliterated, Unicron moved on to another dimension, to ravage other worlds, and make further attempts on Cybertrons throughout the multiverse.

''('''Note:''' As originally written, it is quite clear that the story intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron. As the current retcon makes it clear that this cannot possibly be, one must assume that Prime was wrong in his analysis that Primus had died. Notably, even in the original comics themselves, the Matrix - the life-force of Primus - is shown to still exist and is functioning fine in the G2 Marvel Comics series that follows his supposed death.)''

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===Animated continuity===

Primus did not exist in the Generation 1 cartoon as it was originally written. There, Cybertron's oldest revealed status was as a factory world of the [[Quintesson]]s who invented the Transformers, and Unicron was created by the ancient genius [[Primacron]]. The animated continuity is, then, easily the fiction that is least compatible with the subsequent retcon that establishes Primus as a multiversal singularity and part of all Transformers universe, although [[Disclosure|Wreckers #3]] did attempt to retcon the Primus mythology into the Quintesson-creation backstory of the original cartoon.

==Beast Era==

===''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''===

In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors, Primus's name was also leant to a set of propehtical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of this era took his name (as did, presumably, the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

After the Beast Wars, Megatron intended to incorporate Primus's essence, the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], into his own being and become godlike by stealing every [[Spark]] of every Transformer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 3: The Siege}} Ultimately, this was merely one step of the [[Oracle]]'s plan to reformat Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] paradise. After Megatron and Optimus Primal were plunged into the planet's core, the planet was reborn and the abducted Sparks were returned to new technorganic bodies. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Universe''===

[[Image:TFUPrimus.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Alpha Trion|Alpha]], Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]

Following the recreation of Cybertron as a technorganic world, [[Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[Spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Autobot elder [[Alpha Trion]], called back from the Allspark the now-legendary Maximal commander and Cybertron's savior, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], to rescue the possessed, battling captives from the Pit of Unicron -- and to lead a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to his soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse.

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed -- living or dead -- for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge]]. Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse.

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==Unicron Trilogy==

===Energon===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Ron Halder]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''
[[Image:Primus_eng.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Primus mistakes Kicker for a Japanese schoolgirl.]]

In the Unicron Trilogy universe, Primus made was introduced as the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in the "Unicron Battles" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of Energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autbot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the Earth Federated Government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift - the ability to detect energon throughout the universe. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the "Spark of Combination," which would allow the Autobots to combine and increase their powers. Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the next battle with Unicron; although vague at times, he would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Megatron succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to combine into a gigantic form and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and Primus sought to contain it by trapping it at the heart of a new sun that he created from a reservoir of "super energon" hidden within Cybertron. {{storylink|The Sun}}

===Cybertron===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Michael Donovan]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Map-Primus.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|If Unicron is Galactus, does that mean that Primus is Ego, The Living Planet?]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime]] - one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done - back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

[[Image:Primus Cybertrony.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh so prickly...]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from planet mode to robot mode. Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order - but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. {{Storylink|Cybertron (Cybertron episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Starscream_Vs_Primus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mother...]]

Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to be smacked down hard. {{Storylink|Balance}} Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing some of Primus's power into himself. Starscream expanded in size until he was as large as Primus himself, but Primus did not take this slight lightly, as he converted Cybertron's moons into a pair of mace weapons and relentlessly pounded Starscream into submission. {{storylink|Titans}}

Eventually, the Autobots were able to acquire the final key, as well as to reactivate the four ancient ships which had carried the keys to the respective worlds ages ago - the [[Atlantis]], the [[Lemuria]], the [[Hyperborea]] and the [[Ogygia]]. Primus fused the four ships together to form the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and with his powers subsequently restored by all four keys, he channelled all of his power through the Ark as a beam, straight into the heart of the black hole. With a massive blast, the black hole was finally sealed, and Primus transformed back into Cybertron - not Cybertron has it had been, but a new Cybertron, infused with the differing aspects of Velociton, Jungle Planet, Earth and Gigantion, a true paradise for Transformers and humans alike. {{storylink|End}}

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic====

While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] - as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible to Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all.

Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the ''Universe'' conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. His whereabouts are unknown.

====Kiss Players continuity====

While on an adventure through space and time, the singing group known as the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] - natives of the Generation 1 universe - were accidentally scattered across the multiverse, and found themselves in the Unicron Trilogy universe. [[Shaoshao Li]] and [[Zangetsu]] found themselves stranded on the surface of Cybertron, where they were menaced by [[Scrapmetal]]s. Shao was rescued by [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], who told her that she stood upon Primus himself. Shortly thereafter, with help from [[Vector Prime]], the giant golden hand of the Primus from her native universe took her back home.

== IDW comics continuity ==

As of this writing, neither Unicron nor Primus has appeared in the new [[IDW Publishing|IDW comic universe]]. Writer [[Simon Furman]] has stated that he may specifically ''exclude'' Primus and Unicron from this universe, which might be seen as retconning out the previous retcon and rendering Primus as being once again a feature of only "some" Transformer continuities. Without a fairly direct in-story description of Cybertron's origins, however, it is impossible to say whether Primus is in fact absent in this universe, or merely not up to anything. This last one is possible, seeing as how Cybertron itself is a barren wasteland, with the stories taking place on Earth and other planets. It was at least confirmed that Transformers have a diety named Primus when Cybertronians were shown taking his name in vain while under attack by the Seekers in [[Megatron Origin, part 4]].

In the absence of Primus, there were some other interesting things to mention in Cybertronian religion. In the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]] miniseries, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Scoop]] make mention of [[Primacron]] in an almost religious manner ("Primacron help us" and "Primacron only knows"). [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] claims that there is a spirit of Cybertron which needs to be appeased to restore Cybertron, which one could easily interpret as Primus. However, Bludgeon's idea of appeasing Cybertron was to allow [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to destroy a bunch of planets in a mass sacrifice, so his sources (and his sanity) are a matter of debate.

==Primus in Japan==

While Primus has been a staple in Western Transformers fiction since 1988, the character has only recently made the leap across the Pacific to take part in the world of Japanese Transformers storylines.

===Unicron Trilogy===

Primus did not exist in Japanese Transformers fiction until he was introduced in ''Superlink'' (''Energon''). Although his nature is not fully divulged in the course of either this series or ''Galaxy Force'' (''Cybertron''), some early ''Superlink'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html pre-production notes] go into the specifics of Primus's creation. Not particularly in-line with the Western multiversal origin of the character, they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies - this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as a "light god," presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.

===Kiss Players/Teletraan Go! Go!===
[[Image:TGGPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|Now you need to get this toy.]]

The Japanese decided at last to introduce a "G1" equivalent of the character in the [[Kiss Players]] fiction of 2007, wholly distinct from the version seen in ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', since the character is not a multiversal singularity in Japan. Here, the character was envisioned as part of a complicated retcon that merged various animated concepts - [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]], [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Oracle]] - into one singular entity, who was also Primus.

Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron, the robotic being known as the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron rebelled against his creator. His essence fled to a dead world at the centre of the galaxy, which he used his powers to transform into a verdant, green planet. This world was eventually discovered by the alien Quintessons, and the Oracle was captured and transformed into the mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. The Oracle's world was transformed into the metallic planet of Cybertron, his powers were harnessed by the Quintessons to create the races of robots that would eventually become the Transformers, and the shell that had held his essence became the Matrix of Leadership.

[[Image:TGGPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Primus = Oracle = Vector Sigma = Primacron's Assistant = aaaargh.]]

Eons later, in the year 2007, three of Unicron's servants, the [[Sparkbot]]s, co-opted the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], into helping them gather up the scattered [[Angolmois|essence]] of the master following his destruction in 2005. The three girls - [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]] - were taken on a journey through space and time, and were tricked into believing that they were recovering fragments of the so-called "Allspark" from [[Autobot]] or [[Maximal]] leaders throughout history. The Oracle - by this stage calling himself Primus - was forced to intervene, appearing as a giant golden hand which began to steal away the fragments before the Kiss Players could gather them. Pursuing him across the multiverse, the Kiss Players collided with the [[Wall of Time]] and were scattered across dimensions.

Primus rescue the girls from the Unicron Trilogy universe and revealed the Sparkbots deception, before transforming into his "golden ark" mode (which Shaoshao thought looked more like a camper truck) to pursue the three villains back in time to prehistoric Earth. They arrived just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successul restoration of Unicron to life, but Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, he created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. His work complete, the god transformed into a golden sphere and went to sleep.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''God Primus''' (2004)
[[Image:GodPrimus1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Popemobile, meet Godtruck]][[Image:GodPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Rod God.]]
:Unbeknowst to many Western fans, the first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw]]" toy in Japan, a [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum metalized]] gold chrome recolored [[Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers: Generations]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these lucky draw figures were manufactured.
:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), Primus transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a winnebago. Following the trend started by Optimus Prime, his trailer splits down the middle to transform into a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-00'''

[[Image:Cybertron_Primus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.]]

:Cybertron Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Unicron]] from the ''Armada'' line, with visible cities, including [[Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the DK Books ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'', and Kaon as seen in ''[[The War Within]]''. On the 'bottom' of the planet mode there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into his back and pushed, a transforming sound is heard. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up to reveal his head, his eyes glow red and a laser-type sound effect is heard. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In robot mode, Primus resembles both the ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry, including two shoulder-mounted cannons that can fire missiles, two forearm blasters that raise and extend when a Cyber Power Key is inserted, and several banks of gattling cannons, lasers and missile launchers in his shins and legs revealed by the Omega Lock.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode - an intergalactic world-ship, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact.

:Primus comes with two accessories, the aforementioned battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports, and a special silver Cybertron-Planet Cyber Power Key. Any four Cyber Planet Keys can be inserted into the four key slots at the base of the Omega Lock, though doing this does not activate any feature. There are also nine Mini-Con dead [[powerlinx]] ports on the Primus figure, including two on the claws on his legs. Attaching Mini-Cons to these also do not activate any features.

:In North America, limited early-run versions of Cybertron Primus came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance.

:A later version, exclusive to Wal-Mart as a [[Black Friday]] 2006 special, included four Mini-Cons; [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].

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==Trivia==
* The original form of Primus in Marvel Comic continuity is similar to [[Hot Rod]] or Rodimus Prime.
* The myth of Primus and Unicron bears a little resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] myth of [[Wikipedia:Ahura Mazda|Ahura Mazda]] and [[Wikipedia:Ahriman|Ahriman]].

==See also==
*[[Allspark]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]

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2007-12-21T19:37:52Z

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[[Image:PrimusG1.jpg|300px|thumb|That's MISTER God to you.]]

'''Primus''' is [[Unicron]]'s sibling, and the creator god of the [[Transformer]]s. His body is the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe. Though he rarely meddles in the affairs of his creations, he has gifted a portion of his lifeforce within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Allspark]].

{{quote|Maintain the balance. Until all are one.|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==In the beginning==

[[Image:Primus_original.jpg|thumb|left|Hold the sword and say, "I am the Protector of the Universe!"]]

Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. To explore the fledging universe, he created the astral being known as [[Unicron]], and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality - good and evil, order and chaos - and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[Image:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|right|"No, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is ''[[RIBFIR|blue]]''!"]]

As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends - rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. After performing a "test run" on the moon of [[Protos]], where he successfully created [[Covenant|twelve transforming robotic beings]], {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}} he birthed from his own body a group of thirteen robots that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. These were the [[13 original Transformers]], each one infused with a fragment of Primus' life essence known as a [[spark]].

The Thirteen were Primus' soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the [[Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Transformer race grew, and Primus fell into the realm of legend, with a portion of his power, the [[Matrix of Leadership]], handed down through the generations, serving as the Transformers' ever-present link to their creator.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===

''The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of [[Armada]]). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.''

====Unicron's story====

''The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story [[Legacy of Unicron]], when he recounted it to [[Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark Armies]] against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]] (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light Gods and Dark Armies would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. (Only one of the other gods was ever named - the [[Chronarchitect]]. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.)''

====The Keeper's story====

''The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".''

====Primus's story====

''The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.''

====Fleer and DK====

[[Image:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I feel prickly...]]
''The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "[[Allspark]]."''

''This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]], published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[One|The One]]," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.''

''It was also at this point that it was established that Primus could transform from Cybertron into a robot mode like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level.''

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==Generation 1==

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Primalscream.jpg|right|thumb|KHHHHHAAAAANNNNN!]]

Eventually, millions of years later, in [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|one version]] of Generation 1 continuity, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the Keeper. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a multiverse-shaking "Primal Scream" that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location. Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. {{storylink|Primal Scream}}

[[Image:Emirate_prmus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Form blazing god!]]

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Primus intended for all his children to battle Unicron together, but when the planet-eater arrived, sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix, the full measure of Primus's power, to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} His body in this universe obliterated, Unicron moved on to another dimension, to ravage other worlds, and make further attempts on Cybertrons throughout the multiverse.

''('''Note:''' As originally written, it is quite clear that the story intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron. As the current retcon makes it clear that this cannot possibly be, one must assume that Prime was wrong in his analysis that Primus had died. Notably, even in the original comics themselves, the Matrix - the life-force of Primus - is shown to still exist and is functioning fine in the G2 Marvel Comics series that follows his supposed death.)''

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===Animated continuity===

Primus did not exist in the Generation 1 cartoon as it was originally written. There, Cybertron's oldest revealed status was as a factory world of the [[Quintesson]]s who invented the Transformers, and Unicron was created by the ancient genius [[Primacron]]. The animated continuity is, then, easily the fiction that is least compatible with the subsequent retcon that establishes Primus as a multiversal singularity and part of all Transformers universe, although [[Disclosure|Wreckers #3]] did attempt to retcon the Primus mythology into the Quintesson-creation backstory of the original cartoon.

==Beast Era==

===''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''===

In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors, Primus's name was also leant to a set of propehtical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of this era took his name (as did, presumably, the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

After the Beast Wars, Megatron intended to incorporate Primus's essence, the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], into his own being and become godlike by stealing every [[Spark]] of every Transformer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 3: The Siege}} Ultimately, this was merely one step of the [[Oracle]]'s plan to reformat Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] paradise. After Megatron and Optimus Primal were plunged into the planet's core, the planet was reborn and the abducted Sparks were returned to new technorganic bodies. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Universe''===

[[Image:TFUPrimus.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Alpha Trion|Alpha]], Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]

Following the recreation of Cybertron as a technorganic world, [[Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[Spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Autobot elder [[Alpha Trion]], called back from the Allspark the now-legendary Maximal commander and Cybertron's savior, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], to rescue the possessed, battling captives from the Pit of Unicron -- and to lead a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to his soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse.

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed -- living or dead -- for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge]]. Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse.

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==Unicron Trilogy==

===Energon===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Ron Halder]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''
[[Image:Primus_eng.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Primus mistakes Kicker for a Japanese schoolgirl.]]

In the Unicron Trilogy universe, Primus made was introduced as the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in the "Unicron Battles" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of Energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autbot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the Earth Federated Government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift - the ability to detect energon throughout the universe. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the "Spark of Combination," which would allow the Autobots to combine and increase their powers. Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the next battle with Unicron; although vague at times, he would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Megatron succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to combine into a gigantic form and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and Primus sought to contain it by trapping it at the heart of a new sun that he created from a reservoir of "super energon" hidden within Cybertron. {{storylink|The Sun}}

===Cybertron===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Michael Donovan]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Map-Primus.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|If Unicron is Galactus, does that mean that Primus is Ego, The Living Planet?]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime]] - one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done - back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

[[Image:Primus Cybertrony.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh so prickly...]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from planet mode to robot mode. Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order - but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. {{Storylink|Cybertron (Cybertron episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Starscream_Vs_Primus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mother...]]

Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to be smacked down hard. {{Storylink|Balance}} Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing some of Primus's power into himself. Starscream expanded in size until he was as large as Primus himself, but Primus did not take this slight lightly, as he converted Cybertron's moons into a pair of mace weapons and relentlessly pounded Starscream into submission. {{storylink|Titans}}

Eventually, the Autobots were able to acquire the final key, as well as to reactivate the four ancient ships which had carried the keys to the respective worlds ages ago - the [[Atlantis]], the [[Lemuria]], the [[Hyperborea]] and the [[Ogygia]]. Primus fused the four ships together to form the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and with his powers subsequently restored by all four keys, he channelled all of his power through the Ark as a beam, straight into the heart of the black hole. With a massive blast, the black hole was finally sealed, and Primus transformed back into Cybertron - not Cybertron has it had been, but a new Cybertron, infused with the differing aspects of Velociton, Jungle Planet, Earth and Gigantion, a true paradise for Transformers and humans alike. {{storylink|End}}

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic====

While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] - as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible to Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all.

Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the ''Universe'' conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. His whereabouts are unknown.

====Kiss Players continuity====

While on an adventure through space and time, the singing group known as the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] - natives of the Generation 1 universe - were accidentally scattered across the multiverse, and found themselves in the Unicron Trilogy universe. [[Shaoshao Li]] and [[Zangetsu]] found themselves stranded on the surface of Cybertron, where they were menaced by [[Scrapmetal]]s. Shao was rescued by [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], who told her that she stood upon Primus himself. Shortly thereafter, with help from [[Vector Prime]], the giant golden hand of the Primus from her native universe took her back home.

== IDW comics continuity ==

As of this writing, neither Unicron nor Primus has appeared in the new [[IDW Publishing|IDW comic universe]]. Writer [[Simon Furman]] has stated that he may specifically ''exclude'' Primus and Unicron from this universe, which might be seen as retconning out the previous retcon and rendering Primus as being once again a feature of only "some" Transformer continuities. Without a fairly direct in-story description of Cybertron's origins, however, it is impossible to say whether Primus is in fact absent in this universe, or merely not up to anything. This last one is possible, seeing as how Cybertron itself is a barren wasteland, with the stories taking place on Earth and other planets. It was at least confirmed that Transformers have a diety named Primus when Cybertronians were shown taking his name in vain while under attack by the Seekers in [[Megatron Origin, part 4]].

In the absence of Primus, there were some other interesting things to mention in Cybertronian religion. In the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]] miniseries, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Scoop]] make mention of [[Primacron]] in an almost religious manner ("Primacron help us" and "Primacron only knows"). [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] claims that there is a spirit of Cybertron which needs to be appeased to restore Cybertron, which one could easily interpret as Primus. However, Bludgeon's idea of appeasing Cybertron was to allow [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to destroy a bunch of planets in a mass sacrifice, so his sources (and his sanity) are a matter of debate.

==Primus in Japan==

While Primus has been a staple in Western Transformers fiction since 1988, the character has only recently made the leap across the Pacific to take part in the world of Japanese Transformers storylines.

===Unicron Trilogy===

Primus did not exist in Japanese Transformers fiction until he was introduced in ''Superlink'' (''Energon''). Although his nature is not fully divulged in the course of either this series or ''Galaxy Force'' (''Cybertron''), some early ''Superlink'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html pre-production notes] go into the specifics of Primus's creation. Not particularly in-line with the Western multiversal origin of the character, they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies - this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as a "light god," presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.

===Kiss Players/Teletraan Go! Go!===
[[Image:TGGPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|Now you need to get this toy.]]

The Japanese decided at last to introduce a "G1" equivalent of the character in the [[Kiss Players]] fiction of 2007, wholly distinct from the version seen in ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', since the character is not a multiversal singularity in Japan. Here, the character was envisioned as part of a complicated retcon that merged various animated concepts - [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]], [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Oracle]] - into one singular entity, who was also Primus.

Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron, the robotic being known as the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron rebelled against his creator. His essence fled to a dead world at the centre of the galaxy, which he used his powers to transform into a verdant, green planet. This world was eventually discovered by the alien Quintessons, and the Oracle was captured and transformed into the mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. The Oracle's world was transformed into the metallic planet of Cybertron, his powers were harnessed by the Quintessons to create the races of robots that would eventually become the Transformers, and the shell that had held his essence became the Matrix of Leadership.

[[Image:TGGPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Primus = Oracle = Vector Sigma = Primacron's Assistant = aaaargh.]]

Eons later, in the year 2007, three of Unicron's servants, the [[Sparkbot]]s, co-opted the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], into helping them gather up the scattered [[Angolmois|essence]] of the master following his destruction in 2005. The three girls - [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]] - were taken on a journey through space and time, and were tricked into believing that they were recovering fragments of the so-called "Allspark" from [[Autobot]] or [[Maximal]] leaders throughout history. The Oracle - by this stage calling himself Primus - was forced to intervene, appearing as a giant golden hand which began to steal away the fragments before the Kiss Players could gather them. Pursuing him across the multiverse, the Kiss Players collided with the [[Wall of Time]] and were scattered across dimensions.

Primus rescue the girls from the Unicron Trilogy universe and revealed the Sparkbots deception, before transforming into his "golden ark" mode (which Shaoshao thought looked more like a camper truck) to pursue the three villains back in time to prehistoric Earth. They arrived just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successul restoration of Unicron to life, but Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, he created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. His work complete, the god transformed into a golden sphere and went to sleep.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''God Primus''' (2004)
[[Image:GodPrimus1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Popemobile, meet Godtruck]][[Image:GodPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Rod God.]]
:Unbeknowst to many Western fans, the first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw]]" toy in Japan, a [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum metalized]] gold chrome recolored [[Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers: Generations]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these lucky draw figures were manufactured.
:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), Primus transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a winnebago. Following the trend started by Optimus Prime, his trailer splits down the middle to transform into a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-00'''

[[Image:Cybertron_Primus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.]]

:Cybertron Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Unicron]] from the ''Armada'' line, with visible cities, including [[Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the DK Books ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'', and Kaon as seen in ''[[The War Within]]''. On the 'bottom' of the planet mode there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into his back and pushed, a transforming sound is heard. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up to reveal his head, his eyes glow red and a laser-type sound effect is heard. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In robot mode, Primus resembles both the ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry, including two shoulder-mounted cannons that can fire missiles, two forearm blasters that raise and extend when a Cyber Power Key is inserted, and several banks of gattling cannons, lasers and missile launchers in his shins and legs revealed by the Omega Lock.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode - an intergalacticic world-ship, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact.

:Primus comes with two accessories, the aformentioned battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports, and a special silver Cybertron-Planet Cyber Power Key. Any four Cyber Planet Keys can be inserted into the four key slots at the base of the Omega Lock, though doing this does not activate any feature. There are also nine Mini-Con dead [[powerlinx]] ports on the Primus figure, including two on the claws on his legs. Attaching Mini-Cons to these also do not activate any features.

:In North America, limited early-run versions of Cybertron Primus came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance.

:A later version, exclusive to Wal-Mart as a [[Black Friday]] 2006 special, included four Mini-Cons; [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].

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==Trivia==
* The original form of Primus in Marvel Comic continuity is similar to [[Hot Rod]] or Rodimus Prime.
* The myth of Primus and Unicron bears a little resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] myth of [[Wikipedia:Ahura Mazda|Ahura Mazda]] and [[Wikipedia:Ahriman|Ahriman]].

==See also==
*[[Allspark]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]

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[[Image:PrimusG1.jpg|300px|thumb|That's MISTER God to you.]]

'''Primus''' is [[Unicron]]'s sibling, and the creator god of the [[Transformer]]s. His body is the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe. Though he rarely meddles in the affairs of his creations, he has gifted a portion of his lifeforce within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Allspark]].

{{quote|Maintain the balance. Until all are one.|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==In the beginning==

[[Image:Primus_original.jpg|thumb|left|Hold the sword and say, "I am the Protector of the Universe!"]]

Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as the [[One]]. To explore the fledging universe, he created the astral being known as [[Unicron]], and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were multiversal singularities, unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality - good and evil, order and chaos - and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[Image:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|right|"No, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is ''[[RIBFIR|blue]]''!"]]

As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends - rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. After performing a "test run" on the moon of [[Protos]], where he successfully created [[Covenant|twelve transforming robotic beings]], {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}} he birthed from his own body a group of thirteen robots that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. These were the [[13 original Transformers]], each one infused with a fragment of Primus' life essence known as a [[spark]].

The Thirteen were Primus' soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the [[Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Transformer race grew, and Primus fell into the realm of legend, with a portion of his power, the [[Matrix of Leadership]], handed down through the generations, serving as the Transformers' ever-present link to their creator.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===

''The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of [[Armada]]). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.''

====Unicron's story====

''The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story [[Legacy of Unicron]], when he recounted it to [[Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe, who led a legion of [[Dark Armies]] against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light Gods]] (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light Gods and Dark Armies would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone, and have a unique origin. (Only one of the other gods was ever named - the [[Chronarchitect]]. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.)''

====The Keeper's story====

''The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".''

====Primus's story====

''The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the current universe, and had destroyed the previous universe which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the void of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The "sentient core" of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.''

====Fleer and DK====

[[Image:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I feel prickly...]]
''The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "[[Allspark]]."''

''This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]], published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[One|The One]]," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.''

''It was also at this point that it was established that Primus could transform from Cybertron into a robot mode like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level.''

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==Generation 1==

===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:Primalscream.jpg|right|thumb|KHHHHHAAAAANNNNN!]]

Eventually, millions of years later, in [[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|one version]] of Generation 1 continuity, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the Keeper. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a multiverse-shaking "Primal Scream" that woke Unicron and alerted him to Primus' location. Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. {{storylink|Primal Scream}}

[[Image:Emirate_prmus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Form blazing god!]]

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Primus intended for all his children to battle Unicron together, but when the planet-eater arrived, sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently used the Matrix, the full measure of Primus's power, to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} His body in this universe obliterated, Unicron moved on to another dimension, to ravage other worlds, and make further attempts on Cybertrons throughout the multiverse.

''('''Note:''' As originally written, it is quite clear that the story intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron. As the current retcon makes it clear that this cannot possibly be, one must assume that Prime was wrong in his analysis that Primus had died. Notably, even in the original comics themselves, the Matrix - the life-force of Primus - is shown to still exist and is functioning fine in the G2 Marvel Comics series that follows his supposed death.)''

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===Animated continuity===

Primus did not exist in the Generation 1 cartoon as it was originally written. There, Cybertron's oldest revealed status was as a factory world of the [[Quintesson]]s who invented the Transformers, and Unicron was created by the ancient genius [[Primacron]]. The animated continuity is, then, easily the fiction that is least compatible with the subsequent retcon that establishes Primus as a multiversal singularity and part of all Transformers universe, although [[Disclosure|Wreckers #3]] did attempt to retcon the Primus mythology into the Quintesson-creation backstory of the original cartoon.

==Beast Era==

===''Beast Wars''/''Beast Machines''===

In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors, Primus's name was also leant to a set of propehtical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] of this era took his name (as did, presumably, the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}}

After the Beast Wars, Megatron intended to incorporate Primus's essence, the [[Allspark (dimension)|Allspark]], into his own being and become godlike by stealing every [[Spark]] of every Transformer on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 3: The Siege}} Ultimately, this was merely one step of the [[Oracle]]'s plan to reformat Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] paradise. After Megatron and Optimus Primal were plunged into the planet's core, the planet was reborn and the abducted Sparks were returned to new technorganic bodies. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}

===''Universe''===

[[Image:TFUPrimus.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Alpha Trion|Alpha]], Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]

Following the recreation of Cybertron as a technorganic world, [[Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[Spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Autobot elder [[Alpha Trion]], called back from the Allspark the now-legendary Maximal commander and Cybertron's savior, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], to rescue the possessed, battling captives from the Pit of Unicron -- and to lead a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to his soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse.

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed -- living or dead -- for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge]]. Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse.

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==Unicron Trilogy==

===Energon===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Ron Halder]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''
[[Image:Primus_eng.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Primus mistakes Kicker for a Japanese schoolgirl.]]

In the Unicron Trilogy universe, Primus made was introduced as the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in the "Unicron Battles" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of Energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autbot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the Earth Federated Government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift - the ability to detect energon throughout the universe. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the "Spark of Combination," which would allow the Autobots to combine and increase their powers. Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the Terrorcon invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and the next battle with Unicron; although vague at times, he would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Megatron succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to combine into a gigantic form and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and Primus sought to contain it by trapping it at the heart of a new sun that he created from a reservoir of "super energon" hidden within Cybertron. {{storylink|The Sun}}

===Cybertron===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Michael Donovan]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan)''

[[Image:Map-Primus.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|If Unicron is Galactus, does that mean that Primus is Ego, The Living Planet?]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime]] - one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done - back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

[[Image:Primus Cybertrony.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh so prickly...]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from planet mode to robot mode. Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order - but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. {{Storylink|Cybertron (Cybertron episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Starscream_Vs_Primus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mother...]]

Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to be smacked down hard. {{Storylink|Balance}} Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing some of Primus's power into himself. Starscream expanded in size until he was as large as Primus himself, but Primus did not take this slight lightly, as he converted Cybertron's moons into a pair of mace weapons and relentlessly pounded Starscream into submission. {{storylink|Titans}}

Eventually, the Autobots were able to acquire the final key, as well as to reactivate the four ancient ships which had carried the keys to the respective worlds ages ago - the [[Atlantis]], the [[Lemuria]], the [[Hyperborea]] and the [[Ogygia]]. Primus fused the four ships together to form the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and with his powers subsequently restored by all four keys, he channelled all of his power through the Ark as a beam, straight into the heart of the black hole. With a massive blast, the black hole was finally sealed, and Primus transformed back into Cybertron - not Cybertron has it had been, but a new Cybertron, infused with the differing aspects of Velociton, Jungle Planet, Earth and Gigantion, a true paradise for Transformers and humans alike. {{storylink|End}}

====Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic====

While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] - as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible to Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all.

Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the ''Universe'' conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. His whereabouts are unknown.

====Kiss Players continuity====

While on an adventure through space and time, the singing group known as the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] - natives of the Generation 1 universe - were accidentally scattered across the multiverse, and found themselves in the Unicron Trilogy universe. [[Shaoshao Li]] and [[Zangetsu]] found themselves stranded on the surface of Cybertron, where they were menaced by [[Scrapmetal]]s. Shao was rescued by [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], who told her that she stood upon Primus himself. Shortly thereafter, with help from [[Vector Prime]], the giant golden hand of the Primus from her native universe took her back home.

== IDW comics continuity ==

As of this writing, neither Unicron nor Primus has appeared in the new [[IDW Publishing|IDW comic universe]]. Writer [[Simon Furman]] has stated that he may specifically ''exclude'' Primus and Unicron from this universe, which might be seen as retconning out the previous retcon and rendering Primus as being once again a feature of only "some" Transformer continuities. Without a fairly direct in-story description of Cybertron's origins, however, it is impossible to say whether Primus is in fact absent in this universe, or merely not up to anything. This last one is possible, seeing as how Cybertron itself is a barren wasteland, with the stories taking place on Earth and other planets. It was at least confirmed that Transformers have a diety named Primus when Cybertronians were shown taking his name in vain while under attack by the Seekers in [[Megatron Origin, part 4]].

In the absence of Primus, there were some other interesting things to mention in Cybertronian religion. In the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]] miniseries, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Scoop]] make mention of [[Primacron]] in an almost religious manner ("Primacron help us" and "Primacron only knows"). [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] claims that there is a spirit of Cybertron which needs to be appeased to restore Cybertron, which one could easily interpret as Primus. However, Bludgeon's idea of appeasing Cybertron was to allow [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to destroy a bunch of planets in a mass sacrifice, so his sources (and his sanity) are a matter of debate.

==Primus in Japan==

While Primus has been a staple in Western Transformers fiction since 1988, the character has only recently made the leap across the Pacific to take part in the world of Japanese Transformers storylines.

===Unicron Trilogy===

Primus did not exist in Japanese Transformers fiction until he was introduced in ''Superlink'' (''Energon''). Although his nature is not fully divulged in the course of either this series or ''Galaxy Force'' (''Cybertron''), some early ''Superlink'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html pre-production notes] go into the specifics of Primus's creation. Not particularly in-line with the Western multiversal origin of the character, they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies - this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as a "light god," presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.

===Kiss Players/Teletraan Go! Go!===
[[Image:TGGPrimus.jpg|left|thumb|Now you need to get this toy.]]

The Japanese decided at last to introduce a "G1" equivalent of the character in the [[Kiss Players]] fiction of 2007, wholly distinct from the version seen in ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', since the character is not a multiversal singularity in Japan. Here, the character was envisioned as part of a complicated retcon that merged various animated concepts - [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]], [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Oracle]] - into one singular entity, who was also Primus.

Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron, the robotic being known as the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron rebelled against his creator. His essence fled to a dead world at the centre of the galaxy, which he used his powers to transform into a verdant, green planet. This world was eventually discovered by the alien Quintessons, and the Oracle was captured and transformed into the mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. The Oracle's world was transformed into the metallic planet of Cybertron, his powers were harnessed by the Quintessons to create the races of robots that would eventually become the Transformers, and the shell that had held his essence became the Matrix of Leadership.

[[Image:TGGPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Primus = Oracle = Vector Sigma = Primacron's Assistant = aaaargh.]]

Eons later, in the year 2007, three of Unicron's servants, the [[Sparkbot]]s, co-opted the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], into helping them gather up the scattered [[Angolmois|essence]] of the master following his destruction in 2005. The three girls - [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Shaoshao Li]] - were taken on a journey through space and time, and were tricked into believing that they were recovering fragments of the so-called "Allspark" from [[Autobot]] or [[Maximal]] leaders throughout history. The Oracle - by this stage calling himself Primus - was forced to intervene, appearing as a giant golden hand which began to steal away the fragments before the Kiss Players could gather them. Pursuing him across the multiverse, the Kiss Players collided with the [[Wall of Time]] and were scattered across dimensions.

Primus rescue the girls from the Unicron Trilogy universe and revealed the Sparkbots deception, before transforming into his "golden ark" mode (which Shaoshao thought looked more like a camper truck) to pursue the three villains back in time to prehistoric Earth. They arrived just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successul restoratin of Unicron to life, but Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, he created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. His work complete, the god transformed into a golden sphere and went to sleep.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''God Primus''' (2004)
[[Image:GodPrimus1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Popemobile, meet Godtruck]][[Image:GodPrimus2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Rod God.]]
:Unbeknowst to many Western fans, the first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw]]" toy in Japan, a [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum metalized]] gold chrome recolored [[Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers: Generations]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these lucky draw figures were manufactured.
:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), Primus transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a winnebago. Following the trend started by Optimus Prime, his trailer splits down the middle to transform into a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-00'''

[[Image:Cybertron_Primus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.]]

:Cybertron Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Unicron]] from the ''Armada'' line, with visible cities, including [[Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the DK Books ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'', and Kaon as seen in ''[[The War Within]]''. On the 'bottom' of the planet mode there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into his back and pushed, a transforming sound is heard. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up to reveal his head, his eyes glow red and a laser-type sound effect is heard. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

:In robot mode, Primus resembles both the ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry, including two shoulder-mounted cannons that can fire missiles, two forearm blasters that raise and extend when a Cyber Power Key is inserted, and several banks of gattling cannons, lasers and missile launchers in his shins and legs revealed by the Omega Lock.

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode - an intergalacticic world-ship, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact.

:Primus comes with two accessories, the aformentioned battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports, and a special silver Cybertron-Planet Cyber Power Key. Any four Cyber Planet Keys can be inserted into the four key slots at the base of the Omega Lock, though doing this does not activate any feature. There are also nine Mini-Con dead [[powerlinx]] ports on the Primus figure, including two on the claws on his legs. Attaching Mini-Cons to these also do not activate any features.

:In North America, limited early-run versions of Cybertron Primus came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance.

:A later version, exclusive to Wal-Mart as a [[Black Friday]] 2006 special, included four Mini-Cons; [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].

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==Trivia==
* The original form of Primus in Marvel Comic continuity is similar to [[Hot Rod]] or Rodimus Prime.
* The myth of Primus and Unicron bears a little resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] myth of [[Wikipedia:Ahura Mazda|Ahura Mazda]] and [[Wikipedia:Ahriman|Ahriman]].

==See also==
*[[Allspark]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]

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Scrapper (Movie)

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{{disambig3|Scrapper}}

:''Scrappers are [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] drone units from the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scrapper-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Not Spoons.]]

'''Scrapper''' units are machines that convert into forklifts. Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of these drones, which are small and quick fighters, but physically weak.

==Games==
===''Battle for the Allspark'' online game===
[[Image:Scrapper head.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Scrapper units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom)]]

Scrappers on each side are differentiated by little more than the make of their noggins; Autobot versions use a facemask-with-visor model, while Decepticons has a lens-head.

Scrapper drones have equal Attack & Defense skills, with a Speed boost.

===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
The weakest of the Transformer drone-models, Scrappers are light on their feet and vicious melee combatants when up close. They are armed with small rocket launchers, but they don't use them often. They primarily show up to harrass the Autobots in [[Tranquility]], but they also arrive in vast numbers to tackle [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]].

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==Trivia==
* The Scrapper drone was one of two types of drone whose names were put up for voting on the game's web-site (which would seem to indicate that they're not getting toys, the other being [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]]). The other names came from past ''Transformers'' characters, including
:* [[Erector]]
:* [[Grapple]]
:* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle for the Allspark''' online game]

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Scrapper (G1)

2007-12-21T15:45:03Z

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{{disambig3|Scrapper}}

:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scrapper1.jpg|right|275px|thumb|"By my own standards, Metroplex is the awesomest thing ever."]]

'''Scrapper''' is the leader of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. While the other Constructicons put their masterpieces together, Scrapper is the one who designs everything for them. His designs are among the best in Transformer history, however, Scrapper is a modest Decepticon who quickly shrugs off the praise he receives. In that respect he is the polar-opposite of his second in command, [[Hook]], who is an egomaniacal glory-hound.

Though modest, Scrapper is still a total nutcase. One of his favorite artistic liberties with his designs involves taking living [[Autobot]]s and using them as raw materials. This vicious act is something [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] finds admirable, as he considers Scrapper the most valuable of the Constructicons.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Bricolo'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Ringhio'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Boxoló'''

==Fiction==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
''(Note: Events in italics are from UK-exclusive stories.)''

''(Additional note: Scrapper doesn't appear to be the leader of the Constructicons in most if any of his appearances. In the Constructicons' origin story, [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] seems to be in charge. Later, during {{storylink|Totaled!}}, [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is named as their leader.)''

[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Scrapper will be up all night with THAT assignment.]]Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. Scrapper and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online -- construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Scrapper and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Scrapper and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

During [[Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Scrapper and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

'''(Note: The following two sections both split off from the end of the Generation 1 comic, but in different, irreconcileable directions.)'''

====Generation 2====
Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] helped construct a thermal bomb perimeter around the Autobot/Decepticon encampment which was entrenched on Earth awaiting arrival of the [[Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====Classics====
:''(Note: Classics ignores both the Marvel UK comics and ''Generation 2''.)''
[[Image:Scrappercrossingover.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Finally, Scrapper gets some "facetime."]]
In the fifteen years since the battle on Klo, Megatron was resurrected and had reclaimed portions of his previous army, including Scrapper and the other Constructicons. When the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] mysteriously appeared and claimed to be from another timeline, his body was scrutinized by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Scrapper. Scrapper's research led him to believe Landquake was telling the truth, noting that study of [[Unicron]] pointed towards the existence of parallel worlds and that Landquake's makeup was unlike any Transformer construction he was familiar with.

Furthermore, he announced to Megatron that an anomaly in [[South America]] radiated identical wavelengths as Landquake, something that might merit further inspection. Scrapper's only mistake was suggesting the hypothetical help of Shockwave would be appreciated, resulting in violence upon his person from Megatron. Regardless, Megatron agreed that the anomaly demanded his attention, and while Scrapper was instructed to pry deeper into Landquake's energon readings, the Decepticon commander accompanied the rest of his troops to South America. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}
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===Animated continuity===
[[Image:Scrapperg1cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|150px|My continuity makes me dizzy.]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (US), ? (Japan)

Scrapper, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Scrapper, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Finally, Megatron built Scrapper. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

It all makes sense.

Scrapper's nasty side is shown when he uses the remains of damaged Autobots to make a throne.... nasty! {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Scrappertww.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Construction vehicles are green on Cybertron, too.]]
Nine million years ago, a young [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] staged a Decepticon uprising and sieged [[Iacon]] to smokescreen his true designs. Long-buried planetary engines from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s similarly buried past were to be refitted by Scrapper and his Constructicons in order to convert their planet into a galaxy-faring war world. While Megatron had gone briefly missing during battle, Scrapper was ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to accelerate the process, despite the Constructicon's misgivings. Their hasty actions could tear the planet apart! In the end, Starscream gave Scrapper a choice: mechaform Iacon, or get mechaformed by [[Motormaster]]. As Scrapper predicted, the region went under a major upheavel, and he and the other Transformers in the area were forced to abandon their work as everything exploded. {{storylink|The War Within}}

The war entered a dark age when both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were presumed lost forever in a space bridge accident. During this time, the technology of combining (and thus Devastator himself) was invented, but Devastator and other super robots were declared non-allied by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] to stave off an arms race that would escalate the war to frightening levels. Despite this, [[Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s secretly enlisted Scrapper and his Constructicons. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Millions of years later, after a subset of the Transformers war awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984, the Constructicons somehow found their way from Cybertron to Earth. They were defeated along with the other Decepticons in 1999, and subsequently buried for years in a shuttle explosion. When they awoke in 2002, the Constructicons combined into Devastator and rampaged [[San Francisco]]. Optimus Prime shot them in the head. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' continuity===
[[Image:Scrapperdevilsdue.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Scrapper calls Mindbender on a [http://www.nhl.com/rules/rule44.html hockey foul.]]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and the very cheesed-off Constructicons, including Scrapper, descended upon their previous captor, [[Dr. Mindbender]].

Their surroundings were soon under attack by Autobot and [[G.I. Joe]] forces, requiring Scrapper and the other Constructicons to combine into Devastator. Ultimately, Devastator was brutally defeated after the Decepticon fatally wounded [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], sending the fallen Autobot's friends into a berserker rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers}}

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==Toys==
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===Generation 1===
* '''Scrapper''' (Constructicon, 1985)
: ''Team ID number:'' '''3'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''

* '''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
: This European-exclusive version of Scrapper was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter Generation 2 shade, a grey canopy, and came with no Devastator parts. This toy was also not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
* '''Scrapper''' (Constructicon, 1993)

: The complete set of Constructicons were re-released and [[redeco]]ed as part of the first assortments of ''[[Generation 2]]'' product. The first --and seemingly more common-- versions were yellow like the previous European release, but lacked the gray plastics, had brighter purple parts, had the "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]s on each one somewhere, and --most importantly-- came with all the Devastator bits.

: A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been rumored that this release was only available in Kay-Bee stores, but not verified.

===Classics===
[[Image:Scrapperclassics.jpg|right|thumb|150px|His bio says he's a "quiet psycho." Charming!]]

*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007)

:"Decepticon Scrapper" is one of the five toys included in this Wal-Mart exclusive giftset. He's a grey and black [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] with green and purple trim and translucent purple accessories.

===Merchandise===
* '''Scrapper''' (Decoy, 1987)

==Trivia==

* It is unknown what relationship, if any, exists between Scrapper and the ''[[Universe]]'' [[Micromaster]] Constructicon [[Buckethead]], who appears to have replaced Scrapper in that incarnation of the Constructicons.
* In recent years, toys sporting the name "Scrapper" require an additional "Decepticon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Decepticon Scrapper'''".

==External links==
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* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Scrapper/scrapper.htm Scrapper at TFU.info]

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Scrapper (disambiguation)

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The name '''Scrapper''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] front-end loader from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

*[[Scrapper (Micromaster Collection)|Scrapper]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] front-end loader and chest to [[Destron Sixbuilder]] from ''[[Micromaster Collection]]''.

*[[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]] the forklift drone-unit type from the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] continuity family.

"Scrapper" is also the Japanese name for [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]].

Scrapper should not be confused with...

*[[Scrapmetal]] the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] "spider tank" from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

*[[Scrap Iron]] the [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]] [[Mini-Con]] satellite from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

*[[Buckethead]] the [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Micromaster)|Constructicon]] front-end loader and chest to [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] from ''[[Universe]]''.

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Lugnut (Animated)

2007-12-21T03:02:38Z

83.255.67.187: /* Transformers Animated */

{{disambig2|the Animated-series Decepticon military plane|The Cybertron-series Decepticon motorcycle|Lugnutz}}

:''Lugnut is an [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:LugnutPromoModel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Like [[Demolishor]] if he could fly and was really, ''really'' dumb.]]

'''Lugnut''' has elevated blind loyalty to a fine art. If it came right down to it, this massively powerful mech would walk into [[Pit|Hell]] and back for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. There may not be much going on upstairs, but Lugnut knows he doesn't need to be a thinker. His brute force alone is enough to serve Megatron, a being born to lead the Decepticons, and irreplaceable in Lugnut's eyes. [[Primus|God]] only knows what he'd do if anything ever happened to him.

Lugnut is renowned throughout Cybertron as one of the most destructive fighters for the Decepticon cause, able to throw a punch with the force of a small bomb. Autobots know that the only way to survive a fight with him is to stay out of his path.

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), ??? (Japan)''

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==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Lugnut''' (Voyager, 2008)

[[Image:Lugnut.JPG|left|thumb|150px|You see, when an [[Powerglide|Autobot bomber]] and a [[Shockwave (G1)|one-eyed Decepticon]] love each other very much...]]

: Luggy transforms into a big ol' retro-futuristic bomber plane. It is unknown at this time what gimmicks he's packing in his huge frame.

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Soundwave (Animated)

2007-12-21T02:45:28Z

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{{disambig3|Soundwave}}
:''Soundwave is an [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Soundw_anim.JPG|right|thumb|180px|"RUMBLE, EJECT. OPERATION: PIERCE THE HEAVENS."]]
'''Soundwave''' has a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|pet bird]] that turns into a guitar. He's ''that'' awesome.

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[Jeff Bennett]] (US), ??? (Japan)''

Soundwave probably will have guitar-solos. ROCK ON!!!

Also, he will sport similar glasses to [[Prowl_(Animated)|Prowl]] and [[wikipedia:Gurren Lagann|Gurren-Lagann]]. SPIN ON!!!
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==Toy==
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2008)
:Soundwave transforms into a Scion xB that got a "Pimp My Ride" treatment. That's awesome.
{{comingsoontoy}}

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Stasis lock

2007-12-21T02:42:13Z

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'''Stasis lock''' is a critical state of being for Transformers. Stasis lock is a sort of coma that allows a transformer to stay alive, running at the lowest level of power, despite massive energy loss or traumatic damage. Stasis lock can come about in a few different ways.

The first way is from a shock of massive damage. When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on [[Earth]] all of the occupants on board were [[retcon]]ned into emergency stasis lock. At various times during the Beast Wars combatants had to be returned to their respective bases due to going into stasis lock after being badly damaged.

The second way seems to be a more gradual process and can come about from damage and energy depletion over a longer period of time. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was told by his internal computer to go into stasis lock or risk losing his [[spark]]. This method is a conscious decision, and the character can choose to override stasis lock, unlike the first way which seems to be an unconscious action by the character's on-board computer.

''(Note: The concept of stasis lock was first introduced in the Beast Wars television series. Stasis lock was retconned into being a Generation 1 term and has since been applied to nearly all subsequent versions of the Transformers story.)''

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Skywatch

2007-12-21T02:28:06Z

83.255.67.187: /* Fiction */

{{picsneeded}}
:''Skywatch is a [[human]] organization from the [[IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Skywatch''' is a covert government organization seemingly bent on collecting Transformers on [[Earth]].... In the [[United States of America|national]] interest. Unlike their [[Machination|fellow conspiracy theory wetdream]] they do not currently appear to be manipulated by any [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s.

==Known members==
*[[Joshua Red]]

==Fiction==
In 1985, at Mount St. Helens in [[Oregon]], Skywatch excavated a [[Laserbeak (G1)|giant condor robot]] and a [[Ravage|giant jaguar robot]] from a volcanic eruption the year prior. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

In 2007, in Eureka, Nevada, Skywatch took over the excavation of a [[Shockwave (G1)|giant purple robot]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|several giant dinosaur robots]]. {{storylink|Escalation (issue 5)}}

In [[Washington, D.C.]], the active condor and jaguar robots were being held in a Skywatch facility. {{storylink|Escalation (issue 6)}}

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Constructicon (G1)

2007-12-21T01:56:48Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 combiner team|a list of other teams|Constructicon (disambiguation)}}
{{cleanup|May 2007}}
:''The Constructicons are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Lineup.jpg|thumb|600px|center|From left to right: Scavenger, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Bonecrusher, Hook and myself... uh I mean Scrapper]]

The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining sub-group of Transformers. They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper]], the leader of the Constructicons (by some accounts, although this is not universal), is a master designer who conceives the myriad structures the Construticons assemble. Although he's genuinely modest about his work, he's prone to bragging amongst his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a wheeled front-load shovel and forms the right leg of Devastator.

* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is brawler by nature and specialises in demolitions work. He would enjoy the extra potential for destruction as Devastator if it didn't mean sharing the same mindspace as his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a bulldozer, and forms Devastator's left arm.

*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is an unashamedly pathetic Decepticon. Desperate to prove his worth to his team-mates, he uses his one true gift - his shovel's ability to detect various magnetic, ionic, electrical or gas readings - to locate items of value, although invariably, all he can usually find is junk. He transforms into an excavator, and the right arm of Devastator. Originally to be named '''[[Scrounge]]''', Scavenger was erroneously referred to by this name once in the Constructicons' debut animated series episode.

*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] might have a few chips loose in his logic centre, judging by the cackling with which he undertakes his role of materials fabrication. Although manic and erratic by nature, he is a genius of a chemist, able to mix chemicals in the drum of his concrete mixer alternate mode. He forms Devastator's left leg.

*[[Hook]] ''(''Glen'' in Japan)'' is the team's perfectionist second-in-command, who considers himself far too elite to deal with most of the 'ruffians' that call themselves Decepticons. He is excellent at performing tasks which require extreme precision, but the time he takes to perfect his work and his arrogance are his weaknesses. Hook is one of the Decepticons' few surgeons. He transforms into a crane, and forms the head and shoulders of Devastator.

*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is not fond of his role as transport, ferrying construction materials to and fro on a Constructicon building site, and although he accepts its importance, he would much rather be a full-time warrior. He transforms into a dump truck and forms Devastator's lower torso.

The team's combined form of [[Devastator]] is brutality in its purest form - his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, due to the fact that Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.

*''Italian name:'' '''Excavators'''
*''Japanese name:'' '''Buildron'''
*''Hungarian name'': '''Szerkesztettek'''

== Extra Members ==

A number of "extra" Constructicons appear at times in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. Most likely these were animation errors or attempts at generic crowd-filling, BUT you never know. Subsequent G1 material HAS added some more official Constructicons to the roster:

*[[Gravedigger]] was a rejected early name for Scrapper, but he appears in one of the [[Find Your Fate Junior|Find Your Fate]] books as a robot based on Long Haul. This was likely some sort of error, but he stands as a named character.

*[[Load Hauler]] is like that member of the Beatles that left before they got famous. He was added retroactively by a Japanese [[E-Hobby]] release as a seventh Constructicon who didn't happen to be there when they were turned evil by Megatron. He's a stylish free spirit who went to Earth with the Autobots aboard the Ark but then went on a walkabout.

*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] was added to the [[Classics (2006)]] version of the team where he replaces both Mixmaster and Hook in the lineup. Likely not coincidental, his personality appears to be a merger of those two: a poison-loving chemistry set on wheels who feels extreme disdain for his teammates. Whether the upcoming Classics comics will clarify or explicate his addition or personality has yet to be seen.

In addition, it is ''possible'' that ''[[Universe (toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] is the same character as Generation 1 [[Devastator]], which would make [[Quickmix (Universe)|Quickmix]] and [[Buckethead]] G1 Constructicons as well. Of course, it is equally possible that there is no relation whatsoever, in which case Quickmix and Buckethead are almost definitely ''not'' G1 Constructicons. ''Universe'' is funny like that.

=Fiction=
===Marvel Comics===
:''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green." "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green?"]]
Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in 1985, Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through. {{Storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}} This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe]]. {{Storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky]], and again when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

The team's special talents were not required again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. {{Storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

''In an alternate 2008, Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons. {{Storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Earthforce Continuity====

''At one point the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it. {{Storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}''

===Animated Continuity===
[[Image:Constructicons_mode2.jpg|thumb|right|Can we fix it? YES WE CAN.]]According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron]], which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who, seeking to bolster the forces of his Decepticons, subjected the Constructicons to the [[Robo-Smasher]], a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructions across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone - the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hate for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

In 1984, the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth, and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava. {{Storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except for Mixmaster, whose mind was apparently damaged by the experience, as he developed his manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] - which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligatorcon|robotic alligator]] {{Storylink|City of Steel}} - and building a device to [[Transfixatron|paralyse Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another that could crush them. {{Storylink|The Autobot Run}} When the Autobots would interfere in their plans, Devastator would invariably be formed - something that the Autobots chose to use to their ''advantage'' when they discovered that the Constructicons were drilling to the Earth's core. Sneaking "[[dominator disc]]s" onto the separate Constructicons, when they merged into Devastator, the Autobots took control of his mind and used him for their own ends until he escaped, and, surprisingly, helped stop the drill to prevent the destruction of the Earth. {{Storylink|The Core}}

Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it, exposing their treachery upon its completion. {{Storylink|The Master Builders}} Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructions - apparently working fine, presumably as a result of their newly-built, Cybertonium-free Earth bodies - took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[Space Bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

In 1985, when Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructions were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand - other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars {{Storylink|Make Tracks}}; various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}; and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon {{Storylink|Masquerade}}; but their combing powers soon became a lot less unique with the creation of several new similarly-powered Autobot and Decepticon sub-groups. Devastator was even defeated in battle by the [[Combaticon]] combiner [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] specially designed with the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] for that eventuality. {{Storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the Earth year 2005, Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructions as the new leaders of the Decepticons, arguing that Devastator was the most powerful robot. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them. In the end, Starscream became the new leader of the Decepticons, and the Constructicons, as a sign of no hard feelings, provided the music by playing horns at his coronation. Starscream, desparate to get on with the ceremony, eventually shot their horns, showing that he still had hard feelings. How they were able to play the horns, as a number of them don't have mouths, is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In the remainder of this year and throughout 2006, the Constructions maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD, Part 4}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurhythma]], aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]] and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]].

====Origin inconsistency====

The original ''Transformers'' animated series is infamous for its slip-ups regarding the Constructicons, presenting at least three apparently-contradictory stories that give different origins for the group. In their debut episode, the first season finale, "[[Heavy Metal War]]", Megatron professes that the Constructicons were built on Earth. Yet, in the second season episode, "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", the secret history of the eponymous character and the Constructicons comes out, which reveals their past on Cybertron together, where the Constructicons were formerly ''not'' Decepticons and were turned to evil by Megatron. Scrapper also makes a comment in "[[The Master Builders]]" that he admired the buildings of the Autobot Grapple on Cybertron, indicating a past there.

Interestingly, the official [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage57.html bible to the series] originally describes the Constructicons as having "no explained origin." Presumably, this encouraged [[David Wise]], the writer of "The Secret of Omega Supreme", to give the characters an explained origin, unaware that it conflicted with the one-line reference to their being built on Earth from "Heavy Metal War". Nevertheless, it is not impossible to reconcile these two stories, if one simply assumes that when Megatron said the Constructicons were "built", he was referring to their new ''Earth'' bodies after their arrival from Cybertron (ironically, "The Secret of Omega Supreme" neglected to give the Constructicons redesigned Cybertronian modes, making it appear as if they always turned into Earthly construction vehicles). That said, one would have to assume that the Constructicons did not have their existing bodies modified, but had entirely new structures created, due to their ability to function and even form Devastator when the other Transformers on Earth were suffering from Cybertronium degeneration in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]".

The third contradiction emerges in the third season, with the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", in which [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] witnesses Megatron's creation in a flashback, and the animation shows the Constructicons surrounding him, implying that they were responsible for building him, which contradicts "The Secret of Omega Supreme"'s claim that they were not originally Decepticons. There are two ways of rationalizing this:

#The Constructicons were not evil when they constructed Megatron. Megatron was either created work-for-hire by the Constructicons, who may have had no idea about how evil Megatron's personality was, Megatron was accidentally created evil or later became evil. He then later corrupted the Constructicons, as depicted in "The Secret of Omega Supreme". And then later, he rebuilt them on earth.
#The scene is a mistake. "Five Faces of Darkness" is notorious for its flawed animation, and it is entirely probable that these characters were not intended to be the ''actual'' Constructicons, but rather either characters who resembled them, or generic robots that the animators simply used the Constructicons' model sheets to fill the roles of. In strong indication of this is the fact that there are ''eight'' Constructicons displayed, rather than six.

The presence of a larger than usual number of Constructicons in the "Five Faces of Darkness" scene was referenced somewhat by the release of '''Load Hauler''', a Constructicon-colored repaint of Grapple, released exclusively by online retailer [[E-Hobby]] in 2003. His biography presents him to have once been a member of the Constructicons, before they were Decepticons, who joined up with the Autobots after Megatron co-opted his team-mates with the Robo-Smasher, and accompanied Optimus Prime's crew aboard the Ark. This in itself is a reference to the anomalous character of '''Hauler''', an Autobot clearly based on the Grapple toy who features in the first animated series episode, but never appears again. Orange in his animated appearance, Load Hauler's bio explains this color discrepancy by presenting Load Hauler as a "highly capricious self-expressionist," who frequently changes his coloration.

===Headmasters Cartoon===
The Constructicons are not shown doing much individually in the Headmasters animated series other than acting as infantry for Galvatron. Their combined form of Devastator, however, is shown with much more frequency. In the first episode, Devastator is defeated by Optimus Prime with a single jump-kick to the back.

===Zone Cartoon===
Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous [[Violen Jygar]]. Devastator met his end via underground magma, having apparently lost his resistance to it sometime after [[Heavy Metal War]].

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
[[Image:DW_devastator.jpg|frame|right|The oceans are Devastator's bathtub]]

Eight million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting Optimus Prime, Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. {{Storylink|The War Within}}. After this, the Constructicons worked on the theory of [[mass intellect]], and succeeded in stabilizing the neural-meshing, creating Devastator. However, the process was not as efficient as the Constructicons believed, as the technical geniuses of the Constructicons did not translate into Devastator, causing him to suffer from a serious "dumbing down" problem. Despite the drawbacks, Megatron was impressed with Devastator's destructive potential. Besides, being intelligent ''and'' powerful was overrated in Megatron's opinion. When Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Contructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracons]] and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth four millions years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in 1984. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the [[Ark II]] in 1999, but when they reactivated in 2001, Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on San Francisco. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}} Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but was defeated by Optimus Prime who blasted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. His remains were recovered by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and dissected and studied in their underground base.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
The Constructicons were first released in 1985 both individually and as a giftset. Oddly, the group was released in yellow instead of green in parts of Europe.

Their second release, in 1990, was Devastator's Action Master form.

In 1992, the team was released in Europe with some changes. This version had yellow instead of green, had the soft plastic parts changed to grey, and lacked the combiner [[kibble]] as well as the metal pegs on Scavenger and Hook used for combination. Also, these toys had no offical name, as the blister card that all six members used identified them only as "Constructicons".

===Generation 2===

The ''Generation 2'' release came in either yellow or orange; the latter was only avalible at Kay-Bee Toys. One item of note is that G2 release of Mixmaster doesn't include the single-tabbed missile.

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|And then there were five.]]
A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]] known as Constructicon Devastator is composed of Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007.
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Galvatron (G1)

2007-12-17T19:48:59Z

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{{disambig3|Galvatron}}

:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Galvatrong1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Bwaaaaah! Kneepad of Dooooom!]]

'''Galvatron''' is a force of nature. Born from the machinations of [[Unicron]] himself, Galvatron is the conflation of madness and power, given form. He is blind to all but, his lust for power, his whims and desires at the mercy of the moment. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals, it is his unpredictability and his casual disregard for any and all life that strikes such horror in friend and foe alike.

Galvatron was once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. Despite retaining the memories, spark and consciousness of Megatron, the near-death experience and massive physical upgrade led to a degree of alteration in personality, something further affected by his now-questionable sanity.
{{quote|Come out, Autobot! We all must die sometime.|Galvatron hunting [[Hot Rod]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Frank Welker]] (US); [[Seizō Katō]] (Japan)

[[Image:Tftm1986c.jpg|left|thumb|He's more machine now than ma—oh wait, he was a machine to begin with. Never mind.]]
In 2005, after being mortally wounded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was left to float aimlessly through space. He was summoned by [[Unicron]], who offered him a new body, a warship and new troops to command, so long as he destroyed the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Megatron reluctantly accepted and was upgraded into '''Galvatron''', a more fearsome and powerful warrior.

Galvatron quickly retook command of the Decepticons after killing the traitorous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the middle of his coronation as the Decepticons' new leader. He then went to Earth and attacked [[Autobot City]], full-force. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] led him away from Earth and Galvatron chased him to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], where he defeated Magnus and took the Matrix, intending to use it against Unicron.

Galvatron could not open the Matrix, however, and as punishment for his treachery, Unicron swallowed him whole. Inside Unicron's belly, he met up with [[Hot Rod]]. Though he initially suggested an alliance with the young Autobot against the mutual threat of his master, the Chaos Bringer mentally tortured Galvatron for his attempted treachery and then forced him to attack Hot Rod. Hot Rod eventually managed to wrest the Matrix away from Galvatron and open it, leading to his transformation into Rodimus Prime. Flush with new power, Rodimus hurled Galvatron's from inside Unicron and into deep space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} But that was not the end of Galvatron.

[[Image:GalvatronTVMag1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He has a weird tendency to aim at his own troops.]]

In the year 2006 (or 2010, if you're Japanese), [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] set out to find their lost leader and return the Decepticons to glory. They found him sunk in a lava pit on the distant planet [[Thrull]] and managed to free him. However, the effects of the "plasma bath" irrevocably altered Galvatron's sanity chips, rendering him omnicidally insane. Upon regaining his freedom he thrashed Cyclonus and Scourge and sundered Thrull. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Galvatron led the Decepticons on many wacky adventures against the Autobots, though usually botching it in the end due to his craziness (he loved shooting his own troops). At one point, his derangement became so severe, the perpetually loyal Cyclonus was left little choice but to dupe Galvatron into taking therapy sessions (albeit, by force) on [[Torkulon]], the therapy-planet. After nearly murdering a attendant during a word-association session, and somehow building a gun in an arts and crafts class, Galvatron was deemed incurable by conventional methods. The doctors attempted to use living extensions of the planet to give him a lobotomy (much to Cyclonus' disapproval), but Galvatron broke free and murdered the sentient organic core of the planet. After that, he razed the entire planet's civilization, leaving them so broken it would take centuries to rebuild. {{storylink|Webworld}}

However, despite his insanity, he teamed-up with the resurrected Optimus Prime to stop the [[Hate Plague]]. He wound-up becoming infected by the plague and attempted to kill an unconscious Optimus Prime with a axe. Optimus woke up just in the nick of time and opened the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] directly in Galvatron's face. The wisdom of the Matrix not only cured the Universe of the Hate Plague, but cured Galvatron of his madness, as well. Grateful, Galvatron sanely declared "There will be no war today, Optimus. You have earned Galvatron's respect" and called a brief truce. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

Later, Galvatron called the truce off and led an assault on Autobot City, searching for the Key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Although seemingly lucid during this story-arc, it was perhaps his most genocidal and unbalanced plan ever - having converted Cybertron into a galactic dreadnaught, Galvatron maneuvered it into Earth's orbit, and planned to release the Plasma Energy Chamber's payload into Earth's sun Sol. The resulting supernova would wipe both Earth and Cybertron off the face of the galaxy, presumably leaving Galvatron to gain mastery over everything left. Grudgingly teamed with the Transformer-[[Nebulan]] hybrid, [[Scorponok (G1)|Lord Zarak]], Galvatron was eventually defeated and sent tumbling through space,ushering Cybertron into a new Golden Age. After regaining control, Galvatron vowed to collect energy from disparate corners of the galaxy and return to Cybertron - "we shall attack other planets, we shall suck them dry! We shall build a planet a hundred times more powerful than Cybertron and I shall rule the galaxy!" - though Scorponok made it clear he questioned his leadership. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====

At the end of the Unicron War of 2005, [[Rodimus Prime]] hurled Galvatron out of [[Unicron]] and into space. The Decepticon leader crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]], obliterating the city of [[Tokyo]]. This catastrophic incident soured [[human]]-[[Transformer]] relations and led to the formation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], a governmental organization created to drive Transformers from the face of the planet.

Galvatron's Unicron-twisted cells, dispersed by the collision, spread throughout Earth's atmosphere. Born from these cells were the [[Legion]], an army of savage and vicious Transformers. Appearing all over the planet, the Legion quickly converged on the site of the impact, the crater upon which the headquarters of the E.D.C. had been constructed. {{storylink|Kiss Players (fiction)|Kiss Players}}

====15 Go! Go! (Japan-only)====
[[Image:TGGGalvatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Crazy AND toy-accurate.]]
As [[Hot Rod]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] prepared to battle [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Dark Nova]], a massive blast suddenly rained down through a [[Transwarp]] wormhole overhead. Badly damaged, Hot Rod could barely warn his commander as the maddened Galvatron descended through the portal.

Tearing the right arm off of Hot Rod's fragile companion, the mobile computer [[Teletraan 15]], Galvatron gripped the limb in his teeth as he maniacally throttled the much smaller Autobot.

Waking up some time later with the outcome of the battle unknown, Teletraan 15 remained haunted by images of the crazed Decepticon clutching her limp and helpless friend.{{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

====The Transformer manga (Japan-only)====

Galvatron appeared regularly throughout the manga supplementing ''Transformers 2010'' (Season 3), which acted as a supplement to the animated shows. Some of his devious schemes from the manga included creating a clone army of Megatrons, dubbed the [[Megatron Military]], and forcing a human scientist named [[Dalton]] to create weapons of destruction for him. He even fought alongside his nemesis Rodimus Prime against [[Guiltor]], a strange fusion of Optimus Prime and Megatron that threatened to destroy both leaders.

====Headmasters anime (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters Anime ignores the events of the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc and picks up after "The Return of Optimus Prime")''

In 2011, Galvatron reactivated the Decepticon [[Space Bridge]] on Cybertron and began a sneak-attack on the Autobots. He intended to hack into [[Vector Sigma]], though was thwarted just in time. The battle did result in yet another death for Optimus Prime.{{storylink|A Dream is Born, Double Prime}}

Later Scorponok, Galvatron's new mysterious assistant from [[Master (planet)|Planet Master]], went against Galvatron's orders and placed bombs all around Vector Sigma.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Galvatron rushed to Vector Sigma but could not deactivate the bombs in time and was caught in the ensuing explosion, which was powerful enough to destroy Cybertron.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Galvacron.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron's been getting into the engergon goodies- jar. Fatty!!!]]
Galvatron was thought dead for some time, until he returned alive and well a few months later.{{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He retook command of the Decepticons and enacted a new devious plot. Galvatron intended to transform Earth into his new Unicron-like body dubbed "[[Grand Galvatron]]", making him all-powerful. He told this news only to his most trusted warrior, [[Sixshot]], and also delivered the news that he intended to sacrifice all the Decepticons for parts to build the body. Not a good idea, as Sixshot betrayed him to Scorponok and Galvatron was left all alone to Battle the Autobot [[Headmasters]] in the North Pole. Galvatron was defeated by the "Head-Formation of Friendship" and buried alive deep within an iceberg, killing him.{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Galvatron would remain buried in the ice until he was resurrected by [[Dark Nova]] as the new and improved [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]].

====Headmasters manga====

===Scramble City toys OVA (Japan-only)===

During a massive brawl between the Autobot and Decepticon [[combiner]]s, Megatron took the upper-hand. To counter this, Optimus Prime ordered [[Metroplex]] to enter the fray. Metroplex rolled onto the scene and towered over his enemies, with City Commander Ultra Magnus in tow. Not to be outdone, Megatron ordered his ''own'' City Commander to enter battle. Beaming down from the sky on a ball of light, the silent and menacing Galvatron stormed the battle. Transforming into cannon mode, Galvatron fired a blast of energy at Ultra Magnus, who quickly transformed to robot mode and engaged his foe in hand-to-hand combat. As the fight seemed evenly matched, City Commander Galvatron's ''city'' finally arrived to tip the odds: [[Trypticon]]!{{storylink|Scramble City (toy OVA)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===

''(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)''

''There were multiple Galvatrons from various alternate futures who often time-jumped to give the Autobots trouble. There are between 2 and 5 different Galvatrons; the exact number remaining inconclusive.''

====''Galvatron I''====

''After being scolded by [[Unicron]] in 2006, Galvatron was ordered to attack Earth and destroy the [[Matrix]]. He ordered "Decepticons, to Earth!", but what he REALLY meant was Earth... 1986!''

''Time-jumping from the year 2006, and freeing himself from Unicron's control, Galvatron intended to create a device that would be powerful enough to destroy Unicron in 2006. Galvatron brought Cyclonus and Scourge with himself, and as an effect of time-travel, replaced three Autobots ([[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) in the time line. Galvatron began construction of a massive laser cannon which he would then hide on Earth and unleash on an unsuspecting Unicron when the time was right.''

''The Autobots and Decepticons weren't having none of that and briefly formed an alliance to stop the three Decepticons of the future. The plan wasn't going very well until [[Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup]] came back from the future to help. Present-day Ultra Magnus also arrived to help and heroically kept Galvatron occupied as the Autobots and Decepticons set-up a trap.''

''Galvatron mopped the floor with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and returned to his laser cannon. He then ran into what he thought was [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (but, in fact, was an unconscious [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in disguise), and in a fit of anger, blew him up. After a second he realized that if he destroyed Starscream in the past, how could he have destroyed him in the future? Figuring that he was in an alternate past, and thus, no action taken then would effect his future, Galvatron and his troops returned to their proper time. The Autobots and Decepticons subsequently destroyed the laser cannon and called off the truce.''

''Sometime later Galvatron returned from the future again following the destruction of [[Unicron]]. This time he planned to stay in the past. He intended to siphon the power of a volcano to become a God. Thanks to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] this plan was thwarted and the two of them became trapped under molten lava.''

''Galvatron eventually escaped and planned to take control of the Decepticons away from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. This prompted Shockwave to concoct a plan to use [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as a weapon against Galvatron.''

''Galvatron’s time traveling (along with that of the other Autobots and Decepticons) eventually caused a rift in time and space that threatened both the present and the future.''

''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] unleashed a [[Straxus|brainwashed Megatron]] on Galvatron. Ultimately Megatron and Galvatron forged an alliance after finding common ground and launched an assault against the combined forces of the present day Autobot and Decepticons, the future Autobots and Decepticons and the [[Wreckers]] and [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].''

''By this stage Galvatron was consumed by madness and was able to overcome all resistance. He was only stopped when the time rift ripped him apart and destroyed him.''

====''Galvatron II''====
''See [[Galvatron II]]''

====Other versions of Galvatron====

*''In an alternate future, a geriatric Rodimus Prime recounted tales of his exploits to a curious youth from his death bed. He said that the Time Wars had changed the timeline so that Galvatron never went back in time - and had conquered Cybertron instead. He was last seen in a flashback to Unicron's third coming in the year 2010 (of that timeline).'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

*''In the [[Earthforce]] timeline, a Galvatron claiming to be a different Galvatron to the original one snuck into the Autobot crypt and implanted devices that would read the memories of various dead Autobots. He accidentally revived them from the dead, and Wheeljack was able to imprison him in a "sleep mode". Within this sleep mode, Galvatron was forced to forever relive his worst nightmare (being dismembered by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]) over and over and over again... {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} It is unknown if this is meant to be [[Galvatron II]], the Aspects of Evil Galvatron or a whole new version.''

===IDW Comics===
:('''Important Note:''' ''Uniquely, the IDWverse Galvatron is a completely, totally, honestly, (no kidding) entirely separate character from Megatron, and actually predates him.'')

{{ongoing}}
Galvatron was a crew member on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', launched during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. However, he and the ship were lost in an anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], and he then became the herald for whatever dark master existed in what he referred to as the [[Dead Universe]]. Galvatron asserts that he himself is now dead, whatever that will turn out to mean. He has incredible self-repair capabilities, recovering almost immediately after [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] blew off part of his head. Returning to Cybertron soon after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Stormbringer (comics)|resurrection and defeat]], Galvatron succeeded in seizing the huge [[Pretender]]'s remains. While on that mission, he ''crushed [[Leadfoot]] with his bare hands!'' {{Storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}
{{spoiler|Devastation}}
After [[Sixshot]]'s deployment to [[Earth]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] sent Galvatron there as well to make sure nothing would forestall their second coming. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
An alternate version of Galvatron appears briefly as one of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, along with [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He rather impassively states that he has killed "many" Megatrons in other alternate realities, however he is ultimately destroyed by this timeline's native [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] with the power of the [[Dark Saber]].

==Controversy over identity==
[[Image:MarvelUK-202.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Yeah, this'll ''really'' help with the whole insanity thing.]]
{{quote|Well, they were the same guy.|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s thoughts on the subject|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|FFOD1]]}}
Some fans believe Galvatron is a psychologically distinct and discontinuous entity from Megatron, almost, or equally, as much as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] who demonstrate no continuity of memory or personality to their former Decepticon selves. This remains a topic of heated debate in some circles, in spite of a fairly unambiguous canon.

===Generation 1 cartoon===

In the G1 animated continuity, Galvatron evidently still self-identifies as being the same person as Megatron, albeit with greater power and a new name. Although not making a point of revealing this former identity to his troops at large (perhaps to cast off the potential stigma of being a "defeated"/successfully deposed leader), Galvatron makes his sense of self clear when Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?", to which he replies "Here's a hint" before obliterating him.<ref>Some fans claim the "Here's a hint" line is a point in favor of Galvatron ''not'' being Megatron, instead of the far more likely intended affirmation, since Megatron "would never kill Starscream." However most fans would probably agree that Starscream had simply never pissed Megatron off enough to actually kill him before.</ref> Later in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when Galvatron is poised to crush [[Hot Rod]]'s neck, he boasts: "First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction." Again, Galvatron is obviously speaking with no sense of discontinuity of identity or personality as he refers to past and current acts as both Megatron and Galvatron without qualification or distinction.

While some might contrast this statement, however, with his earlier line, "I shall crush you, just as Megatron crushed Prime,", interpreting that such a statement implies a disconnect from his former life, this too can easily be explained by Galvatron's apparent reluctance to allow his troops know that he used to be Megatron. While Galvatron would have fully expected the knowledge imparted in the later statement to Hot Rod to die with the callow youth, the declaration to Ultra Magnus was made in public, with his troops (and, potentially, other Autobots in earshot) present.

During season three, however, Galvatron made little or no further references to his past life as Megatron, though this could be a side effect of lying in a pool of lava for several months and his increasing insanity. Upon meeting the resurrected Optimus Prime in ''The Return of Optimus Prime'', Galvatron behaved as though simply picking up where he left off with his old nemesis from his Megatron days, as did Prime, saying that he knew him "all too well", indicating that the Autobot leader was capable of recognising his former adversary despite the change in name and appearance. Furthermore, in ''Five Faces of Darkness'', Astrotrain states that Megatron and Galvatron are "the same guy," implying that during Galvatron's absence, the other Decepticons (or, at the very least, Astrotrain) figured out what was going on.

And yet despite all that, a memorial of Megatron can be seen prominantly in the [[Decepticon Crypt]], implying that the Decepticons who built it considered Megatron to be dead. This could possibly be explained that the Decepticons built the marker before Galvatron returned and seized command, though their window of opportunity to build the thing was rather slim. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

===Japanese fiction===

[[Image:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I hope you enjoyed that jump-kick, Magnus, because it's a ''very'' long way down.]]

Early advertisements for the Galvatron toy presented the character as an all-together separate being from Megatron, and in some cases, even being Megatron's ''underling''. The second [[Scramble City]] OVA was a remake of the original animated version, albeit including the Galvatron toy for promotion. Galvatron appears to fight his nemesis, Ultra Magnus, as Megatron barks orders from the background. This is likely due to Takara wishing to advertise the toy as quickly as possible, without full knowledge of the character's history. To maintain Galvatron's mystique, he was given the function of "City Commander", with no indication that he was an upgraded Megatron. Continuing this trend of unintentional disassociation, very early promotional artwork featured in [[TV Magazine]] and [[Comics Bom Bom]] also presented Galvatron as a separate character.

However, this era was very short-lived. In all official Japanese fiction, including the [[manga]] and the Japanese-exclusive cartoons, Galvatron is locked in as an upgrade of Megatron.

A good example would be the ''[[Battlestars]]'' series. Upon being resurrected and further upgraded, Galvatron reverted to the name Megatron once more (as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]]).

===Marvel Comics===

In the US and UK Marvel comics the various time-hopping Galvatrons all demonstrate an awareness of having previously been Megatron with no strong indicators of a break in psychological identification. Indeed, at one point, a Galvatron said outright, "Like Megatron? No - I AM Megatron!" The closest that these Galvatrons came to identity crisis were incidents in which a time-displaced Galvatron was confronted by Megatrons (or copies thereof) and did battle with his former self. Although in these instances Galvatron experiences trains of thought that suggest he sees Megatron as a separate being and/or the source of his madness that needs to be destroyed, it should be noted that these are not the musings of a calm, rational mind. In these instances Galvatron is in the grips of a psychotic episode, which he generally snaps out of by realising that he is indeed the same person.

A possible explanation for why (any version of) Galvatron retains psychological continuity with Megatron while his fellow Unicron-creations do not may be that [[Thundercracker]] et al were apparently already dead or in total stasis-lock at the time of their reformatting, and thus it is widely speculated that only their bodies were used to create Cyclonus and company. Whether this indicates that they retained their sparks and merely suffered total mind-wipes (either as the result of recent death or by Unicron's doing), or if Unicron actually infused their reformatted bodies with new life-forces is unknown. (On the other hand, none of the other Unicron-created Decepticons have faced their past selves or deeds the way Galvatron has.) Megatron, by comparison, was clearly alive and awake at the time of his reformatting and struck a bargain with Unicron for "a new body", a deal which implies that his mind would remain his own.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Galvatron''' (Decepticon, 1986/1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-62'''

[[Image:G1_Galvatron_toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Nobody minds '''his''' [[neon]] orange barrel.]]

: Galvatron transforms into a Cybertronic treaded field artillery unit, with an alternate hand-held gun mode. Using a 9-volt battery, he has a light-up cannon in gun mode, light-up eyes in robot mode, and variable electronic warbly noises in any mode. Galvatron is notable in being one of the most well-articulated toys in the ''Generation 1'' line, with ratcheting shoulders and hips, as well as swivel waist, elbows, mid-biceps, knees, and ankle joints. He was also armed with a small black laser rifle.

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* '''Galvatron''' (Decepticon, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-62-S'''

[[Image:G1_Reissue_Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|150px|WHO CHANGED MY COLORS?! NGAAAAA!!!!]]

: The original Galvatron toy was much later [[redeco]]ed and re-released by [[Takara]] into a sort-of more show-like appearance, being primarily purple instead of gray. His face mold was also slightly [[retool]]ed, and he was given new sound effects, including speech clips (in Japanese, naturally). He also came with a Matrix on a chain to be worn around his neck as in the movie. It also uses two AA batteries, rather than the previous 9-volt.

: This toy was later released as the [[e-Hobby]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II]].

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===Titanium Series===
*'''Galvatron''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
: ''Titanium'' Galvatron is a 3 inch tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He is based heavily on his cartoon model and has articulation in his neck, waist, shoulders and wrists. His orange cannon is also removable from his arm.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:SHBMGalv1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I can't transform? This is YOUR fault, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]!]] [[Image:SHBMGalv2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Clearly crazy.]]

*The exclusive toy for [[BotCon]] Japan 1997 was a non-transforming 8" vinyl figure of Galvatron styled after his [[Studio OX]] modifed animation model. The only [[Super Hybrid Model]] ever officially released, this Galvatron was initially available in two versions: "standard" purple, and a translucent orange "lava bath" version limited to 100 pieces. In subsequent years at least two more versions of this figure would be released for online sale--one that replaced the orange paint on the cannon barrel with an orange molded plastic piece, and another that replaced the entire purple body coloration with royal blue. The figures have articulation comparable with Metalforce statue of [[Optimus Prime]], with useful swivel joints at the neck and shoulders, less useful swivels sideways at the biceps and knees, and a rather useless "shrugging action" in the waist.

* Galvatron was part of the second "Act" of Takara's [[Super Collection Figure]], a soft-plastic PVC of his cartoon model in both full-color and all-clear plastics, one each per case of twelve. A metallic painted version of this figure was one of the chase items in act 6. The SCF Galvatron was later released as part of the [[Heroes of Cybertron]] series, cast entirely in clear-red plastic then painted over (giving it a light-piped-like glowing eye effect). He was only available in the third wave of the line.

* [[MyClone]] Galvatron: standard and lava "chase" versions.

* 3" [[Titanium]] Galvatron.

==Trivia==
*A Galvatron [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It is only vaguely similar to Galvatron's normal appearance and may possibly have been a "powered up" Galvatron of some sort.

[[Image:Megalvatron.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This toy IS a time paradox.]]
* A triple changer was proposed which would switch between a very awkward [[Galvatron]], Megatron, and a Walther P-38 handgun with added futuristic silencer and laser sight. It is notable that the strange "Reverse Megatron" design has a mild resemblance to the also unproduced Galvatron [[Action Master]], especially in the chest design.

*Galvatron's toy bio was apparently written with the intention of him being a new character who coexisted with Megatron: he has a rank of 9 and the function "City Commander," with no mention of him having once been Megatron. Given the omission of similar details from Rodimus Prime's bio, it is likely that this was done to avoid spoiling the surprise of Galvatron's origin in the movie.

*The Galvatron toy's gun mode's only fictional appearances were in the UK comics, which featured it as a shrunken, human-scaled weapon, and a form that he assumed merely so that he could easily be conveyed by other parties, but never wielded as a weapon.

*Galvatron's toy bio states that his cannon is a "laser which emits chemically-produced direct-current electricity". While this is a rather strange thing for a laser to do, it is a neat pun on his name. A ''galvanic cell'', named after Luigi Galvani, is a certain type of chemical voltage source. Though Galvatron's toy's batteries are not galvanic cells, they do produce DC electricity chemically, making his toy one of the more fiction-accurate in the Generation 1 line.

*Bizarrely, Unicron would appear to have based Galvatron on a [[Makoto|schoolboy]]'s wristwatch.

*When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> ...Ooookay.

*Just as Megatron's fusion cannon was sometimes shown in commercials to have a handle, Galvatron's cannon had a trigger on at least one occasion (during [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]). Galvatron apparently doesn't need to ''use'' the trigger, however.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm Galvatron at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Galvatron Galvatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html ''Who Was Galvatron?'' at Transformers Omniverse]

==Footnotes==
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Robosmasher

2007-12-17T19:25:38Z

83.255.67.187:

:''The Robo-Smasher is a machine from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Robo-Smasher.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Responsible for [[Constructicon (G1)#Origin inconsistency|one of the biggest debates in history]].]]

The '''Robo-Smasher''' is a machine built by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. It has the ability to permanently reprogram a [[Transformer]] as a [[Decepticon]].

==Fiction==
The Robo-Smasher was in operation for an unknown length of time in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ancient past, before the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] claims that the device was used to "swell the ranks of the Decepticons", which implies that a significant portion of the Decepticon forces at one time may have been "recruited" through its use. The only specific Transformers it is known to have converted are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s (except for [[Load Hauler]]). It was eventually destroyed by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], shortly after converting the Constructicons, while trying to reprogram him.

Like all of Megatron's other brilliant inventions, the Robo-Smasher was apparently never rebuilt.

It does not appear to have ever smashed anything.

==Properties and commentary==
[[Image:Robo-Smasher at work.jpg|thumb|right|''Getting close enough to touch you, Getting brave enough to take you into my arms'' --[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/I%20Crush%20Everything "I Crush Everything" by Jonathan Coulton]]]

The Robo-Smasher is larger than an average Transformer and has six legs and five tentacles. The three central tentacles are tipped with a device which appears to be some sort of [[laser scalpel]], and the side tentacles are tipped with spiked balls. The side tentacles are used to ensnare and immobilize a victim, and then the central tentacles cut open the Transformer to perform the reprogramming.

The programming job done by the Robo-Smasher is apparently very pervasive, if not completely irreversible. Omega Supreme attempted to undo the Smasher's work on the Constructicons, but was unable to do so. Optimus Prime remarked that Megatron's reprogramming jobs are always permanent. However, in [[The Core|a later encounter]] with the Constructicons once the Transformers were on [[Earth]], the Autobots were able to override Devastator's "evil" programming through the use of [[dominator disc]]s. These disks did not function on the individual Constructicons, but, it is unknown whether they were meant to. It may be that the Autobots didn't even try to activate the disks until the Constructicons had merged.

[[Image:Robo-Smashing.jpg|thumb|left|Transformer brains are constructed from giant wires and capacitors.]]

In the larger canonical view, taking into account material from ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Robo-Smasher appears to create Decepticon [[shell program]]s within the minds of the Transformers it attacks. It seems to be a very fast operation, requiring only a few seconds of work once access to the Transformers' circuitry is achieved.

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==See also==
*"[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"

[[Category: Generation 1]]
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Sidney Biggles-Jones

2007-12-17T19:12:33Z

83.255.67.187: /* ''Generation 2'' */

:''Doctor Biggles-Jones is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Drbigglesjonescasual.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Men!]]

'''Doctor Sidney Biggles-Jones''' is a [[Cobra]] scientist. The designer of an electromagnetic railgun, Dr. Biggles-Jones's dedication to technology has given her uncanny bravery even in the face of seemingly insurmountable threats. She knows that science can level all playing fields; if one side is more advanced, victory for the other side is a simple matter of understanding the opponent's technology. Far from a shut-in, Dr. Biggles-Jones is in peak physical condition and knows how to carry, aim, and fire a weapon half her size.

She also wears knee-high boots, tights, and a stunning, contour-hugging one-piece under her open, flowing labcoat.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

====''G.I. Joe Starring Snake Eyes and the Transformers''====

[[Image:Drbigglesjones.jpg|400px|thumb|left|If she was a president, she'd be Babe-raham Lincoln.]]

After he was injured by the railgun while approaching [[Destro]]'s castle, Megatron made a deal with [[Cobra Commander]]; he would trade Cybertronic technology from the [[Ark]] for a re-designed body which would incorporate the railgun. Biggles-Jones was not a typical Cobra soldier; she cared about the welfare of the recently-injured operative, [[Scarlett]], and concealed the fact that she knew Scarlett to be an undercover agent for GI Joe. In fact, she herself was a double agent, sent by some unknown force to infiltrate and undermine Cobra. As such, she became uncomfortable with Cobra Commander's deal with the powerful [[Decepticon]].

Unbeknownst to Biggles-Jones, the Commander had already betrayed Biggles-Jones and offered her to Megatron as part of the deal. Megatron arrived to extract her and freeze her brain for transport to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Scarlett, repaying Biggles-Jones for saving her life, confronted Megatron to save her.

Scarlett's bold challenge allowed a squad of [[Autobots]], led by [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], to intercept the reborn Decepticon Leader and free Biggles-Jones. The Autobots soon found that they were no match for Megatron's newly enhanced body, and the encounter eventually led to the deaths of [[Steeljaw]], [[Chase (G1)|Chase]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Override (G1)|Override]]. After dispensing with them, Megatron relentlessly chased the Joes, who were attempting to escape with Biggles-Jones. Having witnessed the noblility of the slain Autobots, the scientist willingly surrendered to Megatron, who reclaimed her and stowed her aboard the Ark before departing.

While on the Ark, Megatron revealed that he knew that the railgun was infected with a computer virus designed to render it inoperable. Megatron explained that he transferred the virus to the technology he gave to Cobra, making it all useless. Megatron and his prisoner blasted off for Cybertron.

====''Generation 2''====

[[Image:Drbigglesjonesscarlett.jpg|right|thumb|We like where this is going.]]

However, [[Spike Witwicky]] had snuck onto the Ark during Megatron's battle with Cobra and combined with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], his old [[Headmaster]] body, which he had abandoned there years before. Soon after, Fortress Maximus confronted and battled Megatron, allowing his fellow stowaway Skydive to free Biggles-Jones. Unable to defeat Megatron in combat, Fortress Maximus decided to destroy the reactor core of the Ark, and asked Spike to leave and escape with Skydive and Biggles-Jones. Spike declined, and instead sacrificed himself along with Fortress Maximus, destroying the Ark for good. However, not only had Skydive escaped with Dr. Biggles-Jones, but Megatron too had escaped to plague the Autobots another day.

Dr. Biggles-Jones was brought by Skydive to the G.I. Joe forces, where they all gathered to ponder the nature of heroism and sacrifice.

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Optimal Situation

2007-12-17T14:59:59Z

83.255.67.187: /* Continuity errors */

{{episodenav |BW |season=3 |1 |prev=The Agenda, Part 3 |next=Deep Metal}}
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]
[[Image:OpSit opening.JPG|thumb|300px|Twas a dark and stormy night...]]
With [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in critical condition after [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] attack, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] takes on his [[spark]] to save the timestream.

'''Characters (in order of appearance):''' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap]], [[Waspinator]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], [[Rampage]]

'''Original air date:''' October 24, 1998

==Summary==
[[Image:Smelt Prime.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Smelts in your mouth, not in your hand.]]
As a time storm ravages reality, Megatron gloats to the fading [[Maximal]]s, since his attack on Optimus Prime ensures that the [[Autobot]]s lose to the [[Decepticon]]s, resulting in the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s having control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], having been a Maximal protoform, is also affected by the time storm. She uses the information from the [[Golden Disk]] to activate [[Teletraan I]]'s security system, forcing Megatron out of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

[[Image:Optimal Optimus.JPG|150px|right|thumb|[[Trukk not munky|Trukk ''and'' munky]].]]
Blackarachnia and Silverbolt activate the Ark's repair systems to help stabilize Optimus Prime's conditione, but "reality is still in flux" The other Maximals arrive, and upon seeing Prime, realize that they must save him. However, his spark is fading. Believing there is no other choice, Optimus Primal merges his spark with Prime's to save it. He succeeds, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] begins repairs, but holding Prime's spark causes Primal to expand into a new, larger body.

Megatron and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] arrive and attack, though Primal manages to save the Maximals and convince the Predacons to leave, while Blackarachnia uses the commotion to escape. Outside, [[Waspinator]] provides cover fire by shooting the rocks above the ''Ark''. The Predacons destroy the cave entrance and flee, but Megatron notices a trapped Blackarachnia. Enraged by her betrayal, Megatron shoots her as the Maximals break free. Knowing that they are heading for the unprotected ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Primal and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] race off.

[[Image:BWSilverbolt_Blackarachnia_OptimalSituation.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ug, gag unto me with a spoon.]]
As Silverbolt cradles the damaged Blackarachnia, he begs her to fight on and praises her defiance of Megatron. She maintains that what she did was self-preservation, but Silverbolt points out that she also saved him and the universe. He openly admits to Blackarachnia that he loves her, shocking her. While there's still time, Silverbolt askes her one last time to join the Maximals. Although she maintains that she's still a Predacon, Blackarachnia joins the Maximals for him, then goes off-line. However, Rhinox reveals that she's merely in [[stasis lock]].

Primal and Cheetor manage to down Megatron, Inferno, and Waspinator, but Primal discovers that [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and the [[Arachnoid]]s are literally trying to drag the base away. Optimus manages to sever the lines and dispatch Rampage, but not before Rampage fires a missile which deflects off Primal and hits the ''Axalon''. The ''Axalon'' plummets off the cliff and crashes into the river. Knowing that he must return Prime's spark, Optimus withdraws with Cheetor to rejoin the Maximals.

[[Image:Optimusx2.JPG|thumb|150px|right|And in four million years, he'll tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] he had the strangest [[Humanizing#Sleep|dream]].]]
Back in the ''Ark'', the repairs are finished. Returning the spark causes Optimus Prime to reactivate briefly, but he almost immediately returns to stasis lock. [[Rattrap]] is less than happy, as they now have the difficult task of protecting the ''Ark'' from the Predacons. With the time stream safe—for the moment—Optimus orders the Maximals, including Blackarachnia (who still maintains she's a Predacon), to begin rounding up every piece of salvage and make fortifications.

They're moving into [[Mount St. Hilary]].
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==Quotes==
*''[The Maximals discover Optimus Prime's damaged body]''<br>'''Optimus''': Well, that's just prime.<br>'''Rattrap''': Or what's left of him.<br>''[Rhinox gives Rattrap a well deserved smack]''

*'''Megatron''': This is not the end of it, Optimal Optimus. Nooo. The universe cowered once in fear at the name of Megatron, and it shall do so again!<br>'''Optimus''': Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Megatron.<br>'''Megatron''': Then they'd better stay out of my way!<br>'''Rattrap:''' Oh fer bootin up cold! Will you just shoot him?<br>'''Optimus:''' I'm trying not to resort to that.

*'''Optimus''': We'd have four million years to scrape you off the walls, Megatron. I might just risk it.

*'''Silverbolt''': Blackarachnia, dark poison of my heart, abide with me yet still.<br>'''Blackarachnia''': You got a way with words there, Rover. You almost make me wish I was a better girl.<br>''[Offscreen, Rattrap resists the urge to shoot both of them.]''

*'''Cheetor''': Jumping gyros, Optimus sure learns a new body fast!<br>'''Rattrap''': Well wha'd ya expect? He ''changes'' 'em often enough! ''[rim shot]''

==Notes==

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:OptimusPrimal_OpSit_Matrixspark.jpg|right|thumb|150px|It's not the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. We swear.]]

*The "spark container" which held Optimus Prime's spark was hauntingly similar to the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. According to [[Ben Yee]]'s [http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasonthree/os/ site], the Mainframe animators used Optimus Prime's death sequence from [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|the Transformers movie]] to base a visual reference on, and used the Matrix's design as a spark container because they didn't know its significance. This, of course, leads us to ask the question: how do you get involved with Transformers, and not know the most important McGuffin in the entire continuity?
** [[Primeval Dawn]] later explained the Matrix-shaped Spark Chamber as being a [[decoy]] Matrix constructed to sit in front of the real Matrix.
** Or Rhinox's "his Spark has The Matrix with it" line could suggest that while he held The Matrix, The Matrix seen in Beast Wars was The Matrix and not a decoy. Consider that in [[The Transformers: The Movie]], Prime didn't give the Matrix to Ultra Magnus until after he had died. Look, just watch the episode okay.

===Transformers references===
*After Optimus Prime's spark is returned to him, he reactivates, but almost immediately returns to [[stasis lock]].
*When confronting Megatron on the Ark's bridge, Optimus Primal tells Megatron, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings," the motto of Optimus Prime. Later, he tells the Maximals to "transform and roll out."
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] falling head represents that he is, in fact, totally dead. [[The Gathering|Until he isn't]].

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A Prime Problem

2007-12-16T17:15:36Z

83.255.67.187: /* Notable quotes */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|11|prev=Enter the Nightbird|next=The Core}}

Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.

==Detailed synopsis==
The Decepticons discover a new power source in a crevasse in the [[Earth]]. They determine the fissure is filled with [[corlonium crystals]], which make anything electronic that they touch go ka-boom unless insulated. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] hatches a plan that he hopes will lead the Autobots into the crevasse and certain death.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots show up at the scene [[Image:Primedeux.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Double your pleasure...]]shortly, but before they can learn more about the lights they are attacked by a Decepticon squad led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. With some well-aimed shots, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] knocks Prime over a cliff and puts him out of commission, then takes holographic pictures of him that Megatron uses to create a remote-controlled clone.

The clone leads the Autobots back to base, and causes some awkward moments when he doesn’t know the names of his troops nor how to use [[Teletraan 1]]. The situation is complicated further when the real Prime shows up. The Autobots are ready to shoot him as an impostor, but [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] stops them.

Both Primes are put through tests -- sharp shooting and a race -- to determine which is the real one. The results are rather inconclusive. That’s what you get for letting [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] be in charge.

Tricked by false energy readings, the Autobots give up on finding out who is their real [[Prime (rank)|leader]] and instead head back to the crystal crevasse in order to stop what they think will be an imminent explosion. They are assaulted (again) by a Decepticon attack. Starscream stops everyone in the midst of battle and challenges the Optimus Prime clone to a one-on-one battle. They fight and in the middle of declaring that he’s won, Starscream gets blown apart by one shot from clone Prime’s gun.

Now convinced that the clone is the real thing after the battle, the Autobots follow the clone to the crevasse, ignoring the warnings from the real Optimus. But before they are led to their doom, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] pulls up from the crevasse and reveals the truth.

[[Image:Primespike.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Prime rubs Spike's head for good luck.]]
Earlier, he and Spike infiltrated the Decepticon base and overheard Megatron’s plan regarding the Prime clone, the mock battle with a fake Starscream, and the dangerous nature of the crystals. And now Megatron is holding Spike captive.

The clone says to disregard Windcharger’s report and Spike’s plight, and orders the Autobots forward into the crevasse. Ironhide declares the clone to be the fake, because the real Prime would save Spike. The Autobots shoot the fake Optimus into oblivion and follow Prime on a rescue mission. The Decepticons make a run for it in a rocket, and drop Spike in mid-air. But he’s rescued by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and reunited with Optimus Prime, who then pets Spike like a puppy. The end.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* Optimus Prime
* Ironhide
* Powerglide
* Jazz
* Ratchet
* Trailbreaker
* Windcharger
* Bumblebee
* Sideswipe
* Sunstreaker
* Huffer
* Brawn
* Cliffjumper
* Wheeljack
* Bluestreak
* Prowl
* Gears
* Hound

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* Megatron
* Starscream
* Soundwave
* Laserbeak
* Rumble
* Skywarp
* Thundercracker
* Auto-Scout

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* Spike Witwicky

'''Guests'''
*

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notable quotes==
''"All the danger you can handle is already here, Floptimus Prime!"''
:'''—Starscream''' comes up with a clever insult

''"It's just such ignorance which forever relegates you to the ranks of underlings, Starscream!"''
:'''—Megatron'''

''"I'm sorry there are only three of you. Clobbering less then four Decepticons at a time is boring."''
:'''—Optimus Prime'''

''"Laserbeak... you tin-foil turkey!"''
:'''—Optimus Prime''' dishes out the trash talk like a pro

''“Bumblebee, come over here. The computer is not responding to my input.... Bumblebee, I'm speaking to you.”''<br>
:''“You talking to me?”''<br>
''“Of course.”''<br>
:''“But I'm Ironhide, Prime.”'' <br>
''"I meant Ironhide, naturally."''
:—The fake '''Optimus Prime''' totally flubs '''Ironhide''''s name, even though Ironhide's the only other one there, and the Southern-fried lug still doesn't get it...

''"I don't mind hitting the dirt, but I don't enjoy eating it!"''
:—'''Gears'''

''"Is it really you, Optimus Prime? I mean <i>really?</i>"'' <br>
:''"Yes, Spike. This time I am definitely me. Or I. Myself. Oh, whoever I am. Put it there, partner."''
:—A cautious but hopeful '''Spike''' questions '''Optimus Prime''', who doesn't do the best job of keeping a sentence together

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In a dialogue flub, Optimus calls Trailbreaker "Trailblazer". Later he calls Spike "Splik". Makes you wonder if the Autobots destroyed the right one.

* After the fake Starscream is destroyed by the fake Optimus, Starscream is seen standing next to the other Decepticons.

===Continuity errors===
* Anyone else notice that Powerglide isn't seen until the very end? Shows up right after the fake Prime kills the fake Starscream.

===Transformers references===
* This episode has the first appearances of [[Powerglide]] and [[Warpath]]. However, no explanation of their origins is made.

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* This episode marks the first and last appearance of the [[Auto-Scout]], a cassette drone launched by Soundwave.

* Notice that when both Primes get X-Rayed, neither one possesses an Autobot Matrix of Leadership in his chest cavity. Mind you, this was before the Matrix was introduced in the cartoon.

* Testing to see which Prime is fake by road races and sharpshooting contests (instead of, say, quizzing them on the names and histories of the Autobots) is fairly dumb.

* Apparently, Megatron doesn't know the names of the Autobots beyond Prime. After a few million years, that's just embarrassing...

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

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A Prime Problem

2007-12-16T17:11:38Z

83.255.67.187: /* Continuity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|11|prev=Enter the Nightbird|next=The Core}}

Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.

==Detailed synopsis==
The Decepticons discover a new power source in a crevasse in the [[Earth]]. They determine the fissure is filled with [[corlonium crystals]], which make anything electronic that they touch go ka-boom unless insulated. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] hatches a plan that he hopes will lead the Autobots into the crevasse and certain death.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots show up at the scene [[Image:Primedeux.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Double your pleasure...]]shortly, but before they can learn more about the lights they are attacked by a Decepticon squad led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. With some well-aimed shots, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] knocks Prime over a cliff and puts him out of commission, then takes holographic pictures of him that Megatron uses to create a remote-controlled clone.

The clone leads the Autobots back to base, and causes some awkward moments when he doesn’t know the names of his troops nor how to use [[Teletraan 1]]. The situation is complicated further when the real Prime shows up. The Autobots are ready to shoot him as an impostor, but [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] stops them.

Both Primes are put through tests -- sharp shooting and a race -- to determine which is the real one. The results are rather inconclusive. That’s what you get for letting [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] be in charge.

Tricked by false energy readings, the Autobots give up on finding out who is their real [[Prime (rank)|leader]] and instead head back to the crystal crevasse in order to stop what they think will be an imminent explosion. They are assaulted (again) by a Decepticon attack. Starscream stops everyone in the midst of battle and challenges the Optimus Prime clone to a one-on-one battle. They fight and in the middle of declaring that he’s won, Starscream gets blown apart by one shot from clone Prime’s gun.

Now convinced that the clone is the real thing after the battle, the Autobots follow the clone to the crevasse, ignoring the warnings from the real Optimus. But before they are led to their doom, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] pulls up from the crevasse and reveals the truth.

[[Image:Primespike.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Prime rubs Spike's head for good luck.]]
Earlier, he and Spike infiltrated the Decepticon base and overheard Megatron’s plan regarding the Prime clone, the mock battle with a fake Starscream, and the dangerous nature of the crystals. And now Megatron is holding Spike captive.

The clone says to disregard Windcharger’s report and Spike’s plight, and orders the Autobots forward into the crevasse. Ironhide declares the clone to be the fake, because the real Prime would save Spike. The Autobots shoot the fake Optimus into oblivion and follow Prime on a rescue mission. The Decepticons make a run for it in a rocket, and drop Spike in mid-air. But he’s rescued by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and reunited with Optimus Prime, who then pets Spike like a puppy. The end.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* Optimus Prime
* Ironhide
* Powerglide
* Jazz
* Ratchet
* Trailbreaker
* Windcharger
* Bumblebee
* Sideswipe
* Sunstreaker
* Huffer
* Brawn
* Cliffjumper
* Wheeljack
* Bluestreak
* Prowl
* Gears
* Hound

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* Megatron
* Starscream
* Soundwave
* Laserbeak
* Rumble
* Skywarp
* Thundercracker
* Auto-Scout

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* Spike Witwicky

'''Guests'''
*

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notable quotes==
''"It's just such ignorance which forever relegates you to the ranks of underlings, Starscream!"''
:'''—Megatron'''

''"I'm sorry there are only three of you. Clobbering less then four Decepticons at a time is boring."''
:'''—Optimus Prime'''

''"Laserbeak... you tin-foil turkey!"''
:'''—Optimus Prime''' dishes out the trash talk like a pro

''“Bumblebee, come over here. The computer is not responding to my input.... Bumblebee, I'm speaking to you.”''<br>
:''“You talking to me?”''<br>
''“Of course.”''<br>
:''“But I'm Ironhide, Prime.”'' <br>
''"I meant Ironhide, naturally."''
:—The fake '''Optimus Prime''' totally flubs '''Ironhide''''s name, even though Ironhide's the only other one there, and the Southern-fried lug still doesn't get it...

''"I don't mind hitting the dirt, but I don't enjoy eating it!"''
:—'''Gears'''

''"Is it really you, Optimus Prime? I mean <i>really?</i>"'' <br>
:''"Yes, Spike. This time I am definitely me. Or I. Myself. Oh, whoever I am. Put it there, partner."''
:—A cautious but hopeful '''Spike''' questions '''Optimus Prime''', who doesn't do the best job of keeping a sentence together

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In a dialogue flub, Optimus calls Trailbreaker "Trailblazer". Later he calls Spike "Splik". Makes you wonder if the Autobots destroyed the right one.

* After the fake Starscream is destroyed by the fake Optimus, Starscream is seen standing next to the other Decepticons.

===Continuity errors===
* Anyone else notice that Powerglide isn't seen until the very end? Shows up right after the fake Prime kills the fake Starscream.

===Transformers references===
* This episode has the first appearances of [[Powerglide]] and [[Warpath]]. However, no explanation of their origins is made.

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* This episode marks the first and last appearance of the [[Auto-Scout]], a cassette drone launched by Soundwave.

* Notice that when both Primes get X-Rayed, neither one possesses an Autobot Matrix of Leadership in his chest cavity. Mind you, this was before the Matrix was introduced in the cartoon.

* Testing to see which Prime is fake by road races and sharpshooting contests (instead of, say, quizzing them on the names and histories of the Autobots) is fairly dumb.

* Apparently, Megatron doesn't know the names of the Autobots beyond Prime. After a few million years, that's just embarrassing...

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

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A Prime Problem

2007-12-16T17:11:20Z

83.255.67.187: /* Continutity errors */

{{episodenav|g1|season=2|11|prev=Enter the Nightbird|next=The Core}}

Megatron creates a clone of Optimus Prime to lure the Autobots to their doom.

==Detailed synopsis==
The Decepticons discover a new power source in a crevasse in the [[Earth]]. They determine the fissure is filled with [[corlonium crystals]], which make anything electronic that they touch go ka-boom unless insulated. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] hatches a plan that he hopes will lead the Autobots into the crevasse and certain death.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots show up at the scene [[Image:Primedeux.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Double your pleasure...]]shortly, but before they can learn more about the lights they are attacked by a Decepticon squad led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. With some well-aimed shots, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] knocks Prime over a cliff and puts him out of commission, then takes holographic pictures of him that Megatron uses to create a remote-controlled clone.

The clone leads the Autobots back to base, and causes some awkward moments when he doesn’t know the names of his troops nor how to use [[Teletraan 1]]. The situation is complicated further when the real Prime shows up. The Autobots are ready to shoot him as an impostor, but [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] stops them.

Both Primes are put through tests -- sharp shooting and a race -- to determine which is the real one. The results are rather inconclusive. That’s what you get for letting [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] be in charge.

Tricked by false energy readings, the Autobots give up on finding out who is their real [[Prime (rank)|leader]] and instead head back to the crystal crevasse in order to stop what they think will be an imminent explosion. They are assaulted (again) by a Decepticon attack. Starscream stops everyone in the midst of battle and challenges the Optimus Prime clone to a one-on-one battle. They fight and in the middle of declaring that he’s won, Starscream gets blown apart by one shot from clone Prime’s gun.

Now convinced that the clone is the real thing after the battle, the Autobots follow the clone to the crevasse, ignoring the warnings from the real Optimus. But before they are led to their doom, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] pulls up from the crevasse and reveals the truth.

[[Image:Primespike.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Prime rubs Spike's head for good luck.]]
Earlier, he and Spike infiltrated the Decepticon base and overheard Megatron’s plan regarding the Prime clone, the mock battle with a fake Starscream, and the dangerous nature of the crystals. And now Megatron is holding Spike captive.

The clone says to disregard Windcharger’s report and Spike’s plight, and orders the Autobots forward into the crevasse. Ironhide declares the clone to be the fake, because the real Prime would save Spike. The Autobots shoot the fake Optimus into oblivion and follow Prime on a rescue mission. The Decepticons make a run for it in a rocket, and drop Spike in mid-air. But he’s rescued by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and reunited with Optimus Prime, who then pets Spike like a puppy. The end.

{{-}}

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' ???

'''Written by:''' Dick Robbins and Bryce Malek

===Featured Characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* Optimus Prime
* Ironhide
* Powerglide
* Jazz
* Ratchet
* Trailbreaker
* Windcharger
* Bumblebee
* Sideswipe
* Sunstreaker
* Huffer
* Brawn
* Cliffjumper
* Wheeljack
* Bluestreak
* Prowl
* Gears
* Hound

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* Megatron
* Starscream
* Soundwave
* Laserbeak
* Rumble
* Skywarp
* Thundercracker
* Auto-Scout

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* Spike Witwicky

'''Guests'''
*

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notable quotes==
''"It's just such ignorance which forever relegates you to the ranks of underlings, Starscream!"''
:'''—Megatron'''

''"I'm sorry there are only three of you. Clobbering less then four Decepticons at a time is boring."''
:'''—Optimus Prime'''

''"Laserbeak... you tin-foil turkey!"''
:'''—Optimus Prime''' dishes out the trash talk like a pro

''“Bumblebee, come over here. The computer is not responding to my input.... Bumblebee, I'm speaking to you.”''<br>
:''“You talking to me?”''<br>
''“Of course.”''<br>
:''“But I'm Ironhide, Prime.”'' <br>
''"I meant Ironhide, naturally."''
:—The fake '''Optimus Prime''' totally flubs '''Ironhide''''s name, even though Ironhide's the only other one there, and the Southern-fried lug still doesn't get it...

''"I don't mind hitting the dirt, but I don't enjoy eating it!"''
:—'''Gears'''

''"Is it really you, Optimus Prime? I mean <i>really?</i>"'' <br>
:''"Yes, Spike. This time I am definitely me. Or I. Myself. Oh, whoever I am. Put it there, partner."''
:—A cautious but hopeful '''Spike''' questions '''Optimus Prime''', who doesn't do the best job of keeping a sentence together

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* In a dialogue flub, Optimus calls Trailbreaker "Trailblazer". Later he calls Spike "Splik". Makes you wonder if the Autobots destroyed the right one.

* After the fake Starscream is destroyed by the fake Optimus, Starscream is seen standing next to the other Decepticons.

===Continuity errors===
* Anyone else notice that Powerglide isn't seen until the very end? Shows up right after the fake Prime kills the fake Starscream. This is also Powerglide's first appearance in the show, with no explanation where he came from.

===Transformers references===
* This episode has the first appearances of [[Powerglide]] and [[Warpath]]. However, no explanation of their origins is made.

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===

* This episode marks the first and last appearance of the [[Auto-Scout]], a cassette drone launched by Soundwave.

* Notice that when both Primes get X-Rayed, neither one possesses an Autobot Matrix of Leadership in his chest cavity. Mind you, this was before the Matrix was introduced in the cartoon.

* Testing to see which Prime is fake by road races and sharpshooting contests (instead of, say, quizzing them on the names and histories of the Autobots) is fairly dumb.

* Apparently, Megatron doesn't know the names of the Autobots beyond Prime. After a few million years, that's just embarrassing...

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

[[Category: Generation 1 episodes|Prime Problem]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Force field

2007-12-16T17:08:38Z

83.255.67.187:

A '''force field''', sometimes called an '''energy shield''', is a device used for purposes of defending an object or location, or serving as a means of imprisonment.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===

====Animated continuity====
The [[Autobot]] [[Trailbreaker]] was equipped with a force field generator. He often used it to move things away, such as floods. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} After being attacked by the [[Rainmakers]], Trailbreaker projected a force field to allow the Autobots time to repair themselves from the damaged suffered by [[acid rain]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Spike Witwicky]] was held in a force field to prevent him from escaping. Still, the Decepticons had [[Ravage]] remain to keep an eye on him. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

====Beast Wars====
After being on Earth for some time, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] developed a shield system as part of [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]'s security systems. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} The shields could stand up to a heavy amount of punishment, though at times it inevitably failed. After the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' sank into the river near it, the [[Maximal]]s attempted to salvage Sentinel, but the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s managed to steal the control system and installed it in the ''[[Darksyde]]'', simultaneously managing to bolster their own defenses and putting the Maximals on a defensive footing for the remainder of the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

After moving into [[Mount St. Hilary]], the Maximals attempted to use [[Teletraan I]] to power their shields, but [[Autobot]] technology and Maximal technology were too different to make a compatible system, leading to the aforementioned salvage attempt. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

====Beast Machines====
[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] installed powerful shields aboard the [[Grand Mal]], which were the only defense the Maximals could activate when the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] attempted to take the vessel back. The shields, however, cut [[Botanica]] off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[organic core]]. To save her, [[Rattrap]] launched in an escape pod containing a shield emitter which mimiced the Grand Mal's own shield harmonics. Megatron found the emitter, and transmitted the harmonics to [[Obsidian]], whose forces shot the Grand Mal out from the sky.

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Energy shield|Energy shields at Wikipedia]]

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Trailbreaker (G1)

2007-12-16T16:55:07Z

83.255.67.187: /* Animated continuity */

:''Trailbreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Trailbreakerg1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|I may not be fast... but I'm effective and provide soothing relief.]]

It's hard not to like '''Trailbreaker'''. He's a good-humored cheerleader, always ready with a joke or comment to lighten the mood when things get dark. Sadly, Trailbreaker's joking is often a cover for his low self-esteem. His form is the most fuel-consumptive of the ''Ark'' crew, and his vehicle mode is very slow. As such, he feels like a useless drain on their limited resources. The Autobots know better, of course. Trailbreaker's good humor, bravery, and impenetrable [[force field]] are all of great use, but convincing him of that is hard, especially when he begins to mope about his handicaps.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Glouton'''<br>
:''Preliminary name:'' '''Guzzle'''<br>
:''Hungarian name'': '''Ösvényvágó'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Tuono'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.}}

Trailbreaker was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s original crew, crashing to Earth four million years ago aboard the ''[[Ark]]''.

''Trailbreaker joined a detachment of Autobots investigating robot sightings in Merry Ol' England. After making contact with a young boy named Sammy, the Autobots were caught by surprise when the [[Seeker]]s fire-bombed them from the sky. Trailbeaker was blasted before he could activate his force field. Like a freakin' drama queen, he went offline whimpering, "It's no good. Everything's gone...just plain ruined..." {{Storylink|Man of Iron!}}''

Like many Autobots, Trailbreaker was too low on fuel to join Optimus and the others in what would've been their climactic battle with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces, and was taken prisoner without a fight when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] assumed command of the Decepticons and the ''Ark''. He was revived after [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s reclaimed the ''Ark'', however. When the Autobots went to recover Optimus Prime's head and restore their leader to functionality, Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots caught off-guard by the false Prime created by Shockwave and was shot down before he could raise his force field. {{Storylink|Prime Time!}}

''On another occasion, the Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was under the control of a human scientist and attacking the Autobots. Trailbreaker jumped in his path and tried to wrestle the pteranodon to the ground. Instead, he was lifted up and slammed into the cliffside...'cause he never turned on that force field. {{Storylink|The Icarus Theory!}} During the Dinobot Hunt, Trailbreaker joined [[Brawn]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in hunting [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] among the sands of the Black Rock Desert. They managed to collect him virtually without a fight once Snarl wandered into a secret military base and unleashed a molecular disintegrator bomb that ended his rampage. {{Storylink|Dinobot Hunt}}''

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his future Decepticons arrived in the present, the Autobot chain of command was crippled as Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and Ratchet vanished and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] was taken prisoner. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] attempted to rise to command, accepting support from [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], but the Autobots were simply outclassed. Trailbreaker was part of a group of more than a half-dozen Autobots who collectively failed to bring down even one of Galvatron's lieutenants. In desperation, the Autobots turned to Megatron himself (who had quickly been disposed of by Galvatron when he first arrived) as a temporary ally and battlefield advisor. Under the Decepticon's direction, the Autobots staged a trap for the lone future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in order to weaken Galvatron's power base. Unfortunately, Scourge's enhanced sensors detected the trap almost immediately, and his acid ray nailed Trailbreaker THROUGH a wall before the battle even began. (Too early to have activated that force field, huh?) Scourge was ultimately brought down, but Trailbreaker was left inactive for days until Ratchet was restored to the present and able to repair him. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

''Well, he was up and about soon enough, and accompanied Prowl and Jetfire on a mission to stop the Decepticons from accessing a NASA space transmission facility, only to get knocked around helplessly by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and beaten to the ground long enough for the Decepticons to escape...all because he didn't turn on that slaggin' force field to protect himself. Remember, Trailbreaker? The force field? You're not built for speed or energy efficiency; you were built for power, specifically that one power that makes you ''special'' and ''unique''. Or is it "just plain ruined" these days? {{Storylink|The Gift}}''

Trailbreaker's role in the war soon became greatly reduced, and he was more than likely destroyed by Starscream during the [[Underbase Saga]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (US), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japan)

[[Image:Trailbreakerdance.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do a little dance...make a little love...get down tonight...I said get down tonight!]]

Trailbreaker was part of the bridge crew of the ''Ark'' spaceship when it blasted off from Cybertron to search for new sources of energy four million years in the past. When he was awakened in 1984, [[Teletraan I]] reformatted him so that his alt-mode was a terrestrial Toyota 4WD camper truck. Trailbreaker accompanied his fellow Autobots on their first mission to stop the Decepticons on Earth, a mission that took him to an off-shore oil rig. The Decepticons plundered the rig for energon and destroyed it, leaving it a flaming wreck that endangered its human crew. Trailbreaker used his force field to contain the fire, while [[Wheeljack]] used his built-in fire-suppression systems to douse the flames. {{Storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Later, Trailbreaker served as a spy despite his stated function as defensive strategist. ([[Mirage]] was apparently busy that day.) He, along with the humans [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], camped out near the Decepticons' headquarters and eavesdropped on their plans to raid the ruby mines of Burma. Their surveillance did not go totally unnoticed, however, as a set of [[Seeker]]s spotted the Autobot making his getaway. Trailbreaker summoned the brothers [[Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to fend off his pursuer and got the information safely back to Prime. {{Storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

When the Autobots began studying a meteorite that had fallen to Earth, Wheeljack discovered the sample fragment was highly unstable and summoned Optimus and Trailbreaker to his laboratory. On command, Trailbreaker unleashed his force field around the meteorite to contain the explosive blast. {{Storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

One time, when Megatron temporarily reprogrammed [[Gears]] to be a happy-go-lucky kind of Autobot, Trailbreaker was the one who voiced what everyone was thinking and said maybe they should just leave him that way. {{Storylink|Changing Gears}}

When the Dinobots attempted to demonstrate their newfound "finesse" to the other Autobots, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] accidentally set fire to the ''Ark'', threatening [[Teletraan I]]. Thinking quickly, Trailbreaker projected his force field over the Autobot supercomputer, allowing [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] time to extinguish the blaze. {{Storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

On another occasion, the Autobots were forced to abandon Earth by Megatron aboard a spacecraft set on a course into the sun. After the Autobots discovered they couldn't alter their course, their ship collapsed all around them. Only [[Hound]]'s holograms hid their fate from Megatron, while Trailbreaker cast a massive force field large enough to contain the entire Autobot force safely. Trailbreaker then lashed the force field onto [[Cosmos]], enabling the flying Autobot to transport them back to Earth.{{Storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

After that, a Decepticon coup by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing]] resulted in a city being flooded. Trailbreaker used his force field to protect himself and a small group of Autobots from a large tidal wave. {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}

{{note|In storyboards for the movie, Trailbreaker's dead body is seen at the end of the Autobot City battle. However, this didn't make it into the final film, leaving his status after the battle up in the air just like any other character who didn't appear.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Trailbreaker was present under the command of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the battle of [[Altihex]] when the Decepticons destroyed a building full of neutral Cybertonians. Unable to save the city, the Autobots helped evacuate civilians before retreating.

When Decepticon Military Operations Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led a force of Decepticons against the Autobot capitol of [[Iacon]], Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who defended the capital.

When Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared in an accident with a [[space bridge]], the Autobot and Decepticon forces splintered into smaller factions. Trailbreaker stayed with the Autobots under the leadership of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. He was part of the group of reinforcements that helped battle the giant [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]].

Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who followed Optimus Prime on his mission on board the [[Ark]]. They were attacked by Megatron's ship, the [[Nemesis]]. After being boarded, the ''Ark'' crash-landed on [[Earth]], where all on board were preserved in emergency stasis. In 1984, a volcanic eruption awakened the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer, Teletraan I, and it repaired all on board.

Eventually, the combined forces of the Autobots on Earth and their human allies were able to capture the Decepticons. In 1999, a ship called the ''[[Ark II]]'' was built to take the Cybertonians back to Cybertron, along with some human companions, but the ship exploded shortly after takeoff. The human allies were killed, but the Cybertonians were lost in the ocean, again in stasis lock. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 1}} Three years later, Spike Witwicky assisted the US "Defense Ministry" in reactivating Optimus Prime by placing a piece of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] into his chest. Optimus traveled to the remote Arctic shoreline where he'd been found after the crash and used the Matrix to revive Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Superion, Trailbreaker and Wheeljack from where they lay under the waves. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 2}}

Shortly afterwards, the Autobots assisted the US military in rescuing the survivors of the Smitco Oil Refinery attack. When Optimus Prime learned the attackers were Autobots and Decepticons under the control of terrorist arms dealer [[Adam Rook]], he asked his Autobots to accompany him to fight for '''Great JUSTICE.''' Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who agreed to come along, stating that Prime only needed to point him in the right direction. Trailbreaker participated in the battle at Rook's destroyed base when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] double-crossed them and attempted to destroy all the Transformers with a low-yield nuclear weapon. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 3}}

[[Image:DW Trailbreaker Devastatorstomp.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Devastator crush puny Autobot...and make [[scale]] joke while crushing. Har har har!]]

After the Autobots extricated themselves from the nuke-absorbing hardened virus shell, Trailbreaker helped rescue the captive Autobots Megatron was using to fuel his technovirus. After Ironhide informed the other Autobots of Megatron's imminent attack on [[San Francisco]], they flew there and engaged the Decepticons. Trailbreaker smashed Grimlock in the face with a steel girder and informed the former Dinobot commander that he'd made the wrong choice in leaving the Autobots and was now going to pay. Unfortunately, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was taken down by the [[Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], prompting Trailbreaker to join Optimus Prime, Sideswipe and Megatron in a moment of [[dull surprise]], gaping at Devastator as if they had never seen him before. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 4}}

As Jazz and the Autobots in Canada were preparing to deal with the technovirus, Trailbreaker frantically radioed them for backup, reporting that Superion was down. As he was distracted, Devastator attempted to stomp on the Autobot. Trailbreaker caught the foot in time, but was crushed into the pavement. He was later retrieved and placed into restraint by the Decepticons as Megatron attempted to convince Optimus Prime to join his cause to wipe out the humans and rule the universe. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 5}} Once Prime managed to free the Autobots with assistance from human firefighters, Trailbreaker resumed his assault on Grimlock by sending him flying with a punch. After Superion sacrificed himself to save San Francisco from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear strike, Trailbreaker called Optimus over when he and Sideswipe discovered the abandoned Grimlock under rubble. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 6}}

Months later, the united Cybertronian army arrived on Earth, demanding the surrender of all combatant Autobots and Decepticons. Trailbreaker suffered serious injuries battling [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and the Seekers and had to be placed in a [[CR chamber]] for repairs on the flight back to Cybertron. He fought alongside the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew and the various insurgency groups on Cybertron to reclaim [[Iacon]] for the Autobots and force Shockwave out of power. {{Storylink|War and Peace}} Afterwards, he joined Prowl and the rest of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s old crew in returning to Earth to work on the construction of a new Autobot City.

===Binaltech===
Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots who suffered from an outbreak of the [[Cosmic Rust]] virus after the Decepticons unleashed it on Earth. He was supposed to receive a new body thanks to the [[Central City]] Institute of Technology, but the Decepticons managed to infiltrate the Binaltech Project. Through the use of [[hypno-chip]]-controlled spies and pawns, Trailbreaker's new body was hijacked and used to upgrade the [[Combaticon]] known as [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] instead.

===IDW Comics continuity===
Trailbreaker is a specialist called in by [[Springer]] to extract a deranged [[Kup]] safely from the planet where he had crash-landed. The planet possessed a radiation which was dangerous to Transformers without special protective covering, causing Kup, in his delusions, to believe his rescuers were monsters trying to attack him. Trailbreaker's force fields allowed him to walk on the planet without any protective gear, and he successfully convinced the old bot that he was trying to help him. This also marks the first time he'd accomplished anything of note since 1985. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

===''Universe''===
[[Image:rattrap_legs.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Gah! Someone call an exterminator!]]

Trailbreaker and fellow Autobots [[Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]] arrived on the newly technorganic Cybertron roughly one year after the events of ''[[Beast Machines]]''. They were welcomed by the surviving members of [[Optimus Primal]]'s band of [[Maximals]], including [[Rattrap]], who offered to share a vintage keg of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's Old Oil]] with the Autobot veteran. Unfortunately, Trailbreaker did not have an opportunity to take Rattrap up on his offer, because immediately afterwards, he and his associates were abducted by [[Unicron]] and teleported to the [[Cauldron]]. There, they were rebuilt against their will into new bodies... except Trailbreaker, because why mess with success? {{storylink|Abduction}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Trailbreaker''' (1984)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''25'''
[[Image:G1Trailbreaker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|If your vehicle mode looks like this, you might be a redneck!]]

: Trailbreaker transforms in a Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck. In robot mode, both of his lower arms are projectile launchers, able to load and fire either his fists or his projectiles, which consist of two silver rockets and two silver "twin blasters". The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy severely weakened the springs [[for safety reasons]].

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

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===Other attempts===
There are quite a few more recent Transformers toys that were at one point in their development supposed to be a new form for (or tribute to) Trailbreaker, but so far all of these have become other characters with other names, most likely due to [[Hasbro]]'s inability to secure the [[trademark]].

Trailbreaker's appearance in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Universe comics stems from early plans to release a Trailbreaker redeco of the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[X-Brawn]] mold as a convention exclusive in 2003. Reportedly, Hasbro themselves also had the same idea for the mass retail Universe Deluxe assortment, but due to the aforementioned reasons, the toy was ultimately given a different deco and released as [[Ratchet (Universe)|Autobot Ratchet]] instead.

Later, a [[redeco]] of the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[Spychanger]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] was released as a Wal*Mart exclusive under the [[Universe]] banner, a black pickup truck with the distinctive red and yellow stripes from Trailbreaker's original toy. Ultimately, this toy would be released as [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]] instead.

The next attempt was in the [[Alternators]] line, the toy that would eventually become [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and later [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]. A [[retool]] of the [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] Jeep Wrangler toy, its head is a cross between the original Trailbreaker toy's helmet and the cartoon model's face, surprisingly similar to [[Dan Khanna|Dan Khanna's]] rendition of the character in 3H's Universe comics. A black and white version of a proposed color guide for the unreleased Trailbreaker version of the mold was depicted in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book.

Finally, the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] Autobot [[Overhaul (UT)|Overhaul]] was originally going to be called "Trailbreaker", and the head mold was to have more elements from the Generation 1 character's design. These plans were again scrapped, but the character's upgraded form, '''Leobreaker''', retains the "breaker" portion of the name, since "Leohaul" sounds really silly.

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==Trivia==
* Trailbreaker's mold was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "4WD Hi-Lux", available in three different colors; black, blue or yellow. The blue version was one of three toys made availabel in the ''very'' short-lived US ''Diakron'' line that briefly pre-dated ''Transformers''.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm Trailbreaker at TFU.info]

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

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Brawn (G1)

2007-12-16T16:39:56Z

83.255.67.187: /* 3H Universe Comics */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Brawn|the Robots in Disguise Autobot|X-Brawn}}

:''Brawn is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Brawng1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!]]

'''Brawn''', the Autobots' demolitions expert, is amazingly strong for his size. Due to his small stature, he often attempts to overcompensate by playing up his macho personality. He can be somewhat of a bully, and looks down on noncombatant Autobots. He has a ready, though slightly sarcastic, sense of humor, and a lot of ''chutzpah''. In addition to his great strength, Brawn is also so tough as to be almost indestructible... [[personal canon|'''almost''']].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Bruto'''<br>
:''Japanese name:'' '''Gong''' (go-n-gu, ゴング)<br>
:''South American name'': '''Jipe'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Cammello'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Izmos''' (meaning "Hefty")

==Fiction==
[[Image:Brawnmarvel1.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gee, ya think? You think that maybe I should use these clamps, that I use every day, at every opportunity? You're a freakin' genius, ya idiot!]]

===Marvel Comics continuity===

====Generation 1====

He got fried by the Underbase-powered Starscream.

====Generation 2====

Brawn is blown to smithereens by Megatron...[[personal canon|'''almost''']].

===Generation 1 Cartoon===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Corey Burton]] (US), [[Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japan)

Brawn was one of the Autobots on board the [[Ark]] who awoke in 1984, reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] to have an Earth-based alt-mode of a land rover jeep. He was frequently involved in combat engagements against the Decepticons in the early years of the Earth-based war, including the battle that saw the Decepticons destroy an offshore oil rig. In the flaming chaos that followed, Brawn helped save his fellow Autobot [[Huffer]] who was trapped in the wreckage by cutting him loose with a blowtorch contained in his right arm. In other instances, Brawn also showed himself capable of wielding a large drill for tunneling, and a number of smaller grappling claws from his vehicle mode. The only thing he really lacked was a gun, but, being Brawn, he didn't seem to mind borrowing [[Megatron (G1)|someone else's]] [[fusion cannon|gun]].

Brawn performed admirably in several of the Autobots' missions, most notably during the events which brought [[Cybertron]] into Earth's orbit. During those chaotic times, it was Brawn who repeatedly spearheaded the various attempts to rescue their ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] from the clutches of the Decepticons, even traveling to Cybertron itself along with a special rescue team. It was this team that learned of the means which [[Dr. Arkeville]] was using to control his human slaves, and then discovered a way to free them from his clutches.

Another important mission for Brawn involved a super-weapon being built in Peru, where it was he (and his ally [[Trailbreaker]]) who first discovered the Decepticons' plot and informed the other Autobots. In the end, Brawn himself who raced to the top of the ancient pyramid the Decepticons were using as a firing platform, tackled Megatron and helped bring about the weapon's destruction. {{Storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

When the ''[[Nemesis]]'' was uncovered in an archaeological dig (and Megatron subsequently retrieved the awesome power of the [[Heart of Cybertron]]), Brawn was angered that fellow Autobot [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] did not participate in battles, not understanding that Perceptor's scientific and technical skills necessitated his exclusion from combat missions. To the irritation of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Brawn decided it was his job to bully the Autobot scientist, insinuating that Perceptor was a coward not prepared to do his duty alongside the other Autobots. Brawn later changed his tune and was a big enough 'bot to appreciate Perceptor's skills when the latter hyper-accurately shot the Heart of Cybertron out of the sky. However, it is unclear whether Brawn was big enough to apologize to Perceptor for his earlier boorish behavior. {{Storylink|Microbots}}

Sadly, he was shot down by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in 2005, during the hijacking of a shuttle bound for [[Autobot City]], making him one of the first serious fatalities of that famous assault...'''if''' he was actually killed. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Hey guys, I'm back! And I found [[Load Hauler]]!"]]

:''('''Note:''' A debate has arisen within the fandom as to whether or not Brawn survived his apparent death, taking into account that Brawn was only wounded in the shoulder and had previously been depicted surviving many more serious shots, including a shot from Megatron directly to the head. Additionally, Brawn appears in [[Carnage in C-Minor]] (an episode which takes place well after the time of his supposed death). However, due to the generally low quality of the animation in that episode, Brawn's appearance is usually dismissed as an animation error. It has also been noted that the shuttle which Brawn was on did not exactly land gently; even if he had survived his initial injury, he may still have died on impact.)''

===3H Universe Comics===
It was revealed that Brawn was abducted by [[Unicron]] just before he was atomized by Megatron in Generation 2.

===Dreamwave Comics===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Brawn''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1984)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''15'''

: Brawn was part of the original assortment of Autobot mini-cars released in 1984. He was the first figure identified in the Transformers pack-in toy catalog included in the larger boxed toys. The mold for Brawn's figure was originally developed for the Microchange toyline as a "Jeep". That toyline was meant to depict robots who transformed into toy cars, which is why Brawn's car proportions are a bit exaggerated.

: The Brawn mold was later used in to create [[Jipe (Malignus)|Jipe]] and [[Outback]].

* '''Brawn''' (Keychain, 2003)

==External Links==
* [http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Autobot+Brawn ToyBin Brawn Toy Gallery]
* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Brawn/brawn.htm Brawn at TFU.info]

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Constructicon (Animated)

2007-12-14T23:53:51Z

83.255.67.187: /* Fiction */

:''The Constructicons are a yet-unknown group from the [[Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

There are at least two of them. What's their deal exactly? Nobody knows! (Yet.)

{{coming soon}}

==Fiction==
When the bots are out, the Constructicons come to play with [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. Run Sari. Run.

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Mahfouz

2007-12-08T19:19:55Z

83.255.67.187: /* ''Transformers'' (2007) film */

: ''Mahfous is a [[human]] in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Mahfous''' is a young [[Qatar]]i boy who has grown to be good friends of Captain [[William Lennox]] and his Army Ranger unit stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|SOCCENT Qatar]]. Though he appears to hang around the base, he hails from a villiage some distance away, where he lives with his father, [[Akram]].

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Actor:'' [[Ashkan Kashanchi]]

Mahfous gave water to his friend William Lennox shortly after the Ranger returned from a mission behind enemy lines. Soon afterwards, SOCCENT Qatar was attacked by [[Blackout (Movie)|a mysterious helicopter that turned into a giant robot]]. Mahfous followed Lennox and his men to cover as they tried to avoid the robot.

The next morning, after the group sucessfully escaped the attack that destroyed SOCCENT Qatar, Mahfous led Lennox's unit to his village where they could find a telephone to contact the [[Pentagon]]. However, as they arrived at the outskirts of the village, the group was attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant metal scorpion]] that killed [[Sergeant Donnelly]]. Lennox's men ran to the relative cover of the village as the town militia joined the US soldiers in defending their home. Mahfous led Lennox to his house where his father Akram provided the Captain with a cell phone to call the Pentagon.

After the [[United States Military|US Air Force]] repelled the giant scorpion, Mahfous was reunited with his father.

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[[Category:Humans|Mahfous]]
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Qatar

2007-12-08T19:10:47Z

83.255.67.187:

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'''Qatar''' is a country on [[Earth]], which may be located near [[Carbombya]]. It contains a lot of sand, a small village, a [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|destroyed military base]], and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. Oh, and there's also a bunch of cities and oil, or something.

{{see|Wikipedia:Qatar}}

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Al-badur

2007-12-08T19:08:28Z

83.255.67.187: /* Universe Featuring the Wreckers */

:''Al-Badur is a [[Quintesson]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Al-badur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Look out, he's going to reconcile the Quintesson and Primus origins!]]

'''Al-Badur''', Second Triarch of the Fifth Cybertronian Section, is an ancient [[Quintesson]] who was banished into another dimension (planet) by his comrades for being a criminal. The exact nature of his crime was to question the will of his superiors.

He got off light, though. After all, they could have fed him to the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
After the [[Autobot]]s discovered the secret chamber in [[Planetary Corridor CB311B4]], [[Rewind]] examined the hieroglyphics and learned that the room was used by the Quintessons to banish their criminals to other dimensions. The writings on the wall said that Al-Badur was banished to an ice dimension. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

====Universe Featuring the Wreckers====
After a crippling betrayal on [[Akalo]], [[Primal Prime]] led his [[Wreckers]] to a distant, icy world to where the [[Oracle]] had guided him for further assistance. The Wreckers were surprised to find Al-Badur there, and though [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were immediately suspicious of the Quintesson, Primal Prime allowed him to explain himself.

Al-Badur detailed at length the history of Quintessons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and how this history intertwined with [[Primus]], the origin of the [[Transformer]]s, and [[Vector Sigma]]. It was then that Primal Prime and [[Apelinq]] realized that the Oracle, which sent the Wreckers on their original quest, was none other than a shell program the Quintessons had installed on Vector Sigma millions of years ago to control it.

This epiphany shocked the group to their core, but soon the group was under attack by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. Who sent them was unknown, though they seemed to be after Al-Badur. Reluctantly, the Wreckers fought back the Sharkticon army to protect the annoying little scientist.

Despite several complaints, Al-Badur was escorted by the Wreckers off the planet in the hopes that he could shed light on other mysteries, such as the importance of their target artifact, the [[Divine Light]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

{{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

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Hot Rod (G1)

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:''Hot Rod is an Autobot in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. He has also been known as '''Rodimus Prime''', '''Rodimus''', and '''Rodimus Major'''.''

[[Image:DVDbox3d1.jpg|right|301px|thumb|Opening the Matrix gives you wrinkles.]]

'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], a female Autobot, also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown, whether they be friendly, romantic, or otherwise.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona - while still headstrong and stubborn - seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from having immediately succeeded [[Supreme Commander|command]] from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience - neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself.

His [[Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|'''Firebolt''']].
{{quote|I ''knew'' you had potential.|[[Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|[[The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM]]}}

:''Japanese names:'' '''Hot Rodimus''', '''Rodimus Convoy'''<br>
:''French-Canadian names:'' '''Météorite''', '''Rodimus Primo'''<br>
:''Italian names:'' '''Folgore''', '''Captain'''<br>
:''Hungarian names'': '''Nagyágyú''', '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' (Hot ''Shot''/Prime Commander Rodimus) -- '''Peca''' ("Fisher"?!) in the first dub of The Movie, 'cause he deals with marine life throughout the film, you see.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Judd Nelson]] → [[Dick Gautier]] (US); [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japan)

[[Image:HotRodFishing1.jpg |right|200px|thumb|"I'm tellin' you, Daniel, you HAD to [[Kiss Players|kiss]] me to activate my fishing rod. STOP crying! And, uh, don't tell your dad or Optimus."]]

Hot Rod was one of the many Autobots based in [[Autobot City]], on [[Earth]]. He was close friends with the young human [[Daniel Witwicky]], and seemed to have a reputation for being something of a trouble-maker, judging from a few of Kup's comments to him at the time. Realizing that the Decepticons were invading, Hot Rod opened fire on their stolen shuttle and exposed their ruse before Megatron could enter the city. Although this did give the rest of the Autobots time to begin transforming Autobot City and raising their defenses, it also left Hot Rod trapped outside with Kup and Daniel. After defeating the Decepticons [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] with some help from Kup, Hot Rod managed to find a way inside the fortress city and took part in its defense. During [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] battle with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Hot Rod intervened in an attempt to help, but succeeded only in giving Megatron the chance he needed to mortally wound the Autobot leader.

After Prime's death, Autobot City was attacked again - by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. While escaping, Hot Rod and Kup (and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]) were separated from the rest of the Autobots and crashed on the planet [[Quintessa]]. There, Hot Rod met the Quintessons, an enemy who would haunt him for some time later. After escaping their sadistic trial and attempted execution (as well as meeting [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]), Hot Rod went on to the planet [[Junk]], where he was just in time to stop [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] from destroying the rest of the Autobot City refugees with a timely use of the [[Universal greeting]]. Together, they all traveled to [[Cybertron]] to stop [[Unicron]] before he could eat more than just its moons.

[[Image:RodimusPrimeMovie1.jpg |left|200px|thumb|"Stop putting in captions that are just blatantly not funny!"]]

Inside of Unicron, Hot Rod was separated from the rest of his team when their ship crashed (something which happens to Hot Rod a lot). Alone, he found himself facing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in a battle to the death over the [[Matrix|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. Claiming the Matrix, Hot Rod evolved into "Rodimus Prime", an older, larger, and more powerful version of himself, and used the power of the Matrix to destroy both Galvatron ''and'' Unicron once and for all (supposedly).
[[Image:TF-JunkionFriends.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Your spaking [[Junkion]].]]

Peace reigned on Cybertron for at least long enough to put up some of the more important buildings, and Rodimus Prime began to ease into his role as the new Autobot leader. When Ultra Magnus and Spike Witwicky were kidnapped during a peace celebration, it was Rodimus who spied on the Decepticons with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to determine if they were the ones who had done it. The way Rodimus had it figured, the Decepticons were usually behind everything anyway, so they seemed like a good enough place to start. After getting caught and severely beaten by the Decepticons (who were innocent of the kidnapping, but not really fans of his anyway), Rodimus was able to interface with the Matrix and learned about the origins of the Transformer race. He also learned that his old enemies, the Quintessons, were back and looking to destroy every Transformer in existence. Making things worse, Galvatron soon returned as well, and the war that everyone had assumed was safely over quickly started up again.

During this period, Rodimus Prime's greatest achievements both revolved around his predecessor, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While fleeing from a Decepticon attack, Rodimus and several other Autobots took refuge in a massive Autobot crypt and discovered that their former leader seemed to have returned to life. Perhaps a little too trusting of Optimus (and possibly eager to relieve himself of the burden of leadership), Rodimus quickly passed the Matrix back to Optimus and, much to his glee, reverted back into Hot Rod. His happiness was short-lived, however, as Optimus was quickly revealed to be nothing more than a puppet of the Quintessons, sent to trick the Autobots into an ambush from which none of them would escape. With no other choice, Hot Rod was forced to do battle with Optimus Prime for the fate of the Autobots. Although their duel was clearly in the favor of the more powerful Optimus, Hot Rod was able to re-awaken the true spirit of his leader. Returning the Matrix to Rodimus, Optimus then piloted his ship into the heart of the ambush and sacrificed himself to save them all.

[[Image:HotRodReturnOfOptimusPrime1.jpg |right|200px|thumb|"Does my thumb look infected to you?"]]

Or so it had seemed at the time. As was so often the case for Rodimus, things did not quite wrap up as tidily as he might have hoped. Far from being destroyed, Optimus had been retrieved by a team of human scientists who were hoping to use him (again) as a weapon against the Autobots - this time as the bearer of a malignant "Hate Plague" that would cause them to destroy each other. When he learned of this, Rodimus swiftly formed a rescue party and led them to retrieve Optimus' body so that their former leader could rest in peace. When all of the rest of the Autobots with him were exposed to the Hate Plague, only Rodimus was able to escape unharmed - and with the still uninfected body of Optimus. Returning to Autobot City, Rodimus ordered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky-Lynx]] to find a Quintesson to repair Optimus, then risked his life to shut down [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] before the Plague could spread to it. Attacked by Ultra Magnus and Wreck-Gar in the process, he succumbed to the plague and became infected with hate. In order to stop the Plague, the resurrected Optimus had to defeat the crazed Rodimus and forcibly extract the Matrix from him, changing him back into Hot Rod once more. This time, as Optimus had decided to stick around, the change was somewhat more permanent. ''Somewhat''.

====''Kiss Players''====
'''Voice actors:''' [[Ryōtarō Okiayu]] (Japan)

Following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the defeat of [[Unicron]], Hot Rod became Rodimus Prime, the new leader of the [[Autobot]]s. However, when his defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] led to a [[Tokyo|calamitous disaster]] on [[Earth]], he gave up the [[Matrix]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], reverted to Hot Rod once more and returned to the [[human]] homeworld.

[[Image:HotRodKP.jpg|left|thumb|Flames on his arms and a naked girl in his tummy.]]

Damaged by the E.D.C.'s [[anti-electron]] field, Hot Rod was attacked and partially [[ParasiTech|fused-with]] by a group of severed [[Legion]] heads. Thanks to a [[kiss]] from former [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Shaoshao Li]], he was reformatted into a Ford GT body. Partnered with the kung-fu mistress, he traveled around [[Japan]] battling the E.D.C., Legion, and the resurrected Optimus Prime.

Hot Rod was cocky and confident in his speed and sharpshooting skills, and often weathered his human partner's complaints that he was slacking off on his hand-to-hand combat training. He much prefered to practice kissing, the resulting fusion granting him Shao's considerable martial arts skills as well as the ability to wield his firearms as [[wikipedia:tonfa|tonfas]]. In return, he stole [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s underwear for her.

He continued to enjoy fishing and carried a customized rod that he could convert into a forearm-mounted weapon called the "Exhaust Eliminator". Shaoshao didn't like working with him after a fishing trip due to the smell, but she secretly wished that he would take her with him anyway. Hot Rod was very suspicious of Optimus Prime, claiming that he was not the ''real'' Optimus, presumably because he still believed his former commander to be dead following the Battle of [[Autobot City]].

Hot Rod had the distinction of being the only known robot with a Kiss Player partner to have lips. This might have contributed to Shao's feelings of excitement when she kissed him, though the rest of the time she acted outraged that a robot would have the audacity to talk to her like a real person.

After numerous battles, Hot Rod and his human partner settled their differences with Prime. Together, they teamed up with the E.D.C. Kiss Player [[Atari Hitotonari]] and her [[Autrooper]] and entered the secret "Genital System" facility hidden beneath E.D.C. headquarters in Tokyo. There, they discovered Galvatron's headless body and realized that the only way to end the current crisis was to allow the Unicron-empowered Decepticon's cells to return to his body. When Hot Rod did so, he was restored to his original body.

Hot Rod went on his way, but did not take back the Matrix and leadership of the Autobots until the year 2010. It is unknown whether he ever discovered that the true cause of the Tokyo incident was temporal interference by the [[Sparkbot]]s.

{{storylink|Kiss Players (fiction)|Kiss Players}}

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===="Rebirth" miniseries (America-only)====

Even after losing his position as Autobot leader, Hot Rod was not the sort to rest on his laurels. Among other things, he was instrumental in championing the idea of human/Transformer binary bonding, a technique that later resulted in the [[Headmaster|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]]. Hot Rod himself became one of the latter, bonding himself to a [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] named [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]].

====''The Transformer'' manga====

Rodimus Prime faced numerous bizarre challenges within the pages of the Transformer manga. In one instance, Rodimus and his troops were taken under siege by a horde of Megatron clones calling themselves the [[Megatron Military]]. The Megatron Military made short work of Rodimus, leaving him to wonder how he could defeat a whole horde of the baddie, when Optimus Prime could barely deal with ''one''. Rodimus eventually realized that Galvatron was secretly controlling the clones and singled him out. With Galvatron defeated, the Megatron Military ceased to function.

During another battle, he was forced to team with his arch-nemesis, Galvatron, to defeat the all-powerful [[Guiltar]]. Guiltar was a creation built by the [[Quintesson]]s utilizing the powers of both Optimus Prime and Megatron. Together, Rodimus and Galvatron defeated their foe (who it turned was being controlled by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]) and called off the truce.

====''Headmasters'' cartoon (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters anime skips the events which occurred in the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc)''

[[Image:DoubleConvoy1.jpg |left|200px|thumb|"Race ya to the Matrix!" "Yer on!"]]

After the events of "The Return of Optimus Prime", Hot Rod maintained a high-level position among the Autobots as well as a new sense of duty and responsibility. After [[Vector Sigma]] was under threat of explosion, Hot Rod raced all over Earth trying to find the Matrix, which was still being repaired after its confrontation with the Hate Plague. Hot Rod eventually found the Matrix in a hiding place on Earth and rushed it back to Cybertron. Racing down to Vector Sigma, he met up with Optimus Prime and the ghost of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. Alpha Trion repaired the Matrix fully and Hot Rod transformed back into Rodimus Prime. Together, Optimus and Rodimus fought side-by-side to defeat Galvatron and his goons. However, to save Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime sacrificed his life by merging with the super computer.

Rodimus became Autobot Supreme Commander once more and continued to lead the Autobots against the Decepticons. However, once again, Vector Sigma came under threat of destruction. However, he was unable to save it this time but managed to evacuate all of Cybertron before it was destroyed. In search of a new homeworld, Rodimus, [[Kup (G1)| Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)| Blurr]] left the planet. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] asked if she could go, too, but Rodimus made her stay behind because she's a girl, and girls can't do anything but stand around and worry and make coffee for the men.

====''Headmasters'' manga====

[[Image:Ep14.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He's so dreeeaaaaamyyyy.]]

In the concluding chapter of the Headmasters manga, issue number 8, Rodimus Prime returned from his journey in space. During his quest, he faced many dangers and hardships and learned a new admiration for the human race and the planet Earth. His trials also increased the power of the Matrix, which he had taken with him on his journey.

====''Battlestars: Return of Convoy'' (Japan-only)====

Rodimus would not appear again until ''[[Battlestars]]'', where he was shown to have reverted back to Hot Rod and now been converted into a [[Micromaster]]. As a Micromaster, Hot Rod took up residence in [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Star Convoy's]] chest, boosting his Supreme Commander's power.

:''('''Note''': Hot Rod's Micromaster body leaves fans to believe that the new homeworld he went searching for ended up being the planet [[Micro]], which was featured prominently in [[Victory (cartoon)|Transformers Victory]]. This has not been officially confirmed in any capacity, however.)''

====''Teletraan Go! Go!'' comics====
[[Image:Hotrod-micro.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This isn't the last time he'll work with a creepy-looking girl.]]

Hot Rod (in his [[Micromaster]] form) rescued [[Teletraan 15]] from a strange mechanical monster, a [[Great Novaroid|Novaroid]]. Teletraan 15 noted that Hot Rod was considerably smaller than she remembered him.

Hot Rod asked if she was the one responsible for all the [[Transwarp]] travel and blamed her for the wormholes that were opening everywhere. Spotting a large wormhole opening, he transformed to vehicle mode and told her to climb inside, saying that something big was coming.

[[Star Convoy]] appeared and requested Hot Rod's assistance, telling him that [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]] was fusing with [[Dark Nova]].

As Hot Rod said his farewells to Teletraan 15, he was suddenly struck by an immense blast from the wormhole overhead. The shadowy form of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] descended from the rip in the sky.

15 leaped in front of Hot Rod to protect him, and was rewarded for her heroism by seeing her right arm torn off by the Decepticon's power. The severed arm gripped in his teeth, Galvatron throttled the much smaller Hot Rod. As [[First Aid]] and [[Blades]] of the [[Protectobots]] raced toward her, Teletraan 15 faded into unconsciousness, leaving Hot Rod's fate and the outcome of the battle unknown.

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

''('''Note:''' Events from the UK-only comics are in italics, and are flippin' convoluted.)''

''When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] made the decision to leave Cybertron and its civil war behind and travel to a new, peaceful planet, he dispatched Hot Rod and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to search for suitable worlds. The pair discovered the planet of [[Nebulos]], but on their return trip to inform him, they ran afoul of some unpleasant aliens who captured Blurr and pursued Hot Rod through space. While fleeing, Hot Rod crossed paths with the Autobot war veteran, Kup, living a nomadic existence wandering through space at the time, and the youth's bravado re-ignited Kup's fighting spirit. After saving Hot Rod and helping him to rescue Blurr, Kup joined the pair in returning to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

Having delivered his report to Fortress Maximus, Hot Rod was among the contingent of Transformers who accompanied him to Nebulos. The Autobots' arrival on the planet immediately stirred civil unrest, however, which lead to the Decepticons being brought to the planet, and the war continuing on a smaller scale. Technological advancements developed during the conflict saw Nebulans being bio-engineered into [[binary bonding|partnerships]] with the Transformers - Hot Rod became a Targetmaster, and was bonded the Nebulan sharpshooter, Firebolt, who transformed into his gun. Eventually, the Autobots determined to move their war away from Nebulos, and followed a signal sent by [[Goldbug]], received by Hot Rod, to the planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Hot Rod's role in the war on Earth was, in contrast to his nature, a small, quiet one, as he served under Fortress Maximus, and then the resurrected Optimus Prime, with little to no notable actions performed for a prolonged period of time. Eventually, however, he began playing larger roles again when he turned the tide of battle with [[Pretender]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] after he succeeded in injuring the villain, {{storylink|Skin Deep}} and made a particularly stupid move when he tried to snap Optimus Prime out of a funk by creating a mock threat with a [[Guardian|Guardian Mark V battle droid]]. The robot proceeded to malfunction and truly endanger the Autobots, but Hot Rod's plan worked when Prime saved the day and defeated it. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} He later participated in the battles against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], {{storylink|All Fall Down}} Unicron (speeding into the conflict on a [[hoverscooter]]), {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and the Decepticon forces on the planet [[Klo]]. {{Storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

''Hot Rod rose to greater prominence in the alternate future timeline of [[Earth-120185]]. In 1990, he, Kup and Blurr were captured by Megatron; although rescued by a double-agent named [[Warmonger]], Hot Rod was recaptured and bore witness first hand to Megatron's mercilessness when he executed Warmonger. Then, in 1991, he was part of a unit that escorted the captive [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], only to lose the Decepticon leader when forced to defend a human settlement against an attack by the [[Air Strike Patrol]].'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} ''In 2003, he and Blurr were given "Ark duty," assigned to stand guard over the [[Ark|Autobots' spaceship]] while construction on [[Autobot City]] began. Kup was apparently instructed to deliver the plans of the city to the American government, and when Hot Rod saw him being jumped by the [[Stunticon]]s, he disobeyed orders and sped out to the rescue, only to find that the tape had been a dummy.'' {{storylink|Ark Duty}} ''When the city was completed in 2004, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked it on its opening day, and Hot Rod repelled him by attacking in a wildly illogical manner, tackling him down a mountain repeatedly.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''In the year 2006, when the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron]] travelled back in time to 1986 as part of a plan to free himself from the control of Unicron, the chaos-bringer used his mental powers to plan knowledge of Galvatron's plan into Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr's minds and transported them to Cybertron, where they used Galvatron's equipment to follow him into the past. There, with help from the present-day incarnation of Ultra Magnus, they were able to convince Galvatron that he had, in fact, traveled back in time to a parallel universe, where his actions would have no effect on the future. Believing this, Galvatron returned to his own time, and after setting any remaining wrongs to right, the trio of Autobots also returned to 2006.'' {{storylink|Target 2006}} ''Back in his native timeline, Hot Rod was subsequently involved in a battle with Galvatron inside Unicron's body, during which he opened the sacred Autobot talisman, the [[Creation Matrix]], and was transformed into Rodimus Prime. With this new strength, he hurled Galvatron through Unicron's hide and opened the Matrix, destroying the planet-eater.'' {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Rodimus learned the wrong lesson from Optimus' death.]]

''As the new Autobot leader, Rodimus re-established Autobot control of Cybertron, and proved to be a fairly ruthless leader when it came to dispensing mercy. When Galvatron did not reappear, however, he grew concerned, and rashly placed a bounty on the Decepticons' head. What Rodimus did not realize, however, was that Galvatron had time-jumped again, traveling back to 1987.'' {{storylink|Wanted - Galvatron Dead or Alive}} ''In 2007, when the freelance peace-keeping agent [[Death's Head]] pursued Galvatron back to the 80s, Rodimus was informed of this fact by an Autobot double-agent named [[Nautilus]], and, dismayed at the danger he had unleashed on the past, promptly headed back in time himself to stop the dual threats.'' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} ''Once again teaming up with the present-day Ultra Magnus, Rodimus and his team tracked Galvatron down to [[Mount Verona]], where he was attempting to harness the volcano's molten energy. While arguing with Death's Head, Rodimus and the bounty hunter were both attacked, but when Ultra Magnus opened fire on his power siphon, Galvatron was distracted long enough for Rodimus to escape.'' {{storylink|Hunters!}} ''Rodimus then arranged a plan that saw the Autobots capture Galvatron's time-jump mechanism, in order to have [[Wreck-Gar]] re-engineer it to return all the time-travelers to their point of origin. Rodimus engaged Galvatron in a protracted battle to buy Wreck-Gar time, but when the device was activated, Rodimus, Death's Head and the other Autobots were returned to 2007 - but Galvatron was left behind.'' {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

''Some time later, a disgruntled Death's Head accepted a contract from the Decepticons on Rodimus Prime's head, and ambushed him while he was inspecting Autobot lines. Their battle subsequently went underground, where [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] intervened, downing Death's Head in hopes of being the ones to defeat Rodimus, in order to reclaim their lost standing in the Decepticons ranks. Rodimus was able to lead Death's Head through the underground tunnels, right into the heart of the Autobot camp, where he offered him advance payment for a different contract - on Cyclonus and Scourge.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''Death's Head proceeded to track the two Decepticons for the remainder of the year, until the three of them fell under the mental control of Unicron when they discovered his disembodied head on the planet of [[Junk]] in the early days of 2008. Under his control, they assassinated Decepticon leader Shockwave and reignited the stalemated Cybertronian civil war in order to keep the Autobots busy while Unicron worked on rebuilding his body. Rodimus, however, learned of the situation thanks to [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and lead a small Autobot force to Junk, where Death's Head fought against Unicron's control long enough to project Rodimus's mind into a battle with the demi-god on the astral plane. During the battle, explosives planted by Wreck-Gar destroy Unicron's head, and his mind is sealed within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[Image:Targetmaster-nomore.jpg|thumb|right|"''I'm'' not being melodramatic, ''you're'' being insensitive!"]]

''Later in 2008, the alien Quintessons targeted Cybertron for colonization, and attacked the Autobots with a two-pronged assault on both Cybertron and Earth. When [[Arcee]] shirked her guard duty at Autobot City, the Quintessons were given an opening that allowed them to take over the city, and when she returned, they gunned her down as bait for a trap for Rodimus Prime. Arriving at the city, Rodimus discovered the injured Arcee and opened his chest compartment to heal her with the Matrix, only to have it yanked from his grasp by the Quintesson general, [[Ghyrik]], causing him to revert to Hot Rod. Liberating [[Blaster]]'s cassettes for back-up, Hot Rod and Arcee proceeded to fight their way through the Quintessons to Autobot City's control room, where Hot Rod activated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to smash the alien threat. In battle with Ghyrik, Hot Rod duped the Quintessons with a bit of amateur ventriloquism and reclaimed the Matrix; transformed back into Rodimus Prime again, he routed the Quintessons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

''Unbeknowst to Rodimus, the Quintessons had sought to colonize Cybertron because their own homeworld was being destroyed by a rift in space and time caused by the Transformers' repeated time-travel. The rift continued to grow in size until it threatened both Earth and Cybertron at the beginning of both 2009 and 1989. To put an end to the threat, Rodimus and a squad of Autobots traveled back to 1989, only to wind up mass-displacing Optimus Prime (since the Matrix could not exist in two time periods at once) and a group of other Autobots to [[limbo]], leading to a brief violent misunderstanding with the present-day Autobots. Optimus Prime was able to stabilize the situation by communicating with all involved through the power of the Matrix. Subsequently, Autobots and Decepticons from both the present and future teamed up to battle Galvatron and [[Straxus|Megatron]], but one by one they fell, until Optimus Prime used the Matrix to return himself to reality for a final showdown. After absorbing Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge, however, the rift was sealed by Shockwave, and Rodimus and the other future Autobots returned to 2009, vowing to destroy their time machines to prevent this ever happening again.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''As it transpired, however, things would not be that easy. In the wake of the massive chronal damage caused by the rift, time had attempted to heal its wounds, but reality was no longer as it had been. The future that Rodimus and the other Autobots came from no longer existed - in its place was a world where Galvatron had never traveled back in time, and had conquered Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. Rodimus quickly established a rebellion, but when Galvatron tracked down their headquarters, he goaded Rodimus into a ferocious battle in hopes of corrupting the Matrix within him. Rodimus realized what he was doing, however, and ended the fight before more damage could be done.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Rodimus and the Autobots escaped to Earth via hyperspace, only to find that their craft's guidance systems had been damaged. During the flight, Rodimus Prime vanished'' {{storylink|The Void! (UK)}}, ''and Kup discovered that he was the saboteur,'' {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} ''deducing that he had been corrupted by an evil force from within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} ''Inside the Matrix, Rodimus battled with the essence of Unicron, trapped there since the events of 2008, until Kup wrenched the Matrix from his chest, freeing from the chaos-bringer's influence. But now, Rodimus knew that the evil of Unicron will be waiting for him within it...'' {{storylink|White Fire}} ''and in 2010, Unicron's essence succeeded in taking over Rodimus's body, transforming it into a duplicate of his own and attacking Cybertron once more, until Rodimus was able to defeat him from within and re-seal him within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Centuries later, in the year 2356, Rodimus, his body withered and weakened from the continuous harmful influence of Unicron from within the Matrix, lectured a young Autobot student on the nature of evil, unwittingly setting the youth on the path towards villainy himself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''In an unidentified timeline in the year 2510, a healthy Rodimus Prime was overjoyed to announce that the Cybertronian war was finally over, and planned to step down as leader to allow [[Springer]] to take over. The sole remaining Decepticon, a double-agent named [[Triton]], spoke out against the decision to cause dissension, and succeeded - as Rodimus could only watch in dismay, arguments escalated into conflict, and the war was born again as Autobot fought Autobot.'' {{storylink|Peace}}

Additionally, in one further alternate future timeline - a world in which Unicron succeeded in consuming Cybertron - Rodimus led the Autobot/human defense of Earth when [[Galvatron II|that timeline's Galvatron]] attacked and eventually conquered it. Rodimus perished during the conflict, and his body was strung up between the ruined towers of the World Trade Center. In the year 2009, Galvatron returned to Manhattan to survey its devastated landscape, and fired upon Rodimus's corpse, demanding to know how many times he would have to kill him to erase his legacy. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====Generation 2====

After the defeat of the Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots forces scattered throughout the galaxy as virtually independent splinter cells. A small group under Optimus Prime's command encountered Bludgeon and his soldiers on a desolate world, both sides looking for new weapons or technology, and were in danger of being overrun. Prime sent Hot Rod into a nearby mausoleum building in the hopes that he could conjure up some form of "graven image" to distract the superstitious Decepticon leader. Hot Rod emerged empty-handed from the ruins, only to find that just such a graven image had conjured ''itself'', chased off the trespassing Decepticons, and was now prepared to do the same to the Autobots. They managed a dignified, if rushed, scramble to safety. {{storylink|All or Nothing|Ghosts}}

Sometime after, Hot Rod was operating somewhere in the universe with Optimus Prime and Kup when Grimlock summoned them to deal with the threat of [[Jhiaxus]] and his Cybertronians. Together, they formed the initial Autobot resistance to the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|War Without End (US)|War Without End}} Once Optimus's visions convinced him there was a much greater threat at work in the universe, however, he took the Autobots into hiding until they were ready to deal with the bigger picture. Stuck on a distant asteroid base, Hot Rod amused himself by running training with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Aerialbot]]s, and other soldiers as the army slowly regrouped and reorganized, but chaffed at the lack of real action. {{Storylink|The Power and the Glory}} Luckily, the Autobots soon joined forces with the old Decepticons, the fight ramped up to epic proportions...and Hot Rod proceeded to do nothing of import for the rest of the war.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who Hot Rod became attached to.

From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Shortly afterwards, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After being <strike>bitch slapped</strike> admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized.

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian Robots]] on [[Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it.

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterwards, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian Robot - a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wreckers]], the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel.

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch - a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. Soon afterwards, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee.

===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
[[Image:Hotrodg1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Undergoing the [[Maximal Upgrade]] mostly involves applying your stickers.]]

A few months after the destruction of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again, Rodimus felt like a schmuck. Guy can't catch a break. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Maximal]] upgrade". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] effectively ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping emo depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wreckers]] at some undetermined point afterwards. After [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon]] drones, Wrecker leader [[Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where an even more gothy-emo Arcee --in a new Maximal body-- lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off.... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they've really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. they made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

''('''Note''': As the comic series ended prematurely here, it is unknown how things went. The Wreckers ''series'' was intended to end shortly afterwards and tie directly into the ''[[Universe]]'' comic, but it never happened.)''

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Spotlight03HotRod.jpg|right|thumb|WHEEEEEEE! AWESOME! TUBULAR! COWABUNGA! REAGANOMICS!]]

Years ago, Hot Rod was put in charge of a mission to the planet [[Ki-Aleta]] to obtain a powerful artifact named the [[Magnificence]] so as to keep it out of the hands of the Decepticons. Though the mission started off smoothly enough, with [[Gizmo]] using a [[holomatter]] generator to distract the defense systems while the rest of the team went after the Magnificence. Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. First, the generator malfunctioned, then [[Download]] tripped the security lasers around the Magnificence itself. Gizmo, Download, and [[Backbeat]] were destroyed by the security systems while Hot Rod and [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] fled. Hot Rod, nearing the exit tunnels they had previously drilled, got a call from Dealer{{m-}}he had been ambushed by a Decepticon attack squad and needed help. Unfortunately, Hot Rod had been given his own, top secret orders: the Magnificence was to be the top priority of the mission, and placed before all else. With a heavy heart, Hot Rod abandoned Dealer to his fate as he left Ki-Aleta with the Magnificence.

Years later, Hot Rod learned that Dealer had not died that day; he was being held prisoner at the Decepticon penal colony known as [[Styx]]. Hot Rod stealthily infiltrated the prison complex, using a holomatter generator to disguise himself as a guard and then short-circuiting the power grid to cause all the cell doors to unlock. During the chaos he snuck in, extracted Dealer, and took off while the Decepticons were busy getting the prisoners under control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Recently, Hot Rod was called to Earth to aid the crew of the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in procuring a Decepticon [[facsimile]] from a former Soviet state in eastern Europe. He and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] went down to Earth from the ''[[Ark-32]]'' against [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s wishes, and proceeded to join the battle unannounced. As Hardhead went to support the main battle, Hot Rod went after the facsimile... which lead to him colliding with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as they both tried to stop the facsimile from letting himself get gunned down by Soviet soldiers. Hot Rod succeeded in the end, but before he could return to his ship he was attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], unable to defend himself because he had to keep the facsimile alive. After returning to the ''Ark-32'', he had to be put in a CR Chamber to recover. His injuries were for nothing, as the facsimile melted during the bounce. {{storylink|Escalation}}

After being repaired and reformatted into a Dodge Viper, Hot Rod's friend Dealer tried to persist him to pull some strings to get him to Earth, but Hot Rod and Wheeljack had the more important task of rescuing Ironhide. They ran into a bit of trouble with the [[Machination]]'s [[Headmaster]]s, but managed to escape. {{storylink|Devastation}}

===Binaltech===

Referred to only as "The Protector", Rodimus Prime sent a special spark back in time in order to ensure the survival of the Binaltech timeline created by [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]'s machinations. It seems the Binaltech project was destined to produce warriors of considerable merit and power, who would do much good in the universe. To accomplish his goals, Rodimus had the time-traveling spark possess the [[Nemesis Prime (Alternators)|"Black Optimus"]] Binaltech body that [[Doctor Arkeville]] had been creating. Once it has physical form, the new "Black Optimus" intervened on [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], bisecting the timeline to both restore the original history and allow the Binaltech history to continue. The evil Binaltech body soon rejected the purely good spark possessing it, however, and vanished. Optimus Prime recovered the spark sent by the Protector and encased it in a preserving crystal...

''('''Note''': While "The Protector" from the future is never explictly mentioned as Rodimus Prime, "Protector" IS Rodimus's official function, and a Rodimus / Hot Rod figure was under production at the time the Binaltech / Alternators line went on indefinite hiatus, so it's not too big a leap. The real question, though, is the exact nature of the time-traveling spark -- it is alternately referred to as "the Protector's spark" and as being sent back from the future BY the Protector, which suggests it is not Rodimus's own spark.)''

==Toys==

See [[Hot Rod toys]].

==Trivia==
* Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appear to be how he will be for a while, as Hasbro appears to be unable to secure the [[trademark]] on "Hot Rod".

* Aside from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]'d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion") with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion]]. Besides Unicron Trilogy, repainted [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s color schema also resembles Hot Rod.

* One of the first concepts for Classics Rodimus was based around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_Zonda Pagani Zonda] super car, before the [http://www.supercarnet.jp/File/File-Japan/File-Dome.htm Dome Zero] design was decided upon.

* At [[Botcon 2002]], Dick Gautier "confirmed", jokingly, that Rodimus Prime is gay.

*In [[The Transformers: The Movie]], Hot Rod does not transform the same way twice.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm Hot Rod at TFU.info]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hot_Rod Hot Rod's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Rodimus_Prime Rodimus Prime's profile at NTFA.net]

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Europa 2000

2007-12-08T13:18:45Z

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{{disambig2|the race from the Generation 1 animated series|the Europa 400, a race in the Robots in Disguise animated series|Europa 400}}

:''The Europa 2000 is a car race in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
[[Image:Europa 2000.jpg|thumb|250px|Funny geography in the Sunbow cartoon universe!]]

The '''Europa 2000''' stretches from Paris to Istanbul, a course of some 2000 miles, with racers from all over the world participating for its million dollar prise.

In reality, the Race was arranged by Megatron to bring American driver [[Auggie Cahnay]] to him in Istanbul.

{{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

==Trivia==
*The map of the Europa 2000's route does not conform to the international borders that existed at the time in the real world. This ''perhaps'' suggests that in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated universe]], as of 1985 the following things have occured:
**Spain has annexed the Montpellier region of France
**France has conquered Belgium, Luxembourg and a large portion of Germany (and probably also Poland)
**Paris has been relocated to the place where Saint-Étienne is located in the real world
**Bulgaria has conquered Greece and renamed itself into "Bulgalia"
**Austria now incorporates Slovenia and thus borders the Mediterranean Sea (however small the coast may be)
**Czechoslovakia has renamed itself into "Ciech"
**Switzerland has renamed itself into "Switz"
**Russia incorporates the Ukraine, thereby bordering the Black Sea, and shares Poland's former territory with France
**Corsica, Sardinia, Crete and any other large-scale islands other than Sicily are completely gone.
*One, then, might wonder how much the Transformers' presence on Earth has added to this massive territorial shuffle...
*Additionally, the map does not include the [[Soviet Union]], instead including a country simply labelled "Russia." The Soviet Union was shown to exist in the earlier Season 2 episode ''[[Prime Target]]'' as well as later in the Season 3 episode ''[[Thief in the Night]]'', set in 2006.

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Glasses

2007-12-08T13:08:20Z

83.255.67.187: /* Movie */

'''Glasses''' are a crude [[human]] technology. Normally, they are intended to enhance eyesight when the wearer suffers from an optical defficiency. (Humans have not developed a successful method of replacing inefficient optic organs, and their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasik repair techniques] are as yet too expensive for common use.) Other humans wear glasses to limit the overly intense light from the [[Sun]], or simply to look "cool". Humans are a very strange species indeed.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
[[Chip Chase]], in keeping with his nerd identity, wears glasses. That guy's got bad legs ''and'' bad eyes. Some people just can't catch a break.

===Movie===
[[Archibald Amundsen Witwicky]] wore glasses at the time of his expedition to the [[Arctic]]. When he discovered [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the [[Decepticon]] burned the location of the [[All Spark]] onto Witwicky's glasses (which also had the effect of driving him blind and insane). Over a century later, his descendant [[Samuel James Witwicky|Sam]] tried to sell the glasses on [[eBay]].

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Autobot Day

2007-12-08T12:55:44Z

83.255.67.187: /* Generation 1 cartoon */

'''Autobot Day''' was the name of a celebration made by [[Human]]s in honour of the heroic [[Transformer]]s the [[Autobot]]s for all the good they did for the people of [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Central City]] and its mayor started a celebration known as Autobot day for [[Optimus Prime]] and his troops after they saved a solar power plant from the [[Decepticon]]s. However, during the celebrations, the videos revealed a scandal, showing that the Decepticons were the "good guys" who were being exploited by Autobot propaganda. In addition, incriminating footage found by [[Shawn Berger]] showed Autobots stealing energy from an oil rig and talking of their plans to make the Earth theirs after the Decepticons were defeated.

Not surprisingly, the celebration was canceled as the people turned against the Autobots, and later turned into [[Decepticon Day]]. Thankless fleshies... {{Storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|MMP1}}

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Asteroid scorpion

2007-12-08T12:47:49Z

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[[Image:Asteroid bird alien.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm organic.]]

[[Image:Asteroid bird alien firing.jpg|thumb|right|Not as cool as [[wikipedia:The Herculoids|Zok]].]]
:''The asteroid bird alien is a creature in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
An un-named alien creature encountered by the Transformers was capable of flying in outer space and fired energy blasts from its tail.

The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were sent into space to begin mining operations on an unusual asteroid which is passing near [[Earth]]. The [[Autobot]]s eventually sent [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to disrupt their activities and destroy the asteroid. However, at the last moment, [[Teletraan I]] alerted [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the asteroid appeared to be organic. Prime attempted to contact Omega to warn him not to destroy the asteroid, as it was somehow alive, but Omega turned off his communicator and didn't receive the warning.

During Omega Supreme's battle with the Constructicons, he threw a punch so mighty that he fractured the asteroid, splitting it right down the middle into two pieces. At this point the alien bird creature, which had been curled up inside the asteroid, was revealed. Nearly immediately it flew down towards Earth.

The bird ended up in [[San Francisco]], where it began wreaking havoc. Among other things, it gnawed on the tip of the [[wikipedia:Transamerica Pyramid|Transamerica Pyramid]]. A group of Autobots attempted to defend the city from the bird, but found it to be quite formidable. Eventually, Teletraan I's analysis revealed that the unusual ore of the asteroid was actually the creature's food, and that its aggresive behavior was likely brought on by hunger. Omega Supreme lured the bird back into space. It ate what remained of the asteroid, and then flew off to parts unknown. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

: ''In the episode, Teletraan-1 refers to it as "the Organism" which is the only other description of the creature.''

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Prime Target (G1)

2007-12-08T12:31:39Z

83.255.67.187: /* Notable quotes */

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{{episodenav|g1|season=2|35|prev=Triple Takeover|next=Auto-Bop}}

The big-game hunter [[Lord Chumley]] begins hunting [[Autobot]]s, and he's gunning for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

==Detailed synopsis==
Over the [[Arctic]], [[Oktober Guard One]] is flying an experimental jet, when it is suddenly speared by a submarine under the ice. She ejects, but the plane is captured. It turns out that the plane was stolen by Lord Chumley, a game hunter, who tells his man servant [[Dinsmore]] that he needs one more thing to complete his collection...the head of Optimus Prime.

Heading into town, [[Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spot [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and head after them. However, it was actually a trap of Chumley. Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots are watching a soap opera which is interrupted by a newsbroadcast about the theft of the plane. Apparently, the [[Soviet Union]] is accusing the [[United States of America]] over the theft, which the U.S. denies, and the two countries are ready to go to war. Having not heard back from Bumblebee and Tracks, Prime orders to Autobots to search for their friends. However, Chumley has devised several traps for the Autobots, managing to capture [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Blaster]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], the latter of whom sends a message to Prime about the capture. Not wanting to risk the others, Prime orders the Autobots to return to base.

While they regroup, [[Cosmos]] sends a message to Prime, saying that he's found the missing bots, who are being held in (poorly designed) traps intended to prevent them from escaping. Chumley himself contacts Prime, and requests his presence. Pissed at seeing his friends tortured, Prime overloads Chumley's screen, and orders the Autobots to remain at the base. However, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has been keeping an eye on the eventss, and feels that Chumley, though a flesh creature, may be useful...especially since he's done more in two days than Megatron has done in two years, which [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] takes the time to point out. Unaware that Chumley is only after Prime, Megatron sends Blitzwing and Astrotrain (surprise, surprise) to make a deal between Chumley and the [[Decepticon]]s.

Arriving at Chumley's castle, Prime finds himself in a well researched makeup of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (well, not really). He unleashes a monster on Prime, but Prime is able to defeat it. Heading down a corridor, Prime finds a young woman imprisoned, but leaves. Astrotrain investigates, and gets trapped in a net intended for Prime. Finally, Chumley sends out a mechanical scorpion (no, not [[Scorponok (G1)|that one]]), but Prime is shot in the back by Astrotrain, apparently killing Prime. Furious that his prize has been ruined, Chumley takes the Decepticons prisoner. Knowing that Prime is alive, Bumblebee sends their coordinates to the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], who enters the castle. A mechanical spider is dispatched, but Prime destroys it and heads into Chumley's control room. Dinsmore hides in a tank, while Chumley frees the Decepticons, on the promise that they'll fight the Autobots. The Cons leave him to the mercy of Prime.

The Autobots return the plane to the Soviet Union, with Chumley strapped to the nose. The world thanks Optimus Prime for his efforts in solving the mystery.

==Stats==

* Stats

==Notable quotes==
"Amazing, a booby trap that actually captures boobies."
:-- '''Optimus Prime''' says "boobies". Hehehehehehehehehehe.

==Other Notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] is standing along side with Megatron and Starscream. And we all thought [[Sunstreaker]] was the one who would end up defecting.

===Continuity errors===

* Errors

===Transformers references===
* References

===Real-world references===
* References

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Several of the Autobots are revealed to be fans of an Earth soap opera entitled, "[[As The Kitchen Sinks]]." Clearly, they've been away from Cybertron too long.
*Where the hell did Lord Chumley get the giant robot insects?
*For that matter, where the hell did Lord Chumley get even half of his wacky traps?
*And how did he know where each Autobot would be found?

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==
* Links

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Wreckage (Movie)

2007-12-07T18:34:06Z

83.255.67.187: /* Transformers Movie Prequel (Target) */

{{disambig3|Wreckage}}

:''Wreckage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_EMPblast.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wreckage's name is unfortunately appropriate.]]

Cold, distant, quiet. '''Wreckage''' is the counterpart to the hot-wired [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Deliberate and methodical in his attacks, he enjoys watching his foe squirm in agony as his twin swords cut deep below their armor. Circuits popping and vital processors sizzling to uselessness are the music he longs to make, and none of the Decepticons can argue with his taste for making Autobots suffer.

==Fiction==
===Transformers Movie Prequel (Target)===

[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_Traitor.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Stop eviscerating yourself, stop eviscerating yourself!]]

Wreckage was one of several Decepticons under the command of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] during the battle of [[Tyger Pax]]. He was finishing off an [[Autobot]] with his sword when [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] arrived with news that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] knew where the [[All Spark]] was located. After witnessing the sucessful Autobot launch of the All Spark and Megatron's subsequent pursuit of it, Wreckage left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with Starscream's group in search of their leader.

Arriving on [[Earth]] many years later in Afghanistan, Wreckage scanned and destroyed a human military carrier vehicle sent to investigate their planetfall. He was able to trace the location of the Bargam US airbase and jam their communications to prevent them from calling for help. Under Starscream's orders, Wreckage led the group to attack, initially confusing the soldiers with his vehicle mode. Whilst observing [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] slaughter human soldiers the latter had tricked, Wreckage was hit with a localized electromagnetic pulse and disabled. Barricade was ordered by Starscream to leave their comrade behind, because he would either recover eventually, or if not, then it didn't matter. {{Storylink|Transformers Movie Prequel (Target) Volume 2}}

'''Note:''' ''Wreckage's fate remains unknown.''

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==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
In this game, you have to shoot him. Sometimes, the phenomenon of him shooting back can occur.
[[Image:Wreckage movie.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Wreckage appeared in several online games. Not the most impressive resume, but it's a living.]]

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== Toys ==
*'''Wreckage''' (Deluxe, 2007)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-10'''

[[Image:Wreckage_movietoy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Alas, poor Wreckage. They hardly drew ye.]]

: Wreckage transforms into an [[wikipedia:Stryker|M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle]] in urban or arctic camo, armed with a M2 .50 cal machine gun and two other machine guns mounted extending out of the troop compartment. Unusually for a transformer with a military vehicle alternate mode, Wreckage does not feature ''significant'' embellishments to his design, even though he is not a licensed toy. However, his white plastic obscures much of his sculpted detailing.

:His [[Automorph]]ing feature is activated during transformation by swinging his machine gun down, pushing it against a translucent red panel, which simultaneously raises his shoulders, lowers his torso, raises his head and extends his stomach-mounted cannon all in one movement.

:Wreckage's robot mode is more traditionally Transformers-styled compared to most of the other Movie line toys. As with most mainline Movie toys, he features an excellent range of articulation. The smaller machine gun weapons feature flip-out energy blades that can be held in his hands, mounted under his forearms or on any of the wheels. They can also connect together to form an undocumented but certainly intended double-bladed weapon; mounting this on his forearm wheels gives him an awesome spinning blade weapon.

: There is a minor issue on Wreckage where moving his arms down or towards his back at the shoulder will activate his Automorphing feature and begin to fold the torso back into its vehicle mode position. The best way to avoid this is to hold the grey gun plugging into his back in position while moving his arms.

==Merchandise==
*'''Wreckage''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: A 35-point "Uncommon" card, Wreckage is assembled form punch-out parts of two cards, which can be fit together to make either a robot or a tank. Since he uses the same parts layout as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], his central cannon is considerably oversized when compared to his toy.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Wreckage_Stykerconcept1.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Tall, dark, and bloodthirsty.]]

*As revealed at [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Hasbro]] tour, Wreckage is the toy company's elaboration of a design for a Transformer abandoned early in the Movie's development. It had no name and was thus labeled 'Stryker', the name of its vehicle mode.

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Bonecrusher (disambiguation)

2007-12-07T18:31:09Z

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The name '''Bonecrusher''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

[[Image:Buffalo-dump motorworld concept.jpg|thumb|250px|The name 'Bonecrusher' is commonly applied to heavy-duty construction / transport vehicles or buffalo. <br/>Amusingly, Hasbro once produced a concept sketch for a buffalo / construction vehicle hybrid.]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] bulldozer from [[Generation 1]].

*[[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Maximal]] bison from ''[[Beast Wars]]''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] [[Mini-Con]] missile truck from ''[[Armada]]''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon [[Construction Team]] power shovel and [[Constructicon Maximus]] component from ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] bulldozer and back to [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] from ''[[Universe]]''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Universe Deluxe)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon bulldozer and torso/head to [[Constructicon Devastator (Deluxe)|Constructicon Devastator]] from ''Universe''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Micromaster Collection)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon [[Micromaster]] bulldozer and back to [[Destron Sixbuilder]] from ''[[Micromaster Collection]]''.

*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon Buffalo Mine Protected Vehicle from the [[Transformers (2007)|Transformers live-action movie]] continuity family. Bonecrusher hates this family.

'''Bonecrusher''' should not be confused with:

*[[Crush-Bull]] the Autobot [[Micromaster]] from Generation 1.

*[[Gutcruncher]] the Decepticon [[Action Master]] from Generation 1.

*[[Skullcruncher]] the Decepticon [[Headmaster]] alligator from Generation 1.
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GoBots

2007-12-04T15:37:34Z

83.255.67.187: /* Impact on Transformers */

{{disambig3|GoBots}}

[[Image:TonkaGoBotsLogo.jpg|right|thumb|Here they come to save the day!]]

The original '''GoBots''' were the main competition for [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' in the 1980s. Notably, their launch actually preceded that of the ''Transformers'' own, although they ultimately proved not to have the same level of lasting popularity.

==Toyline==
Premiering in 1984, [[Tonka]]'s ''GoBots'' toys were mostly small, similar in size to ''Transformers''' [[Mini Vehicle]]s, although they were generally more complex than similarly-sized Transformers. After the line's initial success, a series of larger ''Super GoBots'' toys was also released, featuring both new characters and larger versions of some pre-existing toys. Tonka also released a number of supporting toys such as spaceships, bases, the monster "Zod", and later a set of combining "Power Suits" which ''GoBots'' figures could be placed into.

In 1991, [[Hasbro]] bought Tonka and its subsidiaries (including [[Kenner]]), and at that time acquired all of Tonka's intellectual property, including jurisdiction over GoBots-related names and trademarks. The rights relating to the toys that made up the GoBots line, however, are still owned by Bandai, who had merely licensed them to Tonka for ''GoBots'''.

==Pre-GoBots==
''GoBots'' got its start as a Japanese toyline called ''Machine Robo'' which was created by [[Takara]]-competitor [[Bandai]]. ''Machine Robo'' toys were initially marketed in the United States under the name ''Machine Men'' by Bandai themselves, but the line didn't see widespread success until Tonka adapted the toyline into ''GoBots'' and created a new animated series for the brand, as well as an array of supporting merchandise such as coloring books, stickers, and even an official GoBots magazine.

''(For Transformers fans, this situation is similar to how some [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation 1 Transformer]] molds were released by Takara in the [[Diakron]] toyline before their partnership with [[Hasbro]] began.)''

==International==
Besides distributing them in the United States as ''Machine Men'', Bandai also sold the ''Machine Robo'' toys in other non-Asian countries before their partnership with Tonka began. Bandai appeared to retain the international marketing rights to the series following the change to ''GoBots'', and so adapted their international toylines when the line was rebranded.

In Europe, where the toyline began as ''Robo Machine'', the packaging changed over a period of time to reflect Tonka's developments, eventually touting iself as ''Challenge of the GoBots: a Robo Machine product''. In Australia, however, the toyline began with the ''Machine Men'' title, which it evidently retained even after the rebranding in the United States.

In France, both the American ''GoBots'' cartoon and the Japanese ''Machine Robo: The Revenge of Chronos'' series were aired. The latter was renamed ''Revenge of the GoBots'' and was dubbed as a sequel to the American series. The show took place in the future, and the VA's from the French dub of ''Challenge of the GoBots'' returned to voice their roles (or as many equivalents as were applicable) in ''Revenge of the GoBots''.

This makes France the only country to combine the American and Japanese GoBots shows into one story. We salute them.

==Cartoon==
The cartoon, called ''Challenge of the GoBots'', was produced in the United States by Hanna-Barbara. It aired in some markets outside the US (possibly just Australia) with the title ''Challenge of the Machine Men''.

The cartoon focused on the interstellar struggle between the friendly Guardian GoBots, led by Leader-1, and their enemies, the Renegade GoBots, commanded by Cy-Kill.

In addition to the leaders, the main GoBot cast included Turbo (a rough-and-tumble Guardian), Scooter (a cowardly young Guardian), Crasher (a cackling Renegade madwoman), and Cop-Tur (a thuggish Renegade). The series was rounded out with human allies and enemies, along with various GoBot guest stars and other aliens.

Despite the tagline "Mighty Robots, Mighty Vehicles" the background material for the cartoon established ( most notably in the toyline's first minicomic) that the GoBots are not true robots, but rather alien ''cyborgs''. The GoBots began as a race of alien humans who slowly learned to [[Wikipedia:Transhumanism|replace their organic parts]] with mechanical ones.

The GoBots appeared in one theatrically released film, ''Challenge Of The GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords'', where they met the Rock Lords, voiced by television and movie icons such as Margot Kidder, Roddy Mcdowell, and Telly Savalas. A spinoff line Tonka was launching involving alien humanoids that transformed into rocks. (Yes, rocks. No, they must not have seen ''Big''. Or ''It's The Great Pumpkin; Charlie Brown''.)

==Impact on Transformers==
Following Hasbro's acquisition of Tonka and Kenner, the GoBots universe has largely remained idle - with some notable exceptions.

*Hasbro first put the newly acquired trademark to use on the G2 Color-Changer figure [[Gobots (G2)|Gobots]] in 1993, then again (albeit in hyphenated form) on a G2 subline titled [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] in 1995.

*The most prominent GoBots-specific reference, beyond use of the brand name itself, came in the form of the ''[[Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Leader-1]], who was under the control of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and shares his name with the leader of the heroic Guardian GoBots.

*At one point, [[Unicron (Armada)|Unicron]]'s Mini-Con [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] was going to be called "Gobotron", in reference to the home planet of the GoBots. The idea, however, was ultimately discarded.

*Unexpectedly, the most direct usage of the GoBots characters in Transformers has come not from Hasbro, but Takara. As part of their [[e-Hobby]] line of collector toys, six [[redeco]]ed [[Mini Vehicle]]s were released as the "Dimensional Exploration/Experimentation Team [[GoBots (G1) | G1 GoBots]]". The included Bio and Tech Spec card alludes to concepts and technology from Tonka GoBots fiction, with the toys themselves representing various GoBot characters. However, the individual character names were dropped just prior to release, making their official status somewhat blurry.

*Several GoBots appear in the background in a number of [[Dreamwave]] Transformers comics as visual jokes.

*In the third volume of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]], [[Cobra Commander]] refers to the Autobots as "glorified Go-Bots".

*[[Botcon]] 2007 followed up on the earlier e-Hobby use of the GoBots and continued the story begun there, specifically naming the white Bumblebee repaint [[Bugbite]] and thus solidifying the connection that was always implied. Apparently some actions or events from the Transformers [[Marvel Comics]] universe had resonated through the multiverse and devastated the GoBots universe, causing "time itself to come undone" the few survivors traveled there to seek either a solution or revenge.

*In IDW's [[Megatron Origin]], [[Cy-Kill]] is Megatron's first opponent in the [[Forge]]. He gets a cover appearence and dialogue before being defeated and killed. Further, a robot that is clearly his fellow Renegade Crasher is part of [[Clench]]'s inner-circle/gladatorial team and latter fights alongside Megatron.

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Covenant of Primus

2007-12-04T15:30:32Z

83.255.67.187: /* Interpretation */

{{disambig2|the scriptural Covenant of Primus|the twelve pre-Cybertronic Transformers that guarded time and space|Covenant (BW)}}

[[Image:Covenant of Primus.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Among the many books of the ''Covenant'' are the "Acts of the [[13 original Transformers|13]]", "[[Vector Sigma]]'s transmissions to the [[Junkion]]s", the "Book of Accessories", the "Prophecies of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s", and "[[Furmanism|Writings of Furman]]."<ref>No, not really.</ref>]]

The '''''Covenant of [[Primus]]''''' (or '''''Book of Primus''''') is a compilation of [[Transformer]]s [[religion|scriptural]] texts believed to be prophetic. Only two copies remain. One was placed on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' prior to its launch. The other was found during the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', apparently having been placed there by [[Tarantulas]]. They speak of apocalyptic battles at the end of an age. It is believed that the ''Covenant of Primus'' foretold the ''Beast Wars''. It was from these scriptures that [[Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] took his name. (It is possible [[Megatron (G1)|the original Megatron]] may have taken '''his''' name from them as well.)

Whether the prophecies in the ''Covenant'' only refer to the end of the ''Beast Wars'', or whether there is, say, something in there about [[Unicron]], is unknown. It's also unclear whether these were genuine "visions of the future" prophecies, or whether someone went back in time to write them. Both explanations have precedents.

==Known ''Covenant of Primus'' verses==
* "...and a mighty warrior came down from the sky... and a rainbow was on his head... and his feet were as pillars of fire... and the great dragon was cast out upon the Earth... and his followers were cast out with him." <ref name="Nem_1">"[[Nemesis, Part 1]]"</ref>
* "...and as it were a great mountain, raging with fire, arose from the sea." <ref name="Nem_1" />
* "I am alpha and omega. The beginning and the end. I am that which is. Which was, and is yet to come... and you will know my name is Megatron, when I lay my vengeance upon you!" <ref name="Nem_2">"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"</ref>
* "...and the stone of their protection shall rise up forever and ever, as those who live and war as beast face their final cycle." <ref name="Nem_2" />
* "...and there came a hero who said: 'Hurt not the Earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, nor the very fabric of time,' but the hero would not prevail, nor would he surrender." <ref name="Nem_2" />
* "In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour there will be a light." <ref name="Nem_2" />
* ''The [[Sojourner's Passage]]:'' "Cursed curiosity compelled me to stay, to observe the enemy before the machine age. And now this demands my attention! My first responsibility is to those I left behind, yet I sense what unfolds below eclipses even that which cast me away. In the name of my creator, I will re-enter the void. I will seek that light which has fallen from the forges of our history." <ref>[[Apelinq's War Journals]], Journal 18: Point of No Return; and "[[Betrayal]]", ''Wreckers'' #2 Directors Cut</ref>
* "Do not judge a warrior by stature or action until you truly understand that which drives him."<ref>"[[Original Sin]]", ''The Transformers: Generation One'' vol. 3 #5</ref>
* "And the sun and its brother shall storm over the new world to reveal the beast and destroy it." <ref>"[[The Route of All Evil]]", ''The Transformers: Generation One'' vol. 3 #10</ref>

==Interpretation==
The first six quotes above were believed by [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to be prophecies relating to the climax of the ''Beast Wars''.
* The "mighty warrior" is [[Tigerhawk]].
* The "great dragon" is Megatron.
* The "great mountain" was the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]].''
* The quote about Megatron refers to how the Megatron of the ''Beast Wars'' was, at the time, also carrying the spark of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and was thus "alpha and omega".
* The "stone of their protection" was the mountain over the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]],'' which Megatron partially lifted away.
* The hero who "would not surrender" was Optimus Primal.
* The enemy whose spark brought salvation was [[Dinobot 2]], who in the end turned against Megatron.
* The 'sun and its brother' are [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].

==Footnotes==
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Cyclonus's Armada (G1)

2007-12-04T15:19:22Z

83.255.67.187: /* Who is the armada? */

{{Template:Disambig2|the nameless Transformer in TF:TM|the franchise '''Armada'''|Armada}}

[[Image:Cyclonus armada tftf.jpg|thumb|250px|Who cares if the President doesn't exist? He's a great American!]]

'''Cyclonus's Armada''' refers to the one <small>(or more)</small> seemingly identical robots created by Unicron at the same time as [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)| the 1986 movie]]. The Armada is something of a continuity headache, partly because of the question of [[Cyclonus (G1)#Who is Cyclonus?|who Cyclonus is]], and partly because the single robot shown being created immediately disappears from the film, to be replaced <small>(generally speaking)</small> with an additional [[Sweep]].

As Cyclonus's personal forces, the Armada is/are the logical counterpart to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s [[Sweep]]s. The script for the movie refers to them thusly:

:<tt>CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.</tt>

The actual ''number'' of robots in the 'Armada' are unknown. While Unicron had only six Decepticons to transform<ref>Six Decepticons; [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] were ejected from [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]</ref> at least ''five'' Sweeps are seen at one point in this scene, and the inclusion of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the ability to clone themselves, makes the actually numbering ambiguous.<ref>Either more than the 6 Transformers seen were present (likely in the form of more Insecticon clones) or the Sweeps (and the Armada?) retained the Insecticons' cloning abilities. Or [[Beorht|a wizard]] did it.</ref>.

Opinions differ on the armada's actual "existence". Since Cyclonus's personal army was dropped in production, and the figure disappears from the film after the re-creation scene, some argue its inclusion is little more than an error, and should be ignored. The term 'Armada' or 'Cyclonus's armada' is used to refer to the continuity-headache it represents (almost like a label) without implying anything about a fan's [[personal canon|individual belief]] in its/their existence/nonexistence.

==The armada's fate==
===The Movie===
[[Image:Armada idw20th boom.jpg|thumb|left|For a guy who died so quickly, he sure created a lot of problems.]]
[[IDW]]'s 2006 [[Transformers: The Animated Movie]] comic, a faithful retelling of the 1986 movie, shows a jet identical to Cyclonus being destroyed by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s fire-breath. This is generally interpreted as the comic's "explanation" for the Armada's subsequent disappearance in the movie- it was destroyed in its first combat encounter.

''Grimlock does indeed use his firebreath like this in the movie itself, but the target of his wrath was unambiguously Cyclonus himself with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] inside. However while Cyclonus survived that encounter with little damage- his lookalike in the comic goes kersplodey with equal unambiguity.''

===Five Faces of Darkness===
[[Image:Cycloni ffod5.jpg|thumb|Five Cyclonuseses in Five Faces of Darkness part 5. Appropriate.]]
At least four jets of Cyclonus' design<ref>Four jets of Cyclonus's design are seen in a single shot on two separate occasions.</ref> take part in the final assault on Cybertron in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", although admittedly that miniseries was rife with blatant animation errors.

It has also been ''suggested'' that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s battle with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (where the latter two are apparently destroyed) is 'actually' supposed to be a battle with the armada. And indeed, after this battle only two jets of Cyclonus's type are seen together. However, Dirge and Ramjet had speaking roles, and were in-character at the time. And were later seen to be alive.<ref>Dirge played a prominent role in "[[Ghost in the Machine]]".</ref> ''And'' Dirge was implied to be dead.<ref>[[Octane (G1)|Octane]] bumps into what he seems to believe is Dirge's [[Transformer funerary practices#Decepticons|funerary marker]] in the [[Decepticon Crypt]] in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". (He does not mention Dirge by name.)</ref> And Dirge died in the movie too.<ref>[[Unicron|*burp*]]</ref>''<nowiki>*sigh*</nowiki> It's something of a mess.''

Regardless, the general consensus is that Cyclonus's armada, whatever their numbers, no longer exist by the time "Five Faces of Darkness" ends and the 3rd season of the cartoon proper begins.

==Proper name?==
Reasoning that '''Armada''' might as well be a proper name since there's only one of him, many fans refer to Cyclonus's doppelgänger in the recreation scene by that name.

In the original movie script Unicron uses the same rote format to introduce both Scourge and Cyclonus, and the word 'armada' is used in the same place the descriptive 'huntsmen' is for the Sweeps;

{|
|+ '''1986 Movie'''
|-
|" ||Scourge, ||the tracker.... ||and his huntsmen... ||the Sweeps... ||"
|-
|" ||Cyclonus, ||the warrior... ||and his armada.... || ||"
|}

As envisioned in the original script, 'armada' is not a proper noun. However, the 2006 comic adaption <small>(which added the destruction of a single Cyclonus-type Jet during Galvatron's raid on [[Autobot City]])</small> parsed things differently;

{|
|+ '''2006 comic adaption'''
|-
|" ||'''SCOURGE''', ||THE TRACKER.... ||...AND HIS HUNTSMEN— ||'''THE SWEEPS'''! ||"
|-
|" ||'''CYCLONUS'''— ||THE WARRIOR... ||...AND HIS '''ARMADA'''! || ||"
|}
So while Armada was ''intended'' to be an improper noun, at least one source has treated it as a ''proper'' noun. Since ''that'' source (the 2006 comic) is the only one to explicitly address the 'problem' of the Armada... one could argue that it should have the final word. ...or not.

==Who is the armada?==
[[Image:Armadadecepticon.jpg|thumb|Sticker from the 2007 'Masterpiece' Skywarp]]
[[Image:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|thumb|left|Oy.]]
The Armada's identity prior to re-creation somewhat fraught; there may be more than one of him/them, but it's also tied up in the question of [[Cyclonus (G1)#Who_is_Cyclonus.3F|who is Cyclonus?]].

Traditional [[fan-reasoning]] is that [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] were more prominent characters, and should have becomes [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. ''Unfortunately'' every visual representation ever, spanning 20+ years, has shown Cyclonus to be created from [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]].<ref>Of course, the 2003 Australian movie DVD claims Bombshell became a [[Sweep]], but we don't think those character profiles were approved by Hasbro, fans tend to ignore them.</ref><ref>Bombshell was also at Starscream's subsequent coronation. Or maybe it was [[Salvo]]. Or maybe Cyclonus was Salvo. Skywarp was at the coronation too. ''*sigh* It's something of a mess.''</ref>

The 2007 'Masterpiece' Skywarp toy includes an 'Armada Decepticon' sticker which seems to indicate Skywarp did indeed become the Armada. Of course, a 2003 DVD profile states unequivocally that Skywarp became Cyclonus.<ref>It also states Cyclonus and Scourge are 'Unicrons.' Just ignore it, we all do!</ref> In the [[Beast Era]], Cyclonus and Skywarp were running around at the same time, so either Skywarp became an/the Armada, or there's some really nasty [[budding]] involved.

This may all be moot; everyone but Megatron involved in Unicrons' re-creation appears to have been ''dead'', so neither Cyclonus nor his Armada should remember their previous existence any more than [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]] do. Several sources<ref>That same unreliable DVD release, Cyclonus [[Heroes of Cybertron]] PVC, much more reliably.</ref> actually state that Cyclonus was forged from the remains of ''several'' Decepticons.

Headaches and confusion aside, the vast preponderance of sources agree that Skywarp became the Armada (or at least one of them.)

==Fan wub==
[[Image:Cyclonus oddity armadaesque.jpg|thumb|100px|Nobody tell [[e-Hobby]]. I will ''murder'' you.]]
Um... kay... see, there's this one ''guy'', who's like- totally just like Cyclonus, only he has different colors...

And I know we don't, you know, ''count'' that kind of thing, because it's always just an animation error and stuff? Like it was supposed to be Dirge, or a Cyclonus-lookalike and some colorist screwed up, and he's only in 1 frame of animation an' everything...?

...except, you know, he like, shows up again later, in the same color scheme, this time in jet mode, fully animated doing a bombing run. <small>(This is after Dirge dies too, so it's not him.)</small>

Soo... I know the ''usual'' standard for distinguishing a [[generic]] from a boo-boo is that it either has to make no sense for it to be a mistake, or it has to be repeated. And this one's ''totally'' repeated...

<small>pleasedonthateme</small>

'''Note:''' ''We will also murder you for telling e-Hobby about the [[Cybertronian Empire]] guy who looks just like Cyclonus.'' <tt>Cyclonus + e-Hobby = your murder</tt> ''can probably be thought of as a general rule.

==Footnotes==
<references/>
==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Original script for TF:TM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9xbI5a1ilk Galvatron's re-creation scene] — on YouTube

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Sentinel Prime (Animated)

2007-11-18T16:26:42Z

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{{disambig2|the Autobot officer from ''Transformers Animated''|the Autobot leader from ''Generation 1''|Sentinel Prime (G1)}}
:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

{{coming soon}}

'''Sentinel Prime''' is a member of the Autobot Elite Guard under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] in the [[Animated]] continuity. Sentinel has a history of rivalry with Optimus Prime.

==Fiction==
===Animated===
:''Voice actor: [[Townsend Coleman]] (US), ? (Japan)''

{{spoiler}}

==External links==

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Jake Lomax

2007-11-14T21:43:37Z

83.255.67.187: /* Charlene */

{{disambig3|Jake}}

''Jake Lomax is a [[human]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Jakelomax.jpg|right|thumb|Stupid hot chicks won't stop touching me all over.]]

'''Jake Lomax''' is a mobster boss who runs a protection racket in [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

==Related characters==
===Charlene===
[[Image:Charlenepoolgirl.jpg|125px|right|thumb|It's like a panel from ''Mark Trail'', except the girl would be a giant chipmunk or something.]]

{{disambig3|Charlene}}

'''Charlene''' is one of the scantily-clad bikini babes that gangster Jake Lomax keeps around his estate. She's moist.

{{charstub}}

[[Category:Comic-only characters|Lomax, Jake]]
[[Category:Gangsters|Lomax, Jake]]

[[Category: Generation 1 characters|Lomax, Jake]]
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Joey Slick

2007-11-14T21:42:52Z

83.255.67.187: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''Joey Slick is a [[human]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

Joey Slick was a criminal thug working for [[Jake Lomax]], a crime lord. Oddly, he was generally well-liked in his neighborhood, where many of the residents regarded him as a "good boy." Joey didn't pay some of his collection money, and was chased down by Lomax's thugs, and was nearly killed.

[[Image:Slickjoey.jpg|left|thumb|167px|Yes, he ''actually'' runs like this.]]

By a stroke of luck, his hand happened to sweep up [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], lying in gun mode in a river, where the [[Decepticon]] had ended up after a gigantic fall after his encounter with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Confused, Joey attempted to shoot the thugs, to no avail.

The criminals taunted him, and jokingly told the gun, "Blast us!" Megatron, damaged heavily and only able to take commands, obeyed. Joey fled to his home in the ghetto. He was again pursued by Lomax's men. Joey ordered Megatron (in his gun mode) to fire on the water tower. The tower was blown away, easily crippling all of Lomax's men.

Joey then used Megatron to his advantage - he became a famous criminal, doing nothing other than telling his "magic gun" what to do and wiping out cops, tanks, bridges, cameras, and the like. He became known as the "Super Shooter".

Inside, however, Joey was bored of being rich and famous. He returned to his home in the ghetto, and found that all of his former friends and peers were either terrified or looking up to him. Feeling guilty, Joey went to Lomax's home to finish what was started.

Using Megatron to easily disable all of the hired goons, Joey found himself facing Lomax with Megatron in hand. Joey tossed the gun aside and decked Lomax once, hard. He then showered Lomax's limp form with cash, yelling that they were even.

The impact of Megatron's gun mode hitting the ground reconnected whatever it was that had broken in his great fall. Megatron stood, furious about being controlled like a mere automaton, and nearly killed Joey.

Joey stood resiliant and yelled right back at Megatron. Megatron was surprised by this, assuming all humans were pathetic by nature. He respected Joey's audacity, and left him alone.

Joey was arrested moments later when he walked outside of Lomax's mansion grounds and was taken by policemen.

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[[Category: Gangsters|Slick, Joey]]
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Camshaft (G1)

2007-11-11T21:29:03Z

83.255.67.187: /* Manga */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Autobot from the 2007 Movie|Camshaft (Movie)}}

:''Camshaft is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Camshaftg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mild-mannered ninja stuntman who performs daring feats of bravery while avoiding brave feats of daring.]]

''(Note: While Camshaft was given no bio at the time of his release, he has since recieved two distinct and somewhat contridictory personalities. See individual entries below.)''

:''Japanese name:'' '''Downshift'''

==Fiction==

===Manga===
[[Image:Omnibots group.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Camshaft is on the right, which is left in Japan.]]

During a massive battle on Cybertron, Galvatron introduced his latest combining warrior, [[Predaking]]. Predaking simultaneously took out [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with a single punch, causing much worry for the Autobots, as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was already engaged in battle on Earth!

From out of nowhere came Camshaft, [[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]] and [[Overdrive]], the three [[Omnibot]]s. They swiftly shifted into vehicle mode(s) and circled Predaking, tying up his legs with cable. Predaking swatted at them to no avail!

[[Image:Camshaft_vehicle.jpg|thumb|100px|This looks much cooler in the manga than it does on the toy.]]Then the Omnibots transformed into their battle modes and... ''drove'' at Predaking, which caused him to topple backwards onto [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], taking them all out.

The assembled Autobots cheered for these three mighty warriors of great justice, who were subsequently never seen or heard of again.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

His first official bio ever: '''Camshaft''' will never be accused of battlefield heroics. This scout strongly believes the [[Decepticons]] must be stopped, but has no intention of dying for the cause. Highly intelligent, he uses his smarts to avoid risk and danger whenever possible.

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released Menasor from containment within the detention banks, the [[combiner]] attacked [[Iacon]], leaving a crumpled pile of Camshaft and the other two Omnibots in its wake.

=== Universe toy Bio ===

He is still a scout but is ''also'' a daring [[Spy Changer]] stuntman for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who calls him a "grim shadow warrior."

''(Note: Being part of the "Universe" line it is conceivable that this is some "alternate reality" version of Camshaft, who knows.)''

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Camshaftg1toy.jpg|left|thumb|225px|My name is a lie!]]
* '''Camshaft''' (Omnibot mailaway, 1985)

: A re-release of one of the three "Double Changers" from Takara's "Diaclone" line, which in turn was based on a Mazda Savannah RX-7. He was only available in both the US and Japanese markets as a mail-order item: in the US, he cost $5 and four [[robot points]], while in Japan he cost 980 yen and only 2 robot points.

: An image from the mini-catalog that came with the Diaclone predecessors of the Omnibots depicted the toy that would become Camshaft with a Bluestreak-esque head, which some fans believe may have been one of the inspirations for the ''Alternators'' Autobot Camshaft toy (although this seems rather unlikely).

: Camshaft and Downshift had their names swapped for their Japanese Transformers mail-away releases (which were also available in 1985), presumably because the RX-7 featured a rotary engine and therefore did not incorporate a camshaft. The Takara versions also had tech specs, unlike the Hasbro versions.

===Alternators===
[[Image:Camshaftalternator.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Bluestreak]]'s brother from another mother.]]
* '''Autobot Camshaft''' (2006)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''23'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Alternators]] [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], Camshaft transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed Acura RSX. His coloration indicates he was originally intended to be [[Bluestreak]], but was changed for unknown reasons, possibly trademark issues.

: Like the other late-series Alternators, Camshaft has a state-specific license plate; Camshaft appears to be registered in Rhode Island.

===Universe===
[[Image:Camshaftspychanger.jpg|left|thumb|125px|His feet look tastey.]]
*'''Autobot Camshaft''' (Spy Changer, 2006)

: For ''[[Universe]]'', Camshaft is identical to the last Kay-Bee [[exclusive]] redeco of [[W.A.R.S.]], transforming into a clear-purple Ford Thunderbird stock car. He was available only on an individual card from discount chains like The Dollar Store.

: Universe Camshaft is the first time in 21 years that Camshaft has gotten an American tech spec bio. His new "grim shadow warrior" portrayal doesn't mesh perfectly with his more timid portrayal in [[Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile, but in both he is a scout. Given the reality hopping theme of Universe they may or may not really be the same being.

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==Trivia==
* In recent years, toys sporting the name "Camshaft" require an additional "Autobot" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Camshaft'''".
* The [[Alternators]] Mazda RX-8 (which ultimately ended up as [[Jazz (G1)|Meister]]) was originally intended to be named "Camshaft", according to various early store listings and a premature reply from Hasbro's customer service. This would also fit with the early idea of making the Alternators toys "direct updates" of their characters' G1 predecessors. A prototype was leaked to the public in early 2004 sporting the same basic colors as the later Alternators "Autobot Camshaft" toy (the Acura RSX), although it's uncertain whether the prototype colors for the RX-8 were supposed to be indicative of the proposed colors for Camshaft (since the Acura redeco was originally intended as a G1 Bluestreak homage before being renamed into "Autobot Camshaft"). The reason why the RX-8 Alternator was ultimately not named "Camshaft" was apparently because the real-life Mazda RX-8 car doesn't ''have'' a camshaft. The irony is staggering, because the original toy was of an RX-7, which ALSO didn't have a camshaft, but it didn't stop them then.
* The deco for Hasbro's redeco of the [[Alternators]] Acura RSX mold was originally designed with [[Bluestreak]] in mind, specifically the original Diaclone deco for the G1 toy depicted in early catalogs and the toy's instructions. Early leaked packaging samples even sported an abbreviated form of the name "Bluestreak" on their license plates. Ultimately, however, Hasbro decided to rename the toy and release it as "Autobot Camshaft" instead, possibly because they already had a representation of the G1 Bluestreak character in the Alternators line as a Subaru WRX, named "Silverstreak" for trademark reasons.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Camshaft/camshaft.htm Camshaft at TFU.info]

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Starscream (G1)

2007-10-30T15:56:20Z

83.255.67.187: /* Generation 1 */

{{Template:Disambig3|Starscream}}
{{picsneeded|IDW continuity}}
:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Starscreamg1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Let me guess. You're gonna attempt to overthrow Megatron, fail, cry, then repeat the cycle.]]

'''Starscream''' is the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. He's famous not only for his incredible skill, but also for his limitless (and troublesome) ambition. Starscream believes that he is more suited for command than Decepticon Leader [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]]. Thankfully for Megatron, Starscream's mutinous, power-grabbing plots are almost always transparent, and he can never muster up enough patience to complete a grandiose power play. Even on the few times he has taken control of the Decepticons, he quickly loses control of a situation, but is too arrogant to realize when he's in over his head. He never learns from his mistakes, but then again, Megatron doesn't either, seeing as how he's never turned Starscream into [[slag (slang)|slag]]. Despite his constant failures, Starscream believes it is only a matter of time before he prevails -- his destiny is inevitable.

Starscream's never give up attitude extends even to the afterlife: unlike most Transformers, he has a mutant, indestructible [[Spark]]. His life-force cannot be destroyed and can persist even without a body to contain it. However, there is no indication that Starscream (or anybody else) was aware of this fact prior to his destruction.

{{quote|''Why?'' That's what they ''all'' asked me. Why him... why ''Starscream''? Why, of all the Decepticons, did I decide to revitalize the one whose record of deceit and betrayal is ''legend''? Because I'm an ''idiot'', that's why!|Megatron on Starscream, "[[Total War!]]"}}

:''Italian name'': '''Astrum''', '''Scintillor ''' (''Possession'' only)<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Égo'''
:''Spanish name'': '''Grito de Estrella'''
:''Euskera (Basque) name'': '''Izaroihu'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Üstökös''' (meaning Comet)

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

[[Image:Starscream uscomics2.png|thumb|left| What do the fangirls '''see''' in this jerk?]]

Starscream helped invade the [[Ark]], got deactivated. Woke up, questioned Megatron, got deactivated. Fought Omega Supreme, got deactivated. Was mysteriously active when meeting [[Cobra]]. Rescued by [[Ratbat]]'s forces on the Moon, Starscream later discovered the story of the powerful [[Underbase]]. He then set about a chain of systematic betrayals in order to gain access to that power. He set loose [[Buster Witwicky]], whom the Decepticons had been holding prisoner, with equipment that would lure the Autobots to the Decepticon's [[Antarctica]] base. The ensuing battle served to distract his fellow Decepticons as he then stole a ship from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to look for the Underbase. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Upon finding it, he began absorbing its power but was unable to finish the task as he was interrupted by Ratbat's ship, piloted by a temporary Autobot/Decepticon alliance. Starscream however survived, thanks to the power he absorbed. After throwing Scorponok's ship at Ratbat's, he loudly proclaimed "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!"

The Autobots and Decepticons traveled to those locations to try and stop Starscream, but they ultimately failed, as a massive amount of the Transformers active on Earth were badly damaged and incapacitated by Starscream's Underbase-powered rampage. The [[Aerialbot|Aerialbots]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn]], [[Gears]], [[Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster]] were offlined in New York, although Ratbat escaped. The [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (including [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]), and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], were decimated in Tokyo, though Scorponok left before he was destroyed as well. Finally, in Buenos Aires, Starscream wiped out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and [[Soundwave]]. [[Fortress Maximus]] won a reprieve in that battle when Starscream left the fight after intercepting a radio transmission.

Rediscovering the Underbase, Starscream attempted to finish absorbing its power, only to have it overwhelm him, which resulted in his destruction. {{storylink|Dark Star!}}

[[Image:ZombieScream1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Braaaiiiinnnssss!]]

''[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were sent by Megatron to reclaim Starscream's charred corpse on planet Earth. Starscream's remains were possessed by the essence of the Underbase and went on an insane rampage, nearly killing [[Dr. Susan Hoffman]] and her [[Dr. Susan Hoffman#Dr. Hoffman's Assistants|Assistants]]. The Underbase eventually realized it was acting insane and regained control, but as soon as it did, Dreadwind and Darkwing siphoned all the power out of it, and Starscream's corpse returned to being an inanimate pile of scrap, which the pair quickly collected.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

Starscream's remains were delivered to Megatron, who kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to rebuild Starscream with a powerful [[Pretender]] shell. {{storylink|Resurrection Gambit!}} Megatron ordered Ratchet to wipe Starscream's mind so Starscream would wreak havoc on Earth among the Decepticons (led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]) and Optimus Prime. Ratchet, however, arranged for Starscream's true mind to be only suppressed. One good blast caused enough pain to revive the real Starscream. Completely outmatched, he surrendered and begged Scorponok for forgiveness.

''Briefly after becoming a Pretender, Starscream began to wallow in self-pity, believing that all the other Decepticons considered him a joke for his many failed takeover attempts and defeats. His self-esteem crumbled every time the other Decepticons refused to speak to him or spoke about him behind his back. In reality, the other Decepticons were terribly frightened of Starscream (thanks to that whole Underbase thing) and were avoiding him so they wouldn't be killed. Starscream sulked about it for a while until he defeated and captured a few Autobots and his confidence began to return.''

Starscream fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the [[Ark]] after [[Unicron]]'s assault. Shockwave and Starscream found Megatron and Ratchet awakening from the [[Nucleon]], both very confused and addled due to their mind-link. Ratchet collected enough sanity to direct one of Starscream's null-rays into the Nucleon, causing enough of a chain reaction to send the Ark into a crash-landing on Earth, once again resulting in Starscream's deactivation.

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Starscream uscomics.png|thumb|right|200px|"I am only saving you so that I may punish you later."]]

Megatron revitalized Starscream, who then predictably betrayed Megatron and the Decepticons once again, this time by giving [[Jhiaxus]] and his troops information that allowed them to take control of the Decepticon's [[Warworld]]. Starscream then doublecrossed Jhiaxus, stole the [[Creation Matrix]] (which Megatron had stolen from Prime earlier) and used its powers to merge himself with the Warworld, becoming an unstoppable force of destruction. As Optimus Prime and Megatron entered the possessed ship to try and stop him, Starscream discovered firsthand the dangers of stealing the Matrix as it rewrote his programming to better suit its own tastes. As a result, Starscream soon became a snow-white boy scout with no mounted weapons who would never hurt a fly and went out of his way to help old ladies across the street (more or less).

He fervently hopes the effect is only temporary.

===Animated continuity===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Chris Latta]] (US), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japan)

Starscream was the Decepticons' second-in-command. He was rash, boastful, cowardly, and even whiny. Millions of years before the war between Autobots and Decepticons would force both sides off Cybertron, Starscream was not a warrior but rather a scientist. He and his colleague [[Skyfire]] were exploring an unnamed planet - the ancient [[Earth]] - when severe atmospheric conditions separated the two friends. Starscream circled the globe looking for Skyfire, but he never found his colleague.{{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} After the outbreak of war, Starscream and his fellow Decepticons would become entombed on the same alien world for four million years before emerging to continue their battle on Earth, with Starscream reformatted as a terrestrial F-15 fighter jet.

[[Image:ChokingOutTheBeyotch.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, Starscream forgot the safeword.]]

Starscream's rash and spiteful actions led to the resurrection of the Autobots on Earth, when a blast intended to trap the Autobots there forever caused Optimus Prime to fall into the life-giving rays of [[Teletraan I]], who soon had all his fellow Autobots ready for action again.{{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Starscream would always demand action rather than waste time with planning, often calling Megatron a coward or taking action himself without waiting for the order. Needless to say, this got him nearly killed by Megatron on more than one occasion.

Starscream's status probably came from the fact he had command over the other [[Seeker|jet fighter Decepticons]], who formed pretty much 50% of the entire Decepticon force at the time of the first and second seasons. Megatron, very desperate for troops (especially ones who were so predictable), kept Starscream around.

Although he was often an impulsive warrior, Starscream still showed some signs of his scientific background. In "War of the Dinobots", he was the only decepticon who urged caution before using the energy taken from an unstable meteor. Even Megatron himself showed little concern about the potential risks, bickering with Starscream and threatening to take his share. Starscream was ultimately correct about the volatile nature of the energy, and the resulting explosion nearly killed a number of Transformers, including Optimus Prime and Grimlock.{{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Starscream's ambition was also great, and he often sought to take command away from Megatron. One such attempt was to challenge him to a duel, then shoot him in the back when Megatron turned away laughing. His "victory" here was short-lived, as Megatron was just stunned, shot Starscream, and banished him from his forces. This led Starscream to "create" the [[Combaticon]]s from a bunch of wrecked army vehicles he found on the island on which he was deserted, and some Decepticon "brains" he stole from a Decepticon prison on Cybertron.{{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Megatron let him and his newly formed army back into the Decepticons soon afterwards, despite the fact they were all Decepticon outcasts and criminals.{{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Starscream's thirst for leadership led to his death when, during the Decepticon's dramatic siege on [[Autobot City]], Megatron would fight his final battle with Optimus Prime. By the end of it, the Decepticon leader was battered beyond repair, left on the verge of stasis lock. Starscream, able to see an opportunity in every situation if nothing else, took advantage of this moment of weakness to rally the healthy Decepticons that remained after the battle, ejecting the "dead weight" of his wounded former comrades into space. With transparent satisfaction, Starscream threw Megatron out personally before closing the door on that part of Transformers history and beginning an inter-Decepticon brawl that would eventually place him at the head of the ranks.

Starscream couldn't have known, of course, that Megatron would be found and reshaped by the godlike [[Unicron]] before his [[spark]] faded completely. Reborn as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he made it his first order of business to take back what Starscream had taken, interrupting the pompous and overblown coronation Starscream had set up for himself and killing him with a single, terrible blast, likely setting a record for the shortest reign in Decepticon history.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

[[Image:SSBQ.jpg||right|320px|thumb|Starscream had a little accident at the Decepticon BBQ]]

This was not the end, however, as Starscream's ghost came back with "cunning" schemes. First he possessed [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and handed Galvatron over to [[Rodimus Prime]]. Rodimus didn't kill or even imprison Galvatron, however, and the Decepticon leader came back angered and shot his second-in-command, not realizing Cyclonus had not been himself.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} By this time, Starscream had already found a new host in [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], whom he used in his next "master plan." This one involved making deals with Unicron, who requested Starscream help him find new body parts in return for a new body for Starscream himself. Starscream followed his orders exactly, until his host ran off before connecting Unicron's head to Cybertron as a new body. This is where Starscream showed his true cunning, stating that if Unicron wanted him to connect him to his new Planet, he would have to provide Starscream's new body first. Unicron did so, repeating his order that Starscream finish connecting his head to his new body. However, Starscream turned on him immediately, telling Unicron mockingly to do it himself. At this point, the Autobots, unaware of this turn of events, set off a load of explosives that sent Starscream, new body and all, spinning out of control through space, past Galvatron and his crew (Galvatron took this chance to fire at what he thought was a ghost), never to be seen again.

One last thing to note is Cyclonus's line after the last glimpse of Starscream: "Wait a minute... since when do ghosts tumble out of control through space?"{{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

====Japanese manga====

[[Image:StarscreamGhost.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream's Ghost being evicted by his landlord.]]

Between the events of "Starscream's Ghost" and "Ghost in the Machine" the 5th issue of the Transformers 2010 manga (simply called ''The Transformer'') takes place. In this story, Starscream's ghost teamed up with the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], who built him a powerful new body. This new body, equipped with attacks such as "Right Arm Destron Gun" and the "Revolver Laser," was created using a combination of Optimus Prime's and Megatron's designs. The result was [[Guiltar]].

[[Image:Guiltor-Gun.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Guiltar, preparing to complete the preparation for completion.]]

Guiltar joined the Decepticons and quickly became Galvatron's right-hand man (literally—in, like, 5 seconds). Galvatron tricked Rodimus Prime into engaging him in a one-on-one battle in which Guiltar faked defeat. When Rodimus least suspected it, Guiltar attacked and laid the smack down. Galvatron complimented Guiltar on his power and loyalty, and instinctively, Guiltar beat the crap out of Galvatron and declared his ambition to take over the Decepticons. Rodimus Prime and Galvatron called a truce and joined forces to defeat Guiltar. They wrecked him something fierce, destroying his body and forcing out Starscream's ghost. They then ended the truce and went about their business.

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===''Beast Wars''===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Doug Parker]] (US), [[Kazuki Yao]] (Japan)

[[Image:Cap193.jpg|thumb|250px|EBENEZER SCROOGE...!]]
Little was known about Starscream among the [[Maximal]]s, as the [[Maximal Elder]]s had classified most of his information. However, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], a student of military history, was familiar with Starscream's record of deceit and betrayal. It is possible that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was also aware of his history, as he ordered [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] to keep him eye on Starscream.

Starscream's ghost traveled through time and space to the prehistoric earth of the [[Beast Wars]], where he possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s body during an electrical storm. He ingratiated himself with Megatron, claiming that he had been destroyed by [[Unicron]] while protecting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After leading a successful raid on the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']], he was left in command of the captured Maximal ship, along with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and Scorponok, the former of whom he took as his "protégé". When the defeated Maximals surrendered to him, he took Dinobot and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] hostage and ordered the remaining Maximals to attack the [[Darksyde]]. Scorponok objected, but he was very forcefully overruled. Shortly after the attack began, the two captive Maximals broke out and drove the Predacons out of the Axalon. Starscream fled, pursued by Primal, and abandoned Blackarachnia to her fate. After a spirited chase, Primal cornered Starscream at an [[energon]] deposit, paralyzing him. As he tried to bargain his way out of his predicament, his vengeful ex-partner Blackarachnia detonated the energon, blowing Waspinator to scrap and forcing Starscream's spark out of his body.

Adrift in space once more, Starscream's ghost screamed vengeance into the void... {{storylink|Possession}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Starscreamwarwithin.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Smirkier-than-thou.]]
Starscream was a competitor in [[Cybertron|Cybertron's]] underground gladiatorial matches, the breeding ground for what would eventually become the Decepticons. He enjoyed baiting his fellow combatant, [[Grimlock]]; in fact, he was a master at it. Once war broke out, he kept taunting his old friend, which eventually backfired when he told Grimlock exactly where the Seekers were going to attack, giving Grimlock time to set a massive bomb. Starscream's life was saved only by the fast action of Skywarp.

In typical fashion, Starscream tried to seize power. While Megatron was deep within the bowels of Cybertron, Starscream instructed [[Scrapper]] to initiate the planet's long-hidden transformation sequence, hoping Megatron would be crushed in the process. Some people never learn.

A few millennia later, after the apparent death of Megatron, Starscream created a splinter group of Decepticons called [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. However, when your smartest subordinate is [[Motormaster]] you can't expect much of your forces.

Starscream was among the Decepticon boarding party that attacked the Autobot flagship ''Ark'', causing its crash-landing on Earth and putting all Autobots and Decepticons alike in emergency stasis. In 1984 a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletraan-I, and it repaired all on board. Starscream's actions over the next fifteen years are largely unrecorded, but he probably did what he did best: strafe the Autobots and fleshlings and attempt to betray Megatron, smirking all the while. In 1998, the combined forces of the Autobots and Earth defeated and captured the Decepticons. Starscream was secured on board the ''Ark 2'' along with the other Decepticons when the ship exploded, killing the human crew and scattering the Transformers across the ocean. Arms dealer Adam Rook (aka. [[Lazarus]]) recovered several of the Autobots and Decepticons and used them as a reprogrammed weapons for hire for terrorists and despots. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 1}} As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Starscream join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. When Megatron eventually broke free of Rook's control, he freed the other Decepticons. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 2}}

The reactivated Starscream, along with his Seeker brothers Thundercracker and Skywarp, took a particular pleasure in dismantling the Autobot Minicars. When Megatron complained that he didn't rewire them so they could sit around and do nothing, Starscream playfully said they were only having some fun with their new "toys". Megatron ordered the three Decepticons to follow him, and when Skywarp asked Starscream what their leader's plan was this time, the air commander casually tossed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s head over his shoulder and said that he didn't care, as it was going to be evil, and evil is ''always'' fun. Soon afterwards, the Autobots arrived and attacked. As Starscream attempted to choke [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paid him back with a nice throat punch. All the combatants were then bombed by rogue members of the U.S. military. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 3}}

The Decepticons escaped and attacked [[San Francisco]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] appeared to stop [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Starscream led the other Seekers in bombing the Autobot giant, forcing the Aerialbots into their component team member forms and putting them at the mercy of Devastator. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 5}} Starscream and the other Decepticons secured the Autobots after Optimus Prime defeated Devastator. The Autobot leader managed to free his comrades after humans distracted the Decepticons, and the battle was rejoined. Fellow F-15 [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] punched Starscream in the face, repaying him for the earlier defeat. After the Aerialbots, as Superion, sacrificed their lives to save San Francisco from [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo's]] unauthorized nuclear strike, Starscream and the other Decepticons escaped. {{storylink|Prime Directive, Part 6}}

[[Image:Starscreamshhhhhh.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Holy crap! [[Dull surprise|Expressions!]]]]
Starscream led the Decepticons in joining Shockwave's Cybertronians after Megatron was defeated and was the first to recognize the mind-altering techniques being employed. Starscream escaped the CR chambers long enough almost to succeed in assassinating Megatron. Punishment didn't deter him, and Starscream was almost immediately creating a small sect of seperatist Decepticons on Cybertron. He used the cover of Menasor's release to steal the incapacitated Combaticons to form his own army. If only he hadn't tried to hijack [[Sky Lynx]]. Yet another rebellion defeated by bad planning. Some people never learn.
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===''Genesis: The Art of Transformers''===
[[Image:StarscreamMW_Genesis.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Bringing a cannon to a [[Canon|canon]]-fight.]]

'''''Note''': As an art-book concerned more with portraiture than storytelling, ''[[Transformers: Genesis|Genesis]]'' is of dubious relevance as a source of fiction. However, a picture of [[Machine Wars]] Starscream does suggest events outside itself. [[Matt Kuphaldt|The artist]] intended it to be a sequel to [http://www.spektakle.com/portfolio/tf/tf_fan_starscream.html a piece of his fanart.]''

Machine Wars Starscream stood on the dais where he was once crowned leader of the Decepticons, which had since begun glowing with the energy of Cybertron's new golden age. As before, he wore a purple cape, but this time he brandished the vanquished Galvatron's torn-off cannon.

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===''Robot Masters''===
====Pack-in comics====

====OVA====
Voice actors: [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] (Japan)

When [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] traveled back in time to modern day [[Earth]] in search of [[solitarium]], he immediately recruited Starscream to his cause. Starscream went head to head with another time-displaced transformer, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] only to find himself defeated once Optimus Prime arrived as back-up. Beast Megatron, arriving on [[Gigant Sniper]], saved Starscream from a crashing into the ground but quickly chucked him aside after lamenting over the Decepticon's worthlessness.

Later, Beast Megatron discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]] and ordered the Decepticons to tear the city apart. Starscream, [[Smokesniper]], [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wing Stun]] did just that, blowing up buildings and razing a good portion of the Big Apple. Starscream was then shot out of the sky by another time-displaced Autobot, [[Reverse Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy quickly gained the trust of the other Autobots after being seen blasting Starscream. 10 seconds later, Reverse Convoy reveals himself as the original Megatron, now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)|Rebirth Megatron]]. Makes sense.

====Online mini-comics====

===IDW comics continuity===
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Starscream and his comrades, Skywarp and Thundercracker, were recruited by Soundwave when Megatron requested fliers. They believed they had been called to join Megatron's gladiatorial team, but accepted the offer to join the Decepticons. Starscream immediately proclaimed his allegiance and declared how much of an honor fighting along side Megatron would be. After going through some upgrades to boost their firepower, the Seekers' first duty was to capture a senator, who would be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. When the security forces intervened, Starscream was captured, and—surprise, surprise—offered to reveal Megatron's plans to save his own neck, plans for which Megatron regretted giving him all the information. {{storylink|Megatron Origin, part 3}} However, Starscream used the chance to execute the council questioning him, then freed Megatron and the prisoners, solidifying his loyalty to Megatron...until such time as Starscream felt like betraying his leader. {{storylink|Megatron Origin, part 4}}

Later, Starscream, now an F-22 Raptor, was the leader of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy, being opposed by an Autobot unit led by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. However, since the discovery of the mysterious, Energon-like substance known as [[Ore-13]], Starscream had stepped outside standard procedure, establishing a second command bunker in [[Oregon]] above a richer seam of the ore than the one in [[Nebraska]] and ordering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to cover his tracks. Starscream intended to use Ore-13 to challenge [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for leadership of the Decepticons, but when the moment of truth finally arrived, the energy source proved insufficient to destroy the Decepticon leader, and Megatron blasted Starscream with his fusion cannon at point-blank range, virtually obliterating him. It is unclear whether or not Starscream will recover, as Megatron told the other Decepticons, "See to the remains. If he lives, then I'll decide what to do with him." {{storylink|Infiltration}}

As it turns out, Starscream survived and was placed in a [[CR chamber]] for extensive repairs. {{storylink|Devastation, Part 1}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Starscream HOS.jpg|left|thumb|[[Megatron_%28RID%29|RID Galvatron]] called...<br>He wants his look back.<br>(Seriously... he's pretty upset)]]
Starscream is the nominal leader of the Decepticons on 19th-century Earth, while Megatron sleeps in [[stasis lock]]. He decides to conquer the Earth in this time, and use that power to overthrow Megatron when he should wake up. Posing as a benefactor to humanity, he enlists the help of inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to design new [[altmode]]s for the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel, Part 2}} In particular, Starscream builds (or reformats) [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] for an assault on [[New York City]], and the new electrical generators there. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel, Part 3}} It all ends badly. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel, Part 4}}

Starscream has three bodies through the course of this story. His initial "Ice Age Wars" body appears to be a prehistoric flying reptile. He then takes on two fanciful biplane bodies in succession, one with one engine per wing and bat-wing-shaped propellers, and one with two engines per wing and straight-bladed propellers. (And then he switches ''back'' to the one-engine body.) No reason is given for him changing from one biplane body to the next. (The fact that planes are an anachronism in the 19th century is lightly glossed over.)

===''Kiss Players'' continuity===

====Teletraan Go! Go! comics====
[[Image:AtariScream.jpg|right|thumb|Not his finest moment.]]
As the mysterious saboteur of [[Teletraan I]] was about to be revealed, [[Teletraan 15]]'s personality suddenly changed. She had been possessed by the ghost of Starscream! Learning of the power of [[Kiss Players|kiss-playing]], the rogue spirit quickly left her body and departed for [[Earth Defense Command]] Headquarters on Earth.

There, young [[Atari Hitotonari]] was using the ladies' room. This was not enough to stop Starscream, who took over the girl's body, transforming her E.D.C. uniform to black and making her pull a gun on her fellow Kiss Player officers.

But Starscream's ignorance of human custom and basic biology worked against him as the E.D.C. Kiss Players totally failed to take "Atari-scream's" demands and threats seriously. Unfortunately for the Air Commander, he had neglected to pull Atari's underwear back up when leaving the bathroom.

Yes, this really officially happened.

====Radio drama====
One night, the disembodied spirit of a Transformer possessed the body of the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Atari Hitotonari]]. Discovering that it could not transfer itself to the bodies of other Transformers with [[spark|souls]], it forced Atari to seek out the twisted [[Doctor Arkeville]], who built it a new body converted from a stolen fighter jet. Kissing it, Atari transferred the spirit into its new form. Starscream was reborn!

A couple of minutes later, Starscream's new body got blown up by [[Autrooper|Autroopers]] and his ghost flew back into space again.

''Note: This is so far the only fiction-based appearance of the Masterpiece Starscream toy.''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''22, TFC-09'''
[[Image:G1Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Then about eight million redecos followed.]]

: ''(Note: For some reason, the stats on Skywarp's, Starscream's and Thundercracker's tech specs were switched around. Starscream was given Thundercracker's numbers.)''

: Starscream's first toy was taken from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, transforming into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet. In this mode he is armed with two cluster bombs, essentially shortened projects made to resemble (somewhat) the drop tanks that a real F-15 might carry. There are numerous minor construction variations on this mold, common for most of the ''Diaclone''-based Transformers.

: To transform Starscream, one must essentially take most of his plane parts off and transform his body, then reattach his plane parts on again. In robot mode, the cluster bomb projectiles are replaced with long 'null rays''.

: The first reissue of Starscream was practically identical to the original toy, and was released by [[Takara]] in Japan in 2001.

: Starscream was reissued in normal colours for Hasbro's Commemorative Reissue line in 2003. The release had remolded elongated missiles and launchers as to comply with current US toy safety laws.

: Starscream's Transformer Collection reissue from 2003 was redecoed into show-accurate colours, and came with retooled fists to hold a new miniature Megatron gun mode accessory. An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fist that could hold the gun was also included, as was a DVD.

: This mold is [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

[[Image:PretenderStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|You can tell he's evil because he's spiky.]]
* '''Starscream''' (Classic Pretender, 1989)

:Starscream was released as a [[Classic Pretender]] with a human shell of a badly dressed man. The inner robot was a simplified version of the original toy, that transformed into an almost [[superdeformed]] F-15 fighter. His arms, legs and rear wing assemblies were all cast in blue plastic, with the latter also serving as dual laser weapons in robot mode.

* '''Starscream''' (Legends, 1989)

:The inner robot of Pretender Starscream was also sold separately as a K-Mart [[exclusive]] "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]" figure, and was released with Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a Japanese giftset the same year.

* '''Starscream''' (Action Master, 1990)
[[Image:ActionmasterStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|He loved the gray helmet so much, he used it again.]]

: ''Action Master'' Starscream is a non-transforming action figure based loosely on his cartoon appearance but using a colour scheme derived from the Pretender toy. His main accessory is the [[Attack Jet]], a small personal attack craft that Starscream can set astride like a motorcycle. The Attack Jet rolls on three small wheels, and can transform into a gun emplacement.

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[[Image:GhostStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Wait a minute. Since when do ghosts have painted metal chests?]]
* '''Ghost Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''

: Ghost Starscream was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] release of the 2001 Starscream reissue, cast almost entirely in translucent plastics, except for those parts made of die-cast metal.

* '''Black Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:G1BlackStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Who am I again?]]

: Black Starscream was also an e-Hobby exclusive release, with his colours loosley based upon [[Machine Wars]] Starscream, though his deco has much darker shades of gray, lacks clear blue plastic and has gold as one of his primary colours.

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* '''Secret Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:Secret_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm so invisible even '''I''' don't know if I exist.]]

: An all-clear Starscream was made for the ''Transformers: Generations'' Lucky Draw contest. This figure was limited to 5 pieces, making it one of the rarest TFs in the world. Four of the winners are still unknown, but the fifth figure is currently owned by [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=712 Transformers @ The Moon.] Secret Starscream differs from Ghost Starscream in that its plastic parts are completely clear and not color tinted.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993)
[[Image:G2Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|With my camouflaged wings, I'll appear to be merely a fuselage flying through the sky!]]

:Starscream's ''Generation 2'' release was a [[retool]] of his original toy with new missiles, launchers, and a sound box. His colours are essentially a combination of G1 Ramjet, his own original colours, and a replacement of his dark blue plastic with light grey.

:The new accessories were also used, in different colours, for Generation 2 Ramjet.

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===Machine Wars===
* '''Starscream''' (Ultra, 1997)
[[Image:MWStarscream_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Ohh! Slice!]]

: Starscream's Machine Wars release was a recolour of the Predator [[Skyquake]] with fewer missiles, no hand-held projectile launcher, and most of the gimmicks removed. He transforms into a large bomber based vaguely upon an SR-71 Blackbird. He still retains his "carpet bombing" gimmick, a rolling drum that drops his missiles from each wing.

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===Smallest Transformers===
* '''Starscream''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF-03'''
[[Image:STFStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I will rule all the redecos, Megatron!]]

: This version of Starscream was a very small-scale simplification of the original Starscream toy, retaining most of its functionality and accessories, except for his long null-rays.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into Thundercracker, Skywarp and Thrust.

===Robot Masters===
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-12'''
[[Image:RobotMastersStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I feel correct. That can't be good.]]

: Starscream's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' toy is a re-imagining of the original toy, designed to be closer to the animation model, with greater poseability and integrated parts that did not require detachment during transformation (with the exception of his null-ray blasters). After re-engineering the design to stay roughly in one piece during transformation, Takara then gave him chromed missile pods that attach to his chestplate. Although not his usual choice of weapon, these are show-accurate: Starscream used them once in the episode "Fire On The Mountain" to attack [[Trailbreaker]] and [[Brawn]].

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*'''Starscream Limited Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2004)
[[Image:RMBlackStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Okay now I feel used. That's much better.]]

: Available only via mail-order from ''Figure King Magazine'', Black Starscream is a repaint of ''Robot Masters'' Starscream, swapping out his reds and blues for black, and some of his grey for black.

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===Masterpiece===
* '''Starscream''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-3'''
[[Image:MasterpieceStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And the fandom complained (and rejoiced)]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream is a high-quality, superbly detailed collectable Transformer toy. He transforms into a mostly accurate F-15E Eagle, with weapons options ranging from a rack of Sidewinder missiles to his trademark null ray cannons. In robot mode he is a highly detailed, well-articulated, yet stylized version of his original robot mode. His chest turbines flip up to reveal a bank of missiles each, and his face can be rotated so as to display either a stern or a smirking face.

:He comes with a small figurine of [[Doctor Arkeville]], his partner-in-crime for several early episodes of Generation 1; a display stand that can be used in both fighter and jet modes; and an extensive sheet of sticker decals, including variously sized Decepticon symbols, squadron numbers and squadron markings, including one of [[Waspinator]]!

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream was the second all-new sculpt in the ''Masterpiece'' series of toys, and was envisioned as the finest toy representation of the original Starscream ever created. To this end, famed Japanese mecha designer (and former Diaclone toy designer) [[Shoji Kawamori]] was recruited to oversee the design and engineering of this toy. The first prototype design was essentially a much more complex version of the original toy, based upon his cartoon and recent comic appearances, with a much more accurate F-15 Eagle fighter mode. However, Kawamori felt the design could be improved, particularly the details and underside of the fighter mode, as he did not want what would have basically been a new version of the old toy.

: Based on Kawamori's suggestions, a new prototype design was made, with major structures located in his legs now moved up to his hips (though they can be detached and put on his legs), with his transformation and design streamlined to create an even more realistic F-15 design. Even so, Kawamori was still unhappy with the amount of robotic parts visible underneath the plane, but conceded that too many changes would essentially not make the toy look like Starscream in robot mode.

: On his control art, there are pictures of Starscream that have him wearing his Decepticon Crown of Leadership, as seen in the coronation scene of the original animated movie. On the toy itself, his head and shoulders have notches for parts to attach to, suggesting that TakaraTomy have reserved Starscream's coronation parts for a later release of this toy.

: Oddly, Starscream's fighter colour scheme is inaccurate to real F-15E hull colours (Gunship Gray, colour code FS 36118) , in that it has more of a green-blue tinge, which has made collectors wonder why TakaraTomy bothered changing Starscream's colours in the first place, especially as Starscream's original pale grey is ''very'' close match to FS 36375, the main grey used on real F-15s of the 1980s. Additionally, his missiles are painted in the wrong colours (they should be the same grey) and are mounted sideways on their pylons, which is why they only have three fins on the back instead of four - they couldn't fit the fourth fin as they mounted the missiles themselves incorrectly.

* '''Starscream''' (2007)

[[Image:Hasbro_Masterpiece_Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|For once, [[Hasbro]] did something right]]

: A Wal-Mart exclusive, Hasbro's release of ''Masterpiece'' Starscream has been redecoed ''extensively'' to resemble the animation model of Starscream, down to the orange canopy and the gray nosecone (as opposed to the original toy's blue). In an effort to bring out detail in the sculpt, he has also been given an extensive paint wash to bring out his panel lines. Starscream comes with the same accessories included in the Takara release of this toy, including a display stand, sidewinder missiles and a small figurine of Doctor Arkeville. It is unknown at this time if he includes the clip to hold gun mode Megatron while in jet mode. Starscream was finally given the correct tech spec stats he was originally supposed to have back in 1984 for this release, Skywarp's stats.

:This version of Starscream will also be released in Japan as an exclusive item in the same packaging.

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===Classics===
* '''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2006)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-03'''

[[Image:ClassicsStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|My fellow Decepticons. It is with a heavy heart that I must declare that you are all morons!]]

: ''Classics'' Starscream is a faithful reproduction of his original toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He still transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His colour scheme is inspired by photolab-edited photographs of the prototype F-15 Eagle, as the original photos and the actual colours of the prototype fighter were actually sky blue with bright orange markings.

: In robot mode, Starscream is essentially a very detailed version of his cartoon robot mode, with many design elements that would also find their way into Masterpiece Starscream. He is armed with two (overly large) null-ray missile launchers, which are so large that they restrict his arm movement due to them bumping into his wings.

: Later versions of Starscream saw a [[retool]] in the jet intake area first seen on Classics [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The slope of his shoulders was decreased, and a rectangle added to the vertical area, making the number now five instead of four. This version of Starscream is the harder to find of the two. This retooled version was used for Classics Skywarp, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]].

===Titanium Series===
* '''Starscream''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumRM_Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Stop, in the name of love...]]

: Released in wave 2, the first ''[[Titanium]]'' Starscream is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearances. He is sculpted holding Megatron in gun mode in his left hand, and holding up is palm outward with his right, while using his jets to fly up. EXCITEMENT.

: This mold was also used to make Thundercracker.

* '''War Within Starscream''' (Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"How ''dare'' you make ''me'' a redeco?! Do you know who I am?!"]]

: War Within Starscream is a redeco of "War Within" Thundercracker (talk about irony). He transforms into a Cybertronian 'tetrajet', as re-imagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was used to make "War Within" Sunstorm.

===Attacktix===
*'''Starscream'''

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==Merchandise==
===Heroes of Cybertron===
:The ''Heroes of Cybertron'' PVC figurine line is an adaptation by Hasbro of Takara's own ''Super Collection Figure'' line. The main differences between the two lines is that Hasbro cast Autobot and Decepticon figures in clear blue or clear red PVC respectively, then completely painted the figurines. This allowed the eyes to 'glow' when placed in front of the light source.

* '''Starscream''' (2002)
: Repaint of the Japanese SCF Starscream figure. Non-transforming, true to the animation model. Distinctive from the Japanese release with its glossy paint and "light-up" eyes.

* '''Starscream''' (2002)

: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

* '''Starscream''' (2003)

: Above, but part of a six-pack of figures which also included Thundercracker, Skywarp, and three Clones from the [[OTFCC 2003]] convention set.

===Mega SCF===
* '''Starscream''' (2002)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MegaSCF TF 07'''

[[Image:Mega_SCF_Starscream.jpg|left|120px|thumb|Just keep it away from any [[Galvatron (G1)|reformatted megalomaniacs]].]]

Starscream is an highly articulated non transforming action figure. He comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown. He also includes extra hands one of which holds Megatron in gun mode.

===Robot Heroes===
* '''Starscream''' (Mirage Vs Starscream, 2007)
[[Image:Robot_Hero_Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He's cute when he betrays you.]]

: Starscream is two inch high figure sculpted in a super deformed style and articulated at the shoulders. This figure was later redecoed as (guess what) Thundercracker for the Jazz vs. Thundercracker set. It also was redecoed as Skywarp in the "Decepticon Sneak Attack" set.

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==Trivia==
* In the French dub of Transformers: The Movie, Starscream (along with [[Shrapnel]]) inexplicably became a woman. This change, however, was only for the movie, as it used a different dubbing team from the cartoon. Most likely, the movie's French dubbing team mistook Starscream's rather high-pitched voice for a woman's voice.
* The G1 executive script consultant, [[Flint Dille]], has claimed in personal interviews that [[Chris Latta]] had to frequently be bailed out of jail by members of the production staff. This apparently caused so much annoyance that it was a major factor in phasing Starscream out of the series.
* According to [[Bob Budiansky]], one early name that he proposed for Starscream was "Ulchtar."
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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Starscream Starscream's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Gallery of G2 Starscream with comparison to BW Starscream at Transformers At the Moon]

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Insignia

2007-10-27T21:53:46Z

83.255.67.187: /* 2007 Movie */ almost?

One of the universals across all Transformers continuities has been the use of '''insignia''' to differentiate members of respective armies, and sometimes sub-factions within armies or even individuals.

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
Image:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]'''<BR>''This is an ancient symbol that Shockwave found in the G1 Dreamwave comic. Although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species, he claims.''
Image:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot (ancient)'''<br>''This symbol appeared on the forehead of one of the Autobot leaders who spoke to [[Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].''
Image:Fallen_faction_symbol.png|'''[[Fallen]]'''<BR>''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium]] toyline representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War===
<gallery>
Image:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G2)|Clench]]'s symbol'''<BR>''This symbol was worm by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
Image:Security symbol Megatron Origin.png|'''Security Services'''<BR>''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback]] and [[Bumper]].''
Image:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''Senate-related symbol'''<BR>''This symbol was worm the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]' ship, as well as by [[Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
Image:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot ([[The War Within|War Within]])'''
Image:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon (War Within)'''
Image:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Emirate Xeon]]'''<br>''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.
Image:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]'''<BR>''Used by [[Ratbat]]'s group in [[The War Within]] era''
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
Image:Symbol_autobot_reg.jpg|'''[[Autobot]]'''<BR>''It seems likely that in the real world, the Autobot symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s toy's head. In the Marvel Comics continuity, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
Image:symbol_autobot_dx_edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
Image:symbol_decept_reg.jpg|'''[[Decepticon]]'''<BR>''It seems likely that in the real world, the Decepticon symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s toy's head. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.''
Image:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
Image:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard|Cybertron Guard]]'''<BR>''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.''<BR>{{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wreckers]]'''<BR>''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery>
Image:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[EDC]] (cartoon)'''
Image:DW EDC.png|'''[[EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
Image:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
Image:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]'''<BR>''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-Hobby]] exclusive [[Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
Image:Z_Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
Image:Zarak_Consortium_Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===KISS Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
Image:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
Image:Sparkbot_Stardust_symbol.gif|'''[[Stardust]]'''
Image:Sparkbot_Zangetsu_symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
Image:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
Image:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
Image:Cobralogo.gif|'''[[Cobra]]'''
Image:Joelogo.gif|'''[[G.I. Joe]]'''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
Image:Auto-g2.png|'''Autobot'''<BR>''The G2 Autobot symbol seems clearly based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. In the Marvel Comics continuity this change may have occured since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
Image:Con-g2.png|'''Decepticon'''<BR>''The G2 Decepticon symbol seems to be a stylized, updated G1 Decepticon symbol. Bludgeon's Decepticons adopted this symbol around 1991, apparently unaware it was also being used by the Cybertronian Empire that they would soon encounter.''
Image:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian]]'''<BR>''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
Image:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]'''<BR>''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Battlestars]] and [[Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
Image:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon]]'''
Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Timelines]])'''<BR>''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.
Image:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
Image:MaximalGuard.gif |'''Maximal Peacekeepers'''<BR>''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>

*'''[[Predacon (G1)]]'''
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum]]'''
Image:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
Image:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong]]'''
Image:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
Image:Moon_symbol_clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
Image:Space pirate seacon sign.jpg|'''[[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] Space Pirate'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
*[[Blentron]]
[[Image:Blendtron symbol.png|100px]]

===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal ([[Beast Machines]])'''
Image:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon]]'''<BR>''A large design element of the Vehicon symbol is [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s head. The other elements are similar to a radioactive symbol, or the spokes of a wheel.''
Image:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]'''<BR>''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
</gallery>

==Robots in Disguise==
*Japanese Decepticon <br>
''Takara used this symbol, to represent the Decepticon (Combatron) sub-group in Car Robots- it's an upside-down G2 Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] toy, a redeco of G2 Laser [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. The American version removed them, and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen in the cartoon, this symbol does not 'exist' in the American version.''<br>
[[Image:Car Robots Destron.png|100px]]

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
Image:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]'''<BR>''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
Image:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]'''<br>''Used in [[Dreamwave]]'s [[More Than Meets The Eye|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black'''<br>''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Gold'''<br>''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Silver'''<br>''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Red'''<br>''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Blue'''<br>''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
Image:Team_Ironhide_symbol.png|'''Team [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]
Image:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]'''<br>''Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].
</gallery>
===Cybertron===
<gallery>
Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]'''<br>''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from [[Earth]].''
Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''<br>'''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Jungle_Planet.png|'''[[Jungle Planet]]''<br>'''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]'''<br>''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
Image:Cybertron_Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]'''<br>''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
</gallery>

==2007 Movie==
''For the 2007 Movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in the steely gray seen below. Additionally- the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.
<gallery>
Image:Movie_Autobot.JPG|'''Autobot'''
Image:Movie_Decepticon.JPG|'''Decepticon'''
Image:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]'''<BR>''A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
Image:Emdr factionsymbol.png|'''[[Dewbot|Mountain Dew Robots]]'''<BR>''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[All Spark]] for their own purposes.''
</gallery>

==Others==
*[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-bots]]
[[Image:Gobots auto symbol.png|100px]][[Image:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|100px]]
*[[My 1st Transformers]]
[[Image:Myfirst symbol.png|100px]]

==Unused concepts==
*'''Cobra/Decepticon'''
''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], not in the actual story.''<br>
[[Image:Cobra_Decepticon_symbol.png|120px]]
*'''[[Transtech]]'''
''These symbols were seen in concept sketches for the canceled Transtech line.''
<gallery>
Image:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
</gallery>

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Toy scalping

2007-10-26T14:46:20Z

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[[Image:Jazzscalper.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I'm just trying to help out a few fellow fans!"]]
'''Scalping''', in the context of toy collecting, refers to the practice of deliberately buying multiples of the same (usually "rare" or "popular", oftentimes both) toy with the intention of creating an artificial scarcity. Subsequently, the ''scalper'' will sell the toys again (usually on eBay), for a price much higher than the original store price, knowing that the high demand, coupled with the rarity of the toy (which is at least in part due to the scalping), will result in buyers being desperate enough to pay the prices the scalper asks for. In essence, scalpers are scum.

== Origin of the term ==
The term "scalping" in its original sense refers to the practice of removing the scalp of a human being, usually a defeated enemy, to claim it as a trophy. Later, the term would also be adopted to refer to a [[wikipedia:Scalping (trading)|practice of market manipulation]] in the context of trading in securities and commodities, not completely unlike what ''toy'' scalpers do. "Scalping" is also sometimes used to describe the practice of [[wikipedia:ticket resale|ticket reselling]], which is very much like toy scalping.

== How scalpers work ==
Being a scalper means having a good advance feeling for which toys will become popular and ship in [[Shortpacking|low enough numbers]] to make scalping actually a profitable business. Nothing is more annoying for a scalper than buying several dozen ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Sunstreaker]] toys and then finding out that Hasbro just sent another huge shipment to stores. Obviously, it's hard to sell a toy for $50 on eBay when the same toy is [[Shelfwarmer|warming shelves]] at Wal*Mart stores that offer him for $20.

Many scalpers actually arrange their daily time schedules around their scalping activities. They know when a truck will arrive bringing in new stuff, and then take all the "hot" toys straight out of the case. As a result, many of those toys never even end up on the store shelf (or the peg) to begin with, hence making it outright impossible for normal customers to "compete" with the scalpers (e.g. purchasing the desired toys at the store). Some scalpers are actually store employees themselves, which helps their cause even more.

== Scalping in other countries ==

Scalping toys is not limited to North America, apparently. Reports from Far Eastern Asia, where toy collecting is also a popular hobby in many countries, seem to suggest that the problem might actually be even ''worse'' there than it is in the USA. On the other hand, there is no substantial evidence that indicates that systematic scalping is a common practice in Europe beyond a few individuals. Some countries' legal restrictions for "private" selling of unopened goods in large quantities might be responsible to some degree.

== External links ==
[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/mar2000/columns/dvd_scalping.shtml Essay about the problems of toy scalping at Altered Stages Magazine]

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Chromedome (G1)

2007-10-26T14:42:43Z

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:''Chromedome is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Chromedome manga.jpg|thumb|250px|"You're such a coward [[Blurr (G1)|Wally]]!"]]

''('''Note''': '''Chromedome''' is one of those fun characters whose American and Japanese incarnations were very different. See individual fiction entries below for continuity specific profiles.)''

:''Italian name'': '''Duobot'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Chromédome'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Chrome''' <small>(It is the name for the small Transformer who can transform into Chromedome's head.)</small>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

Chomedome is an academic at heart. He only joined the war effort after the Decepticons destroyed Cybertron's [[Institute for Higher Programming]] where he did his work. He's tried to use his skills as a programmer to bring an end to the war, but so far has only succeeded in instigating a programming "arms" race. Something of a classic computer programming nerd, he's often a frustration to his cool and very image conscious [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster]] partner [[Stylor]].

===U.S. animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Frank Welker]] (US). [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Japan)

Chromedome was one of the many Transformers that only made his American cartoon debut during [[The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth]].

After the Decepticons broke into The [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], unleashing waves of powerful plasma energy, Chromedome was amongst the group of Autobots flung half-way across the galaxy to [[Nebulos]]. After a misunderstanding, namely the Nebulons threatening to detonate magnetic bombs they had attached to the Autobots after their capture, Chromedome willingly became a [[Headmaster]]. He presumably joined the rest of the Autobots in celebration after [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was flung into space and a new [[Golden Age]] begun on Cybertron.

===Japanese animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Hideyuki Hori]]

====Headmasters====

A small, human-sized Transformer from the colony planet [[Master]], Chromedome proved himself enough to be granted a large [[transector]] body, becoming one of the planet's elite Headmaster warriors. ''(Like all the Japanese Headmasters, the true Chromedome in this continuity is the head-unit, with the body as simply a sort of "power-suit")'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s 2nd in command and field commander, he is charged with leading a crack troupe of Headmaster soldiers with about one personality between the four of them. Chromedome is notable for often being the guy in charge and being slightly brasher than the rest of this brash lot. Brasher than Armada's [[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]]. That's pretty darn brash. Brash. He also picked up romancing [[Arcee]] when [[Rodimus]] was on walkabout for a new planet and [[Springer]] was apparently otherwise occupied.

=====Headmasters manga=====

====Masterforce====

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Chromedome''' w/ '''Stylor''' (1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-101'''

*'''Chromedome''' (Transformers Juniors, 1987?)

===Merchandise===
*Chromedome was in Act 3 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' (SCF) line of PVC figurines. Like all pieces in this set, he was [[blindpacked]] in both full-color and all-clear versions.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Chromedome/chromedome.htm Chromedome at TFU.info]

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

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Swindle (G1)

2007-10-22T19:22:40Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Swindleg1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He'd sell you for a nickel.]]

Capitalist first, Decepticon second, '''Swindle''' is a con-man, an opportunist, a hustler -- or as he would put it, an entrepreneur. Unlike his fellow Combaticons, the Autobot-Decepticon war is to him merely an opportunity for networking, cutting deals, and making profit. He's an expert on all manner of weaponry and their market prices, and he prides himself on being able to sell anything to pretty much anybody. All he needs is a smile.

Swindle can combine with the other Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].
{{quote|It's...it's not my fault, Megatron! This greed is built into my personality component!|Swindle after selling the Combaticons various components|[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]}}

:''Italian name'': '''Crasher'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Filou'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Svindli'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
The Combaticons first U.S. appearance was unexplained in the American comic, however it may be assumed that they were created in the same way as the [[Stunticon]]s were (it is possible that they were recruited from Cybertron. See the article on the comic issue [[Afterdeath]] for more). The Combaticons joined Megatron on a mission to invade the company 'Energy Futures Industries' in order to steal a hydrothermocline, which the Decepticons wanted to steal for their own energy resources. This mission resulted not only in success for the Decepticons, but also in the death of Autobot leader Optimus Prime, despite Swindle's individual failure in his part of the mission. {{Storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Swindle soon accompanied his fellow Decepticons to a new base in Carribean, at which time Megatron disappeared and Shockwave assumed command of the Earth-bound Decepticon.

Swindle (and the other Combaticons) battled Defensor on several occasions, though without great success. He had better success during the Decepticon ambush of the Autobots on the Moon, where the Autobots had gathered to resolve a leadership dispute. Swindle specifically attacked Brawn with his Scatter Blaster, and commented that Brawn was not a great Autobot warrior but he would have a bright future as spare parts. When the combined forces of Blaster and [[Grimlock]] managed to pierce the ship's protective force field, [[Ratbat]] commanded all Decepticons on the surface of the Moon to return to the ship and retreat. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

Swindle also served as part of the 'friendly' staff on the beach of the Decepticons Carribean island, when the Decepticons used the base as a human vacation resort. Swindle was there to serve every need that the humans might require. {{Storylink|Club Con!}}

====Generation 2====
Swindle gave Megatron a tour of the [[Warworld]] when the Decepticon leader forcibly took command of the Decepticons back from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. This ultimately led to a chamber where many new Decepticon bodies awaited, needing the [[Matrix]] to give them life.

He is later seen briefly as part of the first wave of defenders when the Warworld was attacked by the next-generation Cybertronians commanded by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] after the Autobots and Decepticons had forged an alliance of necessity against said forces. Swindle's fate is not revealed, but considering the Cybertronian troops --led by the traitor [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-- killed several Decepticons and ultimately overtook the battleship, it doesn't look too good for Swindle.

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Johnny Haymer]] (US), [[Saka Osamu]] (Japan)
Swindle was originally a Decepticon criminal on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], who apparently got caught and had his [[spark|personality component]] locked in a detention center, where he was stuck for millions of years. He was eventually liberated along with five other prisoners by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who installed Swindle into an old military jeep found at [[Guadalcanal]] on [[Earth]]. Starscream dubbed the Decepticons "Combaticons" and ordered them to help him defeat [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. While Swindle and the others were not too happy with this, Starscream blackmailed them to do it anyway. The plan eventually failed, and Swindle and the Combaticons were banished to an asteroid along with Starscream.{{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The Combaticons later escaped the asteroid and attacked Cybertron together as Bruticus. After being defeated again, Swindle and the Combaticons were reprogrammed to be loyal to Megatron. It's debateable how well that reprogramming took with Swindle. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Megatron next ordered the Combaticons to steal fighter planes by using Middle-Eastern criminals as go-betweens. Swindle was the personal ride of [[Ali]], the thief leader, and led the caravans with parts to Megatron. He later merged with the others to form Bruticus, who was defeated by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as Superion. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Bruticus was next defeated by [[Defensor]], and Swindle was the sole survivor of the team. He proceeded to sell the parts of his comrades to various [[El Presidente|people]] for a sweet finder's fee. Megatron was less than happy with this, however, as he had just constructed a giant death-ray for Bruticus to wield for him. No Combaticons, no Bruticus. Swindle tried to plead off his greed as a programming flaw, but Megatron wasn't having any of it. He installed a bomb in Swindle's head and gave him 15 hours to rebuild his fellow Combaticons or suffer their fate. The most elusive piece was [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, which had been raided from a junkyard by some high school kids building a homemade robot. Swindle had to fight through a trio of Autobots in order to recover the personality component, but succeeded in time to have the bomb removed.{{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Swindle is plainly a team-player.

After the Decepticons were exiled to a burnt-out husk of a planet called [[Chaar]], they dropped dangerous low on energon. When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived to make a deal, the Decepticons defered to Swindle's skill to bargain a reasonable price for their services.

[[Image:G1_returnofOptimusPrime_Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|The Protectobots pay better.]]

On another occasion, Swindle singlehandedly infiltrated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and miraculously managed to fend off a lone Autobot pacifist like [[First Aid]] to steal the city-bot's [[Transformation Cog]]. After returning from his mission, though, Swindle's greed got the best of him, and he attempted to make Galvatron bid for the cog. After Megatron put a bomb in his head, why Swindle thought bargaining with the even-less-stable Galvatron was a good idea is anyone's guess. Lucky for Swindle, Galvatron was in one of his less-manic phases at the time, and only blasted the greedy Combaticon a few times instead of ripping out his primary fuel pump with his [[Andrew Wildman|teeth]]. {{Storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Late in the year 2006, Swindle was one of several Autobot visitors to the general hospital where Jessica Morgan was being treated for her spine injury (that the Decepticons caused in battle with the Autobots). {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

'''Note:''' ''The above appearance of Swindle is actually an animation error, unless he was there to steal some medical equipment.''

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Swindle sided with Starscream when the [[Seeker]] tried to usurp command of the Decepticon's from Megatron (what a surprise) shortly after the onset of the Cybertronian civil war. He assisted in the interrogation of [[Laserbeak]] instead of joining [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the assault upon [[Iacon]].

Millions of years later, Swindle, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned by Shockwave, presumably as war criminals under the terms of the new peace treaty with the Autobots. He was sprung by Starscream after the [[Nemesis]]'s crew returned to Cybertron, though. Wonder what that cost him. Starscream then brought the inactive Combaticons with him to Earth, and gave them new modes based on deactivated vehicles from a nearby abandoned military testing ground.

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{Storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1_DWSwindle_deal_routetoallevil.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who wouldn't trust a bot named 'Swindle'?]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to the Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them, to which Swindle suggested a 'deal' for this to happen. Starscream overheard their conversation, and informed the smaller Decepticont that the only 'deal' he needed to worry about was how Starscream would deal with Swindle for his scheming. Starscream nevertheless lets it pass for the moment in order for the Combaticons to test themselves against the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons do not fare well when the crafty Autobot splits into his two forms, with Swindle, Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. As the Combaticons closed in on the [[Predacon]] combiner, Swindle had trouble keeping up with the rest of the group before they formed Bruticus. This encounter also did not end well. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
Shortly prior to the formation of the Decepticons, Swindle was working as a lackey for Megatron during the height of his gladiator period.{{Storylink|Megatron Origin, Part 3}}

In modern times, Swindle was an arms dealer being hunted down by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. He managed to deal for his freedom 29 stellar cycles ago by selling Magnus information on the whereabouts of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus recently caught him again, but it's so far unknown if Swindle managed to bargain for his freedom once again.{{Storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

===''Legends'' anthology===

===''Binaltech''===
[[Image:Swindleart.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Nice to meet you! Please disregard the gun.]]

In 2003, Swindle used his contacts to reverse-engineer the [[Cosmic Rust]] virus and ensure a large percentage of the Autobot force on Earth was incapacitated. When the Autobots joined forces with Earth's manufacturing industries to create the Binaltech project, Swindle worked with Starscream and his Decepticon faction to infiltrate the project for their own ends. Using modified [[Cerebro-shell]] technology to turn human workers into sleeper agents, the Decepticons managed to sneak some of their own personality components into the facilities and replace them with those of the Autobots planned for the new bodies. Therefore, the Central City Institute of Technology thought they were upgrading the Autobot [[Trailbreaker]], only to have Swindle come online instead.

Swindle's bait-and-switch wasn't totally effective, though -- the Binaltech warriors only had their weaponry fully equipped and activated after coming online and arriving at Autobot City, so Swindle was not equipped with functioning versions of Trailbreaker's [[force field]] and other abilities, having to instead outfit himself with armaments from his own munitions depots. He was also banned from the Binaltech [[electro-cell]] recharging centers after his ruse was uncovered, and therefore had to rely on the [[Exponential Generator]] technology provided by Starscream's human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. Though upgraded since its inception, the generators were historically unstable (like, "might blow up an entire planet" unstable).

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Swindle''' (Combaticon, 1986)
: ''Team ID number:'' '''C2'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-68'''
[[Image:G1Swindle_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Eh, I'd rather have elbows than shoulders anyway.]]

: Swindle transforms into a tan FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. He features a large, back mounted anti-tank missile launcher with a small laser pistol attached to its side.

: In robot mode, he is armed with both the smaller pistol and the large missile launcher. Swindle normally operates as Bruticus' right leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner toy, he can also be used in any other available limb slot.

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Operation Combination]]'' [[Leyland (G1)|Leyland]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rollbar (RiD)|Rollbar]] and ''[[Universe]]'' Rollbar.

===Generation 2===
*'''Swindle''' (1994)
:''Team ID number:'' '''C2'''
: For the ''[[Generation 2]]'' toyline, Swindle had all of his tan parts redecoed red with purple camoflage paint.

===Alternators===
*'''Swindle''' (2004)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''8'''
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-09'''
[[Image:Alternators_Swindle_toy.jpg|right|thumb|If you buy from this Jeep, it won't be cheap.]]

: ''[[Alternators]]'' Swindle transformers into a yellow Jeep Wrangler Sport. He is a retool of ''Alternators'' [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], with a new head, new tires and a new bumper with bullbar. In vehicle mode, his doors open to reveal a realistic interior, his hood opens to reveal a fake (and inaccurate) engine bay, and an opening tailgate. As with Hound, he lacks the steering feature common in other ''Alternators'', but has spring-loaded suspension.

: In robot mode, Swindle is armed with a small laser pistol stored in his spare tire. He is otherwise mostly identical to Hound except for the changed parts and colour.

: Swindle's headsculpt, as well as the rest of this tooling, was originally intended to be used for an ''Alternators'' version of [[Trailbreaker]], who was cancelled due to [[trademark]] issues.

: The same mold, with the Swindle retoolings, is used by [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm Swindle at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Swindle Swindle's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
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Skuxxoid

2007-10-22T19:07:15Z

83.255.67.187: /* Fiction */

'''Skuxxoids''' are an intelligent reptilian species that often sell their services to the highest bidder as mercenaries for credits. They have scaly skin and are nearly as large as the average [[Transformer]].

They tend to use large asteroid ships as their primary mode of transport.
{{quote|Eh, they'd sell out to anyone for the right price.|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], calling the kettle black|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2|FFOD2]]}}

==Fiction==
====Generation 1====
One Skuxxoid was hired by the [[Quintesson]]s to provide a distraction at the [[Galactic Olympics]] where a team of [[Sharkticons]] managed to capture some [[Autobots]] and a [[Human]]. This Skuxxoid demanded to be paid his bonus for services rendered but the Quintessons declined. He might want to consider suing them, but given what is known of Quintesson legal practices, that may incur losses more serious than mere finance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Another Skuxxoid, possibly the very same one, was sold a [[Death Crystals|Death Crystal]] which served as ammunition to a weapon that destroyed an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] ship. However, [[Blast Off]] saw him doing this and threatened to kill him unless he gave him the weapon. Poor greedy little guy. {{storylink|Chaos}}

A Skuxxoid was later hired by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to kill [[Octane]]. Octane managed to survive all of the Skuxxoid's attempts at homocide, and choked the alien into telling him who wanted him dead. It should be noted that this Skuxxoid did mercenary work claiming that his wife and children needed the money. What a swell dad... in a Skuxxoid kinda way.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Later still, another Skuxxoid worked with [[Slizardo]] in placing [[anti-electron]]s in a new generator the Autobots had built to power [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After they left, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] managed to destroy the generator, but the Skuxxoid and Slizardo, unaware of this, went to demand payment from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Though Galvatron nearly killed the two, Slizardo revealed that more anti-electrons could be found in [[Unicron]]'s head, and so Galvatron spared him and the Skuxxoid. This Skuxxoid also claimed he did what he did for his family, suggesting they're the same guy. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

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Skuxxoid

2007-10-22T18:49:03Z

83.255.67.187: /* Fiction */

'''Skuxxoids''' are an intelligent reptilian species that often sell their services to the highest bidder as mercenaries for credits. They have scaly skin and are nearly as large as the average [[Transformer]].

They tend to use large asteroid ships as their primary mode of transport.
{{quote|Eh, they'd sell out to anyone for the right price.|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], calling the kettle black|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2|FFOD2]]}}

==Fiction==
====Generation 1====
One Skuxxoid was hired by the [[Quintesson]]s to provide a distraction at the [[Galactic Olympics]] where a team of [[Sharkticons]] managed to capture some [[Autobots]] and a [[Human]]. This Skuxxoid demanded to be paid his bonus for services rendered but the Quintessons declined. He might want to consider suing them, but given what is known of Quintesson legal practices, that may incur losses more serious than mere finance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Another Skuxxoid, possibly the very same one, was sold a [[Death Crystals|Death Crystal]] which served as ammunition to a weapon that destroyed an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] ship. However, [[Blast Off]] saw him doing this and threatened to kill him unless he gave him the weapon. Poor greedy little guy. {{storylink|Chaos}}

A Skuxxoid was later hired by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to kill [[Octane]], since [[Thief in the Night|banishing]] him from the [[Decepticon]]s apparently wasn't enough. Octane managed to survive all of the Skuxxoid's attempts at homocide, and choked the alien into telling him who wanted him dead. It should be noted that this Skuxxoid did mercenary work claiming that his wife and children needed the money. What a swell dad... in a Skuxxoid kinda way.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Later still, another Skuxxoid worked with [[Slizardo]] in placing [[anti-electron]]s in a new generator the Autobots had built to power [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After they left, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] managed to destroy the generator, but the Skuxxoid and Slizardo, unaware of this, went to demand payment from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Though Galvatron nearly killed the two, Slizardo revealed that more anti-electrons could be found in [[Unicron]]'s head, and so Galvatron spared him and the Skuxxoid. This Skuxxoid also claimed he did what he did for his family, suggesting they're the same guy. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

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Skuxxoid

2007-10-22T18:45:07Z

83.255.67.187: /* Fiction */

'''Skuxxoids''' are an intelligent reptilian species that often sell their services to the highest bidder as mercenaries for credits. They have scaly skin and are nearly as large as the average [[Transformer]].

They tend to use large asteroid ships as their primary mode of transport.
{{quote|Eh, they'd sell out to anyone for the right price.|[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], calling the kettle black|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2|FFOD2]]}}

==Fiction==
====Generation 1====
One Skuxxoid was hired by the [[Quintesson]]s to provide a distraction at the [[Galactic Olympics]] where a team of [[Sharkticons]] managed to capture some [[Autobots]] and a [[Human]]. This Skuxxoid demanded to be paid his bonus for services rendered but the Quintessons declined. He might want to consider suing them, but given what is known of Quintesson legal practices, that may incur losses more serious than mere finance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Another Skuxxoid, possibly the very same one, was sold a [[Death Crystals|Death Crystal]] which served as ammunition to a weapon that destroyed an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] ship. However, [[Blast Off]] saw him doing this and threatened to kill him unless he gave him the weapon. Poor greedy little guy. {{storylink|Chaos}}

A Skuxxoid was later hired by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to kill [[Octane]], since banishing him from the [[Decepticon]]s apparently, wasn't enough. Octane managed to survive all of the Skuxxoid's attempts at homocide, and choked the alien into telling him who wanted him dead. It should be noted that this Skuxxoid did mercenary work claiming that his wife and children needed the money. What a swell dad... in a Skuxxoid kinda way.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Later still, another Skuxxoid worked with [[Slizardo]] in placing [[anti-electron]]s in a new generator the Autobots had built to power [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After they left, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] managed to destroy the generator, but the Skuxxoid and Slizardo, unaware of this, went to demand payment from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Though Galvatron nearly killed the two, Slizardo revealed that more anti-electrons could be found in [[Unicron]]'s head, and so Galvatron spared him and the Skuxxoid. This Skuxxoid also claimed he did what he did for his family, suggesting they're the same guy. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

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Munka Spanka

2007-10-22T17:56:51Z

83.255.67.187: I'm not too used to making these semi-joke-animation-mistake articles, but the Jazz and FFOD1 articles seem to support the idea. Dunno what categories to put him in, so I just went with G1 characters.

:''Munka Spanka is a [[Transformer]] of unknown faction in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Munka Spanka''', from the Orgenon Cluster, is a pretty good racer.

He looks a lot like [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]].

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
Munka Spanka won a race in the Galactic Olympics, much to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s dismay.{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

:''('''Note:''' The Transformer in the race pretty obviously uses Jazz's model in both vehicle and robot forms, but the announcer and [[Autobot]]s calls him Munka Spanka, so...)''

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Ramjet (G1)

2007-10-22T16:46:22Z

83.255.67.187: /* Animated continuity */

{{disambig3|Ramjet}}

:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RamjetG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ramjet likes toast.]]

What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In '''Ramjet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Statoréacto'''
:''Italian name'': '''Nibbio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
Until [[Straxus]] was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Soon after, Ramjet, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] were given Earth jet forms specified by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and were recruited to the Decepticons' Earth forces over the [[Space Bridge]] when the Decepticons attempted to exploit [[Hoover Dam]] for energy. They were defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Ramjetg2comics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shouldn't he be teal now?]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned and overthrew [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? {{storylink|Tales of Earth, Part Three}}

Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the [[Swarm]]'s final attack on [[Autobase:Earth]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japan)

[[Image:Ramjetinpast.gif|150px|thumb|Ramjet could have been a great [[Wikipedia:Zinedine_Zidane#Confrontation_with_Marco_Materazzi|soccer player]].]]
Ramjet had some excellent adventures during the ''Generation 1'' cartoon series.

Once, Ramjet was thrown back into the Medieval times and headbutted a knight, then participated in a jousting competition against [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Warpath]]. Yay! {{Storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Ramjet later participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where he was shot by a high-jumping [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into [[Unicron]]'s mouth and exploded.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding [[Carbombya]], but was found out by [[Outback]] and his "[[Deceptidon detector]]", and the two [[Seeker]]s were interrogated to reveal the location of [[Chaar]].{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Ramjet was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

'''Note:''' ''The event above is highly disputable due to the animation errors that plagued the episode, and indeed, the rest of Season 3.

===Dreamwave continuity===

Ramjet joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon]] shortly after the death of [[Sentinel Prime]]. He served under Shockwave whenever [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] happened to disappear, be it the Dark Ages or the loss of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After the [[Great Shutdown]], he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Nemesis. After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the wastelands. They remained there until the [[Predacons (G1)|Predacons]] overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the [[Conehead|Coneheads]] returned to his control.

===IDW Continuity===

Ramjet's ramming headbutting abilities seem to have been hindered in the New Avengers cross over, as they robbed him of his conehead.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ramjet''' (1985, 1986, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-56'''

[[Image:G1Ramjet_toy.jpg|left|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead'?]]

: The original Ramjet toy was a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], with new wings, and new bombs. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.

: In robot mode his official instructions has the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet, as well as Thrust and Dirge's television incarnations depict them as having their heads untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to their appearance. This has lead many owners to do the same thing, to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Ramjet''' (1993, 1994)

[[Image:G2_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]

: For the ''[[Generation 2]]'' line, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and light blue replacing the original black. He also features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the ''Generation 2'' release of Starscream.

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===Classics===
* '''Ramjet''' (Deluxe, 2007)
[[Image:Classics_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frack!]]

: ''[[Classics_(2006)|Classics]]'' Ramjet transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Like his original Generation 1 toy, he is a retool of Starscream, with a new nose cone/head, new wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

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

:Ramjet was redecoed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and retooled into [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] for the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]]-exclusive ''[[Games of Deception]]'' box set.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
[[Image:SCFRamjet.jpg|right|thumb|111px|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]

: During Act 6 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Ramjet was released as a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of [[Grand Maximus]].

===MyClone===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF016'''
[[Image:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|left|thumb|80px|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]

: ''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.

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==Trivia==
* Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjet ramjets] are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em.
* Ramjet was supposed to appear in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] episode [[Nemesis, Part 2]], alongside [[Thrust_(G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge_(G1)|Dirge]], and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the [[Maximal|Maximals]], but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm Ramjet at TFU.info]

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

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