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Bombshock (PCC)

2011-04-02T11:02:57Z

84.105.181.214: /* Power Core Combiners */

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{{disambig3|Bombshock}}
:''Bombshock is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] from the [[Power Core Combiners]] series.''
[[Image:BombshockPCCBoxart.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"Behold my fingertips!"]]

Once a member of an elite Cybertronian military unit, '''Bombshock''' committed an act of betrayal that attracted the attention of the Decepticons. He's since been rewarded with the rank of Power Core Commander, and now a team of unstoppable [[Combaticon (PCC)|Combaticon]] drones is at his fingertips.

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==Toys==
===Power Core Combiners===
[[Image:PCC-toy Bombshock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thought I was gonna be [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], dincha?]]
*'''Bombshock with Combaticons''' (Power Core Combiners 5-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories'': APC Drone, Armored Car Drone, Missile Carrier Drone, Tank Drone

: Part of the first wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' 5-pack figures, Bombshock transforms into a twin-barreled artillery cannon truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "power-up" mode where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machines for limbs. He comes with his four Combaticon drone-vehicles.

: All known samples of Bombshock have assembly errors in the legs. First, the lower legs are attached to the wrong thighs. While this doesn't affect either robot mode at all, in vehicle mode it makes the wheels uneven, plus difficult to snap the vehicle side-panels properly into place. Thankfully, this is a simple swap since the legs are not "permanently" affixed to the hips. Less easy to fix is that the "power up" mode knee drone-connectors are backwards, giving them a full 90-degree bend in the wrong direction, and limited movement the way they ''should'' bend. This requires unscrewing the leg to reverse the joint, but due to the balance issues most power up modes have, few fans really bother with this fix anyway.

: This mold was also used to make [[Steelshot]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Bombshock/bombshock.htm More information on Bombshock at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Bombshock's bio states that he was once a "member of the most elite unit in the Cybertronian military". Whether this was the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] or the [[Wrecker]]s or some other elite military group is unknown. It might even be a reference to the [[Micromaster]] [[Military Patrol]], led by [[Bombshock (G1)|Generation 1 Bombshock]]!

[[Category: Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category: Power Core Combiners Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

FIRRIB

2011-03-31T15:24:25Z

84.105.181.214: /* Similar cases */

{{quote|Yes, in AHM Rumble is RED.|[[Joana Lafuente]] <ref>[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/art/All-Hail-Megatron-9-cover-112520321 Joana LaFuente's response.]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|Okay guys, let's get this right this time. Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED!|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]] <ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-we-crack-shell.html Derrick Wyatt's opinion]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|[Frenzy]'s blue because Hasbro said so.|[[Shane McCarthy]] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffvrLk_6Seo#t=28s Shane McCarthy's response during IDW's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.]</ref>|center=true}}
[[Image:Rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rumble and Frenzy. Or Frenzy and Rumble. Whatever.]]
An acronym sometimes bandied about by fans, '''FIRRIB''' means "[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is red, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is blue". The phrase originated on [[alt.toys.transformers]] circa 1994, essentially as a (largely joking) rallying cry for those who favored [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] over various other media portrayals of the Transformers. In time, the counterpoint '''FIBRIR''' emerged, standing for "Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red". The forms RIBFIR and RIRFIB are also known.

The debate revolves around the colors of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s, Rumble and Frenzy. It was [[Hasbro]]'s intent that Rumble be black and red, and Frenzy be two shades of blue. These color schemes are used in the toyline, [[Marvel Comics]] and many storybooks and ancillary media from the early years of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], and naturally, it was intended for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon series]] to render the characters in this manner as well (as proven by the show's [[production bible]], which identifies Rumble as the "red robot"). However, as a result of some unspecified error somewhere in production, the two robots had their color schemes swapped, leaving the animated incarnation of Rumble blue, and Frenzy red.

Due to the widespread recognition the cartoon received, the concept of Rumble as the blue robot was ingrained into the minds of many viewers. As such, years later, [[Fandom|fans]] would argue vehemently (though often tongue-in-cheek) over which coloration was "correct", based mainly on their personal preference for the cartoon or comic.

The FIRRIB movement was codified by a cartoon fan named Scott Wells in 1994<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/7f7aa2ec041325c4/d066fdb5fb0bdaf9?lnk=gst&q=FIRRIB#d066fdb5fb0bdaf9 ATT FAQ file, 1994]</ref>, who coined the acronym FIRRIB. The FIRRIB idea quickly caught on with other cartoon fans on alt.toys.transformers, frequently appearing in signature files; its counterpoint, the comic- and toy-based FIBRIR, soon appeared as well. After endless discussion threads fueled by little more than personal preference, the subject eventually landed in the group's FAQ file as a do-not-ask question.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/75181b5ca5175ca3?&q=FIRRIB+FAQ ATT FAQ file, 1998]</ref>

The Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon rectified the error, making the animation match the toys by simply switching the characters' names around.

As later incarnations of the characters draw on both the cartoon and toys as influences, the waters have become muddier still:

Items in the following table are listed in release order. E.g., the original toys came first.

{|border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:left"
!
!Frenzy
!Rumble
|-
![[The Transformers (toyline)|Original toys]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"| Red
|-
![[Ladybird Books]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Kid Stuff]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[The Transformers (cartoon)|US cartoon]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese cartoon]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave comics]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|Devil's Due comics]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW comics]] (early)
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
!IDW comics (ongoing)
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Alternators]] toys
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[Music Label]] earphones
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers G1: Awakening|G1: The Awakening]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
|-
![[Transformers (2010 toyline)]]
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|unconfirmed
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|-
![[United (toyline)|Transformers: United]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red

|}

It is generally agreed that pointing out Rumble was actually kinda purple in the original cartoon is not helpful (particularly since he still has blue in the places where Frenzy has red). Nor is pointing out the fact that for a brief moment in the movie (when Rumble, Frenzy, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] jam [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s transmission) ''both'' of them were red. Or that the Marvel US coloring had Rumble as red ''and blue''. Or that the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation_2_2|version]] of Frenzy was purple, and the planned corresponding Rumble was to be both red and blue.

==Similar cases==
While the coloration of Frenzy and Rumble is the most well-known instance of the original cartoon's color choices not matching the [[toy]]s its [[character]]s are based on, there are similar cases, some of which have also resulted in fan dissent regarding the question which is to be considered the "correct" coloration for the character in question:
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert's]] toy sported a black head, but possibly in order to differentiate him further from his [[mold]]-mate [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], the cartoon changed the head's color to red. His comic appearances usually use the toy's black head, while new toys are a mixed bag ([[TakaraTomy]] leans more towards a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] red head, while [[Hasbro]] appears to prefer the original toy's black head). Thus far, however, none of Takara's [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] of the original toy have featured a show-accurate red head.
* [[Grapple]]'s original toy sported a black head, but the cartoon changed it to orange, possibly to differentiate him further from his mold-mate [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. The episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", however, consistently gave him a (mostly) toy-accurate black head. The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] once again followed the toy's coloration.
* [[Bluestreak]] is a huge mess: While early catalogs depicted him in a blue and silver deco based on his original [[Diaclone]] colors, which is also used for the [[instructions]] and the toy's [[package art]], the toy itself sports an entirely silver deco for the vehicle mode. The cartoon, on the other hand, gave him a silver and black vehicle mode deco based on ''another'' Diaclone color scheme. Later toys have alternatively used variations of any of the three color schemes, although only Takara have thus far released a reissue of the original toy in "show colors" through [[e-Hobby]], and there has been no reissue in the "blue" Diaclone deco at all yet.
* Then there's the thing with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain's]] [[character model|animation model]] using the colors of an early [[prototype]] (as shown in early [[stock photography|catalogs]]), while the actual toy sports an entirely different deco... and Takara released a variation of the toy in yet ''another'' different deco. Takara later released a reissue of the original toy in a color scheme resembling (but not identical to) the prototype through e-Hobby, while other toys by Hasbro and Takara have been alternatively based on any of the three decos.
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] had a blue chest, gold lower beack, missiles and dino feet in the cartoon wheras all these parts were red on the toy. SIB and SIR?

==Notes==
[[Image:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Product #5731 also includes Ravage.]]
*In the season 1 episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] displays files on the Decepticons. The texts are, for the most part, lifted directly from the show's [[production bible]], including Hasbro's product code numbers for the toys (which are listed on the toys' [[packaging]]). As a consequence, Rumble (misspelled "Runble") is given the detail "red robot".
*The ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'' video game uses the cartoon "FIRRIB" color choices for its [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] characters. Though clearly patterned after their ''Generation 1'' predecessors, they represent different-universe versions of these [[character]]s, so they're listed here instead of the chart above.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lilformers.com/index.php/2007/03/20/lil-formers-38-rumblefrenzy/ LilFormers' answer to this dilemma.]
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Frenzy (G1)

2011-03-31T15:05:37Z

84.105.181.214: /* United */

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{{disambig3|Frenzy}}
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:''Frenzy is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Frenzyhahaha.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Frenzy is blue, but the sound effect's still confused.]]
For '''Frenzy''' it's not about any "Decepticon cause," it's not about any quantifiable cause, or goal, or purpose at all. It's about violence, fear, destruction, and mayhem. Frenzy lives to fight. He lusts to destroy with an intensity that borders on insanity. War is his fuel, his oxygen. Despite his small stature he'll lead a charge into battle against robots many times his size, screaming for destruction with every microchip of his being. This single-minded obsession makes him a hard bot to associate with personally, but a frightening asset on the battlefield. His partner and [[Relatives|brother]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], is only too eager to back him up.

Frenzy's manic attack style and his "battle cry" (a sonic attack produced by special drums in his torso that can severely disrupt electrical flows, resulting in all sorts of mechanical malfunctions and balance issues) make him difficult to get close to in combat, but cool and measured reaction to his wild ragings is usually the most effective strategy.

His nickname is '''Maddog'''.<ref>Nickname found in ''[[The Transformers Comic Magazine]]''.</ref>

{{bigquote|Yeah, let's kick tailgate!|Frenzy, bravely preparing to blindly attack [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
When the crew of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago, Frenzy was among the warriors who took the fight to the Autobots. Their battle was interrupted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] threw that fateful switch and crashed the ship into the planet below, leaving all on board inactive until the volcano they crashed into exploded in 1984, shaking the repair systems back online. Frenzy and the other Decepticons abandoned the Ark immediately, and began making plans to claim the planet's vast resources. They began by disassembling a nuclear power plant as raw materials for a vast fortress on an Oregon cliffside. {{storylink|Power Play!}} They then kidnapped a local mechanic (and potential friend of the Autobots) named [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] to devise a method of transforming Earth fuel into a form they could properly intake. The Autobots came to rescue their friend, and so [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and Frenzy confronted the enemy. Rumble attempted to disable their foes with some seismic tremors, but the burly [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] fought through the shaky ground to punch out the "junk punk" Decepticon. Enraged, Frenzy used a sonic blast to disable the Autobot, and carried his brother back to the fortress for repairs. On the way, though, they encountered [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Spider-Man]] infiltrating the base, and were tripped up by some webbing, taking them out of action. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

Frenzy and Rumble were repaired several days later, after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived and took control of the Decepticons from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} Though he didn't particularly care which master he had to serve, Frenzy was still a robot of action. Shockwave's slow and methodical approach to conquest grated on Frenzy's nerves and, after several days of inaction in a hastily-occupied [[Blackrock]] aerospace plant, Frenzy was climbing the walls. He threw a temper tantrum in front of their human slaves after overhearing on the news that [[G.B. Blackrock]] had designed a new "anti-robot cannon" to take back his plant. Shockwave nearly bit his head off for the insubordination (or rather, he would've had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] do it), but [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stepped in and suggested a day out for mayhem and carnage would be good for troop morale. However, their attack on Blackrock was interrupted not only by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (who had recently made a protection deal with the business magnate in exchange for fuel), but also the neophyte robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker]]. Things got too hot for the Decepticons, and they fled. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

[[Image:Frenzy-RobotBuster.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Good plan, Buster.]]
It got a little confusing to be a low-ranking Decepticon for a few months after that. Shockwave was tossed into a bog by Optimus Prime, and ''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] briefly took command before'' Megatron returned as well. This led into a period where Soundwave, the cassettes, and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] would sometimes serve Shockwave, and other times Megatron, often without even informing the respective commanders that they were pulling "double shifts". ''Frenzy in particular got the short end of the stick when he was ordered to accompany Shockwave to the Decepticon's old fortress. Supposedly their mission was "salvage", but Frenzy clearly saw Shockwave was on edge because of Megatron's rumored return. Frenzy was sick of dealing with this balancing act, and really wanted a chance to hit something. He was given a chance, because [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was also spoiling for a fight. The young human had been given a robot suit by Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] so that he could protect himself. Looking for a chance to prove himself after Prime tried to shut down the project, Buster came to the old fortress and spotted Frenzy. He shot the Decepticon in the back, but even the littlest Decepticon could easily shrug off Buster's onboard weaponry. Only by employing an echo cell Wheeljack had installed did Buster survive, reflecting Frenzy's own sonic power back at him. Still, that HAD to be humiliating. {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}''

On a subsequent mission, Frenzy accompanied Megatron and several others in an attack on the unguarded Ark. Unfortunately, they ran into the Autobots' new defense system, by the name of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Frenzy was one of a half dozen Decepticons who didn't walk away from that fight, and was taken prisoner by the Autobots for an extended period of time. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} He was eventually recovered by the Constructicons who, under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s orders, used a major Decepticon assault on the Autobots as cover to sneak aboard the Ark and retrieve their fallen comrades. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

{{note|In the UK comics, Frenzy revived earlier than he did in US stories, coming back online in late 1986. This was during the period that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] first travelled to the past. Frenzy (along with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Shockwave) was thus soon shunted off to [[Limbo]] when three Autobots also travelled to the 20th century to deal with the future Decepticon. When he was returned, he remained active amongst the Earth Decepticons. Since as far as the US strip was concerned he was still dormant in the Ark during this time, he only appeared in original UK stories for some time, presumably forever 'just off camera' in the reprints of US material. When the Constructicons' retrieval of the fallen Decepticons was reprinted in the UK title, the name-label on Frenzy's box was edited out.}}

Frenzy's revival did him little good, however, as he remained largely unheard from for the next few years.

====Generation 2====
[[Image:FrenzyRumbleRepair-G2.jpg|right|180px|thumb|You think your health plan's bad?]]
Like most Decepticons, Frenzy was among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s warriors until Megatron resumed command of the Decepticons. He was part of the team assigned to revive and rebuild [[Darkwing]], who had been all but destroyed by Megatron while defending Bludgeon. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part Three}} He was on the Warworld's bridge when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces attacked and reported to Soundwave that the combat sequencers had been disabled. {{storylink|Total War!}} He apparently took an escape pod down to the surface, because he was seen on Earth during the fight with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In final combat, Wheeljack cooked up a way to supercharge Frenzy's sonic powers and fend off their attacker. The feedback apparently overloaded his body, destroying him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

{{-}}
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon)

[[Image:AutoBerzerk Frenzy warning.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Wait Soundwave, it's not what it looks like! He just fell, and I was helping him up.]]
Frenzy first saw duty on Earth shortly after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was pulled into [[Earth]]'s orbit. He was performing some menial work in the Decepticons' base, and voiced his discontent with the workload, requesting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s job instead. When Skywarp stomped on Frenzy in return, Frenzy threw the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] into a wall, where he was pummeled in the face by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Frenzy proceeded to accompany Rumble upon occasion during missions. He also traded in his "battle cry" for a pair of piledrivers exactly like Rumble's, and talked practically the same way. The two of them were part of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s attack on [[New York City|New York]], where they faced off against a group of Autobots in Central Park. Frenzy later tried to ram a train into [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but his vehicle was blown apart before he reached them. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

Megatron would later take Frenzy and Rumble with him to help take control of a fleet of oil tankers by using circuit linker cards connected to [[TORQ III]]. Frenzy was then assigned to defend the [[force field]] generator around the oil platform where the Decepticons were emptying the tankers, but failed in this task when he was distracted by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] taunting him, letting [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] sneak up and destroy the generator. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

Frenzy took part in the Decepticon attack to steal the human-built ninja robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], raining rapid-fire laser death down on the humans while Rumble used his pile drivers to shake things up. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Frenzy and Rumble later accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] on a mission to secure the [[Negavator]] for the Decepticons. They failed, but not before A.) Frenzy single-handedly tackled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and B.) Rumble nearly disintegrated him with that oh so indiscriminate Negavator. All in all, a very interesting day for Frenzy. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

Frenzy can be briefly seen aboard Megatron's drone-plane-mothership [[Giant Purple Griffin|griffin]], driving it alongside Rumble. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[Image:TFTM EjectVsFrenzy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Frenzy's going for the ball...he's at the 30, the 20, the 10... when the quarterback sacks him from behind on the 1 yard line! It's unbelievable! The crowd is going—" "Will you shut up and FIGHT?!"]]
In 2005, Frenzy was involved in the assault on [[Autobot City]]. He joined Rumble, Ratbat and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in preventing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s distress call to the Moonbases. After swarming over Blaster and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] like [[scraplet]]s, however, Blaster unleashed his [[Mini-Cassette]]s to even the score, and Frenzy got into a fistfight with [[Eject]].

After Megatron was defeated, the Decepticons fled Earth aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] tossed their injured commander into space, a fight for control of the army broke out. Soundwave called the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] called him uncrazamatic and, well... it got ugly. Rumble and Frenzy popped out just as the Constructicons began to merge into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (slag, Astrotrain is roomy) and turned their piledrivers on the floor to upset their combination ritual (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy). This Decepticon Civil War was shortlived, however, as Starscream assumed command by the time they reached Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, save for one major difference: the Japanese dub of the cartoon fixes the production error that switched [[FIRRIB|Rumble and Frenzy's color schemes]] by switching the characters' names! Thus, it is the blue Frenzy who shows up frequently, and the red Rumble, voiced by Keiichi Nanba, who appears only sparingly and experiences the events related above. Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below. In the name of consistency with the American cartoon, this article considers the red robot in these events to be Frenzy.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Superrobotlifemanga rumble and frenzy.jpg|left|150px|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Decepticons tried to frame the Autobots for attacking Earth by giving the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] fake sigils and sending them on a mayhem spree. Dressed in snazzy robes to hide their identities, Frenzy and Rumble then began fanning the flames by preaching openly against the Autobots in human cities. Their cover was blown, however, when [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] washed the fake insignia off the Decepticons. Frenzy and Rumble were zapped by [[Eject]] and [[Rewind]], revealing their identities as well. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived to bust up the Decepticons' plan to terrorize the world with their [[Omega Whip]] cannon, Frenzy (or Rumble) was among the robots shown being scattered by the shockwaves created by the landing of the titantic Autobot. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Stargate Battles''=====
[[Image:Stargatebattles rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
In the late 1990s, Starscream forged a clandestine alliance with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]], promising that the country would be safe from attack by the Decepticons if they were allowed to freely and harmlessly collect energy within its borders, in secret from the rest of the world. Naturally, however, Starscream had no intention of actually honoring this agreement, and sent Frenzy and Rumble to the bottom of the sub-oceanic [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Japan Trench]], where they used their piledrivers to stimulate the tectonic plates of the trench and cause small earthquakes throughout Japan. As Starscream predicted, the quakes supplied massive amounts of energy for the Decepticons to gather, but were perceived as natural occurrences by the populace. Megatron was not impressed by the scheme, however, suspecting the Autobots would soon realize the truth... and he was, of course, completely right. When Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots arrived to investigate and caught the Decepticons in the act, Megatron had Frenzy and Rumble kick things into overdrive, causing a catastrophic quake that devastated Tokyo and covered the Decepticons' escape. The quake was so powerful that it actually threatened to sink the entire island of Japan, but before that could come to pass, Hound confronted Frenzy and Rumble and overpowered them by confusing them with his holograms. {{storylink|Activation}}

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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:Hm_ep4_twincast_vs_tapes.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Damn you, bloody bolo!]]

In the year 2011, when [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was destroyed in battle with Blaster, Frenzy and all the other cassettes gathered on [[Chaar]] to watch as the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the super-technology of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to resurrect their master as Soundblaster. The cassette team then helped to defend Soundblaster when he was focused on using a sonic control to remotely direct the actions of the Decepticons' new [[Madmachine]], but Blaster—now reborn as Twincast—was able to get past them and stop his rival. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:Hm_ep15_rumble_or_frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|220px|]]

Some time later, either Frenzy or Rumble was dispatched by Soundblaster to deal with Twincast's cassettes when the Autobot communicator came to Chaar to spy on the unveiling of Scorponok's [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

{{note|We can't tell if it's Frenzy or Rumble because... well, dude, look at the picture.}}

The arrival of Scorponok's new information officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], put Soundblaster in a bad mood, as he had the ability to dredge up Autobot info that even Soundblaster and his expert team of spies could not. They had no idea, of course, that this was because Counterpunch was actually the undercover Autobot double agent Punch, but nonetheless, Frenzy and the other tapes consoled their boss and promised to try harder. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

While on the planets of [[Twin Star]], Soundblaster deployed Frenzy and Rumble to search for the energy supposedly hidden somewhere on the planet. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Some time later, Frenzy and the rest of Soundblaster's cassettes were seen standing guard outside the subterranean cavern on Master in which Scorponok was constructing his [[Zarak Shield]]. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
When the Decepticons were finally forced off Earth, Soundblaster and his cassettes stayed behind on the planet to gather information. After a run in with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], Soundblaster was hurled over the horizon by the Autobot Headmaster's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack. Frenzy and Rumble attempted to wake their boss up as [[Sixshot]] approached, warning him that he was going to get in trouble. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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Frenzy was one of the earliest recruits into Megatron's Decepticons over nine million years ago, apparently associated with Soundwave and his "Cassetticons" from the very beginning. Frenzy was [[FIRRIB|possibly]] involved with Shockwave's major assault on [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], shortly after Optronix rose to become [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} In later years, he and the other cassettes joined Soundwave under Shockwave's command during the [[Dark Ages]], as part of the main Decepticon faction.

Four million years ago, Frenzy was onboard the Nemesis when Megatron and its crew attempted to hijack the Ark, and crashed on the planet Earth to spend millions of years in stasis lock. In 1984, a volcanic eruption woke the sleeping Transformers, and they reactivated to carry on their war for nearly a decade on our planet. No further information is given about this time. The Decepticons were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, who placed Frenzy and the others on-board a spacecraft called the [[Ark II]] which they planned to fly back to Cybertron. The craft was sabotaged, however, and exploded on its maiden flight, leaving the world believing the Transformers dead when in fact they had plummeted into the Arctic waters.

Many Transformers were salvaged by the human arms dealer known as [[Lazarus]], who wanted to turn them into Weapons of Mass Destruction for the highest bidder. Frenzy was not seen among Lazarus's stock, though, implying he was too damaged to be activated at the time, or was only recovered by the Decepticons later after they regained control of their facilities.

{{note|Frenzy was almost completely absent from the Keepers Trilogy. He had only one line of dialogue in the second novel, [[Annihilation]], among the Decepticons who chose to serve Megatron instead of Starscream. Still, this may have been an error—Frenzy "growled" and was supposedly "almost invisible in the dark". And, while Frenzy had not been name dropped as one of the Decepticons leaving with Megatron earlier in the chapter, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was.}}

Soon after the Decepticons reorganized and began fighting the Autobots again, both sides were confronted with an unexpected visit from Cybertron—Shockwave and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] working side-by-side in a unified Cybertronian government. Quickly dispatching Megatron, Shockwave demanded the loyalty of the remaining troops from the Nemesis. {{storylink|New World Order}} Back on Cybertron, he used Rumble and Frenzy to further his own purposes by freeing the psychopathic [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from the [[Detention Banks]], distracting Magnus and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]. Starscream was also making schemes, though, and intervened on their mission to extract the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] as well. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} With Soundwave's assent, Frenzy and the rest of the Nemesis crew agreed to follow Starscream back to Earth and pillage and plunder its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Things didn't quite go as planned. Starscream's "brigade" and the remaining Autobots posted on Earth each imposed heavy losses on each other, and Frenzy was one of the Decepticons taken prisoner aboard the Ark. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} They were freed by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but ran smack into [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]: exposure to his [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] radiation quickly took Frenzy and friends off-line once more. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} They were quickly taken back into Autobot custody. In order to deal with Sunstorm, however, the Autobots were forced to deal with Starscream, and he bartered for his troops' release at 50% power levels in exchange for his help. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} That was meager compensation, though, and so when Megatron made contact with Soundwave shortly thereafter, the Decepticons jumped at the chance to mutiny against Starscream. Frenzy was last seen sliding comfortably back into Megatron's command. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics continuity===
Frenzy was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' by [[Cobra]]. He was repaired and retrofitted by [[Doctor Mindbender]], who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to [[Destro]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Frenzy was released by Soundwave, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]]. Frenzy was the first of the [[Battle Android Trooper|Battle Android Troopers]] to fall when [[Sci-Fi]] fired a laser through his head. His body was taken into custody by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics continuity===
Frenzy was among the Decepticons that were pressed into the service of [[Cobra]] in 1938. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attacked Cobra's base on the [[Fera Islands]] the following year, Frenzy was guarding the airfield. He found [[Beachhead|Beach Head]] trying to sneak into the air control tower, and attacked the soldier when he didn't know the password. Beach Head attempted to electrocute Frenzy, but the Decepticon was unimpressed, responding that he always enjoyed that humans had something Autobots don't—a capacity for pain. {{storylink|Wolves}} During the fight, Frenzy was lured out on the airfield, where Beach Head poured airplane fuel on him. [[Grunt]] then opened fire on the airplane's fuel tank, causing an explosion that heavily damaged Frenzy and enveloped him in flames. Defiant till the end, Frenzy got back up, sneering at the "meat" trying to cook him, but the Joes continued to pepper him with bullets until he went down. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel3_Frenzy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Oh man! When did Frenzy have time to become a coal-miner?]]
Frenzy was among the Decepticons present in [[Death Valley]] when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Tobias Muldoon]] discussed the pros and cons of constructing a base there. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Some time after the factory was completed, Frenzy was guarding its borders when [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] arrived. At Bonaventure's request, Frenzy escorted him to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{note|Frenzy is not named outright, so he could be Rumble instead. However, he is colored blue, so to be consistent with his portrayal in comic books, we've assumed he's Frenzy.}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegOrigin_1_FrenzyandRumble_captured.jpg‎|left|300px|thumb|Either a typo, or extremely early practice of his Brooklyn accent.]]
Millions of years ago, Frenzy and Rumble were working together as "industrial equipment" on [[Mining Outpost C-12]], harvesting energon veins for Cybertron. Their services were suddenly declared "not necessary" by the Senate, however, as the mines were being retrofitted to require only automated workers. When Megatron took violent action against the Senator delivering the news, a riot broke out and Frenzy and Rumble joined in the melee. They and the other surviving members of the uprising were taken into custody after a brief skirmish, and prepped for transport to a penal facility known as "[[The Rig]]". Rumble broke out of his chains and attacked the guards on [[Longshot|their transport shuttle]], prompting Megatron and the other prisoners to join in. They hijacked the ship and took it to ground in the bad part of [[Kaon]], fleeing into the underground. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Staying together, Frenzy, Rumble, and Megatron hooked up with a deathsport tournament that had been growing under the direction of a robot named [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. In only a short period of time, Clench was "retired" and Megatron assumed control of the deathsport, with Rumble and Frenzy as his top lackeys. As his power grew, so did Megatron's ambition, and he forged an alliance with Soundwave, middleman for the corrupt Senator Ratbat who was feeding information and technology to the gladiators. Once Soundwave was firmly in Megatron's camp instead of Ratbat's, the up-and-coming "Decepticon" leader began planning to take the games out into the streets. As part of the endgame, Frenzy and Rumble were modified to lose their vehicle modes and instead fit inside Soundwave's chest compartment. They were not too happy with this, but didn't dare to protest against Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his security services team raided the arena and took the gladiators prisoner, Frenzy and Rumble played a key role in the Trojan Horse plan. Soundwave received clemency due to his Senate connections, and was given free roam of the facilities. When the word was given, Soundwave unleashed Frenzy, Rumble and his other cassettes and chaos reigned through the Kaon Council chambers. The other newly-minted Decepticons were released, given weapons and badges, and went out to lay waste to the city. Frenzy and Rumble were present for Megatron's final beatdown on Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[Image:AHM2DrillFrenzy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is why I hate dentists.]]
Frenzy's activities over the next few million years are unknown, but he and his capabilities were acknowledged and respected by other Decepticons. He was apparently not with Soundwave in 1984 when the communications officer was mode-locked and trapped on Earth for decades by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his minions. Frenzy did eventually reconnect with Soundwave alongside Megatron and the Decepticon detachment on Earth by the time they tricked and defeated the Autobots on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons declared open warfare on the human populace and were faced with hundreds of armed troops on the Great Lawn of [[New York City]]'s Central Park, Soundwave unleashed Frenzy to single-handedly annihilate the entire human detachment. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

[[Image: Bumblebee 1 Frenzy Blood.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Frenzy's heard about bovine contributions to the greenhouse effect and decided to go proactive.]]

Frenzy was one of the unfortunate Decepticons who failed to make it to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] before Starscream blasted off at the end of the fighting in New York. As a result, he was left stranded on Earth for the next two years. Whether it was because of separation from Soundwave or something else, Frenzy appeared to have degenerated mentally during his isolation. He began talking to himself, and engaged in regular cattle mutilation and slaughter. He was tagged for capture by [[Skywatch]], and they sent their new allies, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots, to detain the crazed Mini-Cassette. Frenzy was captured and turned over to the humans. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

At the same time, Frenzy was, uh, one of the Decepticons who ''did'' make it off Earth. Somehow. On the Decepticons' remote asteroid base, he assisted Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as they built a new body for Megatron and used his old one to mass-produce human-sized guns. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon}} He also switched colors with Rumble for some reason. Led by Soundwave, the two cassettes attacked a Skywatch base holding a number of captured Decepticons, and Frenzy used his sonic attack to bring the pain to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man}}
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===''United'' comic===
At some undetermined point in time, Frenzy stood in close proximity to [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Frenzy could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by driving him temporarily crazy, causing the Autobot hero to briefly break down. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
{{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:87cassettescatalog.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Meanwhile, Enemy still gets no love.]]
*'''Frenzy/Laserbeak''' (Mini-Cassettes, 1984/1985)
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right)

: Frenzy was part of the first wave of Transformers toys released in 1984. Using the same mold as a [[Micro Change]] Microcassette Robo "Micross", he transforms into a blue microcassette that can fit into [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]'s chest. In Hasbro's markets, Frenzy was sold in a two-pack with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. This mold was also used for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and was the basis for [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Frenzy/frenzy.htm More information on Frenzy at TFU.info]''

* '''Frenzy''' (Cassettron, 1985/1986/1987)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''18''', '''D-58''', '''D-103'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right), cassette case

: For the Japanese market, Frenzy was packaged individually with a clear-plastic cassette case. He was available for three years straight, from the original series through ''[[Scramble City]]'' and finally again during ''[[The Headmasters (toyline)|The Headmasters]]''.

*'''Frenzy/Ratbat''' (Mini-Cassettes, 1986/1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right)

: For 1986's Hasbro line, Frenzy's pack-mate was changed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and for some of the Frenzy/Ratbat sets the weapons were gold chrome colored, changed from the silver chrome used previously. Much later 1986 releases of Frenzy also used black plastic for his toes instead of die-cast metal, and the stickers on his shins were removed.

:Because of his switch of pack partners, Frenzy holds the distinction of being the G1 figure to last the longest during the toyline's original run, the only 1984 figure still available in 1987. Of course, this also meant that people who wanted both Laserbeak and Ratbat had to buy Frenzy twice.

* '''Great Cassette Operation Vol.3''' (2009)
**''Encore number'': '''19'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right)

: Frenzy was reissued for the first time in over 20 years, along with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Encore]] line. This toy at the very least features several restored parts (including the head and weapons) if not an entirely new mold based off of the original version. This theory is supported by the copyright Tomy 2009 on the inside of the leg rather than the Hasbro or Takara copyrights, and the different look of the headsculpt. This version of Frenzy does not feature any of the cassette mode stickers or those originally on his legs. Most of the cassette details are now painted instead (but not those that end up on his arms in robot mode). The lower leg details are painted as well (but not the upper legs - that detail remains absent). His faction symbols remain stickers. This version has silver weapons.

===Generation 2===
* '''Frenzy''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' saw the return of Frenzy as a [[redeco]] of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Blowout]], transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car in purple and gray. He features through-axle wheels for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces, and is designed to work with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" car sets, despite being made by competitor companies.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] for ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], then later to make ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Frenzy/frenzy.htm More information on Go-Bot Frenzy at TFU.info]''

===Music Label===
[[Image:MusicLabel Frenzy headphone.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Is it really wise to put an expert at sonic warfare right on your ear?]]
*'''Frenzy & Rumble Playing Earphones''' (2007)

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Music Label]] toyline, Frenzy and Rumble share a fairly simplistic transformation from robots to white, circular, working earphones. Although sold separately, they were designed to go well with the Music Label [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave MP3 player]].
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===United===
*'''Rumble & Frenzy''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-20'''

:''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' Frenzy is a redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Rumble (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Demolition Rumble]], transforming into a dual-cannon anti-aircraft vehicle. Since Demolition Rumble was already blue, Frenzy's deco is relatively similar, but replaces the black plastic with light blue and renders the blue plastic a cartoon-inspired purpleish shade, along with several other different details, notably the cannons. In robot mode, his arms can transform into pile-driver weapons, and his guns can be attached to either his arms or his back. ''United'' Frenzy was only available in a two-pack with Rumble, who shares the same mold.
:United Frenzy was released before his Hasbro counterpart was solicited, but not before being announced.

==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
* '''Frenzy''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Frenzy is a small, single-colored, rubbery figurine depicting Frenzy holding his right thruster gun up in the air. Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was available in both purple and red, with the red version being considerably rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Frenzy/frenzy.htm More information on Decoy Frenzy at TFU.info]''

===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:DiamondSelect FrenzyRavage bust.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
* '''Frenzy & Ravage''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:An [[exclusive]] to online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]], this Frenzy bust was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces worldwide. Frenzy is colored red and black after his cartoon appearance, and sculpted wielding one of his thruster guns as [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] pounces beside him. In addition, Frenzy's tape mode is sculpted at the front of the bust's base.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Frenzyname.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Boy, times change.]]
*According to his toy's bio, he "Can roll his drums to produce high-pitch, grating sound of 200dB." This is about 100 times as loud as the famous [[Wikipedia:Krakatoa|Krakatoa]] volcanic eruption, which was audible ''3,000 miles away,'' and is actually louder than the theoretical limit for noise in a normal Earth atmosphere.

*The US cartoon accidentally reversed the colors of the two Decepticon cassettes, portraying Rumble as blue and Frenzy as red. (See [[FIRRIB]].)

* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s character model in Frenzy's colors is seen retreating with the Decepticons at the end of "[[Attack of the Autobots]]". Frenzy himself does not otherwise appear in the episode, making the actuality of his appearance in it arguable.

*Sunbow casting documents indicate that "Frenzy" was originally considered as a name for the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], but was dropped—presumably because that name was already in use.

*According to the cardbacks of ''Generation 2'' figures, the Go-Bots version of Frenzy was originally planned to be in red... which would've just added more fuel to the FIBRIR/FIRRIB debates.<ref>[http://transformersgallery.iquebec.com/jouet/bots92-1.jpg Go-Bots gallery]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Frenzy''' (フレンジー ''Furenjī'')
*''French:'' '''Frénétik''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tomboló''' ("Rampager")
*''Italian:'' '''Tartar'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Frenesim''' (Portugal comics), '''Frenético''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Dikiy''' (Дикий, "Wild")

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

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Rumble (G1)

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:''Rumble is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:RumbleMissingInAction.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Ready to shake, break, rattle and QUAKE!]]
'''Rumble''' is your basic street punk: Small, but always acting tough as a cover. He's not exactly the most subtle of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|spies]], but what he lacks in discretion, he makes up for by being the brawler of the group. He talks tough because he ''is'' tough. Quick-tempered and of a generally mean disposition, he follows [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] eagerly, as the Decepticon leader lets him indulge in destruction. Rumble has a tendency to toss out a taunting rhyme at his enemies and is, according to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], a "jerk" (or at other times, a "sawed-off nerd").

As the Decepticon demolitions expert, Rumble loves nothing more than to break things apart. His arms can transform into powerful piledrivers that, when pounded against the ground, can cause earthquakes, usually with fissures. He can be easily overpowered in a one-on-one match, though the real challenge is actually getting to him first. Even if you do, you usually need to get through his [[Relatives|brother]] [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] either before or after you get Rumble.

{{quote|If on Decepticon turf you happen to tumble, look out, robot, 'cause here comes Rumble!|Rumble, thinking he's funny|"[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:PowerPlay Rummmble.JPG|left|250px|thumb|That's my name, don't wear it out.]]
Millions of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Rumble was among [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s elite warriors in the Decepticon ranks. He was present when the Decepticons attempted to overpower the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and ended up plunging down to the planet Earth below with all the other Transformers on-board. They remained dormant and inactive until 1984, when the volcano their ship was nestled under erupted, bringing the Ark's sensors back online, and the Cybertronians with it. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Megatron and the Decepticons immediately began plans to loot the planet's rich sources of energy. Rumble's ability to generate low-frequency groundwaves was instrumental in shaking loose equipment from the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]], giving the Decepticons the raw materials necessary for the construction of their [[Fortress Sinister]]. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After securing a human fuel specialist, it was Rumble who provided [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] with a sample of Cybertronian fuel for analysis, simply by popping off his hand and pumping fuel from his wrist socket. Eww. As the Autobots confronted the Decepticons at their newly fortified base, Rumble came out to greet them. He used his earthquakes to knock [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] off-balance, but [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] just barreled his way through the tremors and decked the junk-punk with one punch. After dealing with the Autobot pugilist, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] scooped up his brother and brought him back into the base for repairs, but they were assaulted by [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and his [[Spider-Man|arachnid partner]]. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Rumble was actually in favor of Decepticon democracy at one point, grumbling that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] "deserved a vote" during one of the Air Commander's infamous arguments with Megatron. He was, however, smart enough not to grumble too loudly. {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Starscream later got his way, and the Decepticons staged an attack on the Ark. Rumble tried to pit himself against the Autobot warrior named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], but found himself severely outmatched by the Autobot's piledriver punch. {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}''

[[Image:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|right|200px|thumb|If only I hadn't forgotten to take my Insulin this morning...]]
Heavily damaged due to earlier battles, Rumble sat out the next Decepticon offensive against the Ark, and was not reactivated until after Decepticon leadership had shifted from Megatron to the returning [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Thanks to their new commander, the Decepticons had secured the Ark and all of the Autobots were believed incapacitated. Despite all these victories, Rumble failed miserably at guarding the Ark, letting one [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] sneak by him and abscond with the [[Creation Matrix]]. It turned out Rumble's optical circuitry was too low-rez to pick up on humans in his peripheral. {{storylink|The New Order}} Shockwave actually had to run Rumble's memories through a computer-enhanced refinement process before he could even see the culprit. Needless to say, Shockwave was NOT happy when he found out. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Waiting for his punishment, Rumble actually began developing moisture and condensation on his face-plate in anticipation. Fortunately for Rumble, his only punishment was to guard their human slaves at the [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]. Unfortunately for Rumble, he was no better at watching multiple humans than he was at watching one—the humans revolted when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] turned on Shockwave, and Rumble was unable to stop them from escaping the plant. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:CommandPerformances RumbleFrenzy explode.JPG|left|120px|thumb|Ow.]]
Shockwave's defeat left the Decepticons leaderless for a time, and Rumble served various masters until Megatron and Shockwave reached an accord, agreeing to work together as co-leaders of the Decepticons. Rumble didn't last long into this new regime, however. Almost as soon as the Decepticons officially relocated to a coal mine in Wyoming, Megatron led Rumble and several of his fellow soldiers in an attack on the Ark. Having been alerted by Shockwave to an all-out Autobot assault on the mine, Megatron concluded that the Ark and its secrets would be relatively unguarded, and ripe for the picking. Well, Megatron was wrong... on an epic scale. Rumble and the Decepticons were treated to the first battle field test of the Autobots' new defense base: [[Omega Supreme (G1)|OMEGA SUPREME]]. Rumble was blown to pieces by Omega Supreme's plasma cannon, along with Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and Frenzy. Only Megatron and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] managed to limp away from the battle at all. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When Starscream awoke from his life support machine on the Ark, he saw that Frenzy and Thundercracker were close to regaining consciousness, but that Rumble, Skywarp, and Buzzsaw were far from rehabilitated. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

Rumble remained a prisoner of the Autobots for years, his disassembled component parts resting in the Ark's detention facility until the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] raided the spaceship during a battle on the moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Although he was presumably reconstructed along with his fellow Decepticons, Rumble was still virtually never seen again.

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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Rumble, along with his fellow cassette [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], chose to serve under Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when the Decepticon factions split on Earth, fighting on the opposite side of Soundwave. He was present at the [[Enclave]], joining in the massive melee initiated by the Autobots, {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} and was later seen on Starscream's observation duty monitors. {{storylink|Bugged!}} After the two factions reunited, Rumble nestled back into his old space inside Soundwave's chest. No hard feelings, right big guy? {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

{{note|Because Earthforce was printed in black-and-white, it's possible some of his above appearances were actually Frenzy. However, only one FIBRIR bodytype was ever seen at a time, Rumble was identified by name in one issue, and Frenzy was never named, so for simplicity's sake we are assuming only Rumble was present in Earthforce.}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:FrenzyRumbleRepair-G2.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Rumble also goes by that handle on Team Fortress 2.]]

Surprisingly, Rumble and Frenzy were both acting as ''medics'', reviving and rebuilding [[Darkwing]]. Rumble was later present for Megatron's throttling of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the capture of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest. When the other Autobots arrived, Rumble used his piledrivers to toss [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] for a loop. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, after the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots, Rumble accompanied his leader to the planet [[Ethos]], and was seen mopping up the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] [[Ethos raiding party|resistance]] after the Cons saved the Autobots' tailpipes. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] unleashed his full battalion against his ancestors, Rumble was manning the [[Warworld]]'s bridge alongside Soundwave and Frenzy. Both of his fellow bridge officers apparently jettisoned to safety before Starscream took full command of the Warworld, and so Rumble may have done so as well. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Universe'' bio====
Rumble became even more anti-social after the death of his brother, Frenzy, in the Swarm war, and was eventually abducted by [[Unicron]] to join his [[Minions of Unicron]] in the battle against the [[Children of Primus]].

{{note|This bio is not ''entirely'' official. It comes from the [[BotCon 2006]] customization class, but it was apparently never vetted by Hasbro (much like [[Nightracer]]'s).}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots" and "Day of the Machines" only), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon)

[[Image:Mtmte1_rumble_robotmode.jpg|left|175px|thumb|And, thus, an entire generation was confused...]]

Four million years ago, Rumble was a member of the original Decepticon raiding party that boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spacecraft]], which then crashed into prehistoric Earth, knocking all the Transformers aboard offline. When they were reawakened in 1984 by a volcanic eruption, Rumble was reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] into an audio cassette that fit snugly into [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s chest compartment. As soon as the Decepticons had withdrawn from the crashed hulk of the Autobots' ship, Soundwave deployed Rumble to help [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] gather materials for construction of a temporary headquarters. Casually brushing off Starscream's constant complaints about [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s leadership abilities, Rumble put his piledrivers to work reducing a power plant to scrap to provide the needed building materials.

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With their temporary base in place and plans for a [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]] ready, the Decepticons began gathering energy from Earth's many available sources. They began with an attack on an offshore oil rig, during which Rumble menaced human worker [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and shoved the man's son, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], into the ocean when he tried to attack the small Decepticon.{{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after, exploiting information stolen from Teletraan I, the Decepticons had Rumble cause a tidal wave that would push the power output of the hydroelectric plant at [[Sherman Dam]] to its maximum capacity. Rumble was caught in the act by the Autobot [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but in spite of his diminutive size, Rumble came out on top in the underwater battle, burying Hound under a pile of rocks. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Rumble and Hound had a rematch during the battle to prevent the Decepticons escaping Earth in their finished cruiser, but this time, Rumble didn't fare so well. The battle was soon called off so the Decepticons could board their ship, but Autobot spy [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] also snuck aboard and sabotaged the craft in mid-flight. As it plummeted back to Earth, Rumble began freaking out, fearing the impact would destroy them. Luckily for the little guy, he was wrong. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Rumble.jpg|left|thumb|220px|I thought it was supposed to be red or blue, Why AM I PURPLE?!?!]]

When next seen, Rumble was guarding the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] as they awaited the return of Megatron from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Once Megatron had emerged from the bridge, Rumble joined him in attacked the laboratory of [[Doctor Alcazar]] and stood guard outside, warning the Autobots to keep their distance as Megatron worked to create [[antimatter]] with the lab's facilities. Although Hound and Mirage were able to sneak by Rumble using their hologram and invisibility powers, the Autobots were unable to stop Megatron completing his experiment, and Rumble took part in his leader's subsequent attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]]. Megatron's plan was foiled when the Autobots used a remote control device to take over [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s body, causing him to fire the antimatter-powered Megatron at Rumble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

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Rumble was helping Starscream and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] load [[energon cube]]s for transport through the space bridge when a team of Autobots arrived with the intention of using the bridge themselves. Rumble tried to open a crevasse beneath [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], but the Decepticons were then ordered by Megatron to let the Autobots use the bridge. While they were absent, Megatron staged an attack on Autobot Headquarters, during which Rumble rumbled with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Rumble was later instrumental in the Decepticons' plan to tap the heat energy of the Earth's core, as he smashed through the polar ice to help locate the crystal shaft they needed. In the process, he also uncovered the frozen body of [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

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When the Decepticons attacked the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power plant, Rumble helped Megatron dispatch the counter-attacking Autobots with an unusual tactic: using the planet's equipment, Megatron channeled the seismic energy of tremors created by Rumble to boost the power of his [[fusion cannon]], and blasted all the Autobots into the river. When the Autobots' newest members, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], arrived to save their comrades, Rumble pitted his piledrivers against [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], who came out on top by creating a quake so powerful it broke Rumble's piledrivers off! {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Then, after helping Megatron steal steel in [[Peru]], {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Rumble lent a hand making energon cubes from the energy of a mysterious [[Meteorini Chipperoni|meteorite]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

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Brashly striding through the open front door of Autobot Headquarters, Rumble set about causing tremors throughout the Autobots' base to distract the heroic robots while Laserbeak kidnapped Sparkplug Witwicky right out from under their noses. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Rumble then served as something of a "lab assistant" to the Decepticons' new human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]], as he turned Sparkplug and many other captured humans into mind-controlled slaves with his [[hypno-chip]]s. Rumble took a perverse enjoyment in watching the human slaves suffer, yanking one through an electric field {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} and tripping one unfortunate up while he was trying to do his allotted job. Rumble monitored the tidal waves created by Cybertron's gravity for Megatron, then joined in the final battle on a tropical island, where he tried once again to open a crevasse beneath Bumblebee, but got knocked into it himself. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} After Cybertron was moved back out Earth's orbit, the Decepticons set about repairing the damage the planet's gravity had caused to their [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|undersea headquarters]]. When Skywarp started bossing around Rumble and his brother [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], the two tiny terrors double-teamed Skywarp and brought him to the ground, and would have kept on fighting if Megatron had to not arrived to knock them into line. The battle-ready Rumble then accompanied Megatron to Doctor Arkeville's laboratory, where they were forced to team up with the Autobots to save the planet from his overloading [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

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Rumble was next spotted gathering energon cubes at a shipyard in [[Bali]], {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} after which he joined the other Decepticons in contributing his [[power chip rectifier]] to a machine that would transfer all their special abilities to Megatron. With these additional powers, Megatron challenged [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to one-on-one combat, using Rumble's quake-generating abilities to open a chasm into which Prime tumbled. When the Decepticons' duplicity was revealed, they were all sent falling into a river of lava, Rumble included. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Rumble was standing by as Megatron schemed to take control of "Autobot Spike," {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} then participated in the Decepticons invasion of [[New York City]], where he joined Soundwave and Frenzy in attacking a team of Autobots in Central Park. {{storylink|City of Steel}} Rumble and the other cassettes later staged another attack on Autobot Headquarters, in order to distract the Autobots while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside to sabotage their [[recharging chamber]]s. Rumble tussled with Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], sending the two Autobots falling into one of his crevasses, only to have them come bounding out and clobber him when he peered over the edge to observe their fate. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

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Rumble helped defend the installation the Decepticons were used to experiment with [[electro-cell]]s, {{storylink|Traitor}} after which he was put in charge of controlling the stolen Autobot invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} and was briefly glimpsed in battle in the ghost town the Decepticons were used as a staging base. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

When the Decepticons allied themselves with the inhabitants of the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], Soundwave observed the Autobot infiltrators Bumblebee, Spike and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] pursuing the Sub-Atlantican king [[Nergill]] into the city's depths. Unable to follow due to his size, Soundwave sent Rumble and Ravage after them, but once they had tracked them down, Rumble was shocked to discover that the insane Nergill was planning to blow up Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it. Rumble tried to stop Nergill by activating his piledrivers and collapsing the chamber, but the mad fish-king dug his way out of the rubble and destroyed his city. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[Image:Autoberserk_rumble_in_negavator.jpg|left|thumb|220px|[[Headmaster (Animated)|"Yes! I am soooo 1337!"]]]]

Rumble helped in the Decepticon plan to take over a fleet of oil tankers by firing [[Remote Control Circuit Linker|circuit linker cards]] at the ships that put them under the control of the super computer [[TORQ III]]. When a team of Autobots arrived to investigate, they were captured, and Rumble and Ravage served as their jailers until Spike engineered their escape by pinning the two cassettes to the wall with an electromagnet. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Rumble later put his piledrivers into action to help steal the human-built robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} and helped the Decepticons defend a crevice of [[korlonium crystal]]s from Autobot incursion. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Together with Soundwave and his other cassettes, Rumble attacked the testing site for the Autobots' new weapon, the [[Negavator]]. While Frenzy kept Optimus Prime busy, Rumble was able to get inside the cockpit of the Negavator itself, but before he could turn its power on Prime, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] blasted the machine and shorted out the controls. Their mission foiled, the Decepticons fled, but as a parting gesture, Rumble launched a missile that demolished the control bunker and injured [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. The Decepticons made another play for the Negavator only a short time later, this time trying to bury the Autobots under an avalanche caused by Rumble, but enjoyed a similar lack of success. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

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While searching the jungles of South America for the ruins of their [[Nemesis (G1)|old starship]], Rumble started bickering with Starscream, and was highly amused when the air commander was caught in the coils of a giant snake. When their quest ended in success, Rumble indulged in a bout of celebratory over-energizing with his fellow Decepticons that evening. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons fooled the population of Earth into believing the Autobots were villains and they were the true heroes, Rumble kept up appearances by attending a disco with Soundwave and the other cassettes, and genuinely quite enjoying himself. With the Autobots exiled to space, the Decepticons' ruse came to an end, and Rumble was made a slave-master in the work camp that the conquered [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] was turned into a slave camp. When [[Chip Chase]] tried to escape, Spike covered his flight by shoving a cart of energon cubes into Rumble, who was in turn sent crashing into a generator and was electrocuted. Although Chip was soon recaptured, it was not long before the Autobots returned to Earth to clear their names and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

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Rumble was among the Decepticons who began malfunctioning due to the deterioration of his [[cybertonium]], causing him to uncontrollably deploy his piledrivers and start pummelling Megatron's leg. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Once repaired, Rumble participated in a Decepticon mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], where he, Starscream, Ravage and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] all found themselves cast back in time to the Middle Ages by the mysterious, magical [[Dragon Mound]]. Falling in with local ne'er-do-well [[Sir Wigend du Blackthorne]], the energy-deprived Decepticons took part in a local jousting tournament as Wigend's representatives, in order to win ownership of the land owned by his rival, [[Sir Aetheling the Red]], as the first step towards conquering the planet. Armed with a lance and shield and riding atop Ramjet, Rumble jousted with Sir Aetheling himself, but was defeated, prompting Starscream to discard chivalry and kidnap Sir Aetheling's daughter [[Nimue]]. [[Image:Raiderrumblepoo.jpg|right|thumb]] To repel the inevitable rescue attempt, Starscream had the Decepticons gather the ingredients necessary to make [[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]; Rumble got the unenviable job of gathering the "potassium nitrate" he required. Eventually, the Decepticons were defeated by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], who had followed them back through time, and the wizard [[Beorht]], and were returned to their rightful era. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Rumble was among the Decepticons who temporarily gained the power of an [[electrum]] coating, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} worked in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] Pine Barrens to create an army of robot car warrior {{storylink|Make Tracks}} and was caught up in the menace of the [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[Image:G1-Cartoon-SeaChange-Rumble-Tree.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Grandmother <strike>Willow</strike> Rumble.]]

Accompanying Megatron to the world of the [[Tlalakan]]s to quash a rebellion among the inhabitants, Rumble wound up falling into their [[Well of Transformation]], which caused his body to warp and change. Not understanding what was happening to him, Rumble begged the native girl [[Alana]] to help him, and she informed him that he needed to think of a tree in order to survive. Rumble complied... and promptly turned into one! Stuck in this immobile form on the shores of the well, Rumble was left out of the following battle until an explosion knocked him back into its waters and he returned to normal. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Rumble was dispatched to Cybertron with Starscream and Ramjet to locate the headquarters of the [[Female Autobots]], and used his piledrivers to collapse the base on Starscream's orders. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} A little later, Rumble helped Soundwave prepare the [[psycho-probe]] to scan the mind of [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], but the heiress's ability to jinx machines around her just meant that the unfortunate duo wound up being electrocuted by the device. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} Then, when the Decepticons invaded a movie lot to recover footage that a crew had taken of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] carrying a secret cargo, Rumble mistook some animatronic dinosaurs for the Dinobots and blasted them to bits. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

[[Image:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1_stealing_DragStrip.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Sadly, not an unlockable racer in Super Mario Kart.]]

Seeking to challenge the Autobots' rule of the roads, Megatron charged Rumble with stealing an assortment of cars and trucks that he could rebuild as Decepticons. His small size worked in his favour, and Rumble invaded a Formula 1 race track, hijacked some bank robbers' getaway car and terrorized a trucker named [[Possum Brown]] to get the vehicles Megatron required. Impressed by the rebuilt cards "stunt-driving", Rumble inspired Megatron to name his new creations the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Rumble subsequently accompanied Megatron to Cybertron to bestow life to the Stunticons using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]], although Rumble found the unassuming spherical form of the computer a bit underwhelming. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The Decepticons then returned to Earth, and Rumble helped set up equipment to analyze the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]'s power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Rumble travelled to [[Galata Valley]] with Megatron and Soundwave to help search for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} following which he went on a significantly greater journey, voyaging to the planet [[Antilla]] with Megatron, Starscream and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. The deserted planet creeped Rumble out, and he was happy when they left, with a new "[[Lightning Bug]]" heat ray weapon into the bargain. They also came away with the dreaded [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague, and Rumble accompanied Megatron as he used the Lightning Bug to spread the disease through Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} For his final recorded adventures in the 20th century, Rumble battled Starscream's [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} and helped operate Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin|new fortress]], activating its flight systems and turning its weapons on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[Image:Rumblevsperceptor.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Alright, open wide...]]
Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons succeeded in conquering all of Cybertron and forcing the Autobots to relocate to bases on two of the planet's moons, and to their new home of [[Autobot City]] on Earth. In 2005, when the Decepticons staged a [[Battle of Autobot City|major assault against Autobot City]], Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] were deployed by Soundwave to disable a communications tower that [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was using to broadcast a message to Optimus Prime at [[Moonbase One]]. After doing so, Rumble proceeded to smash his way into the tower with his piledrivers, and he and his fellow cassettes then piled on [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Blaster then unleashed his own cassettes on them, and Rumble wound up grappling with [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Rumble and his fellow cassettes had not acted quickly enough, and Blaster's distress call had indeed reached Optimus Prime, who soon arrived on Earth and defeated Megatron in battle. With the fall of their leader, the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain, with Rumble carrying Megatron's fusion cannon while Soundwave carried Megatron himself. Once the Decepticons were on their way, it became necessary to jettison excess weight so that Astrotrain could make it to Cybertron, and Megatron was one of those ejected, prompting an argument over who should replace him as leader. When [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] called Soundwave "an uncharismatic bore", Soundwave ejected his cassettes to fight for his honor, and Rumble took particular umbrage at the insult. The Constructicons formed Devastator to teach them a lesson, but Rumble and Frenzy caused him to separate by shaking Astrotrain with their piledrivers. In the end, Starscream won out, and Rumble was present for his coronation...and subsequent disintegration by a powerful new Decepticon who appeared during the ceremony. Impressed by this show of force, Rumble asked what his name was so that the Decepticons could all cheer for him, and the newcomer announced he was [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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Galvatron's leadership did not start well, as the Decepticons were all subsequently forced off of Cybertron by the Autobots following the defeat of the planet-eating [[Unicron]]. Badly damaged and low on energy, they retreated to the burnt-out planet of [[Chaar]], but even this great fall didn't dampen Rumble's spirits, as he was heard loudly advocating both "pulverowderizing" and "powderulverizing" the Autobots. [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] credited Rumble's enthusiasm, but pointed out they could hardly carry out his plan when they barely had enough energy to just stay alive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] was found spying on the Decepticons with [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], and Rumble joined the other Decepticons in mauling them before they were resuced by their Autobot comrades. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Rumble was last seen a short while later, consuming the much-needed energon brought to Chaar by the [[Quintesson]]s and voting in favor of accepting the aliens' offer of an alliance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, save for one major difference: the Japanese dub of the cartoon fixes the production error that switched [[FIRRIB|Rumble and Frenzy's color schemes]] by switching the characters' names! Thus, it is the red Rumble who barely appears, and the blue Frenzy, voiced by Ken Shiroyama, who shows up frequently and experiences all the events related above. Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below. In the name of consistency with the American cartoon, this article considers the blue robot in these events to be Rumble.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Superrobotlifemanga rumble and frenzy.jpg|left|150px|thumb|There, we didn't color them! Problem solved!]]

In the late 1980s, working with Soundwave and his fellow Cassettes, Rumble attacked Bumblebee and the Autobot's human friend [[Kenji]] during their patrol of [[Tokyo]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] swooped in to take Kenji to safety, and Bumblebee easily eluded the inept Rumble long enough to execute a [[Bumble Kick]]! against Soundwave. With his chest-port damaged, Soundwave was unable to hide Rumble and the other Cassettes when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] arrived to back up Bumblebee. They ended up just bouncing off Soundwave's chest in cassette mode. Cliffjumper grabbed them and began tearing out their magnetic tape which, if you think about it, seems kinda horrific. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Rumble eventually recovered. In another scheme, the Decepticons tried to frame the Autobots for attacking Earth by giving the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] fake sigils and sending them on a mayhem spree. Dressed in snazzy robes to hide their identities, Rumble and Frenzy then began fanning the flames by preaching openly against the Autobots in human cities. Their cover was blown, however, when [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] washed the fake insignia off the Decepticons. Rumble and Frenzy were zapped by [[Eject]] and [[Rewind]], revealing their identities as well. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived to bust up the Decepticons' plan to terrorize the world with their [[Omega Whip]] cannon, Rumble (or Frenzy) was among the robots shown being scattered by the shockwaves created by the landing of the titantic Autobot. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Stargate Battles''=====
[[Image:Stargatebattles rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
In the late 1990s, Starscream forged a clandestine alliance with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]], promising that the country would be safe from attack by the Decepticons if they were allowed to freely and harmlessly collect energy within its borders, in secret from the rest of the world. Naturally, however, Starscream had no intention of actually honoring this agreement, and sent Rumble and Frenzy to the bottom of the sub-oceanic [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Japan Trench]], where they used their piledrivers to stimulate the tectonic plates of the trench and cause small earthquakes throughout Japan. As Starscream predicted, the quakes supplied massive amounts of energy for the Decepticons to gather, but were perceived as natural occurrences by the populace. Megatron was not impressed by the scheme, however, suspecting the Autobots would soon realize the truth... and he was, of course, completely right. When Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots arrived to investigate and caught the Decepticons in the act, Megatron had Rumble and Frenzy kick things into overdrive, causing a catastrophic quake that devastated Tokyo and covered the Decepticons' escape. The quake was so powerful that it actually threatened to sink the entire island of Japan, but before that could come to pass, Hound confronted Rumble and Frenzy and overpowered them by confusing them with his holograms. {{storylink|Activation}}

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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]]

[[Image:Hm_ep4_twincast_vs_tapes.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

In the year 2011, when [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was destroyed in battle with Blaster, Rumble and all the other cassettes gathered on [[Chaar]] to watch as the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the super-technology of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to resurrect their master as Soundblaster. The cassette team then helped to defend Soundblaster when he was focused on using a sonic control to remotely direct the actions of the Decepticons' new [[Madmachine]], but Blaster—now reborn as Twincast—was able to get past them and stop his rival. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Alongside Ravage, Ratbat and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Rumble was able to sneak into the lower levels of the Autobot-controlled Cybertron, and enter Vector Sigma's chamber, where he observed that the computer was in the process of a developing a new alloy named [[cybertonuron]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}

{{note|Prepare for a headache on this one. The robot who enters Vector Sigma's chamber is the blue robot, hence, we're calling him Rumble here. However, in Japan, being blue means he should be Frenzy...but the credits of the episode ''actually list him as Rumble''. So whether or not the credits are wrong and this is Frenzy who we're calling Rumble, or if the coloring is wrong and he should be Rumble who we'd normally call Frenzy, is, at this point, genuinely impossible to tell. So we're calling a duck a duck!}}

[[Image:Hm_ep15_rumble_or_frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Maybe he's just a miscolored [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]].]]

Some time later, either Rumble or Frenzy was dispatched by Soundblaster to deal with Blaster's cassettes when the Autobot communicator came to Chaar to spy on the unveiling of Scorponok's [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

{{note|We can't tell if it's Rumble or Frenzy because... well, dude, look at the picture.}}

The arrival of Scorponok's new information officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], put Soundblaster in a bad mood, as he had the ability to dredge up Autobot info that even Soundblaster and his expert team of spies could not. They had no idea, of course, that this was because Counterpunch was actually the undercover Autobot double agent Punch, but nonetheless, Rumble and the other tapes consoled their boss and promised to try harder. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

While on the planets of [[Twin Star]], Soundblaster deployed Rumble and Frenzy to search for the energy supposedly hidden somewhere on the planet. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Some time later, Rumble and the rest of Soundblaster's cassettes were seen standing guard outside the subterranean cavern on Master in which Scorponok was constructing his [[Zarak Shield]]. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
When the Decepticons were finally forced off Earth, Soundblaster and his cassettes stayed behind on the planet to gather information. After a run in with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], Soundblaster was hurled over the horizon by the Autobot Headmaster's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack. Rumble and Frenzy attempted to wake their boss up as [[Sixshot]] approached, warning him that he was going to get in trouble. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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Rumble, under his commanding officer Soundwave, was one of the earliest recruits Megatron made for his Decepticon faction millions of years ago. Rumble and his brother Frenzy remained loyal to the primary Decepticon faction under Shockwave's command during the [[Dark Ages]], and remained part of the Decepticon hierarchy after Megatron returned from [[Quintessa]] with his new [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. The punk brothers were seen naming off Autobot casualties for the fun of it after the Age of Internment began. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 3|The Age of Wrath #3}}

Four million years ago, Rumble was part of the crew of the ''Nemesis'' which crashed to Earth alongside the Autobots and the Ark. He was revived in 1984 along with the other Transformers for roughly a decade of renewed warfare, before the Autobots ultimately defeated the Decepticons and rendered them inoperative. Their triumphant return to Cybertron aboard the [[Ark II]] was sabotaged, however, and the Transformers were all believed destroyed in the resulting explosion. Instead, many of them were recovered by the mercenary named [[Lazarus]], who made efforts to reprogram the Cybertronians into weapons for his disposal. Megatron managed to override Lazarus's control, though, and freed his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

{{note|In [[Prime Directive issue 2|''Prime Directive'' #2]], the blue robot with the Rumble/Frenzy bodyform was among those under the control of Lazarus who attacked the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and was seen using Rumble's characteristic piledrivers. It was generally assumed by readers at the time that this was intended to be Rumble in his cartoon color scheme (and indeed, he probably ''was'' scripted and drawn as Rumble) but subsequent Dreamwave fiction established that in this world, as in most others, Rumble is the red one. So whether this is Frenzy using piledrivers or an incorrectly-colored Rumble is up to the reader to decide.}}

''Rumble stayed out of Decepticon politics during the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' interaction with the Transformers on Earth. He chose to work with Starscream in [[Las Vegas]] after Megatron's disappearance, and even remained in Vegas after Megatron returned and splintered the Decepticon army, but otherwise did little of note. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, he managed to defeat Megatron and assume control of the Decepticons in the name of the greater Unified Cybertronian government. Rumble and Frenzy were placed in charge of guarding the deactivated Megatron on the flight back to Cybertron, but were tossed aside by Starscream so that he could jettison Megatron into space. {{storylink|New World Order}} Later, Shockwave commissioned them to create a distraction that would keep [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from fully realizing his plans, by unleashing the crazed [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]]. Once again, Starscream intervened on their mission, retrieving five additional prisoners, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], for his own purposes. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

As Shockwave's government began to collapse around him, Starscream convinced his fellow comrades from Earth to follow him back to that planet and raid it for energon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} However, his initial "battle plan" against the Autobots led to more than half his forces being captured, including Rumble and Frenzy. After the Autobots were forced into a deal with Starscream due to the threat of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], Rumble and the other Decepticon captives were released, but charged to only 50% power. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} At this point, Soundwave took steps to reunite the Decepticons with their true leader, Megatron, and shortly thereafter Megatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] arrived on Earth and overthrew Starscream's command. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:DDJvTF4-DestroZartan.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]Rumble was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] by [[Cobra]]. He was repaired and retrofitted by [[Doctor Mindbender]], who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to [[Destro]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Rumble was released by Soundwave, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]]. Rumble evaded the first wave of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] defenders and used his piledrivers to damage the target building. Scaling the building, he menaced [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] and [[Sci-Fi]] until [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] punched his lights out and then threw a missile at him. He was then captured by G.I. Joe. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Apparently having escaped somehow, Rumble was later seen back on [[Cobra Island]] when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] undid Cobra's reprogramming of the Transformers. He happily chased some of his former captors, Destro and [[Zartan]], across the island until the [[Baroness]] stepped on him with a [[S.N.A.K.E.]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Rumble was among the Decepticons who were accidentally awakened by [[Cobra]] in the late 1930s. Together, the Decepticons and Cobra conquered the [[Fera Islands]], but came under attack from the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Rumble was among the soldiers sent to defend the [[Terrordrome]], using his small stature to disguise himself as a human trooper. After making his way close to the enemy, he used his piledrivers to crack open the ground and bury the Autobot tanks. {{storylink|Trial by Fire (issue)|Trial by Fire}} While Rumble was busy taunting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] for being friends with "meat", [[Scarlett]] jumped above him using [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and destroyed him by tossing a hand grenade in his face. {{storylink|Wolves}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Rumble was hanging out with Megatron when Soundwave stopped by with the news that Starscream was apparently getting cozy with the Autobots. Megatron sent Rumble to gather up the Decepticons in the base for an attack to retrieve their wayward comrade, however the attack party was later repelled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegOrigin_1_FrenzyandRumble_captured.jpg‎|right|300px|thumb|]]
Rumble and Frenzy started out as "industrial equipment" at [[Mining Outpost C-12]], until the [[Senate]] shut down the site in favor of automating the work involved. Once a furious Megatron kicked off a riot, Rumble and Frenzy joined in the fighting and were soon taken prisoner, destined for "[[The Rig]]" penal facility. They managed to break free aboard [[Longshot|their prison transport]], however, and took control of it with Megatron's help. The renegade miners then fled to [[Kaon]], where they got lost in the underground fighting tournaments that ran rampant throughout that city-state. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

As time passed, Megatron rose high in the ranks of the gladiators, and he brought up Rumble and Frenzy with him. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} And when Megatron's passions turned from arena combat to outright insurrection, so did theirs. When Megatron crafted his plan for infiltrating and destroying the Senate, Rumble and his brother underwent alterations so that they could hide inside Soundwave's chest compartment, although neither of them were particularly enthusiastic about it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Thanks to this subterfuge, the Senate was annihilated and the Security Services of Kaon split open from the inside. Rumble bore witness as Megatron personally beat down and humiliated the Autobot leader, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Four million years ago, Rumble assisted Soundwave in defending an energon convoy from the Autobots. While fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Soundwave ejected Rumble for ''Operation: Go For the Eyes!!!'', but [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] intervened and knocked the junk-punk for a loop. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

{{note|Although he wasn't explicitly depicted, it's possible Rumble was inside Soundwave when the latter traveled to Earth in 1984, and thus was trapped inside the mode-locked communications officer for over 20 years from ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]'' until ''[[Maximum Dinobots]]''.}}

In modern times, Rumble was active on Earth where he helped defeat the local Autobot forces and exile them to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} After this, he was involved in the Decepticon full-frontal offensive on the planet, and the conquest of [[New York City]]. After the siege was over, however, the lack of organized resistance left Rumble with little to do. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] took to the streets, blowing up stray abandoned vehicles that happened to remind him of [[Bumblebee (G1)|certain people]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

While on a patrol in New York City, he ran afoul of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Cmdr. Spike Witwicky]] and three other survivors. Rumble went after Spike and nearly succeeded in knocking him off his motorcycle, but one of the survivors, [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge for his son's death at the hands of Rumble, fired off a shot from a rocket launcher that hit Rumble point blank in the face, downing him instantly. Sensing something wrong, Soundwave found Rumble, picked up his damaged body, and went into a rage in which he lost control of his communications-blocking effect. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} He was apparently repaired and sided with Starscream during his coup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} When the Autobots returned from their exile, Rumble fought against them alongside [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} However, Megatron was defeated, and the Decepticons were forced to flee the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Rumble spent the trip looking after the severely injured Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Two years later, Starscream's newfound leadership had only led to the Decepticons hiding on some distant, desolate asteroid, where energy was rare and violence was common. Rumble was seen fighting with Kickback over an unknown argument. {{storylink|The Transformers issue 7}}

He was seen assisting Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as they restored Megatron and used his old body to make Rumble-scaled replicas of his gun mode. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon}} Also, [[FIRRIB|he was now blue while Frenzy was red]]. Four months later, Rumble returned to Earth and attacked a [[Skywatch]] base alongside Soundwave and Frenzy, freeing several Decepticons held in Skywatch custody. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Rumble could hinder Optimus's progress, causing Prime to go in a section of the labyrinth-like Decepticon base he had not intended to venture in. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
{{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Rumble.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Ravage''' / '''Rumble''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1984/1985/1986)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Thruster Guns"

: Rumble was part of the first wave of ''Transformers'' toys released in 1984. Originally a ''[[Micro Change]]'' Microcassette Robo Micross, he transforms into a microcassette that fits into the tape deck compartment of the original [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)#Toys|Blaster]] toys. In [[Hasbro]] markets, Rumble was only available in a two-pack with [[Ravage (G1)#Toys|Ravage]].

: The 1984 release of the toy has a foil Decepticon symbol decal on Rumble's robot-mode tummy. The 1985 release drops this decal in favor of a [[rubsign]] under the cassette-mode's tape-window. The 1986 release switches out his metal feet for plastic feet.

: This mold was also used to make [[Frenzy (G1)#Toys|Frenzy]], and was used as the basis for [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Rumble/rumble.htm More information on Rumble at TFU.info]''
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* '''Soundwave''' (Decepticon, 1985/1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''17'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Thruster Guns"

: In Japan, Rumble was originally only available packaged with the much-more-accessory-laden-than-the-Hasbro-version Soundwave. All versions of this toy have a rubsign.

* '''Rumble''' (Cassettetron, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-102'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Thruster Guns", cassette case

: Rumble was finally released on his own in Japan during ''[[The Headmasters (toyline)|The Headmasters]]'', in an individual box. Contrary to popular belief, the Cassettes released this way did ''not'' include extra tape cases.

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* '''Great Cassette Operation Vol.3''' (2009)
**''Encore number'': '''19'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Thruster Guns"

: Rumble was reissued for the first time in over 20 years, along with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Encore]] line. This toy at the very least features several restored parts (including the head and weapons) if not an entirely new mold based off of the original version. This theory is supported by the copyright Tomy 2009 on the inside of the leg rather than the Hasbro or Takara copyrights, and the different look of the headsculpt. This version of Rumble does not feature any of the cassette mode stickers or those originally on his legs. Most of the cassette details are now painted instead (but not those that end up on his arms in robot mode). The lower leg details are painted as well (but not the upper legs - that detail remains absent). His faction symbols remain stickers.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2RumbleProStock.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* "'''Rumble'''" (Go-Bot, <strike>1995</strike>)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Part of the canceled fourth wave of ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Rumble would have been a race car with a pizza-oriented sponsor ("Vinny's Pizza") and an engine-oriented sponsor ("Jerry's Motors"). He would have transformed into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode.

: Although he was never officially named in any known documents, his name is written on the front bumper. A very small handful of finished samples have made their way to the secondary market, where they demand some big bucks.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]] and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]].

:Amusingly, he would have been [[FIRRIB|both red ''and'' blue.]]

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===Alternators===
[[Image:AltRumble.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nothing says "rebellious" like a Honda Civic!]]
* '''Decepticon Rumble''' (Alternator, 2006)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''24''' (misprint, should be 25)
**''Accessories'': Left & right blasters

: For ''[[Alternators]]'', "[[trademark|Decepticon Rumble]]" transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed 2006 Honda Civic Si, with opening doors, hood, etc. Additionally, instead of traditional hands, Rumble features spring-loaded piledrivers that release from his arms. Accessories include two back-mounted weapons, one of which doubles as his engine in car mode and the other which fits into his trunk.

:Originally intended for normal retail release in the US, he and wave-mate [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] got relegated to being Wal-Mart [[Exclusive|exclusives]], released in late March of 2007. He and Ravage are notable for being the first Decepticon Alternators to be entirely new molds, rather than an Autobot mold reworked to be someone else. They are also notable for being the final ''Alternators'' toys to be sold at retail.

: Rumble's seats are mis-assembled, keeping them from reclining completely in car mode. To fix this, unscrew each seat from the bottom of the car, swap them, and then rescrew.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AltRumble/rumble.htm More information on Alternators Rumble at TFU.info]''

===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-RumbleBotCon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wins award for "Most Expensive to Duplicate at Home."]]
* '''Rumble''' (Basic, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Blade, Cybertron-style Decepticon Cyber Key

: Available only in the customization class at [[BotCon 2006]] (along with [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]), Rumble is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] (using the [[Cobybot]] alternate head), transforming into a four-legged "spider tank" with top-mounted cannon. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back end of the cannon swings a removable clear-plastic sawblade-sword from the main chamber of the cannon. In robot mode, the fists can be covered with the tank-mode spikes, or a "pile driver".

: Both Rumble and Inferno were only available as unpainted, unassembled parts still connected to their sprues. The individuals taking the class had to assemble and paint the toy. The following Testors paint colors were used: Burnished Gold, British Gulf Armor, British Crimson, Magical Blue, Armored Steel, Flat Black, Camouflauge Gray, and Medium Gray.

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===Attacktix===
*'''Rumble'''

:The ''[[Attacktix]]'' Rumble playing piece was never released due to the cancellation of the ''Attacktix'' line. A prototype was seen (along with other unreleased ''Transformers'' and ''Star Wars'' ''Attacktix'' playing pieces at the [http://jediinsider.net/g/albums/CIV/Thursday/Hasbro/ATTACKTIX/404.jpg Celebration IV ''Star Wars'' convention.] Rumble was to be a Trooper-type piece worth 20 points, and would've utilized melee attacks using his piledrivers.

:Unhelpfully for the [[FIRRIB]] argument, ''Attacktix'' Rumble was '''blue'''.

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===Music Label===
[[Image:MusicLabel Rumble headphone.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Ready to shake, break, rattle and cause hearing problems by the time you're 40!]]

*'''Frenzy & Rumble Playing Earphones''' (2007)

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Music Label]] toyline, Rumble and Frenzy share a fairly simplistic transformation from robots to white, circular, working earphones. Although sold separately, they were designed to go well with the Music Label [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave MP3 player]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:Transformers2010toy_demolitionrumble.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm blue now? I give up.]]
*'''Demolition Rumble''' (Scout, 2011)

:Rendered, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, in the blue color scheme of Rumble's Generation 1 cartoon appearances (and the original Frenzy toy, specifically the 1986 release gold weapon variant), "Demolition Rumble" transforms into a dual-cannon anti-aircraft vehicle. In robot mode, his arms can transform into the character's familiar pile-driver weapons, and his guns can be attached to either his arms or his back. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], Rumble features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' Rumble and Frenzy.

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===United===
*'''Rumble & Frenzy''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-20'''

:''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' Rumble is a redeco of 2010 ''Transformers'' Rumble in his red and black colors, since ''United'' is a Japanese toyline and Rumble was always red there. He is only available in a two-pack with Frenzy, who uses the same mold.
:United Rumble was released before a Hasbro counterpart was even announced, if such plans exist.

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
* '''Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble'''

[[Image:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Red again? I think there's a pattern evolving here...]]
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Rumble is a soft-plastic figurine sculpted in a [[super deformed]] style and with his piledrivers deployed. He has swivel joints in his shoulders and neck, and came in a two-pack with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]].

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===Transformers - Wall Plaque===
[[Image:Soundwave plaque.jpg|right|thumb]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2006)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Rumble statue.jpg|right|150px|thumb|So happy to be Blue.]]
* '''Rumble''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Rumble was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. He is painted in a <del>accurate</del> blue scheme matching his colors in the Generation 1 cartoon. [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] is seen blazing over his shoulder and decoed in a deeper purple then he is usually depicted in. Rumble is sculpted using his piledrivers and his base has the aftereffects of an earthquake on the left side. A representation of his tape mode is also present on the front of his base.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Alt-rumble-toyfairuk2.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*On the ''Generation 1'' TV series, Rumble was represented with the colors of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy's]] toy—that is, dark and medium blue, rather than black and red (and vice-versa). This led to some confusion (and later, controversy) amongst fans. (See [[FIRRIB]].)
* In later years, toys sporting the name "Rumble" required an additional "Decepticon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Decepticon Rumble'''".
* Rumble's ''Alternators'' figure was revealed at the UK's Toy Fair. Rather than the figure itself, it was surprisingly an image of concept art for a design that was ultimately never used. Ironically neither version came out in the country where he was first revealed.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rumble''' (ランブル ''Ranburu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Görgető''' ("Trundler")
*''Italian:'' '''Tremor'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rambo''' (Taiwan, 蘭波, ''Lán Pō''), '''Hong Long Long''' (China, 轟隆隆，rumbling sound onomatopoeia)
*''Portuguese:'' '''Trovão''' (Portugal comics, "Thunder"), '''Estrondo''' (Brazil comics, "Bang")
*''Russian:'' '''Gromila''' (Громила, "Thug")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Gurkotilo''' (Гуркотило, "Rumbler")

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Rumble/rumble.htm Rumble at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Rumble Rumble's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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{{disambig3|Strafe}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Strafe MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What happens when you cross-breed Starscream and Shockwave. Logical and psychopathic.]]
'''Strafe''' is a really nice guy, one of the kindest, gentlest mechanoids you could ever hope to meet, and he's a crack shot with his heat-ray rifle, too. It's said that Strafe can burn a hole in a screw head (size not specified) from two miles away. Too bad he can't tighten up the loose screws in his own cranial module, though. He's got a case of nerves that could very well cause [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to fear for his job security, and when startled he tends to SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL IT DEAD DEAD DEAD without stopping to aim or analyze the threat, and doesn't quit until he's shot down or runs out of heat-ray charges. Sometimes, though, all is quiet... too quiet... and he doesn't like that, either. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL...

He can combine with the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to form [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], and seems to make a rather calm limb. Sometimes he's a [[Targetmaster]], in which case his partner is [[Rocketbot]].

{{bigquote|I mean, we got us some fast action! Hard action! Action hard and fast! Action to get the old pumps pumpin'! Action to {{m-}} HUH? {{m-}} YAHOOOO!|Strafe, always excitable|"[[Money Is Everything]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Mitraille'''
:''Italian name'': '''Rocketbot'''
:''Russian name'': '''Shtraf''' (''Штраф'', "Fine")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Strafe was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s group of Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} When Fortress Maximus decided to leave the war and head to [[Nebulos]], Strafe and the other Technobots agreed to follow him on his quest for peace, which would have done the high-strung fellow a world of good. Alas, the Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos and brought the war with them. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} In the Nebulan resort city of [[Splendora]], Strafe and the Technobots fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the combined [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Though Abominus (and its component [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated, Splendora lay in ruins. The Autobots and Decepticons ultimately left Nebulos for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Strafe fell bravely (and rather instantly) in the defense of [[Buenos Aires]] against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2008, Strafe and several Autobots under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] responded to a mysterious call for help on Cybertron. Astonishingly, the call came from the Decepticons. Even more astonishing, it was genuine. Strafe and the Autobots joined forces with their Decepticon counterparts in driving a marauding crew of [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] off the planet. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

''After [[Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars]] rebooted future history, Strafe was next seen stationed at [[Autobot City]] in 2009. When the Autobot shuttle from Cybertron crashed down instead of landing safely, Strafe flew out to help alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} What they found was Autobot commander [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], aglow with evil and possessed by the living malice of [[Unicron]] that had infected the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] a year earlier. Strafe was apparently killed in the resulting conflict before Rodimus regained control of his actions. {{storylink|White Fire}}''

''In another future, the last Decepticon was destroyed by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in 2510. However, the Autobots soon came to blows over a misunderstanding, and war broke out again almost as soon as it ended. Strafe and the Technobots formed a new faction under Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Bulin]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)

Strafe was created,like the other Technobots, by the temporarily super-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} Less than a week later, he and the other Technobots were sent to Earth to learn how to interact with [[Human|humans]], where they encountered the unscrupulous trader [[Dirk Manus]] and his business partners, the [[Quintessons]]. {{storylink|Money Is Everything}}

Along with the other Technobots, Strafe attempted to drive away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] away from [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s lab, but was unsuccessful in preventing them from retrieving a heat-resistant alloy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Strafe was at Autobot City with his fellow Technobots and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], talking about what a glorious day it was, and about how every day had been a glorious one ever since they ended the threat of the Decepticons once and for all, and the days would continue to be glorious as long as... okay, you know what's coming. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|For the purposes of this continuity, ignore the last paragraph.}}

In 2011, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] staged a major attack on Cybertron. Strafe and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Strafe and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, Galvatron confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorpho]], a gravity-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were its first victims. Strafe and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Strafe and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When a giant carnivorous plant took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Strafe and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Strafe and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Strafe and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Strafe's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Strafe and his teammates formed Computron to battle [[Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Strafe and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Strafe and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Strafe and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Strafe participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Jetfire Strafe.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Oooh... Strafe feels much damage coming on."]]
Strafe and the other Technobots crew the Autobot vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', under the command of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Strafe was nervous about landing on the burnt our surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but accompanied Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] on a reconnaissance mission. Just as they were about to leave, they were captured by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s group of Decepticon. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Strafe survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by the mad cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

S-Strafe had a n-noticeable s-stutter.

Sometime later, in the aftermath of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'s attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Technobots and the crew of the ''[[Ark-27]]'' arrived to take the [[Pretender Monster|combiners]] into custody. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} They brought them to the [[Garrus-9]] facility, where they tried to reform the Decepticons and rid them of their "group consciousness". Before the Technobots could make much progress, the Monstructor components were stolen during a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

As the threat of the [[Expansion]] came to light, Strafe and the Technobots used Bludgeon's [[Pretender]] technology to make shells to protect Autobots from the hazards of the [[Dead Universe]].{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Using the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', they then saved the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'' and gave them the shells. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Strafe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Only a Technobot could get this much firepower from a pair of Cheetos.]]
*'''Strafe''' (Technobot, 1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''TK3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-87'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic "rocket plane" (according to his instructions) with twin front-mounted "light-pulse blasters". These cannons can also be used as hand-held weapons in robot mode, making him the only Technobot that can use his vehicle-mode weapons in that manner. As a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].

: Later individual releases of all five Technobots were [[Retool|retooled]] to remove their [[rubsign]] indents. There is also a packaging variant for all four small Technobots, which included a random bonus Autobot [[Decoy|"Decoy" mini-figurine]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Strafe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Computron''' (Multi-pack, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: All five Technobots were also made available in a complete gift set in multiple markets. The gift set versions are identical to their individual releases.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Strafe-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Strafe''' (Cyberjet, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Strafe was given an altmode much more closely conforming to traditional aircraft designs. As a [[Redeco|redeco]] of the [[Decepticon]] [[Cyberjet]] [[Space Case]], he is a foward swept wing fighter resembling the [[Wikipedia:X-29|X-29]] and [[Wikipedia:Su-47|Su-47 Berkut]] experimental aircraft. His right arm has a launcher that fires pressure-launch missiles. These missiles store on the undersides of his wings in vehicle mode.

: This toy was released with no deco changes (but with an extra decal sheet) in Japan as the former-Decepticon-turned-Autobot [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]]. This mold was also used for the 2004 ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of Space Case and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[X-Gunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Cyberjet Strafe at TFU.info]''

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===Gentei! Gentei!===
[[Image:Gentei-strafe-g1-toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Wikipedia:The Man with the Golden Gun|The Robot with the Golden Gun]]]]
*'''Strafe''' (Deluxe, 2009)

: A redeco of the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] [[Cyclonus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus toy]], replacing the purple with white, the three shades of gray with red, orange, white, and black, and clear red with colorless clear plastic. Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic starfighter. He comes with a partner figure named [[Rocketbot]] who transforms into a blaster that can be mounted on the vehicle mode's back or plugged into Strafe's wrist sockets to emulate the ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' style of [[Targetmaster]] connection.

: Strafe is an [[exclusive]] for members of the [[Transformers Basecamp]] web site in Japan, which is itself exclusive to those who own a ''Transformers''-themed Visa credit card. The ordering period for Strafe ran from [[March 2|March 2nd]] through [[April 30|April 30th]] in [[2009]]. Though his cardback and bubble placard are new, he comes with Cyclonus's [[instructions]] and comic/catalog.

: This mold was also used to make "[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] and a cartoon-accurate version of ''Universe'' Cyclonus from the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Gentei Strafe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/classic/gentei_strafe.html More images of Gentei Strafe at Autobase Aichi]''

{{note|"Gentei!" is Japanese for "Exclusive!", and a pun on the normal "[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei!]]" line name.}}

==Notes==
* In some printings of ''Stormbringer'', Strafe's stutter occasionally pops up in Scattershot's lines. (Maybe it's contagious?)

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

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Strafe (G1)

2011-03-26T15:54:14Z

84.105.181.214: /* Generation 2 */

{{factions|autobot|autobotg2}}
{{picsneeded|fictional appearances}}
{{disambig3|Strafe}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Strafe MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What happens when you cross-breed Starscream and Shockwave. Logical and psychopathic.]]
'''Strafe''' is a really nice guy, one of the kindest, gentlest mechanoids you could ever hope to meet, and he's a crack shot with his heat-ray rifle, too. It's said that Strafe can burn a hole in a screw head (size not specified) from two miles away. Too bad he can't tighten up the loose screws in his own cranial module, though. He's got a case of nerves that could very well cause [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to fear for his job security, and when startled he tends to SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL IT DEAD DEAD DEAD without stopping to aim or analyze the threat, and doesn't quit until he's shot down or runs out of heat-ray charges. Sometimes, though, all is quiet... too quiet... and he doesn't like that, either. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL...

He can combine with the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to form [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], and seems to make a rather calm limb. Sometimes he's a [[Targetmaster]], in which case his partner is [[Rocketbot]].

{{bigquote|I mean, we got us some fast action! Hard action! Action hard and fast! Action to get the old pumps pumpin'! Action to {{m-}} HUH? {{m-}} YAHOOOO!|Strafe, always excitable|"[[Money Is Everything]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Mitraille'''
:''Italian name'': '''Rocketbot'''
:''Russian name'': '''Shtraf''' (''Штраф'', "Fine")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Strafe was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s group of Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} When Fortress Maximus decided to leave the war and head to [[Nebulos]], Strafe and the other Technobots agreed to follow him on his quest for peace, which would have done the high-strung fellow a world of good. Alas, the Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos and brought the war with them. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} In the Nebulan resort city of [[Splendora]], Strafe and the Technobots fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the combined [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Though Abominus (and its component [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated, Splendora lay in ruins. The Autobots and Decepticons ultimately left Nebulos for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Strafe fell bravely (and rather instantly) in the defense of [[Buenos Aires]] against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2008, Strafe and several Autobots under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] responded to a mysterious call for help on Cybertron. Astonishingly, the call came from the Decepticons. Even more astonishing, it was genuine. Strafe and the Autobots joined forces with their Decepticon counterparts in driving a marauding crew of [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] off the planet. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

''After [[Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars]] rebooted future history, Strafe was next seen stationed at [[Autobot City]] in 2009. When the Autobot shuttle from Cybertron crashed down instead of landing safely, Strafe flew out to help alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} What they found was Autobot commander [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], aglow with evil and possessed by the living malice of [[Unicron]] that had infected the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] a year earlier. Strafe was apparently killed in the resulting conflict before Rodimus regained control of his actions. {{storylink|White Fire}}''

''In another future, the last Decepticon was destroyed by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in 2510. However, the Autobots soon came to blows over a misunderstanding, and war broke out again almost as soon as it ended. Strafe and the Technobots formed a new faction under Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Bulin]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)

Strafe was created,like the other Technobots, by the temporarily super-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} Less than a week later, he and the other Technobots were sent to Earth to learn how to interact with [[Human|humans]], where they encountered the unscrupulous trader [[Dirk Manus]] and his business partners, the [[Quintessons]]. {{storylink|Money Is Everything}}

Along with the other Technobots, Strafe attempted to drive away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] away from [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s lab, but was unsuccessful in preventing them from retrieving a heat-resistant alloy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Strafe was at Autobot City with his fellow Technobots and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], talking about what a glorious day it was, and about how every day had been a glorious one ever since they ended the threat of the Decepticons once and for all, and the days would continue to be glorious as long as... okay, you know what's coming. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|For the purposes of this continuity, ignore the last paragraph.}}

In 2011, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] staged a major attack on Cybertron. Strafe and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Strafe and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, Galvatron confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorpho]], a gravity-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were its first victims. Strafe and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Strafe and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When a giant carnivorous plant took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Strafe and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Strafe and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Strafe and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Strafe's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Strafe and his teammates formed Computron to battle [[Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Strafe and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Strafe and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Strafe and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Strafe participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Jetfire Strafe.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Oooh... Strafe feels much damage coming on."]]
Strafe and the other Technobots crew the Autobot vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', under the command of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Strafe was nervous about landing on the burnt our surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but accompanied Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] on a reconnaissance mission. Just as they were about to leave, they were captured by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s group of Decepticon. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Strafe survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by the mad cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

S-Strafe had a n-noticeable s-stutter.

Sometime later, in the aftermath of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'s attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Technobots and the crew of the ''[[Ark-27]]'' arrived to take the [[Pretender Monster|combiners]] into custody. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} They brought them to the [[Garrus-9]] facility, where they tried to reform the Decepticons and rid them of their "group consciousness". Before the Technobots could make much progress, the Monstructor components were stolen during a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

As the threat of the [[Expansion]] came to light, Strafe and the Technobots used Bludgeon's [[Pretender]] technology to make shells to protect Autobots from the hazards of the [[Dead Universe]].{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Using the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', they then saved the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'' and gave them the shells. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Strafe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Only a Technobot could get this much firepower from a pair of Cheetos.]]
*'''Strafe''' (Technobot, 1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''TK3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-87'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic "rocket plane" (according to his instructions) with twin front-mounted "light-pulse blasters". These cannons can also be used as hand-held weapons in robot mode, making him the only Technobot that can use his vehicle-mode weapons in that manner. As a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].

: Later individual releases of all five Technobots were [[Retool|retooled]] to remove their [[rubsign]] indents. There is also a packaging variant for all four small Technobots, which included a random bonus Autobot [[Decoy|"Decoy" mini-figurine]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Strafe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Computron''' (Multi-pack, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: All five Technobots were also made available in a complete gift set in multiple markets. The gift set versions are identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Strafe-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Strafe''' (Cyberjet, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Strafe was given an altmode much more closely conforming to traditional aircraft designs. As a [[Redeco|redeco]] of the [[Decepticon]] [[Cyberjet]] [[Space Case]], he is a foward swept wing fighter resembling the [[Wikipedia:X-29|X-29]] and [[Wikipedia:Su-47|Su-47 Berkut]] experimental aircraft. His right arm has a launcher that fires pressure-launch missiles. These missiles store on the undersides of his wings in vehicle mode.

: This toy was released with no deco changes (but with an extra decal sheet) in Japan as the former-Decepticon-turned-Autobot [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]]. This mold was also used for the 2004 ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of Space Case and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[X-Gunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Cyberjet Strafe at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Gentei! Gentei!===
[[Image:Gentei-strafe-g1-toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Wikipedia:The Man with the Golden Gun|The Mech with the Golden Gun]]]]
*'''Strafe''' (Deluxe, 2009)

: A redeco of the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] [[Cyclonus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus toy]], replacing the purple with white, the three shades of gray with red, orange, white, and black, and clear red with colorless clear plastic. Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic starfighter. He comes with a partner figure named [[Rocketbot]] who transforms into a blaster that can be mounted on the vehicle mode's back or plugged into Strafe's wrist sockets to emulate the ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' style of [[Targetmaster]] connection.

: Strafe is an [[exclusive]] for members of the [[Transformers Basecamp]] web site in Japan, which is itself exclusive to those who own a ''Transformers''-themed Visa credit card. The ordering period for Strafe ran from [[March 2|March 2nd]] through [[April 30|April 30th]] in [[2009]]. Though his cardback and bubble placard are new, he comes with Cyclonus's [[instructions]] and comic/catalog.

: This mold was also used to make "[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] and a cartoon-accurate version of ''Universe'' Cyclonus from the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Gentei Strafe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/classic/gentei_strafe.html More images of Gentei Strafe at Autobase Aichi]''

{{note|"Gentei!" is Japanese for "Exclusive!", and a pun on the normal "[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei!]]" line name.}}

==Notes==
* In some printings of ''Stormbringer'', Strafe's stutter occasionally pops up in Scattershot's lines. (Maybe it's contagious?)

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

[[Category:Cyberjets]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]

Popular beast alternate modes

2011-03-24T20:28:07Z

84.105.181.214: /* Dinosaurs */

When arriving on Earth, there are millions of animal species a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan for an [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==
===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[Image:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
* [[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
* [[Chop Shop]]
* [[Insecticon (BW)]]
* [[Beetle]]
* [[Scarem]]

====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)| Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
* [[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BWII)]]
* [[Needler]]
* [[Insecticon (Energon)]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)====
* [[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
* [[Ransack (G1)]]
* [[Scourge (BW)]]

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[Image:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
* [[Buzz Saw]]
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]
* [[Injector]] / [[Rartorata]] (partially)
* [[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony]]
* [[Scavenger (BW)]]
* [[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
* [[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]]

===Spiders===
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

* [[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
* [[Arcee (G1)]]
* [[Crystal Widow]]
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]

===Scorpions===
[[Image:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
* [[Double Punch]]
* [[Pincher]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Scorpia]]
* [[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
* [[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Scorpulator]]
* [[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
* [[Scorponok (Movie)]]

===Crabs===
* [[Covenant|Cancix]]
* [[Octopunch]]
* [[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
* [[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
* [[Razor-Sharp]]
* [[Crab spy]]

==Chondrichthyes==
===Rays===
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[Image:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

===Sharks===
''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)]]
*[[Air Hammer]] (partially)
*[[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]] / [[Sharkticon (G1)]] {{storylink|Betrayal}}

==Dragons==
[[Image:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]
* [[Mechatron]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]
* [[Doublecross]]
* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)| Deathsaurus (Shattered Glass)]]
* ''Likely'' [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)| Esmeral (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Galvatron (BWII)]] / [[Unicron]]
* [[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]]
* [[Noble|Savage]]
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]
* [[Hun-Gurrr]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Classics) / [[Bruticus (RID)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')

* [[Skullcruncher]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Gatoraider]]

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
* [[Snapper]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)

===Snakes===
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

* [[Cohrada]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Night Viper]] (even though vipers aren't cobras)
* [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (presumably)

===Lizards===
* [[Geckobot]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] (partially)
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]]
* [[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt]]
* [[Reptilion]]

===Dinosaurs===
====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[Image:BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
* [[Gōryū|Gōryū (Victory)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]
* [[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
* [[Tyrannitron]]
* [[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Chromebite]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Predacon (Armada)]]
* [[Grimlock (Energon)]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)]]
* [[Grimlock (SG)]]
* [[Goryu (SG)]]

====''Ceratosaurus''====
* [[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]

====''Spinosaurus''====
* [[Repugnus (Cybertron)]]
* [[Undermine|Undermine (Cybertron)]]

====''Triceratops''====
* [[Slag (G1)]]
* [[Kakuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
* [[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)]]

====''Styracoraurus''====
* [[Grimstone|Grimstone (PCC)]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[Image:G1Snarl toy.jpg|220px|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
* [[Snarl (G1)]]
* [[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Doryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
* [[Hacksaw]]

====''"Brontosaurus" (Apatosaurus)''====
* [[Sludge (G1)]]
* [[Saur]]
* [[Rairyū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Zaur]]

====''Velociraptor''====
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
* [[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Reptron]] / [[Dino-Bot (Go-Bots)]] / [[Greg]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[Image:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Swoop (G1)]]
* [[Graphy]]
* [[Yokuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]]
* [[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
* [[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]]
* [[Swoop (Energon)]]
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)]]

==Birds==
''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)
* [[Divebomb (G1)]]
* [[Squawktalk]]
* [[Eaglebreast]]
* [[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BWII)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
* [[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]]
* [[Divebomb (SG)| Divebomb (Shattered Glass)]]

''Condors'' (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')

* [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]]
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
* [[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
* [[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder]]

''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
* [[Hawkbreast]]
* [[Wingspan]]
* [[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
* [[Airazor (BW)]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Air Hammer]] (partially)
* [[Sights]]
* [[Airazor (Armada)]]
* [[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]]

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[Image:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
* [[Kōmoribreast]]
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
* [[Nightscream (BM)]]
* [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
* [[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
* [[Sonar (BW)]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Ratbat (Animated)]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')

* [[Chainclaw (G1)]]
* [[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
* [[Icebird]]
* [[Kuma Kinkin]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
* [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
* [[Weirdwolf]]
* [[Sixshot]]
* the [[Cub]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Quickstrike (BM)]]
* [[Noble]]
* [[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Bruticus (RID)]]
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

* [[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit]] / [[Howlback]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Panther]]
* [[Jaguarbreast]]
* [[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[Image:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
* [[CatSCAN]]
* [[Rampage (G1)]]
* [[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Tigerbreast]]
* [[Toraizer]]
* [[Tigatron]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Bantor]] (partially)
* [[Tigertron]] / [[George]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')

* [[Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo]]
* [[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]]
* [[Lionbreast]]
* [[Covenant|Leonicus]]
* [[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
* [[Razorclaw (G1)]]
* [[Lionizer]]
* [[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]
* [[Lione]]
* [[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]]
* [[Under-3]]
* [[Victory Leo]]
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
* [[Steeljaw (Animated)]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

[[Image:GBCheetorBioCard.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Cheetor (BW)]]
* [[Che]]
* [[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
* [[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]

===Elephants/Mammoths===
* [[Shuffler]]
* [[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
* [[Torca]] / [[Elephorca]] (partially)
* [[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (Victory)]]

===Equines===
* [[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
* [[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Mach Kick]]
* [[Strada]]

===Rhinos===
[[Image:Transmetal rhinox toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher,...]]
* [[Headstrong]]
* [[Ramhorn (G1)]]
* [[Rhinox (BW)]]
* [[Stranglehold]]
* [[Greatshot]]
* [[Hornbreast]]
* [[Top-Heavy]]
* [[Fire Beast]]
* [[Rhino]]
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]
* [[Rhinox (Armada)]]
* [[Ramhorn (Animated)]]

===Bovids===
[[Image:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
* [[Tantrum]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Horri-Bull]]
* [[Longhorn (BM)]]
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
* [[Bisonbreast]]
* [[Ramulus]] / [[Longhorn (Universe)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')

* [[Apeface]]
* [[Apelinq]]
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]
* [[Optimus Primal]]
* [[Primal Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[Image:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <strike>human being</strike> Pretender shell!"]]
* [[Alice]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Cloudburst]]/[[Phoenix]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Crossblades (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Doubleheader]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Groundbreaker]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Landmine (G1)]]/[[Lander]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Metalhawk]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
* The [[new lab assistant]]
* [[Pincher]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sari Sumdac]]
* [[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
* [[Skyhammer (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sky High (Pretender)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Splashdown]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Stranglehold]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Vroom]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Waverider]]/[[Diver (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] (pretender shells only)

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Popular beast alternate modes

2011-03-24T20:24:23Z

84.105.181.214: /* Dinosaurs */

When arriving on Earth, there are millions of animal species a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan for an [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==
===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[Image:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
* [[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
* [[Chop Shop]]
* [[Insecticon (BW)]]
* [[Beetle]]
* [[Scarem]]

====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)| Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
* [[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BWII)]]
* [[Needler]]
* [[Insecticon (Energon)]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)====
* [[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
* [[Ransack (G1)]]
* [[Scourge (BW)]]

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[Image:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
* [[Buzz Saw]]
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]
* [[Injector]] / [[Rartorata]] (partially)
* [[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony]]
* [[Scavenger (BW)]]
* [[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
* [[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]]

===Spiders===
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

* [[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
* [[Arcee (G1)]]
* [[Crystal Widow]]
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]

===Scorpions===
[[Image:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
* [[Double Punch]]
* [[Pincher]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Scorpia]]
* [[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
* [[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Scorpulator]]
* [[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
* [[Scorponok (Movie)]]

===Crabs===
* [[Covenant|Cancix]]
* [[Octopunch]]
* [[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
* [[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
* [[Razor-Sharp]]
* [[Crab spy]]

==Chondrichthyes==
===Rays===
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[Image:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

===Sharks===
''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)]]
*[[Air Hammer]] (partially)
*[[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]] / [[Sharkticon (G1)]] {{storylink|Betrayal}}

==Dragons==
[[Image:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]
* [[Mechatron]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]
* [[Doublecross]]
* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)| Deathsaurus (Shattered Glass)]]
* ''Likely'' [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)| Esmeral (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Galvatron (BWII)]] / [[Unicron]]
* [[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]]
* [[Noble|Savage]]
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]
* [[Hun-Gurrr]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Classics) / [[Bruticus (RID)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')

* [[Skullcruncher]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Gatoraider]]

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
* [[Snapper]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)

===Snakes===
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

* [[Cohrada]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Night Viper]] (even though vipers aren't cobras)
* [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (presumably)

===Lizards===
* [[Geckobot]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] (partially)
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]]
* [[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt]]
* [[Reptilion]]

===Dinosaurs===
====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[Image:BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
* [[Gōryū|Gōryū (Victory)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]
* [[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
* [[Tyrannitron]]
* [[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Chromebite]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Predacon (Armada)]]
* [[Grimlock (Energon)]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)]]
* [[Grimlock (SG)]]
* [[Goryu (SG)]]

====''Ceratosaurus''====
* [[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]

====''Triceratops''====
* [[Slag (G1)]]
* [[Kakuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
* [[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[Image:G1Snarl toy.jpg|220px|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
* [[Snarl (G1)]]
* [[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Doryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
* [[Hacksaw]]

====''"Brontosaurus" (Apatosaurus)''====
* [[Sludge (G1)]]
* [[Saur]]
* [[Rairyū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Zaur]]

====''Velociraptor''====
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
* [[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Reptron]] / [[Dino-Bot (Go-Bots)]] / [[Greg]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[Image:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Swoop (G1)]]
* [[Graphy]]
* [[Yokuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]]
* [[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
* [[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]]
* [[Swoop (Energon)]]
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)]]

==Birds==
''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)
* [[Divebomb (G1)]]
* [[Squawktalk]]
* [[Eaglebreast]]
* [[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BWII)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
* [[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]]
* [[Divebomb (SG)| Divebomb (Shattered Glass)]]

''Condors'' (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')

* [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]]
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
* [[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
* [[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder]]

''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
* [[Hawkbreast]]
* [[Wingspan]]
* [[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
* [[Airazor (BW)]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Air Hammer]] (partially)
* [[Sights]]
* [[Airazor (Armada)]]
* [[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]]

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[Image:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
* [[Kōmoribreast]]
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
* [[Nightscream (BM)]]
* [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
* [[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
* [[Sonar (BW)]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Ratbat (Animated)]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')

* [[Chainclaw (G1)]]
* [[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
* [[Icebird]]
* [[Kuma Kinkin]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
* [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
* [[Weirdwolf]]
* [[Sixshot]]
* the [[Cub]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Quickstrike (BM)]]
* [[Noble]]
* [[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Bruticus (RID)]]
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

* [[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit]] / [[Howlback]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Panther]]
* [[Jaguarbreast]]
* [[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[Image:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
* [[CatSCAN]]
* [[Rampage (G1)]]
* [[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Tigerbreast]]
* [[Toraizer]]
* [[Tigatron]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Bantor]] (partially)
* [[Tigertron]] / [[George]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')

* [[Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo]]
* [[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]]
* [[Lionbreast]]
* [[Covenant|Leonicus]]
* [[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
* [[Razorclaw (G1)]]
* [[Lionizer]]
* [[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]
* [[Lione]]
* [[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]]
* [[Under-3]]
* [[Victory Leo]]
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
* [[Steeljaw (Animated)]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

[[Image:GBCheetorBioCard.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Cheetor (BW)]]
* [[Che]]
* [[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
* [[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]

===Elephants/Mammoths===
* [[Shuffler]]
* [[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
* [[Torca]] / [[Elephorca]] (partially)
* [[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (Victory)]]

===Equines===
* [[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
* [[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Mach Kick]]
* [[Strada]]

===Rhinos===
[[Image:Transmetal rhinox toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher,...]]
* [[Headstrong]]
* [[Ramhorn (G1)]]
* [[Rhinox (BW)]]
* [[Stranglehold]]
* [[Greatshot]]
* [[Hornbreast]]
* [[Top-Heavy]]
* [[Fire Beast]]
* [[Rhino]]
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]
* [[Rhinox (Armada)]]
* [[Ramhorn (Animated)]]

===Bovids===
[[Image:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
* [[Tantrum]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Horri-Bull]]
* [[Longhorn (BM)]]
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
* [[Bisonbreast]]
* [[Ramulus]] / [[Longhorn (Universe)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')

* [[Apeface]]
* [[Apelinq]]
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]
* [[Optimus Primal]]
* [[Primal Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[Image:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <strike>human being</strike> Pretender shell!"]]
* [[Alice]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Cloudburst]]/[[Phoenix]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Crossblades (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Doubleheader]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Groundbreaker]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Landmine (G1)]]/[[Lander]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Metalhawk]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
* The [[new lab assistant]]
* [[Pincher]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sari Sumdac]]
* [[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
* [[Skyhammer (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sky High (Pretender)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Splashdown]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Stranglehold]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Vroom]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Waverider]]/[[Diver (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] (pretender shells only)

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Scattorshot (Cybertron)

2011-03-10T15:27:27Z

84.105.181.214: /* Cybertron */

{{picsneeded|More screen captures of his Cybertron Defense body}}

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{{disambig3|Scattershot}}
:''Scattorshot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ScattorshotPromo01.jpg|right|234px|thumb|He's a little bit country and a lot techno.]]
A former computer-game programmer, '''Scattorshot''' quickly became [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s go-to bot for computer work. But the nervy robot not only doesn't think he's cut out for battle, but believes the mere fact that he's done as well as he has ''in'' battle is just a big setup. He's convinced his good luck will run out on him, and run out at the worst possible moment.

As such, Scattorshot has developed a thing about guns. He likes altmodes with a ''lot'' of them. Maybe with enough firepower, he can prolong that whole karma thing. His companions find him to be a bit pessimistic, but far from hopeless... he may make a great soldier someday if he can just get over that nervousness.

Since gaining a new body and joining the [[Cybertron Defense Team]], Scattorshot has gained more confidence and lost some of his pessimism, now that he has two brothers in arms watching his back. That, and the fact his new body has enough weaponry for him to make his own 'luck'.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Backpack''', '''Backguild''' (Vanguard Team)
:''Hungarian name'': '''Sörét''' ("Lead Shot")
:''Russian name'' : '''Пулемёт''' (Machine gun)

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Ian Cox]] (English), [[Tarusuke Shingaki]] (Japanese)

When [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] appeared inside the Autobot base, Scattorshot charged him but was quickly knocked away. Later he attempted to attack Megatron from behind but hit [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] instead. With the Autobot defeat he accompanied Optimus Prime to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

When Optimus Prime and Scattorshot arrived on [[Earth]], the latter scanned his vehicle mode off of a billboard advertising a war movie. To Prime's surprise, it was a conspicuous military half-track, and Prime berated him for his choice of a disguise. Scattorshot sassed back that Prime's own vehicle mode of a gigantic fire truck armed with huge cannons sure is a good disguise. Then he pretended that Prime had disappeared for the moment, as he was so good at blending in. He finally laid out the advantages of a half-track, such as off-road, all-terrain capability, relatively high speed in difficult conditions and that nobody would ever think to give him a parking ticket. Prime merely replied "Well... a fire truck is bigger." Scattorshot responded "Wanna race?" before quickly driving off. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep3_base_hologram.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Turn left at the next intersection, my rear. No more using Mapquest.]]
Once on Earth, Scattorshot showed the Autobots a hologram of their new base, but then changed it due to [[human]] criticism. During the building of the base, he noticed the Decepticons approaching. He then organized the Autobots and humans in the process of hiding the base. {{storylink|Haven}} From Earth he witnessed [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]'s attempt to close the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] near [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He then picked up an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] communication locating [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Optimus went out to investigate first but when Megatron also showed up Scattorshot arrived as backup. {{storylink|Hidden}} In the search for the Omega Lock, Scattorshot believed they needed to gather information. During another Decepticon attack, he used [[Cyber Key]] Power to attack [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]].

[[Image:Cyb_ep5_in_space.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Where we're going we won't need...roads]]
Scattorshot told Bud that he couldn't travel into space, but was eventually convinced by [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]. He then took Bud on the [[Space bridge]] up into the sky. Afterward he continued the tour by floating in space inside a giant bubble. A blast then knocked both him and Bud further into space. They were then hit by a satellite and knocked back into Earth's atmosphere. Beginning to burn up, they luckily entered a warp gate created by [[Vector Prime]] and ended up back at the base. {{storylink|Space}} During another encounter with the Decepticons, Scattorshot warned the Autobots that humans were approaching. {{storylink|Speed}} When an earthquake struck, Scattorshot got a fix on its epicenter under a nearby mountain. He then followed Optimus Prime to help the humans while keeping a tab on the collapsing mountain remotely. When the Autobots decided to collapse the mountain safely, he blew open the mine shaft. After Optimus sucked up the underground water preventing collapse, he shot the interior of the mountain to finally collapse it. {{storylink|Collapse}}

Scattorshot wasn't enthused about the idea of needing to find the [[Omega Lock]] so he stayed at the base. He then received [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s message for help in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]]. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} He continued to receive transmissions at base and got Red Alert's from [[Velocitron]]. When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] attacked, Scattorshot was one of the first to deploy against him, using [[Cyber Key]] power to fire grenades at the Decepticon. Thundercracker later returned and Scattorshot then used [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s cannons to scare him off again. Afterward, Scattorshot received a transmission from an Autobot refugee that claimed to have found the lost seal of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|Search}} He located the signal as coming from the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. Once arriving at a nearby coast, he was afraid to go into the ocean, but once Optimus dived in he wasted no time following. Along with Optimus Prime and Landmine, he found he had trouble in the water until being taught how to swim by [[Bud Hansen|Bud]]. Once on the ocean floor he assisted Optimus in clearing away debris from the symbol. Once Megatron arrived he charged at the Decepticon leader but was easily knocked away. When Atlantis exited the water, he was carried by Optimus Prime into the air. {{storylink|Deep}} Atlantis disappeared, amazing Scattorshot and the others. He came to the conclusion that Atlantis was a Cybertronian ship and helped the Autobots search around Earth for it. Once Optimus deduced that it was behind the moon, the Autobots went to meet the Decepticons and fought them in space. {{storylink|Ship}}
[[Image:Cyb_ep19_scattorshotcicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Was a jolly happy soul.]]

Scattorshot watched Hot Shot's race from headquarters. He though he needed an oil change after Hot Shot and Prime's combined jumping stunt. {{storylink|Race}} He then watched the second race {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} and continued to monitor the Autobot teams on [[Velocitron]] and [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} After the victorious Autobots returned from [[Velocitron]], Scattorshot was present when [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] added the Cyber Planet Key to the [[Omega Lock]]. He then processed the data that began emanating from it, leading to a set of coordinates on Earth. {{storylink|Champion}} He then went out with the team toward the coordinates up by the north pole. He stated that he felt cold even before heading out. When the Decepticons arrived he slid across the ice and confronted Starscream [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. He transformed and drove directly into Mudflap's chest before getting hit by Starscream's water ball and freezing up. Mudflap then pummeled him while he was frozen until the other Autobots arrived. After thawing out he was welcomed to planet Earth by [[Lucy Suzuki]]. {{storylink|Ice}}

After leaving the arctic for some reason, he conversed with the Autobots about Jungle Planet. He agreed with Jetfire that that kids should not be able to travel there. {{storylink|Honor}} When the situation on Jungle Planet heated up, Scattorshot appeared out of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s newly created space bridge and helped surround [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} Back on Earth, Scattorshot readied the equipment for the entry of the next Cyber Planet Key. He received energy readings going off the chart and was first to notice the Mini-Cons as they were being used as a medium for [[Primus]]. He then kept contact with the team of Autobots who went again to the north pole. {{storylink|Trap}} After Starscream unleashed his Decepticon army, Scattorshot watched as they flew over Earth from the base. He questioned [[Vector Prime]]'s idea of starting a battle with such a large enemy force, but eventually took off to join the battle. {{storylink|Invasion}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_god_mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Beaten by a deus ex machina. How embarrasing!]]
Scattorshot was at the Autobot base when he found out that there were many [[Fandom|suspicious people]] on the internet. He later traveled via the space bridge away from Earth. While on the bridge, he shot at Starscream, but was defeated. {{storylink|Retreat}} Scattorshot was one of the initial Autobots to meet Colonel Franklin. Later, when Jetfire encountered Thunderblast, Scattorshot locked onto her until she disappeared behind camouflage. When the Autobot base's lights went out, he was the main worker to get them back on. Afterward he noticed Megatron opening a new warp gate on Earth. When the Decepticons invaded, he triple teamed Megatron with Hot Shot and Red Alert, but was critically damaged by Megatron's new Cyber Key weapon. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Scattorshot laid heavily damaged, but remained conscious while Vector Prime pulled him away from the battle. He kept thinking it was all over until he was transferred to a nearby military base. There the base personnel attempted to fix him with Coby's help. When the kids said they would never give up, the power of Primus came down from the sky and healed all three of the injured Autobots as well as powering them up. Scattorshot then took a new alternate mode and joined up with the rest of the Autobots who were still battling the Decepticons. When Hot Shot attacked Megatron, he decided to attack Scourge instead. {{storylink|Critical}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep26_machine_gunned.jpg|thumb|left|250px|ARROWED!]]
Scattorshot assured the kids and the Mini-Cons that they would be able to hold down the fort at the Autobot base. He then continued battling Megatron and his forces. After Megatron retreated, he followed to aid Optimus Prime at the volcanic island. He focused his attacks on Scourge with the rest of the Cybertron Defense Team. Afterward he was sent to Cybertron as part of a team to slow down the black hole. He had Coby create a space bridge from the volcanic island to Cybertron for the journey. {{storylink|Assault}} On the way to Cybertron, the team encountered a meteor shower. Scattorshot blasted his way through, stating he would have the most points due to shooting the most obstacles. Upon returning to Cybertron and finding it swarming with [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], he attacked them, but was quickly dogpiled upon with [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} He continued fighting off Scrapmetal, {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} until the rest of the Autobots arrived as backup. Scattorshot watched as Optimus Prime presented the Omega Lock then kept track of the status of Cybertron as it appeared to be falling apart. He drove via a spacebridge to the moon to finish watching Cybertron's transformation into [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} Afterward he set up a connection to talk to Primus. Later, when Red Alert was analyzing [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s mind, Scattorshot was the first to notice Starscream approaching. He directed a volley toward the Decepticon and then fought against the Decepticon onslaught. {{storylink|Balance}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep27_cyb_def_team.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cue spaghetti western music]]
Scattorshot joined Vector Prime to help track down the missing kids and Mini-Cons. He wondered why Coby was not using the communicator that had been provided to him. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} He continued to use the Autobot base computers to scan for some trace of their missing allies. Once they finally picked up a signal, Scattorshot followed in a warp gate created by Vector Prime. They appeared in space near the ''[[Atlantis]]'' only to see it warp away. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Scattorshot broke the news to the other Autobots that [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] had returned to Cybertron with a nice surprise: a [[Ogygia|spaceship]] they could travel to [[Gigantion]] in. {{storylink|Warp}} On board he ran a tracking program to find Bud, but the trail went cold. Instead, he found Gigantion. Upon landing, he deduced the air was breathable for the kids. Splitting up into groups, Scattorshot found himself transmitting from the ship and noticed sound eminating from underground. Later in a skirmish with the Decepticons, he battled [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Scattorshot was easily defeated by [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], but recovered. He piloted the Autobot ship and found the Atlantis hiding in a crevasse. {{storylink|Fury}}

Scattorshot watched as Optimus battled [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], then followed Hot Shot to go find Bud. He realized that Starscream was powering up the ''[[Atlantis]]'''s guns to unleash it on the city. Later he admitted to helping Coby build his robot suit out of a Scrapmetal. When the Autobots split up into search teams, he and the rest of the Cybertron Defense Force formed team three. {{storylink|City}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep41_rarely_seen_rifle.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Have gun, will travel]]
They ran into Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] while searching for the Cyber Planet Key. He listened to Soundwave's story of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and was then surrounded by [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]]'s smoke. The enigmatic marauders immediately capitalized on their foes' limited visibility, leading to Scattorshot being hit by Hot Shot, who thought he was Sideways. The confused Autobot then had the dilemma of seeing two Hot Shot arms emerge from the smoke, each encouraging him to take their hand and decrying the other as a fake.

To figure out who to trust, Scattorshot got sneaky. He asked the closest Hot Shot a question about what [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] did before they travelled through space. The Hot Shot answered wrong and Scattorshot fired into that part of the smoke, bringing down Laserbeak and dispersing the bird-drone's fog. With the smoke clearing, he fired upon Soundwave and kicked Sideways down (after tricking his way past the villain's cloning ruse). He then powered up using his Cyber Key and helped the rest of the squad blast a pillar upon Soundwave and Sideways. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Scattorshot and his team looked for a downward passage when they ran into Galvatron and Menasor. After a brief skirmish, they used the [[triangle formation|triangle attack]] to take Menasor down. Then they battled Galvatron at full strength, but were once again beaten down. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} He slowly got to his feet, and after recovering made his way down to the inner part of Gigantion to jion the rest of the Autobots in shooting Galvatron. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

He watched as [[Vector Prime]] inserted the final Cyber Planet Key into the [[Omega Lock]]. Afterward he updated the team on the status of the black hole. When Galvatron arrived, Scattorshot was defeated with the rest of the Autobots. While Optimus Prime and the other flying Autobots were intercepted by Soundwave and Sideways, Scattorshot opened fire from the ground. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}}

He later thought it hopeless to build a [[space bridge]] without the Omega Lock, until he realized that they had three starships at their disposal. When feral denizens from Planet X came through the bridge, he unsuccessfully tried to shut it down. Later while in space he timed Vector Prime's reversal of time so they knew when to enter the warp gate. After clearing the tunnel he resynchronized with the normal timestream. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} As the Autobots returned to [[Primus]], Scattorshot noticed he was low on energy. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} In the battle he made fun of [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], sending the oversized Decepticon into a fit. {{storylink|End}}

Scattorshot came up with an idea on how to move [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] back into its orbit, then kept a status on the movement of the planet. In doing so he noticed the damage to one the of the rockets when Galvatron attacked it. When Galvatron and Optimus Prime began their battle, Scattorshot ran to help repair the rocket. He took control in the command center with Red Alert surveying the whole situation. When the repair failed, he joined the rest of the Autobots in manually changing the planet's trajectory. After the planet was saved, he joined the rest of the Autobots to assist Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished}} While the first [[Intergalactic Peace Conference]] was going on, Scattorshot met with Wing Saber right before he left. Later he shared a heartfelt moment as the Cybertron Defense team was splitting up, with him and Red Alert joining Optimus Prime on his mission to the stars. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Cyber Key Code content===
Scattorshot didn't just program video games on Cybertron, he also played them. A LOT. Unlike most gamers, his polygon addiction actually came in handy as he used his knowledge of strategy games to help Optimus make plans for fighting the Decepticons.

===''TransTech''===
Scattorshot served as an [[Axiom Nexus]] tour guide for [[Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CybScattorshot toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The goggles, in fact, do nothing.]]
*'''Scattorshot''' (Scout-class, 2004/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-06'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, double-barreled gun, Earth Cyber Key

: Scattorshot transforms into a anti-aircraft halftrack of made-up model. In either mode, he can fire two pressure-launched missiles. When a [[Cyber Key]] is inserted in either mode, a (non-firing) missile rack opens up on his primary weapons turret. He also comes with a secondary double-barreled blaster accessory.

:He also comes with an [[Earth]]-style Cyber Key; the [[Hasbro]] version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''s67k'''" on the back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Scattorshot/scattorshot.htm More information on Scattorshot at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|CybDef}}
[[Image:CD Scattorshot toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Overcompensating?]]
*'''Cybertron Defense Scattorshot''' (Voyager-class, 2005/2006)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-20'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key

: Cybertron Defense Scattorshot transforms into a a multiple-launch rocket system which kinda resembles [[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]] (but not enough to be one). The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Key in each half reveals a new weapon: one side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long blue hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs. Thanks to some clever engineering, despite splitting in half the launcher turret is capable of full 360 degree rotation in at least one direction.

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''Galaxy Force'' "Backgild" release has slightly different/additional [[paint operation]]s on his robot mode chest, the top, sides and front of the launcher and on the handle of the (non-opening) hatch door in vehicle mode. The barrel of the flip-out launcher cannon is painted in ocher whereas the Hasbro version's barrel retains its gray base plastic color (both versions have the tip of the barrel molded in ocher plastic), the Takara version's treads are painted in glossy instead of flat black, with the front half of the treads painted from ''both'' sides (the Hasbro version has the ocher base color show on the inside), and the Cybertron Defense/Vanguard Team symbol [[tampograph]] is smaller and in a different position on the launcher.

: He comes with a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro version has the Key Code "'''v4kt'''" on the back.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]] and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] along with ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flak (G1)|Flak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDScattorshot/scattorshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Scattorshot at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
*'''Scattorshot''' (Scout, 2007)

: The original Scattorshot toy was one of several ''Cybertron'' Scout-class toys also made available on ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' cardbacks, and sold through discount chains like Kay-Bee Toy Works. This version is unchanged from the ''Cybertron'' release.

===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:UniverseWarriorsFromThreeWorlds.jpg|thumb|300px|Celebrating the 25th anniversary of ''Transformers'' by re-releasing three unchanged toys from three years ago? Well, it's still better than celebrating the 20th anniversary with the [[Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]]...]]
*'''Warriors From Three Worlds''' 3-pack (Multi-pack, 2009)
:This pack of three Scout class figures contains unchanged [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]] and Scattorshot figures. This three-pack has been sighted at Family Dollar and Walgreens stores in the United States, in Sainsburys stores in the United Kingdom and in Canadian Tire stores in (where else?) Canada for the 2009 holiday period. In late 2010 it reappeared in the United States at [[Toys R Us]] stores.
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==Notes==
[[Image:CDScattorshotColorGuide.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Enhanced by an all-new [[mold]].]]
*"Scattorshot" was a name Hasbro had apparently been intending to use for quite some time: Early information from the official Transformers website featured it as a working name for both [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] and [[Six Shot]] at different points.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] at [[BotCon 2006]], the reason both versions of Scattorshot came with extra blue guns was because both versions had a little more left on the "per item" budget than the normal plans called for, so they added the guns for a little more value.
* In the opening-credit roll call of the Cybertron cartoon series, Scattorshot's name is spelled "Scattershot". This is also the spelling used on his Cyber Planet Key content.
* According to Cybertron Defense Scattorshot's color guide, he was originally supposed to sport a blue head, like the Scout Class version. However, there was no room left on the [[sprue]] for the blue parts, hence the head was moved to the sprue for the other parts instead. And since the budget for [[paint operation]]s had already been used up, it couldn't be painted over in blue either.
* The [[stock footage]] transformation sequence for Scattorshot's Cybertron Defense body is one of the few in the show to ''not'' perfectly match the toy. The animation model includes shutters (not present on the toy) that slide up to reveal his back and thighs. Similarly, in robot mode, the toy has a large gap on its back (where his head and shoulders are in vehicle mode), that is filled in on the animation model.

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[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Overload (Armada)

2011-03-10T15:26:47Z

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{{disambig3|Overload}}
:''Overload is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Overload-armada-cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey guys, I'm totally in ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', seriously!]]
'''Overload''' is an Autobot powerhouse. On his own, he's strong, massive, and covered with guns and artillery. On top of this, he can combine with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], forming an enormously powerful set of cannons for the Autobot leader.

Just ''who'' Overload is depends on which universe one is in. Sometimes "Overload" is simply the name used by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] when he combines with his armored trailer. And sometimes the trailer itself is Overload, a separate living entity... who uses someone else to form his robot-mode chest and head.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Ultra Magnus'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
[[Image:Jetfireblurrsideswiperhinoxoverload.jpg|left|300px|thumb|I'm in the background a lot.]]
Overload was an Autobot under [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When the Autobots detected multiple [[space bridge]]s opening at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters|Decepticon Command HQ]], causing disruptions in dimensional space, Jetfire led a team of Autobots to the Decepticon base to investigate. When they got there, they found carnage: All of the Decepticon inhabitants had been butchered and mutilated. As they wandered around the base, Overload questioned if they were going the right way, but they were soon attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|the mysterious killer]]. Overload pulled the injured Jetfire out of further harm's way before being ordered to transform into vehicle mode to light up the cavernous base (as well as their attacker). After Jetfire emptied his weapons bays, Overload asked Jetfire if they got him, but the situation was bad, as they'd only succeeded in destroying the creature's outer shell. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

Once they were in the Master Space-Bridge Nexus of the Decepticon base, the Autobots began setting detonation charges, intending to stop the damage to the fabric of space-time by destroying the Nexus. However, they were attacked, and Overload reported that it might have been their previous assailant, though it was difficult to know what was inside of that shell. Overload was glad to pull out when ordered, as all of his firepower was having little effect their opponent. He was pleased when the Nexus blowed up real good, until they noticed Jetfire was missing. However, both Jetfire and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned in spiffy new colours with spiffy new powers. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Overload was in the command center of [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]] as the Autobots readied their defenses against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[Image:Overloadmultiplicity.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]

Ten years later, during the worldwide [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] assault on [[Earth]], Overload, [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] were stationed at [[Base Site One]] in [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon Territory]], where their equipment included a planetary shield generator. Base Site 1 had lost contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which would put the Autobots' countermeasures in jeopardy. While Overload suspected the Terrorcons may have something to do with their problem, Dropshot noted it could just as easily be an equipment malfunction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

The arrival of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] confirmed Overload's theory. Overload and Dropshot were quickly put out of commission, leaving Ironhide alone to face Scorponok... and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]! {{storylink|No Exit}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Image:ArmOverloadToon01.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Hey! Over here! Behind the geek and the undead guy!]]
[[Image:ArmOverloadToon02.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
Overload's origin is unknown.

Overload suddenly appeared as a trailer attached to the rear of Optimus Prime's container as the Autobot leader launched himself from the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. Faced with the powerful [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]-possessed clone [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], Overload powerlinked with Optimus's super mode to form a pair of massive, shoulder-mounted cannons. Together, Optimus and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] destroyed the monstrous marionette. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Later on Cybertron, realizing the threat of Unicron, Optimus Prime attempted to reach out to Galvatron and forge an alliance against the Chaos Bringer. As expected, the Decepticon leader refused, forcing Optimus to powerlink with both Jetfire and Overload to form Jet Magna Convoy. However, in this form he did not engage in battle with the similarly powerlinked Galvatron, instead using his power to lead the Decepticon away from battle. {{storylink|Cramp}}

After the formation of an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons, Overload, in robot mode, stood behind [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] during the mission briefing. {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}
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====''Linkage'' comic====
[[Image:LinkageOverload.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.]]
Overload, flanked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (who happens to form extra artillery for the [[Megatron (Armada)|Decepticon leader]]), engaged the forces of [[Unicron]] with some heavy [[Powerlinx]] artillery, using [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Kingbolt]] in their pistol modes, plus [[Quench]] in his missile launcher mode. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaOverload toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm not really sure ''what'' I transform into, but it's good... right?"]]
*'''Overload with Mini-Con Rollout''' (Max-Con, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: Overload is a red and black carrier truck capable of carrying [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in his vehicle mode. His robot mode, in which his [[Mini-Con]], [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]], acts as his [[Headmaster (technology)|head]], is a heavily armed robot with a vague resemblance to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'s [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (thus the Japanese name) such as the [[gimmick]] of his shoulders, though it actually (according to [[Joe Kyde|the designer]]) has more details from the [[Action Master]] [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]].

:Overload can be pulled by Rollout in his altmode, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s cab, or attached to Optimus's trailer to form a double trailer. Overload can also transform into a dual spring-loaded missile-firing cannon pack for Optimus Prime's Super Mode (forming '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon'''), and can also attach to Prime's trailer in its "base" mode. He can also attach to the trailer for an undocumented Super Mode, by detaching the lower half of Overload's legs and plugging the trailer-legs into the sockets on his thighs.

: Inserting Rollout into his chest cavity and pushing it into position to form his chest/head will press against a button, activating the ''Generation 1'' transformation sound effect.

: The Japanese version features slightly more intricate paint applications and a silver face. This version also replaced some of the red plastic with maroon plastic.

: The Overload mold was reused for ''Energon'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], and was retooled by [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Convention|OTFCC]] for ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sentinel Maximus]] with a new head mold.

[[Image:Armada MagnaConvoyDX1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some day I'll be more than an accessory!]]
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: Overload and Rollout were cast in colored-clear plastics (dubbed "'''Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version'''"), and made available only in a Japanese Toys "R" Us [[Exclusive|exclusive]] multi-pack, coming with Optimus Prime in his "Final Battle Color Version" (aka [[Powerlinx]] colors), [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Corona Sparkplug]], and an [[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]] [[redeco]] of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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*'''Special Ultra Magnus''' (Max-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: 100 samples of this "sky blue" redeco of Overload and Rollout were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese ''Tele-V Magazine'' in October 2003.

===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Costco OptimusPrimeOverload.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not yet, but someday! I swear it!]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Mini-Con Corona Sparkplug & Overload with Mini-Con Rollout''' (Multi-pack, 2004)

: For this Costco-[[exclusive]] set, Overload (and Rollout) was redecoed into a predominantly yellow scheme with burgundy accents. He came with a new-deco version of ''Armada'' Optimus Prime and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (who, despite his larger partner's new duds, remained pretty much the same).
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Overloaduniverse2009.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Autonomy at last!]]
*'''Overload''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, Cyber Key

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Voyagers, "Cybertron Series" Overload is a [[redeco]] of [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]], transforming into a vehicle resembling a a multiple-launch rocket system which looks a bit like a[[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]] (but not enough to be one) with a color scheme heavily based on that of the Generation 1 Micromaster [[Flak (G1)|Flak]]. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a [[Cyber Key]] in each half reveals a new weapon: one side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Flak.
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==Notes==
* Overload's entry in Dreamwave's ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|Armada: More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile series claims that his combination with [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] uses "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]]". The [[Armada Fleer card series|Fleer card]] for Rollout also makes mention of this.
* According to [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], he intended to have a sub-plot explaining just where the hell Overload came from in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]], but didn't have the space to do so, so he dropped it in favor of focusing on the A-plot and cramming in what DVD-exclusive-character moments he could.
* Overload's whole "appearing out of nowhere without explanation" deal from the cartoon got a slight ribbing in the [[bio]] for his 2008 ''Universe'' toy, which established that he was now on a quest to discover the mystery of his origins.
* The character's American name of Overload makes sense in a roundabout way. The original Overload was coloured like the Diaclone Powered Convoy, which would be redecoed to become Generation 1 Ultra Magnus, and this character is named Ultra Magnus in Japan.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Overload/overload.htm Overload at TFU.info]

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Dropshot (Universe)

2011-03-10T15:25:42Z

84.105.181.214: /* Universe (2008) */

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{{disambig3|Dropshot}}
:''Dropshot is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (by way of [[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]).''

[[Image:AHM11-specialgueststar.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So this is what ''genuine'' surprise is like!]]

In a race of fighting machines, '''Dropshot''' is a ''fighting machine.'' He's always the first to throw a punch or shoot a missile, and he doesn't care if he's the only one actually fighting. He believes that anyone who doesn't retaliate is a coward who deserves the beating he gladly dishes out. He never needs a reason to fight, nor does he care about the success or failure of his team. All that matters is having someone to hurt. For obvious reasons, the other [[Decepticon]]s avoid him unless they can channel his anger towards some [[Autobot]]s.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/dropshot/1572/1/10/ Dropshot's on-package bio]</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Dropshot down AHM.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Dropped-shot.]]
Dropshot infiltrated the American military forces early on in the Decepticon offensive, posing as one of their artillery vehicles. His mission was to monitor the military and report back all he heard to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Through him, Megatron learned of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s infiltration mission and the [[European Union]]'s nuclear strike. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Dropshot was finally unleashed. He transformed and turned his firepower against his "hosts". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

A bit wound-up after having to sit and spy on the humans for so long, Dropshot eagerly attacked them. Shrugging off the humans' attempts to fight back, Dropshot asked aloud who could possibly stop him at this point. As if on cue, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] emerged from the water behind him, having been dropped into the river by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] earlier.

The next time Dropshot was seen, Kup and [[Sparkplug Witwicky| Colonel Witwicky]] were sitting on his defeated remains, having a nice conversation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe dropshot toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm a conundrum wrapped in missile launchers.]]
*'''Decepticon Dropshot''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, Earth-style Cyber Planet Key

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Voyagers and the "Classic Series", "Decepticon Dropshot" is a [[redeco]] of [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]], transforming into a multiple-launch rocket system which kinda resembles [[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]]. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] in each half reveals a new weapon: One side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: His box photo shows an opaque-brown [[Earth]] Key with tan paint. The toy actually comes with an entirely unpainted transparent-brown Earth Key.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flak (G1)|Flak]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUDropshot/dropshot.htm More information on Universe Dropshot at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/dropshot/1572/ Universe Dropshot toy gallery at Seibertron.com]''

==Notes==
* Dropshot's toy shares identical [[Tech Spec]] numbers with the [[Military Patrol]], which includes his [[Micromaster]] [[Dropshot (G1)|namesake]]. His bio portrayal as overly combative is quite similar to the Military Patrol's description, so [[Hasbro]] likely intended the two Dropshots to be one and the same. However, ''Universe'' Dropshot's only fiction appearance is in a continuity where the Micromaster Dropshot was seen first under [[Dead Universe|odd circumstances]] that probably preclude them from being one individual. This sort of situation has [[T-Wrecks|happened]] [[Mirage (BM)|before]].

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:United States military]]
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Straxus (G1)

2011-02-04T12:37:59Z

84.105.181.214: /* Generations */

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:''Straxus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as '''Darkmount'''.''

[[Image:Straxus.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Mercy is not dispensed here, fools, only Pez.]]
A ruthless, fearmongering dictator, Lord High Governor '''Straxus''' is a threat to all under his rule—including his own inner circle. From his throne in [[Darkmount]], there are none in [[Polyhex]] who do not feel his crushing influence. Straxus's word is law, unbound by reason or facts, and can and will change from thought to thought. Do not try to appeal to his sense of pity; he has none.

A brutal powerhouse, he is more than able to enforce his policies, usually with a deadly blow from his battle axe. So terrible is Straxus that even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gives the dictator his space, allowing the small-minded tyrant to terrorize his corner of the globe. Megatron may have designs on the galaxy, but in Polyhex, Straxus rules.

{{quote|'''Mercy''' is not dispensed here, fools... only '''death!'''|Straxus|"[[The Smelting Pool!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|left|300px|thumb|He's got a metal palm tree and he's not afraid to use it!]]
''Following the assassination of the Decepticon warlord [[Trannis]] by the [[Autobot]] commando unit, the [[Wrecker]]s, Straxus assumed his position as Decepticon leader on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

Straxus would oversee a horrifically brutal reign, having his men hunt down neutrals, Autobots, and [[empties|the destitute]] so they could be melted down in [[Smelting pool|smelting pools]] and their metal reused by the Decepticons. Even other Decepticons weren't safe from his brutality, with him battering his own Executive Officer [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] when he was in a mood.

When a Decepticon transmission beamed from the planet [[Earth]] circa the Earth year 1985 reached Cybertron, Straxus immediately arranged for the capture of the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] so that a [[space bridge]] between the worlds could be constructed. Attempting to locate Spanner, the Autobot spy [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] learned of this plot, but was captured by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and brought before Straxus, who maliciously destroyed his unique recording-device arm before consigning him to death in the [[Smelting pool|smelting pools]]. In turn, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] came searching for Scrounge (against orders), was captured and brought before Straxus, and sentenced to the pools. There he discovered the dying Scrounge, was given the information he had acquired, and escaped with the aid of his Autobot friends who had come looking for him (against orders). {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[Image:Straxusaltmode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yeah, but where does the axe go?]]The space bridge was subsequently completed, but its earliest tests reduced Straxus to rage when a malfunction caused the death of [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]], and he sent [[Crosscut's successor|another unfortunate]] to instant death in an attempt to figure out what had gone wrong. In an act of petty brutality, he threatened Shrapnel that he better sort the problem out soon because ''he'' was going to be sent to clear the rubbish off the Bridge! As the tests went on, an Autobot raiding party planted explosives within Darkmount, destroying it, and sending an enraged Straxus after their heads. With the bridge unattended, Blaster intended to destroy it, but was confronted by Straxus in a one-on-one duel. Crippling Blaster with his axe, Straxus was duped into accidentally severing the bridge's fuel line, destabilizing its teleporting arch, through which Blaster then kicked Straxus, destroying him. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[Image:Straxushead.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Teletraan I, Rita's escaped, recruit a team of teenagers with attitude...no, er wait...]]

''However, while Straxus's body was reduced to ash, his head was salvaged and placed in a life-support pod that allowed him to continue on in his position as leader. '' {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}}'' Soon after, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived on Cybertron, Straxus immediately set in motion a scheme to restore himself to life, calmly following Megatron's directions to hunt down [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who had arrived on the planet with him. '' {{storylink|Under Fire!}}'' After Prime carried out several successful raids alongside the Wreckers, Megatron began to grow more and more unstable, and Straxus more and more impatient with his deranged houseguest. Despite the warnings of his technicians as to the "unpredictability" of the machinery involved, Straxus made the final step, activating a device that would exchange his and Megatron's minds, giving him a body once more. Megatron resisted the transfer, however, leaving the two minds within Megatron's body, fighting for dominance, each one in control at a different moment. The other Decepticons, in particular [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], soon noticed their leader's problems and began to scheme about how to handle it. When in battle with Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron prepared to unleash his destructive anti-matter powers; in order to stop him, Ratbat activated the space bridge, teleporting the three Transformers back to [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Maulers_mauled.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This story is full of awesome Megatron moments and Straxus retroactively stole them all. He ''is'' evil!]]

''Before this could occur, having failed to oust Megatron's mind, Straxus activated his contingency plan, "[[Project Re-Birth]]," and his consciousness fled into a body he had specially prepared—a duplicate of Megatron created from a "[[hapless trooper]]", complete with a copy of his brain patterns, beneath which Straxus's personality lay dormant. '' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}'' Upon hearing of the true Megatron's seeming death aboard the space bridge a short time later, the project technicians activated the clone, sending it to the sewers beneath [[London]] where it came into conflict with a small group of Autobots, [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]]. Straxus's mind had yet to take over the clone at this point, and it genuinely believed itself to be the true Megatron, but it was soon dealt with when an oil tank explosion sent it and Centurion tumbling into the Thames river.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

''Some time later, seeking a weapon to use against the deranged future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] recovered the Megatron clone, also believing it to be the genuine article, only to find that "Megatron"'s mind had retreated into itself. Shockwave subjected the clone to the [[psycho-probe]], intending to force "Megatron" to face his fears—but instead, Straxus emerged, intending to fight Megatron's fears for him and finally take control of the body. Megatron fought back, however, ripping the mental image of Straxus to pieces and finally taking over their shared mind.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

[[Image:TFUK TwoMegatrons Suicide.JPG|left|150px|thumb|No, no! Aim away from the face!]]
''This Megatron proceeded to battle Galvatron, and then sided with him to battle Autobots of the present and future in the "[[Time Wars]]". Faced with destruction on all sides, the Megatron clone opted instead to return to Cybertron, where he dethroned the decadent ruling [[Triumverate]] and took control of the Decepticons on the planet once more... ruling confident in the knowledge he'd become Galvatron, and ''this'' time he'd do things ''right''!'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}}

''Soon, however, he began to suffer from nightmarish visions of the lives lived by both the trooper whose body became his, and of Straxus, just as the true Megatron—having recovered his memories after a period of wandering amensia in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]—attacked his base. '' {{storylink|Mind Games}}'' The two Megatrons battled, with the true one revealed the clone's nature to him, and all at once, everything made sense to the clone. Along with this revelation, another immediately arose—Straxus's mental defeat was a sham, and he had been dwelling within the clone's mind all along, steadily growing in power as the clone weakened. Straxus made one final attempt to seize control of their mind, and the clone committed suicide, blowing his own head off with his [[fusion cannon]], rather than allow Straxus to win.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

''It is possible that in the original un-altered pre-Time Wars timeline, the Straxus-Megatron clone may have been the Megatron transformed into Galvatron, but the shifting nature of the timelines makes this open to debate at best.''

''All very simple, isn't it?''

{{note|The true nature of the Megatron clone was not revealed until the story which depicted his death. This was because, for all of the clone's other stories, he was regarded by characters, readers and writer [[Simon Furman]] as actually being the ''real'' Megatron, having survived his supposed death in the US comics. The US comics, however, continued to treat Megatron as pushing up daisies, so when Simon Furman took over writing that title and penned Megatron's return, he needed an explanation that would reconcile Megatron's continual appearances in the UK title with his lack of activity in the US. Relegating the Megatron of the UK comics to a clone was that explanation, revealed in UK-exclusive strips which ran concurrently with the reprints of Megatron's US return.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

The Megatron clone went on to wage a [[Decepticon Civil War]] against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}} He appears to have then become Galvatron by 2006 and, by not fleeing to Earth's past, conquered Cybertron! Well, it seems to be him, it's very confusing. If it was him, he then got stepped on by [[Unicron]] in 2010. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:WarWithoutEnd-Straxus.jpg|right|thumb|150px|His weapon gets less threatening with each appearance.]]
[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] referred to Straxus as one of the petty, small-minded dictators he left in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when he left to start the [[Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

====''Universe Classic Series'' toy bios====
During Straxus's rule over Polyhex, he put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. However, Straxus perished before he could complete this "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]", and his creation was left without a framework with which to process the mental injections. Straxus's legacy was this mad wraith haunting the back alleys of Cybertron, hunting down Autobots and Decepticons alike.<ref>[http://tformers.net/g/albums/9893/DSCF2738.JPG Nemesis Prime's ''Universe Classic Series'' on-package bio]</ref>

{{note|Nemesis Prime's backstory was certainly inspired by the Megatron-clone plot, but their relation to each other in-fiction is unclear. A straight reading would suggest that Straxus merely had more than one clone project in the works. However, if one assumes that the ''Classic Series'' bios are meant to follow the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Classics'' comic]], then Nemesis Prime would be Straxus's ONLY known clone project in his universe, since the UK comics are not part of that continuity. However, it wouldn't be the [[Mutant (G1)|first time]] a [[The 4,000,000 Year Itch!|UK-only plot thread]] managed to make it into a ''Classics''-related product...}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Straxus (not a "Lord")<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/wheels-on-fire/#comment-3627 "WHEELS ON FIRE"—simon furman: the blog]</ref> was part of the crew of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which left Cybertron long before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s uprising. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[Image:Straxusidw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I may or may not be here in subsequent panels, depending on how the artist feels today.]]
Later, at the beginning of the war, as the Decepticon movement was just beginning to reveal its true menace, Straxus returned to Cybertron for some reason to work security at the [[Kaon Security Headquarters]]. When the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was brought to trial before an emergency session of the [[Kaon Council]], the accused started a prisoner revolt. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

Millions of years later, Straxus had apparently returned to the [[Dead Universe]]. When [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] was abducted on [[Gorlam Prime]], Straxus implanted a device in his brain that would make him a sleeper agent for the Dead Universe crew.<ref>According to the [http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=82441#82441 script] for [[Spotlight: Hardhead]].</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

[[Image:SpotlightDoubledealer Straxus Transforms.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And yet, surprisingly few kitbashes from Cybertron [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]...]]
After [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Straxus initiated the [[Expansion]] with [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] and the rest of the Dead Universe crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Later, Straxus attacked Earth with [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]]. His job was to bombard the surface in his jet mode and then operate an [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] drill while Grindcore set up a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Straxus and Grindcore soon had to defend this site when an Autobot team led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] stormed it, trying to prevent the Expansion. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ended up holding off both of them at the same time while the other Autobots slipped by. The [[Benzuli Expanse]] anomaly was soon sealed off, and unable to survive without their connection to the Dead Universe, both Straxus and Grindcore simply...ceased functioning. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|It's likely that [[Eric Holmes]] didn't consult with [[Simon Furman]] when he had Straxus as a cameo in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''. (Straxus must have been mentioned in the script, since he shows up in [http://mmatere.deviantart.com/art/Megatron-Origins-4-pag-02-80058403 Marcelo Matere's version of the page.]) Since he was never mentioned by name in ''Origin'', and he has a different design in the later Spotlights, it can be easily retconned that the character in ''Megatron Origin'' was [[Bluster|"Straxus's brother"]], since Straxus was supposedly in the Dead Universe at this time.}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Darkmount.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're welcome.]]
*'''Darkmount''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers

:Part of wave 2 of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']], Darkmount ("Straxus" was [[trademark|unavailable]]) transforms into a half-tracked [[Wikipedia:Self-propelled artillery|self-propelled artillery]] inspired by the [[Wikipedia:G6 howitzer|South African G6]], as well as a tripod-mounted [[Wikipedia:Howitzer|howitzer]] platform called a "battle station". In vehicle mode, the turret can rotate and the barrel can raise. In platform mode, handles are placed at the rear so smaller robots can man him. In robot mode, the cannon barrel becomes his trademark pick-axe weapon, while his smaller weapons (featuring a [[gimmick]] that originated from the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' "NEST Global Alliance" toyline) can clip onto various compatible rungs, bars and tubes sculpted onto the vehicle or robot. Despite his portly robot form, and his alternate half-track mode, his tech specs list his speed rank as 10.

:"M17" is written on his vehicle mode, referencing "[[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel #17]]", the comic issue in which Straxus first appeared. His head is designed with a light-piping feature but it is not utilized.

:The mold was [[remold]]ed as ''Generations'' [[Skullgrin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Darkmount/darkmount.htm More information on Darkmount at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===United===
[[Image:United_Straxus_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|TakaraTomy will collect the fee...''personally!'']]
*'''Straxus''' (Deluxe, [[December 25|12-25]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-10'''
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers

:Darkmount was redecoed for inclusion in the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' toyline, and even released under his original name. He now sports a new color scheme that replaces much of his grey plastic and ''all'' of his red plastic with more dark blue and new light-blue pieces, apparently shooting to emulate Straxus as he was colored in his [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|second Marvel appearance]], drawing particular inspiration from the [[:Image:MarvelUS-18.jpg|cover]] of the issue. And he's got his dead, black eyes!

:Besides the black eyes, Straxus features additional paint on his face as well as his crotch plate and knee flaps.

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:StraxusChangesColors.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Consistency is not dispensed here, fools, only GAFFES!]]
* For some reason, Straxus's colors changed drastically between the two issues he was in for the US comic. Also, sometimes between panels.

* With that in mind, Darkmount's color scheme (with its red biceps and gold chest) is based on an amalgam of his appearances. Specifically, a unique color arrangement that appeared on the cover of the fan-publication "The Obscure Omnibus" that super-fan [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] gave the Transformers team for reference.

* Not only was Straxus's color scheme unstable, but so was his weapon design. In his first issue, it looked like a pick-axe, but when Straxus battled Blaster in his second issue, it had evolved into a scythe.

*According to Hasbro copy writer [[Forest Lee]], Straxus was mentioned in Comic-Con 2008 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy. Incidentally, Willis colored the cover to the fan publication mentioned in the second note, so he's probably on Cloud Nine right now.

*Darkmount's instructions show [[Skullgrin]]'s robot head. It's [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|becoming]] [[Black Shadow|a]] [[Axor|trend]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/straxus.htm Straxus at the Obscure Transformers Website.]

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Straxus (G1)

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:''Straxus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as '''Darkmount'''.''

[[Image:Straxus.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Mercy is not dispensed here, fools, only Pez.]]
A ruthless, fearmongering dictator, Lord High Governor '''Straxus''' is a threat to all under his rule—including his own inner circle. From his throne in [[Darkmount]], there are none in [[Polyhex]] who do not feel his crushing influence. Straxus's word is law, unbound by reason or facts, and can and will change from thought to thought. Do not try to appeal to his sense of pity; he has none.

A brutal powerhouse, he is more than able to enforce his policies, usually with a deadly blow from his battle axe. So terrible is Straxus that even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gives the dictator his space, allowing the small-minded tyrant to terrorize his corner of the globe. Megatron may have designs on the galaxy, but in Polyhex, Straxus rules.

{{quote|'''Mercy''' is not dispensed here, fools... only '''death!'''|Straxus|"[[The Smelting Pool!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|left|300px|thumb|He's got a metal palm tree and he's not afraid to use it!]]
''Following the assassination of the Decepticon warlord [[Trannis]] by the [[Autobot]] commando unit, the [[Wrecker]]s, Straxus assumed his position as Decepticon leader on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

Straxus would oversee a horrifically brutal reign, having his men hunt down neutrals, Autobots, and [[empties|the destitute]] so they could be melted down in [[Smelting pool|smelting pools]] and their metal reused by the Decepticons. Even other Decepticons weren't safe from his brutality, with him battering his own Executive Officer [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] when he was in a mood.

When a Decepticon transmission beamed from the planet [[Earth]] circa the Earth year 1985 reached Cybertron, Straxus immediately arranged for the capture of the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] so that a [[space bridge]] between the worlds could be constructed. Attempting to locate Spanner, the Autobot spy [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] learned of this plot, but was captured by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and brought before Straxus, who maliciously destroyed his unique recording-device arm before consigning him to death in the [[Smelting pool|smelting pools]]. In turn, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] came searching for Scrounge (against orders), was captured and brought before Straxus, and sentenced to the pools. There he discovered the dying Scrounge, was given the information he had acquired, and escaped with the aid of his Autobot friends who had come looking for him (against orders). {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[Image:Straxusaltmode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yeah, but where does the axe go?]]The space bridge was subsequently completed, but its earliest tests reduced Straxus to rage when a malfunction caused the death of [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]], and he sent [[Crosscut's successor|another unfortunate]] to instant death in an attempt to figure out what had gone wrong. In an act of petty brutality, he threatened Shrapnel that he better sort the problem out soon because ''he'' was going to be sent to clear the rubbish off the Bridge! As the tests went on, an Autobot raiding party planted explosives within Darkmount, destroying it, and sending an enraged Straxus after their heads. With the bridge unattended, Blaster intended to destroy it, but was confronted by Straxus in a one-on-one duel. Crippling Blaster with his axe, Straxus was duped into accidentally severing the bridge's fuel line, destabilizing its teleporting arch, through which Blaster then kicked Straxus, destroying him. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[Image:Straxushead.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Teletraan I, Rita's escaped, recruit a team of teenagers with attitude...no, er wait...]]

''However, while Straxus's body was reduced to ash, his head was salvaged and placed in a life-support pod that allowed him to continue on in his position as leader. '' {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}}'' Soon after, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived on Cybertron, Straxus immediately set in motion a scheme to restore himself to life, calmly following Megatron's directions to hunt down [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who had arrived on the planet with him. '' {{storylink|Under Fire!}}'' After Prime carried out several successful raids alongside the Wreckers, Megatron began to grow more and more unstable, and Straxus more and more impatient with his deranged houseguest. Despite the warnings of his technicians as to the "unpredictability" of the machinery involved, Straxus made the final step, activating a device that would exchange his and Megatron's minds, giving him a body once more. Megatron resisted the transfer, however, leaving the two minds within Megatron's body, fighting for dominance, each one in control at a different moment. The other Decepticons, in particular [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], soon noticed their leader's problems and began to scheme about how to handle it. When in battle with Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron prepared to unleash his destructive anti-matter powers; in order to stop him, Ratbat activated the space bridge, teleporting the three Transformers back to [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Maulers_mauled.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This story is full of awesome Megatron moments and Straxus retroactively stole them all. He ''is'' evil!]]

''Before this could occur, having failed to oust Megatron's mind, Straxus activated his contingency plan, "[[Project Re-Birth]]," and his consciousness fled into a body he had specially prepared—a duplicate of Megatron created from a "[[hapless trooper]]", complete with a copy of his brain patterns, beneath which Straxus's personality lay dormant. '' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}'' Upon hearing of the true Megatron's seeming death aboard the space bridge a short time later, the project technicians activated the clone, sending it to the sewers beneath [[London]] where it came into conflict with a small group of Autobots, [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]]. Straxus's mind had yet to take over the clone at this point, and it genuinely believed itself to be the true Megatron, but it was soon dealt with when an oil tank explosion sent it and Centurion tumbling into the Thames river.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

''Some time later, seeking a weapon to use against the deranged future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] recovered the Megatron clone, also believing it to be the genuine article, only to find that "Megatron"'s mind had retreated into itself. Shockwave subjected the clone to the [[psycho-probe]], intending to force "Megatron" to face his fears—but instead, Straxus emerged, intending to fight Megatron's fears for him and finally take control of the body. Megatron fought back, however, ripping the mental image of Straxus to pieces and finally taking over their shared mind.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

[[Image:TFUK TwoMegatrons Suicide.JPG|left|150px|thumb|No, no! Aim away from the face!]]
''This Megatron proceeded to battle Galvatron, and then sided with him to battle Autobots of the present and future in the "[[Time Wars]]". Faced with destruction on all sides, the Megatron clone opted instead to return to Cybertron, where he dethroned the decadent ruling [[Triumverate]] and took control of the Decepticons on the planet once more... ruling confident in the knowledge he'd become Galvatron, and ''this'' time he'd do things ''right''!'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}}

''Soon, however, he began to suffer from nightmarish visions of the lives lived by both the trooper whose body became his, and of Straxus, just as the true Megatron—having recovered his memories after a period of wandering amensia in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]—attacked his base. '' {{storylink|Mind Games}}'' The two Megatrons battled, with the true one revealed the clone's nature to him, and all at once, everything made sense to the clone. Along with this revelation, another immediately arose—Straxus's mental defeat was a sham, and he had been dwelling within the clone's mind all along, steadily growing in power as the clone weakened. Straxus made one final attempt to seize control of their mind, and the clone committed suicide, blowing his own head off with his [[fusion cannon]], rather than allow Straxus to win.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

''It is possible that in the original un-altered pre-Time Wars timeline, the Straxus-Megatron clone may have been the Megatron transformed into Galvatron, but the shifting nature of the timelines makes this open to debate at best.''

''All very simple, isn't it?''

{{note|The true nature of the Megatron clone was not revealed until the story which depicted his death. This was because, for all of the clone's other stories, he was regarded by characters, readers and writer [[Simon Furman]] as actually being the ''real'' Megatron, having survived his supposed death in the US comics. The US comics, however, continued to treat Megatron as pushing up daisies, so when Simon Furman took over writing that title and penned Megatron's return, he needed an explanation that would reconcile Megatron's continual appearances in the UK title with his lack of activity in the US. Relegating the Megatron of the UK comics to a clone was that explanation, revealed in UK-exclusive strips which ran concurrently with the reprints of Megatron's US return.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

The Megatron clone went on to wage a [[Decepticon Civil War]] against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}} He appears to have then become Galvatron by 2006 and, by not fleeing to Earth's past, conquered Cybertron! Well, it seems to be him, it's very confusing. If it was him, he then got stepped on by [[Unicron]] in 2010. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:WarWithoutEnd-Straxus.jpg|right|thumb|150px|His weapon gets less threatening with each appearance.]]
[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] referred to Straxus as one of the petty, small-minded dictators he left in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when he left to start the [[Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

====''Universe Classic Series'' toy bios====
During Straxus's rule over Polyhex, he put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. However, Straxus perished before he could complete this "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]", and his creation was left without a framework with which to process the mental injections. Straxus's legacy was this mad wraith haunting the back alleys of Cybertron, hunting down Autobots and Decepticons alike.<ref>[http://tformers.net/g/albums/9893/DSCF2738.JPG Nemesis Prime's ''Universe Classic Series'' on-package bio]</ref>

{{note|Nemesis Prime's backstory was certainly inspired by the Megatron-clone plot, but their relation to each other in-fiction is unclear. A straight reading would suggest that Straxus merely had more than one clone project in the works. However, if one assumes that the ''Classic Series'' bios are meant to follow the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Classics'' comic]], then Nemesis Prime would be Straxus's ONLY known clone project in his universe, since the UK comics are not part of that continuity. However, it wouldn't be the [[Mutant (G1)|first time]] a [[The 4,000,000 Year Itch!|UK-only plot thread]] managed to make it into a ''Classics''-related product...}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Straxus (not a "Lord")<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/wheels-on-fire/#comment-3627 "WHEELS ON FIRE"—simon furman: the blog]</ref> was part of the crew of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which left Cybertron long before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s uprising. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[Image:Straxusidw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I may or may not be here in subsequent panels, depending on how the artist feels today.]]
Later, at the beginning of the war, as the Decepticon movement was just beginning to reveal its true menace, Straxus returned to Cybertron for some reason to work security at the [[Kaon Security Headquarters]]. When the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was brought to trial before an emergency session of the [[Kaon Council]], the accused started a prisoner revolt. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

Millions of years later, Straxus had apparently returned to the [[Dead Universe]]. When [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] was abducted on [[Gorlam Prime]], Straxus implanted a device in his brain that would make him a sleeper agent for the Dead Universe crew.<ref>According to the [http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=82441#82441 script] for [[Spotlight: Hardhead]].</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

[[Image:SpotlightDoubledealer Straxus Transforms.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And yet, surprisingly few kitbashes from Cybertron [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]...]]
After [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Straxus initiated the [[Expansion]] with [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] and the rest of the Dead Universe crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Later, Straxus attacked Earth with [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]]. His job was to bombard the surface in his jet mode and then operate an [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] drill while Grindcore set up a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Straxus and Grindcore soon had to defend this site when an Autobot team led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] stormed it, trying to prevent the Expansion. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ended up holding off both of them at the same time while the other Autobots slipped by. The [[Benzuli Expanse]] anomaly was soon sealed off, and unable to survive without their connection to the Dead Universe, both Straxus and Grindcore simply...ceased functioning. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|It's likely that [[Eric Holmes]] didn't consult with [[Simon Furman]] when he had Straxus as a cameo in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''. (Straxus must have been mentioned in the script, since he shows up in [http://mmatere.deviantart.com/art/Megatron-Origins-4-pag-02-80058403 Marcelo Matere's version of the page.]) Since he was never mentioned by name in ''Origin'', and he has a different design in the later Spotlights, it can be easily retconned that the character in ''Megatron Origin'' was [[Bluster|"Straxus's brother"]], since Straxus was supposedly in the Dead Universe at this time.}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Darkmount.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're welcome.]]
*'''Darkmount''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers

:Part of wave 2 of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']], Darkmount ("Straxus" was [[trademark|unavailable]]) transforms into a half-tracked [[Wikipedia:Self-propelled artillery|self-propelled artillery]] inspired by the [[Wikipedia:G6 howitzer|South African G6]], as well as a tripod-mounted [[Wikipedia:Howitzer|howitzer]] platform called a "battle station". In vehicle mode, the turret can rotate and the barrel can raise. In platform mode, handles are placed at the rear so smaller robots can man him. In robot mode, the cannon barrel becomes his trademark pick-axe weapon, while his smaller weapons (featuring a [[gimmick]] that originated from the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' "NEST Global Alliance" toyline) can clip onto various compatible rungs, bars and tubes sculpted onto the vehicle or robot. Despite his portly robot form, and his alternate howitzer mode, his tech specs list his speed rank as 10.

:"M17" is written on his vehicle mode, referencing "[[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel #17]]", the comic issue in which Straxus first appeared. His head is designed with a light-piping feature but it is not utilized.

:The mold was [[remold]]ed as ''Generations'' [[Skullgrin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Darkmount/darkmount.htm More information on Darkmount at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===United===
[[Image:United_Straxus_Toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|TakaraTomy will collect the fee...''personally!'']]
*'''Straxus''' (Deluxe, [[December 25|12-25]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-10'''
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers

:Darkmount was redecoed for inclusion in the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' toyline, and even released under his original name. He now sports a new color scheme that replaces much of his grey plastic and ''all'' of his red plastic with more dark blue and new light-blue pieces, apparently shooting to emulate Straxus as he was colored in his [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|second Marvel appearance]], drawing particular inspiration from the [[:Image:MarvelUS-18.jpg|cover]] of the issue. And he's got his dead, black eyes!

:Besides the black eyes, Straxus features additional paint on his face as well as his crotch plate and knee flaps.

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:StraxusChangesColors.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Consistency is not dispensed here, fools, only GAFFES!]]
* For some reason, Straxus's colors changed drastically between the two issues he was in for the US comic. Also, sometimes between panels.

* With that in mind, Darkmount's color scheme (with its red biceps and gold chest) is based on an amalgam of his appearances. Specifically, a unique color arrangement that appeared on the cover of the fan-publication "The Obscure Omnibus" that super-fan [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] gave the Transformers team for reference.

* Not only was Straxus's color scheme unstable, but so was his weapon design. In his first issue, it looked like a pick-axe, but when Straxus battled Blaster in his second issue, it had evolved into a scythe.

*According to Hasbro copy writer [[Forest Lee]], Straxus was mentioned in Comic-Con 2008 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy. Incidentally, Willis colored the cover to the fan publication mentioned in the second note, so he's probably on Cloud Nine right now.

*Darkmount's instructions show [[Skullgrin]]'s robot head. It's [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|becoming]] [[Black Shadow|a]] [[Axor|trend]].

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/straxus.htm Straxus at the Obscure Transformers Website.]

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Hailstorm (TF 2010)

2010-08-26T12:27:27Z

84.105.181.214: /* Transformers (2010) */

{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon from the 2010 Transformers toyline|the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] [[Mini-Con]]|Hailstorm (Armada)}}
:''Hailstorm is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Hailstorm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Why's everybody running away? I too want to be hugged.]]

Before the war, '''Hailstorm''' used to belong to some of the same weapons clubs as [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], so now that the Decepticon is at large, the only Autobot who knows through experience how dangerous Hailstorm is has his mind set on bringing him to justice.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Hailstorm''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)

:Hailstorm is a green [[Wikipedia:Multiple rocket launcher|multiple rocket launcher]]. He was shown at [[Toy Fair 2010]]'s slide show presentation, but these images were off-limits to photography. [[Hasbro]] said at the event that he is based on the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] comic-only character [[Mindset]], though the toy obviously takes quite a few liberties. At [[BotCon 2010]], it was further revealed that the figure would later be [[redeco]]ed ''as'' Mindset.

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Terradive (TF 2010)

2010-08-26T12:22:03Z

84.105.181.214: /* Transformers (2010) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Terradive}}
:''Terradive is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:TF2010_Terradive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The resemblance to [[Rattrap]] is really quite striking.]]
'''Terradive''' delights in using every dirty trick to claim victory against the [[Autobot]]s, even destroying human landmarks to distract them. The only thing he likes more is claiming all the glory for said victory. He's quite skilled in personal combat, as well; he is highly adept in the use of his trident, although he'll lose his nerve if he's disarmed. His fellow Decepticons secretly loathe him, except for [[Jetblade]], Terradive's only friend. Terradive won't hesitate to use his naive admirer as cannon fodder if the situation warrants it, but he truly does appreciate Jetblade's friendship.<ref>Terradive's online Hasbro Battle Bio</ref> With Jetblade, he's hidden amongst Earth aircraft - but when they spot the slow-moving [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]], the temptation to strike may just be too strong for a glory hound like Terradive to resist. <ref>[[Jetblade]]'s packaging bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Video games===
Terradive took to the skies over [[Paris]], planning to unleash his weaponry upon the city's famous landmarks. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] assigned [[you]] to take him down in an Autobot training facility-issued fighter plane. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

{{note|When you win, Terradive goes plummeting from the sky. His status afterward is unknown.}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Terradive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|WHO DEY THINK GONNA BEAT DEM BENGALS?]]

*'''Terradive''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Trident

:Terradive transforms into a forward-swept wing fighter jet based on the [[wikipedia:Sukhoi_Su-47|Su-47]] and [[wikipedia:Grumman X-29|X-29]]. In robot mode, he is armed with a trident weapon. He has some similarities to ''[[Beast Machines]]'' [[Spy Streak]], with his three-pronged weapon and especially his head.

:His instructions depict him with a strange alternate head, hinting at a future [[retool]]; this [[Skullgrin|is]] [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|not]] [[Axor|unprecedented]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

==References==
<references/>

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Talk:Long Haul (ROTF)

2010-08-18T16:02:31Z

84.105.181.214: /* Two of Him */

Is the fact that Long Haul was originally fanart that became real when the artist was hired for the movie worth noting?--[[Special:Contributions/75.181.157.99|75.181.157.99]] 18:50, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
:And about that, would it be legit to post that art on that page now?--[[User:GUIGUI|GUIGUI]] 17:45, 28 April 2009 (EDT)
::We should probably wait until we get more official pics of him. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:07, 28 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Since the cat is out of the bag with the trailer and his toy, you can probably talk about Nizzi's design now. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 19:37, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

I'm a little confused by the scene in the movie where Long Haul becomes part of Devastator - you can see him pull up on the ridge above the others alongside Rampage, but then you see the green truck next to Simmons and Leo transform and they were at ground level. Can anyone clear up what happened for me, please? It's unlikely that two of him became part of the big guy, so did the one next to the humans take on robot mode instead? [[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 05:38, 29 June 2009 (EDT)
:Probably a continuity error, because I noticed the dump truck moving as Simmons and Leo started to back away from the construction vehicles. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:43, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

Should it be added that Long Haul is a Caterpillar 797b Dump Truck?
[[User:JamesCGamora|JamesCGamora]] 07:10, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
:If you're sure that's the right truck used in the movie (and that the toys are an approximation of it), you may want to remark upon it at the beginning of his Voyager class toy section. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:50, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
::I am about 98% sure that it is. The "concept" art made by Josh Nizzi prior to him being hiring as concept artist for RotF has a reference picture of a Caterpillar 797b Dump Truck as his alt form [[User:JamesCGamora|JamesCGamora]] 04:59, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

== Two of Him ==

So, during the big fight, Long Haul is in two places at once. We can handle this in a few ways:
* Treat it as an "animation error".
* Treat them as two separate characters who happen to look the same.
* Make up some non-canon explanation involving time travel, so that Long Haul ''is'' in fact in two places at once. (No, I'm not serious about this one.)
If it's the second choice, then maybe we should split this page into [[Long Haul (ROTF)]] and "Unnamed Long Haul lookalike".
If it's the first choice we should call it an error.
(The problem being, the reality is that the filmmakers said something like, "We want to show Long Haul's robot form, and we don't care that it makes no sense." Maybe we need an article on "Continuity apathy" for all the times the creators don't care enough . . .) [[User:JW|JW]] 10:56, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
:I think a "Continuity apathy" page would be much better suited to our needs. For example, both Rampages share the page [[Rampage (ROTF)]], even though the [[Constructicon (ROTF)]] page has two seperate links right next to eachother that lead to the same page for these character(s). I don't think we need another.

However, in the case of the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]], because the character was outright killed in the previous movie it deserves a seperate page. [[User:Gearshift|Gearshift]] 11:03, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
::I think the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] is a special case since he isn't a Constructicon. Constructicons seem to have this unexplained phenomena where there can be multiple of them. Regular Decepticons haven't really displayed this yet. Plus, an argument can be made that Bonecrusher didn't die.
::That is a good term, Continuity Apathy. I think the wiki should share the same level of Continuity Apathy as the movie in describing the Constructions, so just saying there are two of them is enough. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:12, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
::: Just stating two of them is enough? That would mean merging the pages of Blackout and Grindor and just mentioning there are 2 of them and merging Scavenger and Demolishors page and state ther are 2 of them. Interesting to note that the 2 Long Hauls have a diffirent size. The 'loose' Long Haul is a lot bigger and is a bigger type of truck (CAT 797) then the smaller combining Long Haul (CAT 773). The 773 is roughly the size of the alternate mode of Rampage. The 797 is a lot bigger and the 'loose' Long Haul is seen as a huge robot compared to other Decepticons. Definetly bigger then Rampage. It is also questionable whether the combining vehicles actually have robot modes. We never see there robot modes so it is possible that Devastator is a single robot composed of diffirent vehicles. This is suppoted by the Supreme toy which has no induvidual robot modes. Another Scrapper, Mixmaster and Rampage are also seperate. The Rampage has a diffirent color but the other Scrapper and Mixmaster look identical. I think it is not strange to have multiple robots that look alike. Grindor is pretty much a copy of Blackout, both have diffirent names so it is logical that if the combiners are seperate Transformers that they would have diffirent names. Isn't the combining Demolishor called Scavenger? Then I think the other combiners should have been given diffirent names. So far the other characters which has a look-alike (Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul (diffirent size), Rampage (diffirent color) did not receive diffirent names although we know that the red bulldozer is the real Rampage because Starscream calls him by name. But I'm getting a bit off-topic. The only ones not having a look-alike are Hightower and Overload. Since the loose Rampage is called by name and the combiners might not even have robot modes I think we can asume that the loose guys are the 'real' Scrapper, Long Haul and Mixmaster. I am not sure there should be seperate pages for Devastator components because it is not sure if these actually are characters instead of just body parts for Devastator.

== Why is this page locked? ==

Can someone unlock this page? There are some grammar / spelling issues I'd like to fix. [[User:noviere|noviere]]
:Tis now unlocked. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:14, 27 July 2009 (EDT)

== Voyager toy ==
The description for the Voyager-class toy says the figure has clear light-piping that is rendered useless by the "overhead" stuff. I've only seen figures that have red painted over (what I assume is) clear light-piping, which would render it useless anyway. The pic attached to the description also features the red eyes. Was the clear light-pipe an early thing (like being packaged in alt mode), maybe a Takara/Hasbro difference, or is it just a simple clarity issue/mistake? I don't want to correct it without knowing and add errors where they didn't exist previously. [[User:Lukeblast|Lukeblast]] 12:28, 24 October 2009 (EDT)

==Packaging==
Is there any proof Long Hauls being packaged in vehicle mode rather than robot, or is this just something that someone said they once saw? If there's nothing behind it, we should remove it from the page—if it's true, we should add a comparison picture of the two styles. --[[User:Buttbutt|Buttbutt]] 21:50, 21 November 2009 (EST)

==Sword Translation==
Does anyone have any really high quality pictures of the writing on the sword of the voyager toy? I'd love to try to translate it.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:56, 10 June 2010 (EDT)

Talk:Long Haul (ROTF)

2010-08-18T16:01:39Z

84.105.181.214: /* Two of Him */

Is the fact that Long Haul was originally fanart that became real when the artist was hired for the movie worth noting?--[[Special:Contributions/75.181.157.99|75.181.157.99]] 18:50, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
:And about that, would it be legit to post that art on that page now?--[[User:GUIGUI|GUIGUI]] 17:45, 28 April 2009 (EDT)
::We should probably wait until we get more official pics of him. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:07, 28 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Since the cat is out of the bag with the trailer and his toy, you can probably talk about Nizzi's design now. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 19:37, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

I'm a little confused by the scene in the movie where Long Haul becomes part of Devastator - you can see him pull up on the ridge above the others alongside Rampage, but then you see the green truck next to Simmons and Leo transform and they were at ground level. Can anyone clear up what happened for me, please? It's unlikely that two of him became part of the big guy, so did the one next to the humans take on robot mode instead? [[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 05:38, 29 June 2009 (EDT)
:Probably a continuity error, because I noticed the dump truck moving as Simmons and Leo started to back away from the construction vehicles. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:43, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

Should it be added that Long Haul is a Caterpillar 797b Dump Truck?
[[User:JamesCGamora|JamesCGamora]] 07:10, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
:If you're sure that's the right truck used in the movie (and that the toys are an approximation of it), you may want to remark upon it at the beginning of his Voyager class toy section. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:50, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
::I am about 98% sure that it is. The "concept" art made by Josh Nizzi prior to him being hiring as concept artist for RotF has a reference picture of a Caterpillar 797b Dump Truck as his alt form [[User:JamesCGamora|JamesCGamora]] 04:59, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

== Two of Him ==

So, during the big fight, Long Haul is in two places at once. We can handle this in a few ways:
* Treat it as an "animation error".
* Treat them as two separate characters who happen to look the same.
* Make up some non-canon explanation involving time travel, so that Long Haul ''is'' in fact in two places at once. (No, I'm not serious about this one.)
If it's the second choice, then maybe we should split this page into [[Long Haul (ROTF)]] and "Unnamed Long Haul lookalike".
If it's the first choice we should call it an error.
(The problem being, the reality is that the filmmakers said something like, "We want to show Long Haul's robot form, and we don't care that it makes no sense." Maybe we need an article on "Continuity apathy" for all the times the creators don't care enough . . .) [[User:JW|JW]] 10:56, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
:I think a "Continuity apathy" page would be much better suited to our needs. For example, both Rampages share the page [[Rampage (ROTF)]], even though the [[Constructicon (ROTF)]] page has two seperate links right next to eachother that lead to the same page for these character(s). I don't think we need another.

However, in the case of the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]], because the character was outright killed in the previous movie it deserves a seperate page. [[User:Gearshift|Gearshift]] 11:03, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
::I think the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] is a special case since he isn't a Constructicon. Constructicons seem to have this unexplained phenomena where there can be multiple of them. Regular Decepticons haven't really displayed this yet. Plus, an argument can be made that Bonecrusher didn't die.
::That is a good term, Continuity Apathy. I think the wiki should share the same level of Continuity Apathy as the movie in describing the Constructions, so just saying there are two of them is enough. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:12, 17 July 2009 (EDT)
::: Just stating two of them is enough? That would mean merging the pages of Blackout and Grindor and just mentioning there are 2 of them. Interesting to note that the 2 Long Hauls have a diffirent size. The 'loose' Long Haul is a lot bigger and is a bigger type of truck (CAT 797) then the smaller combining Long Haul (CAT 773). The 773 is roughly the size of the alternate mode of Rampage. The 797 is a lot bigger and the 'loose' Long Haul is seen as a huge robot compared to other Decepticons. Definetly bigger then Rampage. It is also questionable whether the combining vehicles actually have robot modes. We never see there robot modes so it is possible that Devastator is a single robot composed of diffirent vehicles. This is suppoted by the Supreme toy which has no induvidual robot modes. Another Scrapper, Mixmaster and Rampage are also seperate. The Rampage has a diffirent color but the other Scrapper and Mixmaster look identical. I think it is not strange to have multiple robots that look alike. Grindor is pretty much a copy of Blackout, both have diffirent names so it is logical that if the combiners are seperate Transformers that they would have diffirent names. Isn't the combining Demolishor called Scavenger? Then I think the other combiners should have been given diffirent names. So far the other characters which has a look-alike (Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul (diffirent size), Rampage (diffirent color) did not receive diffirent names although we know that the red bulldozer is the real Rampage because Starscream calls him by name. But I'm getting a bit off-topic. The only ones not having a look-alike are Hightower and Overload. Since the loose Rampage is called by name and the combiners might not even have robot modes I think we can asume that the loose guys are the 'real' Scrapper, Long Haul and Mixmaster. I am not sure there should be seperate pages for Devastator components because it is not sure if these actually are characters instead of just body parts for Devastator.

== Why is this page locked? ==

Can someone unlock this page? There are some grammar / spelling issues I'd like to fix. [[User:noviere|noviere]]
:Tis now unlocked. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:14, 27 July 2009 (EDT)

== Voyager toy ==
The description for the Voyager-class toy says the figure has clear light-piping that is rendered useless by the "overhead" stuff. I've only seen figures that have red painted over (what I assume is) clear light-piping, which would render it useless anyway. The pic attached to the description also features the red eyes. Was the clear light-pipe an early thing (like being packaged in alt mode), maybe a Takara/Hasbro difference, or is it just a simple clarity issue/mistake? I don't want to correct it without knowing and add errors where they didn't exist previously. [[User:Lukeblast|Lukeblast]] 12:28, 24 October 2009 (EDT)

==Packaging==
Is there any proof Long Hauls being packaged in vehicle mode rather than robot, or is this just something that someone said they once saw? If there's nothing behind it, we should remove it from the page—if it's true, we should add a comparison picture of the two styles. --[[User:Buttbutt|Buttbutt]] 21:50, 21 November 2009 (EST)

==Sword Translation==
Does anyone have any really high quality pictures of the writing on the sword of the voyager toy? I'd love to try to translate it.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:56, 10 June 2010 (EDT)

Evac (Movie)

2010-06-20T12:52:06Z

84.105.181.214: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

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{{disambig2|the live-action-movie continuity helicopter|the Cybertron-series helicopter|Evac (Cybertron)}}
:''Evac is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie-Evac-Portrait.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Leapin' lifters, I think they need an airlift!]]
'''Evac''' is fearless in the face of danger, and is wholly devoted to the protection of sentient life; two qualities that make him ideally suited for search and rescue missions. When he received [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s signal summoning all remaining Autobots to [[Earth]], he came immediately to help [[human]]ity rebuild in the aftermath of their devastating battle with the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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[[Image:Evac Titan18.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Take that, forces of nature! And THAT!"]]
A member of a scientific specialist group, Evac and his team were called to [[Earth]] in the hope they could find a way of stopping its [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]-caused apocalypse. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Most of their time ended up being spent on damage limitation, with Evac helping evacuate [[human]]s from devastated areas. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} He also used his firepower to make a lava-ditch when a volcano threatened to take out Shallowater, [[Texas]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Optimus Prime kept thinking that Evac ran the specialist unit, even though he didn't. [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]], who actually did the leader work in the team's appearances, must have been annoyed about this.

In the mission to rescue [[Mikaela Banes]], Evac ''did'' command the team (Optimus was watching, better do some work!) and played the part of evacuating Mikaela from the [[Decepticon]] HQ. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

In the final strike, it was Evac in charge ''again'' (ah, finally taking responsibility, eh?), this time of rigging [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Unicron]]-gifted teleportation engines so that, once the Decepticons were on the planet, it could be warped away to the far reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}

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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===

In the age before Cybertron's population was divided between the Autobots and Decepticons, Evac was a member of either the science leader Optimus' research division or the security forces assigned to protect them and keep the peace. After a devastating attack by aliens unknown from the [[Eshems Nebula]], Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] rallied his forces to war, demanding all Cybertronians to arms. Evac was among those in the crowd who listened to Optimus' plea for them not to go down Megatron's path of violence. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Evacmovie.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Search and rescue robot scorpion not included.]]
* '''Evac''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Raft/blaster

: As part of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" portion of the movie line, Evac is a [[retool]] of the Voyager [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], transforming into a [[wikipedia:MH-53_Pave_Low|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low heavy-lift helicopter]] in rescue helicopter colors. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small rescue raft, which becomes a hand-held gun for robot mode. A button on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades, but this feature really comes into play when the user attaches the Deluxe-class Scorponok figure to the bottom of Evac's helicopter mode via two pegs. A geared shaft linked to the rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Evac's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers, though this gimmick is actually easier to activate by rotating the geared wheel on Scorponok's undercarriage.

: During transformation, Evac's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position. Another, less impressive Automorph is in his legs—If you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit. The figure's retooling involved a new head and new hands that can hold standard weapon pegs such as the raft which replaced the Scorponok miniature.

:Evac was later redecoed for in the Toys 'R' Us-[[exclusive]] Masters of [[Metallikato]] battle pack as [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]], for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toyline]].
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===Revenge of the Fallen ===
* '''Evac''' (Deluxe, 2010)
[[Image:ROTF Deluxe Evac toy.JPG|thumb|right|250px|]]
:Evac is a [[redeco]] of [[Blazemaster]] in an orange and white colour scheme. Evac transforms into a [[wikipedia:HH-65 Dolphin|HH-65 Dolphin]] helicopter. The cockpit has translucent blue plastic, through which Evac's head is visible. Rescue chopper tampographs are prominent on the body of the helicopter. The top propeller can be spun using a gear-driven action by pressing the small button just under it. The tail rotor cannot move. In robot mode, the top rotor can be used as a spinning weapon, or split in half to sit on both arms.

:Evac's color layout appears to have been inspired by [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], only with orange in place of Blades's traditional red. He even sports "C-72" [[tampograph]]ed on his side: the original Blades's [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]]. Presumably, his color and name were changed because there had already been three red-and-white Blades-themed 'copter redecoes going by that name in the previous year or so.

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle Card game===
[[Image:Movie-Evac-Battle-Card.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sure, that's the same guy. Whatever.]]
* '''Evac''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: A 29-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Evac "transforms" into a yellow helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Vortex (Energon Wars)|Vortex]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].

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==Notes==
* According to the running commentary of the 2007 movie done by [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Jared Wade]] at [[BotCon 2008]], Hasbro's creation of Evac was prompted by the (ultimately unused) idea that there would be at least one Coast Guard helicopter featured in the film. They implied that, had it been used, it would have been the helicopter that attempted to move [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] out of [[Mission City]].
*''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game]]'' concept designer [[Ken Christiansen]] was requested by [[Hasbro]] to change the rear stabilizer of the [[Protectobot Sniper]]'s vehicle mode. [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/tf2-protectobot-sniper-03.html His speculation] is that Hasbro requested this to make the character model more similar to the [[Blazemaster]] toy, for a potential Protectobot Sniper retooling. With the advent of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Evac toy, it seems his prediction was partially right in that Hasbro redecoed Blazemaster with a Protectobots theme, though not the colour scheme Christiansen had used for the Protectobot Sniper.

==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Evac/evac.htm Evac at TFU.info]

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Superion (G1)

2010-04-29T14:00:20Z

84.105.181.214: /* The Transformers cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Superion}}
:''Superion is an [[Autobot]] combiner from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Superion studioox.jpg|right|210px|thumb|I MUST SUCCEED!]]
'''Superion''' is the combined form of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]:

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
*[[Slingshot]] (or [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] in some versions)

In his combined form, his thought capacity is reduced to two things: destroy the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], and protect the [[Human|humans]]. Because of this, he sometimes has difficulty adapting to new situations.

In all continuities he is depicted as being the chief rival and equal of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. However, this makes more poetic than literal sense, as the [[Scale|real-life scale difference]] between their component vehicle parts would suggest a rather drastic disparity in actual stature.

:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Superior'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Superion''' (速伯利昂, ''Sù Bó Lì Áng'')
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Dà WúWèi''' （大无畏, "Great Dreadnought", literally "utterly fearless"）

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] → [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)

Silverbolt showed the rest of the Aerialbots how [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] was able to disregard his fatigue out of concern for [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s well-being, thus demonstrating to his teammates that humans were worth saving. With that knowledge, the Aerialbots joined the Autobots in battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. The [[Decepticon]] leader, seeing his new warriors being outmaneuvered, ordered them to merge and form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. The Aerialbots countered to form Superion.

At first, Superion was able to match Menasor, but the Decepticon combiner's sheer aggression soon saw the Autobot on the defensive until he was trapped. As Menasor moved in for the kill, the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared, helping Superion get free. Together, they defeated Menasor and sent the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Weeks later on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Superion had to fight against a damaged [[Guardian robot]], whose immense strength pinned the Autobot down until he managed to knock the drone into the sky, destroying it. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

While defending the Statue of Liberty, Superion got a second attempt at defeating Menasor. This battle went a lot better for him, as he singlehandedly defeated Menasor and destroyed Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] weapon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

A battle in the Middle East pitted Superion against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. They were evenly matched but Superion won by separating just as Bruticus charged him (and fell into an oilfield). {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} Superion was part of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team which prevented the Decepticons from using a comet to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the group was shot down over [[Eurythma]], Superion continued to fight the Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] incapacitated all of the Autobots using a harmonic weapon he'd obtained from the natives. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

{{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

{{storylink|Fight or Flee|Fight or Flee}}

{{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Scramble City'' OVA====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Scramble City}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

During the Decepticon invasion of 2011, the Aerialbots assembled as Superion on Cybertron to fight off Galvatron's troops. Superion fought fiercely against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but was almost shot in the back by the underhanded [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Luckily, Optimus Prime was watching out for the giant warrior. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Superion, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Raiden]] were under heavy fire by the Decepticon combiners when the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] dropped from the skies to rain down terror and artillery fire on the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, Superion fought with Bruticus outside Trypticon, staging a distraction so that [[Twincast]] could break into the Decepticon base and retrieve vital information. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He was formed again, on Cybertron, during the Decepticon raid for the new super-metal Cybertonuron. Superion scattered the Stunticons like tenpins. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Later, he fought with Abominus (again) until Devastator accidentally shot his comrade (again). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Superion assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Superion was zapped hard, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Superion joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Superion lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''Superion was first depicted in a series of visions experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend who had once contained the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself within his brain. After a particularly serious nightmare, Buster subconsciously drew the image of a five-jet combiner robot, a design far more sophisticated than what had been achieved by Cybertronian science up 'til that point. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!|Devastation Derby!}} Another series of surreal dream images from Buster's mind saw the jet combiner in action, first destroying the Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who had recently bedeviled Buster, and then fighting against a new car-robot combiner. Realizing these dreams were in fact unfocused visions from the Creation Matrix itself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to mind-link with Buster during his next bout of REM sleep, guiding the visions into a more coherent stream of information. The link was successful, and Prime and Buster observed Superion fighting alongside his fellow combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against their Decepticon opposite numbers, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Relating this information to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus and his chief engineer began planning on how to make these dreams into reality. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

After a successful siege on the Decepticon mining base enabled [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to record the transformation sequence of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Wheeljack went to work reverse-engineering and refining the process to create the Autobot Aerialbots and their combined form, Superion. {{storylink|Command Performances!|Command Performances!}} Unfortunately, the Aerialbots were called into action at Hoover Dam before the personality programming could be completed. Only Silverbolt had been inputted with the necessary protocols that caused him to respect life and protect the humans at all costs. When the Aerialbots were forced to combine in order to destroy a massive energy drill sent over by the [[Space Bridge]], Superion was confronted with a human pawn named [[Ricky Vasquez]] carrying [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in gun mode, infused with a [[cerebro-shell]] that forced him to obey the Decepticons' will. Still, Vasquez had begun to fight the Decepticons' control over him, and he tried to resist Megatron's order to shoot Superion. Seeing the human as a danger to his mission, Superion attempted to crush Vasquez and end the threat, but Silverbolt loudly cried out against that course of action inside his head. Strangely, Vasquez and Superion ended up not fighting each other, but themselves, frozen in mid-action as they fought against their own inner drives. Ultimately, Silverbolt forcibly disengaged Superion rather than risk harming an innocent life. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!|Aerialbots over America!}}

Following the near fatality at Hoover Dam, the Autobots erased the Aerialbots' programming and memories, reconstructing their minds from scratch and giving them an infusion of Matrix energy to start over again. Superion next saw action against the Decepticon combiner known as Menasor, fighting to protect his comrade [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and their human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]]. Their fight was cut short, however, when the monomaniacal [[RAAT]] agent named [[Circuit Breaker]] used her powers to overload Superion's circuitry, leaving him open to a blast from Menasor's [[cyclone gun]]. The RAAT agents managed to dismantle the combiner into his separate Aerialbot bodies and took them all captive along with several other Autobots. The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to make a deal with them in order to end the threat of the rampaging [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

When Optimus Prime determined that a new human construction named [[Power Station Alpha]] might tempt the Decepticons into action, he sent Bumblebee to attend the unveiling as a precautionary surveillance measure. Sure enough, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] made an appearance, and so Optimus sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots as back-up. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding Power Station Alpha. Assuming their Superion form, the Aerialbots attempted to threaten the humans into allowing them to retrieve Bumblebee's body. An intense but one-sided conflict raged between Superion and the Joes until he received a signal from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], conveying the horrific news that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission. Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle|Power Struggle}}

A short time later, the Autobots joined forces with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. The Aerialbots entered the battle and became Superion to pit their strength against the mighty Devastator. Superion eventually scored the winning shot when his [[stress fracture cannon]] caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links, forcing him back into his individual Constructicon modes. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!|...All Fall Down!}}

''Later, the Aerialbots confronted Menasor again, only this time their fusion into Superion let slip Silverbolt's secret shame, and his fear of heights was shared with his fellow Aerialbots by the [[Combiner|fusilateral quintrocombination]]. Horrified at being found out, Silverbolt caused Superion to lash out at Menasor with such savagery that they very nearly harmed the very humans they had come to save. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream|Perchance to Dream}}''

====Earthforce====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.}}
''At one point after the Aerialbots joined Earthforce, Superion was struck with a cerebro-shell, courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok, crashing through sparsely populated areas on a beeline towards major human population centers. The Autobots were unable to stop him through sheer force, so they enlisted the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]], giving him instructions on how to infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. Spoon succeeded in the nick of time, freeing Superion's thought processes right as he reached a local township. {{storylink|Inside Story!|Inside Story!}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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[[Image:DWPrimeDirective6 Superion nuke.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"They couldn't hit [[Big Convoy|an elephant]] from this dist--"]]
After [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] revived [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Superion was one of several warriors that the Autobot leader called upon from the depths of the sea. Superion served as the Autobots' heavy hitter in their mission to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s mad plan to infect the world with technomatter virus similar to the effect the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] had on organic life. During this crisis, Superion fought with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] before being forced back into his individual component robots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

[[Image:Superion dreamwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Emissary Mode (alternately: open wide and say "sheeeak!")]]
Hallo launched a nuclear missile at [[San Francisco]] in an attempt to destroy all the Transformers, and Superion sacrificed his life to save the city by ramming the missile over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}} ''Superion's faceplate was recovered from the Pacific Ocean and incorporated into [[Hugo Fortuna]]'s private collection of Cybertronian and Cybertronian-derived technology. Fortuna's collection was uncovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Franklin Townsend]] while they were investigating the mysterious disappearance of several Transformers. {{storylink|Hardwired}}'' Like Devastator, Superion's remains were later taken in by [[Earth Defense Command]] for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}
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===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
[[Image:Superion_DW_GIJoe_5.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Superion in WWII-era guise]]

After the Aerialbots awoke in 1939, they formed Superion during the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons on the [[Fera Islands]]. The giant saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff to their doom, before being sent onwards to the front lines. {{storylink|Wolves}} Superion waded towards the [[Terrordrome]], but was ordered to halt when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] noticed that Cobra were using their slaves as a human shield. Cobra used this opportunity to open fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode. {{storylink|Trenches}} However, Superion stood strong, shielding his allies against enemy fire for as long as he could. He was eventually destroyed, but his sacrifice gave [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] a chance to rescue the slaves and get into the Terrordrome. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Superion toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 minutes of play.]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, fists, feet, chest plate, waist plate, gun, Slingshot's gun, Fireflight's gun, Air Raid's gun, Sky Dive's gun

:Superion is formed out of all five Aerialbot toys, with Silverbolt serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Superion's hands and feet. A helmet covers Silverbolt's head and a red waist plate attaches onto his chest piece. He carries Silverbolt's rifle as his main weapon.

:Due to Silverbolt forming his torso, his design weaknesses are carried over to Superion. Additionally, as Silverbolt has rather thin legs, this leads to Superion having very thin thighs. His height coupled with the weight of his limbs can make Superion lean back, putting stress upon Silverbolt's weak and flimsy waist hinges.

:Superion is also a [[Combiners|Scramble City]]-type combiner, meaning his limbs can be interchanged. Just don't put any [[Scramble City|Stunticon limbs on him]], 'kay?
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===Generation 2===
*'''Superion''' (1994)

[[Image:G2superion toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 seconds of play... DAMN YOU SLINGSHOT]]
:As part of ''[[Generation 2]]'', Superion was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in colours deemed popular in products of the time, or something like that. Silverbolt's white is replaced by light blue, Slingshot is gold, Fireflight a much darker red, Sky Dive silver and Air Raid blue. Superion could now wield two spring-loaded missile launchers that came with Silverbolt.

:Because Slingshot is so notorious for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] you might be better off not merging this guy at all. Or throw [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] in there as a limb. That might work better, yeah.

:Unlike his original release, ''Generation 2'' Superion was only available by purchasing all five Aerialbots separately. Hah-hah, no gift set for you, Generation 2 Silverbolt and friends and GPS-having Aerialbot peoples! Okay, that got away from us a little there...
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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe2008 Superion.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

: ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Superion is a redeco of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Air Team]]/[[Superion Maximus]] combiner, along the same lines as ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Devastator (G1)|Constructicon Devastator]]. Although most of the original Aerialbot characters return in this set, [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] replaces [[Slingshot]]. While the brief character description on the back of the box fits Slingshot, Hasbro [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009: Answers|stated in a Q&A session]] that Airazor is a new character designed "in memorium" {{sic}}. Unlike the simultaneously released [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Superion's components suffer some mostly safety-related mold changes. The F-22 styled molds have both had their nosecones blunted severely.

:This mold was later sold as the Target-[[exclusive]] (Zellers-exclusive in Canada) ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] with no changes from the Universe release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on Superion at TFU.info]''

==Merchandise==
===Generation 1===
*'''Superion''' (Watch, 1986, 1993)
One of three Transformers watches (the others being [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]) released in 1986 in Japan. It was subsequently re-released in 1993 by Takara as merchandise for the Generation 2 line in the USA. The watch featured Superion's torso with a clock in his chest. It included a mechanism whereby when a lever was pushed, the torso "transformed" into a full tiny figure complete with legs, standing up on the watch band. The figure cannot be removed from the watch, but the arms do rotate.

==Trivia==
*A Superion [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming motorcycle<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p110</ref>. Strangely, the body was based on the animation model while the head was taken from the toy. The motorcycle shown in the concept art is based on Action Master [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Turbo Cycle]].
*In the G2 toy commercial, [[Garry Chalk]] played the voice of Superion.
*Given that his patent varies the most from the final version in terms of how the individual robots connect to each other, it is fair to assume that Superion was the first [[Scramble City]]-style combiner to be designed.<ref>[http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=JP61115590&F=0&QPN=JP61115590 Patent #JP61-115590]</ref>
*Also of interest in the same patent application is that Superion is composed of five fighter jets, as opposed to four jets and a core passenger plane.
*'Superion' is a partial Latinization of [[wikipedia:Hyperion_(mythology)|Hyperion]], the name of a Titan in Greek mythology associated with the sun. The fully Latinized form would be 'Superio'. If following classical pronunciation, the last syllable of 'Superion' should be pronounced 'own', not 'on'.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm Superion at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Superion Superion's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Watches]]

United States Army

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The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military|United States Military]].

The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States Army Rangers, is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.

{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
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===IDW ''Hearts of Steel'' continuity===
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A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.
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==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Transformers (2007) movie===
[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_returninghome.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.

Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.

[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_travelling.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.

The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, a [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.

[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].

[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_S7_standoff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hanger was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.

On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot|Autobots]], who formed up along side to protect the Cube.

{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}

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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.

They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.

[[Image:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery.

Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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====Notable personnel====
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads a [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)
* Other Guy #4

====Facilities====
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].

====Hardware====
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====
[[Image:Movie2007_medical_Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''

Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.

Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.

Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''

=====UH-1 Iroquois=====
[[Image:Movie2007_Medicalevac_UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''

After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''
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===Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}

After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8}}

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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter.

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{{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====Hardware====
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only sed by the [[United States Army]], not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. It can be asumed that this was a mixed force or the Marines (seen during the landing) protected the beachhead.

=====M1 Abrams=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams|More information about the M1 Abrams on Wikipedia]]

=====M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle|More information about the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Wikipedia]]

=====M113=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M113 armored personnel carrier|More information abotu the M113 armored personnel carrier on Wikipedia]]

=====M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|More information about the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System on Wikipedia]]

=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is a attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''

An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.

:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]

==Notes==
*For the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray editions of ''Transformers''.
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2. It could be assumed this was a mixed force of Army and USMC and that most USMC units remained behind (AAV7A1's, Cobra's and Hueys were only seen during landing and not the battle) to protect the beachhead and the Army units moved on to engage the enemy. The vehicles during battle also clearly have army unit markings.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:United_States_Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]

[[Category:United States military| Army]]

United States Army

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The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military|United States Military]].

The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States Army Rangers, is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.

{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
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===IDW ''Hearts of Steel'' continuity===
[[Image:HoSAbner.JPG|right|thumb|150px]]
A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.
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==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Transformers (2007) movie===
[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_returninghome.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.

Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.

[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_travelling.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.

The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, a [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.

[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].

[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_S7_standoff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hanger was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.

On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot|Autobots]], who formed up along side to protect the Cube.

{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}

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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.

They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.

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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery.

Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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====Notable personnel====
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads a [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)
* Other Guy #4

====Facilities====
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].

====Hardware====
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====
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''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''

Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.

Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.

Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''

=====UH-1 Iroquois=====
[[Image:Movie2007_Medicalevac_UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''

After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''
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===Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}

After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8}}

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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter.

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====Hardware====
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only sed by the [[United States Army]], not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. It can be asumed that this was a mixed force or the Marines (seen during the landing) protected the beachhead.

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:*[[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams|More information about the M1 Abrams on Wikipedia]]

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:*[[Wikipedia:M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle|More information about the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Wikipedia]]

=====M113=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M113 armored personnel carrier|More information abotu the M113 armored personnel carrier on Wikipedia]]

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:*[[Wikipedia:M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|More information about the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System on Wikipedia]]

=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is a attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''

An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.

:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]

==Notes==
*For the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray editions of ''Transformers''.
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2. It could be assumed this was a mixed force of Army and USMC and that most USMC units remained behind (AAV7A1's, Cobra's and Hueys were not seen during the battle) to protect the beachhead and the Army units moved on to engage the enemy.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:United_States_Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]

[[Category:United States military| Army]]

United States Marine Corps

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The '''United States Marine Corps''' (USMC) is a branch of the [[United States]] [[United States military|Armed Forces]] responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the [[United States Navy]] to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly.

The civilian leadership of the USMC is part of the Department of the Navy, but has a military leadership structure that often works closely with, but is separate to the U.S. Navy.

{{bigquote|[[Wikipedia:Semper_Fidelis#The_United_States_Marine_Corps|''Semper Fidelis'']]|Motto of the USMC}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
"Sparkplug" Witwicky served in the Marines during the Korean War. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Colonel Sharp]], United States Marine Corps commander of the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], was faced with an unusual situation when [[Blackout (Movie)|a rogue MH-53 Pave Low]] helicopter that was reportedly shot down months ago encroached upon his command's airspace and refused to identify itself or comply with his warnings to leave the area. When it touched down on the base, instead of disembarking a crew as would be expected, the [[Transformation|helicopter changed form]], becoming a giant robot that laid waste to anything that opposed it before attacking the operations command center. Though Sharp personally stopped the machine from downloading all the information from the base's main server, he was presumably killed when the base was subsequently destroyed. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===

Two years later, when the Decepticons launched an invasion of [[Earth]], once again they caused a communications blackout that blinded the hierarchy of the US military. While the Autobot-human alliance [[NEST]] fought the Decepticons at the base of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], General [[Morshower]] and the NEST support team at the [[Pentagon]] sent [[United States Air Force#MQ-1 Predator|a UAV drone]] to investigate just what was going on in [[Egypt]]. Upon discovering that a massive battle was underway, Morshower authorized the use of [[Operation: Firestorm]], a full-scale attack on the Decepticons using elements of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], Navy and Marine Corps. The Marines disembarked on the Egyptian shore via LCAC hovercraft and ''very quickly'' arrived at NEST's position in an abandoned Egyptian town, providing sorely needed manpower and armored support.

During the battle, Marine armor provided covering firing for Sam and Mikaela as they sought to reach [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s body to resurrect him. After this, the armor was directed to attack the top of the Great Pyramid where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and his master [[The Fallen]] were activating the [[solar harvester]], a machine that would consume the [[Sun]]. The Fallen used his telekinetic powers to pull all of the Marine vehicles into the air towards him, then dropped them out of the sky, eliminating the bulk of human opposition. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====Hardware====
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the [[United States Army]], not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. So it was most likely a mixed force.

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:*[[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams|More information about the M1 Abrams on Wikipedia]]

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:*[[Wikipedia:Amphibious Assault Vehicle|More information about the Amphibious Assault Vehicle on Wikipedia]]

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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-1 SuperCobra|More information about the AH-1 SuperCobra on Wikipedia]]

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:*[[Wikipedia:UH-1N Twin Huey|More information about the UH-1N Twin Huey on Wikipedia]]

==Trivia==
*Voice actor [[Peter Cullen]]'s elder brother Larry was a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. According to many of Cullen's interviews, he based [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s voice and mannerisms upon Larry's calm, controlled and authoritative approach to serious situations.<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2006/09/a_chat_with_pet.html USA Today's chat with Peter Cullen, September 28, 2006]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps on the Wikipedia]]

[[Category:United States military| Marine Corps]]

United States Army

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The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military|United States Military]].

The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States Army Rangers, is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.

{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
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===IDW ''Hearts of Steel'' continuity===
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A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.
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==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Transformers (2007) movie===
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On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.

Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.

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Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.

The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, a [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.

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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].

[[Image:Movie2007_soldiers_S7_standoff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]

When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hanger was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.

On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot|Autobots]], who formed up along side to protect the Cube.

{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}

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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.

They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.

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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery.

Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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====Notable personnel====
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads a [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)
* Other Guy #4

====Facilities====
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].

====Hardware====
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====
[[Image:Movie2007_medical_Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''

Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.

Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.

Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''

=====UH-1 Iroquois=====
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''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''

After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.

:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''
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===Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}

After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8}}

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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter.

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====Hardware====
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only sed by the [[United States Army]], not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. It can be asumed that this was a mixed force or the Marines (seen during the landing) protected the beachhead.

=====M1 Abrams=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams|More information about the M1 Abrams on Wikipedia]]

=====M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle|More information about the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Wikipedia]]

=====M113=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M113 armored personnel carrier|More information abotu the M113 armored personnel carrier on Wikipedia]]

=====M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System=====
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:*[[Wikipedia:M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|More information about the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System on Wikipedia]]

=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is a attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''

An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.

:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]

==Notes==
*For the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray editions of ''Transformers''.
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:United_States_Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]

[[Category:United States military| Army]]