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Sharkticon (species)

2008-01-10T22:25:47Z

86.135.114.133: /* Kiss Players */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Quintesson shark-monster|the Energon Decepticon submarine|Sharkticon (Energon)}}

:''Sharkticons are [[Quintesson]] mass-produced enforcers from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[image:Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|300px|Hi, we transform into fat guys]]

'''Sharkticons''' are big, dumb, plentiful and voracious. In short: Perfect soldiers for the Quintessons. It's not unusual for the Quintessons to throw their captives into a big tank full of the feisty nippers after a mock trial just for chuckles. Though individual Sharkticons are not especially durable, like piranha they swarm in ''en masse'', and can devour a full-sized robot in a few seconds with their razor-sharp teeth and claws.

One notable Sharkticon -if not the ''only'' notable individual Sharkticon- is [[Gnaw]], friend to the young Autobot [[Wheelie]].

:''Japanese name'': '''Sharktron'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Animated Series====
Sharkticons were found on the Planet [[Quintessa]], possibly as the planets' original inhabitants, and possibly built by the [[Quintesson]]s. Regardless of their origin, there were still plenty of Sharkticons around after the planet was destroyed. The Quintessons were cruel masters to the Sharkticons, apparently having not learned their lesson about abusing servants with the Transformers. The Sharticons once attacked the Qunitessons just because [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] told them to. Then again, their only other option was to fight Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. Maybe they're not as dumb as previously believed {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM}}.

During the brief Quintesson-[[Decepticon]] alliance which besieged [[Cybertron]], a command team of Sharkticons were deployed to the deeper levels of the [[Transformer]] homeworld in order to find the [[large switch|master switch]] which would shut down all Transformers as part of the Quintesson master plan. Fortunately, the command team were intercepted by [[Rodimus Prime]] and [[Blitzwing]] who prevented the trio from succeeding in their goal. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}.

====Kiss Players====
[[image:KPSharkticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|What, no tentacles?]]
When the time-traveling [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Shaoshao Li]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]] found themselves on a mysterious planet in the year 2011, their ship was captured and they were surrounded by Sharkticons.

Shaoshao attempted to placate them with the [[Universal Greeting]] that she had learned from [[Hot Rod]] in 2006, but the Sharkticons swarmed over them as Shao cursed the Autobot as a liar.

Put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s, they were found "not guilty" and dropped into a pit full of even more hungry Sharkticons.

Only a last-minute rescue by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Goldbug]] saved them from being devoured. Pity.

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===Dreamwave comic continuity===
Wild and deadly, with a voracious appetite for [[energon]], packs of Sharkticons are known to prowl Cybertron since at least the [[Great Shutdown]], though their exact origins are unknown. One such pack attacked [[Shockwave]] shortly after he was reawakened, and only the intervention of [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] saved his life. As thanks, Shockwave blasted his savior and used him as the basis for his twisted experiments. Gee.

Around the same time, a lone Sharkticon identifying itself as "Gnaw" was befriended by the Autobot survivalist Wheelie, and when his young companion joined the Autobot resistance movement led by [[Hot Rod]], so did he.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Gnaw''' (Sharkticon, 1986)
**''Accessories'': Tail, "Maceration Laser"

: Gnaw/Sharkticon transforms into a rotund, squat-limbed shark-like monster. His beast-mode tail becomes a mace-weapon for robot mode, and is also one of the items that are missing from many Sharkticons on the secondary market. Because of its fictional appearance as mass armies, it is one of the few Generation 1 [[army-building|army builder]] toys, and is notably costly to do so.

: Though the toy is labeled as "Gnaw", much like the [[Scrapmetal]] toy, it can be considered either the individual character or one of the countless others of its type.

==Trivia==
* In Japan, the Sharkticon is considered an "Animatron", the Japanese name for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. It was also not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite the semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, he was a promotional item as part of a [[Beastformer]] giveaway. He was later made available in limited quantities, seemingly in US packaging, as a mail-away during 1988's ''[[Masterforce]]'' series.

* When asked about the Sharkticon design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Sharkticon is a shark."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> He's seen some pretty weird-ass sharks.

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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Gnaw/gnaw.htm Gnaw/Sharkticon at TFU.info]

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Hoover Dam

2008-01-10T20:57:53Z

86.135.114.133: /* ''Transformers'' 2007 film */

[[Image:Hoover dam.jpg|thumb|250px|Sector Seven's budget isn't bloated, it's just retaining water.]]
The '''Hoover Dam''' is a large dam located in the [[United States of America]].

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to force hydroelectric engineer Ricky Vasquez to bring Megatron into the energy plant at Hoover Dam, as part of the [[Decepticons]]' plan to steal the plant's energy and transport it to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] sent the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to hinder the Decepticons. Ricky Vasquez eventually regained control of his body and fired [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] at the space bridge, saving the plant.{{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

==Movie==
===''Transformers'' 2007 film===
Hoover Dam has always been a dam intended to provide power. It was not the secret base of [[Sector Seven]], because Sector Seven does not exist. At no point in time did it hold any [[Transformer|robotic]] [[Megatron (Movie)|lifeform]]s or [[All Spark|alien technology]]. There is nothing to see! These aren't the [[Transformer|droids]] you're looking for. All is well.

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam at Wikipedia]]

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Jazz (Movie)

2008-01-10T20:52:32Z

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

{{disambig3|Jazz}}

:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieJazz_promorender.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"Slide with me. Just bounce with me. Now freeze!"]]

First Lieutenant '''Jazz''' is one happy-go-lucky Autobot. Good-natured and always able to take things in stride, he provides a decent contrast to the more serious demeanor of [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Prime]] himself. He's also a talker, something Ironhide and Prime like to tease him about. He might be the smallest Autobot but he's by no means a coward. His only real complaint is that he always gets stuck fighting [[Frenzy (Movie)|the small ones]].

==Fiction==
===Ghosts Of Yesterday===
Onboard the Ark, Jazz was the first to detect the ''[[Ghost 1]]'s'' presence, and was later badly damaged in a fight with the Decepticons. After being repaired, he and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] fought together against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

===Titan Magazines===

Jazz likes "to keep his bodywork ''buff''" by externalizing his [[Spark]] Core forcefield - in the past, that led to him almost being killed when [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] almost tore out his unprotected Spark. He only survived thanks to fellow Autobot [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], who was killed covering his retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6}}

When the [[All Spark]] was launched, Jazz, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] attempted to distract Megatron from pursuing it. They ended up attacked by [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and warped across space by a fold-space weapon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2}}

[[Image:JazzTitan06.JPG|thumb|left|250px|In the background, Optimus is picking up an empty bottle and sighing "ah not Toilet Duck again Jazz..."]]

Jazz ended up on a planet that he dubbed "the Information Highway" - a constantly-morphing world with "the accumulated knowledge of countless alien cultures, condensed into some kind of sensory precipitation". He loved this world and the constant new experiences so much that he deliberately ignored Ratchet's homing beacon, wanting to stay here forever. However, the planet was alive and predatory, and ended up absorbing him into it - he fired off a warning buoy to stop others arriving, and only this led to Ratchet & Ironhide finding where he was and rescuing him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6}}

He doesn't like the war and, as the Information Highway incident shows, has no qualms about deserting if given the opportunity.

===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Andrew Kishino]]

====Autobot campaign====
Jazz arrived on Earth as part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by Bumblebee. After taking on the form of a Pontiac Solstice, he met up with the other Autobots. His first mission was to distract Sector Seven and law enforcement units, which he did, buying his fellow Autobots time to escape. Jazz was then surrounded by Sector Seven SUVs and Decepticon drones numerous times, requiring Ironhide's help to escape.

He would then make his way to [[Mission City]], where he engaged [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] drones. Jazz defeated all four of them, but as he celebrated his great victory, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] appeared behind him and punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, swore he'd make Brawl's death slow, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy him.
:''('''NOTE''': Press left, up, down(2), left, up, right, at the New game menu. The screen will flash to confirm the code was entered correctly. Go to the bonus features, then the Generation 1 option to use a G1-homage deco on Jazz. This does not change his appearance in the Decepticon campaign, however.)

====Decepticon campaign====
Jazz arrived in Mission City with Sam and Mikaela (taking the role of the destroyed Bumblebee), where he was confronted by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. After a brief chase through the city, Jazz engaged Barricade in battle, where he was defeated with ease.

===''Transformers: Autobots''===

Jazz's first appearance is with the other Autobots, meeting in an old junk yard. Setting out into the city, he retrieves a number of Sector Seven vehicles before running into [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]; after a tedious battle, Blackout runs. Returning to the group, Jazz reports his findings, and is promptly forgotten about until he's unlocked as a playable character.

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===

Much like in the movie, Jazz's big scene in ''Decepticons'' is his battle with Megatron. At the Hoover Dam, Jazz has set up several automated turrets and Autobot drones around the lower perimeter of the Dam, preventing Megatron from escaping. However, this line of defense only works for so long, since the turrets only fire at air-borne objects. Finally getting up the side of the Dam, Jazz steps in Megatron's path, doing little more than trash talking before Megatron jumps into battle. After a roughly equal fight, Jazz finally falls. Megatron then finishes him off and desicrates his corpse.

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Darius McCrary]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japan)

[[Image:Movie_Jazz_protoformcrash.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Looks like those homers Ruth hit finally came back from orbit. IT'S BACKA HERE!!!!!]]

Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] after the latter Autobot came to be in the possession of [[Samuel James Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]]. After his [[protoform]] crashed through a baseball stadium, he investigated a nearby car dealership and chose a Pontiac Solstice hardtop as his vehicle mode.

[[Image:Jazz movie ally.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Sadly, the other car's owner only had liability.]]
Linking up with his fellow Autobots in a deserted alley, Jazz greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches," stating that Earth seems to be a cool place to hang out. He casually sat on the hood of another car while Optimus Prime explained to Sam they learnt Earth's languages through the internet. He then relayed their mission to find the [[All Spark]] and explained how his [[Archibald Amundsen Witwicky|grandfather's]] glasses were the key to its location.

Soon after, as Sam looked for his grandfather's glasses, the Autobots attempted to assist by clumsily destroying the yard where they went. When it came to hide from [[Ronald Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], Jazz had the easiest time blending into the shadows due to his small stature.

When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], the Autobots mounted a rescue that saw Optimus Prime tearing the roof off [[Reggie Simmons|Agent Simmons']] vehicle. When the agents attempted to resist, Jazz used a magnet to relieve the humans of their weapons. After Bumblebee was captured by Sector Seven during the retreat, Jazz expressed his desire to rescue him, but was overruled by Optimus Prime, who didn't believe it possible to accomplish this without harming the humans, and so they should let them go.

[[Image:Don't kick the baby.JPG|left|thumb|250px|"Don't kick the baby!"]]

The next day, after Optimus used his navigation scanner on Archibald Witwicky's glasses, Jazz again commented that they could not leave Bumblebee to die at the hands of Sector Seven, to become a human experiment. Optimus replied that Bumblebee would die in vain if they did not find the All Spark, and when Ironhide asked if the primitive and cruel humans deserved to be saved, Optimus countered by asking if Transformers were so different in the past. Going on to explain what he saw in the humans, Prime declared that if it came to it, he would sacrifice himself to destroy the All Spark - the humans should not pay for Cybertron's mistakes. Inspired by his words, Jazz and the other Autobots rolled out, filled with determination.

On the way to [[Hoover Dam]], the Autobots encountered Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles. Jazz and his fellow Autobots applied brakes and did a hard u-turn to join the formation.

Entering [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] tried to call for air support from their own forces, only to be attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] disguised as a human F-22 fighter. Jazz, oddly, sat in vehicle mode after the explosion which crippled Bumblebee, destroying his legs. When [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] began shelling the battle site, Jazz lead the Autobot charge toward the Decepticon, speeding to the tank in vehicle mode, then transformed and hopped on top of the turret to distract the Decepticon from the humans. As Devastator also transformed, Jazz managed to wreck his left-side rocket launcher pod before being tossed off. He then sped back to the battle, firing at Devastator, while [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] sliced of Devastator's left arm.

[[Image:Movie_Prime_Jazz_Ironhide_Ratchet_battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"We lost a great comrade today, we'll miss you, Blues." "His name was ''Jazz'', Prime." "Whatever."]]

Jazz then attacked [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when he appeared on the scene in order to cover the escape of several fleeing humans, but all he got for his trouble was being blasted by the Decepticon's fusion cannon. As Ironhide and Ratchet escorted Sam and the All Spark to safety, Jazz attempted to buy them some time by taking on Megatron by himself but was completely overmatched. The Decepticon leader tossed him through the air, then landed upon him with the crushing grip of his talons. Valiantly, Jazz fought on to the bitter end as Megatron tore him in two, throwing his pieces to the ground before attacking Optimus Prime.

After being separated from Sam Witwicky, Ratchet hurried to Jazz, but his [[spark]] had already faded. In the aftermath of Megatron's defeat, Ironhide somberly handed Optimus Prime Jazz's remains as Ratchet reported that he could not save their comrade. The Autobot leader somewhat half-heartedly eulogized him, and quickly moved on. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

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:''('''NOTE''': ''Despite his quite unambiguous death in the film itself, the packaging for the Target-exclusive Jazz redeco seen below claims he survived this encounter and was repaired by Ratchet, choosing his new colors due to the fact that the silver "scratched too easily." Michael Bay disagrees with this sentiment, stating empathically that "Jazz is dead"'')

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-04'''
[[Image:Jazzmovietoydeluxe.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"''Just wait. They'll do me in G1 colors soon...''"]]

:Jazz transforms into a silver [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice]] Custom Hardtop. Included is a blaster weapon that elongates into a sniper rifle, which may also be clipped directly onto his rear spoiler when in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the section featuring this same rear spoiler may be kept folded onto his back or worn on either shoulder as a shield. An interesting undocumented feature is a hinge joint located on the bottom of the rifle can attach to the ''shield's'' hinge joint, creating three choice weapon configurations: ''(a)'' a mounted long range sniper rifle, ''(b)'' an ambidextrous shoulder-mounted cannon, or ''(c)'' a short range blaster with built-in shield somewhat akin to what has been seen in Jazz's concept art and in the movie itself.

: As with most of the mainline toys, he features a [[Automorph]]ing gimmick that is activated by pushing the car roof down onto his back and locking it into place. This raises his head and slides his chest panels into proper position for the robot mode. This feature, like the weaponry mentioned above, is not documented at all, so one must be careful to not press the chest ''and'' the back at the same time.

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_Legends_Jazz_toy.jpg|right|thumb|180px|WhY My buMPeRs hUrT?]]

: A much smaller version of the character, Legends Jazz features limited articulation and detail, along with a much simpler transformation. A rather glaring side-effect of this simplicity, in a desire to mimic the hood chest of the larger toy, is the addition of a second front bumper on the roof of his alt-mode. Whether this means Jazz also includes a second engine to go with this front bumper or an attempt at compensation for a case of [[Barricade (Movie)|police car envy]] is unknown. Ironically, the smallest version of Jazz is the biggest Legends toy in the movie line. Even bigger than Optimus. This may make up for the Arcee toy being taller than his Deluxe figure.

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*'''Ion Blast Autobot Jazz''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_FAB_Jazz.jpg|left|thumb|What good am I again?]]

:Though larger than the standard Deluxe class Jazz, Fast Action Battlers 'Ion Blast' Jazz is a simplified toy with comparatively few parts and detailing. In vehicle mode he's kind of a squat and cutified Pontiac Solstice while in robot mode he bears greater resemblance to ''Generation 1'' depictions of Jazz due to the simple transformation sequence. Amusingly, FAB Jazz's head is mounted on a piece of plastic extending from the roof/windshield piece, just like the ''Generation 1'' toy. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, hips and knees, and has a missile launcher in place of his left hand.

: This toy was later redecoed into [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Sonic Shock Smokescreen]].

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*'''Final Battle Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-14'''
[[Image:Movie_FinalBattleJazz_toy.jpg|thumb|right|251px|No [[Jazz (G1)|Cool colors]] in Movie 2? Aww.]]

: An extensive retool of Jazz, modifying his head and most of his legs to give them a broken, battle-scarred appearance. Amusingly, because Hasbro chose to keep his vehicle mode pristine, the rest of his body is undamaged. All the damaged parts have a black and blue deco, representing glowing circuitry and exposed conduits.

: Jazz comes with a brand new spring-loaded weapon (called a ''Crescent Cannon'' on the packaging), partially modeled after the actual weapon Jazz appears with in the film. It can fire a transparent blue projectile and, not unlike his original featured weapon, can be mounted in different configurations: ''(a)'' Mounted on his ''right'' arm with the Crescent Cannon missle launcher (with the crescent up) facing forward a la the film, or ''(b)'' mounted on his ''left'' arm with the flip-out rifle barrel pointed forwards (with the crescent down). The cannon can actually be rotated on the connecting peg, allowing the gun to be mounted in either configuration on either arm.

: Unusual for a regular Deluxe class figure, this version of Jazz is packaged on his card in robot mode, no doubt to highlight the changes to the figure that would not be visible in the vehicle mode.

: This figure also has a minor change to the joint in the forearm. In the first version, the black hinge-joint was able to slide over slightly as part of the original design, while it is now shorter and much more secure.

: In spite of the claim that this is a "final battle" version of Jazz, his torso does not separate easily from his legs.

*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe-sized Target exclusive, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_G1Jazz_toy.jpg|left|thumb|220px''|"...''real'' soon.''"]]

: An extensive [[redeco]] of Deluxe class Jazz, this Target-[[exclusive]] is heavily based on ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz's]] Martini Racing scheme. He's lacking in Martini sponsorship for all the obvious reasons, replacing them with his own name. Disco Jazz doesn't need to advertise really, but he does.

: This version features the same forearm joint change first seen on Final Battle Jazz.

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*'''Allspark Legends''' (Legends multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Allspark_Legends_pack.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Why's the man always putting me down?]]

: A Toys "R" Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Jazz, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_RobotReplicas_Jazz.jpg|left|thumb|120px|My hand picks up XM.]]

:As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] line, this version of Jazz is a non-transforming action figure that utilizes [[Revoltech]]-style jointing. The sculpt hews much closer to the movie CGI model than is possible with the full transforming toys, plus the universal jointing of the line allows for his forearm to be replaced with his gattling cannon, or parts from other Robot Replica figures.

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Cyber Slammers, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Jazz_CyberSlammer.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Silver scratches too easy, ask Jazz.]]

: Cyber Slammers Jazz is an amazingly cute Pontiac Solstic that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot hipster. 'Slam' his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Jazz manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

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*'''Autobot Jazz Vs Bonecrusher''' (Legends multi-pack, 2008)

[[Image:Movie_Legends_Jazz_AllsparkPower.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bonecrusher tried to make Jazz smaller by slamming his head in.]]

: As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Movie'' toyline, Legends class Jazz with slightly different deco with more paint for his robot mode chest... but less paint for the vehicle mode hood while the vehicle mode windows are now blue, painted on all sides. He is packed in a Versus two pack with an all-new Legends class figure of [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]].

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*'''Battle Jazz Vs Ice Megatron''' (Legends multi-pack, 2008)

:Once again Legends class Jazz is redecoed, this time in a battle-damaged deco based upon his appearance during the battle in Mission City. He comes packed with a redecoed Legends class Megatron toy coloured with blue accents.

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====''Transformers'' Premium====
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)

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====Titanium Series====
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_TitaniumRM_Jazz.jpg|thumb|left|140px|"Are you looking at me?"]]

:''Titanium'' Jazz is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the slender CG model owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Jazz is sculpted with a small handgun that was only featured in concept art early in film developement that still showed Arcee as part of the main cast. Jazz comes with a Movie-style Autobot symbol display stand, as is expected.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
*'''Autobot Jazz vs. Decepticon Frenzy''' (2007)
*'''Protoform Jazz vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)
[[Image:Rhjazzbrawl.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Yeah, um, that sure is Jazz.]]
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Jazz_armswordconcept.jpg|thumb|Cool melee weapon in the game, ''totally'' non-existent in the movie.]]

* The packaging text for the Deluxe Jazz figure refers to his weapon as a "telescoping sword". As ridiculous as this sounds considering this weapon ''looks'' like a firearm and can attach to his spoiler in vehicle mode as such, this very idea actually comes from concept drawings of a sword weapon featured on the same concept art that also had Jazz showcasing the short range blaster/shield thingy both featured in the film and included with his Final Battle retool. So, ''really''... not that ridiculous anymore.

* In an earlier draft of the movie script, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was supposed to "consume" the Sparks of Autobots he killed. A remainder of this can be found in the novelization and the IDW comic adaption of the movie, which both excplicitly state that Megatron tears out Jazz's Spark. In the movie itself, however, Megatron simply appears to kill Jazz by ripping him apart at the waist, even though [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was previously able to survive as a detached head.

* Jazz is the only Autobot to not have a closeup of his face. Yet he is the one who dies.

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Carmine Fanzone

2008-01-10T20:33:43Z

86.135.114.133:

:''Captain Fanzone is a [[human]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Captainfanzone.jpg|right|thumb|200px|NYPD [[Bluestreak]]]]

'''Captain Fanzone''' is a detective from the [[Detroit]] police department. He's a bit of a technophobe, but in an "I'm old" sort of way rather than being evil. However, his technophobia does not prevent him from using large shoulder-mounted weaponry.

He gets extremely weirded out when [[Bumblebee (Animated)|his car]] starts driving itself. Wouldn't you?

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon===
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:''Voice actor: [[Jeff Bennett]] (US), ? (Japan)''
{{spoiler|Transform and Roll Out!}}
[[Image:Fanzone.jpg|left|thumb|200px|It's amazing what you can find on eBay these days...]]
It was the beginning of a bad day when Captain Fanzone got a call for all units to respond to [[Sumdac Systems]] down by Lake Erie (it was in the middle of his lunch break). Taking command of the assembled emergency units, Fanzone quickly realized that they were in over their heads fighting a rampaging cybernetic-slug, and ordered all humans to fall back and allow the drones to deal with the creature. When he noticed four cars refusing to fall back, he demanded to know who they were...at which point he realized [[Prowl (Animated)|a cop bike]] had no driver, and his car was among the group. It got even weirder when it turned out they were [[Transformer|alien robot]]s, but [[Sari Sumdac|some little girl]] managed to talk the cops down.

Several days later, Fanzone, the Mayor, [[Isaac Sumdac]], and that robot that looks like his car were taken hostage by [[Starscream (Animated)|an evil jet]], but were saved by the aforementioned little girl and the cop bike. As the cop bike took him down, Fanzone declared that this is why he hates machines. Thankless primate. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

==Trivia==

With his "why can't things be as they were" attitude and dislike for anything new, Fanzone could well be a tongue-in-cheek pun of the most homicidally-conservative members of the Transformer fanbase. His surname confirms this - heck it could only be more blatant if his first name was Geewun.

[[Category: Animated characters|Fanzone]]
[[Category: Security officers|Fanzone]]
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Dinobot (BW)

2008-01-10T20:26:57Z

86.135.114.133:

{{Template:Disambig3|Dinobot}}

:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Dinobotbwx.jpg|thumb|right|250px| "You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero."[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&]]]

'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron_(BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk]] under the order of [[Cryotek]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a Maximal exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of Shakespearean phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all humanity.

{{quote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all. I am a warrior; let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Kong-long'''(meaning Dinosaur)/'''Muo-long''' (meaning Demonic Dragon/Dinosaur)

==Fiction==
===''Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye''===

During the theft of the [[Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation.

===''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''===

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Unit 1]] and [[Unit 2]]. They made their way to the rendezvous with the [[Darksyde]], and headed off into space to activate their transwarp drive. The [[Axalon]] and the [[Chromia 10]] took chase, but Dinobot blew the smaller ship out of the sky.

===Beast Wars===
''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (1st voice), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (2nd voice) (Brazil)

[[Image:BWDinobot_arrival.jpg|left|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wher''ever'' the hell we are."]]

When Megatron stole the Golden Disk and fled to prehistoric [[Earth]], Dinobot was among his followers. But immediately after crash-landing, Dinobot turned on his leader, claiming that he had led them to the wrong planet. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 1}} Unfazed by the tirade, Megatron had Scorponok blast him, and he left Dinobot for dead.

Focused solely on Megatron's destruction, Dinobot sought out the Maximals and attempted to take command of that group. He forced [[Optimus Primal]] into a fight to the death, which was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After Dinobot helped the Maximals, Optimus accepted him into the fold - not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], but over time the two became a strange sort of friends. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 2}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force, but an understanding of the enemy: When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] infiltrated the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit - all without firing a shot, and the other Maxies never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

But through it all, Dinobot had only one true loyalty: to his personal sense of honor. This he described as Predacon in nature, although he often appeared far nobler than his former comrades. Still, he was really no Maximal either; his ethics stemmed from his hard, warrior outlook. Always the first to call for action, he was often the recipient of Primal's lectures. For instance, when the Maximals unexpectedly created a transporter to the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], Dinobot demanded they send a bomb to destroy them all. Primal, however, insisted on a thirty-second timer to allow them time for evacuation, along the theory that if they lose their base, they're helpless anyway - no need to kill them outright.

[[Image:2char8.jpg |thumb|right|[http://xahlee.org/p/titus/act4s2.html "Villain, I have done thy mother."]]]

As time went on, Dinobot inevitably became attached to the Maximals (This was especially obvious in his love hate relationship with Rattrap, and the respet shared between Optimus and himself). When a Cybertronian probe was detected, he helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. {{storylink|The Probe}} Thus, when the Maximals later thought that Megatron's band had been destroyed, Dinobot elected to remain on Earth while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the Axalon and grounded the Maximals once again.{{storylink|Victory (Beast Wars episode)|Victory}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, his violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notably was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward." He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying: that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his gun. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

[[Image:Coc getshorty.jpg|thumb|left|"The course of true love never did run smooth".]]
The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. But, of course, Dinobot had helped Megatron steal the disk in the first place, the stated goal having been to find energon. This appeared to be a contradiction (or massive change of heart) on Dinobot's part, but later revelations would fill in a larger picture.

The catalyst for these insights would be the destruction of the [[Planet Buster]] moon and most of the energon deposits, making it obvious that they were on Earth after all. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}} Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole the golden disks. He gave the [[Alien Disk|Vok disk]] to [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], but the Voyager disk he hid from both sides. He knew that it contained information about the future, and it cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate."

[[Image:BWDinobot_decision.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset"]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept him focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked, "So, Megatron, your plan proceeds even without the disk." {{storylink|Maximal, No More}} This apparent knowledge of Megatron's plans had two implications: It explained Dinobot's original allegiance to the thief, which had nothing to do with energon-gathering. And it gave him reason to rejoin Megatron's circle as the possibility of the original plan's fruition reemerged.

Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximal influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a deathmatch against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the Golden Disk. Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that he might be sacrificing his own race, but "either way I will know the truth at last."

After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and it's implied that Dinobot then told Optimus about Megatron's plan to attack [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]].

After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the Voyager disk. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he was blowing the peak up just as Dinobot arrived. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own... but Megatron had virtually limitless power.

[[Image:Dinbot_funeral.jpg|left|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more"]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of proto-humans, attempting to destroy the future human race, Dinobot singlehandedly took all of the Predacons on. Having already been blindsided by Tarantalus, he waded through the attack squad. Ignoring the damage he sustained, the warnings of his own internal computer, and the danger to himself, Dinobot defeated everyone save Megatron. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the disk, the valley of the proto-humans was in ruins, and he had hostages. Refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. Megatron dropped the disk, and Dinobot blasted it to pieces with his last bit of energy. A short time after the rest of the Maximals arrived, Dinobot's spark left his frame.

He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation Missing Man formation]. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon.

Dinobot died as he lived: paraphrasing Shakespeare. "Tell my tale to those who ask," his last words had been, "Tell it truly—the ill deeds along with the good—and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence."

Except then Megatron [[Dinobot II|cloned him]]. {{storylink|Feral Scream, Part 1}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4''', '''VS-4'''

[[Image:BeastWars_Dinobot_1996_toy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wasn't he in ''Jurassic Park''?]]

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' product, Dinobot transforms into something kinda resembling an organic Utahraptor. His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered spinning-blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in robot mode by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head.

: The original Dinobots shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market.

: In Japan, Dinobot was available both individually and in a "Vs" set with [[Tarantulas]]. This version was identical to the [[Hasbro]] version. In January 1997, Takara [[redeco]]ed many of the ''Beast Wars'' toys and re-released them in slightly more show-like tones; Dinobot actually got ''less'' tan to his dino-skin (moving further from the show model), and his helmet was painted in metallic gold. This version was also sold in a Vs set.

:It should also be noted that this and the Fox Kids redeco, as well as some other versions of this mold, had the robot mode's biceps on the wrong arms, with the skin-like texture inside and the weight-reducing cavities on the outside. Later molds, such as the 10th Anniversary release, had this error corrected.

: This mold was used to make... lots of guys. ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], ''[[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]]'' [[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]], ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]], [[Dinotron]], and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]].

*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, 1998)

: Part of the second McDonald's ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a metal velociraptor. his molding looks more like a Transmetal 2 than a normal Transmetals, though.

*'''Dinobot (Fox Kids)''' (Deluxe, 1999)

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===

*'''Dinobot''' (Tenth Anniversary Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:BW10Dinobot_toy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He disagrees with everything that T-Rex says, but you know they're best friends.]]

: This release is a redeco of the original Dinobot toy, though its "show-accuracy" is questionable at best, with and excessively dark (faintly bronzed) brown base-colour and oddly using blue on his kneepads, metallic green on his rib-like shin ridges, and inexplicably substituting the red interior of his rotor weapon with blue.

: ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Dinobot came with the left arm to the "build-a-bot" figure [[Trans-Mutate]], plus a DVD containing the obvious Dinobot episode, "[[Code of Hero]]".
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===Timelines===
*'''Darksyde Dinobot''' (Dawn of Futures Past multi-pack Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:Botcon2006Dinobot_toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can you dig it?]]

: Part of the five-toy [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] boxed set (along with [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), "Darksyde Dinobot" is a redeco of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] mold, itself a [[retool]] of ''[[Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]. Dinobot uses almost all of Longrack's new-mold parts save for the head; Hoist's was a dead ringer for Dinobot in the first place. He transforms into a Cybertronic excavator. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] or [[Golden Disk Key]] into his shoulder assembly unlocks a shovel-punch attack activated by pressing on the plunger mechanism above the key port. Like Longrack, he does ''not'' come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner (dammit).

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe)|Ransack]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary (Japan)===
[[Image:Japanese10thDinobot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|At last, I CAN TALK!]]

*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-05'''

:Celebrating Japan's (one year later than the West) 10th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars]]'', this version of Dinobot is another redeco of the venerable tooling. While definitely more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the Hasbro 10th Anniversary version from the previous year, some of its color-scheme decisions favor the robot mode, such as bronze/gold shoulder joints. The effect of this however is to have a less consistently colored beast mode than the Hasbro version. It is worth noting that even this version lacks the medium blue used for the base of the show model's lower legs and torso (though this may be due to them being on the same sprue as his "lightpipe" and mutant helmet), so the "ultimately totally show-accurate-colored" version still has yet to be done.

: Perhaps most significant of all, however, is that this version of Dinobot ''finally'' has a mouth, though it is in the form of a paint operation, rather than a newly-sculpted head.

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==Merchandise==
*'''Dinobot mini bust''' (2007)

[[Image:BWDinobot_minibust.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Legs are for the weak]]

: In 2006, [[First 4 Figures]] announced a seven-inch tall mini-bust of Dinobot, featuring his upper torso mounted upon a Maximal pedestal. He was sculpted by Ryan Bailey and is limited to 1,996 pieces. He is based upon his animated appearance, mounted on a silver pedestal adorned with the Maximal sigil.

: As of writing, this product has not been released yet.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:BWRConcept04.jpg|left|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]

* It's been rumored that Dinobot's first toy borrowed some molding from an unproduced [[Kenner]] ''Jurassic Park'' dino. There's no evidence at all to support this, however, and is incredibly unlikely to begin with.

[[Image:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|right|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]

* An actual (IE non-McDonald's affiliated) Transmetal Dinobot apparently made it to concept art stages, but not much further. It would have been notable for having the lamest "transport mode" of all the Transmetals if produced, however. Several elements of the design were recycled on Transmetal [[Terrorsaur]].

* The [[Timelines]] "Darksyde Dinobot" color scheme is actually based on his Tenth Anniversary toy.

* Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's spinning blade weapon as a "Rotate Blade". However, both the full-length version of the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercial and a later commercial (starring Dinobot, Waspinator and Tarantulas) refer to the weapon as being his "spinning Veloci-Rotor blades".

* Dinobot was second under Megatron before rebelling....probably because he was the only one who knew one end of a blaster from the other

*It's interesting to note that almost every single character in the Beast Wars gets thrashed twice as hard as Dinobot in his final battle and yet they all came back good as new. [[Waspinator|Some]] rarely even have to bother with Stasis Lock. Funny, that.

*Dinobot's death was likely related more to energon depletion than actual damage, evidenced by his internal computer urging him into stasis lock because of a critical loss in power. The injuries he received are probably what caused this depletion, making them the indirect cause of his demise, but not the sole contributing factor.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm Dinobot at TFU.info]
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]

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Dinobot (BW)

2008-01-10T20:12:19Z

86.135.114.133:

{{Template:Disambig3|Dinobot}}

:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Dinobotbwx.jpg|thumb|right|250px| "You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero."[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&]]]

'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron_(BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk]] under the order of [[Cryotek]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a Maximal exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of Shakespearean phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all humanity.

{{quote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all. I am a warrior; let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Kong-long'''(meaning Dinosaur)/'''Muo-long''' (meaning Demonic Dragon/Dinosaur)

==Fiction==
===''Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye''===

During the theft of the [[Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation.

===''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''===

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Unit 1]] and [[Unit 2]]. They made their way to the rendezvous with the [[Darksyde]], and headed off into space to activate their transwarp drive. The [[Axalon]] and the [[Chromia 10]] took chase, but Dinobot blew the smaller ship out of the sky.

===Beast Wars===
''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (1st voice), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (2nd voice) (Brazil)

[[Image:BWDinobot_arrival.jpg|left|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wher''ever'' the hell we are."]]

When Megatron stole the Golden Disk and fled to prehistoric [[Earth]], Dinobot was among his followers. But immediately after crash-landing, Dinobot turned on his leader, claiming that he had led them to the wrong planet. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 1}} Unfazed by the tirade, Megatron had Scorponok blast him, and he left Dinobot for dead.

Focused solely on Megatron's destruction, Dinobot sought out the Maximals and attempted to take command of that group. He forced [[Optimus Primal]] into a fight to the death, which was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After Dinobot helped the Maximals, Optimus accepted him into the fold - not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], but over time the two became a strange sort of friends. {{storylink|Beast Wars, Part 2}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force, but an understanding of the enemy: When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] infiltrated the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit - all without firing a shot, and the other Maxies never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

But through it all, Dinobot had only one true loyalty: to his personal sense of honor. This he described as Predacon in nature, although he often appeared far nobler than his former comrades. Still, he was really no Maximal either; his ethics stemmed from his hard, warrior outlook. Always the first to call for action, he was often the recipient of Primal's lectures. For instance, when the Maximals unexpectedly created a transporter to the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]], Dinobot demanded they send a bomb to destroy them all. Primal, however, insisted on a thirty-second timer to allow them time for evacuation, along the theory that if they lose their base, they're helpless anyway - no need to kill them outright.

[[Image:2char8.jpg |thumb|right|[http://xahlee.org/p/titus/act4s2.html "Villain, I have done thy mother."]]]

As time went on, Dinobot inevitably became attached to the Maximals (This was especially obvious in his love hate relationship with Rattrap, and the respet shared between Optimus and himself). When a Cybertronian probe was detected, he helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. {{storylink|The Probe}} Thus, when the Maximals later thought that Megatron's band had been destroyed, Dinobot elected to remain on Earth while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the Axalon and grounded the Maximals once again.{{storylink|Victory (Beast Wars episode)|Victory}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, his violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notably was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward." He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying: that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his gun. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

[[Image:Coc getshorty.jpg|thumb|left|'The course of true love never did run smooth'.]]
The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. But, of course, Dinobot had helped Megatron steal the disk in the first place, the stated goal having been to find energon. This appeared to be a contradiction (or massive change of heart) on Dinobot's part, but later revelations would fill in a larger picture.

The catalyst for these insights would be the destruction of the [[Planet Buster]] moon and most of the energon deposits, making it obvious that they were on Earth after all. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}} Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole the golden disks. He gave the [[Alien Disk|Vok disk]] to [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], but the Voyager disk he hid from both sides. He knew that it contained information about the future, and it cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate."

[[Image:BWDinobot_decision.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dying with honor requires a picturesque sunset and opportune posing.]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept him focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked, "So, Megatron, your plan proceeds even without the disk." {{storylink|Maximal, No More}} This apparent knowledge of Megatron's plans had two implications: It explained Dinobot's original allegiance to the thief, which had nothing to do with energon-gathering. And it gave him reason to rejoin Megatron's circle as the possibility of the original plan's fruition reemerged.

Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximal influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a deathmatch against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the Golden Disk. Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that he might be sacrificing his own race, but "either way I will know the truth at last."

After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and it's implied that Dinobot then told Optimus about Megatron's plan to attack [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]].

After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the Voyager disk. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he was blowing the peak up just as Dinobot arrived. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own... but Megatron had virtually limitless power.

[[Image:Dinbot_funeral.jpg|left|thumb|Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of proto-humans, attempting to destroy the future human race, Dinobot singlehandedly took all of the Predacons on. Having already been blindsided by Tarantalus, he waded through the attack squad. Ignoring the damage he sustained, the warnings of his own internal computer, and the danger to himself, Dinobot defeated everyone save Megatron. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the disk, the valley of the proto-humans was in ruins, and he had hostages. Refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. Megatron dropped the disk, and Dinobot blasted it to pieces with his last bit of energy. A short time after the rest of the Maximals arrived, Dinobot's spark left his frame.

He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation Missing Man formation]. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon.

Dinobot died as he lived: paraphrasing Shakespeare. "Tell my tale to those who ask," his last words had been, "Tell it truly—the ill deeds along with the good—and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence."

Except then Megatron [[Dinobot II|cloned him]]. {{storylink|Feral Scream, Part 1}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4''', '''VS-4'''

[[Image:BeastWars_Dinobot_1996_toy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wasn't he in ''Jurassic Park''?]]

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' product, Dinobot transforms into something kinda resembling an organic Utahraptor. His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered spinning-blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in robot mode by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head.

: The original Dinobots shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market.

: In Japan, Dinobot was available both individually and in a "Vs" set with [[Tarantulas]]. This version was identical to the [[Hasbro]] version. In January 1997, Takara [[redeco]]ed many of the ''Beast Wars'' toys and re-released them in slightly more show-like tones; Dinobot actually got ''less'' tan to his dino-skin (moving further from the show model), and his helmet was painted in metallic gold. This version was also sold in a Vs set.

:It should also be noted that this and the Fox Kids redeco, as well as some other versions of this mold, had the robot mode's biceps on the wrong arms, with the skin-like texture inside and the weight-reducing cavities on the outside. Later molds, such as the 10th Anniversary release, had this error corrected.

: This mold was used to make... lots of guys. ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], ''[[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]]'' [[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]], ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]], [[Dinotron]], and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]].

*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, 1998)

: Part of the second McDonald's ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a metal velociraptor. his molding looks more like a Transmetal 2 than a normal Transmetals, though.

*'''Dinobot (Fox Kids)''' (Deluxe, 1999)

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===

*'''Dinobot''' (Tenth Anniversary Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:BW10Dinobot_toy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He disagrees with everything that T-Rex says, but you know they're best friends.]]

: This release is a redeco of the original Dinobot toy, though its "show-accuracy" is questionable at best, with and excessively dark (faintly bronzed) brown base-colour and oddly using blue on his kneepads, metallic green on his rib-like shin ridges, and inexplicably substituting the red interior of his rotor weapon with blue.

: ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Dinobot came with the left arm to the "build-a-bot" figure [[Trans-Mutate]], plus a DVD containing the obvious Dinobot episode, "[[Code of Hero]]".
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===Timelines===
*'''Darksyde Dinobot''' (Dawn of Futures Past multi-pack Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:Botcon2006Dinobot_toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can you dig it?]]

: Part of the five-toy [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] boxed set (along with [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), "Darksyde Dinobot" is a redeco of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] mold, itself a [[retool]] of ''[[Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]. Dinobot uses almost all of Longrack's new-mold parts save for the head; Hoist's was a dead ringer for Dinobot in the first place. He transforms into a Cybertronic excavator. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] or [[Golden Disk Key]] into his shoulder assembly unlocks a shovel-punch attack activated by pressing on the plunger mechanism above the key port. Like Longrack, he does ''not'' come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner (dammit).

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe)|Ransack]].

===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary (Japan)===
[[Image:Japanese10thDinobot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|At last, I CAN TALK!]]

*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-05'''

:Celebrating Japan's (one year later than the West) 10th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars]]'', this version of Dinobot is another redeco of the venerable tooling. While definitely more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the Hasbro 10th Anniversary version from the previous year, some of its color-scheme decisions favor the robot mode, such as bronze/gold shoulder joints. The effect of this however is to have a less consistently colored beast mode than the Hasbro version. It is worth noting that even this version lacks the medium blue used for the base of the show model's lower legs and torso (though this may be due to them being on the same sprue as his "lightpipe" and mutant helmet), so the "ultimately totally show-accurate-colored" version still has yet to be done.

: Perhaps most significant of all, however, is that this version of Dinobot ''finally'' has a mouth, though it is in the form of a paint operation, rather than a newly-sculpted head.

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==Merchandise==
*'''Dinobot mini bust''' (2007)

[[Image:BWDinobot_minibust.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Legs are for the weak]]

: In 2006, [[First 4 Figures]] announced a seven-inch tall mini-bust of Dinobot, featuring his upper torso mounted upon a Maximal pedestal. He was sculpted by Ryan Bailey and is limited to 1,996 pieces. He is based upon his animated appearance, mounted on a silver pedestal adorned with the Maximal sigil.

: As of writing, this product has not been released yet.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:BWRConcept04.jpg|left|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]

* It's been rumored that Dinobot's first toy borrowed some molding from an unproduced [[Kenner]] ''Jurassic Park'' dino. There's no evidence at all to support this, however, and is incredibly unlikely to begin with.

[[Image:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|right|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]

* An actual (IE non-McDonald's affiliated) Transmetal Dinobot apparently made it to concept art stages, but not much further. It would have been notable for having the lamest "transport mode" of all the Transmetals if produced, however. Several elements of the design were recycled on Transmetal [[Terrorsaur]].

* The [[Timelines]] "Darksyde Dinobot" color scheme is actually based on his Tenth Anniversary toy.

* Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's spinning blade weapon as a "Rotate Blade". However, both the full-length version of the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercial and a later commercial (starring Dinobot, Waspinator and Tarantulas) refer to the weapon as being his "spinning Veloci-Rotor blades".

* Dinobot was second under Megatron before rebelling....probably because he was the only one who knew one end of a blaster from the other

*It's interesting to note that almost every single character in the Beast Wars gets thrashed twice as hard as Dinobot in his final battle and yet they all came back good as new. [[Waspinator|Some]] rarely even have to bother with Stasis Lock. Funny, that.

*Dinobot's death was likely related more to energon depletion than actual damage, evidenced by his internal computer urging him into stasis lock because of a critical loss in power. The injuries he received are probably what caused this depletion, making them the indirect cause of his demise, but not the sole contributing factor.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm Dinobot at TFU.info]
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]

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CR chamber

2008-01-10T19:21:56Z

86.135.114.133:

[[Image:Crchamber-bw.jpg|thumb|200px|Sure, it fixes you up, but it still looks like a toilet.]]
The '''CR Chamber''' is a device for medical treatment or adding new alt modes to the Transformers of various factions.

It is ''not'' a [[Maximal Torture Chamber|torture chamber]].

It ''is'' [[Waspinator| Waspinator's]] best friend.

*'''Beast Wars:''' Creation/Restoration Chamber<ref>''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''. Note that it is labeled as "C/R Chamber" in the book. There is also a similar device named "C/R Tank" for [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].</ref>
*'''Dreamwave:''' Cryonic Regeneration<ref>CR Chamber/Stasis Pod article in ''[[More Than Meets the Eye]]'' #8</ref><br/>
*'''IDW:''' Cryogenic Regeneration<ref>''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
===IDW comics continuity===

==References==
<references/>
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CR chamber

2008-01-10T19:21:36Z

86.135.114.133:

[[Image:Crchamber-bw.jpg|thumb|200px|Sure, it fixes you up, but it still looks like a toilet.]]
The '''CR Chamber''' is a device for medical treatment or adding new alt modes to the Transformers of various factions.

It is ''not'' a [[Maximal Torture Chamber|torture chamber]].

It ''is'' [[Waspinator's| Waspinator]] best friend.

*'''Beast Wars:''' Creation/Restoration Chamber<ref>''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''. Note that it is labeled as "C/R Chamber" in the book. There is also a similar device named "C/R Tank" for [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].</ref>
*'''Dreamwave:''' Cryonic Regeneration<ref>CR Chamber/Stasis Pod article in ''[[More Than Meets the Eye]]'' #8</ref><br/>
*'''IDW:''' Cryogenic Regeneration<ref>''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
===IDW comics continuity===

==References==
<references/>
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Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)

2008-01-10T19:09:26Z

86.135.114.133: /* Transformers references */

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |3 |prev=Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1 |next=Tangled Web}}
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]

Vastly outnumbered, the remaining [[Maximal|Maximals]] must defend their base from a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] takes a dangerous journey.

'''Major characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' November 9, 1997

==Summary==
Vastly outnumbered, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap]], and [[Cheetor]] attempt to hold off the Predacons some distance form their base, to allow Rhinox to complete his mission to travel through the [[Allspark]]. When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] orders them to take no survivors, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] protests, saying they should let the Maximals surrender, only to be struck by the irate Predacon commander. When Silverbolt is preplexed by their resistance, Megatron realizes that they are keeping them from their base. He orders [[Waspinator]] and Silverbolt to head to the ''[[Axalon]]''. Cheetor takes to the air, and Rattrap converts to vehicle mode, ordering Dinobot to hop on and provide cover fire (disgusting the former Predacon).

[[Tarantulas]], however, is using the psychic link to force [[Blackarachnia]] to search for information on the [[Golden Disk]]s. While she searches through the files, she discovers something of importance, but refuses to show Tarantulas. When Tarantulas is rendered unconciouss by a boulder, Blackarachnia downloads the information, then destroys the computer, claiming that it was bobytrapped.

Reaching the ''Axalon'', Silverbolt is shot down by the autoguns, and captured by the Maximals. Dinobot prepares to destroy him, but Rattrap and Cheetor prevent him, instead taking him in to repair him. Rhinox, who has finished, tells the Maximals to they must hold the Predacons off for a little while longer. Inside the Axalon, a charge hits the device Rhinox was connected to, travelling to a [[stasis pod]] with a blank [[protoform]]. Outside, the shields fail under the fire, and the Maximals engage—to discover that they are out of ammo. The Predacons seriously injure the Maximals.

Having waited a long time for their victory, the Predacons approach, prepared to dilver the killing blow. Before they can finish the Maximals off, there is an exlposion in the hull of the ''Axalon''. When the smoke clears, the Maximals and Predacons alike are shocked to see the cause of the explosion—[[Optimus Primal]]. The Predacons attempt to destroy him, but Primal, now with his own [[Transmetal]] body, causes the Predacons to scatter. Primal takes to the air, dispatching the rest of the Predacons. Megatron attempts to kill Primal, but Silverbolt knocks Megatron off a cliff, defecting to the Maximals.

At the ''[[Darksyde]]'', Blackarachnia tells Megatron that Dinobot stole the Disks and destroyed the computers. Megatron then declares that the Beast Wars has entered a new phase, while, unseen, binary code flashes across Blackarachnia's eyes.

==Quotes==
"To think, that a warrior must become a... a ''rat'' patrol."<br>
:-- '''Dinobot''' on having to ride Rattrap.

"Comes... the dawn."<br>
"And...''[Dinobot's arm falls off]''...our doom."
:-- '''Rhinox''' and '''Dinobot'''.

"Well, that's just prime!"<br>
:-- '''Optimus Primal''', alive and kicking.

==Notes==
===Trivia===
*After Rattrap throws a rock in the air as an example of what would happen if they moved away from the cover of the boulder, it's blasted into a tiny pebble and hits the ground. All 3 Maximals "eyes" then pop out of their heads towards the rock in the fashion of the eyeball gag in classic Tex Avery cartoons.
* Blackarachnia's theft of the Golden Disk data would have consequences carrying through the remainder of the series.
* Though neither admits it, it seems likely that both Tarantulas and Megatron see through Blackarachnia's sleight-of-hand with the backup data tracks. Blackarachnia tells Megatron that the computer was destroyed by Dinobot... after telling Tarantulas that it was destroyed because it was booby trapped. Tarantulas says nothing to contradict this lie to Megatron, and later interrogates her when the chance presents itself. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Megatron likewise guesses the truth and attempts to strong-arm the data from her. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

===Technical/Animation glitches===
*While in pursuit of Rattrap and Dinobot, Megatron transforms from his beast mode in mid-flight and continues to attack from the air, yet his VTOL engines are inactive on his back rather than deployed.

===Continuity errors===
* Tarantulas and Waspinator arrive again mid-battle, despite having already arrived at the end of the previous episode.
* Waspinator and Silverbolt take off for the Maximal base twice, clearly going over the Maximals' heads a second time as they reassert the danger of the situation in different phrasing than before.
* Dinobot says his weapon is depleted, despite clearly having ammunition bandoliers criscrossed over his torso. The weapon gets fired more times before the episode ends, anyway.
* There's no real in-story reason for the Maximals to run out of ammunition before the Predacons, who have been unloading ordnance at them all night. Rhinox in particular should have fully loaded weapons when he enters the fight.
:''Note: The above "errors" may in fact be intentional directorial choices, to fit the episode's thematic homage to spaghetti western serials.''
* The Transmetalization of Optimus Primal's new body matches the case of Rampage, in that they were both mutated while in stasis pods, which are apparently not shielded against the effects of the Quantum Surge - then again, neither were the Axalon or Darksyde.
* An earlier script revision[http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/cotftwo/cotftwoscript.pdf] called for the elevator into the Maximal base to be destroyed during the fight, giving Primal a more practical reason to blow a hole in the side of his own base.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:rubber ducky cotf2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|How many Starscreams ''are'' there on this planet, anyway?]]

* While Blackarachnia is searching through Megatron's stuff, a gray model of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s head is in the pile. It's too small to be the real thing, given that Beast Warriors are shown later in the series to be much smaller than G1 characters. Even so, why would Megatron want something like that, unless he's covering for the unlikely possibility of the Preds staging a production of Hamlet and being unable to secure the use of Waspinator's head to fill the role of Yorrick's skull.
* Other items in the pile include a WW2-era model airplane, a model helicopter, a number of books, a golden goblet or trophy, two identical spiky planets, a pocket-watch, and a [[Rubber Ducky|rubber ducky]].
* During one of Rhinox's trips through the [[Allspark|Matrix]], near the end of the episode, the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]] is seen floating.
* When Rattrap asks where Rhinox went, he describes the Matrix as "[['Til all are one|where all are one]]".

{{-}}

===Real-world references===
*Reference

==External links==
*Link
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Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)

2008-01-10T19:08:51Z

86.135.114.133: /* Transformers references */

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |3 |prev=Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1 |next=Tangled Web}}
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]

Vastly outnumbered, the remaining [[Maximal|Maximals]] must defend their base from a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] takes a dangerous journey.

'''Major characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' November 9, 1997

==Summary==
Vastly outnumbered, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap]], and [[Cheetor]] attempt to hold off the Predacons some distance form their base, to allow Rhinox to complete his mission to travel through the [[Allspark]]. When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] orders them to take no survivors, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] protests, saying they should let the Maximals surrender, only to be struck by the irate Predacon commander. When Silverbolt is preplexed by their resistance, Megatron realizes that they are keeping them from their base. He orders [[Waspinator]] and Silverbolt to head to the ''[[Axalon]]''. Cheetor takes to the air, and Rattrap converts to vehicle mode, ordering Dinobot to hop on and provide cover fire (disgusting the former Predacon).

[[Tarantulas]], however, is using the psychic link to force [[Blackarachnia]] to search for information on the [[Golden Disk]]s. While she searches through the files, she discovers something of importance, but refuses to show Tarantulas. When Tarantulas is rendered unconciouss by a boulder, Blackarachnia downloads the information, then destroys the computer, claiming that it was bobytrapped.

Reaching the ''Axalon'', Silverbolt is shot down by the autoguns, and captured by the Maximals. Dinobot prepares to destroy him, but Rattrap and Cheetor prevent him, instead taking him in to repair him. Rhinox, who has finished, tells the Maximals to they must hold the Predacons off for a little while longer. Inside the Axalon, a charge hits the device Rhinox was connected to, travelling to a [[stasis pod]] with a blank [[protoform]]. Outside, the shields fail under the fire, and the Maximals engage—to discover that they are out of ammo. The Predacons seriously injure the Maximals.

Having waited a long time for their victory, the Predacons approach, prepared to dilver the killing blow. Before they can finish the Maximals off, there is an exlposion in the hull of the ''Axalon''. When the smoke clears, the Maximals and Predacons alike are shocked to see the cause of the explosion—[[Optimus Primal]]. The Predacons attempt to destroy him, but Primal, now with his own [[Transmetal]] body, causes the Predacons to scatter. Primal takes to the air, dispatching the rest of the Predacons. Megatron attempts to kill Primal, but Silverbolt knocks Megatron off a cliff, defecting to the Maximals.

At the ''[[Darksyde]]'', Blackarachnia tells Megatron that Dinobot stole the Disks and destroyed the computers. Megatron then declares that the Beast Wars has entered a new phase, while, unseen, binary code flashes across Blackarachnia's eyes.

==Quotes==
"To think, that a warrior must become a... a ''rat'' patrol."<br>
:-- '''Dinobot''' on having to ride Rattrap.

"Comes... the dawn."<br>
"And...''[Dinobot's arm falls off]''...our doom."
:-- '''Rhinox''' and '''Dinobot'''.

"Well, that's just prime!"<br>
:-- '''Optimus Primal''', alive and kicking.

==Notes==
===Trivia===
*After Rattrap throws a rock in the air as an example of what would happen if they moved away from the cover of the boulder, it's blasted into a tiny pebble and hits the ground. All 3 Maximals "eyes" then pop out of their heads towards the rock in the fashion of the eyeball gag in classic Tex Avery cartoons.
* Blackarachnia's theft of the Golden Disk data would have consequences carrying through the remainder of the series.
* Though neither admits it, it seems likely that both Tarantulas and Megatron see through Blackarachnia's sleight-of-hand with the backup data tracks. Blackarachnia tells Megatron that the computer was destroyed by Dinobot... after telling Tarantulas that it was destroyed because it was booby trapped. Tarantulas says nothing to contradict this lie to Megatron, and later interrogates her when the chance presents itself. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Megatron likewise guesses the truth and attempts to strong-arm the data from her. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

===Technical/Animation glitches===
*While in pursuit of Rattrap and Dinobot, Megatron transforms from his beast mode in mid-flight and continues to attack from the air, yet his VTOL engines are inactive on his back rather than deployed.

===Continuity errors===
* Tarantulas and Waspinator arrive again mid-battle, despite having already arrived at the end of the previous episode.
* Waspinator and Silverbolt take off for the Maximal base twice, clearly going over the Maximals' heads a second time as they reassert the danger of the situation in different phrasing than before.
* Dinobot says his weapon is depleted, despite clearly having ammunition bandoliers criscrossed over his torso. The weapon gets fired more times before the episode ends, anyway.
* There's no real in-story reason for the Maximals to run out of ammunition before the Predacons, who have been unloading ordnance at them all night. Rhinox in particular should have fully loaded weapons when he enters the fight.
:''Note: The above "errors" may in fact be intentional directorial choices, to fit the episode's thematic homage to spaghetti western serials.''
* The Transmetalization of Optimus Primal's new body matches the case of Rampage, in that they were both mutated while in stasis pods, which are apparently not shielded against the effects of the Quantum Surge - then again, neither were the Axalon or Darksyde.
* An earlier script revision[http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/cotftwo/cotftwoscript.pdf] called for the elevator into the Maximal base to be destroyed during the fight, giving Primal a more practical reason to blow a hole in the side of his own base.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:rubber ducky cotf2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|How many Starscreams ''are'' there on this planet, anyway?]]

* While Blackarachnia is searching through Megatron's stuff, a gray model of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s head is in the pile. It's too small to be the real thing, given that Beast Warriors are shown later in the series to be much smaller than G1 characters. Even so, why would Megatron want something like that, unless he's covering for the unlikely possibility of the Preds staging a production of Hamlet and being unable to secure the use of Waspinator's head to fill the role of Yorrick.
* Other items in the pile include a WW2-era model airplane, a model helicopter, a number of books, a golden goblet or trophy, two identical spiky planets, a pocket-watch, and a [[Rubber Ducky|rubber ducky]].
* During one of Rhinox's trips through the [[Allspark|Matrix]], near the end of the episode, the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]] is seen floating.
* When Rattrap asks where Rhinox went, he describes the Matrix as "[['Til all are one|where all are one]]".

{{-}}

===Real-world references===
*Reference

==External links==
*Link
[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)

2008-01-10T19:06:26Z

86.135.114.133: /* Continuity errors */

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |3 |prev=Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1 |next=Tangled Web}}
'''Writers:''' [[Bob Forward]]

Vastly outnumbered, the remaining [[Maximal|Maximals]] must defend their base from a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] assault while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] takes a dangerous journey.

'''Major characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Minor characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

'''Original air date:''' November 9, 1997

==Summary==
Vastly outnumbered, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap]], and [[Cheetor]] attempt to hold off the Predacons some distance form their base, to allow Rhinox to complete his mission to travel through the [[Allspark]]. When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] orders them to take no survivors, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] protests, saying they should let the Maximals surrender, only to be struck by the irate Predacon commander. When Silverbolt is preplexed by their resistance, Megatron realizes that they are keeping them from their base. He orders [[Waspinator]] and Silverbolt to head to the ''[[Axalon]]''. Cheetor takes to the air, and Rattrap converts to vehicle mode, ordering Dinobot to hop on and provide cover fire (disgusting the former Predacon).

[[Tarantulas]], however, is using the psychic link to force [[Blackarachnia]] to search for information on the [[Golden Disk]]s. While she searches through the files, she discovers something of importance, but refuses to show Tarantulas. When Tarantulas is rendered unconciouss by a boulder, Blackarachnia downloads the information, then destroys the computer, claiming that it was bobytrapped.

Reaching the ''Axalon'', Silverbolt is shot down by the autoguns, and captured by the Maximals. Dinobot prepares to destroy him, but Rattrap and Cheetor prevent him, instead taking him in to repair him. Rhinox, who has finished, tells the Maximals to they must hold the Predacons off for a little while longer. Inside the Axalon, a charge hits the device Rhinox was connected to, travelling to a [[stasis pod]] with a blank [[protoform]]. Outside, the shields fail under the fire, and the Maximals engage—to discover that they are out of ammo. The Predacons seriously injure the Maximals.

Having waited a long time for their victory, the Predacons approach, prepared to dilver the killing blow. Before they can finish the Maximals off, there is an exlposion in the hull of the ''Axalon''. When the smoke clears, the Maximals and Predacons alike are shocked to see the cause of the explosion—[[Optimus Primal]]. The Predacons attempt to destroy him, but Primal, now with his own [[Transmetal]] body, causes the Predacons to scatter. Primal takes to the air, dispatching the rest of the Predacons. Megatron attempts to kill Primal, but Silverbolt knocks Megatron off a cliff, defecting to the Maximals.

At the ''[[Darksyde]]'', Blackarachnia tells Megatron that Dinobot stole the Disks and destroyed the computers. Megatron then declares that the Beast Wars has entered a new phase, while, unseen, binary code flashes across Blackarachnia's eyes.

==Quotes==
"To think, that a warrior must become a... a ''rat'' patrol."<br>
:-- '''Dinobot''' on having to ride Rattrap.

"Comes... the dawn."<br>
"And...''[Dinobot's arm falls off]''...our doom."
:-- '''Rhinox''' and '''Dinobot'''.

"Well, that's just prime!"<br>
:-- '''Optimus Primal''', alive and kicking.

==Notes==
===Trivia===
*After Rattrap throws a rock in the air as an example of what would happen if they moved away from the cover of the boulder, it's blasted into a tiny pebble and hits the ground. All 3 Maximals "eyes" then pop out of their heads towards the rock in the fashion of the eyeball gag in classic Tex Avery cartoons.
* Blackarachnia's theft of the Golden Disk data would have consequences carrying through the remainder of the series.
* Though neither admits it, it seems likely that both Tarantulas and Megatron see through Blackarachnia's sleight-of-hand with the backup data tracks. Blackarachnia tells Megatron that the computer was destroyed by Dinobot... after telling Tarantulas that it was destroyed because it was booby trapped. Tarantulas says nothing to contradict this lie to Megatron, and later interrogates her when the chance presents itself. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Megatron likewise guesses the truth and attempts to strong-arm the data from her. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}

===Technical/Animation glitches===
*While in pursuit of Rattrap and Dinobot, Megatron transforms from his beast mode in mid-flight and continues to attack from the air, yet his VTOL engines are inactive on his back rather than deployed.

===Continuity errors===
* Tarantulas and Waspinator arrive again mid-battle, despite having already arrived at the end of the previous episode.
* Waspinator and Silverbolt take off for the Maximal base twice, clearly going over the Maximals' heads a second time as they reassert the danger of the situation in different phrasing than before.
* Dinobot says his weapon is depleted, despite clearly having ammunition bandoliers criscrossed over his torso. The weapon gets fired more times before the episode ends, anyway.
* There's no real in-story reason for the Maximals to run out of ammunition before the Predacons, who have been unloading ordnance at them all night. Rhinox in particular should have fully loaded weapons when he enters the fight.
:''Note: The above "errors" may in fact be intentional directorial choices, to fit the episode's thematic homage to spaghetti western serials.''
* The Transmetalization of Optimus Primal's new body matches the case of Rampage, in that they were both mutated while in stasis pods, which are apparently not shielded against the effects of the Quantum Surge - then again, neither were the Axalon or Darksyde.
* An earlier script revision[http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/cotftwo/cotftwoscript.pdf] called for the elevator into the Maximal base to be destroyed during the fight, giving Primal a more practical reason to blow a hole in the side of his own base.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:rubber ducky cotf2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|How many Starscreams ''are'' there on this planet, anyway?]]

* While Blackarachnia is searching through Megatron's stuff, a gray model of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s head is in the pile. It's too small to be the real thing, given that Beast Warriors are shown later in the series to be much smaller than G1 characters. Even so, why would Megatron want something like that?
* Other items in the pile include a WW2-era model airplane, a model helicopter, a number of books, a golden goblet or trophy, two identical spiky planets, a pocket-watch, and a [[Rubber Ducky|rubber ducky]].
* During one of Rhinox's trips through the [[Allspark|Matrix]], near the end of the episode, the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]] is seen floating.
* When Rattrap asks where Rhinox went, he describes the Matrix as "[['Til all are one|where all are one]]".

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===Real-world references===
*Reference

==External links==
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