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In Darkest Knight

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{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=17
|image=Silverboltbm.jpg
|caption=I'm Batman.
|title="In Darkest Knight"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 1]], 2000
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[George Samilski]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Blackarachnia is finally able to revive Silverbolt, but he doesn't seem too happy about it.'''

:''French title:'' '''Une Sombre Nuit''' ("A Dark Night")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Sombre Chevalier''' ("Dark Knight")
:''Japanese title:'' 野獣の恩返し (''Yajū no Ongaeshi'', "The Beast's Gratitude")
:''Spanish title:'' '''El Caballero en la Oscuridad'''

==Synopsis==
As the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s newest body, drifts overhead, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] searches through a derelict region of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for his former friend, the organic [[Noble|Savage/Noble]]. However, his search is cut short by [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]].

[[Image:DarkestKnight Rattrap's invention.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Back at the Maximal base, [[Rattrap]] talks to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] about his newest invention, combining a [[spark extractor]] with a [[DNA scanner]]. This process, he hopes, could someday be used to restore any of the captured sparks they recover into Transformer bodies. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] arrive, wondering what's happened to Nightscream. Nobody has seen him for a while, so the team head aboveground to find out where he's gone. However, Blackarachnia has a lingering fascination with Rattrap's new device.

The Maximals find Nightscream surrounded by a back of [[Motorcycle Drone|cycle drones]] and other [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. A fight to rescue their young member begins. Cheetor uses his blades to glide through the air, fighting the [[Sonic Attack Jet]]s all the while. Rattrap outraces several more cycle drones. Cooking up her own plot, Blackarachnia places Rattrap's device on Jetstorm, hoping to free his spark and reformat him.

Megatron, in his gigantic head, uses his gravity beams to capture Optimus and Cheetor, ending the conflict quickly. Nightscream is left behind, at the mercy of Thrust. Luckily, he is protected by Savage/Noble, who uses both of his tails to damage Thrust. Rattrap sees the strange dragon haul Nightscream's unconscious body away and, suspecting Savage intends to consume the younger Maximal, follows.

[[Image:DarkestKnight Silverbolt reflection.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Kermit, I would like to have a word about injecting some culture into this show."]]
Blackarachnia leads Jetstorm deeper underground. The jet crashes through one of her webs and into a pool of [[organic goo|organic fluid]]. With the general restrained, the DNA scanner Blackarachnia placed onto him activates and begins to detect local fossils. The scanner passes by several other bones before locking onto a suitable candidate: a skeleton of a prehistoric, condor-like creature. After a painful metamorphosis, the Vehicon once known as Jetstorm is destroyed, and the [[Maximal]] [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] is reborn. He becomes aware of himself and is surprised by his new, [[technorganic]] form. Shocked, disgruntled, and angry, he flies out of the cave in which he was brought back, leaving a confused Blackarachnia behind.

Confronting the renegade Maximal atop a skyscraper, Blackarachnia discovers a change in her lover. Instead of the corny, phrase-spouting 'bot of prehistoric Earth, this new, angry Silverbolt loathes himself. Blackarachnia tries to remind the Maximal of the heroic personality he used to be, but Silverbolt (who is no longer silver) no longer has any connection to those ideals that once defined him. He comes along with Blackarachnia on a trip to rescue Optimus Primal and Cheetor not out of concern for his Maximal pals, but only as a way to confront his former master, Megatron.

Nightscream awakens in an abandoned warehouse, now serving as Savage/Noble's "den". The creature, in his "Noble" form, provides a metallic apple for Nightscream to feed on. Noble has lost his former mental skills, but still seems to like Nightscream and remember him. Rattrap tries to rescue Nightscream quietly but catches Noble's attention. Confused, Noble shifts into his Savage form, causing Nightscream and Rattrap to cheese it.

[[Image:DarkestKnight Optimus Cheetor interrogation.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"I'm a pepper! Don't you want to be a pepper, too?"]]
Inside of the Grand Mal, Cheetor and Optimus are interrogated for information on the Oracle and how Megatron can use it to manipulate the Sparks he holds captive. Blackarachnia and Silverbolt arrive in the same chamber, where Megatron manifests an image of himself, a hologram of the Grand Mal made out of floating masses of data. He explains why he selected Silverbolt's spark to be made into a new general: He believed Silverbolt's sense of honor would let him stay true to Megatron's Vehicon ideology. Blackarachnia argues, hoping Silverbolt understands that friendship and love are more important.

Silverbolt rejects Megatron's dogma and transforms into his new robot mode. His throwing blades heavily damage Megatron's insides. Freed, Primal orders a retreat, but Silverbolt feels it would be better to [[Furmanism|fight and die]]. Blackarachnia uses one of her abilities to stun him so she can drag him out.

[[Image:Blackarachniasilverboltdarkestknight.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A sunset on Cybertron? Crazy!]]
Rattrap and Nightscream are still running from Savage when they find Thrust and his drones standing in their way. The Maximals let Savage take care of the drones, while Silverbolt tosses away Thrust into the water. Primal welcomes Silverbolt back into the Maximals, but the bird just leaves the Maximals, not yet ready to be part of the team. Nightscream argues that Savage/Noble still has the qualities of a good guy inside of him, and Primal decides that the best thing to do is to wait.

That morning, sitting on a skyscraper, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt have another discussion, in which he reveals how he enjoyed being a Vehicon, without having to follow his code of honor. Despite this, Blackarachnia is still ready to reach out to him, and together they return to the Maximals.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (2)
*[[Rattrap]] (5)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (7)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (8)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s
|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (3)
*[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (4)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (9)
*[[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jets]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Noble]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Nothing noble about us!"<br />
"But savage? We can do that!"
:—'''Thrust''' and '''Jetstorm'''

"I thought you losers were out of business!"<br />
"Guess again, bat brain! We're back on the winning team!"
:—'''Nightscream''' and '''Jetstorm'''

"You broke 'em, you bought 'em, kittycat!"
:—'''Jetstorm'''

"What do you want from us?"<br />
"Oh, nothing much. Just every bit of data on the Oracle to better understand how I can fully exploit the precious sparks in my possession. I anticipate that extracting this information will be slow, painful, and, regrettably...fatal."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Megatron'''

"How can you stand the sight of me? Look at what I've become!"
:–'''Silverbolt''' doesn't like his new design any more than the rest of us.

"Where do you think you're going? Do you have any idea what I went through to get you back again?"
:—The answer, '''Blackarachnia''', is, "You stole hardware from Rattrap, then kidnapped Jetstorm and brainwashed him."

"You helped me find the light once."<br />
"I was a fool back then. I ''believed'' in things."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"Don't listen to him, Silverbolt! He turned you into a monster!"<br />
"I gave you strength. I gave you power."<br />
"We gave you friendship! I gave you my heart."<br />
"I gave you purpose. I gave you ''life!''"<br />
"''You... gave... me... '''NOTHING!!!'''''"
:-'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Megatron''' play Loyalty-tug-of-war with '''Silverbolt'''.

"Nobody's judging you. You were under Megatron's control. Join us, and you can avenge yourself."<br />
"You still don't get it, do you? I don't hate Megatron for what he made me do. He freed me from my code of honor, and I revelled in it. Don't you see? I… enjoyed it. I don't know what I am anymore."<br />
"You are what you've always been – honest, pure, virtuous to a fault."<br />
[''Blackarachnia takes Silverbolt's hand'']<br />
"You're taking a huge risk."<br />
"Considering how well I know the goodness in your heart, it really isn't a risk at all."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Silverbolt'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* The fossil scanned by Silverbolt is clearly a bat, not a condor, and is a reuse of the CGI model of the fossil Nightscream found in "[[Survivor]]".

===Continuity errors===
* Also, seeing as how Silverbolt looks virtually ''nothing'' like his previous form, it seems somewhat odd that [[Rattrap]] would instantly recognise him without being introduced. RATTRAP HEARD HIS VOICE!
* Remember how in "[[Revelations Part III: Apocalypse]]", Optimus said that changing Rhinox against his will is no better than Megatron? Or in "[[Crossing the Rubicon]]", when he said much the same thing about Blackarachnia herself? Well, either Blackarachnia [[Fallout|''doesn't'' remember]] or it's okay when Jetstorm/Silverbolt has a [[To sell toys|new toy]] out. Then again, going behind everyone's back to do her own thing is possibly the only in-character action she made in the entire show.
* Previously it was a major plot point to maintain robot mode. Now Nightscream is able to maintain robot form while unconscious. Good focus kid.

===Trivia===
* Vehicons are a superstitious and cowardly lot.
* Regrettably, this episode has nothing to do with Green Lantern. Or Batman.
* This is one of only two episodes in the entire series to feature sunlight. Every other episode happens entirely at night. Wouldn't it be awesome if they did [[wikipedia:Ben_10:_Alien_Force|Ben 10]] that way?
*This is the last episode to show Jetstorm but Silverbolt would be called that name in the remaining episodes by Thrust

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Returns'' — Volume 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Beast Machines: Transformers'' — The Complete Series ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Season Two: Volume One ([[Sony]])<br>
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Complete Season Two (Sony)<br>
[[Image:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Beast Machines'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Sony) — French audio only.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

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Scale

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[[Image:OptimusSnakeEyes.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And the truck's how big...?]]
'''Scale''' in ''Transformers'' is, not to put too fine a point on it, screwed.

Virtually no era, franchise, fiction, [[Toy|toyline]] or other incarnation of ''Transformers'' has presented scale in a logical or believable fashion. (There are, of course, a few [[#The rare exceptions|rare exceptions]], detailed below.) Most fans agree that one must either ignore it or accept it, lest they be tempted to explain these problems and in the process [[fanon|fanwank]] themselves into oblivion.

However, the scale problems of ''Transformers'' still merit description.

{{bigquote|"Clearly, the pitiful humans at Hasbro are so overwhelmed by the awesomeness of Cybertronian life forms that they can't get the scale right."|[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]|[[Transformers Comic issue 23|Star Scream's #23]]}}

==Scale within toylines==

===Toys out of scale with others in the same line===
[[Image:DiacloneScale.jpg|right|350px|thumb|That little guy — who comes from the same toyline as all those vehicles — is supposed to be a normal-sized human. Yeeeah.]]
The early [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toyline]], especially the pre-[[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] lines, were repackaged and [[Redeco|redecoed]] toys from several different Japanese toylines. The crucial point is that the toylines were initially unrelated. The characters ''should'' be in scale to each other as they all have real-world altmodes that (should) pass for real vehicles. However, since ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys were not part of the same line as ''[[Microman]]'' toys, scale issues arose. ''Diaclone'' figures such as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] are more-or-less in correct scale to each other (though problems already arise with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], whose [[alternate mode]]s are based on ''the same car'' yet are not quite the same size), but many of the [[Mini Vehicle]]s from the ''New Microman'' line are clearly far too small by comparison. Even aside from their deformed penny-racer proportions, a [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Volkswagen Beetle]] Microman toy is disproportionately tiny when compared to a [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Porsche 935]] Diaclone toy. The disparity becomes even more obvious with [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] such as [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (a tank) and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (a hovercraft), who should be many times their actual size.

Another glaring scale problem comes in the form of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], who turn into F-15 Eagles which, in real life, are 19.4 m (63.8 feet) long. Correctly scaled, this would make their robot modes ''colossal'' compared to most Autobots. Similarly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], despite also coming from the ''Diaclone'' line, are too small. Far worse is the other ''Diaclone'' combiner team, the [[Trainbot]]s, who have train engine altmodes, yet their toys are among the ''smallest'' of the ''Diaclone'' releases.

Transformers are currently formalised to a variety of [[size class|size classes]], which dictate the approximate cost and dimensions of a figure. Consequently, if the powers that be release toys of two characters in the same line in the same size class, they're going to come out in the same size. Even if one character's a [[Starscream (Movie)|twenty-metre fighter jet]] and the other's a [[Ironhide (Movie)|five-metre pickup truck]]. So don't expect this one to go away any time soon.

===Toys out of scale within teams===
Even toys specifically [[combiner|designed to interact with each other]] suffer from this problem. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] are wildly out of scale to each other—[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s space shuttle mode should dwarf [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], with the others somewhere in between. Instead, they're about the same size. Among the Constructicons, [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is designed to look like a gigantic [[Wikipedia:Image:Liebherr t282 1.jpg|"earth-mover" mining truck]]. He should be able to carry all his teammates in his bed, with some crowding. Similarly, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (a Concorde jet) is dramatically undersized compared to his fighter-jet [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] teammates. These scale problems are necessary to avoid misproportioned gestalt forms.

Don't even ask about the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] with their [[Groove (G1)|motorcycle]] and [[Blades (G1)|helicopter]] limbs...

===Same alternate mode, different sizes===
Other scale problems come from characters who transform into the same (or similar) [[alternate mode]]s, but whose toys are different sizes. For example, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but his toy is half the size of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]'s. The same can be said for the Lamborghini Countach [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who should be the same size as [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], not significantly smaller. These discrepancies are also seen in the other [[Scramble City]] combiners with Earth altmodes, whose toys are all smaller than similar earlier toys.

===Multiple scales of same character===
[[Image:TFAnimated RolloutCommand OptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|230px|thumb|Hooray. I'm in scale with nobody.]]

Starting with ''Beast Machines'', many franchises have released multiple versions of the same character in different [[size class]]es, most often the leader characters. Originally, the intent was apparently to make the popular [[Optimus (disambiguation)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] characters available at lower price points than just the large and expensive "Leader" class, so that children with less money would not miss out, and perhaps persuading [[completist]]-minded [[User:ItsWalky|collectors]] to buy multiple versions of one character.

While this introduces a nice range of options for the discerning collector, it can also lead to some problems. ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', for example, featured three different [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor toys]]. The Supreme size toy was so large it could not interact with most of the other toys from the line (based on the cartoon, he's maaaaybe in scale with Nightscream and Air Attack Primal, the later of whom wasn't released until three years later). The Deluxe Cheetor, on the other hand, was too ''small'' to match scales with most of the other toys (again, using the cartoon as a yardstick). Anyone looking ''within'' the toyline for notions of a "correct" scale between the characters would be stymied by the multiple size classes and the lack of real-world scale references.

Other instances of multiple-size characters are more clear cut; the [[Spy Changer]] incarnations of various ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' characters, for instance, are simply scaled-down representations of the same characters in the same bodies, not meant to interact with the much larger "main" toys, as are the later "Legends of Cybertron" toys in ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''. Other multiple-toy scale differences include intentionally simplified forms, such as the Fast Action Battlers, which simply make all the characters the same size, with no attempt at matching scales.

Multiple-scale characters usually aren't meant to cross-interact. A rare exception is Movie [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], who came with a tiny (and correctly scaled) version of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A much larger Deluxe version of Scorponok is ''also'' meant to interact with the same Blackout toy, despite the ridiculous scale disparity (and the fact that this means Blackout can have ''two'' Scorponoks of radically different size clipped to him simultaneously.)

Multiple toy sizes are generally irrelevant to the fiction, though ''Cybertron'' featured [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] inflating to planetary size, presumably in response to the super-large "King Starscream" toy available at the time.

===Toys out of scale with themselves===
[[Image:G1 Broadside toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Kill me. Just... kill me now.]]
[[Triple Changer]]s create a whole new set of problems. [[Octane]] transforms from a 20 m (60') tanker truck into a 65 m (200') jumbo jet. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] transforms from an Earth jet into an entire ''aircraft carrier.''

Even a two-mode toy can have this problem. Twentieth Anniversary Optimus Prime has wheels which are pretty tiny for a Freightliner truck, while his rear hitch section is too thick. These out-of-proportion vehicle parts were necessary to give his robot mode [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] proportions.

===Toys with roleplay altmodes===
The characters with roleplay altmodes such as Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], or [[Laserbeak (Armada)|''Armada'' Laserbeak]] are scaled to be human-scale (well, kid-scale). Since the [[size changing]] seen in the fiction is not possible for real toys (at least, that's what [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''wants'' us to think), this human-scaling makes in some cases for inordinately large robot modes. E.g., [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s toy, in robot mode, is taller than most other Transformers.

The opposite problem is seen with [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Masterpiece Megatron]], whose robot mode is in scale with Masterpiece Optimus Prime. The result is that, while he may transform into a very accurately-proportioned handgun, it's unmistakably much larger than the real thing. (Not that this has stopped him being widely banned as a "realistic firearm replica"...)

===Fanciful altmodes===
Most post-[[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] Generation 1 characters (for that matter, most post-Generation 1 lines) are difficult to accurately scale, as they generally transform into futuristic or Cybertronian vehicles whose size we don't really know. (Or, indeed, they don't transform into vehicles at all.) The scale of characters such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] or [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] is fairly arbitrary and can only be estimated by their relative size to other characters in the fiction (although most fiction is highly inconsistent in this regard, see below). Nevertheless, if one assumes that most vehicle altmodes are intended for human-sized passengers, comparing toys such as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] suggests the combiner scale problem continues.

===Big toys===
It goes without saying that the [[city-bot]] and planetbot toys (such as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Unicron]]) are not remotely to scale with normal Transformer toys. While they are indeed ''large'' toys, they're only two to five times bigger than typical Transformer toys, and thus transform into "cities" and "planets" about the (relative) size of a bungalow. The scale problems extend to the details. Some of the citybot toys have visible windows, which are too large for a city, suggesting instead a medium-sized building.

However, it's hard to begrudge Hasbro not offering us a [[Primus]] toy the size of an asteroid. Where would we keep it?

===The rare exceptions===
There have been precious few exceptions to all of this scale weirdness in the toys. However, the ''[[Alternators]]'' toyline, where every toy is a 1:24-scale representation of a real car, and thus in perfect scale with each other, was the first to buck the trend. Unfortunately, for practical reasons this limits the choice of altmodes. A Blast Off (space shuttle) toy in scale with the ''Alternator''s toys would be 1.6 m (5.1') long, while a Broadside (aircraft carrier) toy at that scale would be over 12 m (40'). Hasbro actually displayed [[Prototype|mock-ups]] for an unproduced line of "military" Transformers in scale with ''Alternators'' during the [[BotCon 2007]] Hasbro Tour; two of them recycled parts of ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron]], and were thus [[Size class|Supreme-sized]], which made said potential toyline not particularly commercially viable for Hasbro.

The direct —and indirect— successors to ''Alternators'' would also maintain a mostly consistent internal scale. ''[[Alternators#Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' and ''[[Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' would make use of the same molds, only with added [[human]] female driver figures... which were woefully small compared to the cars they came with. This would repeat itself with the "[[Human Alliance]]" toys for ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; the cars/robots are all roughly the right size compared to each other ([[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] are even smaller, squatter toys and come with sub-[[size class|Basic]]-sized [[Arcee (Movie)|motorcycle]] [[Chromia (ROTF)|robots]] to make up for it), but their human drivers are all too small. (Amusingly, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] seems to be about right.)

''[[Alternity (franchise)|Alternity]]'' would follow in ''Alternators''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s footsteps with a series of smaller 1:32-scale licensed cars... as well as stuffing [[Starscream (G1)|characters who traditionally don't have automobile alternate modes]] into modern-day civilian vehicles. That these toys represent hyper-evolved beings most of the time make it all the more head-scratch-inducing.

== Scale within fictions ==
Scale issues abound within the fiction, especially the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. Some can be attributed to [[animation error]]s, such as layering problems,<sup>[[:Image:Tinybluestreak.jpg|1]][[:Image:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|2]][[:Image:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|3]]</sup> but some "errors" were deliberate choices, for a variety of reasons.

===Fictional scale vs. toy scale===
[[Image:TeenyCliff.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Frighteningly toy-accurate.]]
[[Image:Powerglide Astoria Marygoaround.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Actually, disturbing ''fiction'' is probably more of a concern than scale issues.]]

G1 ''Transformers'' fiction often depicts characters to the same relative scale as the toys, which duplicates the intra-toyline problems described above. The cartoon, for example, shows Prime, Megatron and Soundwave as about the same height, Seekers and Autobot cars as slightly shorter (though not as much as the toys are), and Minibots as smaller yet. This scale was carried over to their vehicle forms, resulting in differently-sized cars that, based on real world measurements, should be virtually the same size.

For another example, the [[Marvel Comics]] portrayed the [[Pretender]]s as literal interpretations of their toys: 60-foot humans with full scale Transformers inside. The "disguise" aspect of this was later explained by having [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Cloudburst]] encounter giant, transformer-sized humanoids on an alien planet which made them appear to be of a "normal" scale.

[[Image:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I know he's meant to be big, but holy ''crap'', dude!]]

Transformers fiction commonly shrinks or inflates characters, relative to their toy sizes. "Giant" characters such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] are, even aside from any [[size changing]] for transport purposes, clearly not in the same scale in toy form as they are depicted on screen. [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette characters]] such as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s toys are roughly the same height as most Minibots, while in the show they are usually portrayed as human-sized.

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] are usually shown to be of a fairly similar height (although Magnus is much bulkier), whereas there is a considerable difference between the size of their toys. By the same token, Rodimus is always depicted as being an equal stature to his opposing leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], whereas the toy Galvatron is instead the same size as Magnus. Optimus Prime is also usually shown as only a head or so shorter than Magnus (if that), which gets very strange when you realize that a [[redeco]] of Prime's toy forms but a small part of Magnus' robot mode.

[[Image:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Airazor picks the Ultra-class figure.]]

The cast of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' were size-tweaked quite a bit, relative to the toyline. The most noticeable problem is Optimus Primal, who has an Ultra toy (the "level four" size, almost twice the size of the "level three" Mega next-largest Maximal toys), but is shorter than both Dinobot and Rhinox (both of whom are "level two" Deluxe sized toys). Further, Cheetor and Tigatron's toys use the same (Deluxe) mold, but Tigatron is a head taller in the show (both because tigers are larger than cheetahs, and because Cheetor is "a kid"). New and altered characters in later seasons were generally more consistent in size (and appearance) with the toys.

The ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]''' toyline was ''far'' worse in size discrepancies with the cartoon. Of the Maximals featured in the show, the tallest character, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], is the ''shortest'' toy, while the diminutive [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] is a massive Ultra-class toy. And, sadly, the most show-accurate toy, Air Attack [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal]], is a ''ginormous'' Supreme figure, towering over the other toys. (Weirdly, the King Kong-like size of this toy became canon in one specific [[micro-continuity]]. {{storylink|Prime Spark}})
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[[Image:ShrinkingHeavy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I lost thirty tons, thanks to the Jump-Cut! Thank you, Jump-Cut!]]

In the otherwise fairly toy-scale-savvy [[Unicron Trilogy]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Metroplex]] and the other citizens of [[Gigantion]] are depicted as gargantuan in animation, whereas the toys are merely among the normal boxed size-classes. Within the animation, this causes problems with their Mini-Con partners, who are depicted as human-sized in robot mode by themselves, but when shown directly interacting with their larger partners, are scaled up right along with their partner... resulting in some temporarily gigantic Mini-Cons!

The Japanese ''[[Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|Galaxy Force]]'' release of Metroplex, dubbed "Megalo Convoy", included an exclusive [[redeco]] of the [[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] to indicate the "correct" scale.

The ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' franchise has its share of scale problems when comparing its toyline to the cartoon (not helped by multiple releases of some characters in different sizes—see above), with several characters seeming roughly one [[size class]] too small, such as the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] being a mix of one Voyager size and two Deluxes, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] looking rather diminutive as a Deluxe, and, most egregiously, [[Lugnut]] as a ''very'' squat Voyager who's shorter than even some Deluxes. (As with Voyager-class Bulkhead, more of his mass went into his width, plus his weapon takes away some from his robot mode.) Conversely, the traditionally stunted [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is marginally too tall and bulky to be in correct scale to his otherwise fairly accurate core teammates, assuming one includes Voyager [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and Leader [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in their lineup. In fact, ''Animated'' is one of those toylines where you're not quite sure who you're supposed to base correct scale on.

===Inconsistent portrayal===
[[Image:OmegaSupremeintro.jpg|left|175px|thumb|No! Don't wash him in hot water! He'll...]]
[[Image:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|right|200px|thumb|...too late.]]
Even if a size was decided on, it often didn't remain consistent. The height of the cartoon's [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], just to name one, frequently varied between episodes.

The [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] is notorious for changing the relative sizes of various characters. A single Transformer's size is rarely consistent between artists. For example, Rumble and Frenzy vary in height relative to Soundwave. A panel in the "[[Time Wars]]" shows [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Scattershot]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] all the same height. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], titanic in his original appearance, {{storylink|Command Performances!}} shrunk steadily in subsequent issues until he was not much taller than the average Transformer. Fortress Maximus suffered a similar problem, shrinking in size even though he was explicitly rebuilt to be twice as tall as the average Transformer.

[[Image:Beastwarriors scale.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Beast Megatron's size vs. Optimus Prime's in America... and Japan. Looks like the Blasty Zone adds on a few tons to Beast Era characters.]]
Between the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the [[Beast Era]], the majority of the Cybertronian race considerably downgraded in size at the [[Great Upgrade]]. When entering the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Beast Warriors are quite small compared to the dormant Generation 1 characters, especially [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—but just ''how'' much bigger varies quite a bit from scene to scene and episode to episode. When interacting with the Autobot technology of the Ark and the [[Autobot shuttle]], the Maximals are often dealing with equipment grossly oversized for them (standing on the chairs to reach the controls, turning knobs the size of their heads); yet the Ark also seems to feature some human-sized computer control panels. {{storylink|Master Blaster|Master Blaster}} Without any height booster, Blackarachnia can interface well with these controls.

On the other hand, ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' depicted Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars'' characters like Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal as being exactly the same size. Lovely. It's possible that passage through the [[Blasty Zone]] may somehow [[Wikipedia:Boom tube#Later Additions to the Concept|account for this discrepancy]].

===Explicit size changes===
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Numerous characters are explicitly shown to shrink or expand at various times.

====Human-scaled alternate modes====
Blaster becomes a human-size radio; Megatron shrinks into a Transformer-scaled handgun. The cartoons and comics typically show this without explanation, leaving the reader to attribute it to advanced alien technology.

====Pretenders====
Some versions of the Pretenders are shown to explicitly shrink when hiding in their human-sized outer shells. In the U.S. toy commercials, Grimlock, Bumblebee, and Jazz in their new Pretender forms were small enough to fit in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. So, at least in that [[micro-continuity]], they were human-sized. ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' featured Pretenders who did not have outer shells but rather an ill-defined holistic transformation which explicitly involved size changing. A vaguely similar explanation appeared in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia.

===Implicit size changes===
Characters often change size in a less explicit fashion when transforming. These changes in scale are usually attributed to size-changing by that portion of the fan base who like to find explanations for things. The other explanation is that the artists hoped the audience wouldn't notice. It can also be supposed that they are hiding their mass somewhere (car style Transformers storing mass in their passenger compartments when in humanoid form, Starscream folding his wings flat, the buildings in a city-bot collapsing to eliminate the spaces normally occupied by humans, boat-bots filling up or getting rid of the vast empty areas used to provide buoyancy) or puffing up with empty space, but at a certain point, things just get silly. Some Transformers are smaller than solid blocks of the mass contained in their alt modes: Unicron would have to be about as thick as the Earth's crust while in planetary form, and Optimus would probably be blown away by a stiff breeze in his larger incarnations.

====Transport characters====
[[Image:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Definitely ''not'' toy-accurate.]]
[[Image:Ironhide carried into Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|180px|...And not to [[Ironhide (G1)|mention]] [[Ratchet (G1)|this]].]]

In the original cartoon, Transformers that act as transport for other Transformers, such as [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], will often dramatically change size relative to their compatriots between one shot and the next. For example, Cosmos is ''much'' shorter than Blaster in robot form; yet Blaster easily fits within his spacecraft mode. Likewise, a whole squad of Decepticons can fit into Astrotrain's shuttle mode easily, yet he's an ordinary-sized trooper in his robot form.

Sometimes the cartoon would show ordinarily-scaled characters such as Cyclonus, Thrust or Huffer carrying another Transformer in their cockpit, implying either a tiny passenger or a huge vehicle. Even Omega Supreme, who is supposed to be huge, would have to have a greatly expanded scale for his rocket ship component to accommodate passengers as shown on the cartoon.

The Marvel comics commonly sidestepped this issue by not using Transformers as transport characters, or else requiring the passengers to transform into their explicitly smaller forms to be carried. Yet they were not immune to this problem. In one story, the Pretender [[Cloudburst]] exited his shell, transformed into jet mode, and then his shell (and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]) boarded him as a passenger. The fact that his ''outer'' shell was now much smaller than the ''inner'' robot was quietly ignored. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

Dreamwave's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' series of bio comics tried to explain this for characters such as Astrotrain and Broadside by saying they're able to expand themselves to increase cargo space in vehicle mode, though their armor becomes thinner as it is spread out more. Conversely, the series notes, in robot mode, all that armor and structure being compressed into a smaller form makes that mode stronger and more durable for combat.

====Combiner characters====
[[Image:DreamwaveCover6.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Since when is a sedan nine stories tall?]]
[[Combiner]] characters are often depicted as far larger than the sum of their parts. Characters such as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] are frequently shown as [[Godzilla]]-sized. Given that their limbs are mere cars and construction vehicles, this is patently absurd. ([[Superion (G1)|Superion]], by contrast, ''would'' be building-sized, given that his torso is a 100-seat jetliner.)

Combiners are also often out-of-scale with other Transformers; a combiner with cars for legs and another car for its torso should be only twice as tall as a one-car Transformer, but they are routinely drawn as five to dozens of times taller than their comrades.

Sometimes, they are even out of scale in their own team; [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s torso is an [[Onslaught (G1)|anti-aircraft truck]], while one of his limbs is a [[Blast Off (G1)| space shuttle]] and another is a [[Swindle (G1)|Jeep]]. For this to work, either Blast Off has to shrink, or Swindle needs to grow.

====Scale problems and size-changing====
Some fans interpret the many otherwise-unexplained scale issues above to all be the result of [[size changing]], but this is debatable. If virtually all characters use mass-shifting (or whatever) to gain or drop a few feet of height for no logical reason, the technology would be pointlessly mundane. There's also no known reason for (e.g.) the Seekers to choose to get ''shorter'' when going into battle. A to-scale Starscream in robot mode could kick Bumblebee around like a soccer ball. There's simply no positive evidence that size-changing is so widespread.

===Undersized alternate modes===
Many Transformers are portrayed in fiction as having alternate modes that are smaller than the real-life objects they are imitating. Sometimes this is deliberate, allowing them to match their toy scale and/or be of a similar size to other characters; in other cases, it is essentially an artistic error.

Toys at the lowest price points usually include "mini" or "micro" in their name. [[Mini Vehicle]]s [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] are usually depicted as smaller than other Transformers in fiction, even though their alternate modes should have them towering over other characters. This often results in minuscule vehicle forms; Seaspray is a tiny hovercraft, despite being covered with doors and windows.

[[Image:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Do you have change for four hot rods?]]
The [[Micromaster]]s are explicitly downsized Transformers, roughly the size of a human in the comics, meaning that they ''should'' have explicitly tiny vehicle modes... which wouldn't make for very convincing disguises. The Micromasters are about the same height in robot mode, but they transform into equally tiny cars, trucks, planes, tanks, and other vehicles that should be vastly different sizes.

Despite this, the Marvel comic featured [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] carrying a human passenger in his vehicle form, as though he were a full-sized car. The Dreamwave miniseries ''[[Micromasters]]'' suggested that the Micromasters were scaled down to interact more easily with "smaller beings". Whether that meant creatures of human scale or even smaller stature is never clarified, but the Micromasters' passenger compartments are presumably too small to accommodate human passengers.

The [[Mini-Con]]s of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] are another race of small robots who stand approximately the same height as humans and, like the Micromasters before them, are clearly modeled to carry passengers. Really teeny passengers. (Notable exceptions are [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (in his original body), [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], who become small one-man conveyances.) This results from the Mini-Cons scanning normal vehicles and then resizing them to fit, retaining now-useless passenger compartments. In the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] have slightly-larger-than-human robot modes, but their alternate modes are large enough for a single human passenger, implying either a little size-changing or that their cockpits are kinda cramped. Though the Recon Team all originate from Gigantion, and seeing how partnered Mini-Cons seem to change size to fit their larger companions, a little size shift to accomodate a passenger doesn't seem too far-fetched compared to other scale issues.

Likewise, the [[Beast Era]] Maximals and Predacons possess roughly human-size bodies; yet when portrayed as vehicles on Cybertron ("[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] in ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''), they feature seats and cockpits that, at their size, should be basically useless.

====Citybots====
[[Image:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|If you were ever this big in the cartoon, then we might call you a city.]]
[[Image:HeadmastersScale.jpg|right|200px|thumb|See above. Way, way, way above.]]
[[City-bot|A few characters]] have "city" alternate modes. As actual real-life cities can sprawl for many miles, a [[city-bot]] that can notionally house a population of humans, ''let alone'' Transformers, should have a robot-mode that'd make Godzilla look like a gecko. Suffice to say, almost no fiction even ''begins'' to approximate the logical size of a true "city-bot". In the American and Japanese cartoons, all four were shown as massive robots capable of housing many normal-sized Transformers. Even so, it would take something along the lines of the grossly undersized depictions of [[Unicron]] (see below) even to begin to represent reasonably the colossal size of a transformed city; so in the context of Transformers, "city" is perhaps better read as "building" or "fortress".

These city-bots often have "small" robots forming vital components. Scorponok has a "human-sized" being forming his head. [[Full-Tilt]], [[Six-Gun]], and [[Slammer]] must logically be building-sized in robot-mode to be in-scale with Trypticon and Metroplex, but, again, are not drawn as such.

The Marvel Generation 1 comic sidestepped this issue by depicting Trypticon, Fortress Maximus and Scorponok as merely "large-standard" characters. However, Metroplex, during his one, brief appearance, was depicted as being immensely larger, crushing Quintesson attack cruisers under foot without batting an eyelid. He was still considerably smaller than a city, however, but this was justified by him merely serving as the 'transformation core' for Autobot City: Earth, not the actual city itself.
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====Planets and planetbots====
[[Image:Cybertronplanet.jpg|left|250px|thumb|If we're generous and assume Cybertron is only the size of Earth's moon, then the larger visible buildings are roughly the size of Massachusetts stood on end, and you could wedge France into that gash. (Which would probably improve both Cybertron and France.)]]
Scale when it comes to planets is so fraught it's painful. The problems of describing citybots as "cities" is a thousand times worse if [[Unicron]] is supposed to have a planet alternate mode, and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is in turn supposed to be of similar size. Though different stories have compared Cybertron/Primus and Unicron to drastically different real planets, the fact remains that they are ''planets'', and yet are shown in such insane scale to characters as to suggest they are the size of a ''very'' small moon (or [[Darth Vader|space station]]).

To start with, Cybertron was shown throughout ''Generation 1'' with buildings visible from space. Although this was intended to show that the planet was technological in nature, it makes little sense, as the structures would have to be the size of small ''nations'' to be visible. If the buildings were in fact supposed to be skyscrapers (or even ''2000 A.D.''-style arcologies) sized for 10 m (30') robots, Cybertron would still be less than 150km (100 miles) across. The rather [http://www.starwars.com/databank/location/coruscant/index.html Coruscant]-like shots of Cybertron in ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' may be less distinctive or "Cybertronian", but are ''far'' more believable. (Some people reason that the Transformers' advanced technology, along with their large size and their not needing to breathe, means that buildings actually CAN be that big.)

Unicron is a more extreme problem. Assuming no [[size changing]] occurs during his transformation (and really, what possible reason would he have to become ''smaller''?), in robot mode he would be so massive that any shot featuring a recognizable ''part'' of his body, let alone the whole thing, would be on a scale such that no normal Transformer would even be visible. [[Image:UnicronEatsGalvyMmmm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Either Galvy is humungo, or Lithone is tiiinyyy!!!]]Scenes in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]] in which he directly interacts with normal Cybertronians are blatantly absurd (though totally phat-looking). Shots such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fleeing his grasping hand, a starship penetrating his eye, impaling [[Brainstorm]] on his fingernail, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} or ''especially'' him picking up Galvatron between his fingers before swallowing him, break any concept of "planetary" scale.

If Cybertron is the size of Earth's moon (and that's generous), and Unicron is about the size of Cybertron, his hands would be about the size of Europe and Galvatron (to the right) would be about the size of Denmark.

There is no explanation for any of this. Just go with it.

The depiction of Unicron's scale in ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' was (debatably) a slight improvement, in that physical interaction with normal beings was not attempted. He preferred instead to communicate with normal Transformers by possessing one of them. {{storylink|Sideways (RID)|Sideways}} Nevertheless, shots featuring [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] standing on his neck are still ''farcically'' out of scale.

===Oversized alternate modes===
[[Image:RattrapLOVEScheetor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I'm tellin' ya, all da rats in Brooklyn are dis big!]]
Much less common are instances of a Transformer turning into an overscaled real-world object. Most such instances occur in the ''Beast Wars'' era.

Although the Beast Warriors are consistent day-to-day in their relative size to each other, their scale in relation to their real-world animal equivalents is more complex. While the bug characters such as [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] are obviously scaled-up, other characters are more subtly not quite the right size.

[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Tigatron]] are shown standing next to real members of their species, and they are both the same size as the animals in question. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}} This makes them (and Cheetor in particular, since he's around more) the measuring sticks for the other characters. Therefore, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is a rather small rhinoceros, and [[Optimus Primal]] is a roughly normal (or female) gorilla. However [[Rattrap]] is a monstrously huge rat, the size of a Labrador dog (indeed, the writers stated that Season 1 Rattrap was 5' (1.5 m) tall<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8227a6ca84c0238d Bob Forward gives Rattrap's height from the show bible]</ref>). Likewise [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] is considerably larger than a real velociraptor. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], however, is a pitifully tiny specimen of a T. Rex. In their interactions with adult [[protohuman]]s, the Transformer characters seem between twice and three times their height. Considering our ancestors really were smaller than modern humans, this is not extremely wrong, but it deserves noting.

However, thanks to the scaling up of the arthropod characters, it is relatively safe to assume that the Transformers scanned only animal ''forms'' and then rescaled them to fit their own size, which is actually slightly more believable than all other series, in which the Transformers use mass shifting to make their alt modes the ''right'' size.

===Artistic license===
====Variation for characterization====
[[Image:Prime has a huge head.jpg|left|150px|thumb|With 20th Anniversary Prime and Smallest Transformers Bumblebee, you can actually recreate this scene.]]
Some scale problems are for the sake of characterization. For example, Optimus Prime is routinely shown as thoroughly gargantuan, several stories in height, and capable of cradling humans in his palm. If he's the size of a real truck, Prime in robot mode should be 8–10 m (25'–30') tall, at best. He's drawn large because he's a leader character.

Conversely, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is sometimes shown only a few feet taller than an average human, while in reality he would be 3–5 m (10'–15') tall (the Marvel comic actually states he's 15' tall {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}). He's drawn small because he's a human-friendly character, and a junior member of the Autobots.

With fighter jet alternate modes, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] should be among the largest everyday Transformers and would ''tower'' over their Autobot adversaries; instead, the animation depicts characters such as [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] as about the same height. Though jets are much larger than cars, they're drawn the same height so the battles appear fair. (And also to make it easier to animate; blocking a shot where characters differ radically in height is difficult.)

In a related vein, sometimes Transformers are able to enter human buildings, fitting through their doors and running up their staircases without crashing through. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}} A cast that couldn't enter buildings would be grossly inconvenient for telling some stories, so the animators fudge things.

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====Intentionally strange scale====
[[Image:MarvelUS-01.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One side makes you larger, one side makes you small. (Op's been noshing on the first side too much.)]]
Sometimes artists draw a character at a different size [[Authorial intent|intentionally]]. For example, on the cover of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|the original ''Transformers'' comics series]], Optimus Prime is extremely huge compared to the highway, bridge, and normal cars. ([[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] is bigger than usual, too.) This is purely for dramatic effect.

Another notable example is the splash screen for the "[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html World of the TRANSFORMERS]" website, which depicts [[Optimus Primal]] (in his original gorilla body) as the same size as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime]], directly contradicting the size difference seen in "[[Optimal Situation]]" and elsewhere (except for ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'').

Artwork for the [[:Image:VaderVsPrime.jpg|''Star Wars'']] subline features [[:Image:Megatronvsluke.jpg|humans from another galaxy]] standing at the same height as Transformers, although this is simply because most of the figures in [[Attacktix|the tabletop game advertised by this artwork]] are the same size.

[[Image:World of the Transformers ent.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Meet the Supreme class <s>[[Trukk not munky|Munky]]</s> Optimus Primal.]]
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===The 2007 ''Transformers'' movie===
[[Image:Moviescale1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scale is absolutely not an issue in the movie. Riiight.]]
The creators of the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] took great pains to avoid out-of-scale issues. (Well, greater than previous franchises.) This is sometimes reflected in the choice of vehicle or the design of their robot mode. E.g., [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is an extended-hood cab in order to have more mass with which to make a taller robot mode. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s robot mode is nearly as wide as it is tall, with shorter, digitigrade legs, so the massive jet-former won't end up twice as tall as Optimus. In the case of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], his huge alternate mode simply results in a hulking, towering robot mode.

There are still minor scale issues to be found, though. For example, Optimus Prime can hold both [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] in one hand. Comparing this shot with when he picks up [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s glasses a few minutes later, it seems the glasses have lenses a foot (30cm) in diameter. This is a visual cheat so the glasses are visible to the audience. There's also debate about whether [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s head could compact itself into a slim mobile phone. The [[Movie (toyline)|movie-franchise toys]], meanwhile, are only intermittently consistent (particularly since some of the secondary ones are redecos of toys from previous lines), with the largest contrast among the "primary" toys being between Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], a motorcycle, and Voyager Class Decepticons with helicopters as their [[Alternate mode|alternate modes]], such as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. However, many of the wheeled vehicles are close to 1:35 scale, although Deluxe Class [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and Classic Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] are ''obviously'' not the same scale. Even more oddly, the vehicle modes of Classic Camaro Bumblebee and Concept Camaro Bumblebee are not the same scale, yet their robot heads are the same size (albeit different sculpts).

[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] is another point of topic here. Whilst in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|film]], they worked on keeping his size relative to those of his components, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|game]] he was far larger.

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==Official scale guides ==
[[Image:Tfcartoonscaleguideic1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Official Scale Guides of ''The Transformers'']]
[[Image:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Season 1 scale guide]]
Animators and comic book artists received official scale guides showing relative and (in some cases) absolute heights. Some of these were published in the character model guides ''[[The Ark: A Complete Compendium of Character Designs|The Ark]]'' and ''[[The Ark II — A Compendium of Japanese Character Designs|The Ark II]].'' Though they were sometimes ignored, they still give insight into the official scale of characters in Generation 1. However, even here, there are problems. Devastator in the Season One scale guide was approximately 2.5 times the height of Optimus Prime, but by Season Two he was somewhat less than twice Prime's height.

''Beast Wars'' likewise had an official scale guide, which appeared as a bonus on the DVD set of Season 2. Despite this guide, the series writers have indicated some measure of disregard for relative scale, when it suited the needs of dramatic tension.<ref>[http://builtstlouis.net/tf/manic/m-botcon.html BotCon 98 report - see "ON THE SIZES OF CHARACTERS"]</ref> Thus, Optimal Optimus is ''ungodly'' tall in his first appearance, later reduced to perhaps two times the height of the rest of the cast.

[[Image:ROTF Autobot scale guide 1.jpg|thumb|right|''ROTF'' scale guide]]

''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' had scale guides featured in the ''25 years of Transformers'' feature for the [[Revenge of the Fallen DVD field guide|DVD release]] which showed official heights for both the Autobots and the Decepticons. Meaning [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] gains an extra twelve feet when he wears [[Jetfire (ROTF)|a corpse]].

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/6db411e03e75a342?dmode=source Estimated "real-life" heights for several Transformers, derived from the size of their alt-modes, archived from alt.toys.transformers on groups.google.com]

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:''Mixmasters are mass-produced [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] units in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mixmaster-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shoulda been "Block Head", but nooo''oooooooooooo''oooooo.]]

'''Mixmaster''' units are large machines that convert into cement mixer trucks. Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of these drones. They are very slow, but very determined, heavily-armored and heavily-armed to boot, making them very dangerous opponents. They have yet to demonstrate any "beats", although it would be reasonable to assume that they are "fresh".

==Games==
===''Battle For the Allspark'' online game===
[[Image:Mixmaster head.jpg|thumb|125px|left|Mixmaster units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Almost as confusing as in the cartoon.]]

Mixmasters are differentiated by little more than the make of their noggins; Autobot versions use a facemask-with-visor model, while Decepticons has a lens-head. Mixmaster drones on both sides have unstoppable attack power, good defense, but little speed.

===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
Mixmasters are rarely-seen foes; Decepticon units are dark green, while Autobot units are yellow. They are shielded against artillery (they don't even stop to block, they just keep coming) and shrug off melee attacks as well; the only way to damage them is to knock them down by throwing something at them, then picking the drone itself up and hurling it. They are armed with heavy rocket launchers with a slow rate of fire, but nasty punch.

A Decepticon Mixmaster drone waited for [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in [[Tranquility]] when [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] was being hounded by both [[Sector Seven]] forces and the Decepticons. Both sides sent Mixmasters after each other in [[Mission City]], and a few pop up in "sub-missions".

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

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

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Cindy Newell

2007-08-13T00:52:53Z

86.139.29.145: /* Marvel Comics UK continuity */

:''Cindy Newell is a [[human]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:MarvelUKCindyNewell.jpg|thumb|right|So blonde, she glows.]]

==Fiction==

===Marvel Comics UK continuity===

Cindy Newell was a post-graduate student from Pennsylvania. She and her friends Corrinne and Judy were on their way to view the volcano [[Mount Verona]] when their campervan overturned trapping Corrinne inside. Fortunately [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who had newly arrived on Earth, was nearby and was able to rescue her before the van exploded. He then drove the three friends towards the volcano. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}}

However, their journey was interrupted by a forest fire. While Ultra Magnus attempted to deal with the fire Cindy accidentally betrayed him to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron and Ultra Magnus began to battle and Cindy became trapped in the fire before being found by [[Rodimus Prime]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup]] who had travelled back from the future to deal with Galvatron. At first Cindy was unwilling to trust the newcomers after what had happened when she spoke to Galvatron but eventually she led them to Mount Verona where Galvatron had defeated Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Hunters!}}

Ultra Magnus was eventually rescued but Cindy became angry with him when he planned to take part in what she considered to be a suicidal mission to prevent Galvatron from using Mount Verona as a power siphon. She ran off leaving him to his fate. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

Sometime later, still haunted by dreams of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron she saw a news story on the discovery of two Transformers entombed inside Mount Verona. Recognising Ultra Magnus and Galvatron she made her way to the volcano hoping to free Ultra Magnus. There she teamed up with [[Joy Meadows]] and [[Susan Hoffman]] and battled [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]] who planned to destroy Galvatron by destroying the volcano. With the help of the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]] they managed to defeat the Decepticons. For some reason Cindy then decided to leave without releasing Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}

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Transition form

2007-08-12T23:26:53Z

86.139.29.145:

:''A Transition form is a stage of Transformer physiology from the [[Movie (continuity)|live action movie]] [[continuity family]].''

A '''Transition form''' is a comet or meteor-like elongated ellipsoid form that a [[Protoform|protoform]] stage [[Transformer]] can change into for interstellar travel. Transition forms are heavily armored and capable of space flight over extended distances.

Naturally metallic and frequently engraved with unknown writing in the [[Cybertronian languages|Transformers' own language]] the transition form picks up a coating of space dust and debris as it travels the galaxy. This rocky material forms a rough crust over the surface of the Transformer to better complete the "meteor" disguise.

After making (mostly) controlled planetfall, the traveling Transformer changes back to his humanoid protoform mode and immediately begins [[Trans-scan|trans-scanning]] for a new exostructure/disguise. <ref>[[Transformers The Movie Guide]], by [[Simon Furman]]</ref>

==Toys==

* '''Protoform Optimus Prime'''

* '''Protoform Starscream'''

==References==
<references/>

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Hate Plague

2007-08-12T23:14:42Z

86.139.29.145:

[[Image:Hate Plague Rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You've got red on you.]]

{{quote|It's a madness plague, Galvatron. If one of those Transformers touches you, you're infected.|[[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]|[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]}}

The '''Hate Plague''' was one of the few maladies capable of affecting Transformers. Any organism, when infected, turns bright red and displays incredibly high levels of aggression toward everything and everyone.

==Fiction==

===Generation 1 cartoon===

It was first discovered in the 2-Part episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime]] in the third season of the G1 Cartoon, within the sun that the ship containing [[Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime's]] body was going to ram into.

Although extremely infectious (being instantly transmitted by touch, or by an extremely heavy concentration of the spores in the air), certain metals (such as the heat-resistant alloy featured in the same episode) can block the spores out. However, only pure, unadulterated knowledge could truly contain or defeat the spores; a wise man in pre-Cybertronian history was learned to have contained these spores within the sun they were found in, and at the end of the episode, Optimus was able to eradicate the spores by unleashing the accumulated wisdom within the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

===Beast Machines===

In [[Beast Machines]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] uses a new variety of virus based on the Hate Plague in an attempt to destroy the [[Maximal|Maximals]].

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The God Gambit

2007-08-10T18:55:25Z

86.139.29.145: /* Notable quotes */

'''[[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation One]] > [[Generation 1 (cartoon)#Season 2|Season 2]]'''

The Decepticons scheme to conquer a race of primitive humanoids by exploiting their religious beliefs.

==Detailed synopsis==

The episode opens with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] chasing [[Cosmos]] through space, shooting him down where he crash-lands on [[Titan]], one of [[Saturn]]'s moons. On the surface, slaves are forced by the high priest [[Jero]] to worship a false god statue and give tribute. Rebels led by [[Talaria]] try to break this up and denounce the false god for what it is, but Cosmos' crash-landing convinces the slaves that the gods must be angry.

Astrotrain, seeing what's going on, decides to play Goa'uld and tell the people he is a god to enslave them and extract Cosmos' data tracks, in addition to mining the energy crystals of Titan. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] is not happy about playing second fiddle.

One of the rebels activates Cosmos' transceiver, and communicates with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on Earth. [[Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] head to Titan aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (who, for some reason, runs out of fuel on a trip from Earth to Saturn, even though he can fly to Cybertron on most occasions), defeat Astrotrain, and free the enslaved people. As Jazz puts it, "We're not gods and never claimed to be".

==Stats==

* Stats

==Notable quotes==
* "We're not gods and never claimed to be." - ''Jazz''
* "Sarcasm, not appreciated." - ''Omega Supreme''
* "Mighty Astrotrain, what about me?!" - ''Jero''
* "Die, like the worm you are!" - ''Astrotrain''

==Other Notes==
* Notes

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

* Glitches

===Continuity errors===

* Errors

===Transformers references===
* References

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

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*[[Astrotrain]] seems out of character in this episode, especially with him ordering Starscream around. It would seem that this episode ''may have'' been originally written for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in the Astrotrain role and quickly re-written in order to feature Astrotrain (who was, not coincidentally, a new toy at the time). This would explain Starscream's deference (and apparent fear) of Astrotrain, plus Astrotrain's Megatron-esque dialogue.

* Strangely, the existence of a primitive humanoid civilization on Titan was never brought up again in official TF fiction.

* This was one of several episodes subjected to the [[MSTF]] treatment at [[BotCon 1999]].

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

[[Religion]], [[Slavery]]

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808854/ IMDb's page for this episode]

{{stub}}

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Maximal

2007-08-10T18:46:13Z

86.139.29.145: /* Prehistory */

:''The Maximals are a faction in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''
[[Image:Maximal symbol.png|right|thumb|180px|Original Maximal symbol]]
Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War]], the '''Maximals''' are the descendants of the [[Autobot]]s, controlling [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the [[Pax Cybertronia]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Cybertrons'''

==Prehistory==
After the [[Pax Cybertronia]] had restored peace to Cybertron, the Maximal Upgrade program was introduced. The program emphasized fuel efficiency through downsizing. The surviving Autobots eventually upgraded via bio-tech overhaul and cloistered themselves away, but some stayed active in Cybertronic society to guide the emerging Maximal faction into the future. The [[Maximal Elder|Maximal Elders]] locked away much information about the Great War (and especially the location of [[Earth]]) from the young population, fearing it would re-ignite old grudges or inspire [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insurgents to rewrite history using [[transwarp]] technology.

==Organization==
[[Image:Bmmaximal.png|left|180px|thumb|Beast Machines era insignia]]
The [[Maximal Imperium]] was the state that the Maximals formed. The term imperium would imply empire, though the Maximals have never displayed any expansionist inclinations, something more in line with the Predacons. The Maximal Imperium appeared to invest both legislative and executive power in a [[wikipedia:Bicameral|bicameral]] legislature, the Maximal Elders and the [[Maximal High Council|High Council]]. It is unknown what the relationship and division of powers were between the two legislatures, although it appears the Elders were the more senior legislature. Like their Autobot ancestors, the Maximals had a strong belief in [[democracy]], even going so far as to elect their military leaders when unable to communicate with the high command. This could cause problems when there was an even number of voters.

The Maximals were by nature peaceful, but the realities of the universe did force them to have armed forces. Usually, the highest rank was [[Supreme Commander]], awarded to Maximals of [[Convoy]] status, who were given an [[Energon Matrix]]. The Supreme Commanders answered to the Maximal Elders, and there is some eviedence to indicate that the Maximal Elders included former Supreme Commanders.

==Physiology==
The Maximals retained many similarities with the Autobots, such as [[Spark]]s and having vehicle forms, but had major differences. The downsized body was intended to have better fuel efficiency, and the Maximals now operated on [[Energon]]. The Maximals have been shown to eat food like organic creatures, but it is unknown if they require food to survive, or if this is an alternate energy source. Also, the robot mode lacks the robot flight mode found in the Autobots, and a Maximal is incapable of flight unless a flight mechanism is specifically included or if the Maximal has an airborne [[alternate mode|beast mode]]. The beast mode has been shown to dominate—if not override—logic circuits on occasion.

When Maximals ''do'' take beast modes, they tend to be mammals, birds, and fish, though this is not a hard-and-fast rule.

==Maximal society==
Not much is known about the Maximal-led post-Great War Cybertron. There does appear to be commerce ([[holo-chip]]s), entertainment ([[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]), and industry, but what we do know is that the Maximals focused heavily on exploration. Exploration vessels, filled with [[stasis pod]]s containing newborn [[protoform]]s, would search out new planets and seed them with the protoforms, who would assume forms based on the native lifeforms and collect data. Post-war Cybertron experienced a visible boom in scientific and technological curiosity. Some of this curiosity, however, resulted in monsters such as the seemingly immortal and murderous [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]].

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Attack from Outer Space

2007-08-10T18:20:07Z

86.139.29.145: /* Railleries in Dialog */

'''Sideburn chases love'''<br>
'''Decepticons destroy stuff'''<br>
'''Movor is to blame'''

=Robots In Disguide episode 17=

'''Written by:''' Matthew V. Lewis<br>
'''Producer:''' Jamie Simone<br>
'''Executive Producer:''' Eric S. Rollman<br>

*''Japanese air date:'' July 26, 2000<br>
*''[[Attack_from_Outer_Space#Items_of_Note|Canadian air date*]]:'' January 12, 2002
*''Characters (in order of apearance):'' [[Movor]], [[Koji]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], [[T-AI]], [[Commando|Commandos]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] [[Sky-Byte]], [[Predacon Trio]], [[X-Brawn]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Kelly]], [[Team Bullet Train]]
*''Preceded by:'' [[Volcano]]
*''Followed by:'' [[The Test]]

==Synopsis==

A human space agency launches a space shuttle into orbit. The [[Predacons]] and [[Autobots]] watch a broadcast of the launch with fascination. What the humans and Autobots are unaware of is that the shuttle is actually the Decepticon Movor. Movor begins tracking Autobot movement. Tracking Tow-Line is fruitless as he is too preoccupied towing vehicles. Tracking Prowl is equally pointless. Megatron is impatient with Movor's inability to discern the location of the Autobot base.

Distracted from his mission, Movor watches Sky-Byte and his underlings carve a giant image of Megatron's face into the ground for reasons that I think must make sense to them. As Movor spectates from orbit, X-Brawn finds the four Predacons and after a brief scuffle, he escapes and reports back to the Autobots.

Movor spies on Side Burn, who is doing what he does to who he usually does it to. The object of his affection only turns each of his pick-up lines around. Side Burn happens to drive by Sky-Byte and co, but a laserblast from Movor discourages the shark from interfering. Side Burn leads Movor to conclude the Autobot base in in Sector 12, which the rest of the Decepticons quickly destroy.

Finding nothing in Sector 12, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report to where Side Burn was seen last, Sector 14. The Decepticons quickly detonate ten empty summer homes, but soon notice Side Burn has already moved on, still chasing the car of his dreams. A power plant's destruction later, the Decepticons blow up an airport, which is quickly followed by the destruction of a shipyard. Sideburn doesn't notice the carnage trailing behind him as he's too busy following his heart. His would-be lady-friend eventually ditches him by driving into a hole.

The Autobots, who have been trying to figure out why the launched shuttle isn't responding to to them, determine that Movor has been tracking their movements. Determining that the Decepticons are tracking Hot Shot, they trick the gullible Hot Shot into going to Pier Seven B. Giving the shuttle one last chance, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report and head to the pier.

Side Burn waits at the pier, hoping to meet his chica. Instead, he meets the five Decepticons. Optimus and the other Autobots arrive and have a few yuks. Even though they're hopelessly outclassed, Scourge looks forward to fighting Optimus. Movor attempts to use his Argon Ray to help his leader, but instead of hitting Scourge's opponent, he hits Scourge right in the back. Another attempt at helping Scourge has pretty much the same results. Seeing how the battle isn't going too well, the Decepticons retreat.

In the aftermath, the Autobots have an intervention to help Side Burn deal with his addiction to interspecies sexual harassment, even if it was useful this one time. As they have a big manly laugh, miles above, Movor is knocked out of orbit by a satellite and lands in the ocean.

==Railleries in Dialog==

"I knew a gal, named dirty McGall. With a laser beam- to sEE me!"
:'''-X-Brawn sings worse than Strong Bad.'''

**'''Sideburn:''' I do have a sensitive side. I can cry at movies. Especially during car crashes. And all of my doors dent surprisingly easily. You know, maybe we can go see one of those movies about actually really falling in love! ...if it doesn't go on to long.<br>
**'''Kelly:''' Thank you, but I'd rather eat a mouth full of thumb tacks.

*'''Movor:''' This is exciting. I had front row tickets to a heavy metal concert once, but this is way better. I'll just sit back and watch the action.

**'''Midnight Express:''' Lasers from space? Look, that's hardly sporting.<br>
**'''Scourge (regarding Movor):''' I hate this guy, I really hate this guy.

*'''Movor:''' I don't think I'm real popular right now. I never found the base, I blew up the wrong stuff, and I shot Scourge twice.

==Items of Note==

* Because of post-[[Wikipedia:September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]] sensitivity, this issue never aired on television in the United States because of a fear that the gratuitous destruction of buildings would have a disturbing effect on people.
** And let's be honest, that's pretty reasonable.

* Movor's first-person-perspective shots are digitally altered from the original Japanese version to have more on-screen effects.

* How could the human space agency (never explicitly referred to as NASA) not have noticed that their shuttle had been replaced with an evil duplicate? Well in the RiD universe, shuttles are a lot more frequently manufactured and thus aren't under such strong security all the time as they are in real life.... Look it's a stand-alone episode and it's just best you don't question the logistics and just enjoy the wacky antics.

* Sideburn's reference to a movie "About a big ship that started to sink" could be a reference to the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titano Titanic].
* His reference to a film about dinosaurs eating cars might be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_%28film%29 Jurassic Park].
* The movie about aliens that take over people's minds is maybe a reference to... I don't know, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_%281956_film%29 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers]?

==External links==

* [http://www.ridforever.info/transformers-transcripts/rid-episode-17-attack-from-outer-space.php Attack from Outer Space transcript on RiDForever.info]

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Attack from Outer Space

2007-08-10T18:19:10Z

86.139.29.145: /* Synopsis */

'''Sideburn chases love'''<br>
'''Decepticons destroy stuff'''<br>
'''Movor is to blame'''

=Robots In Disguide episode 17=

'''Written by:''' Matthew V. Lewis<br>
'''Producer:''' Jamie Simone<br>
'''Executive Producer:''' Eric S. Rollman<br>

*''Japanese air date:'' July 26, 2000<br>
*''[[Attack_from_Outer_Space#Items_of_Note|Canadian air date*]]:'' January 12, 2002
*''Characters (in order of apearance):'' [[Movor]], [[Koji]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], [[T-AI]], [[Commando|Commandos]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] [[Sky-Byte]], [[Predacon Trio]], [[X-Brawn]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Kelly]], [[Team Bullet Train]]
*''Preceded by:'' [[Volcano]]
*''Followed by:'' [[The Test]]

==Synopsis==

A human space agency launches a space shuttle into orbit. The [[Predacons]] and [[Autobots]] watch a broadcast of the launch with fascination. What the humans and Autobots are unaware of is that the shuttle is actually the Decepticon Movor. Movor begins tracking Autobot movement. Tracking Tow-Line is fruitless as he is too preoccupied towing vehicles. Tracking Prowl is equally pointless. Megatron is impatient with Movor's inability to discern the location of the Autobot base.

Distracted from his mission, Movor watches Sky-Byte and his underlings carve a giant image of Megatron's face into the ground for reasons that I think must make sense to them. As Movor spectates from orbit, X-Brawn finds the four Predacons and after a brief scuffle, he escapes and reports back to the Autobots.

Movor spies on Side Burn, who is doing what he does to who he usually does it to. The object of his affection only turns each of his pick-up lines around. Side Burn happens to drive by Sky-Byte and co, but a laserblast from Movor discourages the shark from interfering. Side Burn leads Movor to conclude the Autobot base in in Sector 12, which the rest of the Decepticons quickly destroy.

Finding nothing in Sector 12, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report to where Side Burn was seen last, Sector 14. The Decepticons quickly detonate ten empty summer homes, but soon notice Side Burn has already moved on, still chasing the car of his dreams. A power plant's destruction later, the Decepticons blow up an airport, which is quickly followed by the destruction of a shipyard. Sideburn doesn't notice the carnage trailing behind him as he's too busy following his heart. His would-be lady-friend eventually ditches him by driving into a hole.

The Autobots, who have been trying to figure out why the launched shuttle isn't responding to to them, determine that Movor has been tracking their movements. Determining that the Decepticons are tracking Hot Shot, they trick the gullible Hot Shot into going to Pier Seven B. Giving the shuttle one last chance, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report and head to the pier.

Side Burn waits at the pier, hoping to meet his chica. Instead, he meets the five Decepticons. Optimus and the other Autobots arrive and have a few yuks. Even though they're hopelessly outclassed, Scourge looks forward to fighting Optimus. Movor attempts to use his Argon Ray to help his leader, but instead of hitting Scourge's opponent, he hits Scourge right in the back. Another attempt at helping Scourge has pretty much the same results. Seeing how the battle isn't going too well, the Decepticons retreat.

In the aftermath, the Autobots have an intervention to help Side Burn deal with his addiction to interspecies sexual harassment, even if it was useful this one time. As they have a big manly laugh, miles above, Movor is knocked out of orbit by a satellite and lands in the ocean.

==Railleries in Dialog==

"I knew a gal, named dirty McGall. With a laser beam- to sEE me!"
:'''-X-Brawn sings worse than Strong Bad.'''

**'''Sideburn:''' I do have a sensitive side. I can cry at movies. Especially during car crashes. And all of my doors dent surprisingly easily. You know, maybe we can go see one of those movies about actually really falling in love! ...if it doesn't go on to long.<br>
**'''Kelly:''' Thank you, but I'd rather eat a mouth full of thumb tacks.

*'''Movor:''' This is exciting. I had front row tickets to a heavy metal concert once, but this is way better. I'll just sit back and watch the action.

**'''Midnight Express:''' Lasers from space? Look, that's hardly sporting.<br>
**'''Scourge (regarding Movor):''' I hate this guy, I really hate this guy.

*'''Movor:''' I don't think I'm real popular right now. I never found the base, I blew up the wrong stuff, and I shot scourge twice.

==Items of Note==

* Because of post-[[Wikipedia:September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]] sensitivity, this issue never aired on television in the United States because of a fear that the gratuitous destruction of buildings would have a disturbing effect on people.
** And let's be honest, that's pretty reasonable.

* Movor's first-person-perspective shots are digitally altered from the original Japanese version to have more on-screen effects.

* How could the human space agency (never explicitly referred to as NASA) not have noticed that their shuttle had been replaced with an evil duplicate? Well in the RiD universe, shuttles are a lot more frequently manufactured and thus aren't under such strong security all the time as they are in real life.... Look it's a stand-alone episode and it's just best you don't question the logistics and just enjoy the wacky antics.

* Sideburn's reference to a movie "About a big ship that started to sink" could be a reference to the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titano Titanic].
* His reference to a film about dinosaurs eating cars might be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_%28film%29 Jurassic Park].
* The movie about aliens that take over people's minds is maybe a reference to... I don't know, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_%281956_film%29 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers]?

==External links==

* [http://www.ridforever.info/transformers-transcripts/rid-episode-17-attack-from-outer-space.php Attack from Outer Space transcript on RiDForever.info]

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Ca$h and Car-nage!

2007-08-10T18:05:39Z

86.139.29.145: /* Synopsis */

'''Apparently bounty hunters were big in the 80's.'''

=Marvel US issue #46=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #192-193)''

'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Art:''' [[Jose Delbo]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Danny Bulanadi]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Bill Oakley]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>
'''Editor-in-Chief:''' [[Tom DeFalco]]<br>
'''Cover:''' [[Frank Springer]]<br>
*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Kreb]], [[Lokos]], [[Brisko]], [[Zarak]], [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (Sparkabot)|Sizzle]], [[Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], [[Override (G1)|Override]], [[Guzzle (Autobot)|Guzzle]], [[Cindersaur]], [[Sparkstalker]], [[Flamefeather]], [[Fangry]], [[Squeezeplay]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*''Originally published:'' November, 1988

==Synopsis==

At a county fair...a bounty hunter named [[Burn-Out]] interrupts the [[Z Foundation]]'s carnie "Reck the Robot" shoot-'em booth by shotgun blasting the robo-prop. The barker tells him about a chance for real prizes...

At a monster truck rally...[[Randy "Roadhog" Horton]] indulges his passion for demolition derbies by destroying the Robo-car provided for the Z Foundation Challenge. The announcer tells him how he could do the real thing, for real money...

At a sleazy motel...two bounty hunters named [[Skunge]] and[[ Felix]] employ high technology gimicks and their own deceptively small size to capture criminals-at-large. At the local police station, an officer mentions the Z Foundation's robot-hunting bounty...

And so, in New York City, the four mercenaries gather at the Z Foundation's national offices. They are met by Mr. K and his associates, Mr. B and Mr. L. They explain that the chairman Mr. Z founded their business in order to eliminate the threat of all Transformers to the people of Earth. They offer the men $50,000 for each Transformer they bring in, and the use of patent-pending "[[jammer]]s", designed under the theory that they can neutralize a Transformer's convertion power. So armed, the bounty hunters are christened the [[Roadjammer]]s, and sent out to hunt their prey.

Meanwhile, there are nothing but robots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Six Autobots have been captured by the Decepticons, and await their fates in a detention facility. The Firecons arrive and escort out three Autobots -- Fizzle, Sizzle, and Backstreet -- to a waiting [[Space Bridge]] center. For their own suspicious purposes, the Decepticons fully re-energize and rearm the Autobots, sending them across the trans-dimensional gateway to planet Earth...right near New York City.

Catching the Autobots by surprise, the Roadjammers make quick work of Sizzle and the others. Still, some of what the Autobots said before they were jammered makes them curious -- if the Autobots did just arrive on Earth like they claimed, how did the Z Foundation know where to send the Roadjammers to patrol? It crosses their minds that maybe Mr. K and the alphabet flunkies are running some kind of scam on the side with the 'Cons, so they come up with a plan to catch the businessmen with their possible Decepticon partners, and turn them all over to Mr. Z for an even bigger reward.

Back at the Z Foundation, Felix jimmies their way into a locked parking structure, and sure enough they find three Decepticon Headmasters languishing in the corner. Mr. K and the others arrive and make no attempt to hide their partnership -- they reveal their hidden binary-bonding armors and join with their Decepticon partners in robot mode. Only then do they realize they're paralyzed by the jammers, since Felix made the necessary adjustments to double the power of the three jammers they were given.

At that moment, Mr. Z himself enters the structure, and unveils his true identity as Lord Zarak, leader of the Decepticons. He summons Scorponok to retrieve the jammer technlogy from the Roadjammers, but Felix has arranged to manipulate the jammer signals by his dashboard computer system, letting him turn all six Cybertronians against Scorponok by remote control.

Temporarily overwhelmed, Zarak feels forced to activate his prototype anti-jammer, which unfortunately will free the Autobots from the Roadjammers' control as well as his fellow Decepticons. As the jammering effect fades, the Autobots recover quickly and get the Roadjammers to safety before the Decepticons can turn on them. As the Autobots drive away, Felix tells his team that he's confident the jammer technology can be reverse-engineered, and that they'll all soon be back in business...

==Errors==
*Was there some purpose to the Z Foundation other than setting up the Roadjammers? If so, ''what''? If not, ''huh''?
*The Z Foundation's representative explains to the Roadjammers that the Autobots and Decepticons are "equally dangerous"- if anything, wouldn't it have been in their best interest to try and convince them that Decepticons weren't as bad as they seemed?
*Cindersaur, of all people, saying "I can roast 'em later?"

==Items of note==
*This is the first US appearance for nearly the entire cast: [[Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Squeezeplay]], the [[Triggerbot]]s, [[Firecon]]s, and [[Sparkabot]]s.

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
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G.B. Blackrock

2007-08-10T17:37:03Z

86.139.29.145: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

:''G.B. Blackrock is a [[human]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Gbblackrock.jpg|thumb|right|[[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] pulling a Clark Kent]]

'''G.B. Blackrock''' is the multimillionaire owner of [[Blackrock Industries]] (occasionally called Blackrock Enterprises) and ally of the Autobots.

{{-}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Blackrockmedallions.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Disco is dead, Blackrock.]]
Blackrock was one of the first humans to feel the presence of the newly- arrived [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who attacked a highly efficient oil-drilling platform developed by Blackrock Industries and designed by Blackrock employee [[Circuit Breaker|Josie Beller]]. The attack left Beller paralysed, and Blackrock blamed himself for the incident. The invasion of Blackrock's aerospace plant soon afterward caused Blackrock to believe that he had been specifically singled out by the giant robots, which he did not yet recognize as aliens from another world. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

This soon changed when Blackrock was approached by the Autobot [[Jazz]], who helped Blackrock understand the distinctions between Autobot and Decepticon, and offered Blackrock a deal. The Autobots would provide Blackrock with protection in exchange for a source of fuel. Blackrock agreed, and also provided the Autobots with information and assistance from time to time. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Blackrock saved [[Goldbug]] and a host of other Transformers from a [[Scraplets]]-induced holocaust by hauling trucks of [[water]], the cure for the disease, deep into Death Valley. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Decepticons set their sights on Blackrock at least one other time, hypnotizing him into setting up a series of car washes that likewise hypnotized its patrons into unloading the fuel from their cars at a Decepticon installation. Once freed from this hypnotic suggestion, Blackrock's path did not cross again with the Transformers for quite some time. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

Blackrock eventually re-emerged to create a group of superhuman defenders called the [[Neo-Knights]]. Unlike [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], the Neo-Knights were taught the distinctions between Autobot and Decepticon, and were instructed to direct their offensive energies against the Decepticons alone.

[[Image:Blackrockwomanbeater.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I think we all wanted to do this, but geez!]]
Blackrock and the Neo-Knights were mistakenly transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] shortly before an attack from [[Unicron]]. Blackrock proved instrumental in victory against Unicron by causing Josie Beller, who had since become "Circuit Breaker" and had eventually joined the Neo-Knights, to attack Unicron. However, he did so at the expense of the remnants of Circuit Breaker's sanity, and now bears this guilt in addition to blaming himself for her paralysis.

After the destruction of Unicron, the Autobots abandoned Cybertron, believing that the planet was about to be destroyed, but Blackrock was convinced to stay behind by [[Hi-Q]], whose personality had been fused with that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Together with the Neo-Knights, Blackrock and Hi-Q recovered the [[Last Autobot]], who was able to prevent Cybertron's destruction. Blackrock and the Neo-Knights were shortly returned to Earth by the Autobots.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Blackrockmustache.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Clockwise from upper left: [[The Worse of Two Evils!|Issue 6]], [[Repeat Performance!|Issue 8]], [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|Issue 9]], [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|Issue 10]].]]
*G.B. Blackrock was named after writer [[Bob Budiansky]]'s friend Gary Bennett Schwartz. It is presumed that this is what his initials stand for.
*Within Blackrock's first several appearances, he seems to not be able to decide whether he wants a mustache or not. He's got one up through issue 6, then in 7 and 8 he doesn't have one, then in 9 he has a mustache again, and then it's gone in issue 15. After that, he always has the mustache. Perhaps he decided to keep it to physically distinguish himself from his Chief of Staff, [[Ames]], who is otherwise perfect double.

[[Category:Comic-only characters|Blackrock, G.B.]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters|Blackrock, G.B.]]
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Tidal Wave (Armada)

2007-08-10T17:17:25Z

86.139.29.145: /* ''Armada'' */

{{disambig2|the colossal Decepticon warship from Armada|the teeny jetski/jetpack from Classics|Tidal Wave (Classics)}}
{{disambig3|Mirage}}

:''Tidal Wave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. He took the name '''Mirage''' after he took a new body.''

[[Image:TidalWave-PS2scale.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh son of a...]]

'''Tidal Wave''' is a powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals, and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause.

Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]]

:''Japanese ''Armada'' name'': '''Shockwave'''<br>
:''Japanese ''Energon'' name'': '''Shock Fleet''' (Mirage body)

==Fiction==
===Animated Continuity===
====''Armada''====
'''Voice actor''' [[Doug Parker]] (US), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japan)

[[Image:ArmTVTidalWave.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Crumbs, chief.]]

Tidal Wave was originally brought to [[Earth]] by the [[Decepticon]] strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in an attempt to bolster the Decepticon forces so that they could obtain the [[Requiem Blaster]]. Thrust claimed Tidal Wave was a general that led Decepticon forces to a victory, an unsubstantiated claim that seems rather out of place considering Tidal Wave's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered and transformed into his massively powerful robot mode, quickly sending the Autobots scrambling for cover. {{Storylink|Awakening}}

Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which also somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinked with him. Megatron declared that "The Power is Mine!" before setting off in pursuit of Jet Optimus. Tidal Wave gave Megatron flight capability and an overwealming amount of firepower, which kept Jet Optimus at bay long enough for Megatron to slice the connection point between Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with the Star Saber. {{Storylink|Desperate}}

After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon, but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader, which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat. {{Storylink|Regeneration}}

Tidal Wave was present at the meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons during the [[Unicron Battles]] in which the two sides formed a temporary truce, notably shaking hands with Jetfire. {{Storylink|Alliance}}
{{-}}

====''Energon''====
'''Voice actor''' [[Doug Parker]] (US) [[Jin Yamanoi]] Japan

After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s last request - that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten year period that followed, Tidal Wave somewhere along the line changed not only his color palette but his occupation - instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the [[energon]] mines in the Sol system's asteroid belt.

Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] hordes. After being attacked and abducted, he was brought to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s base of operations, where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron. Although he clearly disliked Scorponok, Tidal Wave carried out orders in attacking other energon reserves run by the Autobots until Megatron returned. Following this, he continued raiding Autobot bases, only under Megatron's orders.

Tidal Wave would later show disdain for the madman [[Decepticon]] recruit [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]]. During a battle on Cybertron, an [[energon tower]] collapsed on top of Tidal Wave due to a shot from Shockblast. Megatron called for a retreat and hauled Tidal Wave's damaged body back into space, where the giant Decepticon was reformatted into "Mirage".

Mirage traded his gigantic, hulking body for a smaller, sleeker, and speedier form. He also apparently gained an upgrade in intelligence, although he also started to buddy up with [[Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] to form a comedy relief trio. He continued to serve Megatron throughout the war for [[energon]], even gaining what appeared to be a romantic infatuation with him.

When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy [[Unicron]]'s spark, Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life.

:''('''Note''': Throughout the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons, Tidal Wave/Mirage had the habit of repeating his name as a sort of battle cry. This, unsurprisingly, did not help deter his reputation as an idiot.)''

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

Tidal Wave was little seen in the ''Armada'' comic from Dreamwave, appearing only in a panel or two in the final story.

====''Energon''====
In ''Energon'', Tidal Wave was recruited by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], joining the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. While he went on several raids and missions with the Terrorcons, it became clear to him that he wasn't the most respected of the team. [[Alpha Quintesson]], however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of [[Unicron]]'s favor.

===Playstation 2 Video Game===
[[Image:TidalWave-PS2movie.png|thumb|right|200px|How's the weather down there?]]

Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The [[Autobot]]s made their way inside him to take out the [[Decepticlone]] platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional [[Jet Sniper]] on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point -his face- to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Ultra-Con, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-06'''

[[Image:Armada_Tidal_Wave_toy.jpg|right|thumb|"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!"]]

: Tidal Wave is a robot that is made up of three different aquatic vehicles; an aircraft carrier, a double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to robot mode ''without'' having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own gimmick; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]], the battleship has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on.

[[Image:Micron_Shockwave_toy.jpg|left|thumb|165px|Alleged Decepticon Military Genius.]]

: Tidal Wave can also combine with Megatron (and the Galvatron redeco), with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto Megatron's arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack.

: The [[Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions are considerably different. Takara's "Shockwave" replaces all the green plastic with purple, darker grays, and several of the paint colors are altered. These changes were made to align the toy more closely to the cartoon's appearance, hough they're not completely accurate.

{{-}}
===Energon===
*'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Ultra, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-04'''

[[Image:Energon_Tidal_Wave_toy.jpg|thumb|185px|Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...]]

:Tidal Wave's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed for the early part of ''Energon'', with "energy" patterns resembling stylized lightning bolts painted across it. Several portions of his body were cast in transparent green plastic, suggesting that his body was now infused with Decepticon-energy [[energon]].

:Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with ''Armada'' Megatron/Galvatron, as well as ''Universe'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

{{-}}
*'''Mirage''' (Mega, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-15'''

[[Image:Energon_Mirage_toy.jpg|thumb|left|155px|He went from a boat to a ferry.]]

:Later, Tidal Wave was released under the name Mirage as a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Mode". The initial releases of Mirage were one-per-case, and part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to a glut of early product on the shelves. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including Toys 'R' Us and Wal-Mart, relieving much of the demand for the item.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]].

{{-}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm Tidal Wave at TFU.info]

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Alliance

2007-08-10T17:14:15Z

86.139.29.145: /* Quotes */

'''Autobots and Decepticons join forces.'''

{{episodenav|armada|49|prev=Cramp|next=Union}}

=Armada Episode 49=

*''Original airdate:'' September 30th, 2003 (United Kingdom), November 14th, 2003 (North America) (YTV)
*''Characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Demolishor]] [[Megatron (UT)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (UT)|Cyclonus]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]], [[Carlos Lopez]], [[High Wire (UT)|High Wire]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]], [[Side Swipe (UT)|Side Swipe]], [[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]], [[Hoist (Armada)|Hoist]], [[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]], [[Unicron]]

==Detailed Synopsis==

Demolishor is astonished to hear about the truce between the two armies. Galvatron is just upset at how poorly things have turned.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Not all Autobot spaceships know how to swim.]]

Inside of Unicron, Thrust and Sideways plan their inevitable victory and conquest of the universe. The power of the [[Star Saber]] allows Unicron to shed the remains of his moon-disguise shell. The dark god hovers over [[Cybertron]], sucking up parts of the terrain. Both armies evacuate the surface, assisted by the [[Mini-Con]] swarm.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-decepts.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Megatron... Darth Vader... What's the difference?]]

In a ceremonial procedure, Galvatron and his men meet for a handshake to seal the truce. The leaders shake hands, and Perceptor also grabs on as his way of representing the allegiance of the Mini-cons. Forming a single front, the [[Armada]] heads towards Unicron. The first volley of fire does no damage against their enemy. Two larger ships perform reconaissance and are blasted, so a team of Hot Shot, Side Swipe, Demolishor, and Cyclonus (and some others) are sent in, based on a [[Star Wars|vaguely familar]] theory that smaller ships will pass through Unicron's detection. On Unicron's surface, Cyclonus and the generics fly away to break stuff, and Demolishor leaves to avoid Hot Shot, leaving the two Autobots by themselves.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-redshirts.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Balls of DOOOOM!!!!]]

[[Image:Sshot-arm-494-remains.jpg|left|thumb|175px|]]

Unicron's geography shifts and folding, disturbing his visitors (and causing Demolishor to lose Blackout. From the base, Galvatron suggests another attack. which Optimus makes sure won't harm the recon crew, who have their hands full fighting against swarms of [[Dead-End (Armada)|Dead-Ends]]. Demolishor saves Cyclonus from falling into a fissure, while the Autobots assist their begrudgent allies. Demolishor saves Side Swipe from falling into another fissure, and Hot Shot thanks the Decepticon by re-uniting Demolishor with Blackout. A tender moment. Optimus and Galvatron arrive to bring the group home.

From a distance, the armada witnesses Unicron complete his transformation into robot mode, ready to devour the planet.

{{-}}

==Quotes==

*'''Galvatron:''' I LOATHE YOU, UNICRON!

**'''Billy:''' I don't like this, Fred
**'''Fred:'''And I wish I went to the bathroom!
**'''Red:''' You know guys, I'd never thought I'd see this happen. The two of them shaking hands, just standing here in front of the Decepticons watching this is like some kind of weird dream.
**'''Carlos:''' Hey, are you alright, Alexis?
**'''Alexis:''' Yeah, I was just thinking about Starscream. You know he sure would have loved to see all this happen between them. After all, it was kind of his last request.
**'''Rad:''' Well, I got a feeling he knows.

**'''Demolishor:''' I'm only doing this because I'm following Galvatron's orders.
**'''Cyclonus:''' Ha! I can't believe I'm fighting for harmony! What a load of bunk! I'm a lean, mean, fighting machine! Hahahaha!
**'''Side Swipe:''' I gotta work with this guy? I'm not so sure about this.

**'''Tidal Wave:''' Tidal Wave
**'''Jetfire:''' uh... Nice meetin ya.

**'''Galvatron:''' I can't believe I just saved Prime!

**'''Rad:''' I've never seen anything like it, it's like I'm starring into the face of pure evil.
**'''All kids:''' He's gigantic!

=Items of note=
* Various cameos appear in the hand-shaking scene, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

* The Generic Decepticons sent sent to Unicron to assist the named characters have G1 character models in colors based on some of the Mini-Cons (such s [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] colors)(see photo).
**They totally [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28character%29 all died.]

*Cyclonus is in danger of falling into a hole, having apparently forgotten that ''he can fly'' which he was doing ''moments before''.

*Assuming the episode was entirely in real-time, Unicron's transformation took close to seven minutes.

* Yes, the combined army of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons is what the Armada in the title of the series stands for.

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Alliance

2007-08-10T17:12:59Z

86.139.29.145: /* Detailed Synopsis */

'''Autobots and Decepticons join forces.'''

{{episodenav|armada|49|prev=Cramp|next=Union}}

=Armada Episode 49=

*''Original airdate:'' September 30th, 2003 (United Kingdom), November 14th, 2003 (North America) (YTV)
*''Characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Demolishor]] [[Megatron (UT)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (UT)|Cyclonus]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]], [[Carlos Lopez]], [[High Wire (UT)|High Wire]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]], [[Side Swipe (UT)|Side Swipe]], [[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]], [[Hoist (Armada)|Hoist]], [[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]], [[Unicron]]

==Detailed Synopsis==

Demolishor is astonished to hear about the truce between the two armies. Galvatron is just upset at how poorly things have turned.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Not all Autobot spaceships know how to swim.]]

Inside of Unicron, Thrust and Sideways plan their inevitable victory and conquest of the universe. The power of the [[Star Saber]] allows Unicron to shed the remains of his moon-disguise shell. The dark god hovers over [[Cybertron]], sucking up parts of the terrain. Both armies evacuate the surface, assisted by the [[Mini-Con]] swarm.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-decepts.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Megatron... Darth Vader... What's the difference?]]

In a ceremonial procedure, Galvatron and his men meet for a handshake to seal the truce. The leaders shake hands, and Perceptor also grabs on as his way of representing the allegiance of the Mini-cons. Forming a single front, the [[Armada]] heads towards Unicron. The first volley of fire does no damage against their enemy. Two larger ships perform reconaissance and are blasted, so a team of Hot Shot, Side Swipe, Demolishor, and Cyclonus (and some others) are sent in, based on a [[Star Wars|vaguely familar]] theory that smaller ships will pass through Unicron's detection. On Unicron's surface, Cyclonus and the generics fly away to break stuff, and Demolishor leaves to avoid Hot Shot, leaving the two Autobots by themselves.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-redshirts.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Balls of DOOOOM!!!!]]

[[Image:Sshot-arm-494-remains.jpg|left|thumb|175px|]]

Unicron's geography shifts and folding, disturbing his visitors (and causing Demolishor to lose Blackout. From the base, Galvatron suggests another attack. which Optimus makes sure won't harm the recon crew, who have their hands full fighting against swarms of [[Dead-End (Armada)|Dead-Ends]]. Demolishor saves Cyclonus from falling into a fissure, while the Autobots assist their begrudgent allies. Demolishor saves Side Swipe from falling into another fissure, and Hot Shot thanks the Decepticon by re-uniting Demolishor with Blackout. A tender moment. Optimus and Galvatron arrive to bring the group home.

From a distance, the armada witnesses Unicron complete his transformation into robot mode, ready to devour the planet.

{{-}}

==Quotes==

*'''Galvatron:''' I LOATHE YOU, UNICRON!

**'''Billy:''' I don't like this, Fred
**'''Fred:'''And I wish I went to the bathroom!
**'''Red:''' You know guys, I'd never thought I'd see this happen. The two of them shaking hands, just standing here in front of the Decepticons watching this is like some kind of weird dream.
**'''Carlos:''' Hey, are you alright Alexis?
**'''Alexis:''' Yeah, I was just thinking about Starscream. You know he sure would have loved to see all this happen between them. Afterall, it was kind of his last request.
**'''Rad:''' Well, I got a feeling he knows.

**'''Demolishor:''' I'm only doing this because I'm following Galvatron's orders.
**'''Cyclonus:''' Ha! I can't believe I'm fighting for harmony! What a load of bunk! I a lean, mean, fightingmachine! hahahaha!
**'''Side Swipe:''' I gotta work with this guy? I'm not so sure about this.

**'''Tidal Wave:''' Tidal Wave
**'''Jetfire:''' uh... Nice meetin ya.

**'''Galvatron:''' I can't believe I just saved Prime!

**'''Rad:''' I've never seen anything like it, it's like I'm starring into the face of pure evil.
**'''All kids:''' He's gigantic!

=Items of note=
* Various cameos appear in the hand-shaking scene, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

* The Generic Decepticons sent sent to Unicron to assist the named characters have G1 character models in colors based on some of the Mini-Cons (such s [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] colors)(see photo).
**They totally [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28character%29 all died.]

*Cyclonus is in danger of falling into a hole, having apparently forgotten that ''he can fly'' which he was doing ''moments before''.

*Assuming the episode was entirely in real-time, Unicron's transformation took close to seven minutes.

* Yes, the combined army of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons is what the Armada in the title of the series stands for.

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Alliance

2007-08-10T17:12:25Z

86.139.29.145: /* Detailed Synopsis */

'''Autobots and Decepticons join forces.'''

{{episodenav|armada|49|prev=Cramp|next=Union}}

=Armada Episode 49=

*''Original airdate:'' September 30th, 2003 (United Kingdom), November 14th, 2003 (North America) (YTV)
*''Characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Demolishor]] [[Megatron (UT)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (UT)|Cyclonus]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Sideways (UT)|Sideways]], [[Carlos Lopez]], [[High Wire (UT)|High Wire]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Optimus Prime (UT)|Optimus Prime]], [[Side Swipe (UT)|Side Swipe]], [[Hot Shot (UT)|Hot Shot]], [[Hoist (Armada)|Hoist]], [[Jetfire (UT)|Jetfire]], [[Unicron]]

==Detailed Synopsis==

Demolishor is astonished to hear about the truce between the two armies. Galvatron is just upset at how poorly things have turned.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Not all Autobot spaceships know how to swim.]]

Inside of Unicron, Thrust and Sideways plan their inevitable victory and conquest of the universe. The power of the [[Star Saber]] allows Unicron to shed the remains of his moon-disguise shell. The dark god hovers over [[Cybertron]], sucking up parts of the terrain. Both armies evacuate the surface, assisted by the [[Mini-Con]] swarm.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-decepts.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Megatron... Darth Vader... What's the difference?]]

In a ceremonial procedure, Galvatron and his men meet for a handshake to seal the truce. The leaders shake hands, and Perceptor also grabs on as his way of representing the allegiance of the Mini-cons. Forming a single front, the [[Armada]] heads towards Unicron. The first volley of fire does no damage against their enemy. Two larger ships perform reconaissance and are blasted, so a team of Hot Shot, Side Swipe, Demolishor, and Cyclonus (and some others) are sent in, based on a [[Star Wars|vaguely familar]] theory that smaller ships will pass through Unicron's detection. On Unicron's surface, Cyclonus and the generics fly away to break stuff, and Demolishor leaves to avoid Hot Shot, leaving the two Autobots by themselves.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-492-redshirts.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Balls of DOOOOM!!!!]]

[[Image:Sshot-arm-494-remains.jpg|left|thumb|175px|]]

Unicron's geography shifts and folding, disturbing his visitors (and causing Demolishor to loose Blackout. From the base, Galvatron suggests another attack. which Optimus makes sure won't harm the recon crew, who have their hands full fighting against swarms of [[Dead-End (Armada)|Dead-Ends]]. Demolishor saves Cyclonus from falling into a fissure, while the Autobots assist their begrudgent allies. Demolishor saves Side Swipe from falling into another fissure, and Hot Shot thanks the Decepticon by re-uniting Demolishor with Blackout. A tender moment. Optimus and Galvatron arrive to bring the group home.

From a distance, the armada witnesses Unicron complete his transformation into robot mode, ready to devour the planet.

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==Quotes==

*'''Galvatron:''' I LOATHE YOU, UNICRON!

**'''Billy:''' I don't like this, Fred
**'''Fred:'''And I wish I went to the bathroom!
**'''Red:''' You know guys, I'd never thought I'd see this happen. The two of them shaking hands, just standing here in front of the Decepticons watching this is like some kind of weird dream.
**'''Carlos:''' Hey, are you alright Alexis?
**'''Alexis:''' Yeah, I was just thinking about Starscream. You know he sure would have loved to see all this happen between them. Afterall, it was kind of his last request.
**'''Rad:''' Well, I got a feeling he knows.

**'''Demolishor:''' I'm only doing this because I'm following Galvatron's orders.
**'''Cyclonus:''' Ha! I can't believe I'm fighting for harmony! What a load of bunk! I a lean, mean, fightingmachine! hahahaha!
**'''Side Swipe:''' I gotta work with this guy? I'm not so sure about this.

**'''Tidal Wave:''' Tidal Wave
**'''Jetfire:''' uh... Nice meetin ya.

**'''Galvatron:''' I can't believe I just saved Prime!

**'''Rad:''' I've never seen anything like it, it's like I'm starring into the face of pure evil.
**'''All kids:''' He's gigantic!

=Items of note=
* Various cameos appear in the hand-shaking scene, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

* The Generic Decepticons sent sent to Unicron to assist the named characters have G1 character models in colors based on some of the Mini-Cons (such s [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] colors)(see photo).
**They totally [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28character%29 all died.]

*Cyclonus is in danger of falling into a hole, having apparently forgotten that ''he can fly'' which he was doing ''moments before''.

*Assuming the episode was entirely in real-time, Unicron's transformation took close to seven minutes.

* Yes, the combined army of Autobots, Decepticons, and Mini-Cons is what the Armada in the title of the series stands for.

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Dirge (BW)

2007-08-10T17:10:10Z

86.139.29.145:

{{disambig3|Dirge}}

:''Dirge is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] who was later upgraded into '''Dirgegun'''.''

[[Image:Dirge.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"Your mutha was a snowblower!"]]

'''Dirge''' is almost inseparable from his partner and best friend, [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. Insult comedy is one of his favorite pastimes and enjoys throwing biting remarks left and right. Dirge is also a Cybertronian gourmet. He can give high-energy fuels higher potency and better flavor. [[Oil]] is one of his favorite substances to work with and he is known for his very intense brews. Along with Thrust, Dirge has a rivalry with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] air warriors [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]].

After swearing allegiance to [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], Dirge was rebuilt as '''Dirgegun'''. Though he still retains his comedic personality, Dirgegun is a much more powerful warrior who can no longer be taken lightly by any member of the Maximal Army.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars II and Neo animation===
:''Voice actor: [[Eiji Takemoto]] (Japan)''

[[Image:DirgegunMovie1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Naked Gun? Let's hope not]]

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===Beast Wars II manga===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars II===
*'''Dirge''' (Basic, 1998)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-14''', '''VS-14'''

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] mold, Dirge transforms from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet to robot mode with a single-step, spring-loaded transformation. The two halves of his "Dirge Gun" rifle store in his lower legs in jet mode. He was available both as an individual release and in a two-pack with [[Tasmania Kid]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], [[Waspinator]] and [[Wing Stun]].

*'''Dirgegun''' (Deluxe Cyborg Beast, 1998)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-26'''

: An extensive [[retool]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars]]'' Waspinator mold, Dirgegun transforms into a cyborg wasp. His stinger becomes a hand-held "Needle Shot" spring-loaded missile launcher; the missiles are hidden in each of his wings. These missiles can also he used in the launcher mounted on his beast-mode back.

: This mold was also used to make ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Dirge/dirge.htm Dirge at TFU.info]

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Alexis Thi Dang

2007-08-10T17:07:49Z

86.139.29.145: /* ''Armada'' */

:''Alexis is a [[human]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family''

[[Image:Alexis.jpg|right|thumb|Future hot government diplomat or future hot hippie protester?]]

'''Alexis''' wants to be [[President of the United States|President]] when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Keeping her friends [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] from killing themselves every day has got to be less troublesome than running the free world.

:''Japanese name: '''Alexa'''''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Tabitha St. Germain]] (US), [[Akira Tomisaka]] (Japan)
====''Armada''====

When the [[Decepticon]] turncoat [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] joined the ranks of the [[Autobots]], Alexis took a shine to him. However, Starscream dismissed her, and the other human children as he was only concerned with defeating [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when the former Decepticon and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] travelled to [[Mars]] in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis. {{Storylink|Mars (Armada episode|Mars}}

In return for his kindness, the kids threw him a surprise party, sewing a large [[Chamois of Friendship]] out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift in the same episode when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], obstensibly so as to destroy Megatron. What a jerk. {{Storylink|Crack (Armada episode)|Crack}}

[[Image:Chamois_WHY.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Why Starscream? WHHHHHYYYY?!?]]

Much later, she revealed to Starscream that she had fashioned an [[Good Luck Necklace|necklace]] (that was somehow tied to his very spark) out of the rock he had procured for her. When Starscream was destroyed by [[Unicron]], her amulet cracked symbolically, alerting her to the fact something was very wrong. {{Storylink|Cramp}}

Alexis was hit hardest when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] reported Starscream's noble death. At the time, she didn't understand why he did what he did, and sought comfort with Rad. However, when the Autobots and Decepticons forged their new alliance, she was comforted by the fact that Starscream's sacrifice did not go in vain, and felt that he would have loved to see the day the three Transformers factions joined together. {{Storylink|Alliance}}

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====''Energon''====

Ten years later, Alexis recovered from her loss and was now working as a diplomat on behalf of the [[Earth]] Federation, usually as a liason between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Because of her position, she is frequently in contact with [[Doctor Jones|Dr. Jones']] family, with the good doctor himself taking a somewhat disturbing interest in her.

While Alexis now represents the interests of Earth, she still has faith in Optimus Prime and trusts his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during in the Unicron Battles.

====''Cybertron''====
She's still alive.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
====''Energon''====
Alexis was an peace activist, who was instrumental in saving Kicker's life. Rad was annoyed with her constant attitude to changing things, as it means she won't be sticking around. When a Battle Ravage attacks, Rad believed her to be dead. When she popped up alive and fine, they hugged.

''(The two never fulfill their romantic sub-plot, as Dreamwave folded.)''

===Panini comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

===''Legends'' anthology===

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==Trivia==
* According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo ''Micron Legend'' website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.

* Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of ''[[The Transformers: Legends of the Microns Sound of Evolution Vol. 2]]'' (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people".

* The ''[[Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook]]'' backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of ''Armada''. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.

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Mars (planet)

2007-08-10T17:04:46Z

86.139.29.145: /* Victory */

{{disambig2|the planet|the ''Armada'' episode|Mars (Armada episode)}}

'''Mars''' is the fourth of the <strike>nine</strike> <strike>twelve</strike> <strike>eight</strike>...

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun located within [[Earth|Earth's]] solar system.

==Generation 1==
===Animated continuity===

====Headmasters====

Having harnessed the [[plasma energy]] released in the destruction of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Decepticon [[Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] plant bombs charged with the energy at strategic points beneath the surface of Mars, intending to generate more energy by destroying the planet. Their activities were stumbled across by [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]], [[Wheelie]] and the [[Trainbot]]s, who were on the planet conducting a geological survey at the time and summoned the Autobot Headmasters to help. However, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was rendered inactive by a plasma energy blast, and Scorponok took the opportunity to activate his newly-constructed [[Transtector]] and head to the planet, pummelling Maximus before ordering the planet's destruction. Two clusters of bombs at the north and south poles were simultaneously detonated, beginning a chain reaction that started to tear the planet apart, allowing Scorponok and the Decepticons to escape while the Autobots were consumed by the inferno. Fortress Maximus, however, was able to absorb some of the energy released in the early stages of the conflagration and escaped as Mars exploded.

The destruction of Mars thankfully had minimal impact on the other planets of the solar system, but its absence did disrupt the gravimetric balance of [[space bridge]] travel, destabilizing it.

''The (hilarious) Malay-English dub of Headmasters includes a throwaway line at the end where the Autobots promise to 'rebuild Mars,' which they apparently did. This does not appear in the Japanese version.''

====Victory====

Ore acquired on Mars, coupled with ores from Earth and other planets, was used the creation of [[Schaeffer Energy]]. [[Jan]] happened to be visiting the Schaeffer Energy plant in [[United States of America|America]] as a ship carrying a payload of Martian ore returned from its mission.

''['''Note:''' When the origins of Schaeffer Energy are related, it is implied that Mars still exists.]''

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====

[[Jetfire_(Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream_(Armada)|Starscream]] once travelled to Mars in seach of the [[Mini-Con]] panel containing [[Firebot]]. Upon hearing this, the kids asked the two Transformers to buy them something from the souvenier shop. Sadly, as Mars was uninhabited by either human or alien lifeforms, there were no shops to be found. Starscream did however find a mysterious [[Good_Luck_Necklace|glowing green rock ]] and gave it to the children. They were so happy.

Joke's on them - its probably radioactive.

====''Energon''====
Ten years after the defeat of [[Unicron]], the Cybertronian Alliance and the Earth Federation installed a facility on the surface of Mars to mine the potent naturally-occuring ore [[Energon]]. Unfortunately, this facility was decimated by the initial [[Terrorcon_(Energon)|Terrorcon]] attack, leading [[Carlos_Lopez|Carlos]] to aptly remark "[[Frijole|Holy frijoles]]".

A little while later, the survivors of the first attack, [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] and Mini-Con, made a valiant last stand against a second Terrorcon attack, this time being personally led by [[Scorponok_(Energon)|Scorponok]].

====''Cybertron''====

[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] left Earth on a rickety rocket, attempting to forge the [[New Decepticon Army]]. Their rocket made it as far as Mars before crashing and stranding them on the planet.

==Movie==
On the planet Mars, an blury Decepticon destroys the [[Beagle 2 Rover]]. Oddly, in this continuity Mars is depicted as having a blue sky and looks suspiciously like the American southwest.

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Metroplex (G1)

2007-08-10T16:48:30Z

86.139.29.145: /* ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Cybertron-series leader of Gigantion|Metroplex (Cybertron)}}

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

[[Image:Metroplex-UK.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We built this city on rock and roll!]]

'''Metroplex''' is either the proper name for [[Autobot City]] or simply a region inside Autobot city itself. Either way, Metroplex is big. Crazy big. [[Scale|Or not]]. He isn't very talkative, but then, few cities are. He has a deep-seated rivalry with the gargantuan [[Decepticon]], [[Trypticon]].

:''Italian name:'' '''Guardian'''<br>
:''Japanese name:'' '''Metroflex'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Métroplex'''
:''Crackhead English-Malay dub name:'' '''Phillip'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga====

Metroplex was constructed as part of the Autobots' "[[Scramble City]]" initiative to develop a powerful battle station. During the early stages of the project, however, when the Autobots were conducting an outdoor test of the unfinished city's transformation to mobile fortress mode, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Reflector]] were able to monitor the process. The information they acquired allowed Megatron to decipher whether or not Metroplex could stand up to Trypticon, who was first activated on a small island, but was duped into falling into the ocean by a giant hologram of robot-mode Metroplex by [[Hound]].

====''Scramble City'' OVA====

To complete the Scramble City project, the Autobots moved their operation to a secret underground cavern, but the Decepticons' [[spy cassettes]] located the subterranean base, and an all-out Decepticon attack was initiated. The Decepticon [[combiner]]s dominated the fight, but the completed Metroplex was then launched and defeated them with one blast. However, as the Autobots celebrated their victory, the ocean nearby parted and Trypticon emerged for his first battle with Metroplex.

''('''Note:''' This battle, uh, never happened, because the second part of ''Scramble City'' never got made.)''

====American animated series====

:''Voice actor:'' ''[[Bud Davis]] (US), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japan)''

By 2005, Metroplex had been installed as a sub-section of the larger [[Autobot City]], now the main base of operations for the Autobots on [[Earth]]. During the Decepticons' attack on the city, the [[Transformation Cog|transforming cog]] which allowed Metroplex to transform to robot mode was destroyed, preventing him from participating in the battle, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} although he was manually converted to battle station mode by the Autobots inhabiting him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]] and the Autobots' reclamation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] built a new cog, and entrusted its delivery to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Five Face of Darkness, Part 1}} While they were busy suffering numerous setbacks (including nearly getting killed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and being stranded on Jupiter's moon Io), the immobile Metroplex was attacked by Trypticon, and was again manually transformed to battle station by his inhabitants in hopes of mounting some form of a defence. In the midst of the battle, the cog was safely delivered and installed by [[Pipes]] within Metroplex, who promptly transformed to robot mode, thrashed Trypticon, and hurled him into the ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Although the Autobots figured this to be the end of Trypticon, in actuality, the saurian city survived and started stealing national monuments to pay off [[Octane]]'s debt to [[Abdul Fakkadi]]. When [[dinosaur transform static]] was found at the crime scene, Metroplex and his subordinates questioned all the Autobots with dinosaur electrons in their circuits, but when Trypticon was finally revealed to be the culrpit, Metroplex battled him in Russia over the Kremlin. Unfortunately, Metroplex was then left holding the building, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] blamed the Autobots for the thefts and expelled them from the country. Fakkadi, however, summoned the Autobots to his country of [[Carbombya]] to help oust the Decepticons that had taken over, and Metroplex delivered another sound defeat to Trypticon, tossing him into the ocean yet again and returning the stolen buildings to their rightful place. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

As part of his deal with Unicron to ensure their mutual resurrection, the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and invaded Metroplex, stealing the giant robot's optical units. Metroplex transformed to robot mode in the midst of the attack, and, discovering that he was blind, went into a maddened rage, firing upon all the Transformers in the vicinity before a photon charge placed in his head by Scourge detonated, knocking him out. After the villains' plan was foiled, new eyes were constructed for Metroplex. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

After coming under attack from a [[Eurhythma]]n sonic weapon, {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}, transforming cog troubles returned to plague Metroplex when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole the component right out from under [[First Aid]]'s nose. With Metroplex trapped in city mode, the Autobots retaliated by stealing Trypticon's cog and using it as a replacement; the Decepticons proceeded to use Metroplex's cog in place of Trypticon's, but the incompatability of the cogs in each of the giant robots led to an unsteady battle with both combatants partially transforming back and forth constantly. First Aid proceeded to enter Metroplex's body during the fight and aligned the cog properly, allowing Metroplex to fully transform and, yet ''again'', fling Trypticon into a body of water. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] swept the universe, [[Rodimus Prime]] realized the danger that an infected Metroplex would pose, and reluctantly decided to deactivate him. Metroplex understood and agreed with his decision - it was not made clear is this action was temporary, or if it would permanently send Metroplex off-line. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

''('''Note:''' Metroplex's relationship to Autobot City in the film and ''FFoD'' is ropey at best. He is not actually mentioned in the movie, and ''FFoD'' uses the terms "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" interchangeably, suggesting they are the same thing. This is somewhat supported by the appearance of elements of Metroplex's design appearing as part of the city in the movie, including its shift from orange to white as it transforms, and a turret that is quite blatantly [[Slammer]]. Designer [[Floro Dery]] has described how he created his own design for Autobot City, but was then instructed to add elements of the Metroplex toy to it - presumably, this is what caused the confusion, which was eventually straightened out when an establishing shot of Autobot City in ''[[Thief in the Night]]'' clearly presented Metroplex to be a smaller sub-section of the city.)''

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

====''Headmasters'' animated series====

===Marvel Comics continuity===
Metroplex was built into the very fabric of Autobot City. He lay dormant underneath the city as a last line of defence. When the [[Quintessons]] successfully attacked and took control of Autobot city, [[Rodimus Prime]], temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod managed to activate Metroplex. He was able to drive the Quintessons away but the city was largely gutted when he broke himself free making it something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After deposing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and leaving the planet in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus's]] command, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a large number of Autobots returned to Earth to begin construction on a vast complex known as [[Autobot City]]. [[Hound]] was seen projecting a hologram of Metroplex during construction, presumably as a blueprint.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''

: Metroplex transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city" mainly for use with the smaller Generation 1 toys. This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for six vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all moulded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metroplex came with [[Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]], and [[Scamper]]; the first two formed various parts of Metroplex's alternate modes.

:Metroplex was apparently designed as part of the aborted [[Diaclone]] line, ''Jizai Gattai'' ("Free Combination"), given the high degree of interactivity he has with other toys confirmed as part of it - namely, the [[Aerialbot]]s, [[Stunticon]]s, [[Protectobot]]s and [[Combaticon]]s. Each of the smaller "limb" robot from these four groups (and those that came after using their basic design, like the [[Technobot]]s, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Seacon]]s) can plug into ports in Metroplex's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of the four leaders - [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught]] - can connect to him in city mode. While the former feature was included in the Hasbro instructions, the latter was omitted. The peg-size of Metroplex's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create.

: As a third-year piece, Metroplex was one of several items to undergo "materials changing". Initial versions of Metroplex used rubber tires, and the fronts of his upper legs were fully-chromed silver. After a time, though, the tires were replaced with single-piece hard-plastic tires, and his legs changed to white plastic with a silver factory-applied sticker at the top. However, the plastic tire version also possessed a waist reinforced with two screw points instead of one, in an effort to prevent Metroplex literally snapping in half as so many of the original versions did due to a weak spot on the waist.

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

===Merchandise===

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

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Blast Off (G1)

2007-08-10T16:16:13Z

86.139.29.145: /* Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity */

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

[[Image:MTMTEBlastOff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ground control to Major Denial...]]

'''Blast Off''' doesn't need a write-up in some pathetic, grubby little human database. It might matter to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''some'' robots]] what others think of them, or if they think of them at all, but Blast Off could care less. No, he's literally and figuratively above your average Cybertronian riff-raff. The other Combaticons could completely forget he's up here, orbiting so far above the Earth, distant and alone... with only the cold, empty void for company... and he couldn't care less. No, certainly not.

Lesser robots could hardly understand the joy... yes, thats it, the joy, he finds in efficiently and remorselessly annihilating targets from such a great distance. Blast Off was quite simply "built better" than the rest, you see, and so needs nothing from those tiny beings moving about so... so very... far away below. Blast Off... Blast Off is quite happy with his superior position, yes, quite happy and... and quite alone.

Blast Off condecends to combine with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus]].

:''Hungarian name'': '''Kilövő'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Milt Jamin]] (US)

Blast Off was one of several Decepticon political prisoners [[spark|personality components]] that were "liberated" by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]]. Somehow he turned from the chassis of a World War II bomber to a Space Shuttle once he was activated. He would probably place this on him being a sophisticated Transformer. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Blastoff.gif|120px|left|thumb|Witness my incredible ROCKET FEET!]]

Blast Off, Lord of the Skies, was [[Afterdeath!|beaten up by a cloud]]. Sometime later, he and his fellow Combaticons were sent on a hunting mission by Decepticon command, and spent several weeks tracking and tormenting [[Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], who had recently interfered with their schemes. After being beaten by Blaster and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] in battle, though, Blast Off was slapped with a mode-lock device so that Blaster could remote control him, taking his human friends the Spacehikers for a spin around outer space. Unfortunately, Blaster was at odds with Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the time as well, and Blast Off and his passengers were forcibly captured by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. The Decepticon later either escaped Autobot custody on his own, or was rescued along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme's]] victims by the [[Constructicon|Constructicons]]. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

{{-}}

===Dreamwave continuity===
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Blast Off took part in the Decepticon assault upon [[Iacon]]. Blast Off enjoyed strutting his stuff in his less aerodynamic but more heavily armed original form.

Millions of years later, Blast Off, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisioned by [[Shockwave]], until they were released by Starscream.

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well.

[[Image:G1DW_SkyLynx_defeats_Combaticons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Nice kitty... pretty kitty...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream orders them to defeat the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Blast Off declared to Vortex to 'take [Sky Lynx] down', but unfortunately, the Combaticons do not fare well when the crafty Autobot splits into his two forms, and Blast Off is embarassingly grabbed in the flying form's jaws.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{-}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Blast Off defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War, Part 5}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1986/1990)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-65'''
[[Image:G1Blastoff_toy.jpg|right|thumb|What are you talking about? I see olive green space shuttles driving down the road all the time.]]

: Blast Off transforms into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle Rockwell International NASA Space Shuttle]. In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted his engines.

: In robot mode Blast Off is armed with a small laser pistol and his two laser cannons, which are now mounted on his legs. Along with fellow Combaticon [[Vortex]], Blast Off is the first Transformer figure to use ball joints, located in his shoulders. He usually forms Bruticus' right arm, but as a [[Scramble City]] toy, he can be connected with any limb slot on Bruticus.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Operation Combination]]'' [[Shuttle Gunner]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Movor]] and ''[[Universe]]'' Movor.

===Generation 2===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1994)
:''Team ID number'': '''C3'''

: In ''[[Generation 2]]'', Blast Off was redecoed white with purple camoflage... for all the times you need purple camoflage in space.

===Merchandise===
: A digital wristwatch of Blast Off's shuttle mode was released during ''Generation 2''. This did not have a robot mode, however.

==Trivia==
* Blast Off's animation model apparently mis-interpreted his forehead crest as a visor, giving him one funkily-arranged face.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Blast-Off/blast-off.htm Blast Off at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<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>

Blast Off (G1)

2007-08-10T16:14:46Z

86.139.29.145: /* Dreamwave continuity */

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

[[Image:MTMTEBlastOff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ground control to Major Denial...]]

'''Blast Off''' doesn't need a write-up in some pathetic, grubby little human database. It might matter to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''some'' robots]] what others think of them, or if they think of them at all, but Blast Off could care less. No, he's literally and figuratively above your average Cybertronian riff-raff. The other Combaticons could completely forget he's up here, orbiting so far above the Earth, distant and alone... with only the cold, empty void for company... and he couldn't care less. No, certainly not.

Lesser robots could hardly understand the joy... yes, thats it, the joy, he finds in efficiently and remorselessly annihilating targets from such a great distance. Blast Off was quite simply "built better" than the rest, you see, and so needs nothing from those tiny beings moving about so... so very... far away below. Blast Off... Blast Off is quite happy with his superior position, yes, quite happy and... and quite alone.

Blast Off condecends to combine with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus]].

:''Hungarian name'': '''Kilövő'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Milt Jamin]] (US)

Blast Off was one of several Decepticon political prisoners [[spark|personality components]] that were "liberated" by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]]. Somehow he turned from the chassis of a World War II bomber to a Space Shuttle once he was activated. He would probably place this on him being a sophisticated Transformer. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Blastoff.gif|120px|left|thumb|Witness my incredible ROCKET FEET!]]

Blast Off, Lord of the Skies, was [[Afterdeath!|beaten up by a cloud]]. Sometime later, he and his fellow Combaticons were sent on a hunting mission by Decepticon command, and spent several weeks tracking and tormenting [[Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], who had recently interfered with their schemes. After being beaten by Blaster and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] in battle, though, Blast Off was slapped with a mode-lock device so that Blaster could remote control him, taking his human friends the Spacehikers for a spin around outer space. Unfortunately, Blaster was at odds with Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the time as well, and Blast Off and his passengers were forcibly captured by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. The Decepticon later either escaped Autobot custody on his own, or was rescued along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme's]] victims by the [[Constructicon|Constructicons]]. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

{{-}}

===Dreamwave continuity===
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Blast Off took part in the Decepticon assault upon [[Iacon]]. Blast Off enjoyed strutting his stuff in his less aerodynamic but more heavily armed original form.

Millions of years later, Blast Off, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisioned by [[Shockwave]], until they were released by Starscream.

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well.

[[Image:G1DW_SkyLynx_defeats_Combaticons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Nice kitty... pretty kitty...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream orders them to defeat the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Blast Off declared to Vortex to 'take [Sky Lynx] down', but unfortunately, the Combaticons do not fare well when the crafty Autobot splits into his two forms, and Blast Off is embarassingly grabbed in the flying form's jaws.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{-}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Blast Off defended thenewly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War, Part 5}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1986/1990)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-65'''
[[Image:G1Blastoff_toy.jpg|right|thumb|What are you talking about? I see olive green space shuttles driving down the road all the time.]]

: Blast Off transforms into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle Rockwell International NASA Space Shuttle]. In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted his engines.

: In robot mode Blast Off is armed with a small laser pistol and his two laser cannons, which are now mounted on his legs. Along with fellow Combaticon [[Vortex]], Blast Off is the first Transformer figure to use ball joints, located in his shoulders. He usually forms Bruticus' right arm, but as a [[Scramble City]] toy, he can be connected with any limb slot on Bruticus.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Operation Combination]]'' [[Shuttle Gunner]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Movor]] and ''[[Universe]]'' Movor.

===Generation 2===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1994)
:''Team ID number'': '''C3'''

: In ''[[Generation 2]]'', Blast Off was redecoed white with purple camoflage... for all the times you need purple camoflage in space.

===Merchandise===
: A digital wristwatch of Blast Off's shuttle mode was released during ''Generation 2''. This did not have a robot mode, however.

==Trivia==
* Blast Off's animation model apparently mis-interpreted his forehead crest as a visor, giving him one funkily-arranged face.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Blast-Off/blast-off.htm Blast Off at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<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>

Blast Off (G1)

2007-08-10T16:14:09Z

86.139.29.145: /* Dreamwave continuity */

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

[[Image:MTMTEBlastOff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ground control to Major Denial...]]

'''Blast Off''' doesn't need a write-up in some pathetic, grubby little human database. It might matter to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''some'' robots]] what others think of them, or if they think of them at all, but Blast Off could care less. No, he's literally and figuratively above your average Cybertronian riff-raff. The other Combaticons could completely forget he's up here, orbiting so far above the Earth, distant and alone... with only the cold, empty void for company... and he couldn't care less. No, certainly not.

Lesser robots could hardly understand the joy... yes, thats it, the joy, he finds in efficiently and remorselessly annihilating targets from such a great distance. Blast Off was quite simply "built better" than the rest, you see, and so needs nothing from those tiny beings moving about so... so very... far away below. Blast Off... Blast Off is quite happy with his superior position, yes, quite happy and... and quite alone.

Blast Off condecends to combine with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus]].

:''Hungarian name'': '''Kilövő'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Milt Jamin]] (US)

Blast Off was one of several Decepticon political prisoners [[spark|personality components]] that were "liberated" by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]]. Somehow he turned from the chassis of a World War II bomber to a Space Shuttle once he was activated. He would probably place this on him being a sophisticated Transformer. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Blastoff.gif|120px|left|thumb|Witness my incredible ROCKET FEET!]]

Blast Off, Lord of the Skies, was [[Afterdeath!|beaten up by a cloud]]. Sometime later, he and his fellow Combaticons were sent on a hunting mission by Decepticon command, and spent several weeks tracking and tormenting [[Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], who had recently interfered with their schemes. After being beaten by Blaster and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] in battle, though, Blast Off was slapped with a mode-lock device so that Blaster could remote control him, taking his human friends the Spacehikers for a spin around outer space. Unfortunately, Blaster was at odds with Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the time as well, and Blast Off and his passengers were forcibly captured by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. The Decepticon later either escaped Autobot custody on his own, or was rescued along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme's]] victims by the [[Constructicon|Constructicons]]. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

{{-}}

===Dreamwave continuity===
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Blast Off took part in the Decepticon assault upon [[Iacon]]. Blast Off enjoyed strutting his stuff in his less aerodynamic but more heavily armed original form.

Millions of years later, Blast Off, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisioned by [[Shockwave]], until they were released by Starscream.

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well.

[[Image:G1DW_SkyLynx_defeats_Combaticons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Nice kitty... pretty kitty...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream orders them to defeatthe magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Blast Off declared to Vortex to 'take [Sky Lynx] down', but unfortunately, the Combaticons do not fare well when the crafty Autobot splits into his two forms, and Blast Off is embarassingly grabbed in the flying form's jaws.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{-}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Blast Off defended thenewly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War, Part 5}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1986/1990)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-65'''
[[Image:G1Blastoff_toy.jpg|right|thumb|What are you talking about? I see olive green space shuttles driving down the road all the time.]]

: Blast Off transforms into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle Rockwell International NASA Space Shuttle]. In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted his engines.

: In robot mode Blast Off is armed with a small laser pistol and his two laser cannons, which are now mounted on his legs. Along with fellow Combaticon [[Vortex]], Blast Off is the first Transformer figure to use ball joints, located in his shoulders. He usually forms Bruticus' right arm, but as a [[Scramble City]] toy, he can be connected with any limb slot on Bruticus.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Operation Combination]]'' [[Shuttle Gunner]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Movor]] and ''[[Universe]]'' Movor.

===Generation 2===
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, 1994)
:''Team ID number'': '''C3'''

: In ''[[Generation 2]]'', Blast Off was redecoed white with purple camoflage... for all the times you need purple camoflage in space.

===Merchandise===
: A digital wristwatch of Blast Off's shuttle mode was released during ''Generation 2''. This did not have a robot mode, however.

==Trivia==
* Blast Off's animation model apparently mis-interpreted his forehead crest as a visor, giving him one funkily-arranged face.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Blast-Off/blast-off.htm Blast Off at TFU.info]

{{stub}}
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<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>