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Sentinel Maximus

2010-12-13T17:53:11Z

86.147.81.249: Apelinq-Primal Prime fusion

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:''Sentinel Maximus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sentinelmaximus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I was delivered to your previous mailing address.]]
When [[Primal Prime]] was critically damaged in a battle with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], [[Apelinq]] made the ultimate sacrifice, allowing the ancient supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] to merge his [[Spark]] and Primal Prime's into '''Sentinel Maximus'''. Sentinel Maximus combines Primal Prime's power, charisma, and direct link to the knowledge of the [[Matrix]] with Apelinq's strategic genius and ability to [[Transfer Interlink|download virtual objects into reality]]. When a smaller, more stealthy form is preferable, the cab portion of his armored transport mode can disengage and transform into [[Hyperlinq]]. He has no known physical weaknesses.

Despite all this, he sure gets beat up a lot.

==Fiction==
===Universe: Featuring the Wreckers===
{{quote|You mentioned something about a creator's hand, Cryotek? Or the fist of Primus? Well here we are, tyrant!|Sentinel Maximus's first words, from the unpublished [[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1|Wreckers #4]]}}

Deep within a newly reformatted [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Wreckers battled [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], mastermind behind and benefactor of a far-reaching plot to capture the [[Divine Light]] for himself and use its power to siphon the power of [[Primus]] himself. As Cryotek mutated himself into a gigantic entity with the abilities of a [[god]], the empowered Predacon fired upon Apelinq, but it was Primal Prime who dove to take the shot. Instead of saving Apelinq, the two were fused together and fell, defeated.

But this was not the end for either. Apelinq and Primal Prime were merged by Primus into the mighty Sentinel Maximus.

[[Image:Sentinelcryotekwreckersfinale.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The mighty Sentinel Maximus has arrived! ...and has to be rescued by Cheetor and Hot Rod!]]
Even still, Cryotek's powers were greater, and he and Sentinel Maximus fought a prolonged battle through the corridors of Cybertron. Their battle's path was directed according to instructions from their [[Quintesson]] guide, [[Al-Badur]], which landed both of them within a Quintesson [[banishment chamber]]. Unfortunately for Sentinel Maximus, the Quintesson activated the chamber with all three inside, trapped in front of a dimensional portal with a powerful pull. As Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek fought each other while trying to keep their distance from the portal, help arrived. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and a battle-weakened [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], both [[Matrix Templar|Matrix Templars]], used their abilities to drain power from the Divine Light which was empowering Cryotek. While this did remove power from Cryotek and shrink him to a more accommodating size, he still possessed enough power to threaten Cybertron and its inhabitants. Selflessly, Sentinel Maximus shoved Cryotek through the portal, and the two vanished through it.

Both found themselves hovering in a dark, empty dimension, but before Cryotek could reach Sentinel Maximus, the latter was taken away by Primus to do battle elsewhere in the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

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===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[Image:Sentinelmaximusnemesis.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Sentinel Maximus downloads tiny jets into reality to stop the end of the multiverse! ...and doesn't manage it.]]
Fluctuations in the fabric of the multiverse caused by the [[Unicron Singularity]] pulled Sentinel Maximus out of the [[Universe war]] and into the center of the Unicron Trilogy's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] near the beginning of the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Recruited by [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] to assist [[Vector Prime]], they were all suddenly under attack by [[Unicron]]'s minions, [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]]. Sentinel Maximus fought back, but his adversaries retreated after destroying both Alpha Trion and [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act}}

After discovering that his battle with the [[zombie]] [[Dark Scorponok]] was just a diversion, Sentinel Maximus, along with Vector Prime, hunted down the two deep within Cybertron near the chamber that held [[Primus]]'s lifeforce. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Vector Prime fought Ramjet, taking their battle far into Cybertron's atmosphere, while Sentinel Maximus tried to prevent Nemesis Prime from unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] on Primus's lifeforce, which would allow [[Unicron]] to defeat Primus and consume the multiverse, ending all existence forever. Sentinel Maximus failed, and Nemesis Prime sealed himself into the chamber alone, {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} being stopped only by the chance appearance of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] from the ''Robots in Disguise'' universe. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1|Revelations Part 1}}

After this battle, Vector Prime had defeated Ramjet, but was severely drained. He left the enigmatic [[Velocitron|Velocitronian]] [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] in the obviously capable hands of Sentinel Maximus, with instructions to take him far, far away and keep him safe, for Skyfall was very important for unspecified reasons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2|Revelations Part 2}}

[[Image:Sentinelmaximusunicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sentinel Maximus goes toe-to-toe with Unicron himself! ...and calls for some other guys to save him!]]
A while later, Sentinel Maximus brought Skyfall with him to help end the violently dangerous [[Mini-Con]] civil war that had erupted on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4|Revelations Part 4}} The civil war was actually constructed by the newly reborn Unicron, who wished to kill Skyfall and the likewise-important [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]. Unicron attacked Sentinel Maximus, singling out the "Chosen of Primus," and Sentinel Maximus was unable to get the tinier Dark God off him. He cried for help from [[Omega Prime]], who succeeded in blasting Unicron away from him. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5|Revelations Part 5}}

While Sentinel Maximus was occupied, Skyfall and Landquake disappeared in a devastating explosion. Sentinel Maximus mourned Skyfall's apparent death and voiced an apology to Vector Prime. The war was ended immediately when [[Primus]] appeared in robot mode above them, causing Unicron to flee.

Months later, after the threat of the [[Unicron Singularity]] was removed and the war between the Autobots and Decepticons was ended, Sentinel Maximus and the rest of his crew met that universe's [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. He learned of Vector Prime's death and told [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] of Skyfall's demise. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6|Revelations Part 6}} It is not known whether Sentinel Maximus accompanied ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime on his mission to find Unicron or was returned to his own universe.

==Toys==
===Universe===
[[Image:Sentmaxtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Featuring more paint than a Sherwin-Williams outlet.]]
*'''Sentinel Maximus with Mini-Con Ape-Linq''' (Max-Con, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] toy, Sentinel Maximus's main body transforms into a Cybertronic carrier truck. The trailer portion can be pulled by Ape-Linq in his alt mode, the cab mode of ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], or attached to Optimus's trailer to form a double trailer. It can also transform into a dual spring-loaded missile-firing cannon pack for Optimus Prime's super mode, and can also attach to Prime's trailer in its "base" mode. The robot-mode's shoulders also have opening panels to reveal (non-firing) multi-missile racks.

: Ape-Linq (aka Hyperlinq) is a retool of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]], transforming into a Cybertronic armored personnel carrier capable of towing the Sentinel Maximus trailer-body, and also forming the central torso and head to Sentinel Maximus's robot mode. He also has a "gun" mode with flip-out (non-firing) rifle barrels. Both the small robot head and the larger Sentinel Maximus head were given new tooling.

: An [[exclusive]] toy for [[OTFCC 2004]] (but not actually available ''at'' the convention, see notes below), it also had the electronic sound gimmick from the retail versions removed in order to keep production costs down.

: This mold-set was also used to make ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SentinelMaximus/sentinelmaximus.htm More information on Sentinel Maximus at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* Sentinel Maximus went through several names before he saw release, the most notable being "Vector Prime." [[Hasbro]] rejected the name because they didn't want to dilute the concept of Primes, but later used it themselves for ''Cybertron'' [[Vector Prime]] anyway.
* Despite Sentinel Maximus's name change, his shipping carts still said "Vector Prime" on them.
* Early on, Sentinel Maximus was to come with translucent [[Redeco|redecos]] of the [[Cyberjet]] molds, meant to represent three sparks trapped inside the [[Divine Light]] for whom he downloaded digital bodies into reality. Instead, Hasbro decided to use those molds themselves for ''Universe''.

[[Image:Sentmaxpaintmockup.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Look reeeeeal close at the inside of his right arm.]]
* Sentinel Maximus's paint mock-up featured the Wreckers [[faction symbol]] (the Autobot symbol with a hammer for its forehead) tampoed on his shoulder and the inside of his right arm (seen to the right). The production piece mistakenly had normal Autobot symbols instead. Additionally, his bigger head was originally sculpted to be much wider (also seen to the right), and feature Prime-like antenna, but these didn't fit well during transformation, so his head was narrowed to eliminate the antenna.
* Due to [[3H Productions]]' loss of the convention license, Hasbro mailed out the Sentinel Maximus toys to their owners, using old mailing lists that had many outdated addresses. Some buyers never got theirs at all.
* Because of 3H's then-recent dissolution, Hasbro recreated an entire new packaging design, box art, and profile, presumably to avoid a potential legal battle. The packaging bio avoids mentioning details of 3H's Wreckers story, neglecting to note Primal Prime and Apelinq's union, and referencing Cryotek vaguely by describing a battle with a "diabolical and long-forgotten entity from the polar regions of Cybertron." Instead, Sentinel Maximus is described as a herald of Primus who emerges from the "shadows of Time to serve as a guardian over Cybertron during its darkest hour."
* Furthermore, instead of the intended name "Hyperlinq" for the Mini-Con, "Ape-Linq" is used on Sentinel Maximus's packaging, possibly because the trademark for the former had not yet been secured. Curiously, there are no trademarks claimed, registered or otherwise, next to Sentinel Maximus's name anywhere on the box. Trademark is claimed for Sentinel Maximus on the photocopied set of instructions included inside.
* Sentinel Maximus pretty much fails at everything he attempts to do.

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Windrazor (BW)

2010-12-13T17:51:18Z

86.147.81.249: Devrived from Swoop; Swoop is technically a Autobot and Autobot deviratives are Autobots still.

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{{disambig3|Windrazor}}
:''Windrazor is a [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''

[[Image:Windrazor bw.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"The Autobot legacy lives on!"]]

'''Windrazor''' was the imperfect result of a radical experiment conducted under the most desperate conditions. In the 32nd Century, Cybertron is ruled by the Predacon Warlord [[Shokaract]] and only a tiny resistance of Maximals and Predacons remains to fight him. In order to gain vital intelligence, a Maximal known as [[Swoop (G1)|the Veteran]] merged his [[spark]] with a dying Predacon—the [[Cub]], resulting in a dual-sparked hybrid, Windrazor himself. He possesses both youthful recklessness and battle-tested wisdom, and should potentially benefit from both; but the merging was imperfect, and Windrazor's two component personalities can clash for control of his actions.

==Fiction==
===3H continuity===
====''Tales from the Beast Wars''====
[[Image:Sandstormwindrazor.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Buy us last year!]]
Windrazor, despite his inner struggle between two disparate sparks, was deemed the best hope to destroy Shokaract and end his dystopian reign. He traveled to [[J'nwan]], where the walls of time and space were not so certain, in the hopes of sending himself back in time, to end Shokaract's rule before it could begin. But [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] was there waiting, and the two met in a ferocious battle. Cataclysm was destroyed in the seas of time, but Windrazor found himself thrown far into the past, into the prehistoric [[Earth]] of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. He immediately recognized [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], recently having taken a dragon form, as the Predacon criminal ascended from the throat of the volcano in which the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] lay.

Windrazor picked up the tracking device that Cataclysm had dropped during their battle, and began following its signal to the [[Dark Essence]]. At his destination, Windrazor could sense the dark energies below the Earth's crust, and the Dark Essence tore up the earth beneath him, revealing itself. The area was on the verge of a temporal collapse. Windrazor's dual nature fought within his mind, one half wishing to leave the area to its inevitable collapse, the other wishing to take the Dark Essence back to his own time and present it as a trophy to Shokaract. But before Windrazor could make a decision, Megatron arrived, recognizing the Dark Essence as belonging to [[Unicron]], and intending to take it for himself. During the scuffle, Windrazor was seized by influence of the Dark Essence, and became the vessel of Unicron himself.

[[Image:Windrazorgrabbed.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Grabbed," "completely forgot about," potato potahto.]]

Optimus Primal and his Maximals valiantly fought the possessed Windrazor, but were unsuccessful. Just as all hope seemed loss, the two minds within Windrazor were able to break free of Unicron's influence, and Windrazor recomposed himself. Just in time for Shokaract himself to arrive... {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox}}

Again, the Maximals were no match for their adversary, and they quickly fell, leaving only Primal and Windrazor. But they weren't alone for long, as the [[Covenant]] arrived through a portal, ready to fulfill their destiny. They, too, began falling at Shokaract's hand, one by one. Not even the arrival of [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], displaced beast warriors, or an army of retired legends from [[J'nwan]] could stand up to Shokaract's might. Just as Windrazor was beginning to wonder if this all was futile, the Covenant regrouped. Their combined essence plunged into Shokaract's [[Matrix of Conquest]], where it severed the link between him and Unicron. With Shokaract's origin now nullified, his entire timeline--and thus the events necessary for Windrazor's creation--ceased to exist.{{storylink|Terminus}} [[Apelinq]] grabbed Windrazor and flew through a [[transwarp]] portal back to his [[Beast Machines (franchise)|own time]], only to find upon arrival that Windrazor had vanished without a trace. {{storylink|Departure}}

====''Universe''====
While in transwarp space, Windrazor was retrieved by [[Primus]], whose divine intervention protected the young Maximal from being nullified along with the timeline of his origin. Windrazor was safely deposited in a new location to serve as a sort of "spirit guide" for other champions of Primus, and eventually he was able to convey his gratitude to Apelinq's [[Sentinel Maximus|upgraded form]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Windrazor is the fusion of a young Maximal's spark and the mysterious Veteran, formed to save the former's life after a savage betrayal. Before long, Windrazor was corrupted by the [[Angolmois]] energy and served as [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's herald]]. He traveled from universe to universe, enacting Unicron's will, until eventually he was able to wrest free of its influence and become a force for good. The remaining Angolmois energy in Windrazor's body allows him to continue traveling between dimensions and through time. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals'' video game===
:'''Voice actor:''' [[Chris Tang]]
[[Image:Windrazor-psx.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Windrazor's 'player two' colors from the game—so pretty! (But not as pretty as Silverbolt's!)"]]

When Megatron broke free during his transport back to Cybertron, he sent a message through transwarp to himself in the past, causing a critical chapter of the Beast Wars to be rewritten.

Windrazor joined in the battle that subsequently ensued, using his special attack "Spark Extinguisher" to fight back Megatron and his minions. He encouraged all to learn from the past so they may live for the future.

{{Note|Windrazor is an "unlockable" character exclusive to the American/European PlayStation version. To unlock him, the player must select either "vs. human" or "vs computer" in Versus Mode, then hold X and keep it held as the player immediately presses and holds L1, L2, R1, and R2, and the directional right. Once unlocked, the character will remain playable without having to repeat the code.}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWtoy-Windrazor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Spaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk extinguisher!"]]
*'''Windrazor''' (Deluxe, 1999)
**''Accessories'': Left & right feather-missiles

: Windrazor is a white-with-purple-accents [[redeco]] of the Maximal [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], transforming into an eagle-wolf hybrid creature. His wings have spring-loaded missile launchers, while pulling on his beast-mode tail swings them forward. These missiles can also be used as hand-held melee weapons in robot mode. He was available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[BotCon 1999]] Transformers Convention. 1200 were made of both him and [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]].

: Windrazor is the only convention-original exclusive sold on a card with a sealed plastic bubble. The packaging proved unpopular with collectors as it is impossible to remove the toy without destroying its packaging, and so that style was never used again.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Windrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Windrazor at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==

[[Image:BWtoy-Windrazorcarded.jpg|right|thumb|150px|You had to destroy this beautiful thing to get your toy out.]]
* Windrazor's pre-release name was the terrible pun "Soulstice".

* His video game appearance afforded fans a chance to hear what Windrazor [[:Image:Windrazor.ogg|sounds like]].

* The ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' gives Windrazor the same weapons as generation one Swoop—heat seeking missiles and thermal swords. Despite the fact that the swords and missiles are, y'know, the same thing. He has thermal heat seeking missile swords!

*Both Windrazor's toy bio and the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' claim [[Cub|his younger part]] was a Maximal, which wasn't exactly the case in his fictional appearances.

*Prior to his appearance in "Wreckers: Finale Part II", Windrazor had not appeared in fiction for seven years, leading some fans in the interim to conclude that he had been erased from existence.

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