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Character model

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[[Image:Charactermodeloptimusprimeg1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Deviate from this and invite scorn!]]

A '''character model''' is a stylistic guide created to help animators and licensee artists depict the [[Transformer|Transformers]] in a consistent and recognizable way. A typical character model is illustrated with a series of model sheets, containing two or more line drawings of each of a character's modes, showing the front and back, weapons, and sometimes details as well. Character models are most often derived from a character's [[toy]], though in some instances the toy and character design may be designed simultaneously.

Character models produced in the 80s were typically black & white, with a separate color guide that would often cover just the front of the model. Modern character designs are usually in color, though sometimes the designs for the backs are only produced in black & white.

Character models are not to be confused with [[control art]], which is used in the toy design process.

==Nuances of creation and utilization==
[[Image:Character models.png|right|250px|thumb|"He's not heavy, he's my brother."]]

If the same toy is used for multiple characters, they may be depicted with very different character models—for example, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. These two toys are essentially ''identical'', but while the first design conceived, Sideswipe's, is tall and athletic, the second, Red Alert's, is short and stocky.

This pattern of artistically differentiating two very similar toys in order to make distinct characterization easier was particularly common with the 1984/1985 toys, many of which were [[Redeco|redecos]] of other toys. Examples include [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]/[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]/[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]/the [[Conehead|Coneheads]], and others. In general, the 1984 toys were vastly simplified for the screen, while the 1985 character models resembled their toys much more closely, resulting in a stockier group of robots.

The practice of varying the character models of characters who share a bodyform was revisited in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].'' Though [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] share a bodyform, Ratchet's character model has a paunch while Ironhide's form is more buff. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] shares a bodyform with roughly a dozen other characters, and their bodyshapes run the gamut from [[Wasp|skinny]] to [[Tap-Out (Animated)|stocky]] to [[Glyph (Animated)|curvaceous]], depending on the character's needs.

[[Image:Ratchet-charactermodel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Guess which one can actually turn into an ambulance?<ref>'''Answer:''' Neither. While Ratchet's character model clearly can't transform into anything, Ratchet's toy transforms into a Onebox minivan ''pretending'' to be an ambulance.</ref>]]

Character models may vary wildly from the toy itself, leading to greater or lesser degrees of "[[show-accuracy]]". Perhaps the most conspicuous examples are [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. In those instances, droid-like and "alien" toys were heavily anthropomorphized in the character models, adding humanoid proportions, heads, and faces.

Perhaps the best representation of both of the above factors—character models differing from the toys, and later character models differing from earlier ones based on the same toys—is shown by [[Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].

A few exceptions, such as [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster]], who only appear in the Marvel UK comics, appear to have no character models at all, and their art is based on their toys. Regardless, even in the later years of the ''Generation 1'' franchise, the creation of character models persisted. One example is the 1989 Pretenders, whose character models are replicated faithfully by [[José Delbo]]. Even though artistic interpretations of Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch diversified with later artists, elements taken from the character models continued, such as their individualized melee weapons. (These weapons were not included with the toy.)

[[Image:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We don't have these weapons.]]
Most of the ''Generation 1'' character designs from before 1987 were done by [[Floro Dery]]. The widely distributed model sheets of those characters may have been redrawn from his designs, or they might be his direct work. The first three years' worth of Generation 1 character models formed the basis for the artwork of Marvel's [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] profile books. Additional profiles were later published in the back of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the main comic book]], showing character models for some of the 1987 and 1988 characters.

A vast collection of ''Generation 1'' character models are available in the books ''[[The Ark: A Complete Compendium of Character Designs]]'' and ''[[The Ark II — A Compendium of Japanese Character Designs]]''. Many of the same designs are also available in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'', though its pictures are quite small and typically feature only the front of the robot and the alt mode.
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==Variations==
When applied to fiction, character designs are often interpreted differently by various artists. Other times, a model may not be available at all, resulting in art based directly on a character's [[toy]], or something entirely made up.

[[Image:Jetfire-SkyfireModels.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jetfire is Skyfire on 'roids.]]
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire / Skyfire]] had two different character models from early ''Generation 1'' series. The toy-accurate one appeared three times "fictionally," once as a miscolored, partially-obscured background character in the [[The Last Stand|fourth Marvel Comics issue]], again in the Marvel Comics as a [[Ashes, Ashes...|spectator at Optimus Prime's funeral]] (right next to his "Skyfire" model), and a third time in the animated portion of the commercial for Jetfire and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. It would also occasionally crop up in secondary media, such as coloring books and [[:Image:Jetfire-Dutch.jpg|Dutch media]].

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[[Image:Broadsidecharactermodels.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Broadside on the right has had [[kibble]]-reduction surgery]]
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also had two completely different character models in the ''Generation 1'' series. The earlier model (on the left) was based on his prototype and appeared in the Marvel G1 comic, as well as the episode "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]" (though in the latter, it was colored more like the model on the right). The finalized version was used for most of his other 80s appearances.
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[[Image:Grimhead.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Me Grimlock like more chiseled look.]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had an early head design which quickly disappeared from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], replaced by a more [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] model with the episode "[[War of the Dinobots]]". The old design remained in the comics until he became an [[Action Master]] in "[[Still Life!]]".
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[[Image:Soundwave uscomics.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Soundwave's having his mouthplate dry-cleaned]]
* Marvel US [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was drawn without a [[mouthplate]] by artist [[José Delbo]], based on an early version of his character model. Soundwave was also colored purple in nearly every appearance in the US comics, probably due to the early model's [[:Image:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|seemingly lavender coloration]]. The ''UK'' comics coloured him blue in every appearance there and gave him the toy's yellow visor, working off a different model sheet.
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[[Image:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Pick a head, any head.]]
* For their character models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]] were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown. Nightbeat was depicted with his own toy's head (for the first time) in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''. Nightbeat's appearances in [[IDW Publishing]]'s Transformers comics retain the Siren face design, but inside the Nightbeat helmet. In [[Fun Publications]]' "[[Cheap Shots]]," his appearance is based on his new toy, whose head is based on Siren's face and helmet.
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[[Image:G1DevastatorHeads.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shades optional.]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] had two different animation models in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; at the least, he had two different head designs, one with a visor and one without. Though the visored version was the finalized model, both head designs would continue to be used (almost at random) in subsequent episodes. The correct visored design was used for his dramatic scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and thus seems to have "won out"; it appears on all modern Devastator merchandise.
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[[Image:G1HotSpotHeads.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shut your mouth or I'll shut it for you! (by erasing it!)]]
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] would occasionally switch between having a faceplate or having a mouth drawn '''on''' his faceplate in his appearances on the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. He had a mouth in "[[Ghost in the Machine]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]" — episodes that seem to have been animated by two different animation companies, suggesting that Hot Spot's mouth may have come from an alternate character model.
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[[Image:G1ArceeModelComp.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Arcee does Jenny Craig.]]
*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'': Most of the cast of new characters in the movie had early versions of their character models that changed to varying degrees before the movie was animated. These character models were often used in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Marvel comics]] and occasionally showed up in season 3 episodes of the television series. Since the toy design process had longer lead times, the toys were designed from the earlier models.
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==Model sheet poses used in fiction==
Occasionally, animation studios (most notably [[AKOM]]) actually used the character models of certain characters in the episodes themselves in order to spare themselves from having to draw new poses. Examples are the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] when they first appear in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", various scenes with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]", and at least one shot from "[[:Image:Transfixatron.jpg|The Autobot Run]]". This would also routinely happen in [[Marvel Comics]] stories (most notably by [[Jose Delbo]]) as well.

<center><gallery>
Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|First there was the boxart.
Image:RavageG1-TFUart.jpg|Then they used the boxart to make the character model. Look for this pose basically everywhere.
Image:RavageRatbat.jpg|See?
Image:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|There's a whole fleet of 'em!
Image:NewOrder-Ravagepose.jpg|He even hovers like this when he's recuperating.
Image:TimeWars2-Ravagepose.jpg|These are all from two consecutive pages. The bottom two are of Ravage's from-behind character model!
Image:SGRavage-EvanGauntt.jpg|Okay, this one was on purpose.
Image:Transfixatron.jpg|Skywarp's standing at an angle with the far arm slightly raised and his head turned toward us, you say?
Image:Starscreamdisintegratedcircuits.jpg|Starscream wants in on this, too!
Image:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|Galvatron's early model sheet pose with the head of the final version!
Image:TFTM-Scourgeformed.jpg|That's right, even the movie did it!
Image:BroadsideCarnage.jpg|AKOM showing off their awesome model sheet tracing skills.
Image:Kupdesertisland.jpg|Flip it and paste a gun over one hand and no one will notice!
Image:Desertislandofspace-targetmaster-rollcall.jpg|Recoil and Peacemaker somehow avoid this.
Image:Fortressmaximus-maninthemachine1.jpg|Both Spike and Delbo have Fort Max's character model on the brain!
Image:CerebrosG1-everyCerebrosappearanceever.jpg|How many times can he do it?
Image:Fortressmaximusg1rebirth.jpg|Forearms slightly up. Look to the side. There we go.
Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|Buzzsaw just loves to fly at this exact angle.
Image:Buzzsawyikes3.jpg|It's hobby he sometimes shares with Laserbeak.
Image:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|It's odd how everyone always arrives in a 3/4s overhead view!
Image:Decepticonpretenders-behold.jpg|"Okay, now what angle do I have to draw the room at so I can just paste everyone's art in a cascading row?"
Image:Arkshuttle12.jpg|The script called for a small shuttlecraft, so let's just copy the Ark's cartoon model.
Image:Bludgeon-WarWithoutEndUK.jpg|Compare this to the Bludgeon above.
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==Footnotes==
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==See also==
* [[Ark series]] - A series of non-fiction guidebooks chronicling Transformers character models.

==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Cels/ACels1.html Some] of the G1 character model celworks from [http://www.toyarchive.com/ SUPER TOY ARCHIVE].
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-article/transformers-prototypes/106/transformers-prototypes/series+bibles.html Some] Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo character models from [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers At The Moon].

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Metrotitan (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon [[city-bot]]|the huge Decepticon city|Metrotitan (ROTF)}}
:''Metrotitan is a [[Decepticon]] [[City-bot]] from the [[Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Metrotitan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The very definition of a "bad neighborhood".]]
Constructed on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], '''Metrotitan''' is a massive Decepticon warrior, commanded by the villainous [[Violen Jiger]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s. He was taught the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]].

He leads the [[Metrosquad]] and has also been known to house the [[Race Track Patrol]].

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Created on [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Metrotitan was appointed leader of the [[Metrosquad]] and schooled in the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. His first mission upon activation was to attack the [[Autobot]] Lunar Zone Base on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] commanded by [[Rabbicrater]]. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

[[Image:MetrotitanInSpace.jpg|thumb|left|''We're ooofffff to outer spaaaaace. We're leaaaaaving Mother Eaaaaarth. To saaaave the human raaaace. Our Star Blaaaaazers.'']]

He proved to be very impressive in battle, and even killed the veteran Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]] in his attack on the Lunar Zone Base. Metrotitan might even have been able to best [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] if [[Sonic Bomber]] hadn't kept the Metrosquad busy. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 8}}

Metrotitan then unleashed his Freeze Beam Gun and used it to reduce the moon to an icy tomb. His freeze beam was even powerful enough to stop [[Sky Powered]] in its tracks. However, the Decepticon warrior was unprepared for the arrival of a third [[Powered Master]] named [[Road Fire]]. His freeze beam was easily countered by Road Fire's "Fire Kick" and Metrotitan was soundly defeated. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

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===Timelines: ''Wings of Honor''===

Nine million years ago, "the Metrotitan" was a fortress in the [[Glibex]] flats. In the first decade of the Decepticon uprising, it came under siege by the 'Cons, who eliminated all resistance and then moved on. The more entrepreneurial [[Rage]] of the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s salvaged the Metrotitan and retrofitted it as a mobile battle station under his control.

After capturing the [[Heart of the Dragon]] from [[Median]], Rage's ultimate goal was to implant the powerful [[laser core]] in the Metrotitan itself, hoping to reformat the fortress into a massively powerful Transformer under his control. He hoped this grand gesture would be enough to get him noticed by the Decepticon generals, and rise in the rebel hierarchy. First, however, he tested the heart in a micro-sized body, creating the dragon known as [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]]. Brimstone rampaged through the Metrotitan after the [[Elite Guard|Elite Guardsmen]] hunting Rage, until his energy levels destroyed the pint-sized terror from the inside out, apparently taking out the Metrotitan as well in the explosion. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

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==Toys==
===Zone===
*'''Metrotitan''' (Decepticon, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-340'''

: A [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Metrotitan transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city". 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 molded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to be attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metrotitan came with [[Metroshot]], [[Metrotank]], [[Metrodash]] and [[Metrobomb]]; the first two formed various parts of Metrotitans's alternate modes.

: The smaller "limb" robots from the "[[Scramble City]]" style combiners can plug into ports in Metrotitans's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] can connect to him in city mode. The peg-size of Metrotitan's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. He also comes with a special Micromaster-style ramp with a unique attachment at one end, meant to utilize the attachment bracket for the "Scramble City" leaders' base modes.

==Notes==
* Metrotitan and his crew are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon releases in Japan in 1990. The only other badguys for sale during ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' were the multi-packed [[Race Track Patrol]].

* Metrotitan, despite [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|popular belief]], is ''not'' a [[Zombie|zombie version]] of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1990/Destron/Metrotitan/metrotitan.htm Metrotitan at TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/736/Generation+1/Metrotitan.html Metrotitan at Transformers At The Moon]
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1485/Custom+Toys/SCF+Metrotitan.html Custom Super Collection Figure Metrotitan at Transformers At The Moon]

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[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
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Metrotitan (G1)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon [[city-bot]]|the huge Decepticon city|Metrotitan (ROTF)}}
:''Metrotitan is a [[Decepticon]] [[City-bot]] from the [[Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Metrotitan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The very definition of a "bad neighborhood".]]
Constructed on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], '''Metrotitan''' is a massive Decepticon warrior, commanded by the villainous [[Violen Jiger]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s. He was taught the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]].

He leads the [[Metrosquad]] and has also been known to house the [[Race Track Patrol]].

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Created on [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Metrotitan was appointed leader of the [[Metrosquad]] and schooled in the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. His first mission upon activation was to attack the [[Autobot]] Lunar Zone Base on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] commanded by [[Rabbicrater]]. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

[[Image:MetrotitanInSpace.jpg|thumb|left|''We're ooofffff to outer spaaaaace. We're leaaaaaving Mother Eaaaaarth. To saaaave the human raaaace. Our Star Blaaaaazers.'']]

He proved to be very impressive in battle, and even killed the veteran Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]] in his attack on the Lunar Zone Base. Metrotitan might even have been able to best [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] if [[Sonic Bomber]] hadn't kept the Metrosquad busy. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 8}}

Metrotitan then unleashed his Freeze Beam Gun and used it to reduce the moon to an icy tomb. His freeze beam was even powerful enough to stop [[Sky Powered]] in its tracks. However, the Decepticon warrior was unprepared for the arrival of a third [[Powered Master]] named [[Road Fire]]. His freeze beam was easily countered by Road Fire's "Fire Kick" and Metrotitan was soundly defeated. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

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===Timelines: ''Wings of Honor''===

Nine million years ago, "the Metrotitan" was a fortress in the [[Glibex]] flats. In the first decade of the Decepticon uprising, it came under siege by the 'Cons, who eliminated all resistance and then moved on. The more entrepreneurial [[Rage]] of the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s salvaged the Metrotitan and retrofitted it as a mobile battle station under his control.

After capturing the [[Heart of the Dragon]] from [[Median]], Rage's ultimate goal was to implant the powerful [[laser core]] in the Metrotitan itself, hoping to reformat the fortress into a massively powerful Transformer under his control. He hoped this grand gesture would be enough to get him noticed by the Decepticon generals, and rise in the rebel hierarchy. First, however, he tested the heart in a micro-sized body, creating the dragon known as [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]]. Brimstone rampaged through the Metrotitan after the [[Elite Guard|Elite Guardsmen]] hunting Rage, until his energy levels destroyed the pint-sized terror from the inside out, apparently taking out the Metrotitan as well in the explosion. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

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==Toys==
===Zone===
*'''Metrotitan''' (Decepticon, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-340'''

: A [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Metrotitan transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city". 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 molded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to be attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metrotitan came with [[Metroshot]], [[Metrotank]], [[Metrodash]] and [[Metrobomb]]; the first two formed various parts of Metrotitans's alternate modes.

: The smaller "limb" robots from the "[[Scramble City]]" style combiners can plug into ports in Metrotitans's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] can connect to him in city mode. The peg-size of Metrotitan's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. He also comes with a special Micromaster-style ramp with a unique attachment at one end, meant to utilize the attachment bracket for the "Scramble City" leaders' base modes.

==Notes==
* Metrotitan and his crew are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon releases in Japan in 1990. The only other badguys for sale during ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' were the multi-packed [[Race Track Patrol]].

* Metrotitan, despite [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|popular belief]], is ''not'' a [[Zombie|zombie version]] of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1990/Destron/Metrotitan/metrotitan.htm Metrotitan at TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/736/Generation+1/Metrotitan.html
Metrotitan at Transformers At The Moon]
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1485/Custom+Toys/SCF+Metrotitan.html Custom Super Collection Figure Metrotitan at Transformers At The Moon]

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:City Transformers]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Zone characters]]

Transformers Animated (franchise)

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[[Image:Transformersanimated franchise logo.png|center|300px]]
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'''Transformers Animated''' is the latest television-supported ''Transformers'' [[franchise]], which began in January of 2008. The latest re-imagining of the [[Transformers brand]] brings a highly dynamic and stylized look to the toys and fiction.

The franchise consists of the following components:
*[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (comic)|A comic book series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|A toyline]]

The cartoon began with a 3-episode mini-movie, first aired on Cartoon Network on December 26th 2007, that is being followed by a full 13-episode season, which started airing in January. The toyline, however, will not be hitting stores till summer of 2008, due to the ongoing popularity of the [[Movie (toyline)|movie toys]].

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==External links==
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/transformersa/index.html Cartoon Network Transformers Animated site]

* [http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/transformersAnimated/index.asp YTV Transformers Animated site]

* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]

* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]

* [http://www.transformersanimated.com Transformers Animated.com]

* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/category/Transformers+Animated/Transformers+Animated.html Transformers Animated News At Transformers Toys.co.uk]
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Calcar

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:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The Decepticons’ battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1993, 1994)

: Sold only in the European market during the “transitional” time between [[Generation 1]] and ''Generation 2'', Calcar transforms into a pink and gray off-road Cabriolet buggy. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm Calcar at TFU.info]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/164/toys/Calcar.html Calcar at Transformers @ The Moon]

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Europe-only characters]]
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