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Jida

2012-04-19T14:45:50Z

91.120.23.37:

{{faction|minicon|decepticon}}
:''Jida is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:2012-armsmicron-Jida.jpg|thumb|400px|Ash Williams would give his other arm for a weapon like this kitty.]]

'''Jida''' (ジダ) is [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]'s [[Arms Micron]]. How a Mini-Con can work with an undead Autobot, we're not quite sure.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Set ID number:'' '''AM-08'''
** ''Micron ID number:'' '''M-08'''

: Available only with [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Terrorcon|AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper]], Jida transforms from a robot cheetah into a dual-chainsaw weapon. He has numerous [[5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons". He also has a clear-plastic gem that is part of an as-of-yet-explained game system.

: Jida comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Jida's name derives from the Japanese rendition of "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'').
* Jida is the first pack-in Arms Micron to not be based on their in-show partner's weapon.

[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Baro (Prime)

2012-04-19T14:41:51Z

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[[Image:2012-armsmicron-Bulo.JPG|thumb|Mutant Ninja Drill Bulls, GO!]]
:''Bulo is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Bulo''' (バロ ''Baro'') is [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-[[2012]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM06'''

: Available only with his larger partner Skywarp as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, Bulo comes as an unassembled, unpainted "kit". He transforms from a bull-like robot into a shuriken/shield. He can also be converted into a drill, yet oddly his instructions fail to mention this screamingly obvious design intent.

: Bulo has multiple [[5mm post|5mm posts and peg-holes]] in his construction, allowing him to combine with other Arms Microns to form much bigger, more ridiculous weapons.

[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Gora

2012-04-19T14:40:29Z

91.120.23.37:

[[Image:2012-armsmicron-Gora.JPG|thumb|All hail his grand and glorious fusion cannon!]]
:''Gora is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Gora''' (ゴラ ''Gora'') is [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM05'''

: Available only with his larger partner [[Megatron (Prime)#JapanDeluxe|Megatron]], Gora comes as an unassembled, unpainted "kit". he transforms from a gorilla-like robot into a smallish replication of Megatron' fusion cannon, complete with swing-out blade-halves.

: He has multiple [[5mm post|5mm posts and holes]] on his body, allowing him to combine with other Arms Microns to form bigger and more ridiculous weapons.

[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

B.B. (Prime)

2012-04-19T14:31:53Z

91.120.23.37:

:''B.2 is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:2012-armsmicron-B2.JPG|thumb|The Bot who IS the golden gun.]]

'''B.2''' (ビーツー ''Bītsū'') is [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.

==Fiction==
===''Arms Micron Theater''===
{{voiceactor|[[Motoko Kumai]] (Japanese)}}

B.2, [[O.P.]], and [[R.A.]] tried to transform. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1|Perfect Transformation! Enter the Transformers}} B.2 and R.A. succeeded at transforming into robot mode, but O.P. still struggled. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2|Dark Transformation! Dark Energon}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-2012)
**''Set ID number:'' '''AM-02'''
** ''Micron ID number:'' '''M-02'''

: Available only with [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Revealer)|Bumblebee]], B.2 transforms from a humanoid robot into a twin-barreled blaster resembling Bumblebee's in-show weapons (which were omitted from the Japanese toy). He has numerous [[5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", such as the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] formed by him, [[O.P.]] and [[R.A.]]

: B.2 comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit.

==Notes==
* B.2 bucks the naming convention for pack-in Autobot Arms Micron slightly; all of the others (so far) are named after the first two English letters of their larger partner's names. "B.2" seems to be a bit of a joke on "BB" (two B's, get it?).

{{DEFAULTSORT:B2}}
[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

O.P.

2012-04-19T14:29:06Z

91.120.23.37:

:''O.P. is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:2012-armsmicron-OP.jpg|thumb|I disguise myself as Optimus Prime's gun. Anything else would be illogical.]]

'''O.P.''' (オーピー ''Ōpī'') is [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Arms Micron]].

==Fiction==
===''Arms Micron Theater''===
{{voiceactor|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)}}

O.P., [[B.2]], and [[R.A.]] tried to transform. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1|Perfect Transformation! Enter the Transformers}} B.2 and R.A. succeeded at transforming into robot mode, but O.P. still struggled. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2|Dark Transformation! Dark Energon}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[March 31|3-31]]-2012)
**''Set ID number:'' '''AM-01'''
** ''Micron ID number:'' '''M-01'''

: Available only with [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Powerizer)|AM-01 Optimus Prime]], O.P. transforms from a humanoid robot into a weapon combining Optimus's cannon and blade weapons (which were omitted from the Japanese release). He has numerous [[5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", though he is specifically called out as forming the lower-blade/guard portion of the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] with [[B.2]] and [[R.A.]] He also has a clear-plastic gem that is part of an as-of-yet-explained game system.

: O.P. comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Op}}
[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

Iguanus (G1)

2012-02-23T16:11:05Z

91.120.23.37: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon who does not transform into an iguana|the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who may or may not be the same guy and also does not transform into an iguana|Iguanus (BW)}}
:''Iguanus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Iguanus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pretenders hide the recon bike inside!]]
'''Iguanus''' practices self-love—specifically, his love for his outer shell. He has become obsessively fascinated by reptiles since becoming a Pretender, and can often be found mooning over his shell whenever he has a spare moment. He has even convinced himself that he has a special rapport with lizards and other scaly creatures. Iguanus often wonders if he could somehow become even closer to the reptiles than he already is. If only there was some way to combine Beast and 'Bot, and keep the action hot...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
After commandeering a genetics research lab on [[Earth]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Iguanus was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}}

[[Image:TFUS KingCon Iguanus.JPG|left|200px|thumb|...does whatever a lizard can!]]

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the New Jersey dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. Installing the [[Stormmaker Station]] in the New Jersey swamps, they engineered a massive storm over the surrounding area, then wired then island of Manhattan in order to collect energy for them. Iguanus's task was to attach an [[electrostator]] to the top of the [[Empire State Building]] when the storm reached critical intensity, channeling and amplifying the electricity down through the building and out through the wired infrastructure of the island, feeding the Decepticons' conductors and destroying half the city in the process. The Pretenders quickly ran into trouble at the Stormmaker Station, where they were confronted by the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. After a brief skirmish, Iguanus left [[Skullgrin]] to deal with them while he proceeded on to the Empire State Building. He ran into even more Micromasters while climbing the building, though, and their leader [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] blasted the electrostator off the building's antenna just before the lightning strike. Iguanus leapt off the building in a desperate attempt to replace the electrostator, only to take the full lightning force into himself on contact with the device, tearing his body apart and leaving the Decepticons with no accumulated energy. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Surprisingly, he was up and about again really quickly, escorting Scorponok to MacDill Airforce Base to deal with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} He was later seen cowering in terror when [[Unicron]] attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}
====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Iguanus was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York (it is unknown whether Iguanus was ALSO King Con); however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]s on the [[Trigger]], Iguanus was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the Trigger. In the ensuing conflict, the Trigger was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
It is implied that Iguanus and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] are one and the same. Who would've guessed? {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer3 Iguanus dying.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" "Why? I can't find your fraggin' legs! I can't find your legs!"]]

Iguanus was a member of the "Proto-Pretenders" cult gathered in secret by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Using knowledge of the [[Regenesis]] project Bludgeon had procured from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s files, they concocted a plan to utilize the [[Ultra-Energon]] to revitalize [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his bio-mechanical grafting process for themselves. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

After raiding Earth for Ultra-Energon, they spent nearly twenty years in seclusion on Cybertron to revive the awesomely powerful Decepticon scientist under their control, and perfect the bio-carapaces so that they could be used safely. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} Unfortunately, their timetable was accelerated uncontrollably when first the Autobot crew of the [[Calabi-Yau]] and later [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s interrupted their work. When the Wreckers besieged their compound, Iguanus retreated to find Bludgeon and warn him of the assault, only to find his leader had jumped the gun and undergone the grafting before it was ready. He dismembered Iguanus before collapsing into madness. When the Autobots arrived in the chamber, Iguanus reached out to Optimus Prime, who dropped his weapon and offered comfort to the dying Decepticon. Iguanus tried to explain what had happened before expiring from his wounds, Optimus then considered that Bludgeon got off lightly by comparison. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Iguanus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Reptilesss shall inherit the earth, [[Spider-Man|Ssspider-Man]]!]]
*'''Iguanus''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Hurricane Blaster", belt, wheels/blades

:Iguanus transforms into a Cybertronic recon bike. His rather ''cost effectively''-designed wheels are fake, are hollow on top and are both part of a single strut that attaches to the bottom of the bike. As such, he has no rolling wheels in this mode. His Hurricane blaster mounts on the rear of the bike, which is also his torso mid-section, so he has a giant gaping hole there in robot mode. His outer [[Pretender|Pretender]] Shell is a giant bipedal iguana with an slightly articulated lizard tail extending from his spine. He is armed with the detachable wheelbase, which acts as some kind of blade weapon or something, and the Hurricane blaster.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Iguanus at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Iguanus had the preliminary name '''Snakeskin'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Squamos'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sárkánygyík''' - means 'Dragon Lizard'

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Finback

2012-02-23T12:53:00Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Finback is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Finback boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'ARRRR, shiver me Furmanite!']]
'''Finback''' is the sickliest and crustiest ol' sailor you'll ever meet. Through pained gasps and wheezes, Finback will sputter out grand old tales of his adventures as a youth. Once, he'll tell you, he was a spry young Decepticon naval officer, before a failed raid on a chemical-polluted world left him with a metal-wasting disease. It's been eating away at him slowly ever since! Only [[Pretender]] technology arrested the spread of the disease.

Cackling, he'll tell you he no longer fears death, and that his only remaining goal is to make the Autobots suffer as much as he has. His Pretender shell may help treat his disease, but every moment away from it is one moment closer to permanent shutdown.

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics continuity===
[[Image:Finbackg1mvl.jpg|left|120px|thumb|HELLO, RAAT SOLDIERS. MY NAME IS FINBACK.]]
After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Finback was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. After the process was completed, the Decepticons detected a digital eavesdropper. Finback and the other Pretenders were ordered to the source of the disturbance, the office buildings of [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Here they met the newly-created Autobot Pretenders in battle, who were being led by a digital copy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Prime's strategic prowess tipped the battle in the Autobots' favor, and the Decepticon Pretenders were forced to withdraw. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Soon, Scorponok's Decepticons met with the other group of Decepticons on Earth, led by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When it was discovered that Ratbat's Decepticons were secretly pursuing the legendary database, the [[Underbase]], this information enraged Scorponok. Finback and the rest of Scorponok's troops were called out of [[Semper Tyrannis|their ship]], and the two Decepticon factions fought bitterly. {{storylink|Cold War!}} This halted only when both sides realized they'd been duped by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who had pitted the factions against each other while leaving to take the Underbase for himself. But the Decepticons were distracted again when Autobots were detected nearby, and Finback and the other Decepticons were ordered by Scorponok to "crush every [[spark]] from their bodies." But this, too, was realized to have been a ruse by Starscream. After Starscream succeeded in absorbing part of the Underbase, Finback was part of an Autobot/Decepticon alliance who waited in [[Tokyo]] for him. The Decepticon Pretenders and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] jumped Starscream once he arrived. The Predacons were destroyed easily, but Starscream grew frustrated when his attacks had little effect on the Pretenders. Ultimately, Starscream tossed [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] into the crossfire and made his escape. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[Image:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Finback.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Previously undisplayed verbal tic, yes!]]

After the close of the [[Underbase Saga]], Scorponok took command of the surviving Decepticons and moved them to an underground base within a [[New Jersey]] swamp facing [[New York City]]. The base would be powered by a massive machine that would convert energy into [[Energon]], and Scorponok ordered Finback and [[Submarauder]] to lay a cable from the machine across the Hudson River into the city. After evading the [[Micromaster]] [[Off Road Patrol]], the Decepticon Pretenders reached the other side of the river, where [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] ordered Finback and Submarauder to guard the end of the cable. Unfortunately, Iguanus was destroyed by lightning, ending their mission. {{storylink|King Con!}}

During the battle with [[Unicron]], Finback was manning a artillery station on Cybertron. The power core overloaded when he pushed it to full power, though, and the resulting explosion apparently killed him and [[Misfire]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Funback {{sic}} was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2 Finback.jpg|right|150px|thumb|NO WAI!!!11]]
Finback was recruited by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] over 20 years ago to bring back the bio-mechanical grafting process designed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Using Shockwave's [[Regenesis]] program, they acquired enough raw [[Ultra-Energon]] from Earth to successfully revive Thunderwing as an awesomely powerful automaton, and begin constructing bio-mechanical carapaces for themselves. Unfortunately, an Autobot survey team stumbled across their activities on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} He maliciously punished [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] with his electro prod when the Autobot tried to escape. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Finback was shot to pieces when the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] raided the facility and put a stop to Bludgeon's plans. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

Finback looked rather cocky throughout the misadventure, regardless of situation.
{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Finback toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Crikey!]]
*'''Finback''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Jet-propelled armor-piercing harpoon gun, [[Corrosive slime-shooter|metal-corroding stun rifle]], belt

:Finback's inner robot transforms into a stingray-shaped hovercraft vehicle thing, with his robot arms rather obviously jutting out of the top of the vehicle. His large white gun can be mounted on top. In robot mode, Finback continues the Pretender tradition of having a rather generic robot mode that does not hint at what he might possibly turn into. Finback's outer Pretender shell is a, erm, weird walking fish monster thingy that is possibly some sort of sea creature - his head shows a small similarity to that of a sea turtle. It has a clawed left arm that can hold his harpoon weapon and a sort of flipper right arm which can hold the inner robot's gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Finback/finback.htm More information on Finback at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[[Splashdown]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile states: ''His upbeat attitude and lively speech make him a distorted mirror image of the Decepticons' Finback, whom Splashdown describes as a "filthy pirate I wouldn't mind sending to the ocean floor permanently."'' Nowhere has Finback ever been described as having pirated anything, versus being a mere sailor or naval officer, so it's possible Splashdown's just being insulting. Or Finback's a pirate. Who knows.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Finback

2012-02-23T12:44:48Z

91.120.23.37:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Finback is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Finback boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'ARRRR, shiver me Furmanite!']]
'''Finback''' is the sickliest and crustiest ol' sailor you'll ever meet. Through pained gasps and wheezes, Finback will sputter out grand old tales of his adventures as a youth. Once, he'll tell you, he was a spry young Decepticon naval officer, before a failed raid on a chemical-polluted world left him with a metal-wasting disease. It's been eating away at him slowly ever since! Only [[Pretender]] technology arrested the spread of the disease.

Cackling, he'll tell you he no longer fears death, and that his only remaining goal is to make the Autobots suffer as much as he has. His Pretender shell may help treat his disease, but every moment away from it is one moment closer to permanent shutdown.

==Fiction==
===Marvel comics continuity===
[[Image:Finbackg1mvl.jpg|left|120px|thumb|HELLO, RAAT SOLDIERS. MY NAME IS FINBACK.]]
After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Finback was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. After the process was completed, the Decepticons detected a digital eavesdropper. Finback and the other Pretenders were ordered to the source of the disturbance, the office buildings of [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Here they met the newly-created Autobot Pretenders in battle, who were being led by a digital copy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Prime's strategic prowess tipped the battle in the Autobots' favor, and the Decepticon Pretenders were forced to withdraw. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Soon, Scorponok's Decepticons met with the other group of Decepticons on Earth, led by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When it was discovered that Ratbat's Decepticons were secretly pursuing the legendary database, the [[Underbase]], this information enraged Scorponok. Finback and the rest of Scorponok's troops were called out of [[Semper Tyrannis|their ship]], and the two Decepticon factions fought bitterly. {{storylink|Cold War!}} This halted only when both sides realized they'd been duped by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who had pitted the factions against each other while leaving to take the Underbase for himself. But the Decepticons were distracted again when Autobots were detected nearby, and Finback and the other Decepticons were ordered by Scorponok to "crush every [[spark]] from their bodies." But this, too, was realized to have been a ruse by Starscream. After Starscream succeeded in absorbing part of the Underbase, Finback was part of an Autobot/Decepticon alliance who waited in [[Tokyo]] for him. The Decepticon Pretenders and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] jumped Starscream once he arrived. The Predacons were destroyed easily, but Starscream grew frustrated when his attacks had little effect on the Pretenders. Ultimately, Starscream tossed [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] into the crossfire and made his escape. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[Image:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Finback.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Previously undisplayed verbal tic, yes!]]

After the close of the [[Underbase Saga]], Scorponok took command of the surviving Decepticons and moved them to an underground base within a [[New Jersey]] swamp facing [[New York City]]. The base would be powered by a massive machine that would convert energy into [[Energon]], and Scorponok ordered Finback and [[Submarauder]] to lay a cable from the machine across the Hudson River into the city. After evading the [[Micromaster]] [[Off Road Patrol]], the Decepticon Pretenders reached the other side of the river, where [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] ordered Finback and Submarauder to guard the end of the cable. Unfortunately, Iguanus was destroyed by lightning, ending their mission. {{storylink|King Con!}}

During the battle with [[Unicron]], Finback was manning a artillery station on Cybertron. The power core overloaded when he pushed it to full power, though, and the resulting explosion apparently killed him and [[Misfire]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Funback {{sic}} was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2 Finback.jpg|right|150px|thumb|NO WAI!!!11]]
Finback was recruited by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] over 20 years ago to bring back the bio-mechanical grafting process designed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Using Shockwave's [[Regenesis]] program, they acquired enough raw [[Ultra-Energon]] from Earth to successfully revive Thunderwing as an awesomely powerful automaton, and begin constructing bio-mechanical carapaces for themselves. Unfortunately, an Autobot survey team stumbled across their activities on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} He maliciously punished [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] with his electro prod when the Autobot tried to escape. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Finback was shot to pieces when the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] raided the facility and put a stop to Bludgeon's plans. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

Finback looked rather cocky throughout the misadventure, regardless of situation.
{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Finback toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Crikey!]]
*'''Finback''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Jet-propelled armor-piercing harpoon gun, [[Corrosive slime-shooter|metal-corroding stun rifle]], belt

:Finback's inner robot transforms into a stingray-shaped hovercraft vehicle thing, with his robot arms rather obviously jutting out of the top of the vehicle. His large white gun can be mounted on top. In robot mode, Finback continues the Pretender tradition of having a rather generic robot mode that does not hint at what he might possibly turn into. Finback's outer Pretender shell is a, erm, weird walking fish monster thingy that is possibly some sort of sea creature. It has a clawed left arm that can hold his harpoon weapon and a sort of flipper right arm which can hold the inner robot's gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Finback/finback.htm More information on Finback at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[[Splashdown]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile states: ''His upbeat attitude and lively speech make him a distorted mirror image of the Decepticons' Finback, whom Splashdown describes as a "filthy pirate I wouldn't mind sending to the ocean floor permanently."'' Nowhere has Finback ever been described as having pirated anything, versus being a mere sailor or naval officer, so it's possible Splashdown's just being insulting. Or Finback's a pirate. Who knows.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Alice (ROTF)

2012-02-23T08:32:26Z

91.120.23.37: /* IDW Revenge of the Fallen comics */

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon|the animatronic girl that inspired her [[alternate mode]] in some tellings of the story|Alice (animatronic)}}

:''Alice is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''

[[Image:Isabel Lucas Astronomy textbook.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Seriously. This is a girl who will suck the fillings right out of your teeth.]]

'''Alice''' is the kind of girl you ''wish'' you met in college. She's pretty, has... ''prominent'' mammalian characteristics, is incredibly forward about what she wants, and lives next door to [[Leo Spitz]] and [[Sam Witwicky]] in [[Hamilton Hall]]. She's ''really'' interested in Sam. It's a bit suspicious, really; maybe she's just pretending?
{{quote|How about ''tonight'', you pretend I'm your girlfriend, and I pretend that you're my boyfriend?|Alice|[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Convergence''===
The Pretender was a crew member of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] disliked Pretenders, but deemed her a potentially necessary spy. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} In [[1964]], she killed and took the identity of [[Wikipedia:Spetsnaz|Spetsnaz]] agent [[Alisa Morozov]]. The following year, her search for the [[AllSpark]] led to [[Soviet Research Station Oktober]], where she killed many scientists and attempted to gain information as to the Cube's whereabouts from the treacherous American [[Joe Danco]] and his prisoner [[Bill Simmons]]. In the crossfire that followed, Danco died and Simmons escaped. Alisa informed Soundwave of what happened, adding she learned from another agent that the [[Soviet Union]] and [[United States of America|United States]] both held a Cybertronian. She noticed one of the scientists she attacked, [[Voskhod]], was still alive, and Soundwave requested she spare him, as he was potentially useful. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 2}}

Voskhod and Alisa came up with the cover story of a fire killing all those in the research station. When Soundwave located Simmons, she and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] flew to [[New York City]]. They pursued Simmons, but Incinerator's explosives killed him. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}} In [[1979]], Soundwave's crew began the return journey to the ''Nemesis''. When they arrived, the Pretender asked if she could see the [[hatchling]]s in stasis aboard the ship. Soundwave had her put in stasis instead. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Actor:'' [[Isabel Lucas]] (English), [[Mireya Mendoza]] (Latin American-Spanish)
[[Image:RotF Alice Eeeeew.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't talk with your mouth fu - oh. Oh.]]
Leo pointed out Alice to Sam as he was moving into the dorms at [[Princeton University]]. Leo explained to Sam that he had a thing for the bounteously endowed blonde, and he wanted to make sure Sam knew it so he didn't steal her away. Later that night, Leo had dragged Sam to a fraternity party, where the wayward Witwicky became engrossed in writing [[Cyberglyphics]] symbols in the cake frosting. This caught Alice's eye, and she decided she simply ''had'' to strike up a conversation with the boy who'd just accidentally stuck chocolate frosting in his ear. Though Sam protested against her rather forceful advances, she ignored his pleas until her attempt at seduction was interrupted by the timely arrival of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] on the [[Delta Fraternity|fraternity house's]] lawn. Sam appeared grateful for the reprieve until Alice invited herself for a ride. Bumblebee tried his best to monkey-wrench her attempts at conversation with Sam during the ride, but eventually got frustrated and went the expedient route of dousing her in antifreeze. Alice got out and left in a huff.

[[Image:ROTF Alice robot mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|All shall love me and despair!]]
Later on, Alice made her way to Sam's dorm room to talk to him without the meddling yellow one around. En route she was engaged by Leo, who again proclaimed his desires for her and offered her a meat-laden pizza. She icily ignored him, finding the true object of her desires when the dorm room's door was opened to reveal Sam, who had covered every flat surface in it with Cyberglyphic symbols. Leo, figuring out what was to come next, asked if he could at least watch. Alice summarily shut the door in his face. Once again giving Sam the hard-sell, she forced him onto the bed and began probing his oral region with her tongue. Meanwhile, an entirely different probing appendage snaked out from beneath her skirt. Stealthily retracting the metallic tentacle when [[Mikaela Banes]] burst in, Alice waited until the human had left, and then proceeded to extrude it again and wrap it about Sam's neck, closing off his windpipe. Mikaela returned, hearing Sam's strangled cries, and dislodged Alice by throwing the toolbox containing [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] at her. Leo returned at this point, only to flee as Alice transformed into a robotic war machine!

[[Image:ROTF Alice death.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"That party was great! I got totally smashed!"]]
Alice chased the trio out of the dorm, and through the campus library where she destroyed several shelves with energy blasts, eventually firing wide and blasting a hole in the library wall. Her quarry fled through the opening and Mikaela hotwired a car. Catching up with them, Alice leaped onto the hood and tried to get at Sam by smashing through the windshield. Mikaela tried to shake Alice off by driving, but had no luck until she rammed the car, and thus the Decepticon infiltrator, into a lamp post. Mikaela sped off, making sure to grind what was left of Alice under the car's tires on the way. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{-}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' adaptation===
[[image:ROTF Alice comic robot portrait.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"You found me beautiful once..." "Honey, you got reeeeal ugly."]]
After Alice kicked Leo out of his own dorm room so she could seduce Sam, {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|Revenge of the Fallen #1}} he watched some TV with his buddies [[Sharsky]] and [[Fassbinder]]. While flipping through channels, they came across an advertisement featuring an animatronic [[Alice (animatronic)|Alice]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' which had an uncanny resemblance to their classmate Alice. Leo went back to the dorm room to tell Sam there was something weird about his new girlfriend, but she had already revealed herself. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|Revenge of the Fallen #2}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|This event was not mentioned in the film, except for the very last bit where Leo showed up at the door and started to say something about Alice but was interrupted. Also, she survives in the comic adaptation, where she gets knocked aside by the car, instead of being smashed into a lamp post by it.}}
{{-}}

===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:Nefarious 1 Alice whats the matter.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Our'' mouths are the ones that are malformed?]]

Alice apparently survived being smashed to pieces and repaired herself, going on the run soon afterwards. It appears she became a little unstable (well, ''more unstable'') and hijacked the motor home of a [[Seymour|middle-aged]] [[Seymour's wife|couple]], leading to her being pursued by [[NEST]]. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] thought her alt-mode was "misguided," as he worried exposure to human culture would cause her to contract their "madness."

He had no qualms when [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] ended the hijacking situation by impaling her and putting Alice out of everyone's misery. Later, Ratchet was shown examining Alice's body, wondering about the technology that allowed her to mimic a human appearance - implying that such technology is unknown to Autobots. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
Alice tells readers of [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]], a trans-dimensional magazine for [[female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], how to disarm a [[foldspace warhead]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==Notes==
[[Image:rotf-alice-concept-nichols.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Alice really needs to touch up on her make-up.]]

* Throughout pre-production, concept artist [[Ben Procter]] used [http://3francs6sous.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rachel_nichols-3.jpg this photo] of [[Wikipedia:Rachel Nichols (actress)|Rachel Nichols]], who plays [[Scarlett]] in the 2009 film ''[[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]''.<ref>[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=137233#post137233 Giant Bumblebee in Bondi today - Page 2 - Ozformers Transformers Collectors Australia]</ref>
* Alice having an outer organic form is an homage for the fans to the [[Pretender]]s.<ref><tt>"Hmm… I'll give you an exclusive here. There is a Pretender. I'm going to get killed for saying that."</tt> ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], [http://movies.ign.com/articles/944/944836p1.html Transformers 2 Rumor Confirmed], IGN.com</ref>
* In the novel adaptation, Alice had a manufacturer's nameplate on her neck from the animatronic Alice she apparently scanned.
* Also in the novel adaptation, while Alice was seducing Sam at the frat party she claimed to be from Orlando. Orlando is where Walt Disney World is located and would be a likely location of the ''Alice in Wonderland'' animatronic tour. She also claimed to have a boyfriend from there, who was a prince. Walt Disney World is also home to a number of princes. Finally, during the commercial where the [[Alice (animatronic)|animatronic Alice]] appears, "[[Mickey Mouse|Mickey, the friendly mouse]]" is mentioned. Who said ''Revenge of the Fallen'' doesn't have a tight continuity?
* When Alice reveals her robotty bits, her human flesh sort of folds away, presumably taking her clothing along with it, as when she reappears in human form, she's still fully dressed. On the other hand, she clearly changed clothes throughout the course of the film, which poses some, ah, interesting questions.
* While in robot mode, the tip of her [[tongue]] stays "organic". It's really disturbing.
* Some stunts for Alice were performed by stuntwoman [[Tarah Paige]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alice''' (アリス ''Arisu'')

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://gizmodo.com/5305809/why-just-2-seconds-of-transformers-2-took-3-months-to-complete Why just 2 seconds of Transformers 2 took 3 months to complete] — Gizmodo.com
* [http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=5153&page=1 Digital Domain interview about Alice's effects] — CGSociety.com

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Hammer (G1)

2012-02-14T11:09:13Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{Factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|his Japanese Autobot counterpart|Hammer (ROC)}}

:''Hammer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hammer-G1-Boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Can't touch this, daa-naa-naa-naa]]

'''Hammer''' is the leader of the [[Constructor Squad]]. While he takes more pride in construction then destruction, he likes nothing better than tearing down an [[Autobot]] fortification and rebuilding it as a Decepticon engine of destruction. He believes the successes of his team are due to them simply being better than the competition, and he looks forward to the day when their skill is recognized and they displace the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s eyes. Perhaps his only real weakness is that if he wants to go anywhere without [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], he has to do it the hard way... walk.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner is [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-ROC-toy Hammer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Parachute pants not included.]]
* '''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Hammer transforms into a dump truck trailer which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] to form the rear half of an orange <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]].

: Hammer was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Sledge, [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]].

: This toy was sold in Japan without changes as the Autobot [[Hammer (ROC)|Hammer]]. The mold was also used to make his fellow Decepticon [[Terror-Tread]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Hammer/hammer.htm More information on Hammer at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Hammer is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

* If you touch him, he kills you.
* His full name is Micromaster Combiner Hammer. Yo!

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Marteau''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tuono'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Cold Comfort and Joy!

2012-02-01T16:48:14Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #198
|prev=The Flames of Boltax!
|next=Time Wars
|title="Cold Comfort and Joy!"
|image=MarvelUK-198.jpg
|caption="Everybody was Kung-Fu fightin'..."
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[December 31|31st December]] [[1988]]
|plot=[[Simon Furman]]
|script=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|pencils=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inks=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colour=[[Euan Peters]]
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
|cover=Andrew Wildman
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Just as Megatron has always told us...everything is Optimus Prime's fault.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], having recently returned to life and the planet [[Earth]], is having difficulty identifying with his past. It appears that his time as a computer-generated character has separated him emotionally from his own past experiences: he is aware of the "old" Prime's thoughts and beliefs, but cannot completely understand them. Most troubling for Prime is his lack of interest in Earth and its [[human|populace]], and how he allowed protecting those people become his primary goal above stopping the [[Decepticon]]s. Clearly, the Decepticons are a threat to all life in the universe, so why did he previously forestall efforts to totally eradicate the enemy when it might have led to [[human]] losses? Why do the needs of the few so massively outweigh the needs of the many in his past actions?

Back at the [[Autobot]] [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]], the [[Powermaster]]s are expressing their concern about Optimus Prime while watching television, when suddenly a news report about a nearby "giant robot attack" catches their attention. They decide to leave Prime to his musings and capture the evil Decepticons they are sure were responsible.

Optimus Prime continues his reverie, looking back on the Autobots' earliest encounters with the Decepticons after awakening on this planet. Astonishingly, he then recognizes that he already had the interests of humanity as top priority, even during the first battle on Earth at [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|Witwicky Autobody Shop]]. He thinks back even further, to the Decepticon boarding party that led to the Ark's fateful crash on Earth...and with a cold realisation comes to understand his past actions.

At the devastated town of [[Border Flats]], the Powermasters have arrived to survey the damage and look for clues about the attacking Decepticons. They pick up a trio of Transformer life signs and race off to confront them. To their total surprise, though, the "attackers" are Autobots, specifically three [[Wrecker]]s who were stationed on Earth some weeks back. The red-faced Autobots explain how they tried to get involved in the celebration of [[Christmas]], but only ended up panicking the humans and crashed into some buildings while trying to avoid stepping on the little guys.

Optimus Prime arrives, and shares in the Wreckers' grief over the harm the Transformers have caused the people of Earth. Optimus has finally remembered the key to his single-minded devotion to protecting Earth's people—it was his hand that triggered the Ark's crash-landing on this planet, and caused the people of Earth no end of tragedy as their war spread over the human's world. Standing with his fellow Autobots, Optimus Prime renews his vow to protect these people from the Decepticons first and foremost, and give his life if necessary to help amend the mistake he made that fateful day.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (3)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (4)
* [[Getaway]] (7)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (16)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (17)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (18)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (12)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (15)

|c3=
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (10)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s
|c4=
*[[Hi-Q]] (2)
*[[Hotwire]] (5)
*[[Rev]] (6)
*[[Lube]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
*The story is set between "[[Ca$h and Car-nage!]]" and "[[Club Con!]]", shortly after Optimus Prime and the Powermasters first return to Earth from [[Nebulos]], and before they hook back up with the rest of the Autobots.
*The [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] was established in "[[Firebug!]]".
*In the Marvel Transformers (US) comics published by Semic in Eastern/Central Europe (Hungary and Poland among others) this story was published inbetween "[[The Flames of Boltax!]]" and "[[Cold War!]]", despite the comics otherwise only containing US stories (save for "[[Man of Iron]]".

===Errors===
*Optimus Prime makes an its/it's error on page 1, and Slapdash does it again on page 3.
*In the flashback to the Autobots' awakening on Earth, [[Aunty|Auntie]] is shown using a [[toaster]] blueprint during the reformatting. Wrong. Hilarious, but wrong.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-198.jpg|'''Issue #198'''
Image:Tfcolcom19.jpg|'''Winter Special 1991'''
Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Titan TPB'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #198 cover:''' The Autobot Powermasters ponder the meaning of Christmas, by [[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]].
* '''Winter Special 1991 cover:''' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] have killed the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]], by Andy Wildman.
* '''''Second Generation'' TPB cover:''' [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] battles [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by [[Lee Sullivan]].

===Reprints===
*1991 — ''[[Transformers Collected Comics]]'' 19.
*2004 — ''[[Transformers: Second Generation]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Cold Comfort and Joy!

2012-02-01T16:47:20Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #198
|prev=The Flames of Boltax!
|next=Time Wars
|title="Cold Comfort and Joy!"
|image=MarvelUK-198.jpg
|caption="Everybody was Kung-Fu fightin'..."
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[December 31|31st December]] [[1988]]
|plot=[[Simon Furman]]
|script=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|pencils=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inks=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colour=[[Euan Peters]]
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
|cover=Andrew Wildman
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Just as Megatron has always told us...everything is Optimus Prime's fault.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], having recently returned to life and the planet [[Earth]], is having difficulty identifying with his past. It appears that his time as a computer-generated character has separated him emotionally from his own past experiences: he is aware of the "old" Prime's thoughts and beliefs, but cannot completely understand them. Most troubling for Prime is his lack of interest in Earth and its [[human|populace]], and how he allowed protecting those people become his primary goal above stopping the [[Decepticon]]s. Clearly, the Decepticons are a threat to all life in the universe, so why did he previously forestall efforts to totally eradicate the enemy when it might have led to [[human]] losses? Why do the needs of the few so massively outweigh the needs of the many in his past actions?

Back at the [[Autobot]] [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]], the [[Powermaster]]s are expressing their concern about Optimus Prime while watching television, when suddenly a news report about a nearby "giant robot attack" catches their attention. They decide to leave Prime to his musings and capture the evil Decepticons they are sure were responsible.

Optimus Prime continues his reverie, looking back on the Autobots' earliest encounters with the Decepticons after awakening on this planet. Astonishingly, he then recognizes that he already had the interests of humanity as top priority, even during the first battle on Earth at [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|Witwicky Autobody Shop]]. He thinks back even further, to the Decepticon boarding party that led to the Ark's fateful crash on Earth...and with a cold realisation comes to understand his past actions.

At the devastated town of [[Border Flats]], the Powermasters have arrived to survey the damage and look for clues about the attacking Decepticons. They pick up a trio of Transformer life signs and race off to confront them. To their total surprise, though, the "attackers" are Autobots, specifically three [[Wrecker]]s who were stationed on Earth some weeks back. The red-faced Autobots explain how they tried to get involved in the celebration of [[Christmas]], but only ended up panicking the humans and crashed into some buildings while trying to avoid stepping on the little guys.

Optimus Prime arrives, and shares in the Wreckers' grief over the harm the Transformers have caused the people of Earth. Optimus has finally remembered the key to his single-minded devotion to protecting Earth's people—it was his hand that triggered the Ark's crash-landing on this planet, and caused the people of Earth no end of tragedy as their war spread over the human's world. Standing with his fellow Autobots, Optimus Prime renews his vow to protect these people from the Decepticons first and foremost, and give his life if necessary to help amend the mistake he made that fateful day.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (3)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (4)
* [[Getaway]] (7)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (16)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (17)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (18)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (12)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (15)

|c3=
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (10)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s
|c4=
*[[Hi-Q]] (2)
*[[Hotwire]] (5)
*[[Rev]] (6)
*[[Lube]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
*The story is set between "[[Ca$h and Car-nage!]]" and "[[Club Con!]]", shortly after Optimus Prime and the Powermasters first return to Earth from [[Nebulos]], and before they hook back up with the rest of the Autobots.
*The [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] was established in "[[Firebug!]]".
*In the Marvel Transformers (US) comics published by Semic in Eastern/Central Europe (Hungary and Poland among others) this story was published inbetween "[[Flames of Boltax]]" and "[[Cold War!]]", despite the comics otherwise only containing US stories (save for "[[Man of Iron]]".

===Errors===
*Optimus Prime makes an its/it's error on page 1, and Slapdash does it again on page 3.
*In the flashback to the Autobots' awakening on Earth, [[Aunty|Auntie]] is shown using a [[toaster]] blueprint during the reformatting. Wrong. Hilarious, but wrong.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-198.jpg|'''Issue #198'''
Image:Tfcolcom19.jpg|'''Winter Special 1991'''
Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Titan TPB'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #198 cover:''' The Autobot Powermasters ponder the meaning of Christmas, by [[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]].
* '''Winter Special 1991 cover:''' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] have killed the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]], by Andy Wildman.
* '''''Second Generation'' TPB cover:''' [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] battles [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by [[Lee Sullivan]].

===Reprints===
*1991 — ''[[Transformers Collected Comics]]'' 19.
*2004 — ''[[Transformers: Second Generation]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Cold Comfort and Joy!

2012-02-01T16:46:12Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #198
|prev=The Flames of Boltax!
|next=Time Wars
|title="Cold Comfort and Joy!"
|image=MarvelUK-198.jpg
|caption="Everybody was Kung-Fu fightin'..."
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[December 31|31st December]] [[1988]]
|plot=[[Simon Furman]]
|script=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|pencils=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inks=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colour=[[Euan Peters]]
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
|cover=Andrew Wildman
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Just as Megatron has always told us...everything is Optimus Prime's fault.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], having recently returned to life and the planet [[Earth]], is having difficulty identifying with his past. It appears that his time as a computer-generated character has separated him emotionally from his own past experiences: he is aware of the "old" Prime's thoughts and beliefs, but cannot completely understand them. Most troubling for Prime is his lack of interest in Earth and its [[human|populace]], and how he allowed protecting those people become his primary goal above stopping the [[Decepticon]]s. Clearly, the Decepticons are a threat to all life in the universe, so why did he previously forestall efforts to totally eradicate the enemy when it might have led to [[human]] losses? Why do the needs of the few so massively outweigh the needs of the many in his past actions?

Back at the [[Autobot]] [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]], the [[Powermaster]]s are expressing their concern about Optimus Prime while watching television, when suddenly a news report about a nearby "giant robot attack" catches their attention. They decide to leave Prime to his musings and capture the evil Decepticons they are sure were responsible.

Optimus Prime continues his reverie, looking back on the Autobots' earliest encounters with the Decepticons after awakening on this planet. Astonishingly, he then recognizes that he already had the interests of humanity as top priority, even during the first battle on Earth at [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|Witwicky Autobody Shop]]. He thinks back even further, to the Decepticon boarding party that led to the Ark's fateful crash on Earth...and with a cold realisation comes to understand his past actions.

At the devastated town of [[Border Flats]], the Powermasters have arrived to survey the damage and look for clues about the attacking Decepticons. They pick up a trio of Transformer life signs and race off to confront them. To their total surprise, though, the "attackers" are Autobots, specifically three [[Wrecker]]s who were stationed on Earth some weeks back. The red-faced Autobots explain how they tried to get involved in the celebration of [[Christmas]], but only ended up panicking the humans and crashed into some buildings while trying to avoid stepping on the little guys.

Optimus Prime arrives, and shares in the Wreckers' grief over the harm the Transformers have caused the people of Earth. Optimus has finally remembered the key to his single-minded devotion to protecting Earth's people—it was his hand that triggered the Ark's crash-landing on this planet, and caused the people of Earth no end of tragedy as their war spread over the human's world. Standing with his fellow Autobots, Optimus Prime renews his vow to protect these people from the Decepticons first and foremost, and give his life if necessary to help amend the mistake he made that fateful day.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (3)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (4)
* [[Getaway]] (7)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (16)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (17)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (18)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (12)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (15)

|c3=
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (10)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s
|c4=
*[[Hi-Q]] (2)
*[[Hotwire]] (5)
*[[Rev]] (6)
*[[Lube]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
*The story is set between "[[Ca$h and Car-nage!]]" and "[[Club Con!]]", shortly after Optimus Prime and the Powermasters first return to Earth from [[Nebulos]], and before they hook back up with the rest of the Autobots.
*The [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] was established in "[[Firebug!]]".
*In the Marvel Transformers (US) comics published by Semic in Eastern/Central Europe (Hungary and Poland among others) this story was published inbetween "[[Flames of Boltax!]]" and "[[Cold War!]]", despite the comics otherwise only containing US stories (save for "[[Man of Iron]]".

===Errors===
*Optimus Prime makes an its/it's error on page 1, and Slapdash does it again on page 3.
*In the flashback to the Autobots' awakening on Earth, [[Aunty|Auntie]] is shown using a [[toaster]] blueprint during the reformatting. Wrong. Hilarious, but wrong.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-198.jpg|'''Issue #198'''
Image:Tfcolcom19.jpg|'''Winter Special 1991'''
Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Titan TPB'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #198 cover:''' The Autobot Powermasters ponder the meaning of Christmas, by [[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]].
* '''Winter Special 1991 cover:''' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] have killed the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]], by Andy Wildman.
* '''''Second Generation'' TPB cover:''' [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] battles [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by [[Lee Sullivan]].

===Reprints===
*1991 — ''[[Transformers Collected Comics]]'' 19.
*2004 — ''[[Transformers: Second Generation]]''

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Transformers: Megatron Origin

2012-02-01T14:37:19Z

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[[Image:Megatronorigintpb.jpg|right|200px|thumb|DULL RAGE]]
'''''The Transformers: Megatron Origin''''' is a 4-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007, set in the primary [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]. It details the rise of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from a lowly [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] miner to the leader of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Also introduced is [[Autobot]] leader, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his quest to halt Megatron's actions.

In the [[IDW timeline]], the story takes place in the distant past, somewhere in between the launch of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' (6.7 million years ago) and the events of ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'' (less than a million years ago). This miniseries is noteworthy for having been originally planned during the not-paying-the-hired-help last days of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], and only later retooled to fit the new IDW continuity.

It was reprinted in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's Transformers magazine]] from #14. It came included with a disclaimer telling kids that this "Generation 1" was a different version of the Transformers ''they'' knew.

{{chapters|title=''Megatron Origin'' issues:|content=
*[[Megatron Origin issue 1|#1]]
*[[Megatron Origin issue 2|#2]]
*[[Megatron Origin issue 3|#3]]
*[[Megatron Origin issue 4|#4]]
}}

==Overview==
Senator [[Decimus]] is sent to announce the automation of an energon mining outpost, much to the chagrin of the miners. When one of the workers protests, he is executed by an Autobot security official, sparking a riot. An enraged miner named Megatron tosses his axe into Decimus' shoulder and disarms his guard, accidentally killing him. The Autobot guards subdue the riot and arrest everyone. On the prison vessel, Rumble and Frenzy convince Megatron to lead a revolt. After taking over their ship, they blast the Senator's ship and head towards the criminal hub of [[Kaon]] where the miners hide and plot. [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] becomes aware of the situation but is uninterested and appoints [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to handle the situation.

Megatron joins underground [[gladiatorial combat]] games and hesitates to kill his first opponent, but does so after being ordered by the ring master and the audience. After getting accustomed to the kill, Megatron rises through the ranks and eventually kills the organizer and takes over. The games come to the attention of the corrupt and manipulative Senator Ratbat. Predicting a profitable situation, he sends his assistant to meet with Megatron. The games are also being watched by Prowl's team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. Sentinel Prime arrives and announces that there have already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

During a stakeout for the next gladiatorial match, Bumper and Fastback observe the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] building the arena. Soundwave approaches Megatron and offers him technology and weaponry at the behest of Ratbat. The two Autobots witness the transaction but are killed. At their funeral, Sentinel Prime emphasizes that their deaths should serve as a call to action, and that to give them meaning he will bring the outlaws to justice.

Soundwave meets with Megatron after a match where Megatron lost an arm in combat. The Constructicons replace the arm with parts taken from fallen gladiators, as well as installing his energon flail. Soundwave more than fulfills Megatron's request for a flight-capable combatant, bringing him the three original Seekers. Megatron says he has something in store for them besides gladiatorial matches, and turns the Seekers over to Hook for modification.

During a parade for Senator Decimus, the Seekers disrupt the festivities and abduct the Senator. Senator Ratbat watches footage of a series of daring and destructive attacks and comments that things are getting out of control. Meanwhile, Rumble and Frenzy are modified to work with Soundwave as Megatron gathers new recruits to join the gladiator games. At the meeting, Megatron praises the recruits and tempts them with the prospect of the whole planet as their arena. Prepared to kill the captured Senator Decimus, he is interrupted by Sentinel Prime's forces and the whole lot is captured and arrested.

At the crowded cells in headquarters, Soundwave is freed under a Senate Directive and Starscream offers to turn state's evidence, requesting to be taken to the Senate. Once there, Starscream unveils hidden weapons and Soundwave deploys his minions to destroy the council. Starscream then frees all the inmates with Megatron absorbing them all into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted cannon.

Soundwave meets with Senator Ratbat, who admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he also was the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation he was originally working in. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator embezzles what he can. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes that which Ratbat has embezzled, and seals his spark inside of a frame—his new "cassette" body.

Sentinel Prime's forces fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion and Prime uses Apex armor against Megatron. An incredible explosion blasts Megatron out of sight. However, Megatron still functions and he smashes Prime, possibly killing him. When the other Autobots see his broken body, Prowl orders a retreat. Megatron later sits on his throne and discusses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear—the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered.

==Creative team==
''Megatron Origin'' was written by [[Eric Holmes]] and drawn by [[Alex Milne]], with assistance on issue #2 by [[Marcelo Matere]].

==Notes==

It should be noted, that - as revealed by Eric Holmes himself - Megatron: Origin has been written and was originally intended to be a story set in the [[Dreamwave]] Transformers Generation 1 continuity. However, Dreamwave's bankrucpy put an end to this plan. After IDW decided to have the comic written and drawn, the original script which was 6 issues long, has been truncated to 4 issues. Missing scenes would have featured a 'mentor' character whom Megatron meets and bonds with before he becomes a gladiator.

==Collections==
* ''Megatron Origin'' TPB (December 15, 2007) ISBN 978-1600101069

:Bonus material includes images of each cover and design sketches of Megatron, Sentinel Prime, and Soundwave.

{{note|The TPB corrected some color errors throughout the series, as well as changing/adding some dialog.}}

* ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]'' (May 26, 2010) ISBN 978-1600106675


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[[Category:Generation 1 comic series]]
[[Category:IDW titles]]

Megatron Origin issue 2

2012-02-01T14:32:08Z

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'''The former miner decides to kill other guys for the hell of it.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|left|180px|thumb|AND I'M PRETTY]]
[[Kaon]]. The [[Forge]]. During an underground [[gladiatorial combat]], the escaped convict [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] fights against [[Cy-Kill (G1)|a familiar opponent]]. His enemy displays the remarkable ability to continue fighting once impaled, but is crippled after being run over by Megatron in vehicle mode. For the satisfaction of the ring master and the audience, he executes his opponent. As the crowd cheers at the death, Megatron removes his helmet, exposing his long metal panels (ahem).

Meanwhile, Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] dismisses the concerns of his meager assistant to attend to more important matters. In privacy, he manipulates world events for personal gain. But a report on the underground combat circuit piques his interest. He sends his servant to handle it.

Megatron rises through the ranks of the illegal gladiatorial bloodsport and eventually finds himself fighting alongside [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. Megatron takes the opportunity to better his position in the organization by killing Clench and taking over.

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] shows footage of the battle to his team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] arrives and announces that there've already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] stake out a location suspected to be the grounds for the next session of murders. They witness the arrival of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] who begin to assemble that night's arena, which includes tossing an [[Wheezel|Empty]] to drown in [[Smelting pool|hot metal]]. Megatron arrives on the scene and immediately receives a technology and weaponry sales offer from one who introduces himself as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. The two [[Autobot]]s witness the transaction and are ambushed by Ravage, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw.

Bumper awakens to see Megatron stomp the life out of Fastback. Next, Soundwave uses [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to pry data from Bumper's mind. Megatron cancels the battle and expresses satisfaction with Soundwave's service—he agrees to do business with Soundwave's master and then kills Bumper.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (19)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (20)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (27)
*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (28)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (29)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (30)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (31)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (32)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (33)
*[[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] (34)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (35)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (36)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (37)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (38)
*? (39)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (52)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (53)

|c4=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] (2)
* [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (5)
*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (5)
*? (6)
*[[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (9)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (10)
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] (11)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (12)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (13)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (14)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (15)
*[[Full-Tilt]] (16)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Tantrum]] (21)
*[[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]] (22)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (23)
*[[Drill Powerdasher]] (24)
*[[Betabear]] (25)
*[[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (26)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (40)
*[[Wheezel]] (41)
*[[Telus and Rotorbolt's buddy]] (42)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (43)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (44)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (45)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (46)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (47)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (48)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (49)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (50)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (51)
}}

==Quotes==
''"Finish Him!"''
:—'''Clench'''

''"[['Til all are one]]!"''
:—''Spectators'' at the execution of Cy-Kill

==Notes==
* The markings on Cy-kill... err, Megatron's opponent's shoulder possibly represent the number of kills he has.
* During the first fight, Megatron wears an emblem around his neck that resembles what might become the [[Decepticon]] insignia.
* In a moment perhaps best forgotten, Megatron takes off his buckethead helmet to unfurl elaborate decorative panels on his head, in a scene mimicking modern "historical epic" type movies where the hero takes off his helmet to flick his hair around like it's a shampoo commercial.
* Two of the gladiators on Megatron's team appear to be the UK-released [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] and [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]], though they are unnamed.
* During the depiction of Megatron's sixth fight, the head of the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] appears giant in the background for reasons that are unclear.
* Clench and Frenzy mention the departed [[Betabear]]. Since he was in a combat arena for robots, we can assume Betabear is a godless killing machine.
* Several [[Female Transformer|female Transformers]] appear in the background of scenes—these may be a continuity goof. However, since this takes place after the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], taking [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] with it, they may be descendants/results of his further experiments, post [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]].
* The new anti-gravity technology which Ratbat learns of is likely responsible for the Decepticons' ability to fly in robot form.... which, until AHM, did not exist in IDW continuity.
* The weapons which Soundwave offers to Megatron include the usual [[Energon mace|energon flail]], a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s [[null-ray]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s blaster hand.
* Among the crowd of enthralled fans thirsty for blood is [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. While this does seem like his kind of scene...isn't he currently trapped in a dimensional prison somewhere?

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron in arena by [[Alex Milne]] (pencils) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors)
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron roars over over a dead Cy-Kill by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Uncolored cover A

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===Reprints===
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]''
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]''

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Predaking (G1)

2012-01-25T15:02:37Z

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:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Predakingg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]: [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum]], and team leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. Predaking is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, among [[Combiner|combiners]] by the successful fusion of each of his component elements' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or borderline [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift one million tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French (Canada)), [[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''Chaos''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Nightmare Planet''), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''The Quintesson Journal''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives'')

[[Image:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the halpess prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[Death crystal|death crystals]] in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrace with his laser sword. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Predaking was patroling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====''Transformers 2010'' story pages====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they work for the Decepticons, they are commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Predaking showed up a few times, usually just long enough for him to get beat up by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. (That's what they get for transforming without a [[stock footage]] sequence.) {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The next time he was seen, Predaking helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And yet ''again'' by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. (A warrior without equal struggling with a slow-to-act uber-nerd. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula, but politely stopped fighting when the battle between <strike>the more expensive toys</strike> Fortress Maximus and MegaZarak took center stage. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Oh, and one time [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====''Zone''====
Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. The generals were charged with acquiring the two objects needed for Violen Jiger's ultimate goal: the Autobot super-fuel [[Energon Z]], and the enigmatic, life-giving energy source, the [[Zodiac]].

{{note|By the time of ''Zone'', Japanese cartoon continuity had already branched off in two similar but distinct directions a few years beforehand. One branch was depicted in the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''Zone'' animated series, while the other was told through their respective [[manga]] and [[Story page|story pages]] as published in ''[[TV Magazine]]''. As such, there are two discreet versions of the ''Zone'' story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.}}

====''Zone'' comic and story pages====
[[Image:PredakingZone1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and Predaking next attacked the [[Earth]], which was where the Zodiac was hidden. They succeeded in obtaining the Zodiac, only to have it taken from them by the [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. The Generals were soundly defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)

[[Image:PredaBrain1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]
Predaking was selected by [[Violen Jiger]] as one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Given the rank of Beast General and gifted with new weaponry and armor, Violen Jiger sent Predaking to [[Earth]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it.

He failed, however, and after seeing the likes of [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] get killed in battle, attempted to escape. His escape was thwarted by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], who sliced him into two from head to crotch, exposing his vaguely organic-looking brain and killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

[[Image:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against another fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===The Beast Within===

As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:''

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
* '''Predaking''' (1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''
**''Accessories:'' X-ray laser cannon, [[sonic sword]], 2 fists, 2 foot stands, head

:Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable. Predaking's limbs can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy. Razorclaw's [[sonic sword]] and beast mode cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the ''Generation 1'' toyline.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''

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* '''Predaking''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of the Celebration 2010 line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold, as well as replacing the orange, red, black, and gray that he is composed of with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every sticker label included in this set is redesigned from the original, and it includes an optional label sheet for each individual figures' robot mode and beast mode eyes, including the combined form. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application.

:This figure was comes with 3 points towards 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.

==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Squattie]]
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet vs Predaking''' (2-pack, 2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany. It is in a wave containing Tigatron/Inferno, Perceptor/Hardshell and Cheetor/Tankor.
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==Notes==
[[Image:1986protopredacons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.

*Predaking was designed by toy and anime mechanical designer [[Akitaka Mika]],<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref> and was the only one of his proposed designs to actually be produced as a toy. This possibly explains why the Predacons do not conform to the then-contemporary [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combining.

*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.<ref> [[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer]].

*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.

*The first, only recently discovered script of the 1986 Transformers: The Movie features a combiner team of five Autobots - a lion, a tiger, an eagle, a rhino and a bull - who participate in the battle of Autobot City. While they are not described in much detail, it can be assumed that at this point Hasbro was considering to release the to-be-Predacons as Autobots.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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Predaking (G1)

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:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Predakingg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]: [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum]], and team leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. Predaking is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, among [[Combiner|combiners]] by the successful fusion of each of his component elements' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or borderline [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift one million tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French (Canada)), [[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''Chaos''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Nightmare Planet''), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''The Quintesson Journal''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives'')

[[Image:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the halpess prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[Death crystal|death crystals]] in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrace with his laser sword. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Predaking was patroling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====''Transformers 2010'' story pages====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they work for the Decepticons, they are commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Predaking showed up a few times, usually just long enough for him to get beat up by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. (That's what they get for transforming without a [[stock footage]] sequence.) {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The next time he was seen, Predaking helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And yet ''again'' by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. (A warrior without equal struggling with a slow-to-act uber-nerd. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula, but politely stopped fighting when the battle between <strike>the more expensive toys</strike> Fortress Maximus and MegaZarak took center stage. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Oh, and one time [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====''Zone''====
Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. The generals were charged with acquiring the two objects needed for Violen Jiger's ultimate goal: the Autobot super-fuel [[Energon Z]], and the enigmatic, life-giving energy source, the [[Zodiac]].

{{note|By the time of ''Zone'', Japanese cartoon continuity had already branched off in two similar but distinct directions a few years beforehand. One branch was depicted in the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''Zone'' animated series, while the other was told through their respective [[manga]] and [[Story page|story pages]] as published in ''[[TV Magazine]]''. As such, there are two discreet versions of the ''Zone'' story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.}}

====''Zone'' comic and story pages====
[[Image:PredakingZone1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and Predaking next attacked the [[Earth]], which was where the Zodiac was hidden. They succeeded in obtaining the Zodiac, only to have it taken from them by the [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. The Generals were soundly defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)

[[Image:PredaBrain1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]
Predaking was selected by [[Violen Jiger]] as one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Given the rank of Beast General and gifted with new weaponry and armor, Violen Jiger sent Predaking to [[Earth]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it.

He failed, however, and after seeing the likes of [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] get killed in battle, attempted to escape. His escape was thwarted by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], who sliced him into two from head to crotch, exposing his vaguely organic-looking brain and killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

[[Image:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against another fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===The Beast Within===

As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:''

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
* '''Predaking''' (1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''
**''Accessories:'' X-ray laser cannon, [[sonic sword]], 2 fists, 2 foot stands, head

:Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable. Predaking's limbs can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy. Razorclaw's [[sonic sword]] and beast mode cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the ''Generation 1'' toyline.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''

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* '''Predaking''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of the Celebration 2010 line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold, as well as replacing the orange, red, black, and gray that he is composed of with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every sticker label included in this set is redesigned from the original, and it includes an optional label sheet for each individual figures' robot mode and beast mode eyes, including the combined form. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application.

:This figure was comes with 3 points towards 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.

==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Squattie]]
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet vs Predaking''' (2-pack, 2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany. It is in a wave containing Tigatron/Inferno, Perceptor/Hardshell and Cheetor/Tankor.
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==Notes==
[[Image:1986protopredacons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.

*Predaking was designed by toy and anime mechanical designer [[Akitaka Mika]],<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref> and was the only one of his proposed designs to actually be produced as a toy. This possibly explains why the Predacons do not conform to the then-contemporary [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combining.

*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.<ref> [[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer]].

*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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Predaking (G1)

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:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Predakingg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]: [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum]], and team leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. Predaking is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, among [[Combiner|combiners]] by the successful fusion of each of his component elements' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or borderline [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift one million tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French (Canada)), [[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''Chaos''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Nightmare Planet''), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''The Quintesson Journal''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives'')

[[Image:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the halpess prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[Death crystal|death crystals]] in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrace with his laser sword. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Predaking was patroling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====''Transformers 2010'' story pages====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they work for the Decepticons, they are commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Predaking showed up a few times, usually just long enough for him to get beat up by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. (That's what they get for transforming without a [[stock footage]] sequence.) {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The next time he was seen, Predaking helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And yet ''again'' by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. (A warrior without equal struggling with a slow-to-act uber-nerd. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula, but politely stopped fighting when the battle between <strike>the more expensive toys</strike> Fortress Maximus and MegaZarak took center stage. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Oh, and one time [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====''Zone''====
Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. The generals were charged with acquiring the two objects needed for Violen Jiger's ultimate goal: the Autobot super-fuel [[Energon Z]], and the enigmatic, life-giving energy source, the [[Zodiac]].

{{note|By the time of ''Zone'', Japanese cartoon continuity had already branched off in two similar but distinct directions a few years beforehand. One branch was depicted in the ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''Zone'' animated series, while the other was told through their respective [[manga]] and [[Story page|story pages]] as published in ''[[TV Magazine]]''. As such, there are two discreet versions of the ''Zone'' story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.}}

====''Zone'' comic and story pages====
[[Image:PredakingZone1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and Predaking next attacked the [[Earth]], which was where the Zodiac was hidden. They succeeded in obtaining the Zodiac, only to have it taken from them by the [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. The Generals were soundly defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)

[[Image:PredaBrain1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]
Predaking was selected by [[Violen Jiger]] as one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Given the rank of Beast General and gifted with new weaponry and armor, Violen Jiger sent Predaking to [[Earth]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] before the Autobots could get it.

He failed, however, and after seeing the likes of [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] get killed in battle, attempted to escape. His escape was thwarted by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], who sliced him into two from head to crotch, exposing his vaguely organic-looking brain and killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

[[Image:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against another fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===The Beast Within===

As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:''

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
* '''Predaking''' (1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''
**''Accessories:'' X-ray laser cannon, [[sonic sword]], 2 fists, 2 foot stands, head

:Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable. Predaking's limbs can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy. Razorclaw's [[sonic sword]] and beast mode cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the ''Generation 1'' toyline.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''

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* '''Predaking''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 2 fists, 2 feet, head

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of the Celebration 2010 line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold, as well as replacing the orange, red, black, and gray that he is composed of with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every sticker label included in this set is redesigned from the original, and it includes an optional label sheet for each individual figures' robot mode and beast mode eyes, including the combined form. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application.

:This figure was comes with 3 points towards 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.

==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Squattie]]
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet vs Predaking''' (2-pack, 2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and Hungary and Germany. It is in a wave containing Tigatron/Inferno, Perceptor/Hardshell and Cheetor/Tankor.
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==Notes==
[[Image:1986protopredacons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.

*Predaking was designed by toy and anime mechanical designer [[Akitaka Mika]],<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref> and was the only one of his proposed designs to actually be produced as a toy. This possibly explains why the Predacons do not conform to the then-contemporary [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combining.

*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.<ref> [[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer]].

*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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Rumble (G1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots" and "Day of the Machines" only), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only) (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, Season 1), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, Season 2), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, The Movie TV Dub & Generation 2 Dub of ''More than Meets the Eye, Part 1''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Auto-Berserk'' & ''Atlantis, Arise!''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Roll For It'')

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

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

[[Image:Mtmte3 rumble vs hound.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

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

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

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

[[Image:Fireinthesky_rumble_avalanche.jpg|right|thumb|220px|The Trans-break-dance!]]

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

[[Image:Sosdinos_rumble_broken_piledrivers.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Rumble never understood what is "''break''dance"… till now.]]

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

[[Image:Tud2_rumble_and_slave.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

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

[[Image:G1 cartoon Rumble piledrivers.JPG|left|thumb|220px]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[Image:Masterplan2_rumble_boogie.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

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

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

[[Image:Raiderrumblejoust.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
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Rumble, under his commanding officer Soundwave, was one of the earliest recruits Megatron made for his Decepticon faction millions of years ago. Rumble and his brother Frenzy remained loyal to the primary Decepticon faction under Shockwave's command during the [[Dark Ages]], and remained part of the Decepticon hierarchy after Megatron returned from [[Quintessa]] with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. The punk brothers were seen naming off Autobot casualties for the fun of it after the Age of Internment began. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegOrigin_1_FrenzyandRumble_captured.jpg‎|right|300px|thumb|]]
Rumble and Frenzy started out as "industrial equipment" at [[Mining Outpost C-12]], until the [[Senate]] shut down the site in favor of automating the work involved. Once a furious Megatron kicked off a riot, Rumble and Frenzy joined in the fighting and were soon taken prisoner, destined for [[Penal Facility H-3]]. They managed to break free aboard [[Longshot (G1)|their prison transport]], however, and took control of it with Megatron's help. The renegade miners then fled to [[Kaon]], where they got lost in the underground fighting tournaments that ran rampant throughout that city-state. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers United]]'' Rumble and Frenzy.

:"Demolition Rumble" was intended to be released as part of the fifth Scout Class wave of the 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line together with [[Downshift (TF 2010)|Downshift]] and [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|Bodyblock]], but fell victim to the line's discontinuation by all major US retailers in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. Unlike the previous wave, which was released in other markets and eventually showed up at US discount stores, the Rumble/Downshift/Bodyblock wave remains unreleased.

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===United===
[[Image:Unitedtoy-Rumble.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Rumble & Frenzy''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-20'''

:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Rumble is a redeco of 2010 ''Transformers'' Rumble in his red and black colors, since ''United'' is a Japanese toyline and Rumble was always red there. He is only available in a two-pack with Frenzy, who uses the same mold.
:United Rumble was released before his Hasbro counterpart was even announced.
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
* '''Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble'''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Customization class toys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Music Label]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

The Strongest Weapon

2012-01-12T15:25:13Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe]]''
|prev=Unite for the Universe issue 2
|title="The Strongest Weapon"
|japanese=最強の武器
|romaji=Saikyō no Buki
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Million Publishing]]
|published in=''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]'' Vol. 1
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colored by=[[Tommaso Renieri]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|chronology=
}}

==Synopsis==
North of [[Gimje]], [[South Korea]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is expressly angry with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], threatening severe punishment for disobeying his orders. All Starscream can do is laugh and boast that his [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] abilities make him more powerful than everybody on the battlefield. The [[Autobot]]s initially stand and watch, but [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] orders an intervention, as Megatron cannot be allowed to obtain the secrets of Unite technology. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is on his way with a "fix" for the situation.

The three Autobot subordinates attack Starscream while Optimus handles Megatron. Megatron, angry at the interference, summons [[Decepticon]] troops of his own, and the entire battle becomes a frenzied battle royal. Ratchet arrives with his "fix", a gun that forcibly removes and destroys the Unite technology on Starscream. Starscream faints and Megatron, realizing the cause is lost, retreats. Optimus Prime comments on how the Autobots' quest for stronger weapons nearly doomed [[Earth]] and resolves that fortitude and valor should be their only shield and sword.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Scattorshot (ROTF)|Scattorshot]] (5)
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] (6)
*[[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]] (7)
*[[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]] (10)
*[[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]] (11)
*[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] (12)
*[[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]] (13)

}}

==Notes==
* This comic, along with the past four chapters, was printed in the pages of ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]'' Vol. 1. Presumably, it would have come packaged with a "Unite for the Universe" toy.
* The NEST transport plane carrying Ratchet in this comic is drawn to look like [[Stratosphere]], but lacks his distinct colour scheme and is never identified as being the Autobot.
* [[Insecticon]] is oddly enough, as large as a regular Decepticon, instead of being the size of a real insect like in the movies. Furthermore, he can talk!

==External links==
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8902/37/ ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe'' translation at the Allspark]

{{stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strongest Weapon}}
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Breacher (TF 2010)

2012-01-12T15:20:31Z

91.120.23.37: /* Transformers (2010) */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Breacher is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:breacher-uftu.jpg|thumb|right|400px|IS: On the beach. IS NOT: Gregory Peck.]]

'''Breacher''' is as comfortable in water as he is on land, which explains why he's friends with [[Sea Spray]]. Due to their operational flexibility, the "twin titans of tide and terra firma" often find themselves tasked with tracking down [[NEST]]'s enemies on the islands and coastlines of Earth—an example being the Decepticon [[Crankstart]],<ref>[[Sea Spray]]'s bio</ref> who is hiding somewhere on the coast of [[Africa]].<ref>Crankstart's bio</ref>

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==Fiction==
===''Unite for the Universe''===
Breacher, Sea Spray and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] were deployed to the islands of the [[Aegean Sea]] in a hunt for the origin of a [[Decepticon]] transmission picked up by NEST. Despite the fact that the Decepticon base responsible for the transmission was cloaked, the patrolling [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] tried to attack and sink Sea Spray and his passenger, tipping the Autobots off that they were close. After Sea Spray destabilized Skystalker with the blowback from his turbines, Breacher was able to shoot the Decepticon down. His victory was short-lived, however, as he was ambushed and gruesomely dispatched by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]].
{{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Breacher.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This was not in the manual.]]
*'''Breacher''' (Scout, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-07'''
**''Accessories:'' Cannon

:Breacher transforms into a Land Systems OMC [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratel_IFV Ratel IFV] that can load onto Voyager Class [[Sea Spray]]. His cannon uses the [[C joint]] system, so it can be clipped onto multiple places on his robot mode, as well as on other figures with appropriate mounting points. (The [[instructions]] completely neglect to mention this, instead insisting on keeping the weapon attached to the vehicle roof mount in robot mode, thus keeping his weapon on his back even though he comes packed with the gun clipped onto his fist.) His arm-panels also utilize 3mm clips, therefore they can be equipped with assorted C joint accessories. They can also be removed and used as shields as they too are attached to his wrists with C-joints.

:The Japanese release of Breacher uses a darker blue plastic and is packed using the infamous twisty "wire" ties, unlike the version released in Hasbro's markets that uses the newer paper-based ones.

:This mold would also have been used to make 2010 ''Transformers'' [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|Bodyblock]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Breacher/breacher.htm More information on Breacher at TFU.info]''

{{picsneeded|Japanese release}}

==Notes==
*Breacher was originally listed with the name "[[Groundshaker]]" by both Japanese hobby magazines and online stores that offered pre-orders for [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Autobot Alliance|Autobot Alliance]]'' range. The toy's packaging, however, is more or less identical to that of his American counterpart, including the name, and the online listings were later changed accordingly.

*Despite the fact that Breacher's [[bio]] characterizes him as an amphibious combat specialist, there is no amphibious version of the Ratel vehicle available.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]

Buzzclaw (BW)

2012-01-05T11:47:02Z

91.120.23.37: /* Beast Wars */

{{factions|predacon}}
{{disambig2|the Beast Wars Predacon|the Timelines Insecticon|Buzzclaw (Timelines)}}
:''Buzzclaw is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Buzzclaw-bw-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Know that I am... wait, never mind.]]
'''Buzzclaw''' is a savage, powerful [[Fuzor]] warrior, focused and stoically confident on the battlefield, immensely arrogant, condescending and boastful of it. Or so he seems. Few would guess that underneath that deadly, proud, snide exterior he is actually a horribly insecure wreck of a robot. Beneath the protective persona of lies he's wrapped himself in, Buzzclaw is full of crippling self-doubt and paranoia. He's convinced that everyone else is judging him at all times and finding him wanting. He tends to work alone and isolate himself from his comrades as another layer of protection against this feared rejection.

==Fiction==
===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:IDW Buzzclaw.jpg|left|188px|thumb|"The official explanation was, he choked on vomit." "It was actually someone else's vomit."]]
Buzzclaw was among the [[protoform]]s remotely reprogrammed into Predacons by [[Magmatron]]. He was assigned to join [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Lazorbeak]], [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]], and [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]] in hunting [[Razorbeast]]'s [[Maximal]]s. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} When Sky Shadow discovered the fugitive Maximals, Buzzclaw was among the Predacons who participated in the battle that ensued, where he tangled with [[Noctorro]]. After Magmatron was defeated, Buzzclaw presumably retreated with the rest of his comrades. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

The battles continued, though, and Buzzclaw later joined the other flying Predacon insects in another assault on the Maximal camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} During the battle, he fought with [[Prowl II|Prowl]] in midair. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} When the [[Blendtron]]s attacked both sides, Buzzclaw was apparently killed fighting [[Rartorata]]. His claws were all that was identifiable when he (and a completely unidentifiable soldier) were disintegrated by Rartorata's [[Angolmois]] vomit. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

Yuck.

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BW-toy Buzzclaw.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He comes in colors everywhere.]]
*'''Buzzclaw''' (Basic Fuzor, 1998)
**''Accessories'': Claw-pack, tail/shield

: Buzzclaw is a green, orange, and pink lizard-mantis [[Fuzor]] (his color scheme oddly being reminiscent of the Generation 2 toy of [[Sparkstalker]]). His beast-mode foreclaws and wing-assembly can either be left mounted on his back in robot mode (though its mass makes him rather back-heavy), or be detached and used as a hand-held melee weapon (though its mass then makes him rather ''front''-heavy.) His tail can be mounted on his arm as a shield.

: Buzzclaw was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] to make ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Repugnus (Universe)|Repugnus]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], and the [[Virulent Clone|Virulent Clones]]. The original toy remains the only mold-use thus far to have the jaw assembled correctly.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Buzzclaw/buzzclaw.htm More information on Buzzclaw at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Buzzclaw's toy bio states that he uses "ion discs." This, together with the mantis link and likewise shared function, suggest that he is perhaps [[Manterror]] reborn as a Fuzor. Either way, Manterror and Buzzclaw appear side-by-side in the IDW comics.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Fuzors]]
[[Category:Saboteurs]]

Brimstone (TF 2010)

2012-01-05T11:43:08Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Brimstone}}
:''Brimstone is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan_Brimstoneshot.jpg|right|thumb|450px|With a face like that, Brimstone shouldn't be allowed to live!]]

'''Brimstone''' is getting older, but he's determined to make sure that everyone realizes he's still the big bad "king of the road." He's kept this self-declared title by roughing up those who get in his way, but [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]], the only Autobot who dared oppose him, is determined to finally put an end to his bullying now that the two are on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan_2-18_deceptibikes.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Brimstone is actually quite nice, and stays quiet when his friends are talking on the phone.]]

[[Crankstart]], Brimstone, and [[Trenchmouth]] were having a hell of a time in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]: with the Autobot's popularity wrecked, they got to do some wrecking of their own and ''PARRRRR-TAY!'' Both Brimstone and Trenchmouth followed Crankstart's lead, and he cheerleaded the larger 'Con as he wiped out the local police. The trio drove off to have fun in [[Nevada]] too...

...when the Autobots hit, and ''hard''. Brimstone was the first to go down, blown away by rapid-fire from Hubcap and [[Slap Dash]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}
{{-}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent Brimstone and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty. Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
Brimstone was one of the Decepticons under [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s command who attacked [[Sam Witwicky]] in an attempt to capture [[Brains]]. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Sam's guardian, quickly came to his aid and smashed Brimstone into pieces with a mighty punch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Brimstone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's right, I don't have a movie-style logo. Chew on that one.]]
*'''Brimstone''' (Scout Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-10'''

:Part of the initial wave of '[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Scout-class toys, Brimstone transforms into a "chopper" motorcycle of undetermined model. In cycle mode he has a working kickstand to keep him upright. In robot mode, aside from the triple-bladed "hands" made up from his front tire, he also has small flip-out "fingers" hidden in the wheel hubs for when he doesn't need to slice stuff up.

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

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

==Notes==
[[Image:ROTFcap-Brimstonecycle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Watch the hands, buddy.]]
* Brimstone's [[alternate mode]] is based on a motorcycle in [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]'s garage that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] momentarily hides behind in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]].''
* Someone should tell him that he pissed [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] off.
* Much of Brimstone's robot mode looks, his transformation scheme and his head design are based on the Cybertronian design [[Don Figueroa]] made for [[Manterror]] to be used in flashbacks in the IDW Gathering comic book, with the noteable exception that he has an earth mode instead of turning into a Cybertronian motorbike.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Brimstone (TF 2010)

2012-01-05T11:42:45Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Brimstone}}
:''Brimstone is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan_Brimstoneshot.jpg|right|thumb|450px|With a face like that, Brimstone shouldn't be allowed to live!]]

'''Brimstone''' is getting older, but he's determined to make sure that everyone realizes he's still the big bad "king of the road." He's kept this self-declared title by roughing up those who get in his way, but [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]], the only Autobot who dared oppose him, is determined to finally put an end to his bullying now that the two are on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan_2-18_deceptibikes.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Brimstone is actually quite nice, and stays quiet when his friends are talking on the phone.]]

[[Crankstart]], Brimstone, and [[Trenchmouth]] were having a hell of a time in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]: with the Autobot's popularity wrecked, they got to do some wrecking of their own and ''PARRRRR-TAY!'' Both Brimstone and Trenchmouth followed Crankstart's lead, and he cheerleaded the larger 'Con as he wiped out the local police. The trio drove off to have fun in [[Nevada]] too...

...when the Autobots hit, and ''hard''. Brimstone was the first to go down, blown away by rapid-fire from Hubcap and [[Slap Dash]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}
{{-}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent Brimstone and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty. Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
Brimstone was one of the Decepticons under [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s command who attacked [[Sam Witwicky]] in an attempt to capture [[Brains]]. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Sam's guardian, quickly came to his aid and smashed Brimstone into pieces with a mighty punch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Brimstone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's right, I don't have a movie-style logo. Chew on that one.]]
*'''Brimstone''' (Scout Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-10'''

:Part of the initial wave of '[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Scout-class toys, Brimstone transforms into a "chopper" motorcycle of undetermined model. In cycle mode he has a working kickstand to keep him upright. In robot mode, aside from the triple-bladed "hands" made up from his front tire, he also has small flip-out "fingers" hidden in the wheel hubs for when he doesn't need to slice stuff up.

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

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

==Notes==
[[Image:ROTFcap-Brimstonecycle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Watch the hands, buddy.]]
* Brimstone's [[alternate mode]] is based on a motorcycle in [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]'s garage that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] momentarily hides behind in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]].''
* Someone should tell him that he pissed [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] off.
* Much of Brimstone's robot mode looks, his transformation scheme and his head design are based on the Cybertronian design []Don Figueroa]] made for [[Manterror]] to be used in flashbacks in the IDW Gathering comic book, with the noteable exception that he has an earth mode instead of turning into a Cybertronian motorbike.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Sparkstalker

2012-01-03T12:43:47Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 2 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Sparkstalker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sparkstalker cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Decepticon casualty of the Battle of Klo. Killed by his own subordinate. How embarrassing.]]

'''Sparkstalker''' is an example of bad allotment of resources. He is a brilliant cryptologist, a criminal mastermind capable of hacking Autobot datatracs and disabling the firewalls around their secure files or coded transmissions with incredible skill and secrecy, uncovering entire battle-plans without Autobot high command even knowing they've been uncovered. Decepticon military intelligence would raise several levels of efficiency if they employed him full-time. Instead, Sparkstalker has been made a Firecon, teamed with pyromaniacs and military dropouts like [[Cindersaur]] and [[Flamefeather]], who require constant supervision so that they don't burn down the Decepticons' own fortifications. Sparkstalker spends most of his time physically grabbing his partners by the head and aiming their fire breath towards the Autobots, or at least away from their fellow Decepticons. It's a gruelling job, and one he's hardly suited for.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:Firecons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's got a future in hentai.]]
''Sparkstalker and his fellow Firecons were based on Cybertron for "homeland detail" for most of the war prior to [[Unicron]]'s arrival. They were given their first mission to Earth when the Cybertronian Decepticons were interested in forming an alliance with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the lone super-powerful Decepticon from the future. Although the Firecons approached Galvatron in the Florida Keys with the proposal, he rejected the idea out of hand. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Later on, the Firecons worked together with an alien named [[Zabra]] to run an illegal gladiator arena in [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] out of the old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. Their chances at profit came to a close, however, when the operation was discovered by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}''

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sparkstalker is the not-dumb one on the right.]]

The Firecons worked at a detention facility, where their old nemeses the Sparkabots were being held as prisoners. Reluctantly, Sparkstalker and his pals agreed to set free [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] and their [[Triggerbot]] friend [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] as part of a test run for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s new [[Roadjammers]] project. That didn't mean they didn't take the chance to rough up the Autobots a little bit before letting them go, though. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''When a trio of Decepticons were sucked dry of [[energon (fuel)|energon]], the remaining 'Cons naturally blamed the Autobots. Sparkstalker and Cindersaur went looking for trouble alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]], and found the [[Pretender]]s [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. The fight quickly ended, however, when the real culprits showed up... giant mechanical [[demon]]s from deep within Cybertron's core! {{storylink|Demons!}} The Autobots and Decepticons joined forces against the creatures until [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] arrived and blasted the demons with pure energon, returning the demons to the stuff of legend. {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}''

After the defeat of the Planet-Eater, the Firecons came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, and left Cybertron to bring devastation to the planet [[Klo]]. Unfortunately for Sparkstalker, his luck finally ran out and he was incinerated by his crazed partner Cindersaur during a mission of destruction on that planet. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
Sparkstalker re-appeared along with Flamefeather under the command of Bludgeon. First attacking a human city to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], the two Firecons took the amusing target of a movie theatre playing ''[[Jurassic Park]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they attacked [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] when he entered the fray to wrest command from Bludgeon. Sparkstalker then got promptly roasted after attacking the Dinobot [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] - "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" {{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Sparkstalker and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to join up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s second-generation [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. The Syndicate captured the [[Large Hadron Collider]] facility, where Clench and [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]] manipulated [[forestonite]] into a substance capable of upgrading Transformers and giving them special abilities. The Firecons were exposed to the forestone, causing Sparkstalker to turn bright red and purple and probably become stronger, but the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off by the Autobots anyway. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Sparkstalker transforms from a robot to a bipedal insectoid monster thing, much resembling a chibi Gigan from ''[[Godzilla]]''. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's gimmick, shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was also used to make [[Javil]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Stop da music! Ha-cha-cha-cha!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Sparkstaker was [[redeco]]ed for the [[Generation 2 (European toyline)|European market ''Generation 2'' toyline]] along with his fellow Firecon [[Flamefeather]], though now both were branded as "Sparkabots". He retained his cold-sparking gimmick.
Like on all the G2 Sparkabots, the translucent plastic is particulary prone to breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Generation 2 Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentations on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.
* The Beast Wars Predacon [[Buzzclaw]] bears an eerie resemblance to G2 Sparkstalker's shape and color scheme, even having translucent plastic.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Saboteurs]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Sparkstalker

2012-01-03T12:40:17Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Sparkstalker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sparkstalker cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Decepticon casualty of the Battle of Klo. Killed by his own subordinate. How embarrassing.]]

'''Sparkstalker''' is an example of bad allotment of resources. He is a brilliant cryptologist, a criminal mastermind capable of hacking Autobot datatracs and disabling the firewalls around their secure files or coded transmissions with incredible skill and secrecy, uncovering entire battle-plans without Autobot high command even knowing they've been uncovered. Decepticon military intelligence would raise several levels of efficiency if they employed him full-time. Instead, Sparkstalker has been made a Firecon, teamed with pyromaniacs and military dropouts like [[Cindersaur]] and [[Flamefeather]], who require constant supervision so that they don't burn down the Decepticons' own fortifications. Sparkstalker spends most of his time physically grabbing his partners by the head and aiming their fire breath towards the Autobots, or at least away from their fellow Decepticons. It's a gruelling job, and one he's hardly suited for.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:Firecons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's got a future in hentai.]]
''Sparkstalker and his fellow Firecons were based on Cybertron for "homeland detail" for most of the war prior to [[Unicron]]'s arrival. They were given their first mission to Earth when the Cybertronian Decepticons were interested in forming an alliance with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the lone super-powerful Decepticon from the future. Although the Firecons approached Galvatron in the Florida Keys with the proposal, he rejected the idea out of hand. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Later on, the Firecons worked together with an alien named [[Zabra]] to run an illegal gladiator arena in [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] out of the old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. Their chances at profit came to a close, however, when the operation was discovered by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}''

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sparkstalker is the not-dumb one on the right.]]

The Firecons worked at a detention facility, where their old nemeses the Sparkabots were being held as prisoners. Reluctantly, Sparkstalker and his pals agreed to set free [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] and their [[Triggerbot]] friend [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] as part of a test run for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s new [[Roadjammers]] project. That didn't mean they didn't take the chance to rough up the Autobots a little bit before letting them go, though. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''When a trio of Decepticons were sucked dry of [[energon (fuel)|energon]], the remaining 'Cons naturally blamed the Autobots. Sparkstalker and Cindersaur went looking for trouble alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]], and found the [[Pretender]]s [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. The fight quickly ended, however, when the real culprits showed up... giant mechanical [[demon]]s from deep within Cybertron's core! {{storylink|Demons!}} The Autobots and Decepticons joined forces against the creatures until [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] arrived and blasted the demons with pure energon, returning the demons to the stuff of legend. {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}''

After the defeat of the Planet-Eater, the Firecons came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, and left Cybertron to bring devastation to the planet [[Klo]]. Unfortunately for Sparkstalker, his luck finally ran out and he was incinerated by his crazed partner Cindersaur during a mission of destruction on that planet. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
Sparkstalker re-appeared along with Flamefeather under the command of Bludgeon. First attacking a human city to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], the two Firecons took the amusing target of a movie theatre playing ''[[Jurassic Park]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they attacked [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] when he entered the fray to wrest command from Bludgeon. Sparkstalker then got promptly roasted after attacking the Dinobot [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] - "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" {{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Sparkstalker and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to join up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s second-generation [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. The Syndicate captured the [[Large Hadron Collider]] facility, where Clench and [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]] manipulated [[forestonite]] into a substance capable of upgrading Transformers and giving them special abilities. The Firecons were exposed to the forestone, causing Sparkstalker to turn bright red and purple and probably become stronger, but the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off by the Autobots anyway. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Sparkstalker transforms from a robot to a bipedal insectoid monster thing, much resembling a chibi Gigan from ''[[Godzilla]]''. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's gimmick, shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was also used to make [[Javil]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Stop da music! Ha-cha-cha-cha!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Sparkstaker was [[redeco]]ed for the [[Generation 2 (European toyline)|European market ''Generation 2'' toyline]] along with his fellow Firecon [[Flamefeather]], though now both were branded as "Sparkabots". He retained his cold-sparking gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Generation 2 Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentations on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.
* The Beast Wars Predacon [[Buzzclaw]] bears an eerie resemblance to G2 Sparkstalker's shape and color scheme, even having translucent plastic.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Saboteurs]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Firecon

2012-01-03T12:18:59Z

91.120.23.37:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Firecons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|From left to right: Sparkstalker, Flamefeather and Cindersaur]]
The '''Firecons''' are a trio of three fire-breathing monsters, the Decepticon counterparts to the Autobot [[Sparkabot|Sparkabots]]. The trio consists of:

*[[Cindersaur]], a violent moron
*[[Flamefeather]], an even more violent moron
*[[Sparkstalker]], a criminal genius stuck with keeping them in line.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Firecons.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The mother-in-law decided to bring her sisters along for a visit.]]
''The Firecons were sent to Earth to attempt to persuade [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to form an alliance with the Decepticons on Cybertron. On Earth, they engaged in battle with the [[Sparkabot|Sparkabots]] (referred to here as the Sparkler Mini-Bots), who had been sent to Earth by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to keep watch on Galvatron. Their battle was interrupted by Galvatron himself, who rejected the Firecons' offer.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''The Firecons returned to Cybertron afterward, where they forged an alliance with the [[alien]] [[Zabra]] to run [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal deathmatches]] in the old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. When Zabra was defeated by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Sparkabots, the Firecons presumably returned to the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The psycho, the idiot, and the nerd.]]

The Firecons acted as jailers for the Decepticons on Cybertron. They took great glee in putting down an Autobot attempt at rebellion, before sending three Autobots off across the [[space bridge]] to be used as test fodder. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''With the mysterious deaths of three Decepticons, Sparkstalker and Cindersaur, along with the [[Triggercon]]s [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]], were sent to kill three Autobots for each Decepticon believed to have been slaughtered by them. During the attack, Sparkstalker got the best of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], knocking him down, while Cindersaur stood behind, waiting his turn. All were unaware of the real killers that stood behind them, watching.'' {{storylink|Demons!}}

The Firecons were still with the main Decepticon force after the epic battle with [[Unicron]]. During the invasion of [[Klo]], Sparkstalker was reported to have been accidentally incinerated by Cindersaur. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Firecons''' (1988)
**[[Cindersaur]]
**[[Flamefeather]]
**[[Sparkstalker]]

: Sold carded for $3 each (on average), the Firecons are extremely simple toys. Like their Autobot counterparts, the toys feature a friction-motor that causes [[Sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] to shoot from a section of the toy's alternate mode (the mouth, in the case of the Firecons) as well as propelling the toy forward on smooth surfaces.

: This set of molds was used to make the Decepticon [[Sparkdash]] drones from ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]''.

===Generation 2===
:Released only in Europe during 1994, the Generation 2 Firecons, now named as Sparkabots on the packaging, consisted only of Sparkstalker and Flamefeather repainted from their Generation One toys. Like the Generation 2 Autobot Sparkabots, the two Decepticon Sparkabots also featured colored clear plastic.

:As well as redrawn card artwork which featured the characters in the exact same pose as on their original toy packaging but in a much simpler style, the functions were changed for both too: Sparkstalker was now a saboteur and Flamefeather was now a raid-planner. Each toy also had a new motto but lacked tech specs and profile.

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Flamefeather (G1)

2012-01-03T12:18:05Z

91.120.23.37: /* Fleetway Generation 2 comic */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}

:''Flamefeather is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flamefeather cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Here, shake my hand so I can punch you in the face. Repeatedly. It'll be fun."]]

In an army populated by inadequate and crazed warriors like [[Misfire]] and [[Fangry]], '''Flamefeather''' is still the worst of them all. He was actually thrown out of the Decepticon Military Academy for being too violent. Normally that's like [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] throwing out a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] who talks too much TeeVee, but in this case it was warranted. Flamefeather's lust for destruction supersedes all other concerns like discipline, orders, or the difference between insignias. He was only let into the Decepticons because his instructors figured he'd get himself killed and solve their problem. Countless battles later, he's still here somehow.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics Continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:EnemyAction2-Flamefeather.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Flamefeather is so dumb he stands up to Galvatron.]]
''Flamefeather and the Firecons operated from Cybertron under the direction of the [[Decepticon High Council]]. On behalf of their masters, they came to Earth looking for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], in the hopes of negotiating an alliance with the powerful Decepticon. They had some fun burning a few Autobots who were also looking for Galvatron, but the Decepticon leader of the future ended up rejecting their offer. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Sometime later, Flamefeather and the Firecons reopened the [[Jekka Amphitheatre]] in the city-state of [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] for gladiatorial combat. Working with the overseer, [[Zabra]], they managed to make a tidy profit until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparklers]] got involved. The Firecons decided to cut their losses, and left Zabra and the Autobot to sort out their differences.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Flamefeather is the dumb one on the left.]]

Flamefeather and the Firecons were working detention at a Decepticon prison camp when they got word from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on Earth to set loose three Autobots as guinea pigs for a new weapon in development. This didn't sit too well with Flamefeather, and he made a point of egging the Autobots on when the Firecons came to collect the prisoners, prompting a brief but fierce battle. Still, he remembered his place enough to avoid permanently damaging the prisoners, and sent them on their way. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''On another occasion, Flamefeather came to Earth for the High Council with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and the [[Triggercon]]s to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Thunderwing had made a bid for Decepticon leadership, but failed the required test due to the intervention of Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. Enraged by his loss, Thunderwing refused to return to Cybertron in the shuttlecraft with Flamefeather and the others. Instead, he commandeered the Decepticons for an all out assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], in the name of vengeance.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Naturally, the assault failed and Thunderwing, Flamefeather and the other Decepticons were repulsed by the united Autobot forces. Thunderwing received leadership anyway, though, just for having the chrome steel bearings to try the assault in the first place!'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After a long absence, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons returned to Earth to wreak havoc on the humans, in order to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Flamefeather and Sparkstalker were among the 'Cons who laid waste to civilization at Bludgeon's command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they were both seen attacking [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], when the former Decepticon leader arrived to try and reclaim his throne. Upon the arrival of the Dinobots, Slag shot Flamefeather and Sparkstalker down with fire of his own.{{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Flamefeather and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] once he heard of the new faction of Decepticons that had formed there. Flamefeather joined up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and the Decepticon Syndicate along with several others first gen warriors like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Double Punch]], and [[Slicer]]. He was one of the first Decepticons exposed to the power of [[forestonite]], developing enhanced fire-breath as well as a brilliant canary yellow color scheme. Flamefeather and the Syndicate turned their new power against the Autobots, but an accident in the lab soon spread the forestonite to the Autobots as well. Clench was defeated and fled with most of his soldiers, but Flamefeather was captured by the Autobots. He was last seen leashed by [[Motormouth]], maybe as a new pet. Polly want some energon? {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Flamefeather.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Birds of Fail]]

*'''Flamefeather''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Flamefeather transforms from a robot to a bipedal bird monster thing. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's [[gimmick]], shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was released without changes in ''[[Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' as the [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]-type [[Sparkdash]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Flamefeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'So, dude, we are totally radioactive, now what?']]
*'''Flamefeather''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Flamefeather was [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the European ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, in really garish colors. He of course retained his cold-spark-spitting gimmick.
The clear plastic is sadly quite brittle and breaks easily, so care should be taken.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentions on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Flamefeather (G1)

2012-01-03T12:15:05Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 2 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}

:''Flamefeather is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flamefeather cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Here, shake my hand so I can punch you in the face. Repeatedly. It'll be fun."]]

In an army populated by inadequate and crazed warriors like [[Misfire]] and [[Fangry]], '''Flamefeather''' is still the worst of them all. He was actually thrown out of the Decepticon Military Academy for being too violent. Normally that's like [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] throwing out a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] who talks too much TeeVee, but in this case it was warranted. Flamefeather's lust for destruction supersedes all other concerns like discipline, orders, or the difference between insignias. He was only let into the Decepticons because his instructors figured he'd get himself killed and solve their problem. Countless battles later, he's still here somehow.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics Continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:EnemyAction2-Flamefeather.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Flamefeather is so dumb he stands up to Galvatron.]]
''Flamefeather and the Firecons operated from Cybertron under the direction of the [[Decepticon High Council]]. On behalf of their masters, they came to Earth looking for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], in the hopes of negotiating an alliance with the powerful Decepticon. They had some fun burning a few Autobots who were also looking for Galvatron, but the Decepticon leader of the future ended up rejecting their offer. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Sometime later, Flamefeather and the Firecons reopened the [[Jekka Amphitheatre]] in the city-state of [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] for gladiatorial combat. Working with the overseer, [[Zabra]], they managed to make a tidy profit until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparklers]] got involved. The Firecons decided to cut their losses, and left Zabra and the Autobot to sort out their differences.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Flamefeather is the dumb one on the left.]]

Flamefeather and the Firecons were working detention at a Decepticon prison camp when they got word from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on Earth to set loose three Autobots as guinea pigs for a new weapon in development. This didn't sit too well with Flamefeather, and he made a point of egging the Autobots on when the Firecons came to collect the prisoners, prompting a brief but fierce battle. Still, he remembered his place enough to avoid permanently damaging the prisoners, and sent them on their way. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''On another occasion, Flamefeather came to Earth for the High Council with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and the [[Triggercon]]s to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Thunderwing had made a bid for Decepticon leadership, but failed the required test due to the intervention of Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. Enraged by his loss, Thunderwing refused to return to Cybertron in the shuttlecraft with Flamefeather and the others. Instead, he commandeered the Decepticons for an all out assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], in the name of vengeance.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Naturally, the assault failed and Thunderwing, Flamefeather and the other Decepticons were repulsed by the united Autobot forces. Thunderwing received leadership anyway, though, just for having the chrome steel bearings to try the assault in the first place!'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After a long absence, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons returned to Earth to wreak havoc on the humans, in order to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Flamefeather and Sparkstalker were among the 'Cons who laid waste to civilization at Bludgeon's command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they were both seen attacking [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], when the former Decepticon leader arrived to try and reclaim his throne. {{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Flamefeather and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] once he heard of the new faction of Decepticons that had formed there. Flamefeather joined up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and the Decepticon Syndicate along with several others first gen warriors like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Double Punch]], and [[Slicer]]. He was one of the first Decepticons exposed to the power of [[forestonite]], developing enhanced fire-breath as well as a brilliant canary yellow color scheme. Flamefeather and the Syndicate turned their new power against the Autobots, but an accident in the lab soon spread the forestonite to the Autobots as well. Clench was defeated and fled with most of his soldiers, but Flamefeather was captured by the Autobots. He was last seen leashed by [[Motormouth]], maybe as a new pet. Polly want some energon? {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Flamefeather.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Birds of Fail]]

*'''Flamefeather''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Flamefeather transforms from a robot to a bipedal bird monster thing. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's [[gimmick]], shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was released without changes in ''[[Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' as the [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]-type [[Sparkdash]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Flamefeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'So, dude, we are totally radioactive, now what?']]
*'''Flamefeather''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Flamefeather was [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the European ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, in really garish colors. He of course retained his cold-spark-spitting gimmick.
The clear plastic is sadly quite brittle and breaks easily, so care should be taken.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentions on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Flamefeather (G1)

2012-01-03T12:14:34Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 2 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}

:''Flamefeather is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flamefeather cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Here, shake my hand so I can punch you in the face. Repeatedly. It'll be fun."]]

In an army populated by inadequate and crazed warriors like [[Misfire]] and [[Fangry]], '''Flamefeather''' is still the worst of them all. He was actually thrown out of the Decepticon Military Academy for being too violent. Normally that's like [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] throwing out a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] who talks too much TeeVee, but in this case it was warranted. Flamefeather's lust for destruction supersedes all other concerns like discipline, orders, or the difference between insignias. He was only let into the Decepticons because his instructors figured he'd get himself killed and solve their problem. Countless battles later, he's still here somehow.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics Continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:EnemyAction2-Flamefeather.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Flamefeather is so dumb he stands up to Galvatron.]]
''Flamefeather and the Firecons operated from Cybertron under the direction of the [[Decepticon High Council]]. On behalf of their masters, they came to Earth looking for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], in the hopes of negotiating an alliance with the powerful Decepticon. They had some fun burning a few Autobots who were also looking for Galvatron, but the Decepticon leader of the future ended up rejecting their offer. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Sometime later, Flamefeather and the Firecons reopened the [[Jekka Amphitheatre]] in the city-state of [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] for gladiatorial combat. Working with the overseer, [[Zabra]], they managed to make a tidy profit until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparklers]] got involved. The Firecons decided to cut their losses, and left Zabra and the Autobot to sort out their differences.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Flamefeather is the dumb one on the left.]]

Flamefeather and the Firecons were working detention at a Decepticon prison camp when they got word from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on Earth to set loose three Autobots as guinea pigs for a new weapon in development. This didn't sit too well with Flamefeather, and he made a point of egging the Autobots on when the Firecons came to collect the prisoners, prompting a brief but fierce battle. Still, he remembered his place enough to avoid permanently damaging the prisoners, and sent them on their way. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''On another occasion, Flamefeather came to Earth for the High Council with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and the [[Triggercon]]s to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Thunderwing had made a bid for Decepticon leadership, but failed the required test due to the intervention of Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. Enraged by his loss, Thunderwing refused to return to Cybertron in the shuttlecraft with Flamefeather and the others. Instead, he commandeered the Decepticons for an all out assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], in the name of vengeance.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Naturally, the assault failed and Thunderwing, Flamefeather and the other Decepticons were repulsed by the united Autobot forces. Thunderwing received leadership anyway, though, just for having the chrome steel bearings to try the assault in the first place!'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After a long absence, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons returned to Earth to wreak havoc on the humans, in order to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Flamefeather and Sparkstalker were among the 'Cons who laid waste to civilization at Bludgeon's command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they were both seen attacking [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], when the former Decepticon leader arrived to try and reclaim his throne. {{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Flamefeather and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] once he heard of the new faction of Decepticons that had formed there. Flamefeather joined up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and the Decepticon Syndicate along with several others first gen warriors like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Double Punch]], and [[Slicer]]. He was one of the first Decepticons exposed to the power of [[forestonite]], developing enhanced fire-breath as well as a brilliant canary yellow color scheme. Flamefeather and the Syndicate turned their new power against the Autobots, but an accident in the lab soon spread the forestonite to the Autobots as well. Clench was defeated and fled with most of his soldiers, but Flamefeather was captured by the Autobots. He was last seen leashed by [[Motormouth]], maybe as a new pet. Polly want some energon? {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Flamefeather.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Birds of Fail]]

*'''Flamefeather''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Flamefeather transforms from a robot to a bipedal bird monster thing. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's [[gimmick]], shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was released without changes in ''[[Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' as the [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]-type [[Sparkdash]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Flamefeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'So, dude, we are totally radioactive, now what?']]
*'''Flamefeather''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Flamefeather was [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the European ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, in really garish colors. He of course retained his cold-spark-spitting gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentions on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Flamefeather (G1)

2012-01-03T12:12:33Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}

:''Flamefeather is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flamefeather cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Here, shake my hand so I can punch you in the face. Repeatedly. It'll be fun."]]

In an army populated by inadequate and crazed warriors like [[Misfire]] and [[Fangry]], '''Flamefeather''' is still the worst of them all. He was actually thrown out of the Decepticon Military Academy for being too violent. Normally that's like [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] throwing out a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] who talks too much TeeVee, but in this case it was warranted. Flamefeather's lust for destruction supersedes all other concerns like discipline, orders, or the difference between insignias. He was only let into the Decepticons because his instructors figured he'd get himself killed and solve their problem. Countless battles later, he's still here somehow.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics Continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====Generation 1====
[[Image:EnemyAction2-Flamefeather.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Flamefeather is so dumb he stands up to Galvatron.]]
''Flamefeather and the Firecons operated from Cybertron under the direction of the [[Decepticon High Council]]. On behalf of their masters, they came to Earth looking for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], in the hopes of negotiating an alliance with the powerful Decepticon. They had some fun burning a few Autobots who were also looking for Galvatron, but the Decepticon leader of the future ended up rejecting their offer. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Sometime later, Flamefeather and the Firecons reopened the [[Jekka Amphitheatre]] in the city-state of [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] for gladiatorial combat. Working with the overseer, [[Zabra]], they managed to make a tidy profit until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparklers]] got involved. The Firecons decided to cut their losses, and left Zabra and the Autobot to sort out their differences.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[Image:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Flamefeather is the dumb one on the left.]]

Flamefeather and the Firecons were working detention at a Decepticon prison camp when they got word from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on Earth to set loose three Autobots as guinea pigs for a new weapon in development. This didn't sit too well with Flamefeather, and he made a point of egging the Autobots on when the Firecons came to collect the prisoners, prompting a brief but fierce battle. Still, he remembered his place enough to avoid permanently damaging the prisoners, and sent them on their way. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''On another occasion, Flamefeather came to Earth for the High Council with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and the [[Triggercon]]s to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Thunderwing had made a bid for Decepticon leadership, but failed the required test due to the intervention of Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. Enraged by his loss, Thunderwing refused to return to Cybertron in the shuttlecraft with Flamefeather and the others. Instead, he commandeered the Decepticons for an all out assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], in the name of vengeance.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Naturally, the assault failed and Thunderwing, Flamefeather and the other Decepticons were repulsed by the united Autobot forces. Thunderwing received leadership anyway, though, just for having the chrome steel bearings to try the assault in the first place!'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

{{-}}
====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After a long absence, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons returned to Earth to wreak havoc on the humans, in order to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Flamefeather and Sparkstalker were among the 'Cons who laid waste to civilization at Bludgeon's command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they were both seen attacking [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], when the former Decepticon leader arrived to try and reclaim his throne. {{storylink|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Flamefeather and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] once he heard of the new faction of Decepticons that had formed there. Flamefeather joined up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and the Decepticon Syndicate along with several others first gen warriors like [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Double Punch]], and [[Slicer]]. He was one of the first Decepticons exposed to the power of [[forestonite]], developing enhanced fire-breath as well as a brilliant canary yellow color scheme. Flamefeather and the Syndicate turned their new power against the Autobots, but an accident in the lab soon spread the forestonite to the Autobots as well. Clench was defeated and fled with most of his soldiers, but Flamefeather was captured by the Autobots. He was last seen leashed by [[Motormouth]], maybe as a new pet. Polly want some energon? {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Flamefeather.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Birds of Fail]]

*'''Flamefeather''' (Firecon, 1988)

: Flamefeather transforms from a robot to a bipedal bird monster thing. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's [[gimmick]], shooting "cold" sparks from their beast-mode mouths.

: This toy was released without changes in ''[[Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' as the [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]-type [[Sparkdash]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2-toy Flamefeather.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Flamefeather''' (Sparkabot, 1994)

: Flamefeather was [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the European ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, in really garish colors. He of course retained his cold-spark-spitting gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Flamefeather/flamefeather.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Flamefeather at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentions on their beast-mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Fangry (G1)

2012-01-03T12:01:35Z

91.120.23.37: /* Another Time & Place */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Fangry is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Fangry.jpg|right|250px|thumb|But what happens if you ORDER him to be an ass?]]
No Decepticon leader wants '''Fangry''' under his command. The rebellious, foul-mouthed Fangry explodes violently against any being who dares give him an order. He has attacked almost as many unfortunate Decepticons as he has their actual enemies, the Autobots. A Decepticon with a healthy sense of self-preservation will give Fangry orders in the form of mild suggestions or reverse psychology.

Fangry has complete faith in his judgment and his alone. He is unwilling to listen to advice, and his tactics are notoriously flawed. Furthermore, he's likely to be abandoned on the battlefield when in trouble. The mere act of coming to his rescue implies he needs help at all—and, well, you know how he reacts to that idea.

Fangry's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]] is [[Brisko]], a Nebulan cartographer with a thirst for power. Brisko feels confident to issue commands to Fangry, thinking he's safe from his retribution seeing as he's the Con's head. Others think he's a bit overconfident; with Fangry, even the unexpected can happen...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This'd be funnier if they were the Autobot Headmasters.]]
Fangry and his Headmaster partner, Brisko, oversaw part of the [[Z Foundation]]'s attempt at recruiting [[Human|humans]] to take down the Autobots for them. Their pawns, the [[Roadjammers]], ended up overstepping their boundaries and double-crossed the Decepticons. Though the Roadjammers did use the jammers they were provided to capture three Autobots, they used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Fangry and his companions [[Squeezeplay]] and [[Horri-Bull]]. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (G1)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Fangry and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''Shortly thereafter, Fangry joined his fellow Decepticons in recovering [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s head from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], but was then shunted into [[Limbo]] to make way for the time-traveling [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], leaving him out of the Time Wars.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[Image:EdgeofExtinction-survivors.jpg|right|thumb|100px|This is the calmest you'll ever see him.]]

As the threat of [[Unicron]] neared, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to Scorponok's Decepticons on Earth in order to facilitate an alliance against the Chaos Bringer, and Fangry helped the Autobots unload their weapons and partners. {{storylink|Surrender!}} While a second [[Decepticon Civil War]] soon broke out, Fangry was ordered by Soundwave to head topside along with [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Misfire]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Later, Fangry was surprised that Soundwave was suggesting they lay down their arms and join forces with the Autobots against Unicron, unaware that Soundwave had been hypnotized by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (who had himself been coerced by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]). But before Fangry could react further, he and every other Transformer on Earth was instantly transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} There he and the others gathered to hear Primus (speaking through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]]) tell the history of the rivalry between him and Unicron. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[Image:Fangrythousandterribledeaths.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Fangry read "[[The Beast Within]]" and vowed the Dinobots would pay. Grimlock's not too concerned.]]
Fangry survived the Transformers' battle with Unicron, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] assumed command of the Decepticons, Fangry was quick to assert his independence. Like many Decepticons, he was wary of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance that had tenuously been forged in the aftermath of Unicron's destruction. The new Autobot commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], didn't make things any easier by throwing cups of oil at Fangry's head to shut him up. Later that night, Fangry tried to jump Grimlock at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]], but bit off more than he could chew, as Grimlock had just received his spiffy new [[Action Master]] upgrade.

Fangry's public humiliation did serve a purpose, however, as it gave Bludgeon a rallying point to ensure his fellow Decepticons were willing to end the alliance abruptly and leave the Autobots stranded on Cybertron. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Fangry accompanied Bludgeon and the Decepticons to the massacre on planet [[Klo]], {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} and after the Autobots arrived and were successfully ambushed, Fangry served as lead tracker hunting the remaining five Autobots. He again tried to attack Grimlock, who dispatched him with a single punch through the chest and out the back. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Fangry's origin is unknown. He was not one of the original Nebulan-bonded Decepticon Headmasters, so either Zarak recruited more Nebulan partners for the Decepticons behind the scenes in ''Headmasters'' #4, or he returned to Nebulos for a recruitment drive at some later date.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 1995, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led Fangry, Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull in investigating an alleged "Autobot secret weapon", and instead found a feminist rally where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was unveiling the new female Autobot, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. Unfortunately for them, Fangry and his pals underestimated Arcee's prowess, and she ended up mopping the floor with them.'' {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}
{{-}}

====Another Time & Place====
After the disaster on Klo, Fangry attempted to challenge Bludgeon's leadership. The Pretender had him down on his back and a sword at his throat before Fangry even finished the sentence. The Decepticons' next move was to track [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Dinobots to [[Hydrus Four]], and lay claim to the [[Nucleon]] supply there. Bludgeon planned to revive the glorious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but Fangry didn't much care either way. Bored, he went looking for something to kill. After catching sight of something glimmering in the water, he leaned over to have a closer look...only to be knocked into the water by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and having his hands cut off by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and an Autobot raiding party that was lying in wait, culminating with them crushing his head under a large rock. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Fangrybumblebeeghosts.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Fangry picks easy targets.]]
Apparently repaired after having most of his chest and back smashed through by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s fist on [[Klo]], Fangry was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots; Fangry, in particular, was having no problem throwing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] around, though he did suffer a karate chop from another Autobot. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic, monstrous creature who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Nevertheless, Bludgeon's progress continued, and Fangry and the other Decepticons raided other ships to build themselves a frightening [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|Old Evils}} Later, Fangry and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s attention. Fangry, like his comrades, enjoyed this job very much. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part One}} Their "work" was interrupted when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned in a powerful new body with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in tow. When Megatron challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons, Fangry bet against Megatron in a quiet wager with Starscream. Fangry lost that wager. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

[[Image:Fangryg2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Follows orders when insubordination would distract from the plot.]]
After Megatron assumed command, he immediately attacked [[Tykos]]'s [[rheanimum]] facility. Fangry helped out by biting the arm of one of the mechanoids while digging his claws into its skull. Soon after the acquisition of the rheanimum, Megatron's forces clashed with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. Megatron declared war against them as Fangry and the other Decepticons cheered him on. Their feelings changed, however, when the Warworld was attacked. Fangry and the others fought the Cybertronians on the surface of the Warworld, but they were getting massacred. With the apparent defeat of Megatron at the hands of Jhiaxus, the Cybertronians pulled out, sparing Fangry but leaving several others dead. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Megatron miraculously survived and quickly allied himself with Optimus Prime's Autobots. The Autobots fared little better against the [[Ethos raiding party|Cybertronians]] on [[Ethos]], but when Fangry and the other Decepticons arrived to help, the tide was turned. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An oddly smug Fangry.]]
Fangry, [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay]] burst through a wall, [[Brisko]] became Fangry's head as they transformed, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." Galvatron clearly hadn't interacted with Fangry yet. Or the other two, really. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Fangry''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' "Brisko" Headmaster driver, "ion pulse gun", wings/shield

[[Image:G1 frangry toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|'''WE ARE GARGOYLES!''']]
: Like the other 1988 Decepticon Headmasters, Fangry's [[alternate mode]] is a mix of different animals—in his case, he is a bat-winged wolf with a reptilian tail. (Though some might say he more resembles a rat—these people don't voice their opinion within Fangry's earshot, though...)

: Fangry's robot mode has a panel on his chest which shows a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. Unlike the larger Headmasters this meter doesn't have a cover, and all three readings are on a single tumbler. The tumbler is activated when Brisko (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Brisko has Fangry's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters. In beast mode, Brisko can fit inside a compartment in Fangry's stomach. In robot mode, Fangry can hold the wings accessory as a shield.

:Due to his design, Fangry permanently leans a little bit, his robot mode legs unable to hold a perfectly upright pose. You can solve this by unscrewing the wolf arms and removing the springs from underneath.

: This toy was sold in Japan without changes as [[Wilder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Fangry/fangry.htm More information on Fangry at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Croc''' (Canada, "Fang")
*''Italian:'' '''Belva''' ("Wild Beast")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ordas''' ("Wild Wolf")

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

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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Boltflash

2012-01-03T11:55:11Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

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:''Boltflash is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 Universe line]]).''

[[Image:Universe boltflash robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble over land and sea and air...]]
'''Boltflash''' is a member of the [[Overcast Team]]. The only thing less impressive than Boltflash's IQ are his skills as a warrior. Add in the fact that he's also rather a coward and it's no surprise he hasn't risen very far in the ranks. His physical and weapon-based combat potential aren't really half-bad but... then again, in the hands of an awkward, cowardly dim-wit maybe they are at that. <ref>Boltflash's single-carded [[Tech Spec]]s.</ref>

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==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
====Armada Series====
[[Image:Universe boltflash vehicle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Someone seriously needs to take a picture of 25th [[Ace]] pretending to fly this guy around the room.]]
*'''Mini-Con 12-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

: Boltflash is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]], transforming into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-14 Tomcat swing-wing fighter jet]].

: He was originally only available as part of a [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] Mini-Con 12-pack with [[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], and [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], [[Noise Effect]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Barrel Roll]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Boltflash/boltflash.htm More information on Boltflash at TFU.info]''

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*'''Boltflash''' (Mini-Con, 2009)

: Boltflash was also sold on an individual cardback and sold through discount store chains like Big Lots! in the US. This version is identical to the multi-pack version.

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*'''Boltflash''' (Mini-Con, 2010)

: In the UK, all twelve Mini-Cons from the original "Mini-Con Class 12 Pack" set were released in individual [[Blindpacking|blind-pack]]ed bags with "[[energon fizzy sweets]]" candies, distributed by [[The Little Factory Ltd]]. This version of Boltflash is actually a new tooling with numerous tiny differences from the original (and generally less crisp molding), but is functionally the same toy.

==Notes==
* Boltflash's name was inspired by both lightning imagery and the flash of a breech loading rifle.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-posts-new-walmart-exclusives-and-kmart-mini/12900/ Transformers.com info at Seibertron.com]</ref>
* Boltflash's colors seems to be inspired by the Gobot Leader-1, sharing a similar alt mode as well.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category:Kmart exclusives]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Quake (G1)

2012-01-03T11:51:53Z

91.120.23.37: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|his heroic alternate-universe counterpart|Quake (SG)}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] in its [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion.''
[[Image:Quake cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Quake was one of the [[Triumverate]]'s gladiators on Cybertron before and took a full fusion canon blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumverate killed and assumed control of their territory. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]]. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} }} He was later sent by Decepticon High Command to Earth alongside Ruckus, Cindersaur, Crankcase and Sparkstalker to bring back [[Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others. {{storylink|Rage!}} Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the Ark, but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''is''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Quake was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====Another Time and Place====
''Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}''

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Quakeg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]

Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

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===3H comics===
[[Image:Quakevehicon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wrecker's destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:AgeofWrath1_Prowl_charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Quake forgets sometimes that he can turn into a tank.]]

Quake served with [[Headstrong]]'s ground troops on-board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed, which neutralized the brawler long enough for Starscream to finish him off. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Quake.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
* '''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon

: Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner. He comes with the Nebulans [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to personally paint one. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In the ''[[Wrecker|Wreckers]]'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)

* The [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] card from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

* The repaint of the Blight/Kickback tank mold for the ROTF/Universe release called Blast-Off oddly shares a similar alt mode and similar colors with Quake, though this is probably just coincidence.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rengés'''

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

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[[Category:Vehicons]]

Quake (G1)

2012-01-03T11:51:23Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|his heroic alternate-universe counterpart|Quake (SG)}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] in its [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion.''
[[Image:Quake cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Quake was one of the [[Triumverate]]'s gladiators on Cybertron before and took a full fusion canon blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumverate killed and assumed control of their territory. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]]. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} }} He was later sent by Decepticon High Command to Earth alongside Ruckus, Cindersaur, Crankcase and Sparkstalker to bring back [[Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others. {{storylink|Rage!}} Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the Ark, but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''is''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Quake was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====Another Time and Place====
''Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}''

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Quakeg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]

Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

{{-}}
===3H comics===
[[Image:Quakevehicon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wrecker's destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:AgeofWrath1_Prowl_charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

{{-}}
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Quake forgets sometimes that he can turn into a tank.]]

Quake served with [[Headstrong]]'s ground troops on-board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed, which neutralized the brawler long enough for Starscream to finish him off. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Quake.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
* '''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon

: Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner. He comes with the Nebulans [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to personally paint one. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In the ''[[Wrecker|Wreckers]]'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)

* The [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] card from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

* The repaint of the Blight/Kickback tank mold for the ROTF/Universe release called Blast-Off oddly shares a similar alt mode and similar colors with Quake, though this is probably just coincidence.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' ''Renge's''

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

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]

Quake (G1)

2012-01-03T11:46:43Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|his heroic alternate-universe counterpart|Quake (SG)}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] in its [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion.''
[[Image:Quake cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Quake was one of the [[Triumverate]]'s gladiators on Cybertron before and took a full fusion canon blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumverate killed and assumed control of their territory. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]]. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} }} He was later sent by Decepticon High Command to Earth alongside Ruckus, Cindersaur, Crankcase and Sparkstalker to bring back [[Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others. {{storylink|Rage!}} Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the Ark, but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''is''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Quake was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====Another Time and Place====
''Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}''

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Quakeg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]

Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

{{-}}
===3H comics===
[[Image:Quakevehicon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wrecker's destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:AgeofWrath1_Prowl_charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

{{-}}
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Quake forgets sometimes that he can turn into a tank.]]

Quake served with [[Headstrong]]'s ground troops on-board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed, which neutralized the brawler long enough for Starscream to finish him off. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Quake.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
* '''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon

: Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner. He comes with the Nebulans [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to personally paint one. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In the ''[[Wrecker|Wreckers]]'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)

* The [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] card from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)

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

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]

Quake (G1)

2012-01-03T11:45:31Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|his heroic alternate-universe counterpart|Quake (SG)}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] in its [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion.''
[[Image:Quake cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Quake was one of the [[Triumverate]]'s gladiators on Cybertron before and took a full fusion canon blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumverate killed and assumed control of their territory. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]]. {{storylink|Rage!}} He was later sent by Decepticon High Command to Earth alongside Ruckus, Cindersaur, Crankcase and Sparkstalker to bring back [[Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the Ark, but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''is''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Quake was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====Another Time and Place====
''Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}''

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Quakeg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]

Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

{{-}}
===3H comics===
[[Image:Quakevehicon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wrecker's destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:AgeofWrath1_Prowl_charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

{{-}}
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Quake forgets sometimes that he can turn into a tank.]]

Quake served with [[Headstrong]]'s ground troops on-board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed, which neutralized the brawler long enough for Starscream to finish him off. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

{{--}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Quake.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
* '''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon

: Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner. He comes with the Nebulans [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to personally paint one. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In the ''[[Wrecker|Wreckers]]'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)

* The [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] card from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)

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

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]

Quake (G1)

2012-01-03T11:40:36Z

91.120.23.37: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|his heroic alternate-universe counterpart|Quake (SG)}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] in its [[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion.''
[[Image:Quake cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''Quake was one of the [[Triumverate]]'s gladiators on Cybertron before and took a full fusion canon blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumverate killed and assumed control of their territory. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire}} He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]]. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} He was later sent by Decepticon High Command to Earth alongside Ruckus, Cindersaur, Crankcase and Sparkstalker to bring back [[Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others. {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}} Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the Ark, but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark}}''

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''is''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Quake was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====Another Time and Place====
''Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}''

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:Quakeg1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]

Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

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===3H comics===
[[Image:Quakevehicon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them experimental drones to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wrecker's destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:AgeofWrath1_Prowl_charge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Quake forgets sometimes that he can turn into a tank.]]

Quake served with [[Headstrong]]'s ground troops on-board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed, which neutralized the brawler long enough for Starscream to finish him off. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Quake.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
* '''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon

: Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner. He comes with the Nebulans [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to personally paint one. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In the ''[[Wrecker|Wreckers]]'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)

* The [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] card from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)

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

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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]

Needlenose (G1)

2012-01-03T11:29:07Z

91.120.23.37: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Needlenose-boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Project Runway.]]
'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the [[Chic Chips|most righteous fashion microchips]] in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''. What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about [[Nebulan]]s, he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that.

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TFuk229.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh Needlenose! You and your crazy get-rich-quick schemes!]]
''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress of combat. During a training exercise he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot training dummy, hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment. {{storylink|The Hunting Party}}''

''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]], and began hunting him down through the American desert. Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}} ''

Needlenose joined Spinister and the [[Triggercon]]s in serving their lord [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on his obsessive quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. As the search progressed, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). After Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], severely injuring Spinister in the process, he was cast out into space by the Autobot [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Needlenose and the Mayhems surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{storylink|Matrix Quest}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Following Catilla's death, the Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for the assassination. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none too pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}}''

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Needlenose was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

Needlenose, [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] were hiding in an airbase in Nevada, before revealing their [[Rubsign|liquid crystal]] Decepticon insignia and flying off. He then used the distraction of a hijacked tanker to atack oil fields and refineries. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6#Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime|Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}}

====''Classics''====
[[Image:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bonjour, bitch!]]
Needlenose joined [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] with his revised Mayhem Attack Squad in order to seek revenge on Nightbeat and Siren because they, like, totally threw him out into space once. They used an A.I. ship named [[Amory]] to lure their Autobot victims into an ambush. Unfortunately, Amory was only helping them because Ruckus was holding her pilot hostage and Ruckus, being an idiot, brought the hostage to the ambush for show-and-tell. One quick slash of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s sword and the hostage (and Ruckus's arm) were no longer in his possession. Now facing a group of Autobots AND a teed-off warship, Needlenose and the other Mayhems decided to beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster (G1)|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Much later, Needlenose answered Starscream's rallying cry as the latter assumed the Decepticon leadership. However soon over one hundred Decepticons were filling up the moon base and everything there began to degrade. Razorclaw made the base into a deadly place where the strong feed on the weak. Needlenose eventually gave into this way of thinking and showed it when he helped to brutally murder and then cannibalize Dreadwind after the soldier stole some energon. {{Storylink|All His Engines}}

When the Decepticons were captured after Galvatron's defeat (being weak after forming the Decepti-God), Needlenose was amongst the prisoners locked up and applied with an I/D chip. Later, agreeing to Prowl's terms, he went on to 'discipline' the rioting neutrals.{{Storylink|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

===''TransTech''===
In the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] city of [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, Needlenose and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #1|Around Cybertron #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1needlenose toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He stole Super Grover's helmet!]]
*'''Needlenose''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sunbeam and Zig-Zag Targetmaster partners/guns

: Needlenose transforms into the [[wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon]]. Zig-Zag and Sunbeam are mounted on hardpoints under his wingtips in this mode. In robot mode, Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.

: Like all of the smaller Targetmasters, Needlenose was never released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''Transformers'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm More information on Needlenose at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* For whatever odd reason, Needlenose's entry in Marvel's ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)| Transformers Universe]]'' depicts him with a positively gigantic head and feet.

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

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[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
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[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]

Ejector

2011-09-16T08:26:28Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
:''Ejector is an [[AllSpark Mutation]] and [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ToasterBotEjector.jpg|350px|thumb|Howdy-doodley-doo!]]

'''Ejector''' is a<s>n evil</s> mischievous Transformer who can conceal himself in the form of a 4-slot bread searing machine (namely, a toaster). He cannot speak English, but appears to understand it. In toaster mode, he is capable of concealing a small payload within his frame (such as a 20 oz bottle). However, doing so prevents actual toast from being inserted inside of him, and thus partially compromises his disguise.

It is his goal in life to render the world around him blackened and crispy, unpalatable to those living in it no matter the amount of tasty [[jaAm|jam]] they try to apply. A simple goal for a simple machine.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
Ejector was brought to life when [[Sam Witwicky]] dropped a piece of the [[AllSpark]]. Along with his fellow [[Appliancebot]]s, he tried to attack Sam but was blasted by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|When Robots Attack!}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Toaster dew.jpg|left|thumb|Transformers 2: Electric Dewgaloo]]

While the Patsy and his other roommates were out, Ejector snuck into the fridge and stole the Patsy's last 20 oz [[Mountain Dew]]. When he returned to find it missing, the Patsy reasoned aloud that the toaster must have taken it to aggravate him in increasingly accusatory tones until his roommates intervened to calm him down—whereupon Ejector transformed behind their backs and performed a taunting "touchdown dance", rubbing himself obscenely against the cool and glistening surface of the Dew bottle while the Patsy shrieked in impotent rage. {{storylink|commercial|Mountain Dew "Transform Your Summer" Commercial}} <ref>[http://pepsi.yahoo.com/transformyoursummer/video.php The "Toaster" commercial for the "Transform Your Summer" Mountain Dew campaign.] ([http://web.archive.org/web//http://pepsi.yahoo.com/transformyoursummer/video.php backup link])</ref>
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==Related characters==
==="The Patsy"===
[[Image:Toaster roommate punkd.jpg|left|thumb|ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI!]]
The Patsy knows his toaster is both alive...and evil. He's seen it moving around, causing trouble when no one else is paying attention—but for some reason ''he'' always gets blamed for the toaster's mischief!

The Patsy at least partially doubts his own sanity in the face of the toaster's growing campaign of <s>terror</s> humiliation, and he has begun to construct elaborate logical proofs for Ejector's existence... that fail to convince his roommates, but leave Ejector in stitches.

One of these days, he's going to get that Ejector, yes he will! And ''then'' we'll see who the crazy one around here is! Ha! ''Ha ha ha ha ha...''

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===The couch guys===
[[Image:Toaster roommates couch.jpg|thumb|We got the couch, now all we need is to find three girls, and we can start our own show.]]
The Patsy's roommates think he's crazy for projecting all his insecurities and failings onto the toaster. They figure he needs a girlfriend to project his failings and insecurities onto, like a normal guy.

Oh, God, is he yelling again? Yeah, okay, we'll do something about it...as soon as it's a commercial. Well, not if it's one of those delightful Mac/PC ads...
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:rotf-ejector-toy-scout.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Repurposing|Maybe]] ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Toaster]] someday.]]
*'''Ejector''' (Scout Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-15'''

:Yes, it's a transforming toaster — and with a courage of 10, he sure is a [[wikipedia:The Brave Little Toaster|brave little toaster]].

:Of course you want it. Unfortunately, a Mountain Dew is not included.

:His altmode is patterned on the Dualit toaster, which is quite famous in Britain.<ref>[http://www.oafe.net/yo/tfm2_ejec.php OAFE - Transformers 2: Ejector review]</ref> His plug deviates from the Dualit's British standard plug, substituting a style that appears to be modeled after the [http://www.powercords.co.uk/standard.htm AS 3112] standard.

:The silver paint used in his deco tends to scratch and flake quite easily, as it does not properly bond to the plastic. On the up side, he looks pretty good without it anyway.

::* [http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Ejector/ejector.htm More information on Ejector at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
*For Ejector's appearance in ''When Robots Attack!'', he was given [[:Image:StandMixerAndEjector.jpg|a completely made-up color scheme]], as was every Appliancebot in that storybook.
*While in the Mountain Dew commercial and on official design sheets Ejector has four arms, in ROTF he only has two. The toy was most likely based on the first model, thus the 4 arms.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ejector''' (イジェクター ''Ejekutā'')

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:AllSpark Mutations]]
[[Category:Movie Transformers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]

Boltflash

2011-09-13T14:26:51Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}

:''Boltflash is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 Universe line]]).''

[[Image:Universe boltflash robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble over land and sea and air...]]
'''Boltflash''' is a member of the [[Overcast Team]]. The only thing less impressive than Boltflash's IQ are his skills as a warrior. Add in the fact that he's also rather a coward and it's no surprise he hasn't risen very far in the ranks. His physical and weapon-based combat potential aren't really half-bad but... then again, in the hands of an awkward, cowardly dim-wit maybe they are at that. <ref>Boltflash's single-carded [[Tech Spec]]s.</ref>

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==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
====Armada Series====
[[Image:Universe boltflash vehicle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Someone seriously needs to take a picture of 25th [[Ace]] pretending to fly this guy around the room.]]
*'''Mini-Con 12-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

: Boltflash is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]], transforming into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-14 Tomcat swing-wing fighter jet]].

: He was originally only available as part of a [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] Mini-Con 12-pack with [[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], and [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], [[Noise Effect]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Barrel Roll]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Boltflash/boltflash.htm More information on Boltflash at TFU.info]''

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*'''Boltflash''' (Mini-Con, 2009)

: Boltflash was also sold on an individual cardback and sold through discount store chains like Big Lots! in the US. This version is identical to the multi-pack version.

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*'''Boltflash''' (Mini-Con, 2010)

: In the UK, all twelve Mini-Cons from the original "Mini-Con Class 12 Pack" set were released in individual [[Blindpacking|blind-pack]]ed bags with "[[energon fizzy sweets]]" candies, distributed by [[The Little Factory Ltd]]. This version of Boltflash is actually a new tooling with numerous tiny differences from the original (and generally less crisp molding), but is functionally the same toy.

==Notes==
* Boltflash's name was inspired by both lightning imagery and the flash of a breech loading rifle.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-posts-new-walmart-exclusives-and-kmart-mini/12900/ Transformers.com info at Seibertron.com]</ref>
* He looks a lot like a certain Gobot Guardian Leader (One).

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category: Candy toys]]
[[Category:Kmart exclusives]]
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Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-08-19T13:42:14Z

91.120.23.37: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px|When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and isn't now, or ought to be human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' novelization===

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Hatchet, [[Crowbar]], and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (novel)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. After Crowbar disposed of [[Seymour Simmons]], Hatchet and Crankcase leaped to attack, only for the Autobots to break suddenly and deploy their [[Stealth Force]] mode. Hatchet was targeted by the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], who embedded his anchored blades into the Decepticon's back, and corralled Hatchet into the firing line of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Mirage then tossed the Decepticon into the oncoming side of the highway, where he slammed into a passing car and was destroyed. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous, and loathed because they impose slavery.]]
* '''Decepticon Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 attack drones/alpha-rez cannons

:Unlike his onscreen appearance, ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon jet. He includes two attack drones that can be carried under his wings in vehicle mode or transformed into two cannons, one single- and one multi-barreled. These cannons can then be combined end-to-end to form a larger two-handled rifle. Despite being a quadruped, his claws are still designed to be able to hold Cyberverse-scale weapons. He has sculpted "muscle" detailing on his torso, sculpted spine detailing on his back, and the jet exhaust around his neck resembles a collar. His jet mode has flip-out landing gear in the nose.

:For most likely packaging reasons, his lower legs are not fully transformed in-package, and on the official photos as well. The instructions also don't mention it, but Hatchet can stand very well on two legs, being able to hold his weapons in his hands without balance issues.

:In an undocumented step of his transformation, the flap behind his cockpit (at the base of his robot mode tail) flips back to cover much of the open space in his torso.If you leave the flap open, though, you can actually fit a Human Alliance human figure into the open cavity there, making Hatchet function like a Human Alliance toy.

==Notes==
* An early working name for him was "Dirtbag".<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Two giant versions of Ravage, with Hatchet's head, were present in the opening battle scene of Dark of the Moon.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-08-19T13:40:22Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px|When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and isn't now, or ought to be human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' novelization===

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Hatchet, [[Crowbar]], and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (novel)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. After Crowbar disposed of [[Seymour Simmons]], Hatchet and Crankcase leaped to attack, only for the Autobots to break suddenly and deploy their [[Stealth Force]] mode. Hatchet was targeted by the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], who embedded his anchored blades into the Decepticon's back, and corralled Hatchet into the firing line of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Mirage then tossed the Decepticon into the oncoming side of the highway, where he slammed into a passing car and was destroyed. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous, and loathed because they impose slavery.]]
* '''Decepticon Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 attack drones/alpha-rez cannons

:Unlike his onscreen appearance, ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon jet. He includes two attack drones that can be carried under his wings in vehicle mode or transformed into two cannons, one single- and one multi-barreled. These cannons can then be combined end-to-end to form a larger two-handled rifle. Despite being a quadruped, his claws are still designed to be able to hold Cyberverse-scale weapons. He has sculpted "muscle" detailing on his torso, sculpted spine detailing on his back, and the jet exhaust around his neck resembles a collar. His jet mode has flip-out landing gear in the nose.

:For most likely packaging reasons, his lower legs are not fully transformed in-package, and on the official photos as well. The instructions also don't mention it, but Hatchet can stand very well on two legs, being able to hold his weapons in his hands without balance issues.

:In an undocumented step of his transformation, the flap behind his cockpit (at the base of his robot mode tail) flips back to cover much of the open space in his torso.If you leave the flap open, though, you can actually fit a Human Alliance human figure into the open cavity there, making Hatchet function like a Human Alliance toy.

==Notes==
* An early working name for him was "Dirtbag".<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Several giant versions of Hatchet with back-mounted guns were present in the opening battle scene of Dark of the Moon.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Hatchet (DOTM)

2011-08-19T13:35:23Z

91.120.23.37: /* Cyberverse */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''Hatchet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM_Hatchet_concept.jpg|right|thumb|400px|When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and isn't now, or ought to be human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.]]

Decepticon master strategist '''Hatchet''' is most famous for formulating devastating counter-attacks against [[Autobot]] defenses. Yet as a member of the Dreads infiltration and assassination team, he also plays another role, taking on the dirtiest jobs available personally and exterminating his targets with a brutal and efficient finality.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' novelization===

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was being retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Hatchet, [[Crowbar]], and [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] surfaced quietly and secretly hitched a ride on the Autobots' shuttle back to Earth. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (novel)}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

[[Image:HatchetTF3.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Four legs good, two legs bad!]]

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was retrieved from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and reactivated, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put into motion the plan that had been waiting in the wings for hundreds of years. With the [[human]] [[Sam Witwicky]] believing that the Decepticons wished to capture Sentinel and force him to use the control pillar to activate his space bridge, [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], Hatchet and [[Crowbar]] were sent to pursue the Autobots. After Crowbar disposed of [[Seymour Simmons]], Hatchet and Crankcase leaped to attack, only for the Autobots to break suddenly and deploy their [[Stealth Force]] mode. Hatchet was targeted by the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], who embedded his anchored blades into the Decepticon's back, and corralled Hatchet into the firing line of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Mirage then tossed the Decepticon into the oncoming side of the highway, where he slammed into a passing car and was destroyed. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseCommander_Hatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous, and loathed because they impose slavery.]]
* '''Decepticon Hatchet''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''007'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV21'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 attack drones/alpha-rez cannons

:Unlike his onscreen appearance, ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Hatchet transforms into a modified Eurofighter Typhoon jet. He includes two attack drones that can be carried under his wings in vehicle mode or transformed into two cannons, one single- and one multi-barreled. These cannons can then be combined end-to-end to form a larger two-handled rifle. Despite being a quadruped, his claws are still designed to be able to hold Cyberverse-scale weapons. He has sculpted "muscle" detailing on his torso, sculpted spine detailing on his back, and the jet exhaust around his neck resembles a collar. His jet mode has flip-out landing gear in the nose.

:In an undocumented step of his transformation, the flap behind his cockpit (at the base of his robot mode tail) flips back to cover much of the open space in his torso.If you leave the flap open, though, you can actually fit a Human Alliance human figure into the open cavity there, making Hatchet function like a Human Alliance toy.

==Notes==
* An early working name for him was "Dirtbag".<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Several giant versions of Hatchet with back-mounted guns were present in the opening battle scene of Dark of the Moon.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Strategists]]

Tankor (ROTF)

2010-01-05T10:06:15Z

91.120.23.37: /* Trivia */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Tankor}}
:''Tankor is a [[Decepticon]] from the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF-toy Tankor.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tankor ''pulverize!'']]

There are probably [[Decepticon]]s dumber and lower-ranking than '''Tankor''', but it's likely a low number. Then again, he's basically here to blow things up or crush them under his treads, which doesn't require a powerful processor. Just a powerful body and a lot of big guns. Which he's got, oh yes.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''Tankor''' (Legends Class, 2009)

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class]] toys, Tankor is a [[redeco]] of Legends [[Brawl (Movie)#toy|Brawl]] from the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie toyline]], transforming into a ''heavily'' modified [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]] tank. As a Legends toy, he features very limited articulation.

==Trivia==
* Given his name and ''especially'' his color scheme, Tankor is a pretty big homage to his ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Tankor (BM)|predecessor]]. His face is even painted to give him a single red optic band like his namesake.
However, with his colouring, alt mode and yellow "construction warning" stripes, he also resembles the European Rescue Force repaint of Breastforce member Killbison.

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Skyhammer (Universe)

2009-08-11T12:54:22Z

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{{factions|minicon|decepticon}}

{{disambig2|the Mini-Con A-10 plane|the autobot Ultra Pretender|Skyhammer (G1)}}
:''Skyhammer is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 Universe line]]).''

[[Image:Universe skyhammer robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Crashing through the sky, comes the fearful cry...]]
'''Skyhammer''' is a member of the [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Overcast Team]]. His [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]]<ref>http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsID=958387D0-D56F-E112-4A37D17798536AB0 Hasbro.com announcement of the Mini-Con 12-pack,] including confirmation of Skyhammer's deco inspiration.</ref> , but there is no evidence that Cobra even exists in Skyhammer's universe, so this may be a coincidence.

==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
====Armada Series====
*'''Mini-Con 12-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
[[Image:Universe skyhammer vehicle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, panic spreading far and wide...]]
: Skyhammer is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Steel Wind]], transforming into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|A-10 "Thunderbolt" ground attack plane]].

: He was only available as part of a K-Mart [[exclusive]] Mini-Con 12-pack with [[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], and [[Suppressor]].

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

==Trivia==
*Skyhammer is the only [[Transformer]] toy intended to look like a Rattler, but the character has no known connection to Cobra. [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] have both [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|spent time as Rattlers]] under Cobra's control, but those forms have never been made into toys. Someday, [[Hasbro]]?
*Skyhammer is also an (unintenional?) hommage to the G1 Micromaster[[Tailwind]], them both being blue A-10 Warthog planes and both being micromaster/mini-con sized.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada characters]]
[[Category:Kmart exclusives]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Boltflash

2009-08-11T12:52:07Z

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Scourge (G1)

2009-08-07T09:37:33Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}

[[Image:Scourgeg1tm.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadré of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you? His [[Targetmaster]] partner is [[Fracas]].

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

{{note|In most timelines Scourge is a creation of Unicron as described above, but there are exceptions where his origin is seemingly unconnected to Unicron, Galvatron, or Cyclonus.}}
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Fléo''' (derived from ''fléau'', meaning "Plague")
:''Italian name'': '''Sheriff'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Ostor''' ("Whip")
:''Hungarian:'' '''Korbács''' ("Scourge", first ''Movie'' dub)
:''Czech name:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actors:'' [[Stan Jones]] (English); [[Yutaka Shimaka]] → [[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)

[[Image:G1Scourge.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from the remains of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweeps]], and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening|Dark Awakening}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost|Starscream's Ghost}}

{{storylink|Surprise Party|Surprise Party}}

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine|Ghost in the Machine}}

{{storylink|Webworld|Webworld}}

{{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

After [[Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal|The Quintesson Journal}}

{{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths|The Dweller in the Depths}}

While searching for a new source of [[Anti-electron|anti-electrons]], the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:Matrix burden 2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If that's "the touch," you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Decepticon programming, causing Scourge to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was set with infiltrating the chamber whilst the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a plasma energy burst that very nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary-bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Scourge got the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber back and voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots completely before moving on, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2|The Rebirth, Part 2}}
{{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''The Great Transformer War''====
{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Both Scourge's and Cyclonus' intelligence seemed to have evaporated by the year 2011, leaving Galvatron's once right-hand men nothing but a pair of bumbling oafs.

{{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
{{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}
{{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}
{{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

At one point they attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). Scourge and Cyclonus did little of anything noteworthy after this. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}
{{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}
{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}
{{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}
{{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra|SOS from Planet Sandra}}
{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Following Unicron's consumption of Cybertron's moons, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge traveled back in time from 2006 to 1986 as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's weapon after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in vehicle mode). Though he also took down [[Grapple]], Megatron managed to down Scourge and use him as a barganing chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

{{note|2006 was the original date for the movie, amended to 2005 '''after''' the production of a treatment which was the only available research when the comics were penned.}}
[[Image:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of Rodimus Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to 1987, leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted:Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as 2008 dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a time portal Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of Scorponok.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[Image:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Traveling to Nebulos with the rest of Scorponok's forces, they became Targetmasters and then traveled to present day (1988) Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} ''Once there, they sought out Galvatron, and, no longer willing to serve him, instead demanded that he hand over his time travel device so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], who drew the ensuing battle away from the human settlement it was taking place in by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[Image:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
{{note|At this point in time, the comic book personalities of Scourge and Cyclonus had been well-established, and distinctly different from the cartoon—here, Scourge was the intelligent, scheming brains of the duo, while Cyclonus was the dull-witted brawn, and that personality trait remained as strong as ever.}}
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed Megatron clone upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone...but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in 1988 would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[Image:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal mass-replacement method used by time-travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a rift to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus' death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’ remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast. Scourge was not seen again after this, and it is unknown exactly what happened to Scourge after he entered the rift.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[Image:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
An alternate version of Scourge later made a brief appearance, inhabiting an alternate future world of 2009 where Cybertron had been destroyed and Galvatron ruled Earth. With only seven Autobots left alive, Scourge battled [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] during the Autobots' last desperate raid on the [[Decepticon Powerbase]]. He was killed off-panel by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
Scourge, arriving on Cybertron, managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing him, but Shockwave was soon attacked by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. Scourge managed to destroy a number of Sharkticons and drive off the rest. As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him, and rebuilt the Unicronian Transformer.

Shockwave has a very weird sense of gratitude. {{storylink|War and Peace|War and Peace}}

He later ended up being captured by the Earth Defence Command.

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics===
A version of Scourge served as one of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, along with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} He was blown up when [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated the Decepticon headquarters that they had taken over. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:Hearts_of_Steel_Scourge.JPG|thumb|right|180px]]
Scourge appears as a blimp which drops bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) pops his airbag, and he crashes, then explodes. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{note|There is no sign of Galvatron or Unicron in the story, and thus Scourge's origin may be quite different from that in mainstream G1 continuities.}}

===IDW comics continuity===
While accusing Megatron of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

===''Timelines''===
Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Scourge Toy1986.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Where are my bat wings and my claws?]]
* '''Scourge''' (Decepticon Jet, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-71'''
**''Accessories'': "Disintegrator Ray", "Laser Blaster"

: Scourge transforms into a Cybertronic hovercraft. On early releases, the blue on the center of Scourge's alt mode was paint. This was changed to two stickers for later releases. The stickers on his ankles tend to get damaged through normal transformation.

:Some releases of Scourge came with a piece of a four-part ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster with glow-in-the-dark elements.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm More information on Scourge at TFU.info]''

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* '''Scourge''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Accessories'': "Fracas" Targetmaster "Incendiary Cannon", "Rocket Booster"

:A [[retool]] of the original Scourge toy, Targetmaster Scourge's hand-holes and head hole were widened, as was the peg for his "Rocket Booster" (the same piece called a "Disintegrator Ray" in the previous version). His handgun was replaced with [[Fracas]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm More information on Targetmaster Scourge at TFU.info]''

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:6inTiScourge.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Accept no imitations.]]
*'''Scourge''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2006)

:Scourge once again transforms into a retro-futuristic hovercraft, this time with a more accurate sculpt to his animation model (well, minus the head) and significantly improved articulation. While not 100% accurate, the wings in particular are now hinged in the middle to allow them to open wider, and the legs have a much more closely detailed design. But man does he have a big forehead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitScourge/scourge.htm More information on Titanium Scourge at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-ScourgeWoH.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh, all you Unicron agents look alike!]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' (multipack, 2009)
*''Accessories:'' 2 wings/blades (left and right), red cyber key

: A [[retool]] of [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] Sideways, Scourge is a blue and white alien spacefighter with [[Cyber Planet Key]]-activated pop-out blades built into his battle shield. He comes with a red [[Planet X]] style Cyber Planet Key with blue deco. The faction symbol-swapping gimmick seems to have been neglected. Scourge was only available as part of a multi-pack at [[BotCon 2009]].

: This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Sweep]]s [[Sweep Two|Two]], [[Sweep Six|Six]] and [[Sweep Seven|Seven]] for the same convention. The original version of this mold was also used for the Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[Noisemaze Mass-Production Version]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BCScourge/scourge.htm More information on Scourge at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[Headmasters (comic)|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc|Wrecking Havoc}}
* For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a handgun in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in robot mode, making transformation a complete necessity.

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

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[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Gutcruncher (G1)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon|Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)}}

:''Gutcruncher is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Gutcruncher MTMTE.jpg|thumb|300px|If I sell [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] for scrap, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would need a new [[Air Commander]]. Hmm...]]

'''Gutcruncher''' is a very ambitious mechanoid. He's bartered a deal to sell [[Autobot]] remains as scrap metal on various interstellar markets (including to the [[Junkion]]s!), and there are rumors that some of those parts were from fellow Decepticons who stood in Gutcruncher's way up the ranks. He's incredibly cold and calculating, and even without his [[Stratotronic Jet]] vehicle, he's got the muscle and firepower to back up his plans. Autobots fear him because he's a ruthless force of nature on the battlefield. Decepticons fear him because he may have already calculated their net worth to some shady black-market metal-monger, and is merely awaiting the right opportunity to cash in.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Fricoteur'''

==Fiction==
===Television commercials===
:''Voice Actor:'' Unknown
[[Image:GutcruncherG1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Get off my lawn!]]
Flying in his Stratotronic Jet on what may be [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Gutcruncher yells "destroy them!" to no one in particular and proceeds to fly straight up.

When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket]] drive out of a tunnel in their own Action Master vehicles, Gutcruncher strafes them but does not seem to score any hits.
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Gutcruncher IDW.jpg|thumb|180px|No gut goes uncrunched on MY watch.]]
Gutcruncher was monitoring the central security hub at the Decepticon Penal Colony [[Styx]] when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] introduced a virus to the system to cover his break-in. Eventually the virus popped all the cell doors, forcing Gutcruncher to call a "Code-Nine" alert, which instructed all officers (likely including himself) to immediately evacuate to an orbital platform to await a clean-up squad. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Later, Gutcruncher served the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] aboard [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] flagship during the attack on the Autobot penitentiary of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} He soon began to regret liberating [[Pretender Monster|the "gestalt" transformers]] when agents of the ancient scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] razed Banzai-Tron's fortress in the [[Orcible Cluster]] and activated [[Monstructor]] with predictable results. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

After a deal was worked out between Banzai-Tron and [[Arcee (G1)#IDW comics continuity|Arcee]], Gutcruncher, [[Axer]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] attacked Monstructor with the intent of recapturing the rampaging monster. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' series, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
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===''TransTech''===
A rabble-rouser and local big spender, Gutcruncher took [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] for a sizeable amount of money at [[The Blue Deployer|the Blue Deployer's]] gambling tables. He was impressed by Hubcap and decided to invite him and [[Jackpot]] to a gathering of the city's various criminal gangs.

The rally was Gutcruncher's attempt at uniting the various gangs and offworlder criminals of [[Axiom Nexus]] against the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]. His assassination by [[Black Shadow]] prevented the uprising, and led to Jackpot and Hubcap's flight from both the law and the gangs as they had been set up to take the blame for the killing. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Gutcruncher toy.jpg|thumb|180px|I considered selling off my own [[kibble]], but decided the rate of return was too low.]]
*'''Gutcruncher w/ Stratotronic Jet''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Stratotronic Jet, twin laser gun, 2 cannons, left & right rear stabilizer fins, 4 missiles

:As an [[Action Master]], Gutcruncher is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows vehicle-mode parts: what he turned into is not exactly clear, but it's certainly some kind of tank. He is compatible with any Action Master weapon or vehicle, and was available only with the large [[Stratotronic Jet]] vehicle.
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==Notes==
* Gutcruncher is one of very few Transformers to hold a rank of 10 without being a faction leader. (Possibly due to his status as an outside contractor.)
* The Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Movie Target-exclusive Legends Class 5-pack "Straightaway Shootout" contains a repaint of the Legends Class UNiverse Warpath toy, in Gutcruncher's colors, called Sparkcrusher - most likely an obvious hommage to the Action Master Decepticon.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Gutcruncher/gutcruncher.htm Gutcruncher at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]

(Double) Deal of the Century!

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{{Comicstory|
|title="(Double) Deal of the Century!"
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #228
|prev=Aspects of Evil!
|next=The Hunting Party
|image=MarvelUK-228.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[July 22|22th July]], 1989
|coverdate=[[July 29|29th July]], 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]]
|letterer=[[Stuart Bartlett]]
|cover=[[Jeff Anderson]]
|editor=
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Never make a deal with a guy named Doubledealer.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Doubledealerofthecentury.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Little does Roadhandler know that you can get faction symbols online.]]
Chainclaw is in the process of bringing Optimus Prime battleplans from the Autobot Resistance on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to be evaluated, when he is attacked by a Decepticon falcon named [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], who carries him off right before the optics of Prime and the [[Race Car Patrol]] who were coming to meet him. Dealer radios Prime with an offer: meet him and his price to retrieve the plans, or he'll sell them to the Decepticons. Optimus agrees and, while considering who to send as a courier, is met by the Autobot named [[Doubledealer|Double]]. Double claims to have been Chainclaw's back-up, and wants to take the meeting to make amends for his failure. After a [[Micromaster]] scans his Autobrand as authentic, Optimus Prime agrees to send Double to the exchange.

Dealer meets with Scorponok already at an abandoned barn, and sells him the Autobot Resistance's plans. A short distance away, Optimus and the Micromasters are waiting for Double to return from the exchange, only to have him stagger into view carrying Chainclaw. He claims the Decepticon double-crossed him and took the plans, pointing to the barn and saying the enemy was still inside. As Optimus and the Race Car Patrol charge into the building to avenge their comrades on the unsuspecting Scorponok, Doubledealer chuckles to himself about a good day's work and takes to the skies, as the sounds of battle echo behind him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Chainclaw]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (4)
* [[Tailspin]] (5)
* [[Swindler]] (6)
* [[Free Wheeler]] (7)
|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (8)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (9)
* [[Mindwipe]] (10)
|h3=Both|c3=
* [[Doubledealer]] (1)
}}

==Errors==
* Chainclaw's shell really looks more like a giant rat than an imposing grizzly bear.
* Roadhandler's name is parsed as "Road Handler".
* Doubledealer is paid by both sides in Energon ''cubes'', but the art shows him receiving two small cylindrical containers. (No doubt they were the same type of compressed/miniaturized cubes in cylinder containers Cloudburst and Landmine used to pay the Mechannibals.)

==Items of note==
*Doubledealer and Chainclaw make their first appearances. Technically, so do the Race Car Patrol, although the later stories [[A Small War!]] and [[King 'Con!]] in UK #232-235 take place prior to this one.
*Doubledealer is depicted here as a standard Triple Changer, with no mention of any [[Powermaster]] gimmick or partners.
*Chainclaw gets completely battered in this story, and would continue to do so in [[Fallen Star!|subsequent]] [[Rhythms of Darkness!|appearances]].

[[Category:Marvel UK issues|Double Deal of the Century!]]