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2010-08-08T20:59:04Z

96.233.189.196: Undo revision 488447 by OptimusMagnus4 (Talk)

{{preview bastard}}
And also, don't remove information from pages, like Jetstorm's fiction or either Twin's Japanese toy release. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:46, 9 April 2010 (EDT)

{{correctenglish}}
Thank you for adding to Bulkhead's Fiction section. However, character page Fiction sections are in PAST tense. Episode/issue summaries are in present tense. Even with that aside, your grammar needs work. Take a look at [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Bulkhead_%28Animated%29&diff=463880&oldid=447033 all the changes] made to the ''Animated'' cartoon section after since you contributed. Please try to use those changes as a guide to improving your writing style.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:28, 9 June 2010 (EDT)

Generation 2: Redux

2010-08-03T10:16:03Z

96.233.189.196: /* Synopsis */ Looking at it more closely, that's Pyro's blue hand giving Streetwise five symbols.

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' #5
|prev=Wings of Honor
|next=
|seriesissue2=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
|prev2=The Coming Storm: Part 6
|title="Generation 2: Redux"
|image=G2Redux BotCon.jpg
|caption=Now watch as our after market toy prices quadruple!
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[BotCon 2010]], [[June 24]], [[2010]]
|writers=[[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]
|pencils=[[Robby Musso]]
|inks=[[Robby Musso]] and [[Frank Milkovich]]
|colors=[[Evan Gauntt]], Trent Troop, and [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|letters=Jesse Wittenrich
|editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|price=
|continuity=[[Wings of Honor continuity|Wings of Honor]]
}}
''' '''

==Synopsis==
{{note|''Wings of Honor'' continuity takes place in a variant [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] timestream.}}

Following the events of [[The Rebirth]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] had traveled out into the universe to try to reconquer [[Nebulos]] and other worlds beyond. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s chased after, leaving only a small crew behind at [[Autobot City]] to guard against future [[Decepticon]] appearances.

In the meantime, new Transformers were created in earthen Cyberfactories. These Earth natives dubbed themselves [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] Transformers, and although they initially didn’t identify with either side of the Cybertronian War, they eventually began to migrate to opposing factions. There were those like [[Pyro|Spark]], who formed a task force of Generation 2 Autobots dedicated to protecting life, and those like [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], who formed an outlaw [[Decepticon Syndicate]] with other like-minded Transformers and remaining Decepticons such as [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and the [[Firecon]]s.

Some time in [[2010]], Clench and his Decepticons attack the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Spark and his Autobots confront them, but are overwhelmed, thanks to Clench's forces being bolstered with a new version of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s sent by the [[Quintesson]]s as part of an alliance. The Autobots have to retreat, and Spark is taken prisoner along with the human workers.

[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], from Autobot City, meets up with the Generation 2 Autobots to assess the current situation and formulate a battle plan. At the Hadron Collider, Clench is working with the Sharkticon general [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]] to make the chemical [[forestonite]] usable. Sky-Byte determines that in its natural state, forestonite is just a sub-grade fuel, but when bombarded with high energy particles, it can alter Transformers, giving them heightened abilities. After an initial test with [[Cindersaur]] yields some unexpected results, Sky-Byte is able to refine his formula successfully.

Outside, [[Double Punch]] is confusing everyone with his accent as he tries to express his “disinterest” with binary bonding when the Autobots attack. While [[Scorch]] leads the initial assault with more Autobots on the way, Clench rushes out to repel the attack with some of his newly forestonite-powered Decepticons.

Meanwhile, Streetwise, [[Rapido]], and [[Meanstreak]] sneak in through a back door, trying to find Spark and the hostages. Fighting through Sharkticons, they locate the chamber with the forestonite and their captive leader. They are also met by Sky-Byte, Breakdown, and [[Dirtbag]], who have also been improved by the effects of the forestonite. With their new powers, the Decepticons are able to hold back the Autobots for a while, until Rapido is able to break Spark free of his restraints. In an attempt to keep the forestonite from their enemies, Breakdown shoots the supply. It doesn’t explode as he anticipated, but instead spreads out in gaseous form over everyone and mutates the Autobots with their own powers.

Outside, more Autobots are joining the attack: a battalion of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s and a group of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Autobots from Autobot City. Eventually, the battle inside and the battle outside smash down the walls of the facility, and the forestonite gas escapes, affecting the rest of the Transformers. Realizing they’ve lost their advantage, Sky-Byte flees with his Sharkticons, with Clench and his men following.

As the Autobots clean up the remains of the battle, Streetwise elects to remain among Spark's forces rather than return to Autobot City. Spark postulates that these changes have truly created a second generation of Transformers as he hands five Generation 2 Autobot symbols to Streetwise for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. He also informs Streetwise that there are still some unaccounted-for canisters of forestonite that have to be tracked down in future adventures.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Pyro]] (5)
* [[Scorch]] (12)
* [[Rapido]] (13)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (14)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (15)
* [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (24)
* [[Motormouth]] (26)
* [[Zap|Windbreaker]] (27)
* [[Skram]] (28)
* [[Hotrider|Turbofire]] (29)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (35)
* [[Aquafend]] (36)
* [[Meanstreak]] (37)
* [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] (42)
* [[Gobots (G2)|Gobots]] (43)
* [[Electro]] (44)
* [[High Beam]] (46)
* [[Firecracker]] (47)
* [[Gearhead]] (48)
* [[Double Clutch (G2)|Double Clutch]] (49)
* [[Blowout]] (50)
* [[Fizzle]] (51)
* [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] (52)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (53)
* [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (54)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (55)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (56)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (57)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (57)
* [[Volt]] (58)
|c2=
* [[Skyjack]] (2)
* [[Powerdive]] (3)
* [[Double Punch]] (4)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (7)
* [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (8)
* [[Staxx]] (9)
* [[Cindersaur]] (10)
* [[Slicer]] (11)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (16)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (17)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (18)
* [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] (19)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (20)
* [[Runabout]] (21)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (22)
* [[Dirtbag]] (23)
* [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] (25)
* [[Hawk (G1)|Eagle Eye]] (30)
* [[Tornado (Skyscorcher)|Windrazor]] (31)
* [[Snipe|Afterburner]] (32)
* [[Terradive (G1)|Terradive]] (33)
* [[Space Case]] (34)
* [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] (38)
* [[Flamefeather]] (39)
* [[Sparkstalker]] (40)
* [[Calcar]] (41)
* [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] (45)
* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (60)
* [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] (61)
* [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] (62)
* [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] (63)
|h3=[[Quintesson]]s|c3=
* [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s (1)
* [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"So I' sez to 'im, you fink I'm gonna tear off me '''head''' and let some '''squishy''' live n'it, you got another fink comin'." 
"I don't know what you're saying." 
"I was expressin' my disinterest i--" 
"No, I mean I '''can't understand you.'''" 
:—'''Double Punch''' has an accent that '''Calcar''' can't penetrate.

"Om nom nom nom nom!"
:—'''Cindersaur''' eats a canister of forestonite.

"Well, this is '''embarrassing'''. This has never happened before, I swear."
:—'''Rapido''' has impotent photon missiles.

"Fire and debris fall 
ambition has been thwarted 
we'll take our cut now."
:—'''Sky-Byte''' departs with a ''haiku''

==Errors==
* In the flashback, Zarak should be drawn like American "The Rebirth" Zarak, not Japanese ''Headmasters'' Scorponok.
* Streetwise is consistently drawn with Rapido's helmet.

==Items of note==
*While previous narratives have placed ''Generation 2'' as simply a continuation of Generation 1 fiction, this story illustrates an actual difference in ''Generation 2'' characters. It initially gives the title to Transformers created on Earth after "The Rebirth", and ultimately categorizes ''Generation 2'' as all Transformers who have been augmented with the forestonite.

*Additionally, this story attempts to explain the perceived gaudy color schemes of many of the Transformers as a mutation caused by exposure to the forestonite.

* In addition to color contamination, forestonite also grants everyone special powers.
**Firecons: stronger energy blasts
**Clench: can create localized gravity wells.
**Breakdown: Concussive sonic blasts
**Sky-Byte: "Tsunami Blaster" chest-beam attack
**Rapido: superspeed
**Pyro: premonition of imminent future
**Bumblebee: floats like a butterfly
**Sideswipe: uh, spiky wheels?
**Beachcomber: plant life blossoms where he stands

*Both Streetwise and Breakdown are depicted as the last functioning members of their groups, a reference to the fact that the Protectobots and Stunticons missed out on being issued during ''Generation 2''’s initial run (other than Breakdown, who was released via [[BotCon 1994]]).

*While this is meant as a ''Generation 2'' origin story, some of the starring characters weren’t, in fact, officially ''Generation 2'' during the original toyline’s run. For example, Double Punch and Slicer were Action Masters, and Sky-Byte is based on a character from ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', while some feel that Clench and Spark originally being European Generation 1 toys that were absorbed and reissued as ''Generation 2'' figures disqualifies them as true ''Generation 2'' characters.

*Despite being on the cover, Ultra Magnus doesn’t appear in the comic at all.

===Real-world references===
* Most of the action takes place within and about the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. It's real! And it didn't end the universe.
* Streetwise's personality seems to be based on Shaft. For [[Streetwise (G1)|some reason]].
* Clench is based on character actor [[wikipedia:Jack Palance|Jack Palance]]. His claim to have "core-dumped bigger than you" is a reference to a line from Palance's film "[[wikipedia:City Slickers (film)|City Slickers]]". His quip "Believe it... or not!" refers to "[[wikipedia:Ripley's Believe It or Not!|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]", a television show which Palance hosted.
* Pyro is based on David Tennant's iteration of [[Doctor (G1)|Dr. Who]].

===Transformers references===
* The opening series of flashbacks (which are framed by [[Cybernet Space Cube]]-style graphics) references the end of the American cartoon, specifically Galvatron, Scourge, and Zarak's retreat. Also, Optimus Prime's mohawk is entirely silver, a nod to the miscoloring present in the final episodes.
* Rapido says that "in an emergency, I outrank '''everybody'''," a nod to Rapido's original rank of 10. (Optimus Prime's rank was only 9 that year!)
* Streetwise tries the [[Universal Greeting]] on the upgraded Sharkticons. Whoops, it doesn't work anymore!
* Sky-Byte occasionally speaks in ''haiku''. Exposure to forestonite also grants him his ''Robots in Disguise'' special attack, the "Tsunami Blaster."
* When the Aquaspeeders and Color Changers battle, Aquafend mentions the two Decepticons were on Cybertron until recently, as they appeared there in "[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]]." Also, Jetstorm calls Aquafend his "brother," a nod towards them being redecoes of each other.

===Covers===
* '''BotCon Edition:''' Spark and the other G2 Redux Autobots pushing "City Commander" Ultra Magnus out of the way to rush to a situation, and closeups of Breakdown and Clench; art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Thomas Deer]].
* '''Diamond Edition:''' Art by [[Alex Milne]].
<gallery>
Image:G2Redux BotCon.jpg
</gallery>

[[Category:Generation 2 issues]]
[[Category:Timelines issues]]

Talk:Flames of Yesterday

2010-08-01T12:33:41Z

96.233.189.196: /* Minotron */

==That green guy==

On page 14, the Stormtroopers mention a "white and green Autobot with a familiar accent" and his big green friend. Any ideas? I assume "familiar accent" means another UK-only release like the Stormtroopers, but other than that I'm drawing a blank. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 12:28, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
:That threw me too when I first read the story, but when I saw that the person who initially made this page put Thunderclash and Landshark in the "cameos" section, after wondering where the heck those two were mentioned in the story I finally put two and two together. (Since Thunderclash is "white and green" and has been portrayed as having a Southern accent, and Landshark qualifies as "big and green".) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:18, 30 June 2010 (EDT)

== Minotron ==
Is it Minotron or Minotoron as on Metalhawk and Dion's pages? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:08, 1 August 2010 (EDT)
:It's Minotoron. --[[Special:Contributions/96.233.189.196|96.233.189.196]] 08:33, 1 August 2010 (EDT)

Universal stream

2010-07-27T10:27:56Z

96.233.189.196: /* Officially-designated universal streams */

{{disambig3|Universal}}
The Transformers [[multiverse]] consists of at least 15,962,782 cataloged '''universal streams''' (1,176,325 of which have "come to termination"), according to the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] Cybertronians' exhaustive records.<ref>This information, and most of the bulk of the article, comes from the text story "[[Withered Hope]]."</ref> There are at least 59,927,225 realities that the TransTech Cybertronians have yet to catalog.<ref>In [[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4| "Worlds Collide, Part 4"]], the Autobots scanned 75,890,007 realities in addition to their own before locating [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], adrift in the multiverse.</ref> [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] claims that there are fifteen quadrillion concurrent realities.<ref>[[Games of Deception]]</ref>

==Deciphering the terminology==
Each universal stream's name consists of three parts, beginning with a noun which refers to the continuity family of origin, a number that indicates the "real world" date of creation, and a Greek letter that denotes the form of media. For example, "Primax 984.0 Gamma" refers to the Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity, with "Primax" referring to the Generation 1 continuity family, "984.0" indicating a publication date of September 1984 (with "0" indicating an unknown day of publication), and "Gamma" denoting a comic book series.

List of known continuity family indicators:

* '''Aurex'''—the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[I, Lowtech]]" as the origin cluster of the [[Omnicon]]s.</ref>
* '''Gargent'''—the [[Tonka GoBots]] continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Malgus'''—the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' continuity family.<ref>Mentioned in "[[Withered Hope]]", but confirmed as ''Animated'' in "[[Bee in the City]]" and ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''.</ref>
* '''Nexus'''—the cluster where the ''[[TransTech]]'' world of [[Axiom Nexus]] resides.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Primax'''—the Generation 1 continuity family.
* '''Quadwal'''—the "real world".<ref>Established in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''. "Quadwal" is a pun on the term "[[wikipedia:fourth wall|fourth wall]]", the barrier between fiction and reality which is "broken" when characters in a work of fiction acknowledge either the audience or their fictional nature.</ref>
* '''Tyran'''—the live-action movie continuity family.
* '''Viron'''—the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII">Established in the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2|AllSpark Almanac II]]''.</ref>
* '''Yayayarst'''—the ''[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Go-Go-Bots]]'' continuity family.<ref name="almanacII"/>
* '''Xobitor'''—the, uh, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotix ''Robotix'' continuity] family.<ref name="almanacII"/>

Supplied by writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]], a list of Greek letters and the media to which they refer:

* '''Alpha'''—animated series
* '''Beta'''—tech spec/toy/pack-in comic only ("box")
* '''Gamma'''—comic book series
* '''Delta'''—motion picture/live action
* '''Epsilon'''—club/convention fiction
* '''Zeta'''—text stories, storybooks and other prose works (printed)
* '''Eta'''—radio/audiocentric universes, books on tape
* '''Theta'''—live performance/spoken word
* '''Iota'''—Internet-only information (not involved with club/convention)
* '''Kappa'''—games (video and otherwise)

Using this information, we could, in theory, determine the names of yet-unnamed universes on our own. For example, the Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity would be Aurex 802.23 Alpha. 

==Officially-designated universal streams==
These are the handful of as-yet officially-named universal streams and the [[continuity family]] or individual [[Continuity|continuities]] they refer to:

*Aurex—the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy continuity family]]
**Aurex 103.10 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' cartoon.{{fact}}
**Aurex 802.23 Alpha—the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.{{fact}}

* Malgus—the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'' continuity family]]
**Malgus 1207.26 Alpha—the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'']] cartoon continuity.{{fact}}

* Primax—the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]:
** Primax -408.24 Epsilon—if one breaches "the dimensional barrier between the Positive Polarity Universes" and the Negative, one can reach the [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] universe.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]' bio</ref>
** Primax 095.0 Beta—the universal stream that's home to ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bullet Bike]]'s [[Tech Spec]] bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]".</ref>
** Primax 109.0 Beta—the original home of ''[[Alternity (toyline)|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].{{fact}}
** Primax 207.0 Epsilon—the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity, a [[splinter timeline]] of the [[Marvel Comics]] continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]".</ref>
** Primax 406.3 Eta—the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]].{{fact}}
** Primax 787.3 Alpha—the Japanese [[The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]] continuity.<ref name="ilowtech"/>
** Primax 903.0 Beta—the [[Alternators|''Binaltech'']] continuity.{{fact}}
** Primax 905.0 Beta—the ''[[Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.{{fact}}
** Primax 984.0 Gamma—the [[Marvel Comics]] US continuity.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
** Primax 1291.0 Zeta—the "[[Another Time and Place]]" text story continuity, a dead-end splinter thread of the Marvel Comics continuity.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
** Primax 1286:3 Kappa—The ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' game.{{fact}}

* Quadwal—a [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent]] continuity family.
** Quadwal -3760.925 Theta—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write the ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref>[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]</ref>

* Tyran—the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] continuity family
** Tyran 407.01 Beta—the tech-spec of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]].{{fact}}
** Tyran 707.04 Delta—the [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' film]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Alternity]]
[[Category:Dimensions]]
[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:TransTech]]

Pinpointer (SG)

2010-07-27T00:02:32Z

96.233.189.196:

{{factions|sgAutobot}}
{{picsneeded|toy}}
{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot Targetmaster|his heroic counterpart|Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer}}
:''Pinpointer is an evil [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Pinpointer_SG.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

When [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] chose [[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] and [[Crosshairs (SG)|Crosshairs]] to stand by his side, he bestowed upon each of them a small partner to complement their personality. This is how the enthusiastic '''Pinpointer''' was teamed up with the lazy Crosshairs.

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Do Over}}
{{--}}
==Toys==
*'''Emergency Micron X-Dimension''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-21'''
{{note|Pinpointer was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from "[[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]]" [[Firebot (Armada)|Draft]].}}
: Part of a low-run regular-retail "[[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]]" [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] available only in [[Japan]], [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] transforms into an aircraft-crash-response truck He also has a third missile pod mode. He came in a set with [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Anti-Blaze]], [[Cluster]], [[Graviton (Cybertron)|Graviton]], and [[Quench]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Micron/XDDraft/draft.htm More information on Firebot at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass characters]]
[[category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Talk:Big Bang Prime

2010-07-25T13:22:14Z

96.233.189.196:

All the others are based on someone important from somewhere. I don't havethe book, do we think this guy is based on Big Convoy?--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 09:04, 25 July 2010 (EDT)
:[[Big Bang#Notes]] ? --[[Special:Contributions/96.233.189.196|96.233.189.196]] 09:22, 25 July 2010 (EDT)

Override Prime

2010-07-25T12:02:59Z

96.233.189.196:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Override Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}
'''Override Prime''' was the Autobot bonded to [[Kappa Supreme]], the eleventh of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]], and the only female. Her connection to Kappa Supreme was presumably lost when she blew up.

{{stub}}

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]

Talk:Silverbolt Major

2010-07-25T11:35:17Z

96.233.189.196:

Can someone help me! I completely screwed up and I need help and what's with the blue box on the trivia? --[[Special:Contributions/92.238.181.196|92.238.181.196]] 07:33, 25 July 2010 (EDT)
:You need to remove the spaces in front of the asterisks. --[[Special:Contributions/96.233.189.196|96.233.189.196]] 07:35, 25 July 2010 (EDT)

Dug Base

2010-07-11T22:47:24Z

96.233.189.196:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Animated''|the Autobot Battlestar from ''Return of Convoy''|Grandus (ROC)}}
:''Dug Base is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Dug01.png|right|275px|thumb|No, he does not have a pet dog named Porkchop.]]
'''Subject: Dug Base!'''

'''Function:''' Transport Platform!

'''Employer:''' [[Autobot High Council|Civilian Guilds!]]

'''Friends:''' [[Wheelie (Animated)|Wheelie]] and [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]!

'''Not:''' [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]]!
{{--}}
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TFAni Dug Base Decepticon Air.jpg|left|200px|thumb|My job is to shut up, lie down, and let others ride on my back. I hate my life...]]
Dug Base, in vehicle mode, carried Decepticon prisoners in a victory parade for "[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]]". Dug Base followed Grandus, who was carrying the Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}
{{--}}
==Notes==
* Dug Base is based on the [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] retool Dag Base from ''[[Brave (franchise)#Dagwon|Brave Dagwon]]''.

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]

Misassembly

2010-06-23T01:58:33Z

96.233.189.196: Reverting...

[[Image:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Doomed to walk backwards, but oddly has become a much better dancer as a result.]]
'''Misassembly''' is what happens when something goes wrong in the production process and parts of a toy are assembled in a way other than their design intended. It can happen for a variety of reasons, but the result is that many or even ''all'' units of a given production run on a toy will contain some form of incorrect assembly.

The most common form of misassembly is the swapping of two similar parts from left to right, such as feet, forearms, door kibble etc., and/or having parts attached backwards.

Misassembled toys will often appear normal at first glance, having made it through the manufacture and packaging process either without anyone noticing or, if they did, without thinking it was a significant enough problem to warrant the trouble of making a mid-run correction. Mistaken assemblies can create problems with posability or transformation, such as toys which can essentially transform but have parts that are difficult or impossible to click fully into place.

==Examples==
===Swapped parts===
* ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe ]]'' [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s forearms
* ''Universe'' [[Battle in a Box]] two-pack [[Ultra Magnus (Universe Two-Pack)|Ultra Magnus's]] forearms (error carried over onto the ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] [[redeco]], then fixed with a [[running change]] version)
* ''Universe'' [[Repugnus (Universe)|Repugnus's]] beast mode foreclaws (the same error is repeated on the [[BotCon 2005]] reuses of the mold.)
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing's]] upper arms
* ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack's]] rear wheels (the same error is repeated on every subsequent reuse of the mold except for [[BotCon 2006]]'s [[Rattrap]].)
* ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Stom Jet]] has his inside legs swapped so that the knee joint faces the wrong way (the same error is repeated on every subsequent reuse of the mold).
* [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]'s legs were supposedly swapped because the extra transformation step (rotating the legs and waist) would have been too difficult for kids to do. Although [[prototype]] photos seen via [[TakaraTomy]] show the legs with the wheels in a more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] setup, the official [[Hasbro]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] and the [[instructions]] show the "missassembly" as the "correct" assembly.

===Backwards parts===
* [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] Ultimate Battle [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron's]] feet.
* [[Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''ROTF'']] [[Silverbolt (disambiguation)|Silverbolt's]] knee joints and shoulder joints.

===Nonfunctioning/compromised gimmick===
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Cybertron Runamuck]]'s punching gimmick.

===Transformation-inhibiting errors===
==Solutions==
Many cases of misassembly can easily be fixed with the aid of a screwdriver and a modicum of judiciously applied pressure. Most Transformers include many parts that are held together with Phillips-head screws, which can generally be removed quite easily, allowing the misassembled pieces to be reversed, swapped out or otherwise re-aligned. Also, many toys from ''Beast Wars'' onwards feature [[Ball joint|ball joints]] or similar that can usually be popped free and easily reconfigured. Examples include ''Animated'' Blitzwing, whose left-right swapped upper arms can be easily popped out of his shoulders and unscrewed from his forearms and then reassembled.

However, sometimes the assembly process involves adhesives or metal rods, which makes certain parts virtually impossible to separate without serious risk of damaging the toy permanently. Also, toys involving electronic [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] can be particularly tricky to tinker with. All but those confident in their [[kitbashing]] skills should be wary of attempting such fixes.

Arguably, such fixes mean the toy is no longer in its "original" state, so extreme semanticists might argue that this counts as a form of customizing. But really, do we care?

==Unusual cases==
In some cases, there is an evident problem where something doesn't quite work properly, but the [[stock photography]] and even elements of the [[deco]] would suggest that everything is in order. Although it is difficult to prove without official confirmation, cases like this may be due to a misassembly happening quite early in the design process, after the [[prototype]] phase but before finalising the deco, and thereafter being assumed to be correct at each subsequent stage of production.

[[Image:TitaniumHero UltraMagnus.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Nature... or nurture?]]
An example of this is the [[Titanium Series]] series [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], whose shoulder-mounted rocket launchers appear to have been been flipped horizontally, as their pegs cause them to attach top-down in robot mode. Although it is ''possible'' that some kind of mirror-flip occurred in the moulding of the launchers, an arguably more likely explanation notes that if the shoulders are simply swapped out they can attach correctly, suggesting instead a case of misassembly. However, the fact that the shoulders feature Autobot-sigil [[Tampograph|tampographs]] that would then be rendered visible only from the back would seem to argue against this, as does the packaging photography of the prototype. Conversely, the instructions depict the "correct" shoulder assembly as distinguished by showing frontwards the moulding detail that is backwards-facing on the toy as released.

Such a case ''could'' be an example of misassembly occurring very early in the process. The decision to "correct" the toy by swapping out the parts may make the accessories attach correctly, but at the cost of hiding some of the deco.

==Misassembly ''is not...''==
[[Image:Ultimate Bumblebee toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I am not an animal! I AM A MECHY BEING!!]]
* Misassembly is not the same thing as toys which are incorrectly transformed in their packaging and/or [[stock photography|promotion photography]], such as "Ultimate" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Movie Bumblebee]] and his non-collapsed chest.

* Misassembly is not the same thing as a [[design change]], where the way parts were clearly intended to move, align or otherwise function has been altered in a manner which partly or fully compromises its optimal function, such as [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]'s wrists, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Animated'' Bumblebee]]'s stingers, or [[Ratchet (Movie)|''Movie'' Ratchet]]'s thumbs. These changes can sometimes appear to be oversights or mistakes, but are in fact often done [[for safety reasons]]. Occasionally these issues are corrected in later re-uses of the mould, such as with ''Animated'' Bumblebee.

* Misassembly is not the same thing as a [[manufacturing error]], where a toy has been produced with parts that do not function as they were clearly intended, but are not the result of a deliberate design change. Manufacturing errors can result from pieces being manufactured fractionally too small or large, or subtly not quite the right shape, resulting in parts that don't move as intended, such as ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Sometimes large numbers of units from a production run will have these problems while others from the same run will not, such as with [[Grimlock (Animated)|''Animated'' Grimlock]]'s partially-retracting leg/forearms.

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