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Shockwave (WFC)

2012-07-12T05:12:19Z

96.238.155.55:

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|300px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]]
'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}
Shockwave was among the crew of the Nemesis that emerged from the space bridge explosion. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''

[[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]

{{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''
{{spoiler|Fall of Cybertron|August 21, 2012}}
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an energon supply. A big one. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology called Space Bridges. Using them, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, one of which happens to be [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Seeing potential in the large reptilian creatures and insects that inhabit the planet, he returned to Cybertron and experimented on [[Dinobot (FOC)|five captured autobots]], giving them new forms based on the reptiles and lowered intelligence to be controlled more easily. With this success, Shockwave also upgraded several [[Insecticon (Prime)|Decepticons]] based on the insects he saw. Naturally, the so-called Dinobots broke free and trashed Shockwave's lab. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

==Commercial appearances==
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." "Acknowledged, Master Control." "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Shockwave is based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' design, and transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] laser cannon which can be stored on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, revealing a socket on his wrist that a tab underneath his cannon can mount to. Additionally, the end of the cannon can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics.

: This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Fireflight (FOC)|Fireflight]].

===Prime===
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Arms Micron

: In Japan, ''Generations'' Shockwave is sold as part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline. He comes with a new accessory in the form of an as-of-yet unnamed [[Arms Micron]] partner.

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon. But in the DS version, it's his RIGHT arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him:
** "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of Stan Bush.
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence- and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. Most probably because his Autobot counterpart in the mission he is unlocked is Grimlock, a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.

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Kaon (polity)

2012-07-11T05:10:14Z

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[[Image:Kolkular.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Kolkular: Cue The Smurfs theme.]]
'''Kaon''' is a [[Decepticon]]-controlled [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]] in the southern hemisphere of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Under Decepticon rule, its capitol is the fortress of [[Kolkular]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''Classics''====
[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], revived since his demise in [[Tokyo]], missed Cybertron badly. In particular, he missed the days in Kaon, when the Decepticons were still a proper army and he could steal small things from his fellow soldiers without everyone immediately suspecting him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Skywarp's ''Classics'' profile}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
Far from the civilized metropolitan titans of the north half of the planet, Kaon was inhabited by a radical citizenry unsatisfied with the [[Autobot High Council]] and its maintained status quo. It was here that the industrial creations, the [[smelting pool]]s, were first used to melt down living beings, a practice other city-states found horrible and barbaric. Disaffected, unruly, and thirsty for slaughter, Kaon was an obvious location for the fomenting of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s underground Decepticon movement.

Optimus Prime forced Megatron through a [[space bridge]] in Kaon, causing the space bridge to explode and both to disappear. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

====IDW ''Generation 1'' continuity====
Kaon was known to be one of the worst places on Cybertron. Thus, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was operating out there at the time Megatron and his fellow miners had chosen it as their place of hiding. One of Kaon's notable features was a series of underground [[gladiatorial combat]]s run by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]...until Megatron killed him and took over the games as a method of recruiting gladiators into the Decepticon army. After being freed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the Decepticons launched an attack on Kaon and took control of the city, using it as their base to direct the [[Great War (G1)|campaign]] against the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}} As the first city to fall to the Decepticons, Kaon marked the beginning of the [[Fall of the First Five Cities]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

In an attempt to sway [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] into joining the Decepticons, Megatron "invited" him to the [[Jump Joint]], a bar in Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later spied on Orion from his throne at Kolkular, {{storylink|Ruins}} then brought the Autobot and his subordinates there to discuss the possibility of an alliance. {{storylink|Choices}}

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Universe''====
[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] went in hiding in the ruins of Kaon after [[the Powerlinx Battles]]. Having fallen into madness due to the disappearance of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], he began terrorizing the southern polar regions of Cybertron with hit-and-run maneuvers on whomever he happened to stumble upon. {{storylink|Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat's ''Universe'' bio}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Whether Decepticons were ever stationed here is unknown. What is known is that there are some smart-nukes in cold storage. After [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was defeated and imprisoned, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], now in control of the planetary network, saw that one of Ramjets [[Mini-Con]]s (which one is never revealed) had escaped, so he sent one of the smart-nukes after it. It appeared to have made its mark. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Live-action film series===
Kaon exists and is surrounded by Kolkular, the area in which the Smelting Pool is located, [[Altihex]], [[Moon Alpha Spaceport|Moon Alpha]] and the area containing [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadams]]. {{storylink|Risk}}

====Target.com profile====
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Some Autobot prisoners were being detained by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]] and the other Decepticons in Kaon. They were rescued when [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] stormed in single-handedly and offered the Decepticons their kicked [[Anatomic euphemism#Transistor|transistor]]s on a silver platter. {{storylink|Explore the Cyberglyph Wall for Secrets and Savings#The Story of Leadfoot|The Story of Leadfoot}}

===''Animated''===
[[Image:StuntiConJob_Trypticon_Prison.jpg|right|thumb|400px|It was a dark and stormy night...]]
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[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] is known as the ''Kaon Krusher''. That's just ''scary''. {{storylink|Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut's toy bio}}

''No longer welcome on Cybertron, the Decepticons built a colony world for themselves on Pyrovar {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}} which they named [[New Kaon]].'' {{storylink|Dispatches}}

Autobot-controlled Kaon was the location of [[Trypticon Prison]], a former Decepticon stronghold. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

===Shattered Glass===
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{{storylink|Do Over}} {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

===Aligned continuity===
[[Image:SickMind-Kaon.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
====''Exodus'' novel====
Built on a plateau three times the size of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Kaon was the industrial heart of Cybertron, where nameless members of the low [[caste system|castes]] toiled endlessly. It was a dark, smoking mess of a city that was impossible to navigate without the [[Communication Grid]]. The [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] ignored the emerging [[gladiatorial combat]] in the areas surrounding Kaon, acknowledging it was the inhabitants' only escape in their lives. A champion taking the name [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] emerged. This [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] took control of the gladiators and formed the [[Decepticon]]s. His base was a single, large pyramid.

During the war, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] rescued [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from the pyramid, which had become Kaon Prison. Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had made a deal with the [[Underworld]]ers to chain the prisoners underground. The Autobots were only confronted by two gibbering guards, which Optimus presumed was the toll of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

====''Prime'' comic====
Before the war, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] explored the tunnels in Kaon. In the present, she returned with [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] to find [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had constructed a [[space bridge]]. Cliffjumper distracted his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Eradicons]] while Arcee activated and overloaded the space bridge's controls. She, Cliffjumper and Starscream jumped through the space bridge to [[Earth]] before it blew up. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OrionPax3 Kaon.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Kaon was the Decepticon capital on Cybertron. When [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] used a [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s subconscious, he found himself in a recreation of the city. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Attempting to find [[Vector Sigma]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] were led to Kaon by the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They managed to wake up an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] sentry which attacked Arcee while Jack went below ground to the Vector Sigma chamber. He was able to download the contents of the Matrix from the computer, despite interference from [[scraplet]]s, and he and Arcee headed back for the space bridge. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} Megatron honed his gladiator skills in "the pits of Kaon". {{storylink|Crossfire}}
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==Games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron''====
Kaon is the Decepticons' capital city and home to a huge prison complex where Autobot captives, including Autobot leader Zeta Prime are held. Megatron put Soundwave in command of the Kaon Prison Complex. The prisoners there are loaded onto Decepticon Dropships. The Dropships take the prisoners to Kaon Prison, where they are either escorted to cells, executed by Titans, or sent to 'recycling', where the prisoners are thrown into a strong current and crushed in a masher. The city houses huge industrial buildings, which may include weapons manufacturing, or experimental labs. During the Decepticon assault of Iacon, Soundwave raided an Autobot base, and his troops took prisoners and energon. When Optimus, Ratchet, and Bumblebee arrived, he detected them, and ordered some troops to attack and destroy them, while he and the other Decepticons left in a Dropship for Kaon with the energon and prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Kolkulartoy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A fungus among us.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Kolkular is one of two distinguishable cities molded into the surface of [[Primus]]'s planet mode, designed specifically to match its appearance in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' comics and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. In Primus's robot mode, Kolkular ends up on the underside of Primus's heel, which is probably symbolic.

:The other city is the Autobot city-state [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], which, similar to the depiction on the Cybertron map in the ''Ultimate Guide'', is placed on the opposite end of the toy from Kolkular. Its placement, however, is likely a coincidence.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)

:Yep, it was still there when the toy was released months later in the ''Cybertron'' toyline.

===Transformers 2010===
[[Image:Kolkular2010toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (Supreme 2010)
:Still here! And it's a new color!

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==Merchandise==
* '''Transformers Monopoly''' (2007)
: Kaon replaces Virginia Ave in this version of the game.

* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Kaon is one of the purple zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Kaon's fortress capitol Kolkular was first non-[[canon]]ically mentioned in the short story "[[Alignment]]".
*In the December 2009 issue of ''GameInformer'', Kaon is incorrectly spelled as '''Chaon'''.
*It seems likely that [[Megatron's castle]], a building that has only appeared in the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' series, is located in Kaon.

===Foreign names===
:*'''Japanese:''' '''Kaon''' (ケイオン, ''Keion'')

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Bruticus (WFC)

2012-07-07T22:10:47Z

96.238.155.55:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Bruticus}}
:''Bruticus is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:FOC-Bruticusart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It remains to be seen if he is capable of kicking Superion's behind.]]

'''Bruticus''' was the first [[combiner]] created by the mad scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. For all his strength and power, however, the monstrous gestalt has only the most rudimentary mind, capable of wanton destruction and little else.

Bruticus is the combined form of five [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]]:

*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (torso)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] (left leg)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] (left arm)
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (right leg)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (right arm)

He is also known as '''Bruticus Maximus'''.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Shockwave created Bruticus Maximus when working in [[Crystal City]]. Though Bruticus's individual components were intelligent, the combined form was a monster who had trouble telling friend from foe, and he was put into stasis.

Following Crystal City's destruction during the war with the [[Autobot]]s, Bruticus was revived and was ordered to serve on the battlefield at [[Praxus]]. During this battle, he took wounds that would prove to be fatal to any other Transformer, and survived, albeit heavily injured. He would not be so lucky during his deployment at [[Kalis]], with [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] dismembering Bruticus to the point it was believed he would never combine again. Sideswipe boasted he tore off his head. Not even this would destroy the combiner for good; Bruticus later saw action at the forefront of the [[Nova Cronum]] massacre.{{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FOC-Bruticus.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

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===''Transformers Online''===
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{{storylink|Transformers Online}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|They said it couldn't be done.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Deluxe, 2012)
*'''Blast Off''' (Deluxe, 2012)
*'''Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2012)
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2012)
*'''Vortex''' (Deluxe, 2012)

: Bruticus is created by combining the five Deluxe Combaticons, with the color scheme based off of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

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[[Image:Generationstoy-SDCCBruticus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)

: This San Diego Comic-Con 2012 [[exclusive]] pack contains [[redeco]]es of the Combaticons in more game-accurate colors.

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*'''G2 Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)

: A second redeco is an [[exclusive]] to Amazon in the US, and contains [[redeco]]es of the Combaticons in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2 colors]]'' (as a tie-in to their Fall of Cybertron pre-order bonus, which is a G2 Bruticus skin for the game).

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==Notes==
* Early on in ''Exodus'', Bruticus Maximus and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] are referred to as "Constructicons". The Constructicons here are a larger team than normal, but given that this description shortly follows a paragraph talking about definite, actual Constructicons and that the Combaticons' team name IS mentioned later, this seems a likely error by [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] or [[Alex Irvine]].
* At the moment, Bruticus appears in levels where the player uses Vortex. Based on gameplay previews, the Combaticons apparently use Bruticus' brute (heh) strength to break an Autobot defensive line before separating and giving the player control of Vortex. His primary weapon is a flamethrower, he can use Vortex's spinning rotor blades a shield, and he also has the ability to punch the ground, sending a shockwave at his enemies.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bruticus''' (ブルーティカス ''Burūtikasu'')

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File:Animated Reception Bot.jpg

2012-07-02T05:29:13Z

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[[Reception Bot]] character model, originally printed in [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]].
© [[2008]] [[Hasbro]], [[Cartoon Network]]
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Ratbat (Animated)

2012-07-02T00:47:40Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Ratbat}}
:''Ratbat is a Decepticon from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Animated_ratbat.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|''They call me the king of the spreadsheets Got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets'']]]]
'''Ratbat''' is a Decepticon in the service of [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. Transforming into a keytar, he aids in Soundwave's manipulations of sound and data transmission, and is capable of broadcasting on multiple frequencies all at once. This allows Soundwave to take total control over the minds of any human or Autobot that's unfortunate enough to hear Ratbat's music. Although built by Soundwave, Ratbat possesses a [[spark]] due to bearing a tiny sliver of the [[AllSpark]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Ratbat's origins are unknown, but he first appeared alongside Soundwave when the musical menace was attempting to reprogram the Autobots into Decepticons using a virtual reality illusion. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] interfered, forcing Soundwave to dispatch his other minion, [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]], to deal with her, and so Ratbat came into play, as Soundwave used him in keytar form to generate a brainwashing wave of sonic energy that began to warp the Autobots' minds. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|left|thumb|250px|[[Ben Jones|''It's all about the Benjamins baby!'']]]]
Soundwave continued to use Ratbat's sonic signals to reprogram the Autobots inside his virtual world. When Sari's team of [[Substitute Autobot|Substitute Autobots]] arrived to try to get the drop on Soundwave, he instead ambushed them and ordered the brainwashed Autobots to defend him. During the battle, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] used his [[processor-over-matter]] technique to override Ratbat's control, then attacked the two Decepticons with his shuriken. This enraged Soundwave, who ordered Ratbat to transform and attack. Ratbat's speed and viciousness took the Autobots by surprise, and he was able to incapacitate Prowl by carrying him up above the city rooftops and them dropping him. Ratbat then returned to Soundwave to be used not for brainwashing but rather as a sonic weapon. However, Optimus Prime had gained control of Laserbeak, and he decided to give the bird's role as an "axe" a more literal meaning, using him to bludgeon and slice both Soundwave and Ratbat into a pile of crumbled parts. Though Laserbeak then escaped carrying Soundwave's central processor, he was not shown to be carrying any part of Ratbat. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animated electrostatic soundwave toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Sir Soundwave#Shattered Glass|''We're Cold Slither You'll be joining us soon]]]]
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*'''Electrostatic Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Accessories'': "Ratbat" keytar
: Ratbat is a black and purple keytar that turns into a bat with a lavender head and wings. He comes as an accessory with Electrostatic Soundwave, a [[redeco]] of Deluxe [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] decoed as an homage to Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]]. Ratbat, like Laserbeak before him, has pegs on the face of the keytar which can plug into the insides of Soundwave's forearms, plus his legs are sculpted so as to fit on grooves on Soundwave's back and outer forearms. Ratbat's articulation consists of rotational joints in the middle of each wing and a shallowly-balljointed head.

:The Japanese version of Ratbat features metallic silver in place of lavender and gold in place of red.

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==Notes==
* Ratbat is, along with [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], Galvatron and [[Wasp|Waspinator]], one of [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s favorite Transformers, hence his ''Animated'' adaptation.
* According to the bio for Electrostatic Soundwave, Ratbat can fire lightning bolts in keytar mode.

===Foregin names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratbat''' (ラットバット ''Rattobatto'')

==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/02/meanwhile-in-belfry.html Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]

Laserbeak (Animated)

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:''Laserbeak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Laserbeak_Animated.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bird of ROCK!]]
'''Laserbeak''' is a Decepticon in the service of [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. Transforming into an electric guitar, he aids in Soundwave's manipulations of sound and data transmission. He can hack into any computer acoustically, and also can focus sound into a concussive blast.

Although built by Soundwave, Laserbeak possesses a [[spark]] due to bearing a tiny sliver of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Sari spotted Laserbeak flying around the Autobot base when she came to visit, and she followed him into a previously unknown basement, where she discovered Soundwave and the comatose Autobots. Sari tried to attack, but Soundwave lazily summoned Laserbeak and played a sweet riff, blowing her back to the elevator. As she rode the elevator up, Laserbeak clawed at her through the elevator cage. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:PrimeReadyToRock.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Autobots, quick! Get me the chords to '[[The Touch]]'!"]]
When Sari returned to fight Soundwave with a group of "[[Substitute Autobot|Substitute Autobots]]", Laserbeak swooped at her repeatedly until she shot him out of the sky with her energy blasts. He then broke [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]'s accordion before going back to bothering Sari. When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] regained control of himself, he grabbed Laserbeak, forced him to transform into guitar mode, and started using his sound waves to counter those emitted by [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]]. He quickly got within range of Soundwave and started beating him up with his own guitar, breaking Soundwave and Ratbat into pieces.

[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Laserbeack&Soundwave Flee.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Next time, Gadget! Next time...]]Laserbeak regained control a few moments later, transforming to bird mode as he swooped down, picked up the tiny, surviving fragment of Soundwave, and flew off with it to places unknown. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===

During an assault on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Soundwave used Laserbeak in guitar-mode to subdue the Autobots with sonic attacks. Unfortunately, the racket attracted a very angry [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], who knocked Soundwave and Laserbeak to the ground with his tail. Once the rest of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s showed up, the Decepticons were forced to flee. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2008)

: Laserbeak comes with Soundwave. He is awesome. He also transforms into what appears to be a flying [http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_07/razorback_v_standard.htm Dean Razorback V]. Not to [[scale]], but still awesome. In either mode, Laserbeak can clip onto Soundwave's roof in vehicle mode or forearms in robot mode, allowing him to perch on his master's arm. In guitar mode, Soundwave can naturally hold him in a playing position. The [[TakaraTomy]] version has painted red eyes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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*'''Rockin'On Battle: Ironhide VS Soundwave''' (Voyager-Deluxe two-pack, 2010)

: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] two-pack (or three-pack, if you count Laserbeak) contains unchanged toys of the TakaraTomy versions of Voyager Class "[[Bulkhead (Animated)#RockinBattle|Ironhide]]" and Deluxe Class [[Soundwave (Animated)#RockinBattle|Soundwave]].

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==Notes==
* Many fans were surprised that Laserbeak did not make an appearance in "[[Sound and Fury]]". At [[BotCon 2008]], it was revealed that the show's staff were unaware of [[Hasbro]]'s decision to include him with the Soundwave toy, but explained that Laserbeak would appear when Soundwave returned in Season 3.
* In his cartoon appearances, Laserbeak's guitar mode is mistransformed, with the tail/guitar neck not properly extended.

===Foregin names===
''Japanese'': '''Laserbeak''' (レーザービーク ''Rēzābīku'')

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]