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Iron in the Blood

2010-06-09T19:22:15Z

96.30.141.144: /* Synopsis */

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|prev=The Iron Age
|next=The Transformers: Ironhide issue #3
|image=Transformers Ironhide 2A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|assistane ditor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide meets some of Cybertron's remaining inhabitants...'''

==Synopsis==
{{spoiler|Iron in the Blood|July 3 2010}}
The story opens where the previous issue left off, with Ironhide stranded on Cybertron with no idea as to how he got there, and why he is alive. Wandering around the ruins, he comes across a ancient stadium. A flashback follows of when he used to work security for the races that took place in said stadium. This brings him back to a specific moment when Drag Strip is returning from a hiatus (it's implied he's been hanging with Megatron). Outback interrupts Drag Strip's entrance with some sort of assassination attempt, that Ironhide then quickly halts, grabbing Outback and escorting him to the authorities. The flashback ends and we are returned to present day Cybertron. Wandering around, a couple members of the swarm attack, and Ironhide destroys the two of them. This sends him into a panic, for fear of being the only rational being left on the planet, quickly driving away until he crashes. This time he goes into a dream sequence, where he's just waking up from being repaired by Ratchet and Wheeljack. Outback, Prowl & Optimus Prime haunt him until he comes to, and is greeted by some sort of transforming drone that resembles an earth car, beckoning him to come. The issue ends with the two driving off together to what looks like a lit part of Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (2)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (5)
* [[Outback|Outback]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Drag Strip|Drag Strip]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==

==Items of note==

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

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Iron in the Blood

2010-06-09T19:20:48Z

96.30.141.144: /* Synopsis */

{{issuestub}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' #2
|prev=The Iron Age
|next=The Transformers: Ironhide issue #3
|image=Transformers Ironhide 2A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 2]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|assistane ditor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide meets some of Cybertron's remaining inhabitants...'''

==Synopsis==
The story opens where the previous issue left off, with Ironhide stranded on Cybertron with no idea as to how he got there, and why he is alive. Wandering around the ruins, he comes across a ancient stadium. A flashback follows of when he used to work security for the races that took place in said stadium. This brings him back to a specific moment when Drag Strip is returning from a hiatus (it's implied he's been hanging with Megatron). Outback interrupts Drag Strip's entrance with some sort of assassination attempt, that Ironhide then quickly halts, grabbing Outback and escorting him to the authorities. The flashback ends and we are returned to present day Cybertron. Wandering around, a couple members of the swarm attack, and Ironhide destroys the two of them. This sends him into a panic, for fear of being the only rational being left on the planet, quickly driving away until he crashes. This time he goes into a dream sequence, where he's just waking up from being repaired by Ratchet and Wheeljack. Outback, Prowl & Optimus Prime haunt him until he comes to, and is greeted by some sort of transforming drone that resembles an earth car, beckoning him to come. The issue ends with the two driving off together to what looks like a lit part of Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (2)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (5)
* [[Outback|Outback]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Drag Strip|Drag Strip]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==

==Items of note==

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

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Image:Transformers Ironhide 2 CoverRI.jpg|
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Jessica Morgan

2010-06-05T20:15:38Z

96.30.141.144: /* Generation 1 cartoon */

:''Jessica Morgan is a human from the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:JessicaMorgan.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Working alloys, Dead Autobots, hate spores; she brought back the plot motherload]]
'''Jessica Morgan''' is a scientist in the far flung future of 2007. While [[Earth]] still suffers the threats of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] between the [[Transformer|Transformers]], Jessica is well aware of the difference between the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

The men in her life don't have a clue about the difference. They also tend to be jerks.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Image:JessicaMorganexo.jpg|left|100px|thumb|This will help you walk and protect your chastity]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Joy Grdnic]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese)

While testing the new heat resistant metal Jessica's father and her colleague/boyfriend [[Gregory Swofford]] had developed, their ship came across the ship that was carrying the [[Spark|lifeless]] body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Gregory was willing to leave it to be destroyed in the impending supernova, as he had been scarred during a fight between Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Jessica, however, decided to retrieve it, and convinced Gregory to help her. After loading the body, the sun went nova. The special alloy on their ship succeeded in protecting it from the heat and radiation, but it coated the ship with a strange spore.

Returning to Earth, Jessica and Gregory met with Jessica's father, [[Mark Morgan|Mark]], who had helped them develop the metal, discovering that the spore that coated the ship induced rage. However, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] attacked, trying to retrieve the metal for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] arrived to stop them, and Jessica was injured in the battle, paralyzing her. Enraged, Mark and Gregory decided to play god and bring Optimus Prime back to life in an attempt to infect the Transformers with the spores. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] developed an exosuit to help Jessica walk, but Mark and Gregory, driven by their hatred for robots, forced her to lead the Autobots into a trap. Jessica warned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] of the trap, but the [[Supreme Commander|Autobot commander]] ran headlong into it when he learned that the scientists had Optimus' body. Unfortunately, the plan worked as intended, and Transformers were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]...which quickly spread all over the world. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

[[Image:Primeandjessicamorgan.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Did you cry when I died in the movie too?]]After Optimus Prime was revived by a [[Quintesson]], the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] found himself at a loss without the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Jessica recommended that he coat himself with the heat resistant metal she and Swofford developed, as it would allow him to remove the Matrix from the infected Rodimus without being infected himself. Though she was asked to remain in [[Autobot City]], Jessica convinced the Autobots to take her with them to [[Chaar]] to retrieve the metal with Galvatron's help. One by one, they were whittled down until all that remained were Prime, Jessica, Galvatron, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Upon seeing the metal, Jessica declared that there was enough to coat Optimus with it...which Galvatron heard. Jessica jumped in Galvatron's line of fire, distracting the Decepticon leader enough for Prime and Sky Lynx to disarm him. Unfortunately, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] arrived and infected both Galvatron and Jessica. However, Jessica's idea worked: with the heat resistant metal, Optimus Prime recovered the Matrix and used it to cure the universe. Upon regaining her senses, Jessica was present for the apology that her father and Gregory gave to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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Jessica Morgan

2010-06-05T20:14:27Z

96.30.141.144: /* Generation 1 cartoon */

:''Jessica Morgan is a human from the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:JessicaMorgan.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Working alloys, Dead Autobots, hate spores; she brought back the plot motherload]]
'''Jessica Morgan''' is a scientist in the far flung future of 2007. While [[Earth]] still suffers the threats of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] between the [[Transformer|Transformers]], Jessica is well aware of the difference between the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

The men in her life don't have a clue about the difference. They also tend to be jerks.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Image:JessicaMorganexo.jpg|left|100px|thumb|This will help you walk and protect your chastity]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Joy Grdnic]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese)

While testing the new heat resistant metal Jessica's father and her colleague/boyfriend [[Gregory Swofford]] had developed, their ship came across the ship that was carrying the [[Spark|lifeless]] body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Gregory was willing to leave it to be destroyed in the impending supernova, as he had been scarred during a fight between Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Jessica, however, decided to retrieve it, and convinced Gregory to help her. After loading the body, the sun went nova. The special alloy on their ship succeeded in protecting it from the heat and radiation, but it coated the ship with a strange spore.

Returning to Earth, Jessica and Gregory met with Jessica's father, [[Mark Morgan|Mark]], who had helped them develop the metal, discovering that the spore that coated the ship induced rage. However, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] attacked, trying to retrieve the metal for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] arrived to stop them, and Jessica was injured in the battle, paralyzing her. Enraged, Mark and Gregory decided to play god and bring Optimus Prime back to life in an attempt to infect the Transformers with the spores. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] developed an exosuit to help Jessica walk, but Mark and Gregory, driven by their hatred for robots, forced her to lead the Autobots into a trap. Jessica warned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] of the trap, but the [[Supreme Commander|Autobot commander]] ran headlong into it when he learned that the scientists had Optimus' body. Unfortunately, the plan worked as intended, and Transformers were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]...as were others all over the world. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

[[Image:Primeandjessicamorgan.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Did you cry when I died in the movie too?]]After Optimus Prime was revived by a [[Quintesson]], the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] found himself at a loss without the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Jessica recommended that he coat himself with the heat resistant metal she and Swofford developed, as it would allow him to remove the Matrix from the infected Rodimus without being infected himself. Though she was asked to remain in [[Autobot City]], Jessica convinced the Autobots to take her with them to [[Chaar]] to retrieve the metal with Galvatron's help. One by one, they were whittled down until all that remained were Prime, Jessica, Galvatron, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Upon seeing the metal, Jessica declared that there was enough to coat Optimus with it...which Galvatron heard. Jessica jumped in Galvatron's line of fire, distracting the Decepticon leader enough for Prime and Sky Lynx to disarm him. Unfortunately, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] arrived and infected both Galvatron and Jessica. However, Jessica's idea worked: with the heat resistant metal, Optimus Prime recovered the Matrix and used it to cure the universe. Upon regaining her senses, Jessica was present for the apology that her father and Gregory gave to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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Iron in the Blood

2010-06-05T19:54:16Z

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Iron in the Blood

2010-06-05T19:53:12Z

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Iron in the Blood

2010-06-05T19:43:43Z

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Omega Supreme (G1)

2010-06-05T18:53:25Z

96.30.141.144: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Omega Supreme}}

:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s that dare face him on the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|Omega Supreme: always prepared.|Omega Supreme|"[[Blaster Blues]]"}}

:''Preliminary name'': '''Fortress Maximus'''
:''Italian name'': '''Megarobot'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szuper Omega'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Henry Djanik]] (French)

[[Image:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]

Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron's]] [[Robo-Smasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend another city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He tracked them down and tried to change the builders back into Autobots, but the process was irreversible, and the treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush by the Smasher. The Robo-Smasher attacked Omega, but it was destroyed before it could convert him.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[Image:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Storytime: informative.]]

Some time after these events transpired — after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' — the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

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{{Storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{Storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{Storylink|The God Gambit}}

He got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

In late 1985, the Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when they intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s'' life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reacted one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{Storylink|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron]], his space transport was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to Junkion to investigate the strange behaviour of the Junkions. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. On arriving on Junkion Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from Galvatron's cannon mode but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{Storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms:The Transformers'' comic====

Omega Supreme was deployed alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] to defend the [[Prime Energy Tower]] of planet [[Feminia]] from the Decepticons. Together, the three giant Autobots were a match for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a trump card ready: [[Predaking]]. With a single blow from his fist, Predaking toppled Omega Supreme, Defensor and Superion. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Omega_comics.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Almost immediately after [[Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Constructed by Grapple and given life by Prime's [[Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobots as the Ark's last line of defense. With Omega completed, the Autobots were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime took advantage of immediately. As the Autobots attacked the Decepticon headquarters, Megatron, unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, but Omega Supreme transformed and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{Storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Size: indeterminate.]]

Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as Ratchet tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. At Prime's funeral, Omega placed his body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by Grimlock and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{Storylink|King of the Hill!}} Later, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Match: Met.]]

Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme—and [[:Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over]]. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue—however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{Storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

Pieces of him were seen in Ratchet's repair bay. {{Storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In an alternate future of 2006, Omega Supreme flew a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate some strange goings-on there. He fought off alien spacecraft that were attacking the Autobots under hypnosis. He also battled with "[[Scourge (G1)|Sweeps]]" and helped disrupt a [[Quintesson]] hypnosis signal by flying [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the air to broadcast soothing music. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

{{note|In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:TheOmegaEffect_OmegaSupreme_Sunstorm_Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px|Panel: Dominated, Scale: Ignored ]]
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. After falling out with the other members of the operation, Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]]. They ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_OmegaSupreme_Sixshot_Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Characteristic speech pattern: averted.]]
Omega Supreme served as security during an Autobot peace ceremony on Cybertron. When [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked, he transformed and shot down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but soon found himself surrounded by [[Predaking]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The combined might of the three giants was too much for Omega, who was defeated and almost crushed a [[Optimus Prime's rescuee|civilian]] as he fell to the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

Following the defeat of Serpent O.R. and the Decepticon army, Omega Supreme helped repair damaged buildings in [[Capitol City]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:OmegaSupreme_SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Privacy: Requested. Discharge: Imminent.]]

Omega Supreme is largely a non-participant in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Predating the notion of factions and having survived two [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], he remains in seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. Though nominally allied with the Autobots, he remains outside of the conflict for fear of escalating it due to the firepower he commands. Instead, he exists as a resource to Primes in times of doubt. However, he did participate in the Autobot/Decepticon battle to stop [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Omega Supreme is one of the few living Transformers to remember the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Believing that the Transformer race should exercise a slow inner growth through intellectual contemplation, he frequently clashed with the expansionist [[Nova Prime]], who felt Cybertron's destiny lay in the conquest of other worlds. After the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s departure and Nova Prime's disappearance, Omega Supreme discovered a horrific creation of theirs: [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He sealed the gestalt in a dimensionally-displaced prison to prevent it from devastating Cybertron and escalating the burgeoning conflict. Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to him for advice. While the two were talking, Monstructor — somehow freed from captivity — attacked. Omega Supreme told Optimus Prime the truth about himself, Nova Prime, and Monstructor. Though Optimus Prime succeeded in defeating the gestalt, he condemned Omega Supreme for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

{{Note|As he was defeated very easily by a single gestalt, this version of Omega is either considerably weaker than others, or the gestalts are considerably ''stronger'' in this continuity. Omega seems to believe the latter.}}

When the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of Galvatron and Cyclonus for Jetfire, informing him that they too had been aboard the first ''Ark'' millions of years ago. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|250px|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]

Omega Supreme would appear some time later, after the Decepticons had executed a galaxy-wide assault on Autobot outposts, whose security systems had all been shut down by Bombshell's use of the Headmaster technology present within Hunter O'Nion. Alerted by a presumed futile distress call sent by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], Omega arrived on Cybertron to assist the group of Autobot survivors, who were stranded there and about to be devoured by the Swarm. Omega's arrival on the battlefield almost instantly turned the tide, and he apologised for taking so long. When questioned about his survival (Prowl stated the Decepticons would've sent an entire ''army'' to take down Omega), Omega gave a simple explanation: "I am Omega Supreme." At Prime's request, he transformed to shuttle mode, allowing the weary Autobots to board and disembark for Earth. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

Later, when he arrived on Earth, he engaged [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. During the course of the battle in which Omega had the upper hand, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] ordered him to take it somewhere else to avoid damaging the city. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} Eventually, the towering titans had crossed to Liberty Island, with Omega Supreme forcing Devastator on the backfoot. As he pushed Devastator into the back of the [[Statue of Liberty]], Omega ignored the panicking Decepticon combiner's bravado and took the gestalt out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Woops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

[[Image:NewArrivalsOldEncounters_OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Two years after the New York battle, Omega Supreme was in hiding in a remote canyon when Hot Rod approached him, wanting to use his rocket mode to get off the planet. Omega refused, steadfast in staying on Earth as long as Optimus Prime remained there. Besides, even if he was willing to help help, he didn't have enough fuel to reach orbit anyway. The conversation was then interrupted when a squad of Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Soon afterwards, Omega Supreme found himself crammed into an entirely too small cave, as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the new Autobot leader, worried that [[Skywatch]] could easily find him out in the open. He found it extremely uncomfortable, and by this time he was too low on energon to even transform into base mode. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Omega was later present at the cave's opening when [[Gordon Horiuchi]] made a visit to repair Bumblebee's supposedly damaged killswitch board. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} After Horiuchi's scheme to control the Autobots was thwarted with the help of [[Daniel Klonowski]], Omega Supreme was present when Bumblebee's new, more powerful body was unveiled. {{Storylink|Wings of Wax}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1OmegaSupreme_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts, in fact, the only part that transforms is his main body/tank. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

:Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company other than [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. In this case, and in common with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Omega Supreme was licensed by a company called Toybox. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. In June 2008 TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their "[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]" ''Generation 1'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]. The new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head, although this ends up looking odd in vehicle mode.

: Normally it's not possible to have every part of the rails attached to him if one follows the instructions and animation model, but by arranging the "wings" into an "X" shape on his back, one can store all of his parts in robot mode.

: The retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot]], available through the online [[e-Hobby]] store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1OmegaSpreem_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/treads

:As an [[Action Master Elite]], Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the [[Action Master]] line that can actually transform to some extent, in this case transforming into a Cybertronian tank, though the "transformation" itself merely consists of him bending over. A button on back of the tank turret, when pressed, spins the front half of the turret. In robot mode, he carries the front of his tank as a treaded gun.

:Omega Spreem, as with the other Action Master Elites, was only released in Europe and Australasia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figures===
[[Image:HOC_OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|250px|Mask: Required wearing. Face: OH GOD NO]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2001)

:A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Omega Supreme was available in "Act 5" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line (which, oddly, centered around ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'', a series which Omega Supreme was not part of). Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. Additionally, in eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Omega Supreme came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] collectable "build-a-figure".

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2003)

:Omega Supreme's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released two years later by [[Hasbro]] as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Like all the figures in the series, Omega was given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. Part of the fifth and final wave of ''Heroes of Cybertron'', Omega was, unlike the Japanese figure, sold on an individual blister card and came packaged with the torso of the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

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===Diamond Select===
[[Image:Ark_Globe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the base of this snow globe, sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and sold by [[Diamond Select]].

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[[Image:Omega_statue.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pose: [[Pat_Lee#Transformers_by_Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
*'''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

:Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. He's in scale with G1 toys.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Repaint: [[Black repaint|black]].]]
*Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "[http://1501bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html Super Change Robo Mechabot-1]", produced by a company called [[Toybox]] (an origin he shares with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]). As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run, and it seems that he was not released in the United Kingdom, either; part of the reason for the latter omission is presumably due to the fact that the Mechabot-1 mold was licensed to a UK company called Grandstand and sold as [http://megatronofcybertron2.homestead.com/omegatron.html Omegatron], part of Grandstand's ''Convertors'' toyline.

*Originally, Omega Supreme was going to be named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], due to Hasbro wanting to use the name on something.

*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.

*Omega Supreme can seemingly launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to robot mode even though the majority of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his base mode is seen to be inexplicably awaiting his rocket mode at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these. Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
*Although over half of the episodes from the Generation 1 cartoon featuring Omega were written by [[David Wise]] (including his showcase episode, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), don't let that fool you into thinking Wise had a soft spot for Omega—he really didn't like him! In fact, the uncharacteristic eloquence displayed Omega in "Secret" was actually a script error by Wise, who was unaware of Omega's trademark speech pattern and wrote the episode with normal dialogue. Script editors had to add in lines about Omega being able to talk normally when he wanted to make it work without a wholesale rewrite.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase 2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel_UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, [[External Forces!]], Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[Durabylium]] Steel."
*Omega Spreem (the name of Omega Supreme's Action Master Elite form) is actually one possible transliteration of the Katakana (i.e. Japanese) version of "Omega Supreme", suggesting that the name could possibly have resulted from the name "Omega Supreme" going from English to Japanese, and then back to English again. ''Why'' it would have gone through this rigmarole, however, is unknown.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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Siren (G1)

2010-06-03T15:07:37Z

96.30.141.144: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Headmaster fire chief car|the Sixturbo ambulance|Sireen}}
:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Siren boxart.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Known for his "thumbs-aside" attitude.]]
'''Siren'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voice modulator goes to eleven—and stays there. Thanks to his ear-splitting upbringing in the [[Sonic Canyons]], he operates at full volume all the time. While this may annoy his pals [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead]], it drives his partner [[Quig]] nuts. Eventually, Quig's efforts to teach Siren about the concept of an "indoor voice" may succeed, but for now Siren doesn't really listen to him, either because he can't hear him or because he doesn't ''want'' to.

{{bigquote|Loud, brash... and totally ''brain dead!''|Nightbeat, regarding Siren|"[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Sirène'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Siren, you hypocrite, your motto is "Act first, ask questions later."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Siren accompanied Nightbeat to Earth to investigate a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback|the body]], who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Siren was sent to chase them down, and after he had cornered the two in an alley, he learned that the two were actually Autobots! Though [[Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower]] made their introductions, the latter exploded in gunfire as the real culprit, the [[Decepticon]] leader-in-training [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] announced his presence. The two barely managed to escape, and Hosehead explained that the well-armed Decepticon was hunting down purposefully-released Autobot prisoners. Nightbeat and his partner [[Muzzle]] were able to detonate the inspected corpse's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}

''When the Autobots received a distress call from Earth's surface, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Siren, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, but there they found the [[Deathbringer (species)|Deathbringer]], who had come to cleanse the planet of life. Ironically, Deathbringer was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the very thing Prime had desired earlier to restore his fallen warriors! And it must be destroyed to save Earth! Siren and the others fought valiantly, but were getting slaughtered. Nightbeat used its own programming against it, and the Deathbringer destroyed itself, removing Siren and the others from danger. {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}''

[[Image:Sirengeethanks.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Siren: Worst Green Lantern ever.]]
In search of the Creation Matrix, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead took a journey to the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. Nightbeat's zeal quickly got them in trouble with both local mobs, and in the midst of a skirmish, Siren found himself in possession of the artifact both mobs desired—[[the bird]]. Though with the help of Miss [[Fatale]], Siren, Hosehead, and Nightbeat were able to use the artifact to restore the decrepit planet, they failed to find the Matrix. However, they ''did'' manage to get shot in the back and captured by Thunderwing and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Siren demonstrated remarkable self-control in not revealing information to Thunderwing while being tortured by his [[Mind Leech]], despite the incredible pain. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier}}

Due to a short caused when Thunderwing harshly disciplined [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} Siren and his comrades were able to break free. Finding themselves on the Ark in the middle of a fierce battle against Thunderwing, who had become possessed by the Matrix, Nightbeat quickly hatched a plan. After Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to a shuttle, Hosehead released the artificial gravity, and after Thunderwing and the shuttle had been sucked out, Siren pulled Nightbeat back into the Ark's ship bay. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}

[[Image:Sirenendoftheroad.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Do you not understand? It's [[Furmanism|Over! '''Finished!''']]]]
After the [[Matrix Quest]] ended, the Autobots enjoyed some much-needed downtime. Siren and Hosehead spent time watching mystery films on one of the Ark's monitors; Siren was even able to guess that the servo-droid was the culprit. Later, Siren told Hosehead a joke he'd already heard. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} This holiday was interrupted when the gruesomely-combined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] went on a rampage through the Ark, and Siren expressed displeasure when Optimus Prime made the unpopular decision to spare the creature. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

After the second Decepticon Civil War, Siren and the rest of the Earthbound Transformers were teleported to Cybertron to battle [[Unicron]]. During this costly battle, despite the incredible foe he and his race faced, he raced recklessly on his [[hoverscooter]] for his personal amusement. Despite Nightbeat's warnings, this resulted in him colliding with Jazz. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

With Unicron defeated, the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], but their presence became known, and they were ambushed upon arrival. Siren managed to survive the first round of the massacre, desperately grabbing for his weapon under the feet of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], but he was noticed and put out of his misery. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived to revive all the Autobot casualties magically, and Siren was presumably revived as well. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate 2009, Siren was one of the Autobots who had to abandon Cybertron to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons after the [[Time Wars]] rebooted history. To make matters worse, their ship crashed on Earth after their leader, [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by Unicron's corrupting influence. Siren was seen being blasted around the landscape by his fearless leader after impact. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}''

====Classics====
{{note|The ''Classics'' stories take place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a [[Splinter timeline|splinter timeline]] that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories or Generation 2.}}

[[Image:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Yet to discover the fine art of whispering.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] formed their own team. They, Siren (and his partner [[Quig]]), [[Lug]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva]], scoured the galaxy for mysteries to solve.

Nightbeat's crew once had to set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl initiated by Nightbeat's crew (and aggravated by Siren), Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. Soon after Siren disoriented Ruckus with his [[Sonic-screamer pistol|sonic-screamer pistols]] and Slag separated Ruckus from the hostage by ''chopping off his arm'', the Decepticons were defeated and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for their services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Siren and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Sirendarkages.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We'd tilt back too if we were carrying those things around.]]
Siren was part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s organized resistance to Decepticon rule during the Age of Internment. Along with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead]], [[Slapdash]], [[Getaway]], and [[Joyride (Autobot)|Joyride]], he participated in a bait-and-capture mission to disable one of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and bring it in for study. Curiously, they engaged a group of three of the Air Warriors, disabled the first two, and the third just shut down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 2}} However, when Nightbeat tried to apply an [[Inhibitor claw|inhibitor claw]], the Air Warrior automatically upgraded into enhanced attack mode and began to attack them again. The ensuing onslaught was overwhelming, but while Siren ended up being blinded by one of the Air Warrior's blasts, he and Joyride latched their [[alternate mode]]s together, rammed their opponent into a spike on the wall, and finally attached the inhibitor claw. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 3}}
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{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] declared bankruptcy before the final result of their mission could be told.}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightKup Siren.jpg|left|150px|thumb|It seems [[Springer (G1)|somebody]] better be careful.]]
Siren was stationed on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} He was requisitioned into action on-board the ''[[Ark-17]]'' for a mission to rescue [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from a mysterious planet. Unfortunately, Kup had been driven mad by the planet's radiation and, believing his rescuers to be zombies, attacked them. Siren was the only one to escape alive (minus an arm), and loudly berated both [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] on the foolhardy rescue mission, which had cost loyal Autobots their lives. Though Springer reminded Siren of how valuable Kup's training had been to all the Autobot soldiers, the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] commander was silenced when Siren stated that no Autobots deserved to die at the hands of their comrades, especially by the hand of somebody as revered as Kup. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Sometime later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had hatched a plan boost Autobot morale by rebuilding and rehabilitating Kup using [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender]] technology that [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] had perfected. To maintain Kup's mental stability, it was agreed that he would never be told what he did to the ground teams from ''Ark-17'', and survivors such as Siren and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were sworn to silence. If Siren CAN keep silent is a situation still in question. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Siren toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WHAT? WHAT?!]]
* '''Siren''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Quig" Headmaster pilot, helmet/seat, "C02 Shotgun", left & right "[[Sonic-screamer pistol|Sonic-Screamer Pistols]]"

:Siren transforms into a grey [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda_RX|Mazda RX-7]] with "Fire chief" decorations. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior in which his Headmaster unit, Quig, can sit, with the helmet portion of the head forming a seat of sorts. His head guns can be stored on the hood while his rifle can be plugged onto the roof.

: In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Siren has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives reads for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Quig (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Quig has Siren's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel featured on larger Headmasters.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed into Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō]]. A Siren-colored version of Shūta was also offered in Japan via [[Robot Point]] offer.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Toy Nightbeat, toy Siren, comic Nightbeat, comic Siren.]]
*Siren was originally conceived as either an upgrade or homage to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p108</ref>. While the robot mode was largely blue, unlike Red Alert, it featured a similar head to the early Autobot. The car mode featured a near carbon copy of Red Alert's paint scheme. The Red Alert references were dropped early in the design process.

* For the animation/comic book models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and Siren were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.

* Siren appeared in a [[Commercial|commercial]] which advertised the 1988 Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters, though he was only animated in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In the commercial, he, Nightbeat, and Hosehead were seen racing across the surface of an unknown planet.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Siren/siren.htm Siren at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Siren Siren's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Siren (G1)

2010-06-03T15:07:15Z

96.30.141.144: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Headmaster fire chief car|the Sixturbo ambulance|Sireen}}
:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Siren boxart.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Known for his "thumbs-aside" attitude.]]
'''Siren'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voice modulator goes to eleven—and stays there. Thanks to his ear-splitting upbringing in the [[Sonic Canyons]], he operates at full volume all the time. While this may annoy his pals [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead]], it drives his partner [[Quig]] nuts. Eventually, Quig's efforts to teach Siren about the concept of an "indoor voice" may succeed, but for now Siren doesn't really listen to him, either because he can't hear him or because he doesn't ''want'' to.

{{bigquote|Loud, brash... and totally ''brain dead!''|Nightbeat, regarding Siren|"[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Sirène'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Siren, you hypocrite, your motto is "Act first, ask questions later."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Siren accompanied Nightbeat to Earth to investigate a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback|the body]], who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Siren was sent to chase them down, and after he had cornered the two in an alley, he learned that the two were actually Autobots! Though [[Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower]] made their introductions, the latter exploded in gunfire as the real culprit, the [[Decepticon]] leader-in-training [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] announced his presence. The two barely managed to escape, and Hosehead explained that the well-armed Decepticon was hunting down purposefully-released Autobot prisoners. Nightbeat and his partner [[Muzzle]] were able to detonate the inspected corpse's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the Ark with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}

''When the Autobots received a distress call from Earth's surface, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Siren, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, but there they found the [[Deathbringer (species)|Deathbringer]], who had come to cleanse the planet of life. Ironically, Deathbringer was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the very thing Prime had desired earlier to restore his fallen warriors! And it must be destroyed to save Earth! Siren and the others fought valiantly, but were getting slaughtered. Nightbeat used its own programming against it, and the Deathbringer destroyed itself, removing Siren and the others from danger. {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}''

[[Image:Sirengeethanks.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Siren: Worst Green Lantern ever.]]
In search of the Creation Matrix, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead took a journey to the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. Nightbeat's zeal quickly got them in trouble with both local mobs, and in the midst of a skirmish, Siren found himself in possession of the artifact both mobs desired—[[the bird]]. Though with the help of Miss [[Fatale]], Siren, Hosehead, and Nightbeat were able to use the artifact to restore the decrepit planet, they failed to find the Matrix. However, they ''did'' manage to get shot in the back and captured by Thunderwing and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Siren demonstrated remarkable self-control in not revealing information to Thunderwing while being tortured by his [[Mind Leech]], despite the incredible pain. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier}}

Due to a short caused when Thunderwing harshly disciplined [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} Siren and his comrades were able to break free. Finding themselves on the Ark in the middle of a fierce battle against Thunderwing, who had become possessed by the Matrix, Nightbeat quickly hatched a plan. After Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to a shuttle, Hosehead released the artificial gravity, and after Thunderwing and the shuttle had been sucked out, Siren pulled Nightbeat back into the Ark's ship bay. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}

[[Image:Sirenendoftheroad.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Do you not understand? It's [[Furmanism|Over! '''Finished!''']]]]
After the [[Matrix Quest]] ended, the Autobots enjoyed some much-needed downtime. Siren and Hosehead spent time watching mystery films on one of the Ark's monitors; Siren was even able to guess that the servo-droid was the culprit. Later, Siren told Hosehead a joke he'd already heard. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} This holiday was interrupted when the gruesomely-combined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] went on a rampage through the Ark, and Siren expressed displeasure when Optimus Prime made the unpopular decision to spare the creature. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

After the second Decepticon Civil War, Siren and the rest of the Earthbound Transformers were teleported to Cybertron to battle [[Unicron]]. During this costly battle, despite the incredible foe he and his race faced, he raced recklessly on his [[hoverscooter]] for his personal amusement. Despite Nightbeat's warnings, this resulted in him colliding with Jazz. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

With Unicron defeated, the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], but their presence became known, and they were ambushed upon arrival. Siren managed to survive the first round of the massacre, desperately grabbing for his weapon under the feet of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], but he was noticed and put out of his misery. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived to revive all the Autobot casualties magically, and Siren was presumably revived as well. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate 2009, Siren was one of the Autobots who had to abandon Cybertron to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons after the [[Time Wars]] rebooted history. To make matters worse, their ship crashed on Earth after their leader, [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by Unicron's corrupting influence. Siren was seen being blasted around the landscape by his fearless leader after impact. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}''

====Classics====
{{note|The ''Classics'' stories take place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a [[Splinter timeline|splinter timeline]] that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories or Generation 2.}}

[[Image:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Yet to discover the fine art of whispering.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] formed their own team. They, Siren (and his partner [[Quig]]), [[Lug]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva]], scoured the galaxy for mysteries to solve.

Nightbeat's crew once had to set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl initiated by Nightbeat's crew (and aggravated by Siren), Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. Soon after Siren disoriented Ruckus with his [[Sonic-screamer pistol|sonic-screamer pistols]] and Slag separated Ruckus from the hostage by ''chopping off his arm'', the Decepticons were defeated and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for their services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Siren and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Sirendarkages.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We'd tilt back too if we were carrying those things around.]]
Siren was part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s organized resistance to Decepticon rule during the Age of Internment. Along with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead]], [[Slapdash]], [[Getaway]], and [[Joyride (Autobot)|Joyride]], he participated in a bait-and-capture mission to disable one of the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and bring it in for study. Curiously, they engaged a group of three of the Air Warriors, disabled the first two, and the third just shut down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 2}} However, when Nightbeat tried to apply an [[Inhibitor claw|inhibitor claw]], the Air Warrior automatically upgraded into enhanced attack mode and began to attack them again. The ensuing onslaught was overwhelming, but while Siren ended up being blinded by one of the Air Warrior's blasts, he and Joyride latched their [[alternate mode]]s together, rammed their opponent into a spike on the wall, and finally attached the inhibitor claw. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 3}}
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{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] declared bankruptcy before the final result of their mission could be told.}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightKup Siren.jpg|left|150px|thumb|It seems [[Springer (G1)|somebody]] better be careful.]]
Siren was stationed on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}} He was requisitioned into action on-board the ''[[Ark-17]]'' for a mission to rescue [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from a mysterious planet. Unfortunately, Kup had been driven mad by the planet's radiation and, believing his rescuers to be zombies, attacked them. Siren was the only one to escape alive (minus an arm), and loudly berated both [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] on the foolhardy rescue mission, which had cost loyal Autobots their lives. Though Springer reminded Siren of how valuable Kup's training had been to all the Autobot soldiers, the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] commander was silenced when Siren stated that no Autobots deserved to die at the hands of their comrades, especially by the hand of somebody as revered as Kup. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Sometime later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had hatched a plan boost Autobot morale by rebuilding and rehabilitating Kup using [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender]] technology that [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] had perfected. To maintain Kup's mental stability, it was agreed that he would never be told what he did to the ground teams from ''Ark-17'', and survivors such as Siren and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were sworn to silence. If Siren CAN keep silent; is a situation still in question. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Siren toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WHAT? WHAT?!]]
* '''Siren''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': "Quig" Headmaster pilot, helmet/seat, "C02 Shotgun", left & right "[[Sonic-screamer pistol|Sonic-Screamer Pistols]]"

:Siren transforms into a grey [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda_RX|Mazda RX-7]] with "Fire chief" decorations. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior in which his Headmaster unit, Quig, can sit, with the helmet portion of the head forming a seat of sorts. His head guns can be stored on the hood while his rifle can be plugged onto the roof.

: In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Siren has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives reads for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Quig (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Quig has Siren's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel featured on larger Headmasters.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed into Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō]]. A Siren-colored version of Shūta was also offered in Japan via [[Robot Point]] offer.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Toy Nightbeat, toy Siren, comic Nightbeat, comic Siren.]]
*Siren was originally conceived as either an upgrade or homage to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p108</ref>. While the robot mode was largely blue, unlike Red Alert, it featured a similar head to the early Autobot. The car mode featured a near carbon copy of Red Alert's paint scheme. The Red Alert references were dropped early in the design process.

* For the animation/comic book models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and Siren were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.

* Siren appeared in a [[Commercial|commercial]] which advertised the 1988 Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters, though he was only animated in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In the commercial, he, Nightbeat, and Hosehead were seen racing across the surface of an unknown planet.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Siren/siren.htm Siren at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Siren Siren's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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[[Category:Classics characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Needlenose (G1)

2010-06-01T17:43:15Z

96.30.141.144: /* 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 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 [[Nebulos|Nebulans]], 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===
{{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]]. 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!}}''

===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. He's fairly fond of proper rationing. {{Storylink|The Transformers issue 7}}

===''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}}

===''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]''
{{--}}
==Trivia==
*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]

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]

Needlenose (G1)

2010-06-01T17:41:52Z

96.30.141.144: /* 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 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 [[Nebulos|Nebulans]], 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===
{{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]]. 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!}}''

===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. He's fairly fond of proper rationing. {{storylink|The Transformers Issue 7}}

===''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}}

===''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]''
{{--}}
==Trivia==
*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]

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]

Needlenose (G1)

2010-06-01T17:40:00Z

96.30.141.144: /* 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 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 [[Nebulos|Nebulans]], 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===
{{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]]. 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!}}''

===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. He's fairly fond of proper rationing. {{storylink|Transformers 7}}

===''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}}

===''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}}
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==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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==Trivia==
*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]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]

Landquake (Energon)

2010-05-23T20:21:34Z

96.30.141.144: /* Energon */

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{{disambig2|the Energon-series Autobot|the Timelines-series Decepticon|Landquake (Timelines)}}
:''Landquake is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]''

[[Image:LandquakeBrute.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You brute you brute you brute you bruuuute! *sobs*]]
'''Landquake''' is almost the dictionary definition of the phrase "gentle giant". Relatively uninterested in combat (unlike his brother, [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]), Landquake prefers to use his massive strength and endurance to help the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] dig for [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]]. However, if the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] bring the fight to him, Landquake is more than willing to teach them a lesson. He may be emotional and sensitive, but he knows how to handle unruly opponents.

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
Landquake himself did not appear in the ''Energon'' cartoon. However, his coloration was used to represent the "Energon" upgrade of Landmine, even though the Landquake toy was not released in Japan.

===Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Landquake-ComicHead.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Any clues where this noggin came from?]]
When [[Alpha Quintesson]] sent hordes of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] drones to ravage Earth, Landquake was part of the team sent to [[Los Angeles]], California to tackle the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] clone army there, under the command of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]. He mainly used his armored vehicle mode to run down swarms of the creatures on the ground. The others in his squad were [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], and [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]].

{{note|Landquake's head changes back and forth across his appearances. He is first seen in issue #27, with a new head design not based on the toy. However, on the next page, his head is that of the toy. The next time he is shown in robot mode, issue #29, he has the "new" head again.}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Energon-toy_Landquake.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Had Allspark power years before it would be in.]]
*'''Landquake''' (Ultra, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Energon'' Landmine toy in white, brown, and blue, Landquake transforms into a half-track tow-truck type vehicle. The cab portion of the vehicle mode is the main robot, while the back end can either form an artillery platform or combine with Landquake in his "[[brute mode]]", giving him massive claws and a heavy artillery backpack. The artillery pack/station features a spring-loaded missile launcher, a working retractable winch-hook, and electronic sound effects.

: This mold was also redecoed as ''[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' [[Landshark]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Landquake/landquake.htm More information on Landquake at TFU.info]''

===Attacktix===
*'''Starter Set''' (2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF2-22
|faction=Autobot
|class=Specialist
|special=Jam - 13/26 (50%) success ratio
|cost=30
|speed=10
|attacktype=Prodder (Punch)
}}
{{-}}

: Available only in the second ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' four-piece Starter Set (along with [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plus ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]), Landquake is a [[redeco]] of the ''Attacktix'' Landmine piece. As a redeco of Landmine he possesses the same excellent defense and four point articulation. There is a slight sculpt difference with Landmine; his thrust-attack arm is assembled upside-down. The attack still works fine and it helps to make Landquake different visually.

:His special power is <s>[[JaAm]]</s> "Jam" which does not allow the opponent to use any shooters for the remainder of the turn. His power normally has a 50% success rate, but due to its wording it's possible to neutralize his power simply by attacking him using your last attack to topple him.

==Notes==
* Landquake sports the same "mountain" logo as Cybertron [[Brushguard]].

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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]

Springer (G1)

2010-05-22T01:05:51Z

96.30.141.144: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Springer}}
:''Springer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Springer-decipherthedecepticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One of these days, Alice... POW!!!]]
'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero: great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo (''Ha!'') and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, Springer ascended to lead the [[Wrecker]]s in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he is quite speedy, he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

{{quote|I've got better things to do tonight than die.|Springer in the defense of [[Autobot City]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Italian name'': '''Bora'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ricochet'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Sprang''' or '''Sprung'''<ref>Both are acceptable transliterations.</ref>(スプラング ''Supurangu'')
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szökkenő''' (exact translation)

== Fiction ==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''The Transformers: The Movie'')

[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|C'mon, woman!]]
Springer was among the first Autobots to leap into the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. He helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later used an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

When [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].

After arriving at Cybertron, Springer and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where they desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, just as one of the defensive claws was about to crush him, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime. Springer and the rest escaped the monster by driving out through its eye and into space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The physics of this makes no sense.]]

A year later, Springer attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an [[Skuxxoid|alien mercenary]] who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a battalion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockeroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Springer flew the Rockeroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons. Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) journey into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others from the [[Quintesson]]s, only for the groups' ship to get caught in the explosion of [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Before long, they all wound up on [[Goo|Goo#8379B]], where Springer was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions. As Rodimus contemplated the mysteries of the Quintessons, Springer advised the others to leave him alone, give him some room to think, and trust him not to do anything rash. When he found that Rodimus had scrambled his own circuitry to enter the Matrix, Springer expressed his disapproval to his commanding officer in a calm and respectful manner. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

{{quote|Are you CRAZY?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Get up, you... you moron!|Springer}}

Springer and the others returned to Cybertron in time to defend against a major Decepticon offensive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Sometime later, Springer, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grimlock and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] were on-hand when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] miraculously returned from the dead, telling tales of how Rodimus, Arcee and an Autobot shuttle crew gave their lives against the Quintessons so that he could escape, and return to Cybertron. Springer eagerly jumped on the bandwagon to follow Optimus and the entire Autobot fleet to hunt down the Quintessons and avenge Arcee and his friends. ''Especially'' Arcee. He was on-board the flagship when Rodimus and the others, alive and well, intercepted the fleet and stopped the Quintesson trap from being sprung. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

When a strange unidentified ship entered Cybertronian air space, Rodimus Prime sent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Springer out to rescue the occupant before he crash-landed. Inside, they found the long-lost Autobot Triple Changer known as [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who now lived on a peaceful planet called [[Paradron]] which had just been invaded by the Decepticons. As the Autobots returned to Paradron to overthrow the Decepticon oppressors, Springer teamed up with Rodimus and Sandstorm to free the captive Paradronians. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For Narnia!]]

Springer and Ultra Magnus picked up an electromagnetic disturbance in a remote region of Cybertron, and drove out with Rodimus Prime to investigate. They were ambushed by a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] assassination squad, but ''all'' the Transformers were ambushed again by the Quintessons' latest toy: a device which turned the nightmarish dreams of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] into physical reality. Springer and the Predacon commander [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] were kidnapped by a massive [[dragon]] and flown off to an isolated castle. Tossed into the dungeon, Springer and Razorclaw met a [[Damsel in Distress]] being held captive by the dragon. Going with the flow, Springer took up her quest to defeat the dragon and return the Damsel to her father. Knight Springer and his faithful steed Razorclaw (the imaginary Damsel had promised him imaginary gold to satisfy his imaginary greed) escaped the dungeon and took up the search for the "magic lance" necessary to kill the dragon. Riding into battle atop the Predacon's back, Springer plunged the lance into the dragon's chest and then followed the yellow brick road back to his friends. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

While on monitor duty on Cybertron, Springer and Blurr caught sight of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on what appeared to be an attack vector. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] shot him down, the Autobots learned his "assault" was just the latest in a series of recent events involving [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's ghost]], who had stolen the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for Unicron. Springer joined Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots on a spy mission to Unicron's head in order to investigate further, but they were violently repulsed by the Planet-Eater's internal defenses. Things got even more complicated once Scourge turned on his "partners" and reported to the Autobots that Unicron planned to use Trypticon's transforming cog to connect himself to Cybertron, and convert the entire planet into his new body. Luckily, Springer and the others were able to <s>casually chuck</s> plant energon explosives at the base of Unicron's head as he touched down, blasting him back out into space before he could connect with the planet. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

On a geological survey to uncover [[isodrite]] for their weaponry, Springer and the Autobots were attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] forces, seeking the mineral for their own purposes. Luckily, Galvatron beat up most of his own troops for them, giving the Autobots a chance to depart. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:VampireDepth.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Coooookiiiieeees.]]

When Perceptor finished construction of a new experimental power core for Cybertron, Springer used his helicopter mode to lower the core into place. Naturally, the Decepticons attempted to acquire the power core for themselves, but were led astray by their Quintesson "allies" who instead directed them towards the [[Hibernation Chamber]] of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. Springer and the other Autobots caught up with the 'Cons just in time to find them in pitched battle with the unleashed Trans-Organics, including the massive and monstrous power-sapping [[Dweller]]. The Dweller drained the energy from its victims on contact, then placed them inside incubation tubes on its back. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and three [[Sweep]]s were among its first victims. Springer valiantly scaled the creature and tore open its rear casing to free his friend and renew his series for another season. No good deed goes unpunished, though, for the creature had transformed Wreck-Gar into a vampiric extension of itself, an undead robot who drained energy from others to feed it back into the Dweller itself. Springer became a victim of the very robot he tried to save. Luckily, Perceptor was able to concoct a method of correcting their power imbalance, restoring Springer, Wreck-Gar and the other victims to normal. The Dweller was launched into space once it latched onto the power core, thanks to Perceptor's bizarre security measures which allowed him to jettison the entire unit with the pull of a lever. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:SpringerOnlyHuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Surprise, he's the green one!]]

Somewhere on Earth (it doesn't really matter where) a crime spree was raging, and the Autobots were called in to help. Springer lent his helicopter mode to rescue civilians trapped in burning buildings during a series of bombings. Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime were called in by an anonymous tip that would be their "big break in the case." Springer laughed off the police chief when he suggested it might be a dangerous trap, but he stopped laughing when [[Victor Drath]] and "[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]" captured the Autobots inside of a minute. Not one to waste resources, Drath eliminated his enemies and developed powerful new weapons at the same time by converting the four Autobots' mental essence into synthetic organic forms. He ordered the organic material destroyed but, surprisingly, it seemed to form itself into four genuinely human bodies for the Autobots. Springer and the "Autobots" escaped Drath's thugs in the scrapyard where they were being disposed of, and sought cover in a nearby shed. In the sort of plot contrivance not revived until ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' years later, the Autobots found four matching jumpsuits inside, each perfectly replicating their individual color schemes. As a human, Springer faced some tough lessons, like shaving and dealing with sidewalk preachers.

After finding Drath's men test-driving the Autobots' now-inanimate bodies in the city, Springer ingratiated himself with the gang due to his ability to "pilot" the Autobot like a pro. The gang was set to infiltrate Autobot City inside their robot drones and then detonate Metroplex from the inside-out. After learning the plan, Springer carjacked himself (rescuing the captured Ultra Magnus in the process) and then flew to intercept the other Autobots before they reached Autobot City. Desperate to keep the Autobots from innocently letting their "friends" inside, Springer opened fire on Autobot City himself in order to force the Autobots to raise their defenses before the explosive-laden vehicles got too close. He succeeded in getting himself shot out of the sky, but at least Metroplex was put on alert and the bombing of Autobot City was stopped. Perceptor whipped up a reversal-transference doodad, and Springer and the others were returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

After Galvatron's goons sabotaged the master power generator on Cybertron with [[anti-electron]]s, the Autobots began experiencing system irregularities. In Springer's case, he was attempted to fly [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the repair bay when he transformed in mid-air and crashed instead. The problem was eventually corrected, but surely Springer missed out on a good opportunity to tease Sky Lynx about tarnishing his "oh so perfect" flight record. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blaster, please, this isn't the time for this!]]

On a barren planetoid, Springer was fighting alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] against the Decepticons. They were pinned down in the trenches, waiting for "[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Commander Modesty]]" to arrive and lend some air support. Once he arrived, though, Sky Lynx and the other "[[primitive]]s" on both sides were called into space by a signal only they could hear. Before either side could fully comprehend what had happened, a massive energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] arrived, draining them dry of their energy. Luckily, Grimlock and the primitives eventually managed to save the universe and undo the power loss suffered by Springer and the others. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During a skirmish in [[Japan]], Springer was present when Rodimus temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod. He and the other Autobots held off an attack by the Decepticons when Scourge briefly took control of them and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Springer was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This trinity's going to war!]]
''Springer was a member of the Wreckers commando squad, originally meant (with the other Triple Changers) to substitute for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], and could 'spring' forwards really far. He first met the squad leader [[Impactor]] by beating him up while pretending to be a Decepticon, [[Emirate Xaaron]] feeling this would be the best way to sell Springer's skills to Impactor. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} It appears to have made an impact, as when Impactor died it was discovered he had named Springer as his successor.''

''He felt unworthy of the role and suffered from worries that he couldn't handle it, worries made worse when [[Kalis]] was overrun by the undead, the Wreckers were captured, and Springer had to face Impactor's zombie! Unable to blast his old comrade, Springer instead succeeded in getting Impactor's mind to resurface, allowing him to carry on to meet up with Ultra Magnus' team. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} Alongside a host of allies, Springer helped end the zombie threat. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"See Springer, that's the difference between you and me. Forward thinking—careful planning— organisation. That's why I sleep in the arms of a beautiful woman, while you lie in your bedsit with [[Kiss Players|''cheap porn'']]."]]
''That done, it was time for the main mission: Take the Wreckers to Earth to face [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately, by accident they found themselves sent by the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] to a human city, and the fight against Galvatron began causing major destruction and endangerment of human life. Springer quickly decided to take the fight out of the city, pretending he'd captured Galvatron's time-jump device and leading Scourge and Cyclonus away from the humans. Springer led the Wreckers back to Cybertron with the intent of returning for Galvatron later. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} Unfortunately, that "later" was the Time Wars. Even with the support of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the Wreckers were massacred, with Springer's order to retreat and fight a running battle doing nothing to stop the slaughter. However, Springer's heroism impressed Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] so much he disobeyed his orders to kill the surviving Autobots; the two also saved each other's life during the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

''Left stranded on Earth, Springer and the other Time Wars survivors decided to band together as the eponymous [[Survivors]] after a proposal from Carnivac. Springer was originally reluctant but soon became the leader of that group too. {{storylink|Survivors!}} Carnivac eventually chafed under his leadership, whacked Springer one, and then left—right when the new Mayhems were arriving to kill him! {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Springer was convinced by the others to go to Carnivac's aid, but while Carnivac was saved, [[Catilla]] was killed. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}''

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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Wolf in the Fold Springer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Grrrrr. >:( ]]''Springer wanted to wait for the Mayhem Attack Squad to make the first mistake before seeking vengeance for Catilla, but Carnivac couldn't wait. He set off on his own to enact his revenge. Without time to formulate a decent plan, Springer realized the Survivors would need raw numbers to defeat the Mayhems, and that meant dealing with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Earthforce]]. Asking for help to save a Decepticon...Springer ruminated that Grimlock was likely to declare them all traitors on the spot. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Still, they went to Earthforce, pledging the Survivors' allegiance in return for them helping rescue Carnivac. They were successful, and half the Mayhems were captured while the other half died at Carnivac's hands. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Soon thereafter, Springer led his men against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], protecting a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Peace Rodimus Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springimus Prime?]]''In 2008, Springer was briefly seen among a massive melee between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

''In one future, set in the year 2510, the war with the Decepticons finally came to a conclusion. Springer led his Wreckers into battle in Cybertron's northern hemisphere, wiping out the last of the remaining Decepticon warriors. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] officially declared the war over, he decided to nominate Springer to carry on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for him. Tragically, however, things wouldn't be that simple. A deep-cover Decepticon named [[Triton]] stirred up trouble at the meeting by declaring Ultra Magnus a better choice for the new Autobot leader. His antics led to a brawl between Springer's Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, who favored Ultra Magnus. Although Triton was killed in the fight, it was too late: the war began again, this time with Autobot vs. Autobot. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Another Time and Place=====
When Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] rushed off half-cocked searching for a cure for [[Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], it was up to the Autobots to bail them out of trouble when they were caught by the Decepticons. Working with a small group (including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]), Springer caught the Decepticon [[Fangry]] alone and pulled him into the sea. Before he could fight back, Springer used a thermal knife to amputate both of his arms, leaving the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] helpless against his Autobot attackers.

Cold, Springer. Awesome, but cold. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]
When the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wrecker]]s buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, and he subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Springer later helped lay [[Sky Sniper]] mines on Earth, in preparation for a final stand against the coming of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2 mini-series]] did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearances in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.}}
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springer's the one who doesn't know how binoculars work. Well, one of them, anyway.]]
Springer seems to be much more of a loner, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] defeat on [[Klo]]. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him, he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Fifteen years after the Autobot/Decepticon war ended on Klo, Springer was head of security under Substitute Commander Ultra Magnus aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' as it tracked [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] to Earth. Springer was looking forwards to seeing Grimlock again. Once on Earth, Springer and Ultra Magnus were spying on a meeting between the Decepticons that had followed Bludgeon and thos that had thrown their lot in with Starscream. After observing Mirage get captured and Bug Bite using modified [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] to control some of the assembled Decepticons, they withdrew. Later using modified cerebro-shell jammers, Springer was part of the Autobot force that disrupted Bug Bite's meeting with Megatron. The disrupted meeting led to Decepticon firing on Decpeticon and in the chaos that followed, Springer disabled the Decepticon computers, allowing the raiding party to withdraw with a rescued Mirage.{{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then there was a fight. We guess.]]

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Springer's rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===Sticker Adventures===
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|In the Special Edition, Wreck-Gar shoots first.]]
Springer was one of four Autobots working on mapping out the universe when their shuttle is hit by a meteor. Forced into an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]], and are attacked by [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s until Hot Rod & Kup arrive to save their skidplates.{{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterward, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the [[Maximal Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:TWW Escalation Springer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spring-heeled jerk.]]After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a test of the [[space bridge]]{{storylink|Fragmentation}}, Springer broke off from the Autobot army and formed the Wreckers. Springer was leading the Wreckers into an investigation of the [[Tagan Heights]] Industrial Quadrant East, but they were discoved by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] upon them. Springer, alongside his fellow Wreckers, attacked the Ultracon Combiner but ended up tangled in cabling. This gave Ratbat the chance to gloat at Springer. Once news of Devastator aligning with the [[Ultracon]]s reached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], they moved in to aid the Wreckers, combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and battling Devastator.{{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

Freed in the confusion, Springer leapt at Ratbat, screaming at the Ultracon leader for violating the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. The Combiner teams were downgraded from combat status and monitored for a reason. Ratbat mocks Springers newfound concern for treaties. Springer states that there's enough destructive potential in the Tagan Heights to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and an accident in the Combiner throwdown would light the fuse. A stray blast from Defensor in fact, did just that. Springer chastised the Protectobots for taking such a huge risk. The Protectobots vacated the area leaving Springer alone against the Ultracon Combiner. Fortunately, the individual Protectobots managed to overload and defeat Devastator, saving Springer.{{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

[[Image:DW Countdown to Extinction Springer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Springer, together with Hot Rod and Blurr, spots a Decepticon shuttle emerging from [[transwarp]] over the [[Wastelands]] of Cybertron.{{storylink|Cold War}} Later still, Springer reports to Optimus Prime that the situation in [[Iacon]] has become worse and that the [[Guardian robot]]s have been reactivated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, whilst fighting the Guardian robots outside of Shockwave's fortress, Springer sees the matrix fire a beam of light towards an [[Unicron|unknown entity]]{{storylink|countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Later still, whilst Hot Rod and Kup are training, Springer take sthe opportunity to hang out with Arcee on Landing Patform A as they observe Prowl and his group of Autobots head back to Earth.{{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Get to the Choppah!]]
Springer accompanied [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in searching for a missing team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. However, their radars were jammed by [[Serpent O.R.]], so their search was fruitless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 15 2010}}
After chasing Squadron X across the galaxy, the Wreckers' rivalry with them came to an end on the planet Pova. The Wreckers, however, found themselves in a bad way after Impactor's first officer, Springer, was trapped under some collapsed rubble. Despite Springer's pleas, Impactor used Springer's own body as a shield against Squadron X's advancing troops, firing through it. This helped turn the tide, and the Wreckers rounded up all of Squadron X for transport offworld. Unfortunately, Impactor snapped when Prowl told him that Pova was neutral territory, and that he was ordered to set them free or else the Autobots would face diplomatic repercussions. Impactor locked himself in their ship, and as Springer tried to break through the door, personally executed every member of Squadron X while they were restrained. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5}}

Springer testified against Impactor, and the disgraced Wreckers leader was imprisoned on Garrus-9. A cover story for what happened on Pova was released which involved Springer suggesting Impactor fire through his torso and Squadron X later escaping their restraints, necessitating their execution. Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4 {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:Stormbringer2 Springer.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Wreckers don't have go on about that, do they?]]

Thousands of years later on the planet [[Varas Centralus]], Springer, commander of the Wreckers, was coordinating the counter-offensive against a [[infiltration protocol|Phase Six Decepticon siege bunker]] when he got the call from Optimus Prime that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might be active again on Cybertron. Cutting off the battle, Springer brought his Wreckers back to the homeworld and joined Prime in assaulting [[Thunderhead Pass]], bringing down the cult of Thunderwing and its leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. After that, all they had to do was defeat the undefeatable Thunderwing himself. Thanks to the side effects of the [[Ultra-Energon]] powering the monster, and a little unexpected help from the Decepticon battleship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Springer and the others managed to do just that. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ebeneezer Kup!]]

Not long thereafter, Springer excused himself from actively leading the Wreckers when he heard his old mentor Kup had finally been found, after being MIA for some time. Rescue conditions were hardly ideal, however: the planet the old warhorse was stuck on was permeated with highly unstable energy crystals which produced massive amounts of debilitating radiation and a single spark might set off an explosive chain reaction that would destroy the planet. Kup, meanwhile, had somehow survived exposure to this environment, yet had gone over the brink of madness, attacking the Autobot teams that beamed down to retrieve him because their thick radiation armors made them appear monstrous to his eyes. Despite these complications, Springer insisted rescue efforts continue, even after many Autobots were destroyed in the attempt. Finally, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] arrived as a defensive specialist, and used his force field to block the radiation and get Kup to recognize him. Kup was brought in for repairs, and Springer returned to the Wreckers. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, Springer, along with Autobots across the galaxy, watched an Autobot news report heralding the miraculous return of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Springer and the Wreckers were called in once again to battle Thunderwing when he was found guarding a cave on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't have much luck. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15_SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why should [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] get [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|all the fun?]]]]
Springer was making regular trips to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' to check up on Kup, but one day found that the old warrior had been transferred to the [[Kimia Facility]] without his knowledge. Filled with rage, Springer traveled to the facility and delivered an uppercut to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s chin, only to learn that Kup had been fully repaired using [[Pretender]] technology. While he was skeptic at first, Springer's spirits were soon lifted when he got to meet the rejuvenated Kup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Led by Kup, Springer later helped rescue a number of Wreckers who had been captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]]. Following this mission, Springer and his fellow Wrecker [[Roadbuster]] joined Kup's personal strike force onboard the starship ''[[Trion]]''. He argued against letting [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] into the team, but Kup felt that everyone deserves a second chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Shortly afterwards, the team caught a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who was being chased by Decepticons. Kup's team went to his aid, but unfortunately their opponent was the abominable [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], who melted Springer's rotor blades with acid. Eventually, the giant was toppled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s new sniping skills. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

While chasing the Decepticon cruiser ''[[Torment]]'', the ''Trion'' was lured into a trap and shot down above the planet Cybertron. The crew was "bonded" with the ship at the time, and Springer refused to disconnect from the doomed vessel as he attempted to steer it into a crash landing. He succeeded, and later met with another Autobot unit that had also ended up on the abandoned planet. Kup's team decided to show the others how badass they were, a showcase which ended with Springer being wrestled to the floor by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his weapon being used to hold Kup at gunpoint. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} After this little show of force, the two groups teamed up to fight off the [[Insecticon swarm]] that was inhabiting the planet along with them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

When the Autobots relocated to another base, Springer participated in the caravan in his ground vehicle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} At the new base, Springer helped set up a large defensive cannon to use against the incoming swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Despite Springer's best use of fisticuffs, the Autobots were overrun by the thousands of Insecticons, and only saved by the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} Omega took everyone to [[New York City]] on [[Earth]], where Megatron and his forces were located. During the great battle, Springer shoved his knee hard in [[Viewfinder]]'s abdomen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}}

A year later Springer began recruiting to build up the Wreckers. On [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship he introduced himself to the new team members: [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle]]. He told them that their first mission was to clean up [[Garrus-9]] and warned them that their first day as a Wrecker could be their last. When Ironfist fainted, Springer felt he needed to keep an eye on him. Afterward he spoke with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and shared thoughts about Impactor until Ultra Magnus called for him to return to the bridge. He arrived just in time to see a Decepticon starship explode, revealing the former Wrecker. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Once Impactor was aboard, Springer asked him how he got out of Garrus-9. After hearing Impactor's tale of escape, Springer finally felt the mission was interesting. He then shared words with Impactor about the incident on [[Pova]]. Impactor stormed out, but Springer still felt it would be a good idea to use him on the team. Ultra Magnus then relayed something that Prowl wanted done, but only revealed the name: [[Aequitas]].

While nearing Garrus-9 orbit, Springer assisted Ultra Magnus with the mission briefing. He outlined the mission, dividing them into two teams to penetrate the [[lattice forcefield]] via [[drop pod]]s. He took control of one of the pods before relaying control over to Rotorstorm for a simultaneous hit against the forcefield. Once through the pod came under instand attack, but Springer managed a crash landing. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Upon planetfall, Springer's team ran from an oncoming horde of Decepticons. He took a look at [[Twin Twist]]'s wounds while Guzzle, Kup, and Impactor held off the Decepticons. Springer ordered Guzzle into tank mode to bring down the ceiling, granting them an moment's reprieve. He then sent Kup and Guzzle to get backup while Twin Twist drilled through the floor. He drilled into an open area, but was saved by Springer, who jumped through and quickly transformed into helicoptor mode. On the ground they found they demolished remains of [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]], but Twin Twist warned them that they had just set off a defense mechanism. Springer attempted to escape but was zapped unconscious, ending up in [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]'s Spark Extinction Chamber. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4 faceshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px||Right in the kissah!]]

Springer came to after a torturing round from Stalker and began arguing with Impactor about the events that led to the former Wreckers command to be imprisoned on Garrus-9. Springer expressed the desire to forgive Impactor and himself for what happened on Pova, but this couldn't happen until Impactor admitted that what he did was wrong. They were interrupted by the return of Stalker, who had retrieved his latest instrument of torture, the [[endoscopic claw]]. After Twin Twist died as a result of [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s sacrifice to activate Aequitas, Stalker was about to move onto the others when help arrived in the form of Guzzle, Kup and [[Snare]]. Kup sprang Springer, who brought a quick end to Stalker with the torturer's own endoscopic claw. This respite didn't last long, as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasted through the wall after being radioed by Stalker. The large Decepticon simply asked if the Wreckers were ready, with Springer replying affirmative. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 15 2010}}

Springer then led all Wreckers present in the former spark extraction chamber into battle with Overlord atop G-9; it didn't go too well. Mid-battle, Ironfist, Perceptor and Verity arrived with a BFG for Springer to use that would supposedly turn the tide. Overlord shrugged of the attack, swiping the weapon away and removing Springer's face in one motion. Then did Ironfist reveal that the weapon was actually a launcher for deterrence chips, which he now could detonate locally, and thus lead to the end of the battle. Springer survived the mission, but is, however, on spark-support. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
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==Commercial appearances==
* Springer featured in his own 1986 [[commercial]] alongside [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. In an animation sequence narrated by Optimus Prime and loosely based on the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Springer's shuttle is shot down over the planet of Junk, where he does battle with an aggressive Wreck-Gar (introduced by Megatron). Prime describes him as "the toughest of the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s."

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

: Springer was one of three Autobot Triple Changers. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In robot mode, his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a sword.

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases. When he was released in the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line in 1991, he retained the plastic chest.
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===Timelines===
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Cybertron-planet Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys and bio cards, Springer is a ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy [[redeco]] of the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] toy using green and grey as the base colors, Springer transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle]]. When Springer's [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped.

:The mold was later used as ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster]] in the Target-exclusive Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack.

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===Universe (2008)===
====War Within Series====
*'''Battle Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle...?]]
: A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], Springer transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, which becomes a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]].

: Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|above]].

: In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. The right comic was to be ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]". The comic that was included was a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]] parts 5 & 6".

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==Trivia==
* The Hasbro design team chose the [[Evac (Cybertron)| Evac]] mold for Universe Springer, because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
* Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]] Springer to come up with [[Megatron (SG)|Shattered Glass Galvatron]].
* Springer's name comes from his ability to jump good. Jump real good. As you'd expect from someone who has a flying alt-mode, it's not an ability he uses much.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

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

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Wreckers

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:''The Wreckers are an [[Autobot]] combat unit from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Wreckers symbol.png|right|180px|thumb|Wreck & Rule]]
The '''Wreckers''' are a special task force, generally composed of the best and the toughest die-hard fighters around. Its ranks are composed of a who's-who of the obscure; mechs you've never heard much about, mostly because the Wreckers are often called in to fight when the odds of success are slim. Bluntly, they tend to burn through their roster at a frightening rate. The Wreckers are a close-knit group that's more concerned with bursting in, guns-blazing, and doing their Thing, than they are concerned with, say, strategy. Despite their disregard for planning and the bodycount their team mounts, the Wreckers are amazingly successful. If it's a lost cause, the Wreckers will be there, winning the day with sheer guts and determination.

Perhaps the most celebrated leader of the Wreckers is [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], though the memory of his former leader, [[Impactor]], hangs over his head. The team also has vague ties to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and its roster often includes the other [[Triple Changer]]s, the [[Jumpstarter]]s and the [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s. The roster of the Wreckers, as noted, is always in flux, and the future will bring leaders such as [[Apelinq]] and members outside the usual pool of [[Autobot]]s, including [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], and even former [[Decepticon]]s. But those were [[Universe (2003 comic)|pretty weird times]].

{{bigquote|Never a dull moment when you're a Wrecker.|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Wreckersoriginallineup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|They always smile after a nice massacre.]]
The initial roster of the Wreckers consisted of Impactor (the leader), Roadbuster, Whirl, Twin-Twist, Topspin and Rack'n'Ruin. They were later joined by Broadside, Sandstorm and Springer (who became the team's leader after Impactor's death). The team were set to be at the business end of [[Operation: Volcano]], killing ten of the most deadly Decepticons as they converged on a staged conference. However, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] called off the Decepticons' advance (truth be told, he didn't seem to know or care about it), the Wreckers' plans were also cancelled. As was Impactor's life, as one of the Decepticons, [[Macabre]], had stayed behind to kill [[Emirate Xaaron]], and Impactor took the 'bullet' for him. Impactor named Springer his successor as he lay dying. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Later, the team and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were misled into trying to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] upon his return to Cybertron. Decepticons had planted misinformation that Prime was in fact a Decepticon made up to ''look'' like Prime. Fortunately for the Wreckers' record, Magnus and Xaaron uncovered the truth before anyone could kill the Autobots' Greatest Leader. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

Both Roadbuster and Whirl appear to be absent from the team later on. Roadbuster reappears amongst the Wreckers eventually, but Whirl is never seen again. {{storylink|Time Wars}} Inferno is later affiliated with the team. {{storylink|Firebug!}}

'''Known members:'''
* [[Impactor]] (original leader)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]]
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader after Impactor's death)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]

After the team takes major casualties during the Time Wars, the few survivors (Springer, Broadside and Inferno) joined together with other "outsiders"—both Autobot and Decepticon—to form the (aptly named) [[Survivors]].

===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[Image:Wreckers3hlineup.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now taking applications for: [[Cyclonus (G1)|Traitors]], [[Arcee (G1)|Girls]], [[Fractyl|Wimps]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|People Who Shouldn't Be Here]].]]
After the end of the war, the [[Maximal High Council]] called the Wreckers back into service to protect the fragile peace that existed between [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The war veteran and gifted engineer Apelinq was assigned to be a squad commander of this new iteration of the legendary Autobot strike force, and several of his former comrades were also drafted. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] was also added to the ranks of the Wreckers in a commanding role. <ref>Apelinq's full profile in [[Disclosure|''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers'' issue 3]]</ref>

All but Rodimus and Apelinq were lost to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]] and its [[transformation virus]], but their depleted ranks were filled with other survivors, some rescued by Apelinq from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. In this troubled time, even [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were accepted into their ranks. {{storylink|Universe (2003 comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
* [[Apelinq]]
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
* [[CatSCAN]]
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]
* [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]
* [[Dillo]]
* [[Fractyl]]
* [[Mol]]
* [[Packrat]]
* [[Primal Prime]]
* [[Ramulus]]
* [[Rav]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]
* [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]]
* [[Sentinel Maximus]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
* [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]
* [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]
* [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]]
* [[Tigatron]]

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Wreckersdw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Wreckers: Featuring Ultra Magnus' Crotch.]]
The Wreckers split from the Autobot forces after the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion. Led by Springer, they clashed with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in the [[Tagan Heights]] for a time {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}} before reuniting with the Autobots and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] immediately prior to the Age of Internment. {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

'''Known members:'''
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

Later on, during Shockwave's reign on Cybertron, the Wreckers whittled down to small but elite task force of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. The [[Triple Changer]]s left the group and Ultra Magnus stepped in to lead.

'''Known members:'''
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader)
* Topspin
* Twin Twist
* Roadbuster
* Whirl

When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were released from imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers responded in kind. This, however, was after [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] had already wiped out the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] and defeated [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. In the battle, both Whirl and Roadbuster were apparently killed before Ultra Magnus took charge and brought Menasor down. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{ongoing}}
{{spoiler|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|23 April 2010}}
{{quote|What do you '''mean''', it's a lost cause? Of '''course''' it's a lost cause. That's why we're '''here!'''|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2]]}}
[[Image:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Wreckers are so hardcore they don't even need a spaceship. Except for when they [[Xantium|do]].]]
The Wreckers are the Autobots who get called in when the odds of success are nonexistent, but the job needs to be done anyway. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} They've been fighting for a long time, first under [[Impactor]] {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}, with many grand exploits. They've gained a few fanboys along the way, mainly "Fisitron" who writes the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} The original leader was [[Impactor]], until he did something horrific and was incarcerated. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Assigned to [[Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to [[Siege mode|Phase Six]], they were pulled out and sent back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the order of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when the Autobot leader suspected that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might have been behind the disappearance of the [[Calabi-Yau]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

The Wreckers arrived just in time to save [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]. They then proceeded to take [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s team apart without breaking a sweat. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Thunderwing was ''slightly'' more challenging, but the Wreckers suffered no apparent casualties. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3-springerscrew.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Wreck and RUN!!!]]

When Thunderwing popped up again guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime sent for the team once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't stop Thunderwing but he was rendered inert by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Sometime later, some of the Wreckers were captured by the Decepticons. They were rescued by the remaining Wreckers, now led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was acting independently. After this, Kup decided to form a new team that included Wreckers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Roadbuster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

After the great push by Megatron, Kup and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were made into Wreckers, with Ultra Magnus and [[Verity Carlo]] providing them with transport. A few years later, Wrecker reservists [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Pyro]], [[Rotorstorm]] and [[Ironfist]] were added to the team. Springer was becoming weary of assembling these teams, only to see them blown apart.

The first mission by the new team was to travel to [[Garrus-9]] and bring it back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} After the arrival of a battered Impactor, however, they discovered that the sociopathic [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] had seized control of the facility and the whole place had gone mental. A report from Prowl also stated they needed to find "[[Aequitas]]". Splitting into two teams, the Wreckers made planetfall {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} and soon became separated from each other. Perceptor's team were tasked to find Aequitas, but Springer abruptly changed strategy and split his group into two: one to find the prisoners, the other to "get help" from a maximum security cell. Perceptor's team succeeded—albeit with the loss of Rotorstorm to Overlord—but Springer, Impactor and Twin Twist got captured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"What's your name, soldier?" "Parts, sir! Private Parts!"]]
'''Known members:'''
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Verity Carlo]] (stowaway), the only non-Cybertronian member.
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]
* [[Impactor]] (former leader)
* [[Ironfist]]
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
* [[Pyro]]
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Rotorstorm]] (deceased)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
{{-}}
{{note|Their starship, the ''[[Xantium]]'', appears able to transform into a robot and thus may also constitute a member of the team.}}

===Shattered Glass===
The Wreckers were a band of mercenaries led by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], who spent their time looting and pillaging the countryside. They approved of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus's]] campaign of conquest, but initially preferred to remain autonomous.

That is, until one fateful day when Optimus hired the Wreckers to fight alongside his Autobots at the battle of [[Praxus-Delta]]. The battle was brutal and resulted in every Wrecker except Rodimus meeting the fate of most Wreckers across the [[multiverse]] at the hands of the Decepticons. Rodimus impressed Optimus by remaining in the fight regardless, in order to fulfill the contract. Thanks to his efforts the Autobots escaped without further losses, and Optimus was so impressed that he offered Rodimus leadership of the [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]]s, which the former Wrecker accepted.<ref>"[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" Rodimus's [[bio]] card.</ref>

==Notes==
* For some reason, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s profile art in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' has her branded with a red verison of the Wreckers insignia.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Universe (2003)]]
[[Category:Wreckers| ]]

Other Voices, Part 1

2010-04-08T02:25:54Z

96.30.141.144: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=25
|image=VokUnicronHead.jpg
|caption=''[[it|Another]]'' [[Grand Mal|floating head!?]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 1
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 31]], 1997
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]][[Bob Forward]]
|directed by=[[Colin Davies]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''The plans of both Megatron and the mysterious aliens are coming to a head as one of the two moons transforms.'''

:''French title:'' '''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 1re partie''' ("The Voices from Another World - Part 1")
:''French-Canadian title:'' '''Les Voix 1''' ("The Voices 1")
:''Japanese title:'' 恐怖の大王現る! (''Kyōfu no Daiō Arawareru!'', "The King of Terror Arrives!")
:''Latin-American title:'' '''Otras Voces Primera Parte'''
:''Italian title:'' '''L'arrivo - Parte 1''' ("The arrival - Part One")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Other Voices 1 Blackarachnia Tarantulas.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Some women can't be trusted, especially spiders.]]
In a flash of light, a power anomaly emerges from a wormhole above the planet and descends to the surface. The aliens have arrived.

Rhinox detects the arrival and alerts Optimus, who hopes the truce is still holding. He flies off to meet Airazor and Rattrap at the landing site located in [[Grid Trion]].

Tarantulas is programming his stolen Transwarp cell, when Blackarachnia pays him another visit. She tells him she can get them inside the Maximal base to steal a stasis pod. Megatron monitors the entire discussion between the two spiders and sends Waspinator to the location the aliens are anticipated to arrive at.

Rattrap and Airazor reach the site, which is a large circular plaza of stone, pulsing with energy and containing a stable energon crystal. When Airazor tries to scan it, it zaps her, blasts Rattrap away, and engulfs the entire site inside an organic dome-like structure with Airazor inside

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Airazor bungalow.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The aliens don't like mimes in an invisible box.]]
Airazor awakens inside the "nutty alien bungalow", where a garbled alien voice speaks to her. She assures the aliens she means them no harm, but they have no such compunctions and painfully scan her until she converts to beast mode. After the scan ends, they are left with one word of information: ''"Cybertron"''.

Outside, Waspinator arrives to "secure the area", but Rattrap drives him off with a vigorous bout of fisticuffs.

Primal arrives and surveys the situation. Rattrap's efforts to use a laser to cut through the dome structure are ineffective. Megatron then arrives with Terrorsaur and Scorponok. He mocks Optimus for thinking that simple laser could get through the structure, commenting that the aliens can "create energon itself." He then has Scorponok fire a "toxic sting" that eats through the structure. Primal and Rattrap venture inside; Rattrap drags the semi-conscious Airazor out, while Primal stays to confront the aliens. A series of whip-like metal tentacles ensnare him and lift him up into an agonizing scanning grid.

Tarantulas and Blackarachnia have made their way to the Maximal base, where Blackarachnia activates a device that creates a small opening in the shields. The spiders move in, unaware that they are being followed by Inferno, who notes that they're up to no good and develops his own entry by digging a tunnel below ground.

Rattrap pulls Airazor out through Scorponok's opening just before it self-seals, to find himself facing Predacon guns. The truce is over.

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Primal bondage.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Primal usually has to pay for this treatment.]]
Primal's scan ends, and to address him, the aliens (having no form he could comprehend) take the form of a "figure of authority"—the head of Unicron. The aliens tell him that the Transformers have contaminated their experiment, which will be "sterilized". Primal pleads for a chance to fix the damage, and for the lives of the planet's native creatures, but the aliens are dismissive, citing greater dangers unknown to Primal. The conversation ends with the aliens activating a "termination sequence".

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just whack, then unwrap!]]
The alien construct begins to pulse with building energy. The distraction proves enough for Rattrap and Airazor to overpower the Predacons. With renewed urgency, Primal breaks his bonds and flies right through the dome; the Maximals beat a hasty retreat—as the dome bursts open, spewing a directed geyser of energy into the sky. The energy activates hidden systems on [[Planet Buster|the second moon]], burning away its earthen surface to reveal an endless grid of weapon-like emplacements that being powering up. The moon itself begins to change its shape, and the alien energies cause the orbiting stasis pods to tumble out of orbit.

Rhinox observes all this at the Maximal base, taking measures to track what's happening even as the sensors begin to fritz out. Thus engaged, he doesn't see the spiders coming up behind him till it's too late. Dinobot is likewise gunned down in short order. Staring at Rhinox's displays, Blackarachnia wonders what they're looking at, to which Tarantulas replies: "The beginning...of the end."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]
|c1=
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (1)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (2)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (7)
*[[Rattrap]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (12)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Tarantulas]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (4)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (9)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (10)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not fair! Waspinator always gets slag assignments." 
"May I remind Waspinator that the current ceasefire applies only in reference to Maximals." 
"gulp, Waspinator go."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Waspinator'''.

[''Rattrap has just brutalized Waspinator''] 
"I swear, I can't take you anywhere!" 
"Hey, e-heh, just keeping the peace."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

"We can't leave Optimus in there!" 
"Hey, ours is not to reason why, but to blow dis joint before we die!"
:—'''Airazor''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Aah, would I could have that sound to lull me to sleep each night."
:—'''Megatron''' enjoying the soothing lullaby of Optimus Primal's agonized screams

"It is too late. You and your enemies have already contaminated the project. The harm has been done. That which does not become part of the one—shall become void." 
"No—wait! We can fix whatever damage was done." 
"We are not interested. The experiment will be sterilized." 
"You can't do that! There are living creatures here. You, with all your power—even you have no right!"
:—The '''Vok''' refuse to bargain with '''Optimus Primal'''

==Notes==
* This is the first of several episodes centered on the aliens, all with "Other V*"-styled titles: "Other Voices", "[[Other Visits (Part 1)|Other Visits]]", "[[Other Victories]]".
*Bob Forward has said this was originally meant to be a 4-parter but the plans were changed at the last minute—"Apparently anything more than a two-parter is too hard to schedule".<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=%22anything%20more%20than%20a%20two-parter%20is%20too%20hard%20to%20schedule%22 Interview with Bob Forward on alt.toys.transformers]</ref>
*After Waspinator is defeated by Rattrap, he has exactly the voice you'd expect from someone who's been [[Humanization|kicked in the nards]].
*"Scan complete, this is the specimen we analyzed before."—The Vok previously analyzed Optimus in "[[Chain of Command]]".
*The Vok's Unicron hologram is solely a visual reference, and is not meant to suggest any connection between the aliens and [[Unicron]].
*The Unicron hologram's statement "That which does not become part of the one—shall become void" may be a reference to Unicron's quote from [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]: "That which does not become a part of me shall become one with the great void." It might also be a twisted reference to [['Til all are one|a certain Autobot mantra]], which wouldn't be the first or last of such references.
*At the beginning of the episode, Tarantulas has a series of purple bars and a series of red bars on a computer screen. In [[Cybertronix]], they are labeled "bass" and "treble."
*While the Vok claim to have a form we can't comprehend and that "there is more danger than you know" if they don't destroy Earth, neither idea ever came up again.
* This is the last multi-parter to feature a "Next time on ''Beast Wars''" segment.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* The start of the audio commentary for this episode with fan consultant [[Ben Yee]] and story editor [[Larry DiTillio]] on the [[Madman Entertainment]] ''Beast Wars Season 1'' DVD is almost inaudible. As Larry DiTillio is trying to explain something, something happens that is very difficult to make out, with Ben Yee suggesting they start over.

==Home video releases==
{{note|All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.}}
;VHS
*1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
*2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;Laserdisc
*1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
*2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.
*2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Kid Rhino]])
*2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio.
*2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio.
*2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])
*2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Mindwipe (ROTF)

2010-03-18T19:34:06Z

96.30.141.144: /* Voyager class toys */

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{{disambig2|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon Headmaster|Mindwipe (G1)}}
:''Mindwipe is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mindwipe_ROTF_Voyager_toy.jpg|thumb|350px|One, one stealth jet. Ah ah ah.]]
'''Mindwipe''' isn't like the other Decepticons. While they focus on attacking your body, he prefers to go for the mind. Using the power of hypnosis, he subverts the programming and wills of his opponents and directs them to perform his dirty work. This makes him very much a hands-off individual. Staying aloft and away from the action below, he allows his near-zombified minions to fight his battles for him. The only being immune to his abilities is [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the Matrix-bearer. But when the universe shuts a door, it opens a window, and if Mindwipe can't attack the Autobot leader directly...well, his nearest and dearest work just as well.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager class toys====
*'''Mindwipe''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:''

:Mindwipe transforms from a bat-like robot into something like a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth ground attack aircraft. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] can attach to the top of Mindwipe's alternate mode. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable.

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]

Headstrong (G1)

2010-03-18T19:28:55Z

96.30.141.144: /* Trivia */

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{{picsneeded|Fiction, toy}}
:''Headstrong is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Headstrong boxart.gif|right|250px|thumb|Marching to the beat of his own drummer. Whom he stomped on.]]
You can ''tell'' '''Headstrong''' that a three-foot-thick steel tank is full of dangerously radioactive waste, but it won't do a lick of good if he thinks you've hidden the [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] goodies in it. He'll attack it with his unbreakable ramming head and acid-dripping horn until he's conclusively proven wrong, then retreat with his well-earned wounds to suck his thumb, still convinced deep in his tiny brain that somebody had tricked him.

Despite such mishaps, Headstrong still plugs away. He believes that tenacity can compensate those minor qualities in which he's lacking, such as strength, intelligence, or courage. To his credit, [[Starscream (G1)|not a few of his allies]] seem to subscribe to this philosophy, and Headstrong isn't dead yet.

Best and brightest he may not be, but he's always ready to grab his [[diffraction sword]] and start waving it around. It affects his opponent's optics, so that where they see Headstrong, that's where he ain't. It's unfortunate that his own eyesight isn't much better. A distant foe must beware Headstrong's glowing [[Plasma sphere shooter|plasma spheres]], which explode on contact. Woe to the one who touches Headstrong's balls!

Headstrong and his fellow Predacons can combine to form [[Predaking]], but he'll only do it when ''he'' wants to do it.

{{quote|I'll get there when I'm good and ready!|Headstrong, on when he'll help form Predaking|[[Call of the Primitives]]}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Tête Forte''' ("Head Strong")
:''Italian name:'' '''Rinox'''
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Tie Tou''' (铁头, "Iron Head')

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader Razorclaw secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}}

''Fortunately for Headstrong and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Headstrong, along with the other Predacons, hunted Megatron on orders from Shockwave. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

{{charstubfiction}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Headstrong was one of Shockwave's minions when the Decepticon army split into two factions led by ol' one-eye and Megatron. When their fight for power and control grew too critical, they called an [[Enclave]] to discuss reuniting against the Autobots. Headstrong hardly cared about the politics -- he was just so happy to see the hor d'oeuvres table! The happy little rhino spent most of the night stuffing his face and getting blitzed on the punch. The Autobots came by to ruin his party, however, as they couldn't allow a unified Decepticon army to stand against them. So... [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] cold-conked the already tipsy Headstrong and dragged him away into the shadows. Then, the Autobots staged "sniper fire" against Megatron and, when he and his Decepticons fired back, they tossed the unconscious Headstrong and his weapon down as if he'd been hit. Thinking Shockwave had sent the Predacon as an assassin, Megatron called a quick and violent end to the truce, and the two factions returned to open warfare with each other. [[Primus]] only knows how Headstrong explained himself when he came to. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}''

''Some time later, Headstrong was briefly seen charging the Autobot Earthbase with his fellow Decepticons during a siege. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

====Generation 2====
Headstrong appeared during the Autobot/Decepticon alliance, battling the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He, [[Weirdwolf]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had lots of fun counting kills and munching metal. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ron Feinberg]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:FFOD5 Predacons.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Headstrong can be seen on the left]]
Headstrong was dispatched to [[Io]] with the other Predacons to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. During the battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, only to be defeated by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] retreated, despite Headstrong's objections. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Headstrong and the Predacons were next seen guarding [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[death crystal]] cannon on the planet [[Dread]]. When the Autobots arrived, Headstrong and Tantrum almost managed to shut [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] up permanently by knocking him into quickmud, but Sky Lynx pulled him to safety. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

On a mission to drain the planet [[Paradron]] of its rich energy resources, the Decepticons managed to conquer its peaceful population with ease. One Paradronian named [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] got away and brought back an Autobot strike force, however. Once they were spotted, Galvatron ordered Headstrong and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to man the [[molecular cannon]] and blow them away. Both warriors were probably real eager to fire, but once Brawl said it was time to take the shot, Headstrong just had to be difficult and stall a few moments more until he was "good and ready". Decepticons and their personality problems... {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:Headstrong fist.jpg|left|200px|thumb|OMG!! Headstrong is adorable!]]
When the Predacons later attempted to ambush [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and his soldiers on Cybertron, their battle was interrupted by a [[Quintesson]] dream machine that surrounded the Transformers with a fog-filled landscape and subjected them to nightmarish torments plucked from the subconscious of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. After [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Razorclaw were carried off by a dragon, the Predacons reluctantly stopped fighting the Autobots long enough to deal with their lost leader. Headstrong was particularly edgy around the Autobots, and warned Rodimus Prime to stay out of his way. Headstrong thought the worst was over when "Galvatron" showed up in a House of Mirrors, not recognizing the unusual size and behavior of his commander. Even after "Galvatron" spontaneously grew several stories taller and began to crush Rodimus and Headstrong in his hands, Headstrong was still pulling the "It's me, Galvatron! Don't you recognize me?!" routine. Pure instinct; no brains. Headstrong's leg was seriously injured by the crushing vise of the false Galvatron's grip, and his damage prevented the Predacons from forming Predaking and continuing the fight with the Autobots after the Quintesson machine was destroyed. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Later, Headstrong and the Predacons were battling the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a lifeless planetoid. Headstrong was tripped up by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in battle, flipping over onto his back. Give how he kept bouncing after the impact, you'd think he was made of jello. Headstrong and the other [[Primitive|Primitives]] were then summoned to fight [[Tornedron]]. During the trip to meet [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]], Headstrong, being a wise and intelligent construct, picked another fight with the Dinobots, saying "Grimlock don't know nothing." [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] objected to the opinion of the "stupid Decepticon rhino," and a brawl among the Primitives ensued. It was ended when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] shook himself to throw the Primitives around. After Sky Lynx and Trypticon had their energy drained, the Primitives split up, fleeing for their lives. Detesting their cowardice, Headstrong declared that he should die fighting, and Razorclaw ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. However, their energy was sucked away, only to be restored when Grimlock destroyed Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Headstrong and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. Along with the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Stunticon]]s, the Predacons outmaneuvered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and [[Throttlebot]]s into the bottom of a canyon, and began firing down upon them. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Headstrong's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Headstrong fought his fellow rhinocerous, [[Ramhorn]], before cheating and turning into robot mode. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Headstrong and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beest]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beest}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Headstrong and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. Headstrong spotted the Autobots' civilian soldiers and opened fire, quickly joined by his fellow Predacons. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Headstrong and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Solar 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Headstrong and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Headstrong's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Headstrong and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Headstrong and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Headstrong and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Headstrong was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====

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. Headstrong was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}
{{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Headstrong and the Predacons were warlords on ancient Cybertron, exiled from the planet under circumstances unknown. It is believed that Starscream named his [[Predacon (War Within)|Dark Ages faction]] in their honor. Landing on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], the Predacons devolved into feral beasts over the years, until Megatron arrived on the planet in recent times and tamed them. He repaired their damaged circuitry, gave the Predacons the combined form of Predaking and, most importantly, programmed them to be loyal only to him. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} He then used Headstrong and the others to help him reclaim control of the Decepticons, first by overthrowing Shockwave on Cybertron {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}, and later putting the beat down on Starscream and his brigade on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
Headstrong and the other Predacons battled the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] over their portion of the [[Gladiator Zone]] when they were suddenly approached by [[Serpent O.R.]], who convinced both teams to join his reformed Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2}} After helping to capture a team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], Headstrong was seen at a Decepticon meeting. For some reason, he took grave offense to [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]] insulting Tantrum and tried to attack the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]], but was stopped by Serpent O.R.'s tentacles. As part of Predaking, he later helped attack an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}} He was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster Predacons.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Hey waitaminute... they're retreating in reverse!]]
Before the war began, the Predacons, including Headstrong, were respondents to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s open casting call for [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial combatants]]. Although the Predacons were contemptuous of some of the amateurs, they appeared to change their minds after seeing [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Headstrong and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[Image:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'll go to robot mode when I feel like it!]]
In the modern era, Headstrong, in a bizarrely horned tank mode, was among the Decepticon forces that helped the Autobots assault the reborn Thunderwing. That is, until he ran away. A few starblitz torpedoes, and he suddenly chickened out. WUSS! {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

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===Beast Wars===
====Timelines====
[[Image:DawnofFuturesPast G1Predacons.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Know that he is not Headstrong! (He's in the back.)]]
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Headstrong was once again plotting with his old team mates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

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====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic====
[[Image:Headstrong symbol.png|right|80px|thumb|I'm horny, horny horny horny]]
On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[transwarp shunt]] device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Headstrong''' (1986)
**''Team ID number'': '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-77'''
**''Accessories:''

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*'''Predaking''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

===Titanium Series===
* '''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

[[Image:Titanium Predaking.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
:Predaking's left leg is technically Headstrong.

==Trivia==
*Much like his [[Predacon (G1)]] buddy [[Tantrum]], Headstrong's alt-mode is not a predator; Rhinos feed upon any leafy material they come accross. That means 2 out of 5 of [[Predaking]]'s parts are truly vegetarian.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Headstrong/headstrong.htm Headstrong at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Headstrong Headstrong's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Enemy (G1)

2010-03-17T15:54:24Z

96.30.141.144: /* Merchandise */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Enemy is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Enemy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not to be confused with Cobra, the Enemy.]]
'''Enemy''' is one who feels hatred toward, intends injury to, or opposes the interests of another; a foe. He is a hostile power or force, or possibly something destructive or injurious in his effects.

For example, if one were not to want to sound like a robot, Enemy would, counter to this one's desires, change this being's voice into sounding like that of a robot's. And he would do this with only one part of his body; nay, the only part of his body he has.

He is a bastard. Perhaps, even, a nemesis.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Enemytww.jpg|150px|thumb|Could it be? Is it he?]]
While [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led most of the Decepticon army into [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], several of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s troops snuck into [[Kolkular]] to end [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a spacefaring warship. Enemy, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and others countered the Autobots when they were discovered. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

{{note|It's possible that Enemy was merely a miscolored [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] or [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], even though ''The War Within'' didn't shy away from using Microchange or Diaclone versions of toys as characters.}}
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==Merchandise==
*'''AM Radio & Headset
[[Image:Am Radio decepticon.jpg|thumb|140px|Does he use anarchy?]]
:Enemy first appeared in 1984 as part of a working AM radio & headset, a piece of merchandise made by Nasta under the "Power Tronic" imprimatur. Featuring a large wearable Decepticon symbol belt-clip, removing this item revealed Enemy, a solid red (with blue thighs and upper arms) simplification of the [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] mould. Permanently attached to the radio, Enemy could not be removed without breakage, but could nevertheless transform in situ.
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*'''Enemy''' (voice changer)
[[Image:Enemy ecv inpackage.jpg|thumb|100px|FIBRIREIR2 never caught on]]
:Enemy was given life again the following year when Nasta released a voice-changer in 1985. A large disembodied head, Enemy again looked like a red [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], but this time with proper silver face detailing. If a kid talked into a headset that plugged into Enemy's noggin, his voice would be modified to sound robotic. Enemy came with a belt clip, power pack, headset with built-in microphone, and ran on a single 9 volt battery (not included).
:''There is a product variant with a gold face instead of silver.'' (see main picture)
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Enemymicrochange.jpg|right|75px|thumb|Get on it, [[E-Hobby]].]]
* MC-01 Micross (Red) was a red cassettebot in [[Micro Change|Microchange]] which could retroactively be considered a version of Enemy. We like to think so, anyway.
*Enemy is awesome.
*Enemy could possibly be three times faster than most [[Mini-Cassette]]s, but his lack of media appearances make it hard to tell.

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Alex Weiner

2010-03-16T19:20:20Z

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'''Alex Weiner''', aka "Tony Bacala", supplied audio commentary, along with [[Rik Alvarez]], on ''[[Scramble City]]'', included as an extra on [[Sony]]'s 20th Anniversary DVD release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He is also the owner of [http://www.angelfire.com/bc2/transformers/ Transformer World 2005], a popular Transformers fansite.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiner, Alex}}
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Allegra

2010-02-11T16:32:01Z

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:''Allegra is an alien from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carnage in CMinor Allegra.jpg|right|270px|thumb|Side-effects may include, but are not limited to: backache, headache, irritation of the eyes, and slight nausea]]
Hailing from the musically-based planet of [[Eurythma]], '''Allegra''' possesses one third of a harmony with tremendous destructive power. She unfortunately has an acrimonious relationship with [[Basso Profundo]], who possess one of the other thirds and is leader of their planet. She's therefore most likely to be found at her musical retreat outside of the city. She has a somewhat better relationship with [[Zebop Skandana]], who holds the remaining third of the harmony.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)

After the three [[Eurythman]]s used their harmony to destroy a comet threatening their world, Allegra stormed off to her retreat outside the city to compose. She was interrupted by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who claimed they had come looking for the harmonic weapon and, in return for it, would help her overthrow Basso. She foolishly agreed, allowing Soundwave to record her third of the harmony. Once the Decepticons had confirmed it worked and used it on the Autobots, Galvatron terminated their alliance. Allegra attacked the pair with her part of the harmony, but was knocked unconscious when Soundwave retaliated with the two thirds he'd obtained.

Though Zebop tried to protect her unconscious form, he was crushed when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Soundwave fell on him. Allegra was able to revive him with a harmony, and the Autobots took the pair back to the city, now devastated by Soundwave who had obtained the third part of the harmony. The three Eurythmans were able to use a harmony to repair [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], who had also felt the full force of Soundwave's sonic weapon. The trio went to [[Earth]] where they used [[anti-sound]] to stop Soundwave's attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], enabling Blaster to erase the Decepticon's tapes of the harmony. The battle over, Basso, Zebop and Allegra returned to their world where Ultra Magnus suggested they might try to live in harmony. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

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Lube

2010-01-30T16:38:02Z

96.30.141.144: /* Generation 1 */

{{factions|autobot}}

:''Lube is a [[Nebulan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lube MTMTE.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Proudly upholding the honorable tradition of double entendre Transformer names.]]
'''Lube''' is a by-the-book, no-nonsense... okay, he's a temperamental ''tightass'' is what he is. As such, he's usually screaming at his [[Autobot]] partner [[Slapdash]]... though many times it's from a great distance. Even though Lube provides energy for the [[Powermaster]], the slacking Slapdash often leaves Lube behind before charging off into battle, leaving the Autobot stuck in vehicle mode.

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==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the UK comics are in italics.}}

[[Image:Hotwire and Lube no armor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lube is on the left.]]

After the first group of Transformer visitors left [[Nebulos]], {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} Hi-Q (working at the request of the [[Council of Peers]]) radiated the planet's fuel supply so that it was poisonous to robots.

Later, Lube was working in the [[Hi-Q Industrial Research Complex]] when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Getaway]], [[Joyride (Autobot)|Joyride]], and [[Slapdash]] arrived to ask [[Hi-Q]] for help rebuilding [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. The Autobots were warned that if they used Nebulon fuel they would freeze up and eventually die. Eventually Optimus Prime was rebuilt and Hi-Q decided to become his Powermaster partner in order to save his life and to defend Nebulos against [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (who were already Powermasters). Lube quickly volunteered to be partnered to Slapdash.

The new Autobot Powermasters defeated Darkwing and Dreadwind. [[Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] were banished from Nebulos, so they took off with their partners.

The Powermaster process altered the circuitry of the Autobots to the point where they could not be separated from their partners. They had to stick together, but, for the sake of Nebulon peace, the Autobots could not remain there. So they all left on the [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] to meet up with the other Autobots, leaving their friend [[Kari]] behind. {{storylink|People Power!}}

In transit to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] Optimus Prime filled the Nebulons in on the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]]. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}

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{{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Slapdash with Lube''' (Autobot Powermaster, 1988)

: Lube is an armored humanoid figure that converts into an engine block. In this form, he can fit into the engine socket of any Powermaster mold (without any added grease), unlocking its transformation from vehicle to robot mode. He was only available with his partner, Slapdash.

: Slapdash & Lube were sold in Japan without changes as the [[Godmaster]] [[Road King]]. The Lube figure was also [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Godmaster Warrior]] [[Bullet]].

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==Notes==
[[Image:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Surprisingly, we're out of lube jokes.]]
* A commercial for the [[Powermaster]]s which included Lube also advertised "[[People Power!]]", the [[Marvel Comics]] issue in which he was introduced. It is the only time the American character model is animated.
*Were you guys high when you named him? Seriously, living a life where all the other Autobots made fun of his stupid name....

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Slapdash/slapdash.htm Lube (with Slapdash) at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Slapdash Slapdash and Lube's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Fight or Flee (episode)

2010-01-11T15:41:05Z

96.30.141.144: /* Animation or technical glitches */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|ep=86
|series2=2010
|ep2=15
|prev=The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)
|image=Fight or Flee Paradrons enslaved.JPG
|caption="Man, I hate menial labor. Don't they have machines that can do this?"
|title="Fight or Flee"
|production code=700-106
|airdate=[[October 15]], 1986
|written by=[[Tony Cinciripini]] [[Larry Leahy]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Decepticons conquer Paradron, a world inhabited by pacifistic Autobots.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 戦いか死か!? (''Tatakai ka Shi ka!?'', "Fight or Death!?")
:''German title:'' '''Wenn du nicht kämpfst, wirst du sterben!''' (''If you don't fight, you're going to die!'')
:''German'' Generation 2 ''title:'' '''Eine vollkommene Welt''' (''A perfect World'')

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He looks smaller in person.]]

In space, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] are pursuing [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. Following him into an asteroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and do further damage to the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decides to take refuge in it. Once they've passed through, they find a planet that looks similar to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called [[Paradron]], is inhabited by Autobots. Native [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]... of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting [[Chaar]], they inform [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the populace that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but the others ignore his warnings. Soon enough, the Decepticons arrive and declare the planet a part of the [[Decepticon Empire]]. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, one claiming outright that the planet is a [[democracy]]. Galvatron shoots the dissenter.

[[Image:Fightorflee Sandstorm spacecraft.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long-abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take off, narrowly avoiding [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]].

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|fourth great war]] to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting the Autobot ship, the Decepticons use their [[molecular cannon]] to destroy the Autobots—or so they think, as the Autobots actually used the ship as a decoy. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes a team to secure the energon, while [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] takes [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Sandstorm, and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue the prisoners.

[[Image:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Dreamwave... The New Wave of Comics]]

Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but the latter are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that their forefathers would fight as well. The Autobot leader gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

[[Image:Fightorflee Ultramagnus Sandstorm bomb.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Nice scenery." "Yeah, now let's waste it! I hate nice things!"]]

Unfortunately, the Decepticons' control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have Paradron, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the energon core, which will destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but agrees to the plan when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a time bomb, the two Autobots hightail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remembers that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstorm remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway.

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*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (3)
*[[Slingshot]] (4)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (5)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (7)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (8)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (9)
*[[Paradron Medic]] (10)
*[[Paradron communicator]] (11)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (20)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (22)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (23)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (24)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (25)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (1)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (14)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (15)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (16)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (17)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*[[Headstrong]] (26)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (28)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (29)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (30)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (31)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (32)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (33)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (34)
}}

==Quotes==
"Before a society can move forward, everyone must agree on the rules. Now kneel!"
:—Come, sons of Paradron, kneel before '''Galvatron'''.

"I-is there something wrong with his timing program?"
:—'''Sandstorm''', asking the question we're all thinking about Blurr.

"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy.... All right, give me the bomb."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' with one of the greatest lines in the universe.

"Run you Autobot cowards! Hhh...but he isn't a coward.... Something's wrong here!"
:—'''Galvatron''' mocks Ultra Magnus, then realizes they're in deep [[Slag (slang)|slag]].

"It's as beautiful in death as it was in life." 
"Well, no need to get all mushy. Cybertron's a better place anyway—not so...perfect."
:—A solemn '''Sandstorm''' witnessing the destruction of his home while '''Rodimus Prime''' callously mocks him for it. Jerk.

==Other notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* In various shots, the Paradronians are all in an off-white color scheme while in others shots of the same groups, they're more colorful.
* When Scourge delivers his lines "The same goes for me..." as Cyclonus finishes drinking from the Energon fountain, Cyclonus has Sandstorm's color scheme. Sandstorm himself is also colored entirely orange during this moment.
* Shortly afterwards, as Cyclonus draws his weapon and notes that the Paradronians are not armed, the Decepticon brand usually seen on his chest is missing.
* When Cyclonus and Scourge plot against the Paradronians during Sandstorm's assembly, [[Scale|Scourge is drawn way shorter than Cyclonus.]]
* When Razorclaw and Brawl land in the gorge to hunt down Sandstorm, both of their color schemes show areas of white where there should be black.
* When Divebomb is tracking Sandstorm, is drawn flying in some sort of mid-transformational mode for the duration of the scene.
* When the Autobots are meeting on Paradron's moon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] are seen among the group looking at Rodimus Prime. How the hell did they get better?
* Bruticus is shown as being only a few feet taller than Galvatron.
* Oddly enough, when Rodimus gives the ultimatum for the Paradronians to "Fight...or flee!", (after the first slave acquires a gun) the slaves kneel to pick up weapons off of the floor...that aren't even there, making it appear as if they're plucking weapons from thin air. ''What?''
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]'s bizarre blue-and-orange alternate color scheme, previously seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", returns in a few shots during this episode.
* During a panning shot of some fighting Decepticons, Galvatron's cannon is white.
* Sandstorm's size relative to the other Autobots varies drastically — when interrogated, he looks huge; when descending the steps to the core chamber, he's half the size of Ultra Magnus; when handing Magnus the bomb, they're roughly the same size.
*When Bruticus says "I believe it is an Autobot invasion party.", Galvatron mouths the line simultaneously

===Continuity errors===
* Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in [[Starscream's Ghost]]. [[Starscream's Brigade|Gee, that's ''never'' happened before.]] [[To sell toys|Wonder why]]? Having said that, the episode features ''none'' of the traditional season 3 stock music used in surrounding episodes, possibly implying that it was actually to have been animated earlier in the season.
* When Cyclonus and Scourge contact Chaar, only [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] are shown, yet the voice that speaks is clearly [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue, dialogue.
* Bruticus is noticeably eloquent compared to past appearances.
* [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Despite being banished by Galvatron earlier]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] can be seen among Galvatron's troops when he orders them to make the slaves work faster.
* Brawl is shown helping [[Headstrong]] man a large gun at the same time as Bruticus is with Galvatron.
* Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", the [[Great War (G1)|current war]] is the third.

===Transformers references===
* Paradron would appear in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Micromasters|''Micromasters'' comic]] and be the location of [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|an important plot device]].

===Trivia===
* Apparently, Rodimus Prime is willing to destroy a whole planet rather let the Decepticons have it. And people wonder why everyone else prefers [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].
* It also appears that [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] has the same 'hidden camera' gimmick in his beast mode's forehead as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/fight_or_flee.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Scourge (Cybertron)

2009-12-22T21:09:51Z

96.30.141.144: /* Cybertron */

{{factions|jungleplanet|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Scourge.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Why do my shoulders hurt people?]]
'''Scourge''' believes in survival of the fittest and the rule of the mightiest. Not coincidentally, he sees himself as the top of both these categories. A former student of the now-peaceful [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], he is savage and brutal, and now holds the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] firmly in his steel jaws. Still, his sense of honor shows that somewhere beneath the exterior of the tyrant, some decency beats in his spark, it just needs to find a way out.

He also apparently looks up (rather down) to one of the humans, [[Lori]]; because even though she is small, she is brave enough to stand up to big old Scourge. And let's face it, she must have [[Devastator (ROTF)|pretty big cojones]] to do that (despite, y'know, being a girl). Scourge refers to her as 'little sister'.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Flame Convoy'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Ostor'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Trevor Devall]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cybertron Scourge past peoplesuffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scourge never stops bragging]]
Long ago, Scourge was a student training under the tutelage of the wise [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Frustrated by the lawlessness of his homeworld, as well as the weak rulers' lack of backbone in dealing with the many criminal elements that preyed upon the people of the land, Scourge turned his back on his master's teachings and waged a revolutionary war against the rulers of the land, with one message: bend to his will or be destroyed. Scourge's immense strength and force of arms saw him seize power over the Jungle Planet, but over time, his lofty ideal of bringing peace and safety to a chaotic land gave way to merely maintaining order under his iron fist. {{storylink|Honor|Honor}}

Years later, two strange beings dared enter the grounds of his temple. The leader, calling himself [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], claimed that he was in search of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]], which could save the universe from a [[Grand Black Hole|Black hole]] left in the wake of [[Unicron|some mythical god's]] destruction. {{storylink|Search|Search}} Soon afterwards, another (smaller) [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|outlander]] arrived, telling much the same story as the Decepticons did, except claiming that Megatron had no intention of saving the universe. Scourge joined the Decepticons but Bud, Lori and Coby turned him to the side of good so he could represent the Jungle planet during his fight against Galvatron along with Metroplex, Evac, Override, and Optimus Prime.

{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I cut down trees, I eat my lunch, I go to the lavat'ry.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-07'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

:''Cybertron'' Scourge transforms into a robotic dragon. Pressing the yellow button on his neck activates a electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into the slot on his back activates a Generation 1 transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the yellow button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).

: In robot mode, Scourge is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode.

: Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key code '''u2m8''' [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Bruticus (RID)|Predacon Bruticus]].

{{-}}
*'''Flame Convoy - Sky Lynx Edition''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: A Japanese [[Lucky Draw]] exclusive item, this extremely rare version of Flame Convoy had a colour scheme based (conceptually) on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx]], and shipped in a plain white version of his retail box.

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_LoC_Scourge.JPG|right|250px|thumb|He presses wild flowers.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: An extremely simplified version of Scourge, Legends-class Scourge has limited articulation and his tail cannot detach to form his trademark axe.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr]].

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron CryoScourge Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Cryo Scourge''' (Ultra, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, silver Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Cryo Scourge is a predominantly blue redeco based upon ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

: Cryo Scourge's packaging marks him as a [[Triple Changer]] for his ability to pop up the two extra heads. ... Yeah, we don't buy it either.

{{-}}

===Attacktix===
*'''Scourge''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF07
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Specialist
|special=Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
|cost=20
|speed=8
|attacktype=Striker (Axe)
}}
{{-}}
:Scourge is a surprisingly small [[Attacktix]] figure considering the massive and powerful character he's based on. His small axe, small base and low speed make him relatively ineffective against more powerful Star Wars and Marvel strikers.

:Scourge's "Recruit" power allows you to summon a trooper into play from your backups.

==Notes==
* The toy's instructions and the show's CGI model depict the yellow spike on Scourge's axe as sticking straight up, parallel to the handle, but the molded detail on the toy indicates that it's supposed to be positioned at a right angle to the handle—it's the opposite, narrow end of the axe blade, y'see.

* In dragon mode, Scourge's voice deepens.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm Scourge at TFU.info]

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Scourge (Cybertron)

2009-12-22T21:07:54Z

96.30.141.144: /* Cybertron */

{{factions|jungleplanet|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Scourge.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Why do my shoulders hurt people?]]
'''Scourge''' believes in survival of the fittest and the rule of the mightiest. Not coincidentally, he sees himself as the top of both these categories. A former student of the now-peaceful [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], he is savage and brutal, and now holds the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] firmly in his steel jaws. Still, his sense of honor shows that somewhere beneath the exterior of the tyrant, some decency beats in his spark, it just needs to find a way out.

He also apparently looks up (rather down) to one of the humans, [[Lori]]; because even though she is small, she is brave enough to stand up to big old Scourge. And let's face it, she must have [[Devastator (ROTF)|pretty big cojones]] to do that (despite, y'know, being a girl). Scourge refers to her as 'little sister'.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Flame Convoy'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Ostor'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Trevor Devall]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cybertron Scourge past peoplesuffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scourge never stops bragging]]
Long ago, Scourge was a student training under the tutelage of the wise [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Frustrated by the lawlessness of his homeworld, as well as the weak rulers' lack of backbone in dealing with the many criminal elements that preyed upon the people of the land, Scourge turned his back on his master's teachings and waged a revolutionary war against the rulers of the land, with one message: bend to his will or be destroyed. Scourge's immense strength and force of arms saw him seize power over the Jungle Planet, but over time, his lofty ideal of bringing peace and safety to a chaotic land gave way to merely maintaining order under his iron fist. {{storylink|Honor|Honor}}

Years later, two strange beings dared enter the grounds of his temple. The leader, calling himself [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], claimed that he was in search of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]], which could save the universe from a [[Grand Black Hole|Black hole]] left in the wake of [[Unicron|some mythical god's]] destruction. {{storylink|Search|Search}} Soon afterwards, another (smaller) [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|outlander]] arrived, telling much the same story as the Decepticons did, except claiming that Megatron had no intention of saving the universe. Scourge joined the Decepticons but Bud, Lori and Coby turned him to the side of good so he could represent the Jungle planet during his fight against Galvatron along with Metroplex, Evac, Override, and Optimus Prime.

{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I cut down trees, I eat my lunch, I go to the lavat'ry.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-07'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

:''Cybertron'' Scourge transforms into a robotic dragon. Pressing the yellow button on his neck activates a electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into the slot on his back activates a Generation 1 transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the yellow button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).

: In robot mode, Scourge is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode.

: Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key code '''u2m8''' [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Bruticus (RID)|Predacon Bruticus]].

{{-}}
*'''Flame Convoy - Sky Lynx Edition''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: A Japanese [[Lucky Draw]] exclusive item, this extremely rare version of Flame Convoy had a colour scheme based (conceptually) on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx]], and shipped in a plain white version of his retail box.

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_LoC_Scourge.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Scourge''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: An extremely simplified version of Scourge, Legends-class Scourge has limited articulation and his tail cannot detach to form his trademark axe.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr]].

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron CryoScourge Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Cryo Scourge''' (Ultra, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, silver Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Cryo Scourge is a predominantly blue redeco based upon ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

: Cryo Scourge's packaging marks him as a [[Triple Changer]] for his ability to pop up the two extra heads. ... Yeah, we don't buy it either.

{{-}}

===Attacktix===
*'''Scourge''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF07
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Specialist
|special=Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
|cost=20
|speed=8
|attacktype=Striker (Axe)
}}
{{-}}
:Scourge is a surprisingly small [[Attacktix]] figure considering the massive and powerful character he's based on. His small axe, small base and low speed make him relatively ineffective against more powerful Star Wars and Marvel strikers.

:Scourge's "Recruit" power allows you to summon a trooper into play from your backups.

==Notes==
* The toy's instructions and the show's CGI model depict the yellow spike on Scourge's axe as sticking straight up, parallel to the handle, but the molded detail on the toy indicates that it's supposed to be positioned at a right angle to the handle—it's the opposite, narrow end of the axe blade, y'see.

* In dragon mode, Scourge's voice deepens.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm Scourge at TFU.info]

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Scorponok (Movie)

2009-12-09T13:55:12Z

96.30.141.144: /* Deluxe Class Toys */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Scorponok}}
:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie Scorponok Procterrender1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He was great as Scorpitron in the ''Power Rangers'' movie!]]

'''Scorponok''' is a small [[Transformer]] with a symbiotic connection to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. His main drives are to hunt, destroy, and hunt some more, and nobody knows if he's truly barely sentient or is actually a cunning opponent getting friend & foe alike to underestimate him. Just as Blackout would often be found looming powerful and silent by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Scorponok is always near Blackout, except in those times he has been sent to kill.

Since he can tunnel underground with frightening speed, he's incredibly good at ambushing. His favorite pastime is playing Hide and Seek with unsuspecting players, be they robotic or organic. He prefers to be hider ''and'' seeker. On Cybertron, he was deliberately left behind on battlefields so he could use his chameleon mesh armour plating to blend in perfectly with the background, then ambush any Autobot patrols that would arrive. Thanks to this, Megatron gave him more autonomy than other Decepticons would get, as he admired Scorponok's genocidal zeal.

He may retreat, but he'll come back. He kills Autobots. He never gives up.<ref>Character Profile: Scorponok in [[Transformers #9]] (Titan)</ref>

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Wēn-yì''' (瘟疫, "Plague")

== Fiction ==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics===
Scorponok and Blackout, who ordinarily never leave [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s side, were dispatched to join [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s forces elsewhere on Cybertron while Megatron closed in on the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]]. After the group realized that both the All Spark and Megatron had left Cybertron, Blackout ended an argument with Starscream over what to do next by deploying the fearsome Scorponok. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

Soon after the Decepticons launched a battlecruiser to pursue [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s starship, they were unwittingly led into a trap and crippled by mines. Also damaged was Starscream's forward scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who was rescued by Scorponok. The Decepticons limped back to Cybertron in humiliation. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[Image:HoorayScorponok.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Adorably bloodthirsty.]]
After repairs were made to their ship, they followed the energy signature of the All Spark to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], then to [[Earth]], where Scorponok adorably helped out in the massacre of a United States military installation in [[Afghanistan]]. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

{{note|IDW's comics thus far have the only two fictional depictions of Scorponok's robot mode (which was designed for the toy) and show that he has always had a scorpion beast mode, meaning it was not a form he assumed once on Earth. His beast mode is just alien enough to work, but you can explain his name yourself.}}
{{-}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
Scorponok was deployed by Blackout to help him fight off [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], although he fared not so well in the battle. He proved more than a nuisance, however, and snuck aboar the ''Ark'' and sabotaged it. A pissed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] trashed Scorponok for this act. Ejected into space, the damaged Scorponok was saved by an injured Blackout, who was still recovering from a massive beating by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. What a pal. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

{{stub|C'mon, we can do better than THIS.}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Image:Movie Blackout Scorponok eject1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, slag, I forgot the Bungee cord!]]

During Blackout's attack on the [[United States Military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the Decepticon helicopter dispatched Scorponok to seek out and destroy an escaped unit under the command of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]].

[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|250px|thumb|HUUUGZ!!!]]

The next morning, as the surviving soldiers discussed the attack, Scorponok observed their conversation from a distance while hidden in the sand. Targeting Lennox for elimination, Scorponok followed the unit as they made their way to [[Mahfouz|the human boy's]] village. Choosing his moment to strike just as the men stopped on the outskirts of the settlement, his attack was foiled when [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] saw the metal scorpion tail pointed at Lennox's back and shouted a warning. (Well, it wasn't so much a warning as it was a very, very panicked "''WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''" followed by gunfire, but hey, it counts.) The other soldiers joined in the firefight as Scorponok dove under the sand to confuse them before impaling [[Patrick Donnelly|Sgt. Donnelly]] and dragging him below.

[[Image:Scorponok hurt.JPG|left|250px|thumb|I'm not having fun any more.]]

Driving the soldiers into the village, Scorponok fired a barrage of missiles, which destroyed the ruins that the village had grown around and critically injured [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]]. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Lennox's distress call to the [[Pentagon]] had gotten through, and an [[United States Air Force#MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]] drone relayed images of the Decepticon to astonished US military commanders. They immediately sent two [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] to attack Scorponok, to little effect, then followed up with an [[United_States_Air_Force#AC-130_Spectre|AC-130 Spectre gunship]], which damaged Scorponok enough for him to dive back into the sand and escape, leaving his broken tail behind.

Scorponok's tail was transported back to the States aboard a [[United_States_Air_Force#C-17_Globemaster_III|C-17 transport]]. Lennox, Epps, and several other soldiers examined it en route, which led to the discovery that the only damage the armor didn't either shrug off or quickly heal was the "6000-degree magnesium burn" of a sabot round. Armed with this knowledge, the humans knew they now had a weapon that could hurt the invaders. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
{{-}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comics===
{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines continuity.}}

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and a team of US Special Forces went looking for Scorponok. (Captain Lennox was originally meant to oversee this mission but was reassigned.) Hunting his hunters, Scorponok attacked Ironhide and took control of his motor functions, having him rampage through the humans. Luckily, one of them was able to sever the connection with a shot, and Ironhide smashed the Decepticon to pieces. {{storylink|Scorpion Sting}}

{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:SkyblastVersusScorponok.jpg|left|260px|thumb|"DIE, empty space next to Autobot! DIE!"]]

Scorponok spied on a team of Moon-based Autobot reinforcements {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} and later helped [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] battle them. {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}}

[[Image:StockadeThrowsScorponok.jpg|right|260px|thumb|...HUUUGZ?]]

''Much'' later, during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], he was Blackout's trump card against [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. He not only failed, he was thrown as a ''projectile weapon'' against Blackout. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
{{-}}

===Toy bios===
{{notemoviebio}}
Scorponok actually ''led'' the hunt for the AllSpark during the absence of Megatron, and this gave him a taste of command. He happily started using Megatron's own style of super-brutality to keep the troops in line, and looked forward to bumping off his leader and taking full command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys|Desert Attack}}

The disastrous failure on Earth evidently cocked ''that'' up, as poor Scorpy was left behind by the other Decepticons in the [[Middle East]]. His attempt at remaining out of sight have failed, and he is constantly being pursued by Bumblebee. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Legends Scorponok}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan5_"scorponok!".jpg|thumb|left|250px|I said ''HUGZZZZ'', '''DAMN IT.''']]

Scorponok was part of a scheme to frame [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: while [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] got himself captured, Scorponok headed for [[Diego Garcia]] and made an attack to free the comrade. He shouldn't have been able to do this without being detected (dun dun dunnnnn) and made sure to attack right when the twins were distracting Optimus Prime. Showing some ball bearings, Scorponok personally shot at Prime before smashing apart Sideways' cuffs.

And then he got clean away! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===

[[Image:Rotf-scorponok.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I CAN HAZ DETH?]]
During the battle in [[Egypt]] between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Scorponok, having answered [[The Fallen]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] call, lurked beneath the surface of the sand. He struck when the decrepit turncoat [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] was finishing off [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], catching the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] off-guard and severely wounding him. Scorponok did not live long enough to savour his success, however, as a collapsing Jetfire managed to crush his head with his fist. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
Scorponok was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Scorponok immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}

===Transformers The Game===
[[Image:Scorponok 2007game babygotback.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Coolest. Backpack. Ever.]]
After Blackout scrapped the military base in Qatar, Scorponok was sent to destroy five mobile communications vehicles, succeeding in his task. Scorponok went and did his own thing while Blackout searched the databanks for information on Megatron and the All Spark, but reunited with Blackout in time for their escape.

After arriving in [[Mission City]], Scorponok fought through a horde of [[Energon drone|Energon drones]] to secure the All Spark. Sam Witwicky nearly handed Scorponok the All Spark, but Ironhide punted Scorponok. That made Blackout very mad... {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Voyager Class Blackout companions====
[[Image:MiniScorponok.jpg|right|144px|thumb|I'm just an accessory.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''

: Blackout comes packed with a small silver figurine of Scorponok, who himself features a spring-loaded tail. He is usually stored in a cage on the rear of Blackout's helicopter mode. (Note: The spring in the figurine's tail is oriented not to spring the tail forward, but to help propel the figure out of the cage so that it lands right-side up.)

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* '''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)

:This Voyager Class Blackout repaint, exclusive to the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson with the purchase of the movie DVD, came with a redeco of the small Scorponok figurine that came with the regular Voyager Class Blackout, in metallic colors that better match the Deluxe Class Scorponok toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

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[[Image:Mov2007-toy PremiumScorponok.JPG|right|162px|thumb|I'm just a Premium accessory. But face it, I got better colours.]]
* '''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)

:This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy appears to be based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys might turn out to be outright ''identical'', packaging aside.

:Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass release.

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====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Legends Bumblebee Scorponok toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ironically, more robot-like than the deluxe-sized one.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Scorponok''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: Legends Scorponok is the smallest transforming figure of ''Movie'' Scorponok yet. He features a better-proportioned robot mode and better articulation for the legs than the Deluxe Class version. In fact, he's one of the best articulated Legends-sized toys to date. Even his claw hands are able to rotate. He does bear a resemblance to a [[Scorponok (BW)|previous version]], though. The only version of the mold released thus far comes packed with a slightly redecoed Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Face it, ''he'' should've come with Voyager Blackout.

:Multiple reports suggest that the soft plastic used for the tail has a tendency to harden after a while, and then become prone to breaking, in a way similar to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Move DeluxeScorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ever notice [[Scorponok (disambiguation) |every Scorponok]] has the same transformation? Claws into claws, legs from the main body, tail sits behind, hoping to be ignored...]]
*'''Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-04'''

: Scorponok is a robotic scorpion. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle ([[Blackout (Movie)|hint, hint]]). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed along a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.

: In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon's own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout's rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] due to him being a retool of Blackout.) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok's undercarriage instead.

: Deluxe Scorponok can transform into what might be ''charitably'' called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and possibly so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer" by itself). The later Legends Class toy features a considerably better-executed bipedal robot mode. In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the second Target-sponsored [[Planetfall|Movie Prequel comic]] and in [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1]].

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[[Image:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains ''two'' Scorponok toys in different sizes.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

:A Wal*Mart-exclusive special pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles DesertAttack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok now comes with little people to kill.]]
*'''Desert Attack''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-03'''

:This pack features a minor [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Scorponok sporting "sand" paint applications on his body. The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of [[Epps|Sergeant Epps]], [[Jorge Figueroa]] and [[Patrick Donnelly|Sergeant Donnelly]]. They are packaged in a special window box featuring a diorama depicting the battle at [[Mahfouz]]'s village.

:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref>, this pack was originally supposed to include "4 soldiers". Apparently budget ultimately only allowed for three. The fourth one was most probably supposed to be [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]], who was included with the Screen Battles "Capture of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]" set instead, colored as a [[Sector Seven]] soldier.

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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Attacktix-MovMegsScorp.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I am going to KILL Yukon Cornelius.]]
*'''Battle Masters Megatron and Scorponok''' (Battle Master set)

: Scorponok was one of the many ''[[Attacktix]]'' toys that never saw release as the line was canceled. He would have been packaged with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and featured a firing missile.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class Grindor companions====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Scorponok_companion.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Still just an accessory here.]]
*'''Grindor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-18'''

:For ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Voyager class Blackout was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], so the Scorponok PVC included with Blackout got redecoed too... in a color scheme like that of his ''Fallen'' Deluxe toy (see below). Seems like he found a new partner in Grindor.

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====Deluxe Class Toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_StalkerScorponok.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Soon followed by Restraining Order Blackout.]]
*'''Stalker Scorponok''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:A redeco of the original Deluxe Scorponok toy in black, grey, and red. The deco scheme bears a strong resemblance to [[Black Zarak|another Scorponok]]. This toy also has a few homages to ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'': Scorponok's legs have symbols on them that when mirrored form a [[Predacon (BW)|certain faction's symbol]], and a "916-96" marking is [[tampograph]]ed on his right claw. This is the date the show [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|first aired in syndication.]]

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Rhscorpprime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ripped straight from that scene they didn't appear together in.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Scorponok''' (2007)

:Scorponok is naturally sculpted in his beast mode for his Robot Heroes release. Cast in gray plastic, he has gold and black paint apps for color. His head is quirked to the side, and his pedipalps are bent into a ''possible'' standard-issue smile. He is articulated only at the pincers' shoulder joints, but his tail and legs are made of soft enough plastic to wiggle about. (The tail is much too short to sting anything other than his own back.)

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==Notes==
* In the film, Scorponok is a silent hunter-killer sent by Blackout. This has caused some conflicting depictions in the fiction and toy bios of Scorponok's level of intelligence. Some present him as being barely alive and merely an animalistic drone, and this is a commonly accepted view. After all, [[Ratbat (G1)#Trivia|non-humanoid Transformers aren't important or noteworthy]]. Another bio, by contrast, describes him as having ''leadership'' ambitions, and his Titan Magazines profile implies strongly that he fakes being a bestial drone to give him a psychological edge.
[[Image:Movie Scorponok headprop.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now I'm the Headmaster!]]
* Real physical props of Scorponok's head and tail were made by ILM's crew for certain scenes, most notably Lennox and Epps's examination of the tail leftovers on the plane. The head prop was used in the close-up of Scorponok stalking the SOCCENT survivors.<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Trans_08.html Ben Procter's portfolio, depicting CGI models and life-sized props for Scorponok]</ref>

* According to writer [[Roberto Orci]] on the official Transformers Movie board, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was originally going to appear in the movie (back when Blackout was still supposed to be [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]])<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]</ref>, but was later changed to Scorponok when the setting of the opening scene was changed from jungle to desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]</ref> This would make Scorponok's scorpion form the ''robot mode'' (in the same fashion Ravage's panther mode was the robot mode), whereas his "alternate mode" is actually a part of Blackout's engine.

[[Image:Geturboshaftengine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Turboshaft engine that film Scorponok transforms from. You can almost see the bits of Donnelly.]]
* Exactly ''which'' parts of Blackout turn into Scorponok is a little unclear. The center of his body appears to be made of a [[wikipedia:General_Electric_T64|General Electric T64]] turboshaft engine; his transformation/separation sequence in the movie shows that his forearms are made up of part of the side exhausts, and therefore ''also'' consist of parts of T64 engines. How this is possible, considering an MH-53 Pave Low only features ''two'' T64 engines, is up to anyone's guess.

* Meanwhile, the various markings found on the CGI model's design, the life-sized props and Hasbro's Deluxe toy are taken from all kinds of places on Blackout's helicopter mode, most prominently the cockpit and the tail.<ref>[http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/mh53jreferencefr_1.htm Detail close-up photos of a real MH-53 Pave Low]</ref> Some of those markings can also be found on props used for the scene which features the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean.<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2006/10/pics-from-uss-shoup-of-transformer.html Behind the scenes photos taken aboard the [[Wikipedia:USS Shoup (DDG-86)|''U.S.S. Shoup'']], depicting props from the movie used for the scene which features the US Navy dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean]</ref> Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode in the movie's final act, it seems that either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counterattack in Qatar (and was therefore part of Blackout during the final battle), or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.

* In the feature "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack" on the movie's bonus DVD, production designer [[Jeff Mann]] suggested that Scorponok was "birthed" from Blackout, thus suggesting that he might be more of an autonomous extension of Blackout himself, similar to [[Roller]]. Screenwriter Roberto Orci later confirmed that as far as he was concerned, Scorponok was something between a symbiont and a "drone", rather than a fully fledged character.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1159482&postcount=9822 Orci confirming his view of Scorponok]</ref> The [[Ghosts of Yesterday]] novel would go on to unambiguously identify him as a symbiont.

* A leaked early draft of the script<ref>Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> spells his name "Skorponok". That spelling is also used by [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie and in the menus for the movie's bonus DVD (most notably the featurette named "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack"). Hasbro themselves used the [[Scorponok (G1)|traditional]] [[Scorponok (BW)|spelling]] "[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]" for their toys, even though a wallpaper on Hasbro's website spells the name "Scorponock".<ref name="hasbrodemolishor">[http://www.hasbro.com/objects/content/wallpaper.cfm?img=wp_transformers651_1280.jpg&brand_id=496&lang_id=1 Wallpaper at Hasbro's website calling Brawl/Devastator "Demolisher".]</ref> Meanwhile, in interviews, Michael Bay constantly refers to him as "Scorponox", and a preorder listing for the movie score even uses the spelling "Skorpinok".<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Steve-Jablonsky/dp/B000VFGQHK Amazon.com preorder for the movie score]</ref> Come on, people! It's not like his name's Mxyzptlk. (Even though misspelling Scorponok's name is not quite [[Scorpinok|unprecedented]].)

* Speaking of real, the famous shot of Scorponok leaping from the sand in pursuit a trio of soldiers, the shot used in a lot of the promos? Scorponok is the ''only'' element of CGI in that shot. The sand-explosion behind the soldiers is real, caused by carefully timed explosives placed under the dunes, which certainly must have encouraged the actors to run like hell—the looks of fear on their faces are 100% genuine. The overwhelming majority of explosions, flying cars, and broken buildings in the movie are similarly real effects, not CGI.

* Scorponok is the only Transformer in the 2007 movie whose name is not spoken or stated in any way. Well, arguably [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] fits in that category too...

* In [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-01-transformers-first-look_N.htm an interview] for [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]] Roberto Orci stated that the Decepticon beasts didn't speak because it would be "strange," for audiences to hear Scorponok's English accent.

* Scorponok's sudden appearance during the battle at the end of Revenge of the Fallen leaves the audience to assume he was simply chilling in the desert for 2 years!

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm Scorponok at TFU.info]

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Dirge (Movie)

2009-11-26T16:07:36Z

96.30.141.144: /* Deluxe Class */

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{{disambig3|Dirge}}
:''Dirge is a [[Decepticon]] in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portion of the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''
[[Image:ROTFtoy-DirgeDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
'''Dirge''' is a [[conehead]], and he may or may not come from France.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Deluxe Class====
*'''Dirge''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:Dirge is a new-mold Deluxe Class toy that converts from a slightly modified blue and yellow [[Wikipedia:Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier]] jet into a blue and yellow robot. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings which can also be held on his hands. His design is based heavily on the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|original]] [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], but movie-ized.

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Insecticon (G1)

2009-11-23T21:32:15Z

96.30.141.144: /* Toys */

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:''The Insecticons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Insecticons.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Good morning, Charlie, Charley.]]
The '''Insecticons''' are a group of insectoid troublemakers that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] trusts as far as he can throw [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Insecticons also display a wide array of unique abilities including eating both organic and inorganic matter for energy, creating clones of themselves, weather control, and [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]].

* The most commonly-seen group of Insecticons includes:
** [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (usually the trio's leader)
** [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
** [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]

: Named clones of this group include [[Salvo]], [[Shothole]], and [[Zaptrap]].

* A second Insecticon team includes:
** [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (team leader, and nominally the leader of the Insecticons at large)
** [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
** [[Chop Shop]]
** [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]].

* Another group of Insecticons includes:
** [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]]
** [[Dirge (Descent into Evil)|Dirge]]
** the [[Virulent Clone|Virulent Clones]]

A failed batch of Insecticons became known as [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]].

:''Hungarian group name'': '''Álcarovarok''' (literally "Decepticon-insects")
:''Portuguese group name (Brazil comic):'' '''Insecticus / Inseticons'''
:''Japanese group name:'' '''Insectron'''
:''Italian group name:'' '''Mini-Insectors'''
:''Hebrew group name:'' '''Harakrikim'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Image:PlagueInsecticons Insecticon lair.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Now I passed up all the chain franchise joints on Hamburger Row, and stopped at a little greasy spoon place I always eat at, called EAT.]]
Individualistic, greedy, and arrogant, the Insecticons consider themselves a species unto themselves and have only a tentative on-again/off-again alliance with the main Decepticon forces, mainly when Megatron can bribe them with the energon they need to maintain their clone hordes.

Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell arrived on Earth in an escape pod millions of years ago. Landing in [[Demon Swamp|a swamp]], their [[idento-computer]]s gave them new alternate modes based on local insects. Eventually their food-raiding activities attracted the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons, the latter approaching them with offers of alliance and shared purpose.

Reunited with their Decepticon comrades, the three warriors happily accepted an alliance, driving off the Autobots and participating in a raid on an oil refinery. They displayed the full range of their powers... as well as their willingness to clear out as soon as the tide of battle turned against the Decepticons. Devouring a batch of energon cubes, they abandoned the fight, prompting Megatron to pursue them into the distance, swearing vengeance. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

{{note|The exact meaning of the scene explaining the Insecticons' origin is not clear. Megatron says that the Insecticons' escape pod was launched "before [[Nemesis (G1)|our own ship]] crashed here millions of years ago". One might reasonably take this to mean that the Insecticons were aboard Megatron's ship; however, upon meeting Megatron a few scenes later, Shrapnel says to him "I don't know you", implying that they weren't aboard Megatron's ship. The summary of the episode in the [[production bible]] clarifies this, saying the pod "... was originally part of the Decepticon spacecraft that jettisoned away just before the Autobots and Decepticons crash landed on Earth".<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#072 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> Guess Shrapnel was feeling conveniently forgetful-forgetful that day.}}

[[Image:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You wanna know where paradise lies, I call it two triple cheeseburger, side order fries.]]
The Insecticons somehow survived, and were in the area when Megatron decided to pursue the [[Electro-cell|electro-cells]]. The Insecticons aided the Decepticons in battle... and received a measly three energon cubes as a reward. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] took advantage of their discontent, stealing the cubes and leaving a Decepticon insignia in their place. Soon, the Insecticons attacked the Decepticons in retribution. Mirage was injured in the battle, and cerebro-shelled into being an Insecticon slave. Megatron and Bombshell eventually worked out Mirage's deception, and used him to lure several Autobots into a trap. When the battle turned against them, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells, resulting in massive explosions which convinced the Insecticons to flee into the distance. {{storylink|Traitor}}

In an unusual instance of an Insecticon working solo, Bombshell joined Megatron's forces after they had captured the human-made [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] robot. He performed brain work on the robot to turn it into a Decepticon ally, and was quite impressed with its abilities. He later participated in a battle with the Autobots over the [[World Energy Chip]]. When Starscream disabled Nightbird with an energy blast to the back, Bombshell joined Megatron and the Decepticons in pursuing Starscream into the distance. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[Image:QuestForSurvival Insecticon swarm.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan, so EAT IT, just EAT IT.]]
The Insecticons had been devouring trees in a National Park, prompting the Autobots to investigate. Megatron and his troops arrived in time to observe as the trio defeated [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Megatron approached them and proposed a temporary alliance to capture the data storage facility at [[Iron Mountain]]. As a reward, the Insecticons were first allowed to feast on the [[Nova Power Core]], which allowed them to grow to great size and power. Quickly seizing the initiative, they cerebro-shelled Soundwave, taking control of him. Through him they learned of Megatron's plan to dispose of them after Iron Mountain's data was secure. Thus they covertly cerebro-shelled the rest of the Decepticons; when Megatron emerged from Iron Mountain, he found himself facing the guns of his own troops. The Autobots, meanwhile, had discovered that the Nova Power Core was unstable and would eventually cause the Insecticons to explode. They developed an antidote, and allied with Megatron to deliver it into the Insecticons. Bombshell and Kickback were cured and returned to their normal size, but Shrapnel exploded before the antidote could take full effect. The explosion also released the Decepticons from Bombshell's control. Bombshell was able to instantly reconstruct Shrapnel's shattered pieces. With an infuriated Megatron in hot pursuit, the Insecticons fled into the distance. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'm a hungry man, till somebody feeds me / my appetite is large, 'cause me so hungry!]]
The Insecticons went on a cloning spree, creating thousands of clones and raiding farmland to harvest energy. After driving off an Autobot attack led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], the Insecticons and their clone hordes flew to [[Decepticon Headquarters]] for energy processing. Megatron gave them their cut, consisting of three ''tiny'' energon cubes, while privately processing scads of full-sized cubes behind the scenes.

{{quote|Our friend Megatron's in trouble.}}
{{quote|If I weren't so ''hungry'' I'd stop to help him out! Haww haw haw!|Kickback and Bombshell}}

[[Image:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Kickback drags Bombshell home after a trip to an all you can eat buffet]]
When the Autobots acquired a robotic insecticide to deal with the swarm, Megatron sent [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to warn his erstwhile allies, but the Insecticons suspected that they were being deceived, and instead flew directly to the valley where the insecticide (along with the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]), lay stranded. They gleefully ignored Megatron's Decepticons, who were being overwhelmed by the Autobots, and instead turned their attention to a delicious-looking forest, which Megatron was ''clearly'' trying to hoard for himself. Flying into the "forest", the Insecticons quickly discovered that it consisted of ravenous [[Morphobot|Morphobots]], which promptly devoured the entire Insecticon army. Only the three originals escaped unharmed, though just barely; they fled, flying away into the distance. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Another horde of Insecticon clones was ravaging a city when the Autobots rolled into town. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] evacuated the city, the Autobots blasted the clones to scrap. When the Autobots attempted to seize control of the [[space bridge]], Megatron had the Insecticons steal the bridge's control module. Later, faced with an Earth-destroying crisis that required cooperation with the Autobots as well as a trip to Cybertron, the Autobots and Decepticons tracked the Insecticons down to a parking garage. Shrapnel panicked at the sight of Megatron; the trio transformed and burrowed into the ground, leaving the control module behind and fleeing into the... ground. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:TFTM RundownShrapnel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sometimes you're the windshield, baby. Sometimes you're the bug.]]
[[Image:TFTM Insecticons dumped.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Jettison Weight, Step 1: Remove those who eat the most]]
At some point, the Insecticons appeared to have joined Megatron's regular forces; they were on Cybertron after he conquered the planet, and joined in the raid on [[Autobot City]], where they ate a lot of doors and armor, and got bashed around and run over quite a bit.

After the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the three Insecticons found themselves battered and broken, and on the wrong end of the "weight" jettisoned from [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. All three appeared to be reformatted by [[Unicron]] into new bodies, though Shrapnel later menaced [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Kickback and Shrapnel were among the Decepticons seen struggling for energon on Chaar after the destruction of Unicron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Later, all three Insecticons were among the Decepticons on Earth who assisted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in his assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They got flattened by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|The Insecticons' appearances in both the movie itself and season 3 are the subject of much fan debate. In most cases, the Insecticons were specifically called for, by name, in the episode scripts, while conversely, the script for the movie did ''not'' specifically call for them to be recreated by Unicron, indicating that in actuality, it is the movie, rather than all subsequent material, that was at fault in its depiction of the fates of the characters. In attempt to make some sense of things, many fans turn to the Insecticons' cloning abilities for a possible explanation, suggesting it was either clones that were transformed, or clones that were seen later. Neither theory really works: only the original three Insecticons were seen during the battle at Autobot City, and the Insecticon clones had never before displayed any sentience (as did the Insecticons on Astrotrain prior to being jettisoned, and the Insecticons that were shown later on). The idea does provide a cute [[fanon]] explanation for the seemingly-endless supply of [[Sweep|Sweeps]], though.}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
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The Decepticon warriors Bombshell, Shrapnel, Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were seemingly high-ranking officers under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], Lord High Governor of [[Polyhex]]. Shrapnel served as Straxus's Executive Officer, and was presented as a cruel, sadistic being, with no notable sign of a speech impediment. It was he that supervised the technicians who received—and eventually decoded—a transmission from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on [[Earth]], and later he who was given the distinctly thankless task of assisting Straxus in the management of the [[Space Bridge]] project.

The six appeared to serve as [[Darkmount]]'s security in some fashion, since Shrapnel personally captured the [[Autobot]] [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and brought him to Straxus—and, later, after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] had been deliberately taken prisoner, it was Shrapnel who brought him before the tyrant in the Space Bridge construction hangar—only to be assaulted by a less-than-grateful Decepticon leader. Later, all six were observed flying into battle against Autobot intruders. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

At this point, the Insecticon trio transformed into forms which appeared to very closely resemble their later Earthen modes—albeit without any visible shifting of mass (i.e. Shrapnel is still the same size as in his robotic mode, as evidenced when he seizes hold of Scrounge). ''Later, during the attempt to assassinate [[Emirate Xaaron]] (itself in reality bait for the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]' [[Operation: Volcano]]), Kickback does apparently reduce in size, so it's possible that the Insecticons already have this ability, but that it is optional, in the same way that Soundwave appears able to decide on a whim what size he wishes his alt-mode to be on any given day.''

''After the fall of Darkmount and the crippling of Straxus, the trio continued to be influential figures in the Cybertronian Decepticon Army, and were part of a battle unit regarded by the Autobots as being some of the Decepticons' deadliest killers—specifically, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], and [[Macabre]]—so much so, in fact, that Emirate Xaaron planned the dangerous Operation: Volcano to lure them into a deadly trap, believing that the extermination of this group would deliver a great psychological blow for the Resistance.''

''Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one's allegiance, after [[Roadbuster]] had tricked a doomed traitor Autobot into passing on fake information to a typically murderous Shrapnel, Operation: Volcano began to fall apart as a result of events on Earth. First, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was removed from the Wreckers' strike force to travel to Earth, and second, after Kickback had completed reconnaissance, Megatron himself contacted the Decepticon attack group and ordered the Insecticons to report to Earth—immediately. Unwilling to risk disobeying Megatron, everyone but Macabre returned to Polyhex. {{storylink|Target 2006}}''

''Significantly, during these events, the trio are twice referred to as Insecticons by name, suggesting both that Cybertron does possess insect life, and that their forms are indeed already based upon it—an implication absent in the US strip.''

The three Insecticons were sent to Earth via a repaired or rebuilt Space Bridge, where they fell under the command of Megatron, who altered them ''making minor modifications'' in order to allow them to transform into the likenesses of ''Earthside'' insects. Megatron intended to make use of the Space Bridge to revitalise Cybertron, by connecting a vast drilling pipe transdimensionally between Earth and a massive turbine and generator complex constructed on Cybertron, and drilling through Hoover Dam to do it. To this end, he utilised the Insecticons' unique talents—Bombshell used one of his Cerebro-shells to take the mind of one of the Dam's technical staff, [[Ricky Vasquez]], Shrapnel's electrical powers were used to remote-operate the Dam's electrical machinery, and Kickback... kicked a door down.

When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on their first mission intervened, both the Insecticons and their three Strike Plane comrades, also having travelled to Earth, fared badly against them. Shrapnel's antennae were twisted, courtesy of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s torque rifle, and ultimately Ricky Vasquez's free will and love of his daughter were enough to allow him to overcome Bombshell's cerebro-shell entirely, pulling Megatron's trigger and destroying the drill. Battered, Shrapnel and Kickback somewhat unceremoniously carried a still fulminating Megatron off into the distance. Meanwhile, however, Bombshell, having seen an opportunity in his small insect-size, attached himself to the Aerialbot leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and returned with him to the Ark in secret. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Bombshell planted a cerebro-shell in the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], current head of the Earthbound Autobots. The shell failed to take full effect for unknown reasons, but ''did'' permit Megatron and Soundwave to tap into and monitor Optimus' thoughts—including the Creation Matrix. Thus, Bombshell was indirectly responsible for Megatron being able to give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and presumably (though it is never stated) the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] as well. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

The point at which he left the Ark is unknown, but the trio continued to make sporadic appearances amongst the Decepticon forces until the [[Underbase Saga]]. Shrapnel notably used his electrical powers to remote-control the bridge of a cargo ship at one point, but beyond that, the trio seem to have faded into the background. Although not shown being deactivated or destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during this conflict, they were still never seen again. They may have been taken out of action at this point, or possibly during the preceding inter-faction fighting. It is also possible that they simply chose to lie low for a while.

''The Insecticons Chop Shop and Venom, although not specifically identified as Insecticons at any point in this continuity, were part of the Decepticons' original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], which was sent to Earth in fragile alliance with the Wreckers to hunt down and destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in late 1988-early 1989. Predictably, few of either group survived the encounter with the future Decepticon, and these Insecticons were apparently slaughtered—either by Galvatron or by the clone of Megatron with whom he had formed an alliance. As the story never presents a full roster of the Mayhem Attack Squad, it is possible that Ransack and Barrage were also members, but the numbers given make it impossible for them to have been also present and killed off-panel. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

During one alternate future, Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] attempted to kill [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] on the planet of [[Junk]] in the year [[2006]]'', but this particular timeline was rewritten when Galvatron time-travelled back to 1987 to escape [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]].''

====Earthforce====
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[[Image:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Om nom nom.]]
The three original Insecticons were among the Decepticons recruited—and possibly reactivated—by Megatron on Earth during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] there, while Optimus Prime was focused on the approaching threat of Unicron. Although initially loyal to Megatron, they were bested in combat by Starscream—then theoretically under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command—when he infiltrated Megatron's base. Starscream subdued the trio using an electrically charged flyswat known as a [[Rustbug Hoop]]—thereby proving the existence of Cybertronian insect life—and more or less blackmailed them into joining forces with himself and Soundwave in their plans to reunite both Earthbound Decepticon factions by disposing of Megatron and Shockwave and taking their place. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

Bombshell's cerebro-shells, now apparently grown somewhat more reliable, were used at least twice during this period—once to drive the Aerialbot gestalt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into running amok, {{storylink|Inside Story!}} and later to rewrite the memories of journalist [[Irwin Spoon]], ensuring the continued success of Soundwave and Starscream's smear campaign against the Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback, along with Soundwave and Ravage, were sent by Megatron to assassinate the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. They failed when Optimus royally kicked their asses. In their Cybertronian modes, Shrapnel transformed into a jet, and while the others were not seen to transform, Bombshell appeared to have the parts to become a tank while Kickback looked to possibly transform into a type of dragster. The remaining Insecticons caused terror throughout Cybertron and joined Shockwave's attack on [[Iacon]]. Chop Shop was seen to transform into a wheeled vehicle (with pincers) while Venom became a jet. {{storylink|The War Within}}

[[Image:DestinedforNothing_DeluxeInsecticons.jpg|200px|thumb|right|]]
During the [[War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]], the Insecticons split among the Decepticon splinter groups. Venom, Chop Shop, Ransack and Barrage joined the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]], while Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback remained with the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Although the Decepticon forces were eventually reunited, {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath}} the former Ultracon Insecticons were reduced to vampirism, capturing [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] and draining them of [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]]. By this point, they looked to transform into their Earthen modes somehow. {{storylink|Micromasters}}

Meanwhile, Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback went to [[Earth]] by Shockwave after the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed on the planet. They were to guide Earth's development and prepare it for conquest (real logical choice there, Shockwave) but were followed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. We're not entirely sure of the sequence of events, but it appears that the Insecticons played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] got bored and wandered off. It's assumed they gained their insect forms around this time. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In the present day, after the fall of Shockwave's regime on Cybertron, {{storylink|War and Peace}} the Earthen Insecticons resurfaced in [[San Desto]], taking control of the town and growing an army of Insecticon clones. {{storylink|Infestation}} A team of Autobots assisted by the [[Earth Defense Command]] managed to defeat them. {{storylink|Extermination}}

===''Timelines: Descent into Evil'' continuity===
By the time of the events of [[Descent into Evil]], the remnants of the Insecticons had been widely dispersed, apparently lacking access to their cloning abilities. The Decepticon general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], seeking to provide the [[Decepticon/Predacon Alliance]] with the means to return the balance of power to their favor, established a research facility on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. In this lab, the surviving Insecticons Buzzclaw and Dirge were analyzed, and their genetic cloning ability unlocked once more. The resultant [[Virulent Clone|Virulent Clones]] fought against an Autobot team sent to destroy the base, but were ultimately destroyed along with their base, and possibly Buzzclaw. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Kickback was seen among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s troops as they waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to run out of power so they could capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}}

When a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members were sent to a dark future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, they were attacked by a swarm of Insecticon clones. [[Dreadnok|Torch]] managed to deactivate them using an [[EMP]] grenade. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3}}

Later in the normal timeline, Shrapnel, Venom, Ransack and Barrage were seen under [[Serpent O.R.]]'s command, fighting back against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}

===IDW Continuity===
Kickback was around at the dawn of the [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

A thing called Bombshell was used years and years ago by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to brainwash [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. The Autobots do not appear to have been familiar with Bombshell's existence. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Years and years later, Insecticons were created on Cybertron in great numbers. However, the vast majority of them were failures, with only three fully functional individuals; Shrapnel and... Kickback and Bombshell. Er. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}

The rest, dubbed "[[Insecticon swarm|The Swarm]]" were left on the planet when it was abandoned. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

The Insecticons were part of the Decepticon force on Earth, taking part in both the defeat of the Autobot forces there, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} the conquest of New York, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} and having to listen to Megatron waffle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4}} Traveling to [[China|Beijing]] with Skywarp and Thundercracker, they quickly agitated Skywarp by telling him the Seekers were no longer the elite warriors of the Decepticons, replaced by newer warriors, like the Constructicons. This nearly caused Skywarp, and by proxy Thundercracker, to attack them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

===IDW ''Hearts of Steel'' continuity===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel2_Insecticons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
On [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s orders, Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel robbed a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, although they didn't see the value in [[Gold|weak metal]] and sheets of paper. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and [[Tobias Muldoon]] the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

In vehicle mode, the three Insecticons combine to form a single fanciful locomotive, called the "[[Insectrain]]" in the concept art section of the trade paperback collection. Whether Insectrain is a true gestalt [[combiner]] like [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], a [[Micromaster Combiner]]-like combination (combined altmodes with no emergent personality), or just three robots hooked up in a train, is unknown.

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==Toys==
[[Image:G1Shrapnel toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shrapnel, Shrapnel]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Insecticons''' (1985)
** [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
** [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
** [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]

: The Insecticons were sold in small boxed packages at the $6 price point in 1985 and 1986. They are [[Diaclone]]-origin toys, retaining the vestigial "cockpits" common to such toys. They are decorated in a standard color scheme dominated by black, with purple, yellow, and silver chrome hightlights.

[[Image:G1 barrage toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barrage]]
* '''Deluxe Insecticons''' (1985)
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Chop Shop]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]

: The four Deluxe Insecticons were originally designed by [[Takatoku Toys]] for the Armored Insect Battalion Beetras (機甲虫隊ビートラス) toyline, likely explaining their near-total absence from vintage Generation 1 fiction. They feature larger size and greater complexity than the standard Insecticons. Their color scheme is not unified.

[[Image:Action Master Bombshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Action Master Bombshell]]
* '''Decoys''' (1987)
** Bombshell
** Kickback
** Shrapnel

* '''Action Masters''' (1990)
** Bombshell

* '''e-Hobby''' (2004)
** [[Salvo]]
** [[Shothole]]
** [[Zaptrap]]

: [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] [[Redeco|redecos]] of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel, respectively.

===Timelines===
* '''Descent into Evil''' (2005)
**[[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Dirge (Descent into Evil)|Dirge]]

* '''Convention attendee bonus toys''' (2005)
** [[Virulent Clone]]

: All the Timelines Insecticons are redecos of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] mold, manufactured for [[BotCon 2005]].

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The mind is his playpen, and now he's IN the playpen.]]
* '''Rodimus vs. Insecticon''' (Shrapnel, renamed due to trademark issues) (2007)
* '''Ironhide vs. Kickback''' (2008)
* '''Perceptor vs. Hardshell''' (Bombshell, renamed due to trademark issues) (2008)
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Beet-Papil.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kickback would totally mack that.]]
* According to the data unlocked with their [[Cyber Planet Key]], the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Scrapmetal (type)|Scrapmetal]] have a connection to the Insecticons. What this connection is, however, is unknown.

* A fifth transforming robot insect, called Beet Papal, was featured in the fiction surrounding [[Takatoku Toys|Takatoku]]'s Beetras toyline. Whether Takatoku ever meant to make Beet Papal as a toy is uncertain, particularly since the line came out shortly before the company's demise. It's possible that, if Beet Papal ''had'' been made as a toy, it would have been picked up by Hasbro for use as a Deluxe Insecticon, which would have made it the first female Transformer toy. Of course, that's a whole '''lot''' of "ifs".

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/ Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Diaclone.net]
* [http://www.toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/takatoku2/beetras.php Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Toyboxdx.com]

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