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Slipstream (Animated)

2009-05-31T00:50:17Z

96.52.133.57: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Slipstream}}
:''Slipstream is a <s>nagging harpy</s> [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:Femalescream-ABTC.jpg|thumb|300px|You say "bitch" like it's a ''bad'' thing!]]

'''Slipstream''', the '''Female Starscream''', is the [[Starscream clone]] that raises the most questions. She possesses considerable strategic thinking, a biting sense of humor, and a short temper. Like all of the clones, she represents an aspect of the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream's]] personality... though which aspect that is, he's better off not asking (or so she says).

Practically everything she ever says to the original Starscream is an insult of some form. Really makes you wonder about Starscream, doesn't it?

{{quote|''Any'' leader has to be an improvement over you!|Slipstream offers an opinion on her template|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (English), [[Silvia Mißbach]] (German)

[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|"I hope you get ''pregnant'', you cheap little tarts..." <br>("Er, ''him'' get pregnant?")]]

When his clones were brought online, Starscream was confronted with various personality issues. The female clone revealed that each one represented an aspect of his personality: [[Thundercracker (Animated)|megalomania]], [[Skywarp (Animated)|cowardice]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|bootlicking]], and [[Liar Starscream|deception]]. When Starscream asked where she came from, Slipstream informed him that he was better off not knowing. Once they were ready to depart, Thundercracker pushed Starscream aside, and the original realized that he really ''was'' a pain in the gearshaft. Slipstream bitingly noted that he'd finally "arrived at the party", then childishly claimed that she wasn't starting anything. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Slipstream proved to be a capable fighter, managing to get a pair of stasis cuffs on the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. After the original Starscream was decapitated by [[Isaac Sumdac]] piloting a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit, Slipstream promptly declared that she was better off being led by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] joined the battle, she and the other Decepticons were blasted away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Slipstream apparently decided to lay low on Earth after the space bridge battle, managing to evade capture unlike her fellow clones (and several non-clone Decepticons). However, when she spotted a [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|red figure flying through the sky]], she mistook it for Starscream and chased after it in a rage. When Slipstream saw it was Optimus, she shot at him anyway, and then fled the scene. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Femalescream-full.jpg|thumb|150px|"Try Blue! It's the new red!"]]

* Where Slipstream got her colors from was debated by the fandom, with the most frequent guess being ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. However, when contacted about it, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] revealed that her color scheme was actually "loosely inspired" by the Japanese [[Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. Unexpected! Still, half of Overlord ''was'' [[Mega|technically female]]...

* While the Transformers [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female "Seekers" (and produced countless [[Wikipedia:Mary Sue|self-insertion characters]] that are variants on the theme), this is the first canonical female character to share a body template with Starscream. This is either great or horrible, depending on your perspective.

* This may well be the "female ''without'' a tragic past" hinted at by the production team at [[BotCon 2008]], although maybe they meant [[Slo-Mo]]. Although it's debatable how tragic she would consider being Starscream's clone is.

* When asked which aspect of Starscream's personality the Female represents, Derrick Wyatt responded with "I try not to think about that one!"<ref>http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html</ref> He also confirmed that Slipstream's not his self-loathing.<ref>http://twitter.com/yuefairchild/status/1819450817 http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1823006574</ref>

* Slipstream's name was confirmed at Hasbro's Botcon 2009 toy panel. Up until then, fans had absolutely no clue what to call her, and various nicknames were bandied about in the fandom. Of course, it would have been nice if we'd known before Animated got cancelled, but ah well.

==References==
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[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Clones]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]

Slipstream (Animated)

2009-05-31T00:48:44Z

96.52.133.57: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Slipstream}}
:''Slipstream is a <s>nagging harpy</s> [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:Femalescream-ABTC.jpg|thumb|300px|You say "bitch" like it's a ''bad'' thing!]]

'''Slipstream''', the '''Female Starscream''', is the [[Starscream clone]] that raises the most questions. She possesses considerable strategic thinking, a biting sense of humor, and a short temper. Like all of the clones, she represents an aspect of the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream's]] personality... though which aspect that is, he's better off not asking (or so she says).

Practically everything she ever says to the original Starscream is an insult of some form. Really makes you wonder about Starscream, doesn't it?

{{quote|''Any'' leader has to be an improvement over you!|Slipstream offers an opinion on her template|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (English), [[Silvia Mißbach]] (German)

[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|"I hope you get ''pregnant'', you cheap little tarts..." <br>("Er, ''him'' get pregnant?")]]

When his clones were brought online, Starscream was confronted with various personality issues. The female clone revealed that each one represented an aspect of his personality: [[Thundercracker (Animated)|megalomania]], [[Skywarp (Animated)|cowardice]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|bootlicking]], and [[Liar Starscream|deception]]. When Starscream asked where she came from, Slipstream informed him that he was better off not knowing. Once they were ready to depart, Thundercracker pushed Starscream aside, and the original realized that he really ''was'' a pain in the gearshaft. Slipstream bitingly noted that he'd finally "arrived at the party", then childishly claimed that she wasn't starting anything. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Slipstream proved to be a capable fighter, managing to get a pair of stasis cuffs on the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. After the original Starscream was decapitated by [[Isaac Sumdac]] piloting a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit, Slipstream promptly declared that she was better off being led by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] joined the battle, she and the other Decepticons were blasted away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Slipstream apparently decided to lay low on Earth after the space bridge battle, managing to evade capture unlike her fellow clones (and several non-clone Decepticons). However, when she spotted a [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|red figure flying through the sky]], she mistook it for Starscream and chased after it in a rage. When Slipstream saw it was Optimus, she shot at him anyway, and then fled the scene. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Femalescream-full.jpg|thumb|150px|"Try Blue! It's the new red!"]]

* Where Slipstream got her colors from was debated by the fandom, with the most frequent guess being ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. However, when contacted about it, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] revealed that her color scheme was actually "loosely inspired" by the Japanese [[Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. Unexpected! Still, half of Overlord ''was'' [[Mega|technically female]]...

* While the Transformers [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female "Seekers" (and produced countless [[Wikipedia:Mary Sue|self-insertion characters]] that are variants on the theme), this is the first canonical female character to share a body template with Starscream. This is either great or horrible, depending on your perspective.

* This may well be the "female ''without'' a tragic past" hinted at by the production team at [[BotCon 2008]], although maybe they meant [[Slo-Mo]]. Although it's debatable how tragic she would consider being Starscream's clone is.

* When asked which aspect of Starscream's personality the Female represents, Derrick Wyatt responded with "I try not to think about that one!"<ref>http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html</ref> He also confirmed that Slipstream's not his self-loathing.<ref>http://twitter.com/yuefairchild/status/1819450817 http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1823006574</ref>

* Slipstream's name was confirmed at Hasbro's Botcon 2009 toy panel. Up until then, fans had absolutely no clue what to call her, and various nicknames were bandied about in the fandom.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Clones]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]

Overkill (G1)

2009-03-30T01:16:21Z

96.52.133.57: /* Toys */

{{bookworm|0}}
{{picsneeded|Toy and cassette mode}}

:''Overkill is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Overkill.jpg|thumb|250px|"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones.."]]

As you might guess from the name, '''Overkill''' is all about excess. Sometimes this works to his advantage, such as when his endless tirades and theatrics distract his foes in combat. Sometimes excess works to his disadvantage, such as when he gets so caught up in showing off that he becomes distracted in combat. And sometimes it just makes him look silly, swinging and blasting at a fallen foe long after the fight has ended.

Though he talks a better game than he fights, Overkill's dinosaur mode is strong enough to be a decent threat... except when the circuits that control his size-change from cassette to dinosaur malfunction (as they are wont to do) and he finds himself stuck as an audiotape-sized dino. Awwww!

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Mâchoire'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor'': N/A

[[Image:CallPrimitivesOverkillSlugfest1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Oh so crucial to the plot.]]

Overkill was one of the many "primitive" Transformers who answered the call put forth by [[Oracle (G1)|Primcron's assistant]] in response to the threat posed by [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

:''('''Note''': Overkill is seen ejecting from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] chest in response to the call, and then promptly disappears, as does [[Slugfest]]. Assuming the two of them boarded [[Trypticon]] with the group, it is possible that they simply stayed inside of him for the remainder of the episode.)''

===Headmasters manga===

After the Decepticons abandoned Earth, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] remained behind with his cassettes. He jumped the Witwicky family out of nowhere, and had Overkill and [[Slugfest]] keep them hostage while he taunted their protector, [[Chromedome]]. While his back was turned, though, Overkill and Slugfest were overwhelmed and defeated by [[Daniel Witwicky]].

''Daniel Witwicky.''

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon forces, Overkill attempted to prevent [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a group of [[G.I. Joe|Joes]] from escaping Decepticon headquarters. While trying to devour [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (and bragging about his future girl-bot harem), Overkill was violently blinded by [[Snake-Eyes]] and incapacitated. {{storylink|The Art of War, Part 5}}

===Timelines===
In a gambit to counter a string of humiliating defeats by Grimlock, Overkill's leader had this new body built for Overkill. Overkill's chronic failure to grow larger in robot mode had become a permanent condition, sidelining him from the battlefield. This new body carries an armored interface housing in its chest allowing Overkill to be inserted in cassette mode, effectively overcoming his disability. (Summarized from the Botcon 2007 Custom Class booklet.)

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Slugfest and Overkill''' (Mini-Cassettes, 1987)

: Overkill was only available with his partner, [[Slugfest]], and transforms from a blue and white microcassette into what his cardback bio calls a "Tyrannosaurus" (the actual toy more resembles a [[Wikipedia:Ceratosaur|ceratosaur]], with a prominent nose-horn ''T. rex'' lacks.). He has two non-firing chromed "motion missile" weapons which attach to his robot-dino mode.

* '''Overkill''' (Cassettron, 1987)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-109'''

: In Japan, Overkill was available only by himself. Like all Japanese releases of the cassettes, he also came with a clear-plastic "tape case" to store in.

===Timelines===
[[Image:Overkill_Timelines.jpg|right|thumb|Me Grimlo{{m-}}er, Overkill not kisser!]]

*'''Overkill''' (BotCon 2007 customization class)
:This [[repaint]] of [[Classics (2006)|''Classics'']] [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was only available in the customization class at [[BotCon 2007]]. Parts were provided, but the individuals taking the class had to assemble and paint the toy.

====Special Edition====
*'''Overkill''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, 2008)

:''[[Universe (2008)|Universe]]'' Overkill is a redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. He transforms into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, with colors very similar to the Customization class Overkill, only he uses predominantly white plastic rather than grey.. Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Overkill comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art.

:Though an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Overkill was available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

:This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2008]] [[Shattered Glass]] Grimlock.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Overkill/overkill.htm Overkill at TFU.info]

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

[[Category: Customization class toys]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Mini-Cassettes]]

Vok

2008-06-01T06:32:02Z

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:''The Vok are aliens in the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Purple_vok.jpg|right|thumb|I have no head! I have no head!]]

{{quote|We are '''the Vok''', the guardians of '''the [[One]]'''. We are of the Source, the Core, forever committed to safeguard '''the Plan'''. But it was not always so.|The Vok, [[Primeval Dawn, Part 3]]}}
The '''Vok''' were mysterious energy-based alien creatures who developed prehistoric Earth towards their own designs. The Vok were dedicated to "the Project", which consisted of enigmatic, sometimes contradictory plans for the planet. As a result of these experiments, there were a number of anomalies on the Earth, including [[Flying Island|several floating landmasses]], a [[Standing Stones|mysterious stone formation]], and a [[Planet Buster|hollowed-out moon]].

They're also [[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy|nice creatures]].
==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actors:'' [[Blu Mankuma]] and [[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Hidetoshi Nakamura]] (Japanese), [[Carlos Campanille]] (Portuguese)

Their experiments were irreparably wrecked as a result of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. The Vok decided to cut their losses by revealing the nature of the second moon: An immense cannon designed to destroy the planet! {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] sacrificed himself in order to destroy the [[Planet Buster]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

As a result of the Planet Buster's explosion, a [[Quantum surge]] was released. The surge caused a mutation in several of the Transformers (notably, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]) turning them into [[Transmetal]]s. {{storylink|Aftermath}} The destruction of the Planet Buster also released a [[Transwarp wave]] that traveled through space and time, eventually reaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the era from which the ''Axalon'' and ''Darksyde'' crews originated. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Later in the series, the Vok made several other attempts to wipe out the Transformers, notably a second weapon, the [[Metal Hunter]], which appeared on the planet and the abduction of the [[Maximal]]s [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}}{{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

Near the end of the Beast Wars, the Vok sent an emissary, [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] (a newly created fusion of Airazor and Tigatron), to Earth to deal with Megatron's disruption of the timestream. Tigerhawk was able to destroy the [[Darkside|Predacon base]], but was eventually subdued and captured by Tarantulas. Tarantulas was able to draw the Vok out of Tigerhawk's frame and into his own, but this led to his own destruction... {{storylink|Other Victories}}

==== ''Primeval Dawn'' comic ====
...and subsequent Vok-powered rebirth.

Now established as the enlightened descendents of [[Swarm]], the Vok's goal in guiding Earth's development was to atone for their shameful and destructive past. Knowing that Tarantulas had stolen their own power for his evil plans, the Vok turned to the Ark, creating [[Primal Prime]] (from [[Matrix of Leadership|The Matrix]], a [[Datasphere]] and Quickstrike's control harness) and restoring the sparks of Airazor and Tigatron to separate Transmetal bodies, hoping they could defeat Tarantulas. Later when lost the Matrix to the zombified-arachnid they merged themselves with Primal Prime in order to provide a temporary substitute to the Matrix. Primal Prime gained a snazzy new Vok-shaped breastplate out of the deal.

{{note|The ending of this story was long promised but not yet delivered when 3H lost the license.}}
====''Transformers Animated''====
The Vok, as in Beast Wars, are an alien race which hails from Nexus Zero. Little is known about them save that they've developed negatronic forcefield emitters. According to [[Swindle (Animated)|a certain arms dealer]], they're 'nice creatures'. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, look them up - you won't be sorry. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}
==Notes==
===Origin controversy===

In the course of writing the ''Beast Wars'' television show, the co-story editors had conflicting ideas on who the Vok were. [[Bob Forward]] liked to imagine the Vok as the evolutionary endpoint of all sentient life in the universe, shaping the development of other races in order to eventually guide them into becoming Vok themselves. [[Larry DiTillio]] wanted to link the Vok to The Swarm, who, in his version of the events of the Generation Two comic book, had completely wiped out humanity and wished to atone for their crimes. Neither origin made it into the television show before it completed.

Ultimately, the Vok origin was published as backstory for OTFCC's Primeval Dawn storyline.

===Motivations===
The ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' book says that the Vok's experiments on Earth were part of an attempt to further evolve Humanity, as the Vok had destroyed the human race while existing as the Swarm. It states that the [[energon crystal]]s were seeded so that they would become [[energon cube]]s by the time Humanity came about. This would give them a reliable fuel source which wouldn't harm the environment, as energon actually provided nutrients to the soil of the planet and didn't harm its animals. The Vok also attempted to play the role of God for humans, intending to guide their development and reveal their true nature once the Vok felt the humans were ready. It also states that the Vok had been forced to destroy Earth several times before the events of [[Other Voices, Part 2]], all the while subtly manipulating the timestream after they did. Only contact with [[Tigatron]] made them unsure if this was a good idea.<ref>[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/vok.txt Translated section from Beast Wars universe]</ref> The canonicity of these claims is currently being debated, but one thing is for sure: Old habits die hard.

===Trivia===
* Most of the Beast Wars episodes involving the Vok begin with the word "Other", followed by a word starting with the letter V. See: Other Voices parts [[Other Voices, Part 1|1]] and [[Other Voices, Part 2|2]], Other Visits parts [[Other Visits (Part 1)|1]] and [[Other Visits (Part 2)|2]], and [[Other Victories]]

* Again according to ''Beast Wars Universe'', Larry DiTillio's ideas were that the Vok had created [[protoforms]] and [[Spark|Sparks]] in order to force Transformers to evolve into Maximals and Predacons. Only high-ranking entities like the [[High Council]] were aware of this alien origin.

==References==
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