Dead End (Armada)

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:''Dead End is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DeadendarmadaMTMTE.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And you thought that other [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] was depressed.]]
What scraps of mind remain within '''Dead End''' are twisted beyond all hope of recovery. A gibbering mad-bot in an eternal state of mind-numbing terror, Dead End lives (such as it is) within the depths of the colossal [[Unicron]]. The Chaos-Bringer has a use for the poor creature, however; he is the template for the hundreds —perhaps thousands— of non-sentient [[Dead End Drone|Dead End Drones]] that serve as part of Unicron's immune system.

:''Japanese name'': '''Bug'''

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
A plethora of Dead End drones in globe form attacked the [[Decepticon]]s invading Unicron's body. After killing everyone following [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], they cause him to almost fall into a crevasse. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] saved Cyclonus, but the drones kept firing. They were eventually destroyed by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. After momentary peace, a larger group came and surrounded the invaders. Before they could fire, though, they were destroyed by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. Those not destroyed retreated. {{storylink|Alliance (episode)|Alliance}}

Later, when [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] and Optimus Prime invaded Unicron's interior, another group of drones (now called Laser Pods) attacked. The combined firepower of Prime and Galvatron destroyed all of them. {{storylink|Union}}

===Melbourne House ''Transformers'' video game===
A massive Dead End can be seen on one hemisphere of Unicron's planetary mode. {{storylink|Transformers (Melbourne House)|Transformers}}

{{note|It's probably best not to think too hard in this [[scale]] issue.}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MX-00'''

: ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Dead End transforms into a dark gray and yellow mechanical "moon" with a cannon. He can fit into a specially-shaped socket on Unicron's planet form and act as a turret.

: This mold was used to make the Dead End Drone and [[Dead End General]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

*'''Unicron of Light''' (Supreme, 2003)

: This contest-prize [[exclusive]] toy of Unicron's Mini-Con-formed doppelganger from the ''[[Micron Legend Year Book 2003]]'' of course came with a version of Dead End. Despite the mass changes to the big toy, this version of Dead End is only ''slightly'' different from the regular version, using a slightly lighter shade of charcoal as a base plastic color. Only 10 Green Unicrons were awarded.

===Energon===
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme, 2004)

: Dead End's ''Armada'' toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] along with Unicron for the [[Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]], in a somewhat [[Earth]]-like light blue and green color scheme.

: The ''Energon'' packaging shipped with either the orange ''Armada'' Unicron and dark gray Dead End or the black ''Energon'' Unicron and blue Dead End inside in early shipments.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Energon'' Dead End at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The individual/drone thing is a little complicated. (Probably less than we're about to make it, though.) In Japan, there is no individual "Bug" character ''per se''. The toy that came with Unicron has no bio, and ''seems'' to represent the mass drones seen in the cartoon... even though the drones are different colors and never became robots (in the cartoon, mind. One or two appeared in the "[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]" side-comic). Later on, [[Takara]] released the specifically-designated "[[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]]" as part of the fourth "[[Micron Booster]]" assortment, which was considerably cheaper for [[army-building]]... but as part of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' with no accompanying story or bio or anything. These drones (and the General units) were later given bios through the [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]].

* Of course, Dead End can serve as a drone if you want him to. Why the hell not?

* Preliminary names for Dead End included "Gobotron" after the home planet of the [[Tonka GoBots|GoBots]] and "[[Nebulos|Nebulon]]" after the planet from the Generation 1 [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. Ultimately, [[Hasbro]] did the only sensible thing they could, and named him after a random [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] instead (Yes yes, we know he's named after [[Dead End (place)|the worst area on Cybertron]]).

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