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Talk:Whirl (G1)

2012-06-27T22:45:12Z

98.233.223.122: /* Jetstream */

Minor trivia about the Oberon Gazzette: The pilot figure that came with it was actually a woman. So I guess before he was a Transformer, Whirl was a girl.

:Given the pilot of the Oberon Gazzette was "Louie Oberon", I suspect he just LOOKS like a girl. Which should be no shock; this is anime, after all. -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:24, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

::And a quick fact check since then has proven my info was quite outdated. Thankyou, kind LV, for helping me learn. Now I know!

:::And knowing is half the battle! '''G I JOOOOOOOOOOE!''' - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 23:31, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey there, please dont make edits to the Wiki based on speculation alone. I know you love Rotorstorm and want to spice up his history, but until it has been actually stated in the comics or by the writeres that Whirl is Jetstream, it doesnt belong in the Wiki. [[User: Apple Pie]]

==Liability==
Granted, I unfortunately still haven't read Chaos Theory part II, and this likely falls under speculation, but is the "liability" thing from Bullets linked at all to Chaos Theory? If not, I'd be fine with this talk page edit getting reverted. Also, heh, Whirl's Go Box popped up while I was editing. [[Special:Contributions/24.11.110.62|24.11.110.62]] 14:52, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

:Not...really. Perhaps on something of a tangent insofar as Whirl used to hang with a rather unsavory crowd. But he does seem to have legit regard for Orion/Optimus as he tries to save face with him and then gives him a rather earnest warning about crossing the corrupt Senate. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 15:26, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

==Jetstream==
In MTMTE #6, Whirl states that "I bounced around a bit, changed my name, became a flight instructor, and then eventually I joined the Wreckers." Knowing his tendency to spew lies and be inconsistent, and the lack of any solid connection between him and Jetstream, I don't think we should include the Theory that he IS Jetstream until such has been confirmed in the comic or by the Writers.
:This would be true if it were BASELESS speculation. But all the current evidence explicitly points to the fact that Jetstream and Whirl were the same guy. Until something in-canon contradicts it (like recently, the manner of Zeta Prime's death), it should stay. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 15:36, 27 June 2012 (EDT)
: All of Whirl's lies have been self-serving. He doesn't do it randomly. And there's no reason for him to lie about a minor detail of his life that illuminates data from another story in which he wasn't present. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:12, 27 June 2012 (EDT)
Quoting Bullets, page six "Jetstream was standing over him, fists clenched"
Whirl doesnt have fists, and has never been shown to save for in the Toy only Universe version. --[[User: Apple Pie]]

Alright, I'll give you that, but there is a serious continuity error in MTMTE #6. Either that, or Whirl is lying. Up until the point, Springer had said he personally kicked Whirl out of the wreckers, prior to G-9. So Whirl could not have been with Roadbuster to try and kill Springer, or kicked out by RB.
: I think you need to read the section again. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:12, 27 June 2012 (EDT)

Whirl (G1)

2012-06-27T18:47:42Z

98.233.223.122: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

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{{disambig3|Whirl}}
:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Whirl boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whirl enjoys making hand puppets in his own image.]]

[[Vorn]]s before [[Optimus Primal]] coined the phrase "Sometimes crazy works", '''Whirl''' was living it in action. Whirl believes that, logically speaking, insanity makes an extremely effective weapon. Enemies flee in terror before the absolutely insane maneuvers he pulls on the battlefield. His extreme maneuverability in helicopter mode lets him spin, bob, weave, dive, and bank like someone totally out of control. Or totally out of his mind. Needless to say, Whirl is a rather reckless fighter and can take damage because of it. He's okay with that, because he absolutely LOVES his job. Sometimes, a little TOO much...

Whirl is a member of the elite [[Wrecker]]s unit.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}
''Whirl was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

[[Image:Whirl copter Target 2006.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is one choppah you cannot get to.]]

''Later, the Wreckers continued preparing for [[Operation: Volcano]], an attempt to eliminate some of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons']] deadliest killers. During the simulation, Whirl demonstrated his trademark aerial combat style to draw fire away from his teammates. As the simulation concluded, Impactor decided that without Ultra Magnus' support, the operation would basically become a suicide mission for the Wreckers. Whirl and the others agreed with him and Impactor left to tell Xaaron that the Wreckers were bowing out of Volcano. Taking some downtime, Whirl, Roadbuster, and [[Twin Twist]] went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] to unwind. While Roadbuster and Twin Twist were having uneasy feelings about the decision to ditch Volcano, Whirl seemed fine with it, pointing out that it was only logical and no one would say that they were in the wrong. Their discussion was interrupted when they noticed [[Fang]], a Decepticon who began bullying a [[Piano Transformer guy|smaller Transformer]] in the place. Twin Twist violently intervened, realizing that as Autobots, it was their duty to always do their best to stop the Decepticons. His sudden revelation seemed to energize Whirl and Roadbuster, and after Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with Operation: Volcano, the rest of the Wreckers eagerly volunteered.
[[Image:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|right|250px|thumb|My face is up here, Whirl...I think.]]

''Unfortunately, Operation: Volcano failed when most of the targeted Decepticons were unknowingly ordered clear of the ambush by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Only [[Macabre]] went ahead and attempted to assassinate Xaaron, shooting and mortally-wounding Impactor instead. Whirl and the rest of the Wreckers immediately gunned Macabre down in retaliation. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Later, Whirl was seen alongside Ultra Magnus and his fellow Wreckers on a hunt for a Decepticon spy posing as Optimus Prime. This was revealed, thanks to the efforts of [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to be a product of Decepticon misinformation and Prime was welcomed back into the fold. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[Image:Whirl Triton Peace.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hands, glorious hands!]]
''In an alternate version of 2510, Whirl and the Wreckers led the final Autobot offensive against Decepticon held territory, bringing the war to a close. At the ceremony where he officially announced the end of the war, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] chose to make [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], leader of the Wreckers, his successor as Autobot leader and carrier of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. One Autobot named [[Triton]] objected to the idea, though: he said Springer was a fighter, not a tactician, and Ultra Magnus would be a better leader for a world at peace. Whirl took offense to Triton putting down his commanding officer, and shoved the little guy in the back, asking where was his "precious Ultra Magnus" when the Wreckers were winning the war? Triton struck back, and the situation turned from bad to worse as the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] sided with Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. Shots were fired, battle lines were drawn, and a new war picked up where the old one left off. Tragically, it seems no one took the time to examine Triton's fallen body, and the hidden Decepticon insignia on his chest. The last act of the last Decepticon was to see that there would never truly be peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Peace}}''
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"RAGH, WHIRL NOT IN [[The Transformers (cartoon)|CARTOON]]!! MENASOR REMOVE FROM STORY!"]]
When the Autobots split into multiple factions after the disappearance of their leaders, Whirl joined Springer's group, known as the Wreckers. During the Dark Ages of Cybertron, he participated in an attack against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Much later, during [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Whirl continued with the Wreckers, now a small unit of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were crushed before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] brought down the Stunticons' combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Ongoing22_WhirlbeatsMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|350px|''I'M THE HERO I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!'']]

{{quote|Twice voted "Autobot most likely to defect".|{{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''Meet The Crew''}}}}

{{spoiler|Interiors|July 27}}

In the pre-war era, under the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Whirl was a member of the [[Aerial Corps]]. Dissatisfied with his lot, Whirl managed to accomplish what was thought impossible, defying the function he was created with and actually changing professions to become a watchmaker. And Whirl was ''good'' at what he did—so good, unfortunately, that local criminal elements demanded a cut of his profits. When he refused, their enforcers the [[Heavies]] were sent to destroy his business, leaving Whirl destitute and roaming the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], where he hung out with a bad crowd and started getting into fights. His combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]], whose agent [[Empurata]] press-ganged a reluctant Whirl into their service, granting him a position in the [[Rodion]] police force. {{storylink|Interiors}}

When a rabble-rousing miner named [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was brought in for brawling with other law enforcement officers, the Senate ordered Whirl to kill him, presumably to silence his increasingly loud voice of dissension. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}{{storylink|Interiors}} Failing to finish the job, Whirl was arrested by his captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], so the Senate sent more men to free him, fearing his actions would be exposed. Their men attacked the Rodion police station and freed Whirl, but Orion Pax wouldn't stand for it and defeated them, shooting Whirl's leg off in the process. Whirl warned his captain that the Senate would not be happy if any further harm came to him, but Orion merely picked him up, went to the [[Grand Imperium]] in person and confronted the entire Senate with his actions. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Whirl wound up being transferred to the [[Kaon]] Security Service, where he witnessed the full extent of what his actions had wrought, as Megatron, now convinced that violence was the only way forward, assaulted the city and slew [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—personally invited Whirl to join the Autobots as an act of forgiveness. After "bouncing around a bit", he changed his name a few times and became a flight instructor. {{storylink|Interiors}} Whirl later returned to using his original name, and attended the ceremony when Rotorstorm received the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]], applauding and cheering from the front row. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Category: Things That Do Not Exist.]]

Whirl eventually joined the Autobot special operations taskforce, the Wreckers. He was with the team when they triumphed in final battle over their longtime rivals [[Squadron X]] on the planet [[Pova]], only to discover they had no jurisdiction on the planet and would be required to let the Squadron go. Refusing to accept this, Wrecker leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] murdered the entire squadron while Whirl looked away in apparent shame, but took no action. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} The incident was covered up by Autobot high command, and to avoid being implicated in the crime alongside their leader, Whirl and the other Wreckers lied and told Springer that they had no idea what Impactor was planning on doing. Springer believed them and defended their inaction at Impactor's trial, also agreeing to become the new leader of the Wreckers at Whirl and the others' request. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[Image:Whirl copter Stormbringer4.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Is [[Obsidian (BM)| "Obsidianesque"]] a word?]]

Years later, Whirl was deployed with the other Wreckers to [[Varas Centralus]] to help [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s counter-insurgency team deal with the Decepticon [[infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] there, which had just activated Siege Mode. Partway into the battle, they were forced to pull out and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when news came through of the possible resurgence of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Arriving at their homeworld, the team saved the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a patrol of [[Centurion droid]]s, then joined Optimus Prime in attacking [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s secret base. Whirl and Roadbuster helped Jetfire from his imprisonment, but they were too late: Bludgeon had indeed recalled Thunderwing home. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Whirl joined Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in attacking the mindless [[Pretender]], but their weapons were disabled when he ionized the air around them, forcing them to back off. Fortunately, a team of Decepticons led by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] arrived to supplement the Autobot forces and the day was soon won. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

The Wreckers got a rematch with Thunderwing some time later when the denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] took control of him and stationed him on [[Corata-Vaz]] to guard one of the [[Nega-Core]]s required for their [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Whirl fought hard alongside his teammates {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and eventually the Wreckers were able to disable the Nega-Core when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] lost control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the Decepticons launched a devastating simultaneous attack against the Autobots across the galaxy—Whirl and several other Wreckers were captured by Decepticons under the command of [[Turmoil]]. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led an extraction team to rescue the Autobots from a Decepticon cruiser, and they were ultimately saved thanks to the efforts the former Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Around three years later, Springer had begun to consider Whirl something of a liability, and chose to replace him on the Wreckers. {{storylink|Bullets}} Unfortunately, Springer never got the chance—after taking a squad of rookie Wreckers to liberate [[Garrus-9]], he was grievously wounded by the deranged Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and left in a comatose state. Whirl and Roadbuster were assigned the task of watching over him and tending to his needs until he awoke, but Whirl was convinced that this was never going to happen, and attempted to euthanize his leader with Roadbuster's [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater weapon]]. Caught in the act by Roadbuster, Whirl was subject to "the veto"—the ability of a Wrecker to have another member of the unit removed at any time. {{storylink|Interiors}} He wound up in prison for his actions, but was released and given a "final warning" by Ultra Magnus to stay out of trouble. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

After the war was ended and Cybertron was returned to a primordial state, Whirl and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] were tasked with policing a mob of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] that had recently returned to Cybertron. They came upon Optimus Prime being harassed by one of the mob, and promptly began bullying the smaller neutral. Optimus Prime had to pointedly lower Whirl's gun and asked to be filled in on current events. Later, the mob revolted and dragged Whirl to the ground during the ensuing riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[Image:Whirl Sweeps Liars.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Dear God...they're no longer mint in box!]]
Frustrated with the NAILs and having been kicked out of the Wreckers, Whirl acquired a disturbing method of stress relief: gathering up several leftover [[Sweep]] carcasses, pinning them to a wall inside a shabby structure out in Cybertron's wastelands, and apparently mutilating them. Eventually deciding that he'd had his fun, Whirl doused the ruins with fuel and bid a very creepy thank you and farewell to the remains, planning to burn it all—quite possibly, himself included. Interrupted by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who had misidentified the Sweeps' energy readings as those of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Whirl immediately attacked him and set the place ablaze to cover his tracks. Their battle carried them to the [[Mitteous Plateau]], where they were discovered by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Rewind]], prompting Whirl to try and pin all the blame on Cyclonus before killing him so he couldn't contradict his story. Before he could, however, a huge subterranean explosion triggered by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] erupted beneath Whirl, heavily damaging him and knocking him offline. Figuring that Whirl was too dangerous to leave lying around, Ratchet had him brought along with Tailgate aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as it left Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Image:HangersOn Whirl Cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|110px|Expressions, glorious expressions!]]

Whirl awoke in the medibay of the ''Lost Light'', his first instinct being to reach out and throttle the nearest person to him, which turned out to be [[Rung]]. Brought to his senses with the warning that he'd go back to prison if he didn't behave, Whirl left to skulk around the hallways, where he was found by Ultra Magnus and brought him into a meeting between [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and Cyclonus. Advised to make his peace with Cyclonus, Whirl continued to dodge all responsibility for starting the fight but nonetheless offered him a hand of "forgiveness", only to have Cyclonus responded by drawing him into a ''hug''... followed by a whispered threat that he would kill him at some point and the Autobot would never see it coming.

Later, Rodimus addressed the crew to update them on the situation. When he asked if there were any important questions, Whirl made a point to speak up and state that he was embarrassed to be among this group and that they at least needed a decent name. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was reported to be loose on board the ''Lost Light'', the crew were ordered to pair off and lock themselves into habitation suites until the creature was dealt with. Being a jerk, Whirl locked himself in without waiting for his temporary roommate [[Animus]] and ignored the other Autobot's pleas to enter, resulting in his being killed by the Sparkeater. Whirl attacked the creature, but his missiles were intercepted by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]] to prevent the catastrophic detonation of the sparks the monster was digesting inside it. Whirl was nonplussed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Days later, during a therapy session with Rung, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s extra-sensitive ears overheard Whirl having a "blazing row" with...himself. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Not long thereafter, Whirl himself was having a session with Rung when recent crew addition [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had an acute psychotic episode and went on a rampage through the ship, holing up in Rung's office and immobilizing Whirl by stabbing him to the floor with a pipe. Unfazed, Whirl taunted Maximus, trying to bait him into killing him, but Maximus only grew more curious about Whirl's mental state and reputation, and threatened Rung in order to force Whirl into telling his life story. The story provided [[Rewind]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] enough time to position themselves outside Rung's office and distract Maximus with a projection of his tormentor, Overlord, but when the shot intended to take Maximus out went wild and killed Rung instead, Whirl responded by ripping the pipe out of his guts and stabbing Max with it. {{storylink|Interiors}}
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==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Whirl was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Whirl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shockwave's younger brother? Only in the wild world of [[fanfic]]s.]]
*'''Whirl''' (Deluxe Vehicle, 1985)
**''Accessories'': "Null-Ray Module", "[[Paralyzo box]]", "Photon Beam Rifle", "Shell Cannon"

: Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell [[Wikipedia:AH-1 Cobra|AH-1 Cobra]]. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like "Shell Cannon" and a four-tube "Photon Beam Rifle".

: In robot mode, Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A "[[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Module" cannon can be fitted over either pincer, while his "Paralyzo-Box" weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg.

: There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage" outlines on the edges.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm More information on Whirl at TFU.info]''

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===Classics===
[[Image:ClassicsWhirl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eye tellin' you?]]
* '''Autobot Whirl''' (Legends, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]], Whirl transforms into a blue Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. A ''heavily'' simplified version of the Voyager-class Evac toy, his vehicle mode has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher which is carried onto his robot mode, and he is also armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but does not spin freely.

: In terms of articulation, he has ball-jointed hips and knees and can rotate his arms, although the arms can otherwise barely move beyond pointing straight down due to his ball-jointed shoulders being blocked by plastic.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsWhirl/whirl.htm More information on Classics Whirl at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard Whirl.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Soi soi soi soi]]
*'''Whirl''' (2007)

: A 30-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Whirl "transforms" into a blue helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], and [[Vortex (Energon Wars)|Vortex]].
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==Notes==
* Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comics]]. Whirl was originally the "Oberon Gazette" from the ''Armored Trooper Dorvack'' toyline, although the toy's dark and light blues were inverted for the ''Transformers'' release.
* In recent years, toys sporting the name "Whirl" require an additional "Autobot" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Whirl'''".
* Poor Whirl never got a printed ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' bio. One was written though, and finally revealed to the fans on [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2011.
* Whirl is possibly the most influential character in the entire [[IDW timeline|IDW Generation 1 continuity]], as Megatron explicitly points to him as the one who "taught" him how to hate and use violence instead of peaceful means; without that, no [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Thanks, buddy.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Tourbillon''' (Canada, "Whirlwind")

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Jetstream

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Jetstream

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Whirl (G1)

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:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Whirl boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whirl enjoys making hand puppets in his own image.]]

[[Vorn]]s before [[Optimus Primal]] coined the phrase "Sometimes crazy works", '''Whirl''' was living it in action. Whirl believes that, logically speaking, insanity makes an extremely effective weapon. Enemies flee in terror before the absolutely insane maneuvers he pulls on the battlefield. His extreme maneuverability in helicopter mode lets him spin, bob, weave, dive, and bank like someone totally out of control. Or totally out of his mind. Needless to say, Whirl is a rather reckless fighter and can take damage because of it. He's okay with that, because he absolutely LOVES his job. Sometimes, a little TOO much...

Whirl is a member of the elite [[Wrecker]]s unit.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}
''Whirl was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

[[Image:Whirl copter Target 2006.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is one choppah you cannot get to.]]

''Later, the Wreckers continued preparing for [[Operation: Volcano]], an attempt to eliminate some of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons']] deadliest killers. During the simulation, Whirl demonstrated his trademark aerial combat style to draw fire away from his teammates. As the simulation concluded, Impactor decided that without Ultra Magnus' support, the operation would basically become a suicide mission for the Wreckers. Whirl and the others agreed with him and Impactor left to tell Xaaron that the Wreckers were bowing out of Volcano. Taking some downtime, Whirl, Roadbuster, and [[Twin Twist]] went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] to unwind. While Roadbuster and Twin Twist were having uneasy feelings about the decision to ditch Volcano, Whirl seemed fine with it, pointing out that it was only logical and no one would say that they were in the wrong. Their discussion was interrupted when they noticed [[Fang]], a Decepticon who began bullying a [[Piano Transformer guy|smaller Transformer]] in the place. Twin Twist violently intervened, realizing that as Autobots, it was their duty to always do their best to stop the Decepticons. His sudden revelation seemed to energize Whirl and Roadbuster, and after Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with Operation: Volcano, the rest of the Wreckers eagerly volunteered.
[[Image:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|right|250px|thumb|My face is up here, Whirl...I think.]]

''Unfortunately, Operation: Volcano failed when most of the targeted Decepticons were unknowingly ordered clear of the ambush by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Only [[Macabre]] went ahead and attempted to assassinate Xaaron, shooting and mortally-wounding Impactor instead. Whirl and the rest of the Wreckers immediately gunned Macabre down in retaliation. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Later, Whirl was seen alongside Ultra Magnus and his fellow Wreckers on a hunt for a Decepticon spy posing as Optimus Prime. This was revealed, thanks to the efforts of [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to be a product of Decepticon misinformation and Prime was welcomed back into the fold. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[Image:Whirl Triton Peace.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hands, glorious hands!]]
''In an alternate version of 2510, Whirl and the Wreckers led the final Autobot offensive against Decepticon held territory, bringing the war to a close. At the ceremony where he officially announced the end of the war, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] chose to make [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], leader of the Wreckers, his successor as Autobot leader and carrier of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. One Autobot named [[Triton]] objected to the idea, though: he said Springer was a fighter, not a tactician, and Ultra Magnus would be a better leader for a world at peace. Whirl took offense to Triton putting down his commanding officer, and shoved the little guy in the back, asking where was his "precious Ultra Magnus" when the Wreckers were winning the war? Triton struck back, and the situation turned from bad to worse as the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] sided with Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. Shots were fired, battle lines were drawn, and a new war picked up where the old one left off. Tragically, it seems no one took the time to examine Triton's fallen body, and the hidden Decepticon insignia on his chest. The last act of the last Decepticon was to see that there would never truly be peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Peace}}''
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"RAGH, WHIRL NOT IN [[The Transformers (cartoon)|CARTOON]]!! MENASOR REMOVE FROM STORY!"]]
When the Autobots split into multiple factions after the disappearance of their leaders, Whirl joined Springer's group, known as the Wreckers. During the Dark Ages of Cybertron, he participated in an attack against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Much later, during [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Whirl continued with the Wreckers, now a small unit of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were crushed before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] brought down the Stunticons' combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Ongoing22_WhirlbeatsMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|350px|''I'M THE HERO I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!'']]

{{quote|Twice voted "Autobot most likely to defect".|{{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''Meet The Crew''}}}}

{{spoiler|Interiors|July 27}}

In the pre-war era, under the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Whirl was a member of the [[Aerial Corps]]. Dissatisfied with his lot, Whirl managed to accomplish what was thought impossible, defying the function he was created with and actually changing professions to become a watchmaker. And Whirl was ''good'' at what he did—so good, unfortunately, that local criminal elements demanded a cut of his profits. When he refused, their enforcers the [[Heavies]] were sent to destroy his business, leaving Whirl destitute and roaming the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], where he hung out with a bad crowd and started getting into fights. His combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]], whose agent [[Empurata]] press-ganged a reluctant Whirl into their service, granting him a position in the [[Rodion]] police force. {{storylink|Interiors}}

When a rabble-rousing miner named [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was brought in for brawling with other law enforcement officers, the Senate ordered Whirl to kill him, presumably to silence his increasingly loud voice of dissension. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}{{storylink|Interiors}} Failing to finish the job, Whirl was arrested by his captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], so the Senate sent more men to free him, fearing his actions would be exposed. Their men attacked the Rodion police station and freed Whirl, but Orion Pax wouldn't stand for it and defeated them, shooting Whirl's leg off in the process. Whirl warned his captain that the Senate would not be happy if any further harm came to him, but Orion merely picked him up, went to the [[Grand Imperium]] in person and confronted the entire Senate with his actions. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

Whirl wound up being transferred to the [[Kaon]] Security Service, where he witnessed the full extent of what his actions had wrought, as Megatron, now convinced that violence was the only way forward, assaulted the city and slew [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—personally invited Whirl to join the Autobots as an act of forgiveness. After "bouncing around a bit", he changed his name a few times and became a flight instructor. {{storylink|Interiors}} One of his most promising cadets at the academy was [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], but he insisted on berating him in private, his verbal abuse eventually evolving into regular unprovoked beatings. After one particularly savage beating, "Jetstream" shoved Rotorstorm into the academy's newly-installed [[CR Chamber]], and by the time Rotorstorm recovered, his instructor had moved to a training facility in another province. Whirl later returned to using his original name, and attended the ceremony when Rotorstorm received the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]], applauding and cheering from the front row. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Category: Things That Do Not Exist.]]

Whirl eventually joined the Autobot special operations taskforce, the Wreckers. He was with the team when they triumphed in final battle over their longtime rivals [[Squadron X]] on the planet [[Pova]], only to discover they had no jurisdiction on the planet and would be required to let the Squadron go. Refusing to accept this, Wrecker leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] murdered the entire squadron while Whirl looked away in apparent shame, but took no action. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} The incident was covered up by Autobot high command, and to avoid being implicated in the crime alongside their leader, Whirl and the other Wreckers lied and told Springer that they had no idea what Impactor was planning on doing. Springer believed them and defended their inaction at Impactor's trial, also agreeing to become the new leader of the Wreckers at Whirl and the others' request. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[Image:Whirl copter Stormbringer4.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Is [[Obsidian (BM)| "Obsidianesque"]] a word?]]

Years later, Whirl was deployed with the other Wreckers to [[Varas Centralus]] to help [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s counter-insurgency team deal with the Decepticon [[infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] there, which had just activated Siege Mode. Partway into the battle, they were forced to pull out and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when news came through of the possible resurgence of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Arriving at their homeworld, the team saved the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a patrol of [[Centurion droid]]s, then joined Optimus Prime in attacking [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s secret base. Whirl and Roadbuster helped Jetfire from his imprisonment, but they were too late: Bludgeon had indeed recalled Thunderwing home. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Whirl joined Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in attacking the mindless [[Pretender]], but their weapons were disabled when he ionized the air around them, forcing them to back off. Fortunately, a team of Decepticons led by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] arrived to supplement the Autobot forces and the day was soon won. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

The Wreckers got a rematch with Thunderwing some time later when the denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] took control of him and stationed him on [[Corata-Vaz]] to guard one of the [[Nega-Core]]s required for their [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Whirl fought hard alongside his teammates {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and eventually the Wreckers were able to disable the Nega-Core when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] lost control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the Decepticons launched a devastating simultaneous attack against the Autobots across the galaxy—Whirl and several other Wreckers were captured by Decepticons under the command of [[Turmoil]]. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led an extraction team to rescue the Autobots from a Decepticon cruiser, and they were ultimately saved thanks to the efforts the former Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Around three years later, Springer had begun to consider Whirl something of a liability, and chose to replace him on the Wreckers. {{storylink|Bullets}} Unfortunately, Springer never got the chance—after taking a squad of rookie Wreckers to liberate [[Garrus-9]], he was grievously wounded by the deranged Decepticon [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and left in a comatose state. Whirl and Roadbuster were assigned the task of watching over him and tending to his needs until he awoke, but Whirl was convinced that this was never going to happen, and attempted to euthanize his leader with Roadbuster's [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater weapon]]. Caught in the act by Roadbuster, Whirl was subject to "the veto"—the ability of a Wrecker to have another member of the unit removed at any time. {{storylink|Interiors}} He wound up in prison for his actions, but was released and given a "final warning" by Ultra Magnus to stay out of trouble. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

After the war was ended and Cybertron was returned to a primordial state, Whirl and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] were tasked with policing a mob of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] that had recently returned to Cybertron. They came upon Optimus Prime being harassed by one of the mob, and promptly began bullying the smaller neutral. Optimus Prime had to pointedly lower Whirl's gun and asked to be filled in on current events. Later, the mob revolted and dragged Whirl to the ground during the ensuing riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[Image:Whirl Sweeps Liars.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Dear God...they're no longer mint in box!]]
Frustrated with the NAILs and having been kicked out of the Wreckers, Whirl acquired a disturbing method of stress relief: gathering up several leftover [[Sweep]] carcasses, pinning them to a wall inside a shabby structure out in Cybertron's wastelands, and apparently mutilating them. Eventually deciding that he'd had his fun, Whirl doused the ruins with fuel and bid a very creepy thank you and farewell to the remains, planning to burn it all—quite possibly, himself included. Interrupted by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who had misidentified the Sweeps' energy readings as those of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Whirl immediately attacked him and set the place ablaze to cover his tracks. Their battle carried them to the [[Mitteous Plateau]], where they were discovered by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Rewind]], prompting Whirl to try and pin all the blame on Cyclonus before killing him so he couldn't contradict his story. Before he could, however, a huge subterranean explosion triggered by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] erupted beneath Whirl, heavily damaging him and knocking him offline. Figuring that Whirl was too dangerous to leave lying around, Ratchet had him brought along with Tailgate aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as it left Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Image:HangersOn Whirl Cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|110px|Expressions, glorious expressions!]]

Whirl awoke in the medibay of the ''Lost Light'', his first instinct being to reach out and throttle the nearest person to him, which turned out to be [[Rung]]. Brought to his senses with the warning that he'd go back to prison if he didn't behave, Whirl left to skulk around the hallways, where he was found by Ultra Magnus and brought him into a meeting between [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and Cyclonus. Advised to make his peace with Cyclonus, Whirl continued to dodge all responsibility for starting the fight but nonetheless offered him a hand of "forgiveness", only to have Cyclonus responded by drawing him into a ''hug''... followed by a whispered threat that he would kill him at some point and the Autobot would never see it coming.

Later, Rodimus addressed the crew to update them on the situation. When he asked if there were any important questions, Whirl made a point to speak up and state that he was embarrassed to be among this group and that they at least needed a decent name. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was reported to be loose on board the ''Lost Light'', the crew were ordered to pair off and lock themselves into habitation suites until the creature was dealt with. Being a jerk, Whirl locked himself in without waiting for his temporary roommate [[Animus]] and ignored the other Autobot's pleas to enter, resulting in his being killed by the Sparkeater. Whirl attacked the creature, but his missiles were intercepted by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]] to prevent the catastrophic detonation of the sparks the monster was digesting inside it. Whirl was nonplussed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Days later, during a therapy session with Rung, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s extra-sensitive ears overheard Whirl having a "blazing row" with...himself. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Not long thereafter, Whirl himself was having a session with Rung when recent crew addition [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had an acute psychotic episode and went on a rampage through the ship, holing up in Rung's office and immobilizing Whirl by stabbing him to the floor with a pipe. Unfazed, Whirl taunted Maximus, trying to bait him into killing him, but Maximus only grew more curious about Whirl's mental state and reputation, and threatened Rung in order to force Whirl into telling his life story. The story provided [[Rewind]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] enough time to position themselves outside Rung's office and distract Maximus with a projection of his tormentor, Overlord, but when the shot intended to take Maximus out went wild and killed Rung instead, Whirl responded by ripping the pipe out of his guts and stabbing Max with it. {{storylink|Interiors}}
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==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Whirl was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Whirl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shockwave's younger brother? Only in the wild world of [[fanfic]]s.]]
*'''Whirl''' (Deluxe Vehicle, 1985)
**''Accessories'': "Null-Ray Module", "[[Paralyzo box]]", "Photon Beam Rifle", "Shell Cannon"

: Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell [[Wikipedia:AH-1 Cobra|AH-1 Cobra]]. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like "Shell Cannon" and a four-tube "Photon Beam Rifle".

: In robot mode, Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A "[[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Module" cannon can be fitted over either pincer, while his "Paralyzo-Box" weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg.

: There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage" outlines on the edges.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm More information on Whirl at TFU.info]''

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===Classics===
[[Image:ClassicsWhirl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eye tellin' you?]]
* '''Autobot Whirl''' (Legends, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]], Whirl transforms into a blue Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. A ''heavily'' simplified version of the Voyager-class Evac toy, his vehicle mode has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher which is carried onto his robot mode, and he is also armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but does not spin freely.

: In terms of articulation, he has ball-jointed hips and knees and can rotate his arms, although the arms can otherwise barely move beyond pointing straight down due to his ball-jointed shoulders being blocked by plastic.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsWhirl/whirl.htm More information on Classics Whirl at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard Whirl.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Soi soi soi soi]]
*'''Whirl''' (2007)

: A 30-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Whirl "transforms" into a blue helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], and [[Vortex (Energon Wars)|Vortex]].
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==Notes==
* Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comics]]. Whirl was originally the "Oberon Gazette" from the ''Armored Trooper Dorvack'' toyline, although the toy's dark and light blues were inverted for the ''Transformers'' release.
* In recent years, toys sporting the name "Whirl" require an additional "Autobot" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Whirl'''".
* Poor Whirl never got a printed ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' bio. One was written though, and finally revealed to the fans on [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2011.
* Whirl is possibly the most influential character in the entire [[IDW timeline|IDW Generation 1 continuity]], as Megatron explicitly points to him as the one who "taught" him how to hate and use violence instead of peaceful means; without that, no [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Thanks, buddy.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Tourbillon''' (Canada, "Whirlwind")

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98.233.223.122: /* Continuities */

{{noname-unconfirmed}}
[[Image:Hasbrobible-OPrimedescription.jpg|350px|thumb|Optimus Prime's depiction in Hasbro's brand bible at the center of the aligned continuity family.]]
The '''Aligned continuity family''' was launched in 2010 with the intention of being the foundation of most ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' projects for the decade to come.<ref name="decade">[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> Its core is the "[[Binder of Revelation]]",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2011-coverage-hasbro-intellectual-property-panel/21870/ Seibertron.com Botcon 2011 Coverage: Hasbro Intellectual Property Panel]</ref> a 354-page<ref>[http://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html Figures.com recap of Hasbro BotCon 2011 panel]</ref> [[production bible|brand bible]] co-written by [[Aaron Archer]], [[Rik Alvarez]] and other Transformer experts from [[Hasbro]] and the [[fandom]], charting billions of years worth of history for the Transformers.<ref>''[[Transformers Vault]]''.</ref> The [[Continuity family|family]] currently comprises the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''franchises,<ref name="aligned">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8189/20/ Hasbro continuity declaration]</ref> and it has some influence on [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] character portrayal.<ref name="newaligned">[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024 TFviews.com Hasbro Q&A, July 2010]</ref>

Hasbro has not given this family an official title. We have derived the name "Aligned" from Hasbro statements referring to this as a new "aligned continuity".<ref name="aligned" /><ref name="newaligned" /> Hasbro considered the whole continuity "a bit of an animal to define".<ref name="allspark2011botcon"/>

==Creative vision==
The Aligned venture appears to be Hasbro's attempt at synthesizing a grand unified [[continuity]] out of all of the previous lore. An expression of this can be seen in the Hall of Fame profiles, one of which was officially confirmed as being "based off of" Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> That one and several others present each character as an amalgam of traits from disparate continuities, ranging from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' to the [[Unicron Trilogy]] to the [[live-action film series]] and more (see [[#Hall of Fame profiles|below]]).

This is a significant departure from Hasbro's [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|previous]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|forays]] into meta-continuity, which preserved the integrity of old timelines as separate, coexistent universes within a single [[multiverse]]. In that schema, the Aligned family would be simply one more [[universal stream]] added to the mix, beholden to preestablished concepts like [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]. But when asked about how [[The Fallen|a certain singularity]] would relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied, "Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity."<ref name="fallen">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=74182&view=findpost&p=1675011 Allspark.com Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]</ref> At [[BotCon 2011]], the multiverse was referred to as a "separate universe".<ref name="allspark2011botcon">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726 AllSpark.com live transcript of Archer and Alvarez's 2011 BotCon panel]</ref>

Where, exactly, this leaves the Aligned fiction in relation to the rest of the multiverse is unclear. [[Movie continuity|Other]] [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|contemporary]] [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|fiction]] has continued to tell stories set in older universes, so it seems at least that Aligned material is not meant to supersede the continuities from which it draws.

==Continuities==
''See also: [[Aligned timeline]]''

Hasbro consistently refers to all Aligned fiction as one "continuity", and while different storylines may appear to contradict each other, "reasons for the confusion will be revealed".<ref name="decade" /> However, that ideal is hampered by the fact that various elements of the fiction have separate creative teams with distinct visions that sometimes conflict. For that reason, this wiki takes the more cautious route of calling it a "continuity family". The brand bible's description in ''Transformers Vault'' states it paints the Transformers history in broad strokes, so as to give creators the necessary flexibility when crafting their stories, a belief echoed by statements made at [[BotCon 2011]]: Archer spoke of a "squint test" where everything can be seen as one family of stories, where only fans would see differences.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-hasbro-story-building-panel-172316/ TFW coverage of Botcon 2011 Hasbro Story Building Panel]</ref> Branches of fiction include:

===Hall of Fame profiles===
In May of 2010, before any Aligned franchises had launched, Hasbro announced a "Transformers Hall of Fame" honoring characters and people associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. The spot for one inductee was put to a fan-vote: [[Transformers Hall of Fame#Nominees|Five character profiles]] were published on Hasbro.com, and users could cast a vote for one of them. Most of them were described with a combination of traits from various continuities; for example, [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]] is pictured in [[Jazz (G1)|his ''Generation 1'' form]] but described as a "[[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]]" like [[Jazz (Animated)|his ''Animated'' incarnation]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm Jazz's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]], also looking like [[Soundwave (G1)|his ''Generation 1'' self]], is said to have a mysterious origin like [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|his ''Cybertron'' counterpart]], his partners are called "[[Mini-Con]]s" instead of "[[Mini-Cassette]]s", and he has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|his live-action movie incarnation]]'s vulnerability to simultaneous sonic booms.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm Soundwave's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> Later, a [[Hasbro Q&A]] answer stated that Jazz's entry is based on Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> [[Jazz (WFC)|The character does appear in ''War for Cybertron'' fiction]], but with no particularly Cyber-Ninja-like attributes.

===''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' video games===
Created by [[High Moon Studios]] under Game Director [[Matt Tieger]] with tie-in games by [[Next Level Games]] and [[Vicarious Visions]], [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'']]'s aesthetics and characterizations are heavily based on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]; for example, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] speak words, despite both being quasi-mute in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]. Set in the ancient days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war, the games' plot focuses on [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s quest to harness [[Dark Energon]], which ends up corrupting the planet itself and leaving it uninhabitable for millions of years. Those events overlap a large portion of the simultaneously-released ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel, but they [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)#Synopsis|differ in many details]]. Two years later, ''War for Cybertron'' was followed by its sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''.

===Alex Irvine novels===
Written by [[Alex Irvine]], ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' describes the beginning of the war and then, as mentioned above, covers the same ground as the ''War for Cybertron'' games with many differing details. (Hasbro did take a small stab at reconciliation by declaring [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s predecessor in the games, "Zeta Prime", and the one in the novel, "Sentinel Prime", to be the same individual, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".)<ref>[http://www.ripten.com/2010/06/26/creators-talk-transformers-war-for-cybertron-at-botcon-2010-panel-lbd416/ Ripten.com's coverage of the BotCon 2010 Activision panel]</ref> Irvine also wrote the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic]] and the apocryphal short story [[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]], both set in the novel's pre-game period. The comic contains no major discrepancies, other than maintaining the "Sentinel Prime" name, but the short story features [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] losing his ability to speak words before the game events. ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' continues the saga post-Cybertron.

===''Generations'' toy bios===
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|A handful of toys]] were created directly from ''War for Cybertron'' designs and sold as part of the [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]]. While lacking the phrase "War for Cybertron" on their packaging, the release of the first wave was timed within days of the games and novel,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s are basically in sync with that fiction as well. Megatron's, for example, focuses on his penchant for upgrading his body with "bleeding-edge" technology,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/cybertronian-megatron-011.jpg Cybertronian Megatron's on-package bio]</ref> which may be an allusion to his lustful utilization of Dark Energon. Bumblebee's says he was once a "chatterbox" but is now a "silent warrior",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/wfc-bumblebee-009.jpg Cybertronian Bumblebee's on-package bio]</ref> which appears to be a bridge between his ''War for Cybertron'' and then-upcoming ''Prime'' portrayals; however, it's not strictly accurate because in ''Prime'' he can still vocalize, just [[R2-D2|not in words]].

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Overseen by the team of [[Jeff Kline]], [[Duane Capizzi]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], this show is set on modern-day [[Earth]] with a unique aesthetic somewhere between the [[live-action film series]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''. Released five months after ''War for Cybertron'', it also features Dark Energon as a primary plot element, but it seems to be a more mysterious substance with the added quality of being able to [[Terrorcon (Prime)|reanimate corpses]].<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 2|''Prime'' episode "Darkness Rising, Part 2"]]</ref> Also, strangely, Megatron is able to create an army of such creatures by crashing Dark Energon into the dead world of Cybertron,<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 2|''Prime'' episode "Darkness Rising, Part 5"]]</ref> despite the reason for the planet's demise in ''War for Cybertron'' being its complete infection with the stuff. It was stated at [[BotCon 2011]] that Dark Energon's nature differed because of the modern era of the show, as opposed to the ancient setting of the novel and games. The producers also iterated that while they strive to maintain continuity, ultimately leeway was allowed if it served the story.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/ TFW coverage of Hasbro Studios panel at BotCon 2011]</ref>

A [[Transformers: Prime (comic)|prequel comic]] written by [[Mike Johnson]] shows events on Cybertron immediately before the cartoon, incorporating the ''Exodus'' notion of [[space bridge]]s being a lost art and Megatron's backstory as a [[Kaon]]ian miner.

===''[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1 Transformers: Prime (magazine)'']] published by Titan Magazine. ===

===''Online'' and ''Universe'' MMOs===
Developed by [[NetDragon]] and [[Jagex]] for their respective Eastern and Western markets, the ''[[Transformers Online]]'' and ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' MMOs tie into ''Prime'' aesthetically and broaden the universe. Their continuities will presumably not tie into each other however.

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)| Rescue Bots]]'' features a group of Autobots not ready to face the Decepticons. Instead, they are assigned to help a team of search & rescue workers on an island in Maine.

===''Bot Shots'' toyline, bios and online game===
The [[Bot Shots]] characters are somewhere between [[Live-action film| the live action movies]] and [[Generation 1 (franchise)| Generation 1]] aesthetically, with some Prime mixed in for good measure. Since this kind of makes the wiki's brain hurt, we have decided to place them with the Aligned continuity.

==Notes==
* Instead of giving this continuity family an official name, Hasbro has instead referred to it with brief descriptors such as "new aligned",<ref name="newaligned" /> "aligned",<ref name="aligned" /> "modern",<ref name="decade" /><ref name="fallen" /> and "War for Cybertron/Exodus".<ref name="newaligned" /> VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] said at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel that he had considered naming it "Epochs" but then decided not to.
* The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|subtitle-less ''Transformers'' toyline launched in 2010]] and its companion line, ''Generations'', share some of the Aligned spirit, since they likewise contain characters and concepts from previous franchises with little separation. But the only real connection between those toylines and Aligned material is the small number of [[#Generations toy bios|previously-mentioned]] ''War for Cybertron''-inspired toys. Hasbro has referred to the [[Power Core Combiners]] subline as "exist[ing] in the modern world continuity",<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]]</ref> but the context of that statement doesn't suggest a specific reference to Aligned.
* The ''Hubworld Transformers: Prime'' TV special featured footage of BotCon attendees taking a ''Transformers'' quiz, with the questions being what Optimus Prime's original name was, what his job had been, and which soap opera was the Autobots' favorite. The soap opera (''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]'') is from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]], but the "correct" answers to the first two questions were said to be "Orion Pax" and "data clerk". Aligned continuity is the only source where both of those ideas are true. This seems to reflect Hasbro's current policy of treating Aligned material as the default ''Transformers'' "truth". Something similar occurred during the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] era, where [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' treated that continuity as the default "truth," so this not a completely new phenomenon.
* The Aligned continuity has influenced the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], with [[James Roberts]] introducing elements of the Optimus-Megatron backstory with "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", while ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise| Robots in Disguise]]'' series utilize ''War for Cybertron'' character designs.

==See also==

* [[Aligned timeline]]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Aligned| ]]
[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Wreckers

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[[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 comprise 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 [[Transformers: Universe (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|300px|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)/Marvel Comics continuity|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)/Marvel Comics continuity|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!}} During his stay on Cybertron, Optimus Prime led the Wrecks on a number of fruitful raids on [[Decepticon fuel store]]s. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

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, offline)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]] (offline)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (offline)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (offline)
* [[Twin Twist]] (offline)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader after Impactor's death)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (offline)
* [[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. {{storylink|Disclosure|Apelinq's extended profile}}

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|Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers}}

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

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Wreckersdw.jpg|right|250px|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|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} before reuniting with the Autobots and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] immediately prior to the Age of Internment. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

'''Known members:'''
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|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}}
{{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:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|left|thumb|300px|This roster feels familiar.]]

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 fan-boys 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}} and the odd [[Ladybird Books|stories for children]]. They even had their own Decepticon counterparts, the dreaded [[Squadron X]]! {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} The original leader was [[Impactor]], until he did some ''minor'' thing to be incarcerated for. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} Other leaders have included [[Crest]] and [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}

The Wreckers are an inspiration to the Autobots, heroes of daring exploits who never leave each other behind and always save the day... or so ''Wreckers: Declassified'' and the official line would tell them. What only a handful know is the dark reality... like how Impactor was really locked up for murdering a helpless, chained-down Squadron X. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Assigned to [[Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to [[Infiltration protocol|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}}

[[Image:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Wreckers are so hardcore they don't even need a spaceship. Except for when they [[Xantium (G1)|do]].]]

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}}

When Thunderwing popped up again guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime sent for the team once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} While they did not succeed in stopping Thunderwing themselves, they managed to survive until 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 (G1)|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 (G1)|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 were captured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Topspin willingly sacrificed himself to activate Aequitas, simultaneously killing Twin Twist due to their branched spark. Kup and Guzzle failed to find the help they were looking for, but managed to save Springer and Impactor from death by torture. As Springer's team faced down Overlord himself, the other Wreckers finished their mission by downloading Aequitas's data into Ironfist. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Perceptor's group then went to aid the others in the battle against Overlord, with Pyro sacrificing himself in the process. Overlord effortlessly defeated most of the remaining Wreckers, but was eventually taken down thanks to Ironfist's connection to Aequitas. Garrus-9 was liberated, and miraculously, no further Wreckers had been killed in the fight with Overlord... though Springer was in a critical condition and Ironfist succumbed to a workplace injury and died on the way home. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[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]]
* [[Blocker]] (former member)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Verity Carlo]] (stowaway), the only non-Cybertronian member.
* [[Crest]] (former leader)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]
* [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] (former leader)
* [[Impactor]] (former leader)
* [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] (offline)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
* [[Pyro]] (offline)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]] (offline)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
* [[Rotorstorm]] (offline)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (offline)
* [[Twin Twist]] (offline)
* [[Valve]] (former member)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (former member)
{{-}}
{{note|Their starship, the ''[[Xantium (G1)|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)|Seekers]], which the former Wrecker accepted. {{storylink|Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus's toy bio}}

After the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] had successfully turned back one of the Autobots' raids, [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] reminded Prime that he ''had'' recommended reforming the Wreckers as their best counter to the Squad.

Later, when trying to convince [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] to leave the Decepticons and join up with one of his power-grabbing schemes, Rodimus hearkened back to what was likely the Wreckers' old motto, when he told them that they'd have "a whole planet ready to ''wreck-and-ruin''!" {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], the Wreckers were a major problem for the Decepticons, operating behind their lines as a commando unit. They are noted for interrupting supply lines, destroying the mainframe on [[Bk'n]], and demolishing the shipyards of [[Salvvatan VI]]. They operated from the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]] ship ''[[Zeta Supreme|Xantium]]'', which was bonded to [[Impactor Major]], apparently the leader of the team. Megatron created the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]] specifically to hunt down the Wreckers. When they finally met in battle, [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was the only survivor on either side. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity===
The Wreckers were [[Autobot High Council|Council Guardians]] led by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] during the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. Afterwards, they were all that stood between [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] and the [[Tagan Heights]] before [[Defensor (WFC)|Defensor]] arrived. They guarded the [[Well of All Sparks]] when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] descended through it to free the [[core]] of its suffocation by [[Dark Energon]]. Ultra Magnus, [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] and others team members opted to remain behind to distract [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] when the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launched, gaining invaluable allies in [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] were also members, though early on in the war Bulkhead left to join [[Team Prime]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}

'''Known members:'''
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (former member)
* [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader)
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]](deceased)
* [[Roadbuster(Prime)|Roadbuster(Prime)]](deceased)

===''Dark of the Moon''===

{{bigquote|We don't let them off the base much 'cause they're assholes.|[[Charlotte Mearing]]|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}

[[Image:DOTM-Leadfoot-Topspin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|How am I gonna stop some big, mean Mother Hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind? The answer, use a gun. And if that don't work? Use more gun.]]

The Wreckers, [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], were a trio of engineering geniuses who came to Earth aboard the Autobot spaceship ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]''. The Wreckers rarely left the secret Autobot launch facility at Cape Canaveral, partially because caring for the ship dominated their time, and partially because they were assholes. The Wreckers helped engineer the Autobots' feigned exile from Earth and assassination by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and later participated in the battle for [[Chicago]]. They proved effective, if vicious, fighters, dismantling their fair share of Decepticons, challenging [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and rescuing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] from an embarrassing situation. All three of them would continue fighting and would be among the surviving Autobots, accepting Earth as their true home.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreckers''' (レッカーズ ''Rekkāzu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rontók''' (''Dark of the Moon'', "Ruiners")

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Parasites

2012-03-20T18:54:06Z

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|title="Parasites"
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|story by=[[Chris Metzen]] & [[Flint Dille]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|editor=[[John Barber]] & [[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''Zeta Prime is a little crazy.'''

==Synopsis==
At a meeting of the [[Senate]] in the [[Citadel]], [[Zeta Prime]] reviews the situation concerning [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, especially of their recruiting of [[Nyon]]'s populace. It is fortunate, then, that he has found the perfect weapon to destroy them all: [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[vamparc ribbon]]. As he is about to elaborate, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrives at the proceedings as a "delegate". Zeta Prime gives a firm reminder to the delegate that nothing forces him to respect his presence, but moves on to a demonstration of the vamparc. The subject: the captured [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

In the Citadel's sparring rooms, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] wrestles with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] while the two talk of Orion's newly-developed temper and of the morality of their efforts to contain the Decepticons.

In the Primacy Auditorium, Zeta Prime continues his demonstration of the vamparc ribbon, showing that it draws power from the nearest available source: in this case, Swindle. As the vamparc's energies are volatile, Zeta shoots the auditorium's ceiling to avoid the weapon's overload. Zeta goes on to further explain that larger vamparc ribbon units on the [[Omega Destructor]]s require more power, and that the citizenry of Cybertron provides an excellent source of energy. Despite the protests of the Senators, Zeta explains that proceedings in Nyon have already begun. As part of Zeta's preparation, Orion Pax tells his warriors to get ready.

Starscream approves of Zeta Prime's plan, which surprises the Prime. But Starscream accidentally blurts that he has "done far worse in the name of—". To get Zeta off his scent, Starscream points out the Decepticon spy in their midst: [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. His cover blown, Soundwave escapes and Zeta orders Orion Pax to hunt him down before he can reveal Zeta's plan to the populace.

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*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)

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==Notes==
===Errors===
*[[Nominus Prime]] is referred to by [[Zeta Prime]] as his predecessor who "couldn't contain this upstart rebellion", when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was the Prime directly preceding Zeta and the one who failed to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebellion in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''. Metzen apologized for the error in an interview, stating "the mention of [Nominus Prime] getting whacked at the start of Chaos Theory was etched in my head as I was scripting Chapter 2 and I referred to the wrong guy".<ref>[http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/idw-transformers-autocracy-3-blizzplanet-interviews-chris-metzen-and-flint-dille Blizz Planet interview with Metzen and Dille for ''Autocracy'' issue 3]</ref>
*When Zeta Prime mentions [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as the inventor of the [[vamparc ribbon]], the scientist's name is misspelled as "Jihauxus".
*Starscream's optics change color from red, yellow, and then blue.

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Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things

2012-03-18T23:20:45Z

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'''''Something'' is loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', and the Autobots must hunt it down before it does the same to them!'''

==Synopsis==

Aboard the once-again-airborne ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Shock]] laments the passing of his fellow [[Duobot]] [[Ore]], and sets about removing all the evidence he can that they were [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s agents aboard the ship: in fact, Ore was too close to the engine block that he wound up being mashed into precisely because he was following Prowl's instructions to place a tracer on it. When Shock goes looking for the tracer, he is attacked by a monstrous creature hidden in the bowels of the ship, which pulls out his [[brain module]] and consumes his [[spark]]. His dead body is found a short time later by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], who blames the death on a mythical Cybertronian creature called a [[Sparkeater]] and passes the news on to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. Dubbing the scenario "cool", Rodimus calmly orders the assembled [[Autobot]]s to their quarters without explanation, has them locked in, and takes [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Rewind]], [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] with him to investigate Shock's body. The group bickers about the potential existence or not of Sparkeaters, with Ratchet in particular loudly insisting they keep to a rational train of thought. At Rodimus's request, Chromedome reveals his hidden talents: he is a [[mnemosurgeon]], capable of tapping into a living or dead brain and reading its memories. Doing so to Shock, Chromedome discovers that whether or not a "Sparkeater" is the proper term for it, there is definitely a spark-munching monster loose on the ''Lost Light''. Knowing that it will seek out the "brightest spark", the Autobots split into teams to hunt it down, with Rodimus remaining on the lower decks on the cocksure belief that the Sparkeater will be coming for him.

Meanwhile, the other crew members deal with the situation in their own ways. Realizing that they know each other from millions of years past, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] helps [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]—stuck in mid-transformation—to a set of quarters, where he grimly relates the history of the war that Tailgate slept through, and ponders which side the little 'bot would have taken. [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] get a little lost and wind up not in a habitation suite but a bar, where Swerve wistfully remembers the old pre-war plans he had with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to open a joint of his own. Skids, on the other hand, takes a distinct dislike to being locked in, and leaves via a ceiling duct, on the justification that his lack of memories is allowing him to make up his life and personality and he goes along. [[Animus]], having been unable to find a unit of his own, knocks on [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s door, but as it's locked, he is unable to get inside before suddenly being set upon and killed by the vicious Sparkeater. Whirl blasts his way out of his quarters and opens fire on the Sparkeater, but at the last second, Trailbreaker appears and surrounds the creature with a forcefield to prevent the undigested sparks in its stomach from igniting. The Sparkeater flees, and the Autobots realize that since there's only one room in the direction its going, it must have found the brightest spark—[[Rung]]'s! The creature bursts into the psychiatrist's office, but Skids suddenly pops out of the ceiling and drags Rung up into the ducts to relative safety.

Below decks, Rodimus and Drift discover that the Sparkeater had been trapped by the previous [[Neutral]] owners of the ship, who kept it docile by feeding it [[turbofox]]es. Hitting upon a plan, he contacts Rung and Skids and orders them to lure the pursuing Sparkeater back down into the engine room. Skids has them take the direct route route, moving from duct to elevator shaft and into the carriage below, much to the surprise of its occupant, [[Brainstorm]]. The Sparkeater is hot on their heels, but Brainstorm finds himself lucky enough to be spared by the monster as it continues its pursuit of Rung: a single-mindedness Rodimus is counting on, as, once the pair reach the engine room, he grabs hold of Rung and uses him as live bait to lure the Sparkeater in close. At the last moment, Rodimus throws Rung to safety and grapples with the creature, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to initiate a quantum jump. Manoeuvring the Sparkeater into place, Rodimus teaches it the first lesson of interstellar travel: never stand next to a quantum generator when it's about to flout the laws of nature! Like Ore before it, the Sparkeater is mashed into the generator and perishes, though the heroic act costs Rodimus his arms as well.

A little later, in the medibay, Rodimus has been outfitted with some new arms by Ratchet, and is lambasted by Ultra Magnus for his reckless risking of Rung's life. Rodimus does not take kindly to the lecture, and snaps that on ''this'' ship, Magnus takes orders from ''him''. And across the room, as Ratchet works to unjam his stuck transformation, Tailgate announces that he has chosen a faction based on what he has learned from Cyclonus: he wants to be a [[Decepticon]]!

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear in flashbacks.) 
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*[[Ore]] (1)
*[[Shock]] (2)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (5)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (6)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (7)
*[[Grapple]] (9)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (12)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (13)
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*[[Animus]] (16)
*[[Xaaron]] (17)
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*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (20)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (21)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (22)
*[[Rung]] (23)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (24)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (25)
*[[Rewind]] (26)
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*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (28)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (29)
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]] (30)
*''[[Nominus Prime]]'' (31)
*''[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'' (33)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' (35)
*''[[Impactor]]'' (36)
*''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (37)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'' (40)
*[[Brainstorm]] (41)
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*''[[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]'' (34)
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*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (27)
*''[[Proteus]]'' (39)
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==Quotes==
"Nickel, iron, cobalt, chrome, 
He'll eat your soul, 
Turn your spark to stone, 
Nickel, iron, cobalt, chrome, 
Run, little robot, run away home."
:—Traditional Cybertronian rhyme

"I once arrested a Decepticon who thought he was a Sparkeater. He called himself the Dark Assassin, Devourer of Souls and Propagator of Infinite Sin. His real name was '''Blip'''."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' isn't one for superstition.

"A '''brain module''' sitting outside a body without a head wound. Now I'm no doctor, but that strikes me as '''intensely wrong'''." 
"Woah. '''Two questions'''. One: Are we saying he '''vomited up his own brain?''' And '''two:''' can I please go home now?"
:—'''Trailbreaker''' handles things a little better than '''Rewind''' does.

"Ratchet, could you put his brain back in his head? With corpses, I prefer to go through the '''eye sockets'''." 
"I cannot '''begin''' to tell you what's wrong with that sentence."
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Drift'''

'''Drift:''' "This is a '''dark and troubling omen'''. Sparkeaters are drawn to pain and emotional trauma. I don't know what the Neturals were up to, but '''horrific''' things must have happened on this ship. We're being '''punished'''." 
'''Ratchet:''' "With all due respect, Drift, I don't think I've ever heard such a load of—" 
'''Rewind:''' "'''Shock!''' I said Ore. I meant Shock. His name's Shock. Sorry everyone."

"Must admit, I had you pegged as a fellow '''rule breaker'''." 
"Me? No, no, no, I'm all mouth. My nickname at the academy was 'Shut the Hell Up.'"
:—'''Skids''' and '''Swerve'''

"I'm too '''smart''' to die!"
:—'''Brainstorm'''

==Notes==

*This issue's title was previously used by James Roberts as the title of the first chapter of his unofficial Transformers novel, ''Eugenesis''.
*Shock refers to several events from Cybertronian history that he and Ore survived, which have all been mentioned in one or more previous IDW works by Roberts: the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], the [[Crucible]] and the various horrors of [[Babu Yar]].
*The [[Shimmer]] and the beverage [[Engex]] crop up in this issue, having put in their sole previous appearances in Roberts's earlier work ''[[Bullets]]''. Also debuting in that story was the Autobot [[Animus]], who made his first pictorial appearance in a crowd scene last issue, before being named and, in short order, meeting his end in this issue.
*Back in [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|issue #24]] of the ongoing, the name of the planet [[Varas Centralus]]—originally introduced in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]''—was accidentally misspelled "[[Veras Centralus]]". In this issue, that mistake is papered over when Rewind refers to the two as separate but similarly-named planets that he mixes up with one another.
*When Rodimus and crew investigate Shock's body, Rewind remarks that he thinks his name was [[Ore]] (before later correcting himself). No one says otherwise, suggesting that the [[Duobot]]s really were interchangeable enough that none of the other Autobots bothered to remember which was which.
*Chromedome refers to a principle of Transformer biology called "Rossum's Trinity", a reference to the 1920 Czech science fiction play "Rossum's Universal Robots", which was significant for introducing the word "robot" into the English language. The principle seems an attempt by Roberts to harmonize a few elements of Transformer life, and explains how damage to a Transformers [[brain module]] can cause [[death]], as it did in his earlier work ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' (an idea pulled right out of the Marvel UK series), when [[spark]]s have long since surpassed the idea of the module as the seat of Transformer life. The third part of the trinity is the [[transformation cog]], damage to which was not historically known to be fatal prior to [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]] of his series, which saw a [[NAIL]] commit suicide by essentially burning his cog out through overuse.

==Errors==
*Despite Skids being established as never letting go of the handgun in his right hand, he's drawn without it in the panel where he reveals the grappling hook in his left hand.

*Whirl's canopy is fully repaired, even though it was still damaged at the end of the last issue.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Trailbreaker shields Ultra Magnus and Red Alert with his forcefield, by Alex Milne and [[Josh Perez]]
* '''Cover B:''' Chromedome reads Shock's mind, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Black and white lineart version of Cover A

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