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Meltdown (Animated)

2012-07-17T01:00:27Z

99.112.88.108: /* Animated cartoon */

{{disambig3|Meltdown}}
:''Prometheus Black is a freakishly mutated [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Meltdownaproch.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Look what you've done! I'm melting! I'm melting!]]
'''Prometheus Black''' is an entrepreneur and business rival of [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Whereas [[Sumdac Systems]] focuses on robotics, Black's company [[Biotech Unbound]] is devoted to (of course) biotechnology. His constant loss of business in favor of Sumdac's [[automaton]]s has left Black bitter toward machines, especially the [[Transformer|sentient kind]]. While attempting to develop a new corrosive that would melt [[Autobot]] armor, Black fell victim to a laboratory accident that transformed him into the supervillain '''Meltdown'''.

Driven quite frankly bonkers, Black was left able to secrete an acidic liquid that melts anything he touches, and which can be fired in jets from his palms. Unable to "turn off" his powers, Black constantly secretes acid, and must wear protective suits that allow him to walk about and manipulate objects without melting them.

He employs shrimp/giant and altogether biochemical freak [[Colossus Rhodes]].

He also looks good in a pimp suit, which is the best superpower ever.

{{quote|Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac? Poetic, no?|—Meltdown vents some spleen regarding [[Isaac Sumdac]] and then gets [[Dancitron|his funk on]]|"[[Survival of the Fittest]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Stormare]] (English), [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Japanese), [[Rainer Doering]] (German), [[Renato Soares]] (Portuguese), [[Ricardo Soto]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:TFA Prometheus Black.JPG|left|150px|thumb|"Oh, no. Promotheus." "''Prom'''e'''theus!]]
Prometheus Black's biotechnology business was highly successful because it played off the citizens of [[Detroit|Detroit's]] fear of robots stealing their jobs. Much of his money was made on makeovers of some of the city's less physically gifted individuals, but he finally staged a promotion aimed at getting himself a contract with the city's police force. Pitting the seemingly frail old man Colossus Rhodes against [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], he hoped to win the support of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] by showcasing the strength-inducing powers of his nano-technological steroids. Unfortunately, Rhodes proceeded to rampage out of control in the parking lot, convincing Fanzone to recommend canceling all of Black's contracts with the city, leaving Black financially ruined.

[[Image:Meltdown anim closeup.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The goggles...they do nothing!]]
In the wake of the parking lot brawl, Black discovered a small piece of Bumblebee's armor, which had been knocked off during the fight, coated in the Autobot's hydraulic fluid. Seeking to prove the superiority of his bio-tech creations over the Autobots, he fused the fluid with his steroids, creating an acid that would melt Transformer armor. Black presented his findings to his venture capital backers' representative, [[Porter C. Powell]], but Powell refused to supply him with any further money or test subjects. Enraged, Black smashed a rack of test tubes and beakers, scattering his acid across the laboratory. As the acid began eating through the counters and floor of the lab and alarms started blaring, Black inhaled the steroid-infused fumes as he staggered for the exit, and began to secrete acid through his pores.

Driven insane by the accident and now calling himself "Meltdown", Black donned a protective suit and decided to take his revenge on Sumdac, first by sabotaging a display of Sumdac's [[police drone]]s. Not content with simply damaging his rival's reputation, Meltdown next broke into [[Sumdac Tower]], intending to do away with Sumdac permanently. Thankfully, Bumblebee was able to save Sumdac at the eleventh hour, and proceeded to lure Meltdown to the ground floor of the tower, where he was trapped in a [[force field]] by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

[[Image:TFA Survival Fittest Meltdown panic.JPG|left|175px|thumb|Fanzone was right—he is one seriously twisted fruitcake.]]

When Meltdown next surfaced, he and Colossus Rhodes discovered the [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobots' island]], where Meltdown used his acidic powers to force the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] into servitude. Additionally, Meltdown's encounter with the Autobots had left him thinking: If a robot could [[Transformation|transform]], why not a human being? Meltdown began concentrating on developing a "human transformer", but [[Fusion creature|his early experiments]] (one involving his lawyer) were failures. He attributed this to their bodies being too fixed by maturity and decided to try again, this time with the more flexible genetics of a child. He sent [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] to kidnap [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], Isaac's daughter, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Captain Fanzone's interference not only put a stop to his plan, it also freed the Dinobots...whose first decision was to try and rend Meltdown limb from limb. Prowl gave him a choice: Dinobots or prison. Surprise, surprise, he chose prison. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

Meltdown was visited in prison by Sari, who wanted him to help provide evidence she could use against his old business partner, Porter C. Powell. That discussion was fruitless, but not long afterward, the Dinobots had a lot more success in breaking into the prison and kidnapping Meltdown at the behest of their new "friend", [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. The shifty cyborg knew of Meltdown's genetic research and ordered him to cure her of her organic contamination.

[[Image:TFA Black Friday Meltdown melts.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Evil does not die...it...evolves.]]
Meltdown played along, explaining that he required a special [[genetic modifier]] from his old laboratory to purge Blackarachnia's organic half successfully. The device was retrieved by [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and a blackmailed [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], but as he strapped Blackarachnia down before beginning the process, Meltdown revealed that he would not be purging her organic half, but instead ridding her of her mechanical side in his latest attempt to create an organic Transformer. Prime managed to disrupt the experiment and rescue Blackarachnia. During the scuffle, Meltdown was hit by a massive energy discharge from the genetic modifier, and his body was melted away into a completely liquid state, leaking out of his containment suit and draining through the floor. His remains were left behind by Optimus, who believed him to be gone for good, but in reality, the villain was anything but. A short time later, his now-liquid body began reconstituting itself. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Meltdown and Prometheus Black were originally conceived as separate characters. Meltdown and [[Nanosec]] would have been two of several bio-engineered humans made by Black.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-story-editor-marty-isenberg-165509/ TFW2005 Interviews Transformers Animated Story Editor Marty Isenberg]</ref>
*Meltdown is the only human villain to inflict grievous, often spark-threatening injury to any of the main cast, as well as hold his own in a fight against them on a fairly even level. He nearly melted off Bulkhead's arm and almost off-lined Bumblebee in "[[Total Meltdown]]", tormented the Dinobots into submission while critically injuring Bulkhead in "[[Survival of the Fittest]]", would have turned Blackarachnia into a mutant and might have killed Optimus if the genetic modifier hadn't liquified him in "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]". And he still gets owned by [[Carmine Fanzone|a human]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prometheus Black''' (プロメテウス・ブラック ''Purometeusu Burakku''), '''Meltdown''' (メルトダウン ''Merutodaun'')

==References==
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Chip Chase

2011-08-03T20:43:32Z

99.112.88.108: /* Notes */

:''Chip Chase is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RollForIt Chip Chase at the mike.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's a cartoon from the '80s. By law, ''Transformers'' has to have at least one character in a wheelchair.]]

'''Chip Chase''' is [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend and a staunch ally to the [[Autobot]]s. Despite their high level of technology, the Autobots will often consult Chip, benefiting from his genius-level IQ and skills in computer programming and electronics, in addition to several other fields of science. He will often be found hanging out with distinguished scientists and academics, as well as developing new technology with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] for use in the fight against the [[Decepticon]]s. For Chip, the fact he's confined to a wheelchair is barely an impediment.

{{quote|No one's ever really disabled so long as he has courage.|Chip Chase|"[[Divide and Conquer]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Horton]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)

[[Image:RollForIt TheInternets.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In 1984, the Internet was only used by nerds to complain about how terrible Transformers was.[http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en]]]

Chip Chase came to the attention of the Autobots as a friend of Spike Witwicky and the whiz behind [[Alcazar|Dr. Alcazar]]'s [[antimatter]] formula project. He, Spike and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] paid a visit to Alcazar's desert laboratory to pick up a disk which would allow Chip's home computer to interface with the more powerful computer at the lab. On the way home, they were alerted to an imminent Decepticon attack, and Chip rushed inside to alert Dr. Alcazar by computer. The warning allowed Alcazar to upload the antimatter formula to Chip's PC. Meanwhile, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[battle computer]] had been disabled during a skirmish, and he contacted Chip's computer in search of help. Chip was able to help him chase off the Decepticons.

[[Image:RollForIt FloppyDisk destruction.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Holy crap, man.]]
Unfortunately, the Decepticons had traced the formula to Chip's computer. He memorized the formula and ''tore up'' the floppy disk containing it. The Decepticons proceeded to kidnap him, and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] plucked the formula from his mind anyway. As the Decepticons began manufacturing antimatter, Chip was rescued by Spike, Bumblebee, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. The Decepticons turned up at [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] transforming into a powerful antimatter gun, but Chip was able to attach Wheeljack's remote control device to [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], turning the Decepticons' own weapon against them. [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] pronounced Chip a hero. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Chip was attempting to help a weapons factory increase their productivity when the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s attacked it. He was able to transmit a distress signal to the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] swiftly arrived to take on the three Decepticons. Chip warned him of a heat-seeking missile, seemingly before it did anything to indicate it was heat-seeking. Weird. A stray blast hit the computer, but Chip's life was saved by Optimus shielding him from the resulting explosion. Prime was badly damaged, necessitating a trip to Wheeljack's lab on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to collect a vital component, the [[Cosmitron]]. Chip used [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to predict the next location of the Decepticon [[space bridge]] and tagged along on the mission on the basis that they needed a computer genius to get through the lock the Decepticons had placed on the door of the lab. They quickly gained entrance to the lab and located the necessary part Optimus needed, but a [[Rainmaker|group of Seekers]] created [[acid rain]], to which Chip was strangely immune. He was able to rally the Autobots, encouraging them to overcome their vulnerability to the acid rain. They rushed the Cosmitron back to Optimus, arriving in time to save his life. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:WarDinobots Chip warning Autobots.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"So then I took that floppy, and I was like 'BAYM!' and Ravage was all like, 'Dayuumn, son!'"]]
Late one night at an observatory, Chip spotted a strange meteor headed for [[Earth]] and alerted the Autobots, accompanying them to the location he had calculated the meteor would touch down. Spike suggested that they dub it [[Meteorini Chipperoni]] in his honor. After the meteor became a meteorite, Optimus obtained a sample, and they returned to headquarters. Wheeljack's analysis of the meteorite fragment revealed it was highly unstable, sending Optimus on a mission back to the crash site. Meanwhile the Autobots set about building two more [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s based on Chip's suggestions of a stegosaurus and a pteranodon. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] were completed in time to fly to Optimus Prime's aid, the other three Dinobots having been turned against him by Megatron. Chip and the others arrived to find [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Optimus already making up. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Chip was present when Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel, and he accompanied the Autobots to watch the fight, musing to [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] that it reminded him of ancient Roman gladiatorial combat. Despite all their cheering, and much to Chip's disbelief, Optimus was soundly defeated. However, when they got back to HQ, Chip was able to use Teletraan I to analyse Optimus's damaged parts and determine that Megatron had cheated, rendering the result of the contest void under Cybertronian law. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:Chipchase.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mein Führer, I can valk!]]
After watching a Formula 1 race with Spike, Chip came up with the idea of the Autobots holding a race for charity. The pair took the idea to Optimus Prime, and the race was soon set up. Megatron used the opportunity to test his new [[Transfixatron]] on the Autobots, and the two boys were forced to make their escape in Bumblebee. Returning to HQ, Chip consulted Teletraan I, revealing the nature of Megatron's new invention, and Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] were able to construct a [[Anti-transfixation grenade|grenade]] to reverse the effects of the device. They headed out to where the Autobots had been taken and immediately engaged the Decepticons. Spike passed the grenade to Chip, who ''stood up in his wheelchair'' to catch it, then managed to get close enough to throw it into the Autobots' midst before [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] intercepted him. The Autobot forces regained the ability to transform and battled the Decepticons into a retreat. Ratchet bemoaned the resulting repair work he was going to have to do, much to Spike and Chip's amusement. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore Chip in Wheeljack.jpg|left|200px|thumb|All Autobots are Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant.]]
Chip and Wheeljack developed the [[dominator disc]]s, intended to bring [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] under Autobot control. Once the discs were placed on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and they formed Devastator, Chip activated the discs, and the combiner promptly turned on the other Decepticons. Chip was overjoyed at the success of their invention, but the next time they faced the Decepticons, Megatron was able to use an electronic disruptor to override the dominator discs. Wheeljack and Chip worked frantically to get the now-wild Devastator back under their control, as the Decepticons' giant drill neared the center of the Earth, but it was only with the addition of Megatron's disruptor that they were able to succeed. Although Devastator stopped the drill, he was firmly a Decepticon again. Chip was greatly disappointed, but Optimus told him to hang on to his dreams. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland2 Spike Chip and Beachcomber.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Perplexed at the appearance of strange time warps, the Autobots consulted Chip, who was able to use Teletraan I to locate two more warps. With [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s help, he soon traced the source of the temporal disturbances to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

When the Mayor of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] organised [[Autobot Day]], Chip turned out with Spike and Sparkplug to join the cheering crowd. They then reacted with disbelief when a recording produced by [[Shawn Berger]] appeared to incriminate the Autobots in stealing energy, but joined in solidarity with their friends, even as the rest of the crowd turned hostile. Optimus and the others were put on trial. Chip attempted unsuccessfully to stall things while Spike looked for evidence to prove the Autobots' innocence, but he and Sparkplug were soon forced to give their farewells, as the Autobots were launched into space aboard a rocket. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} With mounting disbelief and horror, Chip and Sparkplug witnessed [[Decepticon Day]], though Chip still held out hope that Spike would find some evidence to exonerate the Autobots. Naturally, it wasn't long before the other shoe dropped, and Megatron proclaimed himself ruler of Earth.

[[Image:MegatronsMasterPlan2 Thrust holding Chip.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Maybe if I squeeze you hard enough, I'll fix your body.]]
Chip was put to work with the rest of the humans at a power station, but he quickly came up with a plan. During a diversion engineered by Spike, Chip stowed away on a truck which passed near Autobot Headquarters. There he consulted Teletraan I, only to discover that the Autobot ship had hurtled into the [[Sun]] and exploded. Before he could check up on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] burst through the ceiling and blasted the computer. Chip furiously turned on the Decepticon, who simply laughed and took him back to the power station. A despondent Chip returned to work, but his trip had inadvertently benefited the Autobots: With Teletraan I's control over Cosmos's guidance systems severed, they were able to return to Earth to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When a group of Autobots, including Optimus Prime, disappeared through a space bridge to unknown coordinates, Chip tried unsuccessfully to use Teletraan I to locate them. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}
{{--}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City=====
[[Image:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Chip can't stand (ha ha) to face the badly drawn Carly.]]
Chip can be seen alongside Spike, Sparkplug and [[Carly]], helping to construct [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====Binaltech=====
When [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] [[laser core]] was lost to [[subspace]] in a [[Genetronic Translink System|GT]] Transfer accident (a technology he himself helped to create), Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breathe life into the now-lifeless Prowl-2, stating, "Twenty years ago, we met thanks to an online message from you. Your [[battle computer]] was down, and in its place, I—" {{storylink|Roll for It}} while something flashed in the back of his mind: "Your intelligence and personality are already in this frame. In which case..." With the help of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion was virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[memory core]] and [[Datatrax]], while a separate neurocomputer handles Chip's thought processes. Meanwhile, Chip's real body was stored in stasis in an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] medical facility.

{{note|At least one [[Beast Wars Sourcebook|continuity]] had this new spark used for [[Prowl II]], which makes no sense, since Binaltech is separate from [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]].}}

==Notes==
[[Image:RollForIt Chip Chase banners.jpg|thumb|right|200px|That's a lot of tuition fees!]]
* The idea for Chip's character grew out of very early plans for the series, which involved two human allies for the Autobots named "[[Eddie Fairchild and Matt Conroy|Eddie Fairchild]]" and "[[Eddie Fairchild and Matt Conroy|Matt Conroy]]". Eddie was the prototypical version of Spike, but when the Matt character was conceived as an "elder brother figure" for Eddie, the idea to make the younger boy handicapped, and hence more dependent on the Autobots, was briefly considered. Evidently, this idea went in a slightly different direction and wound up inspiring Chip. [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#149]
* Chip was originally named "Billy" Chase, as seen in the original script for "Roll For It".
* In "Roll for It", Chip has a remarkably advanced (or at least ridiculously expensive) desktop computer for 1984. It contains, among other things, a 16-million-color monitor (Chip's view of the Decepticons was no different than Prowl's), a microphone, dial-up networking, speakers, and a sound card that could interpret Prowl's speech. Maybe he's friends with [[Ethan Zachary]].
* Also in "Roll for It", Chip has no fewer than four pennants displayed on his wall: "PIERCE" (probably referring to [[wikipedia:Franklin Pierce University|Franklin Pierce University]]), "[[Wikipedia:University of Southern California|USC]]", "[[wikipedia:California State University, Northridge|CSUN]]" and "YAL", commonly assumed to be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Yale_University|Yale University]].
[[Image:Ark II Chip Chase.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]
* Chip and [[Carly]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Actually, it just never occured to the writers to put the two of them in the same episode). The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.
*Although he was last seen in "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" and was absent through the entirety of the series' [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season_3|third season]], the producers of the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' apparently had plans to include an adult version of Chip in that series' first episode. A character design of an adult Chip can be seen in the ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' reference book and ''[[Transformers: The Ark II|The Ark II]]'' Japanese character models book.
* In the [[Transformers The Game (console)|2007 live-action movie console game]], there is a fast food place called [[Chip Chase's]]. The restaurant's logo features Chip's grinning mug. Wonder if the TV ads are as scary as the ones featuring the [[Burger King]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chip Chase''' (チップ・チェイス ''Chippu Cheisu'')

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Carly (G1)

2011-08-03T20:41:37Z

99.112.88.108: /* Notes */

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Symbol autobot reg.png|cLink=Honorary Autobot}}}}
{{disambig3|Carly}}

:''Carly is a [[human]] [[honorary Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|MIT graduates make either great ambassadors or fantastic housewives!]]
'''Carly''' is a human ally of the Autobots. She attended [[MIT]] and has a gift for chemistry and electronics. She married [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and eventually gave birth to [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese, teenager), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese, adult)

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Spike now knows how Dudley Do-Right feels.]]

Carly first met [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], though she was more interested in the Autobot than Spike, much to his disgust. Sometime later, she encountered [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was standing guard during the test of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. She blamed herself for the device's capture by the [[Decepticon]]s, and after Ironhide took her on a tour of Autobot Headquarters, she went on a solo mission to retrieve it and was promptly captured. After Ironhide, Bumblebee and Spike rescued her, she was able to put her MIT studies to use and reverse the Immobilizer's operation, ensuring an Autobot victory. Back at base, she accepted Spike's offer of a date, despite the obvious age difference.<ref>From the show's [[production bible]], [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage8.html page eight]</ref> {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

After a stop at a [[Fun A Rama Park|fun park]], Carly, Spike and Bumblebee picked up [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] at an airport, only to discover the Decepticons were using the location as a [[Hangar|secret base]]. The Dinobots were called in, but became critically injured during the battle. The three humans returned to headquarters, where the Dinobots decided to desert the Autobot cause. When the Autobots themselves later became crippled by the levels of [[Cybertonium]] deteriorating in their systems, Carly realised that the Dinobots would still be functioning, and the trio of humans were able to persuade the Dinobots to help by intercepting a Decepticon shipment of the mineral. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] instead led his troops to Cybertron, and Carly and Spike were forced to follow them there. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Image:DesertionDinobots2 Spike carrying Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
Carly's technical know-how once again proved useful as she, Spike and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] outwitted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She also undid some Decepticon cross-circuiting of the Dinobots, and helped the Dinobots and Spike steal some Cybertonium. She was very impressed with Cybertron's design and layout, and even watched a cybertronic history disc from a neglected machine. Unfortunately, the trip had several drawbacks; among them, Shockwave disintegrated her car (Decepticreep!), and she twisted her ankle. However, after the Cybertonium mission was completed, some good came of it all — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave both Carly and Spike the title of honorary Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:BlasterBlues Carly Spike in spacesuits.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
The pair took [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] along with them to a rock concert, however Blaster's transmission of the concert to the other Autobots caused them to miss a distress signal, resulting in the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Carly and Spike started searching the globe in [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], however [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used the missing device to jam Earth's radio signals. Carly used her technical knowhow to track the signal to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and she and Spike accompanied Powerglide and Optimus there in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], though the two humans couldn't do much more than be a cheering squad. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Out driving in [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Spike and Carly stumbled on a film shoot. After Hoist rescued some stuntmen, he was invited to be part of the movie, while Spike and Carly got free passes to the studio. The duo went to watch the filming, and were dismayed as the other Autobots also attempted to get in on the act, but their time was soon occupied in preventing the Decepticons from getting their hands on a film reel. They were chased through the backlot by Megatron, until a cunning ruse by Hoist involving dropping the pair into a vat of "lava" fooled the Decepticons into thinking the film reel had been destroyed. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug got all dressed up to watch [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] get presented with a prestegious award for his invention of [[corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:FFOD1 Witwickys under attack.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
By the year 2006, she and Spike, who had become Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, had married and had a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The family attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] together, from which Spike was abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[Image:G1 Carly Witwicky adult.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Daniel? Daniel? Oh, good, I lost him.]]
The Witwickys attended a diplomatic event on Cybertron, during which Daniel wandered off with Grimlock. It was a while before Carly noticed her son was missing, and insisted on joining in the search. The Autobots followed the trail to a [[Planetary Corridor CB311B4|secret Quintesson room]] with portals leading to prison dimensions. Carly and the Autobots traveled to [[Menonia]] in search of Daniel and Grimlock. Carly was able to find a piece of Daniel's tuxedo and, with the aid of [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], tracked down the boy himself. After defeating the Quintesson who'd been exiled to Menonia, the Autobots and the two humans returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel started having bad dreams, Spike and Carly asked Rodimus to help the boy overcome them. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

{{-}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of season three were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional storylines into the timeline.}}
=====Scramble City cartoon=====
[[Image:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|left|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Carly helped the Autobots work on the project, and was seen twiddling knobs and consulting some paperwork. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

Apparently, doing anything constructive with her degree from MIT wasn't a priority for Carly, as she became strictly a doting housewife by 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Her new duties included: serving coffee, worrying about things, and getting injured so that men could rescue her. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

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=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
Carly was strolling the beach with her family and Autobot friends shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]]. After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] attacked, Carly was taken hostage by [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] until she was rescued by Daniel. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DW_Extermination_Witwickyfamily.jpg|thumb|300px|It turned out blondes actually did have more fun.]]

In 2002, Carly was a brunette. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} She was back to her natural blonde locks when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived at the Witwicky household to talk to Spike. When Daniel asked who the yellow car was, Carly, not wishing to reveal to her son the family's history with the Transformers, merely replied that it was his father's best friend. {{Storylink|Extermination}}
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==Notes==
* Carly never appeared in any of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], though she arguably exists within its [[continuity]]. Daniel at least does, and someone has to be his mother.
* Carly and [[Chip Chase]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Actually, it just never occured to the writers to put the two of them in the same episode). The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carly''' (カーリー ''Kārī'')
*''English:'' '''Carey''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:The Headmasters humans]]
[[Category: Witwicky family]]

Carly (G1)

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:''Carly is a [[human]] [[honorary Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|MIT graduates make either great ambassadors or fantastic housewives!]]
'''Carly''' is a human ally of the Autobots. She attended [[MIT]] and has a gift for chemistry and electronics. She married [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and eventually gave birth to [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese, teenager), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese, adult)

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Spike now knows how Dudley Do-Right feels.]]

Carly first met [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], though she was more interested in the Autobot than Spike, much to his disgust. Sometime later, she encountered [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was standing guard during the test of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. She blamed herself for the device's capture by the [[Decepticon]]s, and after Ironhide took her on a tour of Autobot Headquarters, she went on a solo mission to retrieve it and was promptly captured. After Ironhide, Bumblebee and Spike rescued her, she was able to put her MIT studies to use and reverse the Immobilizer's operation, ensuring an Autobot victory. Back at base, she accepted Spike's offer of a date, despite the obvious age difference.<ref>From the show's [[production bible]], [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage8.html page eight]</ref> {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

After a stop at a [[Fun A Rama Park|fun park]], Carly, Spike and Bumblebee picked up [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] at an airport, only to discover the Decepticons were using the location as a [[Hangar|secret base]]. The Dinobots were called in, but became critically injured during the battle. The three humans returned to headquarters, where the Dinobots decided to desert the Autobot cause. When the Autobots themselves later became crippled by the levels of [[Cybertonium]] deteriorating in their systems, Carly realised that the Dinobots would still be functioning, and the trio of humans were able to persuade the Dinobots to help by intercepting a Decepticon shipment of the mineral. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] instead led his troops to Cybertron, and Carly and Spike were forced to follow them there. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Image:DesertionDinobots2 Spike carrying Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
Carly's technical know-how once again proved useful as she, Spike and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] outwitted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She also undid some Decepticon cross-circuiting of the Dinobots, and helped the Dinobots and Spike steal some Cybertonium. She was very impressed with Cybertron's design and layout, and even watched a cybertronic history disc from a neglected machine. Unfortunately, the trip had several drawbacks; among them, Shockwave disintegrated her car (Decepticreep!), and she twisted her ankle. However, after the Cybertonium mission was completed, some good came of it all — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave both Carly and Spike the title of honorary Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:BlasterBlues Carly Spike in spacesuits.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
The pair took [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] along with them to a rock concert, however Blaster's transmission of the concert to the other Autobots caused them to miss a distress signal, resulting in the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Carly and Spike started searching the globe in [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], however [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used the missing device to jam Earth's radio signals. Carly used her technical knowhow to track the signal to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and she and Spike accompanied Powerglide and Optimus there in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], though the two humans couldn't do much more than be a cheering squad. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Out driving in [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Spike and Carly stumbled on a film shoot. After Hoist rescued some stuntmen, he was invited to be part of the movie, while Spike and Carly got free passes to the studio. The duo went to watch the filming, and were dismayed as the other Autobots also attempted to get in on the act, but their time was soon occupied in preventing the Decepticons from getting their hands on a film reel. They were chased through the backlot by Megatron, until a cunning ruse by Hoist involving dropping the pair into a vat of "lava" fooled the Decepticons into thinking the film reel had been destroyed. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug got all dressed up to watch [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] get presented with a prestegious award for his invention of [[corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:FFOD1 Witwickys under attack.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
By the year 2006, she and Spike, who had become Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, had married and had a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The family attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] together, from which Spike was abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[Image:G1 Carly Witwicky adult.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Daniel? Daniel? Oh, good, I lost him.]]
The Witwickys attended a diplomatic event on Cybertron, during which Daniel wandered off with Grimlock. It was a while before Carly noticed her son was missing, and insisted on joining in the search. The Autobots followed the trail to a [[Planetary Corridor CB311B4|secret Quintesson room]] with portals leading to prison dimensions. Carly and the Autobots traveled to [[Menonia]] in search of Daniel and Grimlock. Carly was able to find a piece of Daniel's tuxedo and, with the aid of [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], tracked down the boy himself. After defeating the Quintesson who'd been exiled to Menonia, the Autobots and the two humans returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel started having bad dreams, Spike and Carly asked Rodimus to help the boy overcome them. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of season three were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional storylines into the timeline.}}
=====Scramble City cartoon=====
[[Image:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|left|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Carly helped the Autobots work on the project, and was seen twiddling knobs and consulting some paperwork. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
{{-}}
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

Apparently, doing anything constructive with her degree from MIT wasn't a priority for Carly, as she became strictly a doting housewife by 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Her new duties included: serving coffee, worrying about things, and getting injured so that men could rescue her. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
Carly was strolling the beach with her family and Autobot friends shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]]. After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] attacked, Carly was taken hostage by [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] until she was rescued by Daniel. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DW_Extermination_Witwickyfamily.jpg|thumb|300px|It turned out blondes actually did have more fun.]]

In 2002, Carly was a brunette. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} She was back to her natural blonde locks when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived at the Witwicky household to talk to Spike. When Daniel asked who the yellow car was, Carly, not wishing to reveal to her son the family's history with the Transformers, merely replied that it was his father's best friend. {{Storylink|Extermination}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Carly never appeared in any of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], though she arguably exists within its [[continuity]]. Daniel at least does, and someone has to be his mother.
* Carly and [[Chip Chase]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Actually, it just NEVER occured to the writers to put them both in an episode.) The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carly''' (カーリー ''Kārī'')
*''English:'' '''Carey''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:The Headmasters humans]]
[[Category: Witwicky family]]