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Rhinox (Armada)

2008-06-10T04:56:24Z

99.147.241.15: /* Fiction */

{{picsneeded|toys, comics}}{{disambig2|the Armada Autobot|the Beast Wars Maximal|Rhinox (BW)}}

:''Rhinox is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ArmadaRhinoxTV.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Unfortunately, this time Unicron could not be beaten with [[Stan Bush|pop music]].]]

'''Rhinox''' is a dedicated member of the Autobot cause, except when he's not. Sometimes he flies things.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Rhinox was an Autobot warrior, serving under [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] against the Decepticon occupation. Specifics of his service and abilities are unknown, except that he has headlights in beast mode. He was later shown as the main operator for the spacebridge to Cybertron.

During the battle with [[Unicron]], Rhinox was abducted along with [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] so that the Chaos Bringer could cull their memories and learn what preceded his arrival.{{Storylink|The End}}

====''Energon''====
Consumed by the will of Unicron, Rhinox went from being a dependable warrior to one of the Chaos Bringer's Four Horsemen - complete with a horse. They were sent to stall the Autobots on Cybertron, but were repelled by the Omnicons and Optimus Prime after he used the Spark of Combination. {{Storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part 2}}

===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
Rhinox was seen piloting a starfighter in defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron]].

===IDW===
It was hinted in [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] that Rhinox is a reborn, multiverse-hopping [[Rhinox (BW)|Beast Wars Rhinox]] - an explanation for their similar bodies and identical names. (Transformers with [[Prowl (RID)|similar bodies]] or [[Prowl (Animated)|identical names]] to other [[Prowl (G1)|Transformers]] are a strange concept that need explanation. It [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|certainly]] never [[Scavenger (Armada)|happened]] in [[Starscream (Armada)|Armada]].)

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==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Rhinox w/ Armorhide''' (Super-Con, 2003)

: Rhinox is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] figure, converting from an organic-ish robot to mechanical rhinoceros. He has a third transformation that flips ski-boards beneath his beast-mode forefeet and turns the hind-legs into tread assemblies. He was retooled not only to have [[Powerlinx]] plugs on the flanks of each rear beast-mode leg (which do not activate any [[gimmick]]s), but also to have a molded Autobot [[insignia|sigil]] in the space originally meant for an [[Energon chip]] within his chest.

: He came with his partner [[Mini-Con]] [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Rhinox at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}
[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Unicron-related characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Rhinox (Armada)

2008-06-10T04:46:08Z

99.147.241.15: /* Fiction */

{{picsneeded|toys, comics}}{{disambig2|the Armada Autobot|the Beast Wars Maximal|Rhinox (BW)}}

:''Rhinox is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ArmadaRhinoxTV.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Unfortunately, this time Unicron could not be beaten with [[Stan Bush|pop music]].]]

'''Rhinox''' is a dedicated member of the Autobot cause, except when he's not. Sometimes he flies things.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
Rhinox was an Autobot warrior, serving under [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] against the Decepticon occupation. Specifics of his service and abilities are unknown, except that he has headlights in beast mode. He was later shown as the main operator for the spacebridge to Cybertron.

During the battle with [[Unicron]], Rhinox was abducted along with [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] so that the Chaos Bringer could cull their memories and learn what preceded his arrival.{{Storylink|The End}}

====''Energon''====
Consumed by the will of Unicron, Rhinox went from being a dependable warrior to one of the Chaos Bringer's Four Horsemen - complete with a horse. He was sent to stall the Autobots on Cybertron, but was repelled by the Omnicons and Optimus Prime after using the Spark of Combination. {{Storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part 2}}

===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
Rhinox was seen piloting a starfighter in defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron]].

===IDW===
It was hinted in [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] that Rhinox is a reborn, multiverse-hopping [[Rhinox (BW)|Beast Wars Rhinox]] - an explanation for their similar bodies and identical names. (Transformers with [[Prowl (RID)|similar bodies]] or [[Prowl (Animated)|identical names]] to other [[Prowl (G1)|Transformers]] are a strange concept that need explanation. It [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|certainly]] never [[Scavenger (Armada)|happened]] in [[Starscream (Armada)|Armada]].)

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Rhinox w/ Armorhide''' (Super-Con, 2003)

: Rhinox is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] figure, converting from an organic-ish robot to mechanical rhinoceros. He has a third transformation that flips ski-boards beneath his beast-mode forefeet and turns the hind-legs into tread assemblies. He was retooled not only to have [[Powerlinx]] plugs on the flanks of each rear beast-mode leg (which do not activate any [[gimmick]]s), but also to have a molded Autobot [[insignia|sigil]] in the space originally meant for an [[Energon chip]] within his chest.

: He came with his partner [[Mini-Con]] [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Rhinox at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}
[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Unicron-related characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Cheetor (Armada)

2008-06-10T04:36:18Z

99.147.241.15: /* Armada */

{{picsneeded|toys and comic images}}
{{Template:Disambig3|Cheetor}}
:''Cheetor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}
If you need someone to sneak into [[Decepticon]] strongholds and steal their precious data, '''Cheetor''' is the first one to step up and get the job done. The only thing more impressive than his skills and track record is his ego. Smug and self-confident, Cheetor loves the praise he gets from a completed mission, and is always ready with a sharp retort to put others down just to make himself look better.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
During the battle with [[Unicron]], Cheetor{{m-}}along with [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]]{{m-}}was captured so that Unicron could cull their memories and learn what had preceded his arrival. {{Storylink|The End}}

====''Energon''====
Ten years later, Cheetor returned, changed from an energetic young warrior into one of the Chaos Bringer's Four Horsemen{{m-}}complete with a horse. He and the other Horsemen attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], retreating only when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was granted the [[Spark of Combination]] and overwhelmed them in his newly enhanced body {{Storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part 2}}.

His former Mini-Con partner, [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]], desires to see her partner returned to normal, personality flaws and all.

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Cheetor w/ Cliffjumper''' (Super-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip

: A [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Cheetor (BW)#TM1|Cheetor]], ''Armada'' Cheetor transforms into a robotic cheetah and has a third "flight" mode with fold-out rocket boosters in his cat-mode sides. His tail becomes a battle whip in robot mode. The rocket boosters are [[Powerlinx]] plugs, suitable for Mini-Cons with sockets on their vehicle-mode back-ends, like his pack-in partner, Cliffjumper, or the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]'s [[Sky Blast]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Beast Wars Metals'' [[Ravage#TM1|Ravage]] and [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron#BC01|Tigatron]].

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Cheetor/cheetor.htm Cheetor at TFU.info]

[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Spies]]
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Cheetor (Armada)

2008-06-10T04:27:49Z

99.147.241.15: /* Energon */

{{picsneeded|toys and comic images}}
{{Template:Disambig3|Cheetor}}
:''Cheetor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}
If you need someone to sneak into [[Decepticon]] strongholds and steal their precious data, '''Cheetor''' is the first one to step up and get the job done. The only thing more impressive than his skills and track record is his ego. Smug and self-confident, Cheetor loves the praise he gets from a completed mission, and is always ready with a sharp retort to put others down just to make himself look better.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
During the battle with [[Unicron]], Cheetor{{m-}}along with [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]]{{m-}}was captured so that Unicron could cull their memories and learn what had preceded his arrival.

====''Energon''====
Ten years later, Cheetor returned, changed from an energetic young warrior into one of the Chaos Bringer's Four Horsemen{{m-}}complete with a horse. He and the other Horsemen attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], retreating only when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was granted the [[Spark of Combination]] and overwhelmed them in his newly enhanced body {{Storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part 2}}.

His former Mini-Con partner, [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]], desires to see her partner returned to normal, personality flaws and all.

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Cheetor w/ Cliffjumper''' (Super-Con, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip

: A [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Cheetor (BW)#TM1|Cheetor]], ''Armada'' Cheetor transforms into a robotic cheetah and has a third "flight" mode with fold-out rocket boosters in his cat-mode sides. His tail becomes a battle whip in robot mode. The rocket boosters are [[Powerlinx]] plugs, suitable for Mini-Cons with sockets on their vehicle-mode back-ends, like his pack-in partner, Cliffjumper, or the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]'s [[Sky Blast]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Beast Wars Metals'' [[Ravage#TM1|Ravage]] and [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron#BC01|Tigatron]].

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Cheetor/cheetor.htm Cheetor at TFU.info]

[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Spies]]
[[Category: Unicron-related characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Airazor (Armada)

2008-06-10T03:47:28Z

99.147.241.15: /* Dreamwave Armada/Energon comics */

{{disambig2|the Armada Autobot|the Beast Wars Maximal|Airazor (BW)}}

:''Airazor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''
{{mainpic}}
'''Airazor''' is pure professionalism. She always keeps her cool, and never wastes words, actions or ammo. In battle she's precise and persistent, a crack shot and an ace flier. She gives her all and does it without complaint, or even comment.

Because of this, many consider her to be cold and impersonal. In reality, she's very compassionate; she just believes she must work her hardest to defeat the Decepticons, who threaten everything and everyone she cares about, so she pushes herself to the limit. Keeping professional about her tasks keeps her strong, Airazor feels.

This attitude seems to have had an unintended side effect on her [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]. An utterly undisciplined malcontent and pest to everyone else, Nightscream actually snaps to and gets his slag together whenever things get hairy and Airazor is in the middle of it.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave Continuity===
====''Armada''====
Airazor along with [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Rhinox (Armada)| Rhinox]] were kidnapped by Unicron right as they charged into battle against him, so he could cull their memories and learn what preceded his arrival.

====''Energon''====
Ten years later she returned - resurrected as one of the Chaos Bringer's Four Horsemen. She and her twisted brethren were sent to Cybertron to delay the Autobots from travelling to Earth, and waged a brutal battle against them until Optimus Prime tapped into the [[Spark of Combination]] and drove them back.
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==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Airazor with Nightscream''' (Deluxe, 2003)

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the [[Transmetal]] version of ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], ''Armada'' Airazor transforms into a robotic falcon. She has a third semi-vehicle mode, her wings partially unfolding into a floatplane-like configuration. She was given [[Powerlinx]] plugs on her wings, plus (bizarrely enough) a molded [[Decepticon]] sigil on her back, normally hidden in both modes.

: She came with her [[Mini-Con]] partner Nightscream.

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]], the molded Decepticon sigil on the Airazor toy was not on any [[Hasbro]] plans, so how it got on there is unknown. Archer suggested, as a rationalization for the symbol, that she was a spy - for which side is unclear.

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Airazor/airazor.htm Airazor at TFU.info]

[[Category: Armada characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Energon characters]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Unicron-related characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Wheeljack (G1)

2008-06-08T03:22:05Z

99.147.241.15: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Wheeljackg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Optimus Prime! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see 'em!...Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet.]]

'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. He's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a [[Perceptor (G1)|complete nerd.]] As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road, since there are few stunts he can't pull off. He enjoys showing off both on the design table and on the streets.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Invento''', '''Cric''' (as Action Master)
:''Italian name:'' '''Saetta'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Kerék''' (Wheel); sometimes '''Kormányos Jack''' (meaning Steering-wheel Jack, Yoho!)
:''Russian TV dub name:'' '''Gonsheek''' ("Racer")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}

Wheeljack was one of Optimus Prime's crew who crashed to Earth 4,000,000 years ago and laid dormant until 1984.

''Following the almost total defeat of the Autobots by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] returned to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and began to reactivate the fallen warriors. Wheeljack was the second Autobot after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to be brought back on-line, so that he could aid Ratchet with his technical skills. He saved the Autobots from total destruction by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's deactivated body and using it to intervene in [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s attempted execution of [[Guardian]], who had been booby-trapped with a nuclear bomb. {{Storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}''

To help boost the Autobots' fallen forces, Wheeljack designed new bodies for Grapple, [[Skids]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks]], whose minds were stored on the ''Ark'' for such an occasion. {{Storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Wheeljack was later an early casualty of a disastrous attack on Galvatron led by acting Autobot Commander [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], though he was not seriously damaged. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

To give the Autobots some air (and [[combiner]]) power, Wheeljack designed the [[Aerialbot]]s, though all but [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s minds were incomplete and they almost killed a human. {{Storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Wheeljack later had to erase their minds and unfortunately, by this time, [[Bombshell]] had implanted a [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus that, while not controlling him, allowed the Decepticons to tap into the [[Creation Matrix]] to create the [[Stunticon]]s. {{Storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} It was not directly referenced, but it is assumed that he helped build the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s as well (which allowed Megatron to create the [[Combaticon]]s).

''Later, he aided Optimus Prime in a plan to temporarily fake his own death, in order to teach the Earth-bound Autobots to learn to cope without him. Wheeljack was the only Autobot Prime told of his plan, probably since Prime needed him to build a [[Facsimile Construct]] in his likeness to be destroyed. When Megatron did destroy the facsimile, even Wheeljack mistakenly believed Prime had been killed. {{Storylink|Prey!}}''

After Optimus Prime died, the Autobots chose Grimlock as their new leader, but things didn't go so well, so Wheeljack called his friend [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help deal with the situation. {{Storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Although it wasn't depicted, he was assumed destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}} Grimlock eventually revived him with [[Nucleon]], along with the rest of the Autobots' deactivated roster. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Wheeljack mourned the second death of Optimus Prime {{Storylink|Still Life!}} and discovered the betrayal of the Decepticons who sabotaged the Autobot spacecraft before leaving the dying Cybertron. {{Storylink|Exodus!}} Grimlock saved the day again though, providing some stolen Decepticon cruisers. However, when they followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], the Autobots were ambushed and nearly wiped out. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was about to dismember Wheeljack when he was saved by the timely arrival of the reborn Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{Storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Wheeljack survived the battle of [[Autobot City]] in this timeline, but was later strung up by [[Quintesson]]s there in 2008, anyway. He wasn't seen after that, though [[Blaster]] survived the same treatment, so Wheeljack may have survived. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] infiltrated the ''Ark'' to brainwash some new troops, Wheeljack was one of the deactivated Autobots he attempted to control. Wheeljack and the others turned the tables on Galvatron, subjecting him to his own dream bug technology. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} Back in action, Wheeljack felt somewhat out of place among the various [[Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster]]s and [[Powermaster]]s wandering around the ''Ark'' now. On a scouting mission, he and Prowl grumbled to one another about how they just wanted some good ol' fashioned Decepticons to beat up on. Obligingly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s [[Mixmaster]] and [[Long Haul]] showed up right then to stop the Autobots from finding out about their evil plans. Thrilled about fighting bad guys who weren't "MicroHeadTargetmasters with a Pretender shell", Wheeljack and Prowl tracked down the Constructicons' leader, Megatron, nearby, and learned of his plans to destroy Earth's atmosphere. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack distracted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Stunticon]]s, Prowl leapt aboard the "atmo rocket" and knocked it off course, saving the planet. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}''

''Fresh from their adventure with old, familiar enemies, Wheeljack and Prowl both joined the new Earthforce team Optimus Prime set up under Grimlock's command. Operating out of a shuttle in the Canadian wilderness, the Autobots began constructing a larger Earthbase on site. Although the location of their base was unknown, the construction-in-progress was open to attack, and so a 24-hour guard watch was arranged. One dark and stormy night, Wheeljack was trying to keep warm on guard duty using a thermo-heating unit from the ship, but it overheated and started smoking on him. He knocked over a table and lamp while trying to shut off the device and attracted the attention of a polar bear, which ended up chasing him back towards the shuttle. To top it all off, he was jumped from behind by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], who had seen all the mess and mistaken Wheeljack for an attacking Decepticon. It was not Wheeljack's best night ever. {{storylink|Mystery!}}''

''When a new thought-activated set of nightlights called [[Sleepfast]] was released to human buyers, Wheeljack got suspicious and tested the little items. He found not only the presence of Cybertronian technology in the devices, but also evidence that the thought-sensitive nightlights would eventually turn on their owners, allowing them to manipulate the humans' minds as well as read them. Wheeljack took [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to investigate the Sleepfast warehouse, and they ran into the mastermind behind the scheme, [[Mindwipe]]. The Autobots used the thought-activation effect of the Sleepfasts to will all several hundred nightlights on at once, temporarily blinding Mindwipe. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}''

''Finally, Autobot Earthbase was completed, and Wheeljack called the entire team outside to witness his defense grid in action. Prowl was dubious at the lack of obvious protection, and so Wheeljack handed him the activation remote. Once Prowl hit the button, Wheeljack tossed a rock towards the base, where it was instantly obliterated by the retractable laser cannons. When Prowl expressed concern that someone could knock the defense system offline, Wheeljack assured him that once the defense system was activated, it could only be deactivated from a console inside the base. Prowl paused for a minute, took a head count, then turned hesitantly to Wheeljack and asked, "So who's inside with the console NOW...?" ''

''The response? "Oh..."''

''While Prowl and the other Autobots braved the defenses in order to reach the console and turn off the security system, Grimlock grabbed Wheels by the ankle and shook him out upside-down over the snow for good measure. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}''

''When Optimus Prime returned to Earth for an inspection of the new operation, he also brought back [[Tracks]]' body for Wheeljack to reactivate in his Bodyshop. Grimlock was hardly impressed with the idea of bringing the vain and complaining Tracks back to life, and he tried to derail the process. Despite his efforts, though, Wheeljack not only revived Tracks, but Optimus Prime decreed that Tracks would remain with Earthforce instead of going back on the ''Ark'' with him. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} Later, Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with [[corrodia gravis]], prompting the Autobots to seek out the only compatible Transformer who could give him a systems boost: Starscream. {{storylink|Assassins}}''

''Wheeljack was last seen during the Autobot chase of [[Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their ally, [[Irwin Spoon]]. He abandoned the chase to check on Prowl after Motormaster ran him off the highway. {{storylink|End of the Road (UK issue)|End of the Road!}}''

====Generation 2====
While investigating an apparent planet-wide genocide on [[J'asik]], Wheeljack joined [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[First Aid]] on a science team in attempting to find out just what had destroyed all life on the planet so utterly. Their findings were so surprising, the team double-checked 50 times before confirming the results: A Cybertronian biological by-product had somehow achieved quasi-sentience and motivation, and was prowling the galaxy as the entity known as the [[Swarm]]. The full impact of their discovery was cut short, however, by the arriving armada of [[Jhiaxus]] and his second generation Cybertronians, the accidental harbingers of the Swarm. {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}} The battle with Jhiaxus kept the Transformers occupied long enough for the Swarm to find them on Earth. Presenting a united front, the Autobots and Decepticons desperately attempted to drive back the creature. Wheeljack cooked up a method of dramatically augmenting [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic powers, but while the Decepticon was consumed by the excess power pumping through his system, it seemed to do little good against the Swarm. Wheeljack's final fate is unknown. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (US), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japan) [[Katsumi Suzuki]] ([[Attack of the Autobots]] and [[Day of the Machines]] only)

[[Image:cybertronwheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|Boxy but safe.]]

Wheeljack was one of the original crew of [[Autobots]] aboard the ''[[Ark]]'' when it crashed into the Earth four million years ago. Originally a boxy-shaped transport affixed with retractable, bumper-mounted cutting blades, Wheeljack was reformatted in 1984 to be a speedy and rare Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racing car. {{Storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Wheeljack was part of the battle unit organized by [[Jazz]] to first challenge the re-awakened [[Decepticons]] on Earth. He was involved in the battle at an off-shore oil rig, where the Autobots would meet the Witwickys, human workers who would befriend the Autobots. Wheeljack developed an especially close friendship with [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], as the two were both gifted mechanics. Wheeljack was next part of the team that attempted to stop the Decepticon plot to overload [[Sherman Dam]].

[[Image:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|thumb|right|Truly, a look can be deceiving, but a touch can be lethal.]]

A restless engineer, Wheeljack has developed all manner of contraptions and equipment for his personal use and for use by his fellow Autobots, often with catastrophic results. He designed the compact yet extremely powerful explosive that nearly trapped the Decepticons in the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|ruby crystal mines of Burma]], a [[magnetic inducer]] device capable of stopping Transformers cold in their tracks, and a [[gyro-inhibitor]] shell that could incapacitate even Megatron for short spans.

Upon discovery of dinosaur bones in caverns within the [[Ark]]'s volcano, Wheeljack and Ratchet were inspired to construct robotic version of dinosaurs. The Dinobots were originally too dangerous and too primitive to control, leading to Optimus Prime commanding that the project be abandoned, but Wheeljack secretly persisted. He developed memory components that increased the [[Dinobots]]' intelligence, turning them into valuable, if sometimes unpredictable, members of the Autobot forces. {{Storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Concealed in Wheeljack's left wrist is a fire suppression system, which no doubt came in handy when one of his devices would blow up in his face.

Wheeljack met his untimely end not from one of his own inventions, but from [[Battle of Autobot City|an overwhelming Decepticon attack on Autobot City]]. Arcee pulled his [[spark|life]]less chassis away from the battle to prevent the Decepticons from desecrating it. What a nice girl. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{Note|Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in an episode of any animated series.}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinobu Satouchi]]

[[Image:WheeljackVictory1.jpg|left|250px|thumb| Um, that was my brother Jackwheel .]]

Wheeljack, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Minerva (G1)|Minerva]] were summoned by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to save the life of the fallen [[Ginrai]]. They succeeded, transforming the former [[transtector]] into the mighty [[Victory Leo]].

{{Note|Wheeljack's not-being-deadness is never addressed. Though to Japanese viewers during the original airings, this was not a noticeable discrepancy, as the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] where he died had not been shown in Japan until '''after''' ''Victory'' had aired. However, the original Movie storyboards show [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] as the dead Autobot next to [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]). It is also possible that if [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] was successful with [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] then Wheeljack could have survived his apparent demise in the movie via [[Project Bodyshop]].}}
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====''Japanese Generation 2 manga====
[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Umm... would you believe it was my identical cousin?]]

Wheeljack along with Perceptor and Jetfire discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the matrix which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as Laser-Rod Optimus Prime after a crushing defeat by Megatron.
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====Binaltech====
[[Image:BTWheeljack_art.jpg|left|thumb|200px|HEAVY METAL RULES!!!]]

When the Dinobots were injured in a Decepticon attack in the year 2005, Wheeljack headed to Earth to arrange the transplantation of [[Grimlock]]'s mind into a new Binaltech body. On his return journey to the Autobots' moonbase, however, his shuttle was hijacked by time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage]], who had begun a plan to alter the course of history. Wheeljack was shown a brief glimpse of the near future—including the deaths of himself and many of his comrades—but managed to escape Ravage's clutches. Ravage himself promptly returned to Cybertron and exhumed the [[Kronosphere]], using it to tip the balance of the decisive battle occurring at that time. Whereas the outcome would have originally favored the Decepticons, leading to their total conquest of Cybertron, Ravage ensured an ''Autobot'' victory, altering history and leaving the heroes to face the looming threat of [[Unicron]] alone.

Aware that history had been altered, Wheeljack was faced with a dilemma: Should he stop Ravage's plan and restore the timestream, even though it would mean the death of many Autobots, including himself? His salvation, he hoped, lay in the [[GT System]], a device that allowed a singular [[spark]] to control many duplicate bodies simultaneously. Dubbing his original body the "Alpha Unit," he constructed the "Beta Unit" based on Grimlock's Ford Mustang body, as well as the ominous third "Omega Unit," a mysterious body about which nothing is known.

The subsequent arrival of Unicron prompted the Autobots to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder," which saw [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] use the chronal warp on [[Dinobot Island]] to send Wheeljack's memory data back in time, in hopes of alerting the Autobots in the past and preventing alteration to the timestream. The plan didn't go as expected, and reality started to go into a severe state of whack, until a mysterious [[Nemesis Prime (Alternators)|black Optimus Prime]] appeared and sealed the time portals that had been created. Operation: Distant Thunder had succeeded in preventing the mainline timestream's alteration, but the Binaltech timeline, first destined to be replaced and erased, had been saved by the newcomer and was now its own distinct, divergent universe.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|right|thumb|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]

''Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than robot mode. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous.''<ref>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>

Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took his group to [[Kaon]] to look for Optimus Prime, who had gone seeking Megatron. While there, they discovered [[planetary engine turbine]]s that were providing power to a mechaforming process that was destroying Iacon. Arriving, Prime instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way (it blowed up real good). Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. The group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s, Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[Energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew.

In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his neutron detonator shell.<ref>Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profile for Wheeljack</ref>

{{Note|A version of the events of the Sunbow cartoon episode "[[Autobot Spike]]" appear to have taken place in the time between 1984 and 1998.}}

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}}

Wheeljack participated in the assault on [[Lazarus]]'s Canadian headquarters. When [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]]'s attempt to bomb the Autobots and the Decepticons out of existence instead caused a violent expansion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left near death. {{Storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

Six months later, Wheeljack came back online just in time to participate in the short-lived truce with the Deceptions and the assault on [[Las Vegas]] to destroy the [[Keepers]]. {{Storylink|Keepers Trilogy}}

Later, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] came to arrest the Autobots as war criminals, Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command. {{Storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Like most of the rest of that group of Autobots, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] some time later and dumped into a nearby swamp. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was dredged out by an [[EDC]] task force and repaired, in time to rejoin the other Autobots when they started construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|Lost and Found}}

===Devil's Due G.I.Joe vs Transformers comics continuity===
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===IDW comics continuity===
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In the time preceding the war Wheeljack was an mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of Kaon Security Service officers [[Fastback]] and [[Bumper]]. {{storylink| Megatron_Origin_issue_3|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

[[Image:Escalation2_JazzWheeljack_party.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hollywood's latest spin on the buddy cop drama.]]

Wheeljack was part of a detachment of Autobots that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. In his role as technical scientist and gadgeteer for the Autobot detachment, he built a device that could interface the [[SM-40]] palmtop computer with the systems aboard the Autobots' ''[[Ark-19]]'' spacecraft. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} Wheeljack, like his fellow Autobots, would come to watch the showdown between Megatron and the [[Ore-13]]-powered Starscream. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Later, after [[Escalation issue 1|the incident outside Lebanon, Illinois]], he and Jazz were sent to investigate a Springfield police impound lot which supposedly held [[Sunstreaker]]'s remains. Unfortunately, members of the [[Machination]] had already arrived with the same purpose in mind, and attacked the bots wielding advanced weaponry eerily similar to their own. Wheeljack escaped mostly unharmed, probably because Jazz took a direct hit from a mortar meant for him. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2}} Wheeljack would get his first taste of real damage in [[Brasnya]] facing down Skywarp and Astrotrain {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}}, and eventually the drained form of Megatron. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}

Wheeljack was assigned to work with Hot Rod in rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but yet again the Machination decided to interfere{{m-}}this time in a confrontation with their army of experimental [[Headmaster]] clones.{{storylink|Devastation issue 2}} Wheeljack's constant tinkering paid off when he was able to escape the Headmasters using a [[gyro-inhibitor shell]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3}} The Headmasters eventually caught up with them however and incapacitated Wheeljack by knocking a pile of junk cars on him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}} [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] arrived to retrieve Hot Rod and the others, blowing up a Headmaster that was attacking Hot Rod. Hot Rod refused to leave Earth though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Wheeljack''' (1984, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 shoulder cannons, 4 rockets, 2 wings

[[Image:G1Wheeljack_toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Do your arms hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?]]

: The original Wheeljack toy, released as part of the 1984 series of Autobots, was based on a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Lancia Stratos Turbo. He comes with two rocket launchers that can fire four projectiles and two clear wings. In robot mode, the rocket launchers and the wings mount onto his shoulder and back respectively. For some reason, Wheeljack's lower arms/hands cannot lock into his upper arms, leaving them hanging at an angle.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in multiple offers, including [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $8 and two [[robot points]].

: Unfortunately for many collectors, Wheeljack's mold has been [[Gone Forever|damaged or destroyed]], meaning his chances of future reissue looks bleak. The closest version of the figure to currency is the European [[Classics (Euro) | Classics]] reissue.

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* '''Wheeljack''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles
[[Image:AMWheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|70px|At least I come with the Miami Vice car.]]

: ''[[Action Master]]'' Wheeljack is a non-transforming action figure sculpted based upon his cartoon appearances. He comes with the [[Turbo Racer]], a large red sports car based upon the Ferrari Testarossa that can seat two ''Action Master'' figures. The Turbo Racer has an 'attack mode' where it transforms into something vaguely resembling an aircraft made from car parts.

: The Wheeljack figure was later repainted into [[Slicer]].

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===Universe (2003)===
*'''Wheeljack''' (Spychanger, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Gun
[[Image:SpychangerWheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Where's your head at, at?]]

:This version of Wheeljack transforms into a Le Mans racing car. He is cast in white plastic with mostly black paint. The toy has several stickers to represent Wheeljack's earlier Lancia Stratos colours, including his racing number 539. He comes with a small black rifle that can be stored between his legs in vehicle mode.

:Universe Wheeljack is a [[redeco]] of Spychanger [[Daytonus]].
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===Alternators===
* '''Wheeljack''' (2005)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, energo sword
[[Image:BTWheeljack_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mustang Wheeljack! You better slow your Mustang down!]]

: ''[[Alternators]]'' Wheeljack is a retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. He transforms into a 2005 (S197 chassis) model Ford Mustang GT, painted white with blue stripes. In vehicle mode, he features highly realistic styling, opening doors, hood and trunk, as well as a detailed car interior. In robot mode his removable engine becomes a double-barreled laser. [[Image:Binaltech_Alternator_Wheeljack_Retool.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Alternator Wheeljack worked out so much he lost his neck.]]

:The Japanese Binaltech release has a slightly retooled head, different paint applications, and is partially constructed of die-cast metal.
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==Merchandise==
*'''[[Super Collection Figure]]'''

*'''Wheeljack Bust''' (2003)

[[Image:Wheeljackbust.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Optimus Prime! I built a machine that removes legs and replaces them with small pedestals! Come see!]]

:[[Hard Hero]] released a polystone bust of Wheeljack, based upon his appearance in the Generation 1 television series.

*'''Wheeljack''' (2004)

[[Image:Wheeljackstatue.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Small, expensive, and puffy.]]

:Palisades released a 6-inch polystone statue of Wheeljack, based upon [[Pat Lee]]'s rendition of him in the Dreamwave comics.
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==Trivia==
* The remold of [[Alternators]] [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (presumably in red), but ultimately ended up as Wheeljack instead, with a new head sculpt. Meanwhile, the head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger ended up being used for the remold of Windcharger (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".
* Wheeljack was given an homage in the form of [[Energon (franchise) |Energon]] [[Downshift (Energon) |Downshift]]. Downshift has Wheeljack's colors, face, and even feet modeled after the Lancia grill.
* According to the Japanese [[Transformers (Atlus)|Atlus Transformers game]], Wheeljack is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to 'respect your elders.'

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm Wheeljack at TFU.info]

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Chromedome (G1)

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99.147.241.15: /* Generation 1 */

:''Chromedome is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Chromedome manga.jpg|thumb|250px|"You're such a coward [[Blurr (G1)|Wally]]!"]]

''('''Note''': '''Chromedome''' is one of those fun characters whose American and Japanese incarnations were very different. See individual fiction entries below for continuity specific profiles.)''

:''Japanese name'': '''Chrome''' (see below)
:''Italian name'': '''Duobot'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Chromédome'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Krómpáncél''' ("Chrome Armor")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Chomedome is an academic at heart. He only joined the war effort after the Decepticons destroyed Cybertron's [[Institute for Higher Programming]] where he did his work. He's tried to use his skills as a programmer to bring an end to the war, but so far has only succeeded in instigating a programming "arms" race. Something of a classic computer programming nerd, he's often a frustration to his cool and very image-conscious [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster]] partner, [[Stylor]].

Chromedome was damaged during the battle with the Matrix-powered [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] at the end of the [[Matrix Quest]]. {{Storylink|All Fall Down}} Afterwards, while being repaired by [[Fixit]], he suggested going on a "Leg Quest" instead (since his own had been torn off). Funny, funny guy. {{Storylink|Eye of the Storm!}}

He was last seen fleeing in terror from [[Unicron]]. Whatever happened to him, it couldn't have been worse than what happened to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Highbrow]] in the ensuing battle.

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===American cartoon continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Frank Welker]] (US). [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Japan)

After the Decepticons broke into the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], unleashing waves of powerful plasma energy, Chromedome was amongst the group of Autobots flung halfway across the galaxy to [[Nebulos]]. After a misunderstanding—namely, the Nebulans threatening to detonate magnetic bombs they had attached to the Autobots after their capture—Chromedome willingly became a [[Headmaster]]. He presumably joined the rest of the Autobots in celebration after [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was flung into space and a new [[Golden Age]] began on Cybertron.

===Japanese animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Hideyuki Hori]]
{{note|"Chromedome" is the name of the combined small Master robot and the larger [[transtector]] vehicle/robot body. When separated from his transtector, Chromedome is called '''Chrome'''.}}
====Headmasters====

A small, human-sized Transformer from the colony planet [[Master]], Chromedome proved himself enough to be granted a large [[transtector]] body, becoming one of the planet's elite Headmaster warriors. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[second-in-command]] and field commander, he was charged with leading a crack troop of Headmaster soldiers with about one personality between the four of them. Chromedome was notable for often being the guy in charge and being slightly brasher than the rest of this brash lot. Brasher than Armada's [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. That's pretty darn brash. Brash. He also picked up romancing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] when [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] was on walkabout for a new planet and [[Springer]] was apparently otherwise occupied.

Chromedome had a long history of animosity with [[Sixshot]], dating back to when Sixshot killed his friend [[Abel]] before Chromedome became a Headmaster. Things got worse when Sixshot killed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The final straw came when Chromedome was forced to shoot his friend [[Jack (G1)|Jack]] after Sixshot planted a bomb in Jack and reprogrammed him to blow up the Battleship Maximus. He was finally challenged to a one-on-one fight to the death with Sixshot, but they were stopped by [[Daniel Witwicky]], who had managed to open up Sixshot to the idea of aiding the Autobots.

====Masterforce====
Chromedome once relayed information to the Autobot Pretenders on Earth, updating them on his battles in space with Decepticon forces, namely those of [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]], who would become BlackZarak.

=====Headmasters manga=====
His role is similar to that in the ''Headmasters'' animated series. He is portrayed as being more of a leader and inspiration to his troops then his computer nerd counterpart in US comics. His head is a small robot, not an organic Nebulan.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Chromedome''' w/ '''Stylor''' (1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-101'''
Chromedome transforms into a Cybertronic sports coupe of vague origin, though it may be based on the Lamborghini Silhouette due to the similar rear styling. Chromedome is equipped with two non-firing laser rifles which can be mounted in both modes (either in the robot-mode fists or on the rear of the vehicle), and a hood-mounted 'infrared red range-finder' which is the socket for Stylor.

*'''Chromedome''' (Transformers Juniors, 1987?)

===Merchandise===
*Chromedome was in Act 3 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' (SCF) line of PVC figurines. Like all pieces in this set, he was [[blindpacked]] in both full-color and all-clear versions.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Chromedome/chromedome.htm Chromedome at TFU.info]

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

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