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Silas

2012-10-05T18:05:00Z

99.88.191.121:

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{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' human|the Brazilian voice actor|Silas Borges}}
:''Silas is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prime-Silas.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You wanna know how I got these scars?]]

'''Silas''', real name '''Leland Bishop''', was the stone-faced leader<ref>[[Raf's Notes]], [http://www.hubworld.com/prime-rafs-notes-entry13 entry #13]</ref> of [[MECH]], whose lethal obsession with [[Transformers|Cybertronian]] biology would border on insanity, if his iron-mask of absolute control didn't obscure the sinister conspiracy percolating within.

Proclaiming the desire for a ''new world order,'' Silas and his supporters systematically usurp Decepticon and Autobot agenda alike in the name of [[Crisscross|research]] and [[Operation: Breakdown|experimentation]] to further [[Project Chimera|Project Chimera]], the [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|product]] of their horrific campaign.

Expenditures be damned, Silas and the soldiers of MECH will exploit every crack in Cybertronian [[Starscream (Prime)|armor]] to insure their promise of chaos and terror...

{{quote|There's a war brewing, between the new world order and the newest. The victor will be the side armed with the most innovative technology.|Silas|[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Clancy Brown]] (English), [[Unshō Ishizuka]] (Japanese)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Humberto Solórzano Almanza|Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Hamilton Ricardo]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Rafael Calvo]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

Colonel Leland Bishop was once a member of Special Operations of the United States military. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Part of "special tactics", he was the architect of [[Project Damocles]], which ultimately caused his discharge from the armed forces. After leaving the military, he went rogue, adopting the codename Silas and becoming part of MECH. {{storylink|Grill}}

From his helicopter, Silas shot down [[William Fowler]]'s plane transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]]. Soon, Fowler was transporting the device aboard a [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|civilian trailer truck]]. Fowler evaded Silas's men, and when they attempted to open the trailer door, a [[Arcee (Prime)|motorcycle driver]] drove onto one of their cars, causing it to flip over and explode. The convoy passed through a train tunnel, and as it emerged, [[Vehicon (Prime)|mysterious purple planes]] fired on the [[trailer]]. Since there was no radiation emanating from the explosion, Silas realized Fowler must've transferred the device onto the train. Then Silas witnessed the civilian convoy and planes [[transformation|transform]] into robots, and a fight ensued. Silas was pleased to confirm the rumors of [[Transformer|living technology]] on [[Earth]], but flew off to retrieve the DNGS.

A [[Raf Esquivel|hacker]] caused the train to diverge onto a forked track, but Silas's pilot cut the connection. Silas prepared to land on the train as his men finished cutting open the appropriate car's roof, but retreated when he saw the truck robot on the move. He wasn't going to let the enemy leave with his prize, and so fired on the train tracks to cause a crash. The truck robot managed to stop the train, and from the safety of his helicopter, Silas watched his new enemy stare back. He privately congratulated the alien visitor, but noted MECH had the home advantage and vowed to level the playing field, even if it meant dissecting the robot. Silas then flew off. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:OperationBreakdown-WeAreMECH.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality Blue and orange morality], blue and orange decor.]]
Silas had his men capture [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] during a battle on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], taking the captive 'Con to a makeshift base in a deserted railway tunnel so they could dismantle him in peace. He had one of Breakdown's eyes removed and converted into a two-way transmitter, leaving it somewhere obvious, so he could talk to Breakdown's rescuers, and was surprised when Optimus Prime came looking for the Decepticon. Though a bomb waylaid Prime's team, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] broke into the tunnel and Silas retired to his helicopter outside, where he directed the MECH forces in an attempt to stop Bulkhead and Breakdown from escaping. He was forced to order a retreat when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] arrived with Vehicons, however they had gained enough information from their examination of Breakdown that Silas could initiate [[Project Chimera]]. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:Crisscross-AirachnidSilas.jpg|thumb|right|250px|What a cute human... shame about the scars.]]
When MECH detected a Decepticon distress signal, Silas took a team to try to secure the Decepticon for MECH's use. Unfortunately it was bait, and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was the trap. Airachnid bargained with Silas — find [[Jack Darby]] and she would allow them to keep Arcee after she was done with her. Silas used MECH technology and the web to find information on Jack and had his mother [[June Darby]] kidnapped. Arcee and Jack were lured to a temporary MECH base in a factory. While Airachnid played with Jack, Silas, not believing the Decepticon would keep her part of the deal, ordered his men to extract Arcee's heart. Though the Autobot escaped before they could extract the part and Jack stole Silas's radio to contact Fowler, Silas at least got to witness Airachnid [[scanning]] a new alternate mode. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's operation.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
A MECH team led by Silas successfully lured in [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], who was stunned by their equipment. While Silas kept an eye out for Bumblebee's partner, the [[MECH Surgeon]] procured a [[transformation cog|T-cog]] from the subject, and Silas called a retreat. They installed it into the robot they'd built as part of Project Chimera, but to Silas's disappointment, it failed to work. Starscream, who had followed them to their base, pointed out that they required Energon to power anything Cybertronian. Starscream proposed an alliance to allow them to find Energon for them to share, which Silas accepted on the condition that there be enough for the army they intended to build. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

After securing a supply of energon, they made another attempt to activate the robot, only for Bumblebee to attack the MECH base. Silas was knocked over during Bumblebee's assault, and instructed Starscream to collect the T-cog and meet them outside. When Starscream arrived without the cog, Silas had the MECH troopers ambush him and take his. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

MECH found the remains of Breakdown and reported their find to Silas. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

[[Image:NemesisPrime curtains for Silas.jpg|thumb|right|250px| He thought of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime.]]
With the completion of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], Silas attempted to use their experiment to bump off Agent Fowler. When this failed, he instead used it to attack [[Alden Military Base]] to turn the military against the Autobots. This inevitably drew the Autobots to their base, and Silas used Nemesis Prime to deal with them, but while he was using Nemesis to fight Optimus, Fowler infiltrated the base and attacked him. While Silas was distracted, Optimus defeated Nemesis Prime, the mech falling through the roof on top of Silas. Gravely injured, Silas was spirited away by MECH and hooked up to life support. While the aurgeon stated that nothing could be done for his body, Breakdown's body provided an alternative. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

[[Image:TheHumanFactorCylas.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Great, now I'm a pretender!]]
The operation was eventually completed, with Silas fully installed in Breakdown's body and brought back online. Redubbing himself '''Cylas''', or "CYbernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", the first thing he did was terminate the rest of the MECH team. Cylas then attacked a military base to retrieve the results of Project Damocles. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrived to look for Breakdown's signal, Cylas took the opportunity to use the Damocles satellite as a bargaining chip to join the Decepticons. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] was skeptical at first, but had [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] dispatched to a base in [[Colorado]] to get the satellite control codes. Cylas assisted in the operation and when Raf tried to hack in, was sent to [[Jasper]] to deal with the boy. Before he could do so, he was attacked by Bulkhead and later [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], who kept him busy until the satellite was destroyed. Cylas was called back to the ''Nemesis'' where he was promptly shocked into immobility and hauled away to Knock Out's dissection table for his failure. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.5 Silas kick.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Right in the mean bean machine.]]
Soon after the bungled operation in which MECH teamed with Airachnid, Silas set out to get his revenge on Jack, directing his men to blow up schools. This eventually succeeded in drawing out the boy and Silas encountered Jack while blowing up [[Franklin High School]]. Trapping him in flames, Silas headed for the roof to evacuate by helicopter, only for Jack to follow him via the fire escape and deliver a kick to his nether regions. After taking a moment to recover, Silas took advantage of the helicopter to leave Jack on the roof of the burning building. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

Silas was pleased when [[Novo|Agent Novo]] discovered a [[neuron refractor]] in China and retrieved the schematics. As a reward, Silas gave Novo the privilege of being the one to have their mind transferred into the results of [[Project Mechanoid]], but as the refractor was in danger of overload, Silas's callous disregard for Novo's life resulted in his subordinate rebelling. Despite Silas's attempt to regain control of the situation, he had to retreat and the facility was destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamSilas.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Next we demand Sierra.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (2012)
: Another release of Deluxe "First Edition" Bumblebee and Starscream comes with figurines of Silas and a MECH soldier, both armed with non-removable assault rifles. Although sculpted in the same style and [[scale]] as the previous Entertainment Pack figures of [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], unlike the three kids Silas has neither an articulated head nor is his figure stand removable. Silas' distinctive facial scars are not represented by either sculpting or [[paint operation]]s.

*'''Breakdown (Cylas) Silas''' (Voyager, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-24'''
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron
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==Notes==
*Silas is voiced by [[Clancy Brown]], is essentially a supervillain, and opposes an [[Superman|alien being clad in red and blue]] whom he creates an [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|evil clone]] of. [[Wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Where have we heard this before]]?
*Silas seems to have a penchant for naming his projects after [[Project Chimera|Greek]] [[Project Damocles|mythos]].

==References==
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[[Category:Terrorists]]
[[Category:MECH]]

Thundercracker (WFC)

2012-09-20T18:38:04Z

99.88.191.121:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px|Someone told me I was meeting [[Mike Costa]] here.]]

A scientist by nature, with a more upperclass air, '''Thundercracker''' stands out among his fellow Decepticons in being a fairly calm and level-headed fellow. He believes in the cause, even if he's not enthusiastic about certain of Megatron's methods. Lacking the endless ambition of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and the cruel thuggery of [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]], he displays little malice towards his enemies and takes no joy from battle. For Thundercracker, conflict is simply applied physics and chemistry, nothing more than the redirection of forces and energy towards the desired target... his foes.

{{quote|My scans indicate that…|His often-used phrase}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
When [[Decepticon]]s bombed [[Altihex]] Casino, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] told [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] that Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to [[Kaon]], from where he was then moved to [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and imprisoned. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}
{{note|He's not mentioned afterwards, but he could have been in every scene where the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are present. He was most likely at the battle with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] as only three of Starscream's Air Commanders survived.}}

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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Graham McTavish]] (English)

Thundercracker served with Skywarp, [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], and the former Sky Commander Starscream on a dilapidated orbital research station that once experimented on the powerful, but highly dangerous [[Dark Energon]]. This made it a target for the leader of the Decepticons, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], who wished to restart Dark Energon production in his plans to revitalise [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Megatron attacked the station and fought his way into the laboratory, and despite Starscream's attempts to destroy the remaining Dark Energon, Megatron withstood its destructive power and bent it to his will. His survival intrigued Starscream, who offered to serve Megatron in exchange for learning how to manipulate Dark Energon himself; Thundercracker and Skywarp fell into line. Jetfire declared them traitors and left to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Thundercracker and Skywarp were prepared to give chase, but Megatron allowed the Autobot to leave, as he wished Zeta Prime to know his demise was coming. However, the Decepticon commander scoffed at the idea of being given what he could simply take from Starscream, until the one-time Sky Commander revealed that there was very little Dark Energon left on the research station, but he knew how to manufacture more, and that the ancient, long-forgotten [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]] needed to be reactivated before they could do so.

Thundercracker, Starscream and Skywarp were sent the cliffs of [[Kaon]], where they could make their way into the underground. Thundercracker commented with wonder that he had never travelled this far into Cybertron before, for which Skywarp labelled him as being boring as always. As they entered an underground energon reservoir, Thundercracker warned his teammates to avoid touching the flowing streams and waterfalls of crude energon, as in that state is was extremely volatile; Skywarp once again mocked his companion's thoughtfulness. Making their way out of the reservoir, the three fliers faced their first serious challenge when an Autobot cruiser appeared in a canyon they needed to travel through. The trio crippled the cruiser's weapons system, fought their way past the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]] squadron it launched, and moved into the ship. Defeating the ship's defenders, they then destroyed it by placing a detpack on the ship's power core. While Starscream and Skywarp busied themselves with glory hogging and relishing the battle against the Autobots, Thundercracker tried to keep them alive, using his [[Energon repair ray]] to heal their wounds. Deeper in the core, they encountered strange creatures the likes of which Thundercracker had never seen before. Eventually, they found themselves before the mechanism needed to restart the Energon Bridge, but Thundercracker's scans detected something very unusual about the machine. Starscream, tired of Thundercracker's readings and sensors, pushed his way past and injected Dark Energon into it without waiting for more information. Perhaps he should have listened to Thundercracker, as the machine activated its defense systems, revealing itself to be [[Cybertron's Sentinel]]. The three Decepticons were forced to fight a desperate battle where the Sentinel threw heat-seeking fireballs at them, activated powerful energy beams and turned the floor into lava. Exploiting the machine's cooling down period, they were eventually victorious, and barely escaped with their lives when the Dark Energon infected the facility and reactivated the Energon Bridge, which sent its energon bouncing along satellites to Megatron's Dark Energon facility. Thundercracker remarked his amazement at this...but not until after Skywarp did. Y'know, TC, it's all well and good for you to be thoughtful and careful, but when Skywarp beats you to the punch in stating the blindly obvious, you might want to speed it up.

Shortly after the defeat of Zeta Prime, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s guardian [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] gave chase to Megatron, though based on Megatron's attitude it was hard to tell exactly who was chasing whom at times. At one point, Megatron even ordered Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker to attack the behemoth, if only to provide a distraction. The three apparently eluded him after drawing his fire, however, as after Omega had cornered Megatron's team at an Autobot anti-aircraft terrace (or, depending on who you talk to, when Megatron tricked him into attacking them there), Omega's armour was breached by Megatron using the heavy guns, and Starscream led Skywarp and Thundercracker in shooting down the mighty Autobot, forcing him to crash land in a sub-level below. After Megatron defeated Omega Supreme on the ground and forced him to open the [[Omega Gate]], Thundercracker and the others watched as Megatron achieved his plan to infect Cybertron's core with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Graham McTavish (English)
{{Note|Thundercracker is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']]. He is unlocked by finding a disc in the mission "Testing the Experiment" (His character disc is located in one of the prison cells). On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

Thundercracker served under Megatron loyally during the final days of the war. He followed Megatron into battle against the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme, but not without expressing his numbing fear of the giant first.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Notes==
*Thundercracker is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the ''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS. Used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.

[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Swoop (WFC)

2012-07-31T20:15:57Z

99.88.191.121: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox/PS3/PC) */

{{disambig3|Swoop}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''Swoop is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Wfc-swoop.jpg|thumb|400px|Like some vast, predatory, overused joke...]]
Like [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], '''Swoop''' has the habit of referring to himself in the third person. Also like Grimlock, he is one of the more powerful Autobots, and though the other Autobots undoubtedly think of him as dim, he's at least enthusiastic about fighting [[Decepticon]]s. His Cybertronian fighter mode can rain plasma down on any foe he faces. Unlike Grimlock, Swoop liked his upgrade into a [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Eric Artell]]
{{Note|Swoop is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''War for Cybertron'' (Autobot version), unlocked by completing the "Gaining Strength" story mission level. Like the other unlockable characters, he can replace any of the other Autobots in the campaign mode.}}
Grimlock and Swoop were neutral [[Transformer]]s who met with the Autobots to discuss joining. Grimlock was keen to have the Autobots test their mettle, however while he was talking, Swoop was kidnapped by a group of Decepticons led by [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] for their [[Dark Energon]] experiments. In a lab on the outskirts of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Swoop was infused with the dark substance, and by the time the Autobots found him, he felt strange and had the urge to eat heads. He began flying around in his vehicle mode but the Autobots discovered that by zapping him with the equipment in the lab, they could purge him of the Dark Energon. Though Swoop resisted violently, they managed to purge him completely and he announced he felt better.

Swoop promised to lead the Autobots out of the labyrinth of tunnels, however unfortunately Cyclonus had started the self-destruct sequence on the laboratory. Swoop and his rescuers were forced to race through hostile tunnels, taking down force-fields blocking their path, until they finally got out before the detonation. Grimlock was so impressed with their work that he let Swoop join the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox/PS3/PC)===

[[Image:FOC Swoopart.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Things went downhill for the Great Valley after Petrie was assimilated by the Borg.]]
Swoop is said to act as the liaison between the Dinobots and other Autobots.

As Cybertron's conditions continued to worsen, Swoop and four other members of the Dynobots were captured by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and rebuilt into the Dinobots, with new alternate modes based on [[Dinosaurs|alien lifeforms]] the evil scientist had observed. {{storylink|Fall of Cybertron}}

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Richard Nixon

2011-10-08T16:23:22Z

99.88.191.121:

[[Image:DOTM-RichardNixon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If he does it, it's not illegal.]]

'''Richard Nixon''' was the 37th [[President of the United States]].

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Richard Nixon's face was carved onto [[Mount Rushmore]], along with [[Cobra Commander]]'s visage. This version of Rushmore was the subject of a "connect the dots" game on a [[Burger Bot]] placemat. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Actor:'' [[John Tobin]]
Richard Nixon saw to completion the space race to the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
The actual recording of Nixon talking the astronauts on the moon is shown in Dark of the Moon, to the right of actor John Tobin who has a much smaller nose than the real Nixon. The size difference is clearly visible.

==External links==

*[[Wikipedia:Richard Nixon|Richard Nixon]] at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Animated humans]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]
[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
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Richard Nixon

2011-10-08T16:22:22Z

99.88.191.121:

[[Image:DOTM-RichardNixon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If he does it, it's not illegal.]]

'''Richard Nixon''' was the 37th [[President of the United States]].

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Richard Nixon's face was carved onto [[Mount Rushmore]], along with [[Cobra Commander]]'s visage. This version of Rushmore was the subject of a "connect the dots" game on a [[Burger Bot]] placemat. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Actor:'' [[]]
Richard Nixon saw to completion the space race to the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===Notes===
The actual recording of Nixon talking the astronauts on the moon is shown in Dark of the Moon, to the right of actor John Tobin who has a much smaller nose than the real Nixon. The size difference is clearly visible.

==External links==

*[[Wikipedia:Richard Nixon|Richard Nixon]] at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]
[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[Category:Real people]]