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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2017-08-03T16:11:29Z

AJG007: /* Season 3: Combiner Force */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of 13 episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a 6-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. A full third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

The mini-series has caused some confusion over how the seasons of ''Robots in Disguise'' should be counted. It was initially promoted as "season 3"<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> before viewers properly understood it was only six episodes in length, but when "Combiner Force" was announced, it was also treated as the third season.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/10/06/exclusive-transformers-robots-in-disguise-renewed-for-season-3/ "Transformers: Robots In Disguise Renewed For Season 3," Comicbook.com</ref>. There has been no obvious consensus; Amazon.com groups it in with season 2, while Netflix labels it season 3. For bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½."

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat their newest foes, the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)

'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] (Will Friedle)

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''[[Steeljaw's Pack]]'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])

'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])

'''[[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]]'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)

'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Roughedge]]
*[[Razorhorn]]

'''[[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]]'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])

'''Others'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''[[Weaponizer]] Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
#"[[Two-Wheeler]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Alchemor (RID)

2017-07-30T20:20:54Z

AJG007: /* Prisoner manifest */

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' ship|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' ship|Alchemor (BW)}}
:''The ''Alchemor'' is a spacecraft from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDtitles Alchemor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Were you surprised that a Cybertronian ship crash landed, and on Earth of all places?]]

There are some who might use the phrase "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to describe the prisoner manifest of the '''''Alchemor'''''... and they'd be right. A maximum-security prison ship, the vessel was built by the [[Autobot]]s and designed to hold a cargo of defeated [[Decepticon]]s inside [[stasis pod]]s.

Hundreds of Decepticons were captured and interred aboard the vessel before its launch off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—everything from [[Chop Shop (RID)|petty crooks]], to [[Simacore|disgruntled scientists]], all the way up to [[Stockade (RID)|high-ranking military officers]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|political agitators]]. The unenviable duty of maintaining the vessel and its inmates fell to a skeleton crew of [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, who oversaw the ship's day-to-day operation.

The volatile cargo that the ''Alchemor'' carried left it open to attacks from raiders seeking to free their imprisoned comrades. To minimize the risk, the ship carried a cloaking device that allowed it to resupply on a planet without agitating the natives or any local Decepticon cells. Although the Autobots came up with a variety of security systems, most prominently a set of advanced [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, in the ship's armories, they apparently didn't plan many contingency measures in case the ship crashed on an undeveloped [[Earth|planet]] where the escaped prisoners could easily run amok.

Whoops.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:MetalMeltdown-Alchemorstern.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.]]
As the ''Alchemor'' passed by Earth, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]—manipulating things from an alternate dimension—damaged the ''Alchemor'', causing the ship to fall towards Earth. {{storylink|Lockout}} The entry through Earth's atmosphere tore the ship in two. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The front half, where prison guard [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] was stationed, crashed in the woods near [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} The impact of the crash damaged almost all of the stasis pods used to keep the prisoners under control, sparking a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Damaged by the crash, Fixit was able to repair some of the ship's systems and tried to send a mayday to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his impromptu team discovered the wreck before the signal could reach Cybertron, having been led to Earth for then-unknown reasons by visions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. (Well, Bumblebee was. The other two had just kinda tagged along.) Fixit got the ship's tracking systems online, allowing them to find [[Underbite]], though the crash site subsequently became the scene of a battle between the Autobots and the lone Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Meanwhile, the back half of the ship had landed in a bay near [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} The Decepticon prisoners aboard quickly rallied under the leadership of [[Glowstrike]], [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]. Under their direction, the Decepticons overthrew the Mini-Con guards assigned to keep them in line, and enslaved them with [[inhibitor collar]]s. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship, and use it to get off-world. Using the ship's still-intact cloaking function, she managed to hide the existence of her "Decepticon island" from Autobots and [[human]]s alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Now stranded on Earth and charged with recapturing the ''Alchemor'' escapees, the Autobots and humans relocated large portions of the ship to Denny's scrapyard. From here, Fixit could utilize its tracking function, or consult its prisoner manifest for relevant information. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] made another sweep of the crash site, and managed to salvage a damaged [[Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Due to the damage caused to him from the crash, a malfunctioning Fixit returned to the crashsite, repeating the word "escape", only to be found by Sideswipe, Jetstorm and Slipstream the following morning. Their arrival caught the attention of a bear, which the three Autobots engaged with in a brief skirmish. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} During an argument with Denny, Fixit spitefully wired the human's TV set into the ''Alchemor'''s computer system. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticon [[Saberhorn]] was discovered by Bumblebee's squad, Fixit was unable to find him in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> prisoner manifest. Later, by remotely accessing a computer at one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s bases, he discovered that the Decepticon ''was'' listed as having been imprisoned on the ship, raising questions as to just what was going on with Fixit's records. Meanwhile, Saberhorn and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] returned to the back half of the crashed ship, the latter being trailed by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Working himself into Glowstrike's command structure, Steeljaw won her good graces by springing a slew of captured Decepticons and returning them to the sunken ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

After overthrowing Scorponok and assuming his place among Glowstrike's inner retinue, Steeljaw accessed an armory and used it to stage a coup. From here, he took command of the hundreds of Decepticons aboard the vessel. A Mini-Con slave and former guard named [[Toolbox]] managed to escape captivity, and managed to alert the Autobots to the location of the ship. The Autobots, masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s prisoners, slipped aboard, planning to detonate a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The Autobots were successful in defeating Steeljaw and detonating the bomb, thanks in part to a mass Mini-Con revolt led by Fixit. With their prisoners safely back in stasis, Toolbox and the other Mini-Cons promised to rebuild the ship and leave Earth as soon as possible. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

====Prisoner manifest====
{{collist|3|
*[[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]·
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]
*[[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]]
*[[Back]]
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]·
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bounce]]
*[[Brakepad]]·
*[[Buzzclaw (RID)|Buzzclaw]]·
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
*[[Clipshade]]·
*[[Clout]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Fancyclaws|"Fancyclaws"]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Forth]]
*[[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]·
*[[Forager]]·
*[[Foxtrot]]·
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]]
*[[Headlock]]
*[[Infernox]]·
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]
*Stockade's [[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Malodor]]
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Needler (RID)|Needler]]·
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]
*[[Overhead]]·
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]]
*[[Polarclaw]]
*[[Pseudo]]
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]
*[[Ransack (RID Insecticon)|Ransack]] (Insecticon)·
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Mini-Con)
*[[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]·
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Saberhorn]]
*[[Scorpinok (RID)|Scorpinok]]·
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scuzzard]]·
*[[Shocksprocket]]·
*[[Silverhound]]
*[[Simacore]]
*[[Skinkbomb]]·
*[[Skrapnel (RID)|Skrapnel]]·
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]]·
*[[Slicedice]]
*[[Slink]]·
*[[Sneak]]·
*[[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]]·
*[[Spinhead]]·
*[[Springbolt]]·
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stilts]]·
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]
*[[Swelter]]
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Theorem]]
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]
*[[Transit]]·
*[[Underbite]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]
*[[Waspinator (RID)|Waspinator]]·
*[[Zizza]]
*[[Zorillor]]
}}
Additional prisoners include a variety of different colored [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, [[Chompazoid]]s, and [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]]s, numerous [[Major Mayhem]]s, three unnamed [[Skunkticon]]s, "that one with all the eyes", an unnamed [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], two unnamed [[Cyclone]]s, an unnamed lookalike of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], and "a couple of hundred" more, according to Fixit.
{{note|This list contains only '''confirmed''' prisoners. Several Decepticons have appeared in the cartoon and associated toylines but not (yet) stated to be former prisoners.}}
· Prisoners that have only appeared in the books and games.

==Notes==
* Up until "[[Metal Meltdown]]", the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' only appeared in the longer [[title sequence]], which has only appeared on non-English versions of the show.
* While not originally prisoners, Fracture and his Mini-Con partners earn a place onboard the repaired ship, due to their crimes they committed while on Earth. The ''Alchemor'' also gains another prisoner offscreen, thanks to events established via the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'' cartoon]], in the form of an [[energon eater]]. Ratchet's unidentified captured Decepticon probably also joined the prisoners.
*The name ''Alchemor'' is probably a fairly subtle pun on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz Alcatraz], the most infamous prison in the world.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Alchemor''''' (アルケモア号 ''Arukemoa-gō'')

[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Penal institutions]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) starships]]

Alchemor (RID)

2017-07-30T20:19:56Z

AJG007: /* Prisoner manifest */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' ship|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' ship|Alchemor (BW)}}
:''The ''Alchemor'' is a spacecraft from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDtitles Alchemor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Were you surprised that a Cybertronian ship crash landed, and on Earth of all places?]]

There are some who might use the phrase "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to describe the prisoner manifest of the '''''Alchemor'''''... and they'd be right. A maximum-security prison ship, the vessel was built by the [[Autobot]]s and designed to hold a cargo of defeated [[Decepticon]]s inside [[stasis pod]]s.

Hundreds of Decepticons were captured and interred aboard the vessel before its launch off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—everything from [[Chop Shop (RID)|petty crooks]], to [[Simacore|disgruntled scientists]], all the way up to [[Stockade (RID)|high-ranking military officers]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|political agitators]]. The unenviable duty of maintaining the vessel and its inmates fell to a skeleton crew of [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, who oversaw the ship's day-to-day operation.

The volatile cargo that the ''Alchemor'' carried left it open to attacks from raiders seeking to free their imprisoned comrades. To minimize the risk, the ship carried a cloaking device that allowed it to resupply on a planet without agitating the natives or any local Decepticon cells. Although the Autobots came up with a variety of security systems, most prominently a set of advanced [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, in the ship's armories, they apparently didn't plan many contingency measures in case the ship crashed on an undeveloped [[Earth|planet]] where the escaped prisoners could easily run amok.

Whoops.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:MetalMeltdown-Alchemorstern.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.]]
As the ''Alchemor'' passed by Earth, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]—manipulating things from an alternate dimension—damaged the ''Alchemor'', causing the ship to fall towards Earth. {{storylink|Lockout}} The entry through Earth's atmosphere tore the ship in two. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The front half, where prison guard [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] was stationed, crashed in the woods near [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} The impact of the crash damaged almost all of the stasis pods used to keep the prisoners under control, sparking a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Damaged by the crash, Fixit was able to repair some of the ship's systems and tried to send a mayday to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his impromptu team discovered the wreck before the signal could reach Cybertron, having been led to Earth for then-unknown reasons by visions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. (Well, Bumblebee was. The other two had just kinda tagged along.) Fixit got the ship's tracking systems online, allowing them to find [[Underbite]], though the crash site subsequently became the scene of a battle between the Autobots and the lone Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Meanwhile, the back half of the ship had landed in a bay near [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} The Decepticon prisoners aboard quickly rallied under the leadership of [[Glowstrike]], [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]. Under their direction, the Decepticons overthrew the Mini-Con guards assigned to keep them in line, and enslaved them with [[inhibitor collar]]s. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship, and use it to get off-world. Using the ship's still-intact cloaking function, she managed to hide the existence of her "Decepticon island" from Autobots and [[human]]s alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Now stranded on Earth and charged with recapturing the ''Alchemor'' escapees, the Autobots and humans relocated large portions of the ship to Denny's scrapyard. From here, Fixit could utilize its tracking function, or consult its prisoner manifest for relevant information. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] made another sweep of the crash site, and managed to salvage a damaged [[Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Due to the damage caused to him from the crash, a malfunctioning Fixit returned to the crashsite, repeating the word "escape", only to be found by Sideswipe, Jetstorm and Slipstream the following morning. Their arrival caught the attention of a bear, which the three Autobots engaged with in a brief skirmish. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} During an argument with Denny, Fixit spitefully wired the human's TV set into the ''Alchemor'''s computer system. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticon [[Saberhorn]] was discovered by Bumblebee's squad, Fixit was unable to find him in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> prisoner manifest. Later, by remotely accessing a computer at one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s bases, he discovered that the Decepticon ''was'' listed as having been imprisoned on the ship, raising questions as to just what was going on with Fixit's records. Meanwhile, Saberhorn and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] returned to the back half of the crashed ship, the latter being trailed by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Working himself into Glowstrike's command structure, Steeljaw won her good graces by springing a slew of captured Decepticons and returning them to the sunken ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

After overthrowing Scorponok and assuming his place among Glowstrike's inner retinue, Steeljaw accessed an armory and used it to stage a coup. From here, he took command of the hundreds of Decepticons aboard the vessel. A Mini-Con slave and former guard named [[Toolbox]] managed to escape captivity, and managed to alert the Autobots to the location of the ship. The Autobots, masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s prisoners, slipped aboard, planning to detonate a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The Autobots were successful in defeating Steeljaw and detonating the bomb, thanks in part to a mass Mini-Con revolt led by Fixit. With their prisoners safely back in stasis, Toolbox and the other Mini-Cons promised to rebuild the ship and leave Earth as soon as possible. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

====Prisoner manifest====
{{collist|3|
*[[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]·
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]
*[[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]]
*[[Back]]
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]·
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bounce]]
*[[Brakepad]]·
*[[Buzzclaw (RID)|Buzzclaw]]·
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
*[[Clipshade]]·
*[[Clout]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Fancyclaws|"Fancyclaws"]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Forth]]
*[[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]·
*[[Forager]]·
*[[Foxtrot]]·
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]]
*[[Headlock]]
*[[Infernox]]·
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]
*Stockade's [[Major Mayhems]]
*[[Malodor]]
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Needler (RID)|Needler]]·
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]
*[[Overhead]]·
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]]
*[[Polarclaw]]
*[[Pseudo]]
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]
*[[Ransack (RID Insecticon)|Ransack]] (Insecticon)·
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Mini-Con)
*[[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]·
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Saberhorn]]
*[[Scorpinok (RID)|Scorpinok]]·
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scuzzard]]·
*[[Shocksprocket]]·
*[[Silverhound]]
*[[Simacore]]
*[[Skinkbomb]]·
*[[Skrapnel (RID)|Skrapnel]]·
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]]·
*[[Slicedice]]
*[[Slink]]·
*[[Sneak]]·
*[[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]]·
*[[Spinhead]]·
*[[Springbolt]]·
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stilts]]·
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]
*[[Swelter]]
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Theorem]]
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]
*[[Transit]]·
*[[Underbite]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]
*[[Waspinator (RID)|Waspinator]]·
*[[Zizza]]
*[[Zorillor]]
}}
Additional prisoners include a variety of different colored [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, [[Chompazoid]]s, and [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]]s, numerous [[Major Mayhem]]s, three unnamed [[Skunkticon]]s, "that one with all the eyes", an unnamed [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], two unnamed [[Cyclone]]s, an unnamed lookalike of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], and "a couple of hundred" more, according to Fixit.
{{note|This list contains only '''confirmed''' prisoners. Several Decepticons have appeared in the cartoon and associated toylines but not (yet) stated to be former prisoners.}}
· Prisoners that have only appeared in the books and games.

==Notes==
* Up until "[[Metal Meltdown]]", the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' only appeared in the longer [[title sequence]], which has only appeared on non-English versions of the show.
* While not originally prisoners, Fracture and his Mini-Con partners earn a place onboard the repaired ship, due to their crimes they committed while on Earth. The ''Alchemor'' also gains another prisoner offscreen, thanks to events established via the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'' cartoon]], in the form of an [[energon eater]]. Ratchet's unidentified captured Decepticon probably also joined the prisoners.
*The name ''Alchemor'' is probably a fairly subtle pun on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz Alcatraz], the most infamous prison in the world.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Alchemor''''' (アルケモア号 ''Arukemoa-gō'')

[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Penal institutions]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) starships]]

Alchemor (RID)

2017-07-30T20:18:14Z

AJG007: /* Prisoner manifest */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' ship|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' ship|Alchemor (BW)}}
:''The ''Alchemor'' is a spacecraft from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDtitles Alchemor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Were you surprised that a Cybertronian ship crash landed, and on Earth of all places?]]

There are some who might use the phrase "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to describe the prisoner manifest of the '''''Alchemor'''''... and they'd be right. A maximum-security prison ship, the vessel was built by the [[Autobot]]s and designed to hold a cargo of defeated [[Decepticon]]s inside [[stasis pod]]s.

Hundreds of Decepticons were captured and interred aboard the vessel before its launch off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—everything from [[Chop Shop (RID)|petty crooks]], to [[Simacore|disgruntled scientists]], all the way up to [[Stockade (RID)|high-ranking military officers]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|political agitators]]. The unenviable duty of maintaining the vessel and its inmates fell to a skeleton crew of [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, who oversaw the ship's day-to-day operation.

The volatile cargo that the ''Alchemor'' carried left it open to attacks from raiders seeking to free their imprisoned comrades. To minimize the risk, the ship carried a cloaking device that allowed it to resupply on a planet without agitating the natives or any local Decepticon cells. Although the Autobots came up with a variety of security systems, most prominently a set of advanced [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, in the ship's armories, they apparently didn't plan many contingency measures in case the ship crashed on an undeveloped [[Earth|planet]] where the escaped prisoners could easily run amok.

Whoops.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:MetalMeltdown-Alchemorstern.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.]]
As the ''Alchemor'' passed by Earth, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]—manipulating things from an alternate dimension—damaged the ''Alchemor'', causing the ship to fall towards Earth. {{storylink|Lockout}} The entry through Earth's atmosphere tore the ship in two. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The front half, where prison guard [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] was stationed, crashed in the woods near [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} The impact of the crash damaged almost all of the stasis pods used to keep the prisoners under control, sparking a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Damaged by the crash, Fixit was able to repair some of the ship's systems and tried to send a mayday to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his impromptu team discovered the wreck before the signal could reach Cybertron, having been led to Earth for then-unknown reasons by visions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. (Well, Bumblebee was. The other two had just kinda tagged along.) Fixit got the ship's tracking systems online, allowing them to find [[Underbite]], though the crash site subsequently became the scene of a battle between the Autobots and the lone Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Meanwhile, the back half of the ship had landed in a bay near [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} The Decepticon prisoners aboard quickly rallied under the leadership of [[Glowstrike]], [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]. Under their direction, the Decepticons overthrew the Mini-Con guards assigned to keep them in line, and enslaved them with [[inhibitor collar]]s. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship, and use it to get off-world. Using the ship's still-intact cloaking function, she managed to hide the existence of her "Decepticon island" from Autobots and [[human]]s alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Now stranded on Earth and charged with recapturing the ''Alchemor'' escapees, the Autobots and humans relocated large portions of the ship to Denny's scrapyard. From here, Fixit could utilize its tracking function, or consult its prisoner manifest for relevant information. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] made another sweep of the crash site, and managed to salvage a damaged [[Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Due to the damage caused to him from the crash, a malfunctioning Fixit returned to the crashsite, repeating the word "escape", only to be found by Sideswipe, Jetstorm and Slipstream the following morning. Their arrival caught the attention of a bear, which the three Autobots engaged with in a brief skirmish. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} During an argument with Denny, Fixit spitefully wired the human's TV set into the ''Alchemor'''s computer system. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticon [[Saberhorn]] was discovered by Bumblebee's squad, Fixit was unable to find him in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> prisoner manifest. Later, by remotely accessing a computer at one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s bases, he discovered that the Decepticon ''was'' listed as having been imprisoned on the ship, raising questions as to just what was going on with Fixit's records. Meanwhile, Saberhorn and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] returned to the back half of the crashed ship, the latter being trailed by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Working himself into Glowstrike's command structure, Steeljaw won her good graces by springing a slew of captured Decepticons and returning them to the sunken ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

After overthrowing Scorponok and assuming his place among Glowstrike's inner retinue, Steeljaw accessed an armory and used it to stage a coup. From here, he took command of the hundreds of Decepticons aboard the vessel. A Mini-Con slave and former guard named [[Toolbox]] managed to escape captivity, and managed to alert the Autobots to the location of the ship. The Autobots, masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s prisoners, slipped aboard, planning to detonate a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The Autobots were successful in defeating Steeljaw and detonating the bomb, thanks in part to a mass Mini-Con revolt led by Fixit. With their prisoners safely back in stasis, Toolbox and the other Mini-Cons promised to rebuild the ship and leave Earth as soon as possible. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

====Prisoner manifest====
{{collist|3|
*[[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]·
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]
*[[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]]
*[[Back]]
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]·
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bounce]]
*[[Brakepad]]·
*[[Buzzclaw (RID)|Buzzclaw]]·
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
*[[Clipshade]]·
*[[Clout]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Fancyclaws|"Fancyclaws"]]
*[[Filch]]
*[[Forth]]
*[[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]·
*[[Forager]]·
*[[Foxtrot]]·
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Glowstrike]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]]
*[[Headlock]]
*[[Infernox]]·
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]
*[[Malodor]]
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Needler (RID)|Needler]]·
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]
*[[Overhead]]·
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]]
*[[Polarclaw]]
*[[Pseudo]]
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]
*[[Ransack (RID Insecticon)|Ransack]] (Insecticon)·
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Mini-Con)
*[[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]·
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Saberhorn]]
*[[Scorpinok (RID)|Scorpinok]]·
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scuzzard]]·
*[[Shocksprocket]]·
*[[Silverhound]]
*[[Simacore]]
*[[Skinkbomb]]·
*[[Skrapnel (RID)|Skrapnel]]·
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]]·
*[[Slicedice]]
*[[Slink]]·
*[[Sneak]]·
*[[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]]·
*[[Spinhead]]·
*[[Springbolt]]·
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stilts]]·
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]
*[[Swelter]]
*[[Terrashock]]
*[[Theorem]]
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]
*[[Transit]]·
*[[Underbite]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]
*[[Waspinator (RID)|Waspinator]]·
*[[Zizza]]
*[[Zorillor]]
}}
Additional prisoners include a variety of different colored [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, [[Chompazoid]]s, and [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]]s, numerous [[Major Mayhem]]s, three unnamed [[Skunkticon]]s, "that one with all the eyes", an unnamed [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], two unnamed [[Cyclone]]s, an unnamed lookalike of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], and "a couple of hundred" more, according to Fixit.
{{note|This list contains only '''confirmed''' prisoners. Several Decepticons have appeared in the cartoon and associated toylines but not (yet) stated to be former prisoners.}}
· Prisoners that have only appeared in the books and games.

==Notes==
* Up until "[[Metal Meltdown]]", the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' only appeared in the longer [[title sequence]], which has only appeared on non-English versions of the show.
* While not originally prisoners, Fracture and his Mini-Con partners earn a place onboard the repaired ship, due to their crimes they committed while on Earth. The ''Alchemor'' also gains another prisoner offscreen, thanks to events established via the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'' cartoon]], in the form of an [[energon eater]]. Ratchet's unidentified captured Decepticon probably also joined the prisoners.
*The name ''Alchemor'' is probably a fairly subtle pun on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz Alcatraz], the most infamous prison in the world.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Alchemor''''' (アルケモア号 ''Arukemoa-gō'')

[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Penal institutions]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) starships]]

Alchemor (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' ship|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' ship|Alchemor (BW)}}
:''The ''Alchemor'' is a spacecraft from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDtitles Alchemor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Were you surprised that a Cybertronian ship crash landed, and on Earth of all places?]]

There are some who might use the phrase "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to describe the prisoner manifest of the '''''Alchemor'''''... and they'd be right. A maximum-security prison ship, the vessel was built by the [[Autobot]]s and designed to hold a cargo of defeated [[Decepticon]]s inside [[stasis pod]]s.

Hundreds of Decepticons were captured and interred aboard the vessel before its launch off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]—everything from [[Chop Shop (RID)|petty crooks]], to [[Simacore|disgruntled scientists]], all the way up to [[Stockade (RID)|high-ranking military officers]] and [[Steeljaw (RID)|political agitators]]. The unenviable duty of maintaining the vessel and its inmates fell to a skeleton crew of [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, who oversaw the ship's day-to-day operation.

The volatile cargo that the ''Alchemor'' carried left it open to attacks from raiders seeking to free their imprisoned comrades. To minimize the risk, the ship carried a cloaking device that allowed it to resupply on a planet without agitating the natives or any local Decepticon cells. Although the Autobots came up with a variety of security systems, most prominently a set of advanced [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, in the ship's armories, they apparently didn't plan many contingency measures in case the ship crashed on an undeveloped [[Earth|planet]] where the escaped prisoners could easily run amok.

Whoops.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:MetalMeltdown-Alchemorstern.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.]]
As the ''Alchemor'' passed by Earth, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]—manipulating things from an alternate dimension—damaged the ''Alchemor'', causing the ship to fall towards Earth. {{storylink|Lockout}} The entry through Earth's atmosphere tore the ship in two. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The front half, where prison guard [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] was stationed, crashed in the woods near [[Denny Clay]]'s [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]]. {{storylink|Lockout}} The impact of the crash damaged almost all of the stasis pods used to keep the prisoners under control, sparking a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Damaged by the crash, Fixit was able to repair some of the ship's systems and tried to send a mayday to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his impromptu team discovered the wreck before the signal could reach Cybertron, having been led to Earth for then-unknown reasons by visions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. (Well, Bumblebee was. The other two had just kinda tagged along.) Fixit got the ship's tracking systems online, allowing them to find [[Underbite]], though the crash site subsequently became the scene of a battle between the Autobots and the lone Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

Meanwhile, the back half of the ship had landed in a bay near [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} The Decepticon prisoners aboard quickly rallied under the leadership of [[Glowstrike]], [[Saberhorn]], and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]. Under their direction, the Decepticons overthrew the Mini-Con guards assigned to keep them in line, and enslaved them with [[inhibitor collar]]s. Glowstrike planned to rebuild the ship, and use it to get off-world. Using the ship's still-intact cloaking function, she managed to hide the existence of her "Decepticon island" from Autobots and [[human]]s alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Now stranded on Earth and charged with recapturing the ''Alchemor'' escapees, the Autobots and humans relocated large portions of the ship to Denny's scrapyard. From here, Fixit could utilize its tracking function, or consult its prisoner manifest for relevant information. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] made another sweep of the crash site, and managed to salvage a damaged [[Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Due to the damage caused to him from the crash, a malfunctioning Fixit returned to the crashsite, repeating the word "escape", only to be found by Sideswipe, Jetstorm and Slipstream the following morning. Their arrival caught the attention of a bear, which the three Autobots engaged with in a brief skirmish. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} During an argument with Denny, Fixit spitefully wired the human's TV set into the ''Alchemor'''s computer system. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticon [[Saberhorn]] was discovered by Bumblebee's squad, Fixit was unable to find him in the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> prisoner manifest. Later, by remotely accessing a computer at one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s bases, he discovered that the Decepticon ''was'' listed as having been imprisoned on the ship, raising questions as to just what was going on with Fixit's records. Meanwhile, Saberhorn and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] returned to the back half of the crashed ship, the latter being trailed by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Working himself into Glowstrike's command structure, Steeljaw won her good graces by springing a slew of captured Decepticons and returning them to the sunken ''Alchemor''. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

After overthrowing Scorponok and assuming his place among Glowstrike's inner retinue, Steeljaw accessed an armory and used it to stage a coup. From here, he took command of the hundreds of Decepticons aboard the vessel. A Mini-Con slave and former guard named [[Toolbox]] managed to escape captivity, and managed to alert the Autobots to the location of the ship. The Autobots, masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s prisoners, slipped aboard, planning to detonate a [[stasis bomb]] in the ship's ventilation system. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} The Autobots were successful in defeating Steeljaw and detonating the bomb, thanks in part to a mass Mini-Con revolt led by Fixit. With their prisoners safely back in stasis, Toolbox and the other Mini-Cons promised to rebuild the ship and leave Earth as soon as possible. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

====Prisoner manifest====
{{collist|3|
*[[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]
**[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]
**[[Axiom (RID)|Axiom]]
**[[Back]]
**[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]
**[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]
**[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]]
**[[Bounce]]
*[[Brakepad]]
*[[Buzzclaw (RID)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]
**[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]
*[[Clipshade]]
**[[Clout]]
**[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]]
**[[Fancyclaws|"Fancyclaws"]]
**[[Filch]]
**[[Forth]]
*[[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]
*[[Forager]]
*[[Foxtrot]]
**[[Glacius]]
**[[Glowstrike]]
**[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
**[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]
**[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]
**[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]]
**[[Headlock]]
*[[Infernox]]
**[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]]
**[[Malodor]]
**[[Minitron]]
*[[Needler (RID)|Needler]]
**[[Nightstrike]]
**[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]
*[[Overhead]]
**[[Overload (RID)|Overload]]
**[[Ped (RID)|Ped]]
**[[Polarclaw]]
**[[Pseudo]]
**[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]
*[[Ransack (RID Insecticon)|Ransack]] (Insecticon)
**[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Mini-Con)
*[[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]
**[[Razorpaw]]
**[[Saberhorn]]
*[[Scorpinok (RID)|Scorpinok]]
**[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]]
**[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scuzzard]]
*[[Shocksprocket]]
**[[Silverhound]]
**[[Simacore]]
*[[Skinkbomb]]
*[[Skrapnel (RID)|Skrapnel]]
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]]
**[[Slicedice]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Sneak]]
*[[Snitch (RID)|Snitch]]
*[[Spinhead]]
*[[Springbolt]]
**[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]
**[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stilts]]
**[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]
**[[Swelter]]
**[[Terrashock]]
**[[Theorem]]
**[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]
*[[Transit]]
**[[Underbite]]
**[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]]
*[[Waspinator (RID)|Waspinator]]
**[[Zizza]]
**[[Zorillor]]
}}
Additional prisoners include a variety of different colored [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, [[Chompazoid]]s, and [[Sharkticon (RID)|Sharkticon]]s, numerous [[Major Mayhem]]s, three unnamed [[Skunkticon]]s, "that one with all the eyes", an unnamed [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], two unnamed [[Cyclone]]s, an unnamed lookalike of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], and "a couple of hundred" more, according to Fixit.
{{note|This list contains only '''confirmed''' prisoners. Several Decepticons have appeared in the cartoon and associated toylines but not (yet) stated to be former prisoners.}}
** Prisoners that have appeared in the series, books and games.
*Prisoners that haven't appeared in the series but have appeared in books and games.

==Notes==
* Up until "[[Metal Meltdown]]", the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' only appeared in the longer [[title sequence]], which has only appeared on non-English versions of the show.
* While not originally prisoners, Fracture and his Mini-Con partners earn a place onboard the repaired ship, due to their crimes they committed while on Earth. The ''Alchemor'' also gains another prisoner offscreen, thanks to events established via the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|''Rescue Bots'' cartoon]], in the form of an [[energon eater]]. Ratchet's unidentified captured Decepticon probably also joined the prisoners.
*The name ''Alchemor'' is probably a fairly subtle pun on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz Alcatraz], the most infamous prison in the world.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Alchemor''''' (アルケモア号 ''Arukemoa-gō'')

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) starships]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of thirteen episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a six-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. This mini-series was promoted as "season 3" by multiple sources,<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> causing some confusion among audiences over how to count the seasons; retroactively, it seems to have been lumped in with season 2, but for bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½." A full and proper third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat their newest foes, the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The Bee Team
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] ([[Will Friedle]])

'''Others'''
*[[Nightra]]
*[[Blastwave]]

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''Steeljaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
'''Scavengers'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)
'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Roughedge]]
'''Stunticons'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])
'''Stunticon Combiners'''
*[[Dragbreak]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Heatmark]]
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]]

'''Others'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]* ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*Outlaws from the [[Alchemor]]
*[[Crustacion]]
*[[Ragebyte]]
*[[Boostwing]]
*[[Jacknab]]
*[[Pilfer]]
*[[Shadow Raker]]
*[[Flamesnort]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''Weaponizer Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Great Byte]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
|nonumbering=true}}
*Started out as a solo prisoner, temporarily joined Steeljaw's Pack, and returned on his own again in Season 3.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of thirteen episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a six-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. This mini-series was promoted as "season 3" by multiple sources,<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> causing some confusion among audiences over how to count the seasons; retroactively, it seems to have been lumped in with season 2, but for bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½." A full and proper third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat their newest foes, the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The Bee Team
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] ([[Will Friedle]])

'''others'''
*[[Nightra]]
*[[Blastwave]]

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''Steeljaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
'''Scavengers'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)
'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Roughedge]]
'''Stunticons'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])
'''Stunticon Combiners'''
*[[Dragbreak]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Heatmark]]
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]]

'''Others'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]* ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Outlaws from the Alchemor]]
*[[Crustacion]]
*[[Ragebyte]]
*[[Boostwing]]
*[[Jacknab]]
*[[Pilfer]]
*[[Shadow Raker]]
*[[Flamesnort]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''Weaponizer Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Great Byte]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
|nonumbering=true}}
*Started out as a solo prisoner, temporarily joined Steeljaw's Pack, and returned on his own again in Season 3.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2017-07-27T17:24:01Z

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{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of thirteen episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a six-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. This mini-series was promoted as "season 3" by multiple sources,<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> causing some confusion among audiences over how to count the seasons; retroactively, it seems to have been lumped in with season 2, but for bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½." A full and proper third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat their newest foes, the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The Bee Team
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] ([[Will Friedle]])

|c2=
{{collist|2|
'''Steeljaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
'''Scavengers'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)
'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Roughedge]]
'''Stunticons'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])
'''Stunticon Combiners'''
*[[Dragbreak]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Heatmark]]
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]]

'''Others'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]* ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
* Outlaws from the [[Alchemor]]

}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''Weaponizer Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Great Byte]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
|nonumbering=true}}
*Started out as a solo prisoner, temporarily joined Steeljaw's Pack, and returned on his own again in Season 3.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2017-07-27T17:23:04Z

AJG007: /* Main cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of thirteen episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a six-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year. This mini-series was promoted as "season 3" by multiple sources,<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> causing some confusion among audiences over how to count the seasons; retroactively, it seems to have been lumped in with season 2, but for bookkeeping purposes TFWiki refers to it as "Season 2½." A full and proper third season of 26 episodes, with the subtitle ''Combiner Force'', is currently airing on Cartoon Network.

Seasons 1, 2, and 2½ (labelled "season 3") of the show are currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions

==Overview==
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CHEESE!]]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics.

The actual Season 3 is titled "Combiner Force". Bumblebee and his crew must harness the power of combination in order to defeat their newest foes, the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s.

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''The Bee Team
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)
'''Recurring'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]], [[Erica Lindbeck‏]])
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])

'''Combiners'''
*[[Ultra Bee]] ([[Will Friedle]])

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{{collist|2|
'''Steeljaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
'''Scavengers'''
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)
'''Starscream's Bounty Hunters'''
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Roughedge]]
'''Stunticons'''
*[[Motormaster (WFC)|Motormaster]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Heatseeker]] ([[Mikey Kelley]])
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Wildbreak]] ([[Dave Wittenberg]])
*[[Slashmark]] ([[David Kaye]])
'''Stunticon Combiners'''
*[[Dragbreak]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Heatmark]]
*[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]]

'''Others'''
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Springload (RID)|Springload]]* ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
** Outlaws from the [[Alchemor]]
**[[Scavengers]]

}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

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'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])

'''Weaponizer Mini-Cons'''
*[[Aerobolt]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
*[[Windstrike]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Lancelon]]

'''Activator Mini-Cons'''
*[[Great Byte]]
*[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Stuntwing]]
*[[Trickout]]
|nonumbering=true}}
*Started out as a solo prisoner, temporarily joined Steeljaw's Pack, and returned on his own again in Season 3.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½=== 
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Season 3: Combiner Force===
{{collist|3|
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 1)]]"
#"[[King of the Hill (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Defrosted]]"
#"[[Blurred]]"
#"[[Sphere of Influence]]"
#"[[Bee Cool]]"
#"[[The Great Divide]]"
#"[[Get a Clue]]"
#"[[Out of the Shadows]]"
#"[[Disordered Personalities]]"
#"[[Guilty As Charged]]"
#"[[The Golden Knight]]"
#"[[The Fastest Bot Alive!]]"
#"[[Railroad Rage]]"
#"[[Combine and Conquer]]"
#"[[Moon Breaker]]"
#"[[Exiles]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-'' (''New Enemies'')===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

The season 2 and "season 2½" (or "miniseries") episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were combined into a newly branded sequel series which began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it aired on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

In November of 2016, the "season 2½" episodes of ''Robots in Disguise'' were given a special distinction under the modified title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki''). The title which appears on-screen does not display the "New Enemies" distinction, with the phrase instead appearing in broadcast schedule listings for Animax.

The rebranding for this sequence of episodes to include the word ''Prime'' in the title was likely a measure to create stronger ties with the continuity of the previous series, ''Transformers: Prime'', as the season 2(½) episodes begin making more direct references to the events of the past series. While the continuity is maintained, the guest characters from ''Prime'' are not played by their previous voice actors in the dub and are instead substituted with sound-alikes.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; to date, every episode of the series bar the first half-dozen of season 2 has been released through an international venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**After the first six episodes of season 2 were broadcast on US television, Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**The "History Lessons" through "Worthy" mini-series aired in its entirety on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
**The first four episodes of season 3 aired on French channel Gulli on the Tuesday before the US premiere.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron- New Enemies''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- 新たなる敵 ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō- Aratanaru Teki'', "season 2½")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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