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BotCon 2014

2014-04-21T20:15:26Z

Allcody: /* Run-up */

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'''BotCon 2014''' will be held in Pasadena, [[California]], from [[June 19]] to [[June 22]], [[2014]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Run-up==
* On [[September 3]], 2013, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953903-botcon-2014-pasadena-california-again.html Autobot City Comics 2008 from the TFW2005 message boards] reported that a Pasadena Convention Center employee confirmed that BotCon would be there from June 19 through June 22 of the following year. Despite complete silence on the issue from [[Fun Publications]], hotel blocks sold out immediately.
* On [[December 24]], the official website went up, confirming the date and location.
* On [[February 6]], BotCon Twitter asked [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/431434374655909888 Who Is Squirm?]
* [[February 7]] — BotCon revealed the first toy over Twitter: [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]].
* On [[February 10]], BotCon tweeted a sketch of the Captain's Navigator [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/432888327348314112 on Twitter].
*On [[February 27]], BotCon announced that [[Susan Blu]], [[Hal Rayle]], and [[Michael McConnohie]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 6]], BotCon announced that [[Jack Angel]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 10]], [[Ferak]] was revealed.
*On [[March 13]], BotCon announced that [[Samantha Newark]] would be attending.
*On [[March 18]], Tornado's Facebook page was launched.
*On [[March 20]], [[Derrick Wyatt]] and [[Marty Isenberg]] were announced as guests.
*On [[March 24]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] was revealed.
*On [[March 27]], [[David Kaye]] was announced as a guest.
*On [[March 31]], BotCon's Twitter feed asked "Who is Olin?" along with some uncolored line art.
*On [[April 2]], Olin's last name was revealed to be Zarak. A colored image appeared on Tornado's Facebook page.
*On [[April 3]], Decepticon Pirate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was revealed.
*On [[April 4]], [[James Roberts]] was announced as a guest.
*On [[April 21]], Cybertronian Knight [[Ginrai]] was revealed.

==Venue==

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===

====Other merchandise====
[[File:MLP issue 19 Con Exclusive Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

*A conventions exclusive variant cover of [[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] #19 by [[Katie Cook]] featuring [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and Rainbow Dash. This cover was sold at BotCon 2014 as well as other conventions that year.

===Fiction===

==Guests==
===Voice actors===
* [[Jack Angel]]
* [[Susan Blu]]
* [[David Kaye]]
* [[Michael McConnohie]]
* [[Samantha Newark]]
* [[Hal Rayle]]
===Actors===

===Writers===
*[[Marty Isenberg]]

===Artists===
*[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]

===Fun Publications===

===Hasbro employees===

===Hasbro Studios employees===

===IDW Publishing comics===
*[[James Roberts]]

===High Moon Studios & Activision===

===Jagex===

==Events==
===Wednesday===

===Thursday===

===Friday===

===Saturday===

===Sunday===

==Notes==

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2014/ Official BotCon 2014 site]

[[Category: Conventions]]

BotCon 2014

2014-04-21T20:15:10Z

Allcody: /* Run-up */

{{officialcon|
|seriesissue=[[BotCon]] 2014
|prev=BotCon 2013
|next=BotCon 2015
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|caption=
|title=
|date=[[June 19]], [[2014]]
|city=Pasadena, CA
|venue=
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'''BotCon 2014''' will be held in Pasadena, [[California]], from [[June 19]] to [[June 22]], [[2014]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Run-up==
* On [[September 3]], 2013, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953903-botcon-2014-pasadena-california-again.html Autobot City Comics 2008 from the TFW2005 message boards] reported that a Pasadena Convention Center employee confirmed that BotCon would be there from June 19 through June 22 of the following year. Despite complete silence on the issue from [[Fun Publications]], hotel blocks sold out immediately.
* On [[December 24]], the official website went up, confirming the date and location.
* On [[February 6]], BotCon Twitter asked [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/431434374655909888 Who Is Squirm?]
* [[February 7]] — BotCon revealed the first toy over Twitter: [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]].
* On [[February 10]], BotCon tweeted a sketch of the Captain's Navigator [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/432888327348314112 on Twitter].
*On [[February 27]], BotCon announced that [[Susan Blu]], [[Hal Rayle]], and [[Michael McConnohie]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 6]], BotCon announced that [[Jack Angel]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 10]], [[Ferak]] was revealed.
*On [[March 13]], BotCon announced that [[Samantha Newark]] would be attending.
*On [[March 18]], Tornado's Facebook page was launched.
*On [[March 20]], [[Derrick Wyatt]] and [[Marty Isenberg]] were announced as guests.
*On [[March 24]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] was revealed.
*On [[March 27]], [[David Kaye]] was announced as a guest.
*On [[March 31]], BotCon's Twitter feed asked "Who is Olin?" along with some uncolored line art.
*On [[April 2]], Olin's last name was revealed to be Zarak. A colored image appeared on Tornado's Facebook page.
*On [[April 3]], Decepticon Pirate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was revealed.
*On [[April 4]], [[James Roberts]] was announced as a guest.
*ON [[April 21]], Cybertronian Knight [[Ginrai]] was revealed.

==Venue==

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===

====Other merchandise====
[[File:MLP issue 19 Con Exclusive Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

*A conventions exclusive variant cover of [[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] #19 by [[Katie Cook]] featuring [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and Rainbow Dash. This cover was sold at BotCon 2014 as well as other conventions that year.

===Fiction===

==Guests==
===Voice actors===
* [[Jack Angel]]
* [[Susan Blu]]
* [[David Kaye]]
* [[Michael McConnohie]]
* [[Samantha Newark]]
* [[Hal Rayle]]
===Actors===

===Writers===
*[[Marty Isenberg]]

===Artists===
*[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]

===Fun Publications===

===Hasbro employees===

===Hasbro Studios employees===

===IDW Publishing comics===
*[[James Roberts]]

===High Moon Studios & Activision===

===Jagex===

==Events==
===Wednesday===

===Thursday===

===Friday===

===Saturday===

===Sunday===

==Notes==

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2014/ Official BotCon 2014 site]

[[Category: Conventions]]

BotCon 2014

2014-04-21T20:14:56Z

Allcody: /* Run-up */

{{officialcon|
|seriesissue=[[BotCon]] 2014
|prev=BotCon 2013
|next=BotCon 2015
|image=Botcon2014.jpg
|caption=
|title=
|date=[[June 19]], [[2014]]
|city=Pasadena, CA
|venue=
}}
'''BotCon 2014''' will be held in Pasadena, [[California]], from [[June 19]] to [[June 22]], [[2014]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Run-up==
* On [[September 3]], 2013, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953903-botcon-2014-pasadena-california-again.html Autobot City Comics 2008 from the TFW2005 message boards] reported that a Pasadena Convention Center employee confirmed that BotCon would be there from June 19 through June 22 of the following year. Despite complete silence on the issue from [[Fun Publications]], hotel blocks sold out immediately.
* On [[December 24]], the official website went up, confirming the date and location.
* On [[February 6]], BotCon Twitter asked [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/431434374655909888 Who Is Squirm?]
* [[February 7]] — BotCon revealed the first toy over Twitter: [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]].
* On [[February 10]], BotCon tweeted a sketch of the Captain's Navigator [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/432888327348314112 on Twitter].
*On [[February 27]], BotCon announced that [[Susan Blu]], [[Hal Rayle]], and [[Michael McConnohie]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 6]], BotCon announced that [[Jack Angel]] would be attending this year's convention.
*On [[March 10]], [[Ferak]] was revealed.
*On [[March 13]], BotCon announced that [[Samantha Newark]] would be attending.
*On [[March 18]], Tornado's Facebook page was launched.
*On [[March 20]], [[Derrick Wyatt]] and [[Marty Isenberg]] were announced as guests.
*On [[March 24]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] was revealed.
*On [[March 27]], [[David Kaye]] was announced as a guest.
*On [[March 31]], BotCon's Twitter feed asked "Who is Olin?" along with some uncolored line art.
*On [[April 2]], Olin's last name was revealed to be Zarak. A colored image appeared on Tornado's Facebook page.
*On [[April 3]], Decepticon Pirate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was revealed.
*On [[April 4]], [[James Roberts]] was announced as a guest.
*ON [[April 20]], Cybertronian Knight [[Ginrai]] was revealed.

==Venue==

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===

====Other merchandise====
[[File:MLP issue 19 Con Exclusive Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

*A conventions exclusive variant cover of [[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] #19 by [[Katie Cook]] featuring [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and Rainbow Dash. This cover was sold at BotCon 2014 as well as other conventions that year.

===Fiction===

==Guests==
===Voice actors===
* [[Jack Angel]]
* [[Susan Blu]]
* [[David Kaye]]
* [[Michael McConnohie]]
* [[Samantha Newark]]
* [[Hal Rayle]]
===Actors===

===Writers===
*[[Marty Isenberg]]

===Artists===
*[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]

===Fun Publications===

===Hasbro employees===

===Hasbro Studios employees===

===IDW Publishing comics===
*[[James Roberts]]

===High Moon Studios & Activision===

===Jagex===

==Events==
===Wednesday===

===Thursday===

===Friday===

===Saturday===

===Sunday===

==Notes==

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2014/ Official BotCon 2014 site]

[[Category: Conventions]]

Termination

2014-04-18T22:20:00Z

Allcody: /* Transformers references */

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'''With Cybertron under the control of Megaplex and his clone armies, the scattered Autobot and Decepticon forces rally together in an attempt to retake their homeworld.'''

==Synopsis==

The second [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has come to an end. The armies created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], cloned from some of the most infamous Decepticons in history and led by [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]]—clone of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]—have swept across the galaxy, devastating the forces of the Autobots and Decepticons wherever they are found. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] falls in battle on [[Sigma Seven]]; with their leader left comatose, the understaffed Autobots on Cybertron divide their ranks, each polity headed by a [[City Commander]] charged with independently coordinating defense of their territory. A new war is looming: the [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]].

Two days after the warning from Sigma Seven, as any and all able 'bots are being drafted for the coming conflict, [[Clamp Down]] interrogates [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Electro (G2)|Electro]], intending to offer them freedom to fight in exchange for a full confession implicating Earth commander [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] in the smuggling of illegal war supplies to Cybertron. Electro defies him, insisting their actions (including the use of illegal body modifications on themselves) were necessary, but when an alarm starts blaring, Mirage quickly offers up the confession so that battle can be joined. They look out the window to see a huge fleet of bombers soaring overhead, wiping their city off the map. Frenzied communication between the Autobots ensues, but within half a day, every major city on the planet is conquered, and the surviving Autobots are forced into hiding.

Three-and-a-half days later, [[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]] and a platoon of his [[Thundercracker drone|drones]] respond to an incursion into his territory, but find that the trespassers are merely [[Empty|Empties]] from the [[Rad Zone]]. Believing they have merely come to scavenge the remains of the bombed-out city, he lets his guard down... and soon learns the folly of his actions, as the "Empties" cast off their cloaks to reveal that they are actually a rebel cell led by [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]! Battle erupts; the pacifistic [[Sandstorm (MW)|Sandstorm]] is loathe to use lethal force, but when a Thundercracker drone charges him, he inadvertently shoots it at point-blank range and terminates it, much to his horror and Strika's grudging respect. As the other drones begin adapting to the rebel's attack patterns, Strika hurls an explosive sphere into the sky, blasting a path through the clone ranks that allows Obsidian and tagalong [[Decepticon]] [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] to take to the air. Octane rankles under Obsidian's command, though, and reminds him he is merely there to help his old friend Sandstorm. Presently, they defeat the drones, and, over Sandstorm's protestations against her violent tactics, Strika coerces the coordinates to Megaplex's location from Thundercracker.

In [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megaplex surveys the devastated planet, haunted by the exhilaration it makes him feel. [[Starscream (MW)|Starscream]] warns him he is beginning to sound like Megatron himself, prompting Megaplex, his distaste for the comparison barely disguised, to caution Starscream that ''he'' should strive to be less like [[Starscream (G1)|his own template]]. [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]] arrives to report the capture of Thundercracker, and given that Starscream cannot send his [[Starscream drone|drones]] in without fear of injuring their comrade, Megaplex decides to deal with the matter personally.

After waiting for an hour outside Iacon, Electro and Mirage are finally met by Obsidian's group, who have deliberately taken their time approaching to ensure they have been seen with Thundercracker, exploiting the clones' genuine concern for their own to prevent any attacks. Megaplex and his forces arrive and demand that Thundercracker be turned over, but Obsdian refuses, aggravating the clone commander by comparing him to Megatron. Casting his sword aside, Megaplex lunges for Obsidian, intending to crush him with his bare hands... at which points Obsidian orders Mirage to shut down his [[electro-disrupter]], revealing the larger force of Autobots and Decepticons who have surrounded the clones. The Autobots withdrawing from the cities was a ruse, Obsidian reveals, allowing them to regroup and corral Megaplex's armies into one location. A mighty battle erupts; Electro seizes Megaplex's discarded sword and uses his [[Forestonite]]-granted [[Laser Rod]] powers to energize it, dispatching Starscream with its blasts. Megaplex is impressed, but as he battles Obsidian one-on-one, notes that he has plenty of impressive weapons of his own, like the [[fusion cannon]] he unleashes against the rebel leader. His rant is interrupted, however, by a howl of pain from Sandstorm, who undergoes a sudden change in personality, and vicious opens fire on Obsidian, cutting him down. Sandstorm is not, in the fact, the original pacifistic Autobot that everyone believed he was, but another of Jhiaxus's clones, hidden amongst the Autobot forces as a sleeper agent and trump card. Megaplex is indignant at Sandstorm's assumption of command, but moments later, Jhiaxus and the rest of his forces arrive on Cybertron to explain: the war has changed Megaplex, awakening the urges of his template within him. Jhiaxus has no need of a Megatron in his army, and so he offers Megaplex the same choice he gives the Autobots and Decepticons: leave Cybertron, or be destroyed...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (3)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (4)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (6)
*[[Blastcharge Strika Drone|Blastcharge Drone]]s (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Override (G1)|Override]] (10)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (11)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (12)
*[[Dogfight]] (13)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (14)
*[[Clamp Down]] (15)
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (16)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (17)
*[[Deep Cover]] (18)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (19)
*[[Hauler]] (21)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (23)
*[[Electro (G2)|Electro]] (24)
*[[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] (25)
*[[Zoom-Zoom]] (29)
*[[Doublecross]] (30)
*[[Grotusque]] (31)

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*[[Octane (G1)|Octane]] (5)
*[[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] (20)
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (22)
*[[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] (32)
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (33)
*[[Red Wing (MW)|Red Wing]] (34)

|h3=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c3=
*[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]] (1)
*[[Thundercracker drone]]s (2)
*[[Sandstorm (MW)|Sandstorm]] (7)
*[[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]] (23)
*[[Starscream (MW)|Starscream]] (24)
*[[Starscream drone]]s (25)
*[[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]] (26)
*[[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]] (27)
*[[Skywarp drone]]s (28)
*[[Sandstorm drone]]s (35)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (36)
*[[Prowl (MW)|Prowl]] (37)
*[[Hubcap (MW)|Hubcap]] (38)

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] (39)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
*As part of the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]], this story takes place in (a slightly different version of) the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] continuity. The Golden Age referred to at the start of the story dawned at the conclusion of the original cartoon, in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]".
*Octane refers to his friendship with Sandstorm, seen in the cartoon episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*Jhiaxus's clone schemes percolated throughout "[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]", the 2012 storyline published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|official club magazine]]. In particular, the "Machine Wars" were foretold by the precognitive [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] in the [[A Flash Forward, Part 6|final chapter]] of the story.

===Transformers references===
*"Arms regulations [[SOU-246]] and [[IRO-368]]" are references to the [[Arms Micron]]s [[Sou]] and [[Iro]].
*Established Transformers cities [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Praxus]], [[Protihex]] and [[Nyon]] are mentioned; [[Trigat]] is new, while [[Durax]] has only previously been mentioned in the name of the [[Durax Hospital for Protoforms]] from the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity.
*Following on from "A Flash Forward", which recast the assorted ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] toys as clones of the characters they were named for, rather than the original characters themselves, this story repurposes the ''Machine Wars'' toys as clones as well. In particular, Hubcap, Prowl and Soundwave are based on their ''Machine Wars'' toys, while Megaplex, Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp and Sandstorm are represented by their BotCon 2013 toys, and the characters' ''Machine Wars'' toys are instead used as the basis for their drone armies.

===Covers===
* '''BotCon Edition:''' Art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Evan Gauntt]]
* '''Retail Edition:''' Generation 1 Starscream, Megatron and Soundwave, with ''Machine Wars'' Starscream, Megaplex and Soundwave reflected beneath them, in homage to Frank Quitely's cover to the ''[http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/jla-earth-2 JLA: Earth 2'' paperback graphic novel].
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</gallery>

[[Category:Timelines issues]]
[[Category:Wings Universe issues]]

Insecticon (Kre-O)

2014-03-14T18:31:17Z

Allcody:

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{{disambig3|Insecticon}}
:''Insecticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O|Kre-O continuity family]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy InsecticonKreon.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Kre-O Planking grand champion]]

It's not hard to see the one thing driving '''Insecticon'''—it's his profound interest in eating anything and everything. He likes nothing more than to nosh down on a wheat field or oil refinery and leave the heavy thinking to other, less interesting Kreons. He has an hydraulic kick that can knock a [[Kreon]] in half, which is probably terribly inconvenient for them.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O bios===
[[Airachnid (Kre-O)|Airachnid]] once webbed [[Arcee (Kre-O)|Arcee]] to the floor so that Insecticon could tickle her. {{storylink|Airachnid (Kre-O)|Airachnid's bio}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
* '''Insecticon''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012)
**''Bag number'': '''22851 46'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, horn-blade

: Part of the first normal wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Insecticon is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra bits including legs so he can lie on his tummy and look like some sort of insect.

==Notes==
* Though the toy proper has a Decepticon [[insignia]], his [[instructions]] label him with the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol.

[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]