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Geckobot

2017-12-03T03:04:23Z

Antimatter: trivia mentions they haven't been gendered, removing gendered pronouns referring to the character.

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:''Geckobot is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AloneTogetherPrologue impercepton shield.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Second from right. They exist in fiction! Pay attention to them!]]
The agile '''Geckobot''' is both highly intelligent and very creative. Their sail-like wings absorb energy, which they store in a module on their back for use in their energy pulse weapons. They're very maneuverable in flight, and the absorption properties of their wings make them perfect for long-range missions.

In their spare time, they like to create [[Slogism|garbage art]] from scrapped [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Geckobot was part of a cell of Maximals who rebelled against the status quo imposed by their [[Autobot]] masters. They joined a nighttime raid on [[Ferromax Detention Center]] to free [[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]], though Geckobot wasn't very keen on the name chosen for their concealment: the [[impercepton shield]]. When they rendezvoused with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Geckobot recalled they'd heard reports the other Maximal had died, but Rattrap assured them the rumors were false. The team went on to liberate Dynobot. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM-toy Geckobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Free hugs!]]
*'''Geckobot''' (Basic, 2000)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Geckobot does not actually transform into a gecko despite their name; their [[technorganic]] [[beast mode]] is instead based on a [[Wikipedia:Draco (genus)|flying dragon]]. Their wings are geared to "flap" in beast mode and become arm-mounted blades in [[robot mode]]. Their [[spark crystal]] forms their beast mode eyes and is revealed fully by flipping open their lizard skull. Gruesome!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Geckobot/geckobot.htm More info on Geckobot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Geckobot had the pre-release name of '''Kamilion'''.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/f_-M55vdPn0/gBDdVeAcrm4J</ref>
* Geckobot cannot actually get you a great deal on car insurance from [[wikipedia:Geico|Geico]].
* Geckobot's body in ''[[Alone Together]]'' is based on two separate retools of the [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] mold in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toylines; their head is [[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]'s, while their body is that of the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' retool of [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]].
* Funnily enough, thanks to an absence of pronouns in their toy bio and not being referred to by any in "Alone Together", Geckobot's gender remains ambiguous despite having an appearance in fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Resistance]]

Rachel Stevens

2017-07-26T15:33:04Z

Antimatter:

{{disambigm|Rachel (disambiguation)|Steven (disambiguation)}}

'''Rachel Stevens''' is an American comic book reviewer. She also edits the TFWiki as [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]].

==Co-contributor==
*[[Ask Vector Prime]]

==Story Consultant==
*[[An Axe to Break the Ice]]

[[Category:Writers]]

Blastwave

2017-04-04T19:24:52Z

Antimatter: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Blastwave is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015art Blastwave.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Darn that...(Yawns)]]

'''Blastwave''' is the high-tech weapons base for the Autobots. A 'shoot first, ask questions later' type, Blastwave has the weapon expertise to know exactly what equipment it takes to blow a Decepticon into scrap.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/htsusa/-c0930as00?cm_cr=No+Campaign-_-Web+Activity-_-ProductPageLayout+-+Slot+8_0-_-Widget_IBMProductRecommendations_701_3074457345618281629-_--productImageLink&langId=-1&storeId=10151&krypto=wEMBeoQYaDKOleveBTkbu%2BaE%2BHGWL6lszPDkIO17VMKhZFMsIHityWFZ5n8cZiHjdEJmoHSk47W%2B6S9wA5Ch5IZDjxSMDCuBULzzT5UkCqkY%2B%2Fmu4l%2BTr9AfJc4kMG%2FsgW9517oOFRGmhfV0rzKlzZpLngXe1fmn4xhujTnfRQI%3D&ddkey=http%3Aen%2Fhtsusa%2F-c0930as00 Blastwave's HasbroToyShop bio]</ref>

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Blastwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"BLAST THAT...(Yawns even harder)"]]
*'''Blastwave''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled blaster, sword

:Part of the 9th wave of the Warrior Class line, now sporting the "Combiner Force" subline logo, Blastwave transforms from a robot to a double-barreled tank of fictional origin. Blastwave is a heavy [[retool]] of the previous year's [[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Deluxe Megatronus]], with pretty much all of the figure from the waist up being redesigned, plus new kneepads. The cannon barrels in tank mode are articulated, and can be removed from the figure's back to be used as a hand-held weapon. The figure also has a peg hole on the back of its head meant to "store" the sword in tank mode; but it can also be used in conjunction with the cannons to allow for the figure to be displayed in a more offense-focused configuration.

: This mold was also used to make [[Bludgeon (Prime)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Bludgeon]].

==Notes==
* Despite being a fairly extensive retool affecting nearly every area of the toy, Blastwave's card art is blatantly an unchanged Megatronus body with only a new head and chest.
* Blastwave's HasbroToyShop bio features no pronouns. Maybe someone will pull a [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] on them in ten years.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Rachel Stevens

2017-04-04T15:24:38Z

Antimatter:

{{disambig3|Rachel}}

'''Rachel Stevens''' is an American comic book reviewer. She also edits the TFWiki as [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]].

==Co-contributor==
*[[Ask Vector Prime]]

[[Category:Writers]]

User:Antimatter

2017-04-04T15:22:13Z

Antimatter: /* Facts about me */

==Greetings, Traveler==
*[[Rachel Stevens]] at yr service.
* You can find me on twitter at @PositronicWoman .
* I am a transgender woman. Not the most important thing about me, but notable.
* I was raised in [[Paw Paw]]. I don't recommend it.
* I'm a [http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/author/rachel-stevens-2 staff writer at Women Write About Comics], and have interviewed [[James Roberts]], [[John Barber]], [[Mairghread Scott]], [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]].
* I contributed to [[Ask Vector Prime]] as a consultant regarding transgender representation!

Ghost Stories

2017-03-09T15:27:09Z

Antimatter: /* Errors */ I do resent when someone implies feminine looking male transformers can't exist.

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''Transformers'' Annual 2017
|prev=New Cybertron Part 6
|next=Optimus Prime issue 7
|image=TFAnnual2017_regcvr.jpg
|caption=
|title="Ghost Stories"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 8]], 2017
|coverdate=February 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=[[Thomas Deer]] (framing sequence, pgs 1-4, 20-21, 37-40), [[Josh Perez]] (Bumblebee story, pg 5-19), [[John-Paul Bove]] (Pyra story, pg 22-38)
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] (framing sequence), [[Zeta Prime]] era (Bumblebee story), indeterminate past (Pyra story)
}}

'''Optimus Prime tells Pyra Magna the story of how he met Bumblebee, while Pyra tells him the tale of how she came to lead the Torchbearers.'''

==Synopsis==
Hoping to put aside his differences with [[Pyra Magna]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] asks her to join him in travelling to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Their arrival is detected by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who secretly follows them as they head out to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. With the "ghost" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] offering his usual annoyingly-upbeat commentary all the while, Starscream watches as Optimus and Pyra regard the miniature singularity at the heart of the Sea of Rust, created from the collapse of [[Crystal City]], and begin to talk of the past. At Pyra's request, Optimus tells her the story of how he met Bumblebee, who died on that same spot...

''One of the last generation of [[reproduction|forged]] Transformers, the friendly and popular Bumblebee works as a courier, and enjoys attending the [[Cybertronian sport#races|races]] with his friends [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. When his sleep becomes disturbed by horrible nightmares of the undead, his work and life suffer, until he realizes that the dreams are pointing the way to a particular location on Cybertron. There, hidden away in some wreckage, Bumblebee discovers a box. Afraid that nobody will believe him, or worse, that they will think him insane and abandon him, he keeps his discovery a secret and follows the directions of his dreams to deliver the box to the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] civics center. This strange, supernatural "courier job" done, life seems to return to normal for the little 'bot... until the nightmares begin again, and he finds himself direct to locate and deliver more and more strange packages. Things finally come to a head when one of his "deliveries" turns out to be a bomb that destroys the [[Tygun factory]].''

''Bumblebee immediately turns himself into the authorities and explains everything that has been happening, but is naturally met with some skepticism from officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] is more sympathetic, however, and as Bumblebee begins to suffer a waking nightmare, Orion takes him in his arms and comforts him, telling him that he believes him and will help. At Prowl's request, [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] scans the room and deduces that Bumblebee is not "dreaming"—the visions are actually being projected into his mind by a subtle high-frequency signal. Inspired by Orion's words, Bumblebee is determined to accompany the two officers as they track the signal back to its source.''

''The signal turns out to be the work of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], broadcast into Bumblebee's brain by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]. When Orion, Prowl, and Bumblebee locate the Decepticons' bolthole, battle breaks out, and the two officers are surprised to see Bumblebee charge right into the fray, tackling Soundwave despite never having been in combat before. 'Bee accuses Soundwave of betraying the Decepticons' vow to fight "for the people"; Soundwave repulses him with a sonic blast and evacuates the self-destructing facility alongside Shockwave, [[Ferak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]], but Bumblebee's words have struck home—Soundwave vows to change minds only through reason, not trickery, in the future. Orion, Prowl, and Bumblebee escape the burning building, and Bumblebee, having seen the good that can be done when people help and look out for one another, requests to join Orion's security force.''

As Starscream rolls his eyes at the saccharine moral of Bumblebee's "origin story," Optimus points out its relevance to his and Pyra's situation, as 'Bee learned the importance of working with others and not believing you are the only one with answers. Pyra has her own counterpoint: what if you ''are'' the one with the answer, but nobody will listen? To illustrate, she tells Optimus her own history...

''Long ago on [[Caminus]], Pyra serves as a member of the [[Torchbearer]]s under team leader [[Praesidia Magna]]. Responding to a call for help from the desolate mining town of [[Parvus Oppidum]] to defend it against raids by bandit marauders, the group is met by natives [[Jumpstream]] and her [[Conjunx Endura]], Torchbearer fangirl [[Dust Up]]. Dust Up takes Pyra to a subterranean storehouse to show her the town's meager energon reserves, and explains that she killed one of the bandits herself during their last attack, but before Pyra can examine the body, a call from Praesidia alerts her to the marauders' return. Pyra speeds back to the surface, but is not fast enough to prevent the strange, animal-form attackers from killing Praesidia and their fellow Torchbearer [[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]]. With her final breath, Praesidia calls a warning to Pyra, alerting her to the appearance of a winged monster, the largest and most powerful of the attackers, which seizes Pyra in its claws. As the battle continues, the ground begins to crumble under the combatants' feet and a strange black sphere emerges from beneath the town—a singularity that begins drawing in everything around it. Jumpstream, Dust Up, and the other Torchbearers get as many to safety as they can, but Pyra is still locked in combat with the creature, which proves so ''impossibly'' strong that it can even fight the singularity's pull. Pyra looks the beast in the eyes and blacks out.''

''Pyra comes to some time later to find that the town has been destroyed, and that the monsters and the singularity have disappeared. Haunted by her failure, she suffers a nightmare in which the winged monster returns, reciting an ancient poem from a Camien religious text that speaks of a far off world of rust. Perturbed, Pyra seeks solace in companionship and begins spending time with fellow Torchbearer [[Rust Dust]], whose name is derived from that same poem, and whose optimistic personality proves a counter to Pyra's current downheartedness. As the dreams continue, the world spoken of in the poem appears before Pyra in her dreams—a dead world of rust deserts, orbiting a black singularity-star, where Praesidia Magna begs for help, beseeching Pyra not to "leave her like [[Antilla]]." Pyra asks the [[Mistress of Flame]] for insight, lying and claiming that "Antilla" was the last word Praesidia said in life; the Mistress explains that Antilla was a dead colony world she and Praesidia once found, consumed by rust. The Mistress is saddened to hear Praesidia died with such sorrow in her heart, but accepts it as the will of the Primes... something that Pyra herself finds she has trouble with. The nightmares do not relent, but as Pyra is forced to watch as the monster kills Praesidia over and over, the identity of this "black angel" becomes apparent at last—it is none other than [[Onyx Prime]], lord of beasts, one of the legendary [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]] of Cybertron. This revelation leads Pyra to a further epiphany: if it truly was Onyx she fought in Parvus Oppidum, and he and his beasts fled while she was unconscious—fled because he ''feared'' further combat—that means that the Primes cannot be the infallible deities Camien religion claims.''

''Now filled with new purpose, Pyra seeks to rebuild the Torchbearers into their six-strong configuration in order to pursue her new goals, and visits Dust Up to confirm some suspicions. The attacker Dust Up killed was one of a pair; she deliberately let the other go so it could lead the other marauders back to Parvus Oppidum, then called the Torchbearers, confident they could stop them all. Pyra decides to bring Dust Up and Jumpstream into the Torchbearers to replace Praesidia and Fastbreak, and Pyra herself ascends to the leadership role as "Pyra Magna," ready to stand against the coming danger posed by the Primes—even if it means going against the Mistress.''

Optimus Prime realizes he has heard similar warnings to Pyra's from [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] which indicate that Onyx Prime is indeed still alive and soon to return, though he still struggles to accept that Pyra's belief in her cause is rooted in little more than a dream and a poem. Pyra repeats her previous accusation that Optimus is a ''user'' of belief, rather than a believer himself; Optimus admits that while he is not religious, he still believes the lived experiences of others, and takes Pyra at her word. The pair make an uneasy peace, with Optimus promising to try and not let his past deeds weigh on him if Pyra will not let the future she believes is destined to come to pass weigh on her. Starscream, meanwhile, scoffs at the whole thing and takes his leave before they can spot him, dismissing dreams and hallucinations—like the "ghost" of Bumblebee—as just figments of one's imagination, created by guilt, fear, and doubt.

Or are they? For, little does Starscream realize, deep within the Sea of Rust's singularity, Crystal City still stands... and Bumblebee still lives.

==Featured characters==
''All characters bar Optimus, Pyra, Bumblebee, and Starscream appear only in the flashback stories. Listings below reflect other characters' allegiances at the time the stories takes place.'' 
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]] (1)
*[[Pyra Magna|Pyra Magna/Pyra]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Ferak]] (14)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] (16)

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*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (5)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (6)
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (7)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (8)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (9)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (10)
*[[Stormclash]] (16)
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*[[Praesidia Magna]] (17)
*[[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]] (18)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (19)
*[[Rust Dust]] (20)
*[[Jumpstream]] (21)
*[[Dust Up]] (22)
*[[Onyx Prime]] (23)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (24)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"You're as curious as I am to see if '''Optimus''' is poking around with that Camien '''lunatic.'''" 
"For a guy hearing '''voices''' of the '''dead''', you've got a pretty '''insensitive view''' of '''mental health.'''"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"I don't know who '''you''' are - but you look like you could use a '''hand!'''" 
"Oh, no - he's one of '''those''' guys. The kind that '''quips.'''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' meets Shockwave, and '''Prowl''' is disappointed

"<nowiki>'Stronger</nowiki> '''together''' than '''apart'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. ''Ugh.''" 
"'''What?'''" 
"It's so... '''squooshey.''' Who '''talks''' that way?" 
"I don't know—'''nice people?'''"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"If Cybertron be your home 
Far away, never roam 
Hear my message, listen and fear 
Danger comes, the end is near 
Just like us, you soon will rust 
All shall be turned to dust."
:—'''Onyx Prime''' recites a passage from the ''Light of the Forgefire''

"I understood the '''Way of Flame'''. But now I understood '''more.''' The hexagonal lattice of [[Solus Prime]]'s '''Forge''' begat the '''[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]''', which begat the '''Matrix.''' But '''I''' was the light of the '''Forge''' made '''manifest.''' All I needed was my '''lattice'''. We '''six''' were stronger '''together''' than '''apart.''' And I understood—what is the opposite of '''flame'''... of '''light'''... but '''onyx'''?"
:—'''Pyra Magna'''

"I '''know''' you're my '''imagination.''' You're my way of '''dealing''' with the '''guilt''' of killing '''[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'''... my '''fear''' that '''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]''' will come back... and my '''self-doubt''' that now I have what I always '''wanted''', I'll '''screw it up.''' '''You''' had Cybertron and you '''lost''' it. Of '''course''' I'd imagine '''you''' giving me advice, Bumblebee. Then I know to do just the '''opposite.'''"
:—'''Starscream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The events of this story take place following those of the six-part "New Cybertron" story arc that opens the ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' series. Prime makes reference to him and Pyra Magna "turning to anger too quickly"; they had a bust-up in [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|issue #4]], in which Pyra accused Optimus of using others' beliefs for his own purposes. The Bumblebee story likewise takes place after the flashback story about Orion, Prowl, and Jetfire told through those six issues, and prior to the events of ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''.
*Bumblebee, of course, died at Shockwave's hands (er, hand) in [[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|''Robots in Disguise'' #27]], and his body disappeared into the singularity created by the collapse of Crystal City in [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|''Dark Cybertron Finale'']]. Since appearing to Starscream as a "ghost"/hallucination (from [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' #44]] onward), 'Bee has been in his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design (used for the first 16 issues of ''Robots in Disguise''), but by the time of his death, he had been modified into his "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldfire|Goldfire]]" design, which is how he appears on the last page of this issue.
*Bumblebee is noted to be one of the "last generation forged before the primal wellspring ran dry," referring to the cessation of [[hot spot]] ignitions that was established to have happened at some point in Cybertron's past in [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]].
*Bumblebee warns Scrounge not to spend the cash he gives him on [[Simultronic]], a kind of addictive virtual reality seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. That issue also introduced the racetracks and Blurr's occupation as a celebrity racer, also seen in this issue.
*Soundwave is shown to have a face beneath his helmet; we knew this already from his earliest chronological appearance in [[Soundwaves (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #22]].
*Decepticon engineer [[Ferak]] previously appeared on-panel in [[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'']]. He is impressed by Shockwave's "nightmare transmitter"; this alludes to his eventual creation of the [[Nightmare Engine]], a construct mentioned in his ''Last Stand'' profile and several further times in subsequent stories, which evidently saw him refine the single-target system of this story into a wider-ranging weapon.
*Pyra's dream is not unique: in [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' #47]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] revealed that he too had dreamed of a "black angel" who showed him "a world of rust deserts orbiting an infinite darkness." Optimus Prime refers to Blackrock's warning, and to that delivered by Galvatron in [[All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|issue #55]] that Onyx Prime would soon return...
*Back in the [[An Uneventful Night|''Combiner Hunters'' one-shot]], the Torchbearers' first combination into [[Victorion]] allowed Jumpstream to learn a secret that Dust Up had been keeping from her. We weren't told what it was at the time, and this issue does not explicitly state it, but logically, Jumpstream must have learned about Dust Up's role in the events of this story.

===Transformers references===
*The idea that Bumblebee was one of the last generation of Transformers born before Cybertron ceased to yield new life seems to be derived from the backstory of the [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned" version of the character]], whose similar origins were noted in the [[Transformers: Exodus|''Exodus'' novel]].
*A [[Vehicon (Prime)|''Transformers: Prime'' Vehicon]] can be spotted among the crowd at the raceway. Other familiar body-types in the crowds include a red [[Conehead]] and a purple and black [[Disposable class|memory stick]].
*A [[Sound Wave]] toy from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' is seen among the garbage on page 9, panel 3.
*The Tygun factory shares its name with the [[Tygun Span]], a roadway featured in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' comic.
*Ferak's appearance is based directly on his [[Ferak#Toys|Botcon 2014 ''Timelines'' action figure]], a redeco of [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus]], which was itself inspired by how similar to Cyclonus Ferak appeared in ''Last Stand of the Wreckers''. It all comes back around!
*Jumpstream's pre-Torchbearer colors are based on those of [[Gingham]], while Dust Up's are based on [[Holi]] (presumably as a nod to the relationship between Holi and [[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]], who Gingham resembles).
*A former member of the Torchbearers named "[[Crash Test]]" is mentioned. This was a preliminary name for Dust Up, and was seen in use in an early version of a panel from ''Combiner Hunters'' shown during a presentation at San Diego Comic Con 2015.
*Both the colony world of [[Antilla]] and the poem that Onyx Prime recites are derived from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]." The poem is inscribed on the Torchbearers' toys; when it is recited on page 36, each line appears in the same panel as the character on whose toy it is written (but see "Errors").

===Real-life references===
*On page 5, panel 1, a Transformer can be seen walking robotic dog {{w|K9 (Doctor Who)|K9}} from ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]''.
*In the foreground of the same panel are two Transformers designed to resemble {{i|Kimber Benton}} and {{i|Stormer}} from ''[[Jem|Jem and the Holograms]]''.
*Also seen in the trash heap on page 9 are Kraang from ''{{W|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' and a Proton Pack from ''{{W|Ghostbusters}}''.

===Errors===
*There are some very female-looking Transformers living on Cybertron during a time period there weren't supposed to be any- considering that a couple of them are an easter egg reference to Jem and the Holograms (and the fact that gender presentation =/= gender identity), probably not worth getting too hung up on.
*The cops who interrogate Bumblebee before Prowl and Orion arrive are drawn as [[Functionary|Functionaries]], as they appeared in the parallel [[Functionist Universe]]. This doesn't feel right; though we know from [[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|''More than Meets the Eye'' #37]] that Functionaries do exist in the "main" universe, this is not a role they should be performing, as they were merely enforcers of the [[Functionist Council]]'s policies (which are no longer law by this point in time), rather than armed officers of the law who would be involved in investigating a bombing. These guys should probably be more in the [[Springarm]]/[[Wheelarch]] mold, a body-type shared by numerous officers in this era.
*Prowl appears with the present-day Cybertronian body he used in the latter part of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first "season."
*On page 31, Praesidia's speech bubble ("Don't leave me like Antilla...") is coming from Pyra.
*On page 36, Dust Up and Jumpstream's lines of the poem are switched.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in February 2017, this issue arrives a little late, slipping into the first week of March. One of several [[Hasbro Universe]] Annuals released in early 2017, it is only labelled a "Transformers" annual, representing the whole brand, rather than any one of the three ongoing ''Transformers'' titles. That said, being that it's written by John Barber, stars Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna dealing with their issues from ''Optimus Prime'', directly addresses the plot bubbling under in that series about the return of Onyx Prime, and ends with an advert for the next issue of that series, it's basically the ''Optimus Prime'' annual under a less-specific name.
*This issue is presented with a "mirrored" layout; the first and last page have the same number of panels in the same layout, as do the second and second-to-last, and so on, all the way up until they meet the middle.
*Backmatter for this issue includes reprints of the profiles for Optimus Prime, Victorion, and Soundwave, previously published in ''[[Revolution]]'' [[Valley Forge|#5]], [[The New Colossus|#4]], and [[O Ship of State|#3]], respectively.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Regular cover:''' A stained-glass window depicting the legend of Bumblebee, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]; one of the panes shows him rescuing some [[Urtuskian]]s, as seen in ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''.
*'''Subscription cover:''' A heavily-armed Orion Pax, Prowl, and Bumblebee, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Burcham]]

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</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*''Optimus Prime'' #5
*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting February's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, [[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|''Lost Light'' #3]], [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|''Optimus Prime'' #4]], ''Till All Are One'' #8, ''Revolutionaries'' #3, and [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|''G.I. Joe'' #3]].
*IDW at the NC Comicon

==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-annual-2017/ Preview]

[[Category: IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Blastwave

2017-02-12T19:18:02Z

Antimatter: WHY POINT OUT A LACK OF GENDERED PRONOUNS IF YOURE GOING TO USE THEM

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Blastwave is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID2015art Blastwave.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Darn that...(Yawns)]]

'''Blastwave''' is the high-tech weapons base for the Autobots. They're a 'shoot first, ask questions later' type whose weapon expertise means they know exactly what equipment it takes to blow a Decepticon into scrap.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/htsusa/-c0930as00?cm_cr=No+Campaign-_-Web+Activity-_-ProductPageLayout+-+Slot+8_0-_-Widget_IBMProductRecommendations_701_3074457345618281629-_--productImageLink&langId=-1&storeId=10151&krypto=wEMBeoQYaDKOleveBTkbu%2BaE%2BHGWL6lszPDkIO17VMKhZFMsIHityWFZ5n8cZiHjdEJmoHSk47W%2B6S9wA5Ch5IZDjxSMDCuBULzzT5UkCqkY%2B%2Fmu4l%2BTr9AfJc4kMG%2FsgW9517oOFRGmhfV0rzKlzZpLngXe1fmn4xhujTnfRQI%3D&ddkey=http%3Aen%2Fhtsusa%2F-c0930as00 Blastwave's HasbroToyShop bio]</ref>

Despite appearances, they are not [[Bludgeon (Prime)|Bludgeon]].
{{TOCclear}}
==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Blastwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"BLAST THAT...(Yawns even harder)"]]
*'''Blastwave''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled blaster, sword

:Part of the 9th wave of the Warrior Class line, now sporting the "Combiner Force" subline logo, Blastwave transforms from a robot to a double-barreled tank of fictional origin. Blastwave themself is a heavy [[retool]] of the previous year's [[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Deluxe Megatronus]], with pretty much all of the figure from the waist up being redesigned. The cannon barrels in tank mode are articulated, and can be removed from the figure's back to be used as a hand-held weapon. The figure also has a peg hole on the back of its head meant to "store" the sword in tank mode; but it can also be used in conjunction with the cannons to allow for the figure to be displayed in a more offense-focused configuration.

: This mold was also used to make [[Bludgeon (Prime)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Bludgeon]].

==Notes==
* Despite being a fairly extensive retool affecting nearly every area of the toy, Blastwave's card art is blatantly an unchanged Megatronus body with only a new head and chest.
* Blastwave's HasbroToyShop bio features no pronouns. Maybe someone will pull a [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] on them in ten years.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Full-Tilt (G1)

2016-08-15T00:29:26Z

Antimatter: /* The Transformers cartoon */

{{disambig2|Trypticon's barely-existent companion/necktie|Trypticon's assistant who got the personality instead of the toy|Wipe-Out}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Full-Tilt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:FullTilt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Poor bastard exists just too much to get into "[[:Category:Things that don't exist|Things that don't exist]]".]]
<div style="font-family:cursive;margin:0 2em 0 2em;color:#333;font-size:120%;line-height:1.5;">dear anyone who ever had a [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] toy as a kid,

    Do you remember the skidz sized car that clipped onto Trypticon's front when he was a dinasaur? I didn't think so you heartless bastards.     his name was '''Full-Tilt''' and he transformed into a small, purple all terrain car that could be launched from Trypticons little tower thing that comes out of the road in the middle of him.     He was great, i loved the little guy.

'''Entry tags:''' g1, trypticon, purple car, robot love 
'''Current mood:''' buttery
 </div>
:::::----[[User:Starscreams ghost|Starscreams ghost]] 08:45, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:FullTiltAlt.jpg|left|thumb|Space is cold, okay?]]
Full-Tilt was Trypticon's chesttplate. He was also a door. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

His robot mode was never seen (if he even had one) and no reference was ever made to him.
{{-}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
[[File:Manga3 fulltilt daizyujin.jpg|thumb|Back in the bottle wit' ye, o' wicked woman!]]
In the year 2010, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] figured it would be really cool to show a bunch of [[human]] children around [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. The children were having a grand ole time until [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] arrived with Trypticon in tow.

To meet the threat of Trypticon, Magnus transformed Autobot City into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who was quickly injured by Trypticon's Dual Plasma Cannons. Magnus then ordered [[Scamper]] into the fray, but Scamper was immediately defeated once Galvatron launched Full-Tilt from Trypticon's chest. Full-Tilt, apparently very overconfident, threatened to make scrap out of everyone.

As Trypticon continued to pound the oil out of Metroplex, Ultra Magnus ordered another City Warrior into action, [[Six-Gun]]! Before Full-Tilt could administer the final blow with [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]], Six-Gun took him by surprise... ''punching him in the face''. (Six-Gun apparently prefers melee combat despite being made ''entirely out of guns''.) Six-Gun then took control of Brunt and blasted Trypticon in the chest, injuring him enough to force Galvatron to call a retreat.

The children rejoiced. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}
{{-}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
Full-Tilt was only seen as Trypticon's breastplate. His potential role as Trypticon's helper was filled by [[Wipe-Out]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Full-Tilt was one of the two "battlefield drones" that Trypticon controlled, the other being [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]] the tank. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #7}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MegOrig02 full-tilt woot.jpg|thumb|120px|Megatron, marry me!]]
Full-Tilt attended the underground [[gladiatorial combat]] matches in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Forge]]. He saw [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] totally ''impale'' [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] with his sword, then work him over with his mining vehicle mode. But what ''really'' brought the house down was when Megatron used a pick to deliver the coup de grâce, then take off his helmet to let his long, luxurious hair flow in the wind. Full-Tilt was absolutely ''nuts'' for that, he was all like—"''Yaaa!''" and pumping his fist in the air. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}
{{--}}

==Games==
[[File:Ps2tatakai full-tilt.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gets only one line, but how many 'cons have the ball bearings to stand up to Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime and tell them to buzz off?]]

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Laity]] (English)}}

====Decepticon story====
After [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was defeated for the second time, Trypticon arrived and offered to help, but quickly realized that he was of extremely limited usefulness in the search for the [[Zel Quartz]], an incredibly powerful energy source. His massive size (even though he was only about the size of combiners like [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Raiden]]) made him a liability in a search, so he sent Full-Tilt in his stead.

====Autobot story====
Full-Tilt was the last battle (along with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]]) before facing [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Upon the Autobots entering, the following conversation took place:

{{quote|You finally made it, Autobots.|Soundblaster}}
{{quote|But you won't get in Megatron's way!|Soundwave}}
{{quote|DIE!|Full-Tilt}}

Full-Tilt fought in a similar manner to car-mode Autobots (i.e., his vehicle mode attacks were ramming and spinning). {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:FullTilt1986.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Peculiar Purple ... Something]]
*'''Trypticon''' (Decepticon City, 1986/1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-63'''
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: Full-Tilt transforms into a car or Trypticon's bra. He can be launched from Trypticon while he is in city mode. His little teeny double-barreled gun is one of the most commonly lost accessories in Transformerdom.

: This mold was also used to make [[Gigascouter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Trypticon/trypticon.htm More information on Full-Tilt (with Trypticon) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=200&Sprache=0 More information on Full-Tilt at Transformers-Universe.com]''
{{--}}

===Platinum Edition===
*'''Trypticon''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 loading ramps, 2 blaster stands, single-barreled blaster, double-barreled blaster, 2 scanners, 2 connectors, large tower, small tower, 2 tank treads, laser cannon, Full-Tilt, Full-Tilt's electro-disruptor.
:Platinum Edition Trypticon is a reissue of his original toy. Both Brunt and Full-Tilt are included along with all his electronics, including the motorized walking gimmick.

:Full-Tilt is mostly, if not completely identical to his original toy.

:The toy is released in TakaraTomy Mall in Japan under the ''USA Edition'' line, as a lucky draw prize.

{{-}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Full-Tilt''' (フルチルト ''Furu Chiruto'')

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]

Power Surge (Kre-O)

2016-05-04T00:24:08Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Kre-O'' Decepticon|the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode|Power Surge (episode)}}
:''Power Surge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Power Surge.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Sorry, they ate your fuse.]]
'''Power Surge''' is part of [[Volcanicon]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Volcanicon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7828'''
**''Pieces'': '''74'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Power Surge can be rearranged into a sauropod dinosaur. The spikes may make them more of an ''Isisaurus'' though that is only speculation as most of the Kreons in this wave have vague alternate forms. They are included with the other Decepticon Kreons: [[Farside]], [[Lugmutt]], and [[Liftoff]]. Their parts can be merged with theirs to create the combiner [[Volcanicon]].

:They reuse Sideswipe's helmet.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Lugmutt

2016-05-04T00:23:00Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Lugmutt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Lugmutt.jpg|right|thumb|400px|And as if by magic 'PING' a new character appeared.]]
'''Lugmutt''' is part of [[Volcanicon]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Volcanicon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7828'''
**''Pieces'': '''74'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Lugmutt is a vaguely Drift-ish kreon that changes into something resembling a ceratopsid dinosaur. They are included with the other Decepticon Kreons: [[Farside]], [[Liftoff]], and [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]]. Their parts can be merged with theirs to create the combiner [[Volcanicon]].

:They wear Drift's helmet.

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

Liftoff

2016-05-04T00:22:15Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Liftoff is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Liftoff.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I would, with those obviously over-sized big wings]]
'''Liftoff''' is part of [[Volcanicon]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Volcanicon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7828'''
**''Pieces'': '''74'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Liftoff can be rearranged into a pterosaur of some sort. They are included with the other Decepticon Kreons: [[Farside]], [[Lugmutt]], and [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]]. Their parts can be merged with theirs to create the combiner [[Volcanicon]]

:They and Autobot [[Mollox]] share the ''Pteranodon''-styled helmet.

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

Farside

2016-05-04T00:21:31Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Farside is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Farside.jpg|right|thumb|400px|May or may not have a [[wikipedia:thagomizer|thagomizer]] (named after the late Thag Simmons).]]

'''Farside''' is ''not'' a cowpoke. Howdy howdy howdy.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Volcanicon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7828'''
**''Pieces'': '''74'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blade-weapons

: Farside can be rebuilt from robot mode into a beastie along the lines of something from the anklyosaurid group of dinosaurs, or possibly a stegosaurid. Or just a generic spiky monster-thing. It's kind of hard to tell, but it's an armored mofo. They use a pair of "bat'leth" blade-weapons from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' line in both modes.

: Farside was only available as part of the [[Volcanicon]] [[Micro-Changer]] Combiner set, along with [[Liftoff]], [[Lugmutt]], and [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]]. This wave of Combiners was available only at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US.

:They share the tyrannosaurus-themed helmet with Trypticon.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Volcanicon

2016-05-04T00:20:23Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Volcanicon is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Volcanicon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|And thus, [[Beast (G1)|awful flashbacks]] came forth.]]
'''Volcanicon''' is a warrior made up of [[Farside]], [[Liftoff]], [[Lugmutt]], and [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
To avenge their ruined world of [[Dinosaur (planet)|Dinosaur]], the twins [[Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)|Obsidian]] and Volcanicon joined [[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 27/6/2015}}

==Toys==
===''Kre-O''===
*'''Volcanicon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7828'''
**''Kreons'': Farside, Liftoff, Lugmutt, Power Surge
**''Pieces'': '''74'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Volcanicon comes as a set of four component Kreons: Farside, Liftoff, Lugmutt, and Power Surge. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their beast modes, or they can be built into Volcanicon by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Like their wave mates, Volcanicon is an entirely new-character, rather than being a recreation of a classic combiner.

==Notes==
*The Kre-O website lists Volcanicon's components as [http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=FEC3492F-5056-9047-F524-074385B80093:en_US Farside, Overload, Lugmutt, and Dustup.]
*Their stock 3D render from both the package and the front instruction cover depict them having red eyes for Farside's head, while their shoulder pieces had swapped.

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]

Stronghorn

2016-05-04T00:19:10Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Stronghorn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KreO-Toy Stronghorn.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"Dear Stronghorn: How do you see with a ''bat'leth'' for a head?"]]
'''Stronghorn''' likes to butt in.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Obsidian''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7829'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Large TF rifle

: Stronghorn is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from a robot into a beetle. Their parts can also be used to make the super robot [[Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)|Obsidian]]; their torso and helmet go into the combined robot's core, and their legs are the right "hand".

: They use the [[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]] helmet adorned with a Klingon ''bat'leth'' blade from the ''[[Star Trek]] Kre-O'' sets.

: They are only available as part of the Obsidian Micro-Changer Combiner set, along with [[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], and [[Hemocron]], which —like all ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)| Age of Extinction]]''-branded ''Kre-O'' sets— was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the U.S.

[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Hemocron

2016-05-04T00:18:14Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Hemocron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KreO-Toy Hemocron.jpg|right|thumb|400px|What ''am'' I? A scorpion? A deer tick?]]
'''Hemocron''' has one freaky name.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Obsidian''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7829'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: Hemocron is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from a robot into some kind of hideous insect-thing. Their parts can also be used to make the super robot [[Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)|Obsidian]].

: They are only available as part of the Obsidian Micro-Changer Combiner set, along with [[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], and [[Stronghorn]], which -like all ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''-branded ''Kre-O'' sets- was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the U.S.

:They reuse Knock Out's helmet.

[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Freefall (Kre-O)

2016-05-04T00:17:06Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Kre-O'' Decepticon|the ''G.I. Joe'' human|Freefall (G.I. Joe)}}
:''Freefall is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:KreO-Toy Freefall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Geronimoooooooo-SPLAT!]]
'''Freefall''' vants to suck your blahd.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Obsidian''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7829'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: Freefall is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from a robot into some kind of flying insect. Their parts can also be used to make the super robot [[Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)|Obsidian]]; their torso and legs make up the combined robot's right leg.

: Be careful when assembling their [[beast mode]], as the wing-parts have a post on the lower end not shown in the instructions. These posts interfere with their rear legs unless you attach said legs to the very tips of the "handlebar" piece that connects them to the body.

: Freefall is only available as part of the Obsidian Micro-Changer Combiner set, along with [[Bullwark]], [[Hemocron]], and [[Stronghorn]], which -like all ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''-branded ''Kre-O'' sets- was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the U.S.

:They reuse Megatron's helmet.

==Notes==
* The box-art render of Obsidian shows them using Freefall's legs as a "hand", among many other differences from the instructions. We're going with how the instructions tell us to build, but hey, go nuts if you wanna go all package-arty instead.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Bullwark

2016-05-04T00:14:04Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Bullwark is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KreO-Toy Bullwark.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Their torso looks like a sad cartoon dog face.]]
'''Bullwark''' is solid!

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Obsidian''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7829'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': 2 jagged blades

: Bullwark is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from a robot into some kind of insect-thing. Their parts can also be used to make the super robot [[Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)|Obsidian]]; their torso and head are used for the combiner's core, while their legs go to make their left "hand".

:They reuse Sentinel Prime's helmet.

: Bullwark is only available as part of the Obsidian Micro-Changer Combiner set, along with [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], [[Hemocron]], and [[Stronghorn]], which —like all ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''-branded ''Kre-O'' sets— was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the U.S.

==Notes==
* The box-art render of Obsidian shows them using Stronghorn's head and Freefall's legs in the place of Bullwark's head and legs as shown in the [[instructions]]. We're going with how the instructions tell us to build, but hey, go nuts if you wanna go all package-arty instead.
* The ''Kre-O'' website listed the "Firewing" components as Freefall, Piledriver, Stronghorn, and Blacktop... despite there being a photo of the package with the final names. While it's not explicit, it seems "Blacktop" was a working name for Bullwark.

[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Obsidian (Kre-O)

2016-05-04T00:12:34Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Obsidian}}
:''Obsidian is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''

[[File:KreO-Toy Obsidian.jpg|thumb|right|300px|There, finished the new Halloween costume! Now how to move around in it...]]
'''Obsidian''' is made up of [[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], [[Hemocron]], and [[Stronghorn]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
To avenge their ruined world of [[Dinosaur (planet)|Dinosaur]], the twins Obsidian and [[Volcanicon]] joined [[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 27/6/2015}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Obsidian''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7829'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Obsidian comes as a set of four component Kreons: Bullwark, Freefall, Hemocron, and Stronghorn. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their beast modes, or they can be built into Obsidian by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Like their wave mates, Obsidian is an entirely new-character, rather than being a recreation of a classic combiner.

==Notes==
* The Kre-O website identifies the combined form as [http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=FEBFCF34-5056-9047-F58C-52800FF5A84E:en_US "Firewing"] and the components as Freefall, Piledriver, Stronghorn, and Blacktop.

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]

Lazerbolt

2016-05-04T00:09:51Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Lazerbolt is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] [[combiner]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Lazerbolt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as voice actor...]]
'''Lazerbolt''' is a Dinobot warrior made up of [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout]], and [[Roadhound]].

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Lazerbolt, for some reason fighting alongside the Decepticons, tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] during an enormous battle between the two factions. They were taken apart by the Autobot leader, who prepared to smash their head with an energy hammer when he noticed the audience looking on. Optimus then took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]], until his monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Lazerbolt comes as a set of four component Kreons: Bullhorn, Floodgate, Freezeout, and Roadhound. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their beast modes, or they can be built into Lazerbolt by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Like their wave mates, Lazerbolt is an entirely new character, rather than being a recreation of a classic combiner.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OLazerbolt/lazerbolt.htm More information on Lazerbolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The official Kre-O site lists this combiner as [http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=FEB88888-5056-9047-F5A4-422E39FCE725:en_US "Icebolt"] and their omponents as Coldsnap, Bullgurr, Gearhead, and Undertow.

* Which head are you supposed to use in Lazerbolt isn't very clear. The big picture in front of their packaging shows him using a gray version of Bullhorn's head (which is actually white), while the picture from the back shows them with Floodgate's head. To make it worse, the instructions uses Freezeout's head for Lazerbolt!

* Beyond that, their instructions are filled with errors. Most notably, both their legs are shown to be formed with Roadhound's torso and Freezeout's legs, despite being correctly built in the next steps, with Roadhound as right leg and Bullhorn as left leg. Also, page 12 shows a white piece that doesn't even exist in the set!

* In the Kre-O short video "Take us Through the Movies", [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)| Optimus Prime]] engages in battle with multiple Vehicons, but then proceeds to take on Lazerbolt as if ''they' were a Decepticon also. Dude breaks off their head and almost smashes it with a hammer!

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Lazerbolt

2016-05-04T00:08:04Z

Antimatter: /* Kre-O cartoon */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Lazerbolt is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] [[combiner]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Lazerbolt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as voice actor...]]
'''Lazerbolt''' is a Dinobot warrior made up of [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout]], and [[Roadhound]].

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Lazerbolt, for some reason fighting alongside the Decepticons, tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] during an enormous battle between the two factions. They were taken apart by the Autobot leader, who prepared to smash their head with an energy hammer when he noticed the audience looking on. Optimus then took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]], until his monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Lazerbolt comes as a set of four component Kreons: Bullhorn, Floodgate, Freezeout, and Roadhound. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their beast modes, or they can be built into Lazerbolt by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Like his wave mates, Lazerbolt is an entirely new character, rather than being a recreation of a classic combiner.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OLazerbolt/lazerbolt.htm More information on Lazerbolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The official Kre-O site lists this guy as [http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=FEB88888-5056-9047-F5A4-422E39FCE725:en_US "Icebolt"] and his components as Coldsnap, Bullgurr, Gearhead, and Undertow.

* Which head are you supposed to use in Lazerbolt isn't very clear. The big picture in front of his packaging shows him using a gray version of Bullhorn's head (which is actually white), while the picture from the back shows him with Floodgate's head. To make it worse, the instructions uses Freezeout's head for Lazerbolt!

* Beyond that, his instructions are filled with errors. Most notably, both his legs are shown to be formed with Roadhound's torso and Freezeout's legs, despite being correctly built in the next steps, with Roadhound as right leg and Bullhorn as left leg. Also, page 12 shows a white piece that doesn't even exist in the set!

* In the Kre-O short video "Take us Through the Movies", [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)| Optimus Prime]] engages in battle with multiple Vehicons, but then proceeds to take on Lazerbolt as if ''he'' were a Decepticon also. Dude breaks off his head and almost smashes it with a hammer!

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Grimstone (Kre-O)

2016-05-04T00:07:10Z

Antimatter: /* Kre-O */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Kre-O'' Autobot combiner|the ''Power Core Combiners'' Autobot|Grimstone (PCC)}}
:''Grimstone is a [[Dinobot]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Grimstone.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Every [[Dinobot]] [[Combiner]] must always remember to wear tap-dancing shoes into battle. He certainly did.]]
'''Grimstone''' is a Dinobot warrior made up of [[Mollox]], [[Crackback]], [[Ironeye]], and [[Iquanox]].

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Grimstone''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7827'''
**''Pieces'': '''70'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Grimstone comes as a set of four component Kreons: Mollox, Crackback, Ironeye, and Iquanox. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their beast modes, or they can be built into Grimstone by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Like their wave mates, Grimstone is an entirely new-character, rather than being a recreation of a classic combiner.

==Notes==
* The Kre-O website identifies Grimstone's components as [http://www.hasbro.com/kre-o/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=FEC80B6C-5056-9047-F53D-2D8DEC1E545D:en_US Mollox, Fracture, Crackback, and Ironeye.]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Roadhound

2016-05-04T00:04:39Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Roundhound is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Roadhound.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"A Clamposaurus, why do you ask?"]]
'''Roadhound''' is a Dinobot. They have nothing to do with roads or hounds...that we know of.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Roadhound and the rest of their team for some reason fought alongside the Decepticons in a giant skirmish with the Autobots. As Lazerbolt, they tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. The battle was interrupted when Optimus took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]]. His monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Roadhound can be rearranged from a robot to a ''sauropod'' dinosaur with a giant clamp for a tail. Their parts can be merged with that of [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], and [[Freezeout]] to create the new combiner [[Lazerbolt]].

:They reuse Megatron's helmet.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Freezeout (Kre-O)

2016-05-04T00:03:22Z

Antimatter: /* Kre-O */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Kre-O'' Dinobot|the similarly-named Generation 1 Autobot|Freezon}}
:''Freezeout is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O)|Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KreO-Toy Freezeout.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"Don't ya know how hard it is to run with these things?"]]
'''Freezeout''' is a Dinobot.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Freezeout and the rest of their team for some reason fought alongside the Decepticons in a giant skirmish with the Autobots. As Lazerbolt, they tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. The battle was interrupted when Optimus took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]]. His monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Freezeout can have their parts rearranged from a robot into an ice themed theropod dinosaur with axes on its arms. Their transformation consists of repositioning their helmet. That's it. Their parts can be merged with that of [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], and [[Roadhound]] to create the new combiner [[Lazerbolt]].

:They sport the lizard/ raptor helmet along with Ironeye and Silversnout.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OFreezeout/freezeout.htm More information on Freezeout at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Freezeout (Kre-O)

2016-05-03T23:59:33Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Kre-O'' Dinobot|the similarly-named Generation 1 Autobot|Freezon}}
:''Freezeout is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O)|Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KreO-Toy Freezeout.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"Don't ya know how hard it is to run with these things?"]]
'''Freezeout''' is a Dinobot.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Freezeout and the rest of their team for some reason fought alongside the Decepticons in a giant skirmish with the Autobots. As Lazerbolt, they tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. The battle was interrupted when Optimus took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]]. His monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Freezeout can have their parts rearranged from a robot into an ice themed theropod dinosaur with axes on its arms. Their transformation consists of repositioning his helmet. That's it. Their parts can be merged with that of [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], and [[Roadhound]] to create the new combiner [[Lazerbolt]].

:They sport the lizard/ raptor helmet along with Ironeye and Silversnout.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OFreezeout/freezeout.htm More information on Freezeout at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Floodgate

2016-05-03T23:55:43Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Floodgate is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Floodgate.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I have no idea why people talk about opening me.]]
'''Floodgate''' is a Dinobot.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Floodgate and the rest of their team for some reason fought alongside the Decepticons in a giant skirmish with the Autobots. As Lazerbolt, they tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. The battle was interrupted when Optimus took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]]. His monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Floodgate can have their parts rearranged from a robot into a strange ice-dinosaur thing. They come in a set with [[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Freezeout]], and [[Roadhound]]. Their parts can all be merged to create the new combiner [[Lazerbolt]].

:They sport the generic animal head helmet, however it's cast in translucent plastic!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OFloodgate/floodgate.htm More information on Floodgate at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Bullhorn (Kre-O)

2016-05-03T23:52:38Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Bullhorn}}
:''Bullhorn is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Bullhorn.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Set ears to stun.]]
'''Bullhorn''' is a Dinobot.

==Fiction==
===Kre-O cartoon===
Bullhorn and the rest of their team for some reason fought alongside the Decepticons in a giant skirmish with the Autobots. As Lazerbolt, they tried to take on [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. The battle was interrupted when Optimus took the time to recap the events of the [[live-action film series]]. His monologue was cut short by [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza. When the pizza arrived, Lazerbolt joined in on the fighting once more, separating into their component 'bots to try and steal Optimus's slice. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Lazerbolt''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7830'''
**''Pieces'': '''72'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Bullhorn can have their parts rearranged from a robot to some sort of quadrupedal dinosaur ice-monster thing (or a juvenile salamander) with a cannon for a tail. Their [[beast mode]] horns are Kre-O ''Star Trek'' phasers. They are included with [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout]], and [[Roadhound]], who can all be combined into the new combiner [[Lazerbolt]].

:The instructions place the clear cylindrical piece at the end of the gun's barrel, but the stock "photo" places it on the scope.

:They sport the generic animal head helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OBullhorn/bullhorn.htm More information on Bullhorn at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Iquanox

2016-05-03T23:44:59Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Iquanox is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Iquanox.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Transforms from robot to "ooh, found a penny" mode.]]
'''Iquanox''' is a Dinobot.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Grimstone''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7827'''
**''Pieces'': '''70'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Iquanox can be rearranged from their robot mode into... something. They can merge their parts with the other Kreon Dinobots [[Mollox]], [[Crackback]], and [[Ironeye]] to form [[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]].

:They reuse Knock Out's helmet.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Ironeye

2016-05-03T23:43:16Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Ironeye is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Ironeye.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Step 1: Remove helmet. Step 2: Put it back on the other way. Step 3: Get the designer to exercise properly.]]
'''Ironeye''' is a Dinobot.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Grimstone''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7827'''
**''Pieces'': '''70'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Ironeye can be rearranged from a robot into a theropod dinosaur. Their reconfiguration consists solely of flipping their helmet down. They can merge their parts with their Dinobot Kreon buddies [[Crackback]], [[Mollox]], and [[Iquanox]] to form [[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]].

:They use the raptor-themed helmet, so far only used in addition by Silversnout.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Mollox

2016-05-03T23:40:59Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Mollox is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:KreO-Toy Mollox.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Does it swim? or float? or walk? or glide? or fly?]]
'''Mollox''' is a Dinobot.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Grimstone''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7827'''
**''Pieces'': '''70'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Mollox can be rearranged from a robot into some sort of winged dinosaur with arms. They could very well change into a ''Pteranodon'', however seeing as how most of the Kreons in this set have some pretty vague alternate configurations your guess is as good as ours. Their parts can be merged with their other fellow Kreon Dinobots [[Crackback]], [[Ironeye]], and [[Iquanox]] to form the combiner [[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]].

:Mollox's [[beast mode]] cannot be securely built as instructed because the head crest on their helmet is obstructed by the pieces on their back. The stock CG render shows the tip of the crest clipping through the plate on their back.

==Notes==
*[[Ask Vector Prime]] noted in a jokey answer that, somewhere in the [[Multiverse]], the "Mo" in [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Mo Zarak]] stood for Mollox.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Crackback

2016-05-03T23:40:07Z

Antimatter:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Crackback is a [[Dinobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:KreO-Toy Crackback.jpg|right|thumb|400px|This is what happens if you use the exercise machines incorrectly.]]
'''Crackback''' is a Dinobot.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Grimstone''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7827'''
**''Pieces'': '''70'''

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Crackback can be rearranged from a robot to something that is probably an ''Ankylosaurus''. Their robot mode has features a mace weapon. Crackback can merge their parts with fellow Dinobot Kreons [[Mollox]], [[Ironeye]], and [[Iquanox]] to create [[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]].

:They reuse Megatron's helmet.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]

Frostbite (Kre-O)

2016-05-03T23:38:30Z

Antimatter:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Frostbite}}
:''Frostbite is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Frostbite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|With as much personality as...well...this page.]]

'''Frostbite''' turns into some kind of arctic lizard.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Frostbite''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Spear

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Frostbite can be rebuilt from robot mode into a lizard. They wear the lizard head helmet.

[[Category: Kreons]]

Skimmer (Kre-O)

2016-05-03T23:36:52Z

Antimatter:

{{disambig2|the Dinobot from Kre-O|the Camien from Generation 1|Skimmer (G1)}}
:''Skimmer is a [[Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:KreO-Toy Skimmer.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The sensational new character find of 2014.]]

'''Skimmer''' turns into some kind of flying dinosaur.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Skimmer''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Axe

: Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Skimmer can be rebuilt from robot mode into a flying dinosaur. They don the ''Pteranodon'' helmet.

[[Category: Kreons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Torosaur

2016-05-03T23:36:10Z

Antimatter: Gender neutral pronouns for lack of fiction

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Torosaur is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].

[[File:KreO-Toy Torosaur.jpg|thumb|right|400px|If the designers didn't care about what animal they would be, then why should we?]]
'''Torosaur''' turns into some kind of beast.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Torosaur''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''40551 55'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the fifth assortment of [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Torosaur can be rebuilt from robot mode into a beast. They wear the generic animal head helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OTorosaur/torosaur.htm More information on Torosaur at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*There is an actual dinosaur species named the ''Torosaurus'', so that would be a very logical guess at Torosaur's alt mode. If their alt-mode resembled it much. It doesn't really, but then Kreon alt-modes are all pretty abstract so... maybe...

[[Category: Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category: Kreons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Silversnout

2016-05-03T23:31:48Z

Antimatter: The character has no fiction, to presume gender is premature.

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Silversnout is a [[Dinobot (Kre-O subgroup)|Dinobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].

[[File:KreO-Toy Silversnout.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Just between us, they actually transform into a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dewback Dewback lizard].]]
'''Silversnout''' turns into some kind of lizard.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Silversnout''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''40551 56'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, pistol

: Part of the fifth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Silversnout can be rebuilt from robot mode into a quadrupedal reptile. We say "rebuilt" but really all you do is put them on all fours. They sport the lizard head helmet.

: They also have silver teeth.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OSilversnout/silversnout.htm More information on Silversnout at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*The spikes on their tail and blocks sticking up out of their back suggest that Silversnout may have been intended to be a ''Stegosaurus'' rather than a generic lizard. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know for sure due to how abstract their alt-mode is.

[[Category: Kreons]]

Scrounge (G1)

2016-04-14T17:13:12Z

Antimatter: /* Notes */ ~objectification be gone~

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:''Scrounge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Scroungefullbody.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just keep 'em turning, don't stop 'em rolling, the fire is on!]]
'''Scrounge''' has a special arm. There is no other like it.

He is a lot like [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]—he is relatively small, weak, and over-eager to prove himself to the other Autobots; he's a passable spy thanks to the fact that he has a special arm (there is no other like it) specially designed for surveillance; he is yellow. Unlike Bumblebee, with his eagerness to please and general excitability, he has a habit of imagining any little bit of info he stumbles across into a huge and vital revelation that will change the course of the [[Great War (G1)|war]].

The Autobots have heard him cry [[turbofox]] a few too many times, and so treat any info he uncovers with a good helping of doubt. Even his friend and partner [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] tends to treat him as a useless, tag-along loser.

Maybe he'll get a bit more respect as part of the combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Scroungealtmode.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He gets around, nyuk nyuk.]]
Scrounge, while searching for a clue on the whereabout of the abducted [[neutral]] scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], infiltrated [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and obtained coded information that was of great value to the [[Decepticon]]s. He radioed his accomplishment to [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and urged to meet with him, but failed to show up himself when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] captured him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]. Scrounge was brought before [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who ripped off his special arm because the Autobot refused to disclose what he had discovered. Right after, Straxus decided it didn't matter what Scrounge knew, since he would never be able to tell [[Cybertron Seven|his comrades]]. Without another thought, Scrounge was thrown into the [[smelting pool]].

[[File:Scroungedisarmed.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And thus the Armmasters were born!]]
Blaster belatedly came to save his little buddy, who was little more than a melting torso by that point. Scrounge died a heroic death getting the Autobots the info, making them realize that they misjudged him, and leaving Blaster with a whole lot of angst, anger, and guilt to work through by killing as many Decepticons as he was able and generally being a hardass. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

Scrounge's death continued to hit Blaster hard as the war progressed, first as a reason to not repeat his loss when the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] went missing. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Blaster angrily brought up Scrounge's death later on [[Earth]], after [[G.B. Blackrock]] questioned Blaster's credentials as an Autobot warrior. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:PostHoc-Scrounge.jpg|left|thumb|100px|That doesn't look like Scr-- *looks at [[Scrounge (Animated)]]*Ohhhhh....]]
At one point during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], Scrounge was walking past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] carrying some [[conductor]]s. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Not long thereafter, he could be found scrounging for trash in the deepest, darkest slums of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He still has a special arm. How many others are like it is unknown at this point. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:ScroungeIDW 2.JPG|upright=1.1|right|thumb|Scrounge really wanted a TV guest spot.]]

During the war, Scrounge fell in with the Autobots, but was on the list of warriors to be utilized only as a last resort, presumably because, like [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], he's low on useful skills. (Besides his special arm, of course. There is, after all, no other like it.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

He was seen on the [[Orvus Base]] space station orbiting over [[Salvvatan VI]], mere seconds before [[Sixshot]] ripped through it. Sixshot threw Scrounge through the main viewing monitor, presumably out of jealousy of his special arm. After all, he has six modes but nothing like it! {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}
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===''TransTech''===
{{bigquote|Scrounge is what folks call me, but that’s just my ''nom-de-guerre,'' sir. But I'm really [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], from [[Universal stream|universe]] [[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]].}}
When [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], CEO of [[RoboCo]], found his [[spark]] trapped inside a "[[lowtech]]" body that was not his own, a poor deluded lowtech named Scrounge was the only other Transformer who offered sympathy. Just like Bulletbike, Scrounge claimed to be someone he was not, by all outward appearances, but unlike Bulletbike, Scrounge was indeed mistaken. Insane though he may have been, he was lucid enough to be of legitimate help, plus he was harmless enough.

Scrounge agreed to help Bulletbike find [[EconTerm]], though at increasing peril. Bulletbike was finding a growing appetite for violence, a troublesome tick that Scrounge was able to narrowly avoid. Ultimately, Scrounge was instrumental in providing support for Bulletbike's crusade to locate the beings who had transplanted his spark into another body, even if it resulted in Bulletbike's death.

In the aftermath, Scrounge was given excellent treatment by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]]. The poor thing just needed some proper care. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

[[File:Kre-OScrounge-CMW.jpg|thumb|75px]]

When the [[Waruder]]s caused a blackout in [[Axiom Nexus]], a [[Kreon]] Scrounge within the offworlder maximum security prison was caught in the middle of a brawl with his fellow inmates. A Kreon [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in particular caused him grief, coming after him even after Scrounge's arm had come off! {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Scrounge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From having a special arm to being a special arm.]]
*'''Computron''' (Box Set, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computron), Computron extremities

:A redeco and retool of [[Cosmos (G1)|Generations Cosmos]], Scrounge can combine with [[Strafe (G1)|Combiner Wars Strafe]] to form the left arm of Computron.
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==Notes==
[[File:Scroungespecialhand.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Autobots with silly abilities like turning invisible or making holograms only wish they could do this.]]
*Scrounge's death haunted Blaster for a long time. He's kind of like Blaster's [[wikia:c:marvel:Gwen Stacy (Earth-616)|Gwen Stacy]], only with a special arm instead of go-go boots.
*Scrounge has a special arm (how many times can we mention that?) with two [[Sensors|sensored]] fingers that pick up sound and video. He claims there is no other like it. However, in the ''Classics'' story "[[Games of Deception]]", [[Elita One]] had a similar setup. And in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] had a setup where he could make his fingers control a headmaster unit. The fingers detached like Scrounge's. [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has a microphone thumb, but it's [[Interiors|definitely not detachable]]. Should have registered that patent, Scrounge.
*The Scrounge in "[[I, Lowtech]]" who thinks he's actually Emirate Xaaron isn't very good at being Xaaron. He claims he has a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and that he's from universe Primax 093.0 Epsilon. [[Universal stream|Decoding that technobabble]] allegedly pegs him as an Emirate Xaaron from Transformers Fan Club fiction published in [[1993]]. Yyyyyeah.
*[[Bob Budiansky]] revealed at one of his [[BotCon 2010]] panels that Scrounge was partially based upon Gunga Din, but we didn't find out that he meant the {{w|Gunga Din (film)|1939 Cary Grant film}} version of the character (as opposed to {{w|Gunga Din|the original poem}}) until his [[2013]] interview in the [[Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection]].
*According to a Hasbro Briefing Binder for [[1985]] product, "Scrounge" was originally going to be the name for [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. When that didn't happen, apparently Bob Budiansky found a use for the name elsewhere. [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing.html]

===Foreign names===
*''Portuguese:'' '''Crava''' (Portugal comic), '''Surrupio''' (Brazil comic)

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User:Antimatter

2016-02-23T05:54:14Z

Antimatter: /* Facts about me */

==Facts about me==
*I am a powerful energy source, but highly unstable.
* You can find me on twitter at @PositronicWoman .
* I am a transgender woman. Not the most important thing about me, but notable.
* I was raised in [[Paw Paw]]. I don't recommend it.
* I'm a [http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/author/rachel-stevens-2 staff writer at Women Write About Comics], and have interviewed [[James Roberts]], [[John Barber]], [[Mairghread Scott]], [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]].
* I contributed to [[Ask Vector Prime]] as a consultant regarding transgender representation!

User:Antimatter

2016-02-23T05:53:51Z

Antimatter: /* Facts about me */

==Facts about me==
*I am a powerful energy source, but highly unstable.
* You can find me on twitter at @PositronicWoman .
* I am a transgender woman. Not the most important thing about me, but notable.
* I was raised in [[Paw Paw]]. I don't recommend it.
* I'm a [http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/author/rachel-stevens-2 staff writer at Women Write About Comics], and have interviewed [[James Roberts]], [[John Barber]], [[Mairghread Scott]], [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]].
* I contributed to [Ask Vector Prime] as a consultant regarding transgender representation!

Ask Vector Prime

2016-02-23T05:52:34Z

Antimatter: /* Contributors */

{{quote|Was Primus Cool?}}
{{quote|Cool? As in cold to the touch?! Heaven's no! Primus is warm and full of life! Ha!|Vector Prime "answers" a fan's question.}}
[[File:Ask Vector Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I will.]]

'''Ask Vector Prime''' is a recurring feature where [[human]]s could submit questions about [[Transformer]]s. Based on unknown criteria, [[Vector Prime]] selected certain questions and answers them to the best of his ability. Vector Prime will sometimes 'misunderstand' a question he'd rather not answer.

Vector Prime is aware of ''Transformers'' as fiction and as a toy line such as in the Marvel UK letters pages, which were answered by Transformers who were even shown working in Marvel UK's office. Vector Prime explains this as being aware of which universes were manifested as fiction in the [[Quadwal|Quadwal Cluster]].

The column has occasionally provided important information not found anywhere else and, in the fan-run revivals, has clarified (and created) lots of obscure trivia.

==Hasbro website==
"Ask Vector Prime" started as a feature on [[Hasbro]]'s official Transformers website, back during [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'']]. The questions answered by Vector Prime varied widely in nature, but most concerned the [[Unicron Trilogy|universe]] where the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|search for the Cyber Planet Keys]] took place, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|toyline]] and [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|cartoon]] in Hasbro's own universe which parallel said search, or Vector Prime himself. Unfortunately, updates were rare, and ceased entirely after Vector Prime became one with time itself. Which is fair enough.

Through the site, Vector Prime had revealed the existence of two Transformers who have not been seen in any other form: a female [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternator]], apparently from his home universe, and [[disco ball|a Mini-Con with a disco ball alternate mode]]. He has also mentioned that he has met both [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]], that, "yes, [[Override (Cybertron)|she]] is a girl," that he considers [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] his best friend, and that he is aware of (and impressed by) the story of [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]. Additionally, it was here that he stated that "I am not here to blend." However, when asked about his weight, he simply said it depended on what planet he was on, and made no further comment on the subject.

It was this column that confirmed the Cybertron cartoon took place ten years after the end of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and confirmed that ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] was the same character as ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Sideways.

==''The AllSpark Almanac''==
Ask Vector Prime made a comeback in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' in the form of [[easter egg]]s scattered throughout the book written in [[Cybertronix]] lettering. While questions were solicited on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ask-vector-prime.html blog] a few months before the book came out, the few responses to that request seem to indicate that most of the questions were written by the Almanac II's authors.

Later, more questions and answers appeared in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''.

==Facebook==
{{quote|You need to stop overthinking things.|Vector Prime's advice falls on [[Fandom|deaf ears]]...}}

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Transformers Timelines]]'' Facebook page
|prev=Axiom Nexus News Editor
|next=Transformers: Spacewarp's Log
|image=Ask Vector Prime Facebook.jpg
|caption=Now you too can pester the omniscient guardian of space-time with questions about nameless background characters!
|title=Ask Vector Prime
|writer=[[Jim Sorenson]], [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], [[Chris McFeely]], et al.
|date=[[May 13]], [[2015]]– [[February 15]], [[2016]]
}}

From [[May 13]] to [[September 30]], [[2015]], Ask Vector Prime made yet another comeback in the form of a [https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime Facebook page] created by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as part of the Club's prelude material that led up to the [[BotCon 2015]] comic story "[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]". Similar to the original version from Hasbro's website, this new installment enabled fans to once again post actual questions for Vector Prime to answer on his Facebook.

Vector's answers continued to include a mix of jokes, evasions, and intentional misunderstandings. Many answers focused on Vector Prime's own history. A ''lot'' of [[universal stream]] designations were identified or introduced this time around, and many previously-unnamed or partially-named individuals and teams would [[Lori Jiménez|receive]] [[Rainmaker|official]] [[Sentinel Minor|names]]. A new type of answer, elaborate stories set in the distant futures or pasts of obscure universes, became a regular part of the feature.

On 5th June, he ended up in a crossover with sister Facebook page "[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]" when Rook started to ask why he sounded [[Richard Newman|like Rhinox]]. Prime trolled him for a while until Rook accused him of being a guardian of time and space ''pretending'' to be an old duffer, at which point Vector Prime complained to the journalist's editor.

===Guest Columnists===
One of the hallmarks of the Facebook edition of Ask Vector Prime was the frequent inclusion of guest columnists. This started when the column took a hiatus between [[June 27]], 2015 and [[July 8]], 2015 before coming back, to facilitate...

====Ask Sideways====
[[File:Ask Sideways.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|left|He has many insightful comments about your mother.]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Sideways, 
Is Beta, Solus Prime?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Dear Decaying Dimwit, 
Is who, who? Ah, what the frag. Sure, Beaker is Solsbury Prime if that powers up your engines.}}
On June 27, 2015, [[Axiom Nexus News]] journalist [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] reported that Vector Prime had been kidnapped by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}} Shortly following this announcement, the Ask Vector Prime Facebook and Twitter feeds were taken over by Sideways. His tone was decidedly unhelpful, and he promised to "lie like a girder", as he gleefully made his way through Vector Prime's outstanding questions and answered questions directed at him. A lot of questions about obscure ''Transformers'' trivia got the answer of "sure, why not?", and invariably answers about who did any kind of atrocity were some variation of "me!"

After a few days, Sideways started to employ heavy sexual innuendo, which was initially well-regarded by the fan community. <ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/?p=2956638</ref> Unfortunately, it led to an answer about [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] that, although unintentional in wording and overtones, the creators agreed was badly phrased, and thankfully edited out within an hour, immediately followed by an apology from the creators.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/page-72#entry2963353</ref> Further questions that would have had such elements were toned down or cut out completely. (But the wiki remembers, Sideways).

When people replied to his answers, they could sometimes end up in a comment discussion with Sideways. <ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/?p=2962394</ref>

On July 8, Ask Sideways ended with the conceit that the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] had found him by tracking our questions to him, as detailed on [[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook's Facebook page]]. A question from [[David Willis|one such audience member]] blew his head up! (But Sideways Headmaster-linked with [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and escaped Nexus 208.0 Epsilon.)

====Grim Grams====
[[File:GrimGramsFacebook.jpg|thumb]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Grim Grams, 
:Given the ruthlessness of Cemetery Wind, many of us are worried for the well being of Sam, Agent Simmons, Colonel Lennox and other Autobot allies from the Tyran cluster that did not appear on "Age of Extinction". Could you tell us what happened to them after the Battle of Chicago?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Sanitary Wind? What Sanitary Wind? Me Grimlock never heard of it. Me think you no have to worry, Decepticons may be jerks but Autobots always stop them before puny humans get hurt. Me sure Sam and Agent Simon and Kermit Lemon all just fine.}}
On September 30, Vector Prime secretly departed Axiom Nexus on the behest of his brother [[Nexus Prime]], much to the chagrin of the overworked Rook. After putting out a request on [[Cragun's List]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] eagerly took the job, and celebrated by renaming the column [[Letters page (Marvel UK)#Grim Grams|Grim Grams]]. The Dinobot... did his best to work through the backlog of questions intended for Vector Prime while answering new questions about himself and his adventures. Ratings swiftly plummeted, prompting Rook—who was more concerned with the potential destruction of the [[multiverse]]—to fire the Dinobot and replace him with "someone clever"...

====Swindle's Spiel====
[[File:Swindleswindleandswindle.jpg|left|thumb]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Swindle's Spiel, 
Why does the head of the Wrecker combiner Ruination look like Emirate Xaaron?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Why does anyone look like anyone? Nine times outta ten, it's the colors. And what does wonders for colors? Electronic Paint, that's what! We've got double coats, triple coats, quadruple coats, even our Quintesson-special quintuple coat. Tired of your boring yellow color scheme? Switch back and forth to Cliffjumper red, Wasp green, G2 gold, and Polar Assault white at will. I mean, I'm not allowed to mention his name without paying him royalties, but after my rather famous client had his last treatment he felt like a gold bug! So drop on down to Swindle, Swindle & Swindle and get your fresh coat of Electronic Paint today!}}
On October 3rd, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] - to be more precise, one of the three Swindles running [[Swindle, Swindle & Swindle]] - took the job, renaming the column "Swindle's Spiel". Although decidedly more coherent than his immediate predecessor, Swindle tended to turn potential answers into platforms to shill his various products. Swindle was fired on October 6th for subverting the terms of his contract. At the behest of his editor, Rook put out a call for someone "straightforward" and "earnest", which couldn't possibly bite him in the afterburner, could it?

====Sentinel Shouting====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|NO! NO! WE ARE NOT DOING THE BLOODY ''GOOD LIFE''! I BLOODY HATE ''THE GOOD LIFE''! BLOODY, BLOODY, '''BLOODY!''']]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Sentinel Shouting, 
Do you know if Fortress Maximus, The Metroplex, or Trypticon Prison are sentient and/or can transform?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Sentient? Why would we make our buildings sentient? Like that makes any sense. "Oh, I'm Alpha Trion, I'm older than metal and I run the Guilds Domesticus and I think that we should cut military spending because I'm a fossil. Hey, walls, what do you think?" "SPOT ON, ALPHA TRION." "Thanks, walls!" 
Pffff... sentient buildings.}}
On October 7, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] took over the column, this time renaming it "Sentinel Shouting". Unsurprisingly, Sentinel was rather confrontational and aggressive with his readers.

(Rook is a pretty bad judge of character.)

During his brief tenure, Sentinel talked about how he would handle things if he ever became Magnus: heavy 'law and order' policies, cutting all money from civil society and moving it all to warships, and squeezing the Decepticon lemon until the pips squeaked.

By October 9, Sentinel realized that he was corresponding with a bunch of organics. He didn't take the news well and abdicated the position. After Sentinel left, the editor tasked Andromeda with finding yet another replacement, as he had sent Rook to the [[Primax 1015.06 Kappa]] discovery party to help ease him of his stress. Due to Sentinel's abrasiveness turning away younger viewers, the editor pushed her to find someone [[kid-appeal character|popular with the younger crowd]], to which Andromeda immediately knew of a bot for the job...

====Bee's Backtalk====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|Kid-appeal is good for attracting viewers.]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Bee's Backtalk, 
Do you feel any kind of rivalry with Cheetor as the yellow, kid appeal bot?}}
{{quote|'''[Audio]:''' kzzz-Say whaaaa? -kzzz- I love kids, and kids love me -kzzz- You're gonna need all nine lives after this beat-down, pussycat! *meow*-kzzz}}
Later on October 9, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] became the fourth successor to Vector Prime for the column, renaming the column to "Bee's Backtalk". As expected, Bumblebee answered questions with audio clips put together, given his inability to speak.

On October 13, as Bumblebee was about to answer why things in the [[Tyran]] Cluster are prone to exploding, he suddenly found himself in the middle of a battleground as everything around him exploded, the Axiom Nexus News team losing contact with him (disappointing the editor, who was pleased that Bumblebee was able to stabilize ratings). As Andromeda was the one who found Bumblebee, she was tasked with finding his replacement, someone who, in contrast to Bumblebee's cryptic radio answers, could speak their mind in a straightforward manner.

====Renegade Rhetoric====
[[File:Ask Cy-Kill.jpg|thumb|This modified screencap from ''Challenge of the Go-Bots'' lasted as long as it took for someone to realize Time Warner still held the rights. It was subsequently [[:File:Renegade Rhetoric Cy-Kill minus lawsuit.jpg|replaced]].]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Renegade Rhetoric, 
Could you please tell me more about the inhabitants of Quartex, especially the Rock Lords and the Narlis? I want to learn about who they are, and about your encounters with them.}}
{{quote|'''A:''' No.}}
And she thought it'd be a good idea to hire [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]. Okay, Beavis.

Cy-Kill hoped to use the page to convince us of the rightness of the [[Renegade]] cause and how cool they were. Thanks to leading questions from fans, the wiki got a whole lot of GoBots pages while it was running! Attempts at getting universe names [[Aurex something something|went less well]]. Renegade Rhetoric also got to lampoon parts of Transformers, with Cy-Kill taking a dim view of certain tropes ("it's not as if I call my faction "Untrustworthy-cons" or some such rubbish").

He used the column to recruit agents and casually admit he had just bombed a government building ("a gentlemen never bombs and tells"). Eventually, [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] cracked down on his operation. With the help of his new combiner [[Monsterous]], however, Cy-Kill and his new Renegade team evaded capture and chrono-jumped to parts and times unknown. Of course, Cy-Kill had got ''ratings'' during his tenure, so ANN decided they wanted another charismatic baddie.

====Shark Sonnets====
[[File:Ask Shark Sonnets.jpg|thumb|left||No 5-7-7 violations here!]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Shark Sonnets, 
What was your life like before the Cybertronian civil war?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Unfulfilled yearning 
Water trapped behind a dam 
Enter Megatron!}}
[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] will answer 
All the questions put to him. 
And the fans rejoice.

Confidence was low 
Answers now took form of haiku 
To calm his waffle 

Told he was boring 
So he took a better calling 
Left with one last bow.

====Spacewarp's Log====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Spacewarp's Log.jpg|thumb|right|Being female probably isn't the most "different" thing about her...]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Hey, Spacewarp. 
Mind telling me how you smoke a cy-gar with that mouthplate?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' A: Whoosers. Didn't your batch proto-initiator ever explain to you about basic cyber-anatomy? 
I assure you. The plate. Comes. Off. 
(If this turns into a discussion about the binary-birds and cyber bees, I quit.)}}
With Sky-Byte's departure for a more fulfilling job at [[The Blue Deployer]], Andromeda was once again tasked with finding a new host; this time, someone charismatic, who tells stories (but not a terrorist), with [[Female Transformer|something different]] about them.

Her selection: [[Spacewarp]], taking on the job until she could "punch, gamble, sneak, research, or flirt [her] way off-world".

After [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|High Chancellor Optimus Prime]] started increasing the number of off-planet visas following Axiom Nexus losing contact with the rest of the multiverse, Spacewarp took the chance, quickly obtaining one (through legal means even!), setting off for more adventures.
{{--}}

===The return===
Vector Prime returned from his adventures on November 1, Quadwal time. After [[Shroud|the reorganization of the multiverse]], this new Vector Prime was but a splinter of his former self; this particular iteration of Vector Prime had always existed as a more or less normal Cybertronian within Nexus 208.0 Epsilon, although he was vaguely aware that he had once been a part of something greater.

With the TransTechs' multiversal reach lost, Vector Prime was assigned to travel to the planet [[Nebulos]], where the dimensional walls were thin and he could covertly "listen in" on [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]], with a Nebulan covert agent codenamed [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]]...and a bodyguard named [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. Vector Prime decided that the time had come to close his column, although he decided to tie up any loose ends before he left. Notably, this Vector Prime was substantially less interested in his reader's questions about who came from what specific reality, and at least once openly wondered about their [[List of universal streams|desire to categorize unimportant trivia]].

{{quote|Would knowing the precise, specific plane of their origination give you more insight into them than their own words?}}

He later promoted Axiom Nexus's new column, [[Transformers: Spacewarp's Log]], and was hacked by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] to promote his pirate column, [[Renegade Rhetoric]].

===Contributors===
{{quote|I just read the answers and slap some sense into you if you go '''Full Sorenson'''.|[[Jesse Wittenrich]], [[Fun Publications]] editor.}}

The Facebook version of Ask Vector Prime is written by [[Jim Sorenson]] and edited by [[Jesse Wittenrich]]. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a column that's run for the better part of eight months (as of the end of December 2015), there are many additional contributors. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153272529184902&set=a.53930589901.64442.584094901&type=1&theater</ref> They include:

*Writers:
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*[[Chris McFeely]]
*[[User:Escargon|Alexis Carlo]]
*[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]
*[[User:Monzo|Matthew Karpowich]]
*[[James Roberts]]
*[[Simon Furman]]
*[[Glen Hallit]]
*[[Dan Khanna]]
*[[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|Louis Sun]]<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-ask-vector-prime-axiom-nexus-news-on-facebook/?p=3041854</ref>
*[[Andrew Hall]]
*[http://www.allspark.com/forums Allspark forum] user [http://www.allspark.com/forums/user/14624-gearshift/ Gearshift] <ref>https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime/posts/727800610685245?comment_id=731054300359876&offset=0&total_comments=6&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D</ref>
*[[Trent Troop]]
*[[User:Antimatter| Rachel Stevens]]
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*Artists:
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*Betsy Blackie
*[[Matt Kuphaldt]]
*[[Bill Forster]]
*[[Matthew Reinhart]]
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*Actors:
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*[[Peter Spellos]]
*[[Kellen Goff]]
*[[Abby Collins]]
*[[Daniel Ross]]
*Marissa Meizel
*[[David Sobolov]]
*[[Jon Bailey]]
*[[Richard Newman]]
*Corina Boettger
*Kelly Boyer
*Sean Chiplock
*Trent Martin
*Shane Morrison
*Penelope-Sophia Smith
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===Notes===
*As of [[July 16]], [[2015]], Ask Vector Prime had a total readership of 7,263 people.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153272529184902&set=a.53930589901.64442.584094901&type=1&theater</ref>

* Notably, Ask Vector Prime:
** Provided English translations for the names of the entire cast of ''[[Transformers Online]]''
** Invented names for pretty much every frigging [[Mini-Con]] team in existence
** Established some version(s) of the Thirteen as having visited Earth during the time of ancient [[Greece]] and inspiring/co-opting the legends of the {{w|Twelve Olympians}}, along with providing [[holomatter]] avatars for each of them
** Established the first female [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Spy Changer continuity|Optimus Prime]], as well as declared a [[Scorpia (G2)|large]] [[Nightcruz (RID)|number]] [[Major Altitude|of]] [[Windrazor (G1)|gender]]-[[Wedge Shape|undefined]] [[Mugen|characters]] [[Spacewarp|as]] [[Treadbolt|female]]
** Published [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]-style biocards for every toy-original ''Dark of the Moon'' human from [[Human Alliance]]
** Revealed the universe of origin of every character known to have participated in the [[Universe War]]
** Name-dropped every significant character and toy from ''[[GoBots]]'' and expanded on the ''{{w|Challenge of the Gobots}}'' cartoon considerably

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Ask Vector Prime/src|Ask Vector Prime archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Ask Vector Prime/Facebook src|Ask Vector Prime Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Ask Vector Prime/Sideways src|Ask Sideways Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Ask Vector Prime/Guest column src|Guest column Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]

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Talk:Cybershark

2015-10-22T07:06:04Z

Antimatter:

Wasn't sure what to do with Hammerstrike here. If you put his bio and Cybersharks next to each other it's pretty clear that they cribbed the whole thing: function, characteristics, heck even the last line which has been on all his specs in some form. With that much simmilarity it suggests to me they're definately the same character. But it's not "official" really. Thus I put it in itallics as a continuity note type thing. Folks cool with that solution? [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 11:12, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I didagree. Given the way TF's change names, it's entirely official. And it was alsmost certainly INTENTIONAL. Ben Yee's site includes (uh, somewhere) an bit about how BM Buzzsaw was suppsoed to be BW Buzzsaw,a nd was at one point goign to be labeled heroic Predacon, but was changed to Maximal to reduce confusion-- BM was a time of consciously revisiting past characters. (And bearign that in mind, when you look at the specs of the BM non-show Maximals, it's clear on almost every one which ones were meant to be Preds.)

In short- i reccomend removing the ambiguity aroudn the issues, because I feel there is none. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 14:52, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm cool with doing that myself, but folks seem rather picky about staying "official" with the wiki info, so I was just worried that if I made the page that way folks would jump down my throat about them not being 100% blatantly "officialy" the same guy.

If everyone else is cool with it I'll happily incorperate Hammerstrike into the actual entry.

Should they just get the one entry then? How are we handling Goldbug? Though this entry would have much less than that one. I mean giving Hammerstrike his own would be rather redundant if all that goes on it is "BM version of BW Cybershark". [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 15:18, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

:I think there's enough evidence to say BW Cybershark and Hammerstrike are the same guy, until IDW's Beast Wars or whatever throws that out the window. (Though there were Hammerstrike "Sharkticons" in Wreckers, until they were recolored later, as the former was a mistake by Dreamwave. That should probably be noted.) And Goldbug redirects to Bumblebee, yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

:::i think we're using the standard- "What a reasonable person might think is presented with the evidence" on the Wiki. Thus- a reasonable person lookign at both specs side by site would probably conclude they're the same guy. For T-Wrecks though, it's more ambiguious, so it just gets an italicised note and redirects to T-Wrecks entry.

Imo, one of the strengths of wikipedia as a format is the ability to make those notes, since TF is fileld with lots of downright ODD and contradictory cross-connections. -[[User:150.253.70.55|150.253.70.55]] 16:36, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

RE: Hammerstrike: Hear me out here, okay? Hasbro has a penchant to use bios, no? We have guys like Drench and Hydradread and Deluge and some random Stormtroopers have their bios and tech specs recycled for the G2 Color Changers, but we consider them separate guys. I mean, there's nothing to say that Cybershark and Hammerstrike are the same person, and really it sounds a wee bit too much like delving into fanwank here. Just because BW and BM Buzzsaw are meant to be the same guy, does that mean Cybershark and Hammerstrike are meant to be the same guys as well? Unless we're doing 'same bio = same guy', in which case the blatantly copied-and-pasted Stormtrooper/Color Changer guys should be merged into one page.

==Pronouns==
Can we please use they & them instead of he/she and him/her? It's too close to disrespectful referencing of trans people, and I already find this plot's subject matter annoying. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 03:06, 22 October 2015 (EDT)

Walter Simmons

2015-10-01T07:17:53Z

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:''Walter Simmons is a [[human]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sector7_5_old_walter_simmons.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

In his younger days, '''Walter Simmons''' filled his life with adventure, exploring the fantastic and the unknown alongside his longtime friend [[Theodore Joseph Wells]]. Although he describes himself as a man of reason, this particular trait only extends as far as preferring to think his way out of situations rather than resort to violence; when it comes to seeking explanations for the mysteries he and Wells encounter in their adventures, "reason" does not often enter into Simmons's thought processes, and he will willingly embrace the supernatural and otherworldly as an answer. Indeed, it is this openness and eagerness that causes Wells to fear for Simmons's well-being, as it seems all too possible for him to be consumed by the terrifying and wonderful worlds and possibilities that their discoveries have opened up to him.

Putting his life of adventure behind him, Simmons became one of the [[First Seven]], the founders of the organization which would become [[Sector Seven]]. He has lived long enough to remain in a position of power with the organization for the majority of its existence, becoming known and feared by many. It is said he knows where most of the skeletons are buried, and how they became skeletons in the first place. Those within Sector Seven refer to him as "The Old Man", but likely never to his face.

Walter is the father of [[Margaret Simmons]], grandfather of [[Bill Simmons]], and great-grandfather of [[Seymour Simmons]].
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==Fiction==
===IDW comics===
[[Image:Sector71 simmons and wells.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Two-Theories Simmons and the Research Kid.]]
While exploring a cave system beneath the Sierra Nevada mountains on [[January 1|New Year's Day]] [[1898]], Simmons and Wells were attacked by a [[Cave brute|race of inhuman monsters]]. Fleeing to the surface, Simmons opted for reason over firearms, and quickly fashioned a lever from a tree branch to collapse the cliff-face and entomb the creatures. Mere seconds later, the pair found themselves approached by agent [[Billy North]] of the [[United States of America|United States]] Secret Service, who had come to draft the pair on the orders of the [[President of the United States|President]]. {{storylink|Original}}

Simmons and Wells were brought to the [[Boston Secure Hospital]], where they were presented with patient [[Archibald Witwicky]], a ship's captain who had returned from an expedition to the [[Arctic]] Circle blind and mad, claiming to have discovered a giant [[Megatron (Movie)|metal man]] frozen in the ice. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} While Wells was unconvinced by the story, Simmons believed that Witwicky had seen ''something'', and recruited his first mate, [[Reginald Danco]], to lead them, North, and three other men—explosives expert [[Philippe Bowen]], geologist [[Theodore Grant]] and metallurgist [[Jack Arden]]—to the site of the metal man's discovery so he could see for himself. There, in the frozen depths of the Arctic, Witwicky's claims proved true: a fact that so amazed Simmons that Wells was moved to caution his friend against becoming too consumed by the enormity of the discovery.

[[Image:Sector71 simmons wells and jetfire.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

As misfortune would have it, the team's entrance into the cavern stirred the frozen giant, causing it to send out a signal that summoned [[Jetfire (ROTF)|another of its kind]] to the Arctic. When Agent North began shooting the newcomer, it responded in kind, but Simmons and Wells were able to distract it long enough for Bowen and Grant to blast the ice out from underneath it, dispatching it to the ocean depths. North, alas, did not survive the ordeal; Simmons was forced to admit to Wells that the guilt he now felt for North's death meant that to be consumed by the endeavour now seemed inevitable. {{storylink|Original}}

Although Simmons was willing to absolve the other members of the group of their duty to the project, they all agreed to stay alongside him and study the "Mega-Man". Excavation of the cave containing the robot began, and construction on an environment dome around the area so the robot itself could be dug out. By the time the dome's construction neared completion in [[1899]], Simmons's obsession with the Mega-Man had grown to the point that he had begun shutting himself off from others, his family included, and talking to the creature. It took the news of a discovery in [[Nevada]] in [[1902]] to draw him away... the discovery of a large [[AllSpark|metal cube]] in the Colorado River, covered in runes matching those on the Mega-Man's hide. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}}

[[Image:Sector72_simmons_and_allspark.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

It took a further eleven years for mining expert [[Herbert Hoover]] to orchestrate the diversion of the river so the cube could be excavated. During this time, Simmons had his wife [[Clara Simmons|Clara]] and daughter [[Margaret Simmons|Margaret]] moved to a dwelling in the Nevada desert close to the work site so they could notionally be closer to him, but the obsession had taken hold of his mind and heart, and he spent no more time with them than he had during his sojourn to the North Pole. When the cube was eventually removed from the earth in [[1913]], a cave system was discovered beneath it containing the same glowing material that Simmons and Wells had found on their 1897 adventure, and Wells believed that he saw a spark of the old Walter when his friend insisted that they explore it. Before going too far into the caves, however, they found themselves attacked by the same robot they had faced in the North Pole: truly, as Simmons had suspected, everything was connected. Scrambling for the surface, Simmons instructed that the cube be dropped on the robot even though Wells had not yet emerged, but thankfully, Wells was able to get clear before this happened. Subsequently, a surge of [[Energon|energy]] from the cube brought [[Four original AllSpark Mutations|several surrounding machines to life]], forcing Herbert and his wife [[Lou Hoover|Lou]] to break open the dam holding the river back to "drown" the automatons. Despite his willingness to leave him behind, Wells dragged the mesmerized Simmons away from the cube. Having seen how far gone his friend now was, Wells abandoned him, and gave into his feelings for Clara, who returned his affections and ran away with him. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}}

In [[1934]], Simmons appointed his now-adult daughter Margaret to a low-level position within his organization, now named "Sector Seven", seeking to give her employment following the recent end of her marriage but wanting to ensure her safety. {{storylink|Together}}

[[Image:Prequel3_simmons_and_allspark.jpg|right|thumb|275px|"In my dreams, I keep seeing a black freighter..."]]

In [[1935]], Simmons, allegedly on the cusp of retirement, visited the [[Hoover Dam]], which had since been constructed under Herbert Hoover's direction to serve as a more permanent housing for the cube. Walking through the station and discussing his history with a younger operative, Simmons watched as cryo-blocks were prepared for the forthcoming arrival of the Mega-Man, soon to be transported the from the North Pole. Gazing at the AllSpark, he mused aloud that it was not a matter of "if" others of the Mega-Man's race would find the cube and the Earth... it was a matter of "[[Transformers (film)|when]]". {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

Some delays in establishing the cryo-blocks prevented Megatron from being moved by the predicted date, and the subsequent outbreak of [[World War II]] put both his move, and apparently, Simmons's retirement, on permanent hold. In [[1944]], discovering that the [[Nazi]]s had captured an [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]] of their own, Simmons arranged the temporary transfer of his grandson [[Bill Simmons|Billy]] to Sector Seven, so that he could take part in a mission behind enemy lines to destroy the robot. Simmons walked Billy through the now-completed Hoover Dam base, telling him the history of the organization and briefing him on his task, but Billy had no desire to join up permanently... until he learned a lot more about N.B.E.s and the threat they posed while on the mission. {{storylink|Weapon (issue)|Weapon}}
[[Image:Sector7_5_simmons_and_jetfire.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

In [[1954]], an act of Soviet sabotage sent the heating system at the Arctic base into overdrive, and Walter arrived on the scene with the demand that liquid nitrogen bombs be dropped on the complex to ensure that the Mega-Man did not thaw out, despite the fact that his grandson was among the personnel trapped inside by a security lockdown. As the bombs were dropped, however, one of the Sector Seven spy planes circling overhead suddenly dived, revealing itself to be that same N.B.E. Walter had encountered in the Arctic caves over half a century ago. The robot shielded [[Tova Anael Fischer|Anne Fischer]] and [[Philip Nolan]] from the freezing blast, but was unable to save Simmons's grandson. The crestfallen Simmons could only ask why the robot had acted at all, at which point it told him that it had encountered Billy during the war, and that the human's nobility had driven it to atone for past sins. The robot was no longer the same creature Simmons had met in those caves... and as it flew off, it told Simmons that he did not have to be the same person he was back then either. As Anne—Billy's wife, pregnant with his [[Seymour Simmons|child]]—came to, Simmons told her to take her child and keep it far away from him, that it might never be sucked into the legacy of obsession he had trapped his family in. {{storylink|Frozen}}

Little did Walter realize that his grandson had survived, and been captured by Soviet forces. When Bill was finally able to escape in [[1965]], he returned to America and attempted contact with Sector Seven. Walter was hesitant to believe that his grandson had truly survived, but dispatched a team to investigate; when the report came back that Bill had made contact with his own son, Seymour, and given him the means to contact Sector Seven before disappearing again, Walter met with Seymour for the first time. It was a tearful first encounter: for all Walter had tried to prevent it, the Simmons legacy had consumed another victim. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 3}}

[[Image:DOTM1_walter_simmons.jpg|right|thumb|225px|]]
When an [[Ark (DOTM)|alien object]] crashed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in [[1961]], Sector Seven was put on the case by presidential order, and Walter oversaw the drive to place a man on the moon ahead of the Soviet Union to be the first to plunder this alien treasure. Eight years later, in 1969, Walter was busy looking through satellite photos as the [[Apollo 11]] mission successfully touched down on the moon's surface; at the urging of his assistant, he called for a strategic blackout operation to be initiated, breaking [[NASA]]'s contact with the astronauts so that he could personally direct them in their exploration of the alien vessel they found. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}

Later that year, Simmons watched solemnly as the Mega-Man was at last transferred from the Arctic to the Hoover Dam headquarters. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
:''Voice actor:'' Unknown

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{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Begnnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
During a briefing on [[Vietnam]], Simmons famously called the Vice President a "barely literate peasant". In the buildup to the ''[[Ghost 1]]'' launch, and the relocation of the [[Megatron (Movie)|Ice Man]] from the [[Sector Seven High Arctic Base]], Simmons had a squad of [[Army Rangers]] under [[Martin (Movie)|Staff Sergeant Martin]] assigned to the base for "training exercises", so that they would be around should their services be required.

When ''Ghost 1'' was lost, Colonel [[Thomas Kinnear]] decided not to immediately inform his superior, as there was really nothing substantial to report. Later, when Simmons did hear, he was upset, but not as badly as Kinnear had feared. He also assigned Kinnear to oversee the moving of the Ice Man from the [[Arctic]] base to [[Hoover Dam|a more secure facility]] holding [[AllSpark|another alien device]]. They had received some intelligence that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] might know something about the Ice Man, and Simmons wanted Kinnear to ensure everything went smoothly.

Everything didn't go smoothly, and Simmons received the news that the convoy carrying the Ice Man had gone missing. He rang [[Philip Nolan]], who'd been left in charge of the Arctic base and instructed him to put a team together to go and find Kinnear. Nolan put up a token protest as ''Ghost 1'' was still missing, but Simmons asserted that the convoy was more important and ordered him to go. Nolan's mission resulted in the Ice Man successfully reaching Nevada. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Prequel2 wells simmons and witwicky.jpg|right|thumb|300px|In the 19th century, only the upper classes were allowed to wear shirts.]]
*Simmons and Wells first appeared, unnamed, in the second issue of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' comic book (seen at right); in the same month, Simmons also appeared in the ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday| Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' prequel novel, not intended at the time to be related to the character seen in the comic. The pair were repurposed (and Simmons from the novel retroactively established to be one of them) a few years later for the ''[[Transformers: Sector 7|Sector 7]]'' comic, but some fudging-slash-retconning of the details took place. The second issue of the prequel depicted the dark-haired, bespectacled, mutton-chopped character (Wells) as being the one with the family and the growing obsession with the Mega-Man, but the third then placed the silver-haired, moustachioed character (Simmons) in that role in a scene where he wistfully returned to Hoover Dam. These elements were all united in Simmons for ''Sector 7''.
*According to [[Michael Bay]] in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] commentary, Walter was going to be mentioned, but the line was cut.

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Downshift (TF 2010)

2015-09-13T08:13:23Z

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:''Downshift is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers toyline]]).''
[[Image:TF2010UnreleasedDownshift.jpg|thumb|350px|Blame Mark Millar for me not being "[[Big Daddy (disambiguation)|Big Daddy]]".]]

'''Downshift''' was once a security agent, an orderly by-the-book 'bot who once followed the rules and laws. Unfortunately, the beginning of the war brought a toll, as he witnessed all that order collapse around him. Nowadays, he still believes in the greater good, but he is a loose cannon, disinterested in following rules not his own.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[universal stream]] [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]], Downshift was one of the Autobots who answered the summons to refuge on Earth following the stranding of the bulk of the Decepticon forces on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Downshift''' (Scout, 2011)

:Downshift is a blue, yellow, and black redeco of [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]], and transforms into a hot rod based on a 1930s-style car of indeterminate make, but most closely related to the Willys 77 (with some elements of its successor, the Americar). His feet appear to be based upon the iconic foot design of the Japanese mecha franchise ''[[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]]''. Compared to other toys from the [[live-action film series]], his transformation consists of a mere three or four very easy steps.

:As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Downshift would have sported a [[rubsign]] on the hood instead of a regular faction [[insignia]]. The back of his card still identifies his faction, however.

:The [[stock photography]] on the cardback does not show the yellow detailing on the in-package figure's knees.

:Downshift was intended to be released as part of the fifth Scout Class wave of the 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline together with [[Rumble (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Demolition Rumble]] and [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|Bodyblock]], but fell victim to the line's discontinuation by all major US retailers in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. Unlike the previous [[wave]], which was released in other markets and eventually showed up at US discount stores, the Downshift/Rumble/Bodyblock wave remains [[unreleased toy|unreleased]].

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==Notes==
* His bio is pretty clearly inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Rockatansky Max Rockatansky] from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_(franchise) ''Mad Max''] film series.

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Last Autobot

2015-09-13T07:54:12Z

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:''The Last Autobot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:LastAutobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Jim "Justice" Hellwig, Dingo Warrior, Blade Runner Rock. He had many names.]]
There are [[Metallikato|Decepticon legends]] of an "Ultimate Warrior" and tales of the "Soul of Cybertron". These are merely corrupted myths based on the truth—'''The Last Autobot'''!

The Last Autobot is a guardian that [[Primus]] prepared, against the day that he would no longer be able to guide his creations. A stoic being, the Last Autobot awaits his destiny.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Lastautobottransform.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|]]

Billions of years ago, before going into his sleep, Primus prepared a Transformer called the Last Autobot. He gave the Last Autobot a measure of his power and set him to wait for the 'chosen one'.

After Primus' death, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] appeared to be tearing itself apart and the Transformers abandoned their home world. The only remaining Transformer was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], whose soul was in the body of [[Hi-Q]].

Prime traveled, along with the [[Neo-Knights]], into the depths of Cybertron where he discovered the Last Autobot. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Last Autobot awakened, he was surprised to find the form that the chosen one had taken—two souls in one body, [[Powermaster|a human body]]. (It's a long story.)

The Last Autobot merged the two souls into one new Optimus Prime body. He revealed that Cybertron wasn't tearing itself apart, but merely reformatting after the death of Primus. The Last Autobot stabilized the process, allowing Cybertron to reform without damaging itself.

After this, the Last Autobot traveled with Prime and the Neo Knights to the planet [[Klo]], where they attacked the [[Decepticon]]s. The Autobots were being slaughtered by the Decepticons, and the Last Autobot assisted in the battle—not actively, but by resurrecting all the Autobots who had fallen.

Finally, the Autobots (and presumably the Last Autobot) returned to Cybertron, while the Decepticons exiled themselves to deep space. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

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===''Classics''===
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[[File:Lastautobotnewworld.jpg|100px|thumb|"I shall call him...Mini-You."]]
The Last Autobot created [[Modus Prime]] and the [[Mini-Con]]s to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
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[[File:RG1-Counterpoint-KRAKADOOM.jpg|thumb|Because "BOOM" wasn't subtle enough.]]
For the next 21 years, the Last Autobot helped shape and steward a new age of peaceful coexistence on a revitalized Cybertron. Watching over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from on high, he remained an enigmatic but potent figure of authority. So naturally when the Decepticons started causing trouble again, they had to deal with him first—as [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] hacked into the orbital defense grid and used one of the anti-asteroid satellite cannons to target and destroy the Last Autobot. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
'''Autonomous Maximus''' was a member of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] described him as a "lonely sentinel". At some point, Autonomous Maximus renounced his name. According to Vector Prime, the now-nameless Cybertronian took up a solitary vigil, awaiting "the inevitable".

He, along with the others of the Thirteen, visited ancient [[Greece]] and adopted the personae of gods using [[Holomatter]] avatars. He assumed the form of Apollo, the healer. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*You might find that the Last Autobot's face looks familiar. Can you guess why? That's right, he looks a lot like the Autobot symbol!
*Despite Primus being "neutral" in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Last Autobot is pretty blatantly an Autobot—most likely because he was created eons before the Decepticon movement began and all of Cybertron's inhabitants were Autobots.
*[[Simon Furman]] meant to do more with the quest for the Last Autobot, but the cancellation put paid to that. He stated at [[OTFCC 2004]] that he re-used some of his ideas in some of the [[War Within (comic)|War Within]] stories<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]: "Some of [Furman's] old Last Autobot ideas found their way into War Within stories. [[The Fallen]], apparently, was part of this."</ref>
*[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]]'s design mirrors the Last Autobot in some ways, including their similar [[alternate mode]]s and their Autobot symbol-inspired faces. Both also directly serve Primus. In addition, Vector Prime claims to have been called The First Autobot at one point in his life.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]], 11 September 2015: "Come to think of it, in many timelines, I was not called "Vector Prime" but "The First Autobot." Indeed, this was from time-to-time shortened to simply "Autobot," though usually as an invective hurled at me."</ref>

==References==
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Injector (BW)

2015-08-27T22:01:54Z

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:''Injector is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Injector tech spec.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads!]]

'''Injector''' has a self-esteem problem—he has ''too much'' self-esteem. Despite his freakish appearance, Injector is convinced that he's the handsomest thing on six legs. But his vain, foppish demeanor belies his true nature; his charisma, cunning, and sheer malevolence make him a lethal opponent. Like [[Starscream (G1)|other]] [[Air Commander]]s of the past, Injector's vanity doesn't prevent him from being one of the deadliest air terrors of all.

[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Some people]] have suggested Injector only acts vain to hide his secret pain. Damn apologists.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:BWGatherInjectorinaCrowd.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
His original Cybertronian alt mode was that of a sleek fighter jet, before he gained his current [[Fuzor]] form on Earth. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Injector was among the [[protoform]]s remotely reprogrammed into Predacons by [[Magmatron]]. He was dispatched by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to scan for [[Razorbeast]]'s [[Maximal]]s from the air. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}} When [[Manterror]] discovered the fugitive Maximals, Injector battled [[Stinkbomb]] in the battle that ensued. After Magmatron was defeated, Injector presumably retreated with the rest of his comrades. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Weeks later, Injector led the aerial charge in the all-out assault ordered by Ravage on Razorbeast's Maximals. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} He witnessed the arrival of the [[Pack]]'s starship, though the battle with these Maximal reinforcements was soon interrupted by [[Rartorata]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} [[Transquito]] noted the [[Angolmois]]-fueled newcomer's resemblance to Injector, but Injector refused to acknowledge it. He then helped take his look-a-like down to earth by stabbing him in the abdomen with his stinger arm. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Injector returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the Pack's transwarp cruiser and joined in on an aerial assault against the mad demigod [[Shokaract]], but he was blasted out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===3H comics===
A "fish bug" assisted [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the defense of New [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] from the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===Recordicons===
Injector was in a bar that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons|Recordicons 16}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Injector was born from a [[hot spot]] inside the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] [[Chela]], who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to colonize [[Eukaris]]. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of him and [[Air Hammer]] swimming in an ocean when she was merged with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s mind. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:Bw injector toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey Dr. Zoidberg, what's that jazz on your head?]]
*'''Injector''' (Deluxe, 1998)
:Injector is a red, black, and yellow lionfish-hornet [[Fuzor]]. He features a firing spring-loaded [[aquasting missile]] and pop-up spines. Because his arms and gun form his rear stinger in [[beast mode]] they blend very well together giving him the look of a character with a weapon for an arm -- in actuality Injector has two normal arms, with hands, and he can hold his launcher in either hand.

:He was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make [[Rartorata|Rartorarta]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Injector/injector.htm More information on Injector at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Injector was originally going to be named '''Aquasting'''. This name showed up in the [[Commercial/Beast Wars|commercial]] advertising Injector's toy.
*Injector is one of the most notorious [[Shelfwarmer|peg-warmers]] of all time. To the days of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', Toys "R" Us shelves could still be found lined with schools (swarms?) of Injector figures.
*Because of how well his weapon blends into his arm, Injector is often depicted as if he has a weapon arm, rather than having two proper hands.
*He's one of [[Mairghread Scott]]'s favourite characters and she's chomping at the bit to use him in something.<ref>http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/27/windblade-returns-in-transformers-combiner-wars/</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Terror Torpedo'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Inyector'''

==External links==
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/511/Beast+Wars/Injector.html Injector at Transformers @ The Moon]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Eukaris]]
[[Category:Fuzors]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]

Inferno (BW)

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:''Inferno is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BWUniverseInfernoModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Burninating the countryside, burninating the Maximals, burninating all the Autobots and their crashed old SPACESHIIIIIIIPS! CRASHED OLD SPACESHIIIIIPS!]]

'''Inferno''' wholeheartedly believes that he is an ant and that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is his queen. Unlike many Predacons, he has no personal ambitions or future plans; everything he does is for the good of the colony and his queen. Luckily for Inferno, many of the tasks his queen assigns him involve burning things—and he ''likes'' burning things.

Keeping with his ant mentality, Inferno has absolutely no regard for his own personal safety whatsoever. He is fanatically loyal to Megatron, and as such will use his heavy firepower and incredible strength full-on and take any task given of him, no matter how suicidal. And he'll do it laughing maniacally the entire time, for the glory of the colony.

An alternate-universe iteration of Inferno was caught up in the [[Universe War]] and joined the [[Autobot]]s. No, really. Another one was rebuilt into a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]], then also ended up in that war.

{{bigquote|Ahahahahahahahahaha! [[Quickstrike (BW)|FOOL]]! Pain is my friend—allow me to introduce YOU to it!|Inferno|"[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Byrnes]] (English), [[Shinichirō Miki]] (Japanese)|[[Sérgio Moreno]] (Brazil), [[Thomas Schüler]] (German), [[César Árias]] (Latin American Spanish, 1st voice), [[Ricardo Mendoza]] (Latin American Spanish, 2nd voice), [[Daniel Dicenta]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:Spider's Game Inferno Tigatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Fire beats wood!]]
When Inferno's [[stasis pod]] crashed to prehistoric [[Earth]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] immediately set out to claim him as their own. Unfortunately, Inferno had been awakened automatically, having scanned the form of a fire ant. Moreover, his [[beast mode]] came to overwhelm his logic circuits, causing Inferno to become wholly convinced that he was an actual fire ant and that his stasis pod was his "colony". [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] arrived at the scene and was immediately attacked by Inferno and Blackarachnia. During the fight, Tarantulas escaped with the stasis pod, which was his real goal, and an enraged Inferno followed. Pursuing the Predacons, [[Tigatron]] was able to destroy the stasis pod before Tarantulas was able to get it to his lab. This act put Inferno completely over the edge, and he went even crazier (if possible). Before he could finish Tigatron off, however, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] showed up and blew him to bits.

However, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took an immediate shine to the brutish psychopath, stating, "Oooohhh, I ''like'' him," and had him restored, possibly with some mental improvements. Thereafter, Inferno was fanatically loyal to Megatron, thinking of him as his "Queen", which Megatron found ''very'' annoying. A few death threats convinced Inferno to call Megatron "the Royalty" instead, although he occasionally backslid. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

Inferno took part in the Predacon hunt after the Maximals' beast instincts had overtaken their programming. He merrily shot at their quarry, at least until the Maximals were able to overcome their beast instincts. Then he was shot out of the air by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}} He led a diversionary assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to allow Tarantulas to deliver an [[energon discharge virus]], and later accompanied his Queen to [[Tarantulas's lair]] to find more of the virus. Unfortunately, this meant he was at ground zero when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] blew the Predacons away with an enormous fart. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

{{quote|The Royalty commands your wreckage, destroyer of my colony!|Inferno still holding a grudge against Tigatron|"[[Law of the Jungle]]"}}

Though supposedly under Terrorsaur's leadership for an attack on Cheetor and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], Inferno didn't wait for the signal to attack, instead plunging into frenzied battle. Though he had Cheetor pinned down for most of the fight, he was blasted out of the air by Tigatron. The three Predacons later ambushed Dinobot, defeating the Maximal before Terrorsaur and Waspinator were both taken out by Optimus. Inferno had Dinobot and Primal in his sights when Tigatron turned up to defend them. Inferno's act of igniting a nearby tree only made the Maximal more furious, and Inferno was soon blown away. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

Sent on a mission by the Royalty, Inferno discovered a [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]] and managed to retrieve it, even as his systems were suffering from energon overload. After returning to base, he underwent repairs and subsequently took part in an attempt to stop Tigatron escaping the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. He plummeted out of the air after Primal disconnected his jet thruster, and he had to be hauled back to base. {{storylink|Before the Storm}}

[[File:OtherVoices1 Inferno ant mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And as we discussed last semester, the army ants will leave nothing but your bones.]]
It wasn't long before he was given a new mission by the Royalty, and he tailed Blackarachnia and Tarantulas to the ''Axalon'', though he was temporarily delayed by having to dig a tunnel under the ship's force field. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} He found the two spiders in the hold of the ''Axalon'', working on a stasis pod. Blasting Blackarachnia and setting Tarantulas on fire, Inferno barely had time to check out what they were doing before Blackarachnia recovered and shot him back. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} After pulling himself together, he attacked Rhinox and Dinobot on the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge, eventually being defeated and thrown bodily from the ship. The Royalty, faced with imminent defeat, gathered up his loyal soldier and retreated. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

[[File:ComingoftheFuzors1 Inferno flamethrower.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|WHOMPH! (There it is!)]]
With [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]'s demise, Inferno was promoted to [[Second-in-command|Sub-Commander]]. After the two [[Fuzor]]s were "born", Inferno attacked them vigorously until the Royalty batted him aside and talked the pair into joining the Predacons. [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] later rode Inferno into battle against Dinobot, Cheetor and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} A mid-air collision saw Inferno and the Royalty temporarily swapping heads. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] appeared, reborn as a [[Transmetal]]. Inferno accidentally blew away Tarantulas and Quickstrike before failing to beat Primal in a quick draw, and the Predacons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

Inferno and Waspinator were assigned to construct a [[jamming tower]], a mission they quickly completed, though in a manic fit, Inferno brought the new tower down on Waspinator's head while the latter was reporting to the Royalty. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} The pair then teamed up with Quickstrike to ambush Dinobot and Rattrap. Inferno managed to pin Dinobot down but ran out of ammo, and he would probably have been torn apart by the Maximal if it wasn't for Waspinator managing to take out [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and Dinobot with one shot. After commending Waspinator for serving their Queen well, Inferno gathered up Dinobot and flew his prize back to base. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:Rock 'em an' sock 'em, Rhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|How's the weather up there?]]
Always keen to shoot something, Inferno joined Blackarachnia and the Royalty on a mission to infiltrate the ''Axalon''. While the Queen distracted Rhinox, Inferno and Blackarachnia slipped inside, and Inferno was able to blast the Maximal. Unfortunately, Rhinox quickly recovered and dealt Inferno a flurry of uppercuts to the chin, but this only gave the Royalty the chance to come to his loyal soldier's aid, and the trio were able to make off with the alien Golden Disk. The Predacons later visited an alien site and were blasted by an [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]] which appeared there. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Royalty was able to take control of the construct, restoring Inferno and the others to the land of the living, before sending him on a mission with Waspinator to retrieve a [[transwarp cell]]. Afterward, Inferno was pressed into action defending the construct from the Maximals, and thus wasn't aboard when it exploded. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

Inferno, Quickstrike and the Royalty monitored Silverbolt and Blackarachnia, and Inferno wondered aloud why the spider didn't shoot the Fuzor. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He merrily torched a valley full of [[protohuman]]s until Dinobot impaled him, used him as a shield, and then used Inferno's own gun to blow his head off. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Inferno was sent to retrieve a new stasis pod, only to be disabled by Silverbolt. He recovered and fired on Silverbolt... and hit [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] instead, triggering the creature to unleash its attack on everyone present. Inferno was surprisingly the only one sensible enough to duck the blast, and later joined [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] in presenting the newcomer to his Queen. After some negotiation, the Royalty agreed to give Transmutate a chance, and the trio ambushed Silverbolt. When Transmutate refused to finish Silverbolt off, Inferno pushed it aside to shoot Silverbolt, only to be blasted by Transmutate's sonic weapon. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

{{quote|I was explaining what it means to be a Predacon! Deceit. Treachery. ''Mindless'' loyalty.}}
{{quote|Loyalty comes first!|Rampage and Inferno|"Transmutate"}}

[[File:OptimalSituation battered Inferno.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Welcome to Last Year's Toy status, buddy.]]
With rescue for the Maximals seemingly impending, the Predacons mounted a full attack on the ''Axalon'', only to be driven off by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s cloaked [[transwarp cruiser]]. The Maximals subsequently teamed up to assault the Predacon base. During the attack, Inferno attempted to blast Rhinox, only to be perforated by a chaingun. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Megatron's troops were scattered after the defeat, Inferno heading for a cave full of [[energon]]. There he was found by Primal and Cheetor, and he ended up sacrificing himself by detonating a huge cache of energon in a failed attempt to defeat the Maximals. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Despite his apparent vaporization, he revived yet again, though with several holes in his chassis. He joined his Queen at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and they headed for the ''Axalon'' along with Waspinator. They never reached their objective, being intercepted by Optimus Primal and Cheetor while still en route. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Inferno was assigned to attack the new Maximal base with Rampage. Inferno's plan to draw Optimus out seemed to work, but Rampage had gotten distracted and left Inferno to it, and the fire ant was swiftly crushed by a boulder dropped by Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Deep Metal}} Inferno was next teamed up with Waspinator and Quickstrike to attempt to steal the [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] module from the Maximals. After Waspinator was taken out by Silverbolt and Rattrap, Inferno pursued them relentlessly until he was able to snatch the module and return triumphantly with it to his Queen. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

[[File:Deep Metal Inferno Rampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|You're a funny guy, Inferno. I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.]]
During a period when the Maximal base was undermanned, Inferno took part in an attack lead by his Queen. When Quickstrike was given lead position as they entered the base, Inferno asked why he hadn't been chosen, but the reason became clear moments later as Quickstrike was taken out by a sequence of booby traps. The Predacons stormed the base, but met with heavy resistance in the form of [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], and were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}} After Inferno plugged in the Predacons' new [[disruptor cannon]] too soon, he and Waspinator were forced to kidnap [[Una]] to complete installing the shielding. The task was completed, but Una escaped with Rattrap's help. Inferno, Waspinator and [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]] gave chase, only to end up colliding after Rattrap flicked mud into Waspinator's face. They returned to the cave housing the cannon in time for its firing, but as Una had taken the stabilizer crystal, it merely exploded. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

As the Predacons attempted to disrupt the power in the Maximal base during an operation to save Blackarachnia, Inferno managed to find the blind spot for the Maximal auto-guns from which he could safely fire. While crowing that the traitor would soon be destroyed, he was attacked by Optimus. He managed to dodge the missiles, but the move took him out of the blind spot, and he was promptly blasted by the auto-guns. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} A new plan allowed the Predacons to conquer the Maximal base, and Inferno was left in charge of the unconscious Maximals. Blackarachnia, the only one still functioning, got him to chase her and tricked him into stepping outside the base so she could shut him out and turn the auto-guns on him. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

[[File:Nemesis2 Inferno's last moments.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Inferno... you're ''fired.'' Literally.]]
The destruction of the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' at the hands of the [[Vok]]s' emissary, [[Tigerhawk]], left Inferno distraught at the loss of their colony. A short time later, he, Waspinator and Quickstrike were literally blown away by Tigerhawk. {{storylink|Other Victories}} After Inferno asserted that they needed to found a new colony, the Royalty sent him with Quickstrike and Waspinator to do just that. They soon found a potential new colony in the form of a protohuman settlement and, after the setback of Waspinator abandoning the cause and having to be shot, Inferno and Quickstrike began their takeover. Unfortunately, the protohumans had been learning and met force with resistance. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} Nonetheless, they seemed to succeed largely in driving the protohumans out, and they celebrated as the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appeared overhead. The celebration was short-lived, as moments later, the ship's main [[fusion cannon]] obliterated the area, killing both Predacons.

His head was used thereafter by the protohumans as a drum, and his tail thruster was used for their cooking fire. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:CriticalMass-Inferno.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My grandpa says this all the time.]]

When [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]] discovered [[Furmanite]], Inferno was told to watch him. When [[Packrat]] showed up, Inferno tried to burn him and accidentally triggered an energon/anti-energon explosion, allowing Packrat to steal the Furmanite. Because Inferno did not have the Furmanite, and thus no Energon Armor, his pursuit of Packrat was both disastrous and humiliating. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

At some point after Megatron acquired his dragon body, a temporal distortion drew the attention of both the Maximals and Predacons to a remote canyon, where Inferno and his fellow Predacons met their foes. The Maximals were losing, having been fought into a corner, when suddenly the battle was interrupted. The [[Dark Essence]], the source of the temporal distortion, had possessed the newcomer [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] with the life force of [[Unicron]]. Inferno and the others were immobilized by Windrazor/Unicron's psionic force blasts, and the merged creature advanced on the Maximals. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Paradox}} These events would soon be retroactively erased from Inferno's timeline with the efforts of the legendary [[Covenant]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}
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====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[File:BWGatherInferno.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timeline, he witnessed several key events taking place during the Beast Wars. Among these was Inferno's first few moments outside of his stasis pod. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Megatron dispatched Inferno alongside Rampage to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] into the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Dark Side]]''. Once Megatron was alone, however, he was ambushed by a trio of [[Chronal phase|chronally displaced]] assailants. Inferno rushed back to the scene to inquire what all the commotion was about, but his leader was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}
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====''Universe'' toy bios====
{{note|None of the following information is entirely official. The Autobot Inferno's bio was written by [[3H Productions|3H]] for [[Hasbro]]'s website and approved, but it was never actually uploaded (possibly because the webmaster confused it with [[Inferno (Energon)|another contemporaneous Inferno]]). The Vehicon Inferno's bio comes from the [[BotCon 2006]] customization class, but it was apparently never vetted by Hasbro (much like [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]]'s).}}

[[File:Inferno-tfu.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"I don't rock and roll. I...extinguish."]]

Two different alternate-universe incarnations of Inferno fought in the [[Universe War]].

The Inferno of a parallel Beast Wars was pulled from his universe and altered by [[Unicron]] into a "Fire Chief" Lamborghini. He retained his mad desire to engulf his enemies in searing, metal-melting flames...but all of his new weaponry was designed to ''extinguish'' fires. [[Optimus Primal]] freed him from the [[Cauldron]], and Inferno began following his new "queen" with fanatical devotion as an Autobot and [[Child of Primus]]. Even with his anticlimactic new weapons, he still attacked his [[Minion of Unicron|enemies]] with savage disregard for his own personal safety.

Another alternate Inferno survived his universe's Beast Wars and ended up back on Cybertron, where Megatron converted him to a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]. This upgrade removed most of his madness, but not his loyalty to his beloved queen. Alas, he somehow ended up in the Universe War as well, serving Optimus Primal against Unicron.
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===''Beast Wars Metals'' toy bio===
{{Note|In Japan, [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]]'s toy is presented as a Transmetal Inferno instead of a new character.}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
An employee of the [[Terror Crasher Company]], Inferno was seated next to company president Megatron when he was taking interviews for new recruits. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}}

==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Predacons and their Maximal adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Inferno was stationed in the "Polluted Zone", a gloomy and poisonous area of the planet, rendered in such condition by a previous conflict during the Beast Wars. Inferno joined his fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]]. He also participated in rescue missions whenever one of his fellow Predacons became the captive of the Maximals.

=====Maximal campaign=====
Inferno was a scientist, probing into the mysteries of the Skriix. When the Maximals learned of Inferno's experiments after having rescued a stasis pod, they sent in a Maximal to put a halt to Inferno's activities by eliminating the Predacon. Awaiting his assassin atop of his lab within a volcanic crater, Inferno proceeded to attack the Maximal by engaging his flight mode and raining firepower upon his assailant. Ultimately Inferno fell and his experiments discontinued. In response to Inferno's demise, the Predacons launched an unsuccessful assault on the ''Axalon'', which ultimately led to the Maximals winning the Beast Wars.

=====Predacon campaign=====
{{Note|Inferno is a playable character for both normal and "rescue missions" gameplay.}}
{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Inferno can accomplish throughout gameplay in Predacon Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Inferno fills the role of the nameless Predacon.}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Megatron could summon Inferno to the battlefield in his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[energon crystal]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsInferno.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
Inferno participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWtoy-Inferno.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Have fun standing me up in insect mode!]]
*'''Inferno''' (Mega, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-11'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible claw, spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 insect-leg missiles

: Inferno transforms into a red fire ant. His [[beast mode]] mandibles can detach, concealing an arm-mounted missile launcher weapon which can fire either one of his rear insect legs. In [[robot mode]], his beast mode abdomen splits open to form spinning blades surrounding a quad-jet thruster. The blades spin when a lever on the thruster is repeatedly pressed.

: This mold was also used to make [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Inferno/inferno.htm More information on Inferno at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cybershark vs Inferno: Hell Showdown''' (Vs pack, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-11'''
**''Accessories'': Mandible claw, spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 insect-leg missiles

: In Japan, Inferno was available both separately and in a "Hell Showdown" vs. pack with [[Cybershark]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases.

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{{anchor|Metals}}
[[File:BWtoy-Scavenger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine a different name tampographed on his leg and we're good.]]
*'''Metals Inferno''' (Mega, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-46'''

: ''Metals'' Inferno is almost wholly identical to the [[Hasbro]] Mega-Transmetal Predacon [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]], only the name [[tampograph]] was changed from "SCAVENGER" to "DESTRON" with the faction sigil. He transforms into a robotic ant with a third "[[Transportation mode|transport mode]]", a double-drill tank. The drills end up as his robot mode hands, and spin using gear-wheels.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Scavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Metals Inferno (well, Scavenger, technically) at TFU.info]''
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*'''Showdown at the Ocean Bottom: Metals Depth Charge Vs. Metals Inferno''' (Multi-pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-46'''

: During ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', "Metals" Inferno was available both individually and in a double-pack with [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-InfernoDeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There have been as many different Inferno characters as there have been uses of this mold]]
*'''Inferno''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Left & right thrusters, 2 "flame" missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] toy in a deco similar to the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] character [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Inferno transforms into a "Fire Chief" [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]]. The toy features a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers, which attach to his [[alternate mode|car mode]] spoiler or to his robot mode forearm, as well as attaching to the car mode's light bar in robot mode to form a [[jet pack]].

: ''Universe'' Inferno was originally supposed to be [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. When the naming issue was brought up on ''Transformers'' brand designer [[Aaron Archer]]'s Orson's World forum, he said that the "Inferno" name was a mistake that somehow passed and that it was too late to do anything about it. In an attempt to deal with the confusion, the biography [[3H Productions|3H]] created for this toy to be used on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' website stated that this was an alternate universe version of ''Beast Wars'' Inferno, though, as stated above, the biography was never published.

: The same mold is used by ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUInferno/inferno.htm More information on Universe Inferno at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2003toy-InfernoBotCon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Inferno, Burninate!"]]
*'''Inferno''' (Scout-class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Blade, key

:This [[redeco]] of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] was only available in the customization class at [[BotCon 2006]], along with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. Parts were provided, but the individuals taking the class had to assemble and paint the toy themselves. For those who wish to reproduce Inferno at home, the following Testors paint colors were used: Gin Green, Bright Blue, Camouflage Gray, Flat White, Cobalt Blue, Deep Pearlescent Purple, Medium Gray, Armored Steel, and Flat Black.

: Inferno transforms into a four-legged "spider tank" with top-mounted cannon. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into the back end of the cannon swings a removable clear-plastic sawblade-sword from the main chamber of the cannon. In robot mode, the fists can be covered with the tank mode spikes, or a "pile driver".

: This mold was also used to make the [[Cobybot]].
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==Merchandise==
[[File:Infernomutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Inferno was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesinfernotigatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Reach for the sky—AND THEN BURRRRN IT!]]
*'''Tigatron''' / '''Inferno''' (2-pack, 2009)

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Inferno is a mix of his original toy's design and the cartoon's depiction. He comes packaged with [[Tigatron]].

:The US release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in Singapore and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Predacon/RHInferno/inferno.htm More information on Inferno at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Inferno dies agenda2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|BEST DEATH EVER. That guy in season three is, uh, actually Scavenger. Yeah.]]
* [[Hasbro]] originally intended Inferno to be the new body for Megatron. According to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview conducted by fan HooksX], Bob Forward stated, "For a while there Hasbro was planning to make the Inferno toy the new Megatron. We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno." The closest they got was in "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]" when Megatron and Inferno had a collision and swapped heads.
* No one knows exactly ''how'' Inferno's [[beast mode]] mentality became so dominant; there was no damage to the stasis pod, and Tarantulas's other reprogrammed Predacons don't have this problem. There's the possibility that the ant is a particularly obsessed species, and it overwhelms his other programming. Another possibility is an unexplained error on Tarantulas's part. The most likely explanation, however, comes from the episode [[Call of the Wild]] where [[Tigatron]] explains that a programming block prevents the merging of animal instincts with Maximal programming, but that this is a design flaw that allows the animal instincts to become more dominant the more they attempt to suppress them. Since [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], a Maximal by choice and not program, is subject to and able to overcome the same problem as the others, it stands to reason that Inferno would also be subject to this particular design flaw. Therefore, if the ant's instincts are overwhelming Inferno, it may be due to this same programming block.
*Inferno quite clearly gets utterly vaporized in an energon explosion at the end of Season 2; the [[Madman Entertainment]] Season 2 DVD commentary states that Inferno was indeed meant to die in the scene. At the time of the episode's production, it wasn't known if ''Beast Wars'' would be renewed for a third season (the show's chief writers once stated at BotCon that they'd adopted a "kill 'em all, let Hasbro sort 'em out" attitude towards the show's season finales.) When the show was renewed, Inferno was brought back, looking charred but more or less intact.
*Like Waspinator, Inferno's beast mode is female, as male ants are winged drones, which Inferno, due to his lack of wings, clearly is not. So, like Waspinator (and to some extent Tigatron), he has the distinction of being a masculine character with feminine physical characteristics.
* It's unknown as to why Transmetal Scavenger, a toy clearly designed to be an upgraded Inferno, ended up not being Inferno except in Japan. Maybe Hasbro was just really keen on reclaiming the "[[Scavenger (disambiguation)|Scavenger]]" [[trademark]]. Another theory is that since there were ant colonies of Inferno [[Shelfwarmer|clogging store shelves]] (as Inferno had been shipped in a solid [[case]]), retailers wouldn't want even more Infernos, so Hasbro had the name changed. Ironically, colonies of Scavengers also formed, as the Transmetal was also shipped in a solid case.<ref>You ''could'' say they didn't want to... '''*shades*''' ...buy the Inferno.</ref>
*Inferno's ''Universe'' mass-release and his wave-mate [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] were given the "group" name "Machine Robot Rescue", presumably in an attempt by [[Hasbro]] to block competitor [[Bandai]] from using the name for a potential importation of their ''[[Wikipedia:Machine Robo Rescue|Machine Robo Rescue]]'' toy series from Japan to the United States.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', all characters were given distinctive verbal tics. One of Inferno's involved ending sentences with the phrase ''de arimasu'', an archaic phrase that has since been replaced by the more common ''desu'' and is only used in ''extremely'' formal situations. In Inferno's case, he uses it to illustrate his militaristic reverence for "the colony". Moreso, "ari" is Japanese for "ant", making the phrase work as a pun. Inferno's more incessant verbal tic involved endlessly repeating variations of the phrase ''gottsui zenkai'' (ごっつい全開, "Maximum Toughness") in a drone-like chant. Like every character, he would shout a phrase whenever he fired his weapon, in this case ''shageki'' (射撃, "Fire!").

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Inferno''' (インフェルノ ''Inferuno'')
*''Italian:'' '''Formicula''' (toys), '''Formikon''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Móguǐ''' (魔鬼, "Devil")
*''Spanish:'' '''Inferno''' (Spain) '''Infierno''' (America)

==Footnotes==
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Hank

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:''Hank is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDMTMTE Hank.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I sell propane and propane accessories.]]
'''Hank''' is a kid who lives in [[Crown City]]. She enjoys playing football and basketball. She doesn't enjoy when people bring up the fact her real name is Henrietta.

== Fiction ==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Bailey Gambertoglio]] (English), [[Miyuki Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Tiziana Martello]] (Italian)}}
Hank was playing football with [[Butch (RID)|Butch]] and some other kids when Russell arrived at the football field. She recognized the helmet he was wearing as originally belonging to [[Bronko Kowalski]] and joked that Butch's real name was Cynthia when he outed her real name. After Russell joined in the game and eventually left frustrated when they lost, she followed him back to the scrapyard and returned the helmet he'd dropped, inviting him to take part in football practice the next day. Following practice, she dropped by the scrapyard again to give him a pep talk and admired the [[Grimlock (WFC)|dinosaur statue]] he was standing beside. During the eventual football match the next day, Hank distracted two of the opposing players by impersonating a chicken, allowing Russell to punt the ball over the goal, and afterwards asked if he played basketball. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye}}

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==Facts about me==
*I am a powerful energy source, but highly unstable.
* I ran the @LostLightSitcom twitter account! You can also find me on twitter at @PositronicWoman .
* I am a transgender woman. Not the most important thing about me, but notable.
* I was raised in [[Paw Paw]]. I don't recommend it.
* I have a bad habit of caring TOO MUCH about obscure characters. I've led the charge in editing the pages for [[Transformers Online]] and [[Transformers Universe]] when possible, and I experience glee when brand new characters are made, especially female ones. The massive amounts of new characters created thanks to Aligned, IDW, and Age of Extinction pleases me to no end.
* I'm a [http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/author/rachel-stevens-2 staff writer at Women Write About Comics], and have interviewed [[James Roberts]], [[John Barber]], and [[Mairghread Scott]].

Groove (G1)

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:''Groove is <s>a dirty hippie</s> an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Groove-robotmode.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Lay back and dream on a rainy day.]]
'''Groove''' is a free spirit, man. A full fuel tank and an open sky above him is all this chopper needs to mellow out and enjoy whatever good vibrations the open road brings his way. One relaxed, easy-going dude, Groove is also a bit of a loner in his soul. He doesn't make a lot of attachments to others, preferring the freedom of an empty highway, but he is always sure to be there with the love when his Protectobot teammates need his help. Groove doesn't like combat or conflict in general, and is always ready to give peace a chance.

Groove combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]] or [[God Guardian]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon") |[[Edgar Wald]] (Spanish), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus'')}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air...]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and Groove commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Groove was worried that the humans would freeze in there, but Streetwise assured him that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would be fine. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Groove, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they helped save some window-washers from a burning skyscraper, Groove extinguishing the flames with his liquid nitrogen. Later still, Groove and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Let this groove / light up your fuse / it's all right, alllll right!]]
In the year [[2006]], Groove and the Protectobots were frequently active on both Earth and Cybertron. Shortly before the first Cybertronian peace conference, Groove attended a surprise birthday party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. He was therefore available to help [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the other Autobots fend off a Combaticon assault on the conference's shuttle bay. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} On another occasion, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes were stolen under unusual circumstances at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and so [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on high alert. When the Decepticon [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] began brazenly flying into their air space, Rodimus ordered Groove and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to man the defensive laser batteries and blow him out of the sky.

The pacifistic Groove's response? "Locked and loaded!"

After pummeling Astrotrain with laser fire, the Autobots realized the stolen eyes weren't for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], but [[Unicron]]. Groove joined Ultra Magnus and a squad of Autobots who traveled aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate their artificial moon. Unicron awakened while they were inside him, however, and unleashed an electron storm which blasted the Autobots out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Back on Earth, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by driving at them in a scary fashion, Groove and the other Autobots defended the human civilians and covered First Aid, who was carrying the downed [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal Metroplex's [[transformation cog]]. First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor without First Aid, and they still successfully saved a train full of civilians. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Groove, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Groove and his fellow Protectobots joined forces with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when the Decepticon combiners attacked a baseball stadium. Hot Spot was damaged in battle, leaving the Protectobots unable to remain combined as Defensor. [[Kenji]], the Autobots' human friend, devised a plan to shoot out the leg components of the Decepticon super warriors. Groove transformed into motorcycle mode and drove Kenji through a flying jump, letting the boy get close enough to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to yell out his plan. After Superion zapped out the Decepticons' legs, Groove and his fellow Protectobots slipped on in their place, forcing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to move according to the Autobots' commands. The poor Decepticons were last seen being led out to sea by their own disobedient legs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Groove and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Groove and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Protectobots and Aerialbots sped off to rescue the doctor from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Working with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], however, Trypticon's Scramble City launcher power allowed the Decepticons to disable Superion before he got close enough to attack. With the Aerialbots seriously injured, the Protectobots had to formulate a new plan. Hot Spot quickly got to work in repair bay mode bringing the Aerialbots back to full status. While [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue the doctor, Groove, First Aid and Streetwise had the unenviable task of defending Hot Spot against both Bruticus and Menasor until he could finish his repair work. Although they took a serious pounding, Groove and his valiant comrades held the line long enough for the Aerialbots to recover and Blades to save Dalton. The Protectobots and Aerialbots left Trypticon victorious, and escorted the thankful doctor back to Metroplex, where he began work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Groove and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Groove's team assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Groove and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Groove and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Groove and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Groove and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Groove and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Groove and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Groove and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Groove and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Groove and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Groove participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Groove-savemyself.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Down a crowded avenue.]]
Streetwise and the other Protectobots were created on Earth by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it).'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

After being brought on-line by Optimus Prime, Groove and his team went on a mission to intercept the Decepticons before they could steal the hydrothermocline from a human industrial plant. Both sides ended up agreeing to do battle in a virtual landscape maintained by the powerful computer system at the plant, so that the Decepticons wouldn't damage their prize and the Autobots could insure the safety of innocent lives. Patrolling the computer-generated area of Multi-World known as the Cloud-Steppes, Groove and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] were attacked by Combaticons [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When the Decepticon fliers severed the floating roadway Groove was driving on, he shouted at Blades to let him save himself and instead catch the Cloud-Steppers who fell with him. In gratitude, the humanoids unleashed a cloud cover which distracted the Combaticons long enough for Groove to blast them with his photon pistol. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Many months later, Groove happened to put the mode-locked Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] down in a storm drain. This simple act set in motion a chain of events that led to words like "[[Spacehikers]]" and "[[Cosmic Carnival]]". It is Groove's secret shame. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Used Autobots}} {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}}}
====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Groove-g2vehicle.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And my soul's been psychedelicized.]]
Groove returned to working with the Autobots after Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] and their threat to the universe. He participated in Grimlock's ill-fated sabotage attempt on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]]'s warships. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, he joined the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a training exercise against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
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====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It was so, you know, groovy to come back here this way.]]
Around twenty years after supposed end of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Groove found himself on the front lines defending Cybertron from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s alongside [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Later, Groove formed part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] as part of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s attack on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. Although they successfully completed their mission, Jhiaxus had anticipated the Autobots' strategy and his retaliation forced Rodimus Prime to declare an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===The Special Teams===
Groove and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Groove was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor.To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Groove-darkages-robot.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|War Within! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!]]
Groove, despite his freewheeling ways, stuck with his team during the [[Dark Ages]] and took part in the battle against Devastator. Groove was the go-between bot for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], taking pride in his great speed. As a team, they toppled the giant. Later, to his credit, Groove was the last Protectobot to be defeated by [[The Fallen]]'s [[Chaos Trinity|acolytes]], with the exception of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], whom they were not targeting. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In modern times, Groove and the Protectobots were damaged while battling Menasor as Defensor and had to be rescued by Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later joined the united Autobot forces in overthrowing Shockwave's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In the aftermath, Groove and the Protectobots processed the forensics at one of Shockwave's labs, where a mysterious energy discharge had disabled the Battlechargers and shot out into the sky. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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{{note|With [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s bankruptcy, the Protectobots never solved this case.}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Groove don't need this facist thing.]]
Groove supposedly knows one of the [[Hydrobot]]s. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Four million years ago, Groove was a soldier in the Autobot army working under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] held the line to prevent the Decepticon advancement in one of Cybertron's major cities. At the celebration that followed the Autobots' victory, he was seen chatting with [[Gizmo]] and [[Download]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In the modern day, Groove was among [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots on Earth. He worked under Bumblebee to locate the Decepticons remaining on the planet until Prowl butted in and recruited him into the investigation on [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Question}} As part of this task, he and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] brought former [[Skywatch]] agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] to their headquarters for interrogation. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}

Groove was of the 'bots who [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] refused a place on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during the "Crewditions" (Which later turned out to be fake). Six months later, he was outside [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office when the psychiatrist was interviewing Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Groove and Streetwise indulged in a bout of wrestling at [[Swerve's]] but when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay they were called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Ascertaining that there was no immediate threat, Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Groove, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Groove''' (Protectobot, 1986/1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-74'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon pistol", left and right "Twin Vaporators"

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Groove transforms into a motorcycle, and is one of the most ''incredibly'' simplistic Transformer toys ever released. He has virtually nothing recognizable as legs; only the seat halves split apart to form his feet. His arms are formed from the chrome engine pieces on his sides, which swing up from the shoulder and would otherwise not be recognizable as arms. He comes with two "Vaporator" cannons, which are pegged onto posts at the rear of the bike mode. He also comes with a "photon pistol" which he can hold, only sideways. As a ''[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]''-style combiner member, he can form any of [[Defensor (G1)#Generation 1|Defensor's]] limbs, though he nominally forms Defensor's right leg. Finally, he has a [[rubsign]] on his windshield... despite the fact that he has an Autobot [[insignia]] on the front wheel covering just below the windshield. Okay then.

:Like all ''Scramble City''-style combiner limbs, Groove was sold on carded [[packaging]]. Subsequent releases of him in the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line omitted the rub sign [[gimmick]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sparkride (OC)|Sparkride]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm More information on Groove at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Defensor''' (giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon pistol", left and right "Twin Vaporators"

:Groove was also available as part of the Defensor giftset, unchanged from his individual release. It is currently unknown which construction variants came in the set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'm [[Playskool|day-glo playskool]] and yet cost more than your house. Chew on that.]]
*'''Groove''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
:A very orange [[redeco]] of his Generation 1 toy was planned, but was canceled after a few production samples were made.
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/groove/850/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Groove at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Groove.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (three-pack, [[2014]])
:"Protectobot Groove" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion Class [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], sporting two blue blasters (whereas Arcee had just included one). His color scheme ''might'' be based on ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]].

:Groove is only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDGroove/groove.htm More information on ''Protectobots'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarsGroove.jpg|thumb|300px|59th Chest Plate Bot (Feelin' Groovy)]]
*'''Protectobot Groove''' (Legends class, 2015)

: Part of the third wave of ''Combiner Wars'' Legends class figures, Groove is a modernized version of the character, transforming into a motorcycle. As [[Rook (G1) | Rook]] has taken his place as a limb of Defensor, the now-much-more-to-semi-proper-[[scale]] Groove now forms Defensor's chestplate.

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==Merchandise==
===''G Guardian''===
*'''Groove''' (Candy toy, 2012)
:Groove is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, First Aid, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock (G1)|Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather (G1)|Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

==Notes==
*Groove had the pre-production name '''Cruiser'''.<ref>[[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]".</ref>
*Sometimes [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] likes to steal Groove's pacifism and run off with it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groove''' (グルーブ ''Gurūbu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Chips''' (Named after the TV show starring Eric Estrada, very popular in Italy in the '80s)
*''Russian:'' '''Drug''' (Друг, "Friend")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm Groove at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Groove Groove's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=850&size=0&start=0 Generation 2 Groove photogallery @ Seibertron.com]

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Groove (G1)

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:''Groove is <s>a dirty hippie</s> an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Groove-robotmode.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Lay back and dream on a rainy day.]]
'''Groove''' is a free spirit, man. A full fuel tank and an open sky above him is all this chopper needs to mellow out and enjoy whatever good vibrations the open road brings his way. One relaxed, easy-going dude, Groove is also a bit of a loner in his soul. He doesn't make a lot of attachments to others, preferring the freedom of an empty highway, but he is always sure to be there with the love when his Protectobot teammates need his help. Groove doesn't like combat or conflict in general, and is always ready to give peace a chance.

Groove combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]] or [[God Guardian]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon") |[[Edgar Wald]] (Spanish), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus'')}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air...]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and Groove commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Groove was worried that the humans would freeze in there, but Streetwise assured him that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would be fine. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Groove, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they helped save some window-washers from a burning skyscraper, Groove extinguishing the flames with his liquid nitrogen. Later still, Groove and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Let this groove / light up your fuse / it's all right, alllll right!]]
In the year [[2006]], Groove and the Protectobots were frequently active on both Earth and Cybertron. Shortly before the first Cybertronian peace conference, Groove attended a surprise birthday party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. He was therefore available to help [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the other Autobots fend off a Combaticon assault on the conference's shuttle bay. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} On another occasion, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes were stolen under unusual circumstances at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and so [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on high alert. When the Decepticon [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] began brazenly flying into their air space, Rodimus ordered Groove and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to man the defensive laser batteries and blow him out of the sky.

The pacifistic Groove's response? "Locked and loaded!"

After pummeling Astrotrain with laser fire, the Autobots realized the stolen eyes weren't for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], but [[Unicron]]. Groove joined Ultra Magnus and a squad of Autobots who traveled aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate their artificial moon. Unicron awakened while they were inside him, however, and unleashed an electron storm which blasted the Autobots out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Back on Earth, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by driving at them in a scary fashion, Groove and the other Autobots defended the human civilians and covered First Aid, who was carrying the downed [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal Metroplex's [[transformation cog]]. First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor without First Aid, and they still successfully saved a train full of civilians. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Groove, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Groove and his fellow Protectobots joined forces with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when the Decepticon combiners attacked a baseball stadium. Hot Spot was damaged in battle, leaving the Protectobots unable to remain combined as Defensor. [[Kenji]], the Autobots' human friend, devised a plan to shoot out the leg components of the Decepticon super warriors. Groove transformed into motorcycle mode and drove Kenji through a flying jump, letting the boy get close enough to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to yell out his plan. After Superion zapped out the Decepticons' legs, Groove and his fellow Protectobots slipped on in their place, forcing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to move according to the Autobots' commands. The poor Decepticons were last seen being led out to sea by their own disobedient legs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Groove and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Groove and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Protectobots and Aerialbots sped off to rescue the doctor from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Working with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], however, Trypticon's Scramble City launcher power allowed the Decepticons to disable Superion before he got close enough to attack. With the Aerialbots seriously injured, the Protectobots had to formulate a new plan. Hot Spot quickly got to work in repair bay mode bringing the Aerialbots back to full status. While [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue the doctor, Groove, First Aid and Streetwise had the unenviable task of defending Hot Spot against both Bruticus and Menasor until he could finish his repair work. Although they took a serious pounding, Groove and his valiant comrades held the line long enough for the Aerialbots to recover and Blades to save Dalton. The Protectobots and Aerialbots left Trypticon victorious, and escorted the thankful doctor back to Metroplex, where he began work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Groove and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Groove's team assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Groove and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Groove and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Groove and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Groove and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Groove and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Groove and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Groove and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Groove and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Groove and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Groove participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Groove-savemyself.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Down a crowded avenue.]]
Streetwise and the other Protectobots were created on Earth by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it).'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

After being brought on-line by Optimus Prime, Groove and his team went on a mission to intercept the Decepticons before they could steal the hydrothermocline from a human industrial plant. Both sides ended up agreeing to do battle in a virtual landscape maintained by the powerful computer system at the plant, so that the Decepticons wouldn't damage their prize and the Autobots could insure the safety of innocent lives. Patrolling the computer-generated area of Multi-World known as the Cloud-Steppes, Groove and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] were attacked by Combaticons [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When the Decepticon fliers severed the floating roadway Groove was driving on, he shouted at Blades to let him save himself and instead catch the Cloud-Steppers who fell with him. In gratitude, the humanoids unleashed a cloud cover which distracted the Combaticons long enough for Groove to blast them with his photon pistol. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Many months later, Groove happened to put the mode-locked Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] down in a storm drain. This simple act set in motion a chain of events that led to words like "[[Spacehikers]]" and "[[Cosmic Carnival]]". It is Groove's secret shame. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Used Autobots}} {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}}}
====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Groove-g2vehicle.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And my soul's been psychedelicized.]]
Groove returned to working with the Autobots after Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] and their threat to the universe. He participated in Grimlock's ill-fated sabotage attempt on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]]'s warships. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, he joined the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a training exercise against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
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====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It was so, you know, groovy to come back here this way.]]
Around twenty years after supposed end of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Groove found himself on the front lines defending Cybertron from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s alongside [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Later, Groove formed part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] as part of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s attack on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. Although they successfully completed their mission, Jhiaxus had anticipated the Autobots' strategy and his retaliation forced Rodimus Prime to declare an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===The Special Teams===
Groove and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Groove was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor.To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Groove-darkages-robot.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|War Within! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!]]
Groove, despite his freewheeling ways, stuck with his team during the [[Dark Ages]] and took part in the battle against Devastator. Groove was the go-between bot for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], taking pride in his great speed. As a team, they toppled the giant. Later, to his credit, Groove was the last Protectobot to be defeated by [[The Fallen]]'s [[Chaos Trinity|acolytes]], with the exception of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], whom they were not targeting. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In modern times, Groove and the Protectobots were damaged while battling Menasor as Defensor and had to be rescued by Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later joined the united Autobot forces in overthrowing Shockwave's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In the aftermath, Groove and the Protectobots processed the forensics at one of Shockwave's labs, where a mysterious energy discharge had disabled the Battlechargers and shot out into the sky. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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{{note|With [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s bankruptcy, the Protectobots never solved this case.}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Groove don't need this facist thing.]]
Groove supposedly knows one of the [[Hydrobot]]s. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Four million years ago, Groove was a soldier in the Autobot army working under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] held the line to prevent the Decepticon advancement in one of Cybertron's major cities. At the celebration that followed the Autobots' victory, he was seen chatting with [[Gizmo]] and [[Download]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In the modern day, Groove was among [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots on Earth. He worked under Bumblebee to locate the Decepticons remaining on the planet until Prowl butted in and recruited him into the investigation on [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Question}} As part of this task, he and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] brought former [[Skywatch]] agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] to their headquarters for interrogation. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}

Groove was of the 'bots who [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] refused a place on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during the "Crewditions" (Which later turned out to be fake). Six months later, he was outside [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office when the psychiatrist was interviewing Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Groove and Streetwise indulged in a bout of wrestling at [[Swerve's]] but when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay they were called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Ascertaining that there was no immediate threat, Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Groove, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Groove''' (Protectobot, 1986/1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-74'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon pistol", left and right "Twin Vaporators"

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Groove transforms into a motorcycle, and is one of the most ''incredibly'' simplistic Transformer toys ever released. He has virtually nothing recognizable as legs; only the seat halves split apart to form his feet. His arms are formed from the chrome engine pieces on his sides, which swing up from the shoulder and would otherwise not be recognizable as arms. He comes with two "Vaporator" cannons, which are pegged onto posts at the rear of the bike mode. He also comes with a "photon pistol" which he can hold, only sideways. As a ''[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]''-style combiner member, he can form any of [[Defensor (G1)#Generation 1|Defensor's]] limbs, though he nominally forms Defensor's right leg. Finally, he has a [[rubsign]] on his windshield... despite the fact that he has an Autobot [[insignia]] on the front wheel covering just below the windshield. Okay then.

:Like all ''Scramble City''-style combiner limbs, Groove was sold on carded [[packaging]]. Subsequent releases of him in the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line omitted the rub sign [[gimmick]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sparkride (OC)|Sparkride]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm More information on Groove at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Defensor''' (giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon pistol", left and right "Twin Vaporators"

:Groove was also available as part of the Defensor giftset, unchanged from his individual release. It is currently unknown which construction variants came in the set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'm [[Playskool|day-glo playskool]] and yet cost more than your house. Chew on that.]]
*'''Groove''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
:A very orange [[redeco]] of his Generation 1 toy was planned, but was canceled after a few production samples were made.
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/groove/850/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Groove at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Groove.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]
*'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (three-pack, [[2014]])
:"Protectobot Groove" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion Class [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], sporting two blue blasters (whereas Arcee had just included one). His color scheme ''might'' be based on ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]].

:Groove is only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDGroove/groove.htm More information on ''Protectobots'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarsGroove.jpg|thumb|300px|59th Chest Plate Bot (Feelin' Groovy)]]
*'''Protectobot Groove''' (Legends class, 2015)

: Part of the third wave of ''Combiner Wars'' Legends class figures, Groove is a modernized version of the character, transforming into a motorcycle. As [[Rook (G1) | Rook]] has taken his place as a limb of Defensor, the now-much-more-to-semi-proper-[[scale]] Groove now forms Defensor's chestplate.

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==Merchandise==
===''G Guardian''===
*'''Groove''' (Candy toy, 2012)
:Groove is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, First Aid, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock (G1)|Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather (G1)|Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

==Notes==
*Groove had the pre-production name '''Cruiser'''.<ref>[[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]".</ref>
*Sometimes [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] likes to steal Groove's pacifism and run off with it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groove''' (グルーブ ''Gurūbu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Chips''' (Named after the TV show starring Eric Estrada, very popular in Italy in the '80s)
*''Russian:'' '''Drug''' (Друг, "Friend")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm Groove at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Groove Groove's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=850&size=0&start=0 Generation 2 Groove photogallery @ Seibertron.com]

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Verity Carlo

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Antimatter: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Turns out the actual quote is less cisnormative, who would've thought?

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:''Verity Carlo is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Veritycarlo.jpg|250px|thumb|Rare moment of not doing wild takes.]]
Make no mistake; '''Verity Carlo''' is intelligent, nimble, resourceful, self-reliant and cunning. Problem is, she likes to think she's tougher, smarter and has more guts than pretty much everyone else. It's a good part of what allows her to maintain her rootless teen-aged existence hitch-hiking across the [[United States of America|United States]], living on theft and what little kindness she receives from strangers (although two mace sprays nestled in her backpack attest to how little she's willing to trust said strangers).

Something happened to Verity when she was a child, though, something that hurt her so badly that she refuses to form a serious bond with anyone or show any sign of fear. It's been with her so long that she abandoned several foster homes and (presumably) welcoming families when she was in her mid-teens. Because of that hurt Verity sees most people as marks, dupes or threats. Fear of getting hurt again keeps her moving when she maybe ought to settle down, and makes her abrasive and superior.

Whether it'll get her killed one day is anyone's guess, but joining the [[Wrecker]]s sure doesn't help.

{{quote|''Fh''. I've not been wanted anywhere, by anyone, since I started crawling. Why should it be any ''different'' this time around?|Verity reacts to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] being a prick|[[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]}}
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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:VerityCarlo thievery MINE.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The inside of her mouth turns white when she lies.]]
While on the run, as usual, Verity had the (mis)fortune of stealing the [[SM-40|palm computer]] of a [[Machination]] agent—a computer she couldn't know mapped out secret [[Decepticon]] bases. After fleeing the bus the two were on and hitching a ride with [[Hunter O'Nion]], the [[Battlecharger]]s and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] pursued the pair, destroying Hunter's bus. Fortunately, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was nearby, and offered them aid. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0| Infiltration #0}} They fled to the garage of Verity's friend [[Jimmy Pink]], but they had been followed, and Jimmy was forced to join them on the run. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[File:Infiltration3 VeritySURPRISE.jpg|250px|thumb|That's right, Bobby, I believe you will find that I have no testicles.]]
Verity was not content to just wait at [[Autobot]] HQ, though. When the Autobots discovered the Decepticons' abandoned [[Oregon]] base, Verity, Hunter, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] disobeyed orders in order to reconnoiter it. Verity was almost killed by Decepticons trying to cover their tracks when she went deeper into the base, finding the corpses of people turned into [[Facsimile construct|facsimiles]], and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} She went into shock at the sight of Megatron, fear shattering her tough image, and had to be rescued by her friends when the Decepticon base began to collapse and almost buried her alive {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}, but initially still tried to act unbothered and like she wanted to continue. Hunter had to tell her that in this situation, it was okay to show she was scared. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Infiltration5 VerityMegatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ask to be [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|his pet]]. You just might live.]]
When the Machination seemingly killed Hunter and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] while under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime's]] orders to return the humans home, Verity became visibly distraught, despite her "tough girl" personality. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} The hope that Hunter could still be alive compelled her, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to break Autobot orders again. Jimmy's mechanic skills and Verity's hacking skills led the quartet to a Machination facility in [[Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Verity and Jimmy managed to break into the compound, hidden under an auto parts store. Verity located a strange business card, emblazoned only with an "M". Unfortunately, soon after, the two were knocked out with gas. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Ironhide and Ratchet managed to save the duo, but at the expense of Ironhide; the facility exploded, severely damaging Ironhide. No one knew it yet, but the unconscious Verity, safe inside Ratchet, was clutching the "M" card. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

The palm-top which Verity stole was examined by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and contributed to the Autobots' decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, the vessel was shot down by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]; Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy ejected in an escape pod before the crash. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Verity was injured by Sixshot's attack, but Ratchet's [[holomatter|avatar]] was able to treat her wounds. Sixshot located the Autobot and his human guests and gave chase. When escape seemed impossible, Ratchet dropped off his human friends for their own protection. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}}

[[File:Hunter reunion.jpg|250px|thumb|After all you've been through Hunter, couldn't they fix your hair?]]
As the other Autobots arrived and battled Sixshot, Verity overheard plans for an all-out human airstrike on the warring parties. She and Jimmy stole a motorboat and police megaphone, using them to warn Ratchet of the incoming strike. With seconds to spare, Ratchet took the two humans along with him as the Autobots escaped via [[Orbital jump|orbital bounce]] to the orbiting ''[[Ark-32]]''. But the process was too traumatic for the humans to endure, leaving them lifeless. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Ratchet did manage to restore Verity and Jimmy's vital signs, but only after a prolonged flatline whose final effects on the pair were unknown. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The ''Ark-32'' then left orbit for [[Garrus-9]], apparently with the two humans still aboard. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Verity and Jimmy apparently survived the ordeal just fine, even getting some new clothes to replace their very smelly [[Earth]] duds. They had a joyful reunion with Hunter after his rescue from the Machination. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}} [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Too bad it didn't last]].

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers-Verity.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Transformers meets Dresden Codak.]]
Two years later, Verity began working with the Wreckers and became a valuable member of the crew, handling a variety of duties on the ship's bridge. She also developed an antagonistic relationship with fellow Wrecker [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. She'd been doing this for a year when the mission to reclaim [[Garrus-9]] came up, and she greeted a new batch of rookie Wreckers. [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] responded to her presence with some incredulity, figuring she must be kept around because she was a "good cleaner". Verity mocked his "cyber-sexism" and assured them that she was a valuable asset. En route to Garrus-9, their ship was blocked by a badly damaged Decepticon dropship. Verity, who was manning the ship's computers, noted that the ship was about to explode. It did, but emerging from the remains was a [[Impactor (G1)|familiar face]]... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

At the mission briefing, Kup explained to Verity who Overlord was, at which she was flabbergasted. Later, in defiance of Ultra Magnus going back to Earth, she stowed away in one of the drop pods as it went down to Garrus-9. It crashed into the main prison building on Garrus-9. As Verity emerged from the wreckage in her exo-suit, she was met by Overlord, towering over her... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Verity.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Even joined by her "fellow" Wreckers, Verity didn't stand a chance against Overlord. He remorselessly killed Rotorstorm right in front of them, prompting Perceptor to instruct [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] to keep Verity safe while the Wreckers counter-attacked. Unfortunately, Pyro tended to mimic his hero Optimus Prime in appearance, not spirit; after stuffing Verity into his chest cavity, he quickly forgot about her as the Wreckers made their escape. Verity was twisted up inside his chest like no human should be, and she failed to get his attention even by banging constantly to be let out. When Pyro finally remembered his "passenger" and released her, the jerk responded to Verity's complaints by merely scoffing at how fragile humans were. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

As the Wreckers attempted to secure [[Aequitas]], Perceptor revealed that with none of Garrus-9's personnel left, Aequitas could only be unlocked by the willing donation of a [[spark]]. Once again, Pyro earned Verity's scorn when he had an ego trip about being the same type of mech as Optimus Prime and insisted that he was a better Autobot and Wrecker than [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] because he had done "great things". Verity stingingly retorted that Pyro was no Prime and was barely even an Autobot with his self-centered egotism. However, the issue was decided when [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] stepped up and sacrificed himself to give him and his branched-spark brother [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] a dignified death. As Verity mourned Topspin's death, Ironfist downloaded the contents of Aequitas into his brain. Soon after he completed the task, a new problem presented itself: The Decepticons were burning down the door to the chamber, and the only way to stop them was to use Aequitas to detonate the [[deterrence chip]] inside the head of every prisoner at G-9, which included Impactor. Pyro and Verity voted against this, but Perceptor stated that her vote didn't count and Ironfist's vote would decide. She scoffed at the idea that Impactor's biggest fanboy would sentence him to death, but to her shock, Ironfist, now with the knowledge of Impactor's crimes, voted to detonate the chips. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Perceptor's liposuction skills left much to be desired.]]
Verity argued vigorously against setting off the deterrence chips, and finally convinced Perceptor to rescind his idea. Instead, Pyro volunteered to sacrifice himself, buying precious time for the others to run free. They made it outside and joined Springer against Overlord, causing the Phase Sixer tremendous damage...but he still kept coming. In the end, it was Verity who delivered the most crushing blow of all against Overlord: the fact that Megatron was already dead. Unlike Overlord, his great and terrible nemesis had gone on with his campaigns without a backwards glance. To him, Overlord had been nothing more than a distasteful moment in time. The beating Impactor gave him after that was hardly necessary — Overlord was defeated in his own mind already.

[[File:LSotW-InWordAndDeed.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
In the aftermath, the few survivors made it back to Ultra Magnus, and Verity finally returned to Earth. Ironfist, the Wrecker she had grown closest to, died on the way to Earth. One of his own [[Cerebro-sensitive bullet|cerebro-centric bullets]] had been making its way through his head since before the mission even began, and his number finally came up. As she went back to her normal life, Verity chronicled the final volume of ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' for Ironfist, number 332 in a 4-issue limited series. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} She still has one last thing to remember Ironfist by: a second backup he took of the Aequitas trials, given to her for safe-keeping. {{storylink|In Word and Deed}}

Ultra Magnus would later use her likeness for his [[holomatter]] avatar. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Infiltration3-VerityMeetsBumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*Verity likes Volkswagen Beetles.
*In ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|issue #1]], Verity sports a small green alien head tattoo on the back of her right shoulder, in memory of her late friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], who wore an "Alien Death Ray" shirt with a similar head on it throughout ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]''.
*In ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|issue #2]], Verity is seen having a photo of herself, [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] in their ''Infiltration''-era clothes, acting goofy. One could say they never really had time to have such a picture taken, but the Autobots ''did'' have a camera trained on them while they had the three in custody.
*At the end of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|issue #5]], Verity is seen owning a book by or about renowned British poet {{w|Alfred, Lord Tennyson}}.

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