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FIRRIB

2009-09-25T23:56:19Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

{{bigquote|Yes, in AHM Rumble is RED|[[Joana Lafuente]]}}

{{bigquote|Okay guys, let's get this right this time. Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED!|[[Derrick Wyatt]]}}

[[Image:Rumble and frenzy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Frenzy is Rumble, red is blue.]]
An acronym sometimes bandied about by fans, '''FIRRIB''' means "[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is red, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is blue". The phrase originated on [[alt.toys.transformers]] circa 1994, essentially as a (largely joking) rallying cry for those who favored [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] over various other media portrayals of the Transformers. In time, the counterpoint '''FIBRIR''' emerged, standing for "Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red". The forms RIBFIR and RIRFIB are also known.

The debate revolves around the colors of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassettes]], Rumble and Frenzy. It was [[Hasbro]]'s intent that Rumble be black and red, and Frenzy be two shades of blue. These color schemes are used in the toyline, [[Marvel Comics]] and many storybooks and ancillary media from the early years of [[Generation 1]], and naturally, it was intended for the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon series]] to render the characters in this manner as well (as proven by the show's [[production bible]], which identifies Rumble as the "red robot"). However, as a result of some unspecified error somewhere in production, the two robots had their color schemes swapped, leaving the animated incarnation of Rumble blue, and Frenzy red.

Due to the widespread recognition the cartoon received, the concept of Rumble as the blue robot was ingrained into the minds of many viewers. As such, years later, [[Fandom|fans]] would argue vehemently (though often tongue-in-cheek) over which coloration was "correct", based mainly on their personal preference for the cartoon or comic.

The FIRRIB movement was codified by a [[MUSH]] user and cartoon fan named Scott Wells in 1994<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/7f7aa2ec041325c4/d066fdb5fb0bdaf9?lnk=gst&q=FIRRIB#d066fdb5fb0bdaf9 ATT FAQ file, 1994]</ref>, who coined the acronym FIRRIB. The FIRRIB idea quickly caught on with other cartoon fans on [[alt.toys.transformers]], frequently appearing in signature files; its counterpoint, the comic- and toy-based FIBRIR, soon appeared as well. After endless discussion threads fueled by little more than personal preference, the subject eventually landed in the group's FAQ file as a do-not-ask question.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/75181b5ca5175ca3?&q=FIRRIB+FAQ ATT FAQ file, 1998]</ref>

The Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon rectified the error, making the animation match the toys by simply switching the characters' names around.

As later incarnations of the characters draw on both the cartoon and toys as influences, the waters have become muddier still:

Items in the following table are listed in release order. E.g., the original toys came first.

{|border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
!
!'''Frenzy'''
!'''Rumble'''
|-
|'''Original toys'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"| Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"| Red
|-
|'''Marvel comics'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"| Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"| Red
|-
|'''[[Ladybird Books]]'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:White;"|none
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''[[Kid Stuff]]'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:White;"|none
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''US cartoon'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|-
|'''Japanese cartoon'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''Dreamwave comics'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''Devil's Due comics'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|-
|'''IDW comics'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''Alternators toys'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:White;"|None
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''Diamond Select'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|-
|'''Music Label earphones'''
|style="color:White;background-color:Blue;"|Blue
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|'''Robot Heroes'''
|style="color:Black;background-color:White;"|None
|style="color:Black;background-color:Red;"|Red
|-
|}

It is generally agreed that pointing out Rumble was actually kinda purple in the original cartoon is not helpful (particularly since he still has blue in the places where Frenzy has red). Nor is pointing out the fact that for a brief moment in the movie (when Rumble, Frenzy, Ratbat, and Ravage jam Blaster's transmission) ''both'' of them were red.

==Footnotes==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-we-crack-shell.html Derrick Wyatt's opinion, quoted above.]
*[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/art/All-Hail-Megatron-9-cover-112520321 Likewise, the source for Joana LaFuente's response.]
*[http://www.lilformers.com/index.php/2007/03/20/lil-formers-38-rumblefrenzy/ LilFormers' answer to this dilemma.]

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Time Warrior (G1)

2009-09-24T22:47:20Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Time Warriors are devices in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Timewarrior.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not actually involved in the Time Wars.]]
'''Time Warriors''' are wristwatches used by the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and some of their [[human]] allies. That's pretty much the long and short of it. One might imagine that they could [[Heinrad|stop time]] or [[Meantime|reverse time]] or tell you the time out loud or ''something.'' But as far as anyone knows... no.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in flyers===
[[Image:PackIn EarthlingsTheSTARS Inside2.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Synchronize Swatches!]]
The Time Warriors arrived with the [[Reinforcements from Cybertron!|reinforcements from Cybertron]], and the Autobots used them to coordinate their attacks on Decepticon bases. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}}

The Autobots also made Time Warriors available to human allies, who used them to keep track of the time during their own missions. The nature of those missions is unclear; all that is known is that they were conducted while Decepticons were absent but expected to return.

{{note|The human involvement is inferred from a blurb that conspicuously uses the second person, bringing the reader into the story as a nameless character on a mission. This would become common in [[S.T.A.R.S.]]-related fiction, where the reader is being recruited as a human ally. But this particular bit is more ambiguous because it predates the introduction of S.T.A.R.S. We retroactively apply the S.T.A.R.S. storytelling model here, but it could be interpreted differently.}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Time Warrior''' (1985)

: Time Warriors are watches that look like Autobot symbols. Pressing the mouth splits the faceplate to reveal the time. That's kind of like transforming?

: They were only available as a mail-away offer, advertised via various [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]].

==Trivia==
The Time Warriors featured an LCD screen which could display a wide range of numerical values, which periodically incremented in a fixed sequence. Although publicity material typically portrayed a value of 6:32, this was merely one of several possible displays, and was no more common or significant than any of the others.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:Merchandise-only characters]]
[[Category:Watches]]

The Flames of Boltax!

2009-09-12T03:58:55Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Covers (3) */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #48
|prev=Club Con!
|next=Cold War!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #196—197
|prev2=Club Con!
|next2=Cold Comfort and Joy!
|title="The Flames of Boltax!"
|image=MarvelUS-48.jpg
|caption=This cover wins the award for "Most Blatant Case of False Promotion" in the history of the series.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=September 1988
|coverdate=January 1989
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[José Delbo]]
|inker=[[Danny Bulanadi]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Bill Oakley]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Read on, but only if you're willing to tempt madness... even death.'''

==Synopsis==
Buster Witwicky finds himself being chased by strange creatures through an alien landscape. He suddenly takes a laser blast to the chest... only to find no damage has been done at all. A moment later, Ratbat and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] re-materialize around him. It seems they had developed a new full-sensory holographic projection system called [[Realvision]] and needed a guinea pig to test it. Starscream announces that they are now prepared to review the [[Autobot]] tapes, which captures Buster's attention. Of course, Ratbat sends him back to his cell instead of letting him observe.

[[Image:Optimusprimeg1preearthmarvel2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin'...]]
Ratbat and Starscream activate the Realvision and find themselves holographically present on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] more than four million years ago, near the dawn of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]]. They witness a convoy of Autobots, consisting of the [[Triggerbot|Triggerbots]] and junior command officer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime, it seems, has come up with the idea of enlisting the aid of High Circuitmaster [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] and his vast font of knowledge, in the hopes that it can be used to end the war before it grows out of control. As the Autobots negotiate their way through several traps on the road to Boltax, they remain unaware that Megatron and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] are dogging their every move.

Back in the real world, Buster uses the time-honored "air shaft trick" to break out of his cell in order to get a look at what's on the tapes.

In Realvision, Optimus and his soldiers approach Boltax's [[Temple of Knowledge]]. The Circuitmaster's disciples allow Optimus alone to pass through and see Boltax. The Circuitmaster does not offer Prime any direct aid, but instead instructs him to seek what he's looking for inside the [[Underbase]]. (As each [[Transformer]] mind carries a DATAbase, the Underbase is said to be a collection of knowledge that UNDERlies all dataBASEs.)

Buster enters the Realvision scenario just as Optimus begins to bathe in the light of the Underbase and Megatron blasts his way in through Boltax and the disciples. Confronted by Megatron, Optimus Prime informs his enemy that the knowledge and power of the Underbase is too much for any one being to possess. Megatron blows Optimus Prime away and heads toward the Underbase. Badly injured, Optimus manages to manipulate the temple's controls and launch the Underbase on a never-ending course through space instead of letting Megatron claim it.

With the Realvision over, Ratbat and Starscream review what they've learned and recognize the power of the Underbase is not a myth, as it is generally thought in the present. What's more, Soundwave informs them that the course calculations within the cassettes tell that the Underbase will be passing through the [[Earth]]'s solar system within a week's time. Ratbat and Starscream both begin to scheme on how to capture the power of the Underbase for themselves (though Starscream does show some rare discipline by using his inner monologue instead of broadcasting his treachery for everyone to hear).

As Buster prepares to sneak off and try to warn the Autobots, he runs head-first into a wall and is discovered by the Decepticons...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Backstreet]] (6)
* [[Dogfight]] (7)
* [[Override (G1)|Override]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (10)
* [[Windsweeper]] (11)
* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (12)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (1)
|c4=
* [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] (13)
}}

==Errors==
* Not really an error, but Starscream and Buster both come across as really, REALLY thick considering how hard it is for them to grasp the Realvision concept. We bet they both shout "Don't go upstairs!!" during horror flicks, too.
* Assuming the "molten mercury mines" are literally molten mercury, they're not much of a hazard to Transformers, since mercury is "molten" at room temperature and boils well below the melting point of steel. The worst it might do is cause a short-circuit if it gets at live wires.
* Although this is common in Transformers Generation 1, Optimus Prime is given a Cybertronian truck mode, yet his robot form remains completely the same. This alternate mode is different from the Cybertronian alt mode he had in [[The Transformers (issue)| issue #1]]. In addition, Backstreet, Dogfight and Overdrive all had Earthen alt-modes while on Cybertron.

==Items of note==
* ''Part 2 of the [[Underbase Saga]]''
* Following functions given on their toys' bio cards, for the Realvision experience, [[Raindance]] provides the video and [[Grand Slam]] the audio.
* ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] are found after the main story.
* In the UK printing, the US cover is used as an interior page that is placed immediately after Megatron shoots Optimus Prime. This page doesn't mesh well with the other pages, since it exaggerates Optimus's injury, and since the art style is completely different from that of the other pages. Filler, anyone?

===UK printing===
* '''Backup strips #196:''' ''[[Action Force]]'' and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
* '''Backup strips #197:''' ''[[Action Force]]'' and ''[[Combat Colin]]''

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-48.jpg|'''US Issue 48''' - And if you believe this...
Image:MarvelUK-196.jpg|'''UK Issue 196''' - Aunt Ethel's knitting went unrecognized as a potent Decepticon weapon
Image:MarvelUK-197.jpg|'''UK Issue 197''' - And for an encore, this was a FOUR-STAR story! Ha! Ha! Ha!
</gallery>

* '''U.S. issue 48 cover:''' Megatron and a defeated Prime, by [[José Delbo]]
* '''UK issue 196 cover:''' Dogfight and Optimus Prime attacked, by [[Art Wetherell]] and [[Stephen Baskerville]]
* '''UK issue 197 cover:''' Optimus Prime being blasted, by Stephen Baskerville

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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Monstercon from Mars!

2009-09-12T03:40:31Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #45
|prev=The Cosmic Carnival!
|next=Ca$h and Car-nage!
|seriesissue2=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #190–191
|prev2=Dry Run!
|next2=Ca$h and Car-nage!
|title=Monstercon from Mars!
|image=MarvelUS-45.jpg
|caption=Shouldn't this magazine be wrapped in brown paper, and be ''behind'' the cash register?
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=
|coverdate=October 1988
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|pencils=[[José Delbo]] and [[Dave Hunt]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Bill Oakley]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|editorinchief=[[Tom DeFalco]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''...and weirder!'''

==Synopsis==
On the set of a really, [[Creepozoids_of_the_Crab_Nebula|really bad alien-monster movie]], the FX monster suddenly shorts out and explodes. Director [[Rollie Friendly]] isn't far behind, as this set-back will cost him weeks of filming. In a meeting with his PR expert [[Rollie_Friendly#Mitch_Keno|Mitch Keno]] later that day, Rollie is looking for new ideas when Keno tunes him into a local broadcast by reporter [[Brad Emory]] relating to the [[Transformer]]s.

The [[Autobot]] Sky Lynx is finally returning to [[Earth]] with his passengers, the human children nicknamed the [[Spacehikers]]. After setting down at a pre-arranged landing site, Sky Lynx releases his friends to their waiting parents. At first, Sky Lynx is willing to stick around, answer a few questions and pose for pictures. But the anti-robot hysteria of some members in the crowd quickly turns it into a mob, and he is chased away into the sky.

Keno's public relations standpoint is that, even as the villain, robot monsters will not be good for business in movies anytime soon. Instead, he suggest that Rollie check out a mysterious Bigfoot sighting from the Inquisitor. With nothing to do until his ''[[Creepozoid]]'' prop is fixed, Rollie enlists a camera crew and his two stars, [[Jake Colton]] and [[Carissa Carr]], to go creature hunting. After grabbing a local guide in [[North Carolina]] and slipping past the National Guard, Rollie and company run right into the giant Skullgrin, inside his [[pretender|organic shell]].

After a brief "fight", Rollie gets to talking with Skullgrin and offers to pay him in exchange for a movie deal. Thinking back, Skullgrin remembers that he was sent to Earth alone by his commander to establish a secret fuel depot for his [[Decepticon]] comrades. With this in mind, he makes the arrangement with Rollie to be paid in fuel for his time. After squaring things over with the National Guard, Rollie and company bring Skullgrin back to [[Hollywood]] for [[Monster_from_Mars|his big break]].

'''Skullgrin mania sweeps the country!'''
[[Image:SkullgrinMonconMars.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Queer Eye for the Straight 'Con]]
As he adjusts to his new role, Skullgrin prepares for his first live press conference. Things go a little crazy when the fleshlings actually ask him questions, but Carissa manages to calm him down in a classic ''King Kong'' / ''Beauty and the Beast'' moment. After the show, Carissa happens across a wheelchair-bound woman who is depressed about not seeing more of Skullgrin, so Carissa lets her in on a little secret: they'll be traveling to the [[Grand Canyon]] for more filming.

As the shooting continues at the Grand Canyon, Rollie calls a break and Skullgrin goes off to talk with Carissa. Once she confesses the sheer horror of her real name, Ethal Stankiewicz, Skullgrin feels the need to confide in her as well, and removes his Pretender shell for the first time. Unfortunately, the "poor woman in the wheelchair" has followed them to the Grand Canyon, and reveals herself as the robot-hating Circuit Breaker.

As Skullgrin and Circuit Breaker begin to spar with one another, Rollie catches sight of the battle and begins setting up cameras to catch it all on film. Skullgrin swipes his fleshling foe with his vibro saber, and prepares to shrapnel-blast her into oblivion until she manages to radio-override his shell and turn it against Skullgrin. The shell's strike knocks his cannons off-target, shattering the cliffside under Carissa's feet. While Rollie just continues to roll film, the poor actress is about to fall to her death. Skullgrin is willing to let her, as he feels betrayed by Carissa telling Circuit Breaker where to find him, but Josie does her good deed for the millennium and tells him Carissa never did anything to harm him.

As Skullgrin moves the actress to safety, Circuit Breaker overwhelms him with her electro-bolts and is ready to move in for the kill when Rollie yells that he'll pay her double bucks to kill Skullgrin on film for him. Momentarily more disgusted with her own race rather than the Transformers, Circuit Breaker fries Rollie's equipment and takes off, leaving Skullgrin alive but injured at the bottom of the canyon.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (6)
|c2=
* [[Skullgrin]] (12)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (13)
|c3=
* [[Carissa Carr]] (1)
* [[Jake Colton]] (2)
* [[Rollie Friendly]] (3)
* [[Rollie Friendly#Mitch Keno|Mitch Keno]] (4)
* [[Brad Emory]] (5)
* [[Samuel Wainwright]] (7)
* [[Allan Silver]] (8)
* [[Robin Lindley]] (9)
* [[Jed Lindley]] (10)
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (11)
}}

==Errors==
* Scorponok sent Skullgrin to Earth because, as a giant skeletal minotaur-thing, he'd "arouse less suspicion" than a normal Decepticon. Yup, works for me.
* Along the same lines {{m-}} the U.S. military seem perfectly willing to surrender a giant alien monster to a movie producer? Sure. Why not?
* And the producer is more than happy to pay the giant alien monster actor in fuel? Even though he doesn't have a car or anything? Hey, who hasn't?
* And Skullgrin's favorite part about this plan was that no one was going to get hurt? Sure sounds likes the Skullgrin we all know.

==Items of note==
* Ridiculous as it sounds, it's entirely possible that Skullgrin mania swept the country without the Autobots knowing about it. As of U.S. #44, all the Autobots of Earth were still trapped on the moon following the departure of ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' for [[Nebulos]].
* Placards brought to protest Sky Lynx's landing include, "Let 'em Rust", "DOWN with the ROBOT" and "DIE, Robots!" There was also the slightly more creative "Reck the Robots", with the r of 'Reck' also serving as the r for robots.
* In the previous issue, [[Berko]] was a passenger on Sky Lynx along with the Spacehikers, and he expressed some interest in returning to Earth. [[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|When we next encounter Berko]], he and Sky Lynx are working as partners, and Berko is contemptuous of humans. It's safe to assume he's on board Sky Lynx during this issue (and just chooses to stay there). One might speculate that the abuse Sky Lynx receives here convinces Berko not to stay on Earth, but this is not explicitly supported by the text.
* Sky Lynx leaving Earth was very fortunate for him, since it means he doesn't get offed during the imminent [[Underbase Saga]].
* This story is recalled in "[[King Con!]]" when [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] makes fun of Skullgrin for his time as a movie star and calls him a "fleshling-lover" over and over.

===References===
* The Spacehikers joined the Transformers cast in issue [[Child's Play (issue)|#35 ("Child's Play")]] and began their return journey to earth in issue [[The Cosmic Carnival!|#44 ("The Cosmic Carnival!")]].
* Circuit Breaker's flashback references events primarily from issues [[The Worse of Two Evils!|#6 ("The Worse of Two Evils!")]] and #9 [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|#9 ("DIS-Integrated Circuits!")]].
* Skullgrin is paid in [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] oil.
* One of the reporters at Skullgrin's press conference is reading an issue of ''Marvel Universe''.

===UK printing===
====UK issue 190====
* '''Backup strips:''' ''[[Visionaries]]'' and ''[[Combat Colin]]'' 
* Unusually this issue's opening splash page was edited to make it larger for the UK comics' larger pages. This amounted to just making the shadow at the bottom of the page larger and giving the Creepozoid a finished toe.
* An editorial note was added to Circuit Breaker's flashback.
* Several lines of dialog in this issue were changed from the U.S. version for the UK audience. "Nix the close-ups" became "FORGET close-ups" and references to Skullgrin being paid "points" was changed to "bonuses" for the UK version.
* In the [[Dread Tidings]] for issue #190, Dreadwind clears up confusion about who is named who in the Powermaster's ad in the UK comics, as well as answering the question of whether Transformers go to sleep.
* This issue features [[Transformers A-Z]] profiles on [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].

====UK issue 191====
* '''Backup strips:''' ''[[Action Force]]'' and ''Combat Colin'' 
* The cover of the comic the reporter at Skullgrin's press conference is reading was changed from an issue of ''Marvel Universe'' to the U.S. cover of this story. The image is only partly angled and not correctly aligned to the outline the reporter is holding.
* In the Dread Tidings for issue #191, Dreadwind covered that [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s lack of UK appearances had been rectified in the 1987 annual story "[[Ark Duty]]" and continued to tease about the upcoming ''[[Time Wars]]''.
* This issue includes an ad for ''[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'' #1 that includes a summary of Death's Head's career before he got his own solo series. The ad is worthy of note because it is one of the few times after his leaving its pages that direct reference is made to his adventures in Transformers.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-45.jpg|'''US Issue 45''' - If this was made in Japan, it could have gone horribly wrong...
Image:MarvelUK-190.jpg|'''UK Issue 190''' - The only thing worse than robots — B movies.
Image:MarvelUK-191.jpg|'''UK Issue 191''' - We always hurt the ones we are.
</gallery>
* '''U.S. issue 45 cover:''' Circuit Breaker vs Skullgrin by [[Bob Budiansky]]
* '''UK issue 190 cover:''' Circuit Breaker and a Skullgrin poster by [[Stephen Baskerville]]
* '''UK issue 191 cover:''' Skullgrin's shell fighting his inner robot by [[Art Wetherell]] and Stephen Baskerville

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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Talk:M&M's

2009-08-21T22:07:55Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

You guys need to see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPmACq0Cvvk
Prime acts like a total jerk in this commercial. I am speechless. --[[User:Liberal Noob|Liberal Noob]] 18:02, 11 June 2009 (EDT)

== Site's dead ==

The site is gone. Did anyone make snaps of the original characters? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:24, 8 August 2009 (EDT)

== Immortalised in sugar ==

It's quite common for movie stars to be turned into toys (I remember a television interview in which Jeff Goldblum showed off the difference between his "Jurassic Park" and "Independence Day" figures), but is the first instances of an actual person being turned into an ''M&M''? I imagine that there were chocolate bars with e.g. Luke Skywalker embossed on them, but this might be the first of a new breed. -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 18:07, 21 August 2009 (EDT)

Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

2009-08-19T18:32:33Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* External Links */ Updated link for fansite (post-Geocities)

[[Image:Convoynonazotitle.png|right|180px|thumb|Convoy no Nazo title screen.]]
'''''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''''' (トランスフォーマー　コンボイの謎 ''Transformers: Convoy no Nazo'') was a video game developed by ISCO and distributed by [[Takara]] for the [[Famicom]] (the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System). The player controlled [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his mission to find the whereabouts of the missing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Along his quest, Ultra Magnus faces various [[Decepticon]] threats, including [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-like fighter jets, the [[Combiner|Combiners]] [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and a final battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]].

Upon completing the game (and collecting the hidden letters to form RODIMUS), the player was given the option of starting again at level one, this time playing as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. Rodimus Prime has a new vehicle mode, but his robot mode was simply a recolored Ultra Magnus.

[[Image:Convoynonazoscreen.png|right|180px|thumb|Ultra Magnus tries not to get his ass kicked ''by the first enemy.'']]
Despite his name being in the title of the game, Optimus Prime only appears in-game twice. First during the start screen, when his head explodes and reassembles as the player's sprite, and later his head reappears colored gray right at the end of level 7.

This game is also somewhat notorious for being extremely difficult to the point of frustration, thanks to dodgy hit mechanics and sluggish control. (Specifically, a single hit of ANY kind will kill Ultra Magnus, whereas the majority of enemies require multiple hits to be destroyed.)

In 2008, Mystery of Convoy was made available on the Wii's [[wikipedia:Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] service in Japan. It cost 500 Wii points.

==Cheat Codes==
{| border=1
|+Memory Address Cheat Codes
!Address
!Value
!Effect
!Side Effect
|----
|0069
|3
|Always have three lives
|----
|0053
|20
|Indestructible
|Music restarts everytime you are hit
|----
|0053
|40
|Shot Power Up
|----
|0053
|60
|Indestructible and Shot Power Up
|}

==Notes==
* The English title on the package of the game is mistakenly labeled as "Mystery of Comboy".

==External Links==
* [http://www.pleasesavemerobots.com/scrambledcity/ Perhaps the most comprehensive ''Convoy no Nazo'' site online, with screencaps, hints, and .ROM files.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_lHEfl5oPI ''Convoy no Nazo'' commercial on YouTube]
* [http://www.gametrailers.com/player/51566.html Angry Video Game Nerd's review at Gametrailers.com]

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[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]

Omega Supreme (G1)

2009-08-19T18:09:19Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Generation 1 */

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:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s that dare face him on the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|Omega Supreme: always prepared.|Omega Supreme|"[[Blaster Blues]]"}}

:''Preliminary name'': '''Fortress Maximus'''
:''Italian name'': '''Megarobot'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szuper Omega'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]

Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] [[Robo-Smasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend another city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He tracked them down and tried to change the builders back into Autobots, but the process was irreversible, and the treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush by the Smasher. The Robo-Smasher attacked Omega, but it was destroyed before it could convert him.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[Image:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Storytime: informative.]]

Some time after these events transpired — after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' — the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

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{{Storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{Storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{Storylink|The God Gambit}}

He got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

In late 1985, the Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when they intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon]]s, the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s'' life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reacted one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{Storylink|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron]], his space transport was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to Junkion to investigate the strange behaviour of the Junkions. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. On arriving on Junkion Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from Galvatron's cannon mode but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{Storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Omega_comics.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Almost immediately after [[Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Constructed by Grapple and given life by Prime's [[Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobots as the Ark's last line of defense. With Omega completed, the Autobots were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime took advantage of immediately. As the Autobots attacked the Decepticon headquarters, Megatron, unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, but Omega Supreme transformed and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{Storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Size: indeterminate.]]

Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as Ratchet tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. At Prime's funeral, Omega placed his body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by Grimlock and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{Storylink|King of the Hill!}} Later, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Match: Met.]]

Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme - and [[:Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over]]. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue -- however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{Storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

Pieces of him were seen in Ratchet's repair bay, but he was never shown to be functional again. {{Storylink|Back from the Dead}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. After falling out with the other members of the operation, Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]]. They ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:OmegaSupreme_SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Privacy: Requested. Discharge: Imminent.]]

Omega Supreme is largely a non-participant in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Predating the notion of factions and having survived two [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], he remains in seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. Though nominally allied with the Autobots, he remains outside of the conflict for fear of escalating it due to the firepower he commands. Instead, he exists as a resource to Primes in times of doubt. However, he did participate in the Autobot/Decepticon battle to stop [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Omega Supreme is one of the few living Transformers to remember the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Believing that the Transformer race should exercise a slow inner growth through intellectual contemplation, he frequently clashed with the expansionist [[Nova Prime]], who felt Cybertron's destiny lay in the conquest of other worlds. After the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s departure and Nova Prime's disappearance, Omega Supreme discovered a horrific creation of theirs: [[Monstructor]]. He sealed the gestalt in a dimensionally-displaced prison to prevent it from devastating Cybertron and escalating the burgeoning conflict. Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to him for advice. While the two were talking, Monstructor — somehow freed from captivity — attacked. Omega Supreme told Optimus Prime the truth about himself, Nova Prime, and Monstructor. Though Optimus Prime succeeded in defeating the gestalt, he condemned Omega Supreme for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

{{Note|As he was defeated very easily by a single gestalt, this version of Omega is either considerably weaker than others, or the gestalts are considerably ''stronger'' in this continuity. Omega seems to believe the latter.}}

When the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of Galvatron and Cyclonus for Jetfire, informing him that they too had been aboard the first ''Ark'' millions of years ago. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|200px|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]

Omega Supreme would appear some time later, after the Decepticons had executed a galaxy-wide assault on Autobot outposts, whose security systems had all been shut down by Bombshell's use of the Headmaster technology present within Hunter O'Nion. Alerted by a presumed futile distress call sent by Hot Rod, Omega arrived on Cybertron to assist the group of Autobot survivors, who were stranded there and about to be devoured by the Swarm. Omega's arrival on the battlefield almost instantly turned the tide, and he apologised for taking so long. When questioned about his survival (Prowl stated the Decepticons would've sent an entire ''army'' to take down Omega), Omega gave a simple explanation: "I am Omega Supreme." At Prime's request, he transformed to shuttle mode, allowing the weary Autobots to board and disembark for Earth. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

Later, when he arrived on Earth, he engaged [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. We didn't see much of the fight, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] ordered him to take it somewhere else to avoid damaging the city, but in the part that we did see, Omega was winning. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} At the Statue of Liberty, Omega and Devastator duked it out, before Omega took the gestalt out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Woops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1OmegaSupreme_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

:Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company other than [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. In this case, and in common with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Omega Supreme was licensed by a company called Toybox. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. In June 2008 TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their "[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]" ''Generation 1'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]. The new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head.

: The retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot]], available through the online [[e-Hobby]] store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1OmegaSpreem_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/treads

:As an [[Action Master Elite]], Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the [[Action Master]] line that can actually transform to some extent, in this case transforming into a Cybertronian tank, though the "transformation" itself merely consists of him bending over. A button on back of the tank turret, when pressed, spins the front half of the turret. In robot mode, he carries the front of his tank as a treaded gun.

:Omega Spreem, as with the other Action Master Elites, was only released in Europe and Australasia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''

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===Merchandise===
[[Image:Ark_Globe.jpg|thumb|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the snow globe's base.

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[[Image:Omega_statue.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Pose: [[Pat_Lee#Transformers_by_Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
*'''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

:Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. He's in scale with G1 toys.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Repaint: [[Black repaint|black]].]]
*Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "[http://1501bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html Super Change Robo Mechabot-1]", produced by a company called [[Toybox]] (an origin he shares with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]). As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run, and it seems that he was not released in the United Kingdom, either; part of the reason for the latter omission is presumably due to the fact that the Mechabot-1 mold was licensed to a UK company called Grandstand and sold as [http://megatronofcybertron2.homestead.com/omegatron.html Omegatron], part of Grandstand's ''Convertors'' toyline.

*Originally, Omega Supreme was going to be named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], due to Hasbro wanting to use the name on something.

*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.

*Omega Supreme can seemingly launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to robot mode even though a good number of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his rocket mode is seen to be inexplicably landing on his base mode which is already waiting at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
*Omega rarely spoke in the animated series, and then it was usually just two or three words. This, however, was by choice, as he can speak normally if prompted.
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel_UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, [[External Forces!]], Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[Durabylium]] Steel."
*Omega Spreem (the name of Omega Supreme's Action Master Elite form) is actually one possible transliteration of the Katakana (i.e. Japanese) version of "Omega Supreme". Thus it is probably a typo resulting from the name "Omega Supreme" going from English to Japanese, and then back to English again. ''[[Romanization|Well]]''.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm Omega Supreme at TFU.info]
* [http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm Omega Spreem at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Omega_Supreme Omega Supreme's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category: Action Masters]]
[[Category: Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Autobot bases]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]

Omega Supreme (G1)

2009-08-19T18:06:48Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Generation 1 */

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{{disambig3|Omega Supreme}}

:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s that dare face him on the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|Omega Supreme: always prepared.|Omega Supreme|"[[Blaster Blues]]"}}

:''Preliminary name'': '''Fortress Maximus'''
:''Italian name'': '''Megarobot'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szuper Omega'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]

Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] [[Robo-Smasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend another city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He tracked them down and tried to change the builders back into Autobots, but the process was irreversible, and the treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush by the Smasher. The Robo-Smasher attacked Omega, but it was destroyed before it could convert him.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[Image:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Storytime: informative.]]

Some time after these events transpired — after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' — the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

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{{Storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{Storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} {{Storylink|The God Gambit}}

He got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

In late 1985, the Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when they intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon]]s, the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s'' life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reacted one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{Storylink|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron]], his space transport was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to Junkion to investigate the strange behaviour of the Junkions. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. On arriving on Junkion Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from Galvatron's cannon mode but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{Storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Omega_comics.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Almost immediately after [[Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Constructed by Grapple and given life by Prime's [[Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobots as the Ark's last line of defense. With Omega completed, the Autobots were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime took advantage of immediately. As the Autobots attacked the Decepticon headquarters, Megatron, unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, but Omega Supreme transformed and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{Storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Size: indeterminate.]]

Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as Ratchet tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. At Prime's funeral, Omega placed his body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by Grimlock and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{Storylink|King of the Hill!}} Later, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{Storylink|Totaled!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Match: Met.]]

Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme - and [[:Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over]]. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue -- however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{Storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

Pieces of him were seen in Ratchet's repair bay, but he was never shown to be functional again. {{Storylink|Back from the Dead}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. After falling out with the other members of the operation, Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]]. They ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:OmegaSupreme_SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Privacy: Requested. Discharge: Imminent.]]

Omega Supreme is largely a non-participant in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Predating the notion of factions and having survived two [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], he remains in seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. Though nominally allied with the Autobots, he remains outside of the conflict for fear of escalating it due to the firepower he commands. Instead, he exists as a resource to Primes in times of doubt. However, he did participate in the Autobot/Decepticon battle to stop [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Omega Supreme is one of the few living Transformers to remember the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Believing that the Transformer race should exercise a slow inner growth through intellectual contemplation, he frequently clashed with the expansionist [[Nova Prime]], who felt Cybertron's destiny lay in the conquest of other worlds. After the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s departure and Nova Prime's disappearance, Omega Supreme discovered a horrific creation of theirs: [[Monstructor]]. He sealed the gestalt in a dimensionally-displaced prison to prevent it from devastating Cybertron and escalating the burgeoning conflict. Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to him for advice. While the two were talking, Monstructor — somehow freed from captivity — attacked. Omega Supreme told Optimus Prime the truth about himself, Nova Prime, and Monstructor. Though Optimus Prime succeeded in defeating the gestalt, he condemned Omega Supreme for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

{{Note|As he was defeated very easily by a single gestalt, this version of Omega is either considerably weaker than others, or the gestalts are considerably ''stronger'' in this continuity. Omega seems to believe the latter.}}

When the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of Galvatron and Cyclonus for Jetfire, informing him that they too had been aboard the first ''Ark'' millions of years ago. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|200px|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]

Omega Supreme would appear some time later, after the Decepticons had executed a galaxy-wide assault on Autobot outposts, whose security systems had all been shut down by Bombshell's use of the Headmaster technology present within Hunter O'Nion. Alerted by a presumed futile distress call sent by Hot Rod, Omega arrived on Cybertron to assist the group of Autobot survivors, who were stranded there and about to be devoured by the Swarm. Omega's arrival on the battlefield almost instantly turned the tide, and he apologised for taking so long. When questioned about his survival (Prowl stated the Decepticons would've sent an entire ''army'' to take down Omega), Omega gave a simple explanation: "I am Omega Supreme." At Prime's request, he transformed to shuttle mode, allowing the weary Autobots to board and disembark for Earth. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

Later, when he arrived on Earth, he engaged [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. We didn't see much of the fight, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] ordered him to take it somewhere else to avoid damaging the city, but in the part that we did see, Omega was winning. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} At the Statue of Liberty, Omega and Devastator duked it out, before Omega took the gestalt out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Woops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1OmegaSupreme_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

:As with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company called Toy Box, rather than [[TakaraTomy |Takara]]. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. In June 2008 TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their "[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]" ''Generation 1'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]. The new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head.

: The retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot]], available through the online [[e-Hobby]] store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1OmegaSpreem_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/treads

:As an [[Action Master Elite]], Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the [[Action Master]] line that can actually transform to some extent, in this case transforming into a Cybertronian tank, though the "transformation" itself merely consists of him bending over. A button on back of the tank turret, when pressed, spins the front half of the turret. In robot mode, he carries the front of his tank as a treaded gun.

:Omega Spreem, as with the other Action Master Elites, was only released in Europe and Australasia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''

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===Merchandise===
[[Image:Ark_Globe.jpg|thumb|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the snow globe's base.

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[[Image:Omega_statue.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Pose: [[Pat_Lee#Transformers_by_Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
*'''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

:Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. He's in scale with G1 toys.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Repaint: [[Black repaint|black]].]]
*Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "[http://1501bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html Super Change Robo Mechabot-1]", produced by a company called [[Toybox]] (an origin he shares with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]). As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run, and it seems that he was not released in the United Kingdom, either; part of the reason for the latter omission is presumably due to the fact that the Mechabot-1 mold was licensed to a UK company called Grandstand and sold as [http://megatronofcybertron2.homestead.com/omegatron.html Omegatron], part of Grandstand's ''Convertors'' toyline.

*Originally, Omega Supreme was going to be named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], due to Hasbro wanting to use the name on something.

*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.

*Omega Supreme can seemingly launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to robot mode even though a good number of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his rocket mode is seen to be inexplicably landing on his base mode which is already waiting at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
*Omega rarely spoke in the animated series, and then it was usually just two or three words. This, however, was by choice, as he can speak normally if prompted.
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel_UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, [[External Forces!]], Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[Durabylium]] Steel."
*Omega Spreem (the name of Omega Supreme's Action Master Elite form) is actually one possible transliteration of the Katakana (i.e. Japanese) version of "Omega Supreme". Thus it is probably a typo resulting from the name "Omega Supreme" going from English to Japanese, and then back to English again. ''[[Romanization|Well]]''.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm Omega Supreme at TFU.info]
* [http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm Omega Spreem at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Omega_Supreme Omega Supreme's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Decepticon Patrol

2009-08-16T14:08:51Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Flip! Put back rest of article.

{{picsneeded}}

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Marvel Books|Marvel Books coloring books]]
|prev=Bumblebee to the Rescue!
|next=Search for Treasure Under the Sea
|title="Decepticon Patrol"
|image=Decepticonpatrol-frontcover.jpg
|caption=Megatron totally doesn't care that his army is on fire.
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|coverdate=1984
|written by=[[Dwight Jon Zimmerman]]
|art by=[[Charles Nicholas]] and [[Phil Lord]]
}}

'''The Decepticons search for a factory that they can use to build an army!'''

==Synopsis==
We are introduced to the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as some of their special abilities. Bumblebee can see things that are very far away! Megatron declares that this is the [[Decepticon Day|Day of the Decepticons]], and sends his troops to find a factory they can use to build an army.

Prime suspects something is up, because it's too peaceful, and sends Bumblebee and Mirage to scout. Meanwhile, the Decepticon Planes fail to find any factories in the middle of the ocean, the top of a mountain range, or in low-orbital space. The gargantuan Ravage doesn't find any Autobots in the jungle. Laserbeak sees an automobile factory and flips out, reporting to Megatron that an army of Autobots is being constructed. Mirage and Bumblebee overhear this and report back to Prime.

Prime gets a brilliant inspiration, and orders Huffer to dig a huge hole. Bumblebee spots the Decepticons approaching. Prime has Mirage create a mirage<ref>A mirage is something that looks real, but isn't.</ref> of a factory over the hole. The Decepticons attack, but not even Megatron's "energy cannon" can damage the illusory factory. Ravage suspects a ruse, and tackles Mirage, ending the mirage.

Ratchet repairs Mirage, Bumblebee stops Laserbeak with an electrified net, Huffer overpowers Starscream and Thundercracker, and Mirage gets his revenge on Ravage via a ferocious attack of "electric balls". The battle ends when Prime throws Megatron and Skywarp(?) into space, which should keep them out of trouble.

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
}}

==Quotes==
"I'll teach you to attack me from behind!" 
"Ouch! Those electric balls really hurt!"
:—'''Mirage''' and '''Ravage''' are so right.

"I'm putting you two into orbit. That should keep you out of trouble!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' casually pitches his enemies into the thermosphere.

==Notes==
* Various activities are interspersed through the story, such as connect-the-dots, Huffer's Word Maze and several unscramble-the-message pages ("Factory not hurt", Starscream reports to Megatron.)

* The art is completely off-the-wall. While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] are drawn as in the early comic, the rest of the characters' robot modes are unique to this work, and decidedly strange, including a bug-eyed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and an eyeliner-wearing [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Odd artwork makes it look as if [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] has a moustache.<ref>http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol/patrol-12.jpg</ref>

* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] has a nice hat. He is ignored by the other Decepticons through the entire book.

* Thundercracker totally has [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s head bobber.

* Ravage is drawn looming over an elephant. It's not clear from context if the elephant is tiny or Ravage is huge, but the evidence leans toward the latter.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol.html "Decepticon Patrol"] at Steve-o's Transformers Site.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

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Decepticon Patrol

2009-08-16T14:07:49Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Clarified Mirage's moustache status (as per talk page); reference

{{picsneeded}}

==Notes==
* Various activities are interspersed through the story, such as connect-the-dots, Huffer's Word Maze and several unscramble-the-message pages ("Factory not hurt", Starscream reports to Megatron.)

* The art is completely off-the-wall. While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] are drawn as in the early comic, the rest of the characters' robot modes are unique to this work, and decidedly strange, including a bug-eyed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and an eyeliner-wearing [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Odd artwork makes it look as if [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] has a moustache.<ref>http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol/patrol-12.jpg</ref>

* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] has a nice hat. He is ignored by the other Decepticons through the entire book.

* Thundercracker totally has [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s head bobber.

* Ravage is drawn looming over an elephant. It's not clear from context if the elephant is tiny or Ravage is huge, but the evidence leans toward the latter.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol.html "Decepticon Patrol"] at Steve-o's Transformers Site.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Articles in need of images]]
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Talk:Decepticon Patrol

2009-08-16T14:03:43Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

Not to mention that Ravage almost squashes an elephant. Yikes. I actually had this one as a kid and thought that the 'bots looked bizarre- particularly Bumblebee. [[User:Dj convoy|Dj convoy]] 20:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not seeing the mustache?

:I think it's a misinterpretation of [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol/patrol-12.jpg this scan here]. It looks as if Mirage has an old-fashioned fighter pilot twirly moustache, but I think it's actually supposed to be his mouth (compare his face with that of Bumblebee to the right). In other scans (e.g. [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol/patrol-34.jpg this one] and the line-up [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/coloring/patrol/patrol-09.jpg here]) Mirage's face furniture seems to consist of, from top to bottom, nostrils, a mouth, and a dimple in his chin, or possibly one of those little goatee micro-beards that were popular in the 1990s amongst slacker types such as e.g. Steve Buscemi. I do not see a moustache. -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 10:03, 16 August 2009 (EDT)

United States Navy

2009-08-15T15:58:32Z

Ashley Pomeroy: "dialouge"

The '''United States Navy''' (USN) is the sea branch of the [[United States]] [[United States Military|Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy on [[Earth]], larger than that of many other [[human]] navies combined.

==Generation 1==
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===Dreamwave Transformers/G.I. Joe comics===
The [[U.S.S. Hama|U.S.S. ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in 1939. After its destruction, a map of the [[Fera Islands]], as well as the emblems of the Decepticons and Cobra, were carved into a fragment of its hull by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Destro]]. The fragment ended up at [[Sumbergh RAF Base]] on the [[Shetland Islands]], where it directed the nascent [[G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. {{storylink|The Line}}

==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===Transformers (2007) film===
Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the [[President of the United States|President]] dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After [[Frenzy (Movie)|the attack on]] [[Air Force One]] which succeeded in both hacking the military network and introducing a virus into the system, [[Admiral Brigham]] opined to the assembled Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense [[John Keller]] that the only countries with this sort of capability would be [[Russia]], North Korea and perhaps [[China]]. He was refuted by [[Maggie Madsen]] (the young analyst who detected the hack) who explained that the capabilities required to hack their systems at such speed were beyond known technology. Brigham retorted by showing the increased North Korean naval activity, but was not impressed when Madsen pointed out that it was probably a precaution against the US's own naval movements.

Later, when Secretary Keller discovered that no foreign power on [[Earth]] was responsible for the events in Qatar, he ordered the battle groups to turn their ships around and return to US territory immediately.

After the defeat of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

====Notable personnel====
[[Admiral Brigham]] oversaw U.S. Navy operations at the Pentagon.

=====U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' (CVN-72)=====
[[Image:Movie2007_USS_AbrahamLincoln.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
''The U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' is the fifth ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier in the US Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after President [[Abraham Lincoln]].''

The U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'''s battle group was one of those that were sent regional hot spots shortly after the attack on SOCCENT Qatar. They returned to United States territorial waters after the Pentagon learned that no other nation was responsible for the attack.

:*[[Wikipedia:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|More information about the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln on Wikipedia]]''
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{{note|Footage of the carrier groups was unaltered footage of modern carrier groups that had been filmed for one of [[Michael Bay]]'s previous films, ''Pearl Harbor''.}}

=====U.S.S. ''Shoup'' (DDG-86)=====
[[Image:Movie2007_USS_Shoup_dumpingMegs.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
''The U.S.S. ''Shoup'' is an ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer in the US Navy. The ship was named for General David M. Shoup (1904–1983), the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps.''

When the US Government decided to dispose of the Decepticon remains, the U.S.S. ''Shoup'' was tasked with dumping Megatron and Blackout's bodies into the Laurentian Abyss.

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Shoup (DDG-86)|More information about the U.S.S. Shoup on Wikipedia]]''
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=====SH-60 Seahawk=====
''The [[Sikorsky]] '''SH-60 Seahawk''' is a multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the airframe of the [[United States Army]] UH-60 Black Hawk.''

Two Seahawks pulled Megatron's body from the aft deck of the U.S.S. ''Shoup'' and dropped him into the Atlantic Ocean.

:*''[[Wikipedia:SH-60 Seahawk|More information about the SH-60 Seahawk on Wikipedia]]''

===Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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{{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===Revenge of the Fallen (film)===
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{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

=====U.S.S. ''Topeka'' (SSN-754)=====
''The U.S.S. ''Topeka'' is a ''Los Angeles''-class submarine, and the third US Navy ship to be named for Topeka, Kansas.''

The ''Topeka'' was on patrol in the Atlantic ocean when her crew detected four large objects rapidly descending towards the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss, where the remains of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] lay. Soon afterwards, they detected ''six'' objects headed straight for them and tried to engage emergency maneuvers, but the ''Topeka'' was destroyed when the resurrected Megatron collided with and ruptured her hull.

{{note| At least one shot was recycled footage from [[Wikipedia:Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]], specifically the stern view of the sub trailing a Towed Sonar Array; The distinctive hump over the top of the sub is the Missile compartment of an [[Wikipedia:Ohio class|Ohio class]] Ballistic Missile submarine. }}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Topeka (SSN-754)|More information about the U.S.S. Topeka on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71)=====
[[Image:Rotf-sinkingcarrier.jpg|thumb|right|400px| ]]

''The U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'' is the fourth ''Nimitz''-class super carrier in the US Navy, named for President Theodore Roosevelt''.

During [[The Fallen]]'s invasion of Earth, Decepticon [[Transition form|transition forms]] under his command hurtled down from space and destroyed the ''Theodore Roosevelt'' off the east coast of the United States. The Fallen himself clambered onto the stern of the broken ship in victory as she sank beneath the waves.

{{Note|Footage for the transition forms flying down towards the carrier group was once again the unaltered footage of the modern U.S.S. ''Abraham Lincoln'' shot for ''Pearl Harbor''. One can tell by the identical formation and disposition of the ships in the group (albeit seen from a different angle) to those in the overhead fleet shot from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, as well as the ''Lincoln'''s hull number of 72 on the bow of the flight deck. However, when the transition forms crash into the carrier, the footage used is of the [[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|''U.S.S. John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)]], as the carrier only carries aircraft currently serving in the US Navy, and was the carrier used for filming. The CGI shots of the damaged and later sinking carrier correctly show the hull number 71 on the island, and 74 on the flight deck as it sinks; possibly since it was easy to remove the crossbar from a 4 to create a 1. Regardless of these issues, The carrier that is reported sinking is the ''Theodore Roosevelt''.}}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|More information about the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)=====
''The U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'' is the seventh ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier in the US Navy, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.''

During the climactic battle in Egypt, former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]] radioed the ''John C. Stennis'' to ask for an urgent strike against the Decepticon [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who was smashing his way into the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to find the [[Solar Harvester|solar harvester]]. The dubious [[Captain Wilder|captain]] of the ''Stennis'' was convinced to order the attack when Simmons provided his Sector Seven credentials, his intimate knowledge of secret military hardware, and the warning of the possible death toll that would occur if they failed. The ''Stennis'' provided air support for the beleaguered [[NEST]]-[[Autobot]] forces by launching her squadrons of F-18 Hornets.

After the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots and their human friends were transported home aboard the ''Stennis''.

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|More information about the U.S.S. John C. Stennis on Wikipedia]]''

=====U.S.S. ''Kidd'' (DDG-100)=====

''The U.S.S. ''Kidd'' is an ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer in the US Navy. The ship was named for Admiral Issac C. Kidd, an admiral who died aboard U.S.S. ''Arizona'' during the attack on Pearl Harbor''

After convincing the captain of the ''Stennis'', Seymour Simmons arranged to have the ''Kidd'' fire her classified prototype [[railgun]] at Devastator. The high-velocity round smashed the Decepticon's right arm to pieces, sending him tumbling down to the ground, where he broke up.

{{Note| While dialogue mentions U.S.S. Kidd, the ship actually shown is [[Wikipedia:USS Preble (DDG-88)|''U.S.S. Preble'' (DDG-88)]]. Both destroyers were part of the [[Wikipedia:USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|''U.S.S. John C. Stennis'' (CVN-74)]] carrier battle group during filming. The comic adaptation furthermore depicts the previous [[Wikipedia:USS Kidd (DDG-993)|U.S.S. Kidd]], now serving in the Navy of Taiwan.}}

:*''[[Wikipedia:USS Kidd (DDG-100)|More information about the U.S.S. Kidd on Wikipedia]]''
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]] and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy on the Wikipedia]]

[[Category:United States military|*]]

The Rebirth, Part 3

2009-08-15T15:58:28Z

Ashley Pomeroy: "dialouge"

{{episode
|image=Rebirth 3 title shot.JPG
|caption="Uh, I know this was Megatron's usual line, but...RETREAT!"
|series=G1toon
|ep=98
|title="The Rebirth, Part 3"
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|production code=6701-3
|airdate=[[November 11]], 1987
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The battle for the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber comes to an end.'''

:''Japanese title:'' ("The Biggest Crisis of the Galaxy")
:''German title:'' "'''Die Wiedergeburt, Teil 3'''" ("The Rebirth, Part 3")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Rebirth 3 Decepticons Hive.JPG|left|150px|thumb|"You mean you don't like the whole master idea, Mighty Galvatron?" "OF COURSE I DON'T! HOW DID YOU THINK I'D REACT?!"]]

With the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the [[Autobot]]s scatter, but [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] are captured. As the [[Decepticon]]s depart in Scorponok, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] orders the Autobots to move out. However, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] insists on letting him and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] remain behind. Though Optimus believes that Spike is their only hope if [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] should activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], he relents.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s forces are fighting off the Decepticons, but the tide is turned when the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster]]s arrive, allowing Galvatron to claim victory. [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] explain what happened on [[Nebulos]], but Galvatron is so disgusted that he's on the verge of reducing all of them to [[scrap]]. However, [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] explains that he has the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]], and has control over Scorponok. Though still disgusted, Galvatron agrees to at least talk, while ordering a new rocket he installed on Cybertron to be activated. They prepare to torture Daniel, but Arcee gives them the Key.

[[Image:Rebirth 3 Earth Cybertron.JPG|right|150px|thumb|"They're going to collide!" "No, they're going to combine into a Duocon!"]]

Heading for Cybertron, Optimus receives a vision from the [[Spark|spirit]] of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], telling the Autobot leader to preserve the key at all costs. However, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] inform Prime that Cybertron has disappeared. Realizing Galvatron's intentions, Optimus orders the shuttle to head for [[Earth]]. On Cybertron, which has entered the [[Solar system|Sol system]], Galvatron reveals that he intends to activate the Plasma Energy Chamber, and let the [[Plasma energy|energy]] spread out and cause the [[sun]] to nova, destroying Earth and Cybertron. On Nebulos, Spike and Cerebros locate the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s city, and begin using long-abandoned controls to begin modifying the city.

[[Image:Rebirth 3 FortMax Scorponok.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Scale be damned.]]

Landing on Cybertron, the Autobots discover that their comrades have had their [[power pack]]s removed, and their lives will end if they do not get immediate [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]. The Nebulans think that they should just destroy the Key, lest the released energy reach Nebulos. However, Prime remains adamant, explaining that [[Vector Sigma]] has a plan. Unwilling to take the risk, the Nebulans simply abandon the Autobots and head to destroy the key, pursued by the weaponless and headless Autobots. However, they are attacked by the Decepticons, who are preparing to leave. Just then, Spike and Cerebros arrive in the Hive's converted city, which [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], with Spike and Cerebros as its components. Fort Max engages Scorponok, causing the Decepticons and the Hive to flee. Spike and the Nebulans deactivate the Plasma Energy Chamber, but not before it sends a wave of energy into the sun.

[[Image:Rebirth 3 Cybertron gold.JPG|right|150px|thumb|The second golden age made Cybertron shrink.]]

Working quickly, Spike and the Nebulans begin preparing Vector Sigma to absorb the excess solar energy. Pumping it straight into the supercomputer, it directs the energy into Cybertron's storage capacitors, resulting in the complete revitalization of Cybertron. As Cerebros reactivates, he begs Spike to deactivate him, no longer wishing to endure the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. However, Spike tells him that Cybertron has been revitalized. Optimus declares that the Headmasters and Targetmasters are to become the guardians of Nebulos, and to destroy the Hive's machines. When this is done, Cerebros will become the guardian of Nebulos, and live in peace.

However, Scorponok survived the destruction, and it is obvious that Galvatron and Zarak do not see eye to eye. Galvatron plans to raid hundreds of worlds and destroy Cybertron, then conquer the universe, but Zarak doubts that Galvatron will be the ruler of the galaxy. As the would-be tyrants bicker, Nebulos stands free, while Cybertron begins a second [[Golden Age]] under the rule of Optimus Prime and the Autobots.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (5)
* [[Pointblank]] (6)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (11)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (12)
* [[Brainstorm]] (13)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (14)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (15)
* [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (16)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (17)
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (23)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (24)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (25)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (26)
* [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (27)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (33)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (39)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (40)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (41)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (42)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (43)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (44)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (45)
* [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (58)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (59)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (69)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (70)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (71)
* [[Scattershot]] (72)
* [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (73)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (74)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (7)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (8)
* [[Misfire]] (9)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (10)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (18)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (21)
* [[Apeface]] (22)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (28)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (29)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (30)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (31)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (32)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (34)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (35)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (36)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (37)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (38)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (46)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (47)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (68)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (19)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (20)

|c4=
* [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]] (48)
* [[Fracas]] (49)
* [[Vorath]] (50)
* [[Blowpipe]] (51)
* [[Monzo]] (52)
* [[Aimless]] (53)
* [[Spasma]] (54)
* [[Caliburst]] (55)
* [[Grax]] (56)
* [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]] (57)
* [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] (60)
* [[Gort]] (61)
* [[Stylor]] (62)
* [[Arcana]] (63)
* [[Duros]] (64)
* [[Peacemaker]] (65)
* [[Spoilsport]] (66)
* [[Firebolt]] (67)
}}

==Quotes==
"Decepticons... prepare to face... Fortress Maximus!!"
:—'''Fortress Maximus''' speaking for the first and only time in Generation 1—with a voice remeniscient of Patrick Allen.

"The Golden Age of Cybertron has come again, Cerebros. Thanks to you and Spike. You don't have to fight anymore."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"It's a miracle we finally got this flying junkpile of yours stablized." 
"You were the idiot who opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, Galvatron." 
"SILENCE! There's much to do. We will attack other planets, we will suck them dry, we will rebuild a planet a hundred times more powerful than Cybertron! And I will rule the galaxy!" 
"Who will rule the galaxy?" 
"MEE! It is my destiny!" 
"We shall see, Galvatron. We shall see..."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Zarak'''

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* In all three parts, Cybertron is incredibly small.

[[Image:Cybersmallverysmall.JPG|right|150px|thumb|AKOM's wonderful sense of scale]]
* Bumblebee shows up on the Goldenified Cybertron. Not only that, but he shows up right next to Goldbug.
* When Daniel transforms into Arcee's head at the end of the episode, he's still wearing his exosuit in the shot where he's inside her head.
* When Cyclonus captures Optimus and the others, Vortex is miscolored as Blades.
* When Prime's shuttle lands on Cybertron, Earth looms in the background. However, the animation cell of the planet has been laid over a series of background buildings instead of behind them, giving the impression that Earth and Cybertron have collided.
* When Optimus Prime sees Alpha Trion holding the key to the plasma energy chamber, the key changes shape while he is holding it; it's edged when he's holding it normally and changes into a triangle when he's holding it up.
* When Spike turns to tell the Nebulons to remove their exo-suits, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] in their (human sized) robot modes can be seen right behind him. According to Spike, it's supposed to be [[Gort]] and [[Arcana]], who correctly appear in the next scene.
* In the final scene on Nebulos, the Headmasters are Optimus's size.
*At one point late in the episode, [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] is seen transformed into the whole of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on his own, and he's tiny... and suicidal.

===Continuity errors===
* Why did Galvatron get the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to construct the rocket engine when he has the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]?
* When Galvatron thinks he's won, Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots attack... including [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who is wielding a gun and firing away with the rest of them. But, didn't First Aid say in "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]" that he doesn't believe in fighting and literally won't raise a weapon to save his life?
* Shouldn't Cybertron's close proximity to Earth cause the planet to tear itself apart, as it did in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2|The Ultimate Doom]]"? Prime seems blissfully unconcerned about it.

===Real-world references===
* The Nebulans reverse the polarity of Galvatron's rocket thruster, a reference to the "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" catchphrase from [[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]].<ref>[http://princeospace.blogspot.com/2009/08/dude-i-have-doctor-who-connection.html Post on David Wise's blog]</ref>

===Trivia===
* Spike is able to construct a complex, super powerful Transformer single-handedly out of an entire city using alien technology in what may be no more than mere hours. This may be normal for Transformers to do, but Spike...?
* Ultra Magnus sure screws up royally when they give him something to do, huh? First he loses the Matrix in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', now he lets Cybertron again fall to the Decepticons.
* Crosshairs seems to be some impersonation of either [[wikipedia:Jack Nicholson|Jack Nicholson]] or [[Ronald Reagan]]. Why his voice sounds this way and what point they were trying to make was never revealed.
* Apparently, [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] can't see in his alternate mode, given his dialogue exchange with Spike at the end of the episode.
* Its not the only time [[Megatron (G1)|some]][[Flame (UK comic)|one]] decided to [[Legion of the Lost!|turn Cybertron]] into a [[Meltdown!|mobile starship]].
* It is the last episode of Generation 1!

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_rebirth_part_3.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebirth, Part 3}}
[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Five Servos of Doom

2009-08-15T15:54:47Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Continuity errors */ My eagle eye... not so eagle

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFA Five Servos Yoketron vs Prowl.JPG
|caption=Wax on, wax off.
|ep=35
|title="Five Servos of Doom"
|airdate=[[April 4]], 2009
|written by=[[Andrew Robinson]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Sentinel Prime has incredible success capturing fugitive Decepticons, leading Prowl to suspect he's getting help. '''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"We're gonna need a bigger shelf..."]]

In the dead of night, the [[Autobot]]s steal through the streets of [[Detroit]], on the trail of a [[Decepticon]] energy signature. With the source of the signal cornered, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] makes his move and dives through a window, only to find that the signal is coming from a beacon and that the Autobots have been tricked. To make matters worse, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] has disappeared, and the Autobots spread out to search for him. During the search, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] spots an unfamiliar shadow and follows it around a corner...to find the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|sycophantic Starscream clone]], captured and [[stasis cuffs|stasis-cuffed]] by Sentinel Prime. They take the prisoner back to the [[Elite Guard]]'s ship, where Optimus is stunned to discover that Sentinel has also recently captured [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] as well.

[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] are eager to know how Sentinel managed to apprehend the Starscream clone, as is Optimus, but Sentinel gets defensive and tells Optimus it does not concern him. Prime confides in Prowl his suspicion that Sentinel is hiding something, and tells about the strange shadow he saw. Back at the Autobot plant, the pair consult computer records to see if Optimus can identify the distinctive helmet the robot was wearing, and when they find one that fits the bill, the stunned Prowl flashes back to his past on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]…

[[Image:TFA Five Servos Prowl meets Yoketron.JPG|thumb|right|200px|"Blam! Pow! You want I should leave this here?"]]

:''The helmet belongs to [[Yoketron]], the ninja master who trained Prowl centuries ago. Attempting to dodge the draft during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], Prowl was apprehended by Elite Guardsman [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] and placed into the care of Yoketron, who saw potential in him and offered to train him in exchange for the charges against him being dropped.''

Optimus pulls Prowl out of his ruminations, and the ninja-bot silently speeds back to the Elite Guard ship to converse with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], another of Yoketron's old students. The pair suspect that their old sensei may somehow be on Earth, capturing Decepticons, and that Sentinel is taking the credit. Sentinel walks in on the middle of the discussion and laughs off the notion that Yoketron is even still online, before departing on another patrol. Knowing that something is not right, Jazz and Prowl shadow Sentinel, but when Sentinel rounds a corner and disappears, Prowl lapses into his memories once again, recalling when Yoketron taught him that it was the robot himself, not his tools, that made the ninja. With nothing left to do, the pair return to the Elite Guard's ship, where Jetfire and Jetstorm are working to repair their communications system.

[[Image:Jetstormpose.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Say cheeeeeese!]]

The two brothers tell the ninjas that Sentinel is waiting for them in the brig, and Jazz and Prowl are amazed to see that Sentinel has brought in [[Lugnut]]! As Sentinel gloats, Prowl calls him on the unlikelihood of the whole scenario and accuses him of having "help". The ninja-bot points out the missing weapons on all the Decepticons, and notes that [[Lockdown (Animated)|only one bot]] that he knows of takes trophies from his victims, but Sentinel silences him by revealing that he has removed Lugnut's "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]" and placed it in a storage compartment in that very hallway. Embarrassed, Prowl leaves, and Sentinel turns on Optimus, telling him to keep Prowl in line, lest he "bust him back to protoform". The word echoes down the hallway, and Prowl pauses…

:''As Prowl's skills increase under Yoketron's tutelage, he is deemed worthy of a weapon by his master and is given his shuriken. Yoketron leads Prowl into a chamber containing holographic busts of his greatest students, but one plinth is empty—a spot, Yoketron reveals, previously held by a former student who disgraced the cyber-ninja corps. Prowl is amazed when Yoketron uses a technique known as "[[processor-over-matter]]" to open the far wall of the chamber with the power of his mind, revealing a greater chamber beyond, its walls lined with [[protoform]]s that the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] has been charged with protecting. Yoketron challenges Prowl to close the chamber using processor-over-matter, but Prowl is unable to accomplish the task, and Yoketron sends him on an "optics quest" to find his center and become a true cyber-ninja.''

Prowl's trip down memory lane is cut off as Sentinel comes down the hallway. He uses his hologram projector to disguise himself as a cabinet and listen in as Sentinel talks with parties unknown over his communicator. Prowl alerts Jazz before trailing Sentinel to [[Tigatron Stadium]], where he learns that his suspicions were correct: Sentinel is working with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], who is wearing Yoketron's helmet! Prowl busts up the prisoner exchange, but it is soon revealed that Lockdown has double-crossed Sentinel, having been made a better offer by the [[Liar Starscream|lying Starscream clone]]. Lockdown and Prowl engage in battle, and Lockdown reveals that he was also a student of Yoketron...

:''Returning from his unsuccessful optics quest, Prowl discovers that Yoketron's dojo has been attacked, the protoforms almost all stolen, and Yoketron himself fatally wounded. As Yoketron's spark begins to fade, Prowl recovers one of the remaining protoforms and places his master's spark in it, saving Yoketron's life. Yoketron, however, is appalled by his student's actions; one must never sacrifice a piece of the future in order to save a piece of the past. When Prowl's time comes, Yoketron tells him, he too will understand. As Prowl looks on, Yoketron allows his spark to fade out.''

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-Yoketron%27sDeath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." "But the seeds of the future lie buried in the past!" "... shut up, boy."]]

At last, all is clear to Prowl: Lockdown led the attack on the dojo and took the protoforms! Prowl pins Lockdown and demands the return of Yoketron's helmet; Lockdown appears to comply, but the helmet has been booby-trapped and binds Prowl in a tangle of cables. The captured Prowl is taken to Lockdown's ship, where the bounty hunter intends to remove his jump jets and holo-projector in order to complete a duplicate set of the armor that he loaned Prowl during their [[A Fistful of Energon|last encounter]]. Lying on Lockdown's "operating table", Prowl concentrates, and at last masters processor-over-matter, freeing his body from the cables with the power of his mind.

[[Image:Sentinel-derp.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Sentinel displays his ''Unfortunate Accident'' mode.]]

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Jetfire and Jetstorm have arrived to rescue Sentinel Prime from the clutches of the Starscream clone, but the fight is not going well, as the clone uses Sentinel for a shield most of the time. The clone takes to the air, but Prime blinds him with a faceful of foam, and he crashes into the middle of the stadium field, dropping Sentinel head-first into the ground.

Back aboard Lockdown's ship, the bounty hunter turns to discover that Prowl has freed himself and donned both Yoketron's helmet and the armor, knowing that he will be able to handle its power this time because of the lesson he has finally learned: It is the ninja-bot, not the weapon. The two engage in battle once more, and their fight soon carries them out of the ship and into the middle of the other fight going on in the field outside. Optimus Prime and Jazz are in the process of dropping the stadium's scoreboard onto the Starscream clone, but Prowl and Lockdown get in the way at the last second, before they can stop the giant screen's tumble. As the dust clears, Optimus and Jazz discover that Prowl has used processor-over-matter to protect the combatants from the debris. Optimus quickly stasis-cuffs the Starscream clone, but Lockdown gets away.

[[Image:TFA Five Servos processor over matter.JPG|right|thumb|200px|...Show-off.]]
A little later, everyone has returned to the Elite Guard ship, where Jetstorm and Jetfire open a communications channel with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] on Cybertron. Cliffjumper tells the Autobots about [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s attack on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and rather than add to the trouble, Prime refrains from reporting Sentinel's misconduct, instead simply informing Cliffjumper of the capture of the Decepticons on [[Earth]], crediting Prowl. Sentinel thanks Optimus for covering for him, but Optimus promises that once everything is done, he and Sentinel will have it out.

Back at the Autobot base, Jazz compliments Prowl on his armor, and tells him that Yoketron would be proud to have him wear his helmet. Prowl vows to do everything he can to be worthy of it.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (1)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Yoketron]] (10) (Flashback)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (11) (Flashback)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (7)
*[[Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (13)
*[[Liar Starscream]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Jetfire''': Sentinel Prime, sir, tell please. 
'''Jetstorm''': How did you making to capture this badness bot? 
'''Optimus''': Yes, Sentinel. How did you capture this badness bot?
:—Optimus Prime and the twins question Sentinel and butcher the English language.

'''Warpath''': Ask me, he should rust in the stockade. Any Autobot who won't fight the Decepticons is no better than a Con himself. We're at war. 
'''Prowl''': It's not my war! 
'''Warpath''': Then maybe I should take you out back and ''make it'' your war! 
'''Yoketron''': I believe I can take it from here. 
'''Warpath''': Bam pow! Lousy draft-dodgin' peacenik.
:—Warpath has no time for draft-dodgers.

"Give. Me. Yoketron's. Helmet."
:—'''Prowl''', not pissing around.

"Couldn't resist that old armor, though, could ya? What makes you think you can handle it this time?" 
"I've learned something since then. It's the ninja-bot, not the weapon."
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl'''

"Whoa, bro. P-over-M."
:—'''Jazz''', impressed with Prowl's processor-over-matter mastery.

"Diggin' the new armor, specially Yoketron's helmet. He'd be proud to have you wear it." 
"Thank you. I plan to do everything in my power to be worthy of it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Prowl'''

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

*When the scoreboard crashes onto Prowl, Lockdown and the Liar, Prowl is missing his samurai armor.

===Continuity errors===
*It's not ''technically'' an error, since Prowl has always remained quiet on his history and could just have been holding back from correcting anyone, but this episode reveals that he was online during the Great War, prior to the creation of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], where previous episodes have suggested that none of the main ''Animated'' Autobot cast, except for [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], were around back then. Notably, this makes Prowl older than Optimus Prime, which... sits ill, at best. Then again, it is possible Prime and possibly a few others were online during the war as well, but were merely still being trained at the time and were too "young" to take part.
*The dialogue exchanged between Prowl, Jazz and later on Sentinel Prime, suggests that Master [[Yoketron]] mysteriously disappeared, and nobody apparently knew whether or not he was online for sure. Later on in the episode, (during Prowl's final flashback), Master Yoketron ''clearly'' dies in the presence of Prowl, making one wonder why the Autobots seem to be in the dark with his status. Did Prowl acknowledge his death, bury the body and keep this knowledge to himself to preserve his master's dignity? Or was this information covered up by Autobot Intelligence to prevent planet-wide panic? Sadly, now, [[Endgame, Part II|we may never know for sure.]]
*On a related note, this also means that Jazz was active in the Cyber-Ninja Corps during the war, apparently long before Sentinel even came online (much less joined the Elite Guard). Even ignoring Sentinel's various flaws, this raises legitimate questions about just how promotions are handed out in the Elite Guard.
*Swindle is still in one piece, despite [[Fanzone|a certain cop]] telling the Autobots he would be stripped down and sold at an auction. Foreshadowing of his return, or just exaggeration on Fanzone's part?
*Lockdown has never mentioned Prowl's fighting before, referred to any cyber-ninja training, or, perhaps most noticeably, worn Yoketron's helmet prior to this episode. The latter may have been meant to be explained by Lockdown's stated interest in Prowl's use of the samurai armor during their last encounter, however it's still a little clunky.
*The [[protoform]] in this episode is a whole lot different than the one featured in [[Transwarped]] (then again, perhaps the robot originally coming from that type of protoform would be different from [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], so it may not be a error at all. Still, is weird). Maybe it means that Sari was not a normal protoform.

===Transformers references===
*Prowl performed the titular "Five Servos of Doom" technique back in "[[The Elite Guard]]".

*Swindle is still stuck in vehicle mode after the events of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]".

*Yoketron is named for [[Takara]]'s lead designer, [[Hideaki Yoke]].

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-TempleCameos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|For those who thought getting [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] just wasn't good enough...]]

*In addition to Yoketron and Jazz, the busts in Yoketron's little "hall of fame" depict ''Animated'' incarnation of various Transformers that have otherwise not appeared in the series (yet?). Those clearly visible onscreen include [[Springer (Animated)|Springer]], [[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]], [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]], [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], [[Heavy Load (Animated)|Heavy Load]], [[Star Upper (Animated)|Star Upper]] and [[Roadhandler (Animated)|Roadhandler]], but there are many more busts in the room that are only seen from a distance, and are essentially unidentifiable. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has identified the other Transformers as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Star Saber (Animated)|Star Saber]], [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Kick-Off (Animated)|Kick-Off]], [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]], [[Motorarm (Animated)|Motorarm]], [[Powerhug (Animated)|Powerhug]] and [[Road Rocket (Animated)|Road Rocket]].
** Additionally, Wyatt classifies the characters as being specialists in different categories, namely Fencing/Swordfighting/Melee Weapons (Star Saber, Magnus, Dai Atlas, Springer) , Boxing/Kick-Boxing/Street-Fighting (Tap-Out, Star Upper, Sky Garry, Kick-Off, Devcon), Sumo/Wrestling (Grandus, Motorarm, Powerhug and Roadhandler) and Martial Arts/Ninja (Yoketron, Jazz, Heavy Load and Road Rocket). These classifications speak for themselves more often than not (no explanation is needed for the melee-weapon characters, nor for someone like Star Upper, who was all about boxing), but sometimes the rationale is a bit more obscure (Heavy Load, for instance, was only ever noted to be a martial artist in his [[bio]]; it never came across in the cartoon), or is a reference to some past fiction (Roadhandler being classified as a wrestler is the main example, being that it's a reference to his stint in the squared circle from the Marvel Comics story, "[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"). Conversely, sometimes it's just a joke—Grandus as a sumo, for instance, is purely a gag based on the fact that he's a big fatty fat-fat.

*[[Tigatron]] Stadium!

*Lockdown identifies Prowl's techniques as [[Metallikato]] and [[Circuit-Su]].

*Prowl's samurai armor was previously seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]", in which Lockdown last appeared. Additionally, it was in that episode that Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard flagship, which is the "last time" that Sentinel refers to while arguing with Optimus.

*Yoketron's Spark container is similar to design to [[Big Convoy]]'s Matrix, with two L-shaped handles instead of U-shaped ones. Fitting, when one considers Yoketron's Japanese-based aesthetic.

*One of the upgrades seen on Lockdown's shelves is [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] G1 shoulder-mounted missile launcher.

*The protoform Prowl takes from the room is has a design similar to the ones in [[Beast Wars]].

*Also, the protoform-pods-or-whatever-it-is-called on the walls looks like the [[stasis pods]] from [[Beast Wars (franchise)|the same franchising]]...where the protoforms were guarded as well! Coincidence? Perhaps...

*Master Yoketron's dying words to Prowl are [[Endgame, Part II|rather foreshadowing....]]

===Real-world references===
*The title of the episode is apparently derived from the 1972 Hong Kong martial arts movie [[wikipedia:Five Fingers Of Death|''Five Fingers Of Death'']]. The movie's name is a regular source of recycling, including wrestler Bret Hart's "Five Moves Of Doom" and the mockumentary ''18 Fingers Of Death'' to name a few.
*Tigatron Stadium is named after and largely based on [[wikipedia:Tiger Stadium|Tiger Stadium]], the former home field of the [[wikipedia:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers]], which has been partially demolished.

===Trivia===
*Like [[Where Is Thy Sting?|the previous episode]], this episode received an early online debut when a copy loaded onto the Cartoon Network website server, intended to go live after the episode premiered, was leaked out on [[March 27]], over a week before the episode premiered on television.

*The voice cast for this episode does not credit [[David Kaye]] with the role of Cliffjumper.

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedBlitzwingFaces.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Watch out, it bites!]]

*Having three faces warrants three mouth clamps, it seems, as the animation depicts the mouth clamps on Blitzwing's faces rotating when he switches personality.

*While trying to identify the helmet Optimus Prime saw, Prowl brings up the images of the helmets worn by Ultra Magnus and Blitzwing on the computer.

*As of this episode, we've seen all the Cybertronian modes for the main Bots.

*Prowl's keeping of his new armor continues the trend started in "[[Transwarped]]" with Bumblebee and Ratchet that upgrades are okay now because damnit, this is war. This is a notable turnaround from the position of the first two seasons.

*As of the end of this episode, most of the originally Earth-based Decepticons have been destroyed, captured, or scattered, with exceptions including [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and maybe a [[Slipstream (Animated)|clone]] or two.

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Five Servos of Doom

2009-08-15T15:53:58Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFA Five Servos Yoketron vs Prowl.JPG
|caption=Wax on, wax off.
|ep=35
|title="Five Servos of Doom"
|airdate=[[April 4]], 2009
|written by=[[Andrew Robinson]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]] [[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

'''Sentinel Prime has incredible success capturing fugitive Decepticons, leading Prowl to suspect he's getting help. '''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"We're gonna need a bigger shelf..."]]

In the dead of night, the [[Autobot]]s steal through the streets of [[Detroit]], on the trail of a [[Decepticon]] energy signature. With the source of the signal cornered, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] makes his move and dives through a window, only to find that the signal is coming from a beacon and that the Autobots have been tricked. To make matters worse, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] has disappeared, and the Autobots spread out to search for him. During the search, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] spots an unfamiliar shadow and follows it around a corner...to find the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|sycophantic Starscream clone]], captured and [[stasis cuffs|stasis-cuffed]] by Sentinel Prime. They take the prisoner back to the [[Elite Guard]]'s ship, where Optimus is stunned to discover that Sentinel has also recently captured [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] as well.

[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] are eager to know how Sentinel managed to apprehend the Starscream clone, as is Optimus, but Sentinel gets defensive and tells Optimus it does not concern him. Prime confides in Prowl his suspicion that Sentinel is hiding something, and tells about the strange shadow he saw. Back at the Autobot plant, the pair consult computer records to see if Optimus can identify the distinctive helmet the robot was wearing, and when they find one that fits the bill, the stunned Prowl flashes back to his past on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]…

[[Image:TFA Five Servos Prowl meets Yoketron.JPG|thumb|right|200px|"Blam! Pow! You want I should leave this here?"]]

:''The helmet belongs to [[Yoketron]], the ninja master who trained Prowl centuries ago. Attempting to dodge the draft during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], Prowl was apprehended by Elite Guardsman [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] and placed into the care of Yoketron, who saw potential in him and offered to train him in exchange for the charges against him being dropped.''

Optimus pulls Prowl out of his ruminations, and the ninja-bot silently speeds back to the Elite Guard ship to converse with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], another of Yoketron's old students. The pair suspect that their old sensei may somehow be on Earth, capturing Decepticons, and that Sentinel is taking the credit. Sentinel walks in on the middle of the discussion and laughs off the notion that Yoketron is even still online, before departing on another patrol. Knowing that something is not right, Jazz and Prowl shadow Sentinel, but when Sentinel rounds a corner and disappears, Prowl lapses into his memories once again, recalling when Yoketron taught him that it was the robot himself, not his tools, that made the ninja. With nothing left to do, the pair return to the Elite Guard's ship, where Jetfire and Jetstorm are working to repair their communications system.

[[Image:Jetstormpose.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Say cheeeeeese!]]

The two brothers tell the ninjas that Sentinel is waiting for them in the brig, and Jazz and Prowl are amazed to see that Sentinel has brought in [[Lugnut]]! As Sentinel gloats, Prowl calls him on the unlikelihood of the whole scenario and accuses him of having "help". The ninja-bot points out the missing weapons on all the Decepticons, and notes that [[Lockdown (Animated)|only one bot]] that he knows of takes trophies from his victims, but Sentinel silences him by revealing that he has removed Lugnut's "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]" and placed it in a storage compartment in that very hallway. Embarrassed, Prowl leaves, and Sentinel turns on Optimus, telling him to keep Prowl in line, lest he "bust him back to protoform". The word echoes down the hallway, and Prowl pauses…

:''As Prowl's skills increase under Yoketron's tutelage, he is deemed worthy of a weapon by his master and is given his shuriken. Yoketron leads Prowl into a chamber containing holographic busts of his greatest students, but one plinth is empty—a spot, Yoketron reveals, previously held by a former student who disgraced the cyber-ninja corps. Prowl is amazed when Yoketron uses a technique known as "[[processor-over-matter]]" to open the far wall of the chamber with the power of his mind, revealing a greater chamber beyond, its walls lined with [[protoform]]s that the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] has been charged with protecting. Yoketron challenges Prowl to close the chamber using processor-over-matter, but Prowl is unable to accomplish the task, and Yoketron sends him on an "optics quest" to find his center and become a true cyber-ninja.''

Prowl's trip down memory lane is cut off as Sentinel comes down the hallway. He uses his hologram projector to disguise himself as a cabinet and listen in as Sentinel talks with parties unknown over his communicator. Prowl alerts Jazz before trailing Sentinel to [[Tigatron Stadium]], where he learns that his suspicions were correct: Sentinel is working with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], who is wearing Yoketron's helmet! Prowl busts up the prisoner exchange, but it is soon revealed that Lockdown has double-crossed Sentinel, having been made a better offer by the [[Liar Starscream|lying Starscream clone]]. Lockdown and Prowl engage in battle, and Lockdown reveals that he was also a student of Yoketron...

:''Returning from his unsuccessful optics quest, Prowl discovers that Yoketron's dojo has been attacked, the protoforms almost all stolen, and Yoketron himself fatally wounded. As Yoketron's spark begins to fade, Prowl recovers one of the remaining protoforms and places his master's spark in it, saving Yoketron's life. Yoketron, however, is appalled by his student's actions; one must never sacrifice a piece of the future in order to save a piece of the past. When Prowl's time comes, Yoketron tells him, he too will understand. As Prowl looks on, Yoketron allows his spark to fade out.''

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-Yoketron%27sDeath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." "But the seeds of the future lie buried in the past!" "... shut up, boy."]]

At last, all is clear to Prowl: Lockdown led the attack on the dojo and took the protoforms! Prowl pins Lockdown and demands the return of Yoketron's helmet; Lockdown appears to comply, but the helmet has been booby-trapped and binds Prowl in a tangle of cables. The captured Prowl is taken to Lockdown's ship, where the bounty hunter intends to remove his jump jets and holo-projector in order to complete a duplicate set of the armor that he loaned Prowl during their [[A Fistful of Energon|last encounter]]. Lying on Lockdown's "operating table", Prowl concentrates, and at last masters processor-over-matter, freeing his body from the cables with the power of his mind.

[[Image:Sentinel-derp.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Sentinel displays his ''Unfortunate Accident'' mode.]]

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Jetfire and Jetstorm have arrived to rescue Sentinel Prime from the clutches of the Starscream clone, but the fight is not going well, as the clone uses Sentinel for a shield most of the time. The clone takes to the air, but Prime blinds him with a faceful of foam, and he crashes into the middle of the stadium field, dropping Sentinel head-first into the ground.

Back aboard Lockdown's ship, the bounty hunter turns to discover that Prowl has freed himself and donned both Yoketron's helmet and the armor, knowing that he will be able to handle its power this time because of the lesson he has finally learned: It is the ninja-bot, not the weapon. The two engage in battle once more, and their fight soon carries them out of the ship and into the middle of the other fight going on in the field outside. Optimus Prime and Jazz are in the process of dropping the stadium's scoreboard onto the Starscream clone, but Prowl and Lockdown get in the way at the last second, before they can stop the giant screen's tumble. As the dust clears, Optimus and Jazz discover that Prowl has used processor-over-matter to protect the combatants from the debris. Optimus quickly stasis-cuffs the Starscream clone, but Lockdown gets away.

[[Image:TFA Five Servos processor over matter.JPG|right|thumb|200px|...Show-off.]]
A little later, everyone has returned to the Elite Guard ship, where Jetstorm and Jetfire open a communications channel with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] on Cybertron. Cliffjumper tells the Autobots about [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s attack on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and rather than add to the trouble, Prime refrains from reporting Sentinel's misconduct, instead simply informing Cliffjumper of the capture of the Decepticons on [[Earth]], crediting Prowl. Sentinel thanks Optimus for covering for him, but Optimus promises that once everything is done, he and Sentinel will have it out.

Back at the Autobot base, Jazz compliments Prowl on his armor, and tells him that Yoketron would be proud to have him wear his helmet. Prowl vows to do everything he can to be worthy of it.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (1)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Yoketron]] (10) (Flashback)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (11) (Flashback)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (7)
*[[Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (13)
*[[Liar Starscream]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Jetfire''': Sentinel Prime, sir, tell please. 
'''Jetstorm''': How did you making to capture this badness bot? 
'''Optimus''': Yes, Sentinel. How did you capture this badness bot?
:—Optimus Prime and the twins question Sentinel and butcher the English language.

'''Warpath''': Ask me, he should rust in the stockade. Any Autobot who won't fight the Decepticons is no better than a Con himself. We're at war. 
'''Prowl''': It's not my war! 
'''Warpath''': Then maybe I should take you out back and ''make it'' your war! 
'''Yoketron''': I believe I can take it from here. 
'''Warpath''': Bam pow! Lousy draft-dodgin' peacenik.
:—Warpath has no time for draft-dodgers.

"Give. Me. Yoketron's. Helmet."
:—'''Prowl''', not pissing around.

"Couldn't resist that old armor, though, could ya? What makes you think you can handle it this time?" 
"I've learned something since then. It's the ninja-bot, not the weapon."
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl'''

"Whoa, bro. P-over-M."
:—'''Jazz''', impressed with Prowl's processor-over-matter mastery.

"Diggin' the new armor, specially Yoketron's helmet. He'd be proud to have you wear it." 
"Thank you. I plan to do everything in my power to be worthy of it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Prowl'''

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

*When the scoreboard crashes onto Prowl, Lockdown and the Liar, Prowl is missing his samurai armor.

===Continuity errors===
*It's not ''technically'' an error, since Prowl has always remained quiet on his history and could just have been holding back from correcting anyone, but this episode reveals that he was online during the Great War, prior to the creation of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], where previous episodes have suggested that none of the main ''Animated'' Autobot cast, except for [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], were around back then. Notably, this makes Prowl older than Optimus Prime, which... sits ill, at best. Then again, it is possible Prime and possibly a few others were online during the war as well, but were merely still being trained at the time and were too "young" to take part.
*The dialogue exchanged between Prowl, Jazz and later on Sentinel Prime, suggests that Master [[Yoketron]] mysteriously disappeared, and nobody apparently knew whether or not he was online for sure. Later on in the episode, (during Prowl's final flashback), Master Yoketron ''clearly'' dies in the presence of Prowl, making one wonder why the Autobots seem to be in the dark with his status. Did Prowl acknowledge his death, bury the body and keep this knowledge to himself to preserve his master's dignity? Or was this information covered up by Autobot Intelligence to prevent planet-wide panic? Sadly, now, [[Endgame, Part II|we may never know for sure.]]
*On a related note, this also means that Jazz was active in the Cyber-Ninja Corps during the war, apparently long before Sentinel even came online (much less joined the Elite Guard). Even ignoring Sentinel's various flaws, this raises legitimate questions about just how promotions are handed out in the Elite Guard.
*Swindle is still in one piece, despite [[Fanzone|a certain cop]] telling the Autobots he would be stripped down and sold at an auction. Foreshadowing of his return, or just exaggeration on Fanzone's part?
*Lockdown has never mentioned Prowl's fighting before, referred to any cyber-ninja training, or, perhaps most noticeably, worn Yoketron's helmet previous to this episode. The latter may have been meant to be explained by Lockdown's stated interest in Prowl's use of the samurai armor during their last encounter, however it's still a little clunky.
*The [[protoform]] in this episode is a whoole lot different than the one featured in [[Transwarped]] (then again, perhaps the robot originally coming from that type of protoform would be different from [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], so it may not be a error at all. Still, is weird). Maybe it means that Sari was not a normal protoform.

===Transformers references===
*Prowl performed the titular "Five Servos of Doom" technique back in "[[The Elite Guard]]".

*Swindle is still stuck in vehicle mode after the events of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]".

*Yoketron is named for [[Takara]]'s lead designer, [[Hideaki Yoke]].

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-TempleCameos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|For those who thought getting [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] just wasn't good enough...]]

*In addition to Yoketron and Jazz, the busts in Yoketron's little "hall of fame" depict ''Animated'' incarnation of various Transformers that have otherwise not appeared in the series (yet?). Those clearly visible onscreen include [[Springer (Animated)|Springer]], [[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]], [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]], [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], [[Heavy Load (Animated)|Heavy Load]], [[Star Upper (Animated)|Star Upper]] and [[Roadhandler (Animated)|Roadhandler]], but there are many more busts in the room that are only seen from a distance, and are essentially unidentifiable. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has identified the other Transformers as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Star Saber (Animated)|Star Saber]], [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Kick-Off (Animated)|Kick-Off]], [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]], [[Motorarm (Animated)|Motorarm]], [[Powerhug (Animated)|Powerhug]] and [[Road Rocket (Animated)|Road Rocket]].
** Additionally, Wyatt classifies the characters as being specialists in different categories, namely Fencing/Swordfighting/Melee Weapons (Star Saber, Magnus, Dai Atlas, Springer) , Boxing/Kick-Boxing/Street-Fighting (Tap-Out, Star Upper, Sky Garry, Kick-Off, Devcon), Sumo/Wrestling (Grandus, Motorarm, Powerhug and Roadhandler) and Martial Arts/Ninja (Yoketron, Jazz, Heavy Load and Road Rocket). These classifications speak for themselves more often than not (no explanation is needed for the melee-weapon characters, nor for someone like Star Upper, who was all about boxing), but sometimes the rationale is a bit more obscure (Heavy Load, for instance, was only ever noted to be a martial artist in his [[bio]]; it never came across in the cartoon), or is a reference to some past fiction (Roadhandler being classified as a wrestler is the main example, being that it's a reference to his stint in the squared circle from the Marvel Comics story, "[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"). Conversely, sometimes it's just a joke—Grandus as a sumo, for instance, is purely a gag based on the fact that he's a big fatty fat-fat.

*[[Tigatron]] Stadium!

*Lockdown identifies Prowl's techniques as [[Metallikato]] and [[Circuit-Su]].

*Prowl's samurai armor was previously seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]", in which Lockdown last appeared. Additionally, it was in that episode that Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard flagship, which is the "last time" that Sentinel refers to while arguing with Optimus.

*Yoketron's Spark container is similar to design to [[Big Convoy]]'s Matrix, with two L-shaped handles instead of U-shaped ones. Fitting, when one considers Yoketron's Japanese-based aesthetic.

*One of the upgrades seen on Lockdown's shelves is [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] G1 shoulder-mounted missile launcher.

*The protoform Prowl takes from the room is has a design similar to the ones in [[Beast Wars]].

*Also, the protoform-pods-or-whatever-it-is-called on the walls looks like the [[stasis pods]] from [[Beast Wars (franchise)|the same franchising]]...where the protoforms were guarded as well! Coincidence? Perhaps...

*Master Yoketron's dying words to Prowl are [[Endgame, Part II|rather foreshadowing....]]

===Real-world references===
*The title of the episode is apparently derived from the 1972 Hong Kong martial arts movie [[wikipedia:Five Fingers Of Death|''Five Fingers Of Death'']]. The movie's name is a regular source of recycling, including wrestler Bret Hart's "Five Moves Of Doom" and the mockumentary ''18 Fingers Of Death'' to name a few.
*Tigatron Stadium is named after and largely based on [[wikipedia:Tiger Stadium|Tiger Stadium]], the former home field of the [[wikipedia:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers]], which has been partially demolished.

===Trivia===
*Like [[Where Is Thy Sting?|the previous episode]], this episode received an early online debut when a copy loaded onto the Cartoon Network website server, intended to go live after the episode premiered, was leaked out on [[March 27]], over a week before the episode premiered on television.

*The voice cast for this episode does not credit [[David Kaye]] with the role of Cliffjumper.

[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedBlitzwingFaces.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Watch out, it bites!]]

*Having three faces warrants three mouth clamps, it seems, as the animation depicts the mouth clamps on Blitzwing's faces rotating when he switches personality.

*While trying to identify the helmet Optimus Prime saw, Prowl brings up the images of the helmets worn by Ultra Magnus and Blitzwing on the computer.

*As of this episode, we've seen all the Cybertronian modes for the main Bots.

*Prowl's keeping of his new armor continues the trend started in "[[Transwarped]]" with Bumblebee and Ratchet that upgrades are okay now because damnit, this is war. This is a notable turnaround from the position of the first two seasons.

*As of the end of this episode, most of the originally Earth-based Decepticons have been destroyed, captured, or scattered, with exceptions including [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and maybe a [[Slipstream (Animated)|clone]] or two.

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Wheelie (G1)

2009-08-14T15:22:25Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Generation 1 cartoon */ + changed rhyme of "talk" and "grimlock" to something slightly better but not perfect. Will stop now before consumes remaining afternoon.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Wheelie}}
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], you see, in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give me sass, I kick your ass."]]

'''Wheelie''', so small, is an Autobot child, 
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild! 
He carries a slingshot that shoots hurtful things, 
They'll hit you in the nose (the projectile stings!). 

He has a speech pattern that's structured in rhyme, 
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time. 
Some think he's annoying and wish he would die, 
His answer to that? Here's death in your eye! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie thinks his rhymes are very groovy, and that one was from, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Hungarian name'': is basically the same.
:''However in the movie's first dub,'' '''Ugrabot''' ''was the name of the bub''
:''In French-Canada our little fellow chooses to be called:'' '''Tourbillo'''
:''The English/Malay dub that's oh-so-silly often calls this little bot:'' '''Willy'''
:''The Italians thought that they could do better, so in their dubbed movie they called him:'' '''Saetta'''
:''For non-movie media, they tried something cuter. For everything else, they named him:'' '''Scooter'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese).

[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated: it would be me that you all hated!]]

On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash, 
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash. 
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive, 
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive! 

One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends, 
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends. 
With his whimsical talk and confident pluck, 
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]! 

Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest, 
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest. 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, for all that it's worth, 
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]]. 
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], 
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|200px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats, but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?]]

Attacked by [[lipole]]s, they were in a terrible jam, 
But [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] came to the rescue - damn! 
With the cog at last delivered, Metroplex came alive, 
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and that vile villain took a dive! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup, 
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up. 
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]], 
But when Grimlock mentioned Chaos, Kup lost his head! 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

With his good buddy [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], they found a horrible place, 
A haunted [[Autobot Mausoleum|mausoleum]] built for the Autobot Race! 
Attacked by Decepticons, they were saved by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a zombie]], 
Whose shambling shape sent Daniel running for Mommy! 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

Not long after that, with no assignment or mission, 
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition. 
But the timestream was getting all out of place, 
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race! 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird, 
As multiple landmarks just disappeared! 
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype, 
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi|ethnic stereotype]]! 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way, 
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday! 
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky, 
So once again he paired up with Daniel Witwicky. 

Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid, 
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!). 
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands, 
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands! 

When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe, 
But as they went at it, little did they know, 
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct, 
Which meant if they lingered they would surely be ****ed! 

So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up, 
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up! 
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday, 
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]], 
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on! 
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base, 
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place. 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much, 
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper, 
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor! 
Wheelie shot at a [[Tornedron]] as a spider bathed in light, 
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white. 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot, 
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster, 
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wheelie-hm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]

By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme, 
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone, 
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and the two were quite danger-prone. 
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

At one point, at a party he had too much to drink, 
He got drunk and passed out, that adorable rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

{{-}}

=====''Headmasters'' manga=====
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys, best of all is supple young boys!]]

Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye". 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious! ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)]]

[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white, 
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10|10]] took this as a slight! 
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] also came to give Wheelie a scolding, 
And then hugged 15, whose spine now needs remolding! 
{{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''None too far did Wheelie roam, 
''Still, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home. 
''For Rodimus Prime he was quite the spy, 
''And liked to report on what locals would try. 

''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his claim to fame, 
''Then Wheelie helped spoil the Quintessons' name. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====

Here in the present, Wheelie hasn't been seen, 
He might be too young, if you know what we mean? 
Still if one wants to argue he's in this abode... 
Look, there's Wheelie! Right there on the road! 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! Let's hope he's sterile.]]

{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}

Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all, 
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall. 
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet. 
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat. 

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side, 
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide. 
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute, 
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot! 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

{{-}}

===''Universe''===
[[Image:Wheeliewreckers.jpg|right|150px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, but poor Wheelie also died!]]

With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed. 
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood! 
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back, 
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack. 

Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes, 
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words: 

{{quote|"Through all our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}

With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom, 
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''! 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go? From Nightbird death? We'll never know!]]

Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast, 
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast! 
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home, 
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam. 

He would fight other Transformers till death, either one; 
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron! 
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]], 
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]! 

He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled, 
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world! 
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}
{{-}}

===''IDW'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Wheelie is sad for once again he's been had!]]

Wheelie wanted to help and all, 
But the Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then one day he got his due, 
But radiation crashed his ship—boo hoo! 

The world's creatures towered over him; 
He [[Universal greeting|greeted]] [[Chaosteros|one]] and lost a limb. 
He got it back, so he wasn't sunk, 
But where he found it really stunk. 

Alas, he dug in poop in vain; 
After, transforming caused great pain. 
The trail of a crashed ship he embarked upon, 
But when he found it—Decepticon! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
But Wheelie swooped in and saved Varta's ass. 
Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So he taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

Varta had a ship that flew, 
And Wheelie's power source would do. 
They both prepared to leave the place, 
But Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

They took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom! 
One year later, he and Varta have a home, 
And his fate no longer does Wheelie bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap! But he still looks like crap.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''

: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''

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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''

: Wheelie was reissued in a Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bumblebee swine, your alt mode's mine!]]
====G1 Series====
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)

:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!

{{-}}
===Henkei! Henkei!===
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.

==Notes==
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)

*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.

*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"</ref>
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]

* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames.

* In "[[Bee in the City]]", they thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie, and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!

* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in [[Spotlight: Wheelie]] it didn't get used.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category: Henkei! Henkei! characters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Wheelie (G1)

2009-08-14T15:21:00Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Generation 1 cartoon */ "grim" and "them" don't really rhyme, so changed to something else. Left "zombie" and "mommy", which is too bad to change

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Wheelie}}
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], you see, in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give me sass, I kick your ass."]]

'''Wheelie''', so small, is an Autobot child, 
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild! 
He carries a slingshot that shoots hurtful things, 
They'll hit you in the nose (the projectile stings!). 

He has a speech pattern that's structured in rhyme, 
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time. 
Some think he's annoying and wish he would die, 
His answer to that? Here's death in your eye! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie thinks his rhymes are very groovy, and that one was from, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Hungarian name'': is basically the same.
:''However in the movie's first dub,'' '''Ugrabot''' ''was the name of the bub''
:''In French-Canada our little fellow chooses to be called:'' '''Tourbillo'''
:''The English/Malay dub that's oh-so-silly often calls this little bot:'' '''Willy'''
:''The Italians thought that they could do better, so in their dubbed movie they called him:'' '''Saetta'''
:''For non-movie media, they tried something cuter. For everything else, they named him:'' '''Scooter'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese).

[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated: it would be me that you all hated!]]

On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash, 
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash. 
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive, 
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive! 

One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends, 
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends. 
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk, 
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]! 

Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest, 
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest. 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, for all that it's worth, 
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]]. 
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], 
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|200px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats, but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?]]

Attacked by [[lipole]]s, they were in a terrible jam, 
But [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] came to the rescue - damn! 
With the cog at last delivered, Metroplex came alive, 
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and that vile villain took a dive! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup, 
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up. 
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]], 
But when Grimlock mentioned Chaos, Kup lost his head! 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

With his good buddy [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], they found a horrible place, 
A haunted [[Autobot Mausoleum|mausoleum]] built for the Autobot Race! 
Attacked by Decepticons, they were saved by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a zombie]], 
Whose shambling shape sent Daniel running for Mommy! 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

Not long after that, with no assignment or mission, 
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition. 
But the timestream was getting all out of place, 
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race! 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird, 
As multiple landmarks just disappeared! 
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype, 
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi|ethnic stereotype]]! 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way, 
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday! 
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky, 
So once again he paired up with Daniel Witwicky. 

Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid, 
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!). 
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands, 
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands! 

When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe, 
But as they went at it, little did they know, 
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct, 
Which meant if they lingered they would surely be ****ed! 

So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up, 
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up! 
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday, 
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]], 
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on! 
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base, 
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place. 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much, 
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper, 
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor! 
Wheelie shot at a [[Tornedron]] as a spider bathed in light, 
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white. 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot, 
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster, 
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wheelie-hm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]

By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme, 
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone, 
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and the two were quite danger-prone. 
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

At one point, at a party he had too much to drink, 
He got drunk and passed out, that adorable rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

{{-}}

=====''Headmasters'' manga=====
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys, best of all is supple young boys!]]

Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye". 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious! ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)]]

[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white, 
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10|10]] took this as a slight! 
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] also came to give Wheelie a scolding, 
And then hugged 15, whose spine now needs remolding! 
{{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''None too far did Wheelie roam, 
''Still, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home. 
''For Rodimus Prime he was quite the spy, 
''And liked to report on what locals would try. 

''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his claim to fame, 
''Then Wheelie helped spoil the Quintessons' name. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====

Here in the present, Wheelie hasn't been seen, 
He might be too young, if you know what we mean? 
Still if one wants to argue he's in this abode... 
Look, there's Wheelie! Right there on the road! 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! Let's hope he's sterile.]]

{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}

Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all, 
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall. 
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet. 
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat. 

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side, 
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide. 
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute, 
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot! 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

{{-}}

===''Universe''===
[[Image:Wheeliewreckers.jpg|right|150px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, but poor Wheelie also died!]]

With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed. 
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood! 
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back, 
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack. 

Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes, 
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words: 

{{quote|"Through all our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}

With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom, 
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''! 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go? From Nightbird death? We'll never know!]]

Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast, 
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast! 
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home, 
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam. 

He would fight other Transformers till death, either one; 
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron! 
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]], 
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]! 

He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled, 
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world! 
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}
{{-}}

===''IDW'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Wheelie is sad for once again he's been had!]]

Wheelie wanted to help and all, 
But the Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then one day he got his due, 
But radiation crashed his ship—boo hoo! 

The world's creatures towered over him; 
He [[Universal greeting|greeted]] [[Chaosteros|one]] and lost a limb. 
He got it back, so he wasn't sunk, 
But where he found it really stunk. 

Alas, he dug in poop in vain; 
After, transforming caused great pain. 
The trail of a crashed ship he embarked upon, 
But when he found it—Decepticon! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
But Wheelie swooped in and saved Varta's ass. 
Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So he taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

Varta had a ship that flew, 
And Wheelie's power source would do. 
They both prepared to leave the place, 
But Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

They took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom! 
One year later, he and Varta have a home, 
And his fate no longer does Wheelie bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap! But he still looks like crap.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''

: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''

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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''

: Wheelie was reissued in a Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bumblebee swine, your alt mode's mine!]]
====G1 Series====
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)

:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!

{{-}}
===Henkei! Henkei!===
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.

==Notes==
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)

*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.

*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"</ref>
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]

* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames.

* In "[[Bee in the City]]", they thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie, and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!

* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in [[Spotlight: Wheelie]] it didn't get used.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category: Henkei! Henkei! characters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Wheelie (G1)

2009-08-14T15:13:14Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Notes */ Modified reference to Dery interview to make it rhyme / illuminating all the motionless world of time

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{{disambig3|Wheelie}}
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], you see, in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give me sass, I kick your ass."]]

'''Wheelie''', so small, is an Autobot child, 
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild! 
He carries a slingshot that shoots hurtful things, 
They'll hit you in the nose (the projectile stings!). 

He has a speech pattern that's structured in rhyme, 
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time. 
Some think he's annoying and wish he would die, 
His answer to that? Here's death in your eye! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie thinks his rhymes are very groovy, and that one was from, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Hungarian name'': is basically the same.
:''However in the movie's first dub,'' '''Ugrabot''' ''was the name of the bub''
:''In French-Canada our little fellow chooses to be called:'' '''Tourbillo'''
:''The English/Malay dub that's oh-so-silly often calls this little bot:'' '''Willy'''
:''The Italians thought that they could do better, so in their dubbed movie they called him:'' '''Saetta'''
:''For non-movie media, they tried something cuter. For everything else, they named him:'' '''Scooter'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese).

[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated: it would be me that you all hated!]]

On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash, 
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash. 
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive, 
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive! 

One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends, 
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends. 
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk, 
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]! 

Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest, 
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest. 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2006, for all that it's worth, 
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]]. 
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], 
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|200px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats, but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?]]

Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim, 
Luckily, [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] came to rescue them! 
With the cog at last delivered, Metroplex came alive, 
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and that vile villain took a dive! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Along with Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup, 
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up. 
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]], 
But when Grimlock mentioned Chaos, Kup lost his head! 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

With his good buddy [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], they found a horrible place, 
A haunted [[Autobot Mausoleum|mausoleum]] built for the Autobot Race! 
Attacked by Decepticons, they were saved by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|a zombie]], 
Whose shambling shape sent Daniel running for Mommy! 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

Not long after that, with no assignment or mission, 
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition. 
But the timestream was getting all out of place, 
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race! 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird, 
As multiple landmarks just disappeared! 
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype, 
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi|ethnic stereotype]]! 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way, 
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday! 
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky, 
So once again he paired up with Daniel Witwicky. 

Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid, 
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!). 
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands, 
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands! 

When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe, 
But as they went at it, little did they know, 
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct, 
Which meant if they lingered they would surely be ****ed! 

So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up, 
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up! 
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday, 
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]], 
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on! 
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base, 
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place. 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much, 
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]

Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper, 
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor! 
Wheelie shot at a [[Tornedron]] as a spider bathed in light, 
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white. 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot, 
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster, 
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]! 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wheelie-hm.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]

By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme, 
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone, 
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and the two were quite danger-prone. 
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

At one point, at a party he had too much to drink, 
He got drunk and passed out, that adorable rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

{{-}}

=====''Headmasters'' manga=====
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys, best of all is supple young boys!]]

Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye". 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious! ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)]]

[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white, 
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10|10]] took this as a slight! 
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] also came to give Wheelie a scolding, 
And then hugged 15, whose spine now needs remolding! 
{{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''None too far did Wheelie roam, 
''Still, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home. 
''For Rodimus Prime he was quite the spy, 
''And liked to report on what locals would try. 

''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his claim to fame, 
''Then Wheelie helped spoil the Quintessons' name. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====

Here in the present, Wheelie hasn't been seen, 
He might be too young, if you know what we mean? 
Still if one wants to argue he's in this abode... 
Look, there's Wheelie! Right there on the road! 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! Let's hope he's sterile.]]

{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}

Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all, 
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall. 
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet. 
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat. 

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side, 
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide. 
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute, 
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot! 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

{{-}}

===''Universe''===
[[Image:Wheeliewreckers.jpg|right|150px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, but poor Wheelie also died!]]

With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed. 
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood! 
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back, 
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack. 

Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes, 
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words: 

{{quote|"Through all our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}

With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom, 
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''! 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go? From Nightbird death? We'll never know!]]

Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast, 
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast! 
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home, 
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam. 

He would fight other Transformers till death, either one; 
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron! 
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]], 
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]! 

He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled, 
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world! 
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}
{{-}}

===''IDW'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Wheelie is sad for once again he's been had!]]

Wheelie wanted to help and all, 
But the Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then one day he got his due, 
But radiation crashed his ship—boo hoo! 

The world's creatures towered over him; 
He [[Universal greeting|greeted]] [[Chaosteros|one]] and lost a limb. 
He got it back, so he wasn't sunk, 
But where he found it really stunk. 

Alas, he dug in poop in vain; 
After, transforming caused great pain. 
The trail of a crashed ship he embarked upon, 
But when he found it—Decepticon! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
But Wheelie swooped in and saved Varta's ass. 
Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So he taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

Varta had a ship that flew, 
And Wheelie's power source would do. 
They both prepared to leave the place, 
But Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

They took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom! 
One year later, he and Varta have a home, 
And his fate no longer does Wheelie bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap! But he still looks like crap.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''

: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''

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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''

: Wheelie was reissued in a Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bumblebee swine, your alt mode's mine!]]
====G1 Series====
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)

:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!

{{-}}
===Henkei! Henkei!===
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.

==Notes==
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)

*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.

*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"</ref>
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]

* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames.

* In "[[Bee in the City]]", they thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie, and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!

* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in [[Spotlight: Wheelie]] it didn't get used.

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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category: Henkei! Henkei! characters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Talk:Freedom Fighter

2009-08-13T19:17:17Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

Although "Freedom Fighter" is a much better name, the box states his name as "AM Radio", with "Freedom Fighter" as his function. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 14:53, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Or does it? I thought the format on old G1 boxes was function-name... like COMMUNICATIONS / SOUNDWAVE. Or was it definitely the other way around? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 20:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

: Yeah. Freedom Fighter's box uses a slightly different formatting from other early G1 toys. It puts FACTION FUCTION in white text on a black background, and then the name in black text on a yellow background. "Freedom Fighter" is black text on a yellow background, so I'm fairly certain that's meant to be his name. [http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p3ed7dc6cb2cb1cfd626f13d35adec97b/ee91cffe.jpg] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

::THE FUCT OF FREEDOM FIGHTER. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 01:42, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

So is he a freedom fighter or a terrorist or ''what''? -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 15:17, 13 August 2009 (EDT)

Articulation

2009-08-13T19:06:33Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

'''Articulation''' commonly describes the number, position, and type of a [[Toy|Transformers toy]]'s joints. '''"Posability"''', a fan-coined contraction of "pose" and "ability", is often found in conjunction with mentions of articulation, although they are not necessarily interchangeable.

The more joints on a figure (in either form), the more articulated it is. This generally includes the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, and sometimes even wrists, ankles, and neck among others. Posability in ''Transformers'' ranges from the [[Spy Changer|Spy Changers]], who are limited to rotating their arms up and down (shoulder [[Swivel joint|swivel]] articulation only), to the non-transforming [[Revoltech]] line, the entire selling point of which is the high amount of articulation per figure. Possibly the only Transformer toys that have ''no'' real articulation but can still be said to transform, are the [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]], the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], the [[Duocon|Duocons]], [[Under-3]], and arguably [[Freedom Fighter]] and [[Enemy]].

Articulation is one of many factors that fans weigh when evaluating a toy, and naturally is of subjective value. To some, if a toy has unusually good posability, they will buy it over another figure that looks "better", but can not move as much. Toys with very few points of articulation are often referred to as [[Brick|bricks]]. Many modern Transformer toys, particularly those from the [[Beast Era]] and [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]], have high posability thanks to the incorporation of many [[Ball joint|ball joints]].

Unfortunately, there is a tradeoff between articulation and production cost -- the more complex the figure, the more parts that must be assembled and therefore produced, and the higher the retail price. For example, [[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]] could easily have been given knees, but instead has a plethora of other [[Gimmick|gimmicks]]. Many [[Kitbash|kitbashers]] have taken to altering the figure to be more posable, and while some fans claim this is how Hasbro "should" have made the original, doing so would likely have sent the figure over budget.

Some figures are hampered in how well they can pose by their transformation or [[alternate mode]]. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|''Armada'' Hot Shot]]'s shoulders, for example, are limited by how he transforms. A different transformation may have allowed his arms to move on an additional axis... however, as noted above, this would have also increased the toy's complexity and cost. Even when the needed articulation is present, posability can also be limited by [[kibble]] blocking a part's motion.

Conversely, sometimes a toy's posability is improved by its transformation. Or, perhaps more accurately, the designers managed to place the transformation-related articulation in places that would also serve the robot mode's articulation. The [[Unicron]] toy released during ''Armada'' is an example of this. His neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hips, ankles, and feet must all be moved to change him from planet to robot and back.

Articulation can have a drawback. If a figure is overloaded with joints, especially in the legs and waist, this can result in the figure having problems supporting its own weight, holding a pose, or even standing. This is a common complaint with [[Omega Prime]]. He is loaded with exciting and dramatic articulation, but is so top-heavy that it is hard to get him to do anything beyond "standing up straight." The much-loved ball joints are especially susceptible to weight and play wear problems, and as such are generally not used on larger figures. A similar level of flexibility can be created with a combination of two swivels or ratcheted swivels.

==Super Posable!==
The [[Generation 2]] [[Laser Rod]] subgroup were advertised on their card as being "Super Posable!"; making articulation itself a toy gimmick.

==See also==
*[[Ball joint]]
*[[Slide joint]]
*[[Swivel joint]]

[[Category:Toys]]

Talk:Sparking gimmick

2009-08-13T18:53:03Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Repair/replacement? */

I would like to see a picture of the damage this gimmick causes to toys. A firecon, by preference. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:14, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:Oogh. I'd love to oblige, but I don't own any of these...I have seen this damage on non-TF sparking toys, but that doesn't exactly help, I guess. --[[User:Autobus Prime|Autobus Prime]] 19:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

==Repair/replacement?==
So it's just a flint-steel striker like you'd find in a Zippo, yeah? Would it be possible to disassemble a Monsterbot/Firecon/etc. and put a new flint in? I don't have any handy to attempt it. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 23:03, 6 June 2009 (EDT)

: I wonder if there's room inside any of the toys for a small container of paraffin. Or space to drill a hole for a metal hose. This article would benefit greatly from a photograph of a Transformer - Slag, for example - shooting a six-foot jet of real flame from his mouth. The internet as a whole would benefit greatly. It would be difficult and dangerous, but the first man to achieve this will be famous. -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 14:53, 13 August 2009 (EDT)

==Barbie Link==
i can't get the barbie link to work and tried a search to find a replacement but am unsure what exactly i am looking for, can someone please update it. [[Special:Contributions/86.31.37.127|86.31.37.127]] 04:47, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

:Done. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 05:12, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Talk:The Transformers (issue)

2009-08-13T17:21:09Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Cover gallery */

Y'know, that cover art definitely looks like it was done by Bill Sienkiewicz, not Frank Springer. Should we list credits for cover artist? Or am I mistaken about who did the art? [[User:JW|JW]] 13:37, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

:It is absolutely a Sienkiewicz cover. I'll add a cover credit. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 03:26, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

::I see Blackrock removed the cover credit . . . I would say that when the cover artist is different from the interior artist for a comic, the cover artist should get a credit on the page for the comic book, not just on the page for the image. Discussion? [[User:JW|JW]] 16:02, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I think the cover artist should get credit, and I'm not sure why they're being removed, despite being credited elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:56, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure that my adding the UK cover credits below the US cover credit is the best solution, but I wanted to get them in there. Anyone have any better ideas? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:11, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

::I think the standard on other pages where a small UK section of the bottom of the article listing such things as providing space for UK cover images to be posted, and details about covers, changes and letter pages (see [[Totaled!]] for a good example) seems to be best option [[User:Cyc|Cyc]] 22:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Release Date ==

If it was released on May 29, 1984, how come the first Usenet review is from May 22? [[User:JW|JW]] 20:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

:If you check out the United States Copyright Office [http://www.copyright.gov/records/ website], the publication dates of most Transformers comics can be found with a little searching. The first four issues are listed with publication dates of:

:* #1 - May 8, 1984
:* #2 - Jul 10, 1984
:* #3 - Sep 11, 1984
:* #4 - Nov 13, 1984

:As can be seen, they're consistently four months away from their cover dates. The last two dates are contradicted by the intended publication dates as listed in Marvel Age, but the listed publication date of #1 on the Copyrights website is quite definitively well before that first online review. -- [[User:Jon T|Jon T]] 21:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

== Cover gallery ==

Is there a way to force all five covers onto a single line? #5 looks ridiculous floating down there by itself in an otherwise empty row. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 11:34, 12 May 2009 (EDT)

:There is a way, as per the formatting information at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files#Gallery wikimedia]. You need to enter e.g. ''gallery perrow="X"'' as appropriate. I have done this; you can change it back if you feel it doesn't work on a narrower screen resolution. -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 13:21, 13 August 2009 (EDT)

The Transformers (issue)

2009-08-13T17:17:48Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Covers (3) */ Put the covers in a single line (as per request on talk page)

{{disambig2|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers|other uses of ''The Transformers''|Transformers (disambiguation)}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #1
|next=Power Play!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #1–2
|next2=Power Play!
|image=MarvelUS-01.jpg
|caption=[[Smallest Transforming Transformers|Largest Transforming Transformers]] Optimus Prime! One of six blind-packed $500,000,000 toys!
|title="The Transformers"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[May 8]], 1984
|coverdate=September 1984
|plot=[[Bill Mantlo]]
|script=[[Ralph Macchio]]
|pencils=[[Frank Springer]]
|inks=[[Kim DeMulder]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|lettering=Higgins, [[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]}}
'''A group of sentient warring robots crash-lands on Earth four million years ago. When they awake in the present day, their battle begins anew.'''

==Synopsis==
On the [[Saturn]]-sized mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], life has evolved not through carbon bonding, but via "[[Atechnogenesis|naturally-occurring gears, levers, and pulleys]]". The resultant sentient robots, the [[Autobot]]s, live in peace for many eons, until some of their number fall victim to a lust for power. Rallying behind the banner of the powerful [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], these "[[Decepticon]]s" rebuild their bodies, allowing them to [[Transformation|change]] at will between a humanoid form and the form of various war machines. The Decepticons unleash a furious war on the Autobots, intending to conquer the planet and rebuild it as a cosmic dreadnought.

Faced with annihilation, the Autobots turn to a noble leader from their own ranks: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Under his leadership, the Autobots, also now gifted with the ability to "transform", rally and counterattack. And thus, an [[Great War (G1)|all-consuming war]] rages across the planet for a thousand years, while the planet itself—dislodged from its orbit by the titanic battles—spins out of control through the cosmos.

Eventually Cybertron enters another [[solar system]] and is faced with destruction as it approaches an asteroid belt. Aboard a huge spacecraft dubbed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots on a mission to clear a path through the asteroids. After the mission is completed, the Decepticons attack the weakened Autobot warriors. Facing inevitable defeat, Optimus Prime sends the Ark on a suicide course into a supposedly [[Earth|lifeless planet]]. The crash renders all the combatants inert.

[[Image:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Combat Deck bought a junker lot from eBay.]]
Four million years later, a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcanic eruption]] reactivates the Ark's dormant computer, which finds the planet now teaming with mechanical "life". It reactivates the ship's passengers, rebuilding them to resemble the planet's natives. Damaged, the computer does not recognize friend from foe, and thus both factions are restored to life. After [[Introdump|checking themselves over]], the Decepticons flee for other parts, leaving the Autobots to make their home in the crashed Ark. Observing the planet, Optimus notes that they must work to save the planet from the Decepticons, whom they've accidentally unleashed upon it.

Optimus Prime sends a team of five, under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], to scout out the new world and make contact with the natives. En route, they are sighted by Decepticon spy [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. The Autobots mistake a drive-in movie theater for some kind of religious ritual; Bumblebee over-enthusiastically nudges a "native", violently jostling its teenage occupants [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], [[Jesse]] and [["O"]]. As Buster and the others climb out to see what happened, the Decepticons attack, intent on keeping their foes from establishing an alliance with the planet's natives. The Autobots reluctantly transform and defend themselves, turning the drive-in into a battlefield. During the battle, Prowl realizes that the automobiles are not alive at all, but the [[Human|small, pink creatures]] fleeing from them are; the Autobots retreat to draw the Decepticons' fire away from the apparently defenseless fleshlings.

During the battle, Buster hears the damaged Bumblebee cry out in pain, and ends up "driving" him away from the battlefield. That night, his father "[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]" finds him tinkering with the yellow Volkswagen Beetle in his garage. He's delighted that his son is finally showing some interest in mechanics, but not so amused when the car cries out that it needs help, because it's dying...

{{note|Chronologically, the UK Annual stories "[[State Games]]" and "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" are set during the early events of this issue.}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (14)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (16)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (17)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (18)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (19)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (20)
* [[Bluestreak]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (23)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (25)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (26)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (27)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (28)
|c2=
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (5)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (6)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (7)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (8)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (9)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)
|c3=
* [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (29)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (30)
* [[Jesse]] (31)
* [["O"|"O"]] (32)}}

==Errors==
* It's said in this issue that the war between the Transformers knocked Cybertron out of its orbit, which sounds...very improbable because of the sheer magnitude of force required for something like that to happen; Cybertron would have likely been completely obliterated before it would've been knocked out of its orbit.
* In his very first appearance, parts of Soundwave's backpack, arms and legs are colored red.
* As he and Optimus Prime report to the Autobot Elders, Jazz is colored yellow and blue. He's also ''extremely'' toy-based, right down to have the toy's conjoined uni-feet, and complete with Earthen car parts!
* Numerous generics show up aboard the Ark. By story continuity, it should only have the 18 crewers shown here, plus the future Dinobots (whose characters presumably didn't exist yet in real-life terms.)
* Page 7:
** As the Decepticons first strike the Ark, Optimus Prime is colored almost entirely red.
** A blue-chested, red-legged Optimus Prime is among the invading Decepticons! In the same panel, Optimus himself is colored entirely red and is missing his chest windows.
** None of the invading Deceptions resemble the ten Decepticons later shown to comprise Megatron's crew.
* Page 8: Prowl is missing his door/wings, though one could retcon this as being his "Cybertronian" body.
* Page 10: "The drone swiftly plots its return to the Ark" -- it's not clear from context if "it" is the jet scanned by the probe, or the probe itself. Neither makes a lot of sense.
* Page 12: The robots undergoing repair don't really correspond to any Transformer known to be present.
* Nobody thought to attack the other faction instead of standing around yakking? (Granted, some of the Autobots do open fire as the Decepticons transform to escape.)
* Soundwave converts to his tape player form and flies off with the jets! Or starts to, at least—he's not shown in the next panel as the Decepticons flee the volcano.
* In the giant two-page Autobot spread:
** Sideswipe seems to have a made-up or at least off-model head.
** Wheeljack's "ears" are kind of folded up against his head.
** Bluestreak is missing his door/wings and shoulder rockets.
** Gears is a strange alternate model bearing almost no resemblance to his toy or later design.
** Hound, Wheeljack, and Sideswipe are all missing their shoulder launchers.
** Trailbreaker is missing his force field projector.
* Page 16:
** Gears seems to have an entirely new, entirely different model here.
** Bluestreak is colored like Prowl.
** Bumblebee suddenly has the toy-based "backing plate" behind his head, whereas before he didn't.
** Not all of the silhouettes correspond to actual characters.
** Sunstreaker's "ears" are misshapen.
* Page 17: Sparkplug's "okay" is missing a period at the end.
* Page 19: More Deception generics visible on the cliff.
* Page 22: Starscream's entire cockpit cowling is colored as though it were a canopy.
* When Ravage confronts him, Hound has ''two'' shoulder launchers.
* Soundwave is colored silver-blue as he attacks Prowl and Cliffjumper. His gun is missing its narrow tip.
* Cliffjumper's arms are colored white as Prowl orders the retreat.

==Notes==
* '''Cameos:''' an Autobot Elder who [[Retcon|may or may not]] be [[Tomaandi]].
* Advertised as part #1 in a 4-issue limited series.
* Printed on high-quality [[Mando paper]].
* The artwork uses early character designs for many characters, some of them heavily toy-based (Ironhide, Ratchet, Brawn, Gears), others based on early models that would later be changed (Megatron, Starscream's color scheme), and still others completely random (Gears again).
* The "revival drones" that reactivate the Ark's crew are based on Optimus Prime's [[Combat Deck]].
* Though many generics appear in the pre-Earth battle aboard the Ark and its aftermath, the art might be seen as providing an "out": On page 12, what looks to be a huge pile of unrepaired Transformers can be seen between behind Optimus and Megatron as they re-awaken.
* On [[May 22]], the [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about Transformers] is posted by Ted Nolan to net.comics, regarding this issue. Capsule review? "Worst comic of the year."
* The cover price is 75 cents, which would be $1.50 when adjusted for inflation to 2007 dollars. In November, 2007, [[IDW Publishing]]'s Transformers comics currently cost $3.99.
* Over the course of the series, some of this issue's early details would be retconned away or simply ignored. Among them are the notion of a Saturn-sized Cybertron, the "naturally evolving" origin of the Transformers, and the toy-based appearance of several characters, such as Ratchet, Ironhide, Bumblebee and Brawn.

===Covers (3)===
* '''US issue #1 cover:''' gigantic Optimus Prime, tiny Starscream, Gears, Laserbeak and the Witwickys, by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
* '''UK issue #1 cover:''' Soundwave and Buzzsaw kick Prime's ass, by [[Jerry Paris]].
* '''UK issue #2 cover:''' the Autobots depart the Ark, by [[John Ridgway]].
* '''The Complete Works Part 1 cover:''' reuse of UK issue #1's cover.
* '''25th Anniversary Optimus Prime cover:''' now including tiny disclaimer: "Headline from original comic; this reissue is not part of a series."
<gallery perrow="5">
Image:MarvelUS-01.jpg|'''US issue #1''' - First he will crush the planes, then he will crush the giant floating heads.
Image:MarvelUK-1.jpg|'''UK issue #1''' - Is Soundwave on [[Ultra-Energon]]?
Image:MarvelUK-2.jpg|'''UK issue #2''' - Is this girl '''that''' into her doll that she didn't see the [[Michael Bay|giant f*cking robots]]?
Image:Complete works 1 cover.jpg|'''The Complete Works Part 1'''
Image:MarvelUS-01-25years.jpg|'''US issue #1''' (25th Anniversary Optimus Prime pack-in)
</gallery>

===Generics===
This issue features a broad range of [[generic]] Transformers, from peace-loving Autobots to a Decepticon raiding party. As the brand was in its infancy at this stage, [[Character model|character models]] were not yet fixed and coloring tended to veer towards the random, so some of these generics may have been [[authorial intent|intended]] to represent actual characters. Whether they do so is probably best left [[Personal canon|up to you]].

{{main|Big Red}}

<gallery>
Image:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg|The first glimpse of the Transformers. The Autobot on the far right may represent a pre-war Optimus Prime (Orion Pax/Optronix?) while the others share design elements (if not colors) with the 1984 [[Autobot Cars|Autobot cars]].
Image:Generics marvel 1.jpg|Since he is called out in the caption box, it is probably fair to assume that the robot armed with the [[ion blaster]] represents Optimus Prime. That may be Sideswipe to his right, armed with a [[fusion cannon]].
Image:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|In one of the more famous mistakes from this issue, a robot resembling a miscolored Optimus Prime leads the Decepticon raid on the Ark.
</gallery>
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Kibble

2009-08-09T15:05:01Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* "Anti-kibble" */

[[Image:Kibblerhinox.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rhinox photographed from behind, showcasing the several large pieces of rhinoceros hanging loosely from his body.]]
'''Kibble''' is a feature of many Transformers, both in [[Toy|their toys]] and in their animation/comic designs. In its modern usage (see below for earlier meanings) it refers to pieces which have no clear purpose in one mode but are there only because they are part of another mode. In most cases, "kibble" is used to refer to pieces of the character's [[alternate mode]] which "hang" or stick out in their robot mode. Sometimes these pieces are there as a matter of aesthetics, and sometimes it's simply because there wasn't any place better to put the stuff.

Much less frequently, the word is used to refer to "robot parts" which are badly hidden in an altmode; This is most common in figures with aircraft altmodes, where whole limbs or compressed torsos were left exposed on the underside. In this case, the term ''undercarriage junk'' is more often used. During the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] era, the term was also applied to any figure with robot mode limbs hanging from underneath the animal-mode shell.

Parts of one mode which are merely ''visible'' in other modes are not necessarily kibble. For example, an altmode part which is well-integrated into the robot's form—like the front of a car or truck that becomes a character's chest—is not kibble because it is an integral part of the robot's body, rather than being "tacked on".

When "kibble" entered the Transfan lexicon, it had a different meaning, and referred to a Transformer's accessories and detachable parts which had nowhere to go when not attached/worn/held. This meaning has almost, if not completely, disappeared from use.

==Examples of kibble==
[[Image:BWN-toy Break.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Penguins, after reaching a certain size, undergo a process that scientists have taken to calling "second-stage hatching".]]
Although it was most prominent during the [[Beast Era]] and ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', kibble has been a part of Transformers from the very beginning. [[Prowl (G1)|G1 Prowl]], for example, has car doors that stick out behind his shoulders. The doors have no purpose in robot mode. They are not part of his actual body; they are just there, serving as decoration, but otherwise pointless. Those doors are kibble. In the robot modes of the G1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] toys, the jet's nosecone and tailfins are also kibble. The jet wings, despite being one of the Seekers' most prominent features, are kibble as well because they are not needed for the robot mode. In the old sense of the word, their fists can also be considered kibble since they are removed for jet mode yet do not store anywhere in said mode.

[[Image:Bigconvoy shell.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It really is two toys in one.]]
One of the most infamous examples of beast kibble on a robot mode is [[Big Convoy]] from ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]''. Many of the Neo toys are kibble heavy, with "panels" of beast skin attached to the robot body by swiveling rods. This is also common in the ''Car Robots''/''Robots in Disguise'' line, most notably with the [[Autobot Brothers]] ([[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], and [[X-Brawn]]).{{See|Shellformer}}

==Connotation==
[[Image:Kibbleprowl.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Prowl's car door "wings" are kibble, and so are his removable missiles and launchers.]]
Kibble is usually only brought up when it is being used derisively. Indeed, kibble often has a negative impact on a toy. It can restrict movement by getting in the way, it can make a toy unbalanced if it is too concentrated in one part of the body such as a "backpack", and it can simply make the robot look like a purely humanoid robot that has car or animal parts stuck to it, rather than being a robot ''composed of'' car or animal parts.

However, kibble serves an important purpose in Transformer design, often giving characters distinctive or interesting silhouettes. As mentioned above, the airplane wings on the Seekers' backs, as well as the doors on Prowl, are among their most memorable features. They look "cool" even if they are not integrated into the robot body. Thus, kibble is not an intrinsically bad thing. Most Transformers have it, and it may even be seen as an integral part of some characters' designs. Actually, if all kibble was removed from most Transformers (with the exception of shellformers), they would pretty much look like stick figures.

Some kibble can also serve a purpose in the fiction even if it has no purpose on the toy. For example [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)| Animated Wreck-Gar's]] backpack. On the toy it's just most of his garbage truck mode folded up on his back. However, on the show it holds a phenomenal amount of junk that Wreck-Gar can pull out and use, often for comedic effect.

==Other meanings / development of term==
[[Image:Kibblecombiner.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Combiner kibble." These pieces have nowhere to go while Superion is broken up into his smaller components.]]
The word "kibble" was first applied to Transformers in February of 1996, when Lizard coined the term "combiner kibble" in a post to the newsgroup [[alt.toys.transformers]]. At that time, and for the next two years, the word kibble was used mainly to refer to detachable parts or accessories. It seems to have acquired its modern meaning sometime in 1998. A more detailed discussion follows:

In Google's archive of ATT, there are no recorded uses of the word "kibble" until the year 1996. In that year it was used only in reference to detachable parts and/or accessories, usually (but not always) in reference to pieces needed for [[combiner]]s to combine properly, such as [[Combiner#Terms_for_combiners|Scramble City]] style feet, heads and fists. The very first instance of the word comes from a post by Lizard which is missing from the archive, but appears quoted in other posts:

<blockquote>Now, if only there was a convenient place to store "Combiner Kibble" - all the hands, feet, chestplates, etc, that go into making a combiner... ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ea0978924f203ee7?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain Quoted text in <3122E99A.19BB@texas.net>], Feb 1996)</blockquote>

Said Lizard when reflecting on this ten years later, "The word comes from, of course, pet food -- I guess I felt the plethora of small pieces of Transformers detritus strongly resembled the little bits of cat food batted all over the kitchen." Lizard also used the word to refer to [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]]'s accessories in his [[BotCon 1996]] report. Three other fans referred to "combiner kibble" in the first half of 1996 after Lizard's use of the term, all of them either placing it in quotes or adding an emoticon, which emphasizes the newness of the term. Later in the year the word shows up about a dozen more times, always in reference to combiner pieces or other detachable parts.

The first archived use of the word kibble to refer to something ''other than'' detachable parts is a January 1997 review of [[Claw Jaw]], by Dave Richter. "In beast mode, he looks great from head on, but the abdomen (made out of robot legs and jointed squid kibble) doesn't look too solid if viewed from the side." ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e087c89d29ba5c97?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <32F023AC.397A@virginia.edu>], 29 Jan 1997) In March, Dave made a more explicitly modern use of the word in response to another fan. This post serves reasonably well as a definition:

<blockquote>''IMO, toys should look cool from any angle. You should be able to turn a BW or any figure around have it look as cool as it does in the front. The rear should not be a place for a toy designer to throw any excess pieces on the figure that are not needed in robot mode. There are much more better designs than that.'' 
I don't know, you've got to put the animal kibble somewhere. This is standard TF fare; look at all the T-rex bitz Grimlock has hanging off his back. BW has alot of junk hanging off the back of many of it's entries, but it doesn't overbalance them, so what does it matter? ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/376dcb3652135228?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <33237FCB.656E@virginia.edu>], 9 Mar 1997)
</blockquote>
Still, through 1997 the "detachable parts" sense was more heavily used, with six uses to the modern meaning's three. In the previous year, 1996, the word was used to refer to detachable parts 16 times. In 1998 Dave Van Domelen began to use the word regularly in his posted toy reviews. He used it in both senses, but more often in the modern one. Overall, the word appeared in ATT 21 distinct times in 1998, with 13 of those being the new/current meaning. In 1999, usage exploded, with virtually all instances of the word being in its modern usage.

The original "detachable parts" meaning has essentially become archaic and all but unknown, most likely due to the toyline itself largely abandoning that form of construction. Indeed, it is very unusual for a modern Transformers toy ''not'' to integrate or at least store all of its parts in all modes. With regards to combiner kibble, combiner teams themselves have become rare, and the recent examples either have no kibble ([[Superion Maximus]]), or the kibble can ''itself'' combine into a separate vehicle ([[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]] [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]]) — it's still kibble, but it's kibble with play value!

By November 1999, the meaning was well enough entrenched in ATT that Straight-Edge gave this definition, from which the meaning has not drifted at all in the years since:

<blockquote>It means pieces of the alternate mode (Beast mode, vehicle mode) being not only visible, but actually hanging off the robot body. IE the Doors hanging off of Prowl's shoulders, and the Crab Legs/Claws on Rampage's robot mode. They are not part of an anthropomorphic robot, hence they are kibble. ([http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0caa8c898d45586d?dmode=source&hl=en&output=gplain <19991109002603.08548.00002231@ng-fg1.aol.com>], 9 Nov 1999)</blockquote>
It can't be determined from the limited breadth of the Usenet archive how the word kibble shifted its meaning, but it seems reasonable to ''guess'' that the earliest uses in the modern sense were simply an extension of the idea of "parts that stick on". Kibble, as we discuss it today, is just that—parts that are "stuck on".

=="Anti-kibble"==
There is a related phenomenon with no generally accepted name, in which a toy's robot mode has obvious elements of its alternate mode showing (usually in the chest area), which are ''not'' in fact part of its altmode. This usually happens when the toy is based on a pre-existing design with prominent elements of its alternate mode present in robot mode (usually an older toy), but due to budget, size or other reasons, the transformation could not be designed to reflect the existing design accordingly.

The original example of this is [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], who had the front windshield and grill of a semi-cab on his chest...which had no relation at all to his semi-cab mode. The false truck windows on the chest also showed up on ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime and his redeco, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], whose chests are on the underside of the truck in vehicle mode. Another example is the T-rex face on the chest of [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Transmetal Megatron]] from ''Beast Wars'', which is not the same part as his actual T-rex face. A particularly inelegant example would be the [[Legends Class]] toy for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] from the 2007 movie, whose robot mode "bumper" chest ends up on his ''roof'' in vehicle mode. Legends Class, Voyager Class and [[Fast Action Battler]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] from the same line also featured fake "windows" on their robot mode chests, while the actual truck mode's windows ended up elsewhere in robot mode.

Its use is even seen in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'': [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has a false roof on his chest. A more notable case is [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]: He has false ambulance sides on his shoulder kibble (kibble AND anti-kibble). [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] create even more confusing examples. Their robot mode chests are designed to be evocative of their much wider alt-mode hoods, which become kibble themselves.

There are, of course, other examples of "Anti-kibble". [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] has spinning arm blades that transform from his front wheels in the movie, but because of the way the Deluxe toy transforms, the spinning wheels on his arms are not actually his front wheels. In that regard, Sideways has ''six'' turning wheels shared by his altmode and robot mode.

[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Fire on the Mountain (episode)

2009-08-02T15:57:10Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Quotes */ Definitely says "spoil"

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=9
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=63
|image=Fire on the mountain.jpg
|caption="I don't understand it, baby. This has never happened to me before, honest."
|title="Fire on the Mountain"
|production code=#700-06
|airdate=[[December 22]], 1984
|written by=[[Douglas Booth]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Decepticons uncover the Crystal of Power in Peru, and the Autobots resurrect Skyfire to stop them.'''

:''Japanese title:'' インカの秘宝 (''Inka no Hihō'', "Incaic Jewel")

==Synopsis==
While patrolling a refinery, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] spot [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] stealing steel. The [[Decepticon]]s get away with the loot by collapsing the refinery behind them. The Autobots report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who is puzzled about the Decepticons' motives. The [[Autobot]]s launch a [[Sky Spy]] to home in on any Decepticon activity, and the satellite picks up strange energy readings in the [[Peru]]vian [[Andes Mountains|Andes]].

There, the Decepticons have followed an [[Inca]]n legend to an ancient temple that rests on a shaft leading deep into the [[Earth's core]], capped by the [[Crystal of Power]]. With the metal acquired by Starscream, the Decepticons have fashioned a weapon frame to accommodate the crystal. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spots the Sky Spy, and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tests the weapon by blowing the satellite out of the sky. The metal, however, proves inadequate and melts with exposure to the raw energy unleashed from the Earth’s core. Starscream tries to shift blame to Thundercracker for the faulty metal, but Megatron blames them both and has them stay behind at the temple while he soars to a nearby mining town to find replacement metal.

The nearby Peruvian mining town is abuzz with the sudden show of power from the ancient temple. A reactionary elder proclaims that long-forgotten gods have come back to punish them, but her more level-headed granddaughter, [[Luisa]], realizes that someone must have uncovered the fabled Crystal of Power.

[[Image:G1 FireontheMountain Sideswipe piledriving.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Freud would have had a field day with this.]]

In the [[Arctic]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] are jackhammering through the ice to resurrect the fallen warrior [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. The massive jet emerges from the ice and transforms into robot mode. Wheeljack immediately assigns him to fly back to Autobot headquarters to pick up Brawn and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] before heading down to the Andes mountains.

In short order, Skyfire is in the Andes, closing in on the Decepticons. Windcharger and Brawn skydive from the jet, tangling with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] while Skyfire goes to investigate the strange energy readings from the Incan temple. While the smaller Autobots are able to hold their own against Megatron’s lieutenants, the Decepticon leader proves too powerful for them and they scatter. Windcharger desperately calls for Skyfire to return while Brawn bites off more than he can chew in the form of an angered Megatron.

Skyfire zooms in to the rescue and gracefully airlifts Brawn and Windcharger from the thick of Decepticon danger. Skyfire quickly returns to the Ark to pick up some reinforcements and streaks back to Peru. He deposits the Autobots near the mining town to take care of Megatron while he goes to investigate the Incan temple.

[[Image:Brawnfusioncannon.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Freud would have had...oh wait, I just said that.]]

The Autobots stop Megatron, Reflector and Soundwave mid-raid, with Brawn having the ball-bearings enough to swipe Megatron's [[Fusion cannon|arm cannon]] and blast the Decepticon leader with his own weapon! Laserbeak steals back the weapon and Megatron swears vengeance. He has gathered a metal strong enough for the Crystal, and requests that [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] come to retrieve it, adding further insult to Thundercracker and Starscream who are left guarding the temple.

A stray blast during the battle nearly drops an electrical tower on top of Luisa, but she is saved by Spike and Bumblebee. Luisa quickly explains that these "evil creatures" have stolen the Crystal of Power. She leads Bumblebee and Spike to a secret entrance in the temple. Soundwave detects their presence, and dispatches Ravage to follow them.

Meanwhile, Thundercracker spots Skyfire skulking about the temple. The Decepticon warrior is torn; if he blasts Skyfire, Starscream is likely to take all the credit. Conversely, if he lets Skyfire destroy the Crystal-based weapon, perhaps Starscream can take the blame. Starscream overhears Thundercracker plotting, and blasts Skyfire. He then blackmails Thundercracker to do his bidding, lest Starscream reveal to their leader just how uncertain Thundercracker's loyalties can be.

The Decepticons load up their stolen steel with Skywarp's help and depart. To cover their exit, Megatron blasts a nearby mountain, creating a deadly rockfall that threatens the mining town.

The Autobots use their firepower to reduce the falling boulders to pebbles, saving the village. Meanwhile, Megatron returns to the temple, where he successfully tests a new weapon frame that can handle the power of the crystal. Bumblebee, Spike and Luisa surreptitiously arrive in the temple, spotting the inert form of Skyfire. Spike starts repairing the fallen warrior, just as Ravage pounces. Bumblebee tries holding off the Decepticon jaguar while Spike works as fast as he can.

[[Image:G1 FireontheMountain Spike Luisa BB.jpg|right|170px|thumb|There are some out there who understand what Bumblebee's about to go through]]

The rest of the Autobots arrive at the temple, but Megatron pins them down with devastating firepower from his weapon frame cannon. The Autobots are able to outflank Megatron, and the tide of battle is turned by Skyfire, freshly repaired by Spike. Skyfire strafes the weapons frame, destroying it and unleashing the power of the mountain. The Decepticons retreat, and Thundercracker takes fleeting pleasure in seeing Megatron and Starscream fail.

That night, Wheeljack caps the fire stream with a new invention that can contain the power that the crystal formerly held in check. The Autobots celebrate their victory while Bumblebee and Spike drive Luisa back to the mining town, where she promises to introduce Bumblebee to her brother’s convertible, Juanita.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (3)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (7)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (12)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (15)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (16)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (17)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (18)
* [[Bluestreak]] (19)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (20)
* [[Gears]] (21)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (22)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (25)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (27)

|c2=
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (8)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (10)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (13)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (23)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (26)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (6)
*[[Luisa]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Looks more like stealing to me… and I'm talking steel!"
:—'''Brawn''' confronts the Decepticons with fists and horrible puns.

"Awww, hexagonal nuts!"
:—'''Trailbreaker''', after he and Brawn totally fail to stop the Decepticons.

'''Starscream:''' "Don't blame me. Thundercracker swiped defective steel, not I. It was ''his'' fault." 
'''Thundercracker:''' "You lie, Starscream." 
'''Megatron:''' "SILENCE YOU FOOL!" (Punches Thundercracker right off the top of the pyramid)
:—Starscream shows that ol' Seeker camaraderie once again. Remarkably, Megs doesn't even doubt Starscream's word. Is he really that stupid?

"It's cold enough to freeze the ailerons off a [[titanium moosebot]]!"
:—'''Sideswipe'''

'''Soundwave:''' "The Autobot jet is afraid to fight!" 
'''Brawn:''' "Wrong again, you dipstick tapedeck!" 
'''Windcharger:''' "We just didn't want him to spoil ''our'' fun!"

"Have fun playing crystal nurse, Screamer! Byyyye!"
:—'''Skywarp''', being a jerk

"Fate, schmate. It isn’t over yet, Megabum!"
:—'''Trailbreaker''', after Megatron prematurely gloats of imminent victory.

"This is what separates the Autobots from the robot chickens!" 
"Ain’t no one calling me a robot chicken!"
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Brawn''', referencing ''Robot Chicken'' years before the Adult Swim show.

"What’s the matter, fearless leader? You and Starscream look real geeky!"
:—'''Thundercracker''', being a jerk.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* At several points in the episode, the vocal tracks are played at the wrong speed. This is most noticeable right after Megatron shoots Brawn in the face (Brawn's voice is distorted, higher and faster than usual), and then when Megatron radios for Skywarp to join him in battle (the opposite—Megs' voice is unevenly lower and slower than normal).
* At the start of the episode, when Brawn confronts Starscream and Thundercracker, the Decepticons' colors are switched.
* When Skyfire strafes the crystal-powered weapon, he momentarily has Skywarp's colors.

[[Image:Fitm dvd broadcast.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You call this restoration?]]

* The Rhino DVD version of this episode uses a number of erroneous takes as the basis of its remastered animation. As a result, the DVD introduces several coloring errors that were not present in the broadcast version. For example, Trailbreaker is colored a solid red (like Ironhide and Sideswipe) in his introductory shot. When Skywarp mocks Starscream for having to guard the Crystal, he is colored like Thundercracker. When Starscream and Thundercracker carry Skyfire's inert form, the Autobot jet has Skywarp’s colors, and as Megatron addresses Starscream, the latter has Thundercracker's colors. The broadcast version has correct colors for all these shots. (See illustration)
* When Megatron follows Starscream and Thundercracker out of the pyramid after leaving Skyfire in, his Decepticon emblem disappears for a moment.
*In the battlefield scene between Soundwave and Reflector versus the other Autobots, the Autobot lasers are colored purple.
*When Skyfire swoops over Soundwave and Reflector and destroys their stone bunkers, both the lasers hitting their targets and the explosions are missing, so it appears the walls just fall apart.
*When Skyfire is about to destroy the cannon, it already appears to be melted to slag.

===Continuity errors===
* The Incans apparently built temples with steps large enough for Transformers to use.
* Skyfire was left for dead and mourned in his previous, debut appearance in "[[Fire in the Sky]]". Why do the Autobots return to his resting spot to dig him up out of the ice for a quick ride?
* One of the major contradictions that is often pointed out in this episode is that the Autobots apparently drive to the North Pole in order to dig up Skyfire, so he can then fly them to South America. But if they can drive to the North Pole (suspend your disbelief!), why not just drive to South America? If you think about it for a moment, however, the two specific Autobots we see at the North Pole are Wheeljack and Sideswipe, who are both capable of ''flight''. There's nothing to explcitly indicate that they flew to the North Pole, of course, but it makes a disturbing amount of sense.
* Presumably as a result of some kind of miscommunication in production, Sideswipe is seen using an actual hand-held jackhammer to unearth Skyfire, rather than his customary built-in arm-mounted jackhammers.
* Luisa evidently can teleport.
* If the Autobots can fly, why does Brawn need rescuing when he's running from Megatron? Why doesn't he just fly away?

===Transformers references===
* This episode references "[[Fire in the Sky]]", the previous (and first) episode that Skyfire appeared in.
* This is the only episode to play on Thundercracker's uncertain loyalties, a trait called out in his original [[bio]]. However, the official [[Sunbow]] synopsis for the episode indicates that it was originally going to take the idea even further:

::"The Autobots arrive to stop [the Decepticons], and Jetfire tries to convince a beleaguered Thundercracker to switch loyalties and join the Autobots. He is caught and wounded by Starscream. Spike, with the help of a local native girl, goes to his rescue, and Jetfire--with a little assist from Thundercracker--turns away the Deceptcions and destroys the "Crystal of Power.""<ref>http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#069</ref>

*This is also one of the few episodes in which Thundercracker displays his sonic powers, and even then, only when Starscream whines about the "awful thunder noise" he's making as they fly away. His sonic powers are also mentioned in "[[Heavy Metal War]]", where Megatron uses them after gathering all the Decepticons' powers.

===Real-world references===
* The Transformers visit Peru, an ancient Incan temple, and a mining village where everyone speaks heavily accented English.
* The title of this episode may be a reference to the Grateful Dead song of the same name.

===Trivia===
[[Image:G1 FireontheMountain SS chestmissiles.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Starscream's dreaded boobombs.]]
* Starscream is depicted having a dozen rockets within hidden chest compartments. This ability will appear again in "[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]". The feature was later immortalized in toy form for Starscream's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' incarnation through clip-on accessories, and again as part of his ''[[Masterpiece]]'' figure, this time actually incorporated into the figure.
* Megatron can apparently pick off the Sky Spy from the temple to the atmosphere but can't shoot Optimus Prime with his weapon from 30 feet in front of him.
* Soundwave conceals a tricorder-like scanning device in his left wrist.
* Brawn has a retractable claw that can extend in his car mode.
* Brawn humiliates Megatron with his own fusion cannon. Ironically, Brawn gets killed with the same weapon [[Transformers: The Movie|later]].
* The episode marks perhaps the only time when Megatron is shot by his own gun....
* Luisa's name is never spoken in the episode.
* Starscream is actually referred to by the nickname "Screamer" in this episode, something which also occurs in "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]".
* The chapter stops for this episode on the Rhino DVD include: Opening / Stolen Steel / It's Skyfire / To The Mining Town / Visiting Decepticon / Invention Works

==Home video releases==
* The episode was released by itself on videocassette in 1984 as Volume 8 of [[Family Home Entertainment]]'s ''Transformers'' collection. It had the (now somewhat quaint) honor of being available in both VHS and Betamax formats.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/fire_on_the_mountain.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Alan Davis

2009-08-01T21:05:09Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

[[Image:Marvel UK 100.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Marvel UK issue #100]]
'''Alan Davis''' (born [[June 18]], 1956) is a British artist well-known for his work on ''Captain Britain'' and ''Excalibur''. His contributions to ''The Transformers'' amount only to a pair of covers,<ref>[http://www.alandavis-comicart.com/Checklist.html Alan Davis' website]</ref> albeit that one of them is for issue #100, and is simply ''awesome''.

==Cover art==
* [[Marvel UK]] [[Distant Thunder!|issue #100]]
* [[Showdown (Titan)|Showdown]] (hardcover)

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Davis Alan Davis at Wikipedia]

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[[Category:Illustrators]]

Alan Davis

2009-08-01T21:04:38Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Mentioned #100 in text; emphasised incredible quantity / quality ratio, with reference to artist's website

[[Image:Marvel UK 100.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Marvel UK issue #100]]
'''Alan Davis''' (born [[June 18]], 1956) is a British artist well-known for his work on ''Captain Britain'' and ''Excalibur''. His contributions to ''The Transformers'' amount only to a pair of covers,<ref>[http://www.alandavis-comicart.com/Checklist.html Alan Davis' website]</ref> albeit that one of them is for issue #100, and is simply ''awesome''.

==Cover art==
* [[Marvel UK]] issue #100
* [[Showdown (Titan)|Showdown]] (hardcover)

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Davis Alan Davis at Wikipedia]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Alan}}
[[Category:Illustrators]]

Leonard Nimoy

2009-08-01T20:53:33Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Used magic of italics to try to point out that the second "Bilbo" was sung by the backing singers, and not Nimoy. Took out "the".

[[Image:LeonardNimoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Bilbo! ''Bilbo!'' Bilbo Baggins - bravest little hobbit of them all!]]
'''Leonard Nimoy''' (March 26, 1931-) is an American actor and director. He provided the voice of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

Oh, and apparently he also played [[wikipedia:Spock|an alien]] on [[wikipedia:Star Trek|some old sci-fi show]], alongside fellow ''Transformers'' voice actor [[George Takei]].

==Trivia==
*Nimoy is married to Susan Bay, a relative of director [[Michael Bay]], and apparently it was due to their considerable donations to [[Griffith Observatory]] that Michael was allowed to film parts of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' there.<ref>According to Michael Bay on the ''Transformers'' DVD commentary.</ref>
*Nimoy guest starred in the first-season finale of ''Fringe'', which was created, executive-produced and written by [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]].
*According to Orci, he was at one point considered for the role of [[The Fallen]] in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]].<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1335851&postcount=1 Roberto Orci - Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker in the running for the role of voicing...] post on the Don Murphy Message Board</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/ Leonard Nimoy at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy Leonard Nimoy at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki]

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[[Category:Voice actors]]

Talk:Theme song

2009-08-01T20:45:27Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Once this question is answered the site can close; it will have served its purpose.

What category would this fall under? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:12, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

And what type of music was the '''TRANSFORMERSTRANSFORMERS''' Cybertron theme? Techno? Trance? Really bad music?
:Wiki sez: "Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent[1] England) is a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide." --[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 06:31, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

It should be noted that Armada's trance style Transformers theme did have lyrics, but it was only ever heard during the episodes, never as the opening theme song itself. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

== Exterior links ==

So, do we provide link with videos (or at least music) to the themes in questions? (youtube is full of it)

== Cover Versions ==

Should there be a section for various cover versions of this song that have come out from bands like Black Lab and Solarice? Or would something like that fit into the 21st Century portion? [[User:Koh4711|Koh4711]] 02:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:Are they official? As in have they been used in an official Transformers capacity? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
::They've not been part of any show, but given that several of them have been released on commercial CDs, so they'd be official in terms of being licensed by Hasbro, in all likelihood. They'd be something akin to licensed merchandise, I'd think. [[User:Koh4711|Koh4711]] 03:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:::This wiki deals with things in Transformers that have been officially sanctioned or endorsed by Hasbro and/or Takara-Tomy for use in Transformers or the promotion of Transformers. I am not familiar with them but if these covers are just some band somewhere deciding to play the Transformers theme song because of the movie, then it's not likely to be official. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:33, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== Animated Theme ==

Im pretty sure "More than they appear/Justice, bolts and gears!" hasnt appeared in the theme song so can we remove this from the article? [[User:Donutter|Donutter]] 22:02, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
:You have a point about it not appearing, but it does exist and so warrants mentioning. I've modified that section to explain how we know about the verse, even though it hasn't aired on TV.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 22:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

== Smosh ==

I was just thinking, should Smosh's Transformers Rap be mentioned on this page? Just a random thought, sorry if it's a stupid question.{{unsigned|Blitzwing}}
:Who and the what? If they don't have anything to do with Transformers in an official capacity, then they have no reason whatsoever to be mentioned here. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:50, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

== Court case ==

Does anyone have details about the Ann Bryant court case? Didn't she claim sole credit for writing the song, too? Should that go into the article?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:48, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

:[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad2/calendar/webcal/decisions/2009/D22506.pdf Here's] something about it...I think it says she lost the case, but anyone who knows this legal stuff better should check it out. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 12:49, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

== "The" ==

I've always been puzzled by the ''the'' in the theme tune ("''The'' Transformers, more than meets the eye" etc). It doesn't fit the music, it's superfluous, and the singers sound pushed to sing it within the split-second they have. As a kid I completely missed it, and assumed the song went "Transformers, more than etc". Was this just pedantry on the part of the writers, or was there e.g. a trademark issue that forced them to put in the definitive article? -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 16:45, 1 August 2009 (EDT)

The Cure!

2009-07-30T21:05:58Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Altered caption (but maintained continuity of reference)

{{picsneeded|IDW Generations covers}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #30
|prev=Crater Critters
|next=Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom
|title="The Cure!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #126–127
|prev2=Ancient Relics!
|next2=Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom
|image=MarvelUS-30.jpg
|caption=[[The New Order|Monday, you can fall apart / Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=March 1987
|coverdate=July 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|breakdowns=[[Don Perlin]]
|finishes=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Ratbat sends a team of Autobot prisoners to kill all Transformers infected with the Scraplets. If they don't comply, the Earth will be destroyed.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Goldbugthecure.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Gold Metal Syndrome.]]
Ratbat captures the [[Throttlebot]]s during a fuel raid on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Rather than have them executed, he sends them to [[Earth]] on a mission to destroy all [[Transformer|Transformers]] infected with [[Scraplet]]s, using canisters of acid. They are given 10 hours to complete this mission, after which Ratbat threatens to destroy the Earth. Arriving at the crater, they find Goldbug's tire tracks heading off into the desert. Rollbar and Wideload take an acid canister and follow them.

Meanwhile, an exhausted Charlie Fong pushes the decrepit Goldbug to a filling station, where the attendants are alarmed by his condition. They offer him some water, some of which spills on Goldbug. Instantly, the Scraplets there wither and die. The legendary cure is nothing more than [[water]]! Before Charlie can "wash his car", however, Rollbar and Wideload arrive, intent on slagging Goldbug. Once Charlie demonstrates the cure on Wideload, the two Throttlebots are more than happy to back down.

Goldbug arranges for G.B. Blackrock to have water transported to the crater to cure all the infected Transformers, but when Goldbug prepares to cure Blaster and the Triple Changers, Blaster tells Goldbug to kill him rather than save the Decepticons. During Goldbug's hesitation, the Scraplets merge into a conglomerate monster to fight back. The Scraplet monster proves more than a match for the weaponless Throttlebots, and Goldbug decides to cure Blaster and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to provide enough firepower to fight against the monster. The gambit proves effective, and Blaster finishes the Scraplets off with the acid that Throttlebots brought with them. Goldbug uses the last of the water Blackrock brought to the crater to remove the Scraplets that had infected the Throttlebots during the fight.

Astrotrain learns enough about Blackrock to believe him to be of use to the Decepticons, and attaches a small microchip to Blackrock's forehead. The chip flashes a light pattern in front of Blackrock's eyes, then falls away unseen by anyone else. The Decepticons then escape, carrying the cargo from the freighter which brought the Scraplets to Earth.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (1)
* [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (2)
* [[Wide Load]] (3)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (4)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (5)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (9)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (12)
|c2=
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (6)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (7)
* [[Octane]] (8)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (10)
|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (14)
'''Guests'''
* [[Charley Fong]] (11)
* [[Jim and Ernie]] (13)
}}

==Errors==
* Despite Ratbat's threat to destroy the Earth, no effort is made by the Autobots to contact him after the Scraplets threat is averted. Apparently, the Earth does not get destroyed.
* The color schemes for the three sports car Throttlebots are constantly confused in this issue. Searchlight, Chase, and Freeway all switch color schemes on the opening splash page. They're drawn and colored correctly after that, but later Chase is shown with Searchlight's head and colors. Someone must have referenced this issue for the later GI Joe/''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' crossover, because the same error repeats there.
* On page 20, a rear view of Astrotrain shows him with his wings attached to the front of his torso instead of the back, and no arms.

==Items of note==
* The Transformers' discussions of the "rare chemical" that cures scraplets have caused a great deal of confusion (and amusement) in the fandom over the years. Many fans interpret various lines in isolation as meaning that the Transformers consider water to be a rare chemical, have never heard of it, and/or don't believe in its existence, all of which would be patently ridiculous beliefs for a spacefaring race (and would contradict Bumblebee's statement way back in issue #1 that he is excited that Earth is covered in water because he loves a good swim.) However, much of this interpretation hinges on the idea that the Transformers know exactly what the cure's chemical formula is, and simply don't believe it exists. This notion is flatly contradicted by various statements in this issue and the previous one, which make it clear that they don't know the identity of the chemical:
** Octane: "Legend has it that, thousands of vorns ago during an outbreak on Cybertron, a rare chemical was found that killed the scraplets! But I doubt any of us will live long enough to rediscover it."
** Ratbat: "The only cure is a chemical so ''rare'' that its very existence is suspect! But whether the ancient legends about this substance are true matters not."
** Wideload: "I never ''heard'' of such a substance!" Rollbar: "Hmm... maybe it doesn't ''exist'' on our world!" The only thing the Transformers have been told about the cure is that it's rare, which fits with most of what we've seen and been told of Cybertron (Bumblebee never claims that there IS water on Cybertron.) Nobody denies the existence of water; they just don't know that it's the cure. In fact, the very next issue reveals that Ratbat's entire operation is centered around an evil, hypnotic, ''water-using'' car wash! At best, we can chastise Rollbar and Wideload for not knowing much about water, which isn't too surprising since 1) they're scouts and 2) they spend most of their time fighting for their lives on Cybertron.

* On page 13, Goldbug refers to Blackrock's company as "Blackrock Enterprises".
* ''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' The freighter was sent by Ratbat on a secret mission in issue [[Crater Critters|#29]] before becoming infected by Scraplets. The nature of its secret cargo will be revealed in issue [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#31]].
* This issue was reprinted by [[IDW Publishing]] as ''[[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]]'' #11. It featured a new cover by [[Nick Roche]].

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-30.jpg|'''US issue #30''' - Yay, Throttlebots, so... ineffective.
Image:MarvelUK-126.jpg|'''UK issue #126''' - Well, that's what they told Goldbug afterwards...
Image:MarvelUK-127.jpg|'''UK issue #127''' - Throttlebots - easy on the eye AND the stomach!
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Rollbar punching through the Scraplet monster, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #126 cover:''' the Throttlebots attack Goldbug, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''UK issue #127 cover:''' the Scraplet monster attacks the Throttlebots, by [[Robin Smith]].

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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Transformers: New Order

2009-07-30T20:59:46Z

Ashley Pomeroy: /* Items of Note */

{{disambig2|the Titan Books collection|the comic issue with the awesome cover|The New Order}}

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' TPB
|prev=Beginnings
|next=Cybertron Redux
|title=New Order
|image=Titan-NewOrderSC.jpg
|caption=I'd like to order a trailblazer with three eggs over easy, ham, white toast, and pancakes.
|publisher=[[Titan Books]]
|date=[[May]] 2003 (TPB), [[June]] 2003 (HC)
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|pencillers=[[William Johnson]], [[Mike Manley]], [[Herb Trimpe]] & [[Ricardo Villamonte]]
|inkers=[[Kyle Baker]], [[Al Gordon]], [[Brad Joyce]] & [[Tom Palmer]]
|letterers=[[Diana Albers]], [[Janice Chiang]] & [[Rick Parker]]
|colorist=[[Nel Yomtov]]
|editors=[[Mike Carlin]] & [[Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''''New Order''''', published by [[Titan Books]], is the name of the eighth printed [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 US]] trade paperback, which contains six issues of the original US Transformers comics published by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].

==Contents==
* "The Last One on the Ark," a forward by [[Bob Budiansky]]
* "The Story so Far," a recap
* [[Warrior School!]]
* [[Repeat Performance!]]
* [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!]]
* [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]
* [[Brainstorm!]]
* [[Prime Time!]]
* Covers

==Stats==
ISBN 1-84023-624-8 
ISBN 1-84023-625-6 (hardcover) 
List Price: $19.95, £14.99 
Printed in Italy

==Items of Note==
* The comic issue with the similar name, ''[[The New Order]]'', is not included in this collection.

==Covers==
<gallery>
Image:Titan-NewOrderSC.jpg|'''New Order TPB'''
Image:Titan-NewOrderHC.jpg|'''New Order HC'''
</gallery>

* '''TPB cover art:''' [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s head, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and half of [[Earth]] by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Hardback cover art:''' [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in the [[Savage Land]] by [[Barry Kitson]] & [[Chris Blythe]].

==Advertisements==
* The Engine

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Liquid Energon

2009-07-30T20:58:48Z

Ashley Pomeroy:

:''Liquid energon is a type of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].''

[[Image:Sixshot energon.jpg|right|180px|thumb|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid Energon in a Transformers lunchbox. How cute!]]
'''Liquid energon''' is energy!

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After having the [[Heart of Cybertron]] installed in him, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] led the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] in a toast to the impending destruction of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. During their consumption of liquid energon, the Decepticons became [[Over-energize|over-energized]], and started to behave in a manner similar to a state of [[Human]] drunkenness: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] began to hiccup (even though he doesn't need to breathe!), [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] went offline, Megatron began to ramble about the "good old days" on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s navigational systems were impaired. Only Megatron was able to revive himself to an acceptable combat level when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] showed up. {{storylink|Microbots|Microbots}} This is only going to reinforce Megatron's superiority complex.

===Rise of the Chevy Autobots===
While [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was doing recon on [[Earth]], he came across a memo by one [[Dina Morgan]], who said that liquid energon, once converted from its [[Energon crystal|crystalized state]] to liquid form, would be the power source of the 21st century. Intrigued that the Humans knew of the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' fuel source, Bumblebee went to investigate. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

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User:Ashley Pomeroy

2009-07-30T20:58:12Z

Ashley Pomeroy: Introduction and mission statement

My name's Ashley Pomeroy. I'm the only Ashley Pomeroy to have made any impact on the internet. Nice to meet you. I'm British, born in 1976, I used to read the Transformers comic. I had about half a dozen of the toys. When I was young I hated Marmite, now I love it. The taste, the idea. It is an industrial byproduct, an industrial food, a product of ''the modern age''.

I've been on Wikipedia since 2004 and on the internet since the mid-1990s. I have seen it all. ''All of it'', several times.

==External links==
* [http://women-and-dreams.blogspot.com/ Blog]
* [http://eat-to-the-beat.deviantart.com/ At DeviantART]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleypomeroy/ At Flickr]