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Nerf

2019-12-10T23:59:28Z

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{{disambig2|the foam-launching handguns|the fictional organization from some anime|NERV}}

'''NERF''' (officially in all-caps, but more commonly just "Nerf") is a subsidiary of [[Hasbro]] that produces soft foam balls, darts, and dart guns. Originally produced by the [[Parker Brothers]] corporation, Nerf was acquired by Hasbro during the purchase of [[Tonka]].

Several ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]''-branded products have featured Nerf's dart-gun technology, which uses puffs of pressurized air to propel soft foam darts.

==Merchandise==
===''Nerf'' branding===
<big>'''San Diego Comic-Con 2011'''</big>
*'''Optimus Prime Barricade RV-10 Nerf Blaster'''

:*''Accessories:'' 10 Nerf Whistler Darts.

: A redeco of the [[wikia:nerf:Barricade_RV-10|Nerf Barricade RV-10]] was released as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was first offered at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011 Hasbro booth and later made available via the Hasbro Toy Shop website. The new color scheme is based on a Transformer, but sadly not on [[Barricade (Movie)|that one]]. Instead, the color scheme is red and blue, with Optimus Prime decals and designs. The weapon is a semi-automatic blaster (using a [[wikia:nerf:Flywheel|flywheel]] system) and has a revolving barrel that can hold ten Whistler Darts (hence the number code "RV-10"). Like the regular version of the Barricade, it features a standardized attachment point for a [[wikia:nerf:Detachable shoulder stock|shoulder stock]] and a [[wikia:nerf:Tactical rail|tactical rail]], which can be used to attach various accessories.

<big>'''New York Comic-Con 2011'''</big>
[[Image:NYCC2011 NerfBumbleBlaster.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Bumblebee Barricade RV-10 Nerf Blaster'''

:*''Accessories:'' 10 Nerf Whistler Darts.

: Another RV-10, this time bearing a yellow-and-black Bumblebee-styled deco was offered at [[New York Comic Con]] 2011. The weapon retained the function and features of its predecessor.
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<big>'''Nerf Nitro'''</big>
*'''Bumblebee Speedblast''' (2018)
[[Image:Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast.jpg|thumb]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Bumblebee" foam body car, "Cliffjumper" foam body car, "Barricade" foam body car, ramp, barrier, "ground bridge"

:As part of a cross-promotion with the ''Nerf Nitro'' line, this blaster doesn't shoot darts but ''toy cars'', whick are vaguely decked out to represent ''Transformers'' characters. Exclusive to GameStop in the United States.

===No ''Nerf'' branding===
<big>'''Energon'''</big>
[[File:Energon OptimusPrime EnergonBlaster.jpg|right|upright=.5|thumb|Ready to shove inside the chest of any Optimus Prime cosplayer.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Energon Blaster''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Foam Micro Darts (x3)
:In real-life, the Energon Blaster fires suction-cup-tipped Nerf [[wikia:nerf:Micro Dart|Micro Darts]]. It can also "transform" by extending itself, as seen to the right.

<big>'''Transformers (2007)'''</big>
[[Image:MoviePrime BattleRigBlaster.jpg|right|180px|thumb|BOASTFUL FIST!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster''' (2007)
**''Accessories:''

:The Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster transforms from a super-deformed amalgamation of his ''Movie'' truck and G1 Optimus Prime's truck (indeed, pulling G1 Prime's trailer) to a fully G1-style robotic forearm and hand with a built-in Nerf blaster. Simply place your hand inside the back of the trailer (I need an adult!) and pull back on the front of the truck, and the gun transforms and folds back into a weapon. It comes with three Nerf N-Strike-size [[wikia:nerf:Screamin' Mega Dart|Screamin' Mega Darts]], which can be stored inside the trailer. Although not shown in the image, the truck front splits in half in gun-mode, while the grille acts as a sight. This toy was marketed as the "Optimus Prime Big Rig Blaster" in Europe.

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[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime RPBlaster.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Heh heh. Fire! Fire! Fire!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Blaster''' (2007)
**''Accessories:''

: An extensive [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] [[Energon Blaster|role-play Energon Blaster]], this toy "transforms" basically by extending. It fires suction-cup-tipped Nerf [[wikia:nerf:Micro Dart|Micro Darts]] and was exclusively available at [[Walmart]] stores.

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[[Image:Starscreambarrelrollblaster.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just strafing the HELL out of your cat with this thing...]]
*'''Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' 4 Nerf N-Strike foam missiles

:This version of [[Starscream (Movie)|''Movie'' Starscream's]] alt mode turns into a robot '''fist''' holding a two-barreled blaster, which fires Nerf Screamin' Mega Darts.

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<big>'''Dark of the Moon'''</big>

*'''Optimus Prime Cyber Blaster''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' 10 Nerf Whistler Darts

:This blaster, released as part of the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'' toy line]]'s "Robo Power" range (named "Robot Heroes" in Europe), is based around the same general concept as the Nerf Hyperfire blaster that was originally released as part of the ''Dart Tag'' line in 2004.

==Notes==
*[[Transformers: Classics|''Classics'']] [[Size class|Voyager class]] [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics|Megatron]] strongly resembles the [[wikia:nerf:Maverick REV-6|NERF N-Strike Maverick dart blaster]], in one of the most awesome bits of cross-promotion ever.

==External links==
*[http://www.nerf.com Official site]

[[Category:Hasbro subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Substances]]

GroundBridge

2019-12-10T23:58:17Z

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:''GroundBridges are a form of technology in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Groundbridge.jpg|thumb|400px|There is nothing wrong with your television set. We control the vertical, we control the horizontal...]]
A scaled-down iteration of [[space bridge]] technology, a '''GroundBridge''' allows transport to coordinates on a single planet, or even (with great difficulty) into the planet's orbit. Considerably easier to maintain and less costly in [[energon]] to operate, it is the primary means of coordinating [[Autobot]] forces on planet [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] called for backup, Autobot reinforcements converged on his location via GroundBridge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper's life signs were later detected by the computers in the Autobot base, the team likewise departed via GroundBridge to investigate. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] was left behind to mind the Autobots' human guests, and explained to them that the team did not have the means to maintain a full space bridge, nor the energon to power such. As a result, they relied heavily on GroundBridge technology to dispatch the team to deal with alerts. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Travel through the GroundBridge had the tendency to induce nausea in humans. Ratchet was able to get it to stretch as far as orbit when the Autobots needed to attack the Decepticon [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Groundbridgecomputer.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The laser cannon has fully charged and will fire. There is nothing you can do Mr. Bond...]]

The GroundBridge control system was severely damaged during the [[Scraplet]] infestation, leaving [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] marooned in the [[Arctic]] until the Autobots at base got it fixed. The Scraplets were sent through the bridge to the Arctic where they froze. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} The GroundBridge was still giving them trouble when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived. This turned out to be just as well, since it was the Decepticon [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] posing as Wheeljack in an attempt to access the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Moving the unstable [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|D.N.G.S.]] by GroundBridge might have resulted in mass devastation, at least according to Optimus Prime. Using the GroundBridge on a moving target such as a train was also extremely dangerous, potentially causing mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, or metal burn, however having the target's precise coordinates helped. Ratchet was forced to move the two older children onto a moving train to prevent [[MECH]] capturing the D.N.G.S. device. MECH terminated the Autobots' computer, forcing Prime to save the children as they could not be transported back. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Without the Autobots' knowledge, the Decepticons constructed a GroundBridge of their own. When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] used the Decepticon GroundBridge at the same time as the kids were using the Autobot one to return to base, the two bridges interfered with each other, resulting in the three kids being transported into a [[Shadowzone (dimension)|strange other dimension]], along with an undead [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. They were able to get enough of a cellphone signal to send a text message to the Autobots, and Ratchet replicated the original feedback loop, creating a GroundBridge portal through which they returned to reality. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When [[Jack Darby|Jack]] was grounded, Arcee was able to use the GroundBridge to sneak into his garage so [[June Darby|his mother]] wouldn't notice his motorcycle was missing. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] snatched the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] off [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] while the latter was strolling through the GroundBridge tunnel back to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} During his time as an independent agent, Starscream set up base in the derelict ''[[Harbinger]]'', which had enough Energon aboard to maintain a GroundBridge, albeit one that was remote-controlled. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Optimus used the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to turn the Autobot GroundBridge into a space bridge. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After Megatron mounted an attack on the Autobot base, the Autobots abandoned base through the GroundBridge. Optimus stayed behind and used the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] to destroy the GroundBridge controls to prevent the Decepticons following them. Moments later, the ''Nemesis'' opened fire, obliterating the base and the GroundBridge with it. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Starscream's neglecting to dismantle the GroundBridge he had left behind at the ''Harbinger'' upon his return to the Decepticons {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} proved to be a critical asset to the scattered Autobots. Raf and Bumblebee decided to set up a temporary base in the crashed vessel, but they only got the GroundBridge working when Ratchet joined them. {{storylink|Scattered}} Once the majority of Team Prime had reunited at the ''Harbinger'', newcomer [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] took command in Optimus' absence {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} and launched an assault on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]. The ''Harbinger'''s GroundBridge proved invaluable when the Decepticons' juggernaut of a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] joined the battle. Magnus used his ship to lure the beast into a GroundBridge to the Earth's polar regions, freezing the creature for the time being. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} The Autobots would salvage the GroundBridge from the ''Harbinger'' for their [[Hangar E|new base]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

During the Autobots' storming of the ''Nemesis'', the kids used Soundwave's ability to remotely control the ship's GroundBridge against him, opening a second portal close to the one he opened and trapping the Decepticon in the shadowzone. After the war had been won in the Autobots' favor and Megatron having fallen in battle, Ratchet elected to stay on Earth with [[Unit:E]], {{storylink|Deadlock}} but returned to Cybertron when Magnus was wounded in battle, and made deft use of the GroundBridge to save the Autobots from [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] was hypnotized by a [[Invasionauts II|video game]] and ordered to operate the Ground Bridge{{sic}}. Vehicons started pouring through into the base though the open bridge, but once Raf was snapped out of his trance, he created a loop in the Ground Bridge to make the caller and receiver appear to be the same location so the Decepticons wouldn't be able to fix the location of the base. As a bonus, when they shut down the Ground Bridge, it created a vacuum that sucked all the Vehicons back through it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

[[Novo]] damaged the Ground Bridge with some grenades while using it to escape the Autobot base. The Autobots were unable to follow him until Ratchet repaired it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]'s ship had a GroundBridge which he used to get around. The Autobots later claimed it after the ship crashed in [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s scrapyard. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} They initially had trouble with it, such as disgorging a large amount of water into the scrapyard when a team was dispatched underwater, {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} and occasionally sending the team to random locations. {{storylink|The Champ}}

Optimus Prime's altered physiology as a result of having the power of the [[Thirteen|Primes]] taken from him resulted in the GroundBridge exploding when he and his team passed through it on the way to the Arctic. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] eventually managed to repair the GroundBridge, but during the first tests, Soundwave took the opportunity to hijack the bridge and pull himself out of the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. He set up the GroundBridge so he could control it remotely; however, the Autobots were eventually able to use it to send him back to the Shadowzone. {{storylink|Portals}} Following that, the GroundBridge was working properly again, and was used to send [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] to aid Optimus Prime's team, {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}} and was used regularly thereafter.

A GroundBridge was fitted to the [[Thermidor's ship|Scavengers' ship]], {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} and [[Starscream's ship]] was also equipped with one. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Optimus Prime gave the Rescue Bots plans for a new mainland base which included a GroundBridge. {{storylink|New Normal}} The GroundBridge was set up to only allow transit between [[Griffin Rock]] and the mainland base, however during the initial tests, it inadvertently deposited [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Cody Burns|Cody]], and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] in the [[Sahara]] Desert. Some hasty reprogramming had to be done to the bridge in order to get them back. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Though the GroundBridge was ordinarily only able to work between Griffin Rock and the center, [[Meili Szeto|Dr. Szeto]] reset it so the Rescue Bots could travel to the GroundBridge in [[Faxian]], [[China]]. When the [[Morocco virus]] later used the GroundBridge to steal the tech from the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Heatwave blew up the terminal in the Rescue Center in order to destroy his [[MorBot]]. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Morocco was able to repair the bridge with 3D printed [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
The GroundBridge in the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] was at some point upgraded to a [[space bridge]], transporting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Rescue Bots Academy cartoon|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Shot (Prime)#Rescue Bots Academy cartoon|Hot Shot]] from Cybertron to Earth to enroll the younger bot in the academy. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===

{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

==Merchandise==
[[File:Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast''' (2018)
A GroundBridge in included in this set as an obstacle for the foam cars to be launched into.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''German:'' '''Erdbrücke''' (''Earthbridge'')
*''Japanese:'' '''GroundBridge''' (グランドブリッジ ''Gurandoburijji'')
*''Polish:'' '''Most Ziemny''' ("Earth Bridge")
*''Russian:'' '''Zemnoj Most''' (Земной Мост, "Earth Bridge")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ponte da Terra''' ("Earth Bridge")

==See also==
*[[Global Space Bridge]]

[[Category:Prime technology]]

File:Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast.jpg

2019-12-10T23:57:04Z

AutoBody: The Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast Set.

The Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast Set.

GroundBridge

2019-12-01T08:49:25Z

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:''GroundBridges are a form of technology in the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Groundbridge.jpg|thumb|400px|There is nothing wrong with your television set. We control the vertical, we control the horizontal...]]
A scaled-down iteration of [[space bridge]] technology, a '''GroundBridge''' allows transport to coordinates on a single planet, or even (with great difficulty) into the planet's orbit. Considerably easier to maintain and less costly in [[energon]] to operate, it is the primary means of coordinating [[Autobot]] forces on planet [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] called for backup, Autobot reinforcements converged on his location via GroundBridge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper's life signs were later detected by the computers in the Autobot base, the team likewise departed via GroundBridge to investigate. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] was left behind to mind the Autobots' human guests, and explained to them that the team did not have the means to maintain a full space bridge, nor the energon to power such. As a result, they relied heavily on GroundBridge technology to dispatch the team to deal with alerts. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Travel through the GroundBridge had the tendency to induce nausea in humans. Ratchet was able to get it to stretch as far as orbit when the Autobots needed to attack the Decepticon [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Groundbridgecomputer.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The laser cannon has fully charged and will fire. There is nothing you can do Mr. Bond...]]

The GroundBridge control system was severely damaged during the [[Scraplet]] infestation, leaving [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] marooned in the [[Arctic]] until the Autobots at base got it fixed. The Scraplets were sent through the bridge to the Arctic where they froze. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} The GroundBridge was still giving them trouble when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived. This turned out to be just as well, since it was the Decepticon [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] posing as Wheeljack in an attempt to access the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Moving the unstable [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|D.N.G.S.]] by GroundBridge might have resulted in mass devastation, at least according to Optimus Prime. Using the GroundBridge on a moving target such as a train was also extremely dangerous, potentially causing mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, or metal burn, however having the target's precise coordinates helped. Ratchet was forced to move the two older children onto a moving train to prevent [[MECH]] capturing the D.N.G.S. device. MECH terminated the Autobots' computer, forcing Prime to save the children as they could not be transported back. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Without the Autobots' knowledge, the Decepticons constructed a GroundBridge of their own. When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] used the Decepticon GroundBridge at the same time as the kids were using the Autobot one to return to base, the two bridges interfered with each other, resulting in the three kids being transported into a [[Shadowzone (dimension)|strange other dimension]], along with an undead [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. They were able to get enough of a cellphone signal to send a text message to the Autobots, and Ratchet replicated the original feedback loop, creating a GroundBridge portal through which they returned to reality. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When [[Jack Darby|Jack]] was grounded, Arcee was able to use the GroundBridge to sneak into his garage so [[June Darby|his mother]] wouldn't notice his motorcycle was missing. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] snatched the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] off [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] while the latter was strolling through the GroundBridge tunnel back to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} During his time as an independent agent, Starscream set up base in the derelict ''[[Harbinger]]'', which had enough Energon aboard to maintain a GroundBridge, albeit one that was remote-controlled. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Optimus used the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to turn the Autobot GroundBridge into a space bridge. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After Megatron mounted an attack on the Autobot base, the Autobots abandoned base through the GroundBridge. Optimus stayed behind and used the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] to destroy the GroundBridge controls to prevent the Decepticons following them. Moments later, the ''Nemesis'' opened fire, obliterating the base and the GroundBridge with it. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Starscream's neglecting to dismantle the GroundBridge he had left behind at the ''Harbinger'' upon his return to the Decepticons {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} proved to be a critical asset to the scattered Autobots. Raf and Bumblebee decided to set up a temporary base in the crashed vessel, but they only got the GroundBridge working when Ratchet joined them. {{storylink|Scattered}} Once the majority of Team Prime had reunited at the ''Harbinger'', newcomer [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] took command in Optimus' absence {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} and launched an assault on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]. The ''Harbinger'''s GroundBridge proved invaluable when the Decepticons' juggernaut of a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] joined the battle. Magnus used his ship to lure the beast into a GroundBridge to the Earth's polar regions, freezing the creature for the time being. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} The Autobots would salvage the GroundBridge from the ''Harbinger'' for their [[Hangar E|new base]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

During the Autobots' storming of the ''Nemesis'', the kids used Soundwave's ability to remotely control the ship's GroundBridge against him, opening a second portal close to the one he opened and trapping the Decepticon in the shadowzone. After the war had been won in the Autobots' favor and Megatron having fallen in battle, Ratchet elected to stay on Earth with [[Unit:E]], {{storylink|Deadlock}} but returned to Cybertron when Magnus was wounded in battle, and made deft use of the GroundBridge to save the Autobots from [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] was hypnotised by a [[Invasionauts II|video game]] and ordered to operate the GroundBridge. Vehicons started pouring through into the base though the open bridge, but once Raf was snapped out of his trance, he created a loop in the GroundBridge to make the caller and receiver appear to be the same location so the Decepticons wouldn't be able to fix the location of the base. As a bonus, when they shut down the GroundBridge, it created a vacuum that sucked all the Vehicons back through it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

[[Novo]] damaged the GroundBridge with some grenades while using it to escape the Autobot base. The Autobots were unable to follow him until Ratchet repaired it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]'s ship had a GroundBridge which he used to get around. The Autobots later claimed it after the ship crashed in [[Denny Clay|Denny]]'s scrapyard. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} They initially had trouble with it, such as disgorging a large amount of water into the scrapyard when a team was dispatched underwater, {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} and occasionally sending the team to random locations. {{storylink|The Champ}}

Optimus Prime's altered physiology as a result of having the power of the [[Thirteen|Primes]] taken from him resulted in the GroundBridge exploding when he and his team passed through it on the way to the Arctic. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] eventually managed to repair the GroundBridge, but during the first tests, Soundwave took the opportunity to hijack the bridge and pull himself out of the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. He set up the GroundBridge so he could control it remotely; however, the Autobots were eventually able to use it to send him back to the Shadowzone. {{storylink|Portals}} Following that, the GroundBridge was working properly again, and was used to send [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] to aid Optimus Prime's team, {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}} and was used regularly thereafter.

A GroundBridge was fitted to the [[Thermidor's ship|Scavengers' ship]], {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} and [[Starscream's ship]] was also equipped with one. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Optimus Prime gave the Rescue Bots plans for a new mainland base which included a GroundBridge. {{storylink|New Normal}} The GroundBridge was set up to only allow transit between [[Griffin Rock]] and the mainland base, however during the initial tests, it inadvertently deposited [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Cody Burns|Cody]], and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] in the [[Sahara]] Desert. Some hasty reprogramming had to be done to the bridge in order to get them back. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Though the GroundBridge was ordinarily only able to work between Griffin Rock and the center, [[Meili Szeto|Dr. Szeto]] reset it so the Rescue Bots could travel to the GroundBridge in [[Faxian]], [[China]]. When the [[Morocco virus]] later used the GroundBridge to steal the tech from the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Heatwave blew up the terminal in the Rescue Center in order to destroy his [[MorBot]]. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Morocco was able to repair the bridge with 3D printed [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
The GroundBridge in the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] was at some point upgraded to a [[space bridge]], transporting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Rescue Bots Academy cartoon|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Shot (Prime)#Rescue Bots Academy cartoon|Hot Shot]] from Cybertron to Earth to enroll the younger bot in the academy. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===

{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

==Merchandise==
*'''Nerf Nitro Transformers Bumblebee Speedblast''' (2018)
A GroundBridge in included in this set as an obstacle for the foam cars to be launched into.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''German:'' '''Erdbrücke''' (''Earthbridge'')
*''Japanese:'' '''GroundBridge''' (グランドブリッジ ''Gurandoburijji'')
*''Polish:'' '''Most Ziemny''' ("Earth Bridge")
*''Russian:'' '''Zemnoj Most''' (Земной Мост, "Earth Bridge")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ponte da Terra''' ("Earth Bridge")

==See also==
*[[Global Space Bridge]]

[[Category:Prime technology]]