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Siren (G1)

2015-07-24T18:11:35Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Siren is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Siren boxart.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Known for his "thumbs-aside" attitude.]]
'''Siren'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voice modulator goes to eleven—and stays there. Thanks to his ear-splitting upbringing in the [[Sonic Canyons]], he operates at full volume all the time. While this may annoy his pals [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], it drives his partner [[Quig]] nuts. Eventually, Quig's efforts to teach Siren about the concept of an "indoor voice" may succeed, but for now Siren doesn't really listen to him, either because he can't hear him or because he doesn't ''want'' to.

{{bigquote|Loud, brash... and totally ''brain dead!''|Nightbeat, regarding Siren|"[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Siren, you hypocrite, your motto is "Act first, ask questions later."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Siren accompanied Nightbeat to Earth to investigate a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the California shoreline. At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback|the body]], who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Siren was sent to chase them down, and after he had cornered the two in an alley, he learned that the two were actually Autobots! Though [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] made their introductions, the latter exploded in gunfire as the real culprit, the [[Decepticon]] leader-in-training [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] announced his presence. The two barely managed to escape, and Hosehead explained that the well-armed Decepticon was hunting down purposefully-released Autobot prisoners. Nightbeat and his partner [[Muzzle]] were able to detonate the inspected corpse's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}

[[File:AssaultontheArk a noble sentiment.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]

''When the Autobots received a distress call from Earth's surface, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Siren, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, but there they found the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], who had come to cleanse the planet of life. Ironically, Deathbringer was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the very thing Prime had desired earlier to restore his fallen warriors! And it must be destroyed to save Earth! Siren and the others fought valiantly, but were getting slaughtered. Nightbeat used its own programming against it, and the Deathbringer destroyed itself, removing Siren and the others from danger.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

''Siren was relaxing on the Ark, playing a board game with Nightbeat, when the spacecraft came under attack from a small detachment of Decepticon lead by Thunderwing, who was hungry for revenge against Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead for his earlier defeat at their hands. Though shocked to see Thunderwing alive, Siren realized that the Decepticon had come for him and his friends, and was unwilling to let Optimus Prime risk his life in battle for him. Fortunately, the Autobots far outnumbered Thunderwing's team, and the villains were soon driven off with relative ease.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Sirengeethanks.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Siren: Worst Green Lantern ever.]]
In search of the Creation Matrix, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead took a journey to the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. Nightbeat's zeal quickly got them in trouble with both local mobs, and in the midst of a skirmish, Siren found himself in possession of the artifact both mobs desired—the [[bird]]. Though with the help of Miss [[Fatale]], Siren, Hosehead, and Nightbeat were able to use the artifact to restore the decrepit planet, they failed to find the Matrix. However, they ''did'' manage to get shot in the back and captured by Thunderwing and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Siren demonstrated remarkable self-control in not revealing information to Thunderwing while being tortured by [[Thunderwing's ship|his ship]]'s [[Mind Leech]], despite the incredible pain. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:Sirenendoftheroad.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Do you not understand? It's [[Furmanism|Over! '''Finished!''']]]]

Presently, due to a system malfunction caused by [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] colliding with the machinery when he was "disciplined" by Thunderwing, {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Siren and his comrades were able to break free. Finding themselves on the Ark in the middle of a fierce battle against Thunderwing, who had become possessed by the Matrix, Nightbeat quickly hatched a plan. After Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to a shuttle, Hosehead released the [[artificial gravity]], and after Thunderwing and the shuttle had been sucked out, Siren pulled Nightbeat back into the Ark's ship bay. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

After the [[Matrix Quest]] ended, the Autobots enjoyed some much-needed downtime. Siren and Hosehead spent time watching mystery films on one of the Ark's monitors; Siren was even able to guess that the servo-droid was the culprit. Later, Siren told Hosehead a joke he'd already heard. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} This holiday was interrupted when the gruesomely-combined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]/[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] went on a rampage through the Ark, and Siren expressed displeasure when Optimus Prime made the unpopular decision to spare the creature. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

After the second [[Decepticon Civil War]], Siren and the rest of the Earthbound Transformers were teleported to Cybertron to battle [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} During this costly battle, despite the incredible foe he and his race faced, he raced recklessly on his [[sky-sled]] for his personal amusement. Despite Nightbeat's warnings, this resulted in him colliding with Jazz. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

With Unicron defeated, the Autobots secretly followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], but their presence became known, and they were ambushed upon arrival. Siren managed to survive the first round of the massacre, desperately grabbing for his weapon under the feet of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], but he was noticed and put out of his misery. The [[Last Autobot]] arrived to revive all the Autobot casualties magically, and Siren was presumably revived as well. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:ShadowofEvil siren blasted.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In an alternate [[2009]], Siren was one of the Autobots who had to abandon Cybertron to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons after the [[Time Wars]] rebooted history. To make matters worse, their ship crashed on Earth after their leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by Unicron's corrupting influence. Siren was seen being blasted around the landscape by his fearless leader after impact. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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Siren was present when Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders Shockwave and Megatron, who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. Siren was hit by a laser, causing him to transform into vehicle mode. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a Minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Transformers in Action: Attack at Dawn}}

Siren was among the Autobots who responded to a Decepticon attempt to steal the United States military's [[Nevada Alpha]] arms cache, making a path through traffic for his team-mates with his lights and sirens. During the battle, his right leg was badly damaged by [[Snarler]], but the Autobots soon triumphed and Siren and the other wounded were taken to receive medical treatment from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} He wasn't so lucky during later battles, falling first alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} then Nightbeat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|The Cosmic Adventure: Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Yet to discover the fine art of whispering.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] formed their own team. They, Siren, his partner [[Quig]], [[Lug]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], scoured the galaxy for mysteries to solve.

Nightbeat's crew once had to set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl initiated by Nightbeat's crew (and aggravated by Siren), Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. Soon after Siren disoriented Ruckus with his [[sonic-screamer pistol]]s and Slag separated Ruckus from the hostage by ''chopping off his arm'', the Decepticons were defeated and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for their services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Siren and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:LessThanZero yow siren.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
Twenty-one years after the battle on Klo, Siren was stationed on Cybertron and alongside [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] was charged by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] with keeping the renegade [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in custody. They managed to keep him for about thirty seconds before he apparently infected Perceptor with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] and escaped to look for his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Siren presumably fell victim to the Gene Key around this time; when Grimlock met up with Grapple, Hosehead, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] later, they believed themselves the only Autobots to escape conversion.

When Rodimus Prime was sent on a journey through space and time via [[Zero Space]], he was transported back to the time of the Deathbringer's attack on Earth, and narrowly avoided being struck by Siren when the loud-mouthed Autobot was sent hurtling through the air and smashed through a window. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

During the invasion of Cybertron by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s, Siren found himself fighting on the front line along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and a horde of other Autobots, most of whom were slaughtered in the first action. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Siren, by contrast, survived and was seen after the battle arresting [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sirendarkages.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|We'd tilt back too if we were carrying those things around.]]
Siren was part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s organized resistance to Decepticon rule during the [[Age of Internment]]. Along with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], [[Getaway]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], he participated in a bait-and-capture mission in [[Nova Cronum]] to disable one of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and bring it in for study. Curiously, they engaged a group of three of the Air Warriors, disabled the first two, and the third just shut down. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} However, when Nightbeat tried to apply an [[inhibitor claw]], the Air Warrior automatically upgraded into enhanced attack mode and began to attack them again. The ensuing onslaught was overwhelming, but while Siren ended up being blinded by one of the Air Warrior's blasts, he and Joyride latched their [[alternate mode]]s together, rammed their opponent into a spike on the wall, and finally attached the inhibitor claw. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}
{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] declared bankruptcy before the final result of their mission could be told.}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:SpotlightKup Siren.jpg|left|upright=1|thumb|It seems [[Springer (G1)|somebody]] better be careful.]]
Initially stationed on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Siren was requisitioned into action on board the ''[[Ark-17]]'' for a mission to rescue [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from [[Tsiehshi]]. Unfortunately, Kup had been driven mad by the planet's [[Ore-8]] radiation and, unable to recognise his would-be rescuers thanks to the antique anti-radiation armor they were wearing, believed the were [[zombie]]s and attacked them. Siren was the only one to escape alive (minus an arm), and loudly berated both [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] on the foolhardy rescue mission, which had cost loyal Autobots their lives. Though Springer reminded Siren of how valuable Kup's training had been to all the Autobot soldiers, the [[Wrecker]]s commander was silenced when Siren stated that no Autobots deserved to die at the hands of their comrades, especially by the hand of somebody as revered as Kup. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Sometime later, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] had hatched a plan to boost Autobot morale by rebuilding and rehabilitating Kup using [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Pretender]] technology that [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] had perfected. To maintain Kup's mental stability, it was agreed that he would never be told what he did to the ground teams from ''Ark-17'', and survivors such as Siren and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were sworn to silence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|All Hail Megatron #15}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Siren joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. Their departure aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion within the ship, sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Siren out of the ship, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} but he survived the experience and was soon recovered and repaired. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:IntimateBeheading BRILLIANT.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|thumb|You know you're loud when you can make [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] ''cringe''.]]

''Someone'' thought it was a good idea to give Siren the PA system and let him do the ship-wide announcements. He reported on the hostage situation taking place in [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office. {{storylink|Interiors}} Later, he was invited to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind's]] first attempt to awaken Rung from his coma with a storytelling session alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], though his piercing voice caused his fellow Autobots to shield their ears. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Some time later, Siren and the rest of the crew of the ''Lost Light'' returned to Cybertron to help thwart the machinations of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} In the aftermath, Siren was a spectator at the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Six months after that, once the ''Lost Light'' was back on its quest, Siren sat in rapt attention as [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] related the story of how he saved the universe. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SmallHeadmastersCommercial autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*Siren raced across the surface of an unknown planet in alternate mode alongside Nightbeat and Hosehead. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#1988|Small Headmasters commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Siren toy.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WHAT? WHAT?!]]
*'''Siren''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Quig" Headmaster pilot, helmet/seat, "C02 Shotgun", left & right "[[Sonic-screamer pistol|Sonic-Screamer Pistols]]"

:Siren transforms into a grey [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda RX|Mazda RX-7]] with "Fire chief" decorations. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior in which his Headmaster unit, Quig, can sit, with the helmet portion of the head forming a seat of sorts. His head guns can be stored on the hood while his rifle can be plugged onto the roof.

:In [[robot mode]], like all Headmaster toys, Siren has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives reads for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Quig (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Quig has Siren's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel featured on larger Headmasters.

:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed into Japanese [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]]. A Siren-colored version of Shūta was also offered in Japan via [[Robot Point]] offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Siren/siren.htm More information on Siren at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Toy Nightbeat, toy Siren, comic Nightbeat, comic Siren.]]
*According to ''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', Siren was originally conceived as either an upgrade or homage to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. While the [[robot mode]] was largely blue, unlike Red Alert, its head was similar to that of the earlier Autobot. The car mode featured a near carbon copy of Red Alert's paint scheme. The Red Alert references were dropped early in the design process.
*For the animation/comic book models, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and Siren were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Sirène''' (Canada)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Siren Siren's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Cliffjumper (Kre-O)

2014-12-06T18:39:43Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] continuity.''
[[Image:Kreon Cliffjumper wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

'''Cliffjumper''' doesn't want to hear you say, "Oh you look just like [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]"! What's so great about Bumblebee? He can't punch as well as me! Then again, all Cliffjumper does is fight.

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Cliffjumper put on a cunning disguise and joined [[Wheeljack (Kre-O)|Wheeljack]] in infiltrating a [[Decepticon]] worksite. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they were merely acting as a diversion. The pair used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
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*'''Decepticon Ambush''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''38781'''
** ''Pieces'': '''80'''
** ''Kreons'': Cliffjumper, 3 [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicons]]
** ''Accessories'': Small pistol, energon chest

: This set features Cliffjumper busting through a Decepticon checkpoint. Cliffjumper uses the same helmet and chest [[tampograph]]s as the [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] [[Kreon]], but cast in red with his horns painted white. He comes with a translucent blue energon pistol, an alternate energon chest piece, and a buildable ATV to drive.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Kre-OCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)

: This version of Cliffjumper, voted "Most Fearless" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version. He uses the Bumblebee-style helmet.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.

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Transformers: Generations (toyline)

2014-06-23T21:42:05Z

Autobot Hunter:

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'''''Transformers: Generations''''' is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines, along with much of the 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] line, it aims to recreate older ''Transformers'' characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand.

During the 2010–2011 portion of the line, the toys, of [[Size class|Deluxe Class]] only, were a mixture of designs from the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game, the “modernised G1” style of the ''Classics'' and ''Universe'' toylines, and the odd figure inspired by the character models of [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW's ongoing Generation 1 comic storyline]]. The earlier waves of figures sported advertising for [[The Hub]] or ''War for Cybertron''.

After a hiatus during the height of the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|''Dark of the Moon'' franchise]], the line returned in full force in 2012, with a range based on the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game. Continuing into 2013, the line was expanded to include both Voyager and Legends Class toys. Unlike the old [[Legends Class]], which had been absorbed into the ''[[Cyberverse]]'' range under the new name "Legion Class", the new "Legends Class" assortment consisted of two-packs that varied between two equally-sized [[data disc]]/[[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] figures, each roughly the same size as an old Legends figure, and a larger toy roughly the size of a ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class figure with a smaller companion figure.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|brand]], the line was refreshed in mid-2013 as part of Hasbro’s ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' campaign, with a heavy focus on translating [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] designs into toys for all three size classes, alongside some ''Classics''/''Universe''-style redesigns. In addition, all ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys include a full comic issue – initially ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues for the relevant character, and subsequently issues tying into the “[[Dark Cybertron]]” event storyline.

==2010–2011==
===Deluxe Class===
[[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RETRIBUTION!]]
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Generations|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] (''War for Cybertron'')
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Generations|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]] (''War for Cybertron'')
* [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]
* [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|Thrust]] ([[redeco]] of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' [[Thrust (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Thrust]])

{{note|[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and [[BigBadToyStore]] received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game before the general release of the ''Generations'' toyline.}}

[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm just a miner.]]
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Megatron (WFC)#Generations|Cybertronian Megatron]] (''War for Cybertron'')
* [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]]

'''Wave 3'''
* [[Soundwave (WFC)#Generations|Cybertronian Soundwave]] (''War for Cybertron'')
* [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] ([[retool]] of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]])

'''Wave 4'''
* [[Blurr (G1)#Generations|Blurr]] (retool of Drift)
* [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|Dirge]] (redeco of ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Dirge (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Dirge]])

[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And that's when Hasbro ran out of [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie-era]] Decepticons.]]
'''Wave 5'''
* [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (''War for Cybertron'', retool of Cybertronian Bumblebee)
* [[Skullgrin#Generations|Skullgrin]] (retool of Darkmount)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)#Generations|Thunderwing]]

'''Wave 6'''
* [[Scourge (G1)#Generations|Scourge]]
* [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]]

[[Image:Generationstoy-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's it, we're done!]]
'''Wave 7'''
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]])
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (retool of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Tracks (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]])

'''Wave 8'''
* [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]

'''Wave 9'''
* [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]] (retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]])
* [[Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|Sky Shadow]] (retool of Thunderwing)
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==2012–2015==
===Legends Class===
'''Series 01 (''Fall of Cybertron'')'''
[[Image:GenerationsFOCRamhorn.JPG|right|thumb|250px|You'll need more than a glass of water to swallow ''this'' tablet.]]
'''Wave 1'''
* #001 [[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]] & [[Rumble (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Rumble]]
* #002 [[Frenzy (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Frenzy]] (redeco of #001 Decepticon Rumble) & [[Ratbat (WFC)#Generations|Ratbat]] (retool of Laserbeak from Voyager Class Soundwave)

'''Wave 2'''
* #003 [[Eject (FOC)#Generations|Eject]] (retool of #001 Decepticon Rumble) & [[Ramhorn (FOC)#Generations|Ramhorn]]
* #004 [[Rewind (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Rewind]] (redeco of #003 Eject) & [[Sunder (FOC)#Generations|Sunder]] (redeco of Laserbeak from Voyager Class Soundwave)

'''Series 02 (''Thrilling 30'')'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Still just a miner, but hey, check out this bug I found!]]
'''Wave 3'''
* #001 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends|Optimus Prime]] & [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]
* #002 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]] & [[Blaze Master#Generations|Blazemaster]]

'''Wave 4'''
* #003 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations|Starscream]] & [[Waspinator (BW)#Generations|Waspinator]]
* #004 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] & [[Chop Shop#Generations|Chop Shop]]

'''Wave 5'''
* #005 [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]] & [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]
* #006 [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]] & [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]]

'''Wave 6'''
* #007 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]] & [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]]
* #008 [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] & [[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]]

'''Wave 7'''
* [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]] & [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]] (retool of #005 Swerve & Flanker)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]] & [[Venom (G1)#Generations|Venin]] (redeco of #003 Starscream & Waspinator)
{{comingsoontoy}}

'''Wave 8'''
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] & [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (redeco of #001 Optimus Prime with redeco of #002 Blazemaster)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] & [[Suppressor]] (redeco of #002 Bumblebee with redeco of #001 Roller)
{{comingsoontoy}}

'''Future waves'''
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] (redeco of #003 Starscream)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (retool of #008 Tailgate)
{{comingsoontoy}}
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===Deluxe Class===
'''Series 01 (''Fall of Cybertron'')'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-OptimusPrimeFOC.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Another line, another Prime.]]
'''Wave 1'''
* #001 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#FOCtoy|Optimus Prime]]
* #002 [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]
* #003 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Generations|Shockwave]]

'''Wave 2'''
* #004 [[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]] (Part 1 of 5: [[Bruticus (WFC)#Brut|Decepticon Bruticus]])
* #005 [[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]] (Part 4 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
* #006 [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Vortex]] (Part 3 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
* #007 [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Decepticon Brawl]] (Part 5 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
* #008 [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]] (Part 2 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
{{Note|The five [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] introduced in wave 2 combine into Bruticus.}}

[[Image:Generationstoy-Ruination.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] gets the last laugh.]]
'''Wave 3'''
* #009 [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|Kickback]]
* #010 [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]]
* #011 [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]] (retool of #002 Jazz)
* #012 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] (retool of #001 Optimus Prime)
* #013 [[Fireflight (FOC)#Generations|Air Raid]] (retool of #003 Shockwave)

'''Wave 4'''
* #014 [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]] (Part 1 of 5: [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]; retool of #004 Onslaught)
* #015 [[Twintwist#Generations|Twintwist]] (Part 5 of 5: Ruination; retool of #007 Decepticon Brawl)
* #016 [[Topspin (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]] (Part 2 of 5: Ruination; retool of #008 Blast Off)
* #017 [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]] (Part 4 of 5: Ruination; retool of #005 Swindle)
* #018 [[Whirl (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Whirl]] (Part 3 of 5: Ruination; retool of #006 Vortex)
{{Note|The five [[Wrecker]]s introduced in wave 4 combine into Ruination.}}

'''Series 02 (''Thrilling 30'')'''
[[File:Generations trailcutter(trailbreaker).jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nightmare Fuel|Liquor]] bottle accessories sold separately.]]
'''Wave 5'''
* #001 [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Generations|Trailcutter]] with ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''
* #002 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] with ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
* #003 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Megatron]] with ''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]''
* #004 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] with ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]''

'''Wave 6'''
* #005 [[Hoist (G1)#Deluxe|Hoist]] (retool of #001 Trailcutter) with ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]''
* #006 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] (redeco of Series 01 Starscream) with ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''

'''Wave 7'''
* #007 [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]] (retool of #003 Megatron) with [[Shockwaves|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]]
* #008 [[Waspinator (BW)#Generations|Waspinator]] with [[Homecoming (IDW)|''Robots in Disguise'' #19]]
* #009 [[Skids (G1)#Generations|Autobot Skids]] with [[Little_Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]]
* #010 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Goldfire]] (retool of #004 Bumblebee) with [[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]]

[[File:Scoop-deluxe-generations.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
'''Wave 8'''
* #011 [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|''Armada'' Starscream]] (new sculpt) with [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|''Dark Cybertron'' #1]]
* #012 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|Skywarp]] (redeco of Series 01 Starscream) with [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]]
* #013 [[Mini-Con Assault Team]] ([[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]], [[Runway (Generations)|Runway]] and [[Windshear]]; merge to form [[Centuritron]]) with [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]]
* #014 [[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Autobot Scoop]] with [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Nebulan)|Caliburst]] and with [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|''More than Meets the Eye'' #23]]

[[File:Generationstoy-Rattrap.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
'''Wave 9'''
* #015 [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]] with [[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|''More than Meets the Eye'' #25]]
* #017 [[Rattrap (BW)#Generations|Rattrap]] with [[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|''Robots in Disguise'' #24]]

[[File:Generationstoy-Windblade.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
'''Wave 10'''
* #016 [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Generations|Crosscut]] (retool of #009 Skids) with [[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|''Robots in Disguise'' #25]]
* #020 [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]] (retool of #004 Bumblebee)
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]] (retool of #011 Armada Starscream)
* [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]
{{comingsoontoy}}

'''Wave 11'''
* [[Arcee (G1)#Generations|Arcee]]
* [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]] (retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots_in_Disguise_.282012.29|Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe 005 [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

===Voyager Class===
'''Series 01 (''Fall of Cybertron'')'''
[[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This time, I brought backup!]]
'''Wave 1'''
* #001 [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]]
* #002 [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] (redeco of #001 Soundwave) with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]] (redeco of #001 Laserbeak)

'''Wave 2'''
* #003 [[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Grimlock]]
* #004 [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Blaster]] (retool of #001 Soundwave) with [[Steeljaw (FOC)|Steeljaw]] (retool of #001 Ravage)

'''Series 02 (''Thrilling 30'')'''

'''Wave 3'''
* #001 [[Springer (G1)#Voyager|Autobot Springer]]
* #002 [[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]

'''Wave 4'''
* #003 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Voyager|Sandstorm]] (retool of #001 Springer)

'''Wave 5'''
* #004 [[Doubledealer#Generations|Decepticon Doubledealer]] (retool of #002 Blitzwing)
* #005 [[Rhinox (BW)#Generations|Rhinox]]

'''Wave 6'''
* #006 [[Whirl (G1)#Generations|Autobot Whirl]]
{{-}}

'''Wave 7'''
* #007 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Generations|Sky-Byte]]
* #008 [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]]
{{comingsoontoy}}

'''Wave 8'''
* [[Brainstorm]]

'''Future waves'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]

===Leader Class===
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)#Generations|Jetfire]]

'''Future waves'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (retool of Megatron)
{{comingsoontoy}}

===Titan Class===
[[Image:Generationstoy-MetroplexTitanClass.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Come oooon, Trypticon!]]
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]
{{Note|Metroplex's [[packaging]] is completely lacking the ''Generations'' moniker, instead simply branding the toy as ''Transformers'' while still sporting the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' logo. The [[instructions]], however, do sport the ''Generations'' logo.}}

{{-}}

==Exclusives==
===Convention exclusives===
[[Image:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-HKACGCON.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If you think ''this'' is huge, wait until you see his aftermarket prices...]]
====San Diego Comic-Con====
=====2012=====
*[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]], who is composed of:
:* [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]]
:* [[Vortex (FOC)#Generations|Vortex]]
:* [[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]]
:* [[Onslaught (WFC)#Generations|Onslaught]]
:* [[Blast Off (FOC)#Generations|Blast Off]]
=====2013=====
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]] (redeco of Metroplex with two guns and 12 miniature figures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Hoist]])
====Hong Kong ACG-CON====
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]] (altered version of SDCC Metroplex)

===Asian retail exclusives ("GDO")===
[[Image:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Asian market exclusive packaging for Cliffjumper, Springer, Swerve and Wheelie (top) and North American market ToysЯUs exclusive packaging (bottom).]]
In mid-2012, Hasbro's Asian division released a variety of [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s in their markets such as China, Singapore and the Philippines. This lineup, which featured the same general packaging design as the 2010–2011 figures, introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line (as ''Generations'' had been limited to the Deluxe price point up to that point). Western online retailers referred to these figures under the mysterious term "GDO" (which was later revealed to be an abbreviation for "Global Development Organization"<ref name="gdo">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/637547-i-found-out-what-gdo-means.html TFW2005 thread] containing an answer by Hasbro's customer service regarding the meaning of the term "GDO".</ref>).

Hasbro's United States and Canadian divisions later decided to release all these figures in North America as well, as a ''massive'' batch of [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusives for the 2012 holiday shopping season. Strangely, while the Asian market versions were released in standard English-only packaging, the versions available in the United States and Canada came in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/Chinese packaging. Also, the Deluxes came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s, whereas the Asian versions were packaged in robot mode, and the Leader Class figures were only released in Canada, albeit in bilingual ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason.

'''Legends Class'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-Bluestreak.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Legends Class Bluestreak, the first toy of the G1 character in over a decade ''not'' named "Silverstreak".]]
* [[Bluestreak (G1)#Generations|Bluestreak]] (retool of ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Chronicle|Streak]] with a rifle.)
* [[Hoist (G1)#Generations|Hoist]] (retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]] with a blaster.)
* [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] (retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend| Optimus Prime]] with a sword.)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]] (retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]] with two blasters.)

'''Scout Class'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]])
* [[Laserbeak (G1)#Generations|Laserbeak]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]])
* [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]])
* [[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]] (redeco of ''Transformers: [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Breacher]])

'''Deluxe Class'''
[[Image:Transformers china hot spot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", ''not'' named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Prime: First Edition|Cliffjumper]])
* [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Autobot Springer]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]])
* [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]] (retool of Sergeant Kup)
* [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] (retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]])

'''Voyager Class'''
* [[Powerdive#Generations|Powerdive]] (retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]])
* [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]] (retool of ''Universe'' (2008) [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]])
* [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] (retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen: [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]])

'''Leader Class'''
* [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Ironhide]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Ironhide]])
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Starscream]] (redeco of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Starscream]])

===Other===
*"[[Giftset#Ultimate Gift Set|Ultimate Gift Set]]" contains:
**[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] (redeco of ''Reveal the Shield'' Deluxe Class Optimus Prime)
**[[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]] (redeco of Deluxe Class ''Reveal the Shield'' Special Ops Jazz)
**[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] (Legends Class)
**[[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]] (Legends Class)

{{Note|The Ultimate Gift Set was released at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, and was also made available as an online retailer exclusive in the United States.}}

===Canceled exclusives===
* [[Brawn (G1)#Generations|Brawn]] (retool of ''First Edition'' Voyager Class [[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]], intended as part of the GDO lineup. It would later be released as [[Brawn (Cloud)|Brawn]] under the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' line.)
{{-}}

==Japan==
[[TakaraTomy]] initially had ''[[Transformers United]]'' as their counterpart to the first phase of the ''Generations'' line. In 2012, with the revival of the Hasbro ''Generations'' line, TakaraTomy decided to use the same name for their successor to the ''United'' toyline. Similarly to ''United'', many of the figures have been given "premium" paint jobs, being coated in shiny paint and featuring numerous additional paint details.

[[Image:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-FOCOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28]], [[2012]])
*TG-01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#FOCtoy|Optimus Prime]]
*TG-02 [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]

'''Wave 2''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
*TG-03 [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Decepticon Blast Off]]
*TG-04 [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Decepticon Vortex]]
*TG-05 [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Brawl]]
*TG-06 [[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]]
*TG-07 [[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]]
{{Note|The five Combaticons introduced in wave 2 combine into [[Bruticus (WFC)#Brut|Bruticus]].}}

[[Image:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Kickback.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
'''Wave 3''' ([[February 23]], 2013)
*TG-08 [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|Kickback]]
*TG-09 [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]]
*TG-10 [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]]
*TG-11 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]]
*TG-12 [[Fireflight (FOC)#Generations|Air Raid]]

'''Wave 4''' ([[March 23]], 2013)
*TG-13 [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]] (with [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]])
*TG-14 [[Soundwave (WFC)#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] (with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)#Generations|Buzzsaw]])

'''Wave 5''' ([[April 27]], 2013)
*TG-15 Autobot Datadisc Set ([[Eject (FOC)#Japanese|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (FOC)#Japanese|Ramhorn]], [[Rewind (FOC)#Japanese|Rewind]], and [[Sunder (FOC)#Japanese|Sundor]])
*TG-16 Decepticon Datadisc Set ([[Rumble (WFC)#JapaneseDataDisc|Frenzy]], [[Ratbat (WFC)#JapaneseDataDisc|Ratbat]], [[Ravage (WFC)#JapaneseDataDisc|Ravage]], and [[Frenzy (WFC)#JapaneseDataDisc|Rumble]])

'''Wave 6''' ([[May 25]], 2013)
*TG-17 [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Blaster]] (with [[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]])
*TG-18 [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] (redeco of Series 01 ''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream)

[[Image:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Ratbat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Only in Japan, baby. (So far.)]]
'''Wave 7''' ([[June 29]], 2013)
*TG-19 [[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Grimlock]]
*TG-20 [[Ratbat (G1)#Generations|Ratbat]] (retool of Scourge)

'''Wave 8''' ([[August 31]], 2013)
*TG-21 [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Springer]]
*TG-22 [[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]

'''Wave 9''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
*TG-23 [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]
*TG-24 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#OPandBee|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#OPandBee|Bumblebee]] (with [[Blaze Master#OPandBee|Blazemaster]] and [[Roller (G1)#OPandBee|Roller]])

[[File:TTGenerationsTG25OrionPaxMegatronus.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
'''Wave 10''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
*TG-25 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSMegatronus|Orion Pax]] VS [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSOrionPax|Megatronus]]

'''Wave 11''' ([[November 30]], 2013)
*TG-26 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BumblebeeGoldbug|Bumblebee Goldbug]]
*TG-27 [[Trailbreaker (G1)#TrailbreakerHoist2pack|Trailbreaker]] & [[Hoist (G1)#TrailbreakerHoist2pack|Hoist]]

'''Wave 12''' ([[December 28]], 2013)
*TG-28 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MegatronStarscream2pack|Megatron]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MegatronStarscream2pack|Starscream]] (with [[Chop Shop#MegatronStarscream2pack|Chop Shop]] and [[Waspinator (BW)#MegatronStarscream2pack|Waspinator]])
*TG-29 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]

'''Wave 13''' ([[February 22]], 2014)
*TG-30 [[Waspinator (BW)#Deluxe|Waspinator]]
*TG-31 [[Rhinox (BW)#Generations|Rhinox]]

[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Mini-ConAssaultTeam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
'''Wave 14''' ([[March 23]], 2014)
*TG-32 [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
*TG-33 [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Armada Starscream]]

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
*[[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Fireblast Grimlock]] (released in BicCamera and Kojima stores on [[March 29]], 2014 )
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] (released in Edion, Yodobashi Camera, Yamada Denki and Best Denki stores on March 29, 2014)

==Notes==
[[Image:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|right|150px||[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|I don't belong here,]] bitches!]]
* During 2010, clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's ''War For Cybertron'' web page actually brought up the whole ''Generations'' toy line. Looking for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' toys? Here you go.
* Since the toys in the Generations toyline were initially all Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
* The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy line and subsequent toy lines moving forward.
* The 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line, particularly the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. Subsequently, Hasbro released [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]], a [[retool]] of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)|Turbo Tracks]], and [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]], a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]], under the ''Generations'' banner, later followed by ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-inspired redecos of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] released as part of the "Ultimate Gift Set" and the Asian market/[[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] redeco/retool of Special Ops Jazz, all of them also in ''Generations'' packaging, thus further strengthening the ties between the two lines.
* Most of the 2010–2011 ''Generations'' toys (along with several from the 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line) were released by [[TakaraTomy]] in their ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline. The toys representing [[character]]s who appeared in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' (which is part of the [[Aligned continuity family]]) were released as their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] counterparts in Japan. The waves from 2012 and onward were released under the ''Generations'' banner in Japan as well.
* As the toy list in the article above shows, the 2012-onwards figures were numbered in sequence for each [[size class]] assortment separately. However, the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] and [[Wrecker]] combiner teams were also ''additionally'' numbered as members of their respective teams, and the sequences for those two separate sets of numbers are completely inconsistent with each other: For the Combaticons, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #004, #008, #006, #005 and #007, respectively; and for the Wreckers, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #014, #016, #018, #017 and #015, respectively. The only consistent system is that each sculpt is given the same number as a team member between both sets.

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Generation 1 franchises]]
[[Category:Generations| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Fisitron (Timelines)

2014-06-23T04:23:30Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig2|the Aligned Autobot|the Generation 1 pen name|Fisitron (G1)}}
{{disambig3|Ironfist}}
:''Fisitron is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Timeless-Fisitron.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Sorry, Fisitron, you ain't got a leg to stand on!]]

'''Fisitron''' is a mechatronic engineer. He hasn't messed around with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], but he ''may'' have engineered some ''other'' instruments of destruction. Some describe him as a "fan boy," though of what has yet to be ascertained.

He is also known as '''Ironfist''', '''Fistitron''' and '''Bullethead'''.

==Fiction==
===TransTech===
Ironfist was an unassuming assembly line worker in [[Polyhex]], likeable but forgettable. What nobody realized, however, was that he led a secret double life as Fisitron, notorious underworld weapons engineer. When, one day, Ironfist was visited at his job by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], he feared the worst, but the [[Wrecker]] leader was not there to arrest the engineer, but to recruit him. "Fisitron" was inducted into the Wreckers, learning also from Magnus that he was possessed of an unusual "combination spark", giving him the potential to merge with other machines. {{storylink|#Timelines|''Timelines'' Fisitron bio card}}

Sometime later, Fisitron found himself hounded by [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], who accused him of war crimes involving chemical weapons and the death of all 140 Decepticons at [[Outpost Thetarus]]. As he avoided the barrage of attacks from the two Decepticons, he pleaded ignorance of these misdeeds and suggested they better matched the criminal activities of [[Oilslick]]. Barricade ignored Fisitron's logic, noting that the Autobot made a more pleasing scapegoat. {{storylink|Timeless}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:TCCSS2-Fisitron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's Ruination's, uh, "third leg."]]
*'''Fisitron''' (Deluxe, 2014?)
**''TFSS2 number'': 2
**''Accessories'': Gun

: Part of the second year of [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] toys, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Fisitron is a tan and blue [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations:]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]] (who himself was a [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]]). He transforms into a large-wheeled SUV-like [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] Assault Transport vehicle, and comes with a small gun which can can peg via [[5mm post]] onto his hands and roof.

:In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Fisitron can also combine with his fellow [[Wrecker]]s into [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]] and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Amazon|Swindle]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
* The first digital mock-up of Fisitron presented had an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] logo, teal feet, and some other minor paint differences. The Internets complained about the symbol, and so it was changed to a normal Autobot one, and some of the other changes were made to give him orange like the other Aligned Wreckers.
* Fisitron's aliases include "Ironfist", the ''real'' name of his ''[[Ironfist (G1)|Generation 1]]'' and ''[[Ironfist (Animated)|Animated]]'' counterparts; "Fistitron", a not uncommon misreading of Fisitron; and "Bullethead", a reference to G1 Ironfist's unfortunate accident with a [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]] in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''.
* Fisitron's combination instructions actually show the head and default combination for Bruticus, rather than Ruination.

[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Devcon (G1)

2014-06-23T03:08:48Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Devcon}}
:''Devcon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Devconbodiesprofile.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's turkey ''and'' jerky!]]

'''Devcon''' is a self-proclaimed bounty hunter, one of the successful few during the years of the Great War. Harboring an intense hatred of [[Decepticon]]s, he spent his time fiercely hunting those who were too dangerous for the other [[Autobot]]s to consider. Who he works for or who he would even collect money from for his "finds" is unknown.

It's possible for Devcon to survive for extended periods without refueling due to his incredibly efficient internal systems. This is often what allows him to outlast the efforts of his prey. The origin of his legendary tracking skills are unknown; much of his past is a mystery. In his original body, he has an arm-mounted plasma blaster and a head-mounted laser cannon. His space cruiser mode is capable of long range interstellar flight.<ref name="profile">Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]</ref>

He ''used'' to be friendly, courteous, and jovial, but his post-Great War career as an [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] apparently made him a bitter cynic.

{{quote|He used to call himself a 'bounty hunter', and I never once saw him get paid for his work.|[[Apelinq]] on Devcon|Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese)
[[File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|I feel like I should have a red cape.]]

Devcon left his home planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[MYA|millions of years ago]], "during the Great War" ''(whether he was a bounty hunter at the time or became one later on is anyone's guess)''. He was a nice guy, dedicated to his job, but lonely.

[[File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|thumb|My boosters and cockpit come from ''screw you'', that's where!]]
In the Earth year of 1985, Devcon tracked [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to the gambling asteroid [[Monacus]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s unknowingly evaded him, he headed to a bar and ended up laying the smack down to a pair of thugs who were picking on [[Slizardo]], the henchman of a local mob boss. In doing so, he caught the attention of fellow Autobot [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the alien gambler [[Bosch]], who were down on their luck following a bad bet. Devcon was pleased by the presence of another Autobot, and sat down to drink with the pair - but Devcon's life story was interrupted by Slizardo trying to pledge his eternal loyalty to him!

After helping Smokescreen and the other Autobots on Monacus (and declining an offer to join the Autobots on [[Earth]]), Devcon flew off into space with Slizardo in tow as his new sidekick. {{storylink|The Gambler}}
{{-}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Devconjerkhole.jpg|left|thumb|Used to be Charlton Heston, now he's Lobo.]]
Devcon was a jerk who ditched that Slizardo loser out an airlock first chance he got.

At the end of the Great War, Devcon retired from his seemingly payless bounty hunter gig and signed on as one of the Maximals' [[Imperial Peace Marshal]]s.<ref name="profile"/>

Hundreds of [[stellar cycle]]s later, Devcon was critically damaged during the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and forced to transfer his [[Spark]] into a [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage drone]]. In need of a ride, he later snuck aboard an [[Autobot shuttle]] the [[Wrecker]]s had stolen to leave Vehicon-controlled Cybertron. After attacking and defeating [[Packrat]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and [[Mol]] for no reason, he was confronted by the rest of the Wreckers when they were alerted to his presence. {{storylink|Departure}} [[Fractyl]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were also quickly dispatched before [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] could calm him down.

Devcon proceeded to sow dissent amongst the already-fractured Wreckers with his abrasive, snarky personality. After landing on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] and failing to keep the [[Divine Light]] out of the hands of the traitorous [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the Wreckers gladly built Devcon back into his original body so he could go away. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Assholes finish first, losers!]]

Having sworn vengeance against Cyclonus, Devcon, knowing he needed help, sought for someone willing to assist him at [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. Though not enough in a hurry to skip on [[Devcon's galpal|some]] [[Oil|enjoyment]], he swiftly got the [[Beast Era]] [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] to join forces with him. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

{{note|In the unpublished "[[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1]]", Devcon and the Dinobots returned to Cybertron just in time to stand against the invasion of the [[Quintesson]]s, whom [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] and Cyclonus had partnered with. Hearing the Wreckers had a beeline on the villains, Devcon met up with them deep below Cybertron and did battle with Cyclonus. He was present when [[Primal Prime]] and [[Apelinq]] fused into the [[Primus]]-powered [[Sentinel Maximus]] to oppose the equally empowered Cryotek.}}

As Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek began their epic battle, Devcon and the Wreckers were left to deal with Cyclonus, Cryotek's pet [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]] [[Chro]], a borrowed swarm of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s, and a legion of drones created by the Divine Light. Typical Wrecker odds. Even their vaunted tenacity started to slip, however, as more and more heroes fell in battle or just [[Cauldron|vanished mysteriously]]. With the drones destroyed and Rodimus occupying Cyclonus, Devcon and the newly arrived [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were the only ones left standing against the mutated Deployer. A stray shot left Devcon stunned and helpless, and he would have been destroyed by Chro if not for the well-timed arrival of [[Tigatron]] and Arcee with reinforcements. The Wreckers arrived in time for the final conflict between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek, but were unable to stop their leader from sacrificing himself to carry Cryotek through a portal into the featureless void, opening by their treacherous ally, the Quintesson [[Al-Badur]]. With Rodimus dead and Maximus gone, it was a pyrric victory at best.

After the invasion was quelled, Devcon planned to take off for deep space again. As security chief of Cybertron, [[Rattrap]] offered him a position with planetary defense, but the bounty hunter declined. Devcon finally admitted that he had at least given Slizardo a space suit and survival kit before dumping him out that airlock, and that maybe he'd seek the little guy out to restart their partnership after all. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Devcon empty.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Invisible derelict.]]
Devcon was sitting against a pipe near an entrance to the [[Old Slave Trails]] on a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]-controlled Cybertron. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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==Toys==
===Expanded Universe===
[[File:DevconCatalog.jpg|left|thumb|Somehow even snarkier than this wiki.]]
[[File:Devconslugslinger.jpg|thumb|Just try to make a Devcon toy. We dare you.]]
At [[BotCon 2001]], a hand-painted [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]], representing Devcon as seen in the Wreckers comics, was one of several future exclusives that attendees could vote to have produced for [[BotCon 2002]]. He evidently lost the vote, as the ultra-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] as G1 [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was produced the following year. The mock-up was put on display along with many other unmade Wreckers toys in the BotCon 2002 art room.

Among the submitted proposals for [[3H Productions|3H]]'s BotCon 2005 exclusives was ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] (with a new head) as Devcon. Whether it actually would have been produced had 3H kept the convention license is unknown.
{{-}}

===Timelines===
[[Image:BotCon2014-Devcon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fun Pub tempts fate.]]
'''Pirates vs Knights''' (BotCon 2014 box set)
*''Accessories'': 2 handguns

: [[Exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2014]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Cybertronian Knight Devcon" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)#Generations|Scourge]], and transforms into a jet loosely based on the [[Wikipedia:Boeing X-48|Boeing X-48]] blended wing body concept aircraft. He comes with two weapons that are both held via [[5mm post]], and can combine via [[C joint]]. These weapons can store inside each of his cape halves/aircraft wings. The weapon with the clip can also attach to the 3mm bar of his head-mounted laser. Like many, many aircraft-based Transformers, Devcon possesses landing gear in his alternate mode. There is a pair of flaps near the middle of his underside that can unfold to display six wheels, and underneath his robot mode head is a seventh landing gear wheel that can be flipped out. Devcon comes in a box set with fellow knight [[Ginrai]] and the pirates [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]], [[Ferak]], [[Tornado (Marvel)|Tornado]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak]].

:This toy was also [[redeco]]ed with the mold's alternate head into [[TakaraTomy]] ''Generations'' [[Ratbat (G1)#Generations|Ratbat]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Devcon's name is a play on the word "[[wikipedia:DEFCON|DEFCON]]", an acronym related to military alertness. Although unconfirmed, it is thought that, along with the embargo on the word "nuclear", the writers of the Generation 1 cartoon were not allowed to use the actual word DEFCON in light of heightened Cold War tensions at the time, thus requiring a made-up soundalike word.
* Devcon's inclusion in the Wreckers comic was due to writer [[Rob Gerbracht]] being a big fan of the character. A serialized web series written in the style of Gerbracht's [[Apelinq's War Journals]] was planned to describe the fall of the Peace Marshals and Devcon's escape from torture at the hands of [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. These were among many ideas that went unrealized as [[3H Productions]] inched closer to its eventual demise. Devcon's deep-seeded anger and hatred of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], oddly alluded to throughout ''[[Betrayal]]'', subsequently went unexplained.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Defcon''' (デフコン ''Defukon'')
*''Russian:'' '''Piston''' (Пистон)

==External links==
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/devcon/3799 Image gallery of the hand-painted sample of the Botcon figure, purchased from Jon Hartman by Transformers At The Moon]
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscartoon/devcon.htm Devcon at Obscure Transformers Website]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Children of Primus]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Ammonite

2014-02-10T02:13:09Z

Autobot Hunter:

:''The Ammonites are a faction of [[Stentarian]]s from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{faction|ammonite}}
[[File:Ammonites little victories.jpg|thumb|350px|"... draw!"<br>"Ha! Paper covers rock!"<br>"Darn it!"]]
The '''Ammonites''' are a race of [[Transformation|transforming]] and [[Combiner|combining]] robots who have been at war with their sworn enemies, the [[Terradore]]s, for sixteen million years. The [[Galactic Council]] was formed in response to their conflict, and specifically an event known as the [[Great Shattering]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
At some point a group of Ammonites infiltrated the crew of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' posing as the [[Autobot]] [[Paddox]], in order to pass secrets and weapons technology back to their own people.

While taking shore leave on the planet [[Hedonia]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] encountered a group of Ammonites led by [[16444/9]]. After a brief bragging match in which the Autobots found themsleves hopelessly outclassed, they settled down for a drink together and learned that the Ammonites were on Hedonia to keep a low profile and looking to buy a new ship to throw the Terradores off their trail. When they were interrupted by the arrival of a Terradorian warcruiser carrying their leader [[Imperius Drax]], Whirl simply marched outside and killed him on the spot, showing the Ammonites how to bring sixteen million years of war to an end.

The next Terradorian leader was so determined to win that, from the Ammonite point of view, he risked destroying their planet. The panicked Ammonites organised for one final big push, with all deep cover agents ordered to steal anything that could give them an edge and come back for active service. Aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s crew, Paddox revealed his true nature and attempted to seize the ship, with the intention of taking its [[quantum generator]]s back to the Ammonites to vastly improve their spacefaring technology. He was eventually defeated when [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] knocked him into his component Ammonites with [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy_Mini-ConAssaultTeam.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
*'''Mini-Con Assault Team''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG32'''

:Released in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class assortment, the [[Mini-Con Assault Team]] is composed of [[Windshear]], [[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]], and [[Runway (Generations)|Runway]], who can also combine to form [[Centuritron]]. Although their packaging and tampographed insignia give their faction as [[Mini-Con]], [[:File:MTMTE24 cvrA.jpg|cover A]] of the included [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|pack-in comic]] characterizes the figures as Ammonites.

==Notes==
*Unbeknownst to the Transformers, they are popularly known as the ''Evil'' Ammonites (as opposed to the ''Heroic'' Terradores) and as such are analagous to the [[Decepticon]]s.
*Paddox refers to their forces as scattered.
*In real life, Ammonites are either an [[wikipedia:Ammonoidea|extinct group of molluscs]] (like [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead End]]) or an [[wikipedia:Ammon|ancient tribe from Biblical times]].

[[Category:Generation 1 factions]]
[[Category:Robots]]

Deadlock (episode)

2013-07-27T05:33:55Z

Autobot Hunter:

{{disambig2|the Prime episode|the Generation 1 Decepticon|Drift (G1)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 65
|prev=Synthesis
|next=Predacons Rising (Prime)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Deadlock"
|airdate=[[July 26]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''The Autobots face the Decepticons for a last showdown.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Autobot]]s storm the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' via the outer hull, while [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] lets them know he's heading for the [[Omega Lock]]'s control station. As he approaches the ship, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] orders [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s team to join Ratchet while [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Wrecker]]s take the bridge. Arcee asks if they should destroy the lock, but Optimus intends to use it to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] has to be prompted to follow the others when he's momentarily distracted by the sight of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] arriving on the top of the ship to face Prime. The Decepticon leader uses the [[Dark Star Saber]] to damage Optimus's jet pack. Optimus manages to land on one of the lower spires and starts climbing up.

Telling them he has something he needs to do, Smokescreen leaves Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Meanwhile, Ratchet reaches the control station and begins fighting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Arcee and Bumblebee approach the control station, as well, but they're cut off by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and a bunch of Seekers who open fire on them. While this is going on, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] packs for a sudden journey he has to make right now. Smokescreen soon reaches the warship's storage area and retrieves the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]].

Ultra Magnus and his team reach the bridge; however, their attempt is cut short by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], who [[GroundBridge]]s them to another part of the ship, where they're quickly surrounded. Ultra Magnus notifies everyone that his team has been delayed, which gives [[Jack Darby|Jack]] an idea. He asks [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] to bridge him onto the ''Nemesis'' bridge as he's come up with a plan.

On the warship, Shockwave finishes pummeling Ratchet, but is interrupted by the Omega Lock signalling that it's ready to fire. As he opens the huge portal to prepare for firing, he spots Optimus hanging out on the Omega Lock's structure and is forced to take cover as Optimus opens fire. Megatron soon arrives to engage Optimus directly and orders Shockwave to begin the firing sequence.

Knock Out, wandering the corridors, finds himself cut off by the fighting. The bridge, meanwhile, is invaded by Jack and an [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]-clad [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. She quickly finishes off the Vehicons on duty, but Soundwave advances on her with an open GroundBridge. Jack tells Raf to open a GroundBridge right next to Soundwave, and the conflicting bridge energies promptly transport Soundwave into the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. As Jack and Miko head to the controls, the Omega Lock begins powering up on the bottom of the ship. On its rim, Optimus and Megatron continue to battle, with Optimus knocking the Dark Star Saber from Megatron's grip and decking him. Megatron orders Shockwave to prepare to fire, but is interrupted by the ship lurching while under Jack's control.

Down below, Smokescreen passes Arcee and Bumblebee, carrying the Star Saber into the Omega Lock control room. He attempts to throw the sword down to Optimus, only to be blasted by Shockwave. Arcee, Bumblebee, Starscream and Shockwave all run for the weapon, but Arcee takes out Starscream, and Bumblebee reaches it first, decking Shockwave before grabbing the saber in midair. Ratchet warns Optimus he must use the Star Saber to destroy the Omega Lock; however, as Bumblebee jumps to pass the weapon to Optimus, he's blasted repeatedly by Megatron and dies. He plunges lifelessly into the Omega Lock's energy field.

[[File:Tfp bee down.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Cue the tears of children worldwide.]]

Outraged, Optimus smacks Megatron around, only to be knocked off the Omega Lock when Megatron recovers the Dark Star Saber. As Prime clings to the side, Megatron prepares to finish the Autobot off, only to turn around in response to someone calling his name. Bumblebee runs him through with the Star Saber, and as everyone looks on in shock, Megatron dies, his body falling from the Omega Lock and plunging Earthward. Bumblebee helps Optimus climb up as the remaining [[Decepticon]]s scramble to escape. As the Autobots reunite, they marvel at the fact that Bumblebee has his voice back, and Optimus passes on the news to Magnus's team and [[Hangar E]] that Megatron has perished. With the ship now under Autobot control, Optimus orders Magnus to set course for Cybertron. Bumblebee radios Raf to let him know to come up so he can be there for the restoration of Cybertron.

As the ship passes through the [[space bridge]], Starscream and Shockwave reach the escape pods to find there's only one left. They cram into it and eject, though Starscream complains about the cramped conditions. Ratchet explains that he does not have the complete formula to synthesize cyber-matter, and the current amount was intended to cyberform Earth, not the much larger Cybertron. Optimus directs the ship to the [[Well of All Sparks]], so they can revitalize Cybertron's core. The beam of energy strikes Cybertron's core, and the planet is soon completely restored and glowing a healthy blue. On the bridge, Knock Out admires the planet's new luster, and claims to be "joining the winning team", only to be decked by Miko. [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], still clinging to the hull, looks out over Cybertron before transforming and flying off.

Back on Earth, Optimus gives a speech about how they're going to miss [[Earth]]. Fowler says the three kids will be members of Unit:E, and Ratchet takes the opportunity to announce he's staying on Earth. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee give a tearful farewell to their respective partners, while Fowler, Magnus, Wheeljack and Smokescreen share a mutual salute. As the Autobots head through the space bridge, Optimus gives Ratchet a last goodbye, and strides through after his team.

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (1)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (19)
|c3=
*[[William Fowler]] (10)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (11)
*[[Jack Darby]] (12)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (13)
*[[June Darby]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"You took my voice. You will never rob anyone, of anything, ever again."
:—'''Bumblebee''', getting payback at last.

"Rrrgh, your elbow articulator is digging into my lateral flexer!"<br/>
"Do you intend to whine for the duration of the voyage?"<br/>
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Shockwave''' get used to each other's company. This is going to be a long trip.

"Ah, such luster."<br/>
''[Autobots stare in disbelief]''<br/>
"What? I'm joining the winning team."
:—'''Knock Out''' proves once again just how self-important he really is, right before Miko shuts him up.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Even though the ship is orbiting Earth, Transformers and objects fall at a rate consistent with Earth-normal gravity outside of the ship.
* Miko turns in Soundwave's direction to mock him about being trapped in the shadowzone. Unless she guessed that Soundwave would pointlessly try to rush her, she shouldn't be able to see where he is.

===Continuity notes===
* Jack, Miko, and Raf experienced the effects of crossed GroundBridges firsthand in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]".
* Bumblebee gets his voice back in this episode. His voicebox was destroyed in the events of Tyger Pax as explained in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]" and the novel, ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''. His voicebox, as well as his wounds, were restored through the energy field generated by the Omega Lock. It is rather fitting how it is he who delivers the final blow to destroy Megatron.
* Miko previously used the Apex Armor in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* The Star Saber was previously seen in the Decepticon vault in "[[Prey (episode)|Prey]]". Despite not making a note of it then, that fact did not escape Smokescreen's notice.
* Ultra Magnus refers to Soundwave's combat GroundBridging as a "relocation trick", which he had used on Arcee in "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]", a Predacon bone fragment in "[[Project Predacon]]", and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and her [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] in "[[Thirst]]".
* Soundwave isn't the only [[Skyquake (Prime)|Decepticon who is trapped in the Shadowzone]].
* The Autobots fire the Omega Lock into the Well of All Sparks, last seen in flashback in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".
* Predaking is revealed to have survived Megatron's attack from the previous episode.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* Ratchet kept saying that he wanted to go back to Cybertron, and that he wouldn't forgive Optimus for leaving him on a planet with humans. Evidently, he has grown used to them, and stays behind anyway, claiming that he's needed in Unit:E.
*Ratchet's reasoning for remaining on Earth doesn't really make sense. Optimus states that though Cybertron can support life again, there's a lot of rebuilding to do. Being the most technically skilled Autobot known to still be alive, wouldn't his skills be more needed on Cybertron?
* Bumblebee was wearing a battle mask over his mouth for the whole series, which is revealed when he retracts it upon discovering he can speak again.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Skywarp (MW)

2013-07-12T15:38:39Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MachineWarsSkywarp.jpg|thumb|250px]]

'''Skywarp''' is a clone of [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2013}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:BotCon2013toy-Skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Machines of War''' (BotCon 2013 boxset)
:Skywarp is a retool of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']] [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]]. He's based on [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]]'s ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' body and has a new head to match. He comes in a boxset with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]].

:The original version of this mold was redecoed into [[Jetblade]].

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Kenzan

2013-07-12T15:35:34Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Kenzan is an [[Autobot]] [[Swordbot]] from the [[Triple Combination Transformers: Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Kenzan''' (ケンザン) is an Autobot police car and leader of the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai Team]]. He can combine with [[Jinbu]] and [[Ganoh]] in various configurations. With Kenzan as the top, '''GoKenzan''' (ゴウケンザン ''Gōkenzan'') is formed.

==Fiction==
===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kazuyuki Okitsu]] (Japanese)}}
{{comingsoon|when=July 2013}}

==Toys==
===Go!===
*'''Kenzan''' ([[June 22|6-22]]-[[2013|13]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G01'''

==Notes==
*Kenzan is designed after a [[Wikipedia:samurai|samurai]] warrior with a [[wikipedia:Chonmage|chonmage]].

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]

Jinbu

2013-07-12T15:34:54Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Jinbu is an [[Autobot]] [[Swordbot]] from the [[Triple Combination Transformers: Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Jinbu''' (ジンブ) is an Autobot jet and part of the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai Team]]. He can combine with [[Kenzan]] and [[Ganoh]] in various configurations. With Jinbu as the top, the combined form is '''GoJinbu''' (ゴウジンブ ''Gōjinbu'').

==Fiction==
===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōsuke Toriumi]] (Japanese)}}
{{comingsoon|when=July 2013}}

==Toys==
===Go!===
*'''Jinbu''' ([[June 22|6-22]]-[[2013|13]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G02'''

==Notes==
*Jinbu is designed after an armored [[Wikipedia:samurai|samurai]] warrior with a ''[[wikipedia:kabuto|kabuto]]'' helmet.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]

Depth Charge (BW)

2013-07-12T15:28:18Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Depth Charge}}

:''Depth Charge is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWDepthChargeCGIModel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Batmanta.]]
'''Depth Charge''' was once an [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] whose territory was completely destroyed, and every robot under his protection slaughtered, by the malicious entity known as [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]. Since that fateful day, Depth Charge has lived for no other purpose than to [[Punisher|enact justice]] (or vengeance) on X. His single-mindedness makes him a relentless hunter, stopping at nothing to prevent X from taking any more lives. His quest has more than taken its toll on Depth Charge, though; whatever he was before, he is now a joyless, hollow shell of a being. While he sometimes expresses sympathy for other beings and lends aid to his fellow Maximals, Depth Charge has clearly been consumed by his mission, and the destruction of Protoform X is now more important to him than the original reasons behind his quest.

He is sometimes known as '''Depthcharge'''.

{{quote|It's not revenge I'm looking for. It's justice.|Depth Charge quoting somebody else|"[[Deep Metal]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Depth Charge would rather study military strategies then execute them, and he was commissioned by Optimus Primal to be the first line of defense against undersea aggressors. He is described as an inspired leader and dedicated warrior who battles ahead alongside his faithful platoon. {{storylink|#Toys|Depth Charge bio}} [[Cybershark]] serves under him. {{storylink|Cybershark#toys|Transmetal 2 Cybershark toy bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japanese)|[[Afonso Amajones]] (Portuguese), [[Eduardo Borja]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Enrico Bertorelli]] (Italian)}}

[[Image:DeepMetal DepthCharge transmetalisation.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Huh...suddenly, my hand smells like fish.]]
Depth Charge was a Peace Marshal stationed on [[Colony Omicron]] when Protoform X broke free and went on a rampage. As the colony's sole survivor, Depth Charge made hunting down "X" his only mission in life. Pursuing Protoform X to places throughout the Universe (including [[Starbase Rugby]]) Depth Charge successfully captured the fugitive and turned him over to the [[Maximal Elder]]s. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} The Elders decided that Protoform X should be placed in stasis aboard the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] and dumped on an uninhabited world.

Knowing that "[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] would screw it up", Depth Charge continued to monitor the universe for any trace of Protoform X. The sensors on his [[Starhopper]] picked up traces of X just as Depth Charge was pulled through a temporal anomaly. The strange radiation of the wormhole-like disturbance sucked in his ship and [[Transmetal]]ized his superstructure. The resulting crash left him on prehistoric [[Earth]] with a Transmetal manta ray body and put him right in the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. His new body gave him a Cybershark drone, which he used to track down Protoform X, now known as [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]].

[[Image:DeepMetal DepthCharge manta.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The original Blu-Ray.]]
His first battle with Rampage did not end particularly well, as Depth Charge did not expect that Rampage had joined up with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] trapped on this world. Rescued and repaired by Optimus Primal's Maximals, Depth Charge was shocked by the presence of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and acknowledged the grimness of their situation, but nonetheless disregarded Primal's request that he join them, so obsessive was his pursuit of Protoform X. In any case, Rampage decided Depth Charge's stay would be permanent by destroying the Starhopper. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

His single-minded obsession soon ended up costing the Maximals a major strategic advantage. Optimus Primal had sent [[Rattrap]] to the bottom of the lake where the wreck of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' lay in an attempt to retrieve the [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] defense system. Though Depth Charge initially helped Rattrap escape an attack from Rampage, he refused to help [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] when the latter asked for assistance in recovering Sentinel from the Predacons. Depth Charge declared that it was their war, and he had his own war with Rampage to deal with. When he finally decided to help out, the lack of Maximal coordination led to Sentinel being seized for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Optimus Primal hauled Depth Charge into line for his unwitting interference, and they came to an agreement that the rogue Maximal would no longer operate purely as a free agent. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

Depth Charge made good on his allegiance to Primal's crew when Megatron led an attack against the Ark while most of the Maximals were elsewhere. Just as the Predacon leader was about to secure his victory, Depth Charge burst into the volcano and almost single-handedly drove the attackers into retreat. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}}

[[Image:CuttingEdge DepthCharge guns.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Where does he get those wonderful bath toys?]]
However, Depth Charge's obsessive nature resurfaced when he came across Cheetor trying to dig out a badly damaged Optimus Primal. Disobeying orders, he followed his scanners to the coordinates of Rampage's indestructible spark, not realizing that he was actually detecting the half of Rampage's spark that Megatron was using in his organic [[Transmetal 2]] experiment. Only when he faced [[Dinobot II]], a Transmetal clone of the original [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], did he learn that Rampage's spark inhabited two bodies. Cheetor and Depth Charge worked together to take the alien [[Transmetal driver]] from the organic Transmetal apparatus, but were blown away in a massive explosion when Cheetor was caught in the device's overload. Recovering only a small piece of Cheetor's chest plate, Depth Charge assumed his ally had been destroyed and reported to Optimus Primal that the young 'bot had "gone out fighting". Leaving Optimus to deal with his grief, Depth Charge had the alien transmetal driver scanned, then, determined to not allow Megatron to conduct his experiments again, threw it into the lava of the Ark's volcano. Soon afterward, the duality of Rampage's spark once again proved to be Depth Charge's downfall when he was lured into a trap by Dinobot II. Megatron demanded the Driver device back, but only received sarcasm for his trouble. Before the Predacons could make good on their threats to destroy Depth Charge, a strange, feral beast attacked and easily bested them all before being chased off by Optimus Primal's arrival. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

When Cheetor returned and Optimus Primal determined that the strange beast ''was'' Cheetor, changed somehow, the Maximal leader called Depth Charge in for a little chat, demanding to know what really happened on the mountaintop. As usual, Depth Charge told him where he could stick his questions, forcing Primal to resort to his impressive physical strength and size. Depth Charge finally relented when Primal threatened to extract the data personally from the former's core processor, and apologised that he had destroyed the alien device, not knowing what Cheetor had become. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[Image:GowiththeFlow DepthCharge flight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hi-ho Silverfish! Away!]]
Later, Megatron and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] teamed up for their latest crazy scheme: a new disruptor ray cannon powered by a "bi-polar energon source", capable of destroying the Maximals in their base from afar without harming the ''Ark''. However, as the energy source was installed without adequate shielding, the Predacons couldn't get near the machine they had erected. In order to complete the weapon, Tarantulas suggested "recruiting" the two educated [[protohuman]]s on whom he happened to have been spying. Depth Charge arrived to assist Cheetor just as [[Una]] was captured by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and he was forced to go on a rescue mission with Rattrap to retrieve the protohuman girl. However, Depth Charge was blasted out of the sky by a low-power test of the disruptor array and had to sit out the rest of the mission on the side of a hill. After Rattrap returned with Una, Depth Charge still hadn't recovered from his damage and had to be pushed into the water so he could transform into beast mode and escape. When Megatron attempted to fire the disruptor cannon, Rattrap and Depth Charge discovered that Una had removed the stabilizer crystal from the cannon, thus rendering it dangerously unstable and causing the destruction of the weapon. In the aftermath, Depth Charge suggested going back to finish off the helpless Predacons, but Rattrap pointed out that they weren't in any condition to pick a fight. As they floated home, Rattrap jokingly pointed his gun at Depth Charge and asked Una if Cheetor ever showed her his recipe for "fried flounder", earning him a bonk on the head from Depth Charge's tail. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

Depth Charge was on patrol when the Predacons attacked the Maximal base with a remote-controlled Optimus Primal. Megatron sent Dinobot II out to dispose of him. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} Obviously, he failed.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 DepthCharge Rampage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You've sung "Under the Sea" for the last time!]]
After the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]] was destroyed by [[Tigerhawk]], {{storylink|Other Victories}} Depth Charge spotted the Predacons skulking around the late [[Tarantulas's lair]]. His lust for vengeance again came to the detriment of the Maximals when he disobeyed Optimus Primal's orders and opened a booby-trapped hatch, resulting in Silverbolt being severely damaged. However, when he was called forth to stop Megatron from launching the legendary [[Decepticon]] warship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', he followed the order instantly, for even he knew how important it was to stop Megatron. Ironically, it was Rampage who found Depth Charge on this mission and forced him into battle. They fought, their battle intensified by nearby raw [[Energon crystal|Energon crystals]] throughout the terrain.

{{quote|Raw Energon! Right through your twisted spark! Take it! Take it straight to the Pit, you sickening piece of slag!|Depth Charge, to Rampage|"[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}

As Depth Charge attempted to shove an energon shard into Rampage's spark, Rampage released Depth Charge's hands and laughed maniacally, allowing his rival to impale his spark, detonating it and destroying the both of them. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
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====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:Depthchargebw.jpg|thumb|Fresh off an outrageous adventure with Aquaman, we hope.]]
Depth Charge was observed emerging from the water by [[Magmatron]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Due to their [[Chronal phase|chronal displacement]], they could see him, but he could not see them. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

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====3H comics====
[[Image:Homecoming-depthchargevsblackarachnia.jpg|left|300px|thumb|DO I LOOK LIKE A COP?!]]
When Optimus Primal was brought before [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Primus]] and told to select any Cybertronians, past or present, to form the foundations of a new army that would take the fight for the multiverse to [[Unicron]] himself, Depth Charge was chosen by Primal, along with Rhinox. Depth Charge was less than thrilled about being brought back to life, telling Primal that after his long years of torment, he had finally found peace within the Matrix, only to be dragged back into the fray. He departed from the chamber of Primus, wanting nothing to do with the coming conflict.

Depth Charge was stunned to see the recently reformatted technorganic surface of Cybertron, which he reckoned was finally at peace with itself. Of course, seconds later, he found [[Rattrap]] in the [[Undercity]] at the mercy of the Unicron-corrupted [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Depth Charge drove the spider off, but, now sickened by violence, refused to help any further, despite Rattrap pointing out that something big was clearly afoot.

Retreating into the [[Rust Sea]], Depth Charge found that he wasn't going to have much choice, as he found himself face-to-face with a legion of Blackarachnia's [[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacons]]... {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)|Homecoming}}

Depth Charge apparently changed his mind at some point and joined [[King Atlas]] in running a secret refugee network within Unicron's body.<ref>Depth Charge's ''Universe'' bio, published in [[Homecoming (issue)|''Universe'' #3]].</ref>

===''TransTech''===
The Autobot Depth Charge was sent out to hunt and capture [[Rampage (BW)#TransTech|Protoform X]]. When he accomplished his task, he returned to a Cybertron where the Autobots and Decepticons had grown too decrepit to carry on the Great War and constructed proxy armies in the form of the Maximals and Predacons. After the Maximals [[Blackarachnia (BW)#TransTech|Blackarachnia]] and [[Nightscream (BM)#TransTech|Nightscream]] killed their commander, [[Optimus Primal#TransTech|Optimus Primal]], Depth Charge was sent to pursue the two fugitives. Following their [[transwarp]] journey with his own transwarp device, Depth Charge ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|#Timelines|Timelines Depth Charge bio}}

After settling in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]'s universe, Depth Charge played cards with a number of other assorted Transformers. He was soon asked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] asked for his help and the use of his tracking skills. He accepted. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

Jumping from Axiom Nexus to [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]], Depth Charge arrived on prehistoric [[Earth]] in time to join [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his team in battle with the [[Decepticon]]s. Though Depth Charge's contribution to the fight started well, he was blasted to the ground by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Before the Decepticon leader could finish him off, Ultra Magnus came to Depth Charge's aid, and as they retreated, Depth Charge informed them that he was there to discuss saving the [[Multiverse]]. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

As they were pursued by the Decepticons, Depth Charge was ready to stand and fight with Ultra Magnus, but joined the other Autobots in traversing a narrow rock bridge while Magnus dealt with Megatron. Back at the [[Graviton (Classics)|Autobots' ship]], Depth Charge explained he had come in search of a certain Matrix. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Depth Charge''' (Ultra Transmetal, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 7 "Shrapnel Grenades", 2 "Proton Torpedoes" and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

[[Image:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Eh. Still smells like fish.]]
: Depth Charge transforms into a robotic manta ray and a third mode called a "space-cruiser"<ref>Depth Charge's toy [[bio]].</ref> or "air skimmer"{{fact}}. The very end of his tail detaches to form a sword/harpoon. In all modes, his robot chest/manta mouth is a spring-loaded, gravity-fed disc launcher with 7 "Shrapnel Grenade" disks. ("Power pizzas", as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] calls them.) He comes with a "cybershark" drone-unit that has two spring-loaded missile launchers in its mouth. This drone can attach to Depth Charge's manta/space-cruiser modes or be used as a hand-held weapon in robot mode. Due to his back [[kibble]], he is difficult to balance.

: Unlike many of the toys in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beast Wars Metals'' line, the "DEPTHCHARGE" [[tampograph]] was allowed to remain.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/DepthCharge/depthcharge.htm More information on Depth Charge at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown at the Ocean Bottom: Metals Depth Charge Vs. Metals Inferno''' (Multi-pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 7 "Shrapnel Grenades", 2 "Proton Torpedoes" and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

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

===Universe===
[[Image:Depthcharge-universe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Boba Wett.]]
*'''Depthcharge''' (Ultra, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 5 discs, 2 missiles and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

: Depthcharge was [[Redeco|redecoed]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line into a series of dark drab greens, maroons, and black, with paint-wash effects on his wings. The toy had several small changes made for safety reasons. On the main toy, the cephalic lobes (the front manta-ray-mouth thingies) were cast in a much more pliable plastic. The tail of his cybershark drone was also changed to pop off as a separate piece; this also allows it to spin and makes it easier for Depthcharge to hold it in robot mode. The discs were given a much thicker, rounder border as well, and their number was reduced from 7 to 5.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Depthcharge/depthcharge.htm More information on Universe Depth Charge at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Timelines===
*'''Depth Charge''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Trident/Spear

: Depth Charge is a redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]], and transforms into a forward-swept wing fighter jet based on the [[wikipedia:Sukhoi_Su-47|Sukhoi Su-47]]. In robot mode, he is armed with a polearm weapon, which can transform between a trident and a spear and stores via [[C joint]] clip on his underside in jet mode, or on the back of his left shoulder in robot mode. (This clip is a bit of a reversal from the norm, as the clip is permanently attached to the robot, and the spear weapon is the 3mm bar.) As his jet thrusters swing around to become his hands, they can be left in vehicle configuration to simulate blasters.

: Depth Charge is the [[2013]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] free figure, mailed to new or returning club members who got their registration in before the deadline of March 16, 2013.

: This toy was [[retool]]ed to make [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]].

==Notes==
* In the jovial Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', nearly all the characters were given bizarre quirks with the intention of inserting extra "comedy" elements. Depth Charge had a habit of singing "Ito Maki-maki", a Japanese folk song, while transforming. The words translate to "Wind the Thread". (It's a fishing song, ''get it''?) Although it probably refers to his Manta Ray alt-mode, called ''[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AD%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4 (Oni) Itomaki Ei]''.
* Depth Charge's severed head can be seen in the junkyard in the "[[Spark of Darkness|Spark of Darkness]]" episode of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', precisely 5 minutes and 3 seconds into the episode.
* Depth Charge's "air skimmer" mode resembles a [[wikia:starwars:TIE/In interceptor|TIE/In interceptor]] from ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' franchise, also held at the time by Kenner.<ref>Page 66, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Depth Charge''' (デプスチャージ ''Depusu Chāji'')
*''French:'' '''Deathcharge''' (France), '''Torpille''' (Canada, "Torpedo")
*''Italian:'' '''Mantas''' (toy), '''Abysses''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mó-guěi Yǘ''' (Taiwan, 魔鬼魚, "Manta Ray", lit. "Devil Fish")
*''Polish:'' '''Głębinobot''' ("Abyssalbot")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Profundeza''' (Brazil, "Depth")
*''Spanish:'' '''Manta Raya'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:TransTech Maximals]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Undersea specialists]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Megaplex

2013-07-03T03:44:03Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig2|the clone of Megatron|the Kreon|Megaplex (Kre-O)}}

:''Megaplex is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:MegaplexArt1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I hear the new Cybertron Megaplex has over 30 screens!]]

'''Megaplex''' is one of a series of specially constructed clones of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He exists to foment confusion in the [[Autobot]] ranks and protect against traitors among the Decepticons. He has led many battles in Megatron's stead.

While Megaplex is ideally endowed with the same power as the original Megatron, the Decepticons' true leader is no fool. Realizing that a being based so closely on his own nature and with equal power would be quite likely to make a play to permanently replace him, Megatron thus had his clones constructed with a failsafe device that significantly restricts their abilities. Thus, though Megaplex is easily able to pass as Megatron for short periods of time, his intelligence, strength, firepower, and skill are capped at levels significantly below those of the ''real'' Megatron. The deception is likely to work best on the battlefield, from a distance, or when Megaplex is following a strict script set by the original.

Megaplex prefers close-quarters combat, tearing into his opponents with electron sword and energy flail. For artillery he prefers liquid helium "Freeze Shells".
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==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2013}}

==Toys==
===Machine Wars===
[[Image:MachineWars Megaplex toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Doctor Doom]] will sue Megatron for stealing his idea.]]
*'''Megaplex''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2-piece rifle

: Megaplex was one of two original characters introduced in the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' line. His mold was originally designed, but unused, for the end of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''. He transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor]] fighter jet to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot-mode legs.

: The ''Machine Wars'' stock photos (and even the packaging art) have Megaplex as the blue jet and Megatron as the gray one, meaning either the package designers got ''everything'' wrong, or the toys were put on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue is.

: This mold is also used by [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|''Machine Wars'' Megatron]], ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Thrust (BWII)#Toys|Thrust]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Wind Sheer (RID)|Wind Sheer]] and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Air Hunter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Megaplex/megaplex.htm More information on Machine Wars Megaplex at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Megaplex toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Primus help us all when the Megaplex army clashes with Starscream's clones.]]
*'''Megaplex''' (Decepticon, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''93'''
**''Accessories'': "Megasight" scope/"fusion cannon", two-part silencer ("focusing barrel" and "accelerator"), three-part stock ("death charge unit", "saddle", "cannon base"), "energy flail", "high-density infra-red ray laser gun", "electron sword", 20 "Freeze Shell/particle beam" bullets

: Released as an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], Megaplex is a [[redeco]] of the original Megatron Walther P-38 pistol toy in the same colors as its original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Transformers'' release, itself a coloration used in the ''[[Microman]]'' line the mold originated in. The spring-loaded firing mechanisms inside both the toy's main body and the stock have also been restored, letting the toy launch [[For safety reasons|choking-hazard-sized projectiles]] in both pistol and robot mode.

: Based on the "[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]" [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of Megatron, this version comes with ''all'' of Megatron's accessories. (The original Takara version lacked all of the gun's add-on parts, having only the chromed rifle and sword, and of course the flail is new to the "bookbox" Megatron.) His scope, stock and silencer can combine to form a large "particle beam cannon" artillery mode, or attach to his robot mode to make a huge shoulder-mounted "telescopic laser cannon formation". Both of these modes can fire the small plastic bullets the toy comes with thanks to the spring-loaded "death charge unit" portion of his stock. This piece can also connect to the back of his pistol barrel in robot mode, letting him "shoot from the hip", as it were.

: Preorders for Megaplex closed on [[September 30]] of 2002. Orders were shipped out in December.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Megaplex/megaplex.htm More information on e-Hobby Megaplex at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
*'''Machine Wars: Termination''' ([[BotCon 2013]] box set)

==Notes==
* Megaplex's ''Machine Wars'' packaging art is in fact a color-altered version of the card-art for the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] jet [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].
* The e-HOBBY Megaplex's "Particle Beam Cannon" accessory configuration can actually also be slightly adapted to yet another mode used in the original ''Microman'' line; the "saddle" extension that raises the cannon up to robot-height actually plugged into the ''back'' of the cannon vertically. This made a backed seat that Micromen figures could sit on, making it a (Micro-)manned piece of field artillery; the back of the scope even has little flip-out handles for them to hold. The seemingly-nonsensical peg on the side of the "saddle" piece plugs into the back of the ''New Microman''-era figures to secure them. (Modern Micromen are too big.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megaplex''' (メガプレックス ''Megapurekkusu'')

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Hoist (G1)

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Autobot Hunter:

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

[[File:G1Hoist MTMTE.jpg|300px|thumb|If you get shot, I'll patch you up and give you a lithium lollipop!]]

If [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is the Autobots' chief surgeon, then '''Hoist''' is their family doctor. Everyone reports to Hoist for routine check-ups and maintenance, no exceptions! A jovial, friendly robot, the up-beat Hoist enjoys his job and it shows. He speaks with a cultured [[Accents|British-sounding accent]] and can usually be found playing "Dr. Watson" to his friend [[Grapple]]'s troubled artist in his off-hours.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
: ''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Chain]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)
[[File:MasterBuilders Hoist raises hand.jpg|thumb|left|250px|All I know is that my gut says maybe.]]
Hoist was among those at Autobot headquarters when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attempted to show off how civilized they'd become. During the ensuing destruction, he watched [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] rush to put out the fires. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

Hoist and [[Grapple]] proposed the construction of an enormous [[Solar Power Tower]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], even showing him a darling little functioning model. Prime rejected the idea, and Hoist tried to console his friend, but Grapple was determined to find some way to build it. They encountered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who claimed to have left Megatron's cause and wanted to help them construct the tower. Though Hoist worried that it was a trick, he and Grapple let the Decepticons help them build the tower, at which point [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] turned up and had the pair of them sealed into a sheet of metal and installed in the tower. It wasn't until after the other Autobots had demolished the tower that Hoist and Grapple were broken out of their improvised prison. Hoist assured Grapple that there would be other towers to build. {{storylink|The Master Builders}}

[[File:AutoBerserk Hoist and Grapple digging.jpg|thumb|220px|"My claw always drops the rock too soon. This game is rigged!"]]
Hoist was present for the first demonstration of the [[Negavator]]. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attacked the bunker and trapped the Autobots inside, Hoist and Grapple cleared the entrance so they could retaliate. As Hoist surveyed the damage, he heard Red Alert calling out and dug the security officer out from under some rubble. Hoist began to drive the Negavator back to headquarters with an Autobot escort, but the Decepticons made another attempt to grab the weapon, and this time Hoist and Grapple were forced to dig Optimus and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] out from a rock slide. The Autobots realized something was wrong with Red Alert, but lost him on the city streets. Hoist drove the Negavator back to the bunker, and eventually, Red Alert turned up again. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

When Megatron located the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Hoist was among the Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] to stop him obtaining the artifact. Unfortunately, they were too late, and they received a pounding courtesy of the powers granted to the Decepticon leader. They returned to base in a rather battered condition. {{storylink|Microbots}} Along with the rest of the Autobots, Hoist was banished from Earth on a spaceship after Megatron framed the Autobots using a faked video recording. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Though the spaceship was locked on course for the [[Sun]], the Autobots were able to abandon it and, with the help of [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields, return to [[Earth]]. There they fought back against the Decepticons and freed the enslaved humans. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionOTDinobots1 Hoist repairing Dinobot parts.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Oh, I sing whenever I sing whenever I..."]]
Following a disastrous battle at an airport, Hoist, Red Alert and Inferno turned up to drag the damaged Dinobots back to base for repairs. No sooner were said repairs done than the Dinobots up and left. Hoist was on the subsequent mission during which the effects of [[cybertonium]] depletion became apparent, but like the other Autobots, he managed to limp back to base, where he remained until fresh cybertonium could be fetched. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Blaster's loud music resulted in Hoist being too late to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Megatron subsequently used the device to jam radio transmissions across the planet, and Hoist, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Trailbreaker had to help a bunch of snowed-in motorists. Hoist caught one hapless fellow whose car plunged off a cliff. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:DecepticonRaider Hoist bridge.jpg|thumb|200px|Don't hoist the bridge, hoist him for hating [[Charlie Adler|I.R. Baboon]].]]
During a spot of gosh and bother with some frightfully rambunctious [[Decepticon|ruffians]], Hoist and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were transported backwards in time to medieval England. The trio encountered [[Nimue]] and her father, [[Aetheling the Red|Sir Aetheling the Red]], who were holding a jousting match. Hoist whipped up a suit of armor for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] so he could take part, but the Decepticons abducted Nimue during the tournament, and the Autobots were too low on energy to catch up. Sir Aetheling led an assault on [[Wigend du Blackthorne]]'s castle, and Hoist acted variously as a bridge across the castle moat and a siege ladder, until both he and Warpath were exhausted of energy and unable to fight on. The wizard [[Beorht]] gave them a boost of energy, and the two Autobots breached the castle wall, pretty much ending the feud. With more help from the wizard, they were able to return to the nineteen-eighties. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

[[File:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|left|230px|thumb|Oh, Primus, not another traffic jam—I'm in a hurry for the audition!]]
He also drove the lorry [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] once ([[Scale|how he fit in the cab]] is perhaps a question best left unasked), and he was jolly well cross at a ghastly traffic jam. Of course, being a tow truck, he could just get out and tow the broken-down car away. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

Hoist and Grapple had their mitts full with repair work after the Autobots suffered frightful injuries against the fully fed [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. At least he got to spend some time with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. (That poor boy does seem to vanish ever so often.) Hoist later went along with Prime's rescue party to recover Cosmos and the [[robotic insecticide]] he recovered to deal with those awful creatures. The poor chap was in bad shape, so Hoist offered to give him the best overhaul he ever had. Cheers to that, old bean! {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

As Megatron unleashed the dreadful little [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots, Hoist and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] were the first to be overloaded by the beastly thing. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] began randomly bombing a US city, Hoist rescued another motorist when a suspension bridge was struck. He and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] were guided through a Constructicon-built maze by Powerglide, allowing them to recover some of their comrades who'd been built into a sort of throne. Hoist had them all fixed in no time. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Following an unsuccessful search for some missing Autobots, Hoist was at Headquarters when Cosmos finally located their friends, being held captive by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:Hoist goes hollywood1.jpg|260px|thumb|There were script problems from day one.]]
Following these misadventures, Hoist was out taking a drive with Spike and [[Carly]] when they witnessed a couple of cars crashing. Little did they know that it was a movie stunt, and Hoist's daring rescue landed him a role in the film. Unfortunately, a number of the other Autobots decided this was a great idea and joined in too. Hoist was mortified by his fellow Autobots and the fact that the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] kept referring to him as "Moist", but took part in filming anyway. Before long, the director decided to rethink the script and instead make ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]''. Hoist and his friends found themselves wearing silly masks and being blown up. As it turned out, the Decepticons were hunting [[Major Pictures]] studio for a reel of film, and Hoist helped Spike and Carly fake its destruction, prompting the Decepticons to leave. It later turned out that the secret weapon the Decepticons had salvaged was one of Wheeljack's old inventions that didn't work anyway. Hoist subsequently swore off the movie business. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Hoist was also one of the Autobots who traveled to Cybertron in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to try and stop the Decepticons creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. He and Ratchet were able to save the life of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. When they were too late to stop the Decepticons, Optimus came up with a new plan, and the Autobots set to work modifying some old cargo rockets into Earth-style jets. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The jet were brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]] as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Autobots returned to Earth in Omega Supreme, who broke down on arrival. Rather than help repair him, Hoist instead went with the Autobots to a rocket base under attack by Decepticons, only to come off second best against the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Hoist was briefly seen assembled with the rest of the Autobots before they drove off to rescue Perceptor from [[Fox Creek Canyon]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} Hoist assisted in the capture of Breakdown and Wildrider while the Stunticons were assembling Megatron's latest new weapon. His laser cannon brought the chaotic Wildrider to a screeching halt. When reporting in to Optimus Prime, Hoist gleefully remarked how patching them up wouldn't be his job! {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the Middle East, Hoist and a squad of Autobots backed up the Aerialbots against [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] activities in the area. The Decepticons fled, but Slingshot was trapped behind an avalanche. Thanks to [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]'s knack for engineering, Hoist was able to get through the rocky debris and pull Slingshot to safety. He and Ratchet then patched him up at the nearby air field. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

====''Wings Universe''====
After a battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] early in the war, Hoist helped repair the [[Autobot]]s that fell in the battle. After the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] departed, Hoist was one of a group of Autobots that entered suspended animation to save the precious little energon they had left. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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{{bigquote|Are we always to be subjected to the indignities '''Hoist''' inflicts upon our bodies?|[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] doesn't like being probed, "[[I, Robot-Master!]]"}}

[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Wheeljack finally opened up the box of Minute Hoist.]]
Hoist was one of a group of Autobots who allowed their brainwave patterns to be encoded on crystals and stored aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in case more warriors were needed. Despite the fact that the Ark ''did'' come under attack during that mission, these warriors were not taken out of storage until after the Ark crash-landed on Earth and spent four million years collecting dust before reawakening in [[1984]]. However, once the Autobots got their act together, Hoist and his crystal-stored friends were reactivated and sent with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] on a training mission.

[[File:RockAndRollOut-Hoistdriver.jpg|thumb|150px|I feel asleep!]]
Though Bumblebee's orders were to keep Hoist and the others incognito and to avoid conflict, the Decepticons' infiltration of a [[Brick Springhorn|Brick Springstern]] concert at [[Municipal Stadium]] forced his hand. As the Autobots fought to keep the Decepticons from using their [[power siphon]] to harvest energy from the concert, Hoist worked to keep the stage from collapsing on the band members. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

After settling in, Hoist took up the task of routine check-ups for the Autobots who resided in the Ark. Every 1200 miles or four Earth weeks, whichever comes first! Some Autobots, like [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], appreciated this maintenance, but [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] only found it invasive. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

''Later, Hoist was sent to [[Alaska]] to track the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While sneaking up on their base, he fell into an old snow-covered mineshaft, and became wedged in place, requiring rescue. But when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] came to his aid, he was shot in the head, and Hoist had to wrangle his brain-damaged teammate to safety while being hunted by the Constructicons.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

Hoist was present with the other active Autobots for [[Grapple]]'s unveiling of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. With the addition of Omega Supreme to the Autobot ranks, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was free to take the entirety of his Autobots off-site to pursue other tasks. Hoist and the rest followed Optimus lead to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]], where they brought a rare full-scale assault on their enemies. Once Bumblebee had gathered the data he needed, however, Optimus Prime called for Hoist and the others to retreat. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] mysteriously vanished in a flash of light, Hoist and the rest were left to pick up the pieces. He and the others suffered a severe pounding at the hands of a trio of Decepticons who had traveled from the future, and they were forced to team up with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (of all things) to even the odds. Megatron led a strike team, which included Hoist, against the future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], with some success. Once the future Decepticons were thwarted and the missing Autobots returned, Hoist joined his fellow Autobots in welcoming back Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|150px|thumb|Front and center! Finally, Hoist is the favorite one!]]
After Optimus Prime was destroyed following a virtual encounter with Megatron, Hoist observed with his fellow Autobots as Ratchet tried in vain to repair him. A funeral followed, in which every available Autobot except Ratchet participated. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

Hoist disembarked on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] along with the rest of the Ark's crew to watch a staged battle between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]," Hoist was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Hoist, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
Hoist was stationed at the Ark in [[2003]]. He was present to hear [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s vision of a new, transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
After Optimus Prime's resurrection, Hoist and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] bugged Prime to undergo a full checkup, though he felt fine. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] believed this was just their way of saying it was good to have their leader back. A short time later, a Decepticon strike force led by [[Sixshot]] attacked, and Hoist took part in trying to fight them off. It turned out to be a diversion while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon stocks, and Hoist could only watch as the strike force promptly fled once the deception was uncovered. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
Nine million years ago, Hoist was allied with the Autobot cause when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] first rose to become Optimus Prime. He was briefly seen helping make the preparations to abandon Cybertron, in response to the new Prime's orders. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], Hoist was one of several Autobots [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] "helped" into a position of power as the [[Autobot High Council]]. Ostensibly, Shockwave was to rule beside the Council as the Unified Cybertronian government. In fact, however, Shockwave arranged for the council to be composed of Autobots whom he could easily manipulate, and so slowly amassed the majority of true political power for himself, leaving Hoist and his comrades as little more than figureheads. When Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark returned to Cybertron and helped lead the various Autobot resistance cells in outright insurrection, Hoist and the rest of the High Council finally got the wake-up call, and took to the streets alongside their fellow Autobots, overthrowing Shockwave entirely. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

There were several victims of the revolution, however, including Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Hoist personally attended to their recuperation cycles. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Later, he accompanied [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the ''Ark'''s crew back to Earth, where they set up camp and prepared for the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He was last seen going over [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic blueprints with Grapple. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Hoist was all-but left out of Dreamwave's story. Although the War and Peace TPB confirmed that he was intended to be a member of the High Council, Hoist was apparently juuuuust off-panel throughout that entire series, making only a one-panel cameo in a flashback from issue #6. He did not actually make a modern appearance in the timeline until "Black Sunshine".}}

===''TransTech''===
Hoist was a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He was part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. Later, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] called him to pick up [[Escargon]]'s body from the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Hoist joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s troops on [[Earth]] at some point after the failed Decepticon conquest of the planet, but following Prime's surrender, he decided to get out before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] started arresting people. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] tried to get him to stay, but Hoist calmly explained his reasoning and apologized before driving off with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] to join [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s team of defectors, who were currently attempting to get off the planet. As Hoist led his comrades in Hot Rod's general direction, the four Autobots were attacked by the human organization [[Skywatch]], who quickly took out Beachcomber. Hoist only had time to stop Tracks from opening fire on the humans before he too was offlined and stuck in vehicle mode. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] then used the captured Autobots in his negotiations with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Eventually, the Autobots agreed to form an alliance with Skywatch, and Hoist rejoined his comrades. Once the Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked their base, the Autobots retreated towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], only to be pestered by angry civilians and confronted by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Hoist and the others pounded the newly upgraded Decepticon leader with a barrage of completely ineffective firepower, and were in turn taken out of action by a single shot from his cannon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Megatron dumped the injured Autobots in a schoolyard in [[Albuquerque]], where they were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns and were influenced by Megatron's own thoughts. Unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives, Hoist and the others could only sit tight until they were saved by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], who killed one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

After recovering from his injuries, Hoist volunteered to return to Cybertron, which had been occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix}} On arrival, he transformed and rolled out to battle Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes alongside the other Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers}}

After the battle, Hoist joined Rodimus's crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as they went searching for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Following a failed launch, the ship was lost in space and a number of crew members were sucked out and fell onto a nearby planetoid. Hoist helped search for them and ended up towing [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] out of a lake. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}} He shared a room with [[Boss (G1)|Boss]] when Rodimus locked the ship down following an attack by a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Later on, Hoist was amongst the crew members who joined in the attack on a Decepticon base discovered on [[Temptoria]]. As they traveled to the planet on board the ''[[Leading Light]]'', he complimented [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] on his newly upgraded legs. {{storylink|Before & After}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Hoist toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"Oh, I say old chaps, anyone in need of a lift?"]]
*'''Hoist''' (Autobot, 1985/2001/2003/2008)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''46'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

:A [[retool]] of 1984's [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] featuring a new head and an orange towing apparatus to replace Trailbreaker's canopy, Hoist transforms into a green Toyota Hi-Lux pickup. The truck has blue tinted windows and black and yellow caution decals running the length of the body side. In robot mode, Hoist is mostly green with chrome legs and orange trim. The toy comes equipped with two plug in fists, but Hoist is usually depicted with one hand and one weapon. The spring-launchers in his forearms were severely neutered for all US releases of the toy.

:In [[IGA|Mexico]], Hoist retained the original Trailbreaker head, but cast in green plastic. Weird. The Mexican version has no white outlines on the caution stripes on the sides.

:Hoist was re-issued in Japan in 2001 as part of some damn one-day convention deal. He was later re-re-issued in 2003 by [[Hasbro]] as part of the Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]].

:Hoist was re-issued again in Japan in 2008 as part of the [[Transformers Encore]] line. Of note, his eyes were changed to blue, and similar to the Mexican version, he has no white outlines on the caution stripes on the sides.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on Generation 1 Hoist at TFU.info]''
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===Machine Wars===
[[File:MachineWars Hoist toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"Really now, chaps. Black, this is simply too much."]]
*'''Hoist''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Grill/rifle

: A mold originally designed for — but never released in — ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Hoist shares a mold with ''Machine Wars'' [[Hubcap (MW)|Hubcap]], transforming into a Kenworth W900 wrecker truck. He is a "flipchanger", meaning most of his transformation sequence is an [[autotransformation|autotransform]], springing into robot mode by lifting a catch (in his case, his towing hook). His rifle is made up of his front grill and bumper.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Wrecker Hook (RM)|Wrecker Hook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on Machine Wars Hoist at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Hoist-Uni03SC1.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, 2003)

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Hoist is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] version of [[X-Brawn]], transforming into a Mercedes-Benz ML320 SUV. He features through-axle wheels to allow for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces. Like the other toys in his assortment, Hoist uses factory-applied decals for a lot of his vehicle-mode deco, a rarity for toys released since the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline.

:Originally a Kay-Bee stores exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyHoist/hoist.htm More information on Spy Changer Hoist #1 at TFU.info]''
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[[File:RIDIronhideKB2-UniHoist2.jpg|300px|thumb|And yet he's still too big to fit inside Huffer.]]
*'''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:This version of Hoist is identical to the last [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots In Disguise]]'' [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], transforming into a translucent blue Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Being at roughly 1:64 scale and featuring through-axle construction, he is largely compatible with "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" brand race tracks and playsets. He was available only on an individual card from discount chains like The Dollar Store.

:This mold was also used to make [[Motormouth]], the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] version of [[Ironhide (G1)|''Generation 1'' Ironhide]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]].
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===Generations===
[[File:GenerationsHoisttoy.jpg|300px|thumb|"Donut?"]]
*'''Hoist''' (Legends Class, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class]] Hoist is a redeco/retool of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]], and converts into a green SUV. He features retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/roof, both of which are compatible with [[C joint|3mm posts]]. He comes with a gun (sculpted after one of ''Generation 1'' Hoist's missiles) with three posts and a hole, allowing the weapon to be held and mounted in different ways. Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Hoist was later released together with various other formerly "Asian market exclusive" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOHoist/hoist.htm More information on ''Generations'' Hoist at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations IDW Hoist.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hoist''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Towing hook/gun

:Part of the Deluxe Class assortment of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''Generations'' toys, '[[Thrilling 30]]' Hoist is a redeco/retool of [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Generations|Trailcutter]]. He features a towing hook that can turn into a gun for his usage, as opposed to the canopy-gun Trailbreaker uses. He also features a new head sculpt.

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===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2013toy-Hoist.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey buddy, anybody ever tell you you look like Electro?]]
*'''Machines of War''' (BotCon 2013 boxset)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:A redeco/retool of ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)#United|Sergeant Kup]], Hoist is based on [[#Machine Wars|Hoist]]'s ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' body, and has a new head that combines the elements of his own head and [[Electro]]'s. He comes in a boxset with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]].

: This mold was also retooled as ''Generations'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and Hoist's version was redecoed into [[BotCon 2013]] [[Electro]].

==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)

*'''Hoist''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''21'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hoist/hoist.htm More information on Decoy Hoist at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneHoist.jpg|thumb|250px|Maybe one of them is the real "Moist"?]]
*Like all of the other 1984~1985 Autobot "cars", the first Hoist toy was originally from the Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline as a piloted mecha. The "4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker-type" came in two different color schemes: red with black kneecaps and yellow wrecker-rig, or in blue with red kneecaps and yellow rig, which was available in a two-pack with the ''Diaclone'' toy that would become [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]. Yes, the green-and-orange coloration was made up specifically for ''Transformers''.
*Hoist had the preliminary name of '''Winch'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hoist''' (ホイスト ''Hoisuto'')
*''French:'' '''Treuil''' (Canada, "Winch")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csörlő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Bufalo''' ("Buffalo")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roldana''' (Portugal comic), '''Guindaste''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Tjagach''' (Тягач, "Tractor")
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hoist Hoist's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Strika (BM)

2013-07-03T03:41:05Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Strika}}

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

[[Image:BMStrika.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Show-accuracy|Toy accuracy]]? I ''laugh'' at toy accuracy.]]

'''Strika''' is one of the greatest generals in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history, and the consort of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. She had her spark removed by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], only to later have it replaced within a Vehicon body. She joined the ranks of the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]], taking the place of [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] as commander of [[Heavy Artillery Drone|heavy artillery]].

While she was pretending to have all the brains of a calculator watch, her [[activation code]] (and, indeed, her entire vocabulary) was "terminate". She dropped the word when the ruse was over.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Patricia Drake]] (English), [[Rikako Aikawa]] (Japanese), [[Carla Pompílio]] (Portuguese from Brazil), [[Regine Albrecht]] (German)

[[Image:Sparkwar1-itsatrap.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Admiral Ackbar, your line?]]

Like Obsidian, Strika wasn't given an alternate personality, as the previous Vehicon generals had. However, her primary directive was to protect Cybertron, but since Megatron was Cybertron now, her loyalty was misplaced. Built at the same time as Obsidian, Strika remained silent as [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] admired the two new recruits (though she did give him a dirty look). Attacking a topside [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], she went after the bat when they split up, grounding him with cannon fire. Before she could crush him, though, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dropped into her party and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] trapped her in a web, though it didn't hold for long under her attempts to escape. Cheetor tried to reason with her, but she turned and sped off, reuniting with Obsidian. When the [[Maximal]]s cornered the two generals, the trap was sprung, as hundreds of drones surrounded the Maximals. Strika expressed smug amazement that the Maximals had fallen for her and Obsidian's "dumb generals" act, complete with faked battle cries/activation codes of "Terminate!" and "Obliterate!"

[[Image:Sparkwar1-thrustthinkshestheboss.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Old help, meet the new help.]]

Forced to retreat, the Maximals attempted to escape into the sewers, but Strika's drones popped out from every manhole, cutting them off. After they'd barricaded themselves in the Citadel, [[Optimus Primal]] realized they had been herded there, at which point Obsidian contacted them and revealed himself and Strika. Only the timely intervention of [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] saved the Maximals, her seeds disrupting the drones' targeting systems. Strika was upset to discover her side's scans of Botanica were drastically incomplete. With the Maximals gone, Strika returned with Obsidian to Megatron to accept their punishment for failure, but they were congratulated instead, having given Megatron time to formulate his plan for the sparks. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

When Optimus split his team to investigate a vision from the Oracle, Strika was waiting for [[Rattrap]] and Botanica at the Citadel. Ambushing the Maximals, she gave chase but temporarily lost them when they hid in a building. However, it didn't take long to locate them, and she mercilessly attacked Botanica while Rattrap was plugged into a [[Holo-chip|holographic pleasure terminal]]. Disabling them, Strika prepared to administer the coup de grace to Botanica, but Rattrap intervened and plugged her into the terminal instead, leaving her admiring the beauty of an undamaged Cybertron. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

[[Image:Sparkofdarkness-strikacloseup.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Not everyone can be Pamela Andertron.]]

As Megatron prepared to enact his plan, Strika and Obsidian were assigned to guard the [[Grand Mal]]'s exterior. When the Maximals attempted to enter the Grand Mal, Silverbolt, Cheetor and Nightscream caused some major problems for the two with Rattrap's signature-altering devices—until Strika used one of the devices to send feedback through the other units, allowing the Maximals to be detected. She then got thrown into Obsidian by Noble. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}}

With Megatron's seeming destruction, Obsidian and Strika were at a loss. Offered a place with the Maximals by Cheetor, Strika was incredulous at the notion, but she and Obsidian accepted after a crazed mutant zombie thing tried to scrap her and everyone else present. Thrust slagged them off for this, pointing out they were loyal to everyone and that meant loyal to no one. When Megatron's crazed spark entered the Grand Mal, Obsidian and Strika moved to intercept. It wasn't too successful. However, when Megatron's spark was repolarized and bonded to a Diagnostic Drone, Strika and Obsidian seized him and vacated the premises, swearing their loyalty to Megatron once more: Thrust's words had made an impact on them. Megatron, however, was infuriated and refused to accept it was tactically necessary to have withdrawn. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

[[Image:Endgame2-floaters.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gross, Cheetor left a floater!]]

Along with Obsidian and Thrust, Strika led the final assault on the Grand Mal, though she spent her time chasing Maximals rather than attacking the floating base (and chasing Thrust around for a while after Nightscream planted a device on her that made her see others as Maximals). {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

After making a massive assault on the downed fortress and taking out Blackarachnia personally, Strika, Obsidian and Thrust cornered Cheetor in the Grand Mal's engine room. However, the crafty cat activated the anti-gravity drive, sending Strika and Obsidian hurtling up into Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}}
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====Singularity Ablyss====
As Megatron's polarized spark traveled from body to body near the end of the [[Spark War]], it settled in an [[Aero Drone]] body and attacked Strika, Obsidian, Nightscream, and Cheetor. Though it could not communicate in this form, it silently cursed Strika and Obsidian for switching allegiances at the first opportunity.
{{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''====
Though marooned in orbit, Strika and Obsidian were otherwise undamaged and were able to serve Cybertron once more. When the [[Quintesson]]s invaded technorganic Cybertron one week after the [[Great Reformatting]], Obsidian rewired an orbiting monitoring station for combat, while Strika used its artillery to take down an impressive target. The Quintesson ship ''[[Paradigm]]'' was destroyed in low orbit over [[Polyhex]]. Strika and Obsidian turned their attentions to the planetary defense grid. Though they had faith in the Maximals below, as they ''had'' bested even ''them'', the two still served the lofty goal of protecting Cybertron from invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|right|300px|thumb|See her way in the back? Falling into the goop?]]

At the end of the [[Universe war]], [[Optimus Primal]]'s [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] fought one last desperate battle within [[Unicron]] against the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]]. "Nemesis" Strika was of these minions, and she met a gruesome end when Unicron himself vanished beneath them, somehow due to the [[Unicron Singularity]]. Though Optimus Primal and his warriors were able to escape through a dimensional portal to their home dimensions, Nemesis Strika and Obsidian fell to their doom in the molten lakes of the [[Pit]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

{{note|Nemesis Strika is presumably an alternate-universe version of Strika, similar to ''Universe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Obsidian and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], but since all we know about her is her appearance in this panel, that's not something we can know for certain.}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:FFOD4-StrikaGlyph.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Surprise! She's retroactively Strika.]]
Strika was one of the Transformers alive millions of years ago during the [[Quintesson]]s' enslavement of their people. She and [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]] stood in shock as a peer was destroyed for his insolence. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<ref>"[[Flames of Yesterday]]"</ref>
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===''Wings Universe''===
Strika was a part of an all female team of archaeologists that had discovered an ancient factory that could be the key to the Transformer's origins. When the Autobots arrived to investigate, Strika let them see for themselves. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BMtoy-Strika.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You will spend hours activating my addictive gimmickry.]]
* '''Strika''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:Part of the first wave of Deluxes in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' "Battle For the Spark" [[subline imprint|subline]], Strika transforms into a Cybertronic six-wheeled assault tank. Two pressure-launch missiles are mounted on top, and pressing the figure's [[spark crystal]] causes them to pom-pom back and forth to simulate firing. Both gimmicks are fully functional in both modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Vehicon/Strika/stryka.htm More information on Strika at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy_NemesisStrika.jpg|right|300px|thumb|More like Nemesis Reprolabels.com, am I right?]]
*'''Nemesis Strika''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: Nemesis Strika is a [[redeco]] and minor [[retool]]ing of the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Strika toy. The figure's chest was retooled to accommodate the addition of a [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]]. Unusually, this insignia is not a [[tampograph]]ed [[Paint operation|paint application]], but a [[sticker|paper sticker]] (and ''not'' the one seen in the [[:Image:Nemesisstrikatoy.jpg|Hasbro stock photography]] of the toy).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/NemesisStrika/nemesisstrika.htm More information on Nemesis Strika at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Returns===
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[[Image:BWRtoy-VehiconStrika.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The show model didn't have one bit of lavender, yet, hey, here we are.]]
*'''Vehicon Strika''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:In 2005 the toy was [[redeco]]ed and released as part of the Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#2005 (Beast Wars Returns)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, the Japanese name for ''Beast Machines''. Having been produced several years after the cartoon, this version casually attempted a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] look than the original by swapping out the originally silver plastic for magenta and lavender, but making no other deco changes. The figure retained the mold changes used for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release (see above), and since no actual paint operations were changed, details on the chest plate's sculpt that no longer exist are still painted.
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===Timelines===
[[Image:BotCon2013toy-Strika.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Machine Wars: Termination''' (BotCon 2013 boxset)
:Strika is a retool of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. She and her new head come in a boxset with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]], [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]].

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==Notes==
* Story editor [[Bob Skir]] wanted to depict Obsidian and Strika's return to Cybertron after the reformatting wave hit in the last episode, making them the only two purely mechanical beings remaining. However, this never made it into the series.
* The name "Strika" is possibly derived from "[[wikipedia:Stryker|Stryker]]", a type of eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive armored combat vehicle.
* Nemesis Strika is currently the only Transformer named "Nemesis _________" who isn't a [[Black repaint|black clone]] of the original. Her actual relationship to said original is currently unknown; she might be an alternate version, she might be the original. Nobody knows, but for simplicity's sake, we're putting her on this page either way.
*''[[Transformers Vault]]'' erroneously calls her '''Strike'''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Strika''' (ストライカ ''Sutoraika'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Obsidian (BM)

2013-07-03T03:40:11Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Obsidian}}
:''Obsidian is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ObsidianDJart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."]]
'''Obsidian''' and his consort [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] have fought for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in countless battles... and won them all. Though he is sophisticated and canny, able to concoct strategies with layers upon layers, his purpose is single-minded. He defends Cybertron.

There is some fine print. Whoever happens to be in charge, whether a benevolent or malevolent force, in his reasoning, ''is'' Cybertron. Once power changes hands, so does he. He is loyal only to the planet, and perhaps his consort Strika, not to any moral ideals. As his fellow [[Vehicon general]] [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] has remarked, "If you're loyal to everybody, can you really be loyal to anybody?"... a question that has given Obsidian pause.

While he was pretending to be dumber even than [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], his [[activation code]] (and, indeed, his entire vocabulary) was "obliterate". He dropped the word when the ruse was over.

In an alternate universe, Obsidian was a former [[Autobot]] who rose to overthrow [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and take over Cybertron, only to be abducted by [[Unicron]] to serve as his [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]].

{{note|Obsidian has been variously credited as a former [[Autobot]] or as a former [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]].<ref>While most other sources hint at or outright declare him having once been an Autobot, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' calls Obsidian "one of the most feared and deadly Predacon warrior-generals from Cybertron's past."</ref>}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====Intimidation Game====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Paul Dobson]] (English)

The Tripredacus agent [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] was held prisoner and interrogated by a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Maximal|Maximals]] which included Obsidian. However, it transpired that the questioning was merely a test of suitability by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insurrectionist [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and the entity appearing to be Obsidian was in fact a disguised [[Buzz Saw]]. {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

{{note|This story, if it is meant to be part of ''Beast Wars'' continuity, would be somewhere around the beginning of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. However, it is tied directly to "[[Descent into Evil]]", which has been declared out-of-continuity by [[Pete Sinclair|one of its creators]]. Take that [[Authorial intent|as you will]].}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Paul Dobson]] (English), [[Masaya Onosaka]] (Japanese), [[Dário de Castro]] (Brazil), [[Andreas Hosang]] (German)

[[Image:Sparkwar1-itsatrap.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

Tired of the Maximals using his world as a playground and getting fed up with Thrust's inability to handle them, Megatron selected two Sparks to be his new generals. When Thrust first saw Obsidian and Strika, he remarked "Very nice, boss. Very very nice." However, the feeling wasn't mutual, as Thrust discovered when he started to inform the new guys of their enemies—and was batted away by Obsidian, bouncing off the wall and sliding to a halt at his "feet".

[[Image:Sparkwar1-thrustthinkshestheboss.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Obsidian: Larger than you remember.]]

Obsidian was quick to act against the Maximals, ambushing [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with Strika. Screaming "Obliterate!" repeatedly, he pursued Silverbolt but was tackled by [[Optimus Primal]], sending both crashing into the ground. When Optimus tried to reason with him, Obsidian merely fired at him and transformed, escaping into the city. He rendezvoused with Strika and let the Maximals into a trap, as hundred of drones modeled after the two generals surrounded them. Transforming to robot mode, Obsidian remarked "Although he took his name from a great leader, Optimus Primal never learned the first rule of warfare: NEVER underestimate your opponent." The Maximals were able to escape the trap, but found all of their escape routes blocked by drones, [[Rattrap]] surprised at the number of drones and Optimus realizing that it wasn't number but tactics; their new opponents were master strategists. Forced to barricade themselves inside the Counsel Citadel, Primal realized that they had been herded there, at which point Obsidian contacted him and offered the Maximals the chance to surrender themselves. Revealing who he and Strika were, Obsidian informed Optimus that "Megatron IS Cybertron. To defend one is to defend the other. And to betray Megatron is to invite death." Despite their advantage, Obsidian and Strika were unable to capture the Maximals due to [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]'s timely arrival, disrupting the drones' targeting systems and allowing the Maximals to escape. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

[[Image:Obsidianbm.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Obsidian, LA Nails spokes-bot.]]

Obsidian's next major move was against [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and Silverbolt. Sent to a shell yard by Megatron and told to wait for the Maximals (as Megatron had sent Optimus a flash about the Sparks and their possible locations, which of course was a trap), Obsidian attacked the trio, outgunning and outflanking them easily. However, a power core thrown by Cheetor was hit by a shot from one of Obsidian's drones even as he was desperately telling them to cease fire, causing a huge explosion that sent him and his drones flying away in a fiery shockwave. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

When Megatron began to enact his plan for the Sparks, Obsidian and Strika were stationed to watch over the ground and air around the BFH. While he didn't get to do much personally, Obsidian attempted to engage Savage/Noble in single combat, only to have one of his own drones smacked into him and then Strika thrown into him. Ouch. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}}

After Megatron's seeming destruction, the generals were at a loss. Without a leader they had no purpose, and when Cheetor and Nightscream approached them with an offer to join the Maximals they accepted, much to Thrust's annoyance: he snarled at Obsidian that if he was loyal to ''everyone'', he was loyal to no one.. A possessed Jet Drone suddenly attacked both the generals and the Maximals, destroying the drones that were present. Obsidian and Strika did not join Cheetor and Nightscream in the fight against the Jet Drone (wusses). Later, Optimus welcomed the two to the group and sent them to patrol the inside of the [[Grand Mal]], where they unsuccessfully tried to stop Megatron's depolarized Spark from entering. After Megatron was re-polarized and bonded to a Diagnostic Drone, Obsidian and Strika seized him and made their escape, pledging their loyalty to evil once again. Obsidian admitted it was Thrust who had made him and Strika realise where their loyalties lay. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

[[Image:Endgame2-floaters.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey, it's the sun! Holy crap.]]

The conflict came to a head when Megatron began an all-out attack on his former base, seeking to reclaim the Sparks. Obsidian fell victim to Rattrap's identity scrambler, destroying several of his own troops before realizing his mistake. He later returned to his main fleet that was attacking the BFH, but they were unable to penetrate the shields. That changed when Megatron found a device Rattrap used to send Botanica back to the surface—a shield harmonic device synchronized to the base's shields. Obsidian and Strika were then able to fire through the shields and destroy the base's drive units, sending it plummeting into the Citadel. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

After repairing and placing his troops, Obsidian began a second attack on the Grand Mal with Strika and Thrust. Taking down the shields and defeating several Maximals, the trio were left with only Cheetor in their way. However, the Maximal led them into the engine room, where he brought the anti-gravity generators online and sent Obsidian and Strika into Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}}

===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
Though marooned in orbit, Strika and Obsidian were otherwise undamaged and were able to serve Cybertron once more. When the [[Quintesson]]s invaded technorganic Cybertron one week after the [[Great Reformatting]], Obsidian rewired an orbiting monitoring station for combat, while Strika used its artillery to take down an impressive target. The Quintesson ship ''[[Paradigm]]'' was destroyed in low orbit over [[Polyhex]]. Strika and Obsidian turned their attentions to the planetary defense grid. Though they had faith in the Maximals below, as they ''had'' bested even ''them'', the two still served the lofty goal of protecting Cybertron from invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
[[Image:UnivCDROM TractorBeam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Whee.]]
On an alternate Cybertron, Obsidian fought alongside the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], [[Reptilion|Reptillion]] {{sic}}, and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] against [[Optimus Primal]] and his Autobots. One of these battles—the most violent of that year—was interrupted by a mysterious ship that sucked those Decepticons up on beams of light and sped away. None of the combatants realized that it was taking its captives to Unicron for use in a massive army. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM|Universe CD-ROM}}

{{note|This comic shows no signs of being intended to mesh with other ''Universe'' fiction. There are inconsistencies in many of its elements, but given that ''Universe'' is entirely ABOUT alternate dimensions, it could still be a side note to the [[Universe war|greater storyline]]. Obsidian is one of the [[Tankor (BM)|few]] [[Razorclaw (Universe)|characters]] who could conceivably be the same ones who show up in the main ''Universe'' comic, but it is up to the reader to decide if that's the case.}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[Image:KnowthatIamRazorclaw.jpg|left|300px|thumb|A universe where I can not spell "possibilities"!]]
In a parallel universe, the Predacon Megatron "decimated" Cybertron's population by capturing their [[Spark|sparks]], including the vaunted Autobot general Obsidian. (It is unknown whether this literally means he only got one-tenth of the Cybertronians.) When Megatron gave him a new, helicopter-based body, Obsidian hid his thirst for revenge behind a feigned loyalty. He conspired with the brute Tankor, eventually using the latter's raw strength to carry out Megatron's termination. The vain Obsidian, now an "ex-Autobot," supplanted the Predacon's rule with an iron-fisted tyranny of his own. With his enforcer Tankor at his side, he put down uprisings and held the planet in fear... until Unicron decided that such a mindset would serve his own purposes, and he pulled them out of their universe entirely.{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Obsidian's ''Universe'' profile}}

Unicron, his ruined form trapped between dimensions, sought to revitalize himself by pitting abducted [[Transformer|Transformers]] against each other within his own body, absorbing their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, sparks. But Obsidian was spared this fate, instead overseeing the [[Cauldron|deathmatch arena]] along with Tankor, Razorclaw, Reptilion, and [[Striker]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], one of the intended victims, recognized Obsidian. Obsidian confirmed the familiarity, but noted that in his and Tankor's own timeline, Silverbolt had "[[Furmanism|died screaming]]". {{storylink|Abduction}} (Notably, by this time Obsidian's allegiance had fully switched to "Decepticon", {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Tankor's ''Universe'' profile}} though it's unclear if this was before or after his coming under the thrall of Unicron.)

[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dunk tank!]]
Two others from Silverbolt's party, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], were scheduled for an immediate duel within the Cauldron, and Obsidian tossed them their weapons. Sideswipe tried to turn on his captor, but his punch was repelled by Reptilion's machinery. As Sideswipe was punished, Obsidian reassured them that over time, all "remaining veneer of civilisation" would be stripped from them. For all his boasting and accomplishments, though, Obsidian still did a pretty crappy job of keeping [[Optimus Primal]] from freeing Silverbolt and dozens of other captives. He was nowhere to be seen as Optimus Primal battled Razorclaw, and showed up to pursue the fleeing captives, along with the other generals, only after they had left the Cauldron.

However, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] opted to stay behind with the generals, as [[Unicron virus|Unicron's influence]] had corrupted them. Obsidian and Tankor escorted Blackarachnia to Unicron's core, where she was reunited with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] lost the license, and so this story was never finished as intended. However, a look into the end of ''Universe'' was shown in a comic published by the next licensee, [[Fun Publications]].}}

Much later, Optimus Primal waged one last desperate assault against Unicron, and his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] were able to defeat the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]]. As Unicron himself seemed to dissolve below them, Obsidian and [[Nemesis Strika]] were left behind and were last seen falling to their deaths. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Obsidian and Strika were agreeing to side with the Maximals, after Megatron's apparent death, Megatron's spark animated an [[Aero Drone]] body. Unimpressed with their duplicity, Megatron cut off their access to their drone armies and opened fire on them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:BM Obsidian-Hasbrotoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb| [http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Nidhiki This time, your farewell will be forever, brother.]]]
* '''Obsidian''' (Basic, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 2 rotors

:A Basic-price point toy in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' line, Obsidian transforms into a twin-rotor assault helicopter vaguely similar to an Osprey. His cockpit in helicopter mode is multi-jointed to allow it movement to look around, the Vehicons' toy aesthetic being "living vehicles". The cockpit's "eyes" further enhance the effect. The two rotor blades are pressure-launch projectiles. His nominal robot "flight" mode keeps his tail section together but curled up below him (as in the show), but the tail section can split up to form a pair of "normal" legs as well. His orange spark crystal is located on the robot mode's back.

:The same mold is used by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Obsidian (RID)|Obsidian]]. A hand-painted mock-up of the mold was presented as a proposed [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] as a future [[BotCon]] exclusive, but was never produced.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Obsidian/obsidian.htm More information on Beast Machines Obsidian at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px| [http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Lhikan You lost the right to call me brother long ago!]]]
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 2 rotors

:Obsidian was also available in a two-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Quickstrike (BM)|Quickstrike]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. The set was sold at the now-defunct ToyCo retail store, which was similar to Kay-Bee Toys and appeared in several of the "Mills" family of shopping centers, like Arizona Mills or Ontario Mills.

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===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-TankorObsidian.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh, fine, everyone immediately recognize your old enemy Tankor, but does anyone think I'm the dashing Rotorbolt? No!]]
*'''Tankor & Obsidian''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 rotors

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ultras, this [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Machines'' Obsidian toy was only available with his larger partner [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. The toy features the "energon surge" paint deco most of the early ''Universe'' toys featured.

: This toy's coloration is not ''too'' far from the proposed colors for the unmade [[Wrecker]] [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] (save the "energon surge" deco, of course). As such, many fans use him as a substitute for the haughty Predacon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Obsidian/obsidian.htm More information on Universe Obsidian at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Returns===
[[Image:BM Obsidian-BWRtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I was as I always was... a stage magician! ...no no no wait...]]
*'''Vehicon Obsidian''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-14'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rotors

:In 2005 the toy was [[redeco]]ed and released as part of the Japanese Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, the Japanese version of ''Beast Machines''. Having been produced several years after the cartoon was, this version had a deco considerably more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the original, but still not quite there, physical differences between the mold and show model regardless.
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===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2013toy-Obsidianteal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I am ''not'' as I always was. For a while I was that thing over to the left!]]
*'''Obsidian''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' 2 gatling guns

:Obsidian is a retool of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Highbrow (TF 2010)| Highbrow]] and transforms into a World War II-era fighter resembling a [[wikipedia:Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P-38 Lightning]], and features propellers which are geared to spin if you press the engines down. In robot mode, he's armed with two non-firing gatling guns which can mount on his hip guards/small front wings via [[5mm post]], and the propellers on his forearms can be swung down to function as "spinning blade weapons." With the cockpit shell halves splitting open and forming the wings, at the same time revealing the thruster attached underneath the "main" cockpit body, which is then flipped down, the cockpit [[kibble]] on his back actually turns into a ''jet-pack''. Obsidian and his new head comes in a boxset with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], and [[Megaplex (MW)|Megaplex]].

[[Image:BotCon2013toy-ObsidianGreen.jpg|thumb|left|250p|Yo.]]

:Originally Obsidian was promoted as having a green, toy-accurate color scheme, but later he was revised to be more a more cartoon-accurate dark teal.

:This toy was also retooled to make [[Powerdive]].

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==Notes==
* At one point Obsidian was planned to have a deluxe toy that would be more [[Show accuracy|show-accurate]]. Sadly, this toy never made it past pre-production. (Rotorbolt was originally going to be a BotCon exclusive redeco of this mold, explaining why he was drawn to match Obsidian's show appearance in the Wreckers comics rather than the Basic toy.)

* Story editor [[Bob Skir]] wanted to depict Obsidian and Strika's return to Cybertron after the reformatting wave hit in the last episode, making them the only two purely mechanical beings remaining. They would refuse reformatting into techno-organic forms, seeing being in their normal bodies as punishment for their misguided actions. However, this never made it into the series.

* Obsidian's toy bio depicts him as a mindless aerial-attack automaton, albeit one that likes to play "symphonic scores for enhanced drama and psychological intimidation".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Obsidian''' (オブシディアン ''Obushidian'')

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Miko Nakadai

2013-05-25T00:48:27Z

Autobot Hunter:

{{faction|wreckers}}
:''Miko is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:MikoNakadai_stockimage.jpg|thumb|200px|Reckless girl who gets the two guys into troub... oh crud, it's the anti-[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]!]]

'''Miko Nakadai''' (仲代ミコ ''Nakadai Miko'') is a 15-year old girl from [[Japan]] with a strong love of [[United States of America|American]] pop culture... as long as it's ''loud'' pop culture! Speed metal and wild punk outfits are her thing, and she's always searching for thrills, causing trouble for her mates [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. She's started to hang out with the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] too, helping him get over his fear of hurting his tiny partner and encouraging him to get in trouble with her. However, when the chips are down, she'll look out for her pals and Bulky has her back.

{{quote|"Miko, let's think this through!"<br/>"Why?"|Jack forgets to whom he is talking|"[[Tunnel Vision]]"|noquote=true|}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tania Gunadi]] (English), [[Nozomi Furuki]] (Japanese)|[[Pilar Puebla]] (Spain-Spanish), [[So-yeong Lee]] (Korean), [[Gea Riva]] (Italian), [[Lydia Morgenstern]] (German), [[Karla Falcon]] (Latin American Spanish) [[Andressa Andreatto]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

When living in [[Tokyo]], Miko had two loving parents and two purebreed cats, [[Chi Chi]] and [[Ding Dong (Prime)|Ding Dong]]. She went to the best school and took piano lessons from the age of three, but she found it all so boring that she jumped at the chance to transfer to [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]]. Once there, she quickly realized the brochure had lied about it being "the entertainment capital of the world", and soon piano lessons seemed pretty good in comparison. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Mikoface.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"My country produced ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|what]]''?"]]

Miko was sitting outside her [[Memorial High School|high school]] sketching [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who was parked in motorcycle mode. She received a phone call from her [[Miko's host parents|host parents]], but decided to ignore it. When Jack rode off on Arcee, she decided to follow the motorcycle because it was the coolest ever. She caught up to Jack in an alley in time to overhear Arcee, who had transformed to robot mode, asking Jack to go back with her to Autobot headquarters for his own safety. When Jack hesitated, Miko encouraged him to go.

Since Miko now also knew about the Autobots, Arcee took both of the humans back to headquarters. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] was surprised to see three humans, Arcee wryly explained that the youngsters had [[reproduction|multiplied]]. Miko introduced herself to [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and promptly asked a barrage of questions, leaving the Autobot at a loss for words. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and explained about "[[Autobot|autonomous robotic organisms]]" and the Transformers' [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|civil war]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

Ratchet picked up [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s signal, but believed it was a computer system error, since Cliffjumper had previously gone [[death|offline]]. Prime went to investigate anyway. Miko offered to help, but Prime told the humans to remain with Ratchet, to both Miko and Ratchet's dismay. When the humans had to return home, Prime assigned Bulkhead to watch over Miko. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:darknessrising3_mikorocks.jpg|thumb|200px|LONDON CALLING WITH [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Prime cartoon|THE ZOMBIES OF DEATH!!]]]]

Bulkhead didn't need much encouragement to take Miko on an offroad jaunt on their way back to base. When they eventually reached their destination, they were deserted by pretty much all of the other Autobots, leaving them at the base with Jack and Raf. Miko decided to make the best of things by organizing those remaining into a band, and she kicked off with a solo on her electric guitar. Fortunately for the others, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] picked this moment to make a return visit to complain about the energon mine explosion. The kids hid behind Bulkhead, but Miko's guitar gave them away. It was only Bulkhead's intervention that stopped Fowler from taking them into custody then and there. After the agent left, the base equipment picked up a distress call from his helicopter, suggesting he'd been captured by the Decepticons. When Bulkhead used the ground bridge to mount a rescue mission, Miko tagged along, unseen until it was too late. Bulkhead noticed her when she spoke up, but so did one of the Decepticon sentries, leading Miko to witness Bulkhead disemboweling the 'con. (He'd warned her not to look, but she thought it was awesome anyway.) They were joined a short time later by Jack and Raf, who accidentally attracted the attention of more sentries on the Decepticon ship. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Mikophone.jpg|left|thumb|250px|See? Proof that teenagers need cell phones.]]
Miko rode in Bulkhead's back seat as he swooped in and picked up the two other kids...and then stayed in there as he drove under the ship, transformed, scaled a nearby cliff, and fought some Decepticons. After spewing on his floor mats, she knocked, and he let her out. She then discovered that the middle of a fight between Bulkhead and some Decepticons was no place for a young human to be. Once they moved into the ship, he was forced to slide her along the floor to keep her safe. They quickly ran into Arcee and Bumblebee with the two boys and, after some more fighting, the Autobots cleared a room for the kids to hide in. Miko and Jack began arguing, which upset Raf, and the pair had to console him. They then noticed a computer screen displaying important info, but before they could make a copy, a Decepticon appeared. Jack yelled to Miko to get a photo with [[Miko's phone|her cell phone]], but only after she snapped a picture of the 'con did he clarify that he meant the readout. They were subsequently rescued once again by the Autobots, and Miko observed on the way back to base that they'd succeeded in rescuing Fowler.

Miko was exuberant over their experiences as she handed over the picture, but Jack was furious that they'd all almost gotten killed. After he opted to return to his normal life, Miko paid him a visit and unsuccessfully attempted to convince him that the exciting life they had with the Autobots was much better. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-BulkheadMiko.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"It's okay, big guy. ''Lots'' of off-road vehicles have tires five feet tall."]]

When they discovered that the Decepticons were using the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] for their [[space bridge]], Miko accompanied Jack and Raf there to do some on-site hacking. It wasn't long before [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] spotted them and sent a tentacle to attack them, knocking Miko and Jack aside. Miko tried to strike at the appendage with an axe, only to miss and have the tentacle snatch up the weapon. They chased it into the next room, where Soundwave had severed the computer system's hard line. Miko took a picture of the Decepticon as he flew away, and he responded by snapping a picture of the three of them. Defeated, the kids returned to base, where they monitored the Autobots' progress in destroying the space bridge. After the Autobots returned, Miko wondered if Optimus would now ask them to go home and forget everything that happened. (The answer, apparently, was no.) {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Tasked with creating a science project for school, Miko decided on a model of the solar system. Bulkhead helped her by holding it up so she could paint it, but Ratchet somehow took over all of the kids' projects, leading her to observe he was a bit of a control freak. He produced a scale model of Cybertron for her which was not well received at school, and Miko presumably did not achieve a high grade on it. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-Mikoaghast.jpg|thumb|200px|left|"I know, right?"]]

The kids arrived at base one Saturday just as Optimus and Arcee were heading out on a mission. She challenged Jack to a video game, but soon found herself on the losing end, at least until a random power fluctuation stopped the game. The reason for the malfunctions was revealed when Raf returned to the control room with a small metal critter the Autobots called a [[Scraplet]]. The day proceeded to be a series of surprises for Miko. First, Raf killed the Scraplet he'd found with a crowbar after it attacked Bumblebee, and second, when she was Scraplet-hunting with Bulkhead, she discovered that the large Autobot screamed like a little girl. After they returned to the control room, she helped Jack and Raf fight the Scraplets off their Autobot friends. A plan was formulated to rid the base of Scraplets using the ground bridge, which meant the three kids had to repair an [[energon]] fuel line rupture. After the successful expulsion of the invaders, they helped repair Bulkhead and Bumblebee, but Miko was scared off by an itsy bitsy spider. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

Miko was excited by the news that a new Autobot, [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], was coming to Earth, but figured if he was going to stick around, he'd have to find his own human. She hit it off with Wheeljack right away, and when the Autobots decided to celebrate, brought out her electric guitar. The kids listened to Bulkhead's tales of the old days on Cybertron, and then Wheeljack asked Miko to show him around the base. She answered all of his questions about where the base was and the contents of the armory, but after they returned to the control room, Bulkhead unmasked Wheeljack as a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon impostor]]. The impostor took Miko hostage, threatening to squish her. After the ground bridge was activated, the real Wheeljack came through and hit the impostor, knocking Miko out of his grip and into Bulkhead's waiting hand. Once the impostor was disposed of, they again partied and Miko played her guitar some more. The three kids turned out to see Wheeljack off as he left for space, and Miko snapped off a picture of him and Bulkhead on her cell phone. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:JackFireExtinguisherMikoAxe.jpg|thumb|250px|"We're the stars, you're generic goons. ''Just walk away.''"]]

When the Autobots helped Fowler move a hi-tech device, the kids observed their progress from base with Ratchet. The [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] was in danger of being captured by [[MECH]], and Miko had the bright idea that Ratchet could ground bridge them onto the speeding train that was transporting the object. With some help from Raf, Ratchet got Jack and Miko on the train, and Miko grabbed a fire ax to try and defend the device with. The MECH goons ended up retreating after seeing Optimus. [[Silas]] blew up the track ahead of the train, and for a few moments, Jack and Miko thought they were doomed—Miko even asked Raf to make sure Bulkhead got her beloved electric guitar—but Optimus managed to stop the train in time. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Miko skipped out of detention one day when Bulkhead arrived outside the school, earning herself a lecture. Bulkhead took her on a mission to [[Greece]], with the theory that she could use the time to work on her history report, but instead they found an ancient fresco showing an [[Energon Harvester]]. [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] arrived and used Bulkhead to break the fresco, but luckily, Miko had already snapped a picture of it with her phone. When Raf located the actual Harvester in a museum, Miko volunteered the services of the three kids to go in and retrieve it. After some deft work disabling a security camera with her phone, she, Jack and Raf were able to swipe the Harvester, but while making their escape, Miko was caught by a [[museum security guard|security guard]]. While they waited for the police, Miko bored him with every bit of knowledge she could remember about Greek history. Eventually, Fowler arrived to bail her out, and she happily told Bulkhead that she was going to write her history project on how the Autobots interacted with ancient races. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

At school, Miko and Raf heard all about Jack's race with [[Vince]], the local bully, and they congratulated him when he reached the Autobot base. He swore them both to secrecy. After Vince challenged Jack to another race but Arcee refused to take part, Miko helped Jack convince Raf to let him take Bumblebee instead. Miko and Raf subsequently failed to cover for Jack and Bumblebee's absence, first with Arcee, and then with Optimus. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

After Optimus was struck down with a [[Cybonic plague]] and Arcee and Bumblebee infiltrated the Decepticon ship, the three kids watched Ratchet monitor the pair's progress as Arcee patched Bumblebee into the comatose Megatron's mind to find the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Miko later acted as referee for a basketball game between Bulkhead and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-shadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Dull surprise]]?]]

When the Autobots detected a Dark Energon signal, Miko cheered Bulkhead on, but her seeming not to want to go alone made Jack and Raf suspicious. Sure enough, she made a break for the GroundBridge, and though Jack tried to stop her, she and the two boys ended up on the battlefield. The Autobots finally noticed them when she realized that she'd lost her cellphone and yelled at Jack. The kids were promptly sent back through the bridge, but interference from a Decepticon GroundBridge caused a disruption which deposited the trio in a [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]] dimension. Unable to be seen or heard by the Autobots, they were pursued by [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] who had been resurrected as a [[zombie]] by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. After Raf dropped his glasses, Miko risked her life to retrieve them. The kids managed to send a text to Miko's phone back at base to alert the Autobots, and attempted to use Starscream's severed arm against the rampaging Skyquake but only succeeded in dislodging his arm, which promptly began chasing them as well. The three kids returned to reality through a special GroundBridge portal engineered by Ratchet and, much to Jack's surprise, Miko took responsibility for the entire mess. Optimus said she'd suffered enough though. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

After Bulkhead was knocked out during a fight with Breakdown, Miko eventually managed to reach him on the comms, and he requested a GroundBridge back to base. She was disappointed to learn that Bulkhead hadn't manage to trash his foe, who had instead been snatched by MECH. She was even more dismayed when Bulkhead refused to go on the mission to rescue his arch-enemy, insisting that he should be the one to do it so that he could have a rematch. Even ''[[Dinolizard vs. Five-Headed Ape]]'' wasn't enough to distract her, and she eventually talked Bulkhead into going to [[Russia]] on his own to try to rescue Breakdown. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Miko was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} Unfortunately Jack's killjoy mom started making a habit of hanging out at the base, so things weren't as fun as they had been before. When Miko wanted to go on a mission with Bulkhead, he felt obliged to tell her to stay put because it wouldn't be safe. Miko managed to sneak along anyway, and persuaded Arcee not to make her go back to base. Though Arcee made them turn the rock music off, Miko got to hang out with Bulkhead, at least until they found Breakdown and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. From the cover of rocks, Miko attempted to snap a picture of the fight, only to have her phone snatched from her hand. The Decepticons' [[polarity gauntlet]] stuck Arcee and Bulkhead together, and as the further pursuit would be dangerous, Arcee insisted on Miko returning to base, causing the girl to complain loudly that Arcee was as bad as Jack's mom. After the mission, Miko took a picture of Bulkhead's new battle scars. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Mikocries.jpg‎|250px|thumb|"The fandom ''hates'' me?"]]
Miko was looking forward to a [[Slash Monkey]] concert when she was roped into going to an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]] with Jack, Bulkhead and Arcee. After complaining a lot, she slipped inside to test the mine's acoustics, only for a cave-in to occur, trapping her and Bulkhead. While Bulkhead supported the roof so it didn't crush them both, Miko attempted to clear some of the rocks but eventually became exhausted. They were eventually found, but not by Arcee as they'd hoped, but by Starscream. After the Decepticon chased her around a bit, Jack arrived on a mining drill. Tearfully, she left Bulkhead behind and the two kids made a break for the surface. After Arcee rescued Bulkhead, they joined the two kids and escaped from the mine. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Bulkhead and Miko sneaked into a monster truck rally and Miko recorded parts of it on her phone. A week later, they were reviewing the footage when Bulkhead was called into the field to help retrieve [[Cybertronian data cylinder]]. Unimpressed at being told to clean the place by Ratchet, Miko followed Bulkhead and attempted to move the cylinder, but only succeeded in making it eject its contents into Bulkhead's cranium. Though Bulkhead seemed fine at first, he started painting formula at a mad rate, and when Miko realized he was beginning to forget things, she had it confirmed by Ratchet that the data from the cylinder was slowly destroying Bulkhead's mind. In an attempt to try and jog Bulkhead's memory, she took him to the monster truck track, only to be found by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown. Miko attempted to conceal Bulkhead and contact the other Autobots, but when the searching Decepticons found Bulkhead, she tried to stop them removing his head. She again triggered the cylinder energy, which left Bulkhead and fired off into space. She believed that the energy had taken Bulkhead's mind with it, and was near inconsolable until something Ratchet said prompted her to get out her guitar, and the sound from it caused the comatose Bulkhead to wake up. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

Miko lent her voice to "Mars Cat", which Raf used to cover up evidence of the Autobots which had found its way on to conspiracy websites. After Raf was gravely injured in an attack, Miko watched Ratchet and Mrs. Darby work to save his life, and gave him a hug when they succeeded. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

When June attempted to take the children with her when she left the base, Miko refused to go, asserting that neither June nor Bulkhead were her mother. As the Autobots discussed the ramifications of [[Unicron]] being at the center of the Earth, Miko wondered if Unicron would stretch and make the Earth explode. Optimus wasn't sure. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

The humans listened as the Autobots battled giant stone Unicrons, and as Megatron arrived to offer to help the Autobots defeat Unicron. Miko was alarmed at the thought that Unicron would remain in the Earth's core after his defeat, but Raf and Ratchet explained that Unicron ''was'' the Earth's core and removing him would not be possible. To Miko's annoyance, the humans were instructed to hide when Megatron arrived. After Raf ran out to confront the Decepticon leader, Miko got her chance to holler that she would make sure Megatron would regret double-crossing any of her friends, and had to be dragged away by Fowler. The humans all watched the Autobots and Megatron step through the GroundBridge into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

Ratchet told the kids about Optimus back when he was Orion Pax, and how he got the Matrix. Miko and Raf were both concerned when they lost the Autobots' signals. The kids all took shelter underneath Ratchet when the ground started shaking, but were overjoyed when it turned out Prime's team had succeeded. They welcomed the Autobots back, but were shocked by the loss of Optimus, who had become amnesiac. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

When it was determined they would need to reach Cybertron to deal with the problem, Miko suggested using the GroundBridge, adding that Ratchet could turbo-charge it when Raf pointed out that it could barely reach orbit. She was present at base when the Autobots failed to stop the Decepticons from stealing a power source for a new space bridge, and thought Jack's plan to commandeer the Decepticon bridge was a good idea. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Miko turned out to see Jack off as he left for Cybertron, though she seemed more concerned with how Jack was going to use the toilet in the spacesuit Fowler had supplied. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Miko and the others monitored Jack's mission on Cybertron until he returned with the Autobots and a restored Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:UrbanaOffendsBumblebee01.jpg|thumb|left|275px|They can see you through your monitor. Bet you wish you weren't naked, now.]]

After Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]] was taken, Miko suggested that Ratchet make another one, only to be told it wasn't possible. She and Raf tried to cheer Bumblebee up, but all of their entertainment seemed to revolve around cars, which just made things worse. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} She and the other kids hung around for an attempted transplant, and subsequently covered for Bumblebee when he went to get his cog back. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} The kids were racing toy cars when Fowler reported being attacked by Optimus. They stuck around as Optimus returned and it turned out he was being impersonated by a MECH creation which Miko dubbed "[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]". {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

After the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' became sentient, the kids GroundBridged aboard with Fowler to try and download the Iacon database. When they learned the ship was heading for [[New York City]] and Fowler was rendered unconscious, they headed for the power core. Miko and Raf ended up playing hide and seek with one of the ship's manipulator arms while Jack worked on reversing the energon flow. After succeeding, they high-tailed it back to the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} Jack and Miko volunteered to go to [[Manhattan]] with Arcee and Bumblebee in search of one of the relics. The two kids encountered [[Vogel]], a sweeper train driver whom they took into their confidence. With his help, they used the sweeper train to hit Knock Out, but this resulted in the train barreling out of control. With a little assistance from Arcee, they stopped the train by running it into Knock Out, and subsequently got Fowler to draft Vogel to ensure his silence. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}}

[[Image:Hurt-Mikosleeps.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Are we there yet?]]
Miko's triumph at their victory was ended when they returned to base to find that Bulkhead was near death after encountering [[Hardshell]]. Upset and seeking revenge, she stowed away on the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and persuaded Wheeljack to let her join him on his revenge. The pair attacked an energon mine with Miko acting recon, but once they drew Hardshell out, Wheeljack left her on board the ship. As the Autobot's fight against Hardshell ended in a loss, Miko used the ship's missiles to blast Hardshell, killing the Insecticon. The revenge didn't make Miko feel any better however, and she returned to base to be with the now-stabilized Bulkhead. {{storylink|Hurt}}

As Bulkhead worked to recover, Miko attempted to loudly encourage him to work harder at it. She was upset by his slow progress, but Arcee told her the story an adventure with [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], during which Arcee and Cliffjumper encountered [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and ended up on Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} She continued to try to help Bulkhead, and when new Autobot [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, tried to reassure him that he wasn't being replaced, despite herself being excited to see a new Autobot. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Bulkhead remained discouraged, despite Miko's ongoing support. She, Jack and Fowler were sent via GroundBridge to Raf's house when the Decepticons got control of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, and assisted him in destroying the satellite. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

When the kids learned that the Autobots were going to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Miko immediately made plans to move there with Bulkhead. The Autobots continued to keep the trio out of the loop, and they were kidnapped by Starscream, Soundwave and Knock Out, and taken to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Bulkhead handed over an [[Omega Key]] in exchange for Miko, and they later returned to Earth after the destruction of the [[Omega Lock]]. With the Autobot base under threat from the Decepticons, Bulkhead and Miko left through the GroundBridge together for elsewhere in the United States. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Bulkhead and Miko headed for a Wrecker meeting spot, though she had to put up with him complaining about her phone usage. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} After waiting at the meeting spot for a while, they were eventually rewarded by the arrival of Wheeljack, and watched him lay a trap for some pursuing Decepticons. {{storylink|Scattered}}
The trio set about blowing up an energon mine, though they were attacked by a [[Predaking (Prime)|giant metal dragon]] before they could detonate it. Miko mostly hid behind rocks during the ensuing battle, and the three Wreckers were soon picked up by the newly-arrived [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]. They were reunited with most of the rest of the team shortly after. {{storylink|Prey}} Miko took part in the diversionary tactics used by the Autobots to thin out the Decepticon ranks prior to their attack on Darkmount. She was bridged to the east coast and ordered a pizza to alert Soundwave of her location, then bridged back. She cheered when Optimus returned to the battlefield, then gushed over his new upgrade after the battle had been won. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

While the Autobots moved into their new base, Miko was almost hit by a lobbing ball tossed by Wheeljack. The kids were surprised to learn that the creatures of myth were actually [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s sent to Earth by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}
{{-}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Miko wants storytime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Going ape? Does this look like [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]?"]]
Mika {{sic}} was impressed with the size of the [[Safe]] that Ratchet had built. Following the discovery of a nuclear bomb, when Jack pointed out there were enemy blips on the monitor, Mika suggested it was just a console game. She badgered Raf to hurry up while he was trying to defuse the nuke, much to his annoyance. He finally succeeded, to cheers from Mika and Jack. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

When the Autobots took the kids on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]], Miko Nakaki {{sic}} persuaded Optimus to tell them a story from the war. Optimus told them about one time when Megatron acted in a compassionate manner, and Miko was disappointed that it ended in Optimus letting Megatron go. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Miko watched while Bulkhead tried to decorate a [[Christmas]] tree, though she didn't defend him when Arcee and Jack started with the mocking. After the kids were left at the base with Arcee and Bulkhead, Raf suggested the two Autobots try to find something they had in common. They didn't get very far until Miko suggested they think of something Winter related. This resulted in them turning the base into an ice rink, though Miko proved a less-than-stellar skater. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

When Raf became hypnotised and let a bunch of Vehicons into the base, Miko looked at the box for the game he'd been playing and noticed the Decepticon insignia on the side. Jack reasoned that the game was controlling their friend, so Miko ripped the game console from the TV and threw it aside, successfully waking up Raf. After Raf used a loopback to violently suck all the Decepticons he'd let in back through the GroundBridge, Miko asked if they could do it again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Miko was disappointed that their school wasn't one of the schools that exploded. She cheered up when Optimus announced he was taking the three of them out of school though. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

[[Image:Titan4.9 Miko is kidnapped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|To be fair, the last time she touched the light switch it exploded.]]
Miko watched Bulkhead and Arcee head out to [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]] to find Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} She was still at the base when Bulkhead and Bumblebee brought the [[neuron refractor]] back from China. MECH [[Novo|Agent Novo]] who had been hiding in the machine revealed himself, taking Miko prisoner and forcing the Autobots to bridge him with his captive to China. From there, Miko was taken to MECH HQ and locked in an interrogation cell. Some time later she was broken out by Novo, now in a robot body thanks to MECH's experiment, and returned to the Autobots. Despite her pleading, Novo himself would not return to base with them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Miko was on-hand to help Jack demonstrate how to bob for apples. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} When Bulkhead went missing, Miko's phone proved instrumental in locating him on the Decepticon warship. Miko, Jack and Raf accompanied the Autobots to the ship, and Miko found a quick way to locate Bulkhead by hollering his name. Once the boys had dealt with the [[Ultra Prison]] trapping her Autobot friend, everyone returned to base where Miko suggested Bulkhead thank her with some monster truck rally. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

The kids were present during a battle in [[The Wave]]. When they later returned to base, Miko found that Raf had set off [[The Big Banger]] from her [[Miko's Party Kit|Party Kit]] in her absence, but luckily he had a good reason. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} She, Jack and Raf enjoyed watching footage of Optimus and Bulkhead's bumbling attempts to stop [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}
{{--}}

== Games ==
=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Tania Gunadi]] (English)}}

When the Autobots go missing after a battle on a falling Dark Energon asteroid, Miko, Jack and Raf use the GroundBridge to make contact with their scattered partners. Miko finds Bulkhead in an underground temple, but Starscream finds them too. Following a lengthy battle, Bulkhead overpowers Starscream, but Miko is taken hostage by one of the Air Commander's Vehicons. Raf was also captured, and the two kids were used as bargaining chips by Megatron to force the Autobot medic Ratchet into rebuilding Thunderwing.

Although he was forced into doing most of the work, Ratcher eventually escaped and got Miko and Raf to safety as well. Miko's compulsive picture taking proved to be an asset, as she was able to show the Autobots a weak spot on Thunderwing's armor that they then used to bring down the titan. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|EntertainmentPack}}
[[Image:Primetoy-JackMikoRaf.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Suck it, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)
: A PVC figurine of Miko comes with figurines of [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]], as well as Deluxe-Class toys of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Like the other two figures, Miko's head can turn and she can be removed from her stand.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/MikoNakadai/mikonakadai.htm More information on Miko at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* During the ''Transformers: Prime'' presentation at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2010, Miko was given the surname "Tezuka", likely an early name for the character. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwhJPGFEzy0#t=7m35s "Transformers: Prime" panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2010]</ref> With the surname change, the franchise was sadly robbed of having [[wikipedia:Miko|a priestess]] of ''[[wikipedia:Osamu Tezuka|Astro Boy]]''.
* According to the producers, Miko is [[Polygon Pictures]]' favourite character, so they add more expressive motions to even her simplest actions in the script.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/2011/02/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ ToonZone season 1 interview]</ref>
* In both "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]" and "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", Miko's weapon of choice is an [[Axe (weapon)|axe]].
*Miko's name has caused some problems with some of Hasbro's licensees. Titan spelled her first name "Mika" in their comic during [[Transformers Comic issue 4.1|her first appearance]], and "Miko Nakaki" in their Team Prime feature the [[Transformers Comic issue 4.2|following issue]]. A newspaper clipping in their episode guide entry for "[[Deus ex Machina]]" meanwhile gave her the last name "Nasaraki", but we're pegging this as intentional. Bantam Children's book ''[[Optimus Under Threat]]'' meanwhile spelled her last name "Makadi".

==References==
{{reflist}}

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2013-05-25T00:15:09Z

Autobot Hunter:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' vote for a specific version of '''Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for '''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] or [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers them separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Side Swipe, Terrorsaur (BW), X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends at 4pm on '''[[May 31]]st, 2013'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Chromedome, Fortress Maximus, Omega Supreme, Rewind --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 12:35, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Barricade, Devastator, Ravage, Sideways, Ultra Magnus -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Galvatron, Megatron (BW), Overlord, Sky-Byte, Unicron [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 12:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bulkhead, Ratbat, Ravage, Rhinox, Wreck-Gar [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 12:56, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Blurr, BW Megatron, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Whirl [[User:Fireshot|Fireshot]] 12:59, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bruticus, Devastator, Primus, Rattrap, Unicron [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 13:17, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hot Shot, Menasor, Springer, Tarantulas, Tracks [[User:Phantom_Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] 13:29, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Botanica, Fortress Maximus, Swindle, Swoop, Ultra Magnus - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee (Prime)]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Beast Wars)]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage (Beast Wars)]], [[Rattrap]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle (Animated/G1)]] --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 13:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hound, Ratbat, Sideswipe, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 13:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Impactor, Scrounge, Straxus, Ultra Magnus, Venom --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 13:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Megatron (BW), Rodimus Prime --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] 14:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Tarantulas -- [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 14:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swerve, Tarantulas -- [[User:General Tekno|General Tekno]] 14:26, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Buzzsaw, Nightbeat, Prowl, Tarantulas, Thunderwing -- --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 14:30, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cyclonus, Prowl, Scorponok, Sunstreaker, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Drift, Injector, Knock-Out (Prime), Megatron (BW), Tarantulas --[[User:EvoChanger|EvoChanger]] 14:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Chromedome, Rodimus, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Trixter|Trixter]] 14:41, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hot Shot, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Amadeus Windfall|Amadeus Windfall]] 14:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Prowl, Rodimus, Rung. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:54, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Astrotrain, Cosmos, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ultra Magnus --([[User:Pinecronix|Pinecronix]] 14:57, 24 May 2013 (EDT))

*Demolishor (Armada), Hot Shot (Armada), Override (Cybertron), Red Alert (Armada), Sideways (Armada). --[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] 15:01, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Barricade, Devastator, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Ultra Magnus [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:06, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Devastator, Omega Supreme, Ravage, Rodimus -- [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 15:09, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Omega Supreme, Prowl, Swindle, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 15:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cosmos, Prowl, Sky-Byte, Tarantulas, Warpath --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] 15:16, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Cyclonus, Deszaras, Powered Convoy, Star Saber -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] 23:22, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

*Cyclonus, Prowl, Sideways, Swoop, Ultra Magnus --[[User:AutoUIMagnus299|AutoUi299]] 15:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee (G1), Blades (G1), Punch, Side Burn (RID), Smokescreen (G1) [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 16:00, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironfist, Rung, Sari Sumdac, Silverbolt (BW), Teaspoon -- [[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] 16:03, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

* Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Metroplex, Sky-Byte, Wreck-Gar --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:05, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Omega Supreme, Overlord, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:11, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironfist, Nightbeat, Smokescreen, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:Russellestate|Russellestate]] 16:07, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironhide, Prowl, Ratbat, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:MarkMontag|MarkMontag]] 16:25, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Sideswipe, Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 17:03, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Deathsaurus, Megatron (BW), Skywarp, Swindle, Thundercracker -- [[User:Rayqui|Rayqui]] 17:45, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Beast Megatron, Ratbat, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:54, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Devastator, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle, Wreck-Gar --[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 17:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Devastator, Hot Shot, Megatron(BW), Ravage, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] 18:01, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Knock Out, Ravage, Sky-Byte, Swindle -- [[User:Strangefour|Strangefour]] 18:18, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Airazor, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Rattrap, Terrorsaur -- [[User:Bumblevivisector|Bumblevivisector]] 18:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Lugnut, Sky Byte -- [[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 18:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Prowl, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 18:40, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee (Prime)]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Beast Wars)]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Rattrap]]--[[User:Damo|Damo]] 18:46, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cheetor, Ginrai, Megatron (Beast Era), Optimus Primal, Thunderwing --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee (Prime),Blitzwing(Animated),Bulkhead (Prime), Megatron (BW),Rihnox (BW)--[[User:Venowtron|Venowtron]] 18:19, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Devastator, Megatron (BW), Swindle, Ultra Magnus --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] 19:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blitzwing, Devastator, Predaking, Sky-Byte --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] 19:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Hot Shot, Jetfire, Prowl [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] 20:00, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Red Alert (g1), Rewind, Thunderwing, Ultra Magnus--[[User:Autobot Hunter|Autobot Hunter]] 20:10, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bulkhead, Cheetor, Optimus Primal, Sentinel Prime, Wreck-Gar. [[User:Tom Servo the Great|Tom Servo the Great]] 20:13, 24 May 2013 (EDT)



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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2013 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries

2013-05-25T00:10:37Z

Autobot Hunter:

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top five ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top five list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' vote for a specific version of '''Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for '''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] or [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers them separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Side Swipe, Terrorsaur (BW), X-Brawn --(four tildes)

Poll entry period ends at 4pm on '''[[May 31]]st, 2013'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Chromedome, Fortress Maximus, Omega Supreme, Rewind --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 12:35, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Barricade, Devastator, Ravage, Sideways, Ultra Magnus -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Galvatron, Megatron (BW), Overlord, Sky-Byte, Unicron [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 12:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bulkhead, Ratbat, Ravage, Rhinox, Wreck-Gar [[User:Awa64|Awa64]] 12:56, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Blurr, BW Megatron, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Whirl [[User:Fireshot|Fireshot]] 12:59, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Bruticus, Devastator, Primus, Rattrap, Unicron [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 13:17, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hot Shot, Menasor, Springer, Tarantulas, Tracks [[User:Phantom_Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] 13:29, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Botanica, Fortress Maximus, Swindle, Swoop, Ultra Magnus - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee (Prime)]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Beast Wars)]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage (Beast Wars)]], [[Rattrap]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle (Animated/G1)]] --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 13:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hound, Ratbat, Sideswipe, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 13:50, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Impactor, Scrounge, Straxus, Ultra Magnus, Venom --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 13:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Megatron (BW), Rodimus Prime --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] 14:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Tarantulas -- [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 14:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Lugnut, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swerve, Tarantulas -- [[User:General Tekno|General Tekno]] 14:26, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Buzzsaw, Nightbeat, Prowl, Tarantulas, Thunderwing -- --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 14:30, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cyclonus, Prowl, Scorponok, Sunstreaker, Swindle - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:32, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Drift, Injector, Knock-Out (Prime), Megatron (BW), Tarantulas --[[User:EvoChanger|EvoChanger]] 14:34, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Chromedome, Rodimus, Springer, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Trixter|Trixter]] 14:41, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Hot Shot, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Amadeus Windfall|Amadeus Windfall]] 14:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Prowl, Rodimus, Rung. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:54, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Astrotrain, Cosmos, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ultra Magnus --([[User:Pinecronix|Pinecronix]] 14:57, 24 May 2013 (EDT))

*Demolishor (Armada), Hot Shot (Armada), Override (Cybertron), Red Alert (Armada), Sideways (Armada). --[[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] 15:01, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Barricade, Devastator, Rattrap, Sky-Byte, Ultra Magnus [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:06, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Devastator, Omega Supreme, Ravage, Rodimus -- [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 15:09, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Omega Supreme, Prowl, Swindle, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 15:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cosmos, Prowl, Sky-Byte, Tarantulas, Warpath --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] 15:16, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Cyclonus, Deszaras, Powered Convoy, Star Saber -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] 23:22, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

*Cyclonus, Prowl, Sideways, Swoop, Ultra Magnus --[[User:AutoUIMagnus299|AutoUi299]] 15:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee (G1), Blades (G1), Punch, Side Burn (RID), Smokescreen (G1) [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 16:00, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironfist, Rung, Sari Sumdac, Silverbolt (BW), Teaspoon -- [[User:JediFlaherty|JediFlaherty]] 16:03, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

* Bulkhead, Megatron (BW), Metroplex, Sky-Byte, Wreck-Gar --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:05, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Omega Supreme, Overlord, Ultra Magnus --[[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:11, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironfist, Nightbeat, Smokescreen, Thundercracker, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:Russellestate|Russellestate]] 16:07, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Ironhide, Prowl, Ratbat, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:MarkMontag|MarkMontag]] 16:25, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Sideswipe, Smokescreen, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 17:03, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Deathsaurus, Megatron (BW), Skywarp, Swindle, Thundercracker -- [[User:Rayqui|Rayqui]] 17:45, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Beast Megatron, Ratbat, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:54, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Devastator, Megatron (BW), Sky-Byte, Swindle, Wreck-Gar --[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 17:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Devastator, Hot Shot, Megatron(BW), Ravage, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] 18:01, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Knock Out, Ravage, Sky-Byte, Swindle -- [[User:Strangefour|Strangefour]] 18:18, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Airazor, Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Rattrap, Terrorsaur -- [[User:Bumblevivisector|Bumblevivisector]] 18:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Lugnut, Sky Byte -- [[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 18:23, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Megatron (BW), Optimus Primal, Prowl, Ultra Magnus -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 18:40, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee (Prime)]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Beast Wars)]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Rattrap]]--[[User:Damo|Damo]] 18:46, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Cheetor, Ginrai, Megatron (Beast Era), Optimus Primal, Thunderwing --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:14, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee (Prime),Blitzwing(Animated),Bulkhead (Prime), Megatron (BW),Rihnox (BW)--[[User:Venowtron|Venowtron]] 18:19, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Devastator, Megatron (BW), Swindle, Ultra Magnus --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] 19:53, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Blitzwing, Devastator, Predaking, Sky-Byte --[[User:Fritz|Fritz]] 19:58, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Bulkhead, Hot Shot, Jetfire, Prowl [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] 20:00, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

*Arcee, Red Alert, Rewind, Thunderwing, Ultra Magnus--[[User:Autobot Hunter|Autobot Hunter]] 20:10, 24 May 2013 (EDT)



[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

Perceptor (Kre-O)

2013-05-24T14:42:17Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Perceptor}}
:''Perceptor is an [[Autobot]] from the brick-built world of [[Kre-O]].
[[File:Kre-O-Toy Perceptor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Robot mode and "looking for where I put my head" mode.]]
'''Perceptor''' is ''probably'' the resident [[Autobot]] scientist.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''''Kre-O'' Perceptor''' (2013)
:As part of the second wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Perceptor is a Kreon patterned after [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. He can be rebuilt into a microscope, but at [[Toy Fair 2013]], he was shown having [[Bombshell (Kre-O)|Bombshell]]'s alt-mode.

{{charstub}}

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

Waverider

2013-03-11T01:33:17Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{picsneeded}}
:''Waverider is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Waverider boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'm a submarine playing the dude pretending to be another dude!]]
A 'bot with two sides, on the one hand, '''Waverider''' is the peaceful sort, enjoying the freedom his alternate mode provides him under the waves and the chance to explore the deep, looking for lost treasure or sunken vessels. On the other hand, Waverider is a steadfast warrior and the fiercest of opponents in a fight. He is more than willing to go the extra mile that other Autobots, due to a lack of fighting instinct or general distaste for warfare, might not. Waverider knows what he's fighting for and recognizes the need to fight for it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard the ''[[Steelhaven]]'', Waverider volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Waverider and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

''Later, when the now-resurrected Optimus Prime and a squad of Autobots travelled to [[Earth]] to battle the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-powered [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], Waverider remained aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and supplied [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] with the information he needed to defeat the mechanoid.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

{{note|Although "Deathbringer" is a UK-only story, unusually its events are referenced in US issue [[Dark Creation|#65]] and so can also be assumed to form part of US continuity.}}

Waverider demonstrated a knack for going above and beyond the call of duty. He helped battle [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}. He was one of few Autobots who ever attempted to reach out to the distraught [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], though his "tough love" speech nearly got him skewered on the end of an energo-sword. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Later, he charged headfirst into the fight with [[Unicron]], concentrating all his firepower on the Planet-Eater until Unicron destroyed him with an optic blast. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Waverider, [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], and [[Groundbreaker]] were sent to investigate the [[Benzuli Expanse]], but discovered that any probes or drones entering the area immediately ceased to function. After reporting this to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], he volunteered them for the Pretender process as a means of safely entering the expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting Cloudburst's ship, Cyclonus called "dibs", and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Fortunately Waverider and the rest of the crew were rescued by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] who transported them to their ship and presented them with new and improved Pretender shells. Now equipped to deal with the Dead Universe and its denizens, the four warriors finished off Cyclonus and entered the Benzuli Expanse, where they put the Nega-Cores once they were sent so that they would detonate inside the Dead Universe and destroy it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Waverider later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Waverider out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Later, he was recovered enough to play hand-grenade tag with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] outside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s office, an offence for which he would be arrested and thrown in the brig. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

===''TransTech''===
[[Image:Saltmanzandothers.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Crowd surfing.]]
Waverider was seen among the inhabitants of the multiversal hub city of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}
{{-}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Waverider and [[Splashdown]] guided a submarine carrying an [[Eldedroid]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to an underwater Decepticon base. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Waverider diver toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Robot Earl Hughes.]]
*'''Waverider''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, axe, "energy spear gun"

:Waverider's Pretender shell resembles a human in a dark grey armored space suit, armed with his grey [[thermo-sword| thermal broadaxe]] and black "energy spear gun". The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft grey plastic as his axe) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together. The shell splits to reveal Waverider's inner robot, which transforms into a black and grey Cybertronic submarine. The robot can wield the energy spear gun in both modes.

:The toy was released concurrently by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' line as [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]], with one noteworthy difference between the two: Diver's human head has brown hair, while Waverider is a blond.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Waverider/waverider.htm More information on Waverider at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Clapotis''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Falcon'''

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Undersea specialists]]

Pipes (G1)

2013-03-10T23:14:03Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Mini Vehicle from Generation 1|the Autobot from Transformers Animated|Pipes (Animated)}}
{{picsneeded|Original toy, Vehicle mode in fiction}}
:''Pipes is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Pipes TFU.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Always wintahrize... yah PIPES.]]
'''Pipes''' is an excellent soldier—tough, brave, and very strong—and otherwise worthy of little note, except for his unusual ability and eccentric hobby. When he came to [[Earth]], Pipes became enamored of the [[Human|fleshlings']] primitive and ingenious technology and could not resist taking home cast-off examples when on missions. Eventually, a previously disused area of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] became his own personal museum of nose hair trimmers, patent rulers, and other worthless but fascinating ephemera of the throwaway society. He will gladly talk for endless hours about each prized find.

Only [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] can be said really to enjoy an extended tour of Pipes's little museum, but Pipes is a good soldier and a friendly soul, and his comrades generally allow him his little eccentricity.

Pipes's most notable ability, which he is not the most proficient at controlling, is to emit clouds of corrosive gases from his [[exhaust weaponry|exhaust pipes]]. This is possible in both modes, but is more useful (except to annoy motorists) in robot mode, where the pipes are on his arms. If he stays at it for at least ten minutes, these noxious gases will eat through a 2" slab of ordinary steel. His own skin is well protected against these gases, but in battle, the coatings may flake off. If he does not notice this (as frequently occurs) he can become vulnerable to his own attack, with unpleasant results.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Hal Rayle]] (English); [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American)

[[Image:Pipes with widget.jpg|left|160px|thumb|"It'll take two to three weeks if I order the parts today...which I won't."]]
Pipes was present at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] came to destroy it. He and his fellow Autobots made a valiant effort to hold off the Decepticon city-robot, but failed, and the Ark and its volcano were reduced to rubble. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] arrived with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], Pipes installed it, allowing the Autobot giant to transform and defeat Trypticon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:G1 ForeverIsALongTime Pipes Rodimus Perceptor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|"Yep, here's yer problem. His ears were clogged with toothpaste."]]
Later, he accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on a rescue mission after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and friends disappeared while looking for a source of chronal energy. They found the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] had constructed a [[Time Window]] on an asteroid for the purpose of undoing the original Autobot rebellion against the Quintessons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Perceptor was found alone, suffering serious injuries, and his team missing. Pipes's mechanical skills were put to work as a battlefield medic to try and patch up Perceptor, but Perceptor's incoherent mumblings about theoretical physics didn't do anyone much good. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
{{-}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:FSRLTFmanga8_Minibots.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Pipes was part of a group who arrived to back up [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was defending a [[Murdered puppy|dog]] that had been cruelly experimented on by the [[Decepticon]]s from being hunted and captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. He and the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] [[Minibot combiner|combined]] with Powerglide in their vehicle modes thanks to the [[Decepticon super science|experimental energies]] within the dog, and spinning furiously, smashed through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s chest and out the other side in a flying drill attack.

No, seriously. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
{{-}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[Image:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

Pipes was present at the first "meeting" between [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
{{-}}

===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics===
Pipes graduated from [[Autobot Military Academy]], but nearly lost his friend [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to a stupid initiation stunt when the hapless cadet accompanied some [[Flattop (Autobot)|other]] [[Subsea|Autobots]] into the [[Underworld]] to prove his courage. Fearing the worst, Pipes and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] went in after him. When they found Tailgate battling a group of techno-[[Mutant (G1)|mutants]], though, Pipes convinced Outback to hang back and let Tailgate prove himself in combat. Tailgate successfully defeated all comers, and the three Autobots returned to the surface. {{storylink|Underworld!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
[[Image:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped out anti-Autobot propaganda to discourage public sentiment for the newly returned Ark crew, Pipes was among the Autobot civilians seen watching Optimus Prime's "rampage" through [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, after the insurrection against Shockwave, Pipes was seen training alongside [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and several other Autobots, under [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s supervision. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
[[File:LifeAftertheBigBang Pipes vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Pipes was a crew member on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on its quest to find the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Following its failed launch, he was sucked out into space and crashed on a nearby planetoid, where he was retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

Anticipating his first outing on an alien world, Pipes joined [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to investigate an outbreak in [[Delphi]]. On arrival at the medical facility, and before Ratchet could explain the symbol on the door was the universal plague symbol, Pipes used his alternate mode to bust in and found himself hip-deep in dead bots. He was infected with the [[Red Rust]] virus by [[Dent]]. He menaced Drift while succumbing to the virus, and the other Autobot knocked him out, though he had already passed on the infection. Ratchet took him to be treated. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Later, Pipes was cured from the virus by Ratchet's newly acquired vaccine and returned with the group to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:Interiors injured Pipes.jpg|thumb|right|150px|In his natural habitat.]]
Soon afterwards, Pipes was hanging out with some other Autobots at [[Swerve's bar]] when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] went on a shooting rampage. Pipes was Maximus's first victim, but survived and ended up on a bed in the medical bay. {{storylink|Interiors}} He eventually recovered, and joined a few other Autobots for movie night in [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s hab-suite, watching "Proteus's Promise". {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Pipes volunteered to go on a mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a group of Decepticons were holding the [[Circle of Light]] there. On the way, he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. The mission presumably didn't go well for Pipes, as he spent the journey back lying on the floor of the ''[[Leading Light]]''. {{storylink|Before & After}} After recovering, he was accidentally shot by [[Brainstorm]]'s new invention, a gun that fired ennui, and almost shrugged himself to death as a result. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[Image:C64Pipes.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Along with his fellow Autobots, Pipes protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 minibot pipes.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Pipes''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-60'''

: Pipes is a blue extensive [[retool]] of the 1984 Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]], [[Huffer (G1)#Generation 1|Huffer]]. Like Huffer, Pipes transforms into an "American" truck. He is changed quite a lot; his front is Huffer's back and vice-versa, and his cab transforms differently. Whereas Huffer simply moves the truck cab up to reveal his head and then flips over the smokestacks for arms, Pipes flips the cab over, repositioning it behind his head instead of shelling it like a hood, and his arms just pull out from their truck position. Amusingly, the tabs that hold the truck cab in place, sticking out of his robot mode chest, are detailed to look like seats.
: In some [[Generation 1 (European toyline)|European]] markets and [[IGA|Mexico]], the toy released for Pipes was not a remolded Huffer toy, but rather a straight [[redeco]] (with an unaltered transformation) affectionately known amongst fans as "Puffer".

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

===Encore===
[[Image:Encore Pipes toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey, break ALL the pipes in the sub for more good ideas! Dive! Dive!]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Encore number'': '''10'''

:In 2008, Pipes was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. In addition to [[paint operation|painted]] headlights, the reissue [[tampograph]]s his previously [[sticker|decaled]] Autobot insignia.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Pipes's profile picture in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' series is very... interesting. Apparently he was originally drawn (likely by [[Pat Lee]]) with no hands, as per the toy, then hands (drawn by [[Don Figueroa]]) were edited onto the picture at a later point. Pipes's right hand comes from [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]'s profile picture, while the left comes from [[Wildfly]]'s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pipes''' (パイプス ''Paipusu'')
*''French:'' '''Tuyo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csőtörő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Roccia'''
*''Russian:'' '''Gudok''' (Гудок, "Hooter")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Pipes Pipes's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Before the Dawn

2013-03-01T01:55:42Z

Autobot Hunter:

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
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|pencils by=[[Andrew Griffith]]
|inks by=[[Brian Shearer]]
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|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''The depth of Megatron's scheme is revealed, and it proves... ''devastating''.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Metalhawk]]'s broadcast to the denizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] is cut short as [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] departs to cover a "bigger story", and moments later, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] contacts Metalhawk to let him know exactly what that story is: the [[Decepticon]] mob has stormed the prison where [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was being held. Metalhawk fears that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was instrumental in this, but at that moment, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] arrives with evidence to the contrary—backed up by testimony from [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], he identifies ''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'' as Megatron's co-conspirator. Bumblebee refuses to believe this, but the other Autobots begin to see the possibility as think over Prowl's recent actions, and when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] discovers that Prowl's quarters do not appear on the city's security network, they decide to confront Prowl directly.

Bumblebee, Blurr, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Dirge and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] meet up with Metalhawk en route to Prowl's quarters, only to be suddenly attacked by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s cassettes. Metalhawk is wounded, and he, Bumblebee and Sideswipe are herded to Prowl's quarters, where a most unwelcome sight greets them: Prowl, side-by-side with a small army of Decepticons believed dead, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Starscream kneeling before him, gun barrels pressed to their heads. Wheeljack attempts to remind Bumblebee of "what's most important", prompting Prowl to pull the trigger, reducing the scientist's head to particles. Horrified and furious, Bumblebee demands an explanation, and Metalhawk opines that Prowl has been working against them from within all along, preventing them from working together and forming a functional community. Prowl refutes the claim: everything they did, or ''failed'' to do, was of their own making. All he and the Decepticons did was make sure they stayed together, through the mysterious signal that caused madness in those who left Iacon. At that moment, Megatron enters, now outfitted with a new body, carrying the remains of his old stealth bomber form as a visual aid for the explanation he proceeds to deliver to his captive audience...

The combined properties of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore 13]] and the [[space bridge]] technology within his old body allowed Megatron to harness the energies from within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that the [[D-Void]] used to briefly fuse the Decepticons together into the "[[Deceptigod]]", seeing in them the way to perfect the [[combiner|gestalt]] process via the total elimination of individual will. When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] left Iacon, Megatron found them and experimented upon them with the energies, successfully combining them, but at the cost of their sanity. The information gleaned from this, however, allowed [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to perfect the process through experimentation on [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], at which point he took himself off the radar so he could work in secret by having Prowl fake both his death and those of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. However, the return of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] to Cybertron forced the Decepticons' hand, requiring them to act before Starscream gained enough of a public foothold to undo their plan. The stunned Bumblebee asks why Prowl, of all 'bots has sided with the Decepticons, and the last penny drops: Prowl has been under the control of Bombshell since their confrontation in the tunnels beneath the city.

Explanations done, Bombshell briefly releases Prowl from his control so that the other Autobots can say goodbye to him. The police-bot plaintively wonders how Bumblebee could not have realized that he was not himself all this time... but no time is given for the issue to be discussed, as Megatron issues a terrifying command to both the Construticons and Prowl: "become one". Mind and body transfigured by the energies Megatron commanded, Prowl merges with the Constructicons into a new version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], with the Autobot as his head, which immediately embarks on a rampage throughout Iacon, tearing Autobot High Command asunder as the Decepticons mass together under [[Turmoil]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] for one the big push that will claim them victory. As Devastator heads off to eliminate the Autobots gathered in [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s med-center, Bumblebee demands to know what Megatron plans to do with them... and Megatron responds by seizing the little yellow 'bot and crushing his head.

And outside the city, watching as a beacon flares up and projects the Decepticon [[insignia]] against the [[Moonbase Two|moon]]... [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] get ready to fight back.

==Featured characters==
(Characaters listed in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.)<br>
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*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] (3)
*[[Longtooth]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (9)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (14)
*''[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]'' (33)
*''[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'' (34)
*''[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'' (35)
*''[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]'' (36)
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*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (38)
*''[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'' (40)
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (41, sort of)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (45)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (53)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (54)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (55)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (56)
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*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (8)
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*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (15)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (16)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (18)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (19)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (22)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (23)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (24)
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*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (27)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (28)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (31)
*''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'' (32)
*''[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (39)
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*[[Turmoil]] (47)
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*[[Needlenose]] (51)
*[[Apeface]] (52)
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*[[Tappet]] (42)
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*''[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'' (30)
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==Quotes==

==Notes==

* This issue was accidentally released through iBooks a week early, at the discounted price of $1.99 no less, before quickly being taken down.
* Megatron's body is evocative of his pre-Earth forms from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron: Origin]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', but is otherwise a new design.
* Megatron mentions that the space bridge technology in his old body was derived from the Metrotitans, a factoid just recently revealed earlier in the same month in ''[[Spotlight: Megatron]]''.
* In addition to many images taken from previous issues of ''Robots in Disguise'', the illustrations for the Decepticons' pages of evil exposition include the Deceptigod from [[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|ongoing #31]], Monstructor from the [[Primus: All Good Things|''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], Devastator from [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|''All Hail Megatron'' #2]] and Menasor from [[Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|ongoing #6]].
* Shockwave and Bombshell are credited with giving the Constructicons the ability to combine, which they first displayed without in-depth explanation in ''All Hail Megatron'' #2. This probably supports the idea that Shockwave was indeed the "new favourite" of Megatron's mentioned in [[Omega's Conundrum|''Spotlight: Orion Pax'']] who was involved with the technology. However, see "errors" below.
* Megatron describes the "Decepticon way" as "infiltrate, hide in plain sight, and conquer"—the essential basics of the long-abandoned [[infiltration protocol]] from way back when.
* Soundwave's beefed-up new body has obviously come with a repaired voicebox, as he is speaking again after having lost the ability thanks to Optimus Prime shooting him in the face back in [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|the ongoing issue #17]].
* It is mentioned that Prowl was particularly open to being manipulated by Bombshell because his memories were "already damaged". What's going on there, hmn?
* Bombshell's eyes flash yellow as he releases Prowl from his control, and Prowl's eyes do the same in response, harkening back to [[Devisive|issue #4]], in which his victims all had yellow eyes while controlled. Though the spottiness of the coloring made it hard to tell if it was on purpose at the time, the Dinobots' eyes all turned yellowish while out in the wilderness in issues [[Dinobot Hunt|issue #8]] and [[Night and the City|#9]], an evident indicator of the fact the controlling energies involved were the same.
* With Prowl as Devastator's new head, Hook takes the deceased [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s role as the combiner's right leg.
* Standing alongside Turmoil on page 18 is a new face: a blue and teal Decepticon who's clearly a recolored version of Megatron's IDW stealth bomber bodyform. His colours and obvious alternate mode mark him as that three-in-one villain that's chillin' himself, [[Dreadwing (G2)|''Generation 2'' Dreadwing]]; given the announcement of a ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy for IDW Megatron at [[Toy Fair 2012]] a few weeks before this comic's release, this seems an implicit confirmation of a planned redeco for the figure. His standing by Turmoil is likely no coincidence, either, since Dreadwing was shown to be under his command in his sole previous IDW continuity appearance in [[Drift issue 1|''Drift'' #1]].
* Megatron remarks that he hoped Starscream would one day lead the Decepticons, a sentiment he expressed back in [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|''All Hail Megatron'' #11]] which... just sort of hasn't come back up since.

===Errors===
* On page 4, panel 5, Bombshell is missing the vents on his faceplate.
* So Shockwave is credited with creating Devastator alongside Bombshell... except Shockwave was a prisoner in [[Garrus-9]] until about one year after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], and ''All Hail Megatron'', in which Devastator first appears, occurs ''less'' than one year after the Surge. This leaves no time-gap for Shockwave to have participated in the construction of Devastator, unless the story is intended to imply he may have begun experiments some time in the distant past that Bombshell went on to complete in the present.
* On page 17, Broadside is supposed to be calling Fixit at the med-center, but the art shows Circuit in the Autobot medic's place, and outside, to boot. Jazz, Sky-Byte, Tappet and Zetca are still present in the background, though, having been noted to be on their way to the med-center earlier in the issue.
* Throughout this issue, the Decepticons are wearing the narrower, diamond-eyed Decepticon insignia usually found on [[Live-action film series|movieverse]] Decepticons. Cover A of this issue depicts Megatron with the more traditional triangle-eyed insignia. This might not be an error for those who have recently upgraded their bodies, but characters like Turmoil, Apeface, and Needlenose have not upgraded recently, and were previously shown with G1 insignia.

===Transformers References===
* Shockwave mentions Swindle's failed "Stunticon job," which is the name of the [[BotCon 2011]] [[The Stunti-Con Job|story]].

===Real-world references===
* In response to Bumblebee's startled cry that all of the Decepticons in the Black Room had died, Bombshell says, "Somewhat '''...exaggerated''', reports were," a variation of a quote attributed to [[Mark Twain]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Prowl and Megatron, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and Joana Lafuente.
* '''Cover B:''' An injured Wheeljack lies at Arcee and Prowl's feet, by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
* '''Cover RI:''' Bust shot of Prowl by [[Marcelo Matere]], continuing the previous month's "bust" theme for the RI covers but in full color this time, paralleling the RI cover to ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #14.
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Talk:Transformers Hall of Fame

2013-02-28T22:57:50Z

Autobot Hunter:

== Characters ==

Just out of curiosity, what do they mean by the "character" [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]? Or is it more of a "name" than a character to be inducted? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:27, 26 March 2010 (EDT)
:To Hasbro, I think they are all pretty much the same character, just reimaged from time to time. Probably even Primal. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:41, 26 March 2010 (EDT)
::That's what I figured. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:50, 26 March 2010 (EDT)

== Jazz' bio ==

"Before OPTIMUS PRIME became leader of the AUTOBOTS, he was known as Orion Pax and AUTOBOT JAZZ was his closest friend." You ''could'' read that as saying Jazz is Dion. Ow. Brain hurting. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:08, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:I know that was in jest, but it's still a can of worms we shouldn't open. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 11:04, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, I regretted it as soon as that anon tried to add it to the article. Besides, everyone knows Dion is Huffer. ;)--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:16, 5 May 2010 (EDT)
:::You know, I used to be kinda looking forward to this Hall of Fame thing, even if I was slightly bitter many of my favourites will never make it. Three bios in and only Grimlock's I consider marginally readable. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 11:37, 5 May 2010 (EDT)

== Faction icon ==

We could use a faction icon for Hall of Fame members. At least the creators. It might be difficult for the characters since they are continuity nonspecific. What should the picture be? Just a star? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:43, 10 May 2010 (EDT)

== Mistake on Hasbro press release with Japanese designer names? ==

On the wiki, we usually use names and make articles with them in the western style (given name first, family name second). However, on Hasbro's press release they display Hideaki Yoke's name in the Japanese style (surname first, given name second), and then go on to refer to his first name as if it's his surname. Kojin Ohno's name is inconsistently displayed in the western style, but they correctly refer to Ohno as his surname (at least [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20060319x3.html according to this english-language article] uses "Ohno" as his surname). Did Hasbro screw up? Somebody has already listed Kojin Ohno's named in the western style, but linked it in the Japanese style. Finally, while searching for info, it seems most of the internet spells Kojin Ohno's name as "Koujin". Now I don't know what source to trust, unless Kojin Ohno and Koujin Ohno are two different people. Erm, halp, people with actual experience in Japanese. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:12, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:Just inconsistent romanization. The [http://www.google.com/search?q=%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%8E%E5%85%89%E4%BB%81+%E3%81%8A%E3%81%86%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%86%E3%81%98%E3%82%93&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a search results] for Ōno-san's name in both kanji and hiragana bear out that the vowel is extended for both his first and last name. So with our adopted standard of using macrons to indicate extended Japanese vowels, we'd write it Kōjin Ōno. And yeah, whoever wrote the Hasbro article also goofed on Yoke-san's name.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:56, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::Okay, I'm confused - in english, without the whole asian naming convention thing, is Kojin is surname or his given name? What about article titles? A lot of the Takara designer articles I created were straight up english interpretations of their names (mainly according to how Sydneyy spelled them in his translated Takara designer interviews on TFW2005). --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 19:30, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
:::Kojin is the given name. Can you list/link to the translated interviews Sydney worked on at TFW? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 21:49, 10 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Sorry, I had a Senior Senility Moment. I've fixed the name order in my previous response here, so as to make it easier reading later on, but for the record, I had it in Asian order and misused Ōno-san's first name as his last name. I hang my head in shame for not taking a second to transpose the names from the way they're written in the search results.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 04:52, 17 May 2010 (EDT)

== Dinobot & Scott McNeil ==

I don't think there was any blunder on Hasbro's part. There was no speaking for any of the other characters. Peter Cullen just accepted his award as himself, the voice actor of Optimus Prime. He was nominted in name. While Scott is a good reason Dinobot won the award, he is not Dinobot. Why should Dinobot get someone to speak as the character when none of the other inductees did? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 12:41, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
: Exactly. It would have been bad form and something of an upstaging of Cullen, one of the actual inductees, to have McNeil go up to accept an award as a character when none of the other characters received speeches. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:43, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

== What incarnations? ==

The Botcon tribute videos, perhaps not inaccurately for the general public and layman TFan, portray the G1, UT, Movie and Animated versions of Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee and Starscream as the same character. Should we add the HOF insignia to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)]], [[Megatron (Animated)]], [[Megatron (Movie)]], [[Starscream (Armada)]], [[Starscream (Movie)]], [[Starscream (Animated)]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)]], and [[Bumblebee (Animated)]]? [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:41, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:I thought we had already decided to do so. I know there was a discussion on the community portal a while back. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:01, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, that these awards were being considered a blanket award to every version of the character was known as far back as the voting process. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:02, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::Understood, but should we add the HOF logo to the aforementioned pages or not? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:11, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I don't see why not. Surprised they haven't been already. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:13, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::The Optimus shelf included his Shattered Glass toy. Should we put the icon on everybody's SG analogues as well? And conspicuously absent were the WFC toys (and thus Prime incarnations) of Megs, OP, and BB--so should we leave those analogues out? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:55, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::I can understand that since they're not part of a celebration of a 25-year old legacy. Were the RID characters included the final video of the night or in a display? [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 16:03, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::I would expect to include every Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, and Starscream ever. That's clearly the intent. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:08, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::::I wouldn't expect it to include BW Megs, but other than that everybody. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:18, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::::And probably not [[Dinobot (Transmetal)]], either. [[User:JW|JW]] 17:20, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::::Why not? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:33, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::::::They're vastly different characters. I doubt even Hasbro considers the G1 and Beats Wars incarnations of Megatron to be the same character, since they both appeared in the same series. The 2 Dinobots could be argued to be basically the same character, I suppose, especially with Dinobot II's heroic sacrifice and all that. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]]
:::::::::If Hasbro flags Dinobot II as being Dinobot, I don't see why the "other" Dinobot doesn't get to come along for the ride as well, especially since Starscreams can also be pretty different. "Dinobot" is in the Hall of Fame, same as "Bumblebee," "Optimus Prime," "Megatron," and "Starscream." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:57, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::::::::I just watched the Hall of Fame videos for Dinobot and Megatron, and the Dinobot video did, indeed, include Dinobot II. The Megatron video, however, did not include Beast Wars Megatron; it only had the G1, Movie and Animated incarnations. Take that as you will. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:09, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::::Exactly, besides, the ''Beast Wars'' version of the inducted Megatron is [[:Image:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|this guy]]. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 18:30, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
Most importantly... does anybody know the name of the songs for each hall of fame video? {{unsigned|201.34.249.124|18:35, 5 August 2010 (EDT)}}
:Via Devcon on the Allspark:
*Prime was "What I've done" by Linkin Park
*Bee was "The Best" (That song from Karate Kid)
*Megs was "Seek and Destroy" from Metallica
*Screamer was "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun)
*Jazz was "Holding out for a Hero"
*Soundwave was "I love Rock n' Roll" by Joan Jett
*Shockwave was "Final Countdown" by Europe
*Grimlock was the Godzilla Theme
*and Dinobot (nomination version) was "Welcome to the Jungle" by GNR.
The versions on the website use canned music replacements, obviously. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:14, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:Dinobot's replacement is The Touch, though, which is pretty damned awesome. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 20:55, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::No. Dinobot ('''nomination version''') was "Welcome to the Jungle." Dinobot had two videos: one that was presented along with the other four nominees, and one for when he won, which is the one that's online. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:45, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::Man, whatever. We're way off-topic anyway. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 02:44, 6 August 2010 (EDT)

==Prime characters==
So, uh, what about the Prime guys? [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime²]] and the rest currently lack HoF icons, but personally I'm of the opinion that it's silly to think Hasbro considers them exceptions. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 11:21, 8 February 2011 (EST)
:I think that was an oversight when those articles were created. I'm sure that it's Hasbro's intention that future Optimus Primes/Megatrons/etc would be counted as Hall of Fame members. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 13:47, 8 February 2011 (EST)
::I think it'll be fine to add them since their bios reiterate their ''Exodus'' depictions. So yeah, I'll get round to it unless someone objects or just does it. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 19:09, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
:::Done.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:21, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
::::Whoops. Didn't realize there was a category, too. Sorry.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:26, 16 March 2011 (EDT)

== Fixing up? ==

Now that we know everything about the HOF will be a yearly thing, including the fan vote, maybe it's time to move all the inductees down to a dedicated section rather than the opening paragraph? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:45, 4 April 2011 (EDT)

== Exodus 2011 ==

Is it me or is the word Exodus used A Lot in the 2011 profiles. Not that we needed it, but do you thiink that rates a "note" as shundting these toward being in the Aligned continuity? --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 12:50, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
:The 2010 bios were already aligned continuity too. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 13:10, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
::Twice is "a lot"? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:00, 13 April 2011 (EDT)

== Erector note ==

Has anyone, anywhere, actually said they were voting for Erector because his name is a penis joke? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:21, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
:Of course not. It's "funnier" if they pretend it's because he represents Micromasters and the Z-listers and bla bla bla. And by "funnier" I mean "not funny at all, really". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:36, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
:I thought Erector in the Hall of Fame was a joke for an April fools hall of fame at TFW.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 20:23, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
:Actually, a number of people have admitted to voting for him for the penis joke value, but there are others who just wanted to see if they could get a footnote in the lore as far as the Hall of Fame. So it's not ''all'' about the boner, despite M Sipher's claims ;) --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 13:06, 15 April 2011 (PDT)
::And what would that footnote be? The ONLY reason for voting for this guy is that his name is a penis joke. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:22, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:::Personally, I've been voting for him because he was my favorite Micromaster. I used to play with my Erector daily (so sorry, had to get that out of my system). Seriously though, I have a lot of affection for the little guy. I'd love to see him in the company of Optimus Prime and Dinobot. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:08, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

== What incarnations? Take two. ==

{{note|Copied from Alientraveler and my talkpages for more input}}
Are [[Ratchet (Universe)]], [[Ratchet (SG)]], [[Soundwave (BW)]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)]], [[Sir Soundwave]], [[Ironhide (Energon)]], [[Ironhide (Universe)]], [[Ironhide (RID)]], [[Ironhide (SG)]], [[Ironhide (Armada)]], <strike>[[Cliffjumper (Armada)]], [[Cliffjumper (Energon)]] and [[Cliffjumper (SG)]]</strike> supposed to get HOF icons too? I could see the two Armada characters being excluded as they are both females, but the others seem like they should definitely be included. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:35, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:I based the inclusion on the toys shown at the Hall of Fame. Check them out [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228373357188447.77714.166004856758631 here]. I'm still waiting on the tribute videos to go online to see if Hasbro counts ''Cybertron'' Soundwave. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 12:37, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::I think you're putting a little too much emphasis on which toys were used for these rather random displays. For example, no RID Prime or Megatron is present in the displays but Hasbro said that no version of OP or Megs was eligible for the fan votes as they were automatically inducted as part of the first class. Similar language was used to exclude any version of Ironhide etc in this year's voting. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:47, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:::I doubt they were that random. I don't think Hasbro considers ''Energon'' Ironhide the same character because he's a kid-appeal character as opposed to Optimus's gruff right-hand bot. That's why I'm waiting on the videos for a final check: we used the videos to determine which pages went into the category last year and mentioned the odd exception (the RID versions in their notes). [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 13:12, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::::I wasn't there, but everything I've heard suggests that they only used footage that was DVD-quality - so no Cybertron Soundwave at all. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 20:50, 10 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::Yeah, [[Rik Alvarez]], who put the videos together, said he'd have used Animated Waspinator and Grimlock, for example, but he didn't have DVDs of those guys handy. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:53, 10 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::So, what's the verdict? Which versions do we tag? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 21:14, 10 June 2011 (EDT)

== Kre-O ==

What the deal with these guys do we include the versions of Optimus, Bumblebee, Starscream, Megatron and Ratchet as hall of famers? {{unsigned|108.46.138.214}}
:I'd say so. Same with the Rescue Heroes versions. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:00, 24 August 2011 (EDT)

== 2012 Human inductees? ==

Do we know who these are yet? I've heard (unsourced) rumors about David Kaye, but I have no clue if anyone has yet been confirmed. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] <sup>[[User talk:Queso|Complain here]]</sup> 20:39, 24 February 2012 (EST)
:I don't believe we find out until the ceremony at BotCon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:43, 24 February 2012 (EST)

== Revamping this page ==

As we get more and more inductees with the passing years this page seems to be growing unwieldy. Much like the [[BotCon]] page before it, I propose (once this years class of inductees is finalized) that this page be trimmed and refocused on the Hall as a general concept with the details of each year being given in separate articles. Comments (for or against) are appreciated. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:11, 27 February 2012 (EST)
:The main thing this page needs is an upfront basic list of all the Hall of Fame members. Right now you have to scroll halfway down the article before you get to see Bay and Spielberg's names. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:01, 27 February 2012 (EST)
::Yeah, I had noticed a similar problem. I'm thinking a table could be good for that. One row for each year, one column for each category (real world, automatic inductee characters, fan vote characters). Maybe separate tables for real world and fictional characters. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:45, 27 February 2012 (EST)

I like the chapters template way too much. Here's my suggestion anyway:
{{chapters|align=left|float=left|title=Fictional characters:|content=
<div class="list-header">2010:</div>
*[[Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee]]
*[[Megatron]]
*[[Starscream]]
*[[Dinobot]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">2011:</div>
*[[Ironhide]]
*[[Ratchet]]
*[[Soundwave]]
*[[Waspinator]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">2012:</div>
*[[Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz]]
*[[Shockwave]]
*???*
}}

{{chapters|align=left|float=left|title=Humans:|content=
<div class="list-header">2010:</div>
*[[Bob Budiansky]]
*[[Peter Cullen]]
*[[Hideaki Yoke|Yoke Hideaki]]
*[[Kojin Ohno]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2011:</div>
*[[Steven Spielberg]]
*[[Michael Bay]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2012:</div>
*???
}}<div style="clear: left"></div>
--[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:59, 27 February 2012 (EST)
:DOO EEEEET --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:41, 27 February 2012 (EST)
::Just noticed that the changes had been implemented. Good work, abates. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:07, 11 March 2012 (EDT)

== 2012 bios ==

This years bios are up now

== What incarnation? Take 3. ==

Okay, I'm seeing a lot of changes in who is tagged with the HOF logo lately. The ones that stick out in my mind are [[Starscream (BWII)]], [[Grimlock (RID)]] and any of the Shattered Glass versions. Has Hasbro specifically stated that those versions are not in the Hall of Fame? Can we extrapolate from the fact that [[Megatron (BW)]] is a separate character, that Starscream (BWII) is as well? What are our qualifications here? I would feel most comfortable tagging any character with the same name as an HOF member until such time as we are explicitly told that they are separate. Discuss. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:22, 29 January 2013 (EST)
:When Hasbro inducted Grimlock the brutal, angry t-rex into the Hall of Fame, I'm fairly sure they didn't intend to count Grimlock the calm, upbeat construction vehicle in with that... They were inducting the character archetypes, not character names. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 16:30, 29 January 2013 (EST)
::Yes. It is absolutely NOT "everyone with this name." Shockwave the Mini-Con is not in the Hall of Fame. It is "every version of this character." RID Grimlock is a name re-use, not a version of the Grimlock character who's in the HOF. I think Shattered Glass and "Dark Side" versions should be out, too. The Optimus Prime Hasbro put in the Hall of Fame is the Heroic Autobot, not any evil incarnation. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:27, 29 January 2013 (EST)
::: Many SG toys were in their respective Hall of Fame displays at Hasbro's BotCon booths. Jazz: http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2012/webfiles/DSC_0417.JPG.html Grimlock: http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2012/webfiles/DSC_0418.JPG.html Wheeljack and Rodimus: http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2012/webfiles/DSC_0420.JPG.html --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:49, 29 January 2013 (EST)
::::Yeah, I'd agree that SG characters are fair game - they are versions of those characters - whereas Darkside guys are explicitly separate characters from their namesakes. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 17:57, 29 January 2013 (EST)
:::::SG counts, Darkside perhaps not. But if we were to discount guys like RID Grimlock, where does that stop? Does Movie Wheeljack count? Does Universe Ratchet? Unlike BW Megatron, Hasbro hasn't said one way or the other; I think it best to assume they're counted until/unless information towards the contrary is stated. [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]]
:::::::With regards to those specific examples, I'd say it's obvious that both of those guys count. Movie Wheeljack is the Autobot inventor/engineer, and Universe Ratchet is an Autobot medic/surgeon. It's really not difficult to decide who fits the archetype and who doesn't on a case by case basis... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 04:31, 30 January 2013 (EST)
::::::::But should we be deciding it? Isn't that basically "fanon"? We document official materials and official positions here, are these case by case decisions official? What has Hasbro actually said? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:16, 30 January 2013 (EST)
::::::If we ''include'' RID Grimlock, where does that stop? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 18:15, 29 January 2013 (EST)
:::::::It doesn't, unless Hasbro specifically says otherwise for a version as in BW Megatron. [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]]
:::::::::The idea that we need Hasbro to specifically say "when we added Grimlock the Dinobot T-Rex into the Hall of Fame that didn't include Grimlock the Random Name Re-Use on a Construction Vehicle" is ridiculous. Was RID Grimlock included in his HOF video? Was an RID Grimlock toy included in the HOF display? I'm thinking the answer to both of those is no. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 10:05, 30 January 2013 (EST)
::::::::If we include RID Grimlock, then we'll have to change the note on this page that says ' They are more like "character names, and the cross-continuity character concepts behind them".' cause RID Grimlock doesn't fall under the Grimlock character concept that appeared on Grimlock's HOF profile. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:12, 29 January 2013 (EST)
I'm of the opinion of "no" on RID Grimlock having the HOF logo, as KilMichaelMcC noted on the HOF being more archetype than character name. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:00, 29 January 2013 (EST)
::Would it be possible to just contact someone at Hasbro about this? And ask to record the messages, if needed?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:25, 30 January 2013 (EST)
:::Things do get murky. Unicron Trilogy Optimus Prime is included but is Unicron Trilogy Ironhide? What about Shockblast, who is clearly considered the same guy as far as the HOF video is concerned but has a different name?[[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 16:45, 30 January 2013 (EST)
::::Well, Shockblast lacks the name, but has the archetypal appearance and personality of Shockwaves. Ironhide has the name, but doesn't look or act like the Ironhide archetype, so most likely wouldn't count. The fact that Hasbro counts Shockblast as a Shockwave is further evidence that what's important is the character, not whatever name they've been slapped with. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 16:53, 30 January 2013 (EST)
:: But what about Wheeljack (Prime)? He doesn't fit into the traditional Wheeljack archetype but was officially included anyway. [[User:Autobot Hunter|Autobot Hunter]] 21:40, 31 January 2013 (EST)
::: I really feel like Aligned Wheeljack fits pretty well with the other Wheeljacks. Just.... look at all of them. G1 Wheeljack was just a battlehungry bruiser who didn't build things in the early Marvel Comics, too. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:44, 31 January 2013 (EST)
::::Regarding Aligned Wheeljack, Exiles showed that, early in his career, he was very much more like typical Wheeljack portrayal of him being a technical genius, making gadgets and weapons for the Wreckers. His portrayal in TF: Prime just shows how he grew out of that role to embrace his warrior side over time.
::::But, regarding Shockblast, I would argue that, while he does indeed have the archetypal Shockwave appearance, he does NOT have the archetypal Shockwave personality. Shockwave personalities are mostly centered around a strong adherence to logic-based thinking, whereas Shockblast's personality centered around his being a psychopathic mass murderer. He was closer to the personality of BW Rampage than any Shockwave persona. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:06, 1 February 2013 (EST)
:::::His toy bio calls him a "a cunning Decepticon warrior and scientist" and a "cold strategist". Something was lost in translation to the cartoon there! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:16, 1 February 2013 (EST)
::::::Yeah, I was looking at the toy bio when I wrote that, haven't actually seen the cartoon in full. Although, to be honest, 'really good at killing people' is kind of a stock Shockwave trait too... Look at Marvel, and TFA, and John Barber's movie comics... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 04:24, 1 February 2013 (EST)
:::::::Thing is, the cartoon version of Shockblast was the one spotlighted in the video, who was a rather un-Shockwave-like vicious criminal who relished in the misery and brutal suffering of others. He was a crazy, homicidal maniac with a very bad temper and a stark sarcastic, arrogant, and impatient nature. There was nothing logical or scientific about this literal brute. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 13:00, 1 February 2013 (EST)
::::::::If personality factors into it that much, then you get the whole argument about whether G1 cartoon Shockwave and G1 comic Shcokwave are the same character. Not every aspect of a character has to be the same - they just need to be "close enough". In Shockblast's case, he looks just like Shockwave and shares his name in Japan. Faced with that, his personality doesn't seem like a big problem. --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 05:09, 7 February 2013 (EST)
::::::::: But based on that logic, Energon Downshift belongs in this category. Side note, Thrust (BM) has a hall of fame faction symbol. i assume he falls into the same category as Galvatron (G1) but I wanted to check here before removing it.[[User:Autobot Hunter|Autobot Hunter]] 17:57, 28 February 2013 (EST)

Transformers: Generations (toyline)

2013-02-28T22:30:22Z

Autobot Hunter: This information has not been officially confirmed. Until that changes, it is considered leaked.

{{disambig3|Generations}}
'''''Transformers: Generations''''' is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines, along with much of the 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] line, it aims to recreate older ''Transformers'' characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. Initially, unlike ''Universe'', there were no series or other indications on the toys' [[packaging]] regarding which [[continuity]] the characters hail from, which seemed to follow [[Hasbro]]'s recent trend of leaving as much of that kind of information as possible up to the imagination of the purchaser. However, after the line resumed in 2012 after a temporary hiatus, the packaging began to bear the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' logo for the toys designed after the characters of that video game.

During the 2010-2011 portion of the line, the toys used designs from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game, before gradually shifting into the more familiar design style of the ''Classics'' and ''Universe'' toylines. The earlier waves of figures advertised [[The Hub]] or ''War for Cyebrtron''. After the aforementioned hiatus, the line returned in full force in 2012, with designs based on the ''Fall of Cybertron'' video game, which have continued into 2013. At [[Toy Fair 2013]], it was announced that, in celebration of the 30th Annerivsary of the [[Transformers brand|brand]] the next phase of toy designs would be developed in collaboration with [[IDW Publishing]], creating a sense of unity between the designs of the toys and the designs of the characters in [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW's ongoing Generation 1 comic storyline]]. The coming ''Generations'' toys will resemble both new and existing IDW character designs, with the Deluxe class figures including reprints of their characters' respective ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' comic issues.

==2010-2011==
===Deluxe Class===
'''Wave 1'''
[[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RETRIBUTION!]]
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]
* [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]
* [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|Thrust]] (redeco of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' [[Thrust (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Thrust]])

{{note|Toys R Us and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the War for Cybertron video game before the general release of the ''Generations'' toyline.}}

'''Wave 2'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm just a miner.]]
* [[Megatron (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Megatron]]
* [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]]

'''Wave 3'''
* [[Soundwave (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Soundwave]]
* [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] (retool of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]])

'''Wave 4'''
* [[Blurr (G1)#Generations|Blurr]] (retool/redeco of Drift)
* [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|Dirge]] (redeco of ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Dirge (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Dirge]])

'''Wave 5'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And that's when Hasbro ran out of [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie-era]] Decepticons.]]
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)
* [[Skullgrin#Generations|Skullgrin]] (retool/redeco of Darkmount)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)#Generations|Thunderwing]]

'''Wave 6'''
* [[Scourge (G1)#Generations|Scourge]]
* [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]]

'''Wave 7'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's it, we're done!]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]])
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (retool/redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Tracks (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Tracks]])

'''Wave 8'''
* [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]

'''Wave 9'''
* [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]] (retool/redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers 2010]]: [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]])
* [[Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|Sky Shadow]] (retool/redeco of Thunderwing)
{{-}}

==2012-2013==
===Legends Class===
'''Wave 1'''
'''Series 01'''
* #001 [[Ravage (Prime)#Generations|Ravage]] (retool of FOC Steeljaw) & [[Rumble (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Rumble]]
* #002 [[Frenzy (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Frenzy]] (redeco of FOC Rumble) & [[Ratbat (WFC)#Generations|Ratbat]] (retool of FOC Laserbeak)

'''Wave 2'''
* [[Sunder (FOC)|Sunder]] (redeco of FOC Laserbeak) & [[Rewind (FOC)|Autobot Rewind]] (retool of FOC Rumble)
* [[Ramhorn (FOC)|Ramhorn]] & [[Eject (FOC)|Eject]] (redeco of FOC Rewind)

'''Future Waves'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generations|Optimus Prime]] & [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]] & [[Blaze Master|Blazemaster]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Deluxe Class===
'''Wave 1'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Generations'' requires constant infusion of video games to survive.]]
'''Series 01'''
* #001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#FOCtoy|Optimus Prime]]
* #002 [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]
* #003 [[Shockwave (Prime)#Generations|Shockwave]]

'''Wave 2'''
'''Series 01'''
* #004 [[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]]
* #005 [[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]]
* #006 [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Vortex]]
* #007 [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Decepticon Brawl]]
* #008 [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]]

[[Image:Kickback foc toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
'''Wave 3'''
* #009 [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|Kickback]]
* #010 [[Starscream (Prime)#Generations|Starscream]]
* #011 [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]] (retool/redeco of FOC Jazz)
* #012 [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] (retool/redeco of FOC Optimus Prime)
* #013 [[Air Raid (FOC)#Generations|Air Raid]] (retool/redeco of FOC Shockwave)

'''Future Waves'''
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]]
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (retool of Trailcutter)
* [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]] (retool/redeco of FOC Onslaught)
* [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generations|Orion Pax]]
* [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]] (retool/redeco of FOC Swindle)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (redeco of FOC Starscream)
* [[Topspin (Generations)#Generations|Topspin]] (retool/redeco of FOC Blast Off)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Generations|Trailcutter]]
* [[Twintwist#Generations|Twintwist]] (retool/redeco of FOC Brawl)
* [[Whirl (Generations)#Generations|Whirl]] (retool/redeco of FOC Vortex)

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Voyager Class===
'''Wave 1'''
'''Series 01'''
[[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This time, I brought backup!]]
* #001 [[Soundwave (Prime)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (Prime)#Generations|Laserbeak]]
* #002 [[Soundwave (Prime)#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] (Redeco of FOC Soundwave) with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]] (Redeco of FOC Laserbeak)

'''Wave 2'''
* #003 [[Grimlock (Prime)#Generations|Grimlock]]
* #004 [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Blaster]] (Retool of FOC Soundwave) with [[Steeljaw (FOC)|Steeljaw]]

'''Future Waves (2013)'''
* [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Autobot Springer]]
* [[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Titan Class===
'''Future Waves'''
* [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Exclusives==
===Convention exclusives===
====San Diego Comic-Con====
*[[Bruticus (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]], who is composed of:
:* [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]]
:* [[Vortex (FOC)#Generations|Vortex]]
:* [[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]]
:* [[Onslaught (WFC)#Generations|Onslaught]]
:* [[Blast Off (FOC)#Generations|Blast Off]]

===Asian retail exclusives===
{{note|The following toys introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line. They were originally released only in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up all of these toys (minus the Leaders) as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US and Canadian market releases, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.}}

'''Legends Class'''
[[Image:Generationstoy-Bluestreak.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Legends Class Bluestreak, the first toy of the G1 character in over a decade ''not'' named "Silverstreak".]]
* [[Bluestreak (G1)#Generations|Bluestreak]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Chronicle|Streak]] with a rifle.)
* [[Hoist (G1)#Generations|Hoist]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]] with a blaster.)
* [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend| Optimus Prime]] with a sword.)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]] with two blasters.)

'''Scout Class'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]])
* [[Laserbeak (G1)#Generations|Laserbeak]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]])
* [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]])
* [[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]] (redeco of ''Transformers: [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Breacher]])

'''Deluxe Class'''
[[Image:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Asian market exclusive packaging for Cliffjumper, Springer, Swerve and Wheelie (top) and North American market ToysЯUs exclusive packaging (bottom).]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Prime: First Edition|Cliffjumper]])
* [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Autobot Springer]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]])
* [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]] (redeco/retool of ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]])
* [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]])

'''Voyager Class'''
[[Image:Transformers china hot spot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", ''not'' named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.]]
* [[Powerdive#Generations|Powerdive]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]])
* [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]] (redeco/retool of ''Universe'' (2008) [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]])
* [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] (redeco/retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]])

'''Leader Class'''
* [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Ironhide]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Ironhide]])
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Starscream]] (redeco of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Starscream]])

===Other===
*"Ultimate Gift Set" contains:
**[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] (redeco of ''Reveal the Shield'' Deluxe Class Optimus Prime)
**[[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]] (redeco of Deluxe class ''Reveal the Shield'' Special Ops Jazz)
**[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] (Legends Class)
**[[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]] (Legends Class)

{{Note|The Ultimate Gift Set was also made available as an online retailer exclusive in the United States.}}

===Canceled exclusives===
* [[Brawn (G1)#Generations|Brawn]] (redeco/retool of ''First Edition'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]])
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==Notes==
[[Image:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|right|150px||[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|I don't belong here,]] bitches!]]
* Clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Transformers-War-for-Cybertron.cfm War For Cybertron] webpage brings up the whole "Generations" toyline. Looking for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' toys? Here you go.
* Since the toys in the Generations toyline were initially all Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
* The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy line and subsequent toy lines moving forward.
* The 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line, particularly the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. Subsequently, Hasbro released [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]], a [[retool]] of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)|Turbo Tracks]], and [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]], a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]], under the ''Generations'' banner, later followed by ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-inspired redecos of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] released as part of the "Ultimate Gift Set" and the Asian market/[[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] redeco/retool of Special Ops Jazz, all of them also in ''Generations'' packaging, thus further strengthening the ties between the two lines.
* Most of the ''Generations'' toys (along with several from the 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line) were released by [[TakaraTomy]] in their ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline. The toys representing [[character]]s who appeared in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' (which is part of the [[Aligned continuity family]]) were released as their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] counterparts in Japan.

==Footnotes==
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Bumblebee (G1)/toys

2013-02-10T23:21:24Z

Autobot Hunter:

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[[Image:Bumblebeeg1toys.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Sure, just one Bumblebee's pretty nonthreatening. But get an army...]]
'''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]''' gots lots of toys!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Bumblebeeg1toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No, not Herbie.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, 1984~1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''11''', '''C-56'''

: Bumblebee's original toy, released in 1984 and in Japan in 1985, originally hails from the ''[[Microman|Microchange]]'' series, transforming into a "penny-racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Beetle. He was available through the first three years of the ''Transformers'' series, the entire duration of the [[Mini Vehicle]] assortment, the only 1984 Mini Vehicle to do so. (This is also why he has two ID numbers in Japan; in 1986, the line switched from a single-series number listing to splitting it up between "C" (Cybertron/Autobot) and "D" (Destron/Decepticon) groupings.)

: 'Bee has a lot of minor variations. Throughout 1984 and 1985, Bumblebee was produced in both yellow and red (as was [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]), a move meant to "make the line look bigger" according to former [[Hasbro]] R&D Vice President [[George Dunsay]].<ref name="dunsay">[http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview with George Dunsay at TFArchive.com]</ref> For his 1984 release, both color versions had an Autobot sigil on the roof/chest. In 1985, this was replaced by a [[rubsign]]. The rubsign remained on the 1986 release, though he was only released in yellow that year.

: Packaging-wise, there are several more variations. In 1984, the Mini Vehicles were packaged in vehicle mode. Come 1985, a picture of the toy in vehicle mode was added to the front of the card, and ''later'' the toys proper were packaged in robot mode. From this point on, the Mini Vehicles were also part of two different pack-in promotions; the [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]] and iron-on reflective patches.

: Bumblebee was released in a wide variety of colors in markets south of the border. In Mexico, both a blue version and a recently-discovered white version with a red face were released.

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed into a [[#Keychain|keychain version of Bumblebee]], as well as for a [[#TFCollection|''Transformers Collection'' multipack]] (see below).

: The original mold is also used by the [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus-faction]] [[Volks (G1)|Volks]]. Later [[retool]]ings of this mold were used to make [[Glyph (G1)#Toys|Glyph]] and [[Bug Bite (G1)#Toys|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Generation 1 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=whitemexbee White Mexican Bumblebee gallery at TF-1.com]''

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[[Image:G1toy_silver_volks.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Volks''' (Robocar, 1985)

:Bumblebee was released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985 as the Robocar "Volks", initially available in two color schemes: his original yellow and black, and slick-looking silver and black with a gold face, both decorated with a new thin tech-detailing sticker on their chests. Later, Estrela released red and orange versions of Volks sporting the new "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]" faction insignia; given this new factional alignment, for the purposes of this wiki, the Optimus-aligned Volks is considered a [[Volks (G1)|separate character]] from Bumblebee. As such, whether the earlier yellow and silver Volks toys should be considered versions of Bumblebee or versions of this different character, could be debated endlessly.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=silverbee More information on Silver Bumblebee/Volks at TF-1.com]''
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[[Image:AntexVolks.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Volks''' (Robocar, 1985)

:The aforementioned red and orange versions of Volks were released in Argentina by [[Antex]] in 1985; the toys' cardback depicts the original silver version as well, but it is believed this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the silver figure was never sold in Argentina. As these releases of Volks lack the "Optimus" faction sticker, instead bearing the earlier thin tech-detail decal, the question can be again raised over whether or not they represent the Optimus-aligned Volks, or the original Bumblebee. Whatever the case, these versions have much higher availability on the secondary market over their Estrela predecessors.

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[[Image:Goldbugg1toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Older, squatter, faster.]]
*'''Goldbug''' (Throttlebot, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-97'''

: The [[Throttlebot]] Goldbug was released in 1987, and like the other Throttlebots, he has a pull-back motor and a simple transformation. The vehicle mode was not designed to look like a penny racer, as the original toy was, so its variation on the Volkswagen Beetle was much more realistically-proportioned. Though the other Throttlebots seem to have always been intended to be new characters, Goldbug's head was based directly on that of Bumblebee's original toy. Bumblebee was the second Transformer to be given a second toy (as both [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and Rodimus Prime had been released the year previous).

:This toy was reissued in Europe in 1991 as part of the [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissues, along with the rest of the Throttlebots. The toy was [[Retool|retooled]] to remove the [[rubsign]] indent, the heat-sensitive decal proper replaced with a glossy-paper faction symbol.

: This toy could also represent the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], assuming he ever got an Earth mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Goldbug/goldbug.htm More information on Goldbug at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1toy pretender bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This shell looks too old for a young guy.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Pretender, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, helmet, large "sonic blaster" rifle, small "laser pistol"

: As part of the sixth year of Generation 1, Bumblebee was released as a "[[Classic Pretender]]", expanding the range of [[Pretender]]s toys. This version of Bumblebee is still a Volkswagen Beetle, once again more realistically proportioned, but now has what look like off-road tires. He came with a gun for his robot mode that could be mounted on his roof and another gun for his human shell. Oddly, the robot's head is modeled after [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper's]] toy head.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Pretender Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 1989)
**''Accessories'': "Laser pistol"

: The inner robot to Pretender Classics Bumblebee was sold without the shell as a [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] [[Legends (G1)|Legends]] figure, but with the inner-robot gun to his teammate [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]], who had Bumblebee's small gun in exchange.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]'' (scroll down)

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[[Image:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser pistol"

: In Japan, Legends Bumblebee was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]. Bumblebee was identical to the Hasbro release.

: In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Bumblebee was given the name "Saetta", which was originally the Italian name of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions.

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[[Image:G1toy_action_master_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Heli-pack, "Astral Exploder Rifle"

: Part of the second wave of single-carded [[Action Master]] figures, Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure that mixed cartoon model with toy-detail. He comes with his [[Heli-pack]] that transforms into a large "high-powered air rifle" with spring-loaded deploying barrel. Bumblebee and his Heli-pack are cross-compatible with any other Action Master figure, vehicle or accessory; plus the hole in his back is compatible with [[5mm post]]s.

: This release makes Bumblebee the only character to have a toy of ''some'' kind available during the entire original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' production run (from 1984-1990).

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Action Master Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1toy_bumblebee_keychain.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Keychain, 2001/2003/2007)

: Bumblebee was reissued as a keychain by [[Fun4All]] under license from [[Hasbro]] in the US in 2001. Along with having its rear bumper [[retool]]ed to accommodate the chain, the keychain form lacked the "Dunlop" text on the tires. The toy also returned to its original sticker set-up, doing away with the rubsign and restored the Autobot symbol on his chest. Hasbro made the figure available again in 2007, this time under the "[[Heroes of Cybertron]]" banner.

: In Japan, all four Mini-Bot keychains were released in Japan in 2003 as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. Each of the keychains also had black "[[Chase figure|chase]]" versions.

: This mold was also used to make [[Glyph (G1)#Toys|Glyph]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on the black keychain Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Bumblebee Minicar toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A gold bug, but not Goldbug.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, 1993)

: Bumblebee's first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toy was a [[redeco]] of his original toy, transforming into a "Penny Racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Beetle. However, this version has yellow chrome on the previously matte-yellow plastics. Thankfully, there seem to be few to no reports of chrome flaking on any of the ''Generation 2'' Mini Vehicles.

:The figure pictured here features a G1 Autobot [[Insignia]] on his chest/roof, but this is nonstandard. The figure as released featured a bare chest/roof. The only symbol on the figure is the G2 Autobot Insignia stamped on the bottom of his foot followed by the word Autobot.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Generation 2 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G2toy_gobot_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Bumblebee's second release in the ''Generation 2'' line was as a recolor of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[High Beam]], transforming into a concept race car with exposed rear engine. He features through-axle construction for incredibly fast zipping on flat, smooth surfaces, and is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|Crosswise]] and [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]]. It was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Bumblebee (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Go-Bots Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[Image:Smallest transforming bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 04'''

: Not much more than an inch tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Bumblebee is a scaled-down version of his original toy, retaining the larger figure's transformation scheme but losing its rolling wheels by sheer necessity of size. Bumblebee was sold as part of the line's first wave, and like all the figures, came [[blindpacking|blindpacked]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Smallest Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Bumble (Red)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF X-2'''

:Bumblebee also came in red! A red variant of the toy was one of two [[chase figure]]s sold in the first ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' wave.

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===Transformers Collection===
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[[Image:G1toy_reissue_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Minibot Team Set''' (6-pack, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''

: Bumblebee was again reissued in Japan as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "bookbox" series in a six-toy multi-pack, with [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]], [[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]], [[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]], [[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]. This time around, Bumblebee was [[retool]]ed to have a new [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] head. Additionally, this version of the figure gave Bumblebee both an Autobot symbol ''and'' a rubsign, keeping the former in its traditional placement on his chest, and relocating the rubsign to the back of his head, replacing the original tech-detailing sticker that had previously been there.

: The entire set was redecoed to make the [[G1 GoBots|"G1 GoBots"]] set; this version of Bumblebee became [[Bug Bite (G1)#Toys|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Transformers Collection Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Alternators===
[[Image:AlternatorsBumblebeeDesign.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

: One of the earliest proposals in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators/Binaltech]]'' line was for Bumblebee as a Volkswagen New Beetle, with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the redeco. Unfortunately, VW evidently did not want to be associated with "war toys", and therefore the design never made it past the control drawing stage. Control drawings for both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper have been published in the Japanese ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book. The design did, however, end up appearing fictionally as Bumblebee's form in the ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' comic.
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*''' ''War Within'' Bumblebee''' (Cybertron Hero, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Unknown, likely display stand

:Prior to the line's cancellation, a 6-inch resin copy depicting a transformable Bumblebee was seen at [[BotCon 2006]]. His alternate mode was the saucer-like car seen the Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' (which was itself based on the first cartoon appearance of Bumblebee). An alternate head of Cliffjumper was seen as well, indicating a retool. Unfortunately these never made it into production.
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===Classics===
[[Image:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Flight-enhancement buddy #2]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

: The Deluxe ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Bumblebee transforms into a yellow hatchback sports car (labeled as a "cruiser" on the package) that's basically Hasbro's typical cross between several existing car models: The general shape of the car is based on a heavily customized one-of-a-kind 1992-1995 [[Wikipedia:Honda Civic (fifth generation)|fifth generation Honda Civic hatchback]] with lots of aftermarket "ricer" add-ons (such as a large front bumper, large fenders and a large rear wing).<ref name="ricercivic">[http://www.tuningfever.fr/fr/pics/gal-1596-stephan/pic-33883-honda-civic.php Photos of a "ricer" 1992-1995 Honda Civic], photos taken from an eBay auction posted before September 2005.</ref> The front section takes some design cues from various models of the [[Wikipedia:Subaru Impreza WRX|Subaru Impreza WRX]], namely the hood vent present on all models, the front grille of the 2004-05 WRX and the headlights and the midsection of the front bumper from the 2006-07 WRX STi.<ref name="wrxsti06">[http://www.insideline.com/subaru/impreza-wrx/2006/first-drive-2006-subaru-impreza-wrx-and-wrx-sti.html 2006-2007 Subaru WRX STi], officially unveiled in September 2005.</ref> The shape of the rear fenders is also vaguely inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Volkswagen New Beetle|Volkswagen New Beetle]].

: Bumblebee comes with a single accessory, a jet ski called "[[Wave Crusher]]" on a trailer. This is a bit similar than his Action Master toy's transforming heli-pack. His robot mode is designed to look like a typical teenager, dressed in a hoodie with pockets and wearing big chunky trainers<ref>[http://pingmag.jp/2007/06/29/transformers/ Interview] with [[Alex Kubalsky]]</ref>. He is articulated with ball joints at the head, shoulders, elbows, hips, and has hinge knees. Wave Crusher converts into a jet pack that mounts onto his back.

: Later versions [[retool]]ed the area the [[rubsign]] rests on to be larger.

: This retooled version of this mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Classics Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Classics LegendsBumblebee toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Bee? Bumbleshot?]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2007)

: This ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Bumblebee toy is a redeco of ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLOC|Hot Shot]], transforming into a modified Chrysler ME Four Twelve concept car. In either mode he has flip-out "wings". We have gone full circle.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsLegendsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Classic Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers (2007)===
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[[Image:Movietoy_legacyofbumblebee_classic.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Legacy of Bumblebee''' (Deluxe class multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] three pack, the ''Legacy of Bumblebee'' collector's set comes with [[#Classics|''Classics'']], [[Premium Series]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|live-action movie]], and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Toys|Bumblebee]] figures. While the ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' Bumblebees are identical to their original, single carded releases, the ''Classics'' Bumblebee has been redecoed to more closely resemble his ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' counterparts, changing his white stripes to black, and his grey/silver plastic to yellow, similarly to ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bumble (see immediately below).

:This three-pack was available in ''Movie'' style packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Autobot/WMClassicBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Legacy Classics Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Bumble toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The difference is mind blowing.]]
*'''Bumble''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Bumblebee is a redeco of [[#Classics|''Classics'' Bumblebee.]] Bumblebee swaps some of his black plastic for dark gray, and his light gray plastic for yellow. His yellow plastic is almost entirely covered in yellow paint to deal with the common problem of yellow plastic being near-translucent against darker plastics and the inconsistency between bare plastic parts and painted clear parts. His eyes are painted blue despite being molded in translucent plastic. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the ''Classics'' heat-sensitive rubsign, but has some [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts: his hood-mounted scoop and his spoiler.

: This mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/henkei/bumblebee/1445/ Henkei! Bumblebee gallery at Seibertron.com]''

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===Encore===
[[Image:G1toy_encore_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumble & Minibots''' (5-pack, 2008)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''10'''

: The ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series released a package of Mini Vehicles similar to the 2004 package; this time Bumblebee was bundled with [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]]. ''Encore'' Bumblebee re-uses the show-accurate head mold from the ''Transformers Collection'' release, and now sports several additional paint applications: his eyes are blue, his headlights are white, his brake lights are red, and his bumpers are silver.
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===Universe (2008)===
{{anchor|uni2008}}[[Image:Universe2008 Legends G1Bumblebee.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stingers and plasma cannon not included. (Neither is a laser pistol.)]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2008)

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends class Bumblebee has a vehicle mode that is something of an amalgamation of the vehicle forms recent Bumblebees have adopted. While he forms a modern hatchback like the ''Classics'' Bumblebee and ''Animated'' Bumblebee toys, the more aggressive design with large flared wheel arches, and small windows evoke the look of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. He transforms similarly to, but not exactly as, his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]].

:This mold was redecoed into ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cliffjumper]], [[#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' "Gold Bumblebee"]], and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee]] from the Bumblebee/Starscream [[Cyberverse]] four-pack.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Universe Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===Alternity===
[[Image:Alternity bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumble''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "chrono-venom stinger guns"

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Bumble transforms into a licensed 1:32 scale Suzuki Swift featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. In robot mode, the figure can hold twin pistols that are normally stored in the legs, and features light-piped eyes.

:Bumblebee was [[retool]]ed to make ''Alternity'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Bumble/bumble.htm More information on Alternity Bumble at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Alternity_Gold_Bug.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Suzuki Swift Sport / Gold Bug [Throttle Gold]''' (2011/2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-03G'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

:''Alternity'' Gold Bug is a redeco of the above mold. He features an extensive glittery metallic gold paint scheme for his vehicle parts and knee panels, and has blue arms, hands, legs, and head. He comes packaged in a box that is similar to the one used by ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_Gold_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I feel like a Gold... Bumblebee!]]
*'''Gold Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, 2011)

:In ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'', [[#Goldbug|Goldbug]] was [[renaming|renamed]] Gold Bumblebee for this redeco of [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Legends Class Bumblebee]]. As part of the "Reveal the Shield" promotion, he sports a [[rubsign]].

:The [[prototype|sample]] used for Hasbro's official [[stock photography|stock photos]] sported unpainted gold legs, but the final toy has the legs painted over in blue. So far, no gold-legged samples have been found in the wild. Conversely, the vehicle mode stock photo on the back of his packaging implies that the ''entire'' leg pieces (or at least his ankle joints) have been painted blue, as there are two very obvious blue patches on his hood.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegGoldBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Gold Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:TF2010-toy_Deluxe_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"... I'm always going to have these black stripes from now on, aren't I?"]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:This Bumblebee is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Bumblebee in a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action movie-inspired]] paint scheme. He also features a rubsign, this time on his roof/chest.
::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on 2010 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:TF2010-toy BumblebeeDollarStore.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wear your allegiance on your sleeve.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, 2012)
:A minor redeco of "[[Bumblebee_(Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]" from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Bumblebee/[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]] four-pack, itself a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Bumblebee, was released as a "Dollar Store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

:While the overall deco is similar to that of ''Dark of the Moon'' Cybertronian Bumblebee, some of the [[paint operation]]s are different: The Autobot [[insignia|logo]] is now placed on the side of his right arm/passenger door of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (the official [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging are flipped, depicting it on the opposite side instead) rather than on the robot mode's chest/vehicle mode's roof, and the red stripes on the "running boards" on the sides of his vehicle mode have been omitted.

:In addition, this release of the sculpt also sports a very minor [[retool]] compared to all previous releases, namely additional pegs and holes that allow for his arms to attach more securely to the torso in vehicle mode.<ref name="legendspegs">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/575525-rts-legends-dollar-general-generic-packaging-11.html#post7646534 Comparison of ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Gold Bumblebee and ''Generations'' Legends Class Bumblebee, with newly-sculpted pegs.]</ref>
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===United===
{{anchor|UnitedCybertron}}[[Image:Unitedtoy cybertron bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee Cybertron Mode''' (Deluxe, [[December 25|12-15]]-2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN02'''
**''Accessories'': "Energy gun"

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, Bumblebee is a [[redeco]] of the [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|''War for Cybertron'' Bumblebee toy]], transforming into a "[[Cybertronian courier]]." He comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

:TakaraTomy's release features an extensive metallic paint job on the car mode panels as well as some of the robot's parts (such as the head and forearms). In addition to some painted detail differences from the Hasbro release, United Bumblebee features a lighter gray as well as a brighter pink than the Hasbro version.

: This mold was also used to make [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Toys|''War For Cybertron'' Cliffjumper]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|''United'' Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

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[[Image:Unitedtoy_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bumblebling.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[December 25|12-25]]-2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:Another redeco of the ''Classics'' Deluxe toy, ''United'' Bumblebee is painted mainly in chromed golden yellow with silver bumpers. He was sold alongside his Cybertron Mode (see above) in the first assortment of ''United'' product.

:While very similar in appearance, this version of Bumblebee is cast in a lighter yellow plastic than the Henkei release, with most of his car mode parts (along with his robot mode head and forearms) painted over in gold. As noted above, he also features a silver front bumper and other painted details different from his previous TakaraTomy release.

:Unfortunately, because he is packaged in robot mode and his vehicle shell is entirely coated in paint, quite a number of Bumblebees have the gold paint between their jointed leg/hood panels and feet scratched off ''out of the box'', resulting in ugly scored lines on the hood in vehicle mode.
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===Generations===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 hand-held blasters
:Part of the Deluxe Class assortment of 'Thrilling 30' anniversary Generations toys, Bumblebee is a new mold with a robot mode inspired by Guido Guidi's design for the character, originally seen in '[[International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|issue 10]] of ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]''.

:He is packed in with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]],[[Spotlight: Bumblebee]].

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==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal Toy===
[[Image:1985 happymeal bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (1985)

:Non-poseable, non-transforming figurines of Bumblebee and three of his Mini-Vehicle chums (Cliffjumper, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]) comprised the very first line of Transformers [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|Happy Meal toys]], but alas, the figures did not see a full release, and were only test-marketed in St. Louis, Missouri. The two-tone figures were available in a variety of colour variations, with at least six different combinations for each of the four characters: Bumblebee is known to have been available in blue and red, red and black, green and black, blue and black, black and yellow, and black and red... yet not his traditional yellow and black!

::*''[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/artifacts/featuredart3.html More information on Happy Meal Bumblebee at the TF Artifacts List]''
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===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Bumblebee was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s earliest [[candy toy]] line, ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]''. Based more on his toy than his animation model, Bumblebee came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in various colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green and orange.

===Transformers Choco===

*'''Bumble''' (1985)
:A small solid-color, transforming snap-together model kit of Bumblebee was released as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys.
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===Decoy===
[[Image:Decoy_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
:Bumblebee was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Bumblebee was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Bumblebee was available as part of a nine-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Dinosauruer Strategy Game and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Bumblebee''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''26'''

: The Bumblebee figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (26, in Bumblebee's case). Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Decoy Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:SCF-Bumblebee-Spike.JPG|right|thumb|"ACT NATURAL."]]
*'''Bumble and Spike''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''5''' (painted), '''6''' (clear)

:A 3-inch PVC of Bumblebee with his best human friend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was released in the third wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' series. The figure was available in both full color and clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Bumble at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearBumble/bumble.htm More information on clear Super Collection Figure Bumble at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===

*'''Autobot Espionage Team''' (2003)

:The Bumblebee and Spike figurines were later sold as part of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, but since Hasbro didn't have the trademark on Bumblebee's name at the time, the set was simply collectively named the "Autobot Espionage Team". The pair were sold on a blister card and packaged with a character card and the right leg of the wave's collectable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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===MyClone===
[[Image:MyClone Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Oh wow they managed to let the kid friendly character look like a fat, grumpy old man.]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF010'''
** ''Accessories:'' Yellow display stand

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Bumblebee comes with a hexagonal yellow display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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===Q-Robo Collection===
[[Image:Qrobo bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)

:A super-deformed PVC of Bumblebee was released as part of the''[[Q-Robo Collection]]''. Like all the figures in the series, it was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent red color scheme.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_bumblebee.JPG|right|thumb|]]

*'''Bumble''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Bumblebee "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===History Collection===

[[Image:History_collection_bbee.jpg|right|thumb]]

*'''Bumble''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:Takara produced this PVC figurine of Bumblebee as part of their [[History Collection]] set. Despite its diminutive size, this two-piece full-color figure features articulated shoulders.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[Image:Hardhero_bumblebees.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (mini-statue, 2004)

:Standing at seven inches tall, [[Hard Hero]]'s Bumblebee cold cast porcelain mini-statue was limited to 1500 pieces and could link up with the company's previous [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime statue]] to form a small diorama. Notionally, he was supposed to be the "first in the Minibot series", though no more Minibot statues were produced.
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*'''Bumblebee''' (metallic chrome exclusive, 2004)

:A metallic golden chrome version of Hard Hero's Bumblebee statue, in homage to the original toy's Generation 2 chrome redeco, was offered as an exclusive by Coalition Comics in December 2004, limited to only 250 pieces.
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===Gummy Candy===
[[Image:ClassicsGummies.jpg|right|thumb|He's Bumblelicious!]]
*'''Transformers Gummy Candy''' (2006)

:Large [[Transformers Gummy Candy|gummy candies]] resembling his ''Classics'' toy packaged in a blister bubble.

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|22 years and five Robot Points later, he finally gets a gun. Revenge time!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Bumblebee is a small, 3-inch mostly-die-cast-metal statue of the little guy in a design that's surprisingly close to the original toy, with two wheels on each arm, a plate behind his head and sculpted details on his legs that are also based on the original toy. The only part where the cartoon model is given a preference is the head, including the face.

:''Titanium'' Bumblebee has joints at the waist, neck and shoulders, plus a removable pistol. He even comes with a little Autobot-sigil display base.

:This sculpt would've been used to make [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], but the ''Titanium'' line was canceled before that figure could be released.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Titanium Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

: A Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] two-pack, this set features "Supermetal Finish" (read: shiny) versions of the "Robot Master" ''Titaniums'' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

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===Palisades===
[[Image:Palisades_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (mini-statue, 2006)

:Initially intended to be an exclusive for [[BotCon 2005]], [[Palisades Toys]]' 4" Bumblebee mini-statue fell victim to a scheduling conflict and was instead released exclusively by NonStop Toys in 2006. One of the last four statues to come out of the Palisades Transformers range, Bumblebee was limited to 1000 pieces.
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===Diamond Select===
[[Image:Art_asylum_bumblebees.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (statue, 2007)

:This six-inch tall mini-bust of Bumblebee was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces.
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*'''Bumblebee Roto-Bank''' (money bank, 2009)

:Art Asylum also produced a Bumblebee money bank, equipped with poseable, rotating arms and head.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:G1 RobotHeroes BumblebeeVsSoundwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I wiw punch Soundwave into obwivion.]]
*'''Bumblebee & Soundwave''' (2007)

: ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Bumblebee is another piece of absolute adorableness. A soft-plastic figurine that combines the cartoon and toy elements of the original Bumblebee with a "super-deformed" style, he is jointed at the neck and shoulders. He came in a two-pack with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Robot Heroes'' Cliffjumper, of course.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Robot Heroes Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Mov2007-toy Slumblebee.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Slumblebee''' (2007)

: Slumblebee is, as his name suggests, a plush Bumblebee toy based on his original [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] form. Obviously he has no problems with articulation and passes the drop test with flying colors. You can transform him into his car mode (which is totally '''''not''''' a Beetle, as far as Volkswagen can prove) by turning him inside out. Truly he is a new zenith of cuteness.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Slumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Slumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard ClassicBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Classic Bumblebee''' (2007)

: A 22-point character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, "Classic" Bumblebee "transforms" into a yellow sports coupe, based on his ''Classics'' design. He uses the same parts layout as [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] and [[Blackjack]].

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===Boss Coffee===
[[Image:Boss_coffee_bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Bumblebee was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Bumblebee features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.
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===Attacktix===
[[Image:AttacktixBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|Well, if people are gonna keep drawing him carrying gigantic guns....]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Booster, 200?)
**''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF06'''

: Part of the second-series ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Boosters, Bumblebee is a "Rare" 10-point "Specialist" that fires a standard missile. His Special Power, "Infiltrate" allows Bumblebee, after being defeated and turning up white, to be placed anywhere on the opponents starting line. He also has an always-active power that lets him take a free turn if he defeats another "Specialist"-ranked piece with a higher point value than his own. Holy schneikies, he's a ''monster'' on the board.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:TFU08-toy_BumblebeeSuperSoaker.jpg|thumb|right|Electric charger not included!]]
*'''Bumblebee Super Soaker''' (2009)

: The Bumblebee [[wikipedia:Super_Soaker|Super Soaker]] is a yellow and black redeco of Hasbro's earlier "Sneak Attack 4-Way" water gun. The gun has several nozzle settings that allow it to fire a stream or fan of water straight forward, or streams in four other directions to surprise people and "soak 'em sideways".

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===Mighty Muggs===
[[Image:MightyMuggs_Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|Tubby lil' muggy all stuffed with <strike>fluff</strike> energon.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)

: [[Mighty Muggs]] Bumblebee is a [[super-deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with swiveling arms and head. His mold is different from the standard template used by most ''Transformers'' Muggs, as it is extra short and has Bumblebee's trademark "horns". On the other hand, he doesn't come with any weapons.

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===Transformers Wacky Wobblers===
[[Image:WackyWobblers_G1Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)

: This Bumblebee [[wikipedia:Bobblehead|bobblehead]] is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by [[wikipedia:Funko|Funko]]. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he also features arms that swivel at the shoulders. Bumblebee is affixed to a base with his name on it.
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==Fictional toys==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Bumblebee Fictional Toy Power Struggle.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
[[Anthony Duranti]]'s toy Bumblebee was articulated in the knees and probably the shoulders and elbows. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=whitemexbee White Mexican Bumblebee gallery at TF-1.com]

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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
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[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
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Breakdown (WFC)

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Autobot Hunter:

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:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:PrimeBreakdown-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|350px|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<ref>[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio</ref>

After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two. <ref>[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio</ref> Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds.

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|150px|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (WFC)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Fabio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German)}}

Breakdown had a long history with the Autobot known as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} to the point one would call them "archenemies". During their rivalry, Breakdown caused Bulkhead great pains. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]
When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—Bulkhead—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If you're going to give him as a [[A Gift For Megatron|present to Megatron]], [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:TFP_ep18_BD_optic_patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|250px|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as "Orion Pax". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]
Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[Image:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We have a crime scene here."]]
Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}

While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", or "Cylas". This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)}}
[[Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh... all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Online''===
Breakdown found [[Zhàn Rèn Xuányì]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
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[[Image:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|right|thumb|300px|IT'S... hammer time?]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-14'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class [[Cyberverse]], Breakdown transforms into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle-mode cannon, which has multiple 3mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles. As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor-Breakdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm green with envy!]]
*'''Apex Armor with Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, four missiles
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Vehicles, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] comes with a green redeco of Legion Class Breakdown.

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===Prime===
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[[Image:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]
*'''War Breakdown''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "Zamu" Arms Micron

: Only available in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into his massive armored truck mode. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and as part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu#Prime|Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck-mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).

: According to [[Aaron Archer]], while the mold is available for [[Hasbro]] to use, its production cost is in "no man's land," <ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> which stymies Hasbro's ability to put it in their normal price points. As of this writing, there are no plans to release the mold stateside. ''Why'' Hasbro elected not to make a toy of one of the six bad guys in the entire show and left it up to Takara... we couldn't tell you.

: This mold was differently [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed each time into [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]] and [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMWarBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on War Breakdown at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:Happy Meal Breakdown is a nontransforming SUV. Rotating the rear-mounted spare tire rotates the roof to reveal a cannon resembling the one he possessed on the show.
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==Notes==
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Hammer this [[Superman]]!]]
* Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*Promotional blurbs for the episode ''[[Deus ex Machina]]'' mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode — which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material — the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been ''Knock Out's'' original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a fiercely loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.
*Despite trying to kill [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], Breakdown has admitted to having a strange infatuation with her. [[Crossfire|That didn't last]].
*Breakdown's color scheme is an [[homage]] to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
* Breakdown's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal colorations, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''wōhmōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu
: Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wōh Burēkudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, "Strike")

==References==
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[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Talk:Transformers Hall of Fame

2013-02-01T02:40:31Z

Autobot Hunter:

Wheeljack (Kre-O)

2013-01-28T01:07:04Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Kreon Wheeljack wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

While '''Wheeljack'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> main job is working out ways to help the other Autobots track down new sources of [[Energon]], he prefers inventing things that explode. As a result, his lab is full of highly dangerous things, and he's become firm friends with [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], having been put back together by the other Autobot many times. He can't work without his Quantum Circuit Bender.

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] and Wheeljack were acting as security at the [[Autobot City Bank]] when [[Spinister (Kre-O)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (Kre-O)|Galvatron]] and [[Scorponok (Kre-O)|Scorponok]] attempted to rob it. When the Decepticons called in [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], the Autobots similarly called for backup, but were victims of Devastator's wrecking ball before anyone else turned up. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} He later infiltrated the Decepticon work site as a diversion with [[Cliffjumper (Kre-O)|Cliffjumper]]. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

== Toys ==
===Kre-O===
*'''Street Showdown''' w/ Wheeljack, Knock Out and 2 Driver [[Kreon]]s (2012, 273 pieces)

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[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
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Wheeljack (SG)

2013-01-28T01:05:38Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3.5|the evil insane Autobot|his heroic, slightly saner counterpart|Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Wheeljack shattered.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This can only end well.]]
'''Wheeljack''' is a mad scientist in both senses of the word: crazy ''and'' angry. He's been laughed out of the [[Autobot]] ranks, and he's itching for a chance to prove his inventions aren't worthless.

{{quote|I'm not crazy! Everyone else is just blind to my genius! I'll show you I'm not crazy! I’ll show ''every last one of them'' I'm not a foaming-mad megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur! As soon as I perfect my atomic supermutant [[alloygator]]s, ''you'll all see I wasn't crazy!!!''|Wheeljack addresses claims made against his sanity|"[[Eye in the Sky]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
Wheeljack created an army of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s to rain vengeance upon [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] for laughing at his genius. Dramatically riding into battle upon the head of a sauropod-styled Dinobot, Wheeljack proclaimed his intentions. However, Optimus convinced Wheeljack that if his Dinobots were able to take out the [[Decepticon]]s, he would be welcomed back into the fold. Upon being ordered to attack the Decepticons, the enthusiastic beasts gave out a rousing battle cry. Then they turned on each other. As punishment for his failure, Wheeljack found himself performing degradingly basic repairs to the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer systems and was told that, should he sabotage the ship, he would be on it when it launched. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

Following the Ark's crash onto [[Earth]], [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] ordered Wheeljack to adjust the ship's computer [[Teletraan-X]] to accept commands from only the two of them. After that was done, he, Rodimus, and [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], aided by [[Buster Witwicky (SG)|some]] [[Butch Witwicky (SG)|human]] [[Spike Witwicky (SG)|allies]], infiltrated and took over [[Burpleson Air Force Base]], a command station for a [[human]] [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|orbital defense weapon]]. When the Decepticons attacked the base, Wheeljack was somewhat damaged and wandering the corridors when he was accosted by [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] and [[Sephie Beller|a Decepticon-allied human]] who accused him, ''him'' of being crazy. So he gave chase. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

Goldbug enlisted Wheeljack and [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] to build a [[stellar spanner|Stellar Spanner]], claiming that Rodimus had commanded it be done under "project silence". They were lacking a volunteer to try the Spanner when they were fortuitously attacked by [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]]. While Heatwave blasted Side Burn (who was later Mysteriously Fine), Wheeljack and Goldbug grabbed Heatwave, and Wheeljack had the idea of forcing the Decepticon to transform. They bound him up and put him in the spanner, though he still managed to deliver a solid kick to Wheeljack. Annoyed, Wheeljack was so deep in this thoughts that he didn't have time to react when [[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] subsequently took him out with a [[Jet judo|Jet-Judo]] throw. Wheeljack was merely feigning, of course, and used an electro-shell to activate the Spanner. His victory was short-lived, as Blitzwing began broadcasting the noise the humans called "music" over the Autobot comm frequency, forcing Wheeljack to retreat with the others. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

When Sephie Beller had herself augmented with Cybertronian technology, Rodimus had Wheeljack turn his microwave gun on her. The gun successfully neutralized her, though Wheeljack was offended by Rodimus's suggestion she was dead, affirming that she would be perfectly fine when he and [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] vivisected her. Once he had Sephie properly bound, Wheeljack restored her to consciousness and asked her to answer some scientific questions while he carried out his work. Unfortunately Wheeljack didn't get a chance to get started before [[Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber]] started acting up. When Rodimus informed him that there was a jamming field covering the area, Wheeljack realized with disappointment that his test subject was going to be used as a hostage instead. When the party was crashed by [[R.J. Blackrock]] in a giant [[Centurion (SG)|suit of power armor]], Wheeljack tried to turn the microwave gun on him, only to be sent flying by a missile. {{storylink|Transhuman}}

[[Image:Timelines5-WheeljackSlicer.jpg|left|100px|thumb|We [http://alt2day.dyndns.org/ already knew] SG Wheeljack was a dimension-hopper.]]

Still serving Rodimus, Wheeljack eventually perfected a portable form of the stellar spanner, which he was able to mount as a drive system for a spacecraft. Using this, he began travel to other universes, in an effort to track the journey of [[Nexus Prime]]. On one such excursion he managed to deceive [[Slicer]] into thinking he was a future version of the Decepticon, and so through trade he obtained a sample of [[Forestonite]]. Before Slicer could realize that he'd been given a bum deal, Wheeljack was long gone. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===''Recordicons''===
Wheeljack and a team of Autobots under the command of both [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] fought [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (SG)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]". According to Ravage, anyway. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #3|Recordicons #3}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2010Slice.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I don't hafta be French if you don't want me to be.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 attendee freebie)
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], "[[Slicer|Decepticon Slice]]" transforms into blue rally-deco sports car resembling a Mercedes Benz SLK R170 with red and black stripes. He has a pair of dark red clear-plastic guns: one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Slice in various ways in both modes. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "[[Powerlinx]]" combiner. He was given free to [[BotCon 2010]] Primus Package attendees.

: This toy was also redecoed as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Downshift. The Autobot symbol sculpted into his collarbone is painted purple so that he can be [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' Wheeljack.

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==Notes==
*Wheeljack's body is based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], while his colors are based on [[Slicer]], who is a [[redeco]] of Wheeljack's [[Action Master]] toy. Eventually, BotCon 2010 would take advantage of this by releasing a Slicer toy who could double as Wheeljack.

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Shockwave (BS)

2013-01-28T01:04:35Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from ''[[Bot Shots]]''.''
[[image:ShockwaveBSRender.JPG|thumb|right|200px|10 WIN<br>20 GOTO 10]]

'''Shockwave''' is highly logical and highly powerful. He picks the perfect evil device for every opponent, using a [[Transmetal driver]] to amp up his power or overclocking his magnum engines for extra speed.

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==Fiction==
===Bot Shots Adventure Mode===
[[Image:BSSHockwavescreen.JPG|thumb|left|250px]]
Shockwave is the master of the [[Kaon]] gladiatorial pits.
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==Toys==
===Bot Shots===
[[Image:Shockwave-Robot.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Number'': '''BP010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''235'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''835'''
***''Sword strength'': '''550'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots]]'' 3 packs, Shockwave is a small, purple tank with a spring that allows him to transform automatically when the front of the tank is hit. Like all other Bot Shots, a cube in his chest can rotate, displaying his three attack types and their respective strengths. His chest/torso and possibly his"T"-shaped face are based on [[Dark of the Moon]] [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]].

: He was only available in a set with [[Ironhide (BS)#3pack|Ironhide]] and [[Brawl (BS)#3pack|Brawl]].

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[[Image:Bot_Shots_Super_Bot_Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''330'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''995'''
***''Sword strength'': '''300'''

: This translucent-plastic, minimal-[[paint operation|paint]] Super Bot version of Shockwave was packed one to a case as part of the fifth wave of single-packed Bot Shots. He has a really, ''really'' good Blaster stat.

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==Notes==
* As a tank-form Bot Shot, Shockwave shares parts with tank-mode [[Megatron (BS)|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (BS)|Brawl]].
* This robot-mode design is based mostly around the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)| Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], with a few touches from the [[Shockwave (G1)|original Shockwave]] thrown in.

[[Category:Bot Shots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]

Shockwave (WFC)

2013-01-28T01:04:00Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shockwave-RageoftheDinobots3cover.jpg|right|thumb|300px|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic]]

'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (Prime)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===IDW comics===

[[Image:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And as purple as he is logical.]]

Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to the investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into forms resembling those alien creatures. These Autobot heroes would become the greatest Decepticon weapons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quells this visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral beserker. {{storylink|Fall}}

After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind. Left to his own devices, Shockwave rediscovered a forgotten race of Transformers, the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s, and kept close contact with one of their leaders, [[Ser-Ket]]. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1}}

=== ''Prime'' cartoon ===
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Sobolov]] (English)

[[Image:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]

While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineering [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Shockwave was still inside the space bridge when it exploded, but Cliffjumper hoped he survived, as he wanted a rematch. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''

[[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''
[[Image:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|300px|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reisde in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (Prime)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the large reptiles he saw on the planet.

After [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on the Autobot's Ark, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get the there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower.

Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (Prime)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his right arm off and knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Shockwave arrived on [[You|your]] street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

==Commercial appearances==
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''
[[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." <br/> "Acknowledged, Master Control." <br/> "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / 003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, revealing a socket on his wrist that a tab underneath his cannon can mount to. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large y-shaped barrel that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The y-shaped barrel part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the y-shaped barrel part, effectively serving as an extension of the barrel in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Air Raid (FOC)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, [[December 15|12-15]]-[[2012|12]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the first release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.
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===Beast Hunters===
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, [[April]]-[[2013]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]''.

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]].
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence- and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.



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===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")

Shockwave (Kre-O)

2013-01-28T01:03:31Z

Autobot Hunter:

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''

[[Image:BotStars-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Algebra? Really?"]]

'''Shockwave''' uses math. For evil.

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
During a robot dance competition, Shockwave was among the three judges, all of whom were Decepticons. Despite [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s phenomenal performance, he scored the Autobot at 1/2. For [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]], despite awful technique and a nasty fall, he scored the Decepticon a 10². The [[commentator]] was skeptical. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

He was present in the audience during Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron's boxing(?) match. He also cheered when Megatron lost...{{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

He was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[Image:KreO Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Not having my own Kre-O set is highly illogical.]]
* '''[[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]''' w/ Megatron, Shockwave, Specialist Kreon, and police officer Kreon. (2011, 310 pieces)

:Available in the Megatron Kre-O kit, Shockwave is a one-eyed purple [[Kreon]] with a gun for a left hand. Interestingly, Kreon Shockwave's chest is orange, like [[Shockwave (G1)|''Generation 1'']] [[Action Master]] [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Shockwave]], while the lines in the orange section harken to [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']] [[Shockblast]]'s chest design.

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==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMBgjktWPQ KRE-O TRANSFORMERS "Bot Stars" @ YouTube]

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

Shockwave (Animated)

2013-01-28T01:03:04Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Longarm}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFA Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My awesomeness is logical.]]

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. This size-changing master of disguise has infiltrated the Autobot security apparatus at the highest level: his cover persona is '''Longarm Prime''', head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], reporting directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] himself. The undercover Decepticon is the perfect agent to pull this off, as he's able to change his voice, his appearance, and even his energy signature. This puts Shockwave in the perfect position to undermine and mislead the Autobots while feeding strategic information to his true master. To establish his credibility, "Longarm" attended the [[Autobot boot camp]] alongside Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Over the years, he worked his way up the Autobot hierarchy until finally he was promoted to be the very head of the Intelligence Division itself!

Befitting a double agent, Shockwave is highly secretive and fearful of detection. Befitting a cartoon villain, he can confidently give those secrets away if he thinks he's winning. If he suspects his cover may be compromised, he's given to acts of desperation.

{{bigquote|Rise, Shockwave: my most loyal servant!|Megatron|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] (Japanese), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Ulisses Bezerra]] (Portuguese), [[Leonardo Salas]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3)

[[Image:TFA Longarm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why am I wearing a scuba mask?]]

[[Image:TFA Shockwave DoubleAgent.jpg|thumb|right|150px|So does that mean he's Shockwave Prime?]]
''Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to impersonate effectively a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.''

''With the aid of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} Shockwave crafted a young Autobot persona and form for himself from old historical records <ref>Shockwave's on-package bio</ref> and enrolled in [[Autobot boot camp]], where his ability to stretch his limbs to great lengths (a limited use of his ability to change shape and size) earned him the name "Longarm" from his drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]. However, he slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit [[Wasp]], whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself. He suggested that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], so that Bumblebee could take all the credit himself. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave took matters into his own hands during a training exercise and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline Bumblebee and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work.

Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and eventually became the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. Now "Longarm [[Prime (rank)#Transformers Animated|'''Prime''']]", he remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles that Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} He murdered [[Highbrow (Animated)|Intel director Highbrow]] to get the job. <ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>

''After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a [[space bridge]] that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp. He reported the news to Longarm Prime on Cybertron, but of course, that accomplished nothing. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Anim shockwave pinchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pinchy pinchy!]]

When the completed space bridge failed to function, Megatron contacted Shockwave and instructed him to locate the top space bridge specialist on Cybertron to help correct the problem. Shockwave was surprised to discover that the specialist was already on Earth; it was Bulkhead! Bulkhead was subsequently captured by Megatron and forced to perfect the space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The other Autobots arrived too late to stop him, and they were defeated by the Decepticons and strung up to watch as the bridge was activated. Shockwave revealed his alter ego of Longarm Prime to the Autobots, disclosing that he had already given Megatron an appropriate access code and forcing Bumblebee to feel the shame of sending an innocent Wasp to prison. When Megatron tried to test the space bridge by sending Optimus Prime through it, Shockwave assured his master that he awaited the "test subject" on the other side. Unfortunately, an attempt by Megatron to boost power caused the space bridge to overload, deleting the access code and setting the space bridge to random coordinates. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assured Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space Bridge nexus. Shockwave then contacted [[Team Chaar]], who had successfully taken over a space bridge and were ready to use it in order to gate to Cybertron. [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, only to have Shockwave deny her request. She was to stay put with her team and wait for Megatron to arrive, even if he was megacycles overdue.

[[Image:TransWarpedBlurrLongarm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoops—there's a bug on your head, Blurr. Holllld stilll..."]]

Not long afterward, the entire Space Bridge Nexus powered down. Confused, Longarm questioned Cybertron Command, and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed him that Ultra Magnus had ordered the shutdown in order to prevent the Decepticons from accessing Cybertron. Just then, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and (very) quickly informed Longarm that while on Earth, he had intercepted a transmission between Megatron and his double agent on Cybertron, Shockwave. Further, Blurr noted that Shockwave's voice didn't match that of the suspected Wasp, but quick search of the Cybertron Intel Database would allow them to find the true identity of the traitor. Shocked, Longarm asked if Blurr had shared this information with anyone else. When Blurr replied that he had not, Shockwave decided it would be wise to quiet him down—permanently. Blurr eluded his initial attempts and escaped into the corridors around the nexus control center. Rather than give chase, Shockwave simply had the corridors' security hatches slam shut and close in on Blurr, trapping and crushing him.

At the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]], Longarm handed over Blurr's remains to Cliffjumper, calling the small cube "sensitive materials." He received an incoming transmission from Lord Megatron in his private office. They traded information on their respective setbacks, but Megatron assured Shockwave that he had [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|a method]] of preventing the Earth Autobots from blowing Shockwave's cover.

Shortly, Longarm Prime attended an [[Autobot High Council]] meeting, where Ultra Magnus declared that the Decepticons' attacks were too organized to be random acts of sabotage. Rather, evidence pointed to a double agent in the Autobots' midst. Longarm nervously pointed out that the Decepticon uprisings had started after Wasp's escape, making the cause plain. Ultra Magnus agreed and ordered [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel Prime to organize an Elite Guard Unit to find the escapee. He then requested that the Earth-bound Autobots be contacted. Increasingly distraught, Longarm declared that all communications should be first filtered through him, without exceptions—for the sake of security and the protection of Cybertron, naturally. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Unfortunately, Longarm's insistence on diverting blame toward Wasp was his undoing. When Wasp headed to Earth, Ultra Magnus didn't inform him about Wasp's destination until the Elite Guard's ship was in sight of the planet. Knowing he was on the verge of being exposed, Shockwave tried to contact Megatron, but still received no response. With no other orders on how to proceed, Shockwave took matters into his own hands: In an effort to inflict one last blow to the Autobots, Shockwave attacked and seriously damaged Ultra Magnus, stealing his Magnus hammer in the process. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

When the Autobots became trapped in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] virtual reality, Shockwave appeared to invade and attack Earth. However, he didn't seem to do much besides set an apartment on fire. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Shockwave TrueColors.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Wish you'd bought that repaint now, don't you?]]
After escaping, Shockwave hid in an underground tunnel, concealed from detection, waiting for Megatron to call. The Decepticon leader, trapped inside of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] along with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], contacted Shockwave, who revealed a way to gain the access codes for Omega Supreme. However, Shockwave was soon discovered by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. He easily defeated them and went to find the female intelligence agent [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. To do this, he "asked" an informant-bot named [[Rattletrap]] for the directions. However, he apparently got lost, and so merely hid and waited for Fanzone and Ratchet to find her. He battled Ratchet and severely wounded the elderly Autobot. During the battle, he then found Ultra Magnus, still wounded. He was about to kill him for good when Ratchet used his EMP generator on both Shockwave ''and'' Ultra Magnus's hammer. Ratchet was then distracted by the arrival of temporary Magnus Sentinel Prime. After getting back online, Shockwave took Arcee and escaped to Omega Supreme, using the access codes to transwarp to Earth's orbit. He then celebrated his freedom to serve Megatron openly by [[electronic paint job|changing]] into more... [[Shockwave (G1)|suitable colors]], while Lugnut silently fumed at Megatron's description of him as his "most loyal servant". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|left|240px|It is only logical that you're an idiot.]]
Shockwave worked on the captured Arcee, initially hitting an early datatrax from her time as a teacher before the Great War. Megatron assured his "ever-loyal Shockwave" that if any bot could access the right datatrax, it was him. Combined with some taunting by Starscream, this sent Lugnut into a frenzy of jealousy, and he knocked Shockwave across the room as he begged for Megatron's favour. Shockwave in turn pointed out that while Lugnut was "fawning at Megatron's feet", he'd risked "spark and servo" as a double agent. This didn't go over well, and soon the two purple 'Cons were fighting one another. Later, with both sent to convert material from the wrecked [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] into [[Lugnut Supreme|clones of Omega Supreme]], Shockwave could be seen pointing and laughing at a misfortune on his rival's part.

After dropping a bit of stripped material from the wrecked ship, unwittingly nearly crushing a spying Bumblebee, Shockwave returned to working on Arcee and successfully restored her to the [[The Thrill of the Hunt|point at which her memory was wiped]]. Briefly returning to his grey "Longarm" mode, he confirmed that she had the activation codes, so he ripped the wires which artificially sustained her from her head, knocking her back into stasis. Outside, with the clones ready for activation, he rebooted Arcee. Despite "Longarm's" prompting, she refused to give the activation codes to Megatron voluntarily. Instead, Shockwave knocked her back into stasis and extracted the codes manually, making no comment when they ended up in Lugnut and Megatron proclaimed Lugnut his "most loyal lieutenant". As it turned out, however, the codes which Shockwave had torn from Arcee were missing a crucial "security upgrade patch", and he was forced to rig up an inelegant bypass—involving Lugnut directly puppeteering the clones—until he could retrieve the rest of the code from Arcee. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:EndGamePartII-Longarm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You wouldn't hit a purple guy, would you?]]

As Shockwave attempted to find the patch in Arcee's processor, Megatron grew impatient with Lugnut's giving a long speech on the greatness of his Glorious Leader before he would actually do anything with the clones, and angrily inquired of Shockwave if he was done yet. Shockwave replied, with great amusement in his voice, that he was still working on it and Megatron would have to relay all orders through Lugnut for the time being.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decepticons have failed forevermore.]]

Apparently, he gave up on extracting the patch, and instead left Arcee—her datatrax once again reverted to her teaching days—on the lunar surface as a trap, while he waited to ambush any Autobots who came for her and Omega Supreme. The group which transwarped there, led by Ratchet, blundered straight into the trap, and Ratchet was forced to flee with Arcee and [[Sari Sumdac]] while Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted their old classmate. While Shockwave initially had little difficulty as they attempted to attack from distance, he couldn't deal with Bulkhead's strength Bot-to-Con, and was left sprawled on the lunar surface, his cannon knocked out of reach. In a desperate attempt to buy time, he switched to Longarm mode—forgetting to activate his [[electronic paint job]]—but the pair of Autobots were not impressed, and Bulkhead smashed the cannon.

He was last seen as the Autobots' prisoner, being paraded before a large crowd on Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

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===''The Cool'' comic===

With all foes defeated, Megatron contacted Shockwave on Cybertron to activate the [[Space Bridge]]. When the Space Bridge would not work, Shockwave deduced that it had yet to be connected to a power source. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

As Ultra Magnus lay wounded in a medical facility, Shockwave plotted to end the Autobot's vital functions once and for all. His assassination attempt was foiled by the combined efforts of Ratchet and Ultra Magnus though, and although victory seemed briefly within Shockwave's reach, having acquired the famed Magnus Hammer, he did not anticipate it still being under Ultra Magnus's control, and was electrocuted to death for his troubles. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}

===Toy bios===
After graduating near the top of his class at the [[Autobot Academy]], he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to become the head of its Intelligence Division. Though he normally enjoys a subtle approach, blackmailing Autobots in positions of authority, Bumblebee's hyperactive personality annoys him enough to make him break cover and attack the Autobot directly.

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|134px]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English)
When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] put out the call to his Decepticons to take as many Space Bridges as they could, Shockwave reported back that they'd captured over a dozen and were ready to invade Cybertron. Megatron radioed back to stand by and wait for his orders. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Longarmanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Punch.]]
[[Image:Shockwaveanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Counterpunch.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-14'''
:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, ''Animated'' Shockwave becomes both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, one can stretch out his Shockwave-mode limbs to emulate his limb-stretching ability in Longarm mode (albeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and converts into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The center panel on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold. Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style, and is visible in his Autobot modes. Additionally, the only mode in which Longarm's head is not fully visible is Shockwave himself.

:All the differences between Shockwave and Longarm can be difficult to remember, even for Hasbro. In the "tank mode" picture at right, the secondary guns are incorrectly folded back. On the back of this toy's box, there are several small transformation errors, the most obvious being that only ''one'' of Shockwave's shoulders has been correctly rotated up. Also, the toy [[instruction booklet|instructions]] do not show Shockwave's neck as correctly extended (his chin is touching his chestplate in the instructions, just as for Longarm). They also fail to mention that you can bend his upper torso forward as Shockwave to better replicate the slouch that he has in the cartoon. In his Longarm mode, it is also possible to extend his neck and push the tab forward, so that he maintains his Longarm face while having a better-articulated neck.

:The instructions for the trilingual packaging version of Shockwave have an odd error, in the space that should explain the transformation for his hands, is a glitched/overlapping version of the final two steps instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Animated longarm targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chugway.<ref>According to the ''Animated'' DVD closed captioning for [[Autoboot Camp]].</ref>]]
[[Image:Animated shockwave targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One-eyed one-horned giant purple [[Blurr (Animated)|people squisher...]] ]]
* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple [[redeco]] of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently unaltered [[Activators]]-class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores [[exclusive]], this set was available simultaneously with the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]/[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]] multi-pack. Although this version seems to be a less convincing Autobot due to its purple paintjob, in one respect he would be a better spy in this form, as the redeco doesn't have the Decepticon symbol on the cannon arm to give him away. The Autobot and Decepticon symbols are also now red and purple, as opposed to the original silver and gold.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Purple Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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* '''Shockwave Original Ver.''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-42'''

: The Japanese edition of purple Shockwave is available on his own, and like most of the Japanese ''Animated'' toys, he features a shiny metallic finish for some of his purple parts, including his chest and main shoulder and leg pieces. The Decepticon insignia on his cannon also makes its return, this time in purple.
: Oddly, despite Japanese toys generally having less stringent [[For safety reasons|safety requirements]] than in America, the soft plastic used on this Shockwave's claws and antennae are made of a noticeably more rubbery plastic than in Hasbro's release.

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==Notes==
* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from Generation 1, reusing precisely the same British-accented, [[Wikipedia:Sark (Tron)|David-Warner-inspired]] voice for the character (while employing an American accented variation for Longarm). In an online interview with Seibertron.com in early 2009 (sadly lost owing to a server crash), Burton revealed that Shockwave's inclusion in Season 2 arose from a between-scenes conversation he had with the production team, regarding how little the original Shockwave actually had to do.
* In somewhat of a reversal, while this incarnation of Shockwave has much fewer appearances than his original incarnation, he does a heck of a lot more stuff: in just a few fleeting appearances on Animated, Shockwave manages to destroy Wasp's life, kill/nearly kill a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]], bring down Cybertron's entire interplanetary transport and communications system, brutally assault the Magnus (and steal his hammer!), and give Megatron control of the Autobots' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|most feared and powerful weapon]]. Oh, and according to the Almanacs, he probably offed Highbrow, and Magnus wasn't going to survive.
* While Shockwave possesses the single, round optic and window-chest of his Generation 1 counterpart, much of the rest of his body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders and the rear treads end up on the back of his lower legs, plus he has the large, spiky "antlers" on his head. Additionally, Shockwave's vehicle mode appears to be loosely based on one of the [[Transtech]] sketch designs for Megatron, with the high angled treads and turret. However, Shockwave is much thinner and taller than Megatron, and is also able to bend his knees.
[[Image:Chugway.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Closed Captioning provided by the Zero Wing Translation Team.]]
* The [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|DVD]] closed captioning for the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" misspelled Shockwave's name as '''Chugway'''. Seriously. No, it's not a joke.
* Shockwave's status as an Elite Guard member in his Longarm identity is an issue fraught with much confusion. His on-package [[bio]] states that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to reach his current position; this theoretically meshes with Longarm's cover story in "Autoboot Camp", where he states that he wishes to become an Elite Guard intelligence officer<ref>On the other hand, ''everyone else'' (outside of Bulkhead) in Sentinel Minor's recruit line-up stated that they wanted to serve some function in the Elite Guard, and none of them actually ended up in it.</ref>. However, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has informed this wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of that group in the cartoon continuity. Shockwave's status as a nonmember of the Elite Guard is supported by Longarm's lack of the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol, and the evident fact that, while Longarm ''is'' head of the Autobot Intelligence Division, the Autobot Intelligence Division is ''not'' a part of the Elite Guard; Longarm's immediate predecessor as head of the organization, [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], did not sport the Elite Guard symbol either. Adding to this confusion, Longarm was drawn with an Elite Guard symbol in [[Dispatches|''The Arrival'' #1]], but this seems to have been in error, as Sentinel Prime {{m-}} stated to be ''the second-in-command'' of the Elite Guard in the story {{m-}} sported a normal Autobot symbol throughout it, suggesting the symbol-paster got confused. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' suggests that part of the reason Shockwave isn't an Elite Guardsman is toy-based. The toy's faction symbol rotates to switch allegiances, and the wider Elite Guard symbol wouldn't have been mechanically feasible.
[[Image:Shockwave_goodside.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I hear this is my good side...]]
*Both "Shockwave and "Longarm" have official alternate capitalizations. The credits of "[[TransWarped]]" give "LongArm Prime", and the credits for "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" have "ShockWave".
* Despite not having a face, Shockwave still manages to have a [[chin]].
* Like [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Shockwave has the ability to fly despite having a land-based vehicle mode. Unlike Soundwave, his ability is explained by having rocket boosters in his feet [[Megatron (Animated)|like]] [[Starscream (Animated)|several]] [[Lugnut (Animated)|other]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticons]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Longarm''' (ロングアーム ''Ronguāmu'')

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Shockwave (SG)

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Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon ambassador|his evil counterpart|Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave}}
[[Image:ShockwaveSG.jpg|right|75px|thumb|SG [[Fistfight (SG)|Fistfight]] is his Niles.]]

:''Shockwave is a heroic [[Decepticon]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''

'''Shockwave''' is a [[Decepticon]] whose skills are at relations between organisms, working as the ambassador between Earth and the Decepticons, along with his aide [[Fistfight (SG)|Fistfight]]. Calm, wizened, he's intelligent and patient, though no scientist. Like most Decepticons, he's more than willing to put his life on the line to save humans. Although his fighting techniques are entirely defensive, he's more than capable of putting a hole through any Autobot.
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==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
[[Image:SGShockwaveTranshuman.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Now that's how you pick up chicks.]]

After mistaking [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] for [[Cliffjumper (SG)|his universe's Cliffjumper]], [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] mistakenly believed that his time in the [[Rad Zone]] had damaged his circuitry, and noted that perhaps they should have Shockwave take a look at him. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}

When the Decepticons got a two-way [[stellar spanner]] going between [[Earth]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron assigned Shockwave to Earth as an ambassador. Shockwave arrived at the base on Earth and was greeted by [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and [[Henri Arkeville|Professor Arkeville]]. He was particularly interested in talking to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and hearing more about [[Primus]]. Shockwave attended the unveiling of the [[Mega-Rig]], aiming to meet [[R.J. Blackrock]] and [[Shore|Senator Shore]]. When a group of Autobots attacked the ceremony, Shockwave acted only in defense. The human [[Sephie Beller]] came under threat from [[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]], and Shockwave acted quickly, taking the missile which would surely
have killed her.

Though he was seriously damaged, he survived and was taken back to base for repairs. Sephie blamed herself for his injuries and got herself upgraded with Cybertronian technology. Though the other Decepticons didn't approve of it, Starscream's scans of her tech provided several vital tips to boost Shockwave's self-repair, saving his life. He was soon on his feet, albeit unsteadily, and greeted Sephie when the Decepticons brought her back to base. {{storylink|Transhuman}}

==Notes==
*Shockwave's body is based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Shockblast]]. According to [[Trent Troop]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/432147-new-tfcc-prose-story-4.html#post6360334]</ref>, his colors were chosen because they were the opposite of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]].

==References==
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Shockwave (TransTech)

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Autobot Hunter:

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]] [[continuity]].''
[[Image:Shockwavetranstech.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cuts people open. For ''SCIENCE!'']]
'''Shockwave''' is a ''morally ambiguous'' being who works in the Menacing and Foreboding Sciences Division of the [[Axiom Nexus]] military. He's backed up by an army of completely silent soldiers. He's a very serious-minded figure who dissects people for the greater good, under the command of [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]].

Megatron first enlisted Shockwave as a prisoner of war, after the defeat of Shockwave's former master, [[Jhiaxus (TransTech)|Jhiaxus]], in the aftermath of the "[[Liege Maximo]] incident." During these early years, Shockwave singlehandedly forged Cybertronian technological advances, but darkly. It was for these war crimes that Shockwave was almost executed, had Megatron not interceded. Though decidedly amoral, Shockwave and his talents could be extremely useful if directed properly.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Shockwave's TFCC profile]]</ref>

He never wants to speak of his traumatic encounter with the beings from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Malgus Cluster]] again.

{{quote|"Oh, you ''are'' evil!"<br>"No. I'm morally ambiguous."|'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' and '''Shockwave'''|"[[Bee in the City]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Ho]] (English)

When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and [[Sari Sumdac]] arrived in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]], Shockwave arrested Optimus and Sari for being a [[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]] and having a [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffin]], respectively, which are forbidden in Axiom Nexus. He apprehended [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]] for a while until Bumblebee, [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Megatron (BW)|"Joe"]] came to the rescue. However, "Joe" was actually Megatron, who was planning to steal the key and use it for his own twisted purposes.

After being defeated by Megatron and his army, helping the others defeat Megatron by telling the army the downsides of Cybertronian life, and giving Sari back her key, Shockwave used his proper authority to return the Malgus trio to their own dimension and swore to never speak of this again! {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
[[Image:Shockwavetranscendent.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Never RSVP to this guy's parties.]]
Shockwave's attention was drawn to three targets of interest that had been drawn to [[Axiom Nexus]]. The three were assigned to [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s care, and while the group walked through the city, Shockwave's goons grabbed one of them, [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}} Breakaway soon found himself in Shockwave's lab, strapped to a table with his communicators disabled. As Commander Megatron approached, Shockwave assured his victim that his suffering would benefit his people. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}}

Soon [[Ratbat (TransTech)|Senator Ratbat]] came to observe, as he was worried about the legalities of this operation. Shockwave noted that Breakaway's physiology presented unimaginable learning possibilities, and that his death, though regrettable, was an acceptable price to pay. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}}

But Alpha Trion, [[:Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes|his acolytes]], and the [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|two other]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|targets-of-interest]] had other ideas. They ambushed the [[Transwarp Complex]] and quickly and violently made their way into Shockwave's lab. Though Shockwave's preparations for his experiments on Breakaway were not complete, Megatron ordered the scientist into battle. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}}

Shockwave ended up facing off against the giant [[Immorticon]], and fared very poorly in the match-up. Megatron was able to render assistance by blasting Immorticon into oblivion, but not before Shockwave suffered a great deal of crushing and removal of body parts. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:TransShock.jpeg|right|150px|thumb|Who knew <s>evil</s> ''morally ambiguous'' scientists transform into super-cool dragsters!]]
* Shockwave's design was originally created when ''[[Transtech]]'' was a planned sequel to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', and is often assumed to have been a returning [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. His [[Fun Publications]] self is a different person, however.
*Remember, ''not'' evil—morally ambiguous.
*His hobbies include, respectively: conducting <s>an evil</s> a ''morally ambiguous'' experiment, filing a report of said experiment, having a cup of afternoon tea, and listening to [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]] whine.
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Shockwave (Movie)

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most bewildering foe: the faceless!]]

'''Shockwave''' was left to watch [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, arriving on Earth to hunt for the [[AllSpark]] shortly after Megatron. A peerless scientist with deadly efficiency and a cold devotion to logic, he is one of the very few who could rival Megatron. Shockwave is ready and willing to destroy the Autobots with his arm-mounted AstroMag Cannon.

{{bigquote|Emotionless, coldly logical, utterly ruthless... killing is all Shockwave lives for.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Dark of the Moon issue 1|''Dark of the Moon'' #1]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film prequel comics===
[[Image:Foundation1-Shockwavedoesntlikeit.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"'''Your star burns!''' I require frozen treats."]]
Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The [[AllSpark]] had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. Shockwave chose to rally behind [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. However, he faced opposition from the non-believer [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], and Shockwave joined [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and several others in repelling their attacks. Ultimately, Sentinel Prime won the day, as he and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] were successful in locating the lost AllSpark and harnessing a new sun to orbit. This, however, did not please Shockwave. Now that the war was over, he was dissatisfied, and he no longer knew his purpose. This shocked his old friend, Megatron, and Shockwave explained that it was the journey he enjoyed, not the destination. Plus, well, that new sun was kind of bright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

The next day, Megatron detailed to Shockwave how he had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus, where Sentinel had tried to pass on leadership to Optimus, who refused, unable to accept he was also a Prime. At the outskirts of [[Thetacon (polity)|Thetacon]], they encountered a [[Driller]], a subterranean lifeform that had been brought to the planet's surface by the new energy flowing through it, which was attacking a group of [[Hatchling]]s and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Shockwave was amazed by the creature and called it "magnificent". After besting it, he joined the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] that Sentinel placed under Megatron's command, rooting out dissident Transformers. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

After the war broke out he joined the Decepticons. As Starscream was asking what to do next minutes before the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] went to space, Shockwave told him that they would obey Megatron's orders without any question. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} When the Autobots attacked [[Simfur Temple]], Shockwave attempted to apprehend [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], but with no success. When Starscream blew up the [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]] carrying Sentinel and his [[pillar|secret weapon]], Shockwave ordered the annihilation of the retreating Autobots, but Megatron made him stand down, gleefully predicting Optimus would return with a vengeance. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Shockwave returned with Megatron to his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]] during Optimus's revenge attack. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Shockwave asked Megatron if he could kill Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] after they had been stuck by the [[smelting pool]], but Megatron was disappointed by Shockwave's lack of vision. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Optimus got inside to fight Megatron, while Starscream and Shockwave attempted to kill their former comrade Ironhide. Suddenly, the skies darkened: the Autobots had attacked the citadel to distract the Decepticons from their true goal of stealing the AllSpark from the temple. Optimus blasted Starscream and Shockwave, and the two Autobots escaped. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[Image:RisingStorm2-ShockwaveAllSpark.jpg|thumb|250px|]] Some time later, after the Autobots sent the All Spark into space, Starscream left Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons still on Cybertron as he went in search of his prize. During a battle with a team of Autobots, Shockwave heard the scream of the AllSpark when it was found by [[Sector Seven]]. Leaving [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in charge of the Decepticons on Cybertron, Shockwave set out in an impossibly fast ship, swearing not to return without the AllSpark. He crashed in Tunguska, [[Siberia]] in [[1908]].<ref>''Rising Storm'' issue 2 reveals that Shockwave caused the mysterious real-life [[wikipedia:Tunguska_event|Tunguska event.]]</ref> He remained buried there in [[stasis lock]], healing until [[Soviet Union|Soviet Russia]] found him ten years later. Using stolen research from the U.S., who had found Megatron the same way, the Russians reverse-engineered his technology to invent nuclear power plants. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}

There were no digital records of Shockwave's existence, and the physical documents pertaining to him were lost, burned, shredded or stolen in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse. The Siberian facility was abandoned and Shockwave was left forgotten. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}
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===Titan Magazines===
While Starscream doesn't like or trust Shockwave, he respects his intelligence and, if he had to choose, would give the nod to Shockwave being his successor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Quick, add him to the character list!]]
At some point during 2009, Shockwave was caught on film and the event was written up for a newspaper article. A newspaper page with the headline "Mysterious Robot Spotted" was discarded in [[Egypt]], where it was sucked up by a rampaging [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
[[Image:RisingStorm_Shockwave_and_astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Astrotrain, go away. You're spoiling the G1 ambiance around me."]]
Soundwave discovered the satirical article and its photograph, and deduced it was based on stolen Soviet documents. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} In [[2010]], Megatron freed Shockwave and brought him to his "base" in [[Namibia]], where he was eager to get back to killing Autobots as soon as possible. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Shockwave and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] made their presence known on Earth near [[Dalian]], [[China]], where they quickly disposed of the Autobots [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and stole material for a mysterious construction project.

Shockwave began following the exploits of Earth's stranded Transformers from afar, and derided its war's combatants as idiots after watching a skirmish in [[California]]. After contacting Astrotrain for an update on their project, he tracked [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s radiation trail back to Starscream's current base of operations, in a junkyard on the outskirts of [[Mexico City]]. Blasting his way through the Decepticons unwise enough to try defending Starscream, Shockwave informed the treacherous air commander that Megatron had "requested his services." Before the conversation could go any further, Astrotrain radioed Shockwave with some bad news: the "[[Brains|brain unit]]" scrap drone that held the control software for the machine he was constructing had escaped. Shockwave charged Starscream and his followers with recovering the drone. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

[[Image:Risingstorm_3_shockwave_on_NEST.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shock blast!]]

Shockwave contacted an angry Starscream who thought he was promised the Autobots would be occupied. Shockwave countered that they were occupied, but, you know, with Starscream, leaving Shockwave free to leave a message for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[NEST]] Headquarters in [[Diego Garcia]]. After killing [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and other Autobots who stood in his way, Shockwave confronted the trembling humans left to fend for themselves. When Shockwave asked who was in command, [[Theodore Galloway]] told him that he was. Shockwave killed Galloway and the other humans save one, and he asked his question one more time. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

After killing [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], he and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] left Diego Garcia, then he arrived in [[Philadelphia]] killing [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] in the process and shot down [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. Enraged by the death of Elita-One and the other Autobots. Optimus Prime battled Shockwave destroying half of his face and body, Prime was about to kill Shockwave, till Shockwave's [[Driller|"pet"]] came to save his master. the badly damaged Shockwave returned to Namibia along Starscream and Soundwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Jirō Saitō]] (Japanese), [[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Horst Lampe]] (German)

[[Image:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"We have wormsign."]]

Shockwave and his pet [[Driller]] attacked the Autobots when they were summoned to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] by the Decepticon agent [[Alexi Voskhod]]. This was done as an act of misdirection to ensure that the Autobots did not realize that the Decepticons actually wanted them to find the fuel cell from the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] located within the facility. After Optimus retrieved the fuel cell from the Driller, Shockwave emerged from it to reveal himself to Optimus, and the pair quickly retreated underground, leaving Optimus very disturbed to see Shockwave on Earth.

[[Image:DOTM-Shockwavecloseup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The four tall tales of Robodian the one-eyed jerk.]]

Later, Shockwave took part in the invasion of [[Chicago]]. He and the Driller emerged from beneath the convoy of Autobots, and the Driller separated Optimus from his trailer. Shockwave left the Driller and proceeded to track down the Autobots. The [[Wrecker]]s were sent to distract him, peppering his armor with fire from their machine-guns. He used a car as a shield and fired at them, and once they drove off, he menacingly began to pursue them down the road, missing the two small Autobots, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who quickly fled.

[[Image:830px-Dotm-shockwave&driller-film-chicago.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Wanna pet my worm?]]
Later, he noticed humans inside a building, and sent his Driller into the fray to topple a building and kill [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Carly Spencer]], [[Robert Epps]], and the other humans inside. The beast was killed by Optimus Prime using his flight gear, however, and Shockwave, enraged by the death of his pet, opened fire on the Autobot leader, briefly disabling him and taking him out of the fight.

[[Image:DOTM-OptimusShockwave.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Welcome to the refinery.]]

He soon joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] in rounding up the other Autobots. Brains and Wheelie forestalled the Decepticons from further executing their prisoners by taking control of a Decepticon gunship, and dropping [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighters]] onto the battlefield. Shockwave retreated further away with Barricade and some other Decepticons, but the human soldiers had set a trap and fired upon them. Shockwave was blinded by one of their parachutes, and his eye was then shot out by the Wreckers, causing it to dangle by its wires. His hose and gun backpack were damaged, as well. Optimus Prime then came charging back into the battle, and when Shockwave fired at him, the Autobot dodged the shot, donned a set of [[knuckle-spikes]], and punched Shockwave so hard that part of his abdomen shattered. Even ''this'' did not put Shockwave down, but Prime did not let up - he punched Shockwave again, pinned the Decepticon down and tore his dangling eye out through his throat, finally ending the Decepticon's life. Optimus then used Shockwave's cannon to shoot out the control pillar set up in the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|1% assorted Shockwave parts, 99% weapons.]]
Under the orders of Starscream, Shockwave attacked [[Tranquility]] in an effort to interfere with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s attempt to rescue [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sector Seven]]. Prime actually had a grip on the helicopter net that held Bumblebee, but the force of Shockwave's entry mode's impact knocked him off, allowing Sector Seven to get away.

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave turret.jpg|200px|thumb|Death Cannon OF LOGIC!]]
Landing in downtown, the [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] Shockwave adopted a helicopter and an artillery emplacement as his alternate modes, promptly transforming into the latter and lobbing explosives around the city. Prime, forced to cut off his rescue, charged in and pounded Shockwave until the goliath transformed and retreated to another position. Prime doggedly kept at Shockwave, following him every time he retreated, eventually defeating the Decepticon and saving Tranquility. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

Later, when the Autobots returned to Cybertron, Shockwave appeared on the planet alongside (and presumably leading) an army of Decepticon drones. Optimus quickly defeated the drones and once more defeated Shockwave.

{{note|Shockwave is not a playable character in the game, appearing only as a boss character during the Autobot campaign. He also appears (but does not transform) as one of the enemies battled in the Autobot campaign's bonus level set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but what this implies about Shocky is debatable at best, given the level's questionable in-game continuity.}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Shockwave movie psp.jpg|left|170px|thumb|He makes up for his loss of weapons by being the most awesome character in the game. It is only logical.]]

The massive Shockwave might ''look'' like he's purely about muscle and firepower, but he's actually remarkably shrewd and cunning. Coveting the position of Decepticon leader for himself, Shockwave has been working to oust Megatron for years. As you might imagine, he and Starscream don't get along very well.

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of their lost leader, Megatron, Shockwave adopted a tank as his alternate mode. Shockwave was supposed to join [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in his attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], but instead busied himself surrepticiously searching for leads to the location of the [[AllSpark]]. After receiving a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who informed him that the Autobots were on Earth and had discovered their own leads to the location of Megatron, Shockwave had [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] airlift him to Qatar, where he helped Blackout take care of the last few military units opposing him. He relayed Frenzy's message to Blackout, then departed for the Arctic with Thundercracker, intending to investigate the site where Megatron's body was discovered.

In the Arctic, Shockwave and Thundercracker faced resistance from an Autobot unit in the area, but fought their way through them to discover that Megatron's body had been moved by [[Sector Seven]]. The trip was not a wasted one, however: after scanning a computer terminal in the cavern, Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones with him to Earth to help in the search for the All Spark. These drones were presently lying dormant all over the Earth, and Shockwave schemed to reactivate them so that they could serve him as his personal army. The signal required to reanimated the drones had to be broadcast from a great height, so Shockwave and Thundercracker quickly made their way to a rocket launch site, where Shockwave
programmed the code into a rocket that subsequently beamed the signal down over the Earth from space. Drones sprang to life all over the planet, and began attacking the Autobots. Shockwave's control of his
self-made army was short lived, however, as Autobots [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] successfully transmitted a virus that shut the drones down. Simultaneously, Shockwave received another message from Frenzy that the he had discovered the location of Megatron, and that the Decepticon leader was about to reawaken.

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and most of the other Decepticons in battle in [[Center City]], Shockwave retreated back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as did Starscream. Back on their homeworld, Shockwave and Starscream faced off for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream ultimately claiming victory. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

{{note|In contrast to the console version of the game, Shockwave ''is'' a playable character on the PSP.}}

===Autobot Stronghold===

Shockwave was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. For some reason, these drones had ''two'' Sparks. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===

:''Voice actor:'' [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (Wii version only)

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
[[Image:Dark of the Moon game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Shockwave on the warpath.]]
Shockwave had crashed on Earth thousands of years ago and fell into stasis mode. He was later discovered by the Russians and a facility was built to contain him, where he was frozen to prevent him from waking up.

Three years after Megatron was wounded, the Decepticons took refuge in that same Russian facility to repair themselves. His leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] decided to release him, since he was needed for the upcoming operation. The base came under fire, however, thanks to Starscream leading the [[Autobot]]s straight to Megatron. The 'Cons abandoned base and left Shockwave and his [[Driller]] to thaw out.

[[Image:Transformers DOTM Shockwave Game.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Give me your fac—er, I mean eye!]]
Optimus discovered Shockwave and ordered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to activate more freeze tanks to keep him frozen. Unfortunately, Shockwave's [[Driller|pet]] awoke from its slumber, and lashed out at the intruders. The attempts to keep him frozen eventually failed, and Shockwave woke up and decided to destroy the Autobot leader. Years under stasis meant that he wasn't fully combat ready, and it was something Optimus took advantage of when he attacked the Decepticon assassin. Shockwave soon managed to fully recover and lashed out at Prime with everything he had. Autobot reinforcements arrived to help in Optimus' assault, but were dispatched quite easily. During their skirmish, Optimus Prime (with a little help from Ratchet) deduced his weak spot as the three cylinder-shaped generators mounted on his back. With this knowledge, Optimus Prime was then able to take down Shockwave with his jetpack/machinegun upgrades, until the Driller decided to intervene, and blocked off the shots while retreating with its master.

Shortly after, Shockwave met up with Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Nambia, Africa. He was ordered to find a device in a nuclear power plant called Chernobyl. Shockwave agreed, and Megatron told him and the others of Operation Pillar... {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}
{{Note|Shockwave can be unlocked for multiplayer by completing the Decepticon Campaign.}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[Image:DOTMDS Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Shockwave was in some state where he needed to be revived and was stored in the Decepticons' base in [[Siberia]]. When the Autobots invaded the base, Megatron was forced to revive Shockwave early, but managed to get the assassin out and began preparing for the next stage of the plan. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
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[[Image:DOTM Cyberverse Shockwave FusionTank.jpg|thumb|350px|right|It's a fusion of terror and more terror.]]
*'''Shockwave / Fusion Tank''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''006'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV19'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade, missile, Chicago

: The [[Cyberverse]] Commander class Shockwave is cast in a lighter purple than his Voyager class figure. Like that larger toy, he transforms into a Cybertronian tank, and features a removable cannon, blade, and hose. He also has a [[Fusion Tank add-on|back component]] that attaches to his vehicle to form a "Fusion Tank," and that can separately transform into "Ground Weapon" and "Battle Base" modes.

: Shockwave's alternate mode has some rather annoying problems with the treads refusing to straighten out or peg onto his body and front "wheels" securely. As a result, combining him with the action set to form the "Fusion Tank" mode will result in the back treads becoming parallel with the rest of the tank... while the front treads split open and detach from the wheels.

: Like other action sets, Shockwave comes with a cardboard backdrop. In his case, it’s a scene of Chicago under attack. Oddly, the box bio mentions ''Shockwave'''s ability to drill through the ground, with no mention of his [[Driller|friend]].
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Shockwave_Voyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Observation: gun hose. Conclusion: awesome.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD05'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[MechTech]] toys, Shockwave transforms into a purple Cybertronian tank. He has a large, detachable MechTech Battle Cannon on his right arm with a rubber tube which connects to his back, and a removable blade on his left arm. When a button is pushed on the rear of his arm cannon, MechTech gearing opens up the cannon, widening it and exposing more gun barrels. [[C joint]] rungs are located on Shockwave's arm-blade, with one concealed underneath said blade, two on his AstroMag cannon, two more on his backpack, and two more on his feet. Other MechTech weapons can peg into Shockwave's hands, on the barrel of his cannon, and behind each shoulder blade. Due to the nature of his MechTech weapon being integrated with his arm, it is not a prime candidate for swapping with other toys; although it does fit with the Dark of the Moon Voyager Megatron, due to its shape and color.

: The instructions tell you to keep the cannon attached to his right arm in tank mode, though it is possible to stick it in between the arms. This is done by sliding the cannon's bottom in between Shockwave's thumbs. It is fairly stable, matches some stock photography, and makes for a more coherent tank.

: Shockwave's stock photography depicts him in a much, much brighter and bluer purple, while the MechTech lever on the cannon is bright red. Although partly cropped, his packaging photography on the box-front depicts an alternative placement of his gun hose in tank mode, plugging into the port on the side of his rear treads, which actually aligns better than the awkward frontal position depicted in the [[instructions]]; in the box-back. The gun hose in vehicle mode is not shown, but since the picture was taken from a left profile, it could just be covered by the toy itself, reinforcing the alternate placement. The stock photography also depicts Shockwave's hands to be articulated at the wrists, as the right arm in the photo has the hand rotated 90 degrees from the position actually possible with the figure. Many more paint applications are also present in the stock photography, not being limited to the red lever on the cannon, with vents on the vehicle mode being picked out in silver, gold details being present on the hips, and both halves of tread on each side of the body being painted silver. Overall, the colour scheme shown on the box photography is completely different from the actual figure within, with the stock photo's silver being replaced with a metallic lilac on the hands, feet spikes and knees.

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[[Image:DOTM-VoyagerShockwave-CyberArmour.JPG|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager-Class two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

: Advertised as "'''SHOCKWAVE with CYBER METAL Armour'''" on the sticker, this Canadian [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains a redeco of Shockwave along with an unchanged ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CyberArmour|Optimus Prime]].

: His purple plastic was changed to dark blue and gray, the lilac was replaced by gray, and the gray on his face cover and feet was replaced by a dark purple, with all the grays being darker and cooler in general. Paint differences include the purple on his crotch being replaced by dark blue, the purple on his shoulders being replaced by metallic lavender, the purple on his feet being replaced by a silver that gradients towards the "toes", the bronze on all three of his "wheel" rims being replaced by pink, the bronze on the sides of his back treads being replaced by a "worn out" silver, the metallic lavender on his knee flaps being replaced by a dark silver, his spiky bumper, thighs, and head lacking paint in favor of having his ribs painted silver, and his treads and aforementioned ribs being painted in a much brighter silver than usual. His MechTech weapon has also been redecoed, with the purple housing and black hose being cast in a brighter, translucent purple plastic, the gray parts also being darker and cooler, the silver paint on the main barrel being replaced by the brighter silver, and the silver paint on the sides being replaced with a ''very'' faint and subtle brownish orange.

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[[Image:DOTMVoyShockwaveStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster, rubber hose, arm blade

:Part of the [[Toys R Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this grey and purple redeco of Shockwave was sold with battle-damaged redecos of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]] and ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]].

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==Notes==
* [[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers: The Game'']] Shockwave was designed by artist [[Ken Christiansen]].
*The "Attack Copter", "Recon Chopper" and "Stealth Chopper" [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-]][[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|A-Bot]] vehicle modes from the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS video games]] transform into robot modes bearing some resemblance to Shockwave. The Attack Chopper is the only one that can be customized to appear purple, though.
*The photo on the newspaper article in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is of [[:Image:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|Palisades's statue]] of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], with something digitally added in the foreground.
*Promotion for ''Dark of the Moon'' heavily touted Shockwave as the new main villain of the film, presumably to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. Media coverage often described Shockwave as the ruler of Cybertron while the other Transformers were fighting on Earth<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref>, and while IDW's comics would toy with this idea a little bit, it had no bearing on his depiction in the film. It's generally thought to have been a [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]] that resulted from mainstream media independently researching the character and reporting information on his ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]] (though that didn't stop its inclusion in the ''official plot summary'' from Paramount's German branch, which also claimed that Shockwave was the robot inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>
*In what was presumably an attempt to hide his finalized movie design, Shockwave appeared in IDW's prequel comic with an alternate Cybertronian body with a jet alternate mode before being badly damaged at the end of ''Rising Storm'', necessitating his reconstruction into his movie form. While the his toy transforms into a tank, he never transforms in either the film or the video game.
*In contrast to his highly-promoted nature and major presence in the movie comics, Shockwave receives minimal screentime in the finished film, with only one understandable line of dialogue (snarling Optimus's name at Chernobyl). As with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in the first film, and multiple characters in the second, he emits a lot of gnashing, gurgling noises that could be mis-heard as dialogue if one strains hard to hear something in them; as happened with [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD, the subtitle writer misinterpreted one of Shockwave's snarls as the hilarious sentence, "Driller-bot is thirsty".
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]]'s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]] had no desire to return to the role for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement". He noted that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was rumored to have been considered, <ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> but in the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].
*Hasbro's online bio for Shockwave claims he had spent decades trapped under Chernobyl, but this was not reflected in any actual media; both the video game and ''Rising Storm'' comics have him held at a different Russian facility from which he is freed shortly before the film's events, and the film itself doesn't give any indication that his appearance at Chernobyl in its opening scenes is an "escape" of any kind.
[[Image:ShockwaveBoxartFace.jpg|thumb|150px|right|"Logically, I must gnaw your head off."]]
*Bucking tradition, this Shockwave has a mouth.
*Shockwave's AstroMag cannon is a reference to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|the original Shockwave's]] toy mold being first released by ToyCo as the "[http://www.robot-japan.com/Gallery/Takara/Transformers/G1/AstroMagnum/Toybox-Astro-Magnum.asp 4 Changeable Astro Magnum]". Though described as a particle or laser cannon in most related ''Dark of the Moon'' media, it appears to be some variety of cluster missile launcher in the movie proper.
*Select [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US had a promotion for a Shockwave poster with the purchase of any [[Transformers brand]] [[toy]] from [[June 5]], 2011 to [[June 11]], 2011.
*Early artwork for Shockwave for ''Dark of the Moon'' showed '''Blitzwing''' as a working name for the character, obviously an attempt to hide his identity during production.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*Shockwave's appearance in a [[Burger King]] commercial that depicts him fighting Optimus Prime does not depict any scene in the film. Rather, the animation places Shockwave's model over Sentinel Prime's motions during part of his own fight against Optimus.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jèn-dàng-pō''' (震盪波, "Shock Wave"), '''Zhèngdàngbō''' (震荡波, "Shock Wave")

== References ==
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==External links==
*''Transformers: The Game'' Shockwave [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-02.html vehicle mode renderings], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html robot mode and head concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-04.html final robot mode rendering] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-05.html transformation animation guide] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 ''Transformers: The Game'' video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]

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Shockwave (G1)

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shockwavearealldead.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Transformers images don't GET much more awesome than this. Or [[:Image:R0S 1 b.jpg|imitated]].]]

'''Shockwave''' has been referred to as "a computer on legs." This is not far from the truth. Logic rules Shockwave's thought processes and is the source of his every inspiration. He sees emotion as a weakness and a distraction. His cold and calculating ''modus operandi'' is supported by his frightening and exceptionally powerful form.

Shockwave is possibly even more powerful than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Perhaps logic may one day dictate that the time to replace Megatron's flawed, emotion-fueled rule is at hand. After all, the only logical choice for [[Decepticon leader]] would be Shockwave himself.

As an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Fistfight (G1)|Fistfight]]. He is also known as '''Shockblast'''.

{{bigquote|Ultimately, I serve only one master... pure logic.|Shockwave on his true loyalties|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Millions of years ago, on the troubled planet Cybertron, Shockwave was the military ruler of the city-state of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Following a botched attempt by [[Vos]] to ignite war between [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and Tarn, Tarn went to war with Vos, and both cities were destroyed by an exchange of [[Photon missile|photon missiles]]. The survivors of both cities—presumably including Shockwave—were gathered together by the ex-gladiator [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who used their bitterness towards Iacon to unite them under his control as the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

[[Image:Laststand-autobotsarenomore.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shockwave shot the mini out of miniseries.]]
As Military Commander, Shockwave planned the strategy of the Decepticon assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. After the Autobots had successfully destroyed the asteroids threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron and the other Decepticons attacked the ship while Shockwave remained behind on [[Nemesis (G1)|their ship]] to pilot it and act as a potential backup. When the Ark subsequently crashed on [[Earth]], deactivating all those within, Shockwave followed the ship down, but the planet's magnetic fields caused a malfunction in his guidance systems, resulting in him landing half a world away, in the tropical Antarctic jungle known as the [[Savage Land]].

The Ark's dying computer detected Shockwave's presence on the planet, and reactivated five Autobots to combat him, rebuilding them in the shapes of the Savage Land's native dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} These "[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]" battled Shockwave, a battle that ended in permanent stalemate when [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] brought down the mountain that Shockwave stood upon, knocking all the combatants into a tar pit. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Early on, Shockwave establishes the pecking order.]]
In [[1984]], when the rest of the Transformers aboard the Ark were awakened by a volcanic eruption, the Autobots attempted to track down their five missing comrades. A sensor drone tracked them to the Savage Land, but inadvertently wound up reactivating Shockwave, who headed straight for [[Oregon]]. He arrived just as the Autobots had claimed victory over the Decepticons, and his explosive entry saw all the weakened combatants knocked off-line. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

Rounding up the bodies, Shockwave took control of the Ark, strung up the Autobots for spare parts, decapitated [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and restored his fellow Decepticons back to health. This came as something of a rude shock to Megatron, who awoke to find that Shockwave had decided it was only logical for him to take over leadership of the Decepticons in light of Megatron's failure. After declaring his leadership and the superiority of Decepticons over humans, he flew off to begin his conquests. {{storylink|The New Order}}

Shockwave's first attack was on the new offshore [[oil-drilling platform]] of tycoon [[G.B. Blackrock]]. Tearing his way through the rig's defenses, he quickly secured it for use as a secondary base of operations. Unbeknownst to Shockwave, the violent attack crippled the human Josie Beller, leading to her transformation into [[Circuit Breaker]]. When Shockwave returned to the Ark, a weakened Megatron engaged him in combat for leadership. Despite his power, Megatron was soundly defeated. Shockwave dumped Megatron's broken body before the troops he had once commanded, and demanded that they vow to serve Shockwave alone. They didn't argue. Megatron grudgingly swore his fealty as well. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Repeatperformance-preparedtheprisoner.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dammit, woman! Where's my supper?!]]
Shockwave's next attack came through [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who took control of the [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]. After Soundwave reported his success, Shockwave traveled from the oil platform to the Ark, checking in with Megatron and reminding him again of where he stood. From the Ark, he transported Optimus Prime's head to the Aerospace Plant. Shockwave effortlessly blasted his way past the Army cordon surrounding the plant, all the while lecturing the foolish humans about the raw strength of his armor. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

Shockwave quickly began setting up the Aerospace Plant's facilities to carry out his plans; however, this was rather boring work for Decepticon warriors, leading to some diminished morale; Shockwave had to sic [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] on [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] when the latter started throwing a temper tantrum over threats from the human G.B. Blackrock. Still, accepting [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s argument that morale could use a boost, Shockwave granted permission for Starscream and Frenzy to destroy Blackrock's weapon. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Speaking of "pecking order"...]]
After some time, the plant was ready, and Shockwave used it to create the bodies of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], whose brain modules had already been brought to life with the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] drained from Prime's head. Shockwave then began work on his next project, the superjet [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but was startled to find that he could not bring him to life. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

Shockwave had the plant's captive workers begin construction of a hundred jet warriors; meanwhile, he tried yet again to bring Jetfire to life. When the process failed, he deduced that Optimus Prime must have hidden the Matrix somewhere. Scanning the memory banks of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], he discovered that Optimus had transferred the Matrix into the mind of the human, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Shockwave programmed Jetfire to capture Buster, but the boy was able to use the power of the Matrix to bring the robot under his own control. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

[[Image:Brainstorm-welcomeboost.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hasbro probably sold a LOT of Shockwave toys just from this panel.]]
Buster used Jetfire to travel to the Aerospace Plant, intending to free Optimus Prime. Jetfire's pre-programmed response to an Air Force attack, however, meant that Buster was knocked unconscious and delivered to Shockwave as a captive.

The Autobots' attempts to keep Buster away from the Decepticons led Shockwave to suspect that his headquarters was bugged. Soundwave soon ferreted out a telephone link that was allowing the Autobots to listen in on their plans. Shockwave used the link to manipulate the Autobots into bringing their leader's body with them to a nearby swamp, where his head was to be deposited, there to corrode away forever. The head that actually arrived there, however, was a false one constructed by Shockwave, which attacked the Autobots once it was joined with Optimus Prime's body.

Shockwave had reckoned without Buster's fighting back, however; as Jetfire was about to take the real head of Optimus Prime and pitch it into the swamp, the captive human used his Matrix powers to take control of Jetfire and knock out Shockwave. Shockwave awoke to find both Optimus Prime and the human workers gone; he quickly deduced what had happened, and flew to the battle site. There he engaged the newly-whole Optimus in a one-on-one battle which ended when the Decepticon leader was tossed into a swamp. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Finally extricating himself from the swamp after being trapped for several months,'' Shockwave returned to leadership of the Decepticons with some new ill-fated plans involving stealing sonic energy from a rock concert {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} and attempting to exploit [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] as a weak link in the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

[[Image:ShockwaveSecondGeneration1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Uh...you're on your own, kid. See ya!]]
''When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built Buster a [[battlesuit|mechanoid battlesuit]], the human test-drove it by attacking [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Shockwave responded to the attack, only to be briefly blinded when a desperate Buster flung a handful of sand into his optic sensor. The darkness this brought about revived memories of his four-million-year burial and his humiliating swamp submergence, and an enraged, barely-sane Shockwave disregarded logic in a desire for revenge that saw him pursue Buster throughout the night. As the new day dawned, Buster made one final attack with all the suit's power, which destroyed it but merely injured Shockwave. Seizing the boy in his hand, Shockwave was about to crush the life from him when the Autobot forces arrived to rescue him.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}} ''His rationality returning, Shockwave realized that Buster could potentially be a powerful tool to use against the Autobots, and had the Constructicons attempt to abduct him, but during the battle, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered that the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind a vision for the future of the Transformer race.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Shockwave watched intently as Soundwave tapped into Buster's dreams, and witnessed a vision of [[combiner]] Transformers battling. Little did he know that Soundwave was also beaming the vision to Megatron (now operating independently of Shockwave), who decided that it was time for him to retake Decepticon leadership. Shockwave and Megatron battled once more, but with Megatron at full health, the fight was much more evenly matched and drawn-out, and was even televised by the Decepticons' unwilling human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot Master]]. To prevent the Decepticons from being made to look like fools, Soundwave demanded they cease fighting and consent to a joint leadership. Begrudgingly, both agreed.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

This joint leadership did not last long. Leaving Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]], Megatron led a team of Decepticons to attack the Autobot base, only for the majority of their number to be deactivated and captured by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. At the same time, however, the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base to draw out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], to learn more about the combiner process. With the day having firmly been won by the Autobots on both fronts, Megatron argued that although he may have charged into a trap, Shockwave had been ineffective enough to do nothing, and had allowed a trap to spring up around him. Bowing to the logic of this argument, Shockwave stepped down and allowed Megatron to resume sole command. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[Image:ShockwaveInLimbo.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
''Shockwave's movements were unknown for the brief time that followed this embarrassment. He was absent from the Decepticons' base when the time-traveling future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrived from 2006 and temporarily disposed of Megatron, but returned not long thereafter. Wondering where everyone was, he was met by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Frenzy, who had escaped their confinement in the Autobot base, but then, abruptly, all three were mass-displaced into [[limbo]] when three future Autobots traveled back in time to thwart Galvatron's plans.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''In limbo, Shockwave and his two companions battled alongside the similarly-displaced Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and Ratchet against the deadly illusions created by the dimension's [[Limbo parasite|native lifeforms]], before returning to their natural place in space and time when the time-travellers returned to their point of origin.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

''It was not long before Shockwave began scheming to return to the position of leader, and when Megatron summoned the Decepticon hunters the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to Earth to stalk Optimus Prime, he saw his opportunity. Conspiring with them, Shockwave arranged for the team to turn on Megatron during the hunt, depriving him of his weapons, expecting that he would have no chance against Prime one-on-one.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''When Megatron did not return, Shockwave believed him dead, but in truth, he had escaped to Cybertron—though this was of little concern to the cyclopean schemer, who took up the mantle of leadership in his absence again. It was not long after this that Galvatron returned, having traveled back from the future once more, and now dancing dangerously on the edge of sanity. Fearing the threat Galvatron might pose to his own leadership, Shockwave had the Decepticons aid the Dinobots in battling him, and Galvatron departed rather than fight his own future troops.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''Shortly thereafter, Megatron returned from Cybertron with a case of amnesia, sparing Shockwave any retribution for his actions.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Shockwave gone but not forgotten.jpg|thumb|left|180px]]
Not long afterwards, Optimus Prime perished in a video game duel with Megatron, but the Decepticon leader grew progressively more paranoid, fearing his foe had survived. Apparently attempting to shock Megatron back to his senses, Shockwave had the Predacons come to Earth and force him into a combat situation, implanting a copy of his personality program in the team so that he could "be part" of the battle from a safe distance. Events culminated in Megatron's apparent death when, having fully plunged into insanity, he blew the space bridge up while standing on it. Once again, Shockwave was leader. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Shockwave took over the implementation of Megatron's plan to take over [[Power Station Alpha]], adjusting the plan to include an alliance of convenience with [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Cobra delivered Power Station Alpha to the Decepticons {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} The Deceptions modified the power station and set it loose on the Earth, collecting energy while crating wide-scale destruction. Shockwave made plans to evacuate Earth and allow the power station to run rampant with destruction and energy collection until the whole Earth was destroyed. However, Cobra had found out about this plan and worked with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the Autobots to destroy the power station. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Shockwave established regular contact with Cybertron Decepticon commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} ''and had the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] sent from Cybertron so that they could use their aquatic abilities to help fortify the Decepticons' new artificial mobile island base. It was while they were performing this task that Galvatron returned, advancing on the island, much to Shockwave's distress. He ordered the Seacons to attack, but Galvatron tore through both them and the base walls—he had, he claimed, come in peace, but Shockwave's attack had made an enemy of him, putting all Decepticons in danger. This of course, was a complete lie, but it turned the Decepticons against Shockwave, thereby disrupting the one-eyed warrior's command.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[Image:Shockwaveburnsup.jpg|thumb|250px|Shockwave's mistake was whittling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] down to the story-protected [[human]] center.]]
After interfering in a scheme of Ratbat's, Buster Witwicky was captured by the Decepticons and brought to their island, which Shockwave then transformed into spaceship mode and took to the fringes of Earth's atmosphere. Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] pursued the craft and battled Shockwave in the void of space, where he defeated him and sent him tumbling back through Earth's atmosphere in free-fall. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} ''Although thought dead by many, Shockwave in actuality survived and returned to the Decepticons' original fortress base, where he concentrated on resolving the threat posed by Galvatron. Seeking to use the missing Megatron as a weapon against him, Shockwave had the small number of Decepticons still under his control recover a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of the departed leader]] from the [[Thames|River Thames]], which he and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] repaired and brainwashed using the [[psycho-probe]].'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''Around the same time, Galvatron's fellow time-travelers [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] had joined up with Shockwave's Decepticons, but, chafing in his service, Cyclonus wound up accidentally blurting out that they would be responsible for killing him in the future of [[2008]]. Seeking to preserve his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed the Megatron clone upon them, resulting in the death of Cyclonus. Satisfied with the clone's performance, he dispatched him against Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''The battle had an unexpected conclusion, however, when "Megatron" found a kindred spirit in Galvatron and actually joined forces with him.'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}}

[[Image:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|It's okay, [[Time Wars]] didn't make sense to any of us, either.]]
''This unfortunate chain of events led to Shockwave losing his grip on sanity. Unable to logically fathom the situation, he slipped into despondency, stringing up the remains of Cyclonus on the walls of his castle as a twisted trophy. What Shockwave did not realize, however, was that the repeated time-travel and the death of Cyclonus had caused a rift in space-time that threatened the stability of reality. Hoping to restore the balance by returning all time-travelers to their proper place in time, Scourge attempted to reclaim Cyclonus's body, but was shot down by Shockwave for his trouble. At Scourge's urging, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was able to present events logically enough to Shockwave to restore some semblance of coherency to his thoughts, and Shockwave himself deposited Cyclonus's remains in the rift, and sealed it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[Image:Shockwavefightmoretalkless.jpg|thumb|250px|Hypothesis: Shockwave should internalize his thought process.]]
It would be some time before Shockwave next resurfaced, emerging from the sea on the coast of Blackpool, England, and killing a human who had seen him. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Seeking to establish his own faction of Decepticons, he saved Starscream from Circuit Breaker, {{storylink|The Human Factor!}} and the pair, along with Ravage, recruited those who had grown disenfranchised with the leadership of the current Decepticon Earth commander, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} The small group staged an attack on Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] base, and Scorponok and Shockwave battled in the waters around Manhattan before being interrupted by the super-team, the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Shockwave used the ensuing confusion to implicate the Autobots in an attack on the human team, but was later recognized by Circuit Breaker as the robot responsible for crippling her, and was blown out of the sky by her powers. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Abruptly, the battle was ended when the Transformers were all teleported to Cybertron to face the threat of [[Unicron]], but even Shockwave's data grid could not compute the vastness of the threat the chaos-bringer posed. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After Unicron was destroyed, Shockwave teamed up with Starscream once more to find the remains of the Autobots' Ark, which had crashed during the battle. {{storylink|Still Life!}} The pair succeeded in getting the craft airborne again, but were unaware that the numerous damaged Transformers in the ship's stasis pods had been reactivated with [[nucleon]]—Megatron among them—and that an alternate future version of [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] was also on board. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Conflict erupted when Megatron and Galvatron met, but the sight of Shockwave saw the two Decepticons team up against him. To put an end to things once and for all, the revived Ratchet sent the Ark crashing to Earth. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Shockwave aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The borders! They are encroaching!]]
In the alternate future timeline of [[Earth-120185]], Shockwave attacked the unveiling of the first female Transformer [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in [[1995]] with [[Fangry]], [[Squeezeplay]] and [[Horri-Bull]]. When Arcee quickly disabled his men, though, Shockwave took off and left them to fend for themselves. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}} Years later, in [[2004]], he staged an attack on the opening day of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], but was defeated by the extremely illogical actions of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who threw him down a mountain, and jumped along with him for the ride. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[Image:Shockwave headhunt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hahahaha! Haha Hahaha? Ha Haha Ha. Aha!]]
After Decepticon commander [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] disappeared following Unicron's attack on Cybertron in 2006, the new Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] devoted his forces to searching the galaxy and making sure the Decepticon was truly dead. This diverted attention allowed Shockwave to assume leadership of the Decepticons in the chaos that followed, and he consolidated them into a strong force on Cybertron that ultimately resulted in a stalemate between the factions by 2008. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} Knowing that the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] had a grudge against Rodimus Prime, Shockwave had [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] hire him for 10,000 [[shanix]] to hunt down and exterminate the Autobot, providing him with secret entry into Cybertron and information about Prime's movements. At the same time, Shockwave allowed Scourge and Cyclonus, Galvatron's former top two lackeys, to brazenly go after Rodimus Prime themselves. Seeing the powerful duo as a potential threat to his position, Shockwave hoped that by tossing these various parties into the mix together, at least some of his problems would turn out dead. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

[[Image:Deathshead147shockdeath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Unfortunately for Shockwave's plans, it was then that Unicron's influence was felt again, as he mind-controlled Cyclonus, Scourge and Death's Head into trying to assassinate Shockwave. Death's Head used the supposedly deactivated bodies of the duo to gain access to Shockwave's audience chamber, and then left his "comrades" to seal the doors while he chased down the Decepticon leader. After a hard-fought battle, Shockwave was ultimately destroyed, his body blown to pieces and his memory module crushed between Death's Head's fingers, ensuring that he could never return. Still, the hunter was sickened by being forced to kill against his will, and Death's Head promised Shockwave's corpse that he would eventually avenge them both. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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Reality unfolds in many ways, across many dimensions. In one such dimension, it was not Scorponok that Shockwave challenged for leadership in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], but a returning Megatron, and the two of them built their armies up for a renewed battle for control over the Earth. Upon hearing that [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had somehow restored his Dinobots to life without the Creation Matrix, Shockwave and his soldiers attempted to force the secret out of the Dinobots. They failed, miserably. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

Unable to gain an advantage over Megatron, Shockwave was forced to suggest an [[Enclave]], a truce whereby the Decepticons could meet and hopefully overcome their differences as they had in the past, for the mutual goal of destruction of the Autobots. Certainly, the Autobots had something to say about that, and they rigged a scenario so that Megatron was tricked into thinking Shockwave had sent an assassin sniper to kill him during the meeting. A brawl broke out, and any chance at peace was chucked out the window, along with several dismembered body parts. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

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Thanks to a [[Soundwave (G1)|secret informer]] inside Megatron's camp, Shockwave was able to surprise his rival at the site of an energon delivery, and he and the [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]] overpowered Megatron and tossed him over a cliff, claiming his energon as their own. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} Turnabout's fair play, however, and Shockwave's own lieutenant Starscream tipped off Megatron about when Shockwave would be alone and open for attack. What's worse, Starscream and Soundwave took advantage of their leaders' absence to stage a coup, and so Shockwave and Megatron were left on the run from [[Earthforce]] while their troops abandoned them to their fates. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

Shockwave and Megatron subsequently organized a hit on Starscream, using a [[Louisiana bounty hunters|series of cheap assassins]] to trick Starscream into assuming Soundwave wanted to wipe him out and assume sole command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Assassins}} They then attacked their betrayers personally when it didn't go to plan, but were countered by the Earthforce, who needed Starscream alive to help heal [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], afflicted with [[Corrodia Gravis]]. Even with the help of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], Megatron and Shockwave were forced to retreat. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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Shockwave served as joint leader with his rival [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Together, they worked out that hijacking the oil reserves of [[Alaska]] would make more sense than hitting oil refineries, and battled the Autobots to seize the Alaskan oil. They were driven off by[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Transformers in Action: Attack at Dawn}}

He was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]] and gave a speech about how Megatron was an "intergalactic diplomat", who managed by "the greastest possible personal investment" to reconcile "such different citizens of the galaxy as TRANSFORMERS and humans". He then gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

Shockwave aided Megatron in capturing an oil tanker, and then using it as a distraction to launch a series of raids. He helped Megatron to battle a squad of Autobot Pretenders aboard the tanker, but was eventually defeated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}}

Later, he was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York and helped Megatron and Soundwave to set up a mine belt around the harbor. However Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

====''Classics''====
[[Image:Timelines shockwave - alex milne.jpg|thumb|200px|right|It's a life of quiet dignity. Minus the quiet. And the dignity.]]
Megatron decided to keep Shockwave alive in spite of past betrayals because of the use of his logical skills. However, he decided to prevent further betrayals by keeping him only as a head hooked to some sort of life support. Megatron queried him on information regarding [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and Shockwave told him all he knew, but when he requested computer access for more information, Megatron refused and closed up the chamber. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese)|[[Peter Musäus]] (German), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''The Movie'', ''Generation 2''), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Georges Atlas]] (French), [[Jorge García]] (Spanish)}}

[[Image:ShockwaveUltimateDoom3.jpg|thumb|Sorry, but you kids are going to have to play somewhere else.]]
Shockwave was a highly ranked and staunchly loyal Decepticon, and with Soundwave, apparently one of the first at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s side. {{storylink|War Dawn}} Certainly he was one of Megatron's more favored troops, in that Megatron's constant praise of him seemed to annoy Starscream to no end. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Shockwave was entrusted with the [[Cybertron Guard|stewardship of Cybertron]] by Megatron when the latter left to intercept an Autobot mission surveying for new forms of energy. Neither Decepticon suspected that Megatron's absence (and Shockwave's command) would last four million years. Little changed on Cybertron during those years, although Shockwave apparently lost his left hand and replaced it with a laser cannon. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

He oversaw all Decepticon activity on the evidently near-empty Cybertron. His keen scientific mind resulted in several incredible devices, including the [[space bridge]]. Although he was able to keep Cybertron functional for the extended length of time, he continued to try to contact Megatron in hopes of finding an energy source to revitalize the planet. In 1984, he finally reestablished contact with the Decepticon leader. The two coordinated the refinement of the space bridge, first to send [[energon cube]]s, and eventually as an easy method of transport for Decepticons. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} {{storylink|Roll for It}} However, Autobots would also occasionally hijack use of the bridge, and Shockwave found himself having to repel stowaways on more than one occasion. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Eventually, Megatron and Shockwave developed a space bridge powerful enough to transport Cybertron itself to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} The close proximity of the two worlds caused horrible weather disturbances that the Decepticons were able to utilize as sources of energy which could easily be shipped back to their homeworld. It was during this affair that Shockwave and his men had to stop an attempt by several Autobots and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to rescue [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Spike's father]], who was being held on Cybertron as a slave. The Autobots were eventually able to escape with both Sparkplug and the data for [[Doctor Arkeville]]’s mind-control hypno chips. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

Even though he partook in the near-destruction of the Earth, he could also be credited with helping save it shortly after. With Megatron presumed dead following an explosion on his star cruiser, Starscream assumed command on Cybertron. He rigged Dr. Arkeville's exponential generator to blow up the Earth so the Decepticons could harvest the release of energy. Despite Starscream's orders, Shockwave continued to make communications to Earth, finally reaching Megatron, who wasn’t dead after all, and warning him in time to disable the generator. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

He once came to Earth, but only for a short time. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:ShockwaveDesertionOfTheDinobots1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shockwave bought himself on eBay!]]
When all the Earthbound Transformers began to malfunction due to the deterioration of the essential element [[Cybertonium]] in their bodies, Shockwave was tasked with having more mined from Cybertron to send to the Decepticons. The Autobots sent the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to attack the space bridge and snatch some Cybertonium for them. Instead, the rebellious Dinobots used the space bridge to travel to Cybertron, where they intended to stay. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} They were captured by Shockwave’s sentinels, rewired, and put to work in the Cybertonium mines. Spike and [[Carly]] were also captured when they attempted to rescue them, but Shockwave underestimated the two humans. Once they were put in the mines, Spike and Carly were able to fix [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and the others. The Dinobots broke free and were able to escape Shockwave with enough Cybertonium to repair the Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:SearchforAlphaTrion Shockwave gun mode.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I will not be manhandled by you, Starscream!"]]
Though he'd believed them to be extinct, Shockwave discovered a small group of [[Female Autobots]] when they attempted to raid his energon stockroom. Although they got away with some supplies, he was able to track them to their hidden hideout. He alerted Megatron, who devised the plan of kidnapping their leader, [[Elita One]]. Megatron knew she had a relationship with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sure enough, after her capture, Optimus raced to Cybertron to rescue her, only to be captured himself by Starscream. Thanks to Elita's special power, she and Optimus were able to escape. Meanwhile, Shockwave, Starscream, and the other Decepticons had to contend with Ironhide leading a small group of Autobots who had followed Optimus Prime. With the help of the Female Autobots team, they eventually cornered the Decepticons, until Shockwave blasted them off the bridge with his gun mode. He would’ve been able to finish them off had Prime and One not intervened at the last moment to save their comrades, send Starscream and the others running off, and blast Shockwave down into the pits of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

He wasn’t out of action for long. After Megatron built his new combiner team, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], Shockwave helped locate the key to [[Vector Sigma]], the computer that gave life to all Transformers. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} He later learned and reported to Megatron that the key had other unknown properties on other worlds, which Megatron discovered meant turning organic matter into metal. Unfortunately for Megatron, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] was able to score a precise shot, blowing apart the key before Megatron could get away with it. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Another device built by Shockwave was the [[Kronosphere]], a time machine that was used to dispose of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. When the Autobots were able to drive the Decepticons out of their hideout, Shockwave helped Megatron reactivate a fallen [[Guardian robot]] to try to take back the base. In the end, the Autobots were able to bring the Aerialbots back to the present, and with their help, drove the Decepticons away for good. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

Later, Shockwave alerted Megatron to the theft of five personality components from the [[Decepticon Detention Center]] on Cybertron. These were stolen by Starscream to build his own force to defeat Megatron, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:RevengeOfBruticus Shockwave on Starscream.jpg|200px|thumb|left|No caption is needed for this image.]]
This coup failed, and Starscream and the Combaticons were exiled to deep space. While Starscream went off on his own, the Combaticons instead made their way back to Cybertron, where they attacked Shockwave and his sentinels and succeeded in taking over Decepticon headquarters. Shockwave ran into Starscream, and the two teamed up to stop the Combaticons and their plan to use the space bridge to push the Earth into the Sun. However, Starscream saw an opportunity to assert power over Megatron, who was still on Earth. He turned against Shockwave, the two fought each other, and they were captured by the Combaticons. They were both eventually freed when Megatron and Optimus Prime came to Cybertron to defeat the Combaticons themselves. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:Shockwave5Faces.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Shockwave didn't die. He just got a new [[Six Shot|paint job]].]]
By [[2005]], Megatron had returned to Cybertron and completely conquered the planet, leading Shockwave to rejoin Megatron's inner circle. He participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and was present for both Starscream's coronation and his subsequent destruction by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the reformatted version of Megatron. With Galvatron indisposed, Shockwave commanded the Decepticon forces during [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron, but for some reason was never seen again. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|Even though Shockwave's death was written into the movie's script, it did not even show on the released film. However, IDW's [[Transformers: The Animated Movie#4|20th Anniversary comic adaptation]] did include Shockwave's death. Shockwave's model did show up in season 3, utilized for several [[generic]]s. Specifically, a yellow version appears at the start of the [[Title sequence|"Five Faces of Darkness" title sequence]], a green version shows up in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]]" and two Constructicon-colored guys are present among the Decepticon troops in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
[[Image:Binaltech shockwave.jpg|left|thumb|225px|It doesn't get happy; it doesn't get sad; it doesn't laugh at your jokes; it ''just runs programs''!]]
In [[2004]], as the battle for control of Cybertron was reaching fever pitch, Shockwave was among the casualities of war, his body destroyed but his personality component intact. Around this time, the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] took control of the Kronosphere, seeking to use it to alter the course of history. Ravage used the Kronosphere to teleport Megatron and the majority of the Decepticons outside of time, knowing that this would leave the Autobots to face the looming threat of Unicron alone. To keep the remaining Decepticons organized until then, Ravage realized they would need a leader, and Shockwave was elected for the task; his personality component implanted into a vehicle outfitted with molecular-manipulating [[Transmuter (Binaltech)|Transmuter]] technology, Shockwave was reborn in a powerful Binaltech body and rallied the Decepticons under his command. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}}

Although they were forced off of Earth by the Autobots there, Shockwave's Decepticons continued to operate within the [[solar system]], and were discovered in the vicinity of [[Saturn]]'s rings by a [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. Alas, Prowl did not make it back to Earth after making his discovery: Shockwave led an attack on his shuttle and Prowl's [[spark]] was lost when he attempted to transfer it to safety through [[subspace]]. {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}}

Through the efforts of the mysterious time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal|Protector]], the changes Ravage wrought upon the timeline were undone, and history was corrected. The altered version of the timeline, however, was also preserved as a parallel dimension (colloquially known as the "BT World"), and in that alternate dimension, the Autobots were successul in defeating Unicron alone. In accordance with Ravage's plan, however, Megatron and his forces then returned from beyond time, immediately launching a ferocious attack upon the weary Autobots.

The Autobots' total defeat was only delayed by Megatron's encounter with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], an Earth-made robot which had taken the side of the Decepticons, who challenged Megatron during an attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] for ownership of Earth's solar system. While Megatron and Nemesis Prime battled, across the galaxy, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] ventured into the depths of Cybertron and activated the [[Quintesson]]s' [[large switch|killswitch]], deactivating all non-Binaltech Transformers throughout the universe. With Megatron deactivated right in front of him, Nemesis Prime declared himself Decepticon leader, and summoned Shockwave to his side, instructing him to gather up as many fallen Decepticon as he could before the humans' took possession of them. Shockwave hesitated momentarily, but quickly acquiesced to the logic of the plan and complied. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
Shockwave participated in the Decepticons' attack to capture a crashed spaceship from the Autobots atop [[Table Mountain]], blasting Optimus Prime with a laser. Alas, the "spaceship" was an Autobot trap that fired Shockwave and the other Decepticons randomly into space. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
[[Image:Shockwavedwtww1.jpg|thumb|left|Dreamwave is all his fault.]]

As a major player in the Decepticon army in Cybertron's past, Shockwave led the main attack on the Autobots' stronghold shortly after the appointment of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #}} and personally destroyed two [[Guardian robot|guardian robots]] with one blast in space gun mode. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} As a [[planetary engine]] destroyed Iacon, Shockwave ordered a retreat back to [[Kolkular]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

After Megatron's apparent death in an early space bridge test, the Decepticon faction splintered, with [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] creating the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] and High Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]], while Shockwave led the Decepticons through the [[Dark Ages]] of Cybertron. During this period, his logic allowed him to put aside differences with Jetfire and the Autobots in order to defeat the greater evil of [[The Fallen]]. Meeting up with Jetfire to discuss the upsurge in violence, the two were attacked by the [[Chaos Trinity]], and Shockwave was taken down. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Recovered by the newly built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Shockwave organized a counter strike against the three mystics that included Trypticon, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Exactly how logic dictated that Shockwave bring an entire army to deal with three rogue Decepticons is unknown. Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] arrived, saying that they had a stake in this, and Shockwave agreed to a temporary ceasefire. After the Fallen was defeated, Shockwave and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] agreed to seal the [[Well of All Sparks]] with six coded barriers for each faction. They were to remain in place until Cybertron was united. Or, as Shockwave put it, [['Til all are one|until all are one]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} As the Dark Ages came to an end, Shockwave was ready to sign a peace treaty with Ratbat's Ultracons and the Autobots, but the return of Megatron derailed the plan. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Shockwave was tasked with reverse engineering the [[Quintesson]]-created clones he brought back to the planet with him, which suffered difficulties due to Megatron's refusal to divulge their origin, but greatly intrigued Shockwave. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}} Progress wasn't helped by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s treatment of his equipment. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3|The Age of Wrath #3}}

Shockwave was left behind on Cybertron while Megatron's forces pursued Optimus Prime and were subsequently lost on Earth for four million years, and became Decepticon leader on the planet. He began experimenting with cloning, and through studies of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], began to conceive the idea of a Transformer with multiple alternate modes. Cybertron, however, was steadily growing lower and lower on energy, and in an attempt to create new energy-conservative Transformers, Shockwave allied with the Autobots for a pooling of resources that created the [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} This came back to bite him, however, when the Decepticon Micromaster [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] attempted to overthrow his command, knocking him offline and decapitating him to use in a grotesque puppet show, giving orders to the other Decepticons by holding Shockwave's severed noggin up to a video screen. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} When Skystalker was defeated, Shockwave was repaired, but eventually, he and all the other Transformers on Cybertron succumbed to stasis as the planet's energy ran out, and it entered a hibernation phase known as the "[[Great Shutdown]]".

3000 years ago, Unicron's herald [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] located the dead planet, and reactivated Shockwave for study purposes. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, when Shockwave was attacked by a swarm of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], Scourge intervened and saved him, {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} only to be shot in the back by the Decepticon and captured. Dissecting and studying Scourge, Shockwave learned many secrets about the function and purpose of Transformers and Cybertron from the secrets hidden within him. Using that knowledge, Shockwave steadily worked to restore Cybertron, reactivating its population and solving their energy needs, ending the war and unifying the planet. He also continued his experiments into multiple transformations, yielding the unstable [[Duocon]]s, and then successfully mastering the process with [[Triple Changer]]s. Capturing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Shockwave sought to unlock the full secrets of [[Vector Sigma]], having already learned of the mysterious significance of Earth to the Transformer race. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In preparation for the invasion of the planet, Shockwave subliminally influenced the population of Cybertron to become more violent, {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and prevented the return of Optimus Prime and Megatron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'' by having a [[Robert Hallo|human agent]] blow it up. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{note|The [[Keepers Trilogy]] novel "[[Hardwired]]" made a brief reference to Shockwave being part of the Decepticons on Earth, but having been incommunicado for months prior to the disappearance of Megatron in [[Tokyo]]. This statement is at odds with Dreamwave continuity established after the novels.}}

[[Image:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|thumb|250px|Deja vu all over again.]]
In [[2003]], Shockwave made his move, heading to Earth with his Triple Changer troops and capturing Megatron and Optimus's forces, planning to try the two leaders as war criminals. Megatron was jettisoned into space by Starscream, {{storylink|New World Order}} while Prime escaped from his clutches and fell in with a rebel group. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Mobilizing the planet's Autobots, Prime led an attack on [[Shockwave's Tower]], and confronted Shockwave himself, only to be defeated by the Decepticon, who ripped the Matrix from him. Using the Matrix to activate Vector Sigma, Shockwave downloaded the compressed contents of the mega-computer into his network, but before he had an opportunity to view the data, he was pulled into a battle with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. In the course of the fight, the fuel line to his cannon was severed, and the resulting explosion destroyed his citadel and knocked him into a chasm. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

While the rest of Cybertron believed Shockwave to be deceased, he had actually survived the explosion and gone underground in the wastelands of Cybertron. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} In addition to re-establishing communications with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Earth (who had been operating there as an advance squad preparing the way for his invasion), {{storylink|Extermination}} Shockwave continued his experimentation, resulting in the creation of [[Sixshot]]. Soon after, however, Megatron returned to Cybertron and bested Shockwave, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} taking him to Earth where he did the same to Starscream. But now, the three players were assembled, each knowing certain dark secrets of Cybertron's past... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|...and then Dreamwave went out of business. Dag, yo.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers''===
[[Image:Shockwave-ddp2-2b1.jpg|thumb|left|There are so many ways to make him look awesome.]]

In the absence of Megatron, Shockwave had assumed command of the Decepticons on Cybertron, and had successfully driven the Autobots into an underground resistance movement. When a number of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] troops, along with the captive Starscream, accidentally arrived on Cybertron via an overloaded wormhole gate, Shockwave and his troops immediately surrounded them. The same wormhole malfunction blasted a number of Transformers off of Cybertron and into random points of Earth's past, a temporal anomaly that threatened to scour the Earth's face with fire if the Transformers were not brought back.

Ultra Magnus and Perceptor arrived and were able to hold off the Decepticons for a time with a force field, while teams of humans were time-ported away to retrieve the missing Transformers and end the anomaly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Magnus's force field power ran out before all the teams had returned, and Shockwave had his troops capture the Autobots. He took personal pleasure in blasting Ratchet when he was returned through the gate.

Revealing that he had intended all along for the humans to discover the wormhole gate technology, Shockwave set the gate to continue operating but blocked the last remaining group from returning—thus condemning Earth to destruction, easy pickings for conquest. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} Fortunately for Earth, two members of the G.I. Joe team were able to reactivate the gate, allowing the newly-created Dinobots to return to Cybertron. The Dinobots' power quickly drove Shockwave's Decepticons into retreat.

Regrouping on the other side of the planet, Shockwave had the long-missing Starscream brought before him. As Starscream attempted to explain his way out of being seen as a traitor, a recording of Cobra Commander's voice suddenly began to play, explaining that he had lined Starscream's hull with explosives. Shockwave leapt to try and stop the process, but the entire building exploded, apparently taking the two Decepticons with it. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

With Shockwave's defeat, peace returned to Cybertron, and the Decepticons were driven back to a region known as the [[Gladiator Zone]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} One of the mish-mash of robot parts known as the [[cannibalizer]]s was seen with Shockwave's blaster hand grafted onto its arm. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:Shockwavetfjoetrenches.jpg|thumb|100px|First guy to call him "Big Bertha" gets it in the face.]]
As one of the Decepticons who crashed to [[Earth]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' millions of years ago, Shockwave was retrieved by [[Cobra]] and pressed into service, taking on the alternate form of a massive artillery cannon. Chafing under the leadership of [[Cobra Commander]], he was ordered to transform and destroy the [[Autobot]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Trenches}} Although he did so, he was forced to fire sixteen consecutive times, despite needing to repair himself after every shot. The resulting strain on his structure irrevocably damaged him, and Cobra Commander refused to allow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to restore him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===Parts===
During a gladiatorial match in the depths of Cybertron, Shockwave detected incoming security forces and raised the alarm. When Megatron mused that perhaps it was time to start their rebellion by destroying the incoming forces, Shockwave suggested they wait and build up their numbers. Megatron agreed and the pair departed. {{storylink|Parts}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}

Once a right-hearted [[Senate|senator]] of the corrupt pre-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Shockwave ran the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|Academy of Advanced Technology]], protecting "[[outlier]]s" from the [[functionist]]s who held sway and secretly retrofitting several 'Bots who he felt were of good character, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], to carry [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chambers {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory}}. With his influence waning and the ruling caste unhappy with such activities, he was sent to [[The Institute]] to undergo [[Empurata]] and a "[[shadowplay|total personality inversion]]", leaving him a faceless, handless, and emotionless mech. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay}} Later, he became a [[Decepticon]] and helped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to overthrow the corrupt government. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

Millions of years later, he predicted the demise on Cybertron due to the energy consumption of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Knowing that control of resources would be crucial, he initiated a project he called [[Regenesis]] to "seed" several planets with potent [[Energon]] distillates, generating "crops" for him to harvest. Deserting when the time came to stabilise the planets, he was stymied on [[Earth]] by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s - out for revenge on an unrelated matter - and fell into stasis-lock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

10,000 years later, his body was discovered and he was reawakened by [[Skywatch]]. Forming an alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to disable the bomb they placed in his head, he fought [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] until the blue Decepticon managed to disable it, but was stopped from leaving by the Dynobot leader's bomb. Subsequently, they were taken to [[Garrus-9]] by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots}}

Freed from the prison by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Shockwave ultimately chose to rejoin his fellow Decepticons and returned to Earth. During the [[D-Void]] war, he was summoned to Cybertron by Megatron. Once [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was defeated, the weakened Shockwave was captured by [[Autobot]]s along with other Decepticons. {{storylink|Chaos}}

Forming a surreptitious alliance with his old master [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and their student [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to aid them in a quest for the remains of his Regenesis program while remaining on Cybertron himself, he was convinced to act on the planet by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but was illegally rendered into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s custody by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{-}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
After awakening in 19th century America, Shockwave took on the form of an ironclad warship and recruited inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to the Decepticon side (by pretending to be a friend to humanity). {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He took Muldoon to his Decepticon comrades underwater, where he was questioned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Years later in [[1888]], the surviving Decepticons came under the influence of the invading [[Elder God]]s. Shockwave was among those who accepted the beings as their new masters and defended [[Port Cenotaph]] on their behalf from intruders. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He soon defended the town against an international fleet, but was shot down. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

===''Wings Universe''===
When the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s formed a war council to discuss ways to eliminate the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sent Shockwave along to the meetings as his spokescon. When [[Trannis]] reacted to footage of Megatron's men being destroyed by the Elite Guard by dismissing it, Shockwave agreed with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in that the Elite Guard did not discriminate between Decepticon factions. Shockwave's real reason for being at the meetings was not to share information, but to gather information on the other Warlords. The information was subsequently used to persuade [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to amalgamate their armies with Megatron's. Shockwave didn't attend the following meeting, which was just as well for him, since [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] blew it up, killing everyone present. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

When Megatron later captured Deathsaurus's base, Shockwave was by his side. He took part in the later attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] blasting [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] broke through the city walls. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===San Diego Comic Con tech specs===
Shockwave ran through all the variables and decided that if he was going to further his goals of conquest, it would be rational to work with the human weaponeer [[Destro]]. He now sports a snazzy [[HISS tank]] alternate mode with his astroblaster integrated into the design <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> and in return, he gives Destro loads of money. When Shockwave and Destro's goals no longer mesh, Destro will 'deal' with the Decepticon himself (yeah, good luck with that, mate). <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml Destro v.28 page at yojoe.com]</ref>

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}

[[Image:Ps2tatakai shockwave1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Absolute Power, etc., etc.]]

{{bigquote|Megatron's personal watchdog. With the ability to transform into a laser gun, Shockwave boasts a powerful attack!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

In an alternate future, the Shockwave of that time grew frustrated with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s increasingly abusive leadership, and when he discovered the [[Zel Quartz]], which could vastly boost the power of a Transformer, he implanted it into himself and staged a one-robot mutiny. Unfortunately, the power proved too much for Shockwave's systems and he ran wild. Neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons could stop him and they took massive casualties in the attempt. Shockwave eventually destroyed Cybertron, then set out on a quest to destroy all planets with life. Elite teams of Autobots and Decepticons traveled to the past to prevent these events by either destroying or seizing the Zel Quartz years before Shockwave would find it.

In the Autobot story, the present-day Shockwave was the main boss in the geothermal power plant, protecting the main turbine of the plant. When Optimus Prime and his team reached the main turbine, Shockwave slowly descended from the ceiling in his alternate form. He then changed to his robot form and dropped to the floor, announcing that he was collecting energy for Megatron. He warned the Autobots that anyone who stood in his way should not expect any mercy from him. When Optimus Prime stated that the Autobots were going to stop the Decepticon's plundering of [[Zel Samine]]'s energy, Shockwave suggested that they should settle this feud, by fighting. Eventually, the Autobots over-powered the Decepticon, and a battered Shockwave warned Optimus that he would remember the outcome of the fight before disengaging and fleeing the power plant. Later, Shockwave appeared in the valley where the Autobots detected an SOS signal and had a rematch with the Autobots, but was defeated again.

During the Decepticon storyline, Shockwave was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of Zel Samine. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, Paradius, emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Shockwave and the others scattered across Zel, with Shockwave himself eventually finding his way to the Atalstan gem mine. When the Galvatron of the alternate timeline told the Megatron of the present the "truth" about the Zel Quartz, he asked his past self if Shockwave was around before telling it.

Once the main Decepticon forces arrived at the Atalstan gem mine and found the giant ore that they suspected to be the Zel Quartz, Shockwave analyzed the group and when he concluded that they were Decepticons. He hovered downward in his handgun mode. Transforming into robot mode, he made a short drop to the floor and announced that he had finally achieved rendezvous with his fellow warriors. When Megatron expressed partial surprise in the fact that Shockwave had survived, Shockwave confirmed him and announced that he was awaiting Megatron's orders.

For the remainder of the game, Shockwave remained ignorant of the circumstances that prompted their arrival. What's more, despite which side won, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally negated the quartz's powers, and Shockwave's reign of terror in the future was averted. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''G1: Awakening''===
[[Image:Gluawakening shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Doctor|Logic allows me to be wrong with authority]]]]
Shockwave enslaved every Autobot on Cybertron millennia before the Autobots returned. He planned a "welcome party" for them when they arrived through the space bridge, captured them, confiscated their weapons, and put them in a prison which used to be a field hospital. The Autobots then escaped back to Earth, but later returned. Shockwave defeated Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in combat, but they were saved by the arrival of Grimlock, who beat Shockwave, freeing the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening|Awakening}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*[[Bob Budiansky]] said Shockwave was "my attempt to take [[Spock]] from ''Star Trek'' and make him into a Decepticon".<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Rusting Carcass interview]</ref>
[[Image:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|250px|thumb|It's not easy being grey. It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.]]
*Shockwave’s cartoon portrayal is highly inconsistent with his appearances in all other fictional media. Instead of a coldly logical, power hungry rival to Megatron, in the cartoon Shockwave is consistently loyal and subservient. In a [[Shout! Factory|2009 retrospective documentary about the brand]], [[Hasbro]] staff said this disparity was a simple—though extreme—result of there not having been enough time during the production of the Generation 1 cartoon and comic to get all the story basics firmly and consistently established from the outset. The character descriptions in the cartoon's [[production bible]] are mostly abridged versions of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original character writeups, which went on to become the toys' [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]... yet Shockwave's show bible description is entirely different from his tech spec [[bio]].
*According to early drafts of the script for the series' pilot episode, Shockwave was at one point to be called "Flash Beam".
*A Cybertronian battle scene illustrated by [[Studio OX]] for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'') depicts Shockwave not in purple, but in the original grey color scheme of the Astro Magnum/Galactic Man toy.
*Shockwave has been periodically drawn with two hands in various media. He first shows up this way in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]], and the condition briefly reappears in [[Divide and Conquer]]. He also wound up this way on the cover of ''[[Ashes, Ashes...|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' #3.
*Voice actor Corey Burton based Shockwave's voice on that of actor [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], specifically his role as evil computer thingy [[wikipedia:Sark (Tron)|Sark]] in ''[[wikipedia:Tron (film)|Tron]]''.<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/corey-burton/corey_burton_1.html Corey Burton interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> Burton even provided the voice of Sark in the video game ''[[wikipedia:Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
*In the Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon, Shockwave's personality was altered from the American interpretation—he was presented like a grizzled old man with a loud, raspy voice and a very short temper.
*A company named Lanard Toys held the "Shockwave" [[trademark]] in the "toys" field for several years. For that reason, the ''Energon'' character was given the substitute name "[[Shockblast]]". The same name was later given to the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' version of Shockwave for the same reason. However, by that point Lanard had abandoned their "Shockwave" trademark, making it available to Hasbro again. Unfortunately, the packaging for ''Alternators'' Shockwave had already been printed by that point, so Hasbro decided to go with the substitute name. They then slapped the name "Shockwave" onto the [[Shockwave (Cybertron)|next available]] [[Mini-Con]] just so they could reclaim the trademark. Subsequently, all new toys of Shockwave, as well as [[Shockwave (Animated)|homage]] [[Shockwave (Movie)|characters]], were released under the name "Shockwave" again. (Ironically, [[Hasbro]] later used the name "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml Shockblast]" for new toys of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I.Joe]]'' character originally also named "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/88/shockwave.shtml Shockwave]", possibly in order to avoid brand confusion; apparently, Hasbro view the name "Shockwave" as more iconic for the Transformers character than his G.I. Joe namesake.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu'')
*''French:'' '''Onde de Choc''' (Canada, "Shockwave")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Gal Hellem''' (גל הלם, "Shock Wave")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokkoló''' ("Shocker")
*''Italian:'' '''Brutal'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jèn-pō''' (Taiwan, 震波, "Shock Wave")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Onda-Choque''' (Portugal comic, "Shock-Wave"), '''Onda de Choque''' (Brazil comic, "Shock Wave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shokun''' (Шокун, "Shocker")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm Shockwave at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Shockwave Shockwave's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Jazz (SG)

2013-01-27T23:38:25Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Jazz (G1)|Jazz}}
:''Jazz is an evil [[Autobot]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Sgjazzbio.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Do you know me? Of course you do. 'Cuz I'm famous, bitch!]]
Hey, sucka! '''Jazz''' pities the fool, thug, or soul who won't join [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] in taking over the world. He is the best bodyguard, because he'll take a bullet, he'll take a stab wound, he'll take a hit upside the head; he's like a Kamikaze pilot. There ain't no other like him, except maybe his brother [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]], and the two guard Prime from chumps. They treat him right.

Optimus Prime has pitied Jazz ever since intercepted transmissions from [[Earth]] influenced his behavior, but he lets Jazz continue so long as he keeps busting up crazy fools.

{{quote|Destroy it with style or don't bother destroying it at all!|Jazz's profile quote}}

==Fiction==
===Shattered Expectations===
[[Image:JazzSGShatteredExpectations.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
Jazz was partnered with [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] and [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] in searching for the Decepticon [[Pretender]] technology. After being chastised by Goldbug for "not sticking to the plan", he succeeded in ''finding the light switch'', thus discovering the Decepticon lab containing the Pretender shells, only for [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] to appear out of nowhere. Jazz expressed genuine surprise at seeing one of the Predacons, as he believed that they had been destroyed by a shrink ray.

The Decepticon duo were then defeated by Grimlock, and victory seemed inevitable, with no one able to stop them.

Except the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations}}
{{-}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[Image:Iaintgettinbombedbynoplane.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't make me mad, Arrr!]]
Jazz was overseeing the [[smelting pool]] when Optimus Prime and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] brought [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to [[Great Dome|Iacon]]. When Cliffjumper questioned their cruel ways and Prime shot him in retaliation, Jazz joined the others in laughing at his misfortune.

Cliffjumper returned later with the [[Decepticon]] forces in a desperate strike against the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'', and his [[glass gas]] bombs were dropped from jets overhead Jazz and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]. Jazz told Blurr to get out of his way, 'cuz he ain't gettin' bombed by no plane!

Jazz survived long enough to join Optimus Prime's counteroffensive. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}

Jazz and Goldbug were part of the elite Autobots chosen to capture the scattered [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobots]]. They succeeded in tracking [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]] to an abandoned observation tower, where they were joined by Rodimus and Blurr. Jazz wanted to just shoot the "flying monster" and be done with it, but Goldbug pointed out that Prime wanted it alive. The Seekers then chose Jazz to climb the tower and retrieve the Dinobot. He wasn't too happy about it.

Swoop thought the visit from Jazz was the best thing ever, and happily took his "new friend" for a joyride clasped in his claws, much to Jazz's extreme dismay. Goldbug ended up getting Jazz down by shooting Swoop's wing, causing them both to fall to the ground. Swoop was overjoyed that Jazz had broken his fall, saying he loved his new friend for doing that. A squished Jazz told Swoop to shut up and groaned that he hated everybody at that moment. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

Some time later, as the rebuilt ''Ark'' was being readied for departure, Jazz made the mistake of alerting Optimus Prime to Ricochet's scheme. Prime was livid that Ricochet would dare take the honor of capturing [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] away from him. Prime manhandled Jazz while the bodyguard explained, then threw him across the room before leaving. {{storylink|Do Over}}
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:Jazz 2008BotCon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can [[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.282010.29|put him back]] on your ''Shattered Glass'' shelf now.]]
*'''Shattered Glass''' (BotCon box set, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, afterburner-shaped missile, key

: Part of [[BotCon 2008]]'s [[exclusive]] box set of five figures, Jazz is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] with a new head sculpt and colorscheme based on [[Jazz (G1)|Generation 1 Jazz]], though with altered text, most notably replacing "MARTINI" with "MASSACRE". He transforms into a [[wikipedia:Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron]] mid-engine sports car. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into his tailgate (his is a smoky-gray [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Autobot key with black border and purple symbol) makes a pair of missile racks pop up from the engine bay and flip over onto his roof, which are also available in robot mode as shoulder-mounted weapons. His car mode's rear panels and running boards can swing forward to become hip-mounted (non-firing) blasters.

: Jazz is only available as part of a set of six toys, along with [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw]] and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]].

: This mold was also used to make ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]], ''Cybertron'' [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] and the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie-continuity]] [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCJazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* In case you've gotten this far without noticing, Jazz's speech is styled after [[wikipedia:Mr. T|Mr. T]]'s. This idea was originally part of the April Fool's Day "[[Shattered Expectations]]" comic, but when the prank proved amazingly popular, dialog adjustments were made to the [[Shattered Glass|real comic]] accordingly. Moreover he seems to suffer from a fear of flying like Mr. T's character in the ''A-Team''.

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Grimlock (RID 2001)

2013-01-27T23:35:59Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rid grimlock.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Everybody samba!]]
'''Grimlock''' is the second-in-command of the [[Build Team]], and a seasoned warrior. Though harsh-looking, he is rather calm and upbeat, and is actually the team's best tactician. And he isn't a dinosaur!

{{bigquote|Respect builds great warriors.|Grimlock's motto}}

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Wyner]] (English), [[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wedge's Short Fuse Grimlockvehicle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Who wants sno-cones?]]
When the [[Autobot Brothers]] encountered the Build Team in an unfinished tunnel, Grimlock was slightly chagrined at his teammates' enthusiastic endorsement of team leader [[Wedge]]. When Wedge secured the team a chance for combat, Grimlock similarly warned [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] not to get Wedge's hopes up before the young bot had even gotten into battle. On arriving at the site where the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] were trying to steal diamonds, he and [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] helpfully began transporting the goods. After the Predacons captured Wedge, Grimlock warned Heavy Load that turning the disk containing the space bridge map over would be treason and subsequently ended up chasing a penguin which had snatched the disk — fortunately the disk turned out to be a decoy. The Build Team were triumphant! {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[Image:Landfill Grimlockcomputer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock fix computer.]]
After the completion of the Arctic link, Wedge was spoiling to do some more combat practice, and sent the more-diligent Grimlock to program the data into the main space bridge terminal computer. Unfortunately he was tracked by [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]], who led the rest of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to the terminal. Once the space bridge was fixed, he and the rest of the Build Team combined into [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] in order to chase off [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] from the north energy research facility. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

After [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]], Wedge helped to hold it up, but the rest of the Build Team were forced to stay back. They defended the tower against Scourge's attack and formed Landfill in order to dig a new foundation for the tower, allowing the safe release of the hostages. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

On discovering that the [[Commando|Commandos]] had been attacking construction equipment, the Build Team decided to face the Decepticons alone, and Hightower sabotaged the space bridge to keep the other Autobots away. On confronting the Decepticons, Grimlock grappled unsuccessfully with [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. Build Team soon formed Landfill and eventually narrowly defeated [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Afterward they enjoyed a soothing oil bath with [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

Grimlock and the Build Team helped test the space bridge (even though they obviously knew it would work). {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

[[Image:Fortress Maximus Grimlockwedge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Grimlock?! What happened to you?" "Me Grimlock not know, but me Grimlock think beer, 3 hookers, and a midget were involved."]]
Sent to dig at a site beneath [[Metro City]] where they'd worked before, the Build Team began to experience hallucinations as they had last time. Grimlock tried to reason with Wedge, but soon fell prey to the hallucinations himself. Eventually they broke through to a cavern containing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and formed Landfill to fight the Decepticons who then arrived. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Grimlock and the rest of Build Team subsequently hid Fortress Maximus in a huge building in the middle of the city. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:A Friendly Contest Grimlockmegaoctane.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Supermegahyperultra Robo Headsmash Attack of Doom, go!]]
With [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] recovered, the Build Team and [[Autobot Brothers]] began a race to locate the last five [[O-Part|O-Parts]]. Grimlock successfully dug up the second O-Part. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

The Build Team accompanied the Autobot Brothers on a mission to find [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] beneath an ancient temple. This was fortunate, as the Decepticons caved the temple in on top of them, and the Build Team were able to dig the Autobots out. They subsequently helped to guard Fortress Maximus. To no one's surprise, the Decepticons attacked, and Build Team formed Landfill to help see them off. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

When Scourge made a second attempt to control Maximus in the [[Sahara|Sahara desert]], the Build Team and Team Bullet Train picked up a large number of children and took them to the site via the global space bridge. There the children were able to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

When the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base, the Build Team was called to a predetermined location with the rest of the Autobots to spring a trap on their foe. When the [[Megastar]] joined the fight, they formed Landfill, who was promptly blown apart by the battle station's firepower. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After the defeat of the Megastar, Landfill was formed again to fight the Decepticons while [[Omega Prime]] engaged in combat with Galvatron. Galvatron unleashed his cyber-bats, causing Prime to call a retreat, and the Autobots found themselves trapped in a space bridge tunnel rapidly filling with molten lava. Although they escaped, Galvatron soon had them at his mercy again. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

As Galvatron attempted to attack Optimus Prime, Landfill and the other Autobots blocked his attack and were paralysed by Galvatron's power. They remained in this state until Omega Prime was able to defeat Galvatron in the Earth's core. Afterward, just for fun, the Build Team did some more work on the space bridge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
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*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-019'''
**''Accessories'': Hoe-claw

[[Image:RID Grimlock Toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|If you squint real hard I almost look like a dinosaur...]]
: Grimlock transforms into a green backhoe which, in contrast to his teammates, has relatively realistic proportions. His shovel arm is articulated at the connection joint to the body and the bucket itself, while his cabin can be rotated. In robot mode, Grimlock is armed with his shovel arm, which has a flip-out pincer claw. Combined with his team, he can form either the upper body (and arms) or one of the legs of Landfill.

: He was initially released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line as Build Hurricane. The [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' version adds several small [[Paint operation]]s to him for detail.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Build King''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-022'''

: In Japan, the entire Build Team set of [[Wedge]], [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] and Grimlock was made available. The toys included were identical to the individual Takara releases.

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*'''Landfill''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A mainly-yellow [[redeco]] of the entire Build Team was released as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in November of 2003, as a multi-pack released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]", the day after Thankgiving, the most hellishly overcrowded shopping day of the year. The set cost considerably less than four individual deluxes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/WalGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Universe'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''

==Notes==

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Build Hurricane''' (ビルドハリケーン ''Birudo Harikēn'')

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Ratchet (BS)

2013-01-27T23:34:16Z

Autobot Hunter:

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}

:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Ratchet's''' knowledge of anatomy makes him as skilled at knocking other [[Bot Shots]] apart as he is at putting them back together.

==Toys==
===Bot Shots===
[[Image:Bot Shots S1 B006 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''720'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''290'''
***''Sword strength'': '''630'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots]]'', Ratchet is a teeny little emergency-response SUV with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His robot body and elements of his vehicle mode are based on the [[Ratchet (Movie)|live-action movie Ratchet]], though his colors and head are based on the [[Ratchet (G1)|original Ratchet]].

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Ratchet (SG Animated)

2013-01-27T23:33:55Z

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:''Ratchet is an evil [[Autobot]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Ratchet''' is a demented genius who likes making weird experiments.

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac Addendum''===
Ratchet and the other four Autobots were captured by [[Heroic Youths Battling Robots Infesting Detroit|HYBRID]] and stuck in [[Soundwave (SG Animated)|Soundwave]]'s VR world where they were subjected to videos of a purple [[technorganic]] dinosaur in an attempt to turn them into goody-goods. [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] freed them with the help of some local [[hobobot]]s, and they smashed Soundwave. {{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac Addendum}}

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Ratchet (Kre-O)

2013-01-27T23:33:24Z

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity]].''
[[Image:ratchetkreo-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|300px|Oo! Did someone said "Pediatrician"?]]

'''Ratchet''' is a great medic/mechanic (he claims he's the best one on this side of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]). However he's not running a charity, so if you want a new plasma coil or other body part, come with cash, credit card or other form of payment. His favorite pastime is to comb intergalactic thrift stores for vintage [[Kre-O]] bricks and his most prized possession is an [[energon]]-infused schematic of [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. Oddly enough, his biggest fear is spiders.

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
While responding to an emergency, Ratchet accidentally ran over [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] outside the [[Kre-O Museum]]. Ratchet shrugged it off. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

==Games==
===Kre-O Transformers Konquest===
The Autobots' peaceful day in [[Kreopolis]] was shattered when the city was bombarded by the Decepticons, and a number of Autobots including Ratchet were shattered into their component blocks. As Ratchet's pieces rained from the sky, they were caught by Optimus Prime's [[Kreon]], and the Autobot medic was soon reassembled. Ratchet subsequently dropped Prime off back at the battlefield so he could catch other Autobots. {{storylink|Kre-O Transformers Konquest}}

===Kre-O Prime Defense===
Ratchet's Kreon helped Optimus Prime defend Earth by periodically appearing on a highway to repair his shields. {{storylink|Kre-O Prime Defense}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[Image:Kre-O Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I LOVE MOI BRICK!"]]
*'''Ratchet''' w/[[Kreon|Ratchet]] and [[Kreon|paramedic]] (2011, 197 pieces)
:Part of the first [[wave]] of Kre-O figures, Ratchet can be built in either [[Ratchet (G1)|G1-inspired]] robot mode or [[Ratchet (Animated)|Animated-inspired]] ambulance mode.

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Ratchet (SG)

2013-01-27T23:31:58Z

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:''Ratchet is an evil [[Autobot]] "medic" from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ratchetsgd&d.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It brings on many changes, and you can take or leave it if you please.]]
To say '''Ratchet''' is the [[Autobot]]s' medic would be a falsehood. Ratchet ''is'' where [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] sends the wounded from battle, but not for ''repairs''. No, they are sent there for ''punishment''. Any Autobot ordered there has to be dragged kicking and screaming.

It's not that Ratchet wants to terrorize his patients. In fact, he honestly believes that he's doing them a great favor! Who wouldn't want some rusty old equipment replacing their head? That would look so cool! And he really doesn't understand why they get so upset after seeing the end result of his loving care. But Ratchet shrugs off their cries of protest and confusion. They'll come around eventually.

{{quote|You don’t like it? But almost everyone has two hands! Five digits? Pffff. How boring! You, now... you're interesting now!|Ratchet is hurt that [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] doesn't appreciate his work|"[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
[[Mirage (SG)|Mirage]], a down-and-out bank robber volunteered for one of Ratchet's "upgrades" so he could gain permanent partial transparency. That was likely the last time anyone paid attention to Mirage. {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #7|Around Cybertron #7}}

After a harrowing Dinobot Hunt, [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] woke up on Ratchet's operating table, having lost a hand in a battle with [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] and the [[Decepticon]]s. Rodimus, in a panic, immediately tried to leave, and objected to Ratchet's offer to add a second vocoder. It was then that Rodimus noticed that his hand had been not repaired, but replaced with a jagged [[saw|sawblade]]. Ratchet was momentarily saddened by Rodimus's dissatisfaction with his "upgrade," but his grin of psychotic amusement returned quickly enough.

[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] was morbidly fascinated with speculating on what was likely to happen to [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] after Prime ordered that Ratchet should oversee Wheeljack's [[Earth]]-mode refit. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

When the Autobots found themselves beset by [[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]]'s new uncontrollable broadcasting powers overwhelming their emergency channel, Rodimus looked to Ratchet for a solution. The miserable medic perked right up at his abilities being needed, and said all it would take was a micro-laser.

When he came up with a sonic jackhammer instead, and, when that was pointed out to him, asked if anyone really needed their personalities, Rodimus dropped the idea. Ratchet was too busy being enthralled by "[[wikipedia:Repo! The Genetic Opera|Zydrate Anatomy]]" to care overmuch. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

Ratchet helped Wheeljack set up a work area when the Autobots captured [[Sephie Beller]], who'd augmented herself with Cybertronian tech. As Wheeljack prepared for a vivisection, Ratchet handed him medical tools. The operation was suspended by the arrival of the Decepticons, whom the Autobots were able to take captive. Ratchet and [[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] were soon kept busy restraining [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]] from attacking the prisoners. The arrival of [[R.J. Blackrock]] in a [[Centurion (SG)|giant mech]] delayed any executions. During the ensuing fight, Ratchet knocked Sephie out of the air with his crane boom, and she blindly retaliated by blasting him in the head, causing bits of his helmet to go flying. On seeing their medic was wounded, the Autobots retreated back to the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transhuman}}

[[Image:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]

At some unspecified point in time, Ratchet and a team of Autobots somehow under the command of both [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] fought [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (SG)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." According to Ravage, anyway. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #3|Recordicons #3}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Ratchet's body is based on [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Roadblock (Energon)|Roadblock]]'s, but in white and scrubs green and with a new head.

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Ratchet (Universe)

2013-01-27T23:30:58Z

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from an unknown continuity drawn into the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ratchettfu.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Now cough."]]

Unlike his alternate universe [[Ratchet (G1)|counterpart]], '''Ratchet''''s patients have a problem relating to him outside of his role as a doctor. Quiet and modest, he's not much of a social being. However, he's the best there is at what he does. You'd have to look long and hard to find a better surgeon than Ratchet. He often performs this duty at the risk of his own personal exhaustion. Ratchet is dedicated solely to his work.

==Fiction==
===''Universe'' comic===
[[Image:OasisResearchAndDevelopmentFacility.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Why did I invite everyone to come in and watch?]]

Ratchet is one of countless Transformers who had been pulled from his timestream and imprisoned within the [[Cauldron]] arena inside the shattered remains of [[Unicron]]. When [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] managed to arrange a prison break, Ratchet was part of the group that managed to flee. For uncertain reasons, he was not automatically returned to his own universe as were most of the freed prisoners. Rather, he found himself on the [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that Silverbolt, Trailbreaker, and their rescuer [[Optimus Primal]] called home. It was suggested that he may have been needed in this new timeline for a reason, as [[Ratchet (G1)|this universe's Ratchet]] was, in the past, a great healer.

Though distressed and confused at this turn of events, Ratchet quickly got to work on [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], attempting to find a way to remove the [[Unicron virus]] that had infected the Transformers who had been sent into combat within the Cauldron. However, the virus was proving tougher and quicker than he was. {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)|Homecoming}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy_Ratchet.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Understandably, many of Ratchet's patients find his hacksaw arm somewhat... unsettling.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Blade-missile, cannon-missile, bumper-knuckleduster

: Ratchet is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe [[X-Brawn]] toy, transforming into an emergency-response Mercedes-Benz ML320 SUV with opening doors and hood. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm; the running boards on each side of his vehicle mode are attached to his missiles. These missiles can peg onto his backpack or biceps for storage purposes in robot mode, or be held in his over-sized left hand by the rails. His front bumper-guard detaches to become a knuckleduster he can hold as well. All of the emergency equipment (including his sirens) are merely [[tampograph]]ed onto his roof instead of being newly sculpted parts.

: [[:Image:Universe2003 Ratchet toy.jpg|Hasbro stock photography of the toy]] shows him with white "Emergency" lettering, but the final retail release uses black letters.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/AutobotRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Ratchet at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Ratchet and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] were released with the "sub-line" name "Machine Robot Rescue" printed on their cards in a fairly blatant attempt by [[Hasbro]] to prevent rival toy company [[Bandai]] from marketing one of their Japanese [[wikipedia:Machine_Robo_Rescue|transforming robot toy lines]] in the US under that name. Whether this was ultimately necessary is debatable, as the contested line was never brought to the US.
* [[Glen Hallit]] has said that this Ratchet was from a ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' universe, but [[authorial intent|there's nothing in published fiction to support it]].
* The Ratchet toy was apparently originally intended as an upgrade for [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], explaining Trailbreaker's presence in the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comics]] alongside [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. However, possibly due to [[trademark]] reasons, the plans for "Trailbreaker" were dropped, and the X-Brawn redeco became a different character with a different deco.

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Ironhide (BS)

2013-01-27T23:30:16Z

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from [[Bot Shots]].''
{{mainpic|November 12 2012}}

'''Ironhide''' is the toughest of the tough and one of the Decepticons' most fearsome foes. He can crash through most opponents with ease, even more so with the [[indestructium]] launcher he constructed with all of his weapon skills, and with his phase shifting armor that makes him as light as a feather.

==Toys==
===Bot Shots===
*'''Ironhide Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''505'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''235'''
***''Sword strength'': '''880'''

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots]]'' launchers, Ironhide is a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with a spring-loaded transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. His colors, alternate mode, and chest design are based on the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movies Ironhide]], with his head based on [[Ironhide (G1)|the original Generation 1 Ironhide]].

: He comes with a large trailer that unfolds into a battle station with a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. It also has a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms.

{{-}}
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''305 '''
***''Blaster strength'': '''970'''
***''Sword strength'': '''350'''

: This Ironhide, released as part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' three-packs, is a "Super Bot" [[redeco]] of the original toy, meaning he is cast in translucent plastic and has higher-than-average strength ratings. He was only available alongside [[Brawl (BS)|Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (BS)|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Super Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ironhide''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B012'''
***''Fist strength'': '''500'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''670'''
***''Sword strength'': '''450'''

: A redeco of Ironhide in black with orange windows, released in the fourth wave of single-packed Bot Shots.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on single-pack Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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Ironhide (Kre-O)

2013-01-27T23:29:40Z

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:''Ionhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Kre-O]] continuity.''
[[Image:Kreon Ironhide wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

'''Ironhide''' is an [[Autobot]]. He was [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime's]] bodyguard since he was one brick high. His favorite weapon is his trusty Omega Black Hole Cannon.
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==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Ironhide joined in with some stoic dancing after the Autobots foiled a Decepticon plan to make a grilled cheese sandwich. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
*'''Destruction Site Devastator''' (2012)

[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)

==Notes==
*In the first year of Kre-O, long before Devastator's set was released, an Ironhide Kreon was included in a turntable display of Kreons found in some retail outlets, often labeled as Sideswipe. He taunted you.

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Ironhide (SG)

2013-01-27T23:29:06Z

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:''Ironhide is an evil [[Autobot]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:SGIronhidePrime Reunification3.jpg|right|thumb|300px|In this universe, black is the new red for Ironhide.]]
'''Ironhide''' is head of security forces for the [[Autobot]]s, and overseer of the [[Omega Doom]] project.

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
When [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] hijacked the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' to leave for [[Earth]] without [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], Ironhide was thrown overboard as being one of the Autobots too loyal to Prime to go along with the mutiny. {{storylink|Do Over}}

Some time later, Ironhide was in charge of the security forces protecting the Omega Doom project, as well as coordination of the project in general. Prime promised that if Ironhide saw the project through successfully, Ironhide would be given control of his own star system once they conquered the galaxy. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Ironhide was put in charge of security on the prison planet of [[Paradron]]. This would bode ill for him when [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] broke free, aiming to put his brother in his place. Magnus started by targeting Ironhide, Prime's most trusted soldier, for execution. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)| Invasion}}

==Notes==
*Ironhide's body is a [[Black repaint|black]] [[redeco]] of [[Ironhide (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]'s [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] body. The black coloration could be considered both a nod to the ''[[Diaclone]]'' coloration of the original Ironhide mold, and to [[Ironhide (Movie)|the live-action movie Ironhide]].

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Ironhide (Energon)

2013-01-27T23:28:00Z

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{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:EIronHide.jpg|right|thumb|215px|GET IN THE SHIP!]]

'''Ironhide''' is a young Autobot who has stars in his eyes and a boundless desire to prove himself. Sadly, he's just a dork. Sometimes, he's a technically clever dork, but a dork nonetheless.

He has a penchant for saying the wrong things at the wrong times. Like when a [[Demolishor (Armada)|friend dies]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Ironhide, with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], built an [[energon tower]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 2}}

Later, Ironhide was there to witness [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] welcome [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Matt Hill]] (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese)|[[José María Carrero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Andreas Werling]] (Swedish)}}
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[[Image:Cybertron City Optimus and Ironhide train.jpg|left|thumb|180px|He'd be better off fighting Decepticons]]
Ironhide was a rookie soldier on Cybertron, training to become a full-fledged Autobot after the Unicron Battles. When the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion began, he was at a sparring session with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and volunteered to come along on the investigation of [[Mars City]]. Optimus agreed to bring him along, and the mission led to a full-scale assault in progress on Earth at [[Ocean City]]. It was there that Ironhide first met the energon-sensitive human named [[Kicker Jones]]. It was Kicker who alerted the Autobots to the Terrorcons' arrival, but he also nearly got himself killed by recklessly engaging them in battle. Optimus Prime told Ironhide to watch out for Kicker on the battlefield, and the two were soon paired up in a permanent partnership...one that neither of them approved of. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When the Terrorcons struck again at [[Lunar City]], Ironhide was eager to jump into battle, but Kicker left him behind by flying to the moon with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]. When Optimus Prime and Ironhide eventually followed, Ironhide rushed into battle alone and pounded his way through a number of Terrorcon drones. He got too cocky, however, and thoughtlessly reached for some raw energon, momentarily forgetting how volatile the substance was before an [[Omnicon]] refined it. The resulting energy backlash damaged Ironhide, and allowed several Terrorcons to escape unmolested with their stolen energon. Back on Ocean City, Ironhide blamed himself for the loss of the energon, but Optimus Prime pointed out that if Kicker had been backing up his partner like he had been ordered to, Ironhide wouldn't have been off alone. Chagrined, Kicker apologized to Ironhide by kicking him in the head. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Next, the Autobots prepared to reinforce their defenses at the remaining active energon mines on Earth: Ocean City, [[Desert City]], and [[Plains City]]. Kicker correctly predicted the next Terrorcon attack would come at Desert City, and Ironhide and Kicker bridged there to rescue [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and Kicker's friend,[[Misha Miramond|Misha]]. Hot Shot was injured battling the new Terrorcon general, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], but Misha's Omnicon research team created a new refined energon star to revive him. As Ironhide and the group exited the mine to reach the wounded Hot Shot, they were confronted by Scorponok. Ironhide threw himself into battle with Scorponok -- the first of many struggles between the two warriors -- but was hopelessly outmatched. The Omnicons tossed him the star meant for Hot Shot, despite his protests, and with its power Ironhide succeeded in holding off Scorponok long enough for their escape. In the aftermath, Hot Shot was revived and Optimus decided to reward Ironhide for his valor on the battlefield. Ironhide received a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]], and was officially named a member of Team Prime. {{storylink|Scorpinok}}

[[Image:Energon-Ironhides-1st-Energon-Weapon.jpg|230px|thumb|right]]

Having a Combination Spark didn't necessarily mean knowing how to use it, however, as Jetfire repeatedly discovered while trying to train Ironhide to combine properly. Despite his difficulties, Ironhide was beamng about his promotion. When he heard about a light guard detachment on Mars City overseeing some newly found energon, he graciously volunteered to go up there and show "those rookies" how to do things. Ironhide soon managed to back up his boasting during another battle on Earth, where he and Jetfire managed to successfully sync their Combination Sparks and save Optimus Prime's life in a fight with Scorponok. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Ironhide accompanied Kicker and Hot Shot on a winter mission to find new energon, but had trouble working with the former Decepticon, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Even after ten years, Demolishor still had little regard for Autobots, especially Autobot rookies. The fact that two of his fellow Decepticons, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], had recently defected to the Terrorcons made Ironhide even more leery of relying on Demolishor in the field. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

As the Autobots became more accustomed to the Terrorcon raids, the defense became easier. Multiple energon-powered gun turrets defended each city, and the Autobots were all veterans at Terrorcon-smashing by this point. On one raid, Ironhide and Inferno arrived only to find the Autobots on scene had already eliminated the opposition. Things didn't stay easy for very long, however: [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] resurrected himself in the bowels of Unicron, and assumed control of the Chaos-Bringer, driving out Alpha Q and commandeering the Terrorcons. In a Decepticon-led attack on [[Plains City]], Megatron obliterated the installation and ripped Hot Shot apart, triumphantly displaying his body as Ironhide, Kicker and the other reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} Ironhide was furious over Hot Shot's injuries, and vowed to take vengeance on Megatron for his friend. When Megatron attacked Ocean City next, Ironhide jumped in-between Megatron and Demolishor, demanding satisfaction on behalf of Hot Shot. Unfortunately for Ironhide, Demolishor chose to return to his former loyalties, and struck down the young Autobot before he could attack Megatron. Ironhide begged Demolishor to remain with the Autobots, but the once and former Decepticon departed with Megatron and the Terrorcons as the raid came to an end. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

When Optimus Prime was being stalked by Alpha Q's new agent, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], Ironhide backed up Kicker's intuition, as the boy sensed something was wrong before anyone else noticed Starscream had infiltrated Ocean City. Ironhide and the other Autobots worked together to shadow Prime for his own protection, despite his protests. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Soon thereafter, Ironhide and the others journeyed into the asteroid belt and confronted a massive ship resembling [[Unicron]]. They fought through Scorponok and the ship's defenses and managed to destroy it, but the threat of Unicron lingered on everyone's minds. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} As the plan for [[energon tower]]s was unveiled, Ironhide successfully defended Ocean City until Doctor Jones' prototype was off the ground and basted away all the Decepticons. He confronted Demolishor on the battlefield, and grappled with his former ally under Megatron's watchful eye. {{storylink|Energon Tower}}

During an energon expedition at [[Blizzard City]], Kicker's fear of the dark was affecting their progress in the mines. Ironhide broguht him out into the open air for a break, and was surprised to learn that Kicker had never heard of the great Autobot hero, [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Ironhide told Kicker the tale of how Rodimus left behind the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons to pursue greater levels of justice in the universe at large. When Kicker continued to struggle in the mines, Ironhide left him alone to force Kicker to work through his issues instead of avoiding them. Still, Ironhide secretly remained right behind Kicker in the dark, and congratulated Kicker when he found the energon and conquered his fear. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

When the Terrorcons invaded [[Jungle City]], Ironhide and Inferno worked together to defend the energon mines. Ironhide just fired away blindly at the enemy, hoping to catch as many Terrorcons as possible in his barrage, but Inferno counselled Ironhide about the value of aiming, and picking your shot to conserve energy and achieve maximum efficiency. As the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, they planned to destroy the installation in their wake by setting off a chain reaction in the energon deposits. Ironhide took Inferno's lessons to heart and volunteered to make the single, long-range shot that triggered the base's destruction. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

On an expedition to [[Lunar City]], Ironhide helped Kicker search for an inconsistent energon signal somewhere on the moon's surface. They met up with Demolishor, who tried to trade on their old friendship to lure Kicker into Megatron's clutches. Ironhide didn't trust Demolishor, and chided him about his conflicting loyalties. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} As the energon grid neared completion on Earth, Ironhide and Kicker investigated a faulty tower at [[Desert City]]. During their search inside, Ironhide asked Kicker what it was like to be human, with such a brief lifespan compared to a Cybertronian. He couldn't understand how beings could be so vulnerable and still push onwards. Kicker explained that their mortality was what made them human, and their life experiences were that much more precious because they knew how limited their time was on earth. {{storylink|Energon Grid}}

With the Earth secured against any threat, the Autobots prepared to venture back out into space and deal with Unicron one and for all. Kicker was still uncomfortable with being out in the vacuum, so Ironhide tried to cheer him up by being an insensitive prick...apparently. Next, they followed Hot Shot to Mars, where he met the lost Autobot hero, Rodimus. Rodimus had formed an alliance with Alpha Q for his own reasons, and tried to get Hot Shot to keep the Autobots away from Alpha Q's plans. When he refused, Rodimus fired on Hot Shot, and Ironhide lept to his defense. Ironhide was hopelessly outmatched against Rodimus and his highly-trained soldiers, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and was left in the dust on Mars as the trio sped away. Once he calmed down, Ironhide was distraught over his actions, as Rodimus was still technically his superior officer and he had violated Autobot military protocol by attacking him. Kicker reassured Ironhide that he was backing up his teammate, which no one could ever fault him for doing. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

Ironhide was chosen for the inaugural crew of the ''[[Miranda II]]'', the starship that would carry Optimus Prime's team on their quest against Unicron. As they left Earth and prepared their mobile Space Bridge array for transit, however, the Autobots were attacked by the Decepticons. The Omnicons attempted to repair the damaged portion of the array, but were injured in battle and Ironhide had to cover the helpless warriors. With no one else available, Ironhide called upon Kicker to face his fear of space and come out to fix the array. He talked his partner through the space-walk and gave him constant encouragement, and with Ironhide cheering him on Kicker managed to prep the Bridge. Meanwhile, Ironhide also watched Demolishor fall in battle, sacrificing himself to protect Megatron from an energon wave. This concluded any efforts Ironhide would make to redeem Demolishor, for once the Decepticon soldier was repaired by Megatron, his memory and personality had been altered to leave no lingering loyalty to his former Autobot comrades. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} On a distant planet, Jetfire was injured during a search for energon. Ironhide and Kicker worked together to pull him to safety aboard the ''Miranda II''. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

[[Image:Energon-Ironhide-Teary-Hand-Drawn.jpg|230px|thumb|left]]

When Rodimus arrived to discuss Alpha Q with Optimus, they were unable to come to terms over the fate of Unicron. Rodimus was willing to reactivate the entity in the hopes that his power could be used for good, but Optimus found it far to dangerous. As Rodimus's ship prepared to depart, Ironhide decided to take matters into his own hands. With Kicker's blessing, he stowed away aboard Rodimus's ship to follow him back to Alpha Q. Once inside Uncron's head, Ironhide went exploring, but was spotted by Alpha Q. Despite Rodimus's protests, Alpha Q sent out Scorponok and the Terrorcons to test the intruder. Ironhide battled a nest of [[Cruellock]] drones, until his energon booster star got ripped off his shoulder. He fired at the fleeing Terrorcon, detonating the star in a powerful explosion. The Cruellocks were destroyed, and an injured Ironhide stumbled free from the nest to face Scorponok. He fought fiercely, but in his damaged condition Ironhide was certainly no match for Scorponok. Still, he continued to fight right up until the moment he passed out on top of his foe. Scorponok brought the fallen warrior before Rodimus and Alpha Q, and declared him...worthy. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} As Alpha Q and Scorponok began to repair Ironhide, he groggily called out for Kicker, who somehow heard him across the depths of space, and left the Autobots to come rescue his partner. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

Kicker found Ironhide in Alpha Q's throne room and demanded his release. Ironhide stood by as Kicker and Alpha Q argued over the use of Unicron, and the renewed war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Kicker made a strong impression on Alpha Q, and the entity allowed Ironhide and his friends to go free. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} As Kicker convinced Alpha Q to consider an alliance with the Autobots, he and Ironhide traveled on Unicron's head to Cybertron for the historic meeting. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} When Unicron started to act out of control, Ironhide joined a crew of Autobots and [[Omnicon]]s to bring extra energon down to his core to satiate him. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Later, he fought alongside the other Autobots in defense of Cybertron's energon towers. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} A highly-successfuly Terrorcon raid delivered enough energon to Megatron to transform Unicron and directly threaten Cybertron. Ironhide and the Autobots made an effort to breach Unicron's defenses and attack Megatron within. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

Ironhide split off from Jetfire in the Divebomb firefight over Unicron to join Optimus and his troop inside of Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the chaos that followed inside, Ironhide was separated from the other Autobots, but met with Scorponok and began to track Megatron's position once more. The two warriors confronted Megatron, despite being horribly outmatched, and fell hard while trying to stop the Decepticon leader. As the conflicting energon charges being tossed around during the battle ripped open a hole in space, Megatron and the Decepticons fled through it, taking Unicron with them. Optimus gathered his soldiers to follow them, but ordered Ironhide to remain behind and provide an update to Cybertron, in case they did not return. Ironhide joined forces with the Omnicons, and Kicker and Misha on board the ''Miranda II'', to prepare a rescue party to go after Optimus and the others. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} They traveled through the rift in the ''Miranda II'', and eventually emerged from the other side. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}

Ironhide eagerly reconnected with Optimus and the other Autobots in the new solar system Alpha Q created using the energon power from Unicron's head. On [[Iron Planet]], he joined the Autobots in capturing the lone Decepticon, [[Shockblast]]. When Scorponok arrived with a group of Terrorcons, Ironhide innocently waved over his comrade-in-arms. Unfortunately, Scorponok had been captured and reprogrammed by Megatron after he passed through the rift, making him fanatically loyal to the Decepticons and once again an enemy to the Autobots. Despite the Terrorcons attacking all around him, Ironhide naively approached Scorponok and asked him what was wrong, only to be battered aside by the imposing general. {{storylink|Protection}} Ironhide briefly battled Scorponok again when the Decepticon returned to Iron Planet to free Shockblast. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} As the ''Miranda II'' made berth on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], the Decepticons soon tracked the Autobots there in search of energon. Ironhide once again confronted Scorponok, attempting to force through Megatron's brainwashing and remind him of his loyalties to Alpha Q, but to no avail. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

As the Autobots prepped for an energon tower being delivered from Cybertron, Ironhide helped clear a landing spot on Jungle Planet for the tower to touch down. When the Terrorcons staged an assault, he defended the energon in order to buy time. Prowl and Ironhide tried to double-team Scorponok, but even together they had little luck against the powerful general. Eventually the energon tower landed and powered up, sending out a destructive wave that cleared the Terrorcons from the planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Next, the Autobots prepared to establish an energon grid between the various planets. Ironhide joined Prowl and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] on [[Rock Planet]] as they fought off Scorponok and his Insecticons. The [[Ocean Planet]] tower fell, however, and the Autobots needed distraction to keep the Decepticons at bay while the replacement tower was sent. Inferno volunteered to lure Megatron out into space, and Ironhide went with him as back-up. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Over time, Ironhide began to recognize that Scorponok would never return to the honorable warrior he once knew. As he accepted this, Ironhide vowed that Scorponok must be stopped, out of respect for the memory of who he once was. He received his chance when Scorponok and the Terrorcons attacked the revitalized [[Planet Q]], the recreation of the world Alpha Q and Scorponok once shared. Scorponok demonstrated no memory or respect for the planet in his search for energon, and Ironhide began a vicious battle with him. Outmatched as ever, Scorponok mocked the weaker Ironhide for his hopeless struggling. Ironhide shot back that the REAL Scorponok came to respect his tenacity. Only the intervention of Alpha Q saved Ironhide in the end, but he remained resolved to defeating Scorponok one day. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

Down on himself after a recent string of losses, Ironhide's moping was interrupted by Hot Shot, who brought him to [[Circuit Planet]] for the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]]. Awkward and self-deprecating at first, Ironhide ran into a few walls and soon fell into last place. Kicker was monitoring his progress and soon jumped into the race to give him some help with his driving. (Yes, a being from a species who, by nature, turn into cars got driving lessons from a being that does not.) Together, Kicker and Ironhide forged ahead, successfully passing all the other racers while avoiding heavy missile fire from a very bored Jetfire. In the final leg of the race, Ironhide and Hot Shot fought for the lead when Optimus Prime threw himself in their path as the final obstacle. Ironhide chose to take one for the team and tackled Optimus, telling Hot Shot to go on ahead because he deserved to win. Both Optimus and Hot Shot were proud of Ironhide for the new skills and confidence he demonstrated during the race. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

After [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] located Unicron's body, Ironhide and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. A fleet of energon tower were sent from Cybertron like javelin to impale the now-mobile Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} The energon towers failed, and so Ironhide and the Autobots attempted to gain access to Unicron's interior to strike back from the inside. Ironhide found an entrance, but Optimus ordered a retreat because Unicron plowed into the planetary energon grid, dramatically raising his surface temperature. Ironhide was forcibly dragged from the battlefield by the new warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. The Autobots were unable to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's [[Energon Orb]]. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Ironhide accompanied Kicker deep inside Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's body. They were confronted by Scorponok, who still didn't recognize his former master, but was at a loss for what to do, as the internal struggle between Megatron and Unicron left his new master unable to give orders. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Ironhide and Kicker brought Alpha Q's body to Grass Planet and buried him there. A confused Scorponok arrived on the scene after being booted out of Unicron, but Ironhide still failed to reach the warrior he had know before.

With Unicron fully activational again, the war quickly moved beyond the power of individual Autobots to influence. As Unicron destroyed [[Blizzard Planet]], most of the Autobot forces were sidelined by injuries, leaving only Ironhide and a select few to keep up the fight. Despite Optimus Prime's insistence that they were only get themselves killed, Ironhide was up for more action. Even being physically struck down by his leader didn't deter him. Ironhide and the others continued to strike against Unicron like gnats. Fortunately for them, they were caught in the backlash of Cybertronian Core energies when Primus supercharged Optimus Supreme to planetary proportions. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Ironhide and the others found themselves with new armor, and greater strength than ever before. They maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron was finally defeated, his essence scattering to the solar winds. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[Image:Energon_ironhide_recolor.png|right|thumb|180px|Ummm... yeah.]]

Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Ironhide and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Ironhide joined the Autobots on the ''Miranda II'' in returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} They arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly-enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere, driving Ironhide and his friends to retreat. {{storylink|Wishes}} The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Landmine fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

With Kicker on the ground below, Ironhide patiently waited in orbit over Cybertron, looking for the signal that his partner had succeeded. He spotted the flare and alerted Optimus Prime that Kicker had come through. Ironhide and a small squad of Autobots descended beneath the energon gas through a hole Kicker and the Omnicons created, battling the Decepticons and hooking up with a small group of Autobot soldiers still active in the underground tunnels. {{storylink|Break Through}}

After meeting up with Wing Saber and his band of Autobots, Ironhide was astonished to learn he had fans, [[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys|rookie soldiers]] who worshipped him as a war hero. This trio of rhyming soldiers even created a [[Team Ironhide]] insignia for themselves. As unbelievable was this was, Ironhide was even more surprised when Optimus Prime placed him in charge of his own unit to rescue the remaining Autobot warriors trapped by Decepticon forces on Cybertron. With the rhyming trio and a cadre of Omnicons at his side, Ironhide set off on his mission after sharing his personal victory motto: "Fake it til you make it!" {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

Team Ironhide arrived at the medical facility where Bulkhead and the other patients were entrenched. Ironhide helped clear out the Decepticon troopers and Terrorcons attacking the hospital, and freed his fellow Autobots to rejoin the fight. With his fanboys by his side constantly boosting his ego, Ironhide started to feel as if he were truly invincible. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} The feeling would be short-lived. Team Ironhide chanced upon Doctor Jones, on the run from the Insecticons. As Scorponok arrived, Ironhide decided the smart play was to retreat and get Doctor Jones to a safe location. Team Ironhide had other plans, though. Fresh from their first victories on the battlefield, the rhyming trio did like Ironhide taught them and drummed up their own confidence to rush into battle with Scorponok. The results were inevitable, and the three rookies were cut down by a single strike from Scorponok's tail. Ironhide was helpless to save his team, and threw himself into the fight with Scorponok, damaging the Terrorcon general's chestplate. Despite his need for vengeance, Ironhide still remembered his mission and got Dr. Jones and his Omnicon teammates to Primus's chamber, where Cyebrtron's core was revived via energon stars. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}

In the planet's core, Ironhide and the others struggled to prevent Cybertron from smashing into Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Formidable}} Once Optimus dealt with the immediate problem, Ironhide joined Kicker and the Omnicons in trying to secure the Super Energon pool. A horde of Terrorcons prevented them from reaching the pool before Galvatron, however. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Ironhide fought against Scorponok once again, continuing his endless efforts to make Scorponok remember his old life, and recognize how unworthy Galvatron was of his loyalty. In the end, Ironhide turned his back on Scorponok, disgusted with how he could not recognize true loyalty when he saw it. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

With the struggle between Galvatron, Optimus Prime, and Unicron taking place on Jungle Planet, Ironhide and Scorponok were among the last few combatants left on Cybertron. They threw themselves into unrestrained battle, and inflicted catastrophic injuries on one another. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Ironhide felt his Combination Spark calling him to Optimus and Jungle Planet, he was not strong enough to answer the call. It was Scorponok who carried Ironhide to his friends' side, claiming that he still served Galvatron by helping the Autobots' clear Unicron from Galvatron's mind. Ironhide's spark joined his friends for the final battle, merging with Optimus and Omega Supreme to create the Ultimate Optimus Supreme combination.

After Galvatron was destoyed and Unicron absorbed into a new sun, Ironhide and Kicker returned to Ocean Planet and shared a quiet moment. Ironhide ruminated on how Scorponok died, dedicated to his loyalty, even if it was for the wrong cause.{{storylink|The Sun}}

At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Ironhide and Jetfire teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sorry, Hot Shot, you've been replaced.]]
During the war, Ironhide was a prisoner, forced to use his technical skills to construct doomsday devices for the Decepticons. Unbeknownst to them, he designed failsafes into the devices, effectively neutralizing them automatically should they ever be activated. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Much later, ten years following Unicron's defeat, Ironhide was added to Optimus' team. He served as chief architect during the construction of the armed cities built for Earth, and successfully managed to avoid being killed by both Scorponok and Megatron.

===Force of Habit===
During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, Ironhide served aboard the Autobot flagship ''[[Iron Hope]]''. He was a member of [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]]' bridge crew, and briefly questioned Magnus' decision to leave the imperiled crew of the ''[[Spanner (ship)|Spanner]]'' to their own devices. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]- and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]-type [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] alongside [[Riptide]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] and the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:E_ironhide_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I clog shelves!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Mega, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''SC-04'''
** ''Accessries'': Missile

:Ironhide transforms into a blue Mitsubishi Montero, with distinctly [[Super deformed|penny-racer-ish]] proportions. He has a rather oversized red speaker/gun turret/high beam lights/thingamajig setup mounted on top. In robot mode, he is able to combine with most Autobot Deluxe and Mega size class toys, forming the top or bottom half of a super robot. In both modes, his turret fires a spring-loaded missile.

:The Japanese release, named Roadbuster, had some minor deco and colour differences; most significantly, the tan plastic parts were replaced by grey, even though they remained tan in the Energon cartoon. The major functional difference between the two toys is that the Japanese version does not have electronics, while the US release does, with sound effects activated by launching the missile.

:Ironhide became a major [[shelfwarmer]] during the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]]'s run, with some areas still having unsold Ironhides into 2006. His toy was often bundled together with Jetfire or Mirage.

: One undocumented feature is that one can flip his helmet over his face to hide it in vehicle mode. While it does not cover his entire face, it at least hides the top portion of his head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Eironhide_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I still clog shelves, but now I'm green!"]]
* '''Energon Ironhide''' (Mega, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-24'''
** ''Accessories'': Missile, energon axe (crane & split-tire, Japanese release only)

:This [[redeco]] of Ironhide was intended to be an homage to [[Hound (G1)|G1 Hound]], with green replacing the blue and blue replacing the red. He also features an army star logo similar to Hound's.

:The Japanese release, named "Roadbuster Wild", included an orange version of [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm's]] Energon Axe and, again, has no electronics.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Energon Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Happymeal_EnergonIronhide.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"I clog secondhand store shelves!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
:This toy was exclusive to the McDonald's restaurant chain in the Netherlands, Australia, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. He is a ''highly'' simplified version of the larger toy, with little to no articulation.

:His torso is hollow and stores a translucent energon cube. When a button is pushed, his energon cube activates the ''coolest'' siren and laser sounds. His Energon cube is interchangeable with the cubes from the other McDonald's Energon toys.

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===Built to Rule===
[[Image:Ironhide-EBTR.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I wasn't released widely enough to clog anything!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
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==Notes==
* In Japan, Ironhide's Bio and Tech Spec function was listed as "Martial Artist" (武闘家). Uh... huh?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā''), '''Roadbuster Wild''' (Energon Ironhide, ロードバスターW ''Rōdobasutā Wairudo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vasököl''' ("Ironfist")<ref>'''Acélfej''' ("Steelhead") in "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", but that translation is only used once from the three times his name is spoken.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Built to Rule]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Fast food exclusives]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]

Ironhide (RID)

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Autobot Hunter:

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] [[Spy Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RID Ox Ironhide biocard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Go Bulls!"]]
'''Ironhide''' is an ornery southern cuss, but a completely different flavor than [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], are we clear?

He's been friends with [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] a long time, despite them both being bull-headed types.

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Eisuke Yoda]] (Japanese), [[Jorge Ornelas]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:Ironhide rid.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Yosemite Sam decided to shave this week]]
When the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] stole a plutonium energy generator and attempted to escape along a beach, they were confronted with Mirage, Ironhide and [[W.A.R.S.]] driving across the water towards them. Ironhide gave Mirage a piggy-back ride in order to undertake the Spy Changer "cyber-jousting" manouvre. The Predacons eventually escaped with a fake generator which the Spy Changers had swapped for the real one. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

After [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus]] was captured and tortured by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the Spy Changers joined the [[Autobot Brothers]] in rescuing their leader and seeing off the Predacons. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

[[Image:Mirage's Betrayal Warsironhide.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Did you just call me [[Ironhide (G1)| "Arn-hahd"!?]]]]
Later, the team tried to protect a ruby from Predacon theft, but the mission failed—partly because of Mirage's unwillingness to fire at the Predacons and risk hitting a chemical tank. Ironhide was supportive of his friend, even when the other Spy Changers considered dropping him from the team. Afterwards, Ironhide tried to persuade Mirage to come back and talk to the others but was rebuffed. Much to his shock and surprise, Mirage announced he'd be better off with the Predacons and Ironhide declared their friendship over. When Mirage lured the Spy Changers to a location where the Predacons had built a "[[Mega-Laser Cannon]]", he revealed the fact that he'd been bugged to Ironhide, who finally understood his friend's odd behavior. After the destruction of the laser, Ironhide reaffirmed their friendship. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

The Spy Changers also took part in the [[International Grand Prix]] in an attempt to find [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] and were momentarily blinded by Megatron. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} On another occasion, the Spy Changers were called back to base to watch footage of various battles, but had to wrap up a fight with the Predacons first. Mirage rode on Ironhide again. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

The Spy Changers accompanied Optimus Prime to [[Montrose Island]] where Predacon activity was causing the volcano to become violent. They attempted to keep [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] busy while Optimus went to use his blizzard storm on the volcano. When the volcano was ruptured and lava threatened the nearby resort, the Spy Changers used their [[Inferno Blast]] to divert its path. {{storylink|Volcano}}

Sent to stop the Decepticons from finding [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], the Spy Changers jumped out in front of the foe and were soundly trounced by [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}}

The Spy Changers took part in the ambush of the Decepticons after the Autobot base was discovered. When the "[[Megastar]]" arrived at the battle, Ironhide opined that he thought they were in trouble. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron's defeat, they celebrated by racing with [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Super Spy Changers catalog===
With [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] having departed Earth aboard Fortress Maximus, the Autobots were unable to call upon his power when a new menace suddenly arose to challenge them. In order to combat this threat, a plan was put into motion to upgrade the Spy Changers with [[Spark Engine|Spark Engines]], granting them Super Modes.

Super Ox obtained strength greater than even that of Optimus Prime. However, he didn't rely on it, as his gentle nature hadn't changed.<ref>[http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/carrobo/ssc.html Super Spy Changers story and bios in Japanese]</ref><ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/731/37/ English translation of story and bios]</ref>

==Toys==
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===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Ox''' (Spy Changer, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-009'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] [[Motormouth]] mold, Ox transforms into a Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. He features a through-axle wheel construction that allows him to zip quickly along smooth surfaces in vehicle mode, and is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" racetracks. His windshield has heat-sensitive paint that reveals an Autobot insignia, in a method similar to the original [[Rubsign|rubsigns]].

: This mold was also used to make the ''Generation 2'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s version of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Generation 1 Ironhide]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ox at TFU.info]''

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*'''Spy Changer Deluxe 6 Set''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-011'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: All six Spy Changers were not only sold as individuals in Japan, but in a six-piece gift set as well. Each toy was identical to their normal individual release.

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*'''Ox clear version''' (Spy Changer, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: An [[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of Ox in clear-green and clear-orange plastics, this version was only available from [[JUSCO]] stores in Japan as a direct-mail premium to members of their "Peppy Kids Republic" (元気キッズ共和国, ''Genki Kidzu Kyōwakoku''), a sort of subsidiary/offshoot for selling baby goods and children's clothing. Since membership was open only to kids 12 and under and this version was shipped blind-packed, getting the entire set of six was extremely difficult.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearOx/ox.htm More information on Jusco Ox at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ironhide''' / '''Mirage''' (Basic, 2001)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Available only in a two-pack with [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]], the [[Hasbro]] version of Ox adds more [[Paint operation|paint applications]], mainly red in the truck bed. The heat-sensitive windshield insignia was replaced with metallic blue windshield paint and a normal Autobot insignia [[tampograph]] on the truck roof.

: The initial releases of this set have Ironhide packaged in robot mode with Mirage in vehicle mode, pointed straight upward. Later releases have both toys in vehicle mode, tilted to a 1 o'clock position.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RID Ironhide Toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Pick up truck, from the oooooold west!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Spy Changer, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: All six original Spy Changers were redecoed in colorless-clear plastics (keeping their normal paint applications, though), and released on individual cards through Kay-Bee Toys chains.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/KBIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on KB clear Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ironhide''' (Tiny Tins, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, carrying tin

: The normal Hasbro version of Ironhide was released as part of the first assortment of [[Tiny Tins]] Transformers, coming with a carrying tin.

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*'''Super Ox''' (Spy Changer, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Long after the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line ended in Japan, Takara put out individually-boxed redecoes of the Spy Changers. Ox was given a deep blue and white deco.

: In each case of twelve Super Spy changers, two were all-clear-plastic versions (but keeping their paint applications). All six Spy Changers had a clear variant.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SuperOx/ox.htm More information on Super Ox at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/ClearSuperOx/ox.htm More information on clear Super Ox at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RIDIronhideKB2-UniHoist2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Spy Changer, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: A second round of Kay-Bee-exclusive Spy Changers was released on individual cards. This time around, he was done in clear-blue, clear-orange and clear-colorless and lacking his cow-pattern deco (making him look not unlike a clear incarnation of [[Motormouth]]).

: This ''exact'' toy was later re-released as a ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)|Generation 1 Hoist]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on KB clear Ironhide #2 at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* At [[BotCon 2011]], Michael McConnohie stated that he tried to homage [[Peter Cullen]] when voicing Ironhide.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ox''' (オックス ''Okkusu'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm Ironhide at TFU.info]

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Ironhide (G2)

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Autobot Hunter:

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:FlashForward3-Nightracer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The white guy behind [[Bumblebee (G2)|Bumblebee]].]]
'''Ironhide''' is a clone of the original [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as part of a "second generation" of Cybertronians. Like the original, he's a little bit southern and says "Leakin' lubricants!"

==Fiction==
===Wings Universe===
{{wingsnote}}
[[Image:FlashForward5-IronhideSideswipeSoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

Jhiaxus, seeking to create a new unified faction of Transformers, "borrowed" [[personality component]]s, [[forestonite]], [[Hi-Q]], and blueprints from [[Quantum Laboratories]]. One of his creations was a clone of Ironhide. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} When [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and his team arrived on [[Qre]], Ironhide and five other clones were presented to them as examples of the future of the Cybertronian race. Ironhide accompanied [[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]] to the storage area when the latter sensed movement, and was started by the apparent emergence of [[Sideswipe (G2)|Sideswipe]] from one of the tubes. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Following the destruction of Jhiaxus's base, Ironhide, [[Bumblebee (G2)|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G2)|Mirage]] confronted the escaping Autobots, but Pyro talked them into returning to Earth with him. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Gobot Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Needs a bull painted on his chest.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

{{note|Ironhide was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the original Ironhide's Generation 2 Go-Bot toy.}}
: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] focusing on Generation 1 characters, Ironhide transforms into a silver Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" play sets and tracks.

: The mold is a [[redeco]] of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots toy [[Motormouth]], and was later redecoed into the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Autobot [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]], and the second ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Go-Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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